: everything is green.

And not in a good way - my computer screen has taken to being green and now I can't see what color anything is. Except green. It is so strange and I think it has something to do with this little shorty pants banging on the keyboard randomly. Or maybe I need a new screen, but at any rate she is cute and likes to draw:


My lil 14 month old scribbler, loves the art easel! I'm glad.

: project 52 stuff.

So I did a little tiny arrangement for my Project 52 thing, a sort of remembering my upbringing and that I was a big city girl for a while, but ended up being raised in the country on a farm. Both places were pretty darn good. :)

The curly cues are old sheet music cut into strips and then I sandwiched a piece of fine gauge floral wire in between and then curled around a pen. I wrote little sayings hidden in each curly cue. My lil secret.


And lookie what I made for my little peanut:
Made from old baby clothes, so I am officially a recycle-er. She looks totally impressed, I know.

: sad times and therapy.

I wish I could be with my mother today, I am sad and wish oh so much that I could be by her side as she struggles to be strong for her sister, her best friend. A hospital can be the loneliest place in the universe, teeming even though with medical staff and family members... if you are in the bed and all hope is gone, it simply must be lonely and cold. She had been in so much pain, but now the pain is relieved, and a machine does the breathing for my aunt. I know my tiny little mother must be in pain herself, but she is being strong and doing what she has to do. Later she will have the luxury of a good cry. For now her grief is inside, and I know its so difficult to hold it all together. The wait is agony.
I love my mom and I love my family. Now is the time to stay close and put everything else aside, nothing else matters but love and family and our hope.
For me, to write things out is therapy... I think I'll be writing forever. I am only thankful I was able to see my aunt one last time.
I never thought living so far away from family would make any sort of difference, but it truly does. There is something to be said for sticking around a small town and being nosy and making everyone's business your own. Sounds crazy and completely unrelated to anything but it does. Make sense, that is. So if you know me, and you wonder why I have suddenly become too nosy and feel the need to take care of things that don't need taking care of, just know it is because I love you.

: things and stuff.

Creature comforts is one of my most favorite blogs and you have to see the pennant rubber stamper thing this chick made from a rubber band and a paper roller. I have to make it! So creative.

And FINALLY, I put a few stamps in my Etsy store. Like everything in my life, it takes me forever to do anything. Why I can't get stuff done I'll never know but I suspect a little one year old and a 5 year old have something to do with my complete lack of organization and I'm pretty positive they've stolen my life too. But look. A little butterfly and kiwi birdie:


And I scrapped! Look!



Just getting around to doing my preggo photos... what does that tell you? LOL :P

: project 52 stuff.

I always wanted to experiment with all the different artist mediums from Golden, but didn't want to purchase so many big jars so I found this:
here at busybee

And what a great buy! I've had a blast playing with these. Its a sample kit of a bunch of different gel mediums so you can see exactly what each does. Good and fun and messy. Just like I like it. :)

On to the next set of things here... antique office stuff! Perfect for the latest project 52 challenge.


And it will take me a while to actually finish the journal but it was fun to get it at least started for this project.





Have a super duper weekend!