Wednesdays With My Mom (and) Grey Wall Success

This photo was taken on my mom and dad's honeymoon. They went through Texas to have my dad meet my mom's family and then on to Iowa so my mom could meet my dad's clan. My mom and dad look so young and adorable here. They're sitting with my mom's beloved mother, father, and brother.

This Wednesday was 'Bone Scan' day. My mom has osteoporosis, so they're checking things out, including her wrists.

On our way out, I had her pose by this picture...just because??? : )
My oldest daughter surprised us by stopping by on their way home from Ballet. She helps to teach her little girls' class at the YMCA.

Princess C. dancing like a princess.
Princess G. being adorable.

Performing for G.G.

Well...we got the walls painted before "the end of the world". : ) What a relief. We're so happy with the outcome.

I wanted to thank all of you who expressed caring concern for my sweet Sara. She is doing much better now. The ENT Dr. told us that Mono patients whose glands swell up large like hers, tend to pull out of it much quicker, as opposed to the others who have the long drawn-out fatigue and recuperation. I can't tell you how relieved and how grateful I am to have her better again.

Thanks for visiting today!

Guess What We're Doing Today!

Some of you will remember this post from last Fall when we gave Sara's room a makeover.

Well, today we are FINALLY painting the two remaining walls a light grey, which was the plan from the beginning. I told Sara that even if the end of the world comes today, we will get the walls painted first. Hee-hee. It may look like it's already painted grey to the right of her bed, but that is actually the leftover pale lavender from her pre-teen days.

Sara fell in love with a Damask pattern on some plates that I have and asked if we could use it as the pattern to stencil her walls. So I photocopied the plate, cut out a stencil and we went to work.

The very first stencil to go up (below). Wish us luck today & here's hoping the end of the world doesn't happen first. : )

Wednesdays With My Mom, PLUS a Giveaway

I warned you that I have a ton of pictures of me, with my mouth wide open...more evidence. : )

This week I took my mom to get her hair colored at a friend's house who has a little room all set up like a Salon. I LOVE her pink sink.

While we were waiting for the color to set in, we looked up and noticed this funny sign, so I thought I'd snap a picture of it.

Kim even has a pink apron to match her sink. : )

After the hair appointment, we had a Dr. appointment, and then we ran to Target and look what my mom found for 75% off. It looks adorable on her and she only paid $4.48. CRAZY!

Okay, on to the fun Giveaway. A blogging friend, Janis, is having this great giveaway: http://janiszettel.blogspot.com/2009/01/for-sale.html But RUN, don't walk, because the giveaway ends Feb. 1st at 2:00 p.m. AND... if you are not chosen as the lucky winner, you have the opportunity to purchase either the LOVE above or these adorable items below. Janis is one talented lady, full of ideas that never end. : ) http://janiszettel.blogspot.com/2009/01/im-selling-my-family-my-home-and-even.html

Playtime!!!

Let me just say first, that my baby girl has been very, very sick for over a week now.
Oops...I forgot...she looks like this now, but I still think of her as the photo above...especially when she's sick. Anyway, we've been to the Dr. four times in the past week because the glands in her neck have been swollen out to the Wa-Zoo and her tonsils have been swollen, which makes it painful to swallow. Poor baby. She has Mono.(no, not from kissing a boy) she got it in some (un)glamorous way which is still a mystery to us. The Dr. we saw yesterday finally put her on the right meds to give her some relief. Today the E.N.T. Dr. said we are on the right track now, and gave her the all-clear. This is the very first day she woke up feeling better rather than worse since all this began a week and a half ago. I'm very grateful!
So, to celebrate the relief from constant worry for the past several days, I did something creative tonight (close to her, at the kitchen table) while she vegged on the couch and watched American Idol. Have you ever heard of Grungeboard, by Tim Holtz? Well, it's fun stuff. It's flexible, unlike chipboard.

Remember the red glitter hearts I showed you a few posts ago from JoAnn's? Here's what I decided to do with one of them.

ARGH...I forgot to distress the edges before I Mod Podged the wings. I'll have to see what I can do about that later.

I also finished up this tag below, that I started earlier. Lots of fun.

And, you probably noticed the addition to my Header today. I FINALLY found myself a poseable hand at a funny little Art Supply place by the University. Yipee! Think of all the mischief I can get into with this little treasure when it comes to holidays.

THANK GOODNESS! : )

V-day is Just a Wonderful Excuse to...

...brighten up the Winter after all the Christmas frou-frou is taken down.

I decided to temporarily paint this guy white with Gesso. It will wash right off later if I choose.

But for this Holiday, he has a message to deliver.

Below, are some handmade cards my daughters and I have made in years past.

And here's a scrapbook page I did for my oldest daughter's book. Are you diggin' those 80's Student Housing curtains? I know I am!!