Jemenifer22

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

A Special Poem

I came across this poem on Lauren Reid's blog: http://laurenreiddesigns.blogspot.com/
and thought I'd post it as well, I can totally relate....my son has ASD ;-)


WELCOME TO HOLLAND

I AM OFTEN ASKED TO DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE OF RAISING A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY – TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SHARED THAT UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO UNDERSTAND IT, TO IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD FEEL. IT'S LIKE THIS…

WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY, IT'S LIKE PLANNING A FABULOUS VACATION TRIP – TO ITALY. YOU BUY A BUNCH OF GUIDEBOOKS AND MAKE YOUR WONDERFUL PLANS. THE COLISEUM, THE MICHELANGELO DAVID, THE GONDOLAS IN VENICE. YOU MAY LEARN SOME HANDY PHRASES IN ITALIAN. IT'S ALL VERY EXCITING.

AFTER MONTHS OF EAGER ANTICIPATION, THE DAY FINALLY ARRIVES. YOU PACK YOUR BAGS AND OFF YOU GO. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE PLANE LANDS. THE STEWARDESS COMES IN AND SAYS, "WELCOME TO HOLLAND."

"HOLLAND?!" YOU SAY. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HOLLAND?" I SIGNED UP FOR ITALY! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN ITALY. ALL MY LIFE I'VE DREAMED OF GOING TO ITALY.

BUT THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN THE FLIGHT PLAN. THEY'VE LANDED IN HOLLAND AND THERE YOU MUST STAY.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN YOU TO SOME HORRIBLE, DISGUSTING, FILTHY PLACE, FULL OF PESTILENCE, FAMINE AND DISEASE. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT PLACE.

SO YOU MUST GO OUT AND BUY A NEW GUIDEBOOK. AND YOU MUST LEARN A WHOLE NEW LANGUAGE. AND YOU WILL MEET A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE MET.

IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT PLACE. IT'S SLOWER PACED THAN ITALY, LESS FLASHY THAN ITALY. BUT AFTER YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE AND YOU CATCH YOUR BREATH, YOU LOOK AROUND, AND YOU BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT HOLLAND HAS WINDMILLS, HOLLAND HAS TULIPS, HOLLAND EVEN HAS REMBRANDTS.

BUT EVERYONE YOU KNOW IS BUSY COMING AND GOING FROM ITALY, AND THEY'RE ALL BRAGGING ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME THEY HAD THERE. AND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL SAY, "YES, THAT'S WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO. THAT'S WHAT I HAD PLANNED."

THE PAIN OF THAT WILL NEVER, EVER, GO AWAY, BECAUSE THE LOSS OF THAT DREAM IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT LOSS.

BUT IF YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE MOURNING THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T GET TO ITALY, YOU MAY NEVER BE FREE TO ENJOY THE VERY SPECIAL, THE VERY LOVELY THINGS ABOUT HOLLAND.
WRITTEN BY EMILY PERL KINGSLEY (1987)

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

My Guest Gig with Simply Scraps

Yay, I'm so excited to that I'm a Guest Creative Team Member with Simply Scraps for the month of December, she really has some amazing kits! Looooovin' Her!! I'm finding my way around now and gosh, I don't know what to grab first, but I will tell you this little bit of inside news....she's has something new coming out tomorrow at her new permanent diggs - The Digichick!! well as a few "new" items from last month's Grab Bag!! If you weren't able to grab the grab bag (haha) then well, I'm sorry, because WOW!! On to the Sneak Peeks:






Ok, for some reason my computer won't let me link - BAD COMPUTER!!

http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=114


Lots of goodies, so don't forgot to stop by The Digichick tomorrow and pick up these babies!!

Have a good one,
Jennifer



Saturday, November 7, 2009

ScrapMatters Blog Train!!

Yay!! Happy Digital Scrapbook Day and WELCOME aboard the ScrapMatters Blog Train!! Choo Choo! Wow! But seriously, I must talk to you before the blog train!! Have you seen ALL of the awesome goodies over at ScrapMatters...OMG, the Grab Bags are just heavenly - and not to mention the awesome Collaboration Kit you get if you spend $15!! Here's more information:



"A Slice of Life ", this is totally a kit to use for everyday pictures! I love it!



Ok, let's talk Blog Train!! Here's a quickpage that I made using "A Slice of Life", I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it for you:


** Link Expired**
This link will be ONLY be up for a limited time
But if you missed it, you can purchase the whole Blog Train at
ScrapMatters

So you should have just left Krista's Blog (Sahlin Studios) and after you grab my freebie, then you're off to Ro's Blog (Man in the Moon Designs)!! And don't worry, if you get lost along the way, then you can find the WHOLE lineup (and wow what a lineup it is!!) at the ScrapMatters Blog or within the forums!!

Have Fun and Happy DSD!!

- Jennifer


Thursday, October 22, 2009

Dinosaurs and Pirates - OH MY!!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to stop by and tell you about a really cute kit that Michelle Batton has coming out today....Rawr-a-sauras Rex!! The colors in this kit are just too cute, check it out:



Isn't it cute!! I love those alphas...I'm such an alpha girl!! Here's what the layout I made using this sweet kit!!



Run on over to The DigiChick and get this kit, it's just too adorable!!

Oh yeah....and who doesn't like a Blog-Train!! So, go to Michelle's Blog for the beginning of a very cute train!!

Now, let me show you another amazingly cute kit!! This is a collaboration kit by Ziggle Designs and Megan Turnidge...ok, so we all know I loves me some Ziggle Designs, but to tell you the truth, I also loves me some Megan Turnidge!!! So these two together is just an AMAZING KIT waiting to happen, er, I mean THAT HAPPENED! That's right, they teamed up with this beauty of a kit.... BUCCANEER BAY!!


This kit is hot off the presses too!! So hopefully, Here's a layout I made using my son's Halloween pics from last year - yeah, he was a pirate!! Perfect right!! I know, I love it!



Anyway, go check out this kit and also, check out the Ziggle Designs CT Blog for Part 3 of a fabulous freebie!!

That's it from me, have a great weekend!

Peace out, hahahaha!
-Jennifer

Friday, September 25, 2009

Lovey Dovey & a Cute Little Blog Train



Hey everyone!! Have you seen Ziggle Designs' newest collaboration kit with Tracie Stroud?? It's an totally sweet and girly kit called: LOVEY DOVEY, and it is just the most precious kit!!


Cute right!! Well, to say thanks to everyone for being such awesome Ziggle customers, a few of us got together and made a sweet little Acorn Brag Book - perfect for Fall right!! They are too cute too!

Here's mine:


DOWNLOAD HERE!!

Your next stop is Ms. Kami herself!!

and in case you get lost along the way, here's the list:

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Hey!! I have some news!!

Ok, so I'm soooooo excited, I'm officially a Scrap Matters Creative Team Member and I'm just thrilled to death about it!! I have two digi-scrappin homes now, Scrap Orchard and Scrap Matters and I couldn't be happier!!

Tonight there is a Speed Scrap at Scrap Matters, so if you're in the mood for creating an awesome layout! Stop by!!


Hope to see you there!!

Have a great day!

- Jen

Saturday, August 22, 2009

A Sale and then a Freebie!!

Hi all! I just wanted to drop in and tell you about a couple of happenings in the digi-scrapping world!!

First on my list...Ellie Lash is have a 40% off Sale - how awesome is that! Check it out:


So run over to her store and pick up all of those awesome kits that you have on your wish list!!

Also, have you see the sweet Freebie that is on the Ziggle Designs Creative Team website?? It's a great little cozy mini!!



Part One went up last week and Part Two is going up shortly!!

So, I hope you all get your Shop on and your freebie on too, hahaha!! Have a great weekend!!

- Jen