Have been quietly working on altering an antique cabinet card this week. It's my first try at it! I will post a pic of it when I'm completely finished. I have bought quite a few more on ebay to try my hand at also, it's exciting. I belong to a yahoo group with swaps and I'm looking forward to trading a few. Just what I needed; another project!!

I love quotes and such and found a wonderful one today worth repeating:
People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you're fortunate. BUT HAPPINESS IS THE RESULT OF PERSONAL EFFORT. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly. --From Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

How true this is........TTL, Beth

This past weekend we had a house full of people. My sister-in-law's mother passed away and the funeral was here in town. My family is from Minnesota and stayed with us during this time. It was a busy time, but we had a wonderful visit and played quite a few card games. Was great to see them and have the time together. Here are my nieces below and Father Stephan that came to perform the funeral. The first is my youngest niece Mary, who is still in high school. She plans on attending college probably out east to become a pastry chef. The live in Northfield, MN which is home to Malto Meal and also Jesse James robbed a bank there once. So they have Jesse James days every fall. Just a little bit of history.

Here is Abby, the "middle child"! Abby is in college for social work and when she was in high school she was national weight lifting champion in her class.

Here is my niece Anna Elizabeth...the oldest. She is in college to be an interpreter and can speak several languages. Yes, she's a little crazy as you can tell by the picture!

And here's Father Stephan....a very good friend of my brother and sister-in-law and he flew in all the way from Arizona where he lives now. He is a crosier. He stayed with us on Monday night and performed the funeral on Tuesday. It's not everyone who can say they had a priest dressing in their living room! Doesn't he look wonderful next to Tinkerbell. They match wonderfully!! He loved our kitties and remembered all their names right away. We made a deal that our next male kitten will be named Father Stephan after him!

Okay, three years in this house with no house numbers.....they're finally up. It only took two trips to Sears Hardware....we had to have a new drill....and three years. Don't they look nice? It reminds me of something I saw the other day which I put into my memory bank. God has lots of things for me to accomplish in this lifetime....right now I'm so far behind I'll never die!!

Hi Butch and Barbara. Here we were at Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. We had a wonderful time despite the rain. One of my favorite crafters in the show, he had such an imagination using old vacuums, sewing machines, bottles, etc...making them into creatures. Very original!

Seen this quite often on other blogs and thought I would add my own.....so here it goes, four things about me you may have not known....
A. Four jobs I've had in my life:
Tupperware Lady
Secretary
Sales/Appliances
Mammographer

B. Four places I've lived:
Springfield, Illinois
Freeburg, Illinois
Edinburg, Illinois
Belleville, Illinois

C. Four TV shows I like to watch:
House
The Closer
CSI
Criminal Minds

D. 4 places I've been:
Las Vegas
Myrtle Beach
Destin, Florida
Wisconsin

E. Four favorite foods:
Shrimp
Watermelon
Corn on the cob
Prime Rib

F. Four places I'd rather be right now:
In North Carolina seeing my new granddaughter
On the beach in Destin
In Hawaii, never been there
At home "creating"

G. Four friends I think will respond:
Deb
Michelle
Leesa
Teri

H. Four places I like to shop:
The Country Sampler
As The Crow Flies
Lisa's Craft Mall
The Painted Horse

I. Four favorite books:
Cujo
The Notebook
Pet Cemetery
Interview With A Vampire

J. Four Favorite Movies:
Beetlejuice
Dances with Wolves
Sleepless in Seattle
White Christmas

Well, there it is, so now you know a little more about me. Maybe too much!!

Forgot to mention that last Saturday I got to see Peter Tork in person at Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon, IL. I was pretty excited about this....since I was a huge Monkey's fan back when....well, let's just say back when! Anyway, all the other girls were crazy about Davy Jones; not me, I was all about Peter Tork. He was dreamy & so so cute! Well, I was a little disappointed when I saw him. Was I expecting to see the same face I knew and dreamed about at one time? I guess! But there he was, not much hair and looking pretty old. Then I thought, how much older am I? No, I don't look old!! I don't feel old, anyway! Well, I think I'll just keep my old Peter Tork memory alive in my mind and get on with life. Hey, hey for the Monkey's!!!