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Nursing is a calling

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on May 11, 2013

This week the American Nurses Association celebrates National Nurses Week. In honor of the several nurses in my family I created this page about my father’s sisters, who both dedicated themselves to caring for the sick. Each of my aunts went to Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh right after high school. They were [...]

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To lead a better life

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on May 5, 2013

The first sketch challenge has been posted at the new SCRAP & MUSIC challenge blog! Head over to the site to grab the sketch and play along for fame and prizes. The challenges on this blog will involve following the sketch and using a title on your layout with a line from the provided music. [...]

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Eighth grade school portraits

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on April 20, 2013

This layout features school portraits taken in the fall of 1980, when Phil and I were in our last year of parochial grade school. Can you believe those windshield eyeglasses were ever the fashion? Product/technique notes: I created this layout using a great sketch by Juliana Michaels for Paper Bakery and supplies from the Pink [...]

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The gift of song

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on December 20, 2012

Have you ever read about the importance of family rituals to children’s development of identity and feelings of belonging? When I do it impresses upon me, yet again, what a wonderful job my parents did in providing Phil and me with such a stable, loving, tradition-filled environment. Our family’s rituals were many, but it will [...]

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Counting blessings & candles

by Janice Daquila-Pardo on November 17, 2012

I was born on Thanksgiving Day. If I was given my choice of another birth date, out of all 365 days of the year, I couldn’t come up with a better one. One of the biggest reasons for my love of my turkey birthday is that it always meant getting together with family. Now, because [...]

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