this is my ds, ethan, relaxing with our cat, nikki. tried my hand at some doodling - it takes some getting used to. hidden journaling behind picture: ethan - you are truly amazing to me. you are such a gentle soul and yet you have such strong convictions. all on you own you decided you loved animals too much to make them your dinner, so you became a vegetarian and haven't had meat since. you are thoughtful, loving and kind. you do the chores i ask you to do without complaining. you even hung out with that girl from school when you didn't really want to because you didn't want to hurt her feelings. i'm proud of you for all your accomplishments at school and while getting all a's is wonderful it's the goodness in you that i love the most. you really are my hero and i wish i could be more like you. i hope you never change. you are so special and while i can't take all the credit for how you turned out - i guess i must have done something right! i love you - mom.

basic grey - hang ten
heidi swapp chipboard
artic frog letter stickers
great balls of fiber
labeler

tfl!