PRE-SCHOOL GRADUATION

Hey! It's going to be a hot one today! High 97 degrees and who knows what the heat index will be after you figure in the humidity. Great invention.... airconditioning! Any-hoo........... Not much on the schedule for today. Wednesday crop day at the "SB and Etc" but my daughter scheduled her eye doc appt today and I am playing taxi once again. Her car is dead! """AGAIN""" I think dear hubby has intentions of junking it and getting the old Chevy truck up and running for her. Fine with me. It's an eye sore sitting at the side of the driveway!

Grayson's graduation from 2 yr old pre-school (he was actually only going 2 days a week to get used to it for next school yr). He was the smallest one there. Most of the other little guys have turned three already. So cute standing on the stage with his "thumb in his mouth". Made me want to cry, grab him up and run! He just turned two a few months ago, still a baby in my eyes.




Grayson with Nena and Papa

"UNCOOPERATIVE"

OK...After two weeks of company, a wedding, then two weeks of cleaning and painting 8 to 10 hours a day, my body decided it wasn't going to cooperate anymore. Flu/upper respiratory infection, fibromyalgia flare up and to top it off, my dog chewed my power cord to my laptop! What's a girl to do? In bed, can't go anywhere, nothing on TV, no oomph to play in my studio and NO INTERNET! Yikes!!!! So here I am, a week later, body filled with antibiotics and other pharmaceutical concoctions and a new power cord for the lappy. I'm in business! Now...... what can I get in to?

CREATING KEEPSAKES

After taking a workshop at INSPIRE in May, I decided to create a keepsake using the remainder of the kit that Margie had used in her class. I've had this unfinished shadow-box sitting on my shelf for about two years now, not knowing what I wanted to do with it. As I sat at my table working on another project... it was like someone turned on the light in my head. BLING! I knew exacly how I wanted to use this blank treasure I had. It took me a couple weeks to complete, but it was not like I had other projects going on! HA! Too many at once, but I managed to finish this one and I really like how it turned out.

WORKING HARD

Hey everyone. I thought I would give you an update on the house. It is really coming together, although we are no where finished! This is the bedroom after all was boxed up and taken out.

Ashlyn painting... it took a gallon of primer for the whole room and then three coats of paint on the bottom. The walls were just soaking up that paint! I absolutely hate working with the dark colors, but it's beautiful after it's done.

James installing hardwood floors. (and doing a great job!) Those feet in the pictures are John's. He was "supervising!" (I'm laughing)

James doing the Happy Dance!

By the end of that day, we were all so tired. Dinner was drive-thru, showers and bed. As you can see here, Ashlyn didn't even make it to the bed!

We also finished the laundry room and are working on the kitchen. Kitchens make me testy. Lots of nook and crannies to be cleaned and primed.

"TODAY'S RAMBLING"

Today...
- I slept in.
- I spent the day at home, by myself.
- I watched TV, all day.
- I read and responded to my emails.
- I talked to an old friend.
- I ate toast for supper.
- I enjoyed the quiet me time.
It has been good to be me today. (smiling)