Made final addition of embellishments to my Sportsmans Paradise layout and added photos. Now if I can just get the journaling on. That seems to be my biggest struggle. On my Louisiana layouts I love putting the outline of the state and some object to mark where the photos were taken. In this case, it's North Louisiana near Ruston and Monroe. My husband and sons love hunting in this part of the state and go every year in November.

MOM'S LSU

Finally a layout I get to keep. This is probably the 4th version, but I just can't help myself.

KADE'S LSU

My youngest son is currently attending LSU and loves it. This layout is dedicated to him and his girlfriend. I really had a great time on this photo session on the campus. If you've never been to LSU campus, you really need to go. It's truely a state secret.

MCNEESE LAYOUT

Here's a little shout out to my McNeese buds. I love my Cowboys too. I believe you can support more than one team and I do.

FAVORITE PICS FROM GAME

GAME TIME AT LSU

McNeese State played LSU on October 16, 2010 and we were there. This game marked the first time MSU and LSU have played and Kade is currently going to school there. The tailgating was unbelievaable. It literally goes on forever. We walked for hours and I'm sure we only saw a portion of it. The McNeese fans were out in full force. Lake Charles was really represented. What's really funny was that so many fans were wearing game wear for both teams.

It's the first time we've all been together for a game. GEAUX TIGERS, just in case you haven't already guessed who I'm going for.

SOUTHERN LIVING

October Scrapeno is called Southern Living which is a tribute to Louisiana's past and present. To me there is so much beauty to be experienced here in Louisiana. The sight of a cotton field brings you back to the past and the acceptance that even though some things have changed, some have not.

Can you imagine life without our georgeous magnolia trees. The massive flower reminds me of a mature woman. One who is comfortable in her surroundings and proud to be seen.

Every month this year I've had the pleasure of designing a layout for my friends. I'd like to thank every one of you for giving me this opportunity to share my passion of photography and scrapbooking. You guys are the best.

ARCHITECTURAL ALPHABETS

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BLUES MUSEUM - LELAND MISSISSIPPI

I think it's pretty safe to say that "The Blues" has a little bit of voodoo mixed in it.

A lot of the art displayed in the museum was three dimensional with such items at buttons, bottle caps, beads, metal findings and such.

This is Pat Thomas, son of James 'Son' Thomas.

I can't leave our neighbors in Mississippi out because during my travels this week I found a sweet little town in Mississippi call Leland. Leland sits on Hwy. 61 and is surrounded by Blues history. There's a Blues Museum here and I decided to give it a visit and I'm glad I did. Inside the museum I met a very interesting musician, Pat Thomas. Pat's father James 'Son' Thomas was very instrumental in promoting the Blues back in it's early days. Pat played his guitar for me the entire time I was there and even gave me a couple of his drawings he called, four legged cat and diamond eye cat. Who knows, maybe I'll have a masterpiece from the original artist one day, we can only hope. If you are ever in this part of the state and see the Blues Museum sign, stop by, it's definately worth the stop.

DISCOVER LOUISIANA - TRANSYLVANIA

This is not a joke and you will not find a punch line at the end. I ignored Nola, my garmin, and ended up in Transylvania, Louisiana. Not really sure of the history or anything about the name, but I was definately interested in what I saw. I stopped at the post office to mail myself a postcard so I could have the postmark to prove I was really there, but it was after 4:00 and it was closed. So, I guess I'll have to finish this story at a later date when I return to this hidden little town in North Louisiana, Transylvania.

DISCOVER LOUISIANA - POVERTY POINT HISTORIC SITE

No, I didn't pose for these figurines, but if it paid well, I'll be in line.

In Epps Louisiana you will find the oldest city in North America. Documented finding date back to 1600 b.c., over 3000 years ago. An ancient indian society settled here in Louisiana. They built mounds and a courtyard along the banks of the river. Surrounding the courtyard are six ridges where historians believe they built there huts. As you can see by one of the photos that the ancient indians were not the only people who preferred this area, Jesse James and his gang were also frequent visitors.