What a Gem

Just a quick pic of a few of the things I made with the last Paper Pumpkin kit.
Working on the next one now.

Wanted

Today's prompt tells me I can write about anything at all but it must be in the form of a want ad, so I'll make it about what I need most....TIME!

I never seem to have enough of it. Always something to do and never seeming to get it all done. I must confess though, that I would probably have a ton more if I just used it more wisely. So, maybe I really need time management help. I take that back. That sounds like work. Time.....I'll just ask for more of it, some to waste and some to accomplish more. And speaking of that, my Bible study is calling me to get busy and begin my day so that I can get to the business of making cards for my upcoming Paper Pumpkin workshop. I'm having a tough time with this one so I'll add an ad for some creative brilliance. 

All offers considered. 

Maynard

So the prompt for today told me to write about this picture or give it a caption.

I should have a very witty caption, but the photo reminds me of the beach trips we used to have with church when I was in high school, and the fellow in the picture reminds me of a very dear friend whose name was Maynard. No...that wasn't his real name. The real one was Dennis. He was a crazy wonderful man and unfortunately I didnt appreciate him enough at that time. What silly, silly girls we were. If only we knew the right things to look for in a fellow while we were still young.

Anyway, life brought him back around a couple of years ago and I was able to spend a bit of time with him. After that, we had many long phone conversations. There would have been more to this story, but cancer took him from us not too long afterward.....Darn disease!
I look forward to having many laughs with him when I meet him on the other side one day. For now, there are many stories to tell of that time in my life and I'm sure I will end up sharing some of them. I'm just as sure that tales of Maynard will be among them.

Oh...and just to show you what a crazy guy he could be I will share this pic with you.

Then, here is one taken very shortly before he died. 

                So until later my dear friend...

                        Save a place for me. 

  

Try, Try, Again

Well ladies...
As promised,  I'm going to start using my blog again. I don't know how well I will do and I cant promise that I will write every day, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I've tried to find the daily prompts that I used before, but I don't think I've found the right one. I did find one that might work for me, but I sure wish I knew what the other one was.
The one thing I have decided to definitely post will be pictures of what I end up making with the Paper Pumpkin kits. I may try to post the pictures of the cards we do in other classes, but no promises.
I'm working on this months kit right now, so pics will follow.

Three Men In a Tub

My challenge today is this...
Three people walk into a bar.....

The first is me. I've decided to meet my dear friend Tamra for a relaxing drink. She talks me into another ( She's just that way).Then the third is my oldest friend Carol who comes all the way from Washington to be our designated driver (She is also just that way). We have a wonderful evening together and the next morning Carol kidnaps me and  whisks me away for a nice visit with her in Washington. I'll miss you all of course, but don't worry, she didn't bring my grandbabies along and I can't go too long without seeing them, as most of you know.




Okay, I know we aren't men and we won't be making it home from the bar in a tub, but it just made me think of it. So Rub-dub-dub ladies!

It's All About Me

From a famous writer or celebrity, to a WordPress.com blogger or someone close to you — who would you like to be your biographer?

I would choose my bestest friend Carol. She has known me the longest and probably understands me the most. She knows the things I have been through, both good and bad, and could probably tell my story with the most accuracy and kindness. I'm afraid it would be a colossal waste of her time though. Who on earth would want to read it?

I'd like to buy a vowel Pat

It's me again. I don't know what's the matter with me, but I've been just terrible about keeping my blog updated. It's time I stopped making excuses and just do better.
Anyway,
Here is the writing challenge I received today....
Pick a letter, any letter. Now, write a story, poem, or post in which every line starts with that letter.
I choose the letter "I"

I have been doing very poorly at keeping up with my blog.
I really want to do better.
I am going to try.
I finally got an offending tooth pulled out yesterday, and
I feel much better.
I think they had something more meaningful in mind when they suggested this post.