Stephanie Vetne

I’ve had a very rough week and dh stepped in last night and saved the day for me!  He knows me so well – knows WHEN I need saving without me asking.  He knows HOW to make it better – he knows how to "fix it" as we say to each other.  Now, that the… Read more

I’ve spent much of the past 5 days complaining.  "I’m not getting any "me" time."   "The kids are misbehaving."  "What will they think of me if my kids act like heathens?"  "The house isn’t clean enough."  "I can’t get everything done."  "I’m not "good enough" at scrapbooking."  "I’m wasting my time."  Whining, complaining, bitching about… Read more

I’ve been feeling pretty darn content with my scrapping style – really felt that I was "getting it."  Not that my pages are brilliant or anything like that, but feeling content that I really liked my layouts and that they were working for me.  Simple, clean, linear and colorful. Then, I go on vacation and… Read more

I’ve had a lot of requests for more pictures of Maine.  So, here you go!!!   Once Maine gets in your blood, you can’t ever get it out.  Can’t you just smell the pine trees and the salt water????    Read more

Harry Potter I had to post this picture because I totally splurged on the way home from vacation.  Emily and I had reserved the new HP book at B & N and were planning on picking it up on Saturday night when we got home.  But, Saturday, by about 1 p.m., we were still in… Read more

My kids are the best travelers!!!!!  They love road trips – they love hotels – they love having us all together all day long – and they love having their own suitcases!  I just uploaded the last batch of vacation photos and came across this little gem of a picture.  Love it!! P.S.  I’m not… Read more

As many of you know, I had been waiting for September buy a Rebel XT.  My camera was an old Fuji 3 mp and took terrible indoor pictures.  Well, on vacation, the Fuji died and I was forced to make the decision then.  I looked at the XT, carried it around for a bit, talked… Read more