4EVER Blog Hop with JessicaSprague.com

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This weekend...ALL WEEKEND...JESSICASPRAGUE.COM is having a Birthday Blog Hop!!!




Thanks for stopping by...hope you are having fun so far...I know all the girls have worked so hard creating their kits and freebies for all of you...here's what I did...my first {QUICKPAGE} ever...I didn't use just one of the mini kits...I used SEVERAL pieces from SEVERAL of the kits...they all go together and it was really fun to mix and match.



...and my LO :) ...my daughter Camryn and her toothy {smile}.



...now it's time to head on over to see Roshni she's the next stop!

Father's Day Weekend...

...I can't say it was relaxing...we were BUSY and on the go...Ben played in the Father's Day Tournament in Kennewick...his team didn't do very well...but Ben played well :)

... nice face huh!

...I wanted to take a picture of the kids with Stuart but he was busy...

...and at dinner I finally got a picture of Stuart and the kids...not the best but at least I got a picture...

...I met my Dad at the golf course and got to see him :)

...it was a busy weekend...

You're in my Thoughts

...last week I made this special tag for my dear friend Dana...I miss her!

...a digital LO and Hybrid Card to share...

...recently I made this Birthday Card and I used some Red River Paper to print out my digital elements...oh my gosh I LOVED IT!!! It just may become my new favorite...

See Materials Used {HERE}

...I think this Template took me the longest out of all the templates I have EVER used but I think it was worth it! :) I used photos from Camryn's soccer games this past year...I really like how it all came together...I think I will print it off for her and let her put it in her room...

See Materials Used {HERE}

Yeahhhh summer is here....

...even if it doesn't quite feel like it yet...hoping the weather will turn around and it will feel like summer soon!

...recently I came across this little picture...it fits perfectly right now for what's going on in our life...

...evidently...moving is the only thing we can do...moving from one thing to the next...and the next...and for the balance part...well...one day I am hoping we'll feel balanced!

TUBES for Storage

...all the gals over at SRM have been working really hard coming up with some really amazing ideas for TUBES for Storage...be sure to head on over to the SRM Blog if you haven't already been there...you will get links to everybody's ideas...they are AWESOME!!!

Here's what I came up with...




...I went with a {Picnic} theme... these little items are perfect for a picnic basket but always seem to get LOST...so in the TUBE they went...and this is also a perfect gift for a neighbor...friend...or even that end of the year Teacher gift.

Inside the tubes: Corn-on-the-Cob Holders, Ketchup, Mustard & Relish Packets, Straws, extra Matches, Water Balloons and Sunscreen.

...it's amazing how much time has gone by...

...I was right in the middle of working on this digital LO when I got the call from my Dad...the day he found out he had Brain Cancer...that was March 15th 2010, I got to thinking the other day that this publication should be out...but I haven't heard a thing about it...I was told it would be available May 2011...so I went searching for it...The Big Book of Scrapbook Pages...has anyone seen it? Sometimes it is really hard to hold onto your work for SO LONG...

...this LO was also picked up for this publication.
Everything used in both of these LOs can be found at JessicaSprague.com.

...as I sit here thinking...

...just went for a run 4.15 miles this morning...hoping it would help ease my mind...it really didn't...we are still waiting for the results of my Dad's latest MRI...I will never understand why the local hospital takes this long when in Spokane we would already have the results.

...recently Stuart quit his job...a job that he really used to LOVE so much...he even made us move back from Spokane because he just couldn't see himself doing anything else...I am sad for him...I hope that he finds "happiness" in his new adventure...

...Ben is getting ready to leave for 5th grade camp on Monday...he is so EXCITED...me on the other hand...he has never been away from us...so far away...its 177 miles from the school to the Ranch...about 4 hours one way...I'm a little nervous to say the least...I know he will have a great time...however, how do I put this gently...hummm not sure there's a gentle way to put...so I should just keep it to myself.

...last night was the first night in the {City Baseball Tournament} ...I wasn't sure Ben's game would finish before the bad weather hit...Ben hit a double which brought the score to 9-4 US...

...then the score was tied at 11-11 at the end of the 6th inning which made us have an extra inning...the boys scored two more during their up to bat...and held them when it was their turn in the field...WTG Densows!!! We play again Friday Night!!!

This morning...June 1, 2011

...right now I am sitting at the hospital with my family...while my Dad is getting his MRI...please...

...say a prayer with us...that his scans will come back clean and that there will not be any enhancement or other signs of new growth.

We are going on the 15th month since diagnosis...some days are harder than others for him...some days he has the energy to play some golf...lately...he's been doing a lot of sleeping and feeling pretty crappy...regardless, he continues to fight!

I recently read an article in our local newspaper, where it stated, there are people who think that we shouldn't call it "fighting cancer"...that we should say we're in a battle...that to say "fighting" is too negative...HELLO!!! call it what you will...it is a war...you are fighting for your life...I will not sit here and judge anyone...over how they want to perceive this "battle" ...for me...the daughter of a man who is fighting day in and day out over this horrific battle with Brain Cancer. Over this last year, I have often put myself in the shoes of someone who might be fighting this battle...and though its hard to say what you would do till you are actually doing it...but I would like to think I would be handling it very similar to the way my dad does...with grace and dignity...and most definitely putting up one hell of a fight...KNOWLEDGE IS POWER...educate yourself about Brain Cancer...know the signs...you might just save someones life...

...this photo of "us" was taken on Monday...while we celebrated Memorial Day and honored our biggest HERO...our Dad!

See Materials Used {HERE}