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apparently I needed to create today, like a mad woman. this is another one for the album, different in style than my usual as wendy mentioned! this was fun and went together quickly. I just want a small album that shows a bit of their life before their their wedding. foster is one loved little dog.
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
oh fm, I get it. my mil and sil have not spoken to my husband in ten years and me never. we have a mixed race marriage. I am Caucasian, he is Korean. I am not catholic, have been married before and have two children. after all these years they wanted to see him. so I said, I could do this. I worked my butt off last week. flowers in their room, in their bath, in the dining room, beautiful meals, entertained them. took unpaid time off from work. I thought it went well. when they left they called my husband to complain because he made the salads and he shouldn't have to do that (I was preparing meals for eight people, sorry, I needed a bit of help and I had a feeling that would come back and bite me in the butt.) that I was white, that there were not enough Asians here. that my job wasn't good enough. the list goes on. not one good thing about me. we have a nice home, are active in our church and our community, we have one kid who is a pastor and one who is studying to be a nurse. and none of that matters. my heart hurt so terribly this morning. I was so hoping that they would mend fences with my husband and that if they didn't love me, they would at least honor my marriage and have a bit of respect for me and see that I take care of my family. and it was a total disaster. and worse, while I was stepping and fetching for them, they were probably yammering on about me right to my face, because I couldn't understand them.
so I created. there was someone famous who once said "you cannot create unless your are depressed" I do not totally agree, but today the creating sure has soothed my wounded self.
and you are right: their loss. �You is kind. You is smart. You is important.�
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
well my MIL hated me from the first...even though I took time off to help her every time she was sick...even though my son is the best behaved...even though my son is the only one visiting her in long-term...even though I kept them up to date on everything and tried to make certain my son had a relationship with them...even though whe I did not like my husbands girlfriend and we divorced...I made certain my son kept in contact with that side of the family....
so now she is in long-term care...her son...my husband has yet to see her...I make certain my son goes to visit when ever he wants...I just do not go in with him...and she complains constantly that since the divorce I do NOT keep her informed of what her son is doing
oh oh and IF the ex-MIL ever finds out that my son is dating a Jamaican girl...she will drop dead. Me...as long as they are in love...it is a partnership...then I am fine...I want my son happy.
Lori...you are right...we are happy here on SCS and we a re doing what we want with a great bunch of people...so jammies all day sounds good...you can have my beer I want ice cream
I'm so glad we have each other here on SCS. People with whom we have something in common and who know as much about us as many of our friends and family through our sharing. Lori, your posts always make me smile or chuckle and I'm sorry you have the difficulty with your in-laws. It IS a shame that they spend their time finding fault. Try not to take it personally--it's their problem.
And Lynn, I there's no doubt you're the better person in all this and again, as you know, it's her issue not yours. I have a lot of faith in "Do onto others as you would have them do onto you." Life's too short. I'm glad you're both here!!
it is their problem. I can go to sleep at night knowing I did my very best by them. I feel sad for my husband because I think he wanted to bury the hatchet. although he never wanted to unless they apologized for their past behaviors. I encouraged this visit when they said they wanted to come out here. I told him not to worry about an apology and just go from here. pretty sure we are both done now. I don't believe in throw away relationship, but I also believe we are allowed to protect our hearts. so I am done with my brilliant ideas! cant say I didn't try. if I ever mention doing this again hit me in the head with a brick.
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
we need a "wedding book", Abigail has looked in the stores and of course none of those will do. and of course they are sealed up, so I cant get a peek at the pages. and of course I cannot find mine from my first marriage ( I really have saved it all these years to share with the kids and now I cannot fine it) and I do not guess I had one for my second wedding.
sooooooooooooo, is anyone interested in digging out their album and giving my an idea whats in it. they seem so thick for the details I am thinking. I remember there was a spot for gifts, which over the years I thought was a hoot to look back on, like two families went together and gave us $7! seems like nothing now, but 35 years ago it was something. what the heck was on all those other pages?
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
I did manage a bit of crafting today and did a shower card for my daughter. I am not sure I am doing the new download correctly. none of the details show up. but if I say I want to edit the post, they are all there when I pull it up.
but I am too frazzled tonight to deal with it. I had a printer melt down tonight. I did a silly thing and set it to print 50 of the two hundred programs for the wedding. all the fronts are done, so I was printing the backs. its been going along perfectly. so I thought, I will set it for 50 and go run some errands. I had just replaced the cyan and apparently it is a bad cartridge, because it printed 50 backs in totally the wrong color. my printer prints great but if it is printing anything but text, it is slow. so in addition to the time I have to run out and buy more kraft card stock. I should know better. so I am going to bed to read! tomorrow is another day!
Ugh, I've had printer issues like that when printing newsletters, so I feel your pain, Lori!
Do you use Internet Explorer (IE), or another browser? I've heard a few people complain that they have trouble with the description. I haven't had any problems and use IE, so was wondering if perhaps it was due to the use of a browser other than IE? Just a thought.
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
Last edited by wendella247; 09-29-2013 at 08:19 PM..
I did manage a bit of crafting today and did a shower card for my daughter. I am not sure I am doing the new download correctly. none of the details show up. but if I say I want to edit the post, they are all there when I pull it up.
but I am too frazzled tonight to deal with it. I had a printer melt down tonight. I did a silly thing and set it to print 50 of the two hundred programs for the wedding. all the fronts are done, so I was printing the backs. its been going along perfectly. so I thought, I will set it for 50 and go run some errands. I had just replaced the cyan and apparently it is a bad cartridge, because it printed 50 backs in totally the wrong color. my printer prints great but if it is printing anything but text, it is slow. so in addition to the time I have to run out and buy more kraft card stock. I should know better. so I am going to bed to read! tomorrow is another day!
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
I was browsing through photos from 2 years ago and found these, they were so adorable and gave me fond memories of the day. So I had to scrapbook them - hello mojo nice to see you back again.
this class was mentioned in a newsletter from scrapbookgraphics, even at half off it is pricey, but I think I may do it. my bd was this past week and I always buy my own gift from my husband. gift buying is not his thing and I long ago decided not to be hurt by it and just get myself and awesome birthday/Christmas/anniversary gift.
anyone heard of it? thoughts? I am a little gun shy because I took a 3 week video class recently on mixed media and it was eh. somewhat repetitive, the instructor spent a fair amount of time looking for supplies. she was very very likable, so it was hard to get upset, but I am glad I didnt pay too much.
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
Don't know anything about the course, but Scrapbookgraphics has a lot of talented designers, so I'd tend to trust their opinions. I'm trying to finish up a blending class from Linda Sattgast at Digital Scrapper, and find it hard to set aside a time to commit to it. I think I like "recess" more than classes!
After this month when the wedding and ordination and the move are behind me I will have more time. Of course then there are the holidays... I really need to quit my job! Did everyone else know there is PS elements 12 now?
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
I did know that PSE12 was out. I read a review by Linda Sattgast. There are a few cool new features like Pet Eye Removal and Auto Smart Tone, but I think I'll stick with PSE11 for now.
Need a challenge? We have tons here at SCS! They're not all posted in the digi section, but I've never seen a challenge that couldn't be done in digi and ALL styles of scrapper are WELCOME to play!! We also have a special place where we scrappers get together to chat, share and hang out--it's the Scrapbook Goals thread and I'd highly recommend popping in for a visit. Lots of support both personal and scrappy!
Here is the list of the Scrap Challenges offered in our forums:
good morning ladies. the wedding was this weekend and it was amazing. i am gladly back to work today! when i get a chance i will share a picture or two. of course i took about two on my phone and then got busy, so i will have to wait for the photographer or others to share with me. maybe i will actually get to do octobers progressive!
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
I can't wait to see some wedding pics either Lori, glad you had a great time.
I think we need an extra computer in the house or I'll not get much scrapbooking done. I now have two CT members in my house. My eldest is a Junior Scrapteer for Meredith Cardall (at Scrap Orchard), and after her lastest guest post my youngest is now a Junior Creative Artist for Aria (at Scrap Art Studio).
here is a link to the wedding album. I am trying to attach a couple of pictures of the bride and groom, we will see if I did this right.
miss you all and miss scrapping. the wedding is done, her ordination is done and last weekend we moved them to Fayetteville Arkansas. I should have time now to get some scrapping done! I cant wait.
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
Lori, I just been looking at your gallery of the wedding, no wonder you are exhausted, it's all absolutely beautiful, you did a brilliant job, don't know how you had the time with working too.
I have the October challenge done. I promised myself I was cleaning the craft room today and did not. I always change the size to 2048x2048 and this time it will not let me upload. did something change in the gallery update?
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
I actually had time to do an extra page to coordinate with the January progressive challenge: All the other girls
my daughter thinks I am going to scrap 300 photos. I am glad that she was so thrilled with her wedding that she wants every photo. I need to get her to pick out scrap worthy ones and then find something maybe more interesting than a photo album to hold all the rest.
__________________ lori b. my gallery
"if you judge people, you have no time to love them."
number three for today
