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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Silent Saturday ~ Part 128 ~ Sometime things confuse!



Sometime things don't make sense....they tend to confuse you...set you on edge! 
Sometimes things that are happening seem so random....seemingly misdirected!
Sometimes you just have to wonder....why?
Sometimes.....




 Sometimes you just have to trust...





Sometimes you just have to move forward; blindly....





Sometimes you cry out...


 

Sometimes you can see it's just that small things that can make a difference...




Sometimes you see that it all worked out!!
Sometimes you just need to celebrate anyway!
Trust...and walk forward!

Have a magical and blessed day!
Hugging you

SueAnn

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Random Tuesday ~ Fire...Glass...Fun!




Welcome to two days before Thanksgiving!!!  Unbelievable!!  How is this possible?  Ha!  Hope you have all your fixings?  We are going to Gallup, NM to spend the day with my son and his wife and the five grands!
Woot!!  I have the turkey, the pies (2 pumpkin and one pecan), dressing, whipped cream, rolls and appetizers!!  So if we get snowed in...we have it made!!  Ha!! 

Last week went to town to take a stained glass class and what fun we had!!  There were five of us and one teacher....brave lady!!!  Here are some pics...

making candle...copper wrapped

lookie what we made

stocking...copper wrapped

the glass crew


We had so much fun!!  And everyone crafted a fine piece of stained glass art!!  As you can see! 
CJ's Stained Glass Concepts on San Mateo Blvd. in Albuqueque! 




Two days ago, I was blessed with this view...



And this view...




Awesome!!

I started decorating for the Christmas Holidays yesterday.  Had the header updated by Heather and I decorated my mantle...




Went for whimsy this year!  Red, white and bling!!  Ha!  Enjoy!

How do you like the header?  Thanks Heather!!  An Original Bell Design!!  Her link is on my side bar!!

OMG!!  Saw Breaking Dawn, part 2!!  Best movie of the series!!  I loved every minute of it.  And the last about 30 minutes is breathtaking!!  Now I can't wait to get the DVD!!  Ha!!





Started my Christmas shopping...online!  Actually, I have bought somethings throughout the year!!  I now have three granddaughters in their own apartments!!  Amazing!  So buying for them is fun and relatively easy!!  

I have another art/craft show coming up!  December 2nd!  At the Tanoan Country Club in Albuquerque, NM.  So if you are local...come one over.  The show runs from 9 to 3 PM.  Going to show my photographs, my poetry and the dolls!!  Cheri and I are sharing a table and she will have some hats and jewelry!  We are excited!!  Come on over!!

I have a wonderful son....Lee Sr.   He took our lawnmower a couple of weeks ago and cleaned it, replaced the blade, the fuel line, the spark plug, the filter and readjusted the belt.  It is now as good as new and ready to go for another five years!!!  Thanks son....we so appreciate it!!




I am thankful for so many things in my life!!  My son, his wife, Ginger, and the five grands.  My mom!!!  My BFF Cheri and her mom, Louise!!  Butch!!  Love you!  All my friends and family...three brothers and their wives and kids!  And my fabulous husband, Dr. John.  And my Lord in Heaven....without Him...nothing would be possible!
Thank you blog family...I love you all!!

Don't forget to visit Stacy at Stacy Uncorked and see what other Randdomness is going on!  One never knows..could be an impending zombie attack!! Yikes!!

Have a magical and blessed day!
Hugging you
SueAnn




Saturday, November 17, 2012

Silent Saturday ~ Part 127!



Dawn breaketh!!!

I am always so excited to catch the first light...so powerful...!!



The skies are painted with an endless variety of light and shadow!



Like paintings from a master artist....color flow above me!



Endless....variety....!



Never ending....!




Infinite.....boundless.....!




Stretching ..... extending everywhere....!



Immeasurable.....!



........ timeless...!

Have a creative and imaginative day!
Hugging
SueAnn

Friday, November 16, 2012

Photo Art Friday ~ Smile!!

Photo Art Friday



Our challenge, posed by Bonnie over at Pixel Dust Photo Art, was to do a still life. And of course, jazz it up!! LOL!!

The photo I started with is...



The filter I used to alter it is from Bonnie's offerings...


 The final picture...



And another altered piece...




My version of alteration...




Interesting effects...my verdict is still out about these.  Ha!

Have a magical and creative day!
Hugging you
SueAnn

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Random Tuesday ~ It's white..it's cold..it's windy!!!



And I don't like it...not one little bit!!!  Snow?  Bah Hum Bug!!  Pumpkin portraits...




They don't seem to mind the snow!  Ha!!

My friend Cheri cleared out a wall space in her studio so that I could hang some paintings.  So cool!!
Thank you Cheri!!  I don't know if I ever told you; but, Cheri is a hair stylist and has her own shop in her home.  So lots of people will see these paintings!  Woot!!



Pretty cool, huh?

Went shopping with Cheri on Friday...we had a blast!!  Went to Santiago's for lunch...she said they had the best hamburgers!  She was right!  Yummy!  And I had my first Raspberry Italian Soda.  O. M. Gee!!  TDF!!

Oh I was shopping for a holiday wreath for my front door and some outfits for my middle granddaughter,
Emma, for her birthday!  Found some really cool clothes at Kohl's.  And on sale!  Woot!  Woot!  I will share pics when she tries them on...I see a fashion show coming up!  And as for the wreath..found one and will show pics next week.  Don't tell Suldog...but I have started my Christmas decorations...the fireplace mantle and the front door!  Shhhhh!!!  Pics next week!

Well, had to go back to the Heart Doctor...Dr. Frankis!  Some more leg swelling and shortness of breath...quite bothersome.  The diagnosis is now confirmed...congestive heart failure and hypertension.  Sigh!  I am just getting back on my feet from the surgeries this year and now this!!  I am not a happy camper and it really depressed me!  This is for old people!!  I definitely don't think of myself as old.....so I have to figure out what to do with this.  I had to double up on my meds and cut my fluid intake down to 50 ozs.  Sheesh!  Anywho....this will not beat me!!  I will overcome and do all I need to do to mitigate the symptoms.  Treadmill and diet here I come!

My cell phone is driving me crazy.  It keeps changing it's sound effects for texts received and emails!  Ha!!  I have a Droid 4 and I love it but this is whacky!!  I set the sounds I want to hear and about two days later...it does it's own thing. Weird!!

Going to my son's house in Gallup, NM for Thanksgiving!  Bringing some of the fixins with us...ie., the turkey, pumpkin pies, pecan pie, whipped cream, rolls and some appetizers!  So if we get snowed in here, we have it made...we have most of the dinner with us.  Ha!!  It will be fun to have the family all together for this wonderful holiday.  Time to catch up on all the drama!!  With four teenage girls...always drama!!  Ha!!

I have already started my Christmas shopping!  I really started it this past summer...but I am getting serious now.  With five grandkids with mile long lists!!!!!  Have to start early and shop the sales.  But so far so good and under budget!  Dr. John will like to hear this for sure!

Check out the sunrise...


Takes your breath away for sure!!


It has been so cold!!  Brrrrrr!!!!  Would you believe 20 degrees F.?  And winds averaging 50 MPH!!  Yikes!!  We even started a fire in our fireplace just to get warmed up.  We have 12 foot ceilings and super large windows in our living room so even turning the furnace up doesn't warm this space up like we want..so the fire helps for sure!!  Plus, it is so romantic!!

Cheri's birthday is coming up soon and I got her some cool things!  Can't tell you what though...she reads the blog!  Ha!  And her mom, Louise, lives with her and her birthday is coming up as well.  She will be 99 years young!  She is amazing!  Still motivates on her own power...no canes for her!  And sharp as a tack!  A beautiful lady indeed.

I received in the mail a wonderful surprise.  A beautiful art piece done by my good friend, Charlotte Smothers of the Seahorse Ranch Blog!  Such a blessing and a wonderful friend!  Here is a pic....



She does many gorgeous ATC's and this is a round one!  Clever and fabulous...thank you Charlotte!!  I love it!!  Stop by and tell her how gorgeous it is!!!

Getting nails and toes done today...ahhhhh!!  So relaxing!  My dilemma is what design to get on the nails??
And what colors to use.  Do I do oranges? Browns?  Decisions, decisions!  I will take pics of the finished nails next week.

I am still in shock...Thanksgiving is next week!!??

Make sure you stop by Stacy's at Stacy Uncorked and see what the other Randomizers are up too!!  Always fun and a good read!

Have a magical and blessed day!
Hugging you
SueAnn