Danine and Kathy, our 'princesses' for the day, earned the right to be treated like royalty by getting three friends to join them at the crop. They were honored with decorated chairs, were served on special plates, and given 'Royal Gifts'!

Our Operation Smile benefit crop has net $2435.00 which will help 10 children get the life-changing surgery they need!

Scenes from the Operation Smile Benefit crop, coordinated by the MeriMajesties CTMH team!

Croppers of all ages got together to create beautiful pages and cards while enjoying each others company. Classes were offered and taught by MeriMajesties team members. We are grateful to Knox Church for donating their space, Peggy for making our shirts, Costco for lunch and prizes, Giant for donating snacks, Olive Garden for the dinner salad and breadsticks, Chris for donating the color printer for our raffle and Mirella (weekendmemories) for loaning us her tools for the day! A special thank you to Mary, our masseuse, for not only getting knots out of our shoulders, but also donating all of her proceeds of the evening to Operation Smile!

Proposal!

My eldest son, CA, (aka Chris) proposed to Katie! I'm going to be a Mother in Law! (AND....there will be TWO Chris and Katy/Katie's, since that is also my husband and myself!)

Meeting His Hero!

I got to take our youngest son, Steven to meet his 'hero', Alton Brown from Good Eats on the Food Network. Alton mixes chemistry in the kitchen with darned good food, and Steven loves to try all of his recipes. He even learned what he as learned to help him choose science experiments for school!

Yesterday it was snowing...and the kids were at school. A cozy fire, hot coffee, and a great book...and it was so awesome and relaxing! One more GOOD deep snow, and I will be ready for spring!

Entering CTMH contest

I joined a swap from the CTMH bulletin board, and really liked the one I created...so I did another one, quite a bit fancier and in a newer paper, to enter into the monthly contest. I even found a decent picture of myself that has similar colors that the Emporium paper pack uses!

Even if I do not win, I am pleased with my creation!

Photo op today!

It FINALLY snowed today, and now I have some pictures that I can use on my latest layout. (Well, I will have to wait to get them from Costco since the roads are now icy!)

I love the snow, and I love campfires, so today my kids and I, (and a lot of neighborhood kids) made a roaring campfire in the backyard and toasted marshmallows! What a great day!