Anthony's much anticipated boys night, sleepover with his favorite Uncle TJ finally came to pass. To say Anthony was excited is such an understatement. He was up at 6am on Sat to shower and come to Grandma's house. Here are some of the pics I snapped while the two of them played in the pool. Anthony brought lots of movies, games and toys for Uncle TJ
Just curious--what kind of bird do you have in the big black cage?
Am new to blogs and just found yours. Haven't read all your posts, by any means, but love seeing all the pictures of what you're doing with Altered books, etc. I am just starting my very first altered book. A card-maker for many years--something new for me.
What kind? Amazon, African Grey, Cockatoo, Conure...? (I have worked in pet shops.) I have a cockatiel right now. Used to have African Greys (my favorite). People don't realize what personality they can have and what company they can be until they've been around birds or lived with one. hehe! Always, Rita
It has been a gut wrenching sad and emotional two months for the Struchen's. We have said our final goodbyes with many tears, laughter, sadness and breaking hearts. Dad passed on Feb 25th and now Mom has joined him on March 10th. We knew Mom was very ill but none of us expected that she would go so very quickly. And now as my sister says we are orphans. We are still family but right now without Dad and Mom to bring us and keep us all together as they had worked so hard to do all these years. As I had written on Caring Bridge Dad was our hero, our mentor our DAD. It is so hard to realize there are no more early am text messages or emails no more 4pm Sunday phone calls. There is a giant void in my heart Mom seemed to think she always took a back seat to Dad. But she was always there to help us, give us strength hold us to a higher standard. "We Struchen women are tough" she used to tell me when I was needing a listening ear. "You c...
It doesn't seem to matter if I have 3 days off or a normal Saturday & Sunday off, it is never ever enough. Here it is already 7pm and I am getting ready for work tomorrow. Last early day and then back to the old routine. So what did I accomplish this weekend?? not too much as far as the home front goes. Just the usual laundry and clean but no yard work. Now on the creative level I had a great inspiring weekend. I rode to Payson with Earleen and Annette on Sat am for a class by the 2 gypsy girls Debbie and Paula . I had my doubts I could construct a house that would stand. Due the patience of the 2 Gyspsie Girls my house is still standing today:) I loved this class. The roof holds the little album and the clever use of the 7 Gypsy elastics made the page signatures so easy.
After class we joined Annette and her family at their reunion. Invited crashers we were. We feasted on Alaskan Salmon thank you Robert and all the yummy goodies from a reunion. A couple of q...
I was lucky enough to be able to attend Carol's Heirloom class on Sat. What a wonderful day with the most amazing hostess Patty and the best teacher Carol. The food was so fabulous, the group of ladies the best, and our class simply over the top. Below are the photos of my finished book. I love it. More posts on the food later. I can't say thank you enough to Carol, Patty, Earleen and Annette for encouraging me to join them Beautiful fabric cupcakes were gifted to us by Carol. As a bonus she taught us how to make them! Our class kit Inside the case My book Colleen and I are taking Jenny Hernandez class at Mystic Paper in October
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Am new to blogs and just found yours. Haven't read all your posts, by any means, but love seeing all the pictures of what you're doing with Altered books, etc. I am just starting my very first altered book. A card-maker for many years--something new for me.
Always, Rita
Always, Rita