Good morning everyone!!!

tricia.........wow...sounds like a wonderful weekend. you really tuned
in to your creative side.

sarah...ebv does have something to do with CFS...its one of the things
they checked me for when they were ruling out everything.

kitty....like the new name...short and sweet. I hope you are feeling
better today.

Sandy, Frank, Kay, Barb, Holly, Wiz, Vonn, naenae, Deb, I missed you guys this
weekend!!!

MY UPDATE: very busy weekend with sports and I was a baking fool!!!
Today more of the same....laundry and some cookie baking(I know Im
pretty boring!!!lol)

Then we have lots of activities for the kiddos this eve, so all in all a pretty
busy day. Add in a few urinary symptoms rearing their heads and it
should be a blast!!!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Let's see if I can remember what I wanted to. So many posts since I last checked in. If I forget anyone, not intentional. Just a bit of brain fog on my end.

Sarah, hope the doc can help ya out with this. I've never had mono (at least that I know of). Hope you feel better soon.

Kelly, Don't forget to drink your fluids. Hope this bug clears up for ya soon.

Trish, I admire those who work with clay. My High School art teacher gave up on me. I always managed to get an air bubble and have my pieces explode in the kiln.

Barb, the show was a little bit of both. They voted on which ones to show (there's over 100 artists participating so they had to limit it somehow), and the paintings they display are on sale. With the private viewings, some pieces could be sold before the final show (they will still be displayed). Hubby thinks the purple one will sell, and I think the cottage one will. But one never knows. I'm just happy I can show my work to more people. Is that a sign of an artist that just showing one's work can be a joy?

Sox, cookie making is never boring.

Renee, sorry to hear Olivia is sick. Hope she feels better soon.

Thanks Cookie Queen! LOL.

Sarah - Sox made a good point. A few years ago both DDs had mono. DD18 ended up with CFS. It was pretty rough on her both physically as well as emotionally (she was a freshman in hs at the time). CFS can be depressing as well and we had to work through all of that with some counseling as well as some great tips and techniques from her pediatrician. She is doing much better now and has learned ways to cope with the fatigue.

Absolutely! That is a good portion of the fun.

When is the show? You may have posted that but I have since forgotten. (Wonder why.) I hope they both sell and I really think they both will.

BTW - I hope I don't have any air bubbles in my tile thing. I really tried to work them all out and any that I saw while rolling the clay, I crosshatched to get them out. Keeping my fingers crossed. I don't want my work exploding in this lady's kiln.

Good Morning! I have to go to class in a few minutes to discuss the judicial selection process, but I thought I would quickly post.

Four Christmases was a huge disappointment! Pretty stupid stories even though it had a good cast.

I just wanted add that Sandy and Frank have probably gotten alot of snow. We were supposed to get ice, but so far we have lucked out. It is south of here.

Oh -- and the zicam thing for colds. My neuro told me to stay away from zinc -- not good for ms.

Have to get to class now.....

The 12th and 13th. Friday is really a preview party and they are selling tickets to get in (artists get in free). Then Saturday is the main show, free to the public.

Got hubby involved since he's the master of the mechanical stuff, lol. He helped me by getting the paintings wired for hanging.

What a sweetheart!!!! That is awesome and you are so lucky and fortunate to have such a great cheerleader.

morning all you snowed-in birds (except Tricia and Kelly!) - top o'the morning to yous too!!

well, seeing that the artists are collaborating this morning - I'll add my 2c .. my best friend called yesterday morning (we've been friends since the 9th grade .. uh, over 35 years!) .... and was calling to catch up with me - and about the snowman card I sent her ...

she loves it - and is working on writing a children's book ..and asked me if I'd be interested in doing the illustrations ... it's a work in process - but, now to get my watercolor going . ..

have things to do today - like everyday, but having fun along the way!!

best to all today - make it a special day ... because wherever you go, there you are ... so you might as well have fun!

Vonn - That's fantastic! What a fun project to do. Think of all the joy your illustrations would bring to kids as well as adults. You go, girl!

Wow, all of you are so creative...makes me think of that first draft of a novel I have in a file cabinet...
Sandy and Jim, and probably Wiz and Frank/Deb are probably going to get hit with a snow storm tonight and tomorrow. I'm just supposed to get rain to snow. It's been cold and snowy this month...it's not even winter yet, darn it!
My son and DIL are having a great time bumming in Aruba...son found out he likes tropical drinks...great idea to put off your honeymoon until it's cold, rather than going in June, heh?
It's been a distressing weekend. My eldest son has pretty much decided to end his marriage...and I got an email from his wife...broke my heart. Why can't we transpose all we've learned throughout our lives into their brains? Did a lot of crying last night...possibly partly due to the MS...now that the roids don't seem to be working anymore, out of my system. Such bad back and leg spasms...hard to breathe, and so painful, makes me cry.
And I hate, hate hate giving myself shots...got a huge welt on my thigh after I injected last night. Don't know why...

For all of you expecting snow, get your shopping done now...and be careful. For all of you in the sunny climes... Have a good day anyway...