This is a Valentines card I did for a few girls in two different swaps I joined. Some of the hearts are 3-D. I bought the heart card at Jo-Anns and embellished it with chalk and my Cricut.

I think I finally got it how to post smaller pics. Thanks to my cuz Deb she is so smart. So now I can go posting pics wild. It is snowing once again and cold but then again I am always cold here I go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Got my blood test done on the 28th, did an ultrasound of my thyroid Monday, seen the eye doctor yesterday (which was good my eyes are in great health, I am, was a diabetic since I have been on this ulternative treatment I have had no longer to take my diabetic medicine "Praise the Lord" I do not like to give myself injections blah!!!). I see my my chemo doctor tomorrow. So it's been a busy week.

I am staying home today and working on some swaps I have to finish. My uncle also made me a new rack for my stickles Yeah!!! and I will be able to fit my inks on it too when he is done. Nothing fancy but it works perfectly for my needs I will post a pic when he is finished. It's amazing the things he comes up with. Now all I need to do is get me all the colors he he.

Been pretty busy lately. So just to catch up. It has been so cold here I have not wanted to go outside BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! It seems like I keep saying that, maybe that should be my saying just say BRRRRRRRRRRR ha ha.
Well I am very excited the group Casting Crowns is finally having a concert here. I GOT TICKETS !! I can not express how excited I am they are one of my favorite groups. I just luv their music. I am so excited I can't wait. Yahoooooooooooooooooo!!
I have joined more swaps and will be posting my creations so you all know I am just not all talk. Right now I am making some home made apple sauce. It goes great with all this cold weather out side.
I also finished my nephews Christmas afghan and am now finishing my niece's. Seems like it is taking forever. My Aunt and Uncle went up north for a few days so it is just me, my 2 cats and their dog Gus. He is a min pin and my watch dog. My uncle is working on a ribbon rack for me he is so wonderful my scrap space is coming along wonderfully. I have to get up early tomorrow for more blood test and Thursday I have a thyroid ultrasound. Oh how I love all these test. Well gotta go and check on my apple sauce.

More Organizing

Well got up early this morning to get more blood test, Praise the Lord my primary doctor ok'd the other blood test my homeapathy doctor wanted. God is good! I have a appointment with her on Friday. The tech who takes my blood is a sister in Christ what a blessing she is. Well stopped off by Wal-Mart got me some of those plastic totes to store stuff and some 8x11 1/2 drawers to put my ribbon in that is not on spools. So I got home built a fire and spent the rest of the day doing that. I just woke up keeping warm in front of a fire can sure make a gal sleepy. So other than that have not done much today just sitting here munching on some cherries and going to bed shortly. Have to get busy on my swap.

What a Day

Woke up this morning to my aunt and uncle working on re-arranging my craft area, so I have been busy all day today. My aunt and I was talking about it yesterday so today they helped me to re-arrange and improve my crafting area. It's not much just a small space but it is mine and it is wonderful. I do have another space in my living area where I store my paper and embelishments. I will be working on that area when I finish this space. All the furniture was given to me by my 2 uncles. Once I have it done I will post some pics so you all can see. I am so excited to get this finished and do some crafting.

Went to church yesterday it was great, we are studying the book of Ephessians great book! Still not sure if I will be changing churches. I love the people and have made some great friends. I just don't agree with how certain things are done so I am going to give it some time and see what happens.
It has been snowing all day long needless to say I have not been out side brrrrrrrrr!!. I would love to go outside and take some pictures though. I love the snow just hate the cold. Well time to go to bed I want to get up early tomorrow and finish organizing my space. So much to do and the days just seem to fly by. Good night everyone and God Bless.

It's Cold outside

Good Morning all,

Is it cold outside BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! Just came in from out doors trying to help a little with getting wood for the fire place. Although I guess I am not much help as I have to stop every so often to catch my breath, but if finally is done. Well I had a wonderful Christmas it was just me and my aunt and uncle. The rest of the family came down on new years week end and it was wonderful.
Last year my 2 cousins decided that we should make the presents for this year which at first I was like are they kidding.( I was not feeling up to that spent all winter in chemo and on the sofa BIG COUCH POTATOE, then spring came and I spent ALL my days in bed with a couple of trips to the hospital I only got up to go to radiation treatments then right home and to bed. I could not believe how much that will take every once of energy out of you. I went from 150 lbs. to 122 lbs. in what seemed like over night. Doctors kept wanting to put in a feeding tube and I kept refusing. Finally June came and I finished both treatments Praise GOD and am now working on getting back to normal and trying to get healthy.) Any who we had such a great time opening and making the presents this year, we decided to do it again for next year. I already know what I am doing for one of the girls and have started.

Had my doctors appointment this Wednesday and explained to him why I am not going to start chemo again. He was ok with it and will see me on a monthly basis and do my blood work. So for this week my white and red blood cell count was a little down but not much. So I must work on that. Other than that I am back crafting and swapping which I love to do. But am taking it easy not to bite off more than I can chew. I am spending the day at home and just going to enjoy the day and try to stay warm.

WOW almost 2 years since I have posted on here, time sure flies by. Well I never mentioned that when I was in PR. I had a tumor on my neck and since I was a cancer survivor I was pretty sure what it was, just had so much to deal with at the time just put it out of my mind.
Needless to say the past year has been filled with doctors, chemo, and radiation treatments. My tumor is gone but the throat cancer has moved too my lung, the ovarian cancer I thought I survived is in my sternum also located in between my lungs. I finished 40 rounds of radiation and chemo this past June. The chemo I had been doing for a year. Evidently the radiation killed the cancer in my left tonsil and limp nodes in my neck but not before it moved to my lung. (this explains why I have not posted nothing for such a long time. It takes everything out of you, I could write a book alone about the past year and a half).The doctor wants me to do more chemo but for the moment I have chosen not to since he told me there was basically nothing he could do for me just buy me time. So I have chosen an alternative treatment for the moment. The bible teaches us that by the crucifixion Jesus not only saved those who believes but also healed us of all diseases, So I stand on the word of God by His stripes I am healed. I am living one day at a time I am doing great and I feel great. I know God is with me and if it is for me to go home I know I will be forever healed there. But God is good and forever faithful and I will praise Him in this storm no matter where it leads me. Even though I am going thru this, I have been so blessed during this time with the people I have met and the new friends I have made.

Well just to catch up on other things I no longer have my message board or my Design team just could not cope with everything. Sometimes we have good intentions but just can not complete them. I just walked away from everything once I got back home and started dealing with all the changes and the illness. For any of you who have gone thru cancer more than once can understand. I just started back on doing scrapping and card making a few months ago. I do cards for my church but that could be changing here shortly as I may be changing churches. I still live with my Aunt and Uncle bless them both. My cat that was in PR waiting for his plane ride did make it home but he got very sick about 6 months ago and I had to put him down. Moo Moo and Honey are still with me Praise God, thank goodness for my fur babies. I am still married just with everything that has been going on the last thing I want to deal with is lawyers and a divorce. My husband has kept in touch with me and admitted to everything but that does not change anything. I am here and he is there and that is how it will stay. I am working on me getting healthy and my relationship with GOD. I have no desire or do I see myself starting or wanting to be in another relationship.
It's funny how your life can change in an instant, I can say I do miss my friends, the food, and the warm weather in PR. But I am home, I have peace, I have a loving caring family, good friends and a Father in heaven who loves me, what more could a girl ask for.
So this is where I am now in this thing we call life. May God Bless all of you and good night.