patience.

i know i have not been around much lately... i have been struggling with some health issues. just this past tuesday i had my tonsils removed. i haven't been doing much past sleeping. my hubs has been holding this place & the little girls together. 
i'm very frustrated. i want to play with art supplies, but i am barely muddling through this post without my eyes rolling back into my head! there is so much life zooming by or so it seems! so right in this moment, in this day, i am being reminded to have patience with myself & those around me. so, i call upon your patience as well... to wait for the next blog post with pictures included!
before i sign off & head back to bed, i want to tell you about "art abandonment." it is this group of artists on facebook [& all over the world] who make art just to abandon it! we leave little or big bits of artsy goodness wherever we want! i am so excited to be part of this movement! i designed & printed my cards yesterday & can't wait to start abandoning pieces. 

have an excellent weekend.

filling in.

i am so thankful to have people who fill in the gaps for me...
my dad & a young man [whom recently graduated]. these two answer any tool/ contruction sort of question that i might have. i appreciate them more than i can explain. i miss my "man" talks with mark. him answering my incessant questions about EVERYTHING!
today, my pops went with me to check out dremels. it was nice to have him to talk things over with & find the best deal. [even if he had ulterior motives of borrowing my dremel. haha].

there is an amazing group of online friends who are so supportive & amazing! when they heard of my husband's death, they sent me this beautiful art journal. i sat in the post office parking lot & cried. i've never met these women, but they were there & they continue to be there.

i have this close circle of friends, who hold me up. they let me cry in my coffee, they give hugs, talk with me late at night on the phone/computer and reassure me.

without my family & friends, i would be lost. thank you, for all of your love & support.