Blog As I Go....

I was sitting here setting up, thinking of all the things I wanted to tell you about my fun night. SO I have the sketch this card website in one window and my blog in another window so I can share as I go along tonight.

I set up the table and went through all my envelopes and searched out all my card stock to set off on new colour adventures. My little 2'x4' table is on my right. I opened Ray's desk drawer and put paper on it, and I set up my little round bistro table with my paper cutter on it. There are now surfaces all around me and I am sitting on the office swivel chair and can swivel to the area I need. I just need my wine and I'll be all set....

I'd take a picture but Ray brought the camera... he left a note saying thanks for helping him pack, and I'm a great friend. That's about the sweetest thing EVER! GREAT! Now I miss all those guys....but I have been enjoying always finding the seat down!

6:33 Okay...now I'm all set...bring on the disco (I'm listening to an old old Newsboys tape called Lovelibertydisco..it's really bad and probably NOT available on Limewire...besides it's a cassette...that might be before your time...) I'm wearing my turqoise crocs.(That's your audio and visual cue!)

I'm doing sketch #2, from Sketch This. First stroke of creativity....

6:41 Just checked the towels in the dryer...they need a few more minutes...BTW that is the only tape I have, so I HAVE to listen to it. I might just have to switch to a CD but then I have to use a different radio and I'll definitely have to sacrifice sound quality for REPEAT(I have to switch the tape every fifteen and eighteen minutes....it gets a little tedious) I pressed play for the CD, thinking I would get something Celtic...but instead...I found my Christ Tomlin CD. How cool is that! I didn't know where it had gotten to...

7:13 towels done...next load loaded and running, think I might need chips.

Anyone who doesn't know me might diagnose me with ADD right about now, since it seems I cannot stay on task. BUT...I'd be able to stay on task if there weren't so many other tasks to get done.

7:15 I'm about to finish my first card. Yeay!

7:37 Two copies of that card finished too. You just put them in the copier...no I'm kidding...I cut enough pieces to make three of these.

Now I'm going to try sketch 32.

I ordered a couple of supplies the other day at my friend's party. One of the items is flocking....no that's not a scrapping swear word. I thought that might be fun to try....just wanted to keep you in my thought loop tonight. I was also thinking that "borrelnootjes" are the perfect scrapbooking food because first of all, you usually have a "borrel" and second...they don't make your fingers all covered with stuff....think cheesies. That's a big no-no.

7:42 Card two...underway. But am being seriously hindered by the rumbly in my tumbly....

7:59 Wanna know something funny. Right now all across town, there are mothers of cadets pretending they are not home. Not available. Not answering their phones for the sake of a day of piece and quiet. We are not together in one place celebrating womanhood or solidarity , no, we are home alone. Enjoying the absence of sounds, needs....quiet.

Maybe I DO have ADD. They're actually Joe's crocs but he thinks he doesn't like them anymore so....Did I mention that Eddy was up at 5am packing? Yeah, I think he was so excited he couldn't sleep anymore....I suggested he go back to bed....scary sight...me and my Medusa hair all squinty at 5am.

8:26 another one done!! Just one this time....but I feel the mojo comin' on. I do a couple of sketches and then I'm ready to do some original work. One or two of those and I shall have to fold some of those 6 loads that went through the machine today and yesterday.

Okay now read with a little Josh Groban in the background....last night at the Extravaganza we listened to Andrea Bocelli, it was all very Italian.

9:00 I finished an original. I must say that I enjoyed that a little more than using a template to create a card. I think I takes just as long but you're not going back and forth to check if you are doing it right. You just keep trying different things until it is JUST right.

I think I'm going to have to leave it at that...fetch that deep fried stuff that is calling my name from the cupboard and fold laundry while I watch a show.

It's been fun...and not lonesome at all with all of you keeping me company. Love ya!