Random Act of Kindness from Bannerwoman

I created this layout using an unexpected gift from Bannerwoman, her UNBREAKABLE kit. I love this color combination and these metals. THANK YOU, Bannerwoman, for the lovely present!

The photo is from . . . yes, the shore. Have I mentioned that I love the shore? It was a balmy 82 degrees on this April Friday evening.

Soar and Peek

PEEK
After a bunch of posed pictures, I got this tired, hidden candid. I love it.

CREDITS: April Guild kit - Freestyle Frolic, Tracy Ann Rouge kit and Heart Doodles from her April Lucky Dip. Gina Cabrera's Crossword alpha

SOAR
Last week at the beach . . . I love living 15 minutes from the shore. I love writing "the shore" in a sentence. I love "the shore"!

CREDITS: Tracy Ann's Bleu kit in her April Lucky Dip.

Dear Tooth Fairy Ariel

Alannah's first lost tooth!

CREDITS: Kathryn Bailints 's Fairy Godmother Accessories and Precious One papers.

JOURNALING:
On Sunday I had a loose tooth and on Monday morning in school my tooth fell out! I brought it home in a little zip-loc bag to give to the Tooth Fairy.

I told my mom, “Mom! Do not put any money under my pillow because I want to see if the Tooth Fairy is real!” So I put my tooth under my pillow and waited. In the morning I woke up and had a note under my pillow that read:

Dear Alannah, Here is two dollars for your first tooth. Please remember to brush the rest of your teeth every day. Sincerely, Ariel, the Tooth Fairy

So I got two dollars! But the bad news is she took my tooth and I really liked it. I told my mom all about the Tooth Fairy and I said that she gave me two dollars. Mom asked how I knew the Tooth Fairy was a girl, so I told her about the note. I recited to her the note from memory:

Dear Alannah, Here is two dollars for your first tooth. Please brush you big tooth every day.
Sinseriously, Ariel, the Tooth Fairy

But, I’m still not sure the Tooth Fairy is real. . . . So last night I left her this note:

Dear Ariel, I have a question for you. Will you please take a picture of yourself and send it to me? Also will you please leave my tooth and my money under my pillow? I miss my tooth. Love, Alannah

This morning under my pillow was this note:

Dear Alannah, I was in {your town} last night picking up Millie’s tooth. I’ll take a picture of myself and send it to you in e-mail. I’ll bring your tooth back tomorrow. Timmy’s tooth is loose and I think I’ll be back in {your town} tomorrow. Tonight I’m going to {nearby town}, {nearby town} and {nearby town}.

How old am I going to be when I grow up?

40? Naaahhhhhhh. :)

So today I turned 40, although I'm typing after midnight so technically it was YESTERDAY when the big day happened. So now I'm 40 and a day. Not sure when I'll officially grow up, but I know that I haven't yet. :)

My big news is that I have a brand new PC to play with. It's a Dell Inspiron 530. 750 gig of storage on my hard drive and a 500 gig back up drive. 2 gHz processor, 3326 mb of RAM. Oh, yeah, I'm a happy girl!

Fleeting Moments

I look at my daughter and think - - - SHE'S GROWING UP TOO FAST! And so this layout is dedicated to the swift passage of time and my lovely daughter. This is one of the last photos of her with all of her baby teeth. I have new photos of her missing a tooth, but they will have to wait until after the May issue of the Artisan Notebook is published since I'm using them in an article.

I made the background paper from about 6 papers - by Kathryn Bailint, Gina Cabrera, Vera Lim, Christy Sturm and more.

Frame by Ztampf, cardboard bit and title by Christine Haskell, bow and ribbon and drawer pull by Christy Sturm, small frame by Cinzia.