aunt e
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Ask Elaine!Here's the spot to ask our spotlight member everything you want to know about her! I can't wait to learn more. She's such a sweetheart!
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nathan's momma
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what got you started in scrapbooking? how long ago ws that?
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lisa9er
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When you were growing up what did you want to be?
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ScrapNeNe
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| nathan's momma wrote: | | what got you started in scrapbooking? how long ago ws that? |
A friend of mine got me interested in it and I just picked up a few supplies here & there and started and it grew from there. That was about 7 or 8 years ago.
I have done the majority of my albums in the past 4 years though, at first I didn't scap regularly.
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | | When you were growing up what did you want to be? |
I really just wanted to be a wife & mom and I feel so blessed that God gave me my hearts desire. 
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mykidsmom4ever
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Do you cook a big meal for Thanksgiving and have your family home or do you go somewhere or just have a quiet Thanksgiving with your husband?
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ScrapNeNe
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| mykidsmom4ever wrote: | | Do you cook a big meal for Thanksgiving and have your family home or do you go somewhere or just have a quiet Thanksgiving with your husband? |
We always travel to have TG with our family in Oklahoma. My husband's mother is still living and I expect we will always go there as long as she's able to have us.
My parents are deceased but I spend most of my time with my sister and her family, we are very close. I love TG and always look forward to going 'home' to be with family. Some years our children travel there to be with us and other years they spend with their spouses family.
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mykidsmom4ever
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What kind of books do you like to read/
Do you like to bake, if so...what's your specialty?
Do you believe in having dessert first,LOL?
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lisa9er
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yo...rita...you're stealin my questions!!
LOL!
s'ok tho...I wanna know!
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mykidsmom4ever
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| lisa9er wrote: | yo...rita...you're stealin my questions!!
LOL!
s'ok tho...I wanna know! |
 I thought I heard them questions before 
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lisa9er
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| mykidsmom4ever wrote: | | lisa9er wrote: | yo...rita...you're stealin my questions!!
LOL!
s'ok tho...I wanna know! |
I thought I heard them questions before |
:)
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ScrapNeNe
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| mykidsmom4ever wrote: | What kind of books do you like to read/
Do you like to bake, if so...what's your specialty?
Do you believe in having dessert first,LOL? |
I like to read mostly fiction. Some of my favorite authors are Beverly Lewis - I LOVE to read about the Amish, Elizabeth Berg and Lisa Samson are also favorites - alot of their stories are about the lives of women.
Yes, I LOVE to bake, I am famous in town for my brownies (and they aren't even from scratch! BUT I have a secret ingredient)
And YES - I'm a firm believer of dessert first!!! 
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CBC
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Who was your bestest secret sister ever?
JK!!!
How are you feeling? I hope better!!
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Blabberfingerz
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She's such a sweetheart!  I totally agree and I've known her for about 50 years now. I HOPE you get to come to my house again this year for TG... and your kidlets too. We will pray for a pretty day, otherwise, we'll bust out the seams on the walls. :)
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ScrapNeNe
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| CBC wrote: | Who was your bestest secret sister ever?
JK!!!
How are you feeling? I hope better!! |
Well, I think you know the answer to that! You of course!!!
I'm feeling some better,  for asking!
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CBC
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| Blabberfingerz wrote: | | we'll bust out the seams on the walls. :) |
Come on Ione, you can just break out the scrappin' stuff!!!!!!!!!!
And set the guys up with some football games!
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lisa9er
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So...what's the secret ingredient for the brownies?? 
What was highschool like for you?
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | So...what's the secret ingredient for the brownies??
What was highschool like for you? |
I knew someone was going to ask about those brownies!
Take a BETTY CROCKER Fudge brownie mix and mix according to the directions and then add (secret ingredient) MINI chocolate chips. If you make the small size then add 1/4 cup and if you make the large size then add 1/2 cup but they have to be the MINI's, I've tried the regular ones and it's not the same, I do not know why. Just cook them according to the directions, don't overcook and they will be very chewy & fudgelike.
High school was o.k., I never did like schoolwork much, I did enjoy the social aspect though. I had many friends and I was editor of the year book in my SR. year. I also got married at the end of my SR. year.
I enjoyed Speech class because we performed a play both years I was in that class. Driver's Ed was fun too. I liked the more interactive classes.
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lisa9er
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Wow! Married before senior year was over!? And still together, that is wonderful!! Did you go to school together?
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | | Wow! Married before senior year was over!? And still together, that is wonderful!! Did you go to school together? |
No, we didn't go to school together. We were introduced by mutual friends. It's really pretty unbelievable but we met in January and married in March, I graduated in May and we've been married 33 years! I agree it is pretty wonderful!
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lisa9er
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pretty amazing!!! congrats!
Do you have a favorite flower? Do you like to garden?
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RobinB
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Love reading this.
How do you spend your Holidays? Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc.
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | pretty amazing!!! congrats!
Do you have a favorite flower? Do you like to garden? |
My favorite flower is the sunflower and I'm not much of a gardener, no green thumb here and since we live in a dessert it's hard to grow anything anyway so I guess that's good for me.
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ScrapNeNe
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| RobinB wrote: | Love reading this.
How do you spend your Holidays? Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc. |
We always travel (500 miles) to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving to be with family and we usually stay home for Christmas and our daughter has always come home because she lives so close but our son and his family do not get to come every year. We did travel to our son's the year his wife was expecting their first child - due on Christmas Eve and then another year we went to our son's after having Christmas here with DD.
It gets more complicated as our family grows, especially since DH is still working. Last year we Skyped with our son & family and that was nice since they went to her parents for Christmas.
We stay home for Easter.
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mykidsmom4ever
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| Blabberfingerz wrote: | | She's such a sweetheart! I totally agree and I've known her for about 50 years now. I HOPE you get to come to my house again this year for TG... and your kidlets too. We will pray for a pretty day, otherwise, we'll bust out the seams on the walls. :) |
I'm almost positive that you mentioned this before but for the life of me, I can't remember what was said.....are you and blabberfingerz related or friends?
What kind of car do you drive and what color is it?
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aunt e
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[quote="ScrapNeNe"] | lisa9er wrote: | | Wow! Married before senior year was over!? And still together, that is wonderful!! Did you go to school together? |
No, we didn't go to school together. We were introduced by mutual friends. It's really pretty unbelievable but we met in January and married in March, I graduated in May and we've been married 33 years! I agree it is pretty wonderful! [/quote
Wowzer! This is pretty incredible!
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aunt e
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What is one place that you want to vacation?
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ScrapNeNe
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| mykidsmom4ever wrote: | | Blabberfingerz wrote: | | She's such a sweetheart! I totally agree and I've known her for about 50 years now. I HOPE you get to come to my house again this year for TG... and your kidlets too. We will pray for a pretty day, otherwise, we'll bust out the seams on the walls. :) |
I'm almost positive that you mentioned this before but for the life of me, I can't remember what was said.....are you and blabberfingerz related or friends?
What kind of car do you drive and what color is it? |
blabberfingerz is my sister.
Here's a photo of me and my car. It's a 2008 Mustang GT BOSS.
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | What is one place that you want to vacation? |
I would love to take a tour of the New England states in the Fall.
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RobinB
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Niagara Falls and Rochester NY is on the way to New England!! Let me know if you're ever out this way!!
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ScrapNeNe
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| RobinB wrote: | | Niagara Falls and Rochester NY is on the way to New England!! Let me know if you're ever out this way!! |
I sure will Robin! I'm hoping that after my DH retires we can do some traveling and get to take this trip. He lived in Maine when he was a child and I think he'd like to visit there again.
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clang16
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HOly COw Elaine!! You stole my car!!! JK!! I love that car!!
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ScrapNeNe
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| clang16 wrote: | | HOly COw Elaine!! You stole my car!!! JK!! I love that car!! |
Thank you. I get that reaction ALOT!
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Blabberfingerz
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| CBC wrote: | | Blabberfingerz wrote: | | we'll bust out the seams on the walls. :) |
Come on Ione, you can just break out the scrappin' stuff!!!!!!!!!!
And set the guys up with some football games! |
hmmmm. good idea.
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Blabberfingerz
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| ScrapNeNe wrote: | | aunt e wrote: | | What is one place that you want to vacation? |
I would love to take a tour of the New England states in the Fall. |
I'm going with her and we're gonna have the best time ever - whenever that happens.
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ScrapNeNe
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| Blabberfingerz wrote: | | ScrapNeNe wrote: | | aunt e wrote: | | What is one place that you want to vacation? |
I would love to take a tour of the New England states in the Fall. |
I'm going with her and we're gonna have the best time ever - whenever that happens. |
I'd love that! I want to take a trip with you to NYC during the holidays!
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aunt e
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Elaine, what are some TV shows that you enjoy?
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ScrapNeNe
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I don't watch alot of t.v. but my favorite shows are Grey's Anatomy & LOST. I like most anything on Food Network and HGTV.
I'm more of a movie watcher.
I think the main reason I'm not a t.v. watcher is my DH hogs it up most of the time so I read or do computer while he's watching stuff I don't like.
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aunt e
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I know all about people who hog the TV 
Ok, this is a bit different, but I'd love to see you post the layouts (of yours) that you are most proud of/favorites. Can't wait to see! Please also share why they are your favorites.
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vellumx
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It's been so much fun reading about you and seeing your hot car!!..wow!!!..
My question is...
What are you challenged with when scrapping a layout and how do you handle it?
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | I know all about people who hog the TV
Ok, this is a bit different, but I'd love to see you post the layouts (of yours) that you are most proud of/favorites. Can't wait to see! Please also share why they are your favorites. |
I'll get some of these on here ASAP Erin but I need to go through and take them out and scan them so give me a day or two.
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ScrapNeNe
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| vellumx wrote: | It's been so much fun reading about you and seeing your hot car!!..wow!!!..
My question is...
What are you challenged with when scrapping a layout and how do you handle it? |
Thanks Roe.
I think one of my biggest challenges is just coming up with a design when I start a LO, so that is why I scraplift ALOT! AND I use sketches ALOT too.
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trisha
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Hello beautiful!
I apologize if I repeat questions.
What type of music do you like?
Do you play any musical instruments? Have you ever?
What is your favorite dessert?
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ScrapNeNe
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| trisha wrote: | Hello beautiful!
I apologize if I repeat questions.
What type of music do you like?
Do you play any musical instruments? Have you ever?
What is your favorite dessert? |
I don't think I've had these questions yet Trisha dear - if I have I've forgotten.
I mainly listen to contemporary Christian music BUT I do like soft rock and Stevie Nicks is my all time favorite!
I do not play any musical instruments and never have. I wanted to learn piano but never did. My sister plays piano and one of my brothers plays guitar & dobro (probabaly spelled that wrong), he's even in a band and has made some CD's. But you didn't ask about my siblings did you? Sorry.
My favorite dessert is some kind of warm gooey chocolate (cake or brownies), topped with vanilla ice cream.
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lisa9er
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given the best of both options (biggest, deepest tub, or high end wonderful shower) which do you prefer?? Bath or shower?
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | | given the best of both options (biggest, deepest tub, or high end wonderful shower) which do you prefer?? Bath or shower? |
That's kind of a hard choice for me because I love to soak in a hot tub sometimes, especially if I'm really tired or not feeling well but I think I'm gonna have to say the shower because I wash my hair in the shower and a shower is very refreshing, it wakes me up and gets me going.
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Punkin
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| ScrapNeNe wrote: | I don't watch alot of t.v. but my favorite shows are Grey's Anatomy & LOST. I like most anything on Food Network and HGTV.
I'm more of a movie watcher.
I think the main reason I'm not a t.v. watcher is my DH hogs it up most of the time so I read or do computer while he's watching stuff I don't like. |
I KNEW I LOVED YOU!!! Isnt Lost aesome??? SQUEEE!!!!!
I hope I didnt overlook this but do you have any pets? what was your first pet you ever had?
Also... any special talents you care to share?? heheheee
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ScrapNeNe
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Here are some of my favorite LO's as requested by Erin.
This one is really simple but I love the photos, my son is officiating at his sister's wedding.
This is probably my most favorite LO, I just think it's so pretty and the photos are precious.
I like the design of this one.
This is my grandson - I think I love the photos the most - who doesn't love a sleeping baby?
These photos are of my parents as newlyweds. My very first LO's were heritage and I still love doing heritage LO's.
Hope I didn't get carried away here. I know I didn't comment on each one but I think some of them just speak for themselves.
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RobinB
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Those are terrific LO's Elaine. Especially that heritage one and the top baby one.
Another question for you....have you always lived in Texas? Any other states?
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ScrapNeNe
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| RobinB wrote: | Those are terrific LO's Elaine. Especially that heritage one and the top baby one.
Another question for you....have you always lived in Texas? Any other states? |
Thanks Robin.
I've lived in Texas 19 years. I lived in Oklahoma the other 32.
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trisha
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Ohhh! I love those layouts too, Elaine! So glad you shared:)
Are you still planning a trip to the Weatherford/Mineral Wells area this month? I know we talked about it a while back, but I don't want to miss an opportunity to see you.
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ScrapNeNe
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| trisha wrote: | Ohhh! I love those layouts too, Elaine! So glad you shared:)
Are you still planning a trip to the Weatherford/Mineral Wells area this month? I know we talked about it a while back, but I don't want to miss an opportunity to see you.
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No, it was suppose to be the first weekend in November but I wasn't feeling well and the friend that I was going to ride with couldn't go either.
Hopefully we'll get to come soon though. The husband of our friend we were going to visit is a hunter so there's a chance we might get to come in January, I'll let you know if we do.
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aunt e
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Elaine, so much for sharing your layouts! I love them and hearing why they are your favorites as well.
Also, I am craving that dessert discussed above now!
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aunt e
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What is your favorite scent?
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | What is your favorite scent? |
That's a hard one since I have several!
I love the Pear scent from Victoria's Secret bath & body
Also love Lime Verbena from Bath & Body works.
My favorite candle scents are Hobby Lobby's Autumn cinnamon candle and I love a good orange-cranberry candle too.
See I just can't do only one. Sorry!
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aunt e
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Elaine, it sounds like you lean more to the fruity scents!
I used to LOVE that pear scent from VS! I had no idea they still made it!
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aunt e
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Tell us about your everyday attire. :)
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lisa9er
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What a great very first LO Elaine!!
Are you a shop ahead girl? A last minute shopper, or somewhere in the middle??
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | Tell us about your everyday attire. :) |
Jeans or capris, t-shirt or comfy top and flip-flops or if it's cold I like clog type shoes.
If I'm going out I wear a watch and bracelet. I like very simple jewelry.
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | What a great very first LO Elaine!!
Are you a shop ahead girl? A last minute shopper, or somewhere in the middle?? |
Thanks Lisa!
I'm somewhere in the middle when it comes to shopping.
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aunt e
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What were your favorite subjects in school?
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Michelle
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| ScrapNeNe wrote: | | vellumx wrote: | It's been so much fun reading about you and seeing your hot car!!..wow!!!..
My question is...
What are you challenged with when scrapping a layout and how do you handle it? |
Thanks Roe.
I think one of my biggest challenges is just coming up with a design when I start a LO, so that is why I scraplift ALOT! AND I use sketches ALOT too. |
You are a girl after my own heart!! I do ALOT of scraplifting and if not that, then it is definitely a sketch!!
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aunt e
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What are three adjectives which describe you?
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lisa9er
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What will you eat seconds of at Thanksgiving dinner??
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | What were your favorite subjects in school? |
Spelling, English - I've always loved to read and I guess this is why these were my favorites. I hate anything related to Math! I'm horrible at it!
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | What are three adjectives which describe you? |
Busy, Faithful, Loving
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ScrapNeNe
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| lisa9er wrote: | | What will you eat seconds of at Thanksgiving dinner?? |
Probably Pumpkin Pie!
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RobinB
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do you decorate the house for Christmas? Can you describe?
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aunt e
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What is the strangest thing you ever did?
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ScrapNeNe
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| RobinB wrote: | | do you decorate the house for Christmas? Can you describe? |
I used to decorate alot - I have comforters/shams for the beds, decorate the mantel, sometimes a tree in living room & den, door wreaths, I have snowmen figurines I'd set all around and lots of other things - most every room in the house got something and also I have a large collection of gingerbread things for my kitchen including curtains I made. BUT now that I have these health issues I have toned down alot the past couple of years. This year I probably will only do a tree in the den, maybe put out my nativity set and a wreath on the front door. I'm just not able/don't feel like doing all the work. I miss it and hopefully someday will be feeling able to do it again.
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | What is the strangest thing you ever did? |
I'll have to think about this and get back to you.
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ScrapNeNe
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| aunt e wrote: | | What is the strangest thing you ever did? |
O.K. - I know what it was. Now y'all can't think I'm totally weird or morbid because of this because my kids already think that! I know this is very strange but remember I am the kind of person who likes to have all her ducks in a row - super organized, planned ahead, etc. SO - a few years ago I bought our headstone and had it set at our plot. Here's a photo my kids took this summer when we were visiting my parents graves. I know it really is pretty STRANGE! This may be getting to know me better than you wanted to!
Oh and my sister actually scrapbooked a LO of this photo of DH & I!
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