Life Happens...

What made you decide to get into scrapbooking? Why do you scrapbook? More often than not, many women get into scrapbooking to capture a significant event in their life such as getting married or having a baby. Me? I’m a scrapper from waaaay back… long before I got married or had kids. I was sticking down any photo, memorabilia, sticker, coaster, or wrapper I could get my little hands on into those old-school magnetic photo albums ever since I was a kid. So, I am often asked, “What? You don’t have any kids? Well, what do you scrapbook?” Well, life happens and I scrap it. I scrapbook about my husband and our trips, my friends, and special events… and in about 6 months, I will have another subject to scrapbook about...



I am 14 weeks along and feeling great. And yes, this will be our first baby. So many things to journal and scrap about these days… How did we find out? What was our first OB visit and ultrasound like? How did we tell our moms…especially my mom, who will be a first-time grandma! Along with this life-changing event… so many things to do before the baby comes… home improvement projects, baby proofing, putting together a nursery, oh and shopping and baby showers…YAY! And oh yeah… re-organizing that darn craft room! Something I will try to tackle this weekend.

So far, 2009 has been filled with many special events for me. Lytle Scrapper celebrated its 1 year anniversary with a successful Weekend Retreat thanks to amazing networking opportunities at CHA. I became a Copic Certified Designer and have been invited to participate in several demonstrations and crafting events. My husband and I recently celebrated our 4^th wedding anniversary, his 41^st and my 31^st birthdays. Getting pregnant and celebrating the news with family and friends. Life happens…

And there is still so much to look forward to this year. My mom will retire in July and is uber excited about her new career as a grandma. Here’s one that I am really excited about… after 3 years of trying to get into the lottery for Heidi Swapp’s Creative Escape, I will finally get to go this year! YAY! Did I mention new home projects, a new nursery, and a new craft room? And come November, a new lytle addition to our family.

So what does all of this mean to all of you who have helped Lytle Scrapper become what it is today? More technique-driven classes, Copics, TLC’s, tutorials/videos. Quarterly project-driven (mini-albums, etc.) classes. Sadly, no Summer Weekend Retreat this year but you can bet your bottom dollar there will be another Winter Weekend Retreat in early 2010 after the baby has arrived! And lastly, with so much going on, I will have to give something up. I will be placing my last Close to my Heart order at the end of June. So if you would like to place an order or see a copy of the NEW Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog, email me. In the meantime, I will be looking for someone who would like to replace me… (anyone interested?) so more to come on that.

So, sometimes life happens and you just have to sit back and scrap it! I hope you are all having a great time scrapping your life happenings!