INSPIRING VINTAGE DREAMS

Shop...shop...shop....... we've been shopping almost everyday. It's like Christmas for my daughter! She and her fiance are getting a house and they need everything to furnish it. She is so excited and I am happy for them!

San and I went to the vendor faire on Thursday for INSPIRE. It was great! So much to choose from - all kinds of vintage! I bought some cool pieces to make an altered book along with paper, embellishments and Claudine Helmuth's paints. I am in love with these paints and her gel medium. It was an altered artist's dream come true... lol :) Tonight we go back for two classes. I am liking this event better than CKC! So cool and the artists are great! Hats off to Donna for a great event.

WEDDING AND ALL

Thought I'd take a break from my company and give you a little update on what's been going on. Saturday my son was married. It was a pretty ceremony, I especially like the minister! He was very friendly and even though he was not someone we knew, he took the time to "get to know" the kids and us and made the ceremony personal. He said an Irish blessing at the end and that got me, "hook line and sinker!" So now I have two children married and one to go. )Maybe next year.) I'll have to post pictures later.

Tomorrow, my sister and I are going to a vendor faire for Donna Downey's INSPIRE event. We usually go to CKC every year, but with the traveling for the wedding, we won't get together this year.

I am enjoying having my family here. It's been three and a half years since my parents have been able to travel. I just hope it won't be another three yrs before they come back!

Happy Days to you all!

A Good Day

Today is a good day. My parents and sister are flying in from NY and my mother in law is here. Why? My son is getting married on Saturday! I am especially glad to have my parents here, as they have not been down in 3 1/2 years. They are both 81 yrs old and in fair condition, but not traveling like they used to. They have been a bit nervous about flying. It's been 30+ yrs since they have flown. Wow! They will get to see their great-grandson, Grayson. They saw him when he was 5 weeks old on our trip to NY for a funeral. Not good circumstances. Now he is running all over and talking.

I just signed up for two mini workshops at Donna Downey's Inspired for next week. I'm going with Amy. Yeh Amy! I am sooooo excited!

OK, I better continue to get my stuff picked up in my studio, as it will become someone's temporary bedroom. For now;

Meet my Mom.

GENEOLOGY

I have been working with my second cousin, on gathering information for a family genealogy. She has contacted a historian in NY and also has received a collection of pictures, letters and memorabilia that her grandfather had saved. I did a short genealogy of the Smith's (my maiden name), my Sr. year of high school and fortunately saved it all. I have been plucking my Mom and Dad's brain to fill in the missing pieces. We have recently lost two more of our older generation, so it's important to get all the stories on paper, before it is all gone.

This couldn't come at a better time, as I am preparing and gathering for a Heritage Album. I want to fill its pages with pictures, family trees, stories and tid bits of history. This has to be different from my normal act of embellishment and pictures. It needs to be a continuing journal of past, present and future history. I need to concentrate on my Mom's side, as there is very little of the older generation left.

BACK FIRING EMAILS

It's been a while since I posted. With John gone on business so much, the holidays and my trip to NY, I haven't been able to get back into the swing of things. I tend to work better with routine and consistency. Now, I haven't always been this way, just the last two years or so. Maybe it's age! Ha-ha-ha-ha......

OK, getting ready for National Scrapbook Weekend. I sent Traci, owner of Scrapbooks & Etc., an email to remind her of the upcoming festivities. She kindly emailed me back and said, "Remind me to discuss this at Friday night's crop." So I did. :) Well, Friday night came and I did as she asked. Have you ever heard the expression, "Open mouth and insert foot?" :P Let me give you a little background. One day, some of the girls and I were sitting with Traci, doing a little brainstorming for the store. It really is a lot of work for one person to run the store, inventory, place orders, restock, clean, hold classes, etc. You get the idea. Everyone helps where they can. So I (innocently) said, "You need to designate!" You can now see where this is going!..... Traci took my 'idea' and designated me to put together Nat. SB weekend. To Traci; good job! For me? Keep my mouth shut!!! (laughing) Really, I accept the challenge fully, as I enjoy hosting and have a great love for this art and my friends!




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