2020 Is a Jerk

I'm not going to blather on about how long it's been since my last post. To be honest, I hate feeling like I MUST do all the things. Life is just dang busy, and blogging was not a priority for me #sorrynotsorry.

I saw each of my girls graduate high school, and college x 2 and my youngest joined the Navy 2 years ago (HOOYAH! Just like her PopPop, my dad). My hubby and I moved into our dream home, and both my parents have passed away.

I'm grateful my parents are not alive during this Covid-19 pandemic--because I would be yelling at them on the daily because I know they would HATE the order to stay at home. STUBBORN. I miss them terribly, but glad they are in Heaven and not dealing with the craziness of dumb people and washing our hands/don't touch your face and trying to just get. some. dang. toilet. paper. #freakinghoarders

I work in a level one trauma center in a city of 2 million. We've reduced our surgery case-load by half. We haven't seen a lot of Covid-19 patients--but we're all bracing for impact. We're anticipating seeing a surge within two weeks. I have friends who have volunteered to work in NYC for a few weeks.

I miss eating out--bottomless chips and salsa lol. I'm tired of doing dishes. I am grateful my kids are grown and I am not home-schooling because I'd have fired myself on day 3. I miss my Chibi Pooh, our Bichon Frise who passed away last year. We'd get another one, but my husband, who gets to work from home 100% now would be the one potty training the dog while I'm at work most days. We'll wait until all this is over....maybe next year?

I'm grateful for online communities and groups via Facebook and Instagram, and my bestie Lydia (UnderstandBlue) who has this incredible service to provide the best watercolors--for a fraction of the price of full tubes--by panning and selling them through her blog and facebook page. AHHHmazing. Take all my money lol.

Stay safe, stay inside, wash your hands, don't touch your face.
XOXO

I'm taking a class! SQUEEEEE!

Hellllooooooooo there! I've been enjoying my SUMMER--yes, I work a job now that gives me my SUMMER OFF!! WHOOO HOOOO!!!!
Ok, enough gloating...

As you know, I'm on Twitter (see my twitter feed along the right side of my blog...scroll down....see?) and a few weeks ago heard a little twitter-chatter about a class that Claudine Hellmuth was teaching online through Big Picture Scrapbooking OMG so excited!!!! So, a few of my friends like Lydia (aka Understandblue)  and I are going to take Claudine's 12 week art class! I'm scrambling to get my supplies (our supply list was 2 pages long! SQUEEEEEEE!!!) and excited about our first assignment (HA to use that word...because it's going to be ALL FUN!!!) which begins July 1st. My only dilemma is I'll be working next week at the camp nurse at Camp Capers and will either start my first project while up at camp (most likely NOT since that job is pretty much 24/7 "on call") or just wait a few days and get messy at home.

My summer is flying by, I have camp next week, then working the Arts and Crafts for VBS, then STAMPIN' UP CONVENTION in Salt Lake City (SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!!!) and a cruise, Quakecon then my summer is over. Sigh. I think this will be the last summer that I JAM PACK it with fun stuff. BWAHAHAHA that sounds crazy!

Hope you're enjoying your summer! I've been stamping, I will post some pics soon, been having camera issues. My iphone doesn't take the best pics, you know HAHAHA

XOXO
Dana