Have you experienced.....

Rught, first of all, apologies I kinda disappear yesterday, I had no sleep and then I got upset for many every day reasons - problems with my carer (my mum was right about everything...you cannot be too nice to some employees...) Sarita (almost 23, sometimes 5, sometimes 14 years old daughter) who lives in banana land, a land where we are rich and I am not at risk of dying and etc etc etc - (she is a great girl- studies and works and does look after me as much as I can, still she has stuff that drives me insane) a few other things happen and I had not eaten well and had no sleep in 48 hours..... I knew if I came here to "talk" I would either get on a crying emotional ft or the ugly me could get out...and we DO NOT want that
I'm here now and, I have to say, the emotional fit came anyway.....
You guys are a treasure in my heart...... always reach my heart through pages, chats, comments and the outpouring of love keeps my heart super joyful!!

You know by now (as we talk almost every day!!!) you are a TRUE SISTER.
I remember you arriving, seeing your pages and and there was this connection, even before we started talking, through your beautiful pages, then we discovered over the year how alike we are and how much we can share and support.....
I know how much you love The Pad and how you have become a true member of this family and I count you in as a major blessing, for both The Pad and my personal friendships!!!!!

Marilyn, of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are in my most loved people book too!!!!!!!!! wont go on as I don;t want to make this into the I love thread or I would end up crying more and will never go have dinner but your presence here warms up the community, teaches and inspires us...LOVE you!!!!

Couldn't have put it so well...... so very very true..... I'm in tears here and I know I will have trouble getting to the end of the posts......

Only thing I would say is....you forgot Krista... @norton94 is one of our kinda of un-sung heroes..... in case you girls don't know her, she is the one Polly who does the signing up for us who host chats during the month, organizes the the sign up as what to do, forum posting/games/challenges during special events we have during the year - don;t know what I would do without Krista reminding me of the chats, helping us to choose what to do!!!

extraction!!!!!!!

you know I love YOUY!!!!!!

and Mirjam brought you here...and it because of @mirjam aka Pink Reptile Designs, that I stayed at The Pad (almost 6 years ago!!!!! just a week or so, it will be 6 years!!!) we came with Paula, who was guesting at the time for the month of February...to be honest, I came a bit afraid/scared...so many big star scrappers and I had experience "cliques" and a bit of snobbery in other places to people like me..... but I was so wonderfully surprised to find that everyone was so amazing!!!!!! I stayed because I love Mirjam and I had been a customer shopping from her, then there was @KimJ whom I was also a customer and other designers I had been buying for a while here but never went onto forums or gallery....the Pollys were SO amazing everyone.... especially @HeatherB whom I was a FAN from the heart , I think since 2009...and @Karen and many others that made me feel at home and so loved and less useless..... oh I ll stop getting emotional or I will never make it to dinner and then gallery LOL LOVE you my dear Anne!!!!!

Oh, I agree with you!!!! it is overwhelming during MOC , it goes so fast all, but I'm glad you are experiencing the love and I love seeing your pages!!!!!! I wanna make time to stop for longer in your gallery, as soon as our MOC duties are done, I will do (have you on a list!!!) Look forward to getting to k now you more and having awesome scrapping moments!!!!!!

My dear, never apologize ti me ..... I know life is fast!!! I know also I have mentioned this more than twice... but having you here and getting the opportunity of getting to know you beyonmd your pages is one of the highs of my MOC this year...!!! You & @ellasspace ..... just to clarify to others, I know them both because of the pages, but we had never crossed a word before this MOC... You are an amazing artist and, now I am seeing more, the amazing goes beyond the scrapping!!!!! I'm keeping you both hostages here for the year

YOU BET!!!!!!!! it is already in the itinerary!!!!!!! you thought I would not go see YOU???????????? of course I will!!!!!!!!! and,. as I said many times, too, I am so so happy that you came to The Pad and after all these years we are still sharing or art, family love and history..... you are a diamond in my heart!!!!

here, with us too...10 years, 10 years of getting inspired by you and having a FRIEND that is a piece of my heart!!!! I'm already crying so I wont go on and on you know how much I love you!!!!

I can't say anything...first because I will never be able to say it better than Margaret @londoncuppa has done, and also because I have been tearful and crying for the whole thread...... I'm not sure I say it often enough (I try not to bother you or Julie or Krista as I know I talk too much and you are busy) but I am so so HUGELY grateful for having me as part of this family, not just because of being Polly, but in the years before, the way you made me feel welcome, valued and offered help from day one..... you know how I say The Pad saved my life?
it is true.
LIterally.

Oh I am so so happy to have you around again!!!!!!! I remember we had to talk one 2 one because of some stuff with the pages, and I enjoyed so much having you over and seeing you coming back..... you have an artist soul and I LOVE seeing how creative you get with the challenges and how great getting to know you even more!!!!! Hope we will see you more during the year!!!!!!

LOKL I remember, with the walls challenge LOL you are so so amazing Amie, love having you around, your pages are superb and your presence is delightful always!!!!!!! LOve YOU!!!!

See...? THIS is music to my ears..... to hear that you printed this year...and you are enjoying and learning.... I was absent most of the past 4 months so not sure if you have been around during the year, but will LOVE seeing this year!!!!!

I have missed you too!!!!!!!!!!! your pages and your presence are always so delightful....!!! hope we will be able to see more of each other this year...I'm not completely out of danger (especially since Sarita is ignoring the "don't buy tiramisu, don;t buy chocolate cake, if you buy cereal that is full of sugar dont leave it there for me to see LOL) but will make time to catch up with you asap!!!!!!

Oh G... you scrap like YOU and you are awesome!!!!!!!!! we all have different areas in which we feel more comfy, but doing stuff that is not our usual makes us grow and find out how many skills we have that we didn;t know!!!! I wish I could do the artsy blending like you do too.... I am glad to have you here, you are awesome!!!!!

see? now I NEED to go to your gallery TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are growing so much Vivi!!!!! you k now you have been one of my special people and n0w we goyt to meet you in person, even mo0re special, and I think you will earn the hard worker's achievement award of the year!!!!!! amazing that you are challenging yourself so awesome!!!!!! I will need to see your gallery today!!!!!! will try after dinner (am so behind with everything is scary LOL but I will!!!!!!!) LOVE YOU!!!!

awww minha lindona!!!!! tuas paginas sao super maravilhosas!!!! you know how much I love your pages and having yopu over again is a delight!!!!!!!

Megan, I think Margaret already answered about this, you can use any format unless specified... I know we have had some challenges in which we have asked not to do ATCs, but like Margaret said, just need to find out what the trick is to show nice in the gallery...there is always someone around to help with that

I hope we will be able to travel down under to see you one day!!!!!!!!!!!

see you always make me cry.... LOVE you, so so much,your pages always have soul, and I have had moments in reading journaling of yours that has me wanting to jump on a plane to go hugg you!!!!!! you should be getting much more than 2!!!!! I ll make sure of that!!!!!!
we should have a chat to celebrate your birthday, as in a Pad chat in the chat room!!!!!!

I know. EXACTLY. That. The power of this community as a whole and some of the people we get closer with..... I haven[t fallen in a very deep black hole in the past few years, precisely because there is so much love and will to help and support.... and you know I LOVE you!!!!!!

and I love that you are an amazing part of it!!!!!!!!!!!!! you HAVE to come to London for a cupper.....one day!!!!! half a day? I make you cake? Brazilian chocolate truffles? pretty please? Sarita says she ll make pancakes too!!!!!!

So happy, and happy and more than happy, joyful seeing your pages is always music to my heart...

yup, yup, thanks for this

if you need the box, imagine, Latina, officially old (I am 60 now!!!!) and on a bed bound schedule.....I'm flooding my desk!!!!

YES!!!!!

I couldnt have said it better!!!!!!!!
Meeting you in person *and CJ of course* was one of the most amazing things in 2017, hoping we can make it again!!!!! I ll make this short because I NEED food and medication, but you know how much I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

You make me cry, like, proper crying and so much love , I have no words and don't wanna answer lightly, I need to have dinner and get some stuff done, but THANK YOU- THANK YOU with all my heart (be back later)

I think you are mastering the masters!!!!!! you are amazing Susan!!!! Need to go now but will be back later... you know I love you and

like Julie says bellow, we have monthly challenges, and then apart we have events and fun and more challenges,, now you are here, I will be keeping you here!!!!!!!

Julie, no worries, I am having them ( @SeattleSheri too) hostages, they can't go anywhere now !!!!!!


ok, now, I need food, be back later, LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

 

and all and more back to you my sister!!!!!!!!!! see? you even make me dance!!!!!!

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looking forward to a marvellously beautiful gallery of yours!!!!!!! we also have many events during the year that are super fun, and we do lots of live chats/speed and slow scraps , I do European times (can't remember where you are, is 2pm USA EST and 7pm for me (London UK) and 8pm for the rest of Europe... but lots of other times scraps so I hope you will come be with us "live"

I did get some sleep, 6 hours, the maximum I get these days in one go but well slept and happy now !!!!
And it isn't kindness... I honestly don't think many people have an idea of what is involved on the other side, in Pollyville, running a place as marvellous as The Pad takes a team with so so much love and hard work...and you are one of the most amazing Pollys there is!!!! And you have your own health issues that are not little stuff.... so I value even more!!!!!!!! I know all of us Pollys who host chats and events games and challenges value you very high too... you are our super heroes, together with Julie @mrs2a50 , you both are out of this world with all the work you do and the love you give us!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wont go on about you girls and our Boss of the Apple Sauce (or we'll be here till the cows come home so much I love you!!!!!!!) but the success of The Pad comes from each one of you, the love and dedication are inspiring and we LOVE YOU!!!!!!

I did!!!!!!! so much I fell asleep and Sarita says I even had my glasses on and a pen in my hand LOL she sends her love, by the way!!!!! and I need to make the page with our meeting in Malta!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

to super feliz de te ver de volta por aqui!!!! Your pages are marvelous, always, and having you around is a delight!!!!!!!
te passei uma mesagem no Messenger, ve pra gente catch up!!!

SO delighted having you here, and so happy you are enjoying....!!!!! your pages are always full of soul and amazing visuals!!!! True about reading the stories!!! I have had no time much for other pages than my challenge (which I still have a bit of catching up to do) but some I read moved me or made me laugh with so much heart!!!! Plus in my Bucket List I realized how similar we are in some ways, even though we are different cultures!!!!!! Looking forward to getting to know you more and more amazing pages from you during the year!!!!!!!

I have no words for you. The dimension of how much you mean to me, how you are one of the people who LITERALLY saved my life.... you more than anyone, talking me out of the black hole...every time I get low, I go back to that conversation of ours.... this home of ours that brought us again together in the friendship that started 10 years ago...... LOVE the fact that so any of us have come together here with the love fir the scrapping and love for the community. You are a blessing, the Pad is a blessing!!!!!!

Hope you get your program sorted!!!!!!