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there are things that happen in our lives that will change us forever.  Your life will forever be defined by before and after.  I know this all too well, my life before; having my son Ryan, my life after; losing him.  and so on with the other loses in my life.  they forever changed me, I can look back at pictures and define the time by this was before losing dad or after losing Ryan, etc.  I think...

I have so many kits and projects which is part of the reason that I chose the word FOCUS for my word this year.  Because I need to focus and start completing projects. From cleaning out the house to cleaning out and completing projects the list seems endless, but it sure feels good when you tackle it!
So on Friday when they were coming to install the television I told Deb to come over since I was...

Today we got out early and went to Bob Evan's for breakfast and out to Sam's club for some supplies.  On our way back we came through Medina Square where they are holding the Ice festival.  We decided to park and check things out.  We used to go every year, especially when I worked at Treasured Friends and knew of all the upcoming events in the square.  
When we arrived back home I had less...

Yesterday we did the heart shaped pizza at Papa Johns, so now I'm not sure what we are in for tonight?

We also had the television installed yesterday and I love it!  Well, except for the fact that after it was installed the cable box had a defect, so now the cable company gets to come back Monday to fix that... and Joel still has to drill holes in the back of the cabinet I picked up to put the...

Every year our girlfriend Kim hosts a Valentine party at her house for all her girlfriends.  It got to be so big she had to break it into 2 nights.  Last night was our event!  Brenda and Debbie came in from Michigan earlier in the afternoon and we all hung out last night to share some fun, food and Valentine's.  
Everyone brings a Valentine to share with each other.  It is always fun to see...

This weekend was full of scrapping time, something that I haven't had in a while and while I didn't get a lot of pages done, I'm thrilled with what I did get done.
Some of these I still have to finish up journaling on, and I hope to do that this week. 
Ryan was always so helpful with Chelsea and I think it shows in these pictures. I haven't done a lot of layouts with Ryan.  For the longest time...

It's back to work!
We had a blast this weekend, with Deb's birthday on Friday we did some shopping and went to lunch at House of Hunan.  Then I arrived home just in time for Joel's birthday gift to arrive, a new flat screen television...  Zach and I had thought of several places that we could hide it, but once it arrived we realized that wasn't happening!  So Joel got his gift Friday night.  His...

Today is Joel's birthday!  Last night I gave him his gift, just because I had no where to hide it.  A flat screen television, he loved it.  But I think more than the gift, he loved that I'm having it installed and it's not something put on his list of things to do... :)
Today I have a crop and tonight we are meeting up with a bunch of family and friends for dinner to celebrate some February birthdays!
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To my sister Deb!

I found this on the site Rocks in my dryer and loved how she summed up last nights episode of LOST.
**SPOILER ALERT!  If you don't want to know what happens, don't read any further.**
Oh, what a night.  Sunappears to be growing increasingly cynical, opening the show byunwrapping a mysterious package containing a gun.  (I used greatrestraint in not calling this post "Sun Of a Gun."  You're...