Rock & Roll: Disney 2013

***If you're looking for the post about Jordan's surgery or need information about sending her a card, please click HERE. I can not believe the response, and I just know she will just be over the moon when she opens the cards. My readers and friends are the BEST!***

I have a special project to share today. It's the first layout I ever made while scrapping with my grandma! We've both been scrapping for years, but we've never had time to sit down and crop together. Just looking at this page makes me smile, and it's not because of the picture or anything scrappy related. It's just that I'll always remember making it at my Maw Maw's house. 

Of course, the photo is from Disney World. I'm still working my way through the pictures that I want to scrap, but I'm very close to the end. I can see the light at the end of the photo envelope! As you can see, we all had a wonderful time meeting Phineas and Ferb. My favorite part of this shot is how Brandon is crossing his arms like he's trying to be cool. I love that kid!

I had a very large pile of scraps left over after this page, but not enough to make another layout. I've never been able to throw any substantial amount of scraps away, so I made cards. Almost everything on this set of projects is from Scraptastic Club's "A Boy's Life" kit.

You just have to love having all occasion cards on hand, I know I do. Brandon has already tried to claim them, so I'm sure he'll end up with one or two for future occasions.

Confetti: Disney 2013

***If you're looking for the post about Jordan's surgery or need information about sending her a card, please scroll down or click HERE. I can not believe the response, and I just know she will just be over the moon when she opens the cards. My readers and friends are the BEST!***

I have another page to share today, and I have to confess that it was a pretty difficult project to scrap. The colors in the photos clashed because they included purple, yellow, green, teal, and pink. As if that wasn't enough... I also wanted to incorporate the gold confetti that fell from the ceiling during the show. After obsessing for a while, I decided to stop trying to find perfectly matching paper and just go for it. While I'm not 100% happy with the finished product, I have another completed layout for my Disney book! 

Jordan was obsessed with seeing Sofia The First on our last trip, but since she was relatively new they didn't have character greetings. We did manage to be in one of the first groups to see the new Playhouse Disney show with Sofia on stage. Thank goodness! I don't think we could've gotten her to leave the parks without seeing Sofia. 

Everything on this page came from an older Scraptastic Club kit called "A Boy's Life". I'm still really enjoying shopping my stash for this album. I've found stuff I'd forgotten I had. It's like Christmas all over again! 

Pre-Op Jitters x 2

The big surgery day is almost here, and Jordan is really nervous about it. She's stated that she is not anxious about the procedure. She's upset because she doesn't want to spend the night in the hospital. Brandon isn't going to fare any better because they are "talking buddies". At night, they talk to each other in their room until they fall asleep. They're going to be lonely. I'm a bit worried about how Brandon will react, especially since I won't be able to comfort him. I've already warned my Mom that she may have her hands full. 

Jordan's surgeon asked her if she'd like to meet with someone from the Child Life team so they could discuss her concerns, and I'm so glad he did. She felt a lot better after we left, and seems to even be looking forward to the surgery now. I think it may have something to do with them promising her ice cream?

I've had a few people ask me why Miss J is having the surgery. Basically, her femurs have been pulled out of alignment by the tightness of her muscles. Her muscles are much too tight because her cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage, and her brain sends the wrong signals to her muscles. The best way I can describe it is that she walks around with perpetual leg cramps that encompass both legs. Like a charley horse, but in every single leg muscle on both sides... all the time! You can read more about cerebral palsy here.

She volunteered to make a video of the way she walks now so I could share it with everyone. Right now, both of her feet turn in so much that she almost steps on her own toes when she walks.



She's very excited to make a follow up after video a few months from now to show how far she's come. We are anticipating a quick recovery because our girl is determined and spirited. She's going to do wonderfully! Please join us in praying that everything goes well so she can get back to being her normal busy self.

We have received quite a few cards in the mail, and I just know she's going to be SO excited when she gets to open them. Thank you all so very much for taking the time to make my sweetheart happy! If you want to send a card... There's still time, and I know she'd appreciate it. You can email me at miraclesmommah(AT)gmail(DOT)com for her address.

Magical Memories: Disney 2013

***If you're looking for the post about Jordan's surgery or need information about sending her a card, please scroll down or click HERE. I can not believe the response, and I just know she will just be over the moon when she opens the cards. My readers and friends are the BEST!***

Three blog posts in one week? I guess you could say I'm back in the saddle. All it took was finding some free time to take photos of the layouts I've made over the past two months! As you can guess by the title of this post, I'm still working my way through the epic pile of pictures that I took during our last Disney trip.

The paper and most of the embellishments on this page are from Basic Grey's Knee Highs and Bow Ties collection. I thought the colors worked really well with the fun shots that I got of the characters during one of the afternoon parades. The title was created with a file from Miss Kate's Cuttables. (Yes, I'm obsessed with her cut files.) I cut it using Silhouette's double sided adhesive, and used glitter to make it sparkle. After all, you can't have a princess page without some shimmer. I also included the Mickey head I purchased a while ago from Jennifer Priest's Etsy store called Hydrangea Hippo. Everything on this project came from my stash! I'm still trying to make a dent in it before I buy anything new.

Once Upon A Time: Disney 2013

***If you're looking for the post about Jordan's surgery or need information about sending her a card, please scroll down or click HERE. I can not believe the response, and I just know she will just be over the moon when she opens the cards. My readers and friends are the BEST!***

I recently managed to take pictures of the layouts I've created in the past few weeks, and I got them all edited today. What does that mean? Blog content! As a dear friend of mine pointed out, I've been slacking. 

I made this page over a month ago, and I had the hardest time finding paper to match the pictures. I'm still working my way through our 2013 Disney World trip, and I've been shopping my stash as much as possible. I did some deep digging and came up with the Basic Grey Euphoria collection that the above mentioned friend sent me over a year ago. 

One of the highlights of the girls' trip was meeting the Disney princesses. We waited in line for.ev.er. It was worth it though! The princes were at the character spots because it was close to Valentine's Day. I thought that was too cool! Flynn Rider asked Brandon if he took care of HIS princesses, and Brandon said, "Of course!" 

I used beautiful flourish die cut files from Miss Kate's Cuttables on this page. I'm giving my Silhouette machine a work out. I must say that I use it much more than I ever used my Cricut machine. It was definitely a great investment for me!

Upcoming Surgery

I haven't been around much because we recently found out that Jordan needs major surgery on her femurs, and I've been trying to get everything in place before the surgery. The doctors are going to break both femurs so they can rotate her legs into the right position, then they'll insert a rod and pins. She is nervous about the surgery, but she's also relieved that it will fix a huge problem so she can walk correctly. She will go through a very extensive recovery process, and I would appreciate any prayers for her! 

I've had a few requests from friends who want to send Jordan a get well card. Please email me at miraclesmommah(at)gmail(dot)com, if you'd like to send one and I'll give you our address. I don't want to post it here on the blog. She's going to be so excited to open cards after she wakes up from the surgery. You guys are the best!