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Mother's Day!

On Mother's Day my mom came out and visited with Jared and I. We had bought her a present and I made her a card. I also made her a wreath with paper roses. We hope she had a Happy Mother's Day, she deserves it!

What is a mother?

A mother is someone who loves you
Who cares for you in every way
She sits down and listens
to what you have to say
She always thinks your beautiful
Never puts you down
She always has a smile
To wipe away your frown
A mother is someone who believes in you
Always pushes you to go far
Tells you to believe in yourself
No matter who you are
A mother is like an angel
Although without the wings
She tells you to enjoy
Life's most smallest things
I really love my mother
She means so much to me
Mommy I really love you
And that's how it always will be

For more information on the pop up card I made click here

She even brought me out a present and I haven't killed it yet.

It's a really pretty spring cactus and I love seeing it in bloom

Scrapbook Usa

I joined some of my friends at the March Scrapbook USA and had a ton of fun. The Cricut Circle reserved us some tables so we could so some crafting while we there. I got there at 10 am and did not leave until after midnight. Infact they were turning the light off before we were leaving. It really is eerie in there when it's dark and quite.

These are all ladies that I have just met in the last 6 or 7 months that all love all things cricut and we get together about every three months now for a full day of crafting. We always spend the biggest share of the time chatting, but occasionaly we get something accomplished.

Super cute table decorations, along with my cricut plushie.

When you pull an all-nighter it helps to have energy. Even if it comes from a bottle.

When crafting chocolate is a must.

and some times you have to get a little wild like my really good friend.

A finished project at the end of the night

Happy 5th birthday to Cricut. I love you!

It was little different than in years past it seems. Not very many vendor and not very many supre great deals. I didn't spend a whole lot of time shopping though. Most of my time was spent working on some cards, that I will have to post some day.

Paper Dreses from Die Cuts with a View

I am really behind the times with blogging, thanks to illness and google not uploading pictures correctly. So I think I will randomly post things for the next little while trying to catch up or rather just give my readers something to read on occasion. So I went to Scrapbook USA a few weeks back and Die Cuts with a View had their paper dresses on display. I had 1st seen these in January when they showed up on their blog during the Craft and Hobby Association show. (click the title of this post to see their blog and read more about the dresses)
These are absolutely gorgeous up close and personal. They are all made from their paper stacks and the details are amazing. They have some very talented designers on their side.

Museum of Ancient Life

A few weeks back my mom invited Jared and I to join her and the kids in a trip to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point and we accepted. Here is a little information about the museum from their website: The Museum of Ancient Life has the distinction of being the world's largest display of mounted dinosaurs. Not only will you meet our fierce prehistoric friends at the museum, though, you'll also become a part of their world. While you're weaving through the exhibits, chirps of insects and growls of ancient creatures greet you in each hall. Exhibits like the Erosion Table and the Fossil Dig give you an opportunity be a part of the science of paleontology. Needless to say, this is not an ordinary museum

* Opened to the public in June of 2000

* The defining characteristic of the Museum of Ancient Life is found in its hands-on approach to exhibits

* Guests are invited to touch actual fossils and feel real dinosaur bones and eggs, as well as other displays

* Exhibit halls are designed to immerse guests in the subject matter, using expansive murals, soundtracks, plants and gurgling streams

* There are 50 interactive, hands-on displays within the exhibit hall

* With 60 complete skeletal displays, the Museum of Ancient Life is the world's largest dinosaur exhibit

* The Museum of Ancient is home of the most extensive display of original fossils in the state of Utah

* A working paleontology lab operated by Western Paleontology is located within the museum and can be observed by guests as they tour the exhibit halls .

What it's like to be out on an archaeological dig

Looking at fossils and testing your knowledge as to what kind of rock/fossil it is

Looking at fish

Fossils

Cave Crawling

More cave crawling

Bones

Playing in the sand and water. This was the highlight of my trip until some little girl told me I was using too much sand. No worries little one there is plenty to go around

Attack!

Lot's of hands on exhibits

Digging for Dinosaur bones

The kids really enjoyed this part of the museum but when the started burying each other in the sand we knew it was time to go.

It was really sad to see the day end... but not to worry we went to McDonald's afterward

We all had a lot of fun, including Jared. We were glad that my mom invited us along on their adventure.

Happy Saint Patricks Day!

Facts about St. Patrick's Day Holiday

St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.

Many cities have a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Dublin, the capital of Ireland, has a huge St. Patrick’s Day festival from March 15-19, that features a parade, family carnivals, treasure hunt, dance, theatre and more. In North American, parades are often held on the Sunday before March 17. Some paint the yellow street lines green for the day! In Chicago, the Chicago River is dyed green with a special dye that only lasts a few hours. There has been a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts since 1737. Montreal is home to Canada’s longest running St. Patrick’s Day parade, which began in 1824.

Facts about Saint Patrick

St. Patrick was born in 385 AD somewhere along the west coast of Britain, possibly in the Welsh town of Banwen. At age 16, he was captured and sold into slavery to a sheep farmer. He escaped when he was 22 and spent the next 12 years in a monastery. In his 30s he returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary. He died at Saul in 461 AD and is buried at Downpatrick.

Facts about the Irish

34 million Americans have Irish ancestry, according to the 2003 US Census. That’s almost nine times the population of Ireland, which has 4.1 million people.

Some American towns have “Irish” names. You could visit: Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia; Shamrock Lakes, Indiana; Shamrock, Oklahoma; Shamrock, Texas; Dublin, California and Dublin, Ohio.

The harp is the symbol of Ireland. The color green is also commonly associated with Ireland, also known as “the Emerald Isle.”

The Irish flag is green, white and orange. The green symbolizes the people of the south, and orange, the people of the north. White represents the peace that brings them together as a nation.

The name “lephrechaun” has several origins. It could be from the Irish Gaelic word “leipreachan,” which means “a kind of aqueous sprite.” Or, it could be from “leath bhrogan,” which means “shoemaker.”


Facts about Clovers


According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest number of leaves found on a clover is 14!

One estimate suggests that there are about 10 000 regular three-leaf clovers for every lucky four-leaf clover.

Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.

Randomness

Just some Ransom fun pictures from Cheyenne's Birthday. Not really birthday related though.