April OLW Blog Hop

 Somehow I cannot believe that it is May already!  I really loved the prompt for April which was to write a letter to yourself a year from now. It is something I have thought about a lot over the course of my month as I think by this time next year our family will be transitioning to its next phase.  I've sketched out some ideas but have to sheepishly report that I have not actually written it all out an the given templates.  This is where if I were home this evening I would do it quickly as I love meeting deadlines, even if self-imposed. I am, however, visiting a good friend in New Jersey with a tiny new baby and it seems like waiting makes more sense.


I have been working on savoring this month as well.  We did one of my favorite things - having family photos taken by a talented photographer. I know I will savor the resulting images for years and can't keep looking at them now.

Courtesy of Heather Warren Photography

 I scrapbooked frequently this month which made me happy. I was taking Kelley Purkey's Sketchbook 3 class. It was a bit different from the classes I've taken before, but worked in that it got me to my scrapbook desk more often and I have a lot more memories preserved.

 This month, I also hosted an extended Recipe Week on my blog to share with other some of the recipes that me and mine love to savor.  I am delighted to have them all captured here and hope that they will be enjoyed by others (You can find Day 1 here and then there is one per day for the next 11 days as it grew to beyond a week).

 For those following along, from last month, my knee is much improved if not perfect and I'm now back to Zumba and a much happier lady!


Next up is Jill and the remainder of the list is below!  Jan B is the winner from the last blog hop so send me an email at abbeyviolet at gmail dot com and I will send you your prize.  I will have a mini-book (empty with a few bits of goodies to add) for a commentor this month.  I invite any ideas you have about further capturing my word: Savor in my life.  Thanks for dropping by and have a great month!




MAY 1 BLOG HOP LIST

Margie	http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog
Lisa Allen	www.backtoallen.com/writers_blog
Abbey R	http://athomewiththerichardsfamily.blogspot.com/
Jill C.	http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
Sam	http://learncreatedo.wordpress.com/
Amanda K.	http://scrappnbee.blogspot.com
Cheri A.	http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com
Rebekah P.	http://istampscrapcraft.blogspot.com/
Lynn W.	http://crafty-creativity.blogspot.com
Nikki	http://www.inkyart.com.au
Monica B2	http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/
Chrissy	http://getcraftywithchrissy.blogspot.com/
Jen S.	www.byjen.com
Monica B1	http://www.Scraplifters.blogspot.com
Katrina	http://k84mansramblings.blogspot.com/
Julie Ann	http://julieannshahin.blogspot.com
Jenn	www.studiojenn.blogspot.com
Donna B	http://www.donnabryantdurand.blogspot.com
Cindy	http://seriousplay.typepad.com
Jamie	http://jmpgirl.blogspot.com/
Karen D	http://womenontractors.blogspot.com/