Flashback Friday!

Ready to jump in the time machine.....going back a couple decades!

I finally found time to playing with a new toy I got for Christmas.

And I can tell right now I am going to have endless hours of fun with this little contraption!

Max got me a film and slide digital converter. This converts 35mm slides and negative to digital files! I have boxes of negatives....and I do have many of the pictures developed. But what better way to keep memories than digital!

I just grabbed a couple of envelopes of negs to try out this toy. Here are a few pictures I found!

I haven't figured out what year they were taken. Hairstyles say 80's, what else do the styles say? I am gonna leave that up to you! ;)

These first two pictures were taken at King's Island. Talk about style! wow!

As if the hat and glasses weren't enough....check out this next picture....it has FASHION written all over it!!

As you can see it was taken in Las Vegas.....again, not sure what year, but one thing is for sure it was quite a few pounds ago!! ;)

Oh, and notice the fanny pack again! And try to look past the "under-the-bust" pants! hehehe

Well I hope you all enjoy the little walk down memory lane....and if you laughed at the styles it only means you have pictures like these at home too.

Flashback Friday!

This week I am going to flashback to some of the kids past birthdays.

As you can see this is Shane's 21st birthday. Shane hasn't changed much, but Ashley has! I don't know if you can tell, but the cake is decorated with a big draft beer! Nice job with the decorating Shannon!

Now that same year, just 8 months earlier, Shannon and Dereck celebrated their birthdays together. Shannon you definitely have changed! Seems the guys just don't change much.

We went all out on the cake decorating for you two, didn't we! Maybe that explains why when Shane's birthday rolled around you decided to step up and be our cake decorator!

And just a year later, looks like Shannon again decided to take the cake decorating bag in her own hands and made a cake her and Dereck could both be proud of! But look close, it looks like we had a special birthday guest that year.....cake says, "Happy Birthday, Dereck, Shannon, and Dave Matthews!" Dead give away that Shannon definitely did the decorating this year. (yes, Shannon and Dave share the same birthday.)

But tell me.....one cake wasn't enough???? we had to throw in not one but two more cakes. Guess that confirms we had a big party, but then would you expect less with Dave as our Special Guest!!

And one last picture I ran across....I just could not exclude. This was Shannon's birthday this year, (January '08). And who do you think decorated this gorgeous Cupcake Cake????

I know everyone is saying, Shannon..........WRONG!!!

I surprised Shannon and made this for her. and even gave her the cake pan as a birthday present!

one final thought.....

Happy Birthday to all those that celebrate their birthdays during the hectic holiday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MIKE....DAD.....DERECK..... SHANNON

Flashback Friday

I have to laugh everytime I see this picture!

This is Jude (yes, that big fat cat that Jaden loves) "playing" with our cat and his sister, Lucy.

Can you believe how much Jude has grown! That's what happens when you raise a cat in a small apartment.

Lucy is about half Jude's size now....lots of exercise running up and down stairs and throughout the big house!

Flashback Friday

I am "Flashing Back" to the start of my business venture ~ Bisque It Pottery Painting Studio

This is how it all started!

From idea to opening in 2 months...and one of the best decisions I have ever made!

With the help of family we were able to do much of it on our own.

Shannon helped me pick our color palette, Mom stained and varnished all the cabinets, Dad and Steve put down the floor. Then of course everyone chipped in setting up shop.

First phase completed!

Tables are in, shelves are stocked, ready to open the door!

Kiln room is ready for the first firing!

CHEERS!!! We did it!

January 2005

Flashback Friday

I am cutting it close this week to get in my "Flashback Friday"!

I decided to go back to a couple of great accomplishments:

On April 21, 2006, Shannon had her "Senior Show" to complete her Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design at IPFW.



On May 12, 2007, Shane completed his studies at Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis to become a Electronic Systems Technician.


Great job kids! I am glad you both found a career that you enjoy. Not to mention the perks I get. I have my own personal graphic designer for all my business marketing and advertising, Thanks Shannon! And I have my own personal electronics technician, I am ready for my surround sound, Shane!

"Flashback Friday"

I love this idea of "Flashback Friday"! This is going to be fun to go back into my picture file and find some old pictures to share. Heck, I might even go waaaaay back and scan in some photos pre-digital camera. (Thanks for the idea Shannon)

I couldn't decide who I should highlight for my first "flashback". Miss J would be the obvious, but wanted to go a different route. After looking through files and files of photos, I decided I would go back to 2004.


This is a picture of Max and I heading out for my 25th Class Reunion. No, I didn't graduate in Hawaii. We had a luau for our reunion. Kinda cheesy, but it was fun.