Rainy Day?

Ever had one of those days where you just seem unmotivated? I call it my "rainy day". I need to work on my schoolwork, I need to do something creative, I need to clean my house and car, and I need to work in my yard. But all I want to do is read blogs on the internet... Maybe it's because my "to-do" list is too long! What do you do when you feel unmotivated? Should we just take a time-out and hope to start productivity again tomorrow? Drop me a comment and let me know your thoughts....

My hubby and daughters took me to Disney for Mother's Day! How did they know it's my favorite place?

My son is still in Iraq and we missed him terribly, but we took the next best thing... my oldest daughter's sweet boyfriend Scott. We had a terrific time, as you can tell.



My mom and stepdad met us there.








So much fun with all of us!













It's been awhile since I've posted. I went to Italy in March. Our cousins were running the Rome Marathon and we decided to fly over and support them! It's a tough life... That's my cousin and her girls along with me. And then you can see two of her girls and her hubby running while we cheer them on over on the right. This was at the Spanish Steps. It couldn't have been more scenic! It was so much fun!!!









Then in April, I took my youngest to Florida for her last High School Spring break. And then Disney in May! Maybe I should change my blog to "Traveling Girl"! (tee hee) Hopefully, I'll get back to being creative soon. I've got a few things I'll post. Have a great "rainy day!"

March Mingle

Hi everyone! Did you give up on me? I'm here, I just haven't had any new creative entries so I haven't blogged. One of my besties said that I need to update my blog more often... I'll try, I promise!

Shout out to my Mom who is having a birthday this weekend. I love you Mom! Wasn't it a glorious weekend in Georgia? I worked in the yard with my hubby this weekend and got quite a bit accomplished. The burn pile is still smoking this morning! I'm doing really well in my two college classes. They are nine weeks long and I'm almost finished. I have a 99.98% in one class (Communications) and 97.99% in the other (Cultural Diversity). Not too shabby from a girl who hasn't been in school for 6 years and has taken 28 years to finish her degree! I will start two more classes right after these finish. That's keeping me tons busy! But I digress...

I am part of the March Mingle at the Magnolia-licious blog at http://magnoliastamps.us/. It's my first participation in a group with any blog and I'm really excited! Those of us that have signed up create a card and we send it to another participant in the mingle. It's a great way to meet new people and to show off your talent. Plus, and most importantly, it gives us the ability to make someone's day by sending "real" mail. It's such a lost art. My Tilda is Strawberry Tilda (I believe that was her name). I colored her with my Copics using Suzanne Dean's (scrapbitz.blogspot.com) Distressed Ink process. I LOVE watching Suzanne's videos. She's so talented and I hope to be maybe 1/10th as talented as she is one day. The Distressed Ink coloring has a Scandanavian look where it's a little grungy on the edges and light in the center. I used Copics to color her (B91, B95, E31, E29, E25, E13, E11, E00, G20, Y21, Y00, R00, R20, YG63, W3, W1, C1, 0). The DP I used was from My Minds Eye, Out and About and Laundry Line. I took three brads and colored them with my green Stickles. Added some green ribbon and voile! I'd love to know what you think so drop me a comment. Have a great week!