I'm so excited its Friday!!!  Today Little Miss Thisorthat and I get to have some wonderful "girl time" after she gets back from school.  Somes our little girl is very outgoing and is totally full of herself, but I'm finding the older she gets (and the more aware of her surroundings) sometimes she's a little shy.  At first I was a little worried about it but then I realized that we're all like that.  There are times when I am more outgoing than others and sometimes I just want to be left alone.  It's no wonder that the little people in our lives are the same way. Sometimes we forget they're not only little versions of ourself but little sponges absorbing everything life is throwing at them.  It's a wonder we grew up normal (ha ha whatever that is!) when we're such emotional people!  Whether you're having a save the world day or a sit back and enjoy the sunshine day, enjoy it only like you can!!

Still no Challenge

Still no Challenge!  I've been admiring all of the outstanding pieces for the Challenge this week and every time I think I'm getting somewhere, the piece takes a turn and becomes something that doesn't resemble the Challenge at all.  How does that happen?  Do you think someplace in the back of my head that I can't come up with an idea for the Challenge or maybe I'm just not into it this week.  Nah that's not it because I LOVE Laura's weekly Challenges.  I think I'm a little intimidated at what I've seen.  I do a pretty good job at abstract but I'm not so sure about making something that is supposed to resemble something.  Today I'm hoping to make another attempt.  Whatever today brings, I hope it turns out like you want it to.

Home at last!

I decided to show you the two best pieces I did while traveling.  I keep forgetting that trying to ride in the car while drawing is almost ridicules.  As you can see, there is no such thing as a straight line - even those that are supposed to be straight!  Between the wind blowing the car around, the traffic (I'm a victim to the weaving in and out of traffic) and the worst is the horrible roads, it's a wonder that I even managed to get anything that resembled a completed piece.  I have to admit that most of the shading I did when we were stopped.  Life seems to be that way too - overcoming obstacles to get to your final goal.  Today I hope you reach whatever goals you have set for yourself.  Enjoy!

Work - work - work!

This is my new favorite tool belt!  If I had a job that needed one - this would be perfect!  I have had lots of jobs in my life but never one that required I wear a tool belt.  Of course thinking back. I probably could have used one when I was raising my kids!  Now why didn't I think of that back then???  I could have strapped my tool belt on (over my robe because no one with kids gets dressed at a decent hour) and filled it the Kleenex, band aids, wipes, scissors, sponges, tweezers, 409, Windex for sure, safety pins, needle and thread, maybe a rag and a dust pan too, but don't forget the snack pouch!!  Fruit snacks, cookies, marshmallows, Cheerios, crackers, juice, all sorts of things that kids like to "drop" on the floor.  Now that I think about it, what a fabulous idea that is!!!  I should market something like this!!!  Even now I think I could use one!  You know for pens, erasers, pencils, Kleenex, wipes, and the occasional snacks.  Funny how the two aren't that different!!  If you run across an cute little tool belt that would work, just let me know.  I could start a trend!  Enjoy your day and get lots done!

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!!

Looking like Spring

I have to tell you what just happened.  It scared me to death and I almost had a huge panic attack, but then I thought of something and ended up laughing.  I was sitting in my chair with my laptop (getting ready to type this) when I looked down at the arm of my chair (which is like an overstuffed chair) and there was a SPIDER climbing up the arm and was almost to the top of it!!  If I haven't mentioned this before I HATE BUGS!!!!!!!  I felt my heart start racing as I quickly put my laptop on the floor and jumped up.  Of course no one else was around so I was going to have to deal with this on my own (yes this is the time when you get to say "it's just a little bug and you're bigger than it is", or "it's more scared of you than you are of it" - which obviously wasn't true because he was not acting scared of me at all).  I looked around for something to smash him with (still panicking of course for fear he would get away and come back "and get me" later), but I didn't want to just hit him fearing he would fall back into the chair again.  I finally found a piece of paper (by Mr. Thisorthats' chair) and smashed it - hoping he would not raise all eight of his arms and hold back the paper to prove he was going to win this battle.  In the end - I won!!  Then it hit me - "along came a spider and sat down beside her" and I knew exactly why Miss Muffet high-tailed it away from the spider.  Even though I felt a little silly at this point, I still had to laugh!!  And yes, you can laugh at me too!!  :)  I guess that's what Springs brings when it comes - along with the pretty flowers it brings BUGS!!!