For the first time, since January 1, 2012, I have hired someone to do my bookkeeping and I love the freedom of not having to worry about it! Next year I will be ahead of the game but up until now I have done my own paperwork. To say that I’m not good at keeping up is an…
Random Musings
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter to all who celebrate! “I See Love” by Third Day.
Happy Birthday Ashley!
My beautiful, sweet granddaughter, Ashley, turns 18 years old today! Ashley returned home yesterday from a trip to New York City, where she visited for almost a week, with her mom, her uncle Michael and her grandpa Keith (my ex). The trip was an 18th birthday/high school graduation gift from her grandpa. I spoke to Ashley…
Pho Bo
Since my friend Jen and I went grocery shopping yesterday and I had all the lovely fresh ingredients on hand, I made (my first-time) Pho Bo for Ken and I for lunch today! I basically followed a recipe by Richard Blaine, a guy I recently discovered on YouTube. I didn’t make my own bouquet garni. Instead,…
It’s Been a Good Day!
Early this morning, before I even got out of bed, I heard a Canada Goose honk as he or she flew over our house. That beautiful honking sound was music to my soul ~ a sure sign of spring’s arrival! I’m guessing the goose I heard was accompanied by hundreds of other geese since they normally fly in large flocks,…
Sad Goodbyes but Wonderful Memories
The day I gave my notice at work, one of the lawyers I work for (James) received confirmation that he was accepted for a new job – outside the department. I was shocked when I found out that James would also be leaving Justice because he has been with the department for almost 14 years, he is our team leader, he is calm, cool, collected, intelligent, admired…
Purchased Fonts ~ An Update
For those of you following my fonts “story”, I’ve heard back from a sales rep from fonts.com and she said, “As long as you are using the font as a static image, you are in accordance with our EULA.” Yes! I am delighted to know that I will be able to use the invitations I’ve already…
Fonts
I’ve happily been working away on building a catalogue of custom invitations (for a second Etsy shop that I plan to open) but I’ve run into a roadblock. Fonts. I purchased some wonderful fonts from fonts.com to use in my designs. I read the terms first and understood that it would be okay to use any fonts I purchased for my invitations; however, the more I thought about…
My Dream Come True!
Ken and I have made a huge decision that will change things for me/us in a big way! We’ve decided that it’s time for me to work at my business full time! I submitted my notice of retirement from the Department of Justice yesterday. My last day will be June 6th, 2012, a few days after…
Thankful – All The Way Around
When Adam and Anna returned home from shopping yesterday, they brought this gorgeous bouquet of red roses back with them – for me! They are amazing and I am incredibly thankful to be so blessed! Adam and Anna traveled to our house in Anna’s car this weekend because Adam’s car is in the shop to have a new clutch installed. Adam…
14 Minutes
I walked to our new Walmart yesterday afternoon. I was surprised that it took me 14 minutes since we can see the store from our bonus room window. It would be much quicker if I was able to cut through what once was the treed field at the end of our cul-de-sac but that property is under construction. At present there is a large valley…
Linda Duke Introduces Spellbinders’ New Die ~ Romantic Rectangles
Linda Duke is on the design team of Spellbinders Paper Arts. On January 17, 2012, Linda introduced a new Spellbinders’ die – Romantic Rectangles. Linda used my Harrison Fisher image of The Bride in her design and her finished product is romantic, elegant and so beautiful that it takes my breath away! Click on image to go to Linda’s Works…
