This is it

I still have my passion for writing.

Unfortunately, there's no longer the time to do it.

So, I'm sad to say.....this is the end of this written journey of my life.

Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.  I love looking back at all the fun things in my life I get to do. 

I'm not sure if I'll be back or not (but if you all write me and beg me to continue I will).....but for now I think I need to spend my time and energy on other things.

Check back......you never know when I'll pop back in.

The power of positive thinking

18th Wedding anniversary

Knowledge to grow our business

Time off......oh some glorious time off

Okay.......they say if you dream and want it enough...it will come true.

This is what I'm putting all my positive thoughts into:

Hope I hit the jackpot and we get to go this year!

A little time out and a little time off

I have worked 4 nights this week (so far) in the store.  That's insane.  We have been crazy busy and I haven't had to work so much in the store like this for a long, long time.

I needed a break so I thought I would entice you with some of the pictures that we've been snapping lately.  I still have a lot of catching up to do on my travels......but just don't have the time right now.

So on my TIME OUT.....I'll give you a little picture pleasure:

Here's some of the art work we bought at the art fair a few weeks ago.  I've been busy framing and getting these hung up around the house.

Last nights dinner.  This salad is just so beautiful I had to photograph it (Spinach, Arugula, Blue Cheese Crumbles, Green Onions, Pomegranate seeds, and Balsamic Vinagerette).  A little baked potato on the side and you've got yourself a meal.

We went to the Barbara Bush library the other day to see our name inscribed in some kind of heavy metal.  This plaque is in the main lobby as you walk into the library.

Isn't this awesome?

Okay.....now for the TIME OFF:  husband is on his way home and we are planning a night out with friends to see one of our favorite bands.....The Chromatics (80's music all night long).  It's been a long time......we are really looking forward to it.

Today I have received the news

I've been waiting for two people to tell me what they are going to do.

Well today they finally let me know.

Aaron and Shaylene will be coming to Houston for Christmas!  Yay!

Well kind of coming for Christmas.  They'll actually get here on December 26th and stay until January 3rd.

Whoa.....that means I have a TON of things to get done before now and then.  Dang it.....I finally have to clean the house.

The biggest priority was to get that bathroom upstairs cleaned up and painted and made all purty.

This is the bathroom that I stashed everything in while I was painting and fixing up the guest room.  I had cleaned up some of it......but as you can see by the pictures below, there was a lot of work that needs to be done.

I'm so embarrassed about this mess, that I'm not even going to make the pictures big for this story. 

Next weekend my agenda includes painting this bathroom and getting it all beautiful and useful again.

Lordy....lordy do I have a ton of work to do or what?