Monday, September 13, 2010

Prayers for Elizabeth...

I want to dedicate this post to my friend Elizabeth.

On Sunday, September 12 three best friends were involved in a car accident on I40 heading towards Conway. The wreck happened around 1:30 am. Two of the passengers were rushed to a local hospital where they were treated and released for minor injuries. Elizabeth, the third passenger was unconscious at the scene and med flighted to the hospital.


Elizabeth suffered from a bruised lung and was set up on a ventilator to help her breathe. She has been sedated since then from the intubation. She is recovering in Intensive Care. She has had several scans of her brain, all revealing no signs of brain swelling or bleeding. Until Elizabeth can be awake, the full extent of her brain injury (if any) cannot be known.

Elizabeth thankfully has not suffered any other injuries such as broken bones or internal bleeding. At this time doctors are awaiting her lung to heal so that sedation can be lowered and the intubation removed. At that time she can be better assessed.

 Elizabeth, you are such a strong beautiful person.  Hang in there.  We love you so very much!

Pray, Pray, Pray. Thank you.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Frugal...

Hello... I am back. Have you missed me?  Life has been crazy busy.  Work is taking everything that I have plus some.  When I go home, I don't want to be anything but a hermit.  Sad I know, but hey, that's life.

 As everyone knows, this economy sucks.  Watching my family be affected by it makes me really put things in perspective.  Life isn't about glitz and glamour.  So I have decided to start becoming frugal and try to become debt FREE. This is going to be extremely hard for me because I am not a saver.  Never have been.  I can't save a dollar if it killed me.  I am not good with money, I don't know how to budget money, and I don't know how to spend money (the correct way). So I am going to start putting most of my earnings into a savings.  Not a big fan of banks so it won't be a "bank" savings account.  I am going to do like my great grandfather did, bury coffee cans of money.  Maybe not to that extent but I am going to have a hidy hole or two. 

We shall see how it goes....  so friends, if I say no, it isn't because I am being mean, just trying to save money.   

Friday, August 27, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Ta Da..

Here is the finished project... I think it turned out well.  C-man was sooo excited!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Go Hogs...

My little cousin requested a razorback canvas for his birthday to hang in his room.
  Here is the work in progress:
Phase #1
Phase #2

As you can see the ear and mouth area were not to me satisfaction... So I am in the progress of painting over them and starting over... plus painting in the details.... I will show the ending product.  I am hopefully going to do be done with it before Sunday!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Bed of Roses...

Just checked out the 2nd book of my new series from the library today... So excited!


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Living Quarters...

(Bare with me... all these pictures were taken on my phone)
As you enter my casa...


Dining to the right...


Kitchen off DR...

** I collect vintage strawberry cookie jars... as you can see many of them**

Bedroom off LR...


There you have it... my casa... it's constantly changing and updating.