Faerieheart's Fancies

Angel Kitty

2011-09-12T10:22:00.000-05:00

Miss Angel Kitty passed away last night.
We are so grateful that she chose to share the last 6 years with us.

Angel Kitty

2011-09-11T22:46:00.000-05:00

My dear sweet Angel Kitty is not doing well. They do not expect her to survive the night. We went to go see her at the Vet's and she is in really horrible shape. She is not breathing well at all, very laboured, and her kidneys have pretty much shut down. She cannot use her limbs but that did not stop her from trying to get up (she wanted desperately to come to us...in hopes we would take her home I'm guessing). She tried to talk to us, she's a real talker, and that was heart wrenching as each attempt exhausted her.

We petted, we kissed, we scootcheled, we cried.

We told her that if she needs to move on she should feel free to go. We want what is best for her. We asked her not to hold on for "us", but to go if she needs to. We DO want her in our lives, but more importantly we do NOT want her to suffer. We told her to rest, and to feel free to let go, we told her we love her so much and we want what is best for her. We reminded her that we would ALWAYS be together and that we would see her on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge...no matter when she goes.

I left my sweater for her. Whenever I am away from her she sleeps on my sweaters. Hopefully that will give her some measure of comfort in these hours before we get back or before she goes.

I don't mind saying that our hearts are breaking.

We are so very grateful to the worker at the Vet's office. She took time out of her life to call us and let us know that Angel is not expected to survive the night. AND she offered for us to come and see Angel. She stayed and patiently waited for use to get there and then she gave us privacy to visit with Angel. Her shift was over probably around the time she called us and she stayed so late, just allowing us time with Miss Angel.

I will never be able to express our gratitude to this lovely woman. We thanked her, profusely, for her kindness and for taking this time away from her own life and other responsibilities to allow us the time with Angel.

She is our Hurricane Katrina rescue kitty. Her owners left her in the house when they evacuated. A huge tree crashed into the roof, nearly to the first floor of a two story house, with two cats inside. They came and got some of their possessions but still left the cats behind. For MONTHS!!! I started taking care of "kitty" when I got back from evacuation. I went into the house to dig through the asbestos and stuff to find "kitty's" sister and put flea medicine on her as the person purportedly caring for the cats said the house was infested with fleas. I found the other cat and put flea stuff on her. Eventually we got permission to remove the other cat from the house. "kitty" let herself out of the house through the gaping hole in the roof which is why I was able to start taking care of her. She had been living in the wild since the Hurricane.

"Kitty" I was later to find out was what she called the cat...in 9 or 10 years she had never bothered to name the cat. She sorta answered to "kitty" so I added Angel in front of the kitty when her owner decided that she would be willing to allow me to adopt her little gray cat saying that I could take better care of her than she could. She then became our little "Angel Kitty". (Her sister, the other cat in the house, also had no real name, they called her simply "Fat Cat", we took care of her for a couple of months as well.)

For the last 6 years she has been a treasured part of our family. We have been so blessed to have her with us, we hope that we have blessed her as well. I know the love is mutual. She showed us in thousands of ways that she loves us and I hope she knows how much she is loved by us, now and forever.

Sadly I am also having a crisis of faith now.

Every single thing I have asked for favor for our family has gone exactly opposite of my pleas. There are too many to list here, none of them earth shattering, didn't ask for outrageous assistance. Each and every one denied. I've kept telling myself that it's for the best, that there is something we need to learn from these trials and tribulations...

So I fear to ask for intervention for Miss Angel.

If I do she stands no chance at all...

If anybody happens to read this I would appreciate your supplications on Angel's behalf.

She is a beautiful soul and deserves better than what she's getting right now.

No matter what I ask, or how I might ask it, I am sure to get the worst possible outcome for her.

I appreciate any help for her.

Thank You!

Dang That Hurts!

2011-09-01T23:52:00.000-05:00

Tonight I apparently decided that I didn't have ENOUGH pain. I was going into the back of the Van to grab leftovers from our good-bye dinner with some friends...
Hit the little button on the key-fob and head into the back of the Van, as I am leaning down to grab the food stuff I hear the lift gate beeping (which means it's going up, or in this case ... down). So, being the totally brilliant woman that I am I start to stand up to step out of the way. NOT one of my proudest moments, nor one of my most intelligent...
As I came up, and the Lift Gate (is that what it's called?) came down...well, my head and the gate decided to become better acquainted.
The language I used is not fit to print here...needless to say it was colorful!
No blood, a good thing, headache (already had a budding migraine) really bad! But, my sunglasses (which were on top of my head at the time...so they dug into my head as well) do not appear to have been damaged. With the noise my head made when it hit I am AMAZED that the glassed did not break in half...and am even more amazed that I didn't crack open my skull.
Am going to go back to putting ice on my head (what a lovely goose-egg I have) and hopefully go to sleep soon.
This is my first moment to get on the computer, and sadly too short.

In the Good News department...they say my wound is HEALED! I'm not completely out of the woods, I have to protect it from damage as I can split it back open (just the thinnest layer of skin), keep the swelling down so that doesn't break it open either...need to get support sox for the upcoming long drive.

HOWEVER, I am technically HEALED!!!

Now we must do the dance of joy!!!

And now I must get my ice pack again!

Sadness & Joy

2011-07-30T02:05:00.000-05:00

My Mother-In-Law, who also happens to have been one on my very best friends for the last 25 years (only my MIL for the last 13 years - long story), passed away 29 July 2011 @ 1238pm.

We are all still in shock, even though we KNEW it was coming. She had managed to hang on days longer than expected. We were trying to figure out how to get there to be with her and had decided, due to financial issues, that only hubby could go. Ultimately he is the most important one in who MIL needed to have there.

While making preparations for the trip, he was leaving in a few hours, the call came that she had crossed.

I was in the waiting room of a doctor's appointment when I got the news. She quite literally crossed as I was leaving the house to go to my appointment. I had called just an hour or so before I left.

I know that I can be more eloquent but it's late at night and it's been a heck of a day and the preceding weeks.

She had lived for 45 years with debilitating chronic pain, the last years it seemed as if every year she developed some new disease/disorder. Her body was betraying her at every turn.

The joy I have is that she is now free of that. She loves to dance and the last years she had difficulty walking...so at the moment i see her dancing. She is in a sunny bright meadow, surrounded by butterflies, bubbles and dandelion fluff floating on gentle breezes...and she is dancing, she is laughing, she is happy and free of the burdens her health had created.

Times like this are the absolute epitome of bittersweet.

I need to try to rest. I'm having a hard time with that since I've been calling the hospital every few hours, day and night, for the last weeks. I keep reaching for the phone to check on her.

Darling, I love you and I miss you.

Dance, Laugh, Rejoice!

MIA Again.....

2011-05-27T08:10:00.001-05:00

I thought I would repost this here for the people I'm missing via my Yahoo! Groups. I know I have SO many readers here...but it's worth a shot...an maybe it still reaches some of my FB peeps too.

I would love to say that my MIA time has been fun. But, it hasn't.

I cannot believe that it's been almost a week now since I even got near my computer.

Last weekend my pain level went way up and my ability to walk went way down.

I've spent the last week with my foot up debating if gnawing it off would hurt less.

I've decided that I want to keep the ankle...trusting that the pain will eventually improve.

I'm doing better in the Hyperbaric Chamber and the Tech is enjoying our movie collection. I've been bringing mostly action movies to keep me distracted. They're not necessarily my favorite types of films but they are good for keeping me distracted.

"Watch the Movie, Watch the Movie, Watch the Movie" is still my mantra in the tube (I think it's like the glass coffin from Sleeping Beauty.

I've attached a picture of the Chamber (this one looks the most like what I'm in).

I still think it's a bit ironic that I used to work for a company that makes chambers and now I'm in one. I think I prefer the roomier chambers that my former employer made. Here is a link to their site (if anybody wants to see). One of the worst jobs I ever had. I still have periodic nightmares about the guy who runs the company. They made great chambers but the boss' people skills left something to be desired.

Anywho... I have not fallen off the face of the planet. Just been unable to brave the discomfort to sit down at the computer, knowing I have stuff to do, and precious people to spend time with....but...

Please forgive.

Blog Hoppers!

2011-05-18T01:08:00.000-05:00

I am going to try to upload previews of what Cookie items I have available to help you be able to be specific about what you want within what I have available.
I will post the link when I manage to get that finished.

My First Attempt....

2011-05-15T19:13:00.000-05:00

Well, kept looking at various people's blinkies and tried and tried to figure out what they had done.

Just winging it all on my own here is my rudimentary 1st Attempt:

However a wonderful person [am I allowed to say your name?] contacted me and is helping me out with encouraging words and tut links!

I promise my next attempt will be better!

Desperately ISO [In Search Of]

2011-05-14T11:16:00.000-05:00

I am DESPERATELY ISO a tut for how to make the type of blinkie/banner over there to the right for the blog hop.
I have been searching for about a week now and, although everybody seems to have one of these fabulous things, nobody seems to have written a tut for it. At least not that I can find.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I cannot afford to hire it done so I need to learn how to do it myself.

Blue Fae Cookie by Pixie - FREEBIE

2011-05-02T15:02:00.002-05:00

Back again with a new Cookie for you! This is "Blue Fae" made by my Pretty Pixie! She wants to offer this little darlin' as a Freebie for you (we all love the Freebies!).

Just right click and save her to your computer. Enjoy! Have Fun!

If you download please leave some love for my Pixie in the form of a comment so she will know how many people downloaded her Cookie Fairy.

Thanks Bunches!!!

If you make anything with her we would love to see it!

We hope you have a GREAT Day!

Huggles,

Faerie and Pixie

Blue Fae Cooke by PHP - TOU

Thank you for downloading my Cookie!
Peace and Love,
Pixie
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Terms of Use:
You may use my Cookie freely, however, please do not claim her as your own creation.
I have not just time and effort invested in my little gem, but also money.
I purchased the pieces used to make her.
I am not asking for money for my Cookie, only that you do not claim her as your own, that you do not share her without credits or use her without credit back to me and Mom.
Blog: http://faerieheart.blogspot.com/

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Credits:
Cookie by Regina LaGrone
Lady Littlefox Designs
Copyright 2009 - All Rights reserved

ElfQueen Hair Cookie Mix & Match Hair Refits
Mesh and Textures by Regina LaGrone
Lady Littlefox Designs
Copyright 2009 - All Rights reserved

CherryBlossom for Cookie
by Regina LaGrone
Lady Littlefox Designs
Copyright 2009 - All Rights reserved

Blossoms & Bugs by Sarsa
Contact info: sarsa@sarsabess.com
This Product requires the previous purchase of Cookie and Cherry Blossom by LadyLittlefox

These items are Licensed through Runtimedna, Inc.
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Additional Content may be purchased/obtained through RDNA

All items were assembled, manipluated and rendered with the Free Version of DAZ 3D.
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Additional Content may be purchased/obtained through DAZ 3D Forums

Additional Content may be purchased/obtained through Renderosity
http://www.renderosity.com/index.php

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If I missed any credit, link or any other pertinent information please let me know,
I am new to both making cookies and writing credits. I will gladly correct, upload
and contact the people whom I know have used items.

Karmac Payment Plan:
I do for you today, you do for another tomorrow ... the "pay it forward" plan.

The PSP Blog Hop

2011-05-01T12:46:00.004-05:00

Looks like I'm behind again!

So what else is new?

LOL

Let's get hopping folks!
I've hit the 18 on the list above us...
Everybody is AMAZING!
(Except for facebook who hates me right now...)
Can't wait to see who is next on the list!!!

Welcome one and all to the 1st Annual PSP Community Blog Hop! We are so excited to have you all here and even more excited to be offering up the magnitude of prizes for each of you to win! We cannot begin to tell you how amazing this event has turned out to be – and its only going to get even better today!

Cookies by Faerie & Pixie - FREEBIE

2011-05-01T12:35:00.005-05:00

WooHoo! I just love the Cookies! How about you?!?

Here is a freebie for you, my Rainbow Eyes Cookie. Just right click and save the PNG to your computer.

There will be more Freebies coming!

Rainbow Eyes Cookie by FHP

Thank you for downloading my Cookie!
I'm thrilled, really I am!
Sparkly Faery Hugs,
Faerie

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Terms of Use:
You may use my Cookie freely, however, please do not claim her as your own creation.
I have not just time and effort invested in my little gem, but also money.
I purchased the pieces used to make her.
I am not asking for money for my Cookie, only that you do not claim her as your own,
that you do not share or use her without credit back to me.
Email: Faerieheart@runbox.com
Blog: http://faerieheart.blogspot.com/

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Credits:
Cookie by Regina LaGrone
Lady Littlefox Designs
Copyright 2009 - All Rights reserved

ElfQueen Hair Cookie Mix & Match Hair Refits
Mesh and Textures by Regina LaGrone
Lady Littlefox Designs
Copyright 2009 - All Rights reserved

Gothic Gown for Cookie
by Regina LaGrone
Lady Littlefox Designs
Copyright 2009 - All Rights reserved

Whisp for Goth Gown (Required Gothic Gown for Cookie)
Whisp - Copyright January 1 2009 by trumarcar
http://trumarcar.francemi.net/cookiechip_tc.htm

These items are Licensed through Runtimedna, Inc.
http://www.runtimedna.com/home.php
Additional Content may be purchased/obtained through RDNA

All items were assembled, manipluated and rendered with the Free Version of DAZ 3D.
http://www.daz3d.com/
Additional Content may be purchased/obtained through DAZ 3D and the DAZ 3D Forums

Additional Content may be purchased/obtained through Renderosity
http://www.renderosity.com/index.php

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If I missed any credit, link or any other pertinent information please let me know,
I am new to both making cookies and writing credits. I will gladly correct, upload
and contact the people whom I know have purchased items.

Lastly, thank you so much for stopping by!
I adore that too!

WooHoo!
Now...don't just sit there....go to the Links!!!

Karmac Payment Plan:
I do for you today, you do for another tomorrow ... the "pay it forward" plan.

Five Question Friday

2011-03-04T22:04:00.000-06:00

1. Have you ever forgotten your child in a store or at school?

Ummmm...gawd this is humiliating... okay there was this one time when I had a horrible migraine headache. I took two of my migraine pills and laid down to try to sleep off the headache. Next thing I know the phone is ringing. I fling myself up look at the clock [OMG I am SO LATE to pick up my girl and I'm trying to clear my head] but then that horrible noise again...bloody phone...
Hello? there is some child on the phone looking for it's mother (in my defense I had never spoken to my child on the telephone before)...Where are you? I ask this mystery child. At school is the response. Is there anybody there with you, a grown up? Yes. (I'm getting a little frustrated, I'm trying to help some mystery child on the telephone when I need to get to my own child's school and pick her up!). Okay, then Teacher will help you find your mommy, okay. Bye.
Grab my purse and my shoes and head for the door... there's that phone again...
Again Mystery Child is on the phone!!! [My head is starting to clear finally] Who are you looking for sweetheart? Mom I am sure your mommy will be there soon. Mommy? I am sorry, I don't know where your mommy is, but I need to go now, ask the teacher for help okay? You are my mommy! OMG I was mortified!

2. Where did you go on your very first date? (Like...first first, not first with your spouse or current significant other!)

Out to dinner at a restaurant that I cannot even remember the name of.

3. What's your "silly" fear? (We're not talking water and heights.)

Silly Fear? Clowns are silly right? Does that make Clowns a silly fear?

4. Confrontation: do you cause it, deal with is as it comes, or run far far away?

Sometimes I cause it, sometimes I am blindsided by it, I would prefer to avoid it entirely, but I do deal with it as it comes. The problem is getting other people to deal with it instead of just walking away in a tiff.

5. Wood floors or carpet?

CARPET! I abhor wood floors. TOO MUCH WORK. I would rather run a vacuum than mop, strip the wax, re-wax the floor and dry mop it every day until I get to re-do the floors again! UGH!

Adventures in Dentures

2011-01-31T14:12:00.000-06:00

Believe it or not, I'm actually trying to make something in PSP. However, I thought I should go ahead and post today's entry for my Adventures in Dentures as I am now calling it. Pixie thought it was the name of something "real". It is real I thought and said nope just what's going on for mom!

This morning went to the regular dentist to have the dentures checked and adjusted a bit. Learned how to take them out and to put them back in. Why is it that everything is always easy when the expert who can help you is standing right there? So off I went through my day confident that this evening I would be able to pop those suckers out, clean them and pop them back in no problem... WHAT was I thinking?!?!

On a side note, the Dentist and his staff were all amazed at how well I was doing. I am functioning, speaking reasonably well and not the quivering mass of jello that I expected myself to be. DH was talking to the Tech, they agreed that one of the possible explanations is simply that the pain I was living with prior to the extractions was so much worse than the pain from the extractions and the dentures themselves. The result being that the extraction recovery is not so bad for me. Fingers crossed that it keeps going that way. I'm having more and more bad bouts as time goes on. But...more of that to come.

So there I stand in the bathroom with my little denture bath and my denture brush and my fizzy tablet thingie realizing that I have absolutely NO IDEA what to do with all of this stuff. I gather up all my mouth rinsing stuff and stand there perplexed.

Did you know that there really is not a lot of information out on the internet about the little things regarding denture care? Proper use of the denture brush for example. Or do the dentures go into the bath with the teeth up (and therefor away) from direct contact with the fizzy tablet fizz or teeth down putting the underside (that part that goes against your gums and where all the protective soft stuff is at the moment...the stuff I don't want to "fizz away") further away from the fizzing? SIGH Or how about does one need both denture paste 9the denture version of toothpaste) AND the fizzy things or just one or the other?

So anyway, there I am poised at the sink with my 4 different kinds of post surgical mouth rinses, my denture bath prepared and ready (thanks to help from my daughter reading the directions for me...I had read them already myself, several times, but kept forgetting what it said. Now to pull the teeth out of the mouth. Just like I did at the dentist's office.

Ready, set, Dang teeth are slippery when they're wet from saliva! Not easy little buggers to grab a hold of! Need to rock the uppers forward a tiny bit like a hings toward the front of the mouth to get them out. Now exactly how am I supposed to achieve this feat? I eventually figured out that if I used my tongue to help I could break the suction and get them out! Rinse well and place into the denture bath!

Now for the partials on the lower... Simply push up, gently, on the part of the appliance on the side behind my canine teeth. Pushing up gently, and little less gently...they're not moving! I'm starting to panic! (Really ridiculous things are flashing through my mind now - What if I can NEVER get them out!?!? This is going to be very bad for the healing!) Calm down, take several deep cleansing breaths (do NOT look in the mirror, I look SO STRANGE all swollen and with no upper teeth!). Try again, and again, okay this is getting PAINFUL! After several more attempts I finally manage to get them out, rinsed and into the bath. Now remember you still have teeth on the bottom jaw so don't let the remaining teeth tear into the gums up top. SO much to remember!

WOOHOO! Add my warm water to the bath to cover the teeth and watch it start to fizz. Now onto my mouth rinses at about 30 seconds each. Ewww, when I allow the stuff to dribble out of my mouth I find that stitches have come out! NO!!!! I just got those stitches yesterday...well, maybe they are not stitched, maybe they're little bits of cotton from the procedure the day before. About three little clumps of cotton. Probably, I assume, I pulled them out with all the failed attempts to get the blasted teeth out. Oh NO! Well, go on with what I'm doing. It's after 10P and nothing can be done about it right now. The important thing at this moment is to do all my rinses and clean my teeth and get them back in my mouth. Especially important for my big plastic bandages to get back in there if I've ripped out stitches!!! The teeth are to soak for about 15 minutes. My timer went off before I finished with all of my rinses. I did a LOT of warm saltwater rinses! LOL

My Pixie comes in and very gently asks if I have my teeth out. I nod and lisp that my teeth are out (extremely difficult to say without teeth BTW). My wonderful child looks at me with eyes filled with curiosity and asks "So, do you look like a warthog?" I attempted to smile, I have no idea if it worked or not...probably pretty gruesome in all reality (my appearance trying to smile...nodded and asked if she wanted to see Mommy Warthog. She did. So I jutted out my lower jaw and showed my little warthog teeth. She smiled, thanked me for showing her, gave me a kiss on the shoulder and stroked my back saying "poor mommy". She knew I was hurting.

So now we "brush our teeth" and rinse, rinse, rinse them. Now we pop them back into our mouth. Hinge maneuver in reverse for the upper, ouch! Sore spot on the gum! But they're in! Now for the lower. Okay, line them up so that the remaining natural teeth are in the gaps and press down, and a little toward he back of my mouth, and they will go right into place. MAJOR OUCH! Man this hurts! I must be really swollen. They simply refuse to stop hurting (the ouch on the uppers has stopped hours ago and the lowers show NO sigh of stopping. Try to rest!!!

Pixie went to bed hours earlier (right after the Mommy Warthog thing) and she's been trying to cough up something off and on for hours...okay days...but that's neither here nor there. Off she goes into another violent coughing fit. This one so protracted that now she's retching. THAT'S IT! We're going to the ER, I cannot take anymore of this. So she and I (along with my icepack for my face) head off to the ER. She's fine BTW! We're doing everything right for her. However,while we are endlessly waiting for the XRay tech, and my icepack has given up it's last bit of cold...anyway I'm sitting there feeling every point of pain and it dawns on me that the appliance was not uncomfortable before I took it out. I must have put it in wrong. OH Just Peachy! NOW I want out of the ER more than usual. I want to, No NEED to get home to try to fix this situation.

We finally roll home a little after 5 a.m. and I'm back in trying to wrestle the lower teeth out of my mouth again. Finally get them out. Put them in water, get a new ice Pack as I am now so swollen I'm looking like I did right after the surgery again. Let the cold work it's miracles for about a half an hour and try again with the partial. I set in in there and, gently, push down and get it firmly back into the same position I had it in all night. DRAT! So I start feeling around in there and cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it the rest of the way down. However my investigations continued along with attempts with different pressures in different spots around the mouth (always along the sides of the partial) then it shifted, ever so slightly and there was a SNAP sound along with searing pain. Somehow ever the mayday alarms going off in my head because of the pain that little voice of reason says "that cannot be a good sound". So I, very gently, start feeling around in my mouth, expecting to find a broken appliance. But there was no broken denture...then my mind offered up my dental visit earlier that day and Doc saying that the lower will "SNAP" into place. Ohhhhhhhhhhh!

Now the teeth are in, both properly this time, and the pain dies down significantly!

and now...I must rest. I will continue my saga another time.

Completely Out of Left Field

2011-01-26T23:56:00.001-06:00

I picked up a new pair of jeans the other day (they have sparkles on the pockets!) and four new casual tops. I think, on some level, I was so excited about my new teeth, and looking forward to not feeling like the poster child for backwoods lack of dental health...well so I got myself some new things to wear.

The teeth, BTW, DO look pretty...they need an adjustment here and there and also much getting used to, but I think they look wonderful. Like my teeth even, only not all icky!

I'm Hanging On

2011-01-26T23:44:00.000-06:00

I'm about to kill somebody if I don't get a smoke...I'm counting the hours. Doc said at least 24 hours at least until after my follow up with my regular dentist tomorrow @ 11:30. I am trying everything I can think of to distract myself. I've already thanked DH for moving my cigarettes, I cannot count the number of times I would have lit up by now if they had been in their normal spot.

As far as today's oral surgery goes...18/19 teeth down, full upper and partial lower in. Obviously the more the numb goes away the more I become aware of the discomfort, the places that dig and rub and that both bloody jaws just blasted hurt...can't imagine why.

DH is floored saying that I've been doing things, putting away laundry, putting dishes in the dishwasher, little things like that...pacing because I want a cigarette so badly, trying to drink and eat, and to wrap my brain and my tongue around the new additions... He's saying that when he had his wisdom teeth pulled he was out for a couple-a-few days and obviously expected such from me. Well, SO DID I. I do NOT feel like I'm doing well or much at all.

I WANT to curl up and hide, I want to sleep until all the pain is gone and all the adjustments are made to the dentures (neat trick that would be eh?), I want to be able to speak clearly, to eat anything without playing at being a trained seal with a sardine (chin up to allow said food to slide down my throat, the same way I had to start with the water earlier today...taking meds has been a "delight").

Unfortunately, my daughter is still sick, my husband is still sick, our laundry still needs to be done, I need to pull myself together as quickly as possible, at least get to that point where i can fake it well enough to fool most of the people most of the time... What am I supposed to do? The kitchen will not clean itself, the laundry doesn't wash or fold itself...all the things that have been falling behind because of my teeth or fighting off this stupid "creeping crud 2011". Please do NOT get my wrong. Our home is a disaster. I've not had it well maintained in more years than I care to admit to. I have considered hiring an organization expert to help me out (...which really upsets me because organization IS MY THING!) I've thought about hiring a maid service to help me whip this place into shape so I can do the regular maintenance myself...do they do that sort of thing? We will ignore that we do NOT have that kind of money...I just DO have that level of frustration and desperation.

So ANYWAY...maintaining this level of chaos is not as easy as it seems either...which is evidenced by what happens every time I give in to whatever the matter may be, pain, illness, appointments, shopping...or that little Home-Schooling thing...

I think I've lost track of where I was going here....

TL:DR

And I'm not scrolling back up to see it either.

I AM hanging on...and hopefully tomorrow will be better...I'm going to try for sleep to eat up some of those non-smoking hours...

DH pampered me today, he finished making the tea I started, went out and got me pudding and yogurt and ice cream (all stuff they told me to eat at the surgeon's today) and I joked when he was on his way out to the store that cheesecake would fall into that soft smooth food category...He brought me home a cheesecake!!! OMGoodness! He made me mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner and scooped me up ice cream to help with the pain and for something easier to get down...even ice cream is tough when you're playing the trained seal.

Fun, Fun, Fun...NOT

2011-01-25T23:54:00.001-06:00

My poor Pixie is very sick. Poor darlin' is coughing until she actually makes herself "sick". Her fever broke a few days ago but the rest of her symptoms are pretty much the same. She's had this for about a week now. Her highest temp was 102.6. She's got a lowgrade fever now, rarely breaking 100. She seems to do much better in the morning but by about 3 pm she starts coughing and not much we do seems to help. She's finally sleeping peacefully now. I haven't heard a cough in 5 or 10 minutes. YAY!

Me...I am currently terrified about tomorrow's surgery to remove my teeth. Well, I'm more terrified about the recovery...and the pain.

I am excited for my new "store bought teeth". I cannot wait to smile again. I've been so self-conscious about my teeth for so long I think sometimes that I have forgotten how to smile. And laughing...again that has been right out. I've been so embarrassed that I don't even really smile or laugh at home. I don't even want the people who love me to see me this way...don't want them to remember me this way.

That's the first thing I'm excited about with the teeth. That emotional part has been going on longer than the next part...

I am so excited about the prospect of not having the physical pain. The inability to eat. The inability to sleep. Sometimes having to prop myself up to sleep because the blood pressure change when I lay down normally causes the jaw pain to shoot up into my skull. The vise grip that attaches itself to my jaws from time to time...twisting, crushing pain that feels as if it is going to shatter the jaw...and the feeling that if the jaw did finally give way under the pressure that it would finally hurt LESS.

Amist the excitement is also a fair bit of fear...because of the bone density meds that I've been taking all these years (since the hysterectomy)...but that will have to wait for another day.

I must try to get some rest...I have a bit more laundry to fold...I'm saying to heck with the kitchen at this point...they will have to deal with it being a mess a bit longer...

Hopefully back up and running by Friday (?). Fingers Crossed.

That being said...

2011-01-19T17:43:00.000-06:00

I do hope to have something new for you (IncrediMail & Tag wise not "Pity Party Over Here" wise).
Actually...do have one new one that I need to still do tags for...

And then on to my next masterpiece! ROFL!!!!

My Blog Is Driving Me CRAZY!

2011-01-19T17:38:00.000-06:00

I cannot add things...the search is no longer saying that I am not permitted to search my own blog...but my searches come up with nothing even though I KNOW there are posts containing that information.
That DOES IT!
I am learning how to do this HTML CSS XHTML garbage if it KILLS ME!
I am done with being helpless!!!!!

Confused about this Wordless Wednesday Thing?!?!? YES!!!

2010-12-22T21:57:00.001-06:00

Christmas Past

Okay, so it doesn't really make me a bad person...does it?

2010-09-19T23:48:00.000-05:00

Okay...so a few days ago hubby was on me about something-or-other (I honestly do not remember what about at this point) and I was listening to him going off and I had to stifle a full out laugh. I'm hoping to everything sacred and holy that I was able to mask it with a cough. Then when he was saying that he was really upset about this (whatever the bickering was about) I am 100% sure I couldn't manage to keep the grin off my face or out of my voice when all I could say was "Yes, I can see that." OMGosh, I thought I was going to fall on the floor from the effort of not laughing out loud.

Long Slow Deep Cleansing Breath

2010-09-16T00:31:00.002-05:00

Yep...CRY it is!

Some Days You Just Want To SCREAM!

2010-09-13T17:46:00.000-05:00

I don't know if it's days...right now it feels like weeks, months...maybe even years...
Heck, at this point I don't know if I want to scream or just cry.

Yay! Followers!

2010-09-07T15:25:00.000-05:00

OMGosh! Followers! And they're not me!
Thank You One and All!

Unable to think of a title

2010-09-06T22:48:00.000-05:00

I've been musing to myself, I do that a lot...that and talking to myself, which I also do a lot of...and my musing brought me to wondering... OMGosh...I sound like a specific (unnamed here) chubby little cubbie all stuffed with fluff!
Anyway...what my ponderings have brought me to is how did I ever get here from there? One day you're 25 and on top of the world with nothing but the future ahead and the next you're 50 and wondering "What the heck happened?".
So...I'm back to what I've been saying for years... "Why am I in this hand-basket and where are we going"

Long Time No See!

2010-09-05T02:08:00.002-05:00

Or perhaps "Long Time No Blog!"
It's been crazy and hard this last year or so. I cannot even begin to explain all that is going on or that has been going on.
However, that being said, I hope to get anybody who may be watching caught up in the near future. It's not going to be tonight though. I should have been in bed hours ago...but I just HAD to make a post here...don't even know why.
Sparkly Faery Hugs to You!

New Twilight

2009-04-19T23:18:00.002-05:00

Here is the latest.

You should be able to click the preview to download the letter.

And here is the tag. If you want one you should be able to click mine to request.

Tags Uploaded - Edward & Bella My Heart

2009-04-14T21:34:00.003-05:00

Tags for the new Twilight set have been uploaded to my Fotki.

If you click on my tag above you should be taken to the Always List Folder.

These tags are found in the "My Heart" folder.

If you need the Password to the always list folder please let me know.

PayPal Fee Calculator

2009-04-14T21:27:00.004-05:00

I found this handy little site today.

It allows you to calculate how much you need to send in order to have the recipient get the full amount you want to send to them.

PayPal assesses a fee to the recipient which is deducted from what you send to them.

http://www.rolbe.com/paypal.htm

Never again will you have to try to work it out with PayPal's convoluted explanations of the fee structures.

I do hope this helps you too.

Huggles,
Faerie

New - Edward and Bella My Heart

2009-04-12T21:29:00.006-05:00

So here is my very first Twilight inspired stationary.

It's animated which you can see in the tag but not in the stationary preview.

I did this one from a translated tut. I think I missed a couple of steps, but not much I can do.

Also some of the words didn't translate properly so I had to guess what they were trying to say.

Lastly I added several more frames to the animation to make the swing of the heart look more smooth.

You should be able to click on the preview to download the stationary.

And here is the matching tag.

If you want a tag you should be able to click mine to request.

Tags for the always list should be done tomorrow.

Huggles,

Faerie

It Finally Happened!

2009-03-23T22:04:00.007-05:00

Today after Physical Therapy I decided to get Pixie an Easter Dress, shoes, etc. for a portrait for the Grandmothers.

Well she picked out a lovely little blue and green flowered dress (the flowers on a field of white) with little iridescent sequins scattered among the flowers (so sweet and pretty) and I picked out a little light weight sweater with an open weave, she really liked it so decided to take it too...which also had the sequins (what a stroke of luck), a pretty blue butterfly necklace and off to the shoe department to find shoes to go with her ensemble.

After many different shoes she finally settled on a pair she liked (darling blue and green plaid semi sneakers with elastic where the laces should be, they match the dress PERFECTLY) and the sales guy said it was a BOGO deal, second pair only $1.00. So several more attempts to find shoes she liked, finally a cute pair of deck shoes/top siders (?).

Ensemble in hand off we go to the cash register...

That was when IT happened.

The fellow who had helped with the shoes was ringing up the sale and when I said "ouch" to the total he smiled and said "Grandbabies can be expensive." I nodded and agreed. Wondering what that had to do with the price of tea in China. Then he looks me square in the eye and says "She's your Granddaughter, right?".

No Sir, she is my daughter.

He quickly changed the subject, asking her how old she is and commenting on her "Rapunzel" length hair... but still the sting lingers...

GRANDDAUGHTER!!!!

OMG!

Blushing, Forgotten Thanks & Gratitude

2009-03-10T14:33:00.003-05:00

I forgot to add my gratitude to Miki (Microferk Designs) for allowing us to use her beautiful Lilla Kit for the design of my blog makeover. The kit is available from her Scrapbook Elements store.

YAY! My Blog IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

2009-03-07T02:49:00.003-06:00

YAY! My Blog is BEAUTIFUL!

My gratitude and tons of Huggles to Kimmi for the wonderful gift!

My admiration, gratitude and tons more Huggles to Pamela (The Posh Box) for doing SUCH an amazing job, and for being supremely patient with my ups and downs!

I'm happy dancing all over the place!!!

New Blog Design

2009-02-27T11:43:00.001-06:00

Testing new blog design, siggie and quotes:

Tarter Sauce!

4Shared File Sharing Issue - The Fix!

2009-02-15T17:53:00.006-06:00

Eearlier this year a dear friend of mine pointed out a little glitch in the 4Shared process.

This little check box appeard that allowed one to add the contet of the file they were viewing to their own 4Shared.

http://tbkdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/01/potential-problems-with-4shared.html

I was tinkering in my 4Shared the other day and found the FIX for that problem.

All you need to do is go to "My Account"

"Settings"

Make sure the little box next to:

"Allow others to add my files to their accounts."

is NOT checked.

Now you're good to go!

I hope that helps!

Huggles,

Faerie

New Stationary - Lollipop

2009-02-15T00:57:00.008-06:00

Here is my letter for today. I'm using the wonderful art work of Elias Chatsoudis available at MPT.

I'm also using the fabulous scraps of MzPimptress Designs - her links are in my blog lists.

Here is a preview of the letter:

You can download the IMF for this Incredimail Letter by clicking on the preview.

The letter looks MUCH better in person than in this preview.

I'm am still trying to finalize how I am going to be doing the tags, so those will be available at a later date.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Huggles,

My Valentine's Day Story - Flashback and all!

2009-02-14T23:33:00.002-06:00

Okay, so this morning when I get up hubby walks into the room with a bunch of daises (artificial thank goodness) and a sheepish grin on his face.

[insert flash back squiggles here]

Back in the early 90's before DH and I got together he worked on a BBS. That BBS was one of the several places I played "Legend of the Red Dragon" (LORD). Many days a week I would log on to go campaigning and get a pop up saying that I had been killed during the night. Somebody had broken into my room, a battle ensued and I had died.

What a way to start the day! So I would, inevitably, go see who had been rude enough to killed me as I slept... Well there was a battle so I guess I woke up!

Anytime it had been the man I am now married to who had done the deed of removing me from the earthly plane there was always a little note.

"I was just trying to bring you some daises."

[insert flash forward squiggles here]

So this morning. seeing that man-o-mine standing there, looking sheepish with his hand outstretched clutching a bunch of daises I was compelled to say...

"You broke into my room and KILLED ME again!"

We both giggled and it was a lovely moment, lots of hugs and kisses!

Huggles,

Save the Devils - Amanda Fontaine

2009-02-14T01:19:00.003-06:00

Please help save the Tasmanian Devils!

You can get more information at Amanda Fontaine's blog:

She is selling a charity scrap kit for the devils and has a donate button if you don't use scraps but still want to send something for the devils!

Thanks!!!

Faerie

In Houour of Jules

2009-02-09T11:31:00.003-06:00

This beautiful tribute was made by Kelly.

The 7th of February 2009 around 2:00 p.m. the heavens got a bright new star.

And we lost a wonderful and beautiful woman.

In spite of all her struggles in this life she managed to touch so many other peoples hearts and lives.
I, like so very many, cannot seem to stop crying when I realize I will never see her in my inbox again.

For her I am happy, she is at peace, free of pain and once again with her son.
For us, I am sad...we have lost someone special who enriched our lives and our hearts.

Arantza - You Are In My Prayers

2009-02-07T03:34:00.007-06:00

I wish we never needed this, but since we do....

Here is the other version of the Arantza letter with the header changed to:

"You Are In My Prayers"

Newish Arantza - 3 Shades

2009-02-07T03:03:00.009-06:00

Here is the tag:

and...

Here is the letter in it's three shades:

Click Here for Side Border Only Version

Click Here for the Side Border Only Version

To Heck With It!

2009-02-03T17:56:00.001-06:00

Not really doing much of anything today.
Gave up on errands.
Dishes still waiting to be done...everything still waiting to be done.
Only managed a little scrambling for a friend.
Going to lay down and put a pillow over my head now.
I hope to be back later.

So Much for a Better Day!

2009-02-03T13:38:00.001-06:00

I opened my eyes this morning only to discover that the majority of my field of vision has been taken over by the visual disturbances to graciously given up by my migraines.

That is getting better bit by bit, but the headache and the nausea are getting worse bit by bit.

I'm putting my plans for today on hold, except for errands that absolutely must be done.

SIGH

Where does the time go?

2009-02-03T02:33:00.001-06:00

February already. Where did January go? I think I blinked.

I've gotten a referral to go to an Urgent Care clinic off base. That only took a week. So now I get to try to make an appointment there.
Fun, fun, fun.

Still no response from the Witness/Victim place. I've left two messages so far. I think I need to make it part of my daily routine to call until I get some sort of response.

Hubby is nearly done with his last class for his degree. WooHoo! And he's taking a week of leave. Should be fun.

I've been trying to take it easy as I seem to have run myself into the ground. I've been reading a little bit (Twilight). Got two chapters in tonite.

I've tried to journal a little, hopefully that will help too.

I've just walked out of the kitchen, dinner dishes not done. I'm just too wrung out to deal with them today. I will hassle it in the morning. GAWD I hate doing it that way. I feel so defeated when I get up to a messy kitchen. UGH. But, if I do it now I can kiss any hope of sleep goodby.

So I'm off to wrap my ankle in it's nightly ice pack and pray for sleep.

Tuesday will be better. Won't it?

Learning All The Time!

2009-01-30T02:38:00.001-06:00

Figured out how to get my PNG's to show up properly and to get my Animated GIF's to show up as well.
WooHoo!

OMG - Wretched, Horrible Little Monsters!

2009-01-20T05:52:00.002-06:00

So it's been one of those drudgery days. Fighting those little battles everybody faces every day. Trying to keep the house tidy, all those rotten niggling little chores we never really want to do and only do because we need to.

I'm finally calming down after having my daughter tell me that Z needs my phone number because I'm watching her tomorrow. I call Z's dad an find out that I am indeed watching her tomorrow. I asked, AGAIN, if he could give me more notice in future. This really torque's my chain because the last time I watched her I found out about it when she knocked on my door, barged in my house and TOLD me "My dad said for me to come here, he's going to be late tonight." (Hmmm, should her dad have told ME? Poor girl is a latch key kid. So what am I to do? I can't punish her because her dad hasn't got any sense. So anyway I'm just getting my feathers unruffled from that and decide that I need some ME time at the computer.

At some point DH says he's heading out to the grocery store and I try to call Pixie to see if she wants anything not on the list. Phone call drops straight into voice mail. GRRRR! Her battery is dead. Hobble out there track her down and get her to come back to the house so we can plug in her phone. AND do the hand off between her phone to going back to the walkie talkies for now.

So the girl is playing, the hubby is out getting groceries, IncrediMail just flipped out on me so I was waiting for a download to finish so I could restart and then prepare to tilt at windmills (aka: try to get my computer to play nice with me)...

The walkie talkie crackles to life, I hear static, wind, what sounds like crying, screaming and I'm on my feet trying to make out the words as I'm heading for the back door. I think I hear "hurting" "friend" and "Help". I'm trotting the length of the house now asking her "say again, you're breaking up". I'm at the gate when she speaks again. crackle, snap, static "they're hurting" swoosh, static "my" crackle, feedback, crackle "HELP" as I'm opening the back gate looking out to see which way to run. I spy Pixie at the base of a tree with another playmate as I'm heading for the road I continue my scan further afield in the field and see a clutch of boys bent over something on the ground. I boom "HEY!!!" in my megaphone voice in their direction. A bunch of heads pop up to see where the voice of God is coming from "KNOCK IT OFF!!!" I bellow as I cross the road (not trotting now as I see my girl is safe, as are all the other children I can see). Suddenly boys jump up and start running fast an furious scattering to the winds, one or two have not yet made it to their feet. I see the girl on the ground. "LET GO OF HER, GET AWAY FROM HER!" Now I AM running, dodging around the bike cop as I'm barreling into the field [bike cop continues going the other way). "YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT GIRL!" I roared. The rest of the boys scatter. I see little girl sobbing, stagger to her feet, clutching the back of her head, and coughing. I reached her (it seemed to take forever) and ask if she's okay and what happened. That tear stained little face looked up and me and said "They pushed me down, they were choking me." I scoop her up in my arms, Pixie and the other girls are coming up now. Pixie run and get my phone. I've never seen my baby run that fast in her life. I've got swarms of kids now telling me "I didn't do nuthing", and all trying to tell me what happened all at once. Pixie is back with the phone as I'm trying to get the girl away from the crowd, shield her from the wind which was bitter cold. I'm holding and rocking her and dialing the phone to call Security Forces.

After giving as much information as I can to the dispatch I ask the girl to show me where she lives, because now the police / security forces are on the way and they need to talk to her, but I gave them my address so she needs to go back with me. We collect up the mom and and now have a huge parade of kids, sobbing girls trying to say what happened, boys trying to tell who did what and which way they went.... What a Mess!

The cops show up, the ambulance shows up (stabbing? the driver calls out..No, no blood here I called back as Security Forces tell them where they need to go. He comes back and tells me there is a domestic incident up the street with a stabbing victim - OMG Is there something in the air today????? Another ambulance shows up as we're determining which additional children have been hurt. Another girl was hit with a stick by one of the boys who had fled, and a very young boy (5 or 6?) had been punched by these little thugs. The 6 year old was trying to help his cousin, the girl being choked. My daughter and two other girls had also been menaced by two boys wielding chair legs as weapons one of which contained nails poking out of it. I hear one of the other boys telling the officer that one of the boys involved in the assault was just seen leaving the area in a vehicle driven by his mother! The boys who did this are 10 or 11ish.

Get everybody into my house so the victims can be assessed by the Paramedics and the police can start getting statements and giving instructions.

DANG! TOO MUCH CHAOS.

So finally all of the victims are loaded into the ambulance and taken to the ER, and all of the witnesses load into their vehicles and head off to the Cop Shop to make their "official" statements.

Pixie and I got home 8ish. Had a quick dinner, cleaned up Pixies room enough to get an air mattress in there for Z and then get her bed made up. Get back out to the Living Room see that it's 10 and tell the girls to get ready for bed and then GO to bed.

Then I turn my attention to the kitchen which hubby destroyed preparing dinner...Got that cleaned up. Realized I had never rebooted my computer...come over here, run my clean up and a defrag and then reboot.

Tell this story and now I'm ready to fall out. I've discovered that adrenalin is an amazing chemical. I sprinted up and down uneven ground and inclines. Walked (in my PJ's how embarrassing) completely to the other side of the housing area and back with this little girl. And I didn't even notice my ankle until about half way through the police report at the station.

I'm noticing it now though!

The irony of this story is that I had just yesterday told DH we needed to take some sort of action on this group of thug-lets as they've been harassing our daughter and several other kids in the neighborhood. Threatening them with "gonna get you", "something bad is gonna happen", etc, etc... all vague enough to be the kind of thing the Security Forces would just blow off.

Tuns out they had actually threatened death. Found that out after we had gotten home from the Cop Shop.

Deck the Gorjuss Halls © Suzanne Woolcott / gorjuss

2009-01-12T16:13:00.003-06:00

And the side border only version

Yay! I think I'm getting the hang of this!

Huggles,

Faerie

Bunny Betty Bows © Olivia / Bettie Paige

2009-01-12T15:43:00.002-06:00

Okay, here's this one!

And the Side Border Version

I promise that I will do both versions of a stat at the same time in future.

Sorry if you got double posts for each one...

My poor devoted fans!

ROFL!

IMFs for my letters

2009-01-12T14:03:00.001-06:00

Yay! I will be getting my IMFs up a little at a time.
And maybe one day I can do as well as Kimmi and get both the tag and the letter in there!
Both Visable!

Angelic Eloquence © Abranda Sisson imf

2009-01-12T13:59:00.002-06:00

Need to make the previews bigger?
But hey, it's a start!

Thanks Again Kimmi!!!

YAY! I figured out the IMF Link Thing!

2009-01-12T13:25:00.002-06:00

In the immortal words of London Tipton YAY ME!
I got the imf link figured out!
Thank You Kimmi for all your patience and assistance!

Testing - Preview & Link

2009-01-11T17:26:00.003-06:00

This is my "gorguss winter" set.

The letters are animated just like the tag.

I'm hoping this will work....maybe, kinda...sorta?

It's a start. LOL

And here is the side border version:

On the edge...

2009-01-03T00:02:00.001-06:00

Last night my Pixie decided she needed to climb into bed with Mom & Dad, this is always an option and we are glad to be security for her.
However, for many hours last night I was perched on the very edge of the bed, even my arm dangling on the floor for lack of room in the bed...I had my pillow (and my head) on the nightstand. I'm sure it was comical to look at, but no fun for me. At least Pixie and Daddy had a good night's sleep.
*giggle*
Just wanted to share.

A Gorjuss Winter

2009-01-02T01:45:00.007-06:00

I had a lot of fun with this one! Though figuring out how to do the sparkles on the different levels took me a little while...

I've once again used the enchanting art of Suzanne Woolcott, this little darling is titled "Dropped" which I purchased from AMI, however, Mz. Woolcott's licenses are now available at http://www.gorjussart.com/.

The scrap elements are by Clarey (Clarey's Designz) from her "Iced Berry" Kit, which I purchased at Designer Scraps Livin Large.

Last, but certainly not least, is the wonderful tutorial by Babe.

I got very, very brave and actually submitted the tag to gorjuss' Winter Wonderland Tag Contest! I don't know where that instant of bravery / insanity came from....but I did it none-the-less.

Deck the Gorjuss Halls

2008-12-20T17:31:00.003-06:00

Here is a new set I managed.

This one uses the adorable art of Suzanne Woolcott aka gorjuss, this particular cutie is Xmas Holly and is available from http://www.gorjussart.com/

and scrap elements from Monti Cole's wonderful "Santa's Friends" Scrap Kit available at AMI.

Unfortunately I got the blue screen of death AGAIN (this is about the 3rd or 4th time in 24 hours) before I managed to write down my settings. Hopefully I'll be able to figure out what I did to do tags for folks.

Yes Myrtle, I too am distraught!

2008-12-18T00:56:00.001-06:00

I am devastated. I shouldn't be, but I am.

Long story short (I hope...brevity is not my strong suite). A letter was shared in on of the yahoo groups. The letter's creator is NOT a member of the group. It was shared by a snagger. The creator did not put her license number on her creation (I do not know if she has a license or not). A little investigation on my part revealed that the image was part of the MPTChristmas "Gift" package. The message with my statement of findings was sent to MPT.

Clearly the person who did this is gunning for my friend (whose yahoo group was shut down without notice because of this...) and for me personally as well.

I am now awaiting news as to if my MPT license has been revoked. They (neither the person who undercut us nor MPT) seem to have no desire to seek out the actual creator of the stat, instead choosing to make an example of my friend and I. Apparently our failure to publicly lambaste the girl who shared "a pretty letter she got in another group" is sufficient grounds to charge, try and convict us of "copyright infringement". All without contacting us I might add.

No consideration given for discrete directions given off list. No consideration given to the fact that neither my friend nor I have used any licensed art inappropriately. Everything we've made has the appropriate licenses, and adheres to the requirements of the various agencies and artists.

I am afraid that and sure that if one agency revokes my license they all will.

As I said, I am devastated. I shouldn't be, but I am. I am lost.

I've worked so hard to be compliant. Educated myself on what artist are available from what licensing agencies, spending a fortune on licenced art/images to use, another small fortune on scraps, making sure to credit everything from the Artist, the agency, the scrap kits, the scrap's creators, down to even the fonts used in the headers, tags and bodies of the stationary...just to have somebody flush all of that down the toilet... on a whim.

Why would somebody want to do that?

What horrible thing could both my friend and I have done to the same person at the same time to make her hate us so?

I think I "get" the persons perspective who reported the "violation".

I choose to believe that she thinks she is protecting the artist's interests.

(I protect artist's interests, however, one doesn't need to punish innocents to preserve the artist's interests.).

The road to hell is paved in gold with good intentions.

She has added another paving stone to that golden road.

Me, trying to diffuse a tense situation with humor, may well have cost me more than money.

It may well have cost me my hobby, something I am finally feeling good about, countless dollars to be sure...I suppose I could count them...but then I might lose my mind...

it may cost me my reputation, my ability to continue with this (really the only good thing I've managed to do other than my daughter)...

All the time, the effort, the money...

POOF!

I'm going to go cry now.

Just a show off.

2008-12-10T13:49:00.003-06:00

Managed to get this done...SIGH

Not feeling creative these days.

The tutorial is "Love is gorjuss" by Twinky's Designz.

I hope this finds you well and happy.

May the joy of the season be yours.

Long Time No Blog & New Tags

2008-11-06T22:20:00.004-06:00

It's been far too long since I've posted. I can't even explain what's been going on. I don't think I am sure myself.
However I have managed to make a couple of new sets.

The most recent is "Magic is Afoot" using the fabulous art of Joel Adams and scrap elements by Claery's Designz

You should be able to click the tag to request.

Next is "Kitty Witch" made from scrap elements by Kay Miller of Kay Miller Designs.

This one comes in two versions. One with a spider walking across the bottom by the name or the static tag which is shown here.

You should be able to click the tag to request. If you do request please let me know if you want the Animated Tag, the Static Tag or both.

Next is "Halloween Chubbie Treats" made entirely from Halloween Elements by Farrah's Creations from Designer Scraps Livin' Large.

Again the tag should be clickable should you want one.

Beyond that, I'm not up to much. Not getting on the computer much.
Missing my online friends terribly...
Wishing I felt better.

I sincrely hope that you are having a wonderful day!

2008-08-16T01:28:00.003-05:00

Okie Dokie...heading off to bed finally.

I wanted to do this tut for a while, finally got to it.

If you want a tag the example should be clickable to send a request.

Huggles

2008-08-16T01:20:00.003-05:00

Yippie!

Tag should be clickable if you want to request.

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I Got Tagged!

2008-08-07T19:12:00.000-05:00

I've been tagged by the talented Kristi at: http://iglskraps.blogspot.com/

These are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

My 7 facts are ...

1. I am 48 years old
2. I live Hurricane Territory...I want to back to California where they have Earth Quakes!
3. I am still recovering from breaking my ankle on February 29th.
4. I use to work for Tiffinay & Company
5. I didn't really start creating seriously until after my hysterectomy.
6. I had my first, and only, child, a daughter when I was 38 years old. My Miracle Baby!
7. I used to ride horses competitively.

I am tagging:

Farrah http://farrahscreations.blogspot.com/

astro http://stellarfairiedesigns.blogspot.com/

ZiggyFan http://ziggyfanscraps.blogspot.com/

Emma http://dazzlingdivatags.blogspot.com/

Laura http://cinnamonscraps.blogspot.com/

Ruth http://scrapindaisy.blogspot.com/

Ellers http://ellersbitsandbobs.blogspot.com/

Curiosity Killed the Cat - New Set - Request Only

2008-08-07T19:01:00.002-05:00

Another new set. I am not thrilled to say that it's © Keith Garvey from MPT. I've made one and ONLY ONE purchase from that place.

But am thrilled to say this Skelly Cat is too cute for words!!!!

Again this will not be for the Always List, it's another by request only as some may not think it's as cute as I do.

You should be able to click the tag to request.

Huggles, Faerie

Another Set, No Always List Tags This Time, Request Only

2008-08-01T01:46:00.002-05:00

I've managed to work on another tutorial, at least I'm doing something productive with these sleepless nights.

And an outstanding tutorial by Monti

As not everybody is as fond of Gorjuss as I am this one is only by request.

You should be able to click the tag to request.

Huggles, Faerie

New Ortho Doc! Dr. Heinrich Himmler!!!

2008-07-26T14:47:00.001-05:00

UGH! They had only a couple of wheelchairs when we got to the hospital so I decided to be considerate and crutch/walk it. Made it up to Orthopaedica, they sent me to X-Ray a long way away from ortho...
I've always thought they were a long way from each other not just since I got broken.
Then back to the farthest reaches of X-Ray and back to ortho.
I haven't been so physically drained in a good long time.

Then...got to meet my new Orthopaedic Doctor...
He is the reincarnation of Heinrich Himmler!!!
Gestapo Doc stated that the PT folks needed to push harder,
Literally!
I was reduced to tears and the "nice" doctor reminded me to breath several times while he was twisting my foot around. Stating that THIS is what PT needed to be doing, and so does hubby.
He repeated the process in excruciating detail to make sure that DH knew what to do.
Mind you, hubby has no issues with pain if it's productive.
However after DH fetched me a wheelchair (I wasn't walking anywhere else and we had three more stops before we left the hospital) and we were on our way to the next stop DH commented that he doesn't think this guy is as good a doctor as my last orthopaedic.

Dr. Himmler (no not really his name) reluctantly agreed to give me a small supply of pain pill to get me over the current hump in my progress.
He also said that I can stop wearing the boot and move back to regular shoes.
Stressing that I need to aggressively work on getting the normal foot motion back,
and that the boot is hindering that process.
I agree...It's terribly difficult to walk in the boot.
So I'm on crutches with a regular shoe and he would like me to be using a cane or nothing at all by my next appointment in four weeks.

So I'm happy, hurting, but happy.
PT is up now to three times a week.
It's going to be interesting but hopefully it will be a good thing.
The sooner I am better the sooner life will be back to normal.

New Set- Woo Hoo!

2008-07-25T23:56:00.003-05:00

I'm REALLY excited about creating again...

I'm not really excited about making all the tags!

ROFL

I REALLY need to learn how to script!

I hope to have the tags for the last two new creations finished up this weekend.

I will post again when the tags are finished.

It's been an interesting few days and I'm totally beat.

Will update you ASAP

New Tags Up

2008-07-22T01:01:00.003-05:00

Okay! The tags are up, 248 of them!

This one is called Hero Support and uses the wonderful art of Al Rio!

You can click on the image at left to get to the album.

Took all day to get them done.

Thank Goodness this batch is done.

Still have another 150 to do, but not right now!

Hope this finds you well and happy!

WOW

2008-07-20T04:53:00.001-05:00

The grand total came to 375 tags!

OMGoodness.

New Tags Up!

2008-07-18T02:09:00.003-05:00

I've finally managed to create something!

And did 250 tags!

There are new tags up for the Always List.

You can find them here.

There is a matching IncrediMail Stationary for this set.

If I missed you please leave a comment under the Sample Tag and I will get yours made up.

Tons of Blogs!

2008-07-04T02:30:00.001-05:00

Loads of great scrapbooking sites in the blog list!
SOOOOO Many Amazing Creators!

Testing

2008-07-01T02:57:00.000-05:00

Going to bed now...before I really flip out!

Another Blog

2008-06-30T22:53:00.001-05:00

Mostly this blog is just to help keep track of everybody else's blogger blogs.

Faerieheart's Fancies

Angel Kitty

Angel Kitty

Dang That Hurts!

Sadness & Joy

MIA Again.....

Blog Hoppers!

My First Attempt....

Desperately ISO [In Search Of]

Blue Fae Cookie by Pixie - FREEBIE

The PSP Blog Hop

Cookies by Faerie & Pixie - FREEBIE

Five Question Friday

Adventures in Dentures

Completely Out of Left Field

I'm Hanging On

Fun, Fun, Fun...NOT

That being said...

My Blog Is Driving Me CRAZY!

Confused about this Wordless Wednesday Thing?!?!? YES!!!

Okay, so it doesn't really make me a bad person...does it?

Long Slow Deep Cleansing Breath

Some Days You Just Want To SCREAM!

Yay! Followers!

Unable to think of a title

Long Time No See!

New Twilight

Tags Uploaded - Edward & Bella My Heart

PayPal Fee Calculator

New - Edward and Bella My Heart

It Finally Happened!

Blushing, Forgotten Thanks & Gratitude

YAY! My Blog IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

New Blog Design

4Shared File Sharing Issue - The Fix!

New Stationary - Lollipop

My Valentine's Day Story - Flashback and all!

Save the Devils - Amanda Fontaine

In Houour of Jules

Arantza - You Are In My Prayers

Newish Arantza - 3 Shades

To Heck With It!

So Much for a Better Day!

Where does the time go?

Learning All The Time!

OMG - Wretched, Horrible Little Monsters!

Deck the Gorjuss Halls © Suzanne Woolcott / gorjuss

Bunny Betty Bows © Olivia / Bettie Paige

IMFs for my letters

Angelic Eloquence © Abranda Sisson imf

YAY! I figured out the IMF Link Thing!

Testing - Preview & Link

On the edge...

A Gorjuss Winter

Deck the Gorjuss Halls

Yes Myrtle, I too am distraught!

Just a show off.

Long Time No Blog & New Tags

© Molly Harrison Embrace Your Dreams

My First Bettie Page ™ / © Olivia

I Got Tagged!

Curiosity Killed the Cat - New Set - Request Only

Another Set, No Always List Tags This Time, Request Only

New Ortho Doc! Dr. Heinrich Himmler!!!

New Set- Woo Hoo!

New Tags Up

WOW

New Tags Up!

Tons of Blogs!

Testing

Another Blog