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Lots to catch up on.....

Wow, felt like Ive been gone for so long... Spending lots of quality time with my Family. We have new sad news  this one is about my Brother in Law.... yes Life.... isnt it so great. We are pulling for him in these next couple of months..... chemotherapy. I said it, I just cant say the other "C" word.  Prayers for him. Ok, get that off my chest off the bat. If God isnt telling us to slow down, I dont know what the next one will be. This blog isnt about being sad or down or frustrated.... not here. It is life though and that is what explains allot about where Ive been. So I know for sure he is going to get through this like a champ. That being said.... 

I had my brother here for a week... havent seen him for a year and a half. Miss him terrible. He is so much fun. Darianne had a playmate for a week... including the getting on each others nerves part. Here are a couple of pictures of those two: Two crazy fools...... 

Love them together. Now I know what its like to have two kids and why I am not having another one! Big news in D's life... her first tooth came out. Poor Mexican/American kid is confused of who takes her tooth under her pillow. In Mexico there is the Rat named Perez and here its the tooth fairy... we have always told her the tooth fairy..... My Mom and her husband both asked her when  Perez the rat was coming. Well, that was a nice.... thanks Mom.... I had lots of " splaining" to do..... I made her a little drawstring bag with a little tooth fairy image and a note from Both.....  Great, hope they don't ruin Christmas anytime soon...

Lets see what else? Decided to get out my crafts and just play today..... tired of eating. Christmas crafting..... making Christmas corsages and Christmas wreathes still not finished with them, but wanted to share what I have done. I am excited for next Saturday I am going to be a vendor at Kim's A Joyeux Affair. Love her soiree's! Here are some of today's crafting:  Tomorrow going to serve food at a Soup kitchen in LA's skid Row. I am so luck and need to  put my time in to the needy. We are so lucky to have what we have, the least I can do is help with the homeless. Will post more about it on my next post.... taking my good friend Alice with me.... I knew I could talk her into it, she has a heart of gold and not afraid to get down and dirty..... so thankful for her. That is pretty much it for now. Hope everyone enjoyed their families and had a wonderful Thanksgiving.... so grateful for so many things dont know where to start..... but lets just say I am thankful for being here..... on this beautiful planet. 

 

I usually dont talk about politics but.....

Darianne made this picture for our new President the night he Won. She really wanted to send it the next day, I thought she should wait. she talked Daddy into it and  helped her address it. I found it on the counter with a stamp. I had to make a comment to them about  how Bush had not even taken the sheets off the bed yet and they already had a moving truck waiting for him. enough said about politics...

I had 3, yes 3 Kid Birthday parties this weekend. After the third , I was looking for the wine, thank goodness they had some. 

I finally put the heater on today.... so windy, so cold. I love it! Hit a couple of Thrift Stores during one of the Parties....  scored on some vintage fabrics! Love them

I also have a new altered Christmas book I am working on:

I just love to work on altered books, have not done one in a while.. they always make me so Happy. I finally updated and added Christmas things in Flea Market Studio Etsy. I forget how long it takes to do this.... pretty much my whole Sunday. Well there went the Weekend... Hope you had a great one... 

Highlights of Halloween and much more!

 Happy Monday! This is a picture of Days of the week napkins. I made them last week.... Talk about getting a little green........ it started with the Lunch Box. They are very cool, they are selling them at the school I work at. They do have a Website... gogreenlunchbox.com.   They have a large tupperware compartment that goes inside. 

I am pretty excited about being in the new Home Companion magazine! Here are a couple of sneak peeks:

I give the credit to  Mary. thank you Mary! Love this picture, she sure knows how to decorate that Lady! I keep hearing that this is their last issue. Breaks my heart! I just love this magazine. Someone please tell me its just a rumor!

What else? My Mother had surgery, I have been MIA for a couple of weeks. She had knee surgery. Its kind of weird taking care of your own Mother. I mean she has done it for so long for our Family. A right of passage I guess. Or I am just getting a little old.

I had the best Halloween! It felt a little sad putting my decorations away. Here are some highlights:  I like that my Daughter wanted to be a black cat, I was one at her age. The other picture of Jack Sparrow is of boy in my class... how cool is he?????? Best costume hands down!   Walking around the neighborhood I am always impressed with the carved pumpkins... this one of the joker was amazing!

Lets see what else? I got to stop at a Thrift store once in  the past 3 weeks... Miss going, but better off. I did find this vintage doll case.. ohhh the plans I have for this! I will be adding things in the  

 Flea Market Studio Shop soon here is a little peek: Missed you!