Ft Hood Memorial

Photos from the net, some from e-mails, the papers are from SBF In Loving Memory kit by Debbie & Laura Sumner.
Just felt compelled to make a page of this horrible tragedy! My heart aches for the families of the lost, wounded and those that have to deal with the how and why this all occured. Please keep all of them in your prayers for some solace and ability to cope! Luv, Mat

Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine!

We are so happy to see sunshine! The girls and I actually got to be outside in the small yard off the kitchen yesterday! We listened to the birds and the music of the falling leaves. It was a beautiful quiet time in the neighborhood with no dogs barking, no cars or car horns, nothing! Amazing how peaceful it was. We actually heard the leaves dancing across the rooftop on their way down. Pricked the girls ears and caused some darting a few times. They were surely comical to watch! Anyway, after about 30 minutes, life resumed and they went inside as I went to the front flower beds to attack some of the much neglected dead plants and weeds. It's a real slow process as one handed don't get it done fast, but I got about a third of it cleaned. Now, IF I can stand today or attempt to bend over...LOL...I will tackle some more of it. I cannot believe I still have so many flowering plants that are full, full, full of blooms. My geraniums are simply bursting and the begonias are so full they are overflowing their pots. (now that I can see them...LOL)! I will try taking a few photos today to scrap and share. Today's pages are someI made for some challenges on SBF...hope you like them. Make today memorable and we will chat later y'all! Luv, MatThis is for a specific challenge of only using ABC in the page, I have an Autumn background, Button, Bird & Butterfly and Cats and clip! The photos are mine of course of my "girls" the rest is by TLC Creations from the CWKHM kit and cuddlebeeze 5of30 kit.This is for a dimples, dimples, dimples challenge. The frame is by Lady Shannon.This is for animal encounters challenge. It is Mike's dad in Custer State Park in South Dakota who got out to photograph the buffalo up close against advice to stay in the car...LOL!

Is the rain over?

The QP is from Strawberry Designs called Autumn Rain that I thought befitting us right now.
Well, woke to no rain this morning, does that mean we will have a chance to dry out? The forecast is for a couple of days of sunshine but cool (40 this morning) days so maybe we will have a chance to be outside without an umbrella. Anyhow, made this quick page to share just to say Happy Halloween to all, on my way to get a haircut. Whatever you do today, make it fun and don't forget we get an additional hour of sleep this weekend! Chat later, Luv Mat

We want to go out and play!

On Wednesday night it started a slow rain, kept it up all day on Thursday and within 24 hours we had gotten 4 inches of rain. Check out the rain gauge in the window. It was dark and dreary for 3 full days before we saw sunshine and cooler temps. Yesterday we hit 73 degrees from a start of 45, this morning it was 56 and going to 73 again with lots of wind blowing the leaves down AND another front to bring us another 2-4 inches of rain this evening. My poor girls are really angry I will not let them outside in the wet grass, so they sit on the table or in the window sills with the open windows and watch the rain. I think we need to change to a larger more sturdy boat as it keeps being shipped to Wisconsin or Ohio or Tennessee to my other friends that are so very tired of the wet weather. Anyhow, thought you might like to see all 3 at once trying their best to "meow" their way out of doors! I hope the rain subsides by tomorrow morning as they promise as I have a busy day of driving, since I'm doing it left handed, I don't need the hassle of the rain to contend with either. I have therapy at 9 a.m. in Bedford, then by my office to pick up mail, then over to Southlake for an MRI & Ultrasound at 11 a.m., then WW meeting at 12 a.m. in North Richland Hills, then over to Bedford for an xray at 1 p.m. then to the doctor's office in Grapevine for a follow up visit at 1:30 p.m. Probably will not be on the computer at all tomorrow. Mike has gone to work for a few hours!The "kitty girls" are all sleeping! Today I am going to watch the Races and football, make some of that Buffalo Chicken Dip and relax. That is, while I do 2 more loads of clothes. Got to go put the ones from the washer in the dryer now. Have a terrific day....chat later y'all! Luv, Mat

In the blink of an eye

Got this fabulous wordart from Linda at Random Thoughts and just had to do a page using it. Since I did a page for Kathy and her family, I decided to do Penny's this time. I'm sure she and Weymond can relate to these words. Seems like yesterday they married, then had the twins and then Amy! Now they are all graduated from high school, Lamar is in college at Troy, AL. Lance married Margaret and are parents to Hayden the first grandbaby and Amy is working a full time job. Doesn't take long, but then I can remember when Penny was born and she was my baby sister to care for! O lord, I am getting old!!!! :o) Maybe it's this rainy, rainy weather that has me melancholy...nah, just old age catching up with me....LOL! Y'all have a great evening and I'll chat more with you later! Luv, Mat I used a freebie BG an older photo of Penny before her marriage to Weymond, since I did not have a clear one of him I used one from Lance's wedding and desaturated them both to b/w as if they are remembering. The photo of Lamar is from graduation, I took the one of Lance & Margaret Thanksgiving of 07 before they married, the one of Hayden is one of the few of her I got in May of 09 and the one of Amy is from Lance & Margaret's wedding. The elements are from Silver & Black kit by Sherry C and the wordart is Miss Linda's.

Grandma's Love

Just back from therapy, still tired, but I had made this QP for Kathy of her grand daughter's Miss Jade & Miss Ruby so thought I would upload it for her along with the new one of her son Jason with his family and her son Jeff. So, surprise Kathy, these are for you. I hope you all have a good evening and I'll chat more later, Luv, MatI just did a fill background for the blending of Kathy's photo that I have used before that was taken by Jeff in May of this year. The babies pics are from earlier this year and snitched off facebook, the Frame is by Raspberry Road and the WordArt is by Jennifer, the cat and paws are brushes. The cat is to represent Kat's kitty Stick!This is another photo I snitched off facebook. I used a kit by cuddlebeez!This photo I snitched off Jeff's page and the QP is from Angelscrapper where I made using her kit. Thanx for looking.

Yipee we saw some sun today!

Yep, no more rain, chillier temps, but also much, much drier with that front passing through. All in all a perfect fall day. After working this morning, I opened all my windows and washed clothes, then cleaned until I finished. Feels great to have the weekend to do as I please. I've been toying with a couple of pages learning how to use brushes on layers, etc to make QPs. I had gotten some free cat brushes....so, guess what? The 1st 3 pages are for the "kittygirls" of course. Hope you like what I've done or can give me some constructive pointers! Anyhow, I'm beat and just crawled out of a hot soaking tub and ready for bed. Y'all have a terrific memory making weekend! Chat later! Luv, MatPumpkin is just sweet as can be, but what an attitude she has. She is the softest cat I have ever petted.
Oreo was sitting on the bathroom vanity looking at water in the sink.
Just love it when MzKitty stretches out and her tail curls over her back, this photo really shows her lovely colors. I made everything on these pages, the BG, the textures, the photos. The brushes were freebies by Auntie Social Creations and the WA is from Miss Scarlett on Pumpkin and Miss Boots on MzKitty, I made Oreo's.