Hard to believe it’s the first of May, but I’m greeting it quite happily as I know that most likely we’ll be having warmer weather from here on out. But there’s no guarantee. The weekend went from warm and sunny to cold and rainy.
Our weekend started early with a dinner and movie with three other couples. The guys in Tracy’s mens’ book group read The Lost City of Z a few years ago, and wanted to see the movie, and the wives decided to join them. It wasn’t a movie I would have chosen to see, but it was very good, and the ending will stay with me for some time. Based on true events, it tells the story of Percy Fawcett who finds evidence of a lost civilization while mapping an Amazonian river. Despite much skepticism from the scientific community, he and his son return to the jungle to try and prove his case. The sacrifice his devoted wife makes for his journeys is remarkable.
Friday night we were out again. This time to a local brewpub with our friends, Karen and Mike. On Saturday, Matt, Betsy and the girls came for dinner. It’s so much fun to be with these girls. Skylar lost almost all her hair, her eyebrows, and eyelashes last fall, but with thyroid medication it is all coming back. The kids in her kindergarten and day care have been absolutely wonderful—no teasing, so there was no change in her wonderful sunny disposition. This smile is who she is!
Sunday we had dinner at Tracy’s mom’s along with his sister and brother-in-law. Despite all the festivity around meals, the rest of the weekend was pretty quiet, and I got a lot of work done. I need a lot of birthday and anniversary cards for May, and have fallen behind in my assignments for Once Upon a Time: Your Photographs Have Stories to Tell, a class on contemplative photography. I’m also enrolled in Ali Edwards Type class, and had several videos to watch. Although I’ve been remiss in posting my sketches on Instagram recently, I’ve managed to keep up with the #100DayProject as well. It was great to have a couple days with few commitments.
The mail brought a few goodies. One was a gift which I can’t share here for a week or so, and another was the rather amazing Simon Says May Card Kit. They are always well worth the money, but this one seemed even more packed than usual: two acetate sheets of designs, an exclusive animation stamp set with everything you need to make an animation slider card, patterned papers, two watercolor cards, a set of markers, as well as coordinating cardstock.
The stamp is a new “animation” stamp. I’ve watched a few videos about how to use it, but don’t have any occasion for it quite yet. Given the many cards I do need, this kit will sit on the back burner for awhile. I was hoping for a small package from Papertrey Ink, but it didn’t arrive. I rarely order between releases, but I’ve been on a waiting list for a vertical A2 scalloped die for quite some time. The first time I got a notice it was back in stock, it was out of stock again before I got it in my cart. This time I jumped right on it. I have all the pieces of a card prepared, just waiting for this to show up. Hopefully soon, since I need the card on the 14th of May for a very special occasion.
Waving to Sian and the Monday Memo Makers! Hope you have a great week!
fascinated to see and hear about your use of the animation bits in that fab looking card kit. sounds a lovely weekend with bits of all things good. have a great week
What an amazing sounding weekend! Sounds perfect. Pleased to see the photos of the munchkins and glad Skylar is on the mend with no ill-effects. Could have been very traumatic for her. (Who’s the pianist in your family?) As to li’l Madelyn, she must have heard me say I wanted to pick her up, because she’s reaching out for me now. (Obviously for me, no-one else!) Awwwwwwwwwwww!
Another busy weekend for you – so glad to hear that Skylar hasn’t had too rough a go with the medication (yeah) & so glad to hear the other children in her class have been kind. Oh more cards to make … hope you have a wonderful crafting week.
Lovely portraits Karen!
I cannot wait to see what you create.
I know It will be super!
xx
How wonderful to hear that your beautiful girl has been loved and supported by her friends at kindergarten and she still has her smile 🙂
That card kit looks gorgeous. I’m sure you won’t be able to resist its lure for long!
Wishing you all the best with the week ahead..
Lovely photos of your grandkids Karen! Glad to hear that Skylar’s hair is growing back. I haven’t heard of animation stamps so will look forward to seeing what you do with it!
Lovely photos of your granddaughters….hope you get all the cards you need completed! xx
Skylar is indeed a beautiful and happy child – her smile is contagious. I applaud all the children and parents and teachers who have reared such supportive classmates. I’m sure it’s a relief that her medical problem is under control. She and her sisters all look quite happy.
Your weekend was indeed busy and the mail, fun! Mine was pretty blah, as you’ve read. I hope your special order arrives this week.
Cheers~
Sounds like a FUN weekend! Those girls are so absolutely cute & look like they are having a good time, too!
Those girls are all so beautiful! Glad to hear Skylar’s classmates were understanding and not teasing – it is hard enough dealing with a medical condition without others compounding the problem. Have you seen Cathy Zielski’s recent posts about card-making? Her enthusiasm is truly making me want to have another go…
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