The Dog ate my Retainer

I just received the nicest phone call from my daughter Amy.

She is turning 23 this Friday.

She actually called and I could hear something sad in her voice.

She said “Mom the dentist wants $165.00 down for my new retainer.
(The dog got a hold of it last night and chewed it all to pieces).

And then she said “My birthday party is Friday and dinner usually costs you and Dad about $250.00 and plus you always give me money in a card.”

By now she is sobbing uncontrollably.

“And then my pills are ready for pick up at CVS.”

“How are you and Dad ever going to be able to retire?”

“Mom I really don’t need a birthday dinner.”

I told her “thank you for thinking of us.” (I wish the other two kids could hear this conversation.)
Dad and I are fine and we already put money aside for your birthday dinner.

“Besides I already made your Birthday cards, so we have to have dinner.”
I heard a little giggle at that point.

Its really nice to know that somehow and somewhere in the world, some kids actually know and appreciate what their parents are doing for them.

Really Weird and Ugly

Isn’t it true that we always find the time to do the things we like?
Well most of the time anyway. Like for instance, I never have time
To do the dishes and the laundry is always piling up. The mail never
Gets sorted. But ohhhhhhhhhh my ATC’S and my dolls are always
A work in progress.

Anyhow, I searched online for a group that makes dolls. Unique and different was what I was hoping for.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Decidedly_Different_Dolls/

Was who I found. The artists there are so NICE. You know sometimes when you join a new group it takes weeks if not even months for someone to say “HI”. Well these Gals are the best. The dolls are creative, different and very unique. So let us hope that I finally found a home for my Really weird and ugly dolls.
If not……. Then that will be the name of my new group I create. Here is a doll Named "Windy" she is for a March swap.

Jeanne

Courage

I found a wonderful site that gives you a "Prompt a day" Its a truly wonderful inspiration site with many many artists and talented people. I chose to do the prompt "Courage"

Jeanne

Do the Numbers

Have you ever noticed……… That while driving to work (those of you who are retired GOOD FOR YOU!!!!! )

Many of us do the same motions over and over. We get into the car, adjust the mirrors, Put on the seat belt, make sure there are no people or toys behind us and we pull out of the drive.

We take the same way; make the same stops and turns. And always seem to even
Get behind the same person we drove behind yesterday.

Okay I am a defensive driver and no speed racer, but this person is always in the left lane going 30 miles per hour In a 45 zone!

I am in no hurry to get to work, unless I am running late of course (and that would be due to harvesting my crops on FARMVILLE.) So I just stay behind them and crawl to work.

My point is we all do almost the same thing every day (what are the odds of being behind the same person 4 days in a row? I guess it all comes down to numbers.
Everything in life is a mathematical equation. Which would explain why the show “Numbers” is in its 6th season.

Just my thought for today!!!!

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A prompt a day.

I was so lucky to have found a site, where the host gives us daily prompts to help inspire us to do our journal pages.







http://oneyearartjournal.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-things-work.html

Life's a Beach

Our inspiration today was
The Bucket List. http://yourlifespelledout.blogspot.com/

So I started thinking about all the things I would love
To do before I “Kicked the Bucket” Well of course
My mind went “Rogue” and took off in a completely
Different direction.
Typical for me to not follow directions. But that is the
Way the mind and art works. An idea is mixed on the canvas
And the colors are spoken with the brush in many languages.
Anyhow I could ramble on and on here so to make a long story
Short, there has been too much death in my life lately so my
Mind completely escaped from the idea and found
“Buckets” that I loved, brought me joy and of course humor.
I hope you life my Journal page Titled “

I have been having so much fun with Mixed Media Art. Here is a ribbon fairy for one of my flickr groups.