Things I'm Loving This Weekend...And Other Stuff

(Natural Slate Stone Mosaic Keepsake Box by BlythHouseCreations)

       I can't believe the weekend is flying by so fast! I hope you're enjoying it! :-) My mind is preoccupied with some things that are going on...some great. Others not good at all. :-( Of course I'm gonna share the good stuff with you first!

      Did you see the 'good stuff' in the way of that gorgeous keepsake box in the header photo?! It appropriately has hearts and love written all over it...because that's exactly how I feel when I look at it! ^_^ Ohhh...the things I wanna 'keep' in there!! :-)

     Another good thing...kinda...that's going on this weekend is that that over-powering heat has ceased! It was close to 100 degrees for a few days there...before the rain. And even after the rain it was still in the 80s and humid...Now it's just sunny. And the backyard has decided that it likes sunny! ^_^ 

      It likes sunny so much that it's decided to grow everything quickly....and NOW!!! O_O No kidding! I was looking out the window during the rain, day before yesterday, wondering if our little bare grass patch was gonna grow some grass in it any time soon. Then, as I was looking out the window at different points during the day yesterday...

      ...I realized....Hey! The leaves on that tree are getting sooooo full!...And look at those hollyhocks!!!! All of a sudden they just shot up!!...

      It almost looks like a jungle out there now! O_O The only good thing is that the robins and hummingbirds are loving it!!...So are some other critters, like ants and spiders, but that's another long story...*cold shiver*...for another short day! LOL

      In other news, the little crochet thread flowers I listed in the shop yesterday......are gone! :-) The customer said she loved them!...

       Guess I better list the other ones I made. And get to work on making some more of them! :-)

       First I have to finish the project I started yesterday though...

       The slippers I shared in my post yesterday reminded me that it's been quite a while since I made any slippers for the shop.....So I started a pair. :-) Well, actually, I almost finished a pair! :-) One of them is completely finished, with the button sewn on it and everything! I'm working on the top part of the second one...

      They should be done today. So, hopefully, I'll share them with you tomorrow. :-]

    More good news!...The Wimbledon tennis tournament is starting tomorrow....YAY!!!! :-) Rafael Nadal (alias "Baby Boy) and Stanislaw Wawrinka are already practicing!...

(Rafael Nadal's page on Facebook)

      Sports-wise there's a wealth of 'stuff' going on right now...The Miami Heat basketball team won the championship the other night. (They weren't my team, but I'm happy for LeBron James. He has being wanting this win for a long time!) Congratulations Miami!! I'm not a sore loser...Wah! Wah! ;'_';...MUCH!

      The Tour De France is due to start soon also. Although I'm afraid a lot of the coverage is gonna be the 'talking heads' (commentators) going on and on about Lance Armstrong and the investigation into his alleged drug doping. :-( "Say it isn't so, Lance!"...I hope it's not. That would just be too sad to think about. I guess time will tell.

      There's been NASCAR racing on one channel. Gymnastics, diving and track and field try-outs on other channels! (The Olympics in London is coming next month.) Not to mention the Aegon International tennis tournament (pre-Wimbledon tournament) that's been going on all week!...It's a good time for a sports lover! :-)

     In other NOT so good news, those of you who have been following my blog for a while know that my girlfriend that I loved so much passed away a few months ago...Well, I got terrible news yesterday. Her father's cancer has returned. :-( And it's apparently past the point of aggressive treatment. Or, at least, past the point where he wants to treat it aggressively. :-( He's gone through this battle successfully in the past, but doesn't want to go through that again. I think his doctor is concurring with him. He's in his 80s.

      It was a very sad night for me. :-( The family is still trying to process Peaches death. Now 'Pop'!...I don't want to try to be too 'doom and gloom' here. After all, if he dies, we do have a wonderful Biblical hope to see him again soon...in perfect health. But it's just that in the meantime we're gonna miss him terribly. It's a very emotional time. :-( (This music is exactly how I was feeling last night --> HERE <--)

       There's nothing good about death....NOTHING!! I'm just thankful that we have the kind of loving, supportive spiritual family around us that help to make times like this bearable. 

      Okay...I'm off to wake up the sleeping giant....which would be my sound asleep husband right now. :-] It's gonna be a long day. There's no need in me being the only one not getting any sleep around here before it gets started! ^_^ Is that wrong...that I don't want to watch him sleep peacefully while I'm sitting here with my eyes big as saucers?!.....Well, that's too bad! I don't wanna!! ^_^ ...*shaking him*...."Wake Up, Baby!!!!" :-)

      Have a good rest of the weekend, Y'all! :-]

Emotions

Frustration, excitement,
Great anger, Pure joy!
Deep sadness, elation,
intent to annoy.

Loving, disgusted,
triumphant, afraid.
Affection considered,
uneasiness weighed.

Cheerful, proud,
optimistic, despair.
Euphoric, in anguish,
gloom hanging there.

Emotions experienced,
the good and the bad.
Without feeling, sincerely,
what life have you had?!

You need hope and peace,
kindness and love.
An unemotional life is
Not much to speak of.