Post card heaven

Found this little gem in the mail today. The manitees came from Ellen H and are so sweet. They even have pink cheeks. I just love cards with some character and these little guys have all of that and then some.

This is from a post card group I joined last fall. It is the second swap I've done in the past 6 months. I did a total of 46 cards. A lot of fun and a lot of frustration. The first group (http://www.art2mail.com/) easy since there was no theme and I could just have at it, but the second group,http://www.postmarkdart.com/ was alot more challenging. A theme. Try coming up with 20 plus cards that have a theme. It was awful. Just could not get it. But then something clicked. Actually a friend gave me some inspiring words when she told me about a quilt challenge she was doing. And these are some of the cards that came out of that bit of inspiration. Just needed a creative boost. Thanks Mary. Those are 4 of the styles of cards that I sent out. Wish the picture was better, but that's what you get when your still learning how to use your camera. If you ever want to do something fun with your art, I highly reccomend this. But here is some disappointment as some people receive cards and don't participate by sending their cards in return. But all in all it was alot of fun.

Happy Easter

It's a beautiful day today. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and it's Easter. To top things off I found these little Snow Drops peeking thru the cold ground to get theirfaces warmed in the sun. They're such a sweet little flower.

The last couple of days have been busy with the holiday and my visiting brother. Yesterday we piled into the car and started the day with the first garage sale of the season. What does moi need to go to a garage sale for? Don't I already have enough stuff? But off we went anyway and I was able to control myself with only a couple of small purchases. My favorite being a book by Tom Brokaw, The Greatest Generation.

It was a very sunny day and very deceiving. You look out the window and think "It's gotta be 50 or better out there." Well you'd be wrong. It's cold. Not just cold...face freezing, finger numbing cold. You go out and that north wind comes at you across the flat frozen field and you instantly need to pee . :) It's March. Where is Spring??? Cmon show your face. I miss you.

Dad showed up about noon and we had our brunch. Waffles with homemade stewed blueberries, bacon, fresh fuit, and more. MMM! The only thing that made it better was having all my boys there. Dear hubby, brother and dad. Am I so lucky? The only thing missing was those that have passed on and are away from us right now. Mom, Gramma and Grampa and Gramma Bertha and Grampa. But they aren't forgotten and the holiday is even more blessed with the special memories that we have of them.

Today is Easter, a day of celebration, new hope and new beginnings. We will be off this evening to spend the rest of the holiday with my hubbies family and tomorrow it's back to work. I've really enjoyed the last week off, but it'll be nice to get back into the routine of things at work. But to be honest, I'll miss being home with Fred and sleeping in in the morning.