GREY DAY.

Great drive into work today.
The clouds were big dark! I loved it!
Despite the ominous look, It was just a light rain.

I'm so glad it's almost Friday.
The week went very fast thank goodness.

I'm meeting with my PSMWG buddies on Saturday.
I need a girlfriend fix bad. I can't remember the last time we were together!

I've been working on things for the "Mothers & Daughters" day coming up on the 13Th.
I forgot how much work it is. And since we're having it at the cottage again this year, that means hauling lots of stuff. Stuff you would have easy access to in your own house. Garbage bags, toilet paper, etc.
I went to the dollar store to pick up some kid things to keep the little ones entertained. I bought 32 things.... the cashier said $34 +tax.. huh?..... I'm not a cheapskate.. but I don't like being ripped off either... so politely I said I'd like to count the stuff again. She dove back into the bags.. ....29....33..34... hmmm... well.. still doesn't seem right but ok. I got home.. counted and guess what..... 32!!!!!...
GRRRRRRRRR! ... It's not the $2.. it's the principal!!! If I had money to blow... I wouldn't be in a Dollar store!!!.... OK.. thanks for letting me blow off steam.

Soooo.... still no apartment. I'm in a constant state of confusion... well. I guess I have been my whole life. I don't know which way to turn first. And to top it off, we get a letter from work saying:
"Back by popular demand.......take as much unpaid time off as you like, from Nov. 26-Jan 4.".....
... This is the company's verrrry slow time. What do I do now? If I don't take time off, and go into work....I risk being sent home if it's really slow. If I do take time off, what do I do for money???...
moving... Christmas.... my stomach is churning.
I have to change the subject..
"think happy thoughts.. think happy thoughts"....

ok.. I sold my latest Halloween collage! then the same customer returned to my Etsy shop and bought another collage! So thats good.
I just need to make art 24/7.. and compensate for Nov. 26-Jan 4... ... I wish.

It's going to be a great chilly day tomorrow. High in only in the 60's... love it. Funny, if it were 68 in Early Spring, we'd think it was a "warm up" and run for the shorts.

Ahhh.
I miss the days of my youth. My only worries were.. "does he like me"... "what will I wear to school".. and... .. hmm.. I think that was it!
It's funny.. getting older. You sometimes don't realize that you have till you remember that you've been out of school for 32 years. Life is a funny thing. Just when you've "figured it out" & "learned the lessons" it's too late to do anything about it.

I watched the season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy".. It was ok. I'm losing interest in it. The Whole Meredith/McDreamy on again off again thing is getting boring.
I liked them better when they were the Interns. Well. I'll give it a chance and see how it goes.
My Thursday night distraction.

Ok.. I'm going now. To find a picture from my "youth".. and share it with you....
please don't laugh too hard... I was "cool" back then.

BACK IN BUSINESS...

Well.. I finally managed to straighten up my art room.
I needed one of the tables to use in my yard sale, and everything that was on that table.... well.. got tossed on the other table. All in one big heap. I missed my art room! so today, as I listened to The Indians game... (BTW.. they won the division championship today!!).. I got the room usable again! The table, is now holding up my monitor ( I sold my desk in the sale.. ).. so I had to improvise, and use my outside patio table. I actually did some art on it. Beside kicking the table legs that I wasn't used to, It was great. See the Halloween collage below, I just listed it on Etsy.

Today was one of those very perfect, gorgeous days. The sky was so blue, The air was just warm enough, and the sun shined all day. The picture below was taken just after the sun set.. see the Orange glow? I LOVE when the sky turns Sapphire... ohhh stunning!
So.. here I am at 1:22 a.m.... hanging on to the last minutes of my weekend. It went soo fast. I had to work Saturday. So I only had Sunday to play. I hate going into work... it feels like the movie "Ground Hogs Day"... where the same day was repeated over and over and over..... ugghhhh

The Browns game was a heart breaker. I thought they
were gonna pull it off.. but nope!

Well. I guess I better go lay out my clothes for the morning. DRAT!

..... Have a wonderful week,
take care of yourself
I'll see ya soon.

TAGGED

This is soo fun! I've never been tagged before!

What a great way to meet other artists and bloggers.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED BY:
http://dalemclain.blogspot.com/

....Thanks Dale!!!

Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post theses rules.
2. share 7 facts about YOU: some random, weird
...all devastatingly interesting.
3.Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their
names (linking to them).
4.Let them know they've been tagged by comment to
their blog.

.....OK.. here goes..

ALL THAT GLITTERS...
#1~I love Glitter! I'm a Glitter freak. I love the person who
invented Holographic Glitter. If I could, I would be sprinkled
with Glitter daily. I am mesmerized by the sparkle.
I want to be sprinkled with Glitter when I die...
in about 90 years.. I hope!

COMFORT AT LAST...

#2~After 51 years of being uncomfortable, I FINALLY found
the most comfortable bras AND underwear I EVER wore.
Who knew spandex would be my friend. Also....to refer back to #1
My best friend Gloria has instructions not to "let them" put a bra on me when I die.
..I'm really not obsessed with death... HONEST!... but we're talking
ETERNITY here....I want to be comfortable AND sparkly ok?

THEY DANCE ON MY NOSE & EYE LASHES...

#3~I've spent hours in the cold, looking at snowflakes
up close and personal. Trying to photograph them, and being
amazed by the precision, and detail. I also love when snow
sparkles under street lights.. like... yep.. GLITTER.
I call it Glitter-Snow.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS..
#4~I took my first international trip, to Cornwall England, in 2000.
To visit my friends John and Chel. John and I met
on line in 1998. We became friends, and he came to visit
me here in Cleveland, in 1999. Then My son and I went to
visit him, and were guests at his wedding! Cornwall,
was the most spectacular place!
I loved everything. The "Sea".. the buildings and even their
very scary, very narrow roads. I took 44 rolls of film.. (yes..
this was pre-digital camera days) in 12 days!!! I sometimes
wonder if I saw anything without a view finder. We also went to London,
Salsbury to see Stonehenge, Lands End, and many other
gorgeous places.
John and Chel came back to Cleveland in 2001, and stayed with
me for 3 weeks. They left exactly one week before 9/11.
We are still friends, and I'm hoping to go back again soon!
I miss them, and Cornwall.
I also met my friends Rike and Matt, on line. They live in Germany.
She found some of my Cleveland Indians photos on line,
and we started corresponding. She and Matt came to Cleveland,
and we met for lunch. They are the biggest Indians baseball fans
I've ever known. They've been following the Indians, ever since they
saw the movie "Major League" They came back to Cleveland last year, and we
met up again. I got to meet their 5 year old son
Yannik. Although we couldn't speak each others language, we
could "understand" each other perfectly! I hope to see them again soon!
When in the US, they travel to several different cities to see the Indians play!

STORM WATCH...
#5~I'm obsessed with watching Doppler Radar. I don't know when this all started,
but any time there are storms predicted, I go to: http://www.wonderground.com/
and get the local radar. I love animating the screen, and always hope that the storms
head my way! I love watching and photographing storm clouds as they roll in.

GROUPIES...
#6~My friend Pam (the real groupie) and I, got back stage at 2 different David Lee Roth concerts...
Long story short, we met the band's road manager Harvey ( who was the former manager of Van Halen) He treated us to lunch, & let us hang out with him all day,
he gave us backstage passes. We hung out with him and the band after the concert.
I'm embarrassed to admit to it anymore, because I think DLR a bit of a Psycho now!
But in 1986 it was pretty cool!

WORKING GIRL...
#7~my very first "real" job, was at the neighboorhood city pool when I was 14 years old.
.....1970!
the pool was right across the street from my house. I was a "foot checker"... lol.. I was the one who made people go through the showers, Which no one liked, because it was soo cold! Yes... I did enjoy making the people I "didn't care for" get completely wet!!! After the quick shower, they would put their feet up on a little stool that I was sitting behind, and they had to spread their toes. It was my job to make sure there weren't any "sores or cracks" (yuk!!! and.. OMG!) between their toes.. (they couldn't go in the pool if there were, for heath reasons) They would then have to walk through a footbath that was filled with a type of Iodine, and water. During the 15 minute pool breaks, I had to Patrol the area, to make sure no one was eating or drinking etc. I also Got to swim during these breaks, and I could bring in a friend! How cool was I, to have this whole pool practically to myself (just a few other employees were swimming with me). I had the best tan that year!
I made $65 every two weeks, and bought all my school clothes with my own money!
It never occurred to me that this was such a strange job, till I was older. I've never put "foot checker" on my resume.

Please don't think I'm weird ok?... I'm really quite normal! honest!! .. wait..

where ya going????............. come back!

So now it's my turn!!...I think I'll tag:

Artjunk girl http://artjunk.typepad.com/

Misty Mawn http://mistymawn.typepad.com/

Paris Breakfast http://parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com/

Tejaes art http://tejaesart.blogspot.com/

Teri http://offcenterart.typepad.com/

Danielle Muller http://thevintagedragonfly.typepad.com/

Sulea's Art box http://asceneryforafriend.blogspot.com/

I Can't wait to go back and read about them!!!

enjoy!!!!

END OF THE WEEK....

What a lovely end to the week... and the end to Friday. It was payday today, and I decided to treat myself to the latest issue of Somerset Studio magazine, the Halloween issue. I took my 40% of coupon, and headed to Jo Ann Fabrics after work.

It was a simple indulgence, and it made me happy. I allso splurged and hit Taco Bell, for 2 hard shell Taco Supremes, and a Steak Quesadilla.

Now.. this... is living.

I poured over each page, loving every new image, and anticipating the next. After browsing through it, I made myself put the magazine away. I will take it to work tomorrow, and browse through it, while I work.

Ahh more simple things in life that make me happy.

This evenings sunset was breathtaking, and I was so happy I had my camera with me, leaving Jo Ann's. I parked at the edge of the newly built Shopping Mall, aptly named "Cityview" And watched as the sky turned wonderful colors right before my eyes.

I don't know if the picture quality of these pics look as bad on your monitor, as they do on mine.... darn. Guess I should have changed the resolution first. Still.. the colors are spectacular.

I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow. But I know it will go fast... I hope.

I work 2-8pm.... the best part of the day!... but good new is, I can stay up late.. and sleep in.

I'm working on my apartment situation, still hoping to move out by November 1st. Scary now, is the fact that I would need to find something in the next week, if I plan on giving the landlady a month notice.. which I do. It's all so scary.

I'll keep you updated......

Enjoy your weekend.. take care of yourself!

... bless you...

~MaryEllen~

IN THE MAIL....

Here they are. this year's flyers for the Mother Daughter day. Now they're in the Post office! on there way.

Nothing much to say. I'm babysitting for great niece Anna, who slept the whole time she's been here.. ahhh.
Her mom, dad and brother are on their way home from the Indians game.. yes, we won in extra innings.

That's all for now.