Wednesdays With My Mom AND...I Dreamed a Dream

Love, love, love this photo of my mom. Love the darling dress, too!!

On this day, last week, I took my mom to a Corneal Specialist (as suggested by the regular Eye Dr. on her last visit there). The vision in her left eye has been compromised a bit because of some swelling on the cornea.
While we were there, they ended up having to dilate her eyes twice just to make sure they could get a good look at what was going on behind the eye. Good thing I brought the latest Coldwater Creek catalog to help pass the time. She loves to talk about fashion, as I've mentioned before. : )
Just being cute!!

This was the Tech who did the preliminary things with her. Once the Specialist came in, he told us that what he saw was directly linked to normal aging and a little bit of scar tissue from when my mom had cataract surgery a long time ago. There's not really anything they can do for her particular problem. I'm so happy that the vision in her right eye is still very good. So, we made an appointment to go back in 9 months just to make sure there isn't any big change in between.
Wondering about this picture of the clouds? Well, the day of this appt., it was very stormy outside and my mom was just so taken by all the blustery clouds. She talked and talked about them the whole way there and back. Then, we got a kick out of their screen saver in the room where we waited, so I told her I'd take a picture to help us remember our "crazy cloud day". : )
Have you ever wondered why I so often have TWO titles in my Title Box? It's because the best I can do is... two posts per week...one on Wednesday and one near the weekend somewhere. Which means I need to squeeze a lot of living into two posts per week.
So here goes the other half...the "Dream I Dreamed" is the "dream" of having an organized Studio again. Put your seatbelts on because it's about to get very rough... and ugly!!!



ARE YOU READY??? My daughters are going to be so proud of me!!! They double-dared me (kind of) to show these pictures.
And of course, I'm still holding back (on the whole ugly truth) so that I have a shred of pride left when this is all over!
Remember my motto after Christmas..."Divide and Conquer"? That's what those temporary green tags are all about. I had to start somewhere. : {
Here's the good news... we're expecting my adorable niece, Melanie, to come stay with us for a few days. So......that's all the motivation I needed to finally get my act together regarding my Studio/Guestroom. After all, I'm sure Melanie would like a place to sleep at night, right??? : )
Just a little something goofy to share. I turned this wire basket upside down (because who uses things for their intended purpose anyway)??? Not me!!!

Okay, I have to thank my inspiration for posting the "Oh My Word" shots of the Studio. A short while back, Joyce @ Scrap for Joy posted some "keeping it real" pics of her crafting table. I thanked her profusely and told her I would sleep better that night knowing I'm not the only one who makes a mess while crafting. There have been others of you too...and believe me...I was always thankful!!!
Speaking of Joyce, she sent me this darling handmade Valentine (above) last month. I'm the one who put the "made by" there. It didn't come that way. Hee-hee! Joyce, I admire your talent with papercrafting very much and appreciate your friendship too! : )

More beautiful work done by Joyce, below:
Tag to the right was made with an image
shared with all last month from Elizabeth, of 'Creative Breathing'.

Okay, so my next post will, of course, include "The After" since this one was "The Before". Wish me luck!! I appreciate the inspiration I continually receive from each of you when I swing by your "places".