Strawberry jam.....yum!!

Happy Thursday everyone! Wow, has this week flown! I didn't realize I hadn't posted since Sunday! I've been working on this card for a couple of days now.....yep, that's me.....Putz of the Year!!



I bought this Penny Black stamp quite a while ago......probably last summer! I finally just got around to inking it up. I gazed longingly at my Prismas.....but decided to try watercoloring once again. I stamped my image onto watercolor paper & embossed it...... I really like how this looks, but only do it when I watercolor. I used Distress Inks & my waterbrush, and...well....it's ok. I probably could have done better with the pencils, but I do like to expand my horizons now & then :) The top mouse was stamped & colored twice, then cut out. I probably should have done that with the bottom mouse as well, but I was really having a hard time with that pigment ink. It's very messy & I was having a hard time getting a clean image. When I did the top mouse the second time, I only inked up that area. I guess I'm large stamp challenged! I cut the image out with my largest Labels One Nestie, & added some Primas & a strawberry charm I bought a while back on Ebay (best place to buy charms!). The papers are SU's Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, and Bazzill Dots. I'll tell you....I have a lot of paper....& I don't normally hoard....but WOW I had a hard time cutting into this Bazzill paper!! These dots are the cutest I've ever seen!! I bought exactly 6 pieces when I was at the scrapbook store.....3 shades of pink & 3 shades of olive green. They are lovely & I want them ALL!!! I think they work perfectly with this card. Added some sewing (hey look!! All my zigs and most of my zags are straight!!) & since the image is so large, & the paper so cute, I stopped there.




Here's a close up of the adorable mice....




And here's a view of the shiny jam jar :)





And if you like flowers.....here's a picture I took a couple of days ago of my Columbine. I have a variety of colors, but I think I like these the best! I bought a whole bunch of flowers at the garden center the other day, but it's been chilly & sprinkly the last few days. Hopefully the weekend will be better, so I can get those babies in the ground!!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

High Hopes challenge #32

Happy Sunday everyone!! Hope you're having a fantastic Memorial weekend so far!! The weather is beautiful here, & I'm hoping to get lots done outside today!!

Today's High Hopes challenge is a color combo......to use pink & brown. One of my favorites :)




I decided to ink up Mildred.....isn't she sweet with her yummy pie? I used my Copics to color her, then I cut her out & used dimensionals to attach her to her embossed background. The dotted paper is from The Paper Studio, which I bought last time I was at Hobby Lobby. And that was quite a while ago!! The sentiment is from Hero Arts....I thought it was the perfect size to then cut out & hang from the ribbon like a charm. I punched some flowers & added a button for the corner, & called it done. Now looking at it, I wish I had sewn the edges.....but I had to squeeze this in before we left for the day yesterday & there just wasn't time.




Here's a close up of Mildred.....I still can't color/shade as well with my Copics as I can with my pencils, but practice makes perfect, right? I think I need to start adding other media for added shading.....


And now for some other pictures I want to share!!! If you're not interested.....I'm not offended, lol.....just consider this your warning that the rest of this post is photos from our farm trip on Friday!




The kids got to hold just about every animal there. Well, the ones that were smaller than they are, lol. Here's Michael holding a beautiful chicken. Doesn't he look proud that he was actually able to get one, while all the other kids were running around trying to grab one?




And here he is holding an eensy weensy baby chick. Or is it a duck? He got to hold both & I can't really tell from this picture! It was very nerve-wracking having these kindergartners grabbing these babies. I sounded like a broken record, yelling "be gentle!" every 5 seconds! Those poor animals!





I was fascinated by this baby llama. I can't remember how old they said it was, but it didn't move the entire time we were looking at it, like it was paralyzed. I guess it was just as interested in the kids as the kids were in it! I think it's sooooo cute!




Here's Michael milking a cow!! I can't believe I actually got the stream of milk in the picture, lol. The kids were going through the line so fast I just snapped as soon as it was his turn. He was highly amused & wanted to do it again, while some of the kids were on the bench crying, not wanting to go anywhere near that "thing that spits milk"!




And here he is standing in front of that cow. Actually, I don't think he was posing. I think he was waiting for the farmer to say "Michael, do you want to milk the cow again?"

We had a great time.....it was supposed to rain but luckily it didn't. At the end they let the kids jump in a barn FULL of hay.....you should have seen all the hay that was flying. I was so busy talking to another mom that I didn't think to get a picture of it...that definitely would have been the Photo of the Day!!

Well if you made it this far, thank you for checking out my pictures!! I'm so glad I was able to go. If you have a petting farm in your area, you should definitely go!!! The kids love it!!!

Have a great Sunday!!

Keeping it simple

Ok, so I was on a mission to make a quick card. I keep wanting to make some more simple cards to put in my Etsy shop. AND I was going through my papers recently, trying to organize, & found a piece of Coredinations card stock I had bought to see how I liked it. So I figured I could whip up a quick card using the paper, a simple image & keeping embellishments to a minimum.




Well, you all know that I couldn't make a card in less than an hour if my life depended on it. I was fine until I was searching for something to put in the corner....the corner I usually put flowers in. But once I had picked out the image.....High Hopes Frog Prince...I decided I couldn't have flowers on it....although that tulle is a bit fru-fru, isn't it? Anyway, I used Prismas to color the frog, & used my Nesties for the circles. I ran the Coredinations paper through my Cuttlebug using the stripes folder, then sanded it. The buttons are actually a Sizzlit die, because of course in my stash of 81,000 buttons, I had nothing that would work on this card. I think that's what made it so complicated.....trying to make something work in that corner. Anyway, it turned out ok.....way more simple than I'm used to but then again that WAS my goal, wasn't it?





A close up of Mr. Prince....




I decided to use the "For My Princess" sentiment, but made it a prince instead. A great card for a husband for Fathers Day. Not my husband, of course, but *somebody's* husband (my husband doesn't "do" cards).

I think last I posted, I was waiting for my boys to come home from camping. They had a great time, but my husband couldn't figure out the camera (???) so they didn't get any pictures. He said to use my imagination & look at the pictures from last year's trip, lol.

I have been working just about every day these past few weeks. I thought as the school year wound down, they wouldn't be needing subs so much but it seems I'm working more than ever. And with just 11 days left, I *have* to work as much as I can. Unfortunately it hasn't left me much time to do anything else. Between working, helping teachers with year end stuff, the last of the Scout meetings & trying to get gifts done for staff, I haven't had a spare minute. My house is a mess & the pile of laundry is almost to the ceiling. Tomorrow is the kindergarten field trip to the farm......& of course I'm going!! I just can't believe the school year is almost done.....our last day is the 5th. I'm ready!!!!!

Have a great day & thanks for visiting!

High Hopes challenge #31

Good morning & Happy Sunday!! I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my boys from their fun filled camping trip. It's a nice sunny day out today....although it seems a bit chilly right now.....but I'm hoping to get outside today & get some garden work done!!!

This weeks High Hopes challenge is Can Ya Doodle?? Well, apparently I can't. I had so many problems with this card I don't know where to begin!



I used one of the new release images, Crissy's Snuggle Bear, for my card. I had the papers picked out & had her all colored with my Prismas, but when I went to put it together the problems began. I couldn't find ANYTHING to matte that striped paper with. It took me about 1/2 hour of going through all my various stashes, until I finally came across a bit of SU's River Rock (I didn't even know what it was called, I had to look it up, lol). I had to redo the scallop layer 3 times. None of my 3 gel pens would work, so I used my Sharpie paint pen. Halfway through putting dots on the scallop, it blurped all over. Then once I had it all put together, I realized the green I had used to color her pj's were no where NEAR a match....it was way too bright. So I stamped that portion onto another piece of River Rock & added white dots.....but again my paint pen blurped so I had to do it again. LOL......I can laugh now....but at 10:00 last night I was verrrrrrryyyy frustrated!! After all that, I simply added a felt flower (which I made using a cheap piece of felt from Michael's & a Cuttlebug die) & button, & the Pajama Party sentiment in the corner. It looked naked all by itself so I put a piece of wide, gauzy ribbon behind it. Done!!!



Here's a close up pic of sweet Crissy. I do like the end result.....it was just getting there that was difficult!!

I hope you'll join us for this fun challenge. I love to doodle & don't do it nearly enough. If you play along & link your card to THIS POST, you'll have the chance to win some High Hopes goodies!!

Have a great day!! I'm hoping Matthew took some good pictures while in Baraboo so I can share with you!!

Hangin' with you

Good morning!! Well, my hubby & son made it to Baraboo ok.....I was a little worried about the weather & the traffic. They were driving through Madison around 5:00....yuck!! And it was supposed to rain & storm last night, but I think it missed us. It's quite windy & a bit chilly today, but the sun is shining & it's DRY so I'm sure they are happy & having a great time!



Today's card is made with an older stamp called Possum Pals. It's another that had been on my wish list for quite a while & it finally made its way to my house. I colored it with Prismas & gamsol, & added Stickles to the flowers. I used a SU Naturals Ivory base, along with K&Co McKenna papers. Usually I buy the smaller pads for card purposes, but this time I splurged & bought the big 12x12....these papers are GORGEOUS. I bought the bigger one with the intention of making some bags & boxes for some of the staff at school for Easter, but never quite got around to it. Maybe for end of year. Meanwhile, the papers are finding homes on my cards. I feel this is quite a simple card, maybe because I didn't matte my layers. But I like how it turned out. I added some punched flowers (the big one in the right corner is vellum) & some Dew Drops & called it done.



Here's a close up pic of the pals. I didn't get a picture of the inside, but I used the same papers & stamped the "I love hangin' with you" sentiment. It reminds me of my 6 yr old, who is always asking me "Mom, can I hang with you?". He first said it about a month ago & I laughed so hard I had tears coming out of my eyes. I'm sure he heard it at school, but that phrase coming out of a 6 yr old mouth is too funny! He says it all the time now & it still makes me smile. Like I'd ever deny that request :)

Well I have a fun filled day of cleaning & laundry ahead of me. I'm sure I will play a bazillion games of Trouble, too.....my son's favorite game......while watching a bazillion episodes of Spongebob. That's ok....I love both......& I love that it's just Michael & me for the day. Since he's been in kindergarten.....we haven't been able to "hang" together too much!!

I will hopefully be back with my High Hopes challenge card tomorrow! As of now, it's still just in my head, but hopefully I will get some time tonight to actually put it on paper!!! Have a great Saturday!!

Got rhubarb??

Good evening, blog perusers!! I've had a busy week so far.....I worked all day Wednesday & today, & I'm working all day tomorrow. Tonight was a Scout meeting, & tomorrow after school my husband & Matthew are headed to Baraboo for a fun weekend of camping!! This is a yearly camping trip with the Scouts & they always have so much fun. I'll have to post some pictures next week!!

Very little creating the past few days. Well, none, actually. But I do hope to find some time this weekend. I'm hoping to get lots of yard/garden work done, but the nights are MINE. Michael goes to bed at 8:30, so that leaves plenty of craft time!! If I'm not too tired by then. And if I don't get sidetracked by everyone else's blogs.....which is definitely part of my time management problem!!

Anyway......since I didn't post a recipe last week, I'm posting 2 today. My rhubarb is coming in fast & furious, & it's always a challenge to find new ways to use it. One way I use it is by making jam:


RHUBARB STRAWBERRY JAM

5 cups chopped rhubarb
3 cups sugar
1 pkg (3 oz) strawberry gelatin

Place rhubarb & sugar in large, covered kettle & let stand overnight in refrigerator so the sugar extracts liquid from the rhubarb. The next morning, boil mixture until rhubarb is tender, about 5 minutes. Do not add any additional water.

Add gelatin & mix well. Let cool slightly, then pour into jars & refrigerate. Makes about 4 cups.




And it wouldn't be my blog if I didn't include some kind of dessert-y goodie!!


OLD FASHIONED RHUBARB PUDDING CAKE

4 cups diced rhubarb
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk

In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb & 1 cup sugar. Cook over medium heat for 12-15 minutes or until rhubarb is tender.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, cream shortening & remaining sugar; beat in egg & vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder & salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat just until combined.

Pour into a greased 9" square baking dish. Pour the rhubarb mixture over the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 9 servings.



Hopefully one or both of these recipes will help you with all that rhubarb you have growing in your garden. It seems to be the one thing I can't kill, lol. There's *always* plenty of rhubarb for everyone!!

Have a great night, & I will be back this weekend with *something* creative!

Double fisted coffee drinker....

Maybe that's what I need to stay awake....a cup of coffee in each hand!!



How cute is this Changito?? I hadn't seen this image before, but I went to my LSS the other day in search of the BG Porcelain pack (they STILL don't have it....grrrr....) & found this cutie staring at me from the shelf. I have a credit with this store due to some items I sold at their rummage this past winter....so I didn't even feel guilty buying it. And I *still* have a credit.....I'm being pretty stingy with it & only buy one or two things each time I go. But I had to have this guy.....what a perfect Father's Day card!! He's colored with Copics.....I clear embossed the coffee cups. .....used my Nesties & 3 different papers from My Mind's Eye. Lots of flowers (*masculine* flowers, of course) & leaves....some SU Chocolate Chip ribbon & some twine on top of that. I shredded the heck out of the twine with my scissors to get the ragged look. Tada.....a "manly" card, lol!




Here's a close up of Mr. Changito .....so very manly with his bunny slippers!!




Here's the inside....kind of boring but I wanted to keep it simple .....like most men....lol....



And for your viewing pleasure......a couple of pictures from my front garden.....






That's it. That's all I've got. Tulips. My hyacinth.....pretty much gone. My crabapple isn't even blooming....it blooms when it feels like it, which seems to be every few years. Funny story....my mom has a crabapple in her front yard. It, too, was sporadic in its blooming. The first year it didn't bloom, my dad took a baseball bat to the trunk. Yep, he beat the heck out of it. The next year it bloomed. Could have been a coincidence....or maybe we discovered the secret to getting them to flower....you beat the blooms out of it, lol!!!

A new week....

Alrighty....it's a new week...& so far so good. I had a great Mother's Day.....my kids gave me all sorts of fun gifts they made at school & Scouts, plus my husband went & bought a bunch of flowers & 2 big pots, & had each one plant them however they wanted for me. Such a nice surprise!! So funny......neither one got up until 10:30 yesterday....I thought THAT was my present....lol!

This morning was my last day helping in the library for the school year. Hard to believe there's less than 20 days of school left!! I'm so ready! My hubby is working this week.......so it's been a good couple of days. I hate to say that out loud though......I don't want to jinx it!!

I don't know about you, but when I don't create for a while....I have a hard time getting back into it. You'd think I'd have all kinds of ideas swimming around in my head......but today my head is empty, lol.



I knew I wanted to use one of the ants from High Hopes, & finally decided on Willard Weather Ant. It took me forever to decide on papers. These are from the DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl stack. Love the colors & patterns in this pack! I made things easy on myself & paper pieced the umbrella, stamping it twice onto the polka dot paper & raising part of it on dimensionals. The rest is colored with Prismas & gamsol. The raindrop has glitter & Crystal Effects on it, & I also use CE on his rainboots to make them shiny :) The sentiment is from Hanna Stamps & goes perfectly with this image!




Hopefully you can see the glitter & shine in the close up picture!




I was going to stop & do the inside later, but I decided to just do it as long as I had the papers out. Very simple.....it was all I could manage. I always get so mad at myself when I go to list a card on Ebay & I haven't finished the inside! I'm impatient that way, lol!

So.....hopefully this is the beginning of a very productive week for me. Early release for my kids tomorrow & I'm working Wednesday....but hopefully I can squeeze in some time in between. A week is just too long to go without working the creative part of my brain!!!

It's finally Friday....

Hello everyone.....I'm still here....but it's been a week. It started with the sleep study & has gone steadily downhill from there. The highlight of my week was of course the field trip to Madison. We had beautiful weather & an awesome time!! Here are just a few of the pics we took:

Inside one of the assembly rooms at the Capitol:




Inside the Kohl Center.....I am fascinated by Chihuly, & the whole wall was filled all the way across with these gorgeous pieces:




We went to the Geological Museum, which was filled with not just rocks & minerals, but lots of fossils & dinosaurs:




A teeny tiny dinosaur:



A very big globe:



We didn't get back to school until almost 7 ......wow was I hurting, lol. THEN school had an art show going on so of course we had to stay for that. It was a very long day & I'm still paying for it!!

Sorry I still don't have any cards to show you. As I said it's been a hard week. My hubby's been off all week, unfortunately (still don't know how long that will go on), Michael's sick with a double ear infection, I've been working as much as I can to make up for my hubby's lost wages & I just generally feel like crap. I'm already getting the bills from the sleep study that didn't happen, which just reminds me of what a horrible night that was. So.....please bear with me as I try to get back on the upswing.....next week has GOT to be better!!!!

Have a great weekend, everyone!!

High Hopes phone snafu, & a HUGE thank you!

Good morning, everyone! I just wanted to relay a message to you all regarding phone problems at High Hopes. They were having their phone system upgraded, but instead of upgrading, the phone company shut down the business line!! It can't be fixed until Thursday, so Tina is offering her home phone # to anyone who needs to get in touch with her ASAP. Her number is (519) 481-0812. After Thursday, you can call the business line once again. Thanks for your patience & understanding!!

And I wanted to thank you all so much for your very kind comments regarding my icky weekend. I'm feeling better after a few nights sleep. Still sad that it didn't work out at the sleep clinic, but the tech said the Dr will probably prescribe a sleeping pill....something to look forward to, lol! I do have Clonazepam. It's for anxiety & was prescribed to me a couple of years ago after my kids & I were in a car accident. The first time I took it, I realized I slept really well. BUT I didn't want to get hooked on it, so I've only been taking it once a week or so, when I felt ultra sleep deprived. I had heard that it actually wasn't good to take a sleep aid if you have apnea. Obviously we'll never know now if I have it, but the tech said it's fine to take something & that it won't make the apnea any worse. I'm heading to my mom's today to get some Ambien.....we'll see how that works.

I spent the entire day at school yesterday & it really cheered me up. I worked in the morning, then helped with kindergarten screening in the afternoon. I think I missed my calling....I think I should have been a grade school teacher. I just love the atmosphere.....the kids.....the chaos, lol. It's my happy place. I also took Michael to a clinic after school, & they think he may be developing allergies and/or asthma. My husband has both, so it's quite possible. I bought some children's Claritin & will try that for a few days. Then I will make an appt with his pediatrician. The nurse at the clinic did prescrible an inhaler, but that's a scary thing for me & I won't have him take that until we see his doctor. I'm really hoping it's just allergies.....much easier to deal with than asthma!!

Finally, I wanted to send out a HUGE thank you to Mari! I don't even know if she reads my blog....but she has become a very good customer of mine, buying from me on both Ebay & Etsy. She's so sweet, & she always puts a smile on my face. Thank you, Mari!!

And thank you to everyone again for your friendship. I've had this blog almost a year now (eek....guess I'd better start getting some blog candy together!!!) & never imagined it would be so much fun, or that I would meet so many wonderful people!! Big hugs to each & every one of you!!!

I'm off to Madison tomorrow......gosh, I can't wait!! I think I'm more excited than the kids!! I will be back Thursday, hopefully with a new card to show!! Have a great day!!

The sleep study that wasn't

Good Monday morning everyone!!

Sorry I have no new card to show you today. I haven't even been able to make anything for the High Hopes challenge yesterday. But I did want to update you on my sleep study, since you all have been so supportive. Long story short.....it was the worst night of my life. It took the tech an hour to hook me up. I was thinking it would be 5 or 6 electrodes on my head.....period. Nope, I had a total of about 30 wires coming from all different places.....2 very uncomfortable belts around my tummy.....2 around my calves....& that thingy on my finger to measure my pulse. Every time I tried to turn over, I was strangled by all the wires.....some managed to come out while in the process so the tech would come in & reattach them....PLUS this sleep clinic is RIGHT OFF the freeway. All I heard all night was semis rolling by. And where I live.....well it's so peaceful...once in a while I hear a cow "moo", but that's about it.

So I didn't sleep. At all. I tried earplugs. I had the pillow over my head. I turned the tv on. I turned the tv off. Finally at 5:30 I gave up. Without any sleep, I had to sit there while he took all the wires off which really hurts because they paste them to your head. I cried the whole 1/2 hour home. My kids were in my bed.....so I slept in my son's bed for about 2 hours. Needless to say, I was really down yesterday. It was such a beautiful day out & I tried to go outside.....but I was tired, I had a headache, & I was so depressed I couldn't stop crying.

What really makes me mad is that when I made the appointment, the young gal told me NOT to take any sleep aids before the study. She said they needed me in my "natural state". The tech told me that was ridiculous, that I could have brought something to take if necessary. I think that if I was able to take something I could have slept at least for a few hours. They only needed 2 hours, & I couldn't even give them that. So I'm not very happy with her.

So.....if I do have apnea, I will just have to deal with it. Unfortunately a sleep study is the only way to diagnose it & even if my insurance would pay for another, I don't think I could do it again. I see my dr again at the end of the month....the tech said he will probably just prescribe a sleeping pill.

So there you have it. I slept well last night, but it will take a couple of days to recuperate. I have to spend today & tomorrow catching up with all I wasn't able to do yesterday. My hubby is also off this week.....ugh.....so begins the working every other week for him. I'm grateful he still has a job, I really am.....but him making 1/3 of what he usually does every other week is going to be very painful. I've sent out a few resumes......but in this economy I'm not very optimistic.

Anyway.....I will be taking a few days off from stamping & blogging. I'm very down & I HATE it when I'm like this. I'm usually a very upbeat, positive person, but this is just too much at once. I've been so tired for so long....I really thought the study would be a breeze & I'd be coming home with a CPAP machine. To top it off, my baby has had a cough for about 3 weeks now & it just won't go away. I'm taking him to the clinic after school....I feel terrible that I've waited so long, but I kept thinking "it's just a cough....it will go away.." but it hasn't. Mom of the Year, right here!!

I hope you all have a fabulous week!! The weather looks to be beautiful this week so I'm going to try to enjoy it. If you've read this very long & boring post......thank you :)

High Hopes project of the month

Happy Saturday everyone!! And happy first-weekend-of-May!!! I'm so glad it's finally May.....just a few weeks of school left....then lazy days are upon us!! Well, the lazy days in between swimming lessons, basketball camp, & golf camp! LOL!!

I knew that posting every day thing wouldn't last, lol. Can you believe I had someone unsubscribe from my blog on Wednesday, because of TOO MANY updates? I had to laugh at that....I rarely ever post more than 2 or 3 times a week, I just happened to have more free time than usual. I didn't realize that was a BAD thing in blogland!!

Today I'm showing you the card I made for High Hopes' MAY Project of the Month:





I somehow managed to fit ALL the POTM stamps onto the card!! The stamps included are:

S-113 Party Donkey
E-152 Party Animal
E-151 Party Hat Two
G-241 Dagwood Sandwich
H-187 Three Candle Cake
G-240 Single Present

Whew!! That's some list!! If you buy the whole shebang during the month of May....you get them at a discount. It may be a few days until these are listed on the website as the POTM special, so if you'd like to order them now, you can email Tina or Bethany at highhopesstamps@sympatico.ca

Oh, & go check out the High Hopes blog post HERE......Jeanne did a FANTASTICALLY cute card with all the stamps as well!!

For my card I colored everything with Prismas & gamsol. I cut out the sandwich, cake, present & hat & popped them in their proper places. I punched the sentiment out with my Word Window punch.....distressed my edges.....added some Dew Drops.....& called it done. Not too much more I could do with this card, there's so much on it already!!

The past few days have been a bit crazy around here so I haven't been able to post. And next week my husband is off. He will be working every other week until things pick up at his work. Which really stinks, unemployment is about 1/3 of what he makes, but at least the company is trying, & he does still have a job. Things will be tight around here for a while, but we'll manage. Anyway, my point is, he will be here ALL NEXT WEEK.....which means it will be difficult to get to my craft area to get anything done. I will be gone all day Wednesday....Matthew & I are going on a field trip to Madison!! We won't get home until late, but I'm so excited....I think we'll all have a lot of fun visiting our State Capital!! And I'm working on Monday & Tuesday.....so my posting will be sporadic next week.

And....tonight is my sleep study. I'm looking forward to it....but I'm also nervous. I'm very afraid they'll tell me I sleep just fine. I WANT to have apnea because there's a fix for it. If I don't have apnea, I will have to have more tests done. Imagine your worst night of sleep EVER....& how you felt the entire next day because of it. That is my life. That is how I feel ALL the time. And it seems to be getting worse. So.....cross your fingers for me that everything goes well, & that they figure it out!!!

Oh.....& some of you wanted to know if I was listing the Penny Black dog card from a couple of days ago on Ebay. I just listed it this morning......the link is on my sidebar. Thanks for your interest!!!!

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!! I wasn't able to get a card done for the High Hopes challenge tomorrow, but please check the blog anyway for all the other Divas' terrific creations!!!! It's usually posted first thing in the morning!!