So, I've been M.I.A. for many months now because sometimes life just gets in the way. It started on March 15th with a massive power surge (caused by a tree trimmer hired by a neighbor 2 blocks away) that fried thousands of dollars worth of our stuff, working on a lengthy property damage report for PG & E that they aren't going take responsibility for anyway! Then some minor illnesses that just wanted to linger, a huge birthday party for my granddaughters, 2 weddings, next it was my Mom's 3 weeks visit (which was awesome, but she was here on a mission (help with Spring Cleaning) so it involved lots of home improvement projects and elbow grease).
Spring cleaning projects completed during Mom's visit (amongst extended family visits/dinners and various outings):
1) Large backyard & front yard maintenance
2) House, driveway, walk ways & sidewalks around home power washed
3) Garage reorganized
4) New scrapbook storage overflow cabinets filled and organized
5) All double-paned windows & screens on the 2nd floor removed, washed, and replaced.
6) Old 80's style living room curtains & blinds removed & tossed, walls scrubbed clean, spackled, and waiting for paint, plus new vertical blinds ordered and installed
7) Scrapbook room re-organized
8) New ceiling fans in dining room & kitchen
9) Carpets & upholstery shampooed
10) Kitchen garden window cleaned and painted
11) New back sliding door screen ordered
12) Fence repairs
13) Closets cleaned & purged
Lastly a very nasty Respiratory infection that I am finally able to bid ado, my youngest daughter (21) bought a brand new car and decisions & timeline about my out of state (Louisiana) move in 14 months accomplished!
In the last 4 weeks since National Scrapbook Day weekend I've only held my pink ATG 3 times! This past Friday ended that dry spell. I was feeling well enough to come up with a template for two classes and then sit down and make & send off a really cute Chipboard Graduation Album for a young relative graduating from Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh, PA this coming week.
Last night I hosted my monthly Saturday Night Crop (dinner, drinks & dessert included) at MLO in Cupertino, CA. Small crowd, but I got to see some scrappy friends that I’ve missed dearly. The creative juices are able to flow again! So looking forward to a summer of abundant scrappiness!! Today is slated for regular weekly cleaning, getting ready for the weekly routine and craftin’ up a couple more graduation gifts! It is going to be a Scraptacular day!
On another Scrappin’ note . . . I am very, very late with the MLO (Memories Live On) June 2011 “The Sampler” kit club reveal. So here it is!
2 comments:
So happy you're back!!! and OMG what a terrible few months you've had! Hope you're fine now and that everything stays that way!
Thank you Monique! So glad to be back.
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