So the results came in yesterday and I won the vote to have my layout appear in the October 09 Issue of Creating Keepsakes! I am sooooooo thrilled and thankful to all of you who voted, so thank you thank you and thank you again!

In real life news, yesterday I spent the afternoon with my girlfriend and her cute 3 year old son.  This picture is from the last time we got together in March, right before our vacation.  We’ve had dates for lunch and playtime with the two boys about once a month or so.  Yesterday we enjoyed lunch and the boys played legos and firetrucks.  As the afternoon passed along we came into my scrapbooking room to look at pictures on the computer and her son started complaining about being cold.  (we have central air, ceiling fans etc) I passed him a blanket, he snuggled with his mom and I asked Jordan to turn off the ceiling fan.  a few minutes later, he jerked and gasped and I thought he had seen something that startled him, so i looked to the top of my bookshelf to see if there was something scary up there and she jumps off the chair and says, he’s having a febrile (fever-induced) seizure!  so we carried him to the kitchen counter and stripped off his clothes and cooled him down and called 911.  The ambulance and fire department showed up a few minutes later.  Thankfully the seizure only lasted a few minutes, but it was very scary.  His lips started to turn blue and he was not breathing.  all the while Jordan watched, a little confused as what was happening.  all of this happened at 2:15pm. a few minutes before I usually leave to pick Jalen up from school.  I made a quick call to the school (and how is it that I didn’t have the school on speed dial?) and they said they’d put him in afterschool care.  Once my girlfriend and her son were in the ambulance, I got the carseat out of her car, put it in my van and went to pick up Jalen from school.  We all drove down to the hospital to wait for them to be released.  I mean really, when you ride the ambulance to the hospital, someone has to come and take you back home (or to your car) and if you have a child in a car seat, they need a car seat to bring the seat to the hospital… so many things to think about.  Thankfully and mercifully he is doing okay. He was cleared for meningitis, flu and other ailments.  They suspect some other cold like virus that is causing the fevers.  This was his 3rd febrile seizure and we’re just hoping he’ll outgrow it and not develop epilepsy.  Once Troy called me and found out we were on the way to the hospital, he met us down there and sat with the boys in the er waiting room while I sat with my friend and her son in the back.  Jordan was telling Troy, “he had a seizure, he had a seizure.  He rode in the ambulance!”  My girlfriend took the day off from work today and is on fever reducer medicine watch, alternating Tylenol and Motrin…. and so far he’s doing well today. Please do say a prayer that he feels better soon. thanks!

In other scrappy news, I got an email newsletter from twopeas the other day and was pleasantly surprised to see my photo of the big peach right there in the photo inspiration (chrispea had her puppy’s picture there in the past too!). it’s funny how the little things get me excited?! :)

Today Troy is riding his motorcycle is some military motorcycle safety awareness something or another rally. I’m just praying for his safety and the safety of all the other riders too.  This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. I’ll be playing along with the CardsforHeroes blog hop and I am very honored to be a part of this blog hop. There are over a hundred crafty bloggers sharing cards, stories and inspiration too. join us on Saturday, won’t you? I hear there are some cool prizes too!

Last, I’ve accumulated some really cute, cool supplies that I (surprisingly, okay maybe not) bought more than I needed, so I’m thinking about selling some supplies.  Maybe etsy, I’m not sure yet. I’ll let you know. :)

Be safe out there! Love Love,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy.

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