Glued 2 Paper

Layout for My Paper Treehouse Blog hop

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Photo from the 2010 Susan G Komen 3 Day Breast cancer walk ( in Tampa, FL)
I'm in the center... the other ladies are a few members from the Hot Pink Olive team.
(Carolynn and Lorriel)

Our new Fur Baby

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This is Deuce. He is about 12 weeks old. We
adopted him from a local rescue called http://creekbendsanctuary.com/.
If you are local to Mobile and are looking for a sweet
kitty, I would check with Jennifer and John at
Creek Bend Sanctuary.

Christmas Parade - Dec 18, 2010

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Thanksgiving Lunch with Lukas

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The first photo is Lukas with his Kindergarten
teacher Mrs. A. Foster. Next is Lukas acting silly!

Field trip with Jacob

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I went with Jacob to Seward farms in the fall. We had a blast. Notice how tall Jacob is in the group photo. He's on the far right.

playing catch up... couple photos from Fall Baseball

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This first photo is Lukas playing the pitcher position. This was his first time playing tee-ball. His coach said he was one of the most improved players on the team. He loved playing.

Next is Jacob... This is Jacob's 3 season playing coach pitch league. This season he played 1st base and he was an awesome player. I was so amazed at how much Jacob improved this season.
I wasn't able to get a good photo because all of his games were played at night.

The second photo was taken at Jacob's end of the season party... This is the trophy he received and it holds his game ball.

30 Day blog challeng - Day 7

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Day 7: Favorite Movies

Hands down -- this is my all time favorite movie.
I love this story of HOPE, Friendship and Strength.
The Shawshank Redemption

30 Day blog challeng - Day 6

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Day 6: A Picture of Something That Makes You Happy

Enough said!

30 Day blog challeng - Day 5

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Siblings
I only have one younger brother. His name is Jason Smith. He is 38 years old
and lives in Tega Cay, SC. He has 3 children and works full time for Bank of America.

Here are a couple photos of Jason and his fiance Kelly. They plan to get married in Feb 11.

oh gesh, I'm so behind on the 30 day challenge

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Day 4 My Parents

My mom and dad have been married for about 42 years. This is my Dad and my son Lukas.
Lukas was named after my Dad.
Dad's name is Glenn Fredrick Smith
Luke's name is Lukas Glenn Eschler
(my grandfather was also named Glenn)

AND this next picture is my Mom and Lukas.
Her name is Rhonda Smith.
I'll be walking 60 miles next week in the Susan G Komen 3 day for Breast cancer to honor my mother. She is a survivor!

30 Day blog challenge - Day 3

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First True Love

I truly fell in love when I had Jacob. I had no idea this kind of love existed until he was born. I can say my love for him is every sense of the word "TRUE"

30 Day Blog challenge - Day 2

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Day 2: Meaning Behind Your Blog Name

The name is Glued2paper. I use this blog to share some of my
paper crafts so I wanted to come up with something catchy
about paper. I love paper and I love glue... so Glued2paper was
born.

Corny, huh?
Oh well, I like it!

Melissa

30 Day Blog challenge - Day 1

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This will be a true challenge for me because I don't know if I've ever posted 2 days in a row
much less than 30 days. I'll give it a whirl!

15 Facts about me.
(interesting, hmm.. maybe to some.. maybe very boring to others)

1. I've lived in NC, SC, CO, FL and now AL. ANd no my husband is not in the
military.

2. I've worked for Oracle for 12 years. (I completely did not plan that!)

3. I've worked at home full time for over 9 years, which really works for me
and my family. I LOVE being here when my boys arrive home from school.

4. My favorite City in the US is Charleston, SC. I adore that place.

5. I love coffee, but I love Coffee mate creamer even more. I drink at least
one cup of coffee a day but would love to have 3 cups... ok ok.. I actually drink
closer to 2. (but don't tell anyone, I'm not suppose to)

6. My degree is in Early Childhood Education but I only taught school for a couple years.
I loved it, but I decided to go back to school so I could actually get a job where I could
make a living. I loved teaching and I have the up most respect for teachers, but I don't
know how they survive financially.

7. I hate roaches

8. I miss seeing my brother (He lives in NC and I live in AL and we only get to see
each other about twice a year)

9. Last year I walked 60 miles for the Susan G Komen 3 day and in about 3 weeks I'll be doing it again.

10. I love Coke!

11. I get motion sickness easily.

12. I have 2 boys. Jacob is 8 and Lukas is 5. They make my heart swell and I love them so!

13. I love the internet and email.

14. I adore all music by Jack Johnson. I would love to see him in concert, but I might just have to fly to Hawaii to do that... hint hint!

15. I'm somewhat of an introvert, so this is hard.

Bzz --Elmer's Craftbond and X-ACTO - Bzzz

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Lookie Lookie what I got in the mail!

I'm a Bzz agent for Bzzagent.com and I was lucky enough to get into the Elmer's and X-ACTO
BzzCampaign. If you have NO idea what I'm talking about.. go to http://www.bzzagent.com/
and join. You will not regret it!

Elmer's CraftBond and X-ACTO Designer series products are wonderful to
use if you do any type of paper crafting. Elmer's has top quality glue sticks,
glue pens, gel pens, sticky Spots (my FAV) , tape dispensers, runners and much
more. Their prices range from about $2-$9. All adhesives are acid-free
and archival safe.
The X-ACTO designer series includes top quality scissors, trimmers, rulers, punches
knives and cutting mats. Xacto prices range from $2-$20.

I received the Elmer's All purpose Glue stick, a permanent tape runner, a clear glue
pen, and stick spots. AND.. a pair of zig-zag edge scissors, scalloped scissors and
a corner rounder punch.

These products are right up my ally! I'm totally in love with playing with paper
and glue (hence the blog name Glued2paper, haha!)
I've already tested out the corner rounder, sticky spots, and tape runner.
These products work wonderfully. Check out what I've made so far.

I used the tape runner on both of these layouts
and the sticky spots on the buttons and flowers.
They are there to STAY! I love it when I can find a
good adhesive to work!

I also tried out the corner rounder on this layout.. little hard to see but it did the job
perfectly.

Deuce Brand Breast Cancer Awareness Sport Watch {Giveaway} ~ 5 Winners

2010-09-06T07:26:00.002-05:00

Go over to Leslie Loves Veggies and check out the cool Deuce Brand watch giveaway!

She is giving away 5 of these!!!

Deuce Brand has partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and will donate $2 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for each Pink Ribbon Deuce watch sold with a minimum guarantee of $25,000! Susan G. Komen for the Cure was started in 1982, and has become the largest breast cancer charity in the world. The charity has raised over $1.5 Billion to help with research, education, and health services. For information about the walks, donating money, education, connecting with local affiliate, or anything else concerning Komen for the Cure click HERE

A couple more Layouts for the month of August

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Photos of Lukas before his 1st Karate class.

Silly Lukas giving me another one of his crazy faces

Lukas helping me sweep the kitchen (kind of)

Photos of Lukas flying the planes in Gulf Shores at "the Track"

Photos taken the day Lukas decided he wanted to become an artist.
He practiced on the bathroom wall and his face.
He did this during his nap time and I had no idea!
Thank goodness for the Magic Eraser.

Echo Park - My new FAVORITE

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This photo was taken on Mother's Day 2010.

Quick photo of my boys - Spring 2010

And this photo was taken after my 60 mile journey with the
Susan G Komen 3-day walk. Do I look like I just walked 60 miles?

Cards and Layouts made during Scrapbook Heaven's Crop

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First some super simple cards.

Below we have
1- Only 10 Min - photos taken at Orange Beach. We only allowed the boys to
play in the water for about 10 minutes because of the Oil Spill. We didn't have
any problems, but we knew the oil was out there! yuck!

2. No Big Hurry Here is a turtle we found in the back yard one afternoon and he made his way
up to our garage the next morning.. it only took him all night!

2- Happy 2-gether (or at least I think so... hehe!) This is my brother Jason
and his GF Kelly. They came down to Alabama to visit for a week and we
took the kids to the beach for a couple days. These photos were taken
at the Track.

3- Handsome
Photos take of Jacob in our backyard in Mobile, AL.

4- Go Go Go -Carts
Photos of Jacob at the Track in Gulf Shores driving the mini go-carts

5- Life is Simple... Eat, Sleep and Scrap
Photos take at the Crop 4 a Cure. This is a fundraiser I hosted in June
to help raise money for the Susan G Komen 3 day.

6. In a League of your own.
Super old photos of Jacob playing t-ball. He was 4 and we were
still living in Florida

7. A Kid with Class
Photos of Jacob in Kindergarten. (Yes, I am a little behind!)

8- Ready Set Blow
Again an older photo. This was at Luke's 3rd birthday party.
That's Grandma Folsom (Steve's mom), Lukas and Steve helping
Lukas blow out his birthday candles on his pink cake. (that he requested)

Blog Candy Giveaway at April's Scrappiness

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Go to
April's Scrappiness
become a follower and leave
a comment.
When she reaches 100 followers, she'll be
giving away a cool CTMH stamp set plus
some cute embellishments.

Check it OUT!!!

Frugal Friday

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Tonight I plan to make my very first batch of Homemade Laundry Detergent.

Here it is:
Ingredients:
•3.1 oz bar Ivory soap (Ivory is chosen because it's all natural. You may use a soap of your choice) Fels-Naptha soap is also a good choice of soap to use. Found in the laundy soal department.
•1 cup 20 Mule Team Borax
•½ cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
•Water
Tools:
•5 Gallon container
•Knife
•Pot large enough to hold 5 cups of water
•Long stirring stick/spoon (for 5 gallon container)
Instructions:
Shave the soap into small strips and place in the pot with 5 cups of water. Bring the water just shy of a boil and stir until the soap is completely melted. When the soap is just about melted, pour 3 gallons of hot water into the 5-gallon container and let it sit until the soap in the pot is totally melted. Once all of the soap shavings are melted, pour the mixture into the 5-gallon container and stir.

Once the soap and water are thoroughly stirred, add the ½ cup pf washing soda and stir until dissolved. Once the washing soda is dissolved, pour in the cup of borax and stir again until dissolved.

Optional: Essential Oils for fragrance. If you like fragrant detergent, now is when you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oils.

The cost to wash 110.5 loads with homemade laundry detergent is $1.11.

PS.. I found some of the ingredients at Walmart, but Ace Hardware had them all.
If your Ace hardware doesn't carry these items you can order them and have
them shipped for free to the Ace Hardware near you.
It was about $10 to buy everything and I bet I can get a couple batches from that.

Photos from our mini Vacation

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My Sweet boys-- 1st Day of School 2010-11

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Jacob is now in the 2nd grade and Lukas just started Kindergarten. Jacob's teach is Mrs. Hughes and Luke's teacher is Mrs. A Foster. Both are happy about their new teachers!

I'm so Sorry Glued2paper.. you have been so neglected!

2010-08-20T16:57:00.002-05:00

Wow, I've not updated since May! Wow! I guess I've been busy doing a bunch of
nothing..
Well, I have been working a bit and walking a lot.

Just training for this little ole' 60 mile walk in Oct. I'm up to 13 miles now...
And I'm tired! 10 more weeks and I'll be traveling to Tampa for the
3 day walk with my Hot Pink Olive team. I'm looking forward to it.

The boys started school on the 9th of August and they both are happy with
their new teachers. I can't believe my baby is in Kindergarten. I'll update
again in a bit with some photos.

I'm a Hot Pink Olive

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Hello Everyone,
I have made the decision to walk AGAIN in 2010!!! And this time, I'm walking as a Hot
Pink Olive. I met the team last year during my walk and if it were not for them, I don't know
if I could have made it.

I'm commited to walk 60 miles in 3days! And I have committed to raise $2300 for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure

I will be walking in honor of my mother, Rhonda Smith and hundreds of women who have fought and are fighting breast cancer.

Please support me and the "Hot Pink Olives" as we take an amazing journey in the fight to end breast cancer. If you would like to make a donation, please visit my online site at
http://www.the3day.org/goto/melissa_eschler.

Thank you,
Melissa

finally played with some paper this weekend!

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