My daughter fishes for fun and for tasty baked dinners. I fish because I love to get messy with paint.
Look what was walking around in my backyard.
Not really. I purchased some white shoes at Goodwill last Saturday. Spent some time with fabric paints and look what happened. When my daughter said she wouldn't be seen in public with me if I was actually wearing these, I decided they had better be put to use as planters.
A friend from church and I share a birthday this week. So we have buddy shoe planters. Happy Birthday Sara. You rock.
Back to blogging
Did my creative efforts just drop off the face of the earth? No. It is just that school and life took all my efforts. But the pay off is that I finished my two classes with and A and an A-. My GPA is 3.9275 - so far...but a science class looms in the near future.
In August when classes resume, I will have the second half of a curriculum course, human biology, and an on-line writing class. I have waited to take a writing class until I could get a class without the instructor I have been avoiding. At my age I do not need to tangle myself in unnecessary fights and pain. Of course my motto for life is "Avoid pain at all cost."
The biggest challenge to creativity at this point is the clock. My work hours have picked up to more than make up for class time and the garden is screaming loudly to be birthed. Rain is in the forcast for a good chunk of the week.
In August when classes resume, I will have the second half of a curriculum course, human biology, and an on-line writing class. I have waited to take a writing class until I could get a class without the instructor I have been avoiding. At my age I do not need to tangle myself in unnecessary fights and pain. Of course my motto for life is "Avoid pain at all cost."
The biggest challenge to creativity at this point is the clock. My work hours have picked up to more than make up for class time and the garden is screaming loudly to be birthed. Rain is in the forcast for a good chunk of the week.
Fire and Red
Fire- How cool is it to have a fireplace? We had a cook out for dinner last night. Hot dogs were roasted and campfire pies(lemon and apple) were made. My husband requested a lemon campfire pie with marshmallows. Turns out we will need to tweek the recipe next time - two marshmallows were just not enough. Good thing Bethany and I did our walking work out.
Red- Painting the flyer from man-land (Menards) red. I am not sure what it is going to become, but Valentine's is approaching. An International Coffee tin is also in process. It is sporting a base coat of pink - so far.
Valentines Day
Decorated and ready for Valentine's Day. It seems to help to get thru the bleak winter days.
We are hosting a skating party for our Caravan kids tonight - think they might enjoy the
decorations. We will have pizza, pop and chips for our dinner, devotions, and then divide the kids up into two or three groups. On the agenda is also making home-made pretzels, valentines for our troops, and playing in shaving cream.
When I asked one of the kids if they would like to make the pretzels for tonight she very excitedly said, "Yes. It is a tradition for when we come to your house." We have made pretzels for the last two years on the night the kids sleep in our living room so my husband can transport them to church camp early in the morning. I thought it was very cool that she thinks of having a tradition with us. I think Jesus likes that connection.
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