A Thankful Heart - The Challenge #49

Happy November!

I'm kind of late getting my card 

and 

this post done 

for this week's challenge 

at 

The Challenge.

I've had a very hectic, crazy last six months to say the least. Since the passing of my father, I've spent three of the last six months traveling back and forth to WV to help my mom out. This last trip, I spent 7 weeks with her helping during her first few weeks of recovery from hip surgery.  I returned to NC on Oct 12, then two weeks later accompanied my oldest son, Patrick, on a four day trip to New Hampshire and just got back late Sunday!  Frankly, I'm not sure still whether I'm coming or going!  I feel quite like a stranger in my home. 

Yet, better late than never---

this week's challenge ---

a sketch!

There's still time to play too!

Check out the Design Team's projects 
and 
leave them some blog love:

Anita Madden
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan

Lori Tecler
Michele Ferguson

Nance Salkeld (YOU ARE HERE!)

Featured Designer --Geri - Manitoba Stamper
Guest Designer --Darnell Knauss

Here's my card, finally ---

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

And having a thankful heart for being able to travel with my son, I have to brag a bit with some photos from our trip to NH.  He attended a conference there for grad school to present part of his Master's thesis on American soccer.  I'm very proud of him and so glad we could spend that time together.  He lives waaaay over in Oklahoma with his wife, where they both attend school, and I live in North Carolina so I don't get to see him too often other than with FaceTime.

That is Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH

(where conference was held)

My son, Patrick Salkeld

  

Thankful Blessings!