Retirement Album


I was asked by my boss to create this cover for one of our colleagues who is retiring. I was a little nervous because I usually only create layouts for my family and me. Well, since I created it for work, I went ahead and asked our tech person to help me scan it. So, voila, here it is. Perhaps I should invest in a new scanner to scan my own pages and save them digitally. Yeah, that's great, just add something else to my 'to do list!' LOL!

I recently updated this blog and am starting fresh. I hope to write over the summer and even practice some of my creative writing. I found a great book at Barnes and Noble that I think will be very inspiring. Maybe if I get a gift card as an end of the year gift, I can splurge on this, and other writing books.

I love to write, and when I am driving, or cleaning the house, I will think of great things to tell in a story. Then by the time I get to a sheet of paper or computer, my mind is totally blank. So, maybe these books will give me a little push in the right direction.

I also seem to have a lot on my mind right now, so much that it is hard to sort out what I want to talk or think about. School is ending, though, and I hope with some rest, my brain will chill out a bit!

30 THINGS I ENJOY DOING (not in any particular order):
1. have long conversations with my 5 year old little man
2. playing cards with 16 year old soon to be big man
3. doing girly things with my 13 year old
4.scrapbooking (especially with friends)
5. reading on the floor at Barnes and Noble when I don't have to worry about where I have to be at any particular time
6. sitting on the shore of a lovely beach with my little beach chair- my feet in the water- watching my kids play and watching the people who casually walk by
7. making a sumptuous meal where I don't have to worry about a budget or time
8.sleeping until I wake up totally on my own- especially in my own bed- I totally love my bed!!!9. reading the Sunday paper (on Sunday) while I sip on an exquisite cup of flavored coffee
10. having my hair washed by someone else~ heaven!
11. controling the remote control and DVR
12. kissing
13. fantasizing & daydreaming
14. taking walks along the beach with no destination in mind (finding shells optional)
15.traveling to other countries and meeting new people
16. meeting US immigrants and hearing their American dreams and how they arrived in the US
17. watching a child say, "Oh,I get it!" after teaching something new.
18. surfing the net- allowing my experience to be determined by the ADHD like symptoms that I have one when following links to links to links and not knowing how I got there!
19. listening to 80's music
20. writing
21. the ability to worship as I choose, and knowing there is a GOD above who is in control.
22. keeping precious secrets (and sometimes sharing them...)
23. RAKS- Random Acts of Kindness
24. finding cute web graphics to use on my web pages
25. walking into my house when it has been CLEANED by someone else and smells nice
26. taking a drive along a country road in the spring- especially in Georgia.
27. remembering good friends
28. having lunch out with friends
29. having vodka grapefruits or rum and diet coke for FREE on Thursday nights at Gator's Dockside
30. sharing a genuine hug.

There are actually many more things I am thinking of but it looks my list will get out of control!!!!

I LOVE life and I am so blessed for every day I have breath!!!