I started a play list

....but now I have no earthly (or interstellar) idea of how to put it into my blog. I only chose two songs so it wouldn't be very interesting to listen to yet, but I did want to start. Now it is late (just saw Diamond Rio at the State Fair - so of course I chose one of their songs!) and I must go to sleep, perchance to dream. I'll try to figure all this high falootin' stuff tomorrow.

Why do Sundays go by so quickly??

Sundays are FUNdays. I usually get to create something new without too many interruptions. Right now I should be working on my entry to the Black & White Show opening Sept 4th at The Wooden Cow - http://www.thewoodencow.com/ - but instead, I'm surfing the web looking at other artists and being inspired. I did finish a beaded piece recently thanks to the teaching of Leah Ready. Her work rocks and I'm so happy with the piece I created in her class. Thanks Leah!

Beads of Courage

Beads of Courage is a program that was founded to help children dealing with serious illness. Beads are given to the children as they go through each medical procedure - like spinal injections, surgery, chemotherapy treatments and dialysis. As they progress through their treatments, they collect beads from their health care providers to use as symbols of their courage.
The program helps children feel more positive about their illness and treatment and leaves them with something they can use to help them talk about during treatment and after recovery.
When a child enters the program, they are given a string with some letter beads that spell out their first name. Then as each child completes another treatment, they are given a beautiful, brightly-colored bead.

I read about Beads of Courage today and want to make some cool beads to send the kids. Will anyone join me? I see that Sarah Shriver participates. GO SARAH!!

Oh Happy Daze

So.....it's been a long time since my last post. SO MUCH has happened.
Had my knee surgery.....still recovering.
Got a new job.........still learning.
My rose garden bloomed........still pulling weeds.
Lost my wonderful stepdad to pancreatic cancer......still mourning.
The gallery is doing well.......still working on new pieces.
Not doing much housework........still collecting dust (and the collection grows daily).
But I'm still growing....spiritually and artistically. My brain is so full of ideas and things I want to do. Why do I need 8 hours sleep a day. I'd rather be doing things!!
Have you all signed up for www.tut.com yet? Well, do not hesitate. You'll receive "Notes from the Universe" and they will make your day. I attended a workshop entitled "Reclaiming Your Divinity" by Andy Dooley and it was awesome. His brother is Mike Dooley that writes the notes.
Anyway, it's late, so stay tuned and I'll write more soon. I'm always on a path of discovery, and I'm happy to share in my travels.
hugs

Not a great start to 2009

What a week I had last week......on Thursday I found out I need to have knee surgery (booked for February 2nd) and then on Friday I got laid off. Hmmm. My guardian angel must be on vacation. But never fear, I shall bounce back, and that other door is going to open, right?

Becoming a Blogging Widget Pancake Master

I am much better at playing Santa making pancakes than I am at doing website stuff. But I'm learning!! My friend Raine (fellow artist from The Wooden Cow - and brilliant genius) gave me some basic lessons last night, and I wanted to make her proud by posting not only another blog entry, but by actually downloading a PHOTO!! Yippy skippy. Notice the crutch in the background? I've torn my meniscus and am waiting to see the surgeon. Bummer!

The end is near!

Yep, last day of 2008. I can hardly believe this year is almost over.
So much has happened this year and will, of course, continue to happen in 2009.
I have a lot of wishes and resolutions to work on (which I won't bore you with now).
One of the things I need to do is to completely figure out this blogging thing.
My brain hurts. Maybe I need some chocolate!
Anyway, I'm going to put some time into making this blog (does anyone know where that word came from?) more exciting. So don't despair. Come back and visit from time to time.
I promise there will be more wonderful things to see.
Happy New Year!