Some of you have inquired if I am o.k. I am. I know I haven't been blogging, and I apologize for that. I can't really explain why I stopped because I don't know why. I just stopped and it became harder and harder to get started again is all I can say about it. No special reason why I stopped, I just did.

That said, I'm ready to get started back blogging again, and plan to post lots of fun things for you here in the next few days.

Why the picture about Faith? Well, I took a picture of this plaque on the wall at my daughter Kimberly's doctors' office today and it explains in a nutshell what we will be doing the next couple of days:

My girlie is due tomorrow, August 2nd. She is also being admitted to the hospital at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning to get the process started to get our little Liam born safely! The problem may be that they say Liam is a big baby, most likely over 9 pounds. For those of us who have had babies, we KNOW that is just a little bit too big for a first baby! Ouch!

The doctor has suggested a plan of action to help Liam arrive safely and hopefully avoid a C-section. However, he also said it may take 2 days! So in comes the Faith part. We know and trust that God is in control and will bring Kimmy and Liam through this process safely. It may not be easy, but we are praying and trusting that all will go well.

Yes, I am planning to be there at 6 a.m., and plan to stay with them throughout the duration of the birth process, no matter how long it takes! Please pray for this Grammie to make it through what may be some lack of sleep and anxiousness for my girl!

On a stamping note, I plan to take a few projects with me to the hospital to help pass the long hours we may experience.(Kimberly even suggested I do this, my sweetheart!) Kimmy is planning to bring some crochet projects and she and her husband, Tony, and I will probably play cards and do whatever we need to do to help us all get through this!

The Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog began today, which means this is the first day to order from it! Some of you have already placed Online Orders today! Thank you so much! I plan to send you a thank-you card as soon as I can, please just don't get too worried if it doesn't arrive right away. I plan to spend at least a week with Kimmy and Liam after they go home from the hospital, so I know I won't be getting much stamping done for awhile!

Before I go to bed tonight I'm going to set up auto-posts for the next few days so you have some inspiration while I am helping my family. Here's the first one:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

And inside:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

This was a cute little Christmas card we did at a Hostess Party Stamp Camp earlier this week! We used the 1" Circle Punch with the "Be of Good Cheer" Designer Paper and the Word Window Punch to create this cute little tree. We used the star punch from the "Merry Minis" Punch Pack to punch out the Champagne Glimmer Paper (SO GLAD to have a star punch again!) Both the punch pack and the glimmer paper are now available in the Holiday Catalog. The inside sentiment is from "Seasonal Sayings", a cute little set also from the Holiday Catalog (if you have your copy from me you know that at 8 1/2" x 1" it can't be called a "mini" anymore!) Flanking the sentiment are more punches from the "Merry Minis" Punch Pack. Easy-peasy and fun!

If you dont' have your own copy of the Holiday Catalog (or the Annual Catalog for that matter) and don't have your own local demonstrator, just let send me an email along with your address and I will make sure you get one of each!

That's all for today. I've got a few things to pack for our hospital adventure, as well as some future posts to get ready and to try to sneak in a little sleep before it's time to head up there in the morning!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

Some of you have inquired if I am o.k. I am. I know I haven't been blogging, and I apologize for that. I can't really explain why I stopped because I don't know why. I just stopped and it became harder and harder to get started again is all I can say about it. No special reason why I stopped, I just did.

That said, I'm ready to get started back blogging again, and plan to post lots of fun things for you here in the next few days.

Why the picture about Faith? Well, I took a picture of this plaque on the wall at my daughter Kimberly's doctors' office today and it explains in a nutshell what we will be doing the next couple of days:

My girlie is due tomorrow, August 2nd. She is also being admitted to the hospital at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning to get the process started to get our little Liam born safely! The problem may be that they say Liam is a big baby, most likely over 9 pounds. For those of us who have had babies, we KNOW that is just a little bit too big for a first baby! Ouch!

The doctor has suggested a plan of action to help Liam arrive safely and hopefully avoid a C-section. However, he also said it may take 2 days! So in comes the Faith part. We know and trust that God is in control and will bring Kimmy and Liam through this process safely. It may not be easy, but we are praying and trusting that all will go well.

Yes, I am planning to be there at 6 a.m., and plan to stay with them throughout the duration of the birth process, no matter how long it takes! Please pray for this Grammie to make it through what may be some lack of sleep and anxiousness for my girl!

On a stamping note, I plan to take a few projects with me to the hospital to help pass the long hours we may experience.(Kimberly even suggested I do this, my sweetheart!) Kimmy is planning to bring some crochet projects and she and her husband, Tony, and I will probably play cards and do whatever we need to do to help us all get through this!

The Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog began today, which means this is the first day to order from it! Some of you have already placed Online Orders today! Thank you so much! I plan to send you a thank-you card as soon as I can, please just don't get too worried if it doesn't arrive right away. I plan to spend at least a week with Kimmy and Liam after they go home from the hospital, so I know I won't be getting much stamping done for awhile!

Before I go to bed tonight I'm going to set up auto-posts for the next few days so you have some inspiration while I am helping my family. Here's the first one:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

And inside:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

This was a cute little Christmas card we did at a Hostess Party Stamp Camp earlier this week! We used the 1" Circle Punch with the "Be of Good Cheer" Designer Paper and the Word Window Punch to create this cute little tree. We used the star punch from the "Merry Minis" Punch Pack to punch out the Champagne Glimmer Paper (SO GLAD to have a star punch again!) Both the punch pack and the glimmer paper are now available in the Holiday Catalog. The inside sentiment is from "Seasonal Sayings", a cute little set also from the Holiday Catalog (if you have your copy from me you know that at 8 1/2" x 1" it can't be called a "mini" anymore!) Flanking the sentiment are more punches from the "Merry Minis" Punch Pack. Easy-peasy and fun!

If you dont' have your own copy of the Holiday Catalog (or the Annual Catalog for that matter) and don't have your own local demonstrator, just let send me an email along with your address and I will make sure you get one of each!

That's all for today. I've got a few things to pack for our hospital adventure, as well as some future posts to get ready and to try to sneak in a little sleep before it's time to head up there in the morning!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!