Cards and Layouts

It's been awhile since I've posted some of my cards and layouts. Here's a little of what I've been up to this past month.

Welcome card for our new neighbors

For a swap I'm in. The center part is stamped and then filled in with colored pencils

For our local PD after helping at our neighborhood block party. I did a similiar one for the fire department

Baby card with a unique fold technique

A few Layouts of the cats:

And one I finally finished of some older pictures

A New Home for Olivia

After a month with little Olivia, we hope we found her furever home today. One of my mom's co-workers was looking for a kitten and this seemed like a purr-fect match. So even though it was sad to let her go, we know that this is what was best for her and we are very excited for her. She has a great new family with kids to give her tons of attention as well as an older feline sibling. First reports from her new momma are very positive. She had seen the other cat and hadn't hissed (something she did every time she saw Callie and Teddy), found her litter box and was avidly exploring her new house and stopping by the kids to get lots of love and attention. We are so happy for her and hope to get updates (and maybe even the occassional picture) on her every now and then!!

Olivia's last moments at our house.
Sitting on her cardboard box on top of all her toys:


Olivia meeting her new momma:

Emily's Home!!!

In answer to many, many prayers, Emily has been re-united with Nathan tonight. He caught her in one of the live traps he's been setting. She looks pretty good besides one bump on her head and she's lost quite a bit of weight but right now it seems all should be well. Thanks to everyone who said a prayer for this little one.

New Toy for John

For a summer and a half, John's dad has been carting his lawn mower between our house and theirs because someone forgot to put oil in ours and blew all the seals. John kept saying he would repair it, but I was determined he was getting a new riding mower. With him working as many hours as he does and cutting two yards, I decided he definitely needed one, so after a little research, I bought him one.

Say good-bye to the old one:


And hello to the new John Deere LA 135 LE:








The 135 was this year's limited edition and has a dual cylinder engine and a few extra features and more horse power than the others in the LA line. I was looking at the 115 but after taking John to look at them there really was no comparision and it was definitely worth the extra money. The Fillmore John Deere Dealer that we went to only had 2 of the 135's left so we put a hold one on Tuesday. Thank goodness we did because when we went back to pick it up on Saturday, they had sold out of the 135's.

John didn't get any time to play with it on Saturday so on Sunday he drove it over to his sister-in-law's to try it out on their grass. He was very impressed on how well it did and I was happy to see how quickly he could get it cut. Here he is on the tractor for his first cutting:


So here's to much happy lawn mowing in the future!!

Prayers Please

Today, my brother's cat, while sitting outside on my dad's lap, just suddenly took off. She's always been really good before and we have no idea what got into her. They almost caught her twice before she disappeared into a wooded area full of weeds. My brother is completely devasted and wondering why all he ever has is bad luck and why he has to fight and struggle for everything. The whole family is pretty upset by this incident. If you could please pray that little Emily finds her way home, very soon, we'd be very appreciative!!!

You know you are a grown-up...

...when you get excited about a new household appliance.






This beauty is the GE® Energy Star® 25.8 Cu. Ft. French Door Refrigerator with Icemaker and is arriving at the Kuberski house on Thursday. Our current one is on it's last leg and currently has an awful smell that we can't figure out where it's orginating from. Saturday John and I went out to Home Depot and after an hour of looking at different options decided on this one. I'm excited about the deli tray spot and John likes the Clean Steel finish. It's significantly larger than our old one so hopefully won't dwarf the kitchen too much. And on top of all that, John is looking at new matching microwaves now as he wants to get rid fo the one we have and the cart it's sitting on.

Meet Olivia

Olivia Mae to be exact. She's the kitten John and I rescued last week. We brought her to the humane society on Monday and found out Friday that because she had an upper respiratory infection they would have put her to sleep. We couldn't have that, so John went back and got her and I took her to the vet on Saturday. Dr. Henn said it was a pretty mild cold so she didn't want to put her on any medicine, just to let the virus run it's course. She's been living in our basement since then. She's having some tummy troubles that we are hoping will correct themselves soo but she is the sweetest little thing. The vet thought she was about 6-8 months old and she's already been spayed. So someone took care of her at one point, however we can't locate who. She loves to explore everything, including the vets office, which was a first for me. And she absolutely loves to sit on your lap. She purrs almost non stop. I'm definitely getting attached but realize we just can not have three cats. John and I are really hoping to find her a good home. Here's a few more pics:
This one is a little blurry but shows her size. At the vets office she was 7lbs 10oz.


Sitting on Daddy's lap:


Getting sleepy in the chair:


And a nice close-up:


So if you know anyone who would love to adopt this little girl, please let us know.

ETA - Sorry this pictures are a little pixelated. Not sure why. Could be because I didn't upload directly. I'll try to get them clearer at a later date.