With Gratitude

It's the sparkle in his eyes, the big hug or the sweet smile that makes my heart grow three sizes. I know my son appreciates me and loves me for all that I do for him. Potty training had been an ongoing battle for months (the move didn't help either) so I finally decided to do it cold turkey. No more diapers. It only took one day and there were only accidents on day one. He even goes by himself now and says, "I (am a) big boy now!" I couldn't be more proud of him! My husband says I can take all the credit. Imagine all the craft stuff I can buy with the money we save on diapers, wipes and Genie refills! LOL

This is my favourite sentiment from Chit Chat! When I saw the baby chick from My Peeps, all I could think of was my little baby looking up at me or his Baba with such love when he gets to do something that makes him really happy. That was the idea behind this whole card. It's a clean and simple one-layer that packs a punch. I really love it. (The tiny heart is from Sugar Rush.)

Tomorrow is Canadian Thanksgiving and we celebrated with my parents tonight. My mom had also invited a couple of her friends. There was plenty of chatter and food, of course. My mom can't ever have a small meal. Every meal she cooks includes at least ten dishes and we always get to take home leftovers. Yum! Some of the things I'm grateful for are my family, our health, the fact that we have enough to enjoy life, a multitude of real friendships and, of course, all the amazing opportunities we've had, not the least of which have been my successes here in blogland and the paper crafting world. I'm extremely grateful for all of these things and more. I hope all my Canadian friends and family around the world have an awesome day tomorrow!

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Speaking of being thankful, have you played in the current Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge? It has a cute little tomato harvest theme. Look at those gorgeous colours! Simply click on the link or on the photo below for all the details. It runs until October 19th and you could win some of Kim's ultra cute and fabulous stamps! If you don't have any Paper Smooches stamps, Kim offers new digis every month to play with. HERE is this month's freebie which is so perfect for the challenge.

Thank you for stopping by today! See you again soon. :)

Sources: Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; Paper Smooches My Peeps & Chit Chat; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copics; We R Memory Keepers corner chomper