A Short Post and a Freebie...

Jason went in early today (his second to last day!  YEA!) so I am on "kid business" as we call it around here.  Usually I have a few hours in the morning to blog, catch up on emails, and other job related stuff but not this morning.  I spent the little bit of time I had this morning (while Dora was doing a good job of occupying the children) talking to a dear friend of mine that has BIG news. I am actually giddy today!  I've come a long way from a disgruntled teen who couldn't find happiness in anyone else's happiness, even if it didn't affect me in the slightest.  I am amazed at how genuinely and completely HAPPY I can be for someone else.  God has done such good things in my heart.  I have prayed that He would teach me to love as He loves and I am beginning to see Him moving my heart in His direction.  To see people the way He sees them, to love them for who He made them instead for who I want them to be.  Yep, He is good.  And He seems especially good this morning as I "rejoice with those who rejoice."

The kids are happily enjoying some Thai sticky rice, a favorite (but special) breakfast around here.  It is a glutenous rice that is steamed and then mixed with a coconut milk/sugar mixture.  Then, if you need MORE sweet, you can add some sweetened condensed milk over top and finish with sliced mangos.  Yummy.  The kids are inhaling it.  Love making them happy with the things of Asia that they are used to.  You should have seem them the other night when I made Indian food.  They couldn't get to the table fast enough...Caleb was swiping pampadam off the table and trying his darndest to get to the rice.  That makes me happy.  We miss Asia, a lot, but it is nice to be able to get a taste of it (literally) once in a while.

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Don't ask about packing yesterday.  You would NEVER know by looking at my house that it will be mostly packed up in five days. Ugh.

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So, the other day I got out those trusty paper supplies I have started to accumulate. I had a gift certificate to give someone but I didn't want to just stick in an an envelope.  So I made a fun card, gift cert bag, and bag to put them both in.  I am loving this kind of stuff.  Such a different feeling than digi. There is a place in my heart for both :)

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I got to scrap a bit last night!  So fun!  Here is one I posted at DST last night...

Credits can be seen HERE

I also realized last night that it had been quite a while since I did a freebie for my blog readers.  So, here you go!

The links are all the same so please only DL once...and DO NOT share this file with ANYONE.  You can send them to my blog if they would like it.

DOWNLOAD LINK 1
DOWNLOAD LINK 2 (if link one is expired)
DOWNLOAD LINK 3 (if link two is expired)

And here is the page I scrapped with it:

Credits can be seen HERE

ENJOY!

Okay, gotta run.  Alaina has chopsticks in her hand and Levi seems to think that the syrup bottle would make a good toy.  Gotta love being a mom!  LOL!

Comments

[Sarah]

Thank you for the template!

[MandaKay]

OH - what a blessing for you too Janet just to see God moving your heart in the direction you asked!

Love the LO!!! perfectly radiating page!
I hope you leave the freebie up this whole day - I am at work - drat - that always happens - LOL! what a great template too!
Alaina looks to be quite the card!

Have a Blessed Day!

[leslie]

You're the best - thanks for another great template...Your cards and bag are super cute.

So, and I dread asking for fear of the answer, when you're traveling to colorado and michigan, will you still be blogging - yours is one I check daily and I just want to be prepared - hee hee:)

[Rainee]

Thank you for the awesome template! I love the layout you created with it, beautiful! Have a great day.

[Stephanie]

Love the template - thanks so much!

[KellieP]

Thanks so much for the template...and I love the layout you did with it!

You are so creative...your paper creations look amazing! Your friend is going to love it!

5 more days, huh? Wow! It's all going by so fast!

[DawnMcD]

what a great gift for you!

thank you for the template

[Photojenic]

Oh thank you for the template! I already own a lot of your wonderful goodies. *yay*

[Iara]

thank you so much for the template, I totally undestand your love for paper stuff! I do love too!

[Kresta]

Oh yay! I saw your page at DST this morning and added it to my faves! Thanks so much! Good luck with your move!

[Brooke]

Thanks for the template--I adore pretty much every single one you do. Love your layouts and your paper skills rock too!! :) Good luck with packing and everything.

[Christy]

Thank you SO MUCH, Janet!! Your templates are the best & I'm so thankful to get another one! You rock, girl!

[Katrina]

Thanks so much! I love your templates girl and your layout with it ROCKED

[Laura]

Thanks for the great template! Good luck getting all those things packed up this weekend, not a fun job, but soon you will be able to RELAX =)

[Michele]

Thank you!! :)

[Julie]

Thanks for another great gift, Janet! Good luck with your packing! :D

[Joy]

Thanks for the freebie!!!
Yummy breakfast you had!

[jencaputo]

Thanks so much Janet, great template. Love those paper goodies you made, nice backdrop too :)

[Heddy]

Thank you, Janet! Fabulous template, as always! You're my go-to designer for templates! :)

[Karen]

Thanks, Janet! Good luck with the packing chores!

[Erika]

Thanks for being on so early this morning, it meant the world to me to have you rejoice with me! I can't wait to see you sooooooo soon!

[Rona]

thanks for the template! So glad to read about kids who are not picky eaters! Good for you! Both my girls are adventurous eaters, whereas my boys (BOYS!) will eat "safe" foods, i.e., food they know, lol! Sigh!

[Jacki]

I've thoroughly enjoyed your last several blogs! The one on brain-mush was so very, very true! And it is that 3rd one - I can attest to that! :) I always enjoy your heart-felt parenting comments. Thanks for sharing from your soul. Praying for you in the moving process and all the transition. Hope all goes well! Thanks for the freebie template! The girls just had their musical last night. I know exactly which pics I want to use with it. Thanks! Take care.

[Lauren Barden]

Thanks for the template, I will add it to my ever-growing Janet stash!! ;)

I was a good girl when we moved from the UK to here and ordered the boxes a month in advance. But I didn't pack them until the night before they were due to pick them up which was the same day we arrived back from New York - not my smartest move! LOL

[Anna]

Thanks so much!