Revlon Walk

This year my two sisters, Natalie and Renee, my daughter Valerie and my cousin Leslee will be participating in the Revlon Walk for Women. It's a 5K walk that will take place on May 9th, the day before Mother's Day.

We have tried over the years to do this but something usually came up. Time was always a factor. However, cancer has no time. The fight against cancer is NOW.

As many of you know, I lost my mother to breast cancer in 1994. She was only 41 years old. It's been a long 15 years without her. We know she is in a better place and as a Christian woman, I know that I will see her again someday. In the meantime, raising money to help find a cure is an important part of my family's life. I know that I want to be around longer to see all my children get married and have a family of their own. I want my grandchildren to live healthy, cancer free lives.

I have a dear friend who is fiercely fighting cancer. She is a strong woman with such great talent and big heart. The Revlon walk is for all cancers that women may face. Shauna, or UCLA as I call her, needs us to help fight with her and for her. She has an amazing story, each day is a journey for her. Please, if you can donate anything, no amount is too little, please donate.

You can go to www.revlonwalk.com, click on raise money. Then click on make a donation. You can look me up by my name, Marlo Knox and my bib#36825. Or simply click http://www.revlonrunwalk.com/la/raisefunds/makeadonation.htm

Remember, any donation is more than no donation.

If you would like to read about Shauna and the wonderful person she is, go to the side bar and click on her name.

Thank you for you love, support, prayers and donations.
xoxo,
Marlo

Teasure Life

We have had beautiful weather the last couple of days. It's been warm, high 80's, but no wind. That is the best. I live in a windy town so having a few days without wind is a blessing. It's been a rough week, actually, exhausting. It's state testing time which is rough on the kids and me as a teacher. Can't wait till this is over.

On the bright side, my sewing class was cancelled today so I got to play in my scrap studio. I love days like this. I decided to do participate in some daily challenges over at www.splitcoaststampers. Love that place.

Card 1:

SU! cardstock in rose red, basic grey, pink pirouette, whisper white

SU! ink in going grey, rose red, regal rose, old olive, garden green

Stamp set is CTMH Treasure Life

Addition items: ribbon and glitter

Card 2:

SU! cardstock same as card 1

SU! ink in going grey and rose red

Stamps: SU! Sincere Salutations, CTMH Treasure Life

Additional items: scallop punch, lg. oval punch, ribbon, glitter

The second card was quick and easy to make. I needed several quick and easy cards. This was perfect. I love these colors.

The CTMH stamp set is such a fun set to use. I could use it over and over again. I'm a sucker for stamps, so most end up being my favorite.

Enjoy the rest of the week. I'm heading out camping and riding. I'll be walking distance from the shopping outlets, so I may drive my quad to Michael Kors and see what treasures I find. A girl can always use another purse. Although Jim would beg to differ about that one.

Toodles for now,

xoxo

Marlo

Congrats cards

Here are a few more cards for the church missionary fund. These cards were so simple and quick to make. I used the Congrats set from the Sale-a-bration catty. Great stamp set and it was FREE! The cardstock is Stampin' Up! of course. The ribbon is from Fabric Barn. The inside of the card reads, "on the birth of your beautful baby!"

The ladies of the church have had a great response to the cards as well as the little scrapbooking activities we've had. I was asked to head a scrapbooking ministry called Memory Keepers. We will meet once a month for a quick devotion and then spend the rest of the night scrapbooking. I'm really excited about this. There are about 10 women signed up so far and after the bulletin posting this coming Sunday I'm sure there'll be more. If anyone has any suggestions on putting together a devotion for a scrapbooking gathering, shoot me an email.

It's a busy week at work. The students are taking the STAR test and the teachers have to sit there and administer it. Totally boring!! LOL

Have a great week!

xoxo,

Marlo

You're so sweet...

Another card for the church missionary fund. After making 100 cards, I think I need a break. LOL The crazy thing is, people are requesting special orders. How'd that happen?

This card is made with Stampin' Up! cardstock and designer paper. Have I mentioned I love thier paper? Hehehe. The stamp set is one that I bought at JoAnn's. I believe it's a ClearStamp set. It has a ton of cupcake designs and saying. The ribbon was purchased from wonderful Fabric Barn. Gotta love that place!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend. I held my monthly crop Friday evening. Our group celebrated 2 years of blissful scrapping friendships. The gals left early, 3:30 a.m. I was bummed as I was on a roll. I completed 11 8x8 pages. I'm working on a 1st birthday princess book for my sweet great-niece, Audrina. The gals said they were leaving early so I can get some sleep. LOL Like that has ever stopped them.

Today I had to take my last exam for my teaching credential. Here in California it's called RICA, Reading Instruction Competence Assessment. Basically it's to measure our competence in reading instruction and to see if we know how to teach children to read. It was a stressful test. 4 hours of multiple choice and case studies. Ugh!! The longest four hours of my life. It SUCKED~

But it's over with for now. I just have to wait a few weeks to find out if I passed or not. Keeping my fingers crossed, it was pretty hard.

Sunday is church so another busy day. I'm trying to find a way to get out of going so I can sleep in and veg. LOL, can I fake sick?

Have a great rest of the weekend!!

xoxo, Marlo

Card Making

I've been busy making cards after cards. My church
trying to raise money for the Hope Fund, which is an
Assemblies of God ministry. Actually, it's part of the
women's ministry. Each year they find a cause to
raise money for. This year it's to build wells in El
Salvador. The water the people are drinking is dirty
and filled with diseases. To help raise funds I am making
cards to sell. It has been a big hit so far, but now I'm
getting people putting in orders! LOL

This card was made with mostly scraps from my scrap
drawers. The only thing I can positively say is that the cardstock is from Stampin' Up! Which is my favorite cardstock. The stamp is an old, old one from my collection. If I'm not mistaken this stamp was part of my inventory when I owned a stamp store back in 1995. This card was one of the Easter cards I made for the church. I made so many that I didn't have time to make any for my personal collection. But all is good and it's going to a good cause. Plus, it was fun to make.

I wanted to share this cute picture of my niece Samantha and my great-niece Audrina. I love it. Samantha is 16 and just so pretty. She has a beautiful smile. She's a goo

d auntie as well. Audrina is my niece Monique's daughter. We celebrated her 1st birthday this past weekend. Audrina was the birthday princess. She reminds me so much of Monique when Monique was little. They make the same faces and pouty mouth.

Thanks for looking...
xoxo, Marlo

My Little Ham

16 months already! The time is going by quickly and each time I see him he is maturing more into a little boy. He is quickly losing the baby look. He is the heart of our home.

On Easter Sunday we spent the afternoon at my mother-in-law's house. She had a wonderful luncheon prepared. After lunch Val and I decided to go take a cat nap, but Nathaniel had other plans. He got a burst of energy and started running and jumping all over the place.

Here he is jumping on Kathy's ottoman. He was jumping so hard his little arms were swinging high and low. Several times he caught air. I was impressed with how well he was able to balance himself.

Before going to Easter lunch the kids decorated eggs. Nathaniel had to get in on the act. He was tye-dying eggs. He wasn't too keen on coloring them, he wanted to eat them instead.

We had a wonderful day. It was a quiet Easter with great food and great company. This year again I wasn't with my family. I missed them dearly. They were at the compound probably pigging out and making fun of each other. I'm sure my name was thrown in on a few jokes here and there. LOL

I hope you all had a great Easter!

xoxo,

Marlo

Happy Easter!!

Enjoy your day with family and friends! We are heading to the in-laws for a wonderful Easter luncheon. James and Tiffani love going to Grandma's and Grandpa's for Easter. My mother-in-law is a great cook and spoils us with lots of wonderful dishes. I'm sure she'll have a new dessert to delight us with.

Happy a blessed day!

He has Risen!

xoxo,

Marlo