Happy Retirement!

Sorry I have been MIA.  I haven't

been in much of a crafting mood

after my little stunt on Monday.

I picked the car up yesterday and

it cost me 475. to run over that

curb.  I thought they were going

to align the car as well, but they

didn't, so I need to get that done.

It could have been worse.

 I had to take a picture of their 

"tire tree".  I didn't have enough room

to get the entire thing, but at the

top was a rubber upright foot

ball kind of like the "star", LOL.

Isn't that great?!

 

My friend, Dianne, is retiring at the

end of this month.  I thought this sentiment

was so perfect for a retirement card!

I also plan to get her a colouring book,

crayons, puzzle book and some bubbles.

She will probably need something

to keep her busy once she's not working!

 

Last but not least, I put my Christmas bears 

out for the first time since John died.  I even

bought one this year.  The white bear in the

center and the one on the right end at

the bottom are both from Andy.  He's

the one that got me started and then

when they started putting the dates on them

I was hooked.  I'm missing a couple years

here and there but not too many.  I hope

 B'Elanna will stay out of them.  When I 

put the new one out she kept pulling it

off the couch to chew on it.  I'm thinking

maybe it will be a little intimidating

with a little army!

 

Happy Saturday!

 

 

 

In my thoughts

It's kind of hard to see the card

with the flash glare, but I couldn't

get a good picture of it any other way.

I think it turned out pretty well.

 

I take my car to the shop today to

have it looked at.  Thankfully the 

guy in FW gave me an estimate so I

can show them and they don't think

they can get away with overpricing

things for a "dumb woman"  He did it

with only one strut and then both.  

Well, if the other strut is fine then

it doesn't get replaced, plain and

simple.  I can barely afford the 

stupidity I've already brought

upon myself.  I don't need to add

more money on to it.  I just hope he

doesn't "find" something else.  If

I think it's ridiculous, I'll call Larry

and ask him.  It's going to be

probably over $500. without the

tire!  Hey, when I do something 

I do it right.  Apparently.  I'm glad,

for a change, that John is gone.  he

would be SO MAD.

 

The guy I thought might want Luna

adopted another bird.  I'm afraid

I will be stuck with her forever and

I really don't want that for her.

She needs a home where she is

loved and paid lots of attention to.

Sorry, not in the best of moods today.

I will just say

 

Happy Wednesday.

 

 

30-27

I would never want to rub it in

to my son, Nathan, that OSU

walked all over U of M.  Well,

OK, maybe I would like to rub

it in.  Just a little!!

I thought it turned out pretty

good.  I wish I'd had a sympathy

that was a little smaller, but I

had to make do with what I had on

hand.  It would have been cuter with

a stick to wave the banner on!

I had a bad day yesterday.  The

doctor doesn't want to do surgery

yet, so I guess that's good, although

at night I might debate the issue.

BUT...on the way in I ran over a

curb.  Yes, you heard me right.  And

I came down HARD on the tire.  The

good news is I made it home after

5 hours of waiting for a tow, having

them repair it enough to be drivable.

Thankfully I had a halfway decent

donut tire.  The bad news is that

not only do I have to replace the

tire-of course-I also have to replace 

the strut.  That's what he saw on

a visual inspection.  Hopefully that's

all.  I have an appointment to get

it in on Wednesday.  Meanwhile, I

am grounded as I don't think it's a

good idea to press my luck. We

are supposed to praise God in all

situations.  I praise him for a safe

trip home and a prescription of ativan

because by the time I got home I

needed to calm myself somehow.

The worst part was that it was pouring

rain the entire way home.    So...note

to self:  stay away from the curbs.

Happy Tuesday!

Christmas flowers

While I'm making these flowers

I decided I should make a couple

of cards with them as well and

I love how they turned out.

I sent my son, Nathan, a condolence

text yesterday...OSU rules!  Cody suggested

I send him a sympathy card, LOL, so I

think  I'm going to get to work on that

right away.  I don't care one way or the

other which team wins, but he does and

that's the point!  I am a Buckeye, so

why would I root for Michigan?  I hate

that state anyway, for reasons I will

not go into.  But he's so into the rivalry

that I just have to tease him about it! 

 

It's raining this morning!  I want it 

to stay rain and nothing more as I

have to drive more than an hour to

get to my appointment.

 

Yesterday, my friend, LuAnn, my

daughter in law, Pam's mother,

had a Thanksgiving dinner for family

and friends and it was wonderful talking

to everyone and sharing a meal.  There's 

something about sharing a meal with

someone that brings you closer together.

It's no mistake, I think, that Jesus broke

bread with people because it relaxes

you and puts you in a more receptive

mood.  He had certainly had 

something they needed to hear! 

I found out yesterday that my ex's

grandfather died in August and

no one told me.  After John got sick I

kind of lost touch with him, but I did

send him a card here and there.  His

son got one I sent recently and found

my phone number to let me know.

I realized that I had never asked grandpa

if he was saved.  We didn't really get

into any in depth conversations.  He

lived in Ohio, over by Cleveland, so 

we talked by phone occasionally, but 

only briefly as he just didn't want to

stay on the phone long.  It's really  hard

for me to ask people if they are saved

because I feel like they think I am

judging them.  But it's important to

know.  From now on I will try to be

less self conscious about asking people

such an important question.

Happy Monday!

 

 

Package tags

I wasn't feeling the best yesterday

and forgot to post.  I made some

package tags using a template

called stacked flowers.  It has lots 

of different shapes in different 

sizes and you stack to make 

many different flowers.  Lots

of "different", but I couldn't

think of a better word!

I have a card in mind to make using

the same template.  I hope it comes

out as nicely as it looks in my mind!

 

I see my orthopedic Dr. tomorrow and

am thinking of discussing surgery with

him.  I don't know if I want to go that

route, but I'm tired of being in pain and

now would be a prime time since classes

are over.  On the other hand, do I hurt

badly enough to go through that?  It's

kind of a toss-up in my mind right now,

so I'll see what he thinks is best.  He

has mentioned surgery before.  I think 

about all the things I wouldn't be

able to do and one of them is straightening

my hair.  Egads!  I wouldn't be able to

show my face with this mess of hair I've

been "blessed" with.  The back looks like

a scene from "Planet of the apes" with

washboard ripples.  I just hate it.  I

don't dare take a comb to it or I look

like a dark-haired Carrot Top.  You

know, the red headed comedian?  It's 

scary and you wouldn't want to see it,

trust me! 

 

Happy Sunday!

 

Christmas door

I hope everyone had a nice

Thanksgiving.  Mine not so much,

but the day before made  up

for it.  Bri came and spent the 

night.  We went to the Chinese

restaurant for lunch, then to

the  movies to see "Fantastic

beasts and where to find them".

She paid for everything and

it was fantastic!  The movie was 

really wonderful, although I think

they could have picked a better 

actor for the main character.  Just

my opinion.

Here's my door card.  I made one

once before that, as I recall, turned

out much better than this one, but

I couldn't find the measurements.

The wreath is a little lopsided.

 I tried to hide that with the

bow but I should have used a 

bigger ribbon!  I would have 

liked to put beads around it

for berries, but I didn't have

any red ones.

 

It's been raining for a couple

days now, and I'm grateful it's not

snow.  For many reasons, but

mainly because we'd probably be

buried!!  I would be happy

with snow starting Christmas eve

and melting the day after Christmas.

I'd be good with that.  Otherwise,

I'd just rather have a decorated

palm tree.  I remember those from

when I went to Ft. Meyers when

I was 12.  It was over Christmas and

I was fascinated by the fact that

they strung lights all the way up

the palm trees.  I don't remember

if they ever did that in California

or South Carolina, but I've never

forgotten seeing that in Florida.

Oh, how I wish I was there now!

 

Happy Friday!

 

To Santa

Happy Thanksgiving Eve.  I met

John for the first time on 

Thanksgiving at the restaurant.

When the restaurant closed at 3

pm, they reloaded the buffet and

the workers and families came and

had dinner together.  I remember a 

LONG table set up right down the

middle.  I don't remember him

well, but I know John was there once.

He said I flirted with him.  I really

don't remember that but I'm not

denying it either, LOL.  This thanks=

giving I'm going to my parents' house.

My dad is cooking.  I'm not sure how

that is going to turn out, but it will

be interesting.  I don't think he's

ever cooked a dinner like this before.

I think this card is, as my granddaughter

would say, "totes adorbs"  for normal

folk that is: totally adorable.  I realized

as I was adhering it that I'd not put the

"to" in front of Santa, but oh, well.  I couldn't

believe I could scale down the pattern and

still be able to stitch it.  The background is

blue alcohol ink with gold mixed in.

 

This is also an alcohol ink background

but with two different colours of blue

and no gold.  I love how both of them 

turned out!

 

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and

I hope you remember that we don't

need a special day to give thanks!