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. Jen R Avatar
    Jen R

    What a handsome young man! This is such a great layout. I love how you pulled the blue from the picture onto the LO. The blue makes his eyes pop! TFS

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  2. marianne-g Avatar

    Gorgeous layout!!

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  3. jengd Avatar
    jengd

    Stunning layout! I love that the papers aren’t screamingly “male” but the end result isn’t girlish in the slightest! Wonderful. And I’d be happy to be your Creative Spaces take 2 winner. 😉

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  4. Diana Walsh Avatar
    Diana Walsh

    Love the layout, gave me an idea for grandsons latest photo…both handsome young boys! Would love to win all that wonderful paper etc;gave lots away when we moved to Oretgon|!
    Diana

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  5. Jean Avatar
    Jean

    Good luck on the house decision. I love your dream layout.

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  6. Stefeni Avatar
    Stefeni

    Beautiful layout. I guess I should appreciate this silence before I start on my family 🙂

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  7. Dorcas Avatar

    First, Happy Birthday to the blog. I am new to My Mind’s Eye but LOVE it already! You hit the nail on the head. You make your house a home and your house is gorgeous!!!! I hope you find one that you love just as much. Keep DREAMING!!!! Beautiful layout and handsome young man.
    Dorcas

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  8. heaney Avatar

    Your layout is simply awesome and I have printed a copy of the tutorial too. I need to make something for my 2 1/2 years old son and I love to CAS your album. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. sugarlips Avatar

    what a gorgeous layout!! Great job on it.

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  10. Heather - housesbuiltofcards Avatar

    Beautiful layout – love the papers and colors!

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  11. MichelleP Avatar
    MichelleP

    Beautiful layout-love the burlap.

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  12. Victoria in OHio Avatar
    Victoria in OHio

    What a gorgeous LO! thanks!

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  13. taunya d. Avatar
    taunya d.

    Gorgeous layout. I love how the colors bring out the blue in your son’s eyes.

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  14. Michele Duffy Avatar
    Michele Duffy

    I enjoy your work, Amber. Thanks!

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  15. Tina Walker Avatar
    Tina Walker

    Great layout! I have 2 boys and I’m always looking for new ideas….

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  16. MaryAnn N. Avatar
    MaryAnn N.

    love the colour combo in “Breeze” wonderful layout. ( also love the mini book 8 yrs of Ethan)

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  17. Karen aka Soccerboyzmom Avatar

    I hope you find your DREAM home and a sign will tell you what to do.

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  18. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    House hunting and selling is always so draining – hang in there and keep working toward your dreams!

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  19. Chris S Avatar

    I love your scrapbook page. The color combination is super, and the design is great for a “boy” page.

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  20. Karrie Avatar

    Aw, I wish you the best on your DREAM!! Your layout is gorgeous!!
    sharing my affirmation for the day: God is within and around me, protecting me, so I will banish the fear that shuts out His guiding light

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  21. Monique Avatar
    Monique

    Happy birthday to MME and all the designers!
    Good luck in realizing the dream for you and your family!

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  22. Tini Avatar

    Wow Amber…great layout! Love the Lost & Found 2 … it’S really a dream 🙂

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  23. marie Avatar

    it would be a DREAM come true to win a prize this awesome!!

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  24. Traci Avatar

    Love your layout Amber — I loved the original Lost & Found collection and can’t wait to get my hands on collection #2!

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  25. Donna K U Avatar
    Donna K U

    Love the landmark birthday book. More projects to do for the grandkids.

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  26. Carissa Avatar

    Love our layout!! Just beautiful!

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  27. Maary Beth C Avatar
    Maary Beth C

    beautiful layout! Great job.

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  28. amycoose.blogspot.com Avatar

    Oh, I love your LO and hope your house sells soon!

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  29. Angie Simonet Avatar

    What a fabulous layout, I love the hues of blues! Good luck with the house!

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  30. Michelle Roncon Avatar

    Hope everything works out for you! It always does if you believe everything happens for your good… I’d like to make a layout like this for my son. Thank you..

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  31. Kristin Tierney Avatar

    Ahh silence…. Since I have 2 chatty girls, I NEVER have any silence ;). This layout is fantastic, I love the pom-pom detail!

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  32. Andrea B Avatar
    Andrea B

    Love your LO, it’s always hard for me to come up with boy LOs.

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  33. Kat Avatar

    Loving the layout, Amber!! And the colours are right up my street and I’ll think I’ll use them for a girl layout for my twins once they arrive next week. 🙂

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  34. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Love your layout!!

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  35. Cassandra Chen Avatar

    Heyyie, thanks MME for such an awesome giveaway! I love your layouts too! :):)

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  36. Doris Widder Avatar

    Gorgeous page! I love love love the L&F2 collection and you’ve really done a fab job showing how they can enhance a wonderful photo. TFS!

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  37. Joanie g Avatar
    Joanie g

    Wow Amber I was fascinated on your layout when I saw it on MME’s blog! It is absolutely beautiful and your son is very handsome. I wish you well for your house sale or where ever you end up. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.

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  38. Silvia Diaz Avatar
    Silvia Diaz

    Beautiful LO! The colors are perfect for that pic!

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  39. Cheryl Leong Avatar
    Cheryl Leong

    Amber, I always love your works!!! The LO fOr MME is very nice. Thanks for the chance, I’m hopping around to look at wonderful projects.

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  40. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    Wow that page is beautiful!

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  41. Carla Ogilvie Avatar
    Carla Ogilvie

    Your work is always so inspiring and good luck with selling your home.

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  42. Kris Dietz Avatar
    Kris Dietz

    What a beautiful layout. I wish you luck in selling your house and finding your dream house.

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  43. Melanie C Avatar
    Melanie C

    Beautiful layout! I love seeing boy layouts since I’m a momma of boys!

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  44. Holly AKA KopyKat Avatar
    Holly AKA KopyKat

    Love your dream big scrap page, this is so fabulous. I can’t image winning the whole release….I would so have to get my scrapbooking started again, lol. That would be a dream.

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  45. TK Avatar
    TK

    Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful. Wish you the best with you dream.

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  46. Lisa Risser Avatar
    Lisa Risser

    Really love the layout and cannot wait to get my hands on the new lines!

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  47. Karin Avatar

    Wow, amazing page! I love to see beautiful layouts for boys. Boys are often difficult to scrap but this page is great inspiration. xoxo

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  48. Cyndee K. Avatar
    Cyndee K.

    Amazing layout & photo! Good luck on the house situation!

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  49. Jan Garber Avatar

    We short saled our dream home almost a year ago knowing that we would never recover the investment when we retire in a few short years! It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done…but, we are in a very nice, bigger home, and saving more towards our final retirement home. It will work out, don’t worry. These economic times are ridiculously hard. That being said, your layouts are gorgeous and reflect the creativity that will get you through! These collections are fantastic and would be great to work with! Keep the faith!

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  50. Jamie Hensley Avatar
    Jamie Hensley

    Your layout is beautiful! Love the colors! Good luck on the house situation!
    JamieH

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