Thinking of Spring.

Taken this past summer in back of the house, along the pond. I love this area of the yard and I have been dreaming lately of sitting on this bench with Mike enjoying a cup of coffee. Spring is one of favorite times of year. As I sit on this bench I think of all the possibilities of summer. :)

Where Did the Day Go?

It is already 2:30 p.m. and I would like to know where my day went? It seems that there are never enough hours in the day to accomplish what I would like to get done. Mornings are spent with Mike, getting him breakfast and a coffee break snack. I have  dishes to do, lunch to make, towels to fold (well Mike generally does that for me) :) Today I decided to make some brownies for my neighbor friend whose birthday is today. I got a little gift ready for her and a card. I baked brownies with chocolate frosting and pecans on top. I felt she needed an encouragement on her birthday today. She had a stroke in her middle 30s (a couple of years ago) and it left her paralyzed on one side. So every birthday is a special one as she is still here with us. All the things I did accomplish today were things that are important to take care of...it  just seems like I always have a list a mile long of things that should get done too. Well, tomorrow is another day, so I will get up and hopefully cross more things off that list. Hope you had a productive day. :)

Words

My silly sister sends me these messages. She lays out cardboard letters on her bedspread or scrapbook paper and sends them to me. This one was sent after I made her favorite egg salad when I knew she was coming for a visit. She claims 'it is the best egg salad she ever had', but it is hard to know if that is really true as she says that about every thing I make for her. :)

What I don't think she realizes is how much I like these little messages. It gives me a  lift for the day when I see them in my e-mail. Speaking words of encouragement to others does not take up much of your time. (unless you are laying letters out on your bed.) Everyone likes to be appreciated. Kind words can be your gift to them. What words of encouragement will you speak to someone today?  :)

Cleaning Day

Today is generally the day I clean the house before the Sabbath. The problem is, today I got side tracked with a craft project. This seems to happen so easily. :) I did a few pages in a mini scrapbook I am creating and then decided I better quit and get busy with the 'real' work. The bathroom got cleaned and I vacuumed the floors. Dishes were washed and then I put a pot of chili on the stove to cook. I found a website today that had 44 different chili recipes for the Super Bowl.I made one of them and it was very tasty. At least I will have something already made for Mike's lunch for work tomorrow. All in all, it was a good day...except I wished I could have crafted more. :)  Hope you all have a quiet, relaxing weekend. :)

One of the pages I created for my mini scrapbook.

Fun Afternoon

Today, my mom and sister came over. We had such a nice afternoon. I made some lunch and coffee for them. We all had some little gifts to give each other that we had made. (My favorite part and thanks Lynny). We talked card making, scrap-booking and played around with some Martha Stewart punches. We love Martha's paper art products and especially the punches because they make every we use them on look especially beautiful. I like the elegance of her products. :) It is always fun to have mom come over and we share our stuff with her. She doesn't know it but there isn't anything I have here that I wouldn't give to her if she wanted it. My  sister said, "Don't tell her that or she might want it all."  :)  Mom's love, in crafts, is beautiful, glitzy, romantic inspired paper. She has been crafting beautiful cards every afternoon so today we had a 'show and tell'. (like the kind we used to have in kindergarten) It is fun to be able to show others our inspired creations and maybe get a few oohs and aahs from everyone. Being creative makes my heart smile. :)  What about you?

 

Cards  punched using Martha Stewart's heart border.

Quiet Day in the Neighborhood

Mike was off today so it was a pretty quiet day. We had coffee together several times and did some visiting. Later in the day, while he was watching Fox News, I did a little crafting.I made a few Post-It Note covers. They aren't anything spectacular but I was pleased in how they turned out. I used some Martha Stewart flowers that I had bought and some scrap paper. It is a good way to use up your scraps and  end up with something that looks pretty. All in all it was a quiet day in the neighborhood. What did you do today? :)

Post-It Note Covers