KaKleiDesigns kit Love Dictionary

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A different kind of christmas poem

As I sit in my warm, safe home I am blessed by all the young men and women serving our country while I reap the blessings! They are a true gift here at Christmas! May we never forget them in our hearts and in our prayers!

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.

Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.

My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.

My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.

'What are you doing?' I asked without fear,
'Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!'

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said 'Its really all right,

I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night.'
'It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,

I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,'
Then he sighed, 'That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers.'
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.

I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.

I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.

I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.'

'So go back inside,' he said, 'harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right.'
'But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
'Give you money,' I asked, 'or prepare you a feast?

It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son.'
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
'Just tell us you love us, and never forget.

To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.

Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.'
PLEASE, would you do me the kind favor
of sending this to as many people as you can?

Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.

LCDR Jeff Giles,
SC, USN 30th Naval Construction Regiment OIC,
Logistics Cell One Al Taqqadum, Iraq

New Award

Thanks so Justine for this great award! Now to pass it on....

1.Scrappin-Alikat

2.Digital Embellishments

3.Magic Maker

4.Prissy

5.Denise

Bad Girlfriend Kit By Justine

Title is linked to where you can purchase this kit. I loved playing with it as you can see LOL! Soon as I get some more decent pics of me I will do a few LO's using this kit instead of just tags lol. I hope you love it as much as I do =)

Away In A Manger

Kit by Wimpy Chompers, masks by me, Title is linked to 1 of the stores where you can purchase this great Christmas kit.

A Touch Of Class

Kit by Wimpy Chompers Title is linked to where you can purchase this amazing kit. The masks used were made by me & I used the font Edwardian Script.

Christmas Kit

Click preview for the link. I hope you all like it, please comment if you snag. And remember this is only my 2nd kit.

I made my first masks...

So what do you think? Click the pics for the downloads. If this goes well I may show you more I have been working on. But not all of my masks will be free. There are a few I am going to sell for around $0.50 or $0.75 each depending on the detail.

Turkey Day by Angelique @ Digital Embellishments

The title is linked to one of the stores where you can buy this amazing kit! I justs love it & cant wait til Thanksgiving to scrap the pics I take then, well if I dont have to work that day anyway =(

Its My Birthday!

Scrap N Treat Train

Knock on the door to get your suprize Halloween treat! And check down a few posts for my whole Halloween kit & 2 QP's.

Then move on to these other doors to get even more treats!

http://derekmdesign.blogspot.com/

http://bitsoscrap.blogspot.com/

http://www.lovinlifegurl.blogspot.com/

http://www.kimsmithdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://scrappinbratsplace.blogspot.com/

http://aleahsmommy.blogspot.com/ you are here

http://www.trifaith.blogspot.com/

http://barbsdigitalart.blogspot.com/

http://www.scrapsofcandy.blogspot.com/


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

New award from my stalker....

Justine loves me =) Awwwwwww. Thanks so much hun! I love you too! lol

The rules of this award are
to say 7 things I love and to then
pass this award onto 7 people.
So Here Goes

I LOVE ....
1. Aleah & Kevin, my family
2. PSP X2...my sanity since around feb 08
3. My friends..without them IDK if I would have found PSP or blogging or a life lol
4. My job...weird Iknow, but its nice to be working after being off as long as I was
5. My parents...without them I wouldnt be able to work as my dad watches Aleah for us
6. My sister & design partner on my myspace... what can I say I just love her
7. Hmmmm Justine...Without her stalking me I'd be boring LOL!!!

NOW TO THE 7 I WANT TO AWARD....
1. Justine ... yea I gotta give it back to her lol!!
2. Angelique
3. Christine
4. Denise
5. Rose
6. FairyDust Princess
7. Scrappin Alikat

HAVE FUN PASSING IT ON LADIES!

Justine (PSPAddict) Xmas Memories kit

Here are my 2 tags with this kit. The title is linked to where you can purchase this kit & more!! Oh yea did I mention I am on her CT now LOL!! As if you couldnt tell anyway.

Justine (PSPAddict) Bitch Kit

Here are my 2 tags made with this kit. The title is linked to where it can be purchased.

Wimpy Chompers Birthday Bash - Girl

Font is Cinderella
Mask by KISM


Title is linked to store where this kit is!

Joy of Christmas tag extras

Stores where you can find this kit Here, Here, & Here. This is Digital Embellishments kit Joy of Christmas. There are 2 LO's done by me & then a sample of the 8 extras I made using the kit. I hope they aren't too big. I am still getting used to resizing for smaller tags lol. IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE EXTRAS PLEASE COMMENT OR NO MORE FREEBIES! I AM SORRY BUT OVER 100 DOWNLOADS AND 10 OR LESS COMMENTS IS KINDA SADDENING.

TAG EXTRAS HERE

OUR NEW HOUSE PICS

Living room (the color is growing on me lol)

Kitchen ^ Garage & back yard (below)

Aleah looking out the bay window in the living room ^ (below she is sitting in the entertainment center before kev got done putting it together)

Bathroom ^ (below Aleahs room)

My room ^ (below the living room again)
Well what do you all think?

Oct QP Exchange...My 2 QP's

Get them HERE if you like them. Made using the Halloween kit by Scrapfiends Lucy & Faith, title linked to their site =)

Halloween Mini

http://www.4shared.com/file/67024492/9f5503f2/Halloween_Mini.html


My first attempt at a Halloween Mini kit, leave some love if you download please. Also I'd love to hear suggestions for another kit, and see what you do with this if you snag it =) (preview no included in zip, if you want it just save it from the pic above. sorry did it after I zipped everything)

A new blog award I found & have to pass it on =)

I saw this on anothers blog. She mentioned in the post that anyone can use it & pass it along. SOOOOO.....I am going to do just that =) I just dont know how many I will have given out by the time I am done lol....

1. Prissy ~ http://www.citygurl08.blogspot.com/ ~ For being a great designer, friend & stalker ~
2. Justine ~ http://pspaddict2005.blogspot.com/~ Also great designer, friend & stalker ~
3. Angelique ~ http://www.digitalembellishments.blogspot.com/ ~ Wonderful designer, great friend, & I'm on her CT =) ~
4. Christine ~ http://wimpychomperscreations.blogspot.com/ ~ Great designer, friend & I'm on her CT also =) ~
5. Jessica ~ http://gothicinspirations.blogspot.com/ ~ Great designer, good friend ~
6. Scrappin Alikat ~ http://scrappin-alikat.blogspot.com/ ~ Great designer, friend, & mommy ~

Now it all of your turn to pass it on to those who you think have heart in their blog =)

Wimpy Chompers CT

Well here are my first 2 LO's as part of the WipmyChompers CT. The title is linked to the store where you can get this amazing kit! And remember there are more ribbons & flowers not on the LO's that I didn't use so I may do more with this kit.


Christine has allowed me to give these 2 away as QP's to mach the kit so if you snag please leave some love so we both know how well liked or not they are =) The link is below, sorry if its not clickable I am new to blogging so I don't know how to do that or much else quite yet lol. If you know how to do it please comment n let me know. Thanks in advance =)


http://www.4shared.com/file/66330325/756b9ee2/Winpy_Chomers_CT.html

Proximidade Award from Justine

This award is called the "Proximidade Award"
or "Friendship Around The World Award". Originally this award was written in spanish, but it translates to highlight blogs that are pleasing or special in some way, and also to extend the hand of friendship around the world.


And now I have to pass this award on to 8 blogs, which so deserve this for there friendship and creative blogs...


1. Justine ~ http://pspaddict2005.blogspot.com/ ~ I have to give her the award back as she is a wonderful designer, & has become a great friend here & on myspace since I first stumbled upon her blog.


2. Lucy & Faith ~ http://scrapfiends.blogspot.com/~ Also have become good friends since I stumbled upon their blog & wonderful designers as well!!


3. Scrapin Alikat ~http://scrappin-alikat.blogspot.com/~ Great designer & good friend!


4. Renae ~http://addictedtopictures.blogspot.com/~ Great designer, great friend & the strongest person I have met in a long time to be doing all that she is doing for her kids & grandchild!


5. Betty ~http://southerngirlsscrapz1.blogspot.com/~ Blog is a WIP but she & I are working on trying to get a Halloween out kit in the next couple days.


6. Denise ~http://my2girlsdesigns.blogspot.com/~ Fellow DE CT member & wonderful tagmaker!


7. Rose ~http://guardian-angel-671.deviantart.com/~ Another DE CT member, great designer, & good friend =)


8. Angelique ~http://www.digitalembellishments.blogspot.com/~ I am on her CT & she is an amazing designer & wonderful friend! She is so helpful when I want to learn how to do something new.


Now off to let the lovely ladies know they got a friendship award lol!

Justines new kit Fall Fun

My next couple brag book pages using Justine's new kit Fall Fun. Please leave some love if you snag em.


http://www.4shared.com/file/65884813/18edcbed/Fall_Fun.html

Questionairre from Justine(title is linked)

Justine who is my first stalkers and just a all around sweet person, has me answering her quetionaire. Love ya!!!


1. How long have you been using PSP? Since April 08, wanted to learn how to do some things like the tag sites on MySpace do

.
2. How did I get into tag making, Scrapkits? Playing in PSP wanting to make my own things instead of always requesting them from others.


3. Who's my favorite artist? Prissy from Myspace, & others I cant think of right now ...lol I just got off work & it was he** today!


4. Who is my favorite scrap designer? Angeliques from Digital Embellishments, Justine my stalker, Jeff from BWScrapbooking, & Christine from Wimpy Chompers.


5. Who's blog do I go to everyday? Justines cause I love her kits & have convos with her, there is actually a list of about a dozen blogs I visit daily LOL!!


Now, to pass this on to 3 people.......Only 3!!!...................Dammit.......lol ......well cant send it back to Justine soooooo....


1. MagicMaker http://fairydustprincess-magicmaker.blogspot.com/
2. Lucy & Faith http://scrapfiends.blogspot.com/
3. Angelique http://www.digitalembellishments.blogspot.com/

Trick or Treat Train!!

Title is linked to the host's blog for his email & more details fo there & email to participate!