colorful day. . .

My mom sorted the colored pencils . . . and I wonder why I am the way I am.  

“But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. 

But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.” 

― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

good things this week . . .

. . . and just like that 

. . . I'm not quite so busy and it feels wonderful!

 ICAD prompt . . .snow flake

 . . . the 60's

 . . . invent a prompt

I went with "out of my comfort zone" . . . and this sure is.

 . . . neon sign

 . . . winter

GOOD THINGS THIS WEEK . . . 

1. Charlotte and Mom together

2. Owen started T-ball

3. index card challenge

4. Last day of work 

5. Summer 

6. Coronarita 

7. Staying up late

8. Spending time with Mom

9. Ice Coffee

10. Feeling relaxed

Happy Summer!

summer hair

I always like to do something fun with my hair when I am off work.

This year I went with pink.  It is another whole look when my hair is curly.  I love it!

Unfortunately pink tends to fade rather quickly, but it is fun for a little while.

just because . . .

When life gets busy . . . 

take the time to find joy in the small stuff. 

 Charlotte's chalkboard drawing . . . it is . . . "a girl with angry eyebrows that is mad at her dad and mom because they won't give her candy."  I think she really captured the "angry eyebrows". 

 Coffee just tastes better in a great mug.  Love this one!

 . . . my little partner in painting.  

 It doesn't matter how tired I am, what mood I am in, or what is going on around me . . . this face makes every day better!  

 . . . bringing a little sunshine indoors . . . 

 . . . Richard making dinner last night!

Index card challenge . . . making a little time to be creative every day. 

still here . . .

I am still crazy busy, but somehow found time to get caught up with my index cards . . .   

TV, playground, venn diagram (those flowers may represent that a little bit), bouquet (with a skeleton of course), wallpaper, landscape and orange.  The little orange zombie flower card actually looks better in person (much brighter).  

So I was caught up yesterday . . . now have to get a couple of cards done again.  I will be so glad to be off work for the summer . . . just a few more days.  Then I can enjoy the rest of the icad challenge and get busy with some other things.  Between work and knowing I will be off work soon - my mind is going all the time.  I wake up at night with ideas and thought of things I need to do, want to do . . . I am ready for Summer vacation!  I am ready to relax, have fun, create, spend time with my mom, take a road trip or two . . . 

Is it Summer yet?

My days are full and busy, but will be slowing down soon.  I am doing my best to keep up on the "index card a day" challenge.  Some of the prompts from the last few days . . . . top ten list, bowling, compass, island, baseball, and cobalt.  I can't say I am happy with all of them - but having fun just the same.  Things should actually be a little better after today.  

Summer time, Summer time . . . it's all most here!

hope, joy, and cotton candy . . . .

The simple things

are often the most beautiful!

I love how certain smells bring back memories.  I have read that the sense of smell is linked to memory probably more than any of our senses.  

Walking through school yesterday and I smell cotton candy . . . 

I can't say that I have a bad memory that goes along with the smell of cotton candy.  

I love my job!  It's the last week of school - so why not be able to stop by a classroom and get some cotton candy.

. . . and it's PINK!

life is busy . . .

My life is crazy busy at the moment, but then that is normal for this time of year.  It won't be long though until things slow down.  Until then I am doing my best each day to make a little time for myself . . . and taking time to find some joy in the little things.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

random weekend stuff . . .

 It has been a very relaxing weekend . . . which I think I needed.  

Here are the last three index cards I made for Daisy Yellow ICAD.  

The prompts were Snoopy, typewriter, and clouds . . . and the challenge is turning out to be as much fun as I thought it would be.  

Good Joobies . . .

 The "Index Card a Day" officially started yesterday.  The prompt for yesterday was "Mix Tape".

This is going to be fun!

 Our serious little artist was hard at work last night.  

She asked me for some yellow paint . . .When I asked her if she liked yellow, she replied, "Yellow is my favorite color too.  I like all the colors . . . colors of the rainbow is good joobies." 

 I love spending time with this girl!

ICAD prompt for today is pyramid . . . 

This isn't what I really had in mind, but I smashed some paint on a card . . . and liked the colors and came up with this.  This challenge also has weekly themes.  The first week's theme is - Inspired by words, typography, found text, poetry, old books, list making.  This is a very relaxed, fun, creative challenge . . . and you do not need to follow the prompts if you don't want to, but I think I am going to try . . . having a prompt that I need to get creative with makes it a little bit more of a "challenge" for me - and I like that.

. . . and then there is lunch with this guy.   

Hope your day if full of 

GOOD JOOBIES!