It's been tough...waiting for paint to dry and that's no joke! It's also tough to pick the right colors for everything. I'm just lucky I have so many to choose from...if that's really luck. But I am ALMOST done and may just be able to get these to the Princess tomorrow if she is going to be home. I'll pick up Cee (just have to call her to make sure she gets dressed!). It's tough to be retired...or maybe not. You just need to have enough pajamas. LOL! Of course, the ideal thing would be for the Princess to come HERE but she only does that when she needs some bit of knowledge from the Beast...or to borrow a lens.
She sure is turning into quite a good photographer. She took to it like she was born for it. She needs just a few more *props* for some of her more creative things she likes to do. I'm amazed at some of the things she DOES have and, of course, for some of the baby/toddler things she can use some of Gunner's things, I'm sure.
She sure did some creative things to her big tree in the Great Room (that's Southern for what we Midwesterners call our Living Room). I just love her new house. It really has some neat things built into it...and the fireplace is gorgeous. She, however, doesn't like the fact that the stone work goes all the way to the ceiling but I think it's perfect. She could use a bigger mantle for it but it's just an opinion. I would put a nice wooden one to accent the coloring of the stone work. But I digress.....
I have some touching up to do where I was a bit shaky and got some colors where they don't belong. It's kind of like coloring in the lines in a coloring book. I went outside the lines here and there...LOL!
I got an email from my bff, Carol, today. She's sending me something she made (I think it's one of her amazing glass plates that she has been making). She said it didn't turn out quite the way she had hoped but I am just thrilled at the idea. I've never known anyone that actually makes glass ANYTHING! Her son, who takes the classes with her, has made some very beautiful vases that she shared a couple pictures with me a while back. She was upset over the fact that the place where they used to take lessons was closing but then I guess it reopened. It's been a while since she has had the time to get there but I do recall her saying she was making some. Actually, she bought and installed a special kiln so she might actually be making it at home now. Oh well. She will let me know which it is (in case the place she used to go with her son DIDN'T reopen).
She also said in the package she is sending me are also three small items that are separately wrapped (so I don't mistake them for packing) that she says I had expressed some interest in. I really can't remember what that could be. I don't think she's doing any kind of jewelry work since she sent me all the stuff she had so I could pass it along to my DIL, Raven. She makes (and sells) jewelry, along with her father. They are both very talented. My sister-in-law, the one that was recently widowed, makes jewelry but she uses both precious and semi-precious stones in the things she makes, including rings.
She made up some tanzanite jewelry that is just incredible. She watches that program on TV that sells those stones all the time and has gotten some really good deals. I didn't know that tanzanite was so precious these days. I don't think she sells what she makes, however. I may be wrong but I don't remember her saying anything about that. I do know she's made many things for her daughters and daughters- in-law. She probably does that for the grandkids, too, now that they are older. She has this one granddaughter that is so adorable. She is the only one I actually know because the Beast took some pictures of her that are so sweet.
My bff told me she was so happy because she was going to have both her sons (and their mates) to enjoy Christmas Eve and Christmas day. They would be together to open gifts, make dinner and eat together. Shoot! I know how she must feel. I would love to have my kids together to have ANY kind of dinner for ANY holiday! It's been more years than I care to remember. But, unfortunately, it isn't going to happen HERE. The Beast was always a bear about any Holiday but he's even worse now. He just sucks the joy out of things like that with his attitude and his newly found religious righteousness. What's sad about that is that my kids think it extends to ME, too. I love to watch people, and especially the kids, open their gifts. It gives me a joy that I can't even describe. What makes me sad is that I don't have the money to buy gifts for everyone but I DO make sure I have things for the little ones. The Beast has bought so much stuff for himself the last few months that we really don't have any spare money with the bills we have to cover the next couple months (car insurance, house taxes, etc.). I have to renew my driver's license next year and I sure hope it doesn't require me to take tests of any kind. I'm sure I would pass but I hate those kind of surprises. But turning the big 7-0 next year is unnerving all by itself!
Oh, and next year is a Leap Year! Do you remember how it was supposed to be the year that a woman could ask a man to marry her and it wasn't shocking? That's a real oldie. Shows you how things have changed. It wasn't something that was accepted for a woman to do back in the day....LOL!
Ahh...the paint is now dry enough for me to do the touch-ups so I am going to close this missive. BTW, our weather is supposed to be getting hotter all week long and it looks like we will have a VERY warm Christmas Day (around 73 or so!). I know a lot of kids will be disappointed but it will make for a nice day to have friends and family get together. The kids will be able to play outside without heavy coats and boots, too!
Love you all! Remember that smiles are contagious and kindness is free! 'Tis the season.... ***Hugs*** and have a great week!
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