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The Lady Royals did it!

Our HS Girls B-ball team won the IHSA 1A Championship!

WOOP! WOOP!

Girls Bball Championship Game!

Our Lady Royals are playing for the IHSA championship today!

WOOP! WOOP!

GO LADY ROYALS!

Going to STATE!

WOOP! WOOP!

Am taking a car load of High Schoolers to

Illinois State University for the IHSA Girls BBall State Championship!

Our Lady Royals Bball team is in the Final 4!

It is so exciting!

This is the first time in the history of our HS that the girls' team has made it this far!

We are making HISTORY here folks!!!

GO LADY ROYALS!!!

Let's Get Jazzy!

Okay all you stampers....

have you heard of That's Jazzy Stamp Dreams?

You haven't???

Well, you need to head over and check out Sheila's website!!!

It's full of AMAZING stamp sets...the prices are fabulous and Sheila (the owner) is one of the nicest people in the world!!!

How nice you ask? Well........nice enough to give away a free stamp!

Head on over to http://www.letsgetjazzy.blogspot.com/ and start stamping!

Thanks for checking out all my "Bolognie"! Joanie

Sketches! {by tamara} #84

It's Monday.....and that means that Sketches! {by tamara} has it's new Layout sketch up for the week! Check it out here!

I love how the Layout DT shows so many different interpretations! Here's mine..........

These are snapshots of Justin, our HS junior, during soccer season this year! He played Keeper (Goalie)!

Have a great day and thanks for sharing my "Bolognie"! Joanie

Come on SPRING!

Do ya like my new background? I needed something a bit more "Springy"...purchased this at Heidi Swapp's new site..... http://www.houseof3.com/

I'm heading out this afternoon/evening to Illinois State University...

going along for the ride with my dear friend Shelly...

we're taking her daughter Haley back to school!

Have a great Sunday and thanks for sharing my "Bolognie"!

Joanie

Thank Goodness for Sketches!

Scrapbooking................I seem to be motivated to scrap only by using the sketches

and challenges at Sketches!{by Tamara} and Paper Popsicles Kit Club!

Nothing wrong with that....thank goodness they are keeping my MOJO flowing!!!

SO.....here's a layout I made using the Recipe Sketch at Sketches! and

February's Love Challenge at Paper Popsicles!

Thanks for sharing my "Bolognie'! Joanie

Want a FREE Stamp?

Then you need to check out my friend, Sheila's, new BLOG SITE

and her GORGEOUS STAMPS!!!

http://letsgetjazzy.blogspot.com/

To get your free STAMP, just email Sheila

with your address and tell all your friends on your Blog!
You'll just LOVE her stamps...I DO!!!

Here's a peek at her new Victorian Key Stamps!

Here's her Stamp Website: http://www.thatsjazzystampdreams.com/

Sketches! {by Tamara}

It's Monday and my Sketch Layout #83 is up

on the Sketches! {by tamara} Site..........I used the

Yummy Sassafras paper line!

Please check out all the Awesome Layouts created by the Layout DT!

Have a great Monday! Thanks for sharing my "Bolognie'! Joanie

New BLING!

I just have to show off my new bracelet!!!

I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!

I purchased this GORGEOUS Bracelet from Lori Anderson's Etsy Shop! You have to check out her design blogsite....http://www.lorianderson.net/

Thank you Lori!!!

I spent the afternoon & evening scrapping in town at the Scrapping Cat! Got a little work done BUT a lot of talking & laughing done!!! Oh well...it's so good to hang-out with friends! Thanks for sharing my "Bolognie'! Joanie

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you all have a wonderful, loving day! Off to eat my Hershey Kisses!!!

Much LOVE & "Bolognie".............Joanie

And the OWOH WINNERS are......

Before I announce the winners...(I know the suspense is killing you!)

I want to say "Thank You" to our awesome host

of this whole" Kit and Kaboodle"...Lisa!!!

What an amazing experience this was!

I am astonished with all the beautiful and unique talent that is floating around the Blog-World!

I appreciate all the heart-felt comments that were left on my blog

and I am thrilled to have met so many new friends!

I'll be visiting many new blogs daily!

OK...I'm stepping down from my "Blog-SoapBox" now!!!

AND the winners are!!!!

Giveaway #1...Jenny Fowler

http://fatedfollies.blogspot.com/

Giveaway #2...Kathy

http://kathysfunnyfarm.blogspot.com

I will contact you on your blog & email!

Please leave me your address on my email and

I will mail out your Scrapping Goodies ASAP!!!

Happy Scrappin Ladies!!!

OWOH...last day!

This is it folks!
Tonight (Feb 11th) at midnight, the OWOH Caravan packs it in!!!
So hurry up and leave me your final comment!
Hit the OWOH Link ...#522...for my giveaway!

I will pick 2 LUCKY WINNERS!!!!! I will email you to let you know which Scrapbooking Kit you have won and give you 5 days to respond back to me with your address!

I want to "Thank" all of you for jumping on the OWOH Caravan and for especially all your beautiful, warm comments!

Thanks for sharing all my "Bolognie"!!!!

House of sickness...

You don't want to stop by here today...too many are home from school sick! We all have the yuckies!!!! Sinus infections!

Now 2 are home from school, and even poor Vinny, our poochie, is feeling lousy...and hubbie called from out of town and is sick also! Come on SPRING!

I'll leave you with this photo I took when I was in Chicago this summer for a weekend with girlfriends!
We've always told our kids that it's OK to be different...Different is Good!!!

Thanks for sharing my "Bolognie"! Joanie

Happy Monday!

Hi all!!!!
I'm back from our fantastic weekend away with friends! It was so great to see Laura! And Lauren had so much fun with Maggie!!!! We will see them again in April when we cruise on over to Missouri!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miss ya already!
Unfortunately though, Lauren is home from school today with a nasty sinus infection...glad it didn't get this bad over the weekend!

Well.....today is the first day of my DT Scrappin Debute at Sketches!{by Tamara}.
http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/

Here is my layout using Layout Sketch #82..........................


I used the January Monthly Kit- Floral Beginnings that I purchased from Paper Popsicles!
http://paperpopsicles.com/index.html

Thanks for looking and sharing all of my "Bolognie"!

Hitting the Road!

I'm heading out for a weekend away with 2 of the kids, Lauren and Connor!
We are meeting up with our dear friends, Laura, Hannah and Maggie, who moved a few years ago...wow they have been gone for 3 years now! Can't wait to see them!!!!!

BUT our friendship is still going strong and will forever! That's what kindred spirits are all about!!!!
Here's a card I finished the other day....

I used the Recipe Sketch #34 at http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/




Have a great weekend....I know I will!!!!! Thanks for sharing all my "Bolognie"!

One World~One Heart Giveaway!!!!

Click on the link below to see my OWOH Giveaway!

Full of Bolognie!: One World~One Heart Giveaway!!!!

Yahoo!

WELL......what do ya think? Do ya like the new background?

Here's where I bought it from...The House of 3!!!! http://www.houseof3.com/

Go check it out.....it's a MUST-HAVE!!!!!

I scrapped last night!!!! YEA!

I used one of Paper Popsicles' gorgeous Monthly Kits, January Loveables ........

http://paperpopsicles.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=46&pos=1

AND I also used the Sketches! {by Tamara} #80 as my inspiration!

This weekend in Chicago, last September, was a surprise for my dear friend Shelly! It was her 1 Year Cancer-Free Anniversary! Wendy and I thought it fitting to celebrate together since as a team we helped support Shelly emotionally...we were her cheerleaders!!! I am so proud of you Shelly! I thank God everyday that you beat it! Love ya!

Thanks for sharing all my "Bolognie"!

ACK!

I purchased a blog background & header from http://www.houseof3.com/ yesterday and I am having such an aggravating struggle to get it to appear on the blog! I will admit...I am so NOT "computer-savvy".........I am "Computer-idiot"!!!!! ACK!

I've got one kiddo home today from high school...I have that mother's intuition going here about if he's really feeling that lousy or does he just want to stay home because...and the question of the day is .....Because why??? Hmmmmmm.....

Hope to scrap later this afternoon at the Scrappy Cat....have to work on my 1st sketch project as the DT at Sketch!{Tamara}!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing all my"Bolognie"...........Joanie

Love is in the Air Crop

Please join the creative scrappin DT Gals at Paper Popsicles for their "Love Is In the Air" online Crop weekend...Feb 6-8!!!! http://paperpopsicles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4706
This weekend will be filled with fun, inspiration and yummy giveaways!!! Don't miss it!!!!

WOOP! WOOP!

OMGoodness.....I made the Layout Design Team for Sketches!{Tamara}!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can ya tell how thrilled I am? Yahoo!

I love how Tamara's Sketches get my scrappin Mojo motivated! Please stop by weekly and check out her daily Sketches and MY sample layout sketch!!!!!!
http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/


The 1st of every month is my favorite day! WHY?
Because my FAVORITE Kit Club, Paper Popsicles, http://paperpopsicles.com/index.html, has their Monthly Kits posted for sale!!!! Check out these gorgeous kits!!!


February Kit -California




February Kit- Cream of Mushroom




February Kit - Hello Beautiful


Thanks for sharing all of my "Bolognie'!!!!!