Yesterday I had one of those days that I just couldn’t get in a groove – anyone out there that has had days like that? I did get a bunch completed as I have been a worker bee on my kits but I just was in one of those moods that I wasn’t perky…..when this happens – grab a dog and go for a walk.
Leo, (my peeps dog) was the “therapy dog of choice” for my mood and we walked….I talked – he listened. It was an hour walk of therapy for me and training for him. The end result was – he behaved and is learning to walk “nicely” on a leash and me….I excepted the fact that it was ok to be a bit happy/blue as Hannah and my Mom shared the same Birthday date.
I let the memories of March 29th shared together with all sorts of fun cakes, family dinners and fabulous memories flood my head and then I thought – can it really be April in a couple of days? Wow….yep – it’s true and what else is true….Sale-a-bration is ending tomorrow evening .
This is it, your final chance to take advantage of a FREEBIE goodie…..DOUBLE PAW PRINTS from me……and your chance to get the ultimate bundle and 2 FREE stamps of your choice – WOW – a bunch to digest at the end of a month!
Here is another look at the offerings and remember – if you redeem the offerings with a smiley face – use the correct numbers in the chart below!
This has been a FUN Sale-a-bration….we have had lots of fun with the Hey, Chick Stamp Set and please pop back tomorrow as you will see a card that was sent to me that was FUN and EXPLOSIVE with this great stamp set!
I love it when we have a whimsical set like this one…we have shared many laughs and don’t forget the Taco Truck….soooooo much fun (Mary Ann – you did a great job) and one that so many enjoyed and CASED (there’s that word again!) 😀
Pretend like it is Christmas, make a list, check it twice….and if there are staples, retiring In Colors (they will zoom out in the next 6 weeks) take advantage of it but if your order is close to $100 – do the smart thing…...make your own unique kit.…get 2 free stamp sets….2 free SAB from me and be happy that you saved a bunch!
See you tomorrow – you will smile!!!!
Oh yes . . . those memories can be killers. I’m so happy Leo (my Dad’s name) was there to accompany you. I hope today brings you the pep in your step! What about the new four-legged Itell??
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It is amazing what fur babies can do for ones mood – they seem to have an instinct of – Mom needs me!!!!
I am soooo frustrated about the new critter…..I am excited as I know that it will be a good fit (as long as everyone gets along) but the lady has not called since Tuesday when we had a rain delay! Fingers crossed!
How special that Hannah shares her birthday with your mom. I know you cherish all those wonderful memories even while missing her very much. I agree that grabbing a dog and walking does wonders for the soul! Hoping Susan gets her groove back soon! Have a good day, friend!
Well…..yesterday when we text back and forth – that did perk me up and I loved how we can enable each other to do retail therapy! Hopefully the Brown Truck will “bring the goods” to me today!
Memories ?
SO simple…So sweet…so true!
I am sure there is never a dull moment in my brain (your comment from yesterday). Story time – when Mike was teaching at Pasadena, Texas he had lots of low income students and a lot of Hispanic kids that had their own talents and just needed a little imagination and time spent with them to keep them out of the gangs and out of trouble. One kid who probably had an IQ of a semi genius just was so lazy and unmotivated. I helped Mike grade his papers and I gave the kid a minus grade as he was so lazy he didn’t put his name on the paper, one that he actually did turn in! He and told Mr. Rob to keep that red pen out of my hand as I used it too much. The kid loved to draw so I should have known it was his homework. I did, but like Mike said, if you own it – make it known. He only answered a few questions as it was. Mike encouraged him to explore his art by talking with some artists and we took him to the art museum etc. Well, he did graduate and we didn’t know what happened to him until one day he called and told us we needed to go to this art gallery for starving artists. They were having an opening for the display. It seems the kid put his brain to it canvas and produced “Mr. Rob’s brain” in full color. We went to the opening to see this creation but it sold that morning as they were hanging up different art work! So we never saw it. The guy paid over $300 in cash for it! Since Mike taught geography and world history etc. as the kid described it there was a map, aircraft, music notes, food, books, a dog, and who knows what else was coming out of the brain that was exploding on canvas. Mike connected with him on Facebook the last year and it seems he also was into computers and someone hired him after he actually went to college to design software and other computer stuff. He was making more than Mike does! I guess the moral of the story is that there is never a dull moment in your brain if you use it.
Memories are stored in the brain and come out and rise to the surface – not always what you want to remember but there is no on or off switch let alone like a vending machine that you can choose a memory. So, you sort of got to work with what comes out and try to make the best of it. Easy for me to say I know.
So my dear Susan, get out some more flower sets and make some cards that your mom would have loved. What you do with them is your choice but create beautiful flowers in her memory while you wipe the tears away. May and June are very hard months for me so you might have to send this comment back to me to make me smile as I wipe the tears away. I think your gorgeous card with the embossing and sponging was the beginning of a wonderful floral tribute to your mom.
If the foster parents decide they want to keep their new companion, maybe you take a road trip with the “kids” and go visit or have a sleep over. Maybe they are still getting acquainted and will come to visit too. Whatever, this too will work out for you.
Boy, what got into me? Another gloomy wet day here and I guess it makes some people philosophical or just full of it! Whatever, this day will pass.
Wow…what a great story….a GREAT message and a heartfelt “I needed to hear that” – thank you…..it is funny as when I made that card for Wednesday – I thought of my Mom instantly as she would have said, When you have time….I would love to have a dozen of them…..she LOVED sending cards…to many, she was the “card lady” and even though she did not make cards she LOVED going to any and every card store to pick the perfect one for the person that she was sending to.
We had so many great years celebrating together with the 2 having the same day – I think that God intended to have Hannah born on that day for us to remember the special times that we always had. My Mom adored Hannah and together, the 2 of us had many great and fun times!
Thanks for the story and the reminder! – (Got to get some Kleenex)
Leo sounds like a great listener!
You know how I adore my animals….the great thing is they listen…the listen some more and then they have a way to make you smile!
There certainly are some wonderful and thoughtful women on your blog, Susan. I know it is part of the reason I make it a part of my day! Lifting each other up is a wonderful piece of our life here on this crazy/beautiful planet. Gotta love our fur babies too and don’t they just give us something special? Hope you find your groove today!! ?
Thanks Ann…I still shake my head that I do this whole blog thing but at the same time I truly feel like I was meant to do this as not only is it my creative outlet, for me it is soooo much more……having fun with what I do but also sharing and inspiring each of us to be able to be kind, share and stop and realize that we all have so much right in front of us. It is up to us to take it in!
I know that this is super hard for me to do all of the time but I do think as I get older, I appreciate and cherish the small things that do make a HUGE difference and most of the time…….they are right in front of us!
Yep, we all have those times when good & sad memories flood our minds……it is OK to be a little down at times…..go with the flow!! I also share 3/29 as a “birth-day”……I feel honored to share it with a couple of your favorite people. I am looking forward to be hearing about the maybe new addition to Randall Lane! Tomorrow will be better!
You are right, March 29th IS a great day as 2 amazing women were born that have made my life whole!!! I am hoping that the new kid on the block will come to reality – it is sometimes tricky when you are rescuing an animal hopefully today I will hear!
Sending you some sunshine and warm thoughts from Vermont~trust me: you want to take them today. Snow, sleet and freezing rain for us tomorrow! Glad Leo was a good listener. We all need a fur baby’s unconditional non-judgemental attention from time to time!
Oh Linda, I LOVE Vermont. There is a Horse Show in July that we would go to. It was for 6 weeks but we would do 4 and I cherished each and every second there. It is outside of Manchester and we rented the most amazing place. I would be able to take some of the dogs and if I was not at the show….I would be walking…hiking…taking in all of the amazing fresh air and beautiful scenery! When you are there taking it all in….you can really appreciate that God IS great….how beautiful.
We did that probably for 6 years and loved it. My parents would come up for several days and stay at an adorab;e B & B to see Hannah ride and we loved to share our little bit of Vermont heaven with anyone would come. There was a quarry that the kids would go to on Monday’s (show closed on Mondays) and I have some amazing pictures and my head is flooding with fantastic memories!
Actually….last year Hannah Horse was leased out and went to that show…..I told John that Stanley was going to be showing and this is what I adore about my husband….he knew how special this place is to us…..and he said – why don’t you hop in the car and go to Vermont for a couple of days…..see Stanley go…..remember how special this was for you …..and you know what – I went and packed a bag….and off I went!
Well, I do dislike the end of SAB ! It is always fun choosing what to get next ! But ,we have a lot of new choices on the horizon with a new catty ! Plus there will be a list of retiring items that is kinda sad if you can`t buy them all .
I am really excited to find out what your new “sweetie” will be . I was also wondering if I have seen a picture of LEO ?? Oh the wonder of it all !!!
Lastly….I lost my mother when she was only 53 years old to cancer so I often reflect back because she died right before Easter and her birthday . We all have memories so you are in our thoughts .
I hear you , I hear you about the end of SAB….it seems like a sad thing each year and once we know what is retiring…that is REALLY sad but we all know that there is nothing wrong in keeping our old faithfuls!
I will have to put up a cute picture of Leo and James sweet girlfriend…..he still has a bunch of puppy in him and when he is here, he just goes crazy having 30 acres to play in!!!! Wow, I am sorry that your Mom’s life ended at such a young age. Life sometimes deals us with not so great cards….I guess it is up to us to pick up the hand that we have been given and make it shine! YOU make me shine…..can’t wait for Mondays – THE VOICE and as John and I watch it…..I think of you!
Sorry you are having a sadness day. Pets are the best therapists. They listen. Today my Dio cat told me if daddy got sick and died he’d marry me so I won’t be lonely–so sweet. Just yesterday he told me I was beautiful. He’s such a good cat!
I have to say this Sale A Bration has been lots of fun. Just today I broke down and ordered myself a year subscription to Paper Pumpkin. I was SO SURPRISED to learn that I got 4 Free SAB items with it and hostess rewards too. FABULOUS! And this is a perfect time to do it because if I love it next year when it runs out it will be SAB all over again. I’m so tickled!
Gee. Judy I am allergic to cats but do you think your cat could teach teddy to be more in tune to my feelings and give complements. He seems pretty selfish as it is all about him and it really is not.
Now…Now – no busting on Teddy – he is the MOST UNIQUE hound in the world and the best to!!!
My Dear Susan,
I hope Hannah had a great birthday! I’m sorry you’re sad and feeling blue. As you know, I was born on my mothers birthday, February 22nd, and named after her. We got to share 57 birthdays together. This year was really rough because it was my first birthday without her as she passed away in June, at 92 years old. You, my dear Susan, helped me through it with your friendship, as well as some of “your girls”. It meant the world to me knowing I was in your thoughts. My dog “Oscar” (a twin to your Rosie), has been there for me too. Animals are so amazing!!! Take care and know that we are all thinking about you and love you!!!
Kathy
Hey you…..I actually thought about you yesterday and I told Leo about you and that YOU would understand why I was a bit blue…..I think also being away from Hannah was a hard one but then I thought of your story of the lady you met on the cruise – sometimes things happen for a reason……hey – looking for another great book – it is call God Winks…..and trust me, that lady came to you and your hubby for a reason and SHE made you realize that life is great!
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