Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Chuck and Nathan Walking picture
I've finished the scrapbook page of Chuck and Nathan. The small colored picture on the bottom right is when Nathan was 3 and Chuck was 31....the big overlayed picture that takes up most the page is Nathan at 13 and Chuck at 41. I love the way it turned out!
Credits: Papers from Lilaviator kit at Sweet Shoppe Designs, Taylor Made fading emotions and stitched frames, Paislee Press little bit tags and Anna Aspnes Edge Overlay Frames
Love playing with my scrap book stuff
I'm having so much fun playing with my Photoshop software. I wanted to show you the picture I was working with and then what I did with the picture. This picture was taken of my nephew, Riley in May when we were in Baton Rouge. Then I'll show you what I need with it. I hope my Chris likes it! Do you?
Credits: Paper/Lucious Solids 39 by Bren Boone, Pressline 7 by Paislee Press, Stitched Frame by Taylor Made Designs, and LittleBits Tags by Paislee Press
Friday, September 19, 2008
Scrapping this weekend
This is what I'm going to be doing this weekend. These are "in process" works inspired by a designer named Taylor Made Designs. I'll post credits as soon as they are done.
Insurance approved Nathan new meds today. He'll be taking a drug called Nutropin. We were expecting a high co-pay and was wondering if I'd have to go back to work to pay for it but we got some good news. It looks like we'll have a shocking low co-pay every thirty days...around $30....we were expecting a couple of hundred. Growth hormones cost anywhere between 10,000 and 30,000 a year. So, we have to say we are pretty happy with our insurance at this point. Hopefully, this stays true once it arrives. We found out today the drug is administered via a shot with a pin. Once we get it, we'll take pictures. He'll be taking it 6 days a week. They teach him as well as me how to do it. We should be getting it in the next couple of weeks...we'll let you know how that progresses.
Insurance approved Nathan new meds today. He'll be taking a drug called Nutropin. We were expecting a high co-pay and was wondering if I'd have to go back to work to pay for it but we got some good news. It looks like we'll have a shocking low co-pay every thirty days...around $30....we were expecting a couple of hundred. Growth hormones cost anywhere between 10,000 and 30,000 a year. So, we have to say we are pretty happy with our insurance at this point. Hopefully, this stays true once it arrives. We found out today the drug is administered via a shot with a pin. Once we get it, we'll take pictures. He'll be taking it 6 days a week. They teach him as well as me how to do it. We should be getting it in the next couple of weeks...we'll let you know how that progresses.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
School Updates and Scrapbooking pages
Hi everyone! It's been a busy few weeks here at our house but I'm going to do my best to keep this blog updated.
We geocached this morning and logged our 100th find. I'll be posting a video and pictures in the next day or two.
The kids had a really great week at school this past week. They seem to be doing really well. This is such a big change from their last school but I think in the long run we will be very happy with this choice. Nathan and Kinzi both have 9 classes. Nathan's classes are Art, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Algebra2/Geometry, Latin, English and Economics. It is not unusual for him to have homework in 6 of those classes a night.....sometimes I think yikes...but he's handling it really well. Kinzi's classes are: Art, Language Arts, 7/8 grade Math, Music, Kemp(Karate), Latin, Science, Classics and Geography. She has struggled with taking some of the tests but we are slowing working through that. Kinzi will be getting 5 report cards throughout the year and Nathan is on a trimester schedule so he will be getting 3 report cards.
I've re-worked some scrapbook pages of the kids soccer season last year. (They didn't want to play this year.)
Credits: Papers/elements by Lindsay Jane Design, Soccer Inc.
We geocached this morning and logged our 100th find. I'll be posting a video and pictures in the next day or two.
The kids had a really great week at school this past week. They seem to be doing really well. This is such a big change from their last school but I think in the long run we will be very happy with this choice. Nathan and Kinzi both have 9 classes. Nathan's classes are Art, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Algebra2/Geometry, Latin, English and Economics. It is not unusual for him to have homework in 6 of those classes a night.....sometimes I think yikes...but he's handling it really well. Kinzi's classes are: Art, Language Arts, 7/8 grade Math, Music, Kemp(Karate), Latin, Science, Classics and Geography. She has struggled with taking some of the tests but we are slowing working through that. Kinzi will be getting 5 report cards throughout the year and Nathan is on a trimester schedule so he will be getting 3 report cards.
I've re-worked some scrapbook pages of the kids soccer season last year. (They didn't want to play this year.)
Credits: Papers/elements by Lindsay Jane Design, Soccer Inc.Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Nathan doesn't have a tumor
Hi all....sorry it's been a while since I posted. The kids go to school in town now and it's about a 45 minute drive one way...some days I go back and forth twice taking almost 3.5 hours out of my day just driving.
I think we've talked to most of you but we're thrilled with the MRI test results. Nathan doesn't have a tumor, yeah!!! He will be taking growth hormone shots but that won't be for another month after we get pre-approved by the insurance and they order the hormones. Anyway, Nathan is beyond thrilled that nothing else is wrong.
The kids are doing well in school. Nathan's is going pretty flawless and Kinzi is only having minor blips when it comes to the classes where she has to learn tons and tons of facts. Other than that, everything is going great.
I made this scrapbook pages as I was learning to use some of the different tools in Photoshop. It says:
What a face!
What a face you are making in this picture! While I am sure your asking, "Why did mom make a scrapbook page out of this picture?", I can assure you I had my reasons: 1) Your hair is as it usually is ....messy 2) Your gorgeous green eye show up beautifully 3) Those freckles....need I say more 4) You love to look this way....evil, but you never act that way....ok...maybe you do for your brother 5) It shows you how you are naturally....a goof 6) It shows you how you were in 4th grade 7) You can almost see a smirk as your posing and finally 8) It's cute...just like you.
Credits: Paper by petit morneaux, font: impact and Susiehand, Brush: Hipster Plumes Mega Pack
I think we've talked to most of you but we're thrilled with the MRI test results. Nathan doesn't have a tumor, yeah!!! He will be taking growth hormone shots but that won't be for another month after we get pre-approved by the insurance and they order the hormones. Anyway, Nathan is beyond thrilled that nothing else is wrong.
The kids are doing well in school. Nathan's is going pretty flawless and Kinzi is only having minor blips when it comes to the classes where she has to learn tons and tons of facts. Other than that, everything is going great.
I made this scrapbook pages as I was learning to use some of the different tools in Photoshop. It says:
What a face!
What a face you are making in this picture! While I am sure your asking, "Why did mom make a scrapbook page out of this picture?", I can assure you I had my reasons: 1) Your hair is as it usually is ....messy 2) Your gorgeous green eye show up beautifully 3) Those freckles....need I say more 4) You love to look this way....evil, but you never act that way....ok...maybe you do for your brother 5) It shows you how you are naturally....a goof 6) It shows you how you were in 4th grade 7) You can almost see a smirk as your posing and finally 8) It's cute...just like you.
Credits: Paper by petit morneaux, font: impact and Susiehand, Brush: Hipster Plumes Mega Pack
Friday, August 29, 2008
Funny mistake
I looked at my blog several times over the last week and new something was wrong but I just couldn't put my finger on it....today it dawned on me what it was. The pictures in the header were from two years ago not last year, hahahahahahaha! I've since updated the header with last years pictures. We'll be having new family pictures made soon so they'll be updated again in the next few months....silly me.
Nathan has his MRI this afternoon. I'm sure it will be several day before we know anything but as soon as we do we'll let everyone know the details.
Kinzi broke her big toe last week at school during Kempo (like Karate) class. It's getting better this week but it's very sore and a lovely shade of purple with some swelling.
This week we really saw a turn around with the kids socially at school. Nathan has 3 boys that he's made friends with that all eat lunch together. Kinzi started making friend this week as well and has even invited someone over. I hope we can get that arranged for her.
Scruffy got 70% of a haircut. He gets grumpy about it after a while.
Chuck is busy as usual. He going through Air War College and as a part of that has to take Spanish. He's using the Rosetta Stone series. He's el loco when he chit chats in spanish...hehehe sorry honey. He's playing lots of golf in the afternoons in this terrible heat but it's tons cheaper so he just makes the best of it. He's also been working out like crazy and he's in terrific shape.
We have had some crazy thunderstorms the last couple of nights. Sahuarita is a mess, some of our tiny levees broke and debris is everywhere.
My time isn't my own all the sudden. Depending on the day, I spend 2 to 4 hours on the road getting my kids to and from school in town. We have high hopes it will all be worth it.
Nathan has his MRI this afternoon. I'm sure it will be several day before we know anything but as soon as we do we'll let everyone know the details.
Kinzi broke her big toe last week at school during Kempo (like Karate) class. It's getting better this week but it's very sore and a lovely shade of purple with some swelling.
This week we really saw a turn around with the kids socially at school. Nathan has 3 boys that he's made friends with that all eat lunch together. Kinzi started making friend this week as well and has even invited someone over. I hope we can get that arranged for her.
Scruffy got 70% of a haircut. He gets grumpy about it after a while.
Chuck is busy as usual. He going through Air War College and as a part of that has to take Spanish. He's using the Rosetta Stone series. He's el loco when he chit chats in spanish...hehehe sorry honey. He's playing lots of golf in the afternoons in this terrible heat but it's tons cheaper so he just makes the best of it. He's also been working out like crazy and he's in terrific shape.
We have had some crazy thunderstorms the last couple of nights. Sahuarita is a mess, some of our tiny levees broke and debris is everywhere.
My time isn't my own all the sudden. Depending on the day, I spend 2 to 4 hours on the road getting my kids to and from school in town. We have high hopes it will all be worth it.
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