i can’t think of a title.

this sky last week.
it was SO unreal… looked like a painting.

those clouds went on and on and on.
for as far you could see… tiny puffy clouds.
i pulled over on a dirt road to take this shot.

waffle is a big baby.
if i would let him up into my lap he would try it.

kitten squeezes and loves happen every where.
even on the trampoline.

finally get some more running in.
like once a week.
but i am making my way back.
scenes like this make it much easier to be out there running.  🙂
we scheduled a race again in december (4 miles) just to get out there and not be too tempted to give up.
i am looking forward to it. (and the starbucks afterwards)

 

i spent the weekend with these lovely ladies…and twelve more awesome girls too.
we finished out 2013 Craft Weekends.
number twenty.  i never dreamed it would be this much fun.
so crazy wonderful!!!
we had perfect weather… great projects and super creative women to hang out with.
always such a fabulous time.  i will write all about it by next week.
and now…
i get 10 weeks off.

i feel very energized by that statement.
there are so many things i have been wanting to do but just haven’t had the energy for.
my mind has been focused on craft weekends and being a mom and wife.
there wasn’t much more room for anything else that took thinking or planning.
but now i am pumped for the stuff i want to make… lists to check off…. projects i want to start.
i feel ready to get crafty…. for ME and not for work.  projects i want to make that are not test runs for CW.
just M A K E stuff for the fun of it.
artsy people need that ya know?
a time to refresh.
i am sure all kinds of people need that… it just looks different for all of us.

so we started right away on a project…. the third floor.
that junk that is up there has been bugging me forever!
craig went through it all with me and carried loads down the three flights and out to the curb.
he made my day.
i found his college basketball uniform while sorting… and of course i put it on and kept it on the entire time we cleaned.

and now that third floor is cleared of all junk.
ready for some ideas that i can dream up.
ahhhhhh….. feels so good!!!
what will the third floor become?!  i think i know!
wait and see.

talby has a birthday on tuesday… her GOLDEN birthday.
she turns 12 on the 12th.   she turns 12 on 11-12-13.
isn’t that fun?
she is going to have a great day.
i am going to make sure of it.  🙂

she baked and decorated all these  cupcakes to bring to school.
she is really awesome.
and man is she funny!
she is hilarious.

i am so glad we get to have her in our family.