my front yard

Still up...

yes, i am and most likely will forever be a night owl.........
the studio is coming along nicely, i should post some photos huh?
soon i will be fully organized for my taste, with angie's tips, of course. my finished works will be visible and photographed for myself and future submissions, it will be easier that way. next i will be working/playing on/with projects i have been unable to complete....sewing, scrapbooks, more artful journals and altered works with all i need to complete my ideas. everything i need is already here, but i most often can not find it. how detrimental it has been to free flowing creativity!
oh by, being able to lay my hands on that special brad, fabric, paper, button, tape, rub-on, foil, oh you got it, on and on. it has been fun going through my purchases and finds, and i still have more to go through, but it does not feel like a chore!

where oh where have i been

soooooo, i like this color. in fact it resembles the paint on my studio walls! yes, you heard right, my studio is finally getting done!!! i am thrilled, len and the brain (brian) painted the room on monday. it is so pretty, and it goes well with the trim, which i am not changing, and i don't mind the chips or scratches because it follows my view on aging projects. it's like the patina on a piece of jewelry...vintage!

also, i have been making a variety of projects that i love. i hope to make multiples of projects, each having it's own unique characteristics, once the studio is up and running. then i will be able to keep things organized and find the bits and pieces i need to make sure each item is unique and interesting. if a project looks just like another, i tend to get bored and lose interest in finishing.

long time no write ...again!

Seems I get lost in my own house sometimes, and I have to find my way out. Part of my problem is I love being home, it is my nest, my castle, my refuge. What can I say, I am a homebody! Always have been and I don't see any change in the future. Tomorrow I have an appointment, and Len will be driving...I don't even feel up to doing that. That is a pain in the neck, no seriously, that is why. You need your neck for driving to use your mirrors, right? At least I'll get out of the house for a while with my sweetie. Thanks for taking care of me Len!

Merry Christmas!

Feeling alright, uh huh! Doing my best, got done what I could and not worrying about anything else, let the chips fall where they may. Just got done on Skype w Kathryn, Jason, and Miranda in Ak. Miranda looks adorable in the x-mas pjs and robe we sent, and heading off to bed so that Santa Claus can come to her house tonight! Mom mom and Pop pop will get to see her open some presents later in the day, hopefully before Len has to go to work.
I'll make a Christmas dinner on Thursday and Friday for which ever of the boys and girl are available, and Len of course! Okay, time to finish up what I have to do, and then to bed I must go, too. MC- y'all!

the blues....

My husband works 12 hour shifts plus OT and won't have a day off until after New Years. Yes, we are very grateful he has a good job and has provided for us well, which makes me feel guilty for complaining at all! So, I have that blues thing going on, and feel the need to vent and not keep it bottled up inside! There are still things to get done, alone. Cards are made, but must be addressed and mailed. Things I wanted to make, due to procrastination will not get done, this year, oh well.
Then I'll get to be alone some more, with the exception of a son or two who may stop by and visit for a while on Christmas day. What I find most hurtful is...would you believe I have four brothers, sister-in-laws, a sister and brother-in-law, a multitude of nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews - some I do not even know, but we no longer associate because the glue (my Mother) who held us together, has been gone for 11 years! Stupid, sad, and lonely! I gave up trying when my children made me look in the mirror and I saw how hard it made me cry to bang my head against the wall for days at a time! I am so tired of being lonely and depressed.
Life is not perfect, but as my dear Mother always said ' when you think you have it bad, someone always has it worse, so don't waste time feeling sorry for yourself!' You're right Mom, thank you, I love you, and Merry Christmas!!!

where have I been...

all over the net, hopping here and there....recouping from Thanksgiving holiday w family! I loved having them here, all but the Ak group (missed you very, very much). even though all I did was clean the house, it still wore me out! thank God Mary did 99% of the cooking w Melissa as her assistant - thank you my angels!!! Arlena brought and made half of her desserts - thank you sweetie!!! Keith made the sweet potato casserole and yes it took a long time to cook, it was well worth the wait!!! I made the gravy! So there were eight of us this year - Lenny & Annie, Mary & Keith, John & Arlena, Paul & Melissa, and we celebrated on friday since my Lenny had to work Thursday 7pm to 7am, and no one wanted to have it w-out him.
delicious meal, and wonderful company that did not seem to want to go home...which is nice they feel that way! the kids, hahaha, all in their twenties, dragged out home videos of Christmas from the nineties. it was hilarious! hearing them laughing, giggling and making fun of each other, all good natured! the only thing that would have made it better was if Kathryn, Jason and Miranda - my precious grand baby, were here. but we will get to see Kathryn and Miranda in January, and then we will get to see all three of them in July, yay!
so, I am back and ready to write and create and get ready for Christmas. first thing due out the door is a Wichtel gift. i am participating in the first annual Wichtel w Milliande's web community - an all female artist colony! we can never divulge who we are making our gift for, so therefore I can not post what I make, all I'll say is it is leaving the country! when we receive our gifts though, we are to upload a photo of it on the Milliande site, and I will post it here, as well. along w my 'artistic creations' which will be on here soon as I get them labeled and photographed.
okay, now I must go and do house stuff, ie. laundry, cleaning, cooking (darn it), etc.
over and out...