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Davinie
March 13, 2007

348 days

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Supplies:
Fancy Pants paper, chipboard, fluorish stamp
WRMK patterned paper
American Crafts thicker alphas, felt flowers, slickwriter pen
My Sentiments Exactly alpha stamp
Heidi Swapp clock
7 Gypsies tag
Stazon ink
DMC floss

Journaling: I'm tired. Seriously. On March 29 Morgan woke up in the night and the only way to console her was to manuever my whale-like pregnant self over her body and under the top bunk and lie with her. I ended up sleeping the rest of the night there because I couldn't get myself out. That next morning, my water broke, and I had my sweet Payton several weeks earlier than we had scheduled. I was just shy of 36 weeks.
Going from one to two has been more than twice as hard. I wish someone had told me that. I can barely remember what life was like or who I was before I became a mom... but I see Davinie slowly fading away as busy and tired Mommy takes over. It's hard to focus on myself when every waking moment is consumed with the wants and needs of two small girls. Girls! And as of yet, I dont get control of my nights either.
The one thing I hold on to, my therapy, a lifeline to myself.... is scrapbooking. It's more than art to me. It's the one thing I do for myself. I'll sacrifice new clothes for stamps, and stay up way too late, just to have a moment to fondle my paper piercer, DMC floss, and my patterned paper.
I will forever be grateful for what this craft has given me... appreciation for art, an opportunity to share my love for my family, and online friendships that I will always cherish. I hope I don't forget how to be me once I catch up on needed rest, but at least I'll have my layouts to look back on, to remind me what really matters. Seriously.


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