Hello.....

Time is going too fast...I can't believe February is almost over! Grandson #1 is 2-1/2 (no second child so far...one can only hope), grandson #2 is 18 months old and our daughter is pregnant again....due May 2nd. Maybe this will give our oldest a prod to produce another grandchild!!!

House renos are still on the go. We have almost finished painting and baseboarding. Quite a few boxes were getting in the way so we rented a storage locker until the final move. We were hoping to have everything ready by the end of March but, it doesn't look like that is going to happen. We can only give it a "college try".

Haven't done any real crafting since Christmas...just a lot of collecting. I am hoping after all the renos are done I will have the time to actually sit down and create something. Issue is...most of my stuff has been packed away. I did keep out my Copics, glitter, peel-offs, Prismacolors and a few stamps so I can putz.

Sore throat and I am off to doctors. We are leaving for Las Vegas on Monday so that gives me six days to get better!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

Sheesh....

Where does the time go? We are in the middle of "Take this house and sell it" renovations and somewhere is my desk with partial Christmas cards on it! Hopefully, this will end soon and I can get going and mail them out.

Cathy

Lest We Forget....

Happy Hallowe'en

It has been quiet on the western front. Wedding over with and it was awesome. I just have to finish the Thank You cards and then it is on to Christmas cards.

Just a quick note as my work day is almost done and I am heading home to get ready for my youngest grandson to go trick or treating with us. Our subdivision is isolated and we have hoards of kids show up and we hand out hot chocolate with a fire works display for the kids.

Isn't he just the cutest little dragon?

  


Hope you all have a safe fun-filled evening.

Cat

Greetings....

First...I do not like the new blogger. If it ain't broke why fix it! I hope they do not make the changes permanent...Facebook did it and it sucked!

Second...I am here! Life has a habit of getting in the way. Grandbaby turned one and the other turned two....a new one on the way (please, please a girl this time)! I am not holding my breath though...nothing but boys on both sides...oh well...I will accept healthy and perfect!

Wedding...favor tags done, table numbers done, templates for programs, escort cards, place cards, and menu cards done...all ready for printing and putting together. I only have two weeks to pull this off...yikes!

Lots of camping this summer....beautiful weather, great friends...good times. We are off again this weekend with the RV club we belong to. I was "volunteered" to run the craft class at the rally. Nope...not cards this year...too easy! How about tissue box covers? What was I thinking? Fiddly, fiddly, fiddly...to make up two kits for 15 people. Oh well, it should be lots of fun.

Hubby should be back any second with the motor home and it is time to load up and head out for a great weekend of sitting poolside with a cold rum & coke and later sitting around a fire with a spiced tea!

Have a great weekend!

OMG...I won!

It is a bitter sweet win....I follow "Making Our Mark" blog and one of the resident artists, Guy Gondron has throat cancer and MOM held a fundraiser for him. I love his images and a lot of them have come across my desk as freebies. It was a no-brainer to support him....well, I won the grand prize! Can you believe it?

Because of this, an opportunity is coming my way and I am seriously debating it.....making blog videos! I have one technique I am having so much fun with and I am really, really considering it....just have to research what kind of video camera to use.

Hope the sun is shining your way!
Cat

Graduation....

It's that time of year and we have three graduating...two from high school and one from college. When I spotted this card I just had to make it for Jake, our nephew...it is so him! I wanted to change it up a bit so I turned it into my first easel card...not bad for my first attempt.

He is not a fussy, frilly kind of guy so I did not put the usual sappy sentiment inside...all it says is, "What...expecting something profound?"

My two nieces are the other two...Angela from high school and Nicolle from college (she is going to be a lawyer).

I have been really busy trying to finish my first year of Copic classes with Suzanne Dean and I finished my last homework last night...I am impressed with myself. I have gone from wanting to scream and through these markers out of the window to complete frustration (it was the paper) to having an absolute blast! These are my final pictures for the class...thanks Suzanne, I learned a lot.

I hope your day is sunny and relaxing.

Cat