Feeling Better

Wow, cannot believe it has been so long since my last post. We are all feeling much better now. Thank God! LOL. This winter has been MY worst for sickness, but better for Emily. I have made a few cards and another layout and will take pictures of the cards later. I do have the picture of the layout I did. It is Lucy from peanuts. I did this for a swap I'm in. Hope you enjoy.

Sickness strikes again

I don't know about any of you out there, but I as so ready for Spring to arrive! I have been sick for the past week, so have the girls. Now my dear hubby has succumbed to it as well!

Oh well, this too shall pass they tell me. I hope it does and fast! I was sick in bed for the first few days, and am now just getting up and able to do a simple thing only to have to rest before doing anything else. Tomorrow is day 7 for me. Relief is in sight, just like the sun I see today.

We are getting our home ready for a homestudy (adopting granddaughter), and trying to do the things necessary to pass this inspection. Hubby is sick as well and frankly hasn't helped me like he should. So guess who was up till God knows what hour doing the ceiling. HE was!

I hope this all comes together like it should and fast! I want this done and over with so we can get back to being normal again, or at least as normal as we were before this! LOL.

If any of you out there say prayers, put some in for us, we can use all the prayers we get. Have a blessed day!

TIME

It is amazing how much we live on a schedule! I keep the girls on a schedule that suits them and makes them more easy to live with. Let me explain, children with learning disabilities, learn and fuction better with set schedules.

Now that said, I must confess, I too, have a disability I have lived with most if not all my life. That would be ADHD. People that know me would say, I could figure that out just watching you fly around doing things. LOL. I didn't realize this until a couple of years ago. Some would say that this really isn't a disability that is bad. And others would disagree. I do like being able to do things quickly, and doing several things at a time, however when I want to slow down and go to sleep, sometimes I have a problem. Hence the reason I am blogging at 2 or 3 in the morning.

That said, I try to use my ADHD constructively. The times I cannot sleep I try to use wisely and get caught up on things I have fallen behind on, like swaps, or classes I will teach, or even come up with new ideas for workshops. Sometimes in the wee hours of the morning I can make up a dozen or so cards, or a few layouts to be used, or given away at a later time.

This morning I should be at my table working on a layout for a gathering I will be having (weather permitting) this morning. I have an idea for an easy and quick Easter layout I hope all will like.

I will post the pictures later on today of the completed layout and possibly some more Easter cards I have been working on. Have a great and blessed day.

Once I get the hang of placing these pictures I will be a happier woman. LOL. I have the option of them stamping easter eggs or flowers to add to the layout if they so choose.

Goals

This year I am going to set goals for me to reach. So here goes: scrapbook layouts - 200; cards 200.

Now I have finished 4 layouts, and have finished 150 cards! Looks like I need to work on more layouts!

I will post my finished layouts here. As far as the cards, you have already seen some of them. So lets get the show on the road!

Easter Card

Easter is almost here! So I have been working on some cards. I have one finished and will show you what it looks like.

I used the cuttlebug embossing folder, swiss dots along with the CTMH stampsets Joy Forever and Eastertime. I first stamped the flowers and leaves on white card stock, cut them out and put glitter on the edges and in the center of the flowers. When dry, I took my stylus and dry embossed the edges and the middle to make them more realistic.

Then I embossed the white card stock with the swiss dots, stamped the basket weave onto the embossed card stock. Stamped happy Easter with another CTMH stamp set, the name of that one eludes me, pop dotted the flowers and leaves when dry, and this is what I got.

Hope you like.

Time

Time seems to fly by in an instant. Hard to believe it has been so long since I have added anything to my blog. So sorry everyone.

Not sure everyone knows this, but here goes. My girls daycare provider has had pnemonia and was in the hospital for 3 nights last week. I covered for her with the kiddos. Since it was a vacation week the most I had were 8. Not a bad number at all.

They are a good bunch of kids for the most part. Although they like playing outside, and would have loved to be out more, it was so muddy I didn't let them.

We had a good time anyway and made Patsy and Joan some get well cards. I found out the kids REALLY liked the card making, so I will plan on making something different with them soon.

The time is getting late, and I must get ready for my day. I will be back later and post some Easter cards I have been making.

So for now, have a great day.

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