Happy day after stuffing your face day!! Happy Black Friday!!!

Lovely dinner, wonderful family time with John and Erin!! Danny and family went to Katy to spend the weekend with Jaclynn's family-love to all the Smiths and Guerras too!!!
Did you hear about the lady who pepper sprayed people who got in her way at Walmart? Wow, makes me even gladder that we NEVER go anywhere on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I'm going to work on my studio tomorrow, need to put up the last pieces of siding, and get the paint and sealer for the outside. I need to take a picture, but the backyard is a mess from not putting things away all summer...gotta be honest, no one came and wrecked my backyard, no alien ship landed, or band of traveling yard wreckers. nope, just us, not putting things up...tomorrow!!
It sprinkled this morning, cloudy sll day, actually seemed more like early spring than late autumn. Pics tomorrow, Dan put trim around the windows of my studio, and we moved it so we could reside the back - it looks awesome! I need my space so I can go out there whenever I want to, and don't have to put things away each time - can't wait!!

TAEA Conference was awesome!!!

So many great workshops and speakers!! I always wish I could go to all of them, it's sooo hard to chose! The highlight was getting to attend Patricia Baldwin Seggebrusch's encaustic workshop!! I am such a fan, and she is such a cool lady! This workshop was worth the whole trip!! We got in at 6am this morning and didn't get up until 1pm! another pj day!! Galveston was gorgeous, but as always, glad to be home...

Progress!!

House has a new roof!!! A few places to tweak - don't like the shiney metal showing, but it's a pretty brown instead of orange, so I love it! My studio has been moved - now the roof, walls, floor and rest of the siding needs to be done. The top half of the artroom has been painted, thanks to John and Max!!!!! Still have to paint bulletin boards and a fews places need to be painted black on the bottom half. I have pictures, but I have 'misplaced' my pink camera - maybe it's with my car keys!!! Still have LOTS of putting away to do in the house, and I have someone who is going to repair the ceiling in the new guest room, sooooo it's getting there slowly. I am WAY behind on the photoshop class, so I HAVE to catch up!. Still uploading pictures and making envelopes for everyone to send the actual pictures to each one. Just found out yesterday that we actually have to be at school all day Aug 9,10,and 11.....that just chopped my last week in half - still have lesson plans, bulletin boards, and major CLEAN UP in the artroom. So there it is! Major progress this summer! And I have 3 more weeks to finish everything else! Yippee!!!

Summer Time!!!

As usual, my summer TO DO list is 3' long, and VERY tiny print...but I don't start worrying until after the 4th of July!
So far, I'm working in the garage, my bedroom, my 'office' in the laundry room, and putting the stuff from my Dad's house away, and working in the yard, and working in my studio(ready to fix the roof, then watch out!! Some art will begin to happen!) aaaannnnddd, then in my spare time, cleaning house and putting things away(hoping not to be turned in to 'The Hoarders' tv show), cleaning the art room, making new lesson plans, going to some awesome jewelry making classes at Beads and More in Odessa, doing a Photoshop bootcamp online, scanning pictures, reading 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Gallows', one conference in Austin last week, and another one in mid July, and hopefully several trips to Barnes and Noble with my best buddy Laree!!
I am a 'grazer' - I can NOT just work in one area until I'm done - I suffer from BSS - Bright and Shiney Syndrome - I can not stay in one place very long, so I work here and there, and get off track frequently...
Of course, the best art of summer is visiting grandbabies!!!! Drew will be 2 in 2 weeks!! Kyndel just turned 7, how is that possible and Jilly will be 4 in October - wow - got a lot of huggin' to do!!

Another BIG Gap!!! BWO or G(guilt)!!!

Graduation is Friday May 27, school is almost out - this year has gone by so fast!!! I still want to add lots of pictures of this year and really try to keep up with this online journal of mine. It's my answer to letter writing I guess.
Trying to get organized, trying not to forget things, trying to keep in touch with my family somehow, trying to 'make time count'.
I've nearly given up my stickie notes since I got an IPAD from Dan for Christmas, that's a big change for me. I make all my lists on it, and I don't forget things as easily - there are even stickies and yellow legal pads in it, the only thing that could make it better would be if the scratch paper looked like the back of an envelope - truly my very favorite list making paper!! Random...
As always I have a HUGE to do list for the summer, so we'll see how well I do. I am VERY excited - just like the kids!!