Down the slide

This week has started off great - ROAD TRIP!!!  This will be just a short trip but none the less any time I get to go on a road trip I'm excited!  This has special meaning because TOTAM is interviewing for his dream job and Mr. Thisorthat and I are taking him.  I'm hoping that he will "slide" right into this job and start the job he's worked on for the past three years.  Please say a prayer for him and hold him in your thoughts as he has had too many disappointments in his endeavor.  We have sunshine on our journey so I hope wherever you are, you do as well!  Happy thoughts!!

All along the way

I started this a couple of months ago with just the ribbon string.  The more I looked at it, the more I wasn't sure what to do with it - so I did nothing (but look at it and shake my head).  When I ran out of paper over the weekend, I had to resort to finishing projects that were just lingering.  When I finished with this it reminded me of our recent road trip.  The road wound around through the mountains then the salt flats then we had snow and rain and if I think WAY back I think we had something called sunshine - it was a trip that covered a lot of scenery and elements.  So I guess the lesson is - if you have something you've started and can't quite put your finger on how to make it come together, just give it awhile and go back to it with fresh eyes and you might be surprised at the outcome.  Besides, who doesn't like surprises - especially when they come from your own creative hand!

Ooops

When I started on this tangle I had a couple of things that I was going to add to it.  I was going for a "look".  Well, as you've all figured out by now, when you start out with one thing you end up with something else completely different.  Different doesn't mean bad, just not what was planned.  I'm really pleased with the way this turned out but like I said it's way off from the idea I had in my mind going into it.  I think there's a lesson in there somewhere.  Maybe to be more flexible?  Or maybe not to be so hard on myself?  Either way I'm glad I got the end results that I got.

I should also tell you that Mr. Thisorthat and I returned from our road trip last night.  It's so great to sleep in my own bed in my own room - especially when you're sick (I've had the flu since Saturday)!!

Rolling Hills

I'm amazed when we drive across our beautiful Country.  Everytime I have gone on a road trip, I've been in awe of the beauty thats all around us, and how different it all is.  It doesn't matter if it's 28 degrees and snowing or if its 105 and the sun is beating down.  The mountains wrap around the highway and you feel like you're apart of something bigger.  Like you got a glimpse of where our Country came from 100's of years ago.  The hills roll along and flow one right after another.  Even through the barren parts of Utah when all there is salt flats and open highways, there is a sense of beauty that you can't find anywhere else.  The rock hills of Wyoming are so close to the highway that if you look really hard you can see rows of indians sitting along the ridge and wonder what happens next.  Even through the deserts of Nevada there is a different kind of beauty that is only found there among the redish colored earth and spike-like bushes everywhere.  There is so much to take in that it's almost too much for the brain to process.  I've been lucky enough to travel to different countries and every place I've ever been has a distinct beauty only known to that part of the world.  I hope wherever you are today, cold, warm, sunny, cloudy, or whatever, that you can see the beauty that is all around you.

Road Trip!

A couple of weekends ago, Mr. Thisorthat and I went on a road trip to pick up something he had purchased.  Gotta love the Internet for all kinds of things!  Since Laura (I am the Diva)  had just posted her Artoo pattern, I wanted to work on it a little.  After I got the Artoo down on the paper, I wanted to add some leaves to my tangle.  Well if you have ever tried to draw (or write) when riding in the car (especially if Mr. Thisorthat is driving - dont be mad you know its true), it doesn't work too well.  I found that if I held the pencil on the paper, the movement of the car made the pattern on the leaves for me.  It became a lot of fun to see what the leaves would actually look like.  I guess its the same way with everything we do, if you "wing it" you might be surprised what the outcome is.  Enjoy the last day of February!