Welcome to the 2nd Year Blog Birthday My Mind’s Eye blog hop! My name is Amber Packer and this is your FIRST "hop"!

As I am sitting her typing, the boys are asleep, my husband is with the youth in our Stake (church) on a Pioneer Trek and I hear something wonderful… silence!  I haven’t heard that (silence) for a while.  It feels good.  I am extremely blessed and have been busy with CHA and other MME projects, baseball, swimming lessons, house showings, other obligations and even a short family vacation.

Through it all has been the question of the house situation.  We have pulled out of the house we were going to get in Daybreak and thought we were going to pull our home off the market, but before we could pull if off the market, we had two more showings and they have certainly picked up.

So, our home is still for sale, but I’m so confused.  We DO feel that we need to live close to our parents so that when the time comes that they need it (in the far distant future), we are available to assist them.  That’s why we pulled out of the Daybreak house.  My DREAM is that we will be live in the right home for our family.  The home that will provide the best experiences and friends for our boys.  Whether that is our current home or another home near by, I’m not sure.  What I do know is that we are happy here, that WE make the house our home and we will be happy wherever we are. 

I guess I’m just starting to get impatient with not knowing.  I need to hold on to the dream a little longer and trust that what is in store is exactly what we need. 

That being said, I’d like to share a layout I created for the My Mind’s Eye catalog encouraging Neal to DREAM big…

Lost & Found2_Dream Big_4

Featured Collection: Lost & Found 2 – Breeze; Photo Credit: Haylee Bean Photography

Don’t’ forget my secret word: Dream

 

Your next "hop" will be to the fabulous

Anam Stubbington’s blog.

I hope you will take the time to comment on each blog you visit on your way through the blog hop.  Remember to leave a comment on the My Mind’s Eye blog and email all the secret words to amber@mymindseye.com (that’s me) to be eligible for the biggest prize of the entire year from My Mind’s Eye!

If you came to visit me (thank you!) and haven’t been participating in the hop… take a minute and hop over to the My Mind’s Eye blog so you can play with us!

I hope you enjoyed your stop here.  Look around.  I hope you'll findAmber value in what I have written.

p.s. Tell anyone you know who is looking for a cute, affordable house in a great part of Sandy!

Also, I have not heard from the winners of the Creative Spaces giveaway.  Please email me if you are the winner.

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431 responses to “2nd Birthday Blog Hop”

  1. Sherri Thompson Avatar

    Beautiful layout, Amber! I hope everything works out for you. We, too, have been contemplating moving, but have decided not to at this time because of our aging parents. Best wishes!

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  2. Rebol Avatar

    What a beautiful layout. I love MME and Lost and Found!

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  3. Joyce Carlson Avatar
    Joyce Carlson

    Luv your layout. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  4. Mistylynn B. Avatar

    That has to be hard going through that with your home. Definitely a prayerful decision. Love the lo and thanks for the fun.

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  5. Erica Hettwer Avatar

    Uncertainty is so so hard! Stick with it. We searched for over two years for our forever home. We’ve been here in our dream house for two years now and all the waiting was so worth it. Hang in there!

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  6. Jennifer DeWolfe Avatar

    Hold onto that Dream because Dreams do come true! I hope you enjoy the rest of your busy sounding summer 🙂
    Love your layout … you have such a talent!

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  7. Jasmine Ford Avatar

    Good luck with the house selling and buying…I know first hand how frustrating that can be! The LO you did of Neal is beautiful, I love that new collection! Best of luck to you and your family, Amber!

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  8. Shay Avatar

    I hope all goes well with your house situation. Your layout is beautiful.

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  9. Romy Avatar

    You’ve done such amazing work on this layout! What a wonderful boy page!

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  10. Charissa Avatar
    Charissa

    Beautiful layout! Good luck with your house hunting!!

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  11. Lynnette T Avatar
    Lynnette T

    I love this layout! Absolutely Stunning!! We too are facing a housing dilemma…. just not sure what is the right choice for us right now either…. Good luck with it all! 🙂

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  12. Lisa Zubritsky Avatar

    love the LO! great job!!!

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  13. Judy Webb Avatar
    Judy Webb

    Am loving this blog hop and the new MME products.

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  14. Anna Knieszner Avatar

    Good luck with finding the perfect home, and I love your layout – my favourite line! Thanks! 🙂

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  15. Emily Keaton Avatar

    Fabulous layout! I love the colors and your great design. Beautiful work!

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  16. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    Good luck with selling your house and finding a new one – in time everything will happen the way it should 🙂

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  17. Gloria H-TheLastOfNine Avatar

    Love your layout, it’s beautiful. Hope you make peace with your decision.

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  18. Lillian Child Avatar

    This layout is so beautiful! And good luck on the house!

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  19. Ashley Hickam Avatar
    Ashley Hickam

    what a beautiful layout!! and I hope you DREAM comes true 🙂

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  20. Lynn Maple Avatar
    Lynn Maple

    The paper from My Minds Eye is beautiful, but when you work with it in your projects, whether your doing crafts or scrapbooking, you make it come together in the most extrodinary ways. Thank you for sharing!!

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  21. Barb B. Avatar
    Barb B.

    Love your layout and love the Lost and Found 2 papers!

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  22. Amina Avatar
    Amina

    I wish I would get the QUIET to scrap in peace… My 1 yr old is almost always awake and when she is asleep I am totally wasted by then…. love the layout and the colours…. best wishes..

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  23. Sara Workman Avatar
    Sara Workman

    Thank you so much for sharing this gorgeous layout! I hope you are thoroughly enjoying the quiet. I know I do my best thinking when the house is quiet.

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  24. Cristina Avatar

    What a beautiful boy page! Good luck with the house!

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    Michelle

    What a great boy LO!

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  27. KellyG Avatar
    KellyG

    Awesome layout, love that photo!

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  28. Katarina Avatar

    gorgeous LO. Thanks for sharing!
    //Katarina

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  29. Jenifer Avatar

    Love the LO very pretty!

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  30. Kelly Massman Avatar

    beautiful boy page!! TFS!

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  31. KFerrara Avatar

    I love your layout… 🙂
    Good luck with your house!

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  32. Michelle Smith Avatar
    Michelle Smith

    Classic layout. Good Luck

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  33. Sharon Osborn Avatar
    Sharon Osborn

    Your work is stunning, as is the collection. Such a fabulous boy layout. Good luck with the house sale too,take care and thanks for the inspiration, Sharon xxx

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  34. Tracy Avatar

    Gorgeous layout,beautiful picture…Good luck with thr house,fingers crossed for you.
    xx

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  35. lan Avatar
    lan

    What a gorgeous close up shot of your son. Loving the new line!

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  36. Roxie Griffith Avatar
    Roxie Griffith

    I love the layout! Great job!

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  37. brittany t. Avatar
    brittany t.

    love the cute but vintage,boyish look of your layout! 🙂

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  38. Lori (got2bcrafting) Avatar

    Such a sweet, sweet picture and the LO showcases it so well… just gorgeous!! I have almost forgotten the sound of silence, enjoy it while you can! LOL!
    Lori

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  39. Robin Herald Avatar
    Robin Herald

    I love your layout.

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  40. Jessica P. Avatar
    Jessica P.

    Very simple, elegant layout…thanks for sharing 🙂

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  41. Brett Quinton Avatar
    Brett Quinton

    Gorgeous layout! I love the colours!

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  42. Tammy Swanson Avatar
    Tammy Swanson

    What a wonderful layout. Good luck with the house.

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  43. Lorraine M. Avatar

    Beautiful! I am looking forward to getting some of the Lost and Found 2. I absolutely adored the first edition and this is just as lovely! TFS!

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  44. Shyla Ahlstrom Avatar
    Shyla Ahlstrom

    Such a cute layout! And…we live in Daybreak and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! I hope you find the perfect place for you though.

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  45. Aubree Avatar
    Aubree

    Love your layout..your photo and these papers are stunning!

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  46. amy tara koeppel Avatar
    amy tara koeppel

    I absolutely LOVE the page you created. Stunning! Thanks for the fun blog hop…. MME rocks! ~Amy Tara~

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  47. Pam Bray Avatar

    Love your layout and it is always nice to have a dream, but more importantly that we wait on what God’s dream is for each of us. TFS pammejo1@yahoo.com

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  48. Keersten Jensen Avatar

    Beautiful! I love layouts for boys! Hope you find your home!

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  49. Brenda Avatar

    Gorgeous layout, love the papers, colors and embellishments! Gorgeous!

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  50. Tona Avatar
    Tona

    Fantastic layout! That paper is just gorgeous. I think it’s important for us all to dream big 🙂

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