More Finished Pages...

My aim in scrapbooking this year is to finish all my backlogs!

I have a few pages and my 2021 Project Life is sitting in my unfinished layout box. Everytime I open it and view the missing parts, I would just close the box and say, "I need to wait for the journal printing, a missing photo, etc." This weekend was a success, I'm done!

Grade 10... Lorenzo finished his 10th Grade in Morning Star Montessori School. He has been there since preschool and I got no complaints from him. He may not be that wise and active in school, but he is just happy with his close friends and going to school. Because of the Pandemic, he needed to homeschool. He got his complete gadget ready for school before his Dad left. The bonus part was, he finished Grade 10 with honors. I used here DCWV frosted cardstock, Simple Stories PPs, DMC thread, assorted scrap and paper flowers, Thickers chipboard letter stickers, metal brads and buttons.

Vaxxed! Our Lorenzo is fully vaccinated with Pfizer. I feel a sense of security and peace facing this terribled Pandemic with his complete vaccinations. I used here WRMK PPs, assorted scraps, DMC threads, assorted stickers for embellishments, assorted Thickers letter stickers, metal key brad, and buttons.

Can't wait for the coming weekends to scrap again... I'm still finishing my 2021 PL. Happy creating peeps!

TFL.

 

Ika 10

I'm back in my scraproom!

And I was just excited to finish a few hanging pages since last year. This page was almost done except for the 2021 photo, took me awhile to complete my graduation pictorial pictures here. 

I started with STI College in 2011. I worked as a part time instructor for four years as I completed my masters studies. Then in 2014 second semester, I experienced my 1st full time teaching position with 27 units load. After that, I became the General Education Program Head until this day. Teaching became  a passion since then, which I learned to love through the years...

Ika 10... This page shows my annual graduation pictorial in the college department. I may have transformed my looks through the years, but what is most important to me is what I have imparted as an educator and as a  leader. I used here Bazzill white cardstock, assorted PPS, Anchor calado embroidery thread, MM mini letter/number stickers, assorted paper flowers, pearls, Thickers glittered letters and WRMK metal ornaments.

I'm on my 11th year now... and still counting!

TFL.

Welcome 2022... Thank you 2021!

I am back after 2 months!

As I am doing this many many years ago, I always look back at how the year gifted me and my family with positivity and challenges. 2021 was patient with me in everything. I slowly went back to life after loosing my husband in October 2020. The battle with Covid19 is still here and the world is still very much affected. But life must go on...

Vaccinated!

The good news on the other hand is the invention of vaccines... We are all vaccinated! Thank you Los Banos for giving us these free protection.

My Lorenzo

He turned 17 in March! Although it is still pandemic, he choose to invited some few good friends over lunch at home. He graduated in Junior High School in July with an Academic Achiever and Loyalty Award from Morning Start Montessori School, Inc., Los Banos Branch. Now, he is taking Culinary Art for Senior High School at STI College Calamba. 

My Luigi

Luigi turned 28 in September. He is still the same responsible eldest son and big brother to Lorenzo, Bruno and Coco. The best part is, he has a girlfriend already! I am just excited and hopeful for his new found love.

Me and Myself

I am still with STI College... Although this year was really a tough one for all of us, I am still grateful because I have a job, I am earning and Lorenzo is free for SHS. I am still balancing teaching and administrative tasks as the General Education Program Head on my 6th year.

I went back to taking care of myself... after my December 2020 confinement due to acute anemia and loosing 35 pounds, I slowly went back to myself. I went back to walking, eating less, scrapbooking a lot and found a new hobby, digital scrapbooking in Shutterfly, which I created 4 albums for myself and 3 for others. I had more time to scrap this year. I was able to finish Georgina's pages and clean, organized and labelled my boy's albums.

After moving on a bit with my life... I always come back to thinking about my husband. This year, we celebrated his first Death Anniversary on October 1, 2021. We had the 9-day novena via Zoom with my family. Still sad because he is not physically here with me, but I am more at peace thinking about my dream a day after his anniversary. The white shirt guy and the long slow dance until I got up the following day.

I miss going out, shopping and visiting relatives. But I found my place here at home... in my little house with my two boys and my Mom. I realized, life is more than complete and a blessing.

I can only ask for God's presence and guidance in my everyday life. Travel mercies as I go out for work and Luigi driving me everyday. Good health for all of us including my brothers and their families abroad and my other relatives. Covid19 and the pandemic to end, so we can go back to our normal lives and forget about being anxious. I still have a grateful heart after all these.

Thank you 2021... Welcome 2022 for happy hopes and God's presences.

God bless us all!

 

Rhode Island Experience

I am back!

Been out from my scraproom for 4 weeks already... got no printed pictures to play with, plus I have been busy with work since school has been opened since last month. I got here my last layout before school opened and I want to share it with you.

Rhode Island... The summer place of my cousins Dionne and Donna and their families. We spent 2 nights there with the family, had boodle fight and hamburger dinners, went swimming, tasted the clams at Monahan's and visited the famous Point Judith Lighthouse. I had a great time bonding with my cousins and their families, and so were my boys. I used here Basic Grey and October Afternoon PPs, DMC threads, pom pom ribbons, buttons, paper flowers, peach blings and Tom Holtz ticket tag.

I just miss traveling! I wish this pandemic will end the soonest and go back to USA again to visit my brother and the rest of our family.

TFL!

 

Luigi's NYC Pages

New York City has always been a bucket list wish for every traveler... I am glad, I was able to bring my boys there before the pandemic. The places we visited there were all the ideas of my Auntie Linda and Uncle Bill, and everything was worth the memory making.

... and memory keeping! Here goes Luigi's NYC experience.

Family Time... Our family picture (minus Dodo) in the Empire State Building pictorial area. It was my 2nd time to come here and I was still amazed. They fixed the interior for great tourist experience. I used here Bazzill white cardstock, assorted PPs scraps, buttons, DMC threads, washi tapes, Memory Mist yellow spray and cardstock phrase stickers.

More of the City...  We rode the subway and came up in the Rockefeller Plaza station, and walked going to the St. Patrick's Cathedral at the 5th avenue. Our second day was another long walk and the first stop was the Empire State Building where we came up at the 86th floor Observatory Views. There were lots of memorabillas along the tour. Then we snacked at Smash Burgers just across the ESB. This multi picture layout was done in Bazzill white cardstock, USA PPs (forgot the paper brand), cardstocks, buttons and DMC threads.

More Arrows... I made this page for a Scrappin' Moms' challenge last year. More of the Empire State Building experience and bottom pictures were in the Ground Zero Memorial. I used here again Bazzill white cardstock, different washi tapes, assorted arrows from AC Thickers, Tim Holtz and cork arrows, buttons, DMC threads, Memory Mist yellow spray, cardstock stickers and Fancy Pants acrylic letters.

Ground Zero's Graffiti Wall...  I love this wall. I dragged the two boys to have their picture taken here. This was just across the World Trade Memorial area. I used this layout as my demo for beginners scrapbookers, this shows the use of shapes and scraps. I used here Bazzill white cardstock, scraps of PPs, cardstock sticker, DMC threads, Memory Mist yellow spray and buttons.

The Big Apple... Again another page of the Empire State Building experience. We also went to NYC's China Town where we had our dinner. On our way home, we took the New Jersey way and so we dropped by at the Liberty State Park and the old train station called Central New Jersey Terminal. I used here DCWV PPs, assorted PPs scraps, buttons, DMC threads and cardstock stickers.

I love NYC! I wish to come back the soonest and praying that this pandemic will be over.

Coming up is his Washington DC experience!

TFL.

My Sun and My Moon!

Sharing some more pages of my boys...

Lately, I have been playing with bright colors. I have been digging up on my scraps and embellishments. It is quite a challenge for me to decorate boy pages since I cannot always use flowers. When the sun is up and the moon is bright, it assumes a whole day of time, this was my idea when I was scrapping these pages. So my boys takes up my day and my forever!  Here goes ...

 

You are my Sunshine... Our children always have that sunshine effect on our lives which brightens and makes our family the happiest. Luigi is that for me. I used here Bazzill white cardstock, Basic Grey pps, assorted pps and cardstock, pom-pom ribbons, moving eyes, DMC threads, and Tim Holtz cardstock phrase stickers. 

Love You to the Moon and Back... The moon is million miles away and this just shows how long I can love you Chuy... and back! I used here DCWV textured cardstock, Basic Grey pps, assorted pps and cardstock, rick rack ribbons, moving eyes, DMC threads, and Tim Holtz cardstock phrase stickers. 

It's Thursday and I am looking forward for the coming weekend... I still have unfinished pages to play on, so see you Saturday!

TFL.

 

Comparing...

I cannot help but compare these two piglets! I compare them not to find who is the best among them. But rather, I compare them because they are two unique persons that came from Dodo and me. They may have their strengths and weaknesses, flaws and uniqueness, attitudes and desires... but one thing is sure, they are MINE and they are my greatest blessings.

Here is the same page I did some 15 years ago, and of course, they have their own ways even before. This made me decide to create an adult version. Here goes...

Took me awhile to create these two layouts because of the eyelet setting, but I had fun doing the punching over my husband's wooden chopping board. I used here Bazzill white cardstock, Basic Grey pps, Scenic Route pps, DCWV pps, eyelets, nylon strings, buttons, DMC threads, WRM metal letters and frames, AC Thickers fabric letters and paper flowers. 

It is still FUN to create! TFL.