This is a LO I did with some pics I took in March (around the beginning of spring as a matter of fact...) and again today (just a few days shy of summer).  I absolutely love the contrast of the pics!!  Each season has it's own beauty and I hope I've captured it.  Maybe I'll do another set of pictures in the fall and see how they all come out.  The LO could be a "Trio of Seasons in Maine".  LOL!!  We'll see if I remember.

I didn't mean to whine

After re-reading my last post, I noticed that I sounded like I was really whining.  I didn't mean to.  Hope no one takes offense.  Lots o' Love!!  Oh, and I just saw that we did move on to the next round!!  YEAH!!

An update on us...

So, it's the last "week" (2  1/2 days actually) of school!!  YEAH!!  It's going to be nice to sleep in and not have to worry about getting anyone off to school.  I'll also be teaching Jazzercise classes in the mornings instead of the afternoons and belly dance classes are almost over.  tonight is the last class and then we have our recital on Thursday.   I'll be so glad when it's over!!  

I've been working on some scrapbooking LOs lately as well.  I like to do the challenges at the www.scrapshanty.com and I'm even in a So You Think You Can Scrap contest.  As of this moment, I don't know if my partner, Mel, and I have moved on to round 3 or not.  We got slaughtered this week in the voting.  We only got 1 vote.  Last week we only had 2.  (Unfortunately, not many people have been voting.) This week, only the top 6 groups move on to the next round.  Here's the LOs I've done for the contest:

  

Week 1 - Forever Sisters:  Scraplift of my partners LO:  http://www.scrapshanty.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=10353

Week 2:  Mike's Re-enlistment:  For this LO we had to follow a design sketch.

You know, I think part of my problem is that I'm a "Simple Scrapper".  I don't like lots of fussiness on my LOs.  I don't want to see how much "stuff" I can use on the page.  I just want to tell the story of the pics and let that be my focus.  Oh well.  

For the Scrapable Snaps Challenge at www.scrapshanty.com

Where do I find beauty?  Other than in the faces of my family, I find beauty in the world of nature.  The wind blowing through the trees, flowers in bloom, and the flowing of water.  Sometimes it's peaceful.  Sometimes it's powerful.  But it's always beautiful to me.

Credits:  Stitching by Ivonne @ www.scrapbookbytes.com

Frames by Kim Higueria @ www.scrapbook-elements.com

Latest LOs...

Cover LO for Mike's Italy Album

Credits:  Father's Love Collection by Monja @ www.scrapbookflair.com

Royal Sun Hotel in Suda Bay, Crete

Credits:  Kiki Halbert, Fresh Whites Kit @ www.scrapbook-elements.com

Credits:

Template by Nicole Setlier @ www.Scrapshanty.com

Yellow lace ppr:  Vintage Floral Collection, www.shabbyprincess.com

Brown ppr:  by Pepeetje (12 Classic Papers) @  pepeetjedigiscraps.blogspot.com

Bling on a String by Rina Kroes @  www.scrapbook-elements.com