Hurry up and wait……oops, not today afterall.
My mother has breast cancer–again! She was diagnosed in Novemeber 0f 2003 and opted for mastectomy. She has had her yearly mamograms and does self exams. Her cancer was estrogen receptive or...
View ArticleHAPPY NEW YEAR
Today is a beautiful, sunshiny day – a good start for the new year after several days of cold and cloudy weather. Hubbie and I had a quiet evening at home last night – not the usual New Year’s...
View ArticleNot your everyday situation!
January 5, Grandma and grandson check into the hospital and are allowed to share the same room (they don’t usually allow girls and guys in the same room, but hey, this doesn’t count!) – making it...
View Articlet i r e d……….
After missing all last week being out with Nick, I have felt like I was running sooooo behind this week. Add to that feeling, having gremlins running through my computer system, laundry that is...
View ArticleBack home in my blog…….
I have had a very long absence from the world of blogging. I have had a very long year – already. Professionally, this will go down in history as one of the most challenging. Mom and son have both...
View ArticleThank God for Tamiflu
Well, we have had our round with the flu this year and hopefully we are finished. After the hubby was out for almost 4 days, I decided to call the doc and get a script for some Tamiflu. Saturday...
View ArticleDeep down tired….
I am tired! A deep-down tired that no amount of sleep seems to alleviate. Tired of trouble Tired of horrible things that should never happen Tired of deception Tired of people who hate Tired of people...
View ArticleMy last Saturday in the office this year….
At last…..my final Saturday to have to be in the office this year. I will be so glad to be back in the world again. This year has been so mixed up, tossed upside down and out of whack, that I feel...
View ArticleAwesome, amazing
Last Saturday, I was out in the yard pulling weeds and looked up at the sky and saw this. This photo doesn’t do it justice because it was a HUGE multi-colored ring around the sun. My first thought...
View ArticleFrom my bedroom window
After what has seemed like a long 3 1/2 months, the tax filing deadline has come and gone! Feeling a tremendous need to be in a difference environment and kind of “reset” ourselves, Hubbie and I took...
View Articlespring blossoms
It seems like everything is beginning to take on color. I love that about spring. Dogwood tree are blooming, my crabapple tree, and now the perennials in my flower beds are opening up. One of the...
View ArticleI’m back!
It’s been forever and a gazillion days since I posted on this blog. I guess I just needed a very long sabbatical. But, I am feeling drawn to come back to the blogging world. So…..hopefully will be...
View ArticleMy Creative Space
This is my creative space. It used to be the dining room, which we never ate in. So, now is my space – off-limits to the guys, but they still tend to hang out and use the computer. The table was...
View ArticleThe first batch of home cooking
Everything here has been a little topsy turvy and as a result I missed a friends birthday. So…..I had to get on the ball and this is the card I made for her birthday. I used plain black and aqua...
View Articlemore…….
The lemons was a birthday card. The mouse in the bathtub (and the mouse giving the medicine) is a House Mouse stamp and I love that entire line of stamps. On this card I put the image on the...
View Articlehome in the snow
I love the way the snow makes everything look so clean……at least for a while.
View ArticleChange
“My Friend’s Place” has been converted to “Yellow Butterflies”. When I came across the quote I used in the heading, I was reminded that I have been experiencing at lot of change. Why yellow...
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Sometimes its difficult to come up with a card for a guy, especially if you’re fond of making girly looking cards wit lost of curvy lines and scallopes. I made this card for one of my sons friends...
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I come from a family who seems to produce only boys! My side of the family has no nieces, which means there are no granddaughters for my mom to make girly stuff for. I have only boys and and they...
View ArticleYes, I’ve been messing around with it again.
Yes, I’ve been messing around with it again. My blog is a neglected, but changing endeavor. It’s like my trial and error forum. Anyway, now I’m tired and going to bed.
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