January ATC Swap

After parting ways with MAS I decided that I just cant stop swapping! I love it... So, I decided to swap at yourpaperpantry.ning.com

There is a small fee each year, but it is so worth it! 

This month they have an ATC swap and the theme is all about me...Creating ATC's that resemble us. 

Here is mine:

I am a fanatic of roses...I love to make them.....I am LDS, so I put the temple in the background. I love to hear people speak in other languages... I am always trying to get my husband to...but...he doesn't play along well.  Tim Holtz...inspires me so much...so I used several of his techniques.... I used perfect pearls and a minimister to spray the white portion...I used distress ink to color everything. 

I hope that YPP loves me! 

Dad Freeman's Planner

Final Christmas Present Done!!!! I know I am a day late...but they are awfully nice presents ;-)

Here is the final planner that I made for my father-in-law. He is into history and I thought my Tim Holtz inspired planner would suit him well!

I hope he feels privileged....I never use any of my Tim stuff on give-away items... I am too afraid of them being thrown out... I save them for really special times...and my father-in-law is very special to us!

Presque Isle

I was clearing pictures off my camera and found these pictures! I wish I would have cleaned off the camera a month ago....I would have included them on our Christmas Card. There is always next year I guess. 

Mark's Parents and Sister came for a visit in June after school got out. We missed them so much and we know they missed Mark and me!

They spent three weeks with us and we went on some adventures...When they vacation they do not take any down time....I think that when they go home they need a vacation from their vacation. They are always on the run!

Here are our pictures at Presque Isle, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Christmas with the Freeman's

Christmas Eve was spent playing Mario and opening presents with my dad Lance and sister Tarah.

Christmas Day we got to talk to Mark's parents on the phone and open presents! They got me a sewing machine! I cant wait to start making some awesome layouts with it. Thanks mom & dad you are the best. 

After we got ready we headed over to my grandparents house and had the best traditional Christmas dinner ever.  Grandma Carol's stuffing is to die for! It wasn't the same this year as Uncle Drew had the flu and couldn't be there. We missed him! My dad gave me some cash to spend in a scrapbooking store....Ohhhhhhh, he knows me so well!

I was the photographer...I forgot to hand the camera to Mark in order to get some shots of me.....hmmmmm.....I hope I remember next year. 

Mark went to JoAnn's and got me some awesome paper and embellishments. He picks out the best items. I got a lot of Basic Grey! I cant wait to create something awesome with them.

Anna's Planner

My Sister-In-Law is in college and I just got this discontinued Close To My Heart Paper pack... I thought it was perfect for a college-going chick!

Mark agreed and so...I got started and made her this calendar...to carry on family tradition.

Book of Mormon Reading Challenge

Welcome to our Family Book of Mormon Reading Challenge

Our Goal is to read the Book of Mormon January1st, 2013 - June 1st, 2013.

We will check in with each other weekly to see how we are doing. 

 

You will need a new Book of Mormon that you will be giving away. 

The Challenge: 

Before reading the Book of Mormon each day say a prayer to invite the spirit into your heart so that you will have inspiration.

While you are reading be sure to highlight all passages that you are inspired to.

Here is the reading schedule:

X Date Read Through     Jan 1  1 Nephi 2      Jan 2  1 Nephi 3      Jan 3  1 Nephi 4      Jan 4  1 Nephi 7      Jan 5  1 Nephi 8      Jan 6  1 Nephi 10      Jan 7  1 Nephi 11      Jan 8  1 Nephi 13      Jan 9  1 Nephi 14      Jan 10  1 Nephi 15      Jan 11  1 Nephi 16      Jan 12  1 Nephi 17      Jan 13  1 Nephi 17      Jan 14  1 Nephi 18      Jan 15  1 Nephi 19      Jan 16  1 Nephi 20      Jan 17  1 Nephi 22      Jan 18  2 Nephi 1      Jan 19  2 Nephi 2      Jan 20  2 Nephi 2      Jan 21  2 Nephi 4      Jan 22  2 Nephi 5      Jan 23  2 Nephi 6      Jan 24  2 Nephi 8      Jan 25  2 Nephi 9      Jan 26  2 Nephi 9      Jan 27  2 Nephi 11      Jan 28  2 Nephi 14      Jan 29  2 Nephi 17      Jan 30  2 Nephi 19      Jan 31  2 Nephi 20      Feb 1  2 Nephi 23      Feb 2  2 Nephi 25      Feb 3  2 Nephi 26      Feb 4  2 Nephi 26      Feb 5  2 Nephi 28      Feb 6  2 Nephi 29      Feb 7  2 Nephi 31      Feb 8  2 Nephi 32      Feb 9  Jacob 1      Feb 10  Jacob 2      Feb 11  Jacob 4      Feb 12  Jacob 5      Feb 13  Jacob 5      Feb 14  Jacob 7      Feb 15  Jacob 7      Feb 16  Jarom 1      Feb 17  Omni 1      Feb 18  Words of Mormon 1      Feb 19  Mosiah 2      Feb 20  Mosiah 2      Feb 21  Mosiah 3      Feb 22  Mosiah 4      Feb 23  Mosiah 7      Feb 24  Mosiah 8      Feb 25  Mosiah 9      Feb 26  Mosiah 11      Feb 27  Mosiah 12      Feb 28  Mosiah 14      Mar 1  Mosiah 15      Mar 2  Mosiah 17

X Date Read Through     Mar 3  Mosiah 18      Mar 4  Mosiah 20      Mar 5  Mosiah 21      Mar 6  Mosiah 23      Mar 7  Mosiah 25      Mar 8  Mosiah 26      Mar 9  Mosiah 27      Mar 10  Mosiah 28      Mar 11  Mosiah 28      Mar 12  Mosiah 29      Mar 13  Alma 1      Mar 14  Alma 2      Mar 15  Alma 4      Mar 16  Alma 5      Mar 17  Alma 5      Mar 18  Alma 6      Mar 19  Alma 8      Mar 20  Alma 9      Mar 21  Alma 10      Mar 22  Alma 11      Mar 23  Alma 12      Mar 24  Alma 13      Mar 25  Alma 14      Mar 26  Alma 15      Mar 27  Alma 17      Mar 28  Alma 18      Mar 29  Alma 19      Mar 30  Alma 20      Mar 31  Alma 21      Apr 1  Alma 22      Apr 2  Alma 23      Apr 3  Alma 24      Apr 4  Alma 26      Apr 5  Alma 27      Apr 6  Alma 29      Apr 7  Alma 30      Apr 8  Alma 31      Apr 9  Alma 32      Apr 10  Alma 33      Apr 11  Alma 34      Apr 12  Alma 36      Apr 13  Alma 37      Apr 14  Alma 37      Apr 15  Alma 39      Apr 16  Alma 41      Apr 17  Alma 42      Apr 18  Alma 43      Apr 19  Alma 43      Apr 20  Alma 45      Apr 21  Alma 46      Apr 22  Alma 47      Apr 23  Alma 48      Apr 24  Alma 49      Apr 25  Alma 50      Apr 26  Alma 51      Apr 27  Alma 52      Apr 28  Alma 54      Apr 29  Alma 55      Apr 30  Alma 56      May 1  Alma 57      May 2  Alma 58

X Date Read Through     May 3  Alma 60      May 4  Alma 61      May 5  Alma 62      May 6  Alma 63      May 7  Helaman 1      May 8  Helaman 3      May 9  Helaman 4      May 10  Helaman 5      May 11  Helaman 6      May 12  Helaman 7      May 13  Helaman 8      May 14  Helaman 10      May 15  Helaman 11      May 16  Helaman 13      May 17  Helaman 13      May 18  Helaman 14      May 19  Helaman 16      May 20  3 Nephi 1      May 21  3 Nephi 3      May 22  3 Nephi 4      May 23  3 Nephi 6      May 24  3 Nephi 7      May 25  3 Nephi 8      May 26  3 Nephi 10      May 27  3 Nephi 11      May 28  3 Nephi 12      May 29  3 Nephi 14      May 30  3 Nephi 16      May 31  3 Nephi 17      Jun 1  3 Nephi 18      Jun 2  3 Nephi 19      Jun 3  3 Nephi 20      Jun 4  3 Nephi 22      Jun 5  3 Nephi 24      Jun 6  3 Nephi 27      Jun 7  3 Nephi 28      Jun 8  3 Nephi 30      Jun 9  4 Nephi 1      Jun 10  Mormon 2      Jun 11  Mormon 3      Jun 12  Mormon 5      Jun 13  Mormon 6      Jun 14  Mormon 8      Jun 15  Mormon 9      Jun 16  Ether 1      Jun 17  Ether 2      Jun 18  Ether 3      Jun 19  Ether 6      Jun 20  Ether 7      Jun 21  Ether 9      Jun 22  Ether 10      Jun 23  Ether 12      Jun 24  Ether 12      Jun 25  Ether 14      Jun 26  Ether 15      Jun 27  Moroni 6      Jun 28  Moroni 7      Jun 29  Moroni 8      Jun 30  Moroni 10      Jul 1  Moroni 10

 On July 1st, 2013 after you have finished reading, write your testimony in the cover and then pray about someone to give it to.