Blessings Jar...

We've never been the type of family to say grace before dinner. But a few months ago, I thought it would be a nice tradition to start. It's also a nice way to try and have the kids appreciate the food in front of them every night and be grateful for what they have. We're not really the "off the cuff" type so I went online and printed off a bunch of blessings that were nice and appropriate. I put all the blessings into a "Family" jar and it's in the middle of our kitchen table. Every night, one of us pulls a blessing and reads it aloud. The kids actually fight over who's turn it is! The kids had friends over for dinner a few weeks ago and they actually thought it was pretty cool too. =))

I'm very glad that the kids have taken to this idea so fondly and was thinking it's time to put some new blessings in the jar. So I'm asking you....what are some of your favorite dinner blessings?

Scrap Happy!

I've gotten the digi scrap bug again! I got a new computer and had Photoshop Elements 7 put on it so I could learn how to use it. Well...yesterday I bought a page template set and that "made" me learn to modify it in PSE! I can't believe how simple it really is using the templates! Here's what I've done yesterday and today:

Kit: It Boy by Traci Reed; Template: A Whole Year by Dani Alencar

Kit: A Mother's Story by Julie Bullock; Template: A Whole Year by Dani Alencar

Kit: Backyard Fun by Julie Bullock; Template: A Whole Year by Dani Alencar

Kit: Tickle Me Pink by Julie Bullock; Template Elizabeth York Designs at www.scrapsandblessings.blogspot.com

Woo hoo! I'm so excited! Now I just need to hook up my wide format printer and print them for the kids scrapbooks!