With good intentions I was completely ready to have a post yesterday..However, too many things got in the way. Mostly those irritating little errands that always have to be taken care of, taking the youngest to his part-time job, getting odds & ends at the grocery store. All of it is so madening, (think I spelled that right..) but all of it is something that has to be done.

So -- After settling into my comfy chair in my little studio, I huzzah-hurrah, got to finally get the back page set onto my foamboard, got the "frame" tissue paper set around the edges, and laid the entire piece on the table to dry overnight. What a relief to get just that little bit accomplished. Why it is that getting the smallest things taken care of are usually the most difficult to do. The actual time to put all the paper on was maybe 2 hours....cutting, measuring twice before doing so...then the actually application of the matte medium. In theory it should take 45 minutes...well..at least I've read that some people are able to do that much work in 45 minutes...suppose I'm just one of those people who are a little slower at their creating.

What is the most IRRITATING -- is once I'm all settled in to my space..listening to the finches in the trees..watching the Blue-Jay going from the trees surrounding the park, then flying back to our tree behind the sunroom...feeling the small breeze coming in from the western windows...right when I feel as close to bliss as I can ~~ THEN -- it's more times than not, PANIC TIME!!! $"&^$&}*&})(}#}@}% --- Gotta Quick clean up everything, put away all the papers I'd looked at for other projects, then grab a bottle of water and race outside to the car and drive down the street an' go pick up the youngest....

Usually driving down the one heavily traveled Blvd. is not too bad...but at the time of day to get him, it's rush hour...the interstate is basically a parking lot, so no going ANYWHERE there...so it's Fend-For-Yourself on the blvd....What's even MORE amazing/irritating/dumb-as-dirt ~~ is watching these people, driving VERY expensive cars (BMW'S ~~ MERCEDES ~~ you get the idea...) ****** And these cars are being driven like a bat outta HELL....We're not talkin' just driving fast...that would be too common. What I'm talkin' about is these people -- changing lanes after coming up behind another car & getting within 3 inches of the bumper...then FLYING into the left lane, speeding up, and doing the same thing all over again to some poor other sap. At this point, I'm trying to remember what all my car insurance policy covers -- reckless drivers -- sure -- but how about someone exhibiting absolutely no sort of intelligence once behind the wheel of a motor vehicle? Are these "people" covered?

This thot has been bumbling around in my little head...then it dawned on me...if these people are indeed driving a 2006 BMW....then it would seem logical that they would have the income and insurance to BUY ME A NEW CAR ONCE THEY DEMOLISH MY !994 Sable Stationwagon. FINE!! Go right ahead and smash away!! They AND their attorney (attorney's) will be ever so kind to get something else for me...Isn't that jus' a lil' ol' SAAAWWWEEEETTT thang to do???

Ok ~~ that is my rant on BAD drivers for the afternoon. I will say tho -- that now I've gotten some new business cards...bought some new film...and with that combination, I am goin' to attempt to get my work filmed, and in theory, figure out how to get said work onto HERE -- very excited on THAT!! The middle son will be put t0 work on helpin' me out with that...(Oh dear-one...if yer readin' this, ya'll won't mind, now, will ya??) Course not!!!

However...before all that is done...other things are callin' me...like Ms. Sarah Beth...she needs her lil' doggie bowl taken care of...she needs a big hug...I had to put medicine on her tail...the fleas made her bite a sore onto her tail..she has been pouting under the dining room table ever since...so now the medicine is put away & she gets a treat in the mean time...poor lil' thang....

I'm goin' ~~ The Husband jus' came home & said he bought some groceries...if I don't check what he got there is NO TELLIN' what's settin' on the kitchen counters.....men.....

bye ~~ Lady of the Tulips