TAKE TIME AND PAUSE...HOW DOES THIS MESSAGE SPEAK TO YOU?

JUST IN CASE ANYONE FORGOT WHAT TODAY IS

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, TELL YOUR LOVED ONES HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM. SPREAD THE LOVE, IN THE END LOVE IS ALL WE REALLY HAVE THAT WILL MAKE US TRULY HAPPY.

SUN GLORIOUS SUN

WE WENT SKIING TODAY AND THE SUN WAS SHINING AND ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS THE SONG FROM OLIVER TWIST "FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD" EXCEPT THAT I SWAPPED FOOD FOR SUN. THAT IS HOW I FELT. IT WAS A GLORIOUS DAY OF SUN AND IT FELT AND LOOKED SO GOOD. JUST LOOK AT THAT BLUE SKY, A SIGHT WE HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE OF THIS WINTER. WHAT A DAY.

DAY OFF

So I had today off and a lot of great intentions to get some things done. My main goal was to make a "quilted postcard", something I have always wanted to try. However, since I really don't do much sewing, and I didn't have any fabric on hand and knew I would have to go to the fabric store and buy some fabric and by last night the idea was stressing me out. I called Becky and we decided that I could do the same idea with paper and since I like scrapbooking that seemed like the best way to go for me. I once heard that people who think they are multi-taskers are really just unorganized since they can't focus long enough to finish a project. That was me today. I started out the day stressing out about my valentine and because I didn't have a firm idea I just couldn't get started so I started to bake. I baked a cake to make Yummy cake balls this weekend, I made rice pudding and bran bread. Still little was jelling for my card. I knew it had to get in the mail today or it wouldn't get there in time. My ideas started slowly and after I ran some errands and did some laundry I finally finished my card and as I got out of the car at the post office there in front of me was a penny, heads up, maybe, just maybe my card will get there in time and in one piece.

I don't know why this happens to me, but it does especially on my days off, I just have so much I want to do that I get disappointed when I can't get it all done.

Click Here for the link to Becky's blog to get the how-to for making the fabric Postcards. It really is a fun idea and someday soon I will make one out of fabric.

DEEP FREEZE

DOES THIS ICICLE SAY DEEP FREEZE TO ANYONE ELSE?

ENOUGH ALREADY, BRING ON SOME WARM"ER" WEATHER ALREADY.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

"If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one." Jim Evans

MY MOM

THIS LAST WEEK I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ENJOYING THE COMPANY OF MY MOM, AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE FOUND IT BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FINDING AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH MY MOM AND TIME IS PRECIOUS. LAST WEEKEND JEFF HAD TO GO TO PARK CITY FOR A SKI RACE AND SO I STAYED WITH MOM AND ON SUNDAY WE LOADED MOM IN THE CAR AND OFF TO IDAHO WE WENT. I KNEW THAT SHE WAS HESITANT TO COME FOR A WHOLE WEEK, BECAUSE SOME DAYS SHE DOESN'T FEEL AS GOOD AS OTHERS, BUT MY GOAL WAS TO KEEP HER BUSY . EVEN THOUGH I DID HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE I KNEW THAT WITH JEFF AND JESSICA IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE SHE WOULDN'T BE ALONE MUCH AND OF COURSE LEXIE IS ALWAYS THERE. HERE IS A BRIEF ITINERARY OF WHAT WE DID:

Monday: Visit to the IF visitors center for Family Night to see the Mark Mabry "Reflections of Christ" display. If you haven't seen his photography you need to check it out.

Tuesday: Beth came up to play
Wednesday: Took Mom to see Dr. Black to get her toenails trimmed, -who knew that when your old enough Medicare will pay to have the Dr. trim your toenails? She had never had this done before so I figured it was time to have a little foot evaluation. Dr. Black was so impressed how healthy and spry mom was for her age. We went to lunch and then shopping at Macys and she wouldn't leave until we went to Dillards.

MOM MODELING A FEW OF HER MANY SWEATER PURCHASES

Thursday: Mom woke with a headache, but we had a hair appt. to go to. We made quiche for lunch and spent the rest of the day at home. Beth and I worked on our "winter" wall hangings. Went to Johnny Carinos for dinner and then watched Secretariat that night.

Friday: We went to the Prepared Pantry one of my favorite places and I thought Beth would enjoy it. We finished our wall hangings and then made tutu's for our grandbabies. I WAS SURPRISED HOW FAST THE WEEK WENT AND WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME AND BETH IS ALWAYS A GOOD MOTIVATOR FOR ME TO GET PROJECTS DONE. MOM HAD A GOOD TIME AND I AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET HER BACK UP HERE WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER AND WE CAN SPEND SOME TIME OUTSIDE.