Happy Father's Day! and 40 years! married

Happy Father's day to my amazing husband - he has been there for all of through good times and bad.  An amazing father -

Jenee - Paul - Heidi

 And an amazing grandfather to his seven grand kids -

Heidi - Paisley - Makai - Paul - Prince - Jenee - Zamarah - Zavian and Kyan

And here's our crew last November - It includes Heidi's husband, Aaron, who is also a terrific father to four of my grandchildren!  So happy he's our son-in-law!

Both our Dad's are gone and in heaven - but we miss them tremendously!  They were loving and caring - and always there for us - hope they know how much we love them.

And on another note - today is our 40th wedding anniversary!  Honey - I have loved you forever and always will.  Thanks for being such a terrific guy and taking this journey by my side.  Here's to 40 more!!

me and my forever sweetie

 Love you, Maureen

Tie cards for Father's day

Just wanted to share the two very simple cards I made for Father's Day for my husband and my son-in-law.  I saw a similar card on Pinterest and love the masculine simplicity of it.  You just take a white card base, and cut down a slit about 1/2-3/4" long, straight down from the top.  Then fold the two sides down at an angle to make the collar. I made it a little asymmetrical for character - it's how the one was that I saw and I liked that look. 

Then I punched a 1" circle out of scrapbook paper for the knot, and made a template for the tie and traced and cut it out from a 2" x 4 1/2" piece of scrapbook paper.  The tie is just taped down and the knot is popped up on a dimensional. The one I saw had a paperclip for a tie clasp, or I could have added a brad for a tie pin, but I liked the simple nature of the card just the way it was.

To me this was the perfect Father's Day card for two special guys in my life.  See you soon!  ~Maureen

Happy Father's Day!

Today I want to honor three amazing men on this special day.  First my father Basil (Jerry) - he passed away when I was just 20 years old and 35 years later I still miss him.  This picture was from my brother's wedding just months before Dad's death - and you can see he looks frail - but he was such a great Dad.  Miss you Daddy.

Secondly is my husband Paul - isn't he a cutie :)   He is a great Dad to our daughters and a fantastic Papa to our seven grandchildren.  Plus just an all around amazing guy!  Happy Father's day honey.

And finally, my son-in-law Aaron - he is daddy to four of our grandchildren and a great husband and father.  Thank you for taking such good care of our little ones.

I pray you all have a wonderful Father's Day!  You deserve it!! ~Maureen

To the Men in my Life....

I just want to take a minute to say "THANK YOU" to some amazing Dad's - First my sweetheart, Paul. What a wonderful Dad and Papa he is to our daughters and their families. He is there to help them when ever they need help, or love, or just someone to talk to. We are so lucky to have him as a part of our lives - Next are my sons-in-law Aaron and Robert and here are their pictures respectively. Aaron is married to Heidi and Daddy to Kamili, Makai and Zavian - And Robert to Jenee and Daddy to Paisley, Prince and Zamarah -
And I just want to take a moment to let them know how much we love them and appreciate what wonderful Father's they are to our precious Grand-kids. We are certainly blessed!!

Finally I want to honor my father, Basil - he passed away when I was 20 years old, (this picture is just a few months before his death), and I still miss him. He was a wonderful father to his nine children - not perfect - but loving and caring and I have great memories of my times with him. Miss you Daddy!! I'm blessed for having had you in my life.