it's just me. . .

a little cleaning up

do you ever have so much going on that you never seem to get to fine-tune the things you want to? to complete the tasks you’ve set before yourself? or to even begin down the pathway you’ve dreamed about because there are so many other, many more important things that must take precedence over anything else you want to do? that’s been my life for the last 2 years.

well, numero uno on my list to do is clean up my blog. it’s not the most important thing, but something that’s certainly bugging me! i worked so hard to get my blog header the way i wanted it that i didn’t realize it was too big until it was too late. by that time i had no more time to devote to it and just had to move forward. then other things came up, etc.

so, i’m going to dust off, clean up, and rearrange things here over the next few weeks. i’m not promising anything major. just things to make me happy, and hopefully, make things better.

don’t let the dust cloud keep you away :)

topsy-turvy

so, do you ever wonder how many times your life can get turned upside down? i do, just fleetingly, long enough to remember that i have more blessings than trials, that God loves me and is my Hope in all things.

my last post on monday, 07/21 was at the beginning of the "dare to get dirty" challenge over at splitcoaststampers. that was a lot of fun and i should have a few things to post for that.

the next week, i started the next digiscrapping class plus my wonderful great-niece reeree got to visit with me! that's right, rob's daughter! oh, you just cannot imagine the joy of having her with us for a week. :) well, maybe you can, because of course, you're pretty special yourself.

the week after that i was plagued with migraines. horrible horrible ones. down in the bed or on the couch migraines.

 

Mom, early July

that friday afternoon i got a call from mom that she'd gone into the hospital for some tests.

Mom & me, Aug 9 ~ she's just a bit jaundiced :) and we were a little silly.

saturday morning i got the call that it's pancreatic cancer.

i immediately threw clothes in a suitcase and drove home to stay with mom in the hospital. three weeks later we still had an unconfirmed diagnosis, meaning that they couldn't get an actual biopsy of the mass. ~ i tell momma the mass on her pancreas is as stubborn as she is. anyway, we're at Mayo now, and i think the biopsy this a.m. was successful because she's been in recovery several hours and i've not been told that it was unsuccessful. :)

it was the FOURTH attempt to get tissue for a final diagnosis. now that's stubborn :) 

Dare to Get Dirty, '08

Good Morning!

 

Today is the second day in Dare to Get Dirty 08 at Splitcoaststampers. Each day will feature 2 different challenges by a member or alumni of the Dirty Dozen, the design team. As members of the Fan Club, you get to participate in the challenges and upload your take on them to a special gallery. If your not a member of the Fan Club, check it out. It gives you access to special forums and galleries that the DT girls rock every month. I can speak from my experience on the team, that a whole lotta heart and a whole lotta soul goes into every creation they make. Also, for Dare to Get Dirty '08, if you're not a Fan Club member, you may still view and comment on the uploads in the gallery. Normally you wouldn't be able to view these beauties!

So, here is my take on Miss JulieHRR's challenge:

 

 

• paper: {suthnheart} white
• elements: vintage postcard: katie pertiet @ designer digitals, scroll border: jjohnson Call to Act, tab: kgiarusso Call to Act
• brushes: spots dots brushes n stamps: katie pertiet @ designer digitals
• font: dymofontinverse, feena casual

Now go play! and make it a Lovely Day1