like birthing a baby

While I can't speak for others, my creativity waxes and wanes. I am not always a creative person. Every once in awhile, though, I do become "driven" to create. Like, now, for instance.

Y'see, wha-ha-happened-wuz: A friend led me to a website that has exquisite redwork designs. Redwork (see this sample) is basically an outline of a design. So I am perusing the website and absolutely fall in love with two design sets that feature drawings of young women in fashions from the 1920's. My mind immediately shows me a quilt... one that features these designs as the "blocks" and uses only black and white fabrics.

It was like torture waiting for a chunk of time to be able to hit the fabric stores. King had been out of town and this and that and the other thing, so many things prevented me from going. My "inner brat" had to wait a couple of days. Ugh! But, I had a tunnel vision desire to get to there. It was fueled by the same powerful feeling that comes over a 9 month pregnant woman who is driven to "nest".

We have two major fabric stores in town. I hit the first and just stood in front of the fabrics. Walked up and down the aisles of cotton bolts. Holding a favorite fabric up against another and then deciding it wasn't the right one. Finally, after visiting both stores, I headed home, victorious and inspired.

So, in between meals and during naptimes or bedtimes, I am working to make this picture in my mind a reality. I want to make things to sell to help the family budget, but I'm not sure if I am going to be able to do it, unless I make two of the same quilts. *sigh*

Here's a sneak peek:

getting dressed

"Mommeee, I don't have any long-sleeved pants."

So, Obama is against the war and wants to end it A.S.A.P., but he is all for the killing of future Americans?

Do all that you can to stop F.O.C.A. from happening! Pray unceasingly.

five day forecast

Cloudy with a chance of toddlers.

reduce, reuse, delay the inevitable

I'm all about recycling. My father-in-law has been collecting aluminum cans now for years. There is a bin near the fire department where you can donate your used soda cans. The money that is raised goes to the families of burn victims.
Also, I think recycling newspaper or other types of paper is a fabulous idea. I love stationery and when I see that it is made from recycled materials, it gives me that warm, fuzzy, I'm-saving-the-planet feeling.
My kids have brought home crafty little artistic goodies from school which have been made with recycled stuff. But I have to wonder, aren't we delaying the inevitable? I mean, just how long can we hold on to stuff like this?

(picture was borrowed from this website)

defying logic

Why is it that when you eat the wrong things and don't exercise, your body happily packs on the pounds, but when you start eating the right things and exercising, the pounds stubbornly stay firmly planted? I'm thinking this must be one of life's great mysteries.

repentance

Went to my favorite belly dance aerobics class tonight to get myself reaquainted with le grande gym. Let's just bow our heads and pray I can walk tomorrow, shall we?