A Day with the Dolphins in Cancun

For my little ones 10th Birthday we took her to swim with the Dolphins. Here are some pictures before we had are time with the Dolphins.

Here are the pics from when we finally got to play with the Dolphins.

This is Tara getting a very special kiss from Lucas who is a 1 1/2 year old Dolphin who was so precious.

I got to shake fins with Lucas who was winking at me the whole time. It was so cute.

This was Tara's favorite. She got to give Lucas a big hug and a very special kiss.

Well, that is all for the night. I am still really tired from coming back from vacation and getting back to work. So until tomorrow, goodnight and God Bless.

Cancun Mexico Vacation

Well after waking up noon, it took me till now to get all 8,000 pictures uploaded. Well here are some of the photo's from our trip.

These 1st pictures are from the balcony of our room at the Gran Melia Cancun. The hotel was so beautiful and the staff was just fantastic. I was treated better here than even on the cruise I took last year.

These are pics of the Sea Turtle nest that were collected and reburied till they were ready to hatch. The the others are of the eggs being collected right before they hatched. One of the eggs did hatch and Tara got to hold it and we got a picture of a baby not even 5 minutes old. Every night between 8pm and 9pm they would bring the babies down to the beach and let anyone that was there help release them into the ocean. Tara must have released at least 50 to 100 during our stay at the hotel. We were not allowed to take pictures of the Sea Turtles when releasing due to them being distracted by the lights and not going to the water. I think out of everything Tara did, this is the one thing she will never forget as long as she lives. I also will never forget this experience as it is one of the best I have ever had that I can remember.

More to come, but this is the start.

God Bless you all and hope you all had a fantastic weekend.

Busy, busy, busy

Gesh!!!! I have been so busy that I haven't even had time to think. I am also so dang tired. I have been falling asleep at 9pm. So not like me at all. I am so tired at this time I could go to sleep right this minute, but I need to answers the last 4 days of emails. The rain on my skylight is making me even more tired. I love the rain when it is night time, it is very calming and relaxes me to sleep.

I am off tomorrow and Monday. YIPPE!!! So I will be scrappin, blogging, loading vacation pics, and trying to relax after a very busy 1st week back from vacation. So I will be checking all of the people on my blog check list and saying hi as well as giving you all a peak at beautiful Cancun, Mexico.

Well goodnight for now and God Bless you all.

And the WINNER IS..............

The winner of the blog candy for the Halloween blog hop is.......

Tracy Suzanne said...


Hi Kathyrn. Hope you're enjoying your vacation. You're layout is totally awesome. I know I sound so 80's, just didn't have a better way to say how much I like it.


Thanks for letting me enter you giveaway. I'm a new follower.


Hugs...Tracy :)

Thank you everyone for you comments. I will be bopping over to several of your blogs to peek and follow. I love inspiration and love to give it when I can.

Tracy,

I will be contacting you via email soon.

Thank you again everyone.

PS. my battery was dead on my camera, so it is charging now. So I will post a pic tomorrow of the prize. Also will post pics from Cancun, Mexico.

God Bless everyone and hope you are having a blessed week.

Too Busy Too Even Think

Ok, got back early Sunday morning and slept most of the day and night. Today I have been unpacking, cleaning and fixing. Man, I cleaned my house really good before I left, but come home and one day later it looks like I never cleaned it. Well it is 3/4 clean now. I still have alittle left to do, but all 10 loads of laundry are washed, dried, folded and put away. The floors have been vaccumed, swept and mopped. The dishes from Sunday and today have been washed, dried and put away. Beds were made, suite cases put away, and all the misc. items have been returned to there right places.

I have a drawing to make from the blog hop, but my drawer of the number fell asleep early tonight. LOL Besides what was mentioned in the post as the prize, I have added 5 Cropic Sketch Markers to the pot.

My poor little girl is beat. Cancun was like having Christmas surprizes everyday for her. The swimming with the Dolphins, the trips to Market 28, La Isla, Chinchen Itza, Xcaret, and Wet & Wild were way to much for her. She did attend school today and came home and finished her homework. She almost fell asleep eating her dinner. She took her shower and within 30 minutes after she was out like a light.

I have tons of pictures that I have yet to get to, due to cleaning the house. But my hope is tomorrow after finishing the 1/4 of the house cleaning I need to do that I will be able to get through at least some of them.

Well, I promise a drawing tomorrow night. I will make sure she draws before taking her shower. I would do it, but she asked me if she could and I promised her that she would draw the winner. I will also post a pic of the winnings tomorrow as well.

God bless you all and will post on the morrow.

Back from Vacation

Hi everyone,

I am finally home, wish I was still in Cancun, MX. I am exhausted, and just crawled out of my bed. I know pretty sad, but still on Mexico time.

Cancun is just plain  Beautiful!!! The people at the Gran Melia where I stayed were absolutly the best possible. I was treated better than I was when on the Cruise I took last year. The service you get is first class and make you feel like Royality. You must do the all inclusive. I got room service and it was included, drank Pina Coladas and Margeritas on the beach at the pool, anywhere. It was fantastic.

The Gran Melia also has a program where they collect the Sea Turtle eggs from June through the Middle of September. Then because we were there when the eggs were hatching, we were able to release them into the Ocean. I don't have picks of the release, due to them not allowing camera's, as it distracts and disorientates the baby turtles. They release the babies at night so the birds will not kill them. It was really an excellent experience. One that my daughter, husband, and myself will never forget for the rest of our lives.

Well, got 8 loads of laundry to wash and tons of stuff to go through. So I will get back tomorrow and pick a winner.

Thank you everyone for all your wonderful comments. Have a great evening.

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN BLOG HOP

Welcome to my blog! If you're here for the Haunted Halloween Blog Hop you're in the right place! But if you just found us hop on over to the Cricut Confessions (be sure to link www.cricutconfessions.com - TheScrapbookGirl) to get started.


You should have arrived at my blog from (http://www.scrappidyashy.blogspot.com/ -ScrappidyAshy) and you are going to (http://www.cricutloft.com/ - Cricutloft).

I am a very special give away of a collection of 12 different sheets of Dream Street Papers, 1 roll of Ribbon, and some misc. other scrappy items (ie: stickers, eyelets). Also, I am currently on vacation in Mexico and will be doing some fun shopping, so I will also be adding something (will try to be scrappy related) special to my give away.


I will do the drawing when I come back from vacation on Sunday, October 17th and will post the winner no later than Monday the 18th of October. So all comments from today through Saturday, October 16th will be included in the drawing. This will give you plenty of time to tell you friends.


To be included in the drawing:

• Leave a comment - (must have posted no later than Saturday, Oct. 16th)
• Become a follower

For an extra chances at winning (1 for each):

• Post on your blog about this blog hop. - (must have a post date of Saturday, Oct. 9th)
• Post on your Face Book page about this blog hop. - (must have a post date of Saturday, Oct. 9th)
• Refer a friend and have them mention you name. - (can post comment up to Saturday, Oct. 16th)

OK!!!! Drum roll please:


My project is a scrapbook 2 page layout called BOO!. I designed it on the Design Studio software at a Breast Cancer Swarm I was at on Oct. 2nd.

Design Studio Cartridges used:

• Happy Hauntings
• Mini Monsters
• October 31st

Cut sizes: Width x Height

• Witch - 5.231 x 3.004
• Moon - 4.975 x 5.000
• Bats (straight wings) - 2.019 x .657
• Bats (bent wings) - 1.418 x 1.000
• Ghosts - .977 x 1.037
• Grave Stone 1 - 2.138 x 3.000
• Grave Stone with Bird - 2.032 x 3.000
• Grave Stone 3 - 2.314 x 3.000
• Fence - 4.228 x 2.500 (by 3 welded together)
• Spider Webs - 3.226 x 3.952
• Photo Mat Black- 4.500 x 6.500
• Photo Mat Grey - 4.000 x 6.000
• Pumpkins Fat - 1.168 x 1.001
• Pumpkins Thin - .946 x 1.030
• Tree - 11.371 x 11.422
• Cat - 2.400 x 2.078
• Green Grass Background - 2.250 x 12.000

Papers used:

• Background - Around the Block - 00273-Hissy
• Card stock -  Purple & Olive Green - Close to My Heart (Cricut Cuts)
• Card stock - Orange, Lime Green, & Grey - DCWV - Midnight Spell (textured)
• Card stock - Yellow & Brown - DCWV - Autumn Splendor (textured)
• Photo Mat Layer 1 - Black Mulberry Paper - DCWV
• Photo Mat Layer 2 - Grey Card stock - Close to My Heart

Embellishment:

• BOO! - ColorBok - Layered Accents (at Target for .99 cents)

Misc. items used:

• ATG Gun - 1/4" tape roll
• Zip Dry Adhesive
• Zig Memory System - 2 Way Glue - Fine Tip
• Sakura - Quickie Glue - Pinpoint roller
• Scotch - Foam Tape
• Black - Gelly Roll Pen - Medium Point
• White - Uni-ball- Signo Pen
• Tsukineko - Versa Magic - Chalk Ink - Black & White
• We R Memory Keepers - Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper
• Fiskars -  12" paper trimmer
• Tim Holtz - Tonic Sissors
• Making Memmories - Piercing Tool

Note: make sure you don't glue the Spider Webs down all the way on the the photo mats until you have placed you photos.


All cuts were inked in black then some with white on top of that as an accent. Also, used pens to darken the cut lines to make the detail of the cuts pop out. All Bats, Ghosts, Cat, Witch, Grave Stone 1 and 3, and front row of Pumpkins are raised with foam tape to give dimension

All right all you hoppers here is the list of all the blogs. You should have already viewed everyone who is above my name. If you have you are over half way done. Your next stop will be: http://www.cricutloft.com/ - Cricutloft.

Thank you for hopping by and hope you enjoyed my creation. Have a wonderful day.

http://www.cricutconfessions.com/ - TheScrapbookGirl
http://josyscraftcorner.blogspot.com/ - Josy
http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/ - JenniferHawkins2
http://esthrmend.blogspot.com/ - Esthrmend
http://nonnasscraps.blogspot.com/ - Nonnasscraps
http://allthingscrafty3.blogspot.com/ - lechristina3
http://craftyscentiments.com/ - craftyscentiments
http://scrappycol.blogspot.com/ -gonescrappin
http://seaswancreations.blogspot.com/ -seaswan
http://www.suzyssunshinespot.blogspot.com/ - SuzySunshine
http://bitz-n-peices.blogspot.com/ - Bits-N-peices
http://scrap-pix.blogspot.com/ - AmyS
http://www.looneybugdesigns.com/ - poohbearbaby
http://mandys-scrap.blogspot.com/ - Mandy
http://www.scrappidyashy.blogspot.com/ -ScrappidyAshy

http://www.wamfamily.blogspot.com/ -WamFamily --- YOU ARE HERE!!!!

http://www.cricutloft.com/ - Cricutloft --- Your next stop.
http://www.gypsypaperie.blogspot.com/ - angiegypsy
http://www.scrappincricut.org/ - Scrappinformyfamily!
http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/ - Kreimers
http://dlmbscrapping-time2create.blogspot.com/ - DarcyBeeler
http://www.nutsaboutcuts.com/

HAPPY HALLOWEEN