Back from Cuba

Got back on Thanksgiving Day in time to spend the holiday with my family. This time I went for 3 weeks, the longest I have ever gone and I really did not want to come back.

I come home to find my son in jail on a violation of probation with no bond. The same lover... The addiction he cant seem to be able to control any longer. He has never spent time in jail.

I thank God he is there. Id rather visit him in jail than in a cemetery. I put him in Gods hands a long time ago.

But oh my Lord what it does to your soul to see your child in handcuffs.

I have absolute love for and faith in my God. But seeing my son like that I would make a deal with the devil to trade places with him.

All I can do is be there for him with a love that is intense and unconditional.


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Vintage Ancestors

Finished my first Vintage Ancestors journal today. I felt a little intimidated because the journal belongs to my sweet friend Sox who is the GURU of this style!

This is my contribution to her journal:


The tag flips over to tell the story associated with this "relative":


I used the on the edge die with the sewing notions:


I embossed the scissors with the fabulous Zing embossing powder which I love.

I added a vintage pin to the lace


And some cute little Ideology hangers to the burlap


And DONE!

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Happy Birthday Banana!!!

Today is Savannah 's first birthday!!!! I love this grand baby.1 She has the sweetest disposition!
Happy Birthday baby girl!




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Day three

No pain at sll. Very uncomfortable.


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Day 2

More bruising today. Can barely see. Bored out of my mind laying in bed!



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EYE SURGERY

Finally had eye surgery yesterday i have been wanting to do it for a while.

Here is the plan:


My eyelids have always been very droopy and i always l always look exhausted. U started to develop some melanomas on my eyelids so I decided to have the surgery.
I really live Dr. tanenbaum and has done beautiful work on some of my friends.

So i got prepped for surgery:





Came out looking like Id gone 3 rounds with Tyson (except my ears were still there );


(No! I did mot have a baby! Just looks wierd!)

Git home like this





Lets see if when it heals we have a good outcome. :)

A present for my cousin Victor

I have had this on my mind for days now so today i just decided to just sit down and do it when I got home
This is from Donna Downey's Canvas Create class for the month of October!



Sorry! The shadows on the right wee not my idea!

Its done on a 12x16 canvas and the picture doesn't show the richness and beauty of the pastels.
I am going to Cuba soon and made this for my cousin Victor who just finished refurbishing his house. This is the first time I have shared my art with my family. I hope he likes it.
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