For the first time in months I was able to get away on a mini vacation this past weekend … actually, I just hung out with my step mom (M2) for a couple of days! My dad was away on business so we were like a couple of school girls having a slumber party.

People laugh when I tell them this, but we had made this ‘appointment’ a month in advance; between the kids, my husband and work, it’s hard to squeeze ME time in! Not that I’ll do this every day, but that’s my ’stay sane’ tip for today: Schedule time for yourself, and then take it!

We talked, ate and watched movies. Of course, there was much laughter. Finally we sat down to scrapbook around 2 on Saturday. When we were cleaning up later so I could leave for home, I was shocked to find that I’d completed 12 pages and totally redid another! I used Creative Memories power palettes for all of them; guess that’s why I sped right through; all I have to do now is go back and journal. I love that I can get pages done so quickly with those sets!

It was so hard to leave when the time came; I’d been there over 24 hours and it only felt like 4. Though I had the car loaded it took me over an hour to leave. LOL.
I really enjoy our time together; I wish we lived even closer.

Well, have to go check on M2 and see if she ever finished the pages about her Mom’s visit to Miami - she promised!!