2- of my recent layouts (i do 8-1/2 x 11)have had these pictures of my dear, sweet friends april and julie for a couple years and was scared to scrap them... i am now a collector of the small 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 paper pads (thanks julie) love the variety and minimal cutting. well banners are HUGE, and butterflies too! these layouts simple but yet show off the photos. for those of you who don't know, i have lost use of my right hand (my writing hand) so NO more pretty handwriting for me. so type a short note and put on the back of my layouts. now its just a simple titlel and cuteness of paper and embellishments! going to try to make it to one of two crops this week-end! (of course not while the hogs and jayhawks play football) depends if i want to drive or stay local! $ big factor! but look out in two weeks i will be heading to the mountain (petite jean) with these two girls and some other GREAT friends. good fun, lots of laughs, scrapbooking, and an expensive fire if stacy is there! (long story!) dryer BZZZZZZ must run see you soon <3 and <3 alot!!! le anne

well here we go...a fresh start! not yet... a long or short update... my sweet baby girl has turned 13, we have moved to t-town (Tulsa, a new school, church, cheer gym, back to apartment living, and lots of emotions that are hard to express. if you would have asked about my "fresh start" (moving to Tulsa) a year ago you would have found me a little more excited back then. now that it has happned not so excited. i will say the best thing about our move is our new church www.churchonthemove.com and our new school www.lincolnchristianschool.com tucker has been welcomed in to school as a member of the junior high cheer squad and middle school softball team. teachers AMAZING!!! the end! top notch and you feel the love and presence of the Lord when you walk in any building and at any sporting event for that matter. blessed to be a LCS Bulldog. we do miss our home, i cry daily for my house (which needs to sell BADLY) my sweet morning coffee friends, ihop after football games friends, my scrapbooking buddies and on and on. the financial strain on our family is HUGE! and with that brings stress and quick to anger... or in my case LOOSE it! i hope to keep this blog up, i took the time the other night and read all the way from the beginning to current... it was neat to see where i was and where i have gone and going. so follow me and i hope to bring you some neat sayings, scrapbooking ideas, and everyday living as a bull! live it and <3 it! le anne

here i am! going to try to keep up with my blog! so wish me luck!
what's new...
packing, moving to tulsa, and alot of drama recently!
just got back from "all things crafty" retreat was a wonderful, and relaxing time. got alot done and was really great to spend time with everyone.
off to watch me some MARCH MADNESS!
Go Jayhawks!!

xoxo

people who judge people for someone elses actions... is STUPID!

dreams fade.... then they disappear!

well hard to believe 2 years ago today is when my fight began against cancer, alot has happened in those 2 years. some good, some bad, some life changing and some life altering. i say thank-you to those you have been with me through the journey from being diagnosed, to the first surgery, to chemo, to loosing my hair, to getting fatter, (and with fatter - sassy) i love you all! i remain cancer free, by the grace of God and His strips i have been healed!
xoxoxo
le anne

happy valenitnes day!

good afternoon to all ( 5 of ya!) wink wink

been very crazy in my life (not that that EVER changes)
but i would really like to take a step back and redo, and change priorities! i think mine are really messed up!
i want to spend so much time with tb - it hit me the other day she only has 8 more years at home with me. 8 years what? i just love her so... i have be striving to be a better mother to her. but what about me, i really need some me time! i so misss scrapbooking and taking pictures of her and have something to journal about. i think since the fire and loosing everything why bother, i got her and the memories, but i need to write them down... all of them.
wanted to do bsf so bad, but no time! and i have almost talked myself out of the bible study that starts tomorrow night, no way to get tb to me when basketball ends at 7 and bible study starts at 6:30.
want my house to be nice to have people over, scrapbook, have a girl movie night, ect. NO MONEY! whole diffrent story.
i think im lost! i want to be found... can i slow down or will the guilt of not letting tb have a fun and action packed childhood get to me.
im lost! so i will be better about blogging at least i get my feelings out this way. now that tb has a camera i can attach pictues i will try to share a couple of pictures a week with you.
i hope everyone has a great week...
kisses and love
le anne

well only one more day of work and then being out for 2 weeks i may not sit down at a computer during that time.
so im going to try to do what my dear friend julie does...
no resolutions just goals...
goal #1
take newer pictures of tb
goal #2
start the bsf class and finish the whole year or - best that i can!
goal #3
make my house a "home"
goal #4
eat less - weigh less!

small steps!

i would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! and may all your dreams come true in the year to come.
le anne

good morning world...

well my class went well last night and the ladies seemed to like the class 3 cards and one tag. there was 3 kits left if you would like to let the store know. only $10.00. next one is january 5

well having some struggles right now... try to work through them... plate very full with worries.

have worked alot on the house and getting little projects done... hope to take the christmas break and get some big ones and hopefully ALOT done.

have a busy week-end planned basketball and cheer!

starting to REALLY clean out scrapbook room and hoping to get ready for a sale at mim's in january! lots of fun out with the old and in with the new!

well back to work...
have a blessed day and love someone today!
le anne

the bull girls new hair cuts! (ok couple weeks old though i would share!)

hello world (ok really just the 3 or 4 of you who read this! wink wink
i have a new look - sooooo cute "jaj blog designs" done a great job!
i hope to start post pics - i can do that with a little camera TB got for her birthday. so prepare yourself i might be able to get dangerous!
i will try to post a story of what is going on with my life - soon!
if you will be in van buren tomoroow night - my card class is tomorrow night at Mim's Scrapbook Spot so excited have not taught any classes in so long - ready to get started! wish me luck! kisses

le anne

a girl and her daddy!
back from vacation...
me working and wondering what i will do till saturday till noon.
tb off to church camp 45 minutes ago!
crying le anne

photo lifted from julie amber jones photography....


please pray for this wonderful family "the bumgarners" please pray for their precious new little boy evan andrew. thank you le anne

thank-you for the phone calls and love
pity party not over... a little worse!!!!!

1 year ago today i found out i had cancer
what a year!

i need to find my purpose.. my calling.. learn to follow through.. i want so much more from life.. sometimes i feel im living such a lie..

congrads to april - having a boy!
ali edwards had her new little one... she is so pretty!

le anne

have you ever felt like...I SUCK!
im in the middle of a pitty party...
i have not done to well at this bloggin everyday thing...
I SUCK!!!

be back when party is over...
le anne

well i suck i missed yesterday... ooooppps

went to church today...
stayed on diet...
spent the afternoon with tucker...
back to the rat race tomorrow...
love le anne

good afternoon..
day 2 and doing well
stayed on the diet, no ugly words said and tucker and i spent the whole day together and had a great time. dog park, bowling, playing games and doing laundry (not fun for her but had to be done!)

you can see all of my scrapbook room floor now.. YEA!!! and going to do some work in it tonight! the living room not so pretty, but i have gone throught 21 boxes from stuff from the fire and got it down to 16 boxes. if i had my china canbinet and 2 more shelving unit in the scrapbook room (eric's Marine Corps stuff) it would be down alot more... but i will continue to wait on the insurance company to pay the man who is repairing, and restoring my antiques.

have not figured out how to post pics yet (sorry) but i have taken pictures of the scrapbbok room in progress to share... it doesn't look like jenni bowlin's but im happy with out it has come out.

only 3 more days off till im back to my part time job at school, have enjoyed the break with tucker and family.

off to play and clean (that only said for eric *wink wink)see you tomorrow!

love le anne

good morning 2009!

i have made it! 2008 was one of the hardest years of my life. but with God ALL things are possiable!

i have decide to change... things that hold me down, people that well are just not nice and dont provide a good enviroment for me well... good-bye!

i started this week with my life changes...
i recleaned out my scrapbook room (not done but will be by the end of the week-end)

here is a list of changes that i will make for myself this year...
1. be a better christian woman - more Christ like
2. be a better mother
3. organize my house to make it a home
4. scrapbook something every week
5. learn how to post pictures to this blog so i can share my life with you better.
6. post to this blog everyday
7. loose 7 lbs by the end of the month (small goals)

how will i reach this goal self control (pray for me), and i bought a juicer, losts of vegatables and fruit, protien shakes. and keep a food journal.

for those of you 2 people who read this go to www.memoryvilla.com and check out the retreat coming in march... super fun and alot of great women will be there!

off to work on scrapbook room!
love le anne

in kansas land....
want to to say hi to all.
i wish everyone a very merry christmas and a very happy new year.
thank-you to everyone for your prayers and warm thoughts during my very hard year. i had another hard week. i lost my dad on december 16 and my grandfather is still in the hospital. continue to pray.
im now cancer free and look forward to a better year.
many blessings
love le anne

ps i cant wait to share my new years promise to myself with you all! you will be very excited!!!

well for all 2 of you that read this i would thought i would take a little time to say hi -

for a very short update here we go by month....
september - after arriving in little rock to fly to arizona - to creative escape - eric calls and our house is on fire 70% of house contents gone and about 40% of house structure is gone. we move into apartment - i now remember why people buy houses! CRAZY people live in apartments! JJ

october - nothing eventful - still waiting to on insurance to start working on house.

november - USMC ball - and we start travling for cheer. in this month i had the hardest thing to deal with happen. my brother jerod and his wife danae were expecting twins - both boys due in march. well them little angels surprised us early and were born in late november. (i will not post pictures - if you would like to see and live close i will gladly show off my nephews) in the end i have two handsome angels watching over me. i love you teegan and merrick

december - nothing eventful have christmas at apartment alone and tucker gets her cell hone from santa - i will also mention 4 weeks later it was lost.

january - working on house still hope to be in it by end of the month. ohhhh and i quit my job - unemployed and stay at home mom.

febuary - well another rough month - this time for me. after a self exam back in november i finally go and have a mommogram done on feb 11 - i get the call on the 13 that changes my life - i have stage 2 breast cancer. - God my plate is full! oh and we are having to move back into the house undone!

march - the 6th i have a single massactomy and remove my right breast. move back into UNDONE house the 7th. i begin chemo on march 27th. still strugglng with all emotions on this sorry! went to memoryvilla crop the week after my surgery had the time of my life. thank-you ladies! and julie for driving me (this was an adventure in its self)

april - now bald - and have 2 chemo treatments under my belt. in the house did i mention still UNDONE. ohhh and still no job. where is the poor house????

may - nothing eventful - have 3 chemo treatments done. and i will be 38 this month! holy moly.

much love
le anne