Creating Memories

Time seems to fly by, but memories linger.  The kids are back in school, and all we are left with are memories of a summer gone by.  Ellie and I had a busy summer. We did alot of fishing, movie watching, reading, swimming, crafting and creating. 

  Last year I started a journal out of and old ledger that I garbage picked.  The pages are full of records of hand made furniture dated during the sixties.  I LOVE MY JOURNAL!!  At first I didn't know what to put is the journal.  I just started collecting pictures of things that inspired me and writing short thoughts, wishes, fears, dreams.  Before you no it, my journal was filling up.  Now it has drawings, paintings, fabric and pretty much anything I wish to throw in there. I think having a journal is helping me capture memories.  I look back and can see how busy I have been, I can see that I have lived. 

New Art for Indianapolis

I love my journals that I have been making.



 If you don't journal, take a moment to try it.  Its takes awhile to get started but I promise you will love it.
I suggest starting with cutting out magazine picture of thing that make you feel good, or things you would like to create or have.  Just have fun.

Bunnies

Well the bunnies are really growing and about ready for home, just one more week.  I think that Ruby is going to miss them.  They just climb on her all the time.

Our summer is hot hot hot!!!  I am getting kind of sick of it and the summer has barely started.  Northern woods sound really good right now.  Cool breezes and the sweet smell of evergreens.  Maybe next year we can head north. 
Ellie and I are still working hard on stuff to sell at the rug hooking convention in Indianapolis in September.  We will have pictures of what we are working on soon.
Everybody stay healthy, happy, sassy, and cool.

Creative Summer

Ellie and I are having a creative summer.  Ellie decided to make a manikin of herself out of duct tape.  It is sooo cool.  Her are some pictures.

Bunny Pictures

Bunnies at two weeks

Bunnies at three weeks

Ellie with the babies

Ruby had her babies

We have learned a lot about raising bunnies.  Ruby had six babies the day before Easter, but three didn't make it and now it is safe to say we have three fat, round, white baby bunnies.  They are so cute and Ruby like most moms has a lot of patience.  One of the babies likes to poop in the food bowl, one hates his nose touched, and one is smaller and always busy. I think we have takers for all the babies.  "Will I do this again?"
"NO"!  well maybe.

The word 'NO'

When my daughter was little, she had the hardest time with the word 'NO'.  She still dos'nt like it much, but at least she knows what it means.  She used to think 'NO' meant she just hasn't asked enough, or that 'NO' meant yes as long as she didn't get caught.  I know some kids think 'NO' from mom means go ask dad.  It's a small powerful word that seems to get misunderstood a lot. 
Lately I have had a hard time saying 'NO'.  I want to be able to help everyone, anytime.  I don't want to let anyone down, but sometimes I just have to say 'NO'.
Someone, once told me that the word 'NO' is by itself a complete sentence.  I love that and think I need it on a bumper sticker.  I figure I could say yes to ten things and do them just OK, or I could say 'NO' to five of those things and do the other five thing 'WELL', or say 'NO' to seven of those thing and do the three things I have left 'GREAT'.  'GREAT sound better to me.