a daydream believer and a homecoming queen...

good night my crush of the 1970's...
farewell...
my sister and I will miss you!

my new quilt and new umbrella...

I didn't get the photos of outside yesterday...in fact, I got out very little all weekend. However...I did have to go out briefly and I followed an estate sale sign...
that turned out to be 2 blocks from my house...
I heard it was full of great things when it opened...
but i got there late Saturday...
and decided to go back Sunday for the half price...
and I couldn't resist these two things...
the umbrella- not for me...
but the quilt was dingy and a bit dirty and stained so I threw it in the wash ( I know, bad me...)
and now it is on my bed.
Being that I am a poor student...
I have not bought myself anything in forever...
but I think that I am going to keep this one...
it makes me smile...
and
it was
only
$9...
have a great week!

my husband is moving out until Friday...

nope...not really...but he wants to...
this week I have a test in Algebra2 that is worth 30% of my grade on Monday...
Wednesday I have a test in Spanish that is worth 30% of my grade...
and on Thursday I have a group oral presentation that is worth about 30% of my grade...
ohhhhhh...
I don't blame my hubby for wanting to hide...

today I am going to meet with my group and practice our oral presentation...
then I am going to take a quick break (so that I will get to see some daylight!) and take pictures of the concrete statuary around my house...I want my yard to be less cluttered (along with the purging of the house)...so I have decisions to make...I thought maybe you could help me choose what to keep and what to sell?

and then...
more studying...
be back later with pictures...

thanks for dropping by for a visit...
come back later, ok?

signs of life...

we have had so little snow...and I love snow...that I am trying to embrace the signs of life from the ground...




and so I wandered our land today looking for signs of spring...

because it is indeed one of my favorite times of year...


so I am finding that I can live without the snow...
so amongst the messy dead leaves...

I will enjoy the weather that we are having...


happy weekend to you all...
thanks for stopping by...

it is such a mess...please tell me I am not alone...

It used to be full but organized...



but with the holidays (yep...let's blame those)...


And with school (always a good one to blame)...

my studio has gotten completely and thoroughly disgustingly unorganized...

to the point that there are piles everywhere...

even the cat can barely find a place...

so this weekend...yes...THIS one...I am going to do this!!!!

please tell me I am not alone...

Happy Valentine's Day!

flowers, candy, new pajamas, and no homework!!!
this girl could not be any happier...
did I mention my hubby sent me a singing valentine?
ohhhh...
I am a happy girl!!




my heart that I bought at the show last weekend in Hillsboro...
thank you Rebecca Ersfeld! (and your lovely, lovely daughter!)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

what I want to be when I grow up...

Don't have a clue. When people hear that I am going back to school, the very first question is always "what for?"
wish I knew...
When I turned 50 I just knew that there was "more" ...
something out there that I didn't know...
someone out there that I haven't met...
somebody out there that I was supposed to meet...
so I prayed, and I prayed, and I prayed...
and it took me over a year to listen...

I am not sure what I am doing...
but I know that I am not standing still...
and that there is someone I am supposed to meet, or something that I am meant to do still...

sounds a bit corny, or a bit like I am having an identity crisis...
but I do believe that I have to trust God to guide me...
and I have to be willing to listen...( I am so very bad at the listening part...)

so yesterday when I got asked "what do I want to be when I grow up?"...
I thought, oh no, not again...

but I think I have the answer now...

"what do I want to be when I grow up?"

"smarter"

and hopefully some day soon, I will know exactly what I want to be when I grow up...


thank you for caring, and for sharing your support of me going back to school...your supportive comments mean the world to me...

flowers flowers everywhere...who needs more roses?

I think the price of roses at Valentine's Day is ridiculous...


My hubby has supplied me with so many flowers throughout the years...


and I get to look at them everyday...


they don't need water...


or even sunlight...


and I treasure them all...


the first one, the big huge oil painting of a rose...he bought for me last summer...



at a garage sale...
oh...the price was...

$ 5

I just love that man!

Happy Valentine's weekend/holiday to you all!