Dear Grandma,

Thank you for showing me the joy in everything around me. thank you for sharing your laughter and vitality. You've always shown me that life can be full no matter what your circumstances may be. Thank you.

Oh what a beautiful morning...

...oh what a beautiful day!

I took the picture above a couple years ago in downtown Sacramento. I just thought it was amazingly beautiful!!! And now, thanks to SMUD and the Sac Tree Foundation I get one of these very same trees for FREE to put in my front yard AND I get two red maple trees for FREE to put in my backyard! I'm in heaven!

Plus, I just picked up my Harry Potter book that the post office did not leave on my doorstep while I was gone this weekend which was a cause for great distress on Saturday afternoon!!!!!

But now, I've got my book and my baby's sleeping so I must go read. YAY!!! I'm almost sad to start this book since it's the last one...but who am I kidding that's not gonna stop me!!!! Bye!

It's been awhile...

I've been distracted with lots of stuff. But that's normal during the summer. There are so many family obligations and so many projects of my own that I can't help but feel the need to complete.

Let's see, I think I mentioned that I painted the front room and the hallway, but once we got back from the fantabulous trip to KC, I just couldn't help but think it was the perfect time to cheer myself up and paint my kitchen cabinets. They needed it!!!! They depressed me more than the KC trip. They were this dark wood color but some of the varnish had been stripped off from being wiped so much and it was impossible to tell if they were ever really clean...and since the kitchen itself is actually windowless, it was just this dark, depressing dungeon of a room that I just couldn't avoid as I am an avid cook and the kitchen is attached to the TV room. So it took a few looooooong days and some seriously hard work on my part to do it...but I did it!!! I was rewarded with a fabulous new kitchen that others have even inquired whether or not the cabinets had been completely replaced. Nope, just some swiss coffee paint and new handles and voila! I love my kitchen now.

Let's see, there have been a few birthdays, including Lily bug's. There was a trip or two to San Francisco. This weekend was a trip to my dad's to see my grand parents from Nebraska...boy was that wonderful. I miss them so much. They got to see Lily for the first time ever and Grandma was so great with her. I wish they could always be around!!! Never have I wished so much that I'd had my camera!!! I never used to forget my camera!!! :o(

The only thing about all this time away is that I haven't taken much time to do any type of artwork. There's occasional images swimming through my head but for the most part I'm on hiatus...mentally and physically I suppose.

But soon it's back to school and back to art and back to some peace and quiet!!!