I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

I GET BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS


It's true!

Another fun filled Saturday with
my PSMWG buddies!

Since I've been in "Bracelet making" mode,
I decided to make my friends special PSMWG
bracelets. I made them identical, each with a handmade, painted polymer clay bead, with the text: "I get by with a little help from my friends"..... on the backs of each one.
They really loved them and that made me happy.
I have the bestest friends in the whole wide world, I really do.




So, we all met up at Cozumels Mexican restaurant,
and enjoyed "a few" very tasty Margaritas.
We laughed ourselves silly, singing.... and "entertaining" the other customers. One actually came over to our table thanking us for amusing them LOL.

We headed back to our host Sheila's house where we "sexually harassed' her adorable and very patient husband Ronnie. Who, calmly continued to eat the Mexican food Sheila brought him and didn't even bat an eye at our "antics!"

It was a beautiful sunny day and Gloria was itching to just GOO! she didn't want to sit around the table as we usually do, gabbing away.
So, we all headed for "Bam Boozles" a fun bar not too far away.
We had a great time as usual, and Gloria was the social butterfly, fluttering about, talking to everyone!
We headed back to Sheila's, but not before paying a quick visit to Ronnie, who was waiting at the neighborhood watering hole. Our visit was brief, but we made our presence known......Singing along to the Jukebox song: "DON'T STOP BELIEVING" to the top of our lungs!!!





WE HAD BIG FUN!
And lots of coffee at Sheila's
We headed out. Gloria & I stopped at a very cold & very noisy Denny's. But the awesome
Burger made it all worth it.
Got my car, and made it home by 3 a.m.
wow.. This "party hard stay out late" stuff is not
as easy at it used to be back in the day, but still
FUNNN!































"DON'T STOPPP BELIEVINGGGG.. HOLD ON
TO THE FEEEEELINGGGG".....

WELCOME SPRING!!!

It's FINALLY here!
SPRING!!!!

Goodbye WINTER..... and
tak the snow with you!



















My Gr. Grandma Odile... All decked out for Spring!

HAPPY ST PATTY'S DAY!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I was busy in my artroom all weekend.. (*BLISS!*)
making more WORD bracelets.
I've got several more I'm working on.
I've only posted a few on ETSY So far, but I'll get the other's on soon.

I'm excited that SPRING is just 4 days away!
And Daylight Savings Time is here.. and the SUN is still shining on my way home now.

We all know that we can still get plenty of Snow... but we're the eternal optimists and pray Spring will be Green and not White.



Nothing much else happening.
just another week flying by.

I'm upset (just a little) that I missed American Idol tonight. I'll have to see if I can find it online someplace.

I really love CRYSTAL BOWERSOX... I think she's gonna win!... and she's from Ohio too.

That's all for now....
need to find a Green shirt to wear to work tomorrow... We're all IRISH on St. Patty's day

right?

HAPPY MARCH!

HAPPY MARCH!

Snowy February is behind us, although the snow still lingers, the days are going to get warmer and longer. Daylight savings time is just 2 weeks away and Spring is just 20 days away! Yes...it's on my calendar! no more driving home in the dark or almost dark....soon!

It's Sunday.. well.. really Monday morning.. 2:10 a.m...
I was so lucky to have this weekend off.. and be able to stay in my "comfy clothes" and do art!
I was making "WORD Bracelets."
My sister Susan has been making really cool bracelets and they inspired me to make some too. You can visit her ETSY SHOP at: ARTHEADED.ETSY.COM She's got really awesome paintings, jewelry and other goodies there.


So, I decided to make Polymer Clay beads. I painted them, then added collage bits to some. On the back side of each bead, I added a word or phrase, so each bead can be flipped for two different looks. The hardest part was stringing the beads, actually choosing which ones to use. I would clear the strand 2-3 times before I would be happy with them!
I also made a couple pairs of earrings with the Polymer clay.

So I actually got something done! instead of just talking about it!


And so another Monday.............................eh.
I hope this week goes as fast as last week did.

We still have so much snow, I don't think it ever left the ground the whole month.
But now they're talking about temps in the 40's by the end of the week! that should do the trick!

Well that's all for now
just a quick one.

Better get to bed so I don't wake up like a Zombie in the morn.

Hope you have a great week!

BIG, BIG NEWS!

HELLO!
It's been so long since I've posted!
Thank you Twyla, for checking in on me during my Blog absence! xox

So much has been happening since I posted last.

First...
I would like to send my thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences, to Marsha Sayler Jorgenson, of TUMBLEFISH STUDIO.
Her father just passed away. I hope you find comfort and cherish precious memories.




The BIG NEWS????
My youngest daughter Allison and her boyfriend Andy,
are ENGAGED!!!!
Isn't that awesome??
They have been together for 6 years, and are a really cute couple. Andy is a great guy, and I will be happy to have him as my son-in-law.
I'm going to be a MOTHER-IN-LAW! wow.

She called me Friday morning, to tell me to check my email. I'm not in the habit of reading email before work, but was too bleary-eyed and half awake. I turned on the computer, then got in the shower. I almost forgot to check the email, then Allison called. So she was on the phone when I opened it. She said she didn't want to tell me in an email, but didn't want to wait and that I was the first person to know..... she attached the (bad) picture.. and I stared at the ring.. kind of stunned?.... "Really?.. is this a joke?".. "nooo. really Mom!!! Andy Proposed!!!!"... she apologized again for telling me in an email.... but I guess that's the world we live in! and it was ok!

I just have to share the proposal with you....
Andy had planned on proposing on Valentine's day, but said he just couldn't wait.
He came home from work, Allison said he was acting a bit odd. She was laying on the sofa.. (recovering from Bronchitis and a cold).... Andy asked if she wanted a glass of wine.. she said no.. then he had a big smile on his face... got down on both knees, took out the ring and said something like " I really love you, would you be my wife?"... as Cody.. their giant Chocolate Lab, started "humping" Andy's leg.. OMG! LOL.. Allison said Andy was so nervous, he didn't even care! LOL.. what a story eh?

So far, they're thinking the wedding will be in August of 2011.


I'm so excited and I'm experiencing so many thoughts I've never had before.
All my kids have said "When I get married...." but it was always something so far away... it was always "one day"...
But it is "NOW"..... now!

I'm excited.. (how many times have I said "excited" yet?...)
To help plan their wedding, and all that it involves.

So....
Since my last post, I had a birthday.. ugh... and I'm 54....
I'm not ashamed to post my age, because I don't believe it's really mine.. you see I'm only 32....................in my mind.

I celebrated with my sisters as always. It was a fun birthday/sister day. We went to breakfast, then to Hobby Lobby... and I used my gift card, from Friend Teri!


Then we headed over to "All Fired Up" a paint your own potter studio, in downtown Medina.
Loved the old Victorian building, with original Squeaky Wooden floors, and exposed Brick walls.
It was lots of fun! It was only my 2nd time painting pottery. It was nice just hanging out with my sistahhs!
I painted a "Cloud" mug. I love clouds and storms (as you are all very well aware!) and I thought it would be fun to have "Clouds in my coffee".. lol
(All the pieces turned out great!...see below)

After that, we headed over to another local place
"Riverstone Tavern" in Valley City... just 5 miles from home.
My friend Gloria suggested it and it was really good! Of course, the place was packed!
We had to wait about 1 hours, but it was worth it. After dinner, we head back to my apartment,
and played "Scene it" Turner classics version.
that was fun too! Even if Susan kept shouting out answers when it wasn't her turn lol!
In the morning I made a big breakfast and Gloria joined us and came bearing Dunkin' Donuts.. yeah!
After my sisters left, Gloria and I were just drinking coffee and eating donuts.. and she said
"Oh crap".. (... not really.. she used the other word lol.. ).. and pulled out a birthday candle from her purse, and stuck it in my now mangled half eaten donut..... lol.. that was priceless.

So...
February is making up for all the snow we didn't get in November, December & January.

I missed work last Saturday, because of the weather. They had forecast 2-4 inches..... HA! Does that look like 2-4 on my back bumper? It turned out more like 8-10.. and with all the blowing and drifting... and no shovel, my car was stuck. I had to make the day up Yesterday.

Last Monday, I was treated to amazing Frost covered Trees and amazing Blue skies. It was so gorgeous, I had to pull over to take a few pics.

There were several other people taking pictures there too!
Hard to hate the Snow when it's that spectacular!

I made a couple pairs of earrings from Polymer clay, but haven't done much art.

Oh.. and my ART friend Teri in Indiana, will be
visiting again in May! I'm so happy to get to see her again and have another fun art weekend!

So that's pretty much it.
It's 2:oo a.m. on the nose...
I'm watching the Olympics and getting that wave of dread washing over me, that another Monday looms.
We've got more snow on the way too... go figure.

I am happy to see some daylight now, when I leave work at 6 p.m.... and I love that the days are getting longer. Spring will be here soon!

Stay warm, stay safe and have a great week!