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Wow, where have I been that I did not know about this? I started a series today, I will call it Sister Daffodils because it is for my dear sister who's birthday month flower is daffodils. I already love it, and keeping up with the ideas in my head is a challenge. I have post-its filled with series titles and individual. Thinking about my personal tag on the back. This is huge. Also done some Swaps. Unfortunately, I haven't received anything from my assigned partners, so that sucks. I don't know if I will continue to swap if this keeps up. I mean, I'm new and I sent everything. So what gives?
Pinterest has got me! I am HOOKED!!!
If I don't post again soon, you know where I am.

I Write

I love getting mail, don't you. It is Day 1  of the 29 Letters of February. Today  I sent a belated birthday card to my brother who does not speak to me. But it's all right. I always think this will be the one time  that changes things. Even if it doesn't,  I'm okay with that. He has his reasons and I am patient.
Day 2 is a thank you note to a lovely friend who brought back a bag of coffee from Costa Rica. She does not drink it, so it came to me. What's a little handwritten note between friends.

I already have plans for the next several days. I am letter prolific, it seems. Maybe, one day, there will be a letter to you!

For the Kids

It started with a heart, cut from pegboard. Free! and then I added foam (FREE!) to the bottom and glued, added ribbon ($1.00) and printed out the Lollipop Lily's from Skip To My Lou and there you have it. A fabulous lollipop display for the Kid's Workshop. I will continue to replenish as the loolipops get taken, but so excited to share this. Saturday's the big day. Lots of fun!

 

I Did It!

New background. !!! I don'tknow what I did, just playing around and this came up. Wow so much better than the other though. Ahhhhh. Pinterest, facebook, backgrounds, who knows what's next, O I got it. Typing with a cat on my shoulder. Ha

Month of Letters Challenge

Again, I followed directions and tried to change my background, but it never changes on the screen. I don't know what else to do but stick with this or just start all over.
Anyway, Feb 1 starts a Month of Letters Challenge and I am all for it! I will mail my first one Wednesday, maybe a postcard, although I have a ton of correspondence to catch up on. Write me back-we'll be pen pals, dude for sure!

Day 1- Belated BD card to brother
Day 2- Thank you note to friend
Day 3- card to sister (almost forgot to mail!)
Day 4- card to another sister
Day 5-note to pen pal
Day 6-letter to aunt
Day 7-card to friend
Day 8-get well card to niece
Day 9-card to sister
Day 10-card to other sister
Day 11- Valentine Swap
Day 12- letter to sister
Day 13-letter to sister
Day 14-card to sister in law
Day 15- postcard to cousin
Day 16-friend
Day 17-friend
Day 18-friend
Day 19-friend

Pinterest

My first day of Pinterest (as a contributor) and I'm hooked. So many fun things (why didn't I take this seriously I'll never know!) So a few things, animal humor at its' finest. Too bad I didn't catch on to the pinning thing right away because I have no idea where the pics were to go back. But tomorrow's another day. But just for fun...


Yeah, it's in the air and I have lots of Valentine ideas and need to get down with it.
Tomorrow a date with my husband (spelunking) actually thrifting. I adore it!

The Gift

Sometimes it all clicks in place. You realize what your talent, your gift is and everything you've done before has brought you to the place you are now. I had my A-ha! moment the other night. And aside from writing about baseball (the world's greatest job) I will re-learn to write. Sit down and let the ideas flow. Is it like riding a bike? Do you forget how to write? I've been suppressing ideas for a few years now, not giving in to the desire to write. It wasn't until I sent my sister her new Calendar (2.5 pounds) and came up with a new idea for this year. I'm rambling, I have people coming in and out talking to me ( so much for private time, Huh? Ah, the life of a Mom)
And I'm still mad at my sister for not acknowledging my calendar, my opus, my grand epic. Tell me you love it!!!! Okay, a little obsessive. And now I really gotta go. Biggest Loser is on.