Valentines Day Gift Tag

Good morning!

With Valentines Day coming, you might just need a gift card. If so, please feel free to use this one.

The flower is a combination of two kaleis. I liked the colors of this project.

The border was made from the kalei'd flower.

Romantic-looking for your special Valentine.

Have a great day! See you soon!

I Love You -- From Tay

Good afternoon!

It has been ages since I've posted here, I know. I apologize.

I also have a blog over at Eons, and I do have additional posts there as well as in some of the groups I'm in.

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. I took this picture of Tay this morning. Can you believe she woke up crying with a sore throat, fever, and upset stomach? You can't tell it now.

A little medication, some breakfast, and some one-on-one time massaging her feet put her in a healthier frame of mind. Although she is 7 years old, she still enjoys her mamaw "hand feeding" her, which I did this morning. It was so wonderful to see her smiling again.

Tonight, she, papaw and I will meet up with her mom and boyfriend for dinner out. Mom was going to pick her up early today, but I asked Taylor if she wanted to stay, and she said yes. She is resting, and watching movies today. Even little girls need a break once in a while.

I've missed posting, and hope to become more regular again.

I am back to working overtime at work, which was halted for the Christmas season. That leaves me pretty drained when I get home. And, I've been sleeping in more lately. Just seem to need the extra sleep for now.

Have a great day! See you soon.

Down in the valley

Good morning,

There is that tune again -- do you know it? "Down in the valley where the green grass grows ...." And I can't remember the rest of it. I know it's a song I sang as we girls skipped jump rope many, many years ago.

It seems it went on to say something about calling the doctor, and the doctor called the nurse .... Oh my! So long ago.

My granddaughter often has a song to share. I am so surprised when I hear them, as they are very often songs from my youth. Really little simple ones that have escaped my remembrance.

Last week, my computer crashed! Many things were lost.

Today, as I was putting together an animation, I discovered that ALL my past animations are now gone. How does that affect the ones I've posted online? Probably gone, too. I had so many I've made over the years ... all gone now. Oh well. Such is life. I guess I will begin again.

And tubes I've collected over the years ... also gone. Any of the tubes that were in my tube folder inside of Jasc's -- gone. Lucky. I did put a few in other folders outside of Jasc, and those I still have.

For the last year or so, I've been making my own tubes. Those I still have. So -- I begin again! Hmmmm.

Tomorrow, I am off! Martin Luther King day. Another day to spend playing at my computer.

Have a great Sunday, and STAY WARM!

See you tomorrow.

Forgotten souls

Good morning,

This is posted for Saturday. I have not posted as much this last week. It's been busy, so what can I say?

I miss the "forgotten souls" of summer that dot our gardens. Pretty, pretty ... so fresh and vibrant. It has been very cold lately. The radio announcer said it is "dangerously" cold.

The water dish for the wild kitties keeps freezing solid. I keep bringing it back in and thawing it out, and putting fresh into it. It feels like it's been a long winter.

My granddaughter was over to spend last night with me. I helped her put on her tights for church this morning. My, those were some THICK tights. But, she looked so cute.

She has long, blonde hair. "Can you give me some curls, mamaw?" she asked. "I'll try", I said. We managed to get a long tendril on each side of her face. She loved it. In the absence of summer's beauty, she shines.

This month is the anniversary of my father's death. It has been many years now. And while he is gone; he is NOT forgotten.

Hope you are having a delightful weekend! Back in a minute!

Dream Catcher

Good morning,

Just a little something I made from a kalei that I thought was very pretty. I named it Dream Catcher, due to the middle being a type of star, and we all know we make a wish on the first star we see at night. It seemed like a good place to store what few dreams I have.

Speaking of dreams, my husband was mentioning yesterday morning that he had an unusual dream. He dreamt his ex-wife had invited him to her home, and there she had displayed a tie-tack and cuff links that he once owned. He wanted to take them, but she wouldn't let him have them, even though they had once belonged to him.

Now, I'm sure there are roots here somewhere. This second marriage, which lasted about 1 year or a little less, was less than happy. The divorce even more so. And so it was with the relationship concerning child support as well as visitation. With all the support he paid, and it being the end of the year, I think this was wholly on his mind, and just popped into his dreams.

By the way, he said he managed to corral those jewelry items before the dream ended -- so it was a happy ending.

I don't dream much anymore. Or if I do, I don't remember them. Occasionally, yes. But not often. I am too exhausted at night when I go to sleep. I may not sleep for the full 8 hours, but I do sleep well while I'm there.

The morning is the best time. But, the good times here go so fast, and before I know it, it's time to get ready to go to work and face the real world. Don't we all!?

Hope you have a really great Tuesday. My Monday was the pitts! It's got to be better today!

See you tomorrow.

Mad With Joy

Good morning!

Just a little flower power for this morning. Kalei'd, of course.

I really enjoyed making these.

It's Monday again! And back to work. It should be a relatively easy week. I've worked all my overtime hours that I can in this pay period, so no 12-hour days this week.

But. Still plenty of work.

Have a great Monday!

Back tomorrow.

Early morning house ...

Good afternoon,

This is a little something I posted on my Eons blog. I did it Saturday morning.

Early morning house represents the peace and quiet of the hours before sunrise. I am always awake, and it is my favorite time of the day. The other is the end of the evening, when I lay down and fall to sleep in a heartbeat.

It also has a connection to times past ... with the milk bottles on the front porch. Do you remember getting your milk that way? I do. Of course, we did have a milk box that helped keep it cold.

Hope you had a fantastic weekend! Back tomorrow.