Sunday, November 14, 2010

Good Sunday Mornin'

Hi Y'all ! I sure hope this post finds Y'all in GREAT spirits !
This is going to be a very busy busy day for me....And what better way to start it off than sayin' hello to all my Prim Friends ? I have lots to share with Y'all....First and foremost I wanna letcha' know that we are havin' a Home for the holidays swap over at the Prim Pals Forum (click the name to go there) Names will be sent out tonight so you have a lil time to get signed up if you would like to join in....Now you do have to be a forum member to join. One of the unique things about Prim Pals outside of meeting some of the MOST friendly, kind, thoughtful, caring, talented ladies out there...WE DO NOT FORCE YOU TO POST TO CONTINUE BEING A MEMBER...Yepp that's right...You post when you feel comfortable or when you have something to share...No worries about being kicked off for not posting. Anyway come check us out ! We'd loveeee to have you ! Now the next exciting thing I have to share is.....This FANTASTIC giveaway that Prim Pals Forum is having....This LOVELY PRIMTASTIC Snowman was generously donated by Gen of Olde Pear Primitives (click the name to visit Gens FANTASTIC BLOG !) You have to be a member of the Prim Pals Forum and share a Christmas memory to be entered to win. You can also get another entry for posting about it on your blog or Facebook page ! So Come on over to Prim Pals and join in on the fun, make some new friends and get a chance to win this AWESOME snowman handmade by Gen....







I also wanna share some news on my Daddy....Wednesday Dad had to have his right ear amputated. He had a cancerous tumor that had grown so BIG that they had to take the majority of his ear to get it all. We will know in 2 weeks if they were succesful in getting it all. Dad is still in A LOT of pain and was worried about what people will think when they see him. I told him ...Dad who cares what some shallow person may think ! They ARE NOT worth your worries because I'd much rather have you here than have you gone and still have your ear ! This is the first time thru everything Dad has endured that it has gotten him down emotionally. I am soooo used to seein' him be strong and face what has been thrown at him with such strength that it amazes me...I guess we all have to have those moments when we feel weak and vunerable. They also found a skin cancer spot on his left ear and some on his wrist. He has to put chemo lotion on them twice a day. He has been thru worse than this so I know we will come out victorious with this as well. God will see us through this storm !

I also have some health issues going on right now. I had to have a discogram done on my back Friday....and for any of you who have ever had one done you know how horrible it is ! For those of you who haven't...lemme' tell you lol it was worse than childbirth !
I had to take 2 valium before the test...well they may as well have just gave me an asprin ! It relaxed me for maybe the first 20 minutes and that was it ! Once he started putting the needles in and shooting the dye into my discs I don't think anything could have stopped me from my death grip on that bar part of the bed ! Nor the whimpers, tears and the close expletives that ALMOST left my lips !!!! LOL Girlies and Fellas I thought I was gonna die it hurt sooooo BAD ! I am STILL in pain from it and just today was able to actually get outta bed and move a lil. I cannot bend....laying down hurts....standing up hurts.....and I gotta sew ! LOL They did find that L4/5 are the discs that are giving me the most trouble. And L3 is leaking. They sent me to have a ct scan done immediately after the discogram and that will give the Dr even more info on the discs. He said he would like to do back surgery and do it as soon as he can get my insurance to authorize it. He then told me it should stop the toothache throbbing I have constantly in my legs and the burning sensations I have in my feet but that it wouldn't stop my back pain ? Hmmmm I have lotsa questions to ask before I consent to this. Decisions Decisions........Anyone else out there ever had anything like this done ? I would love to hear from you !

On to happier notes.....I have all ready sold my Santa and Snowman Tophat that I showed Y'all in my previous post ! Yeahhhh
Thats why I gotta get busy busy busy hehehehe....They didn't even make it to my booth ! I sold them to a customer at work ! I am working on a reindeer that will have Santa riding on his back right now and a few other Santas and a reindeer wreath. Hope to pour some tarts today as well as long as my back will hold up and let me. Going back to work tomorrow is sure gonna be a struggle !


Anyone out there know where I can find a tutorial on how to set my blog up to the 3 column template ? Or can give me pointers on how to do it or even wanna help walk me thru it ? lolol....My blog needs a renovation !

OHHHHH also be watchin' my future blog posts as I am going to be hosting a giveaway here really soon ! It's gonna be a fun one...
I hope Y'all have a blessed day ! Till next time my Prim Friends
Prim Hugggs n Many Blessins

Friday, November 5, 2010

It's Really November All Ready ?

Hi Y'all ....I hope this post finds ya' in GREAT Spirits !

I cannot believe how fast this year has gone and it's November all ready ! I have had several posts typed up that I was gonna put on here several times BUT just never seemed to get around to it. So I thought I'd just start a fresh new post and no matter what, I am gonna get this one posted ! LOL It's sure been a busy year for me....With work, helpin' run the Prim Pals Forum, tryin' to fit in craftin' time and all the normal routines of life I've really let my blogs take a back burner =( I miss the bloggin' world A LOT ! There's gotta' be a balance somewhere ( I think lol ) that I can find so I can keep up with my favs and my blog as well. I guess I could do fend for yourself dinners a lil more often ? hehehehe...I also opened a booth in Bedford at Peddlers Corner and it has done amazingly well for me so far...I just gotta' try and get things made a lil faster for it. All my fall things I made for it sold except one pair of witches boots...I am hopin' that Christmas items sell just as well ! Crossin' my fingers. Here are a few pics of my booth.....













Here is a pic of the outside of the building....









It's a pretty decent size booth...I picked up a fire place mantel at a garage sale for 15 bucks I plan to put against the back wall for Christmas...Can't wait to get it all decked out for the holidays ! I have been a busy beaver after work as much as I possibly can tryin' to get things sewn up and finished to take down there....I did manage to get a few things done yesterday while I was off and I hope to get even more done today....One is this Santa which I REALLY WANNA KEEP LOL ! His suit is made from wool felt...













He is made using a pattern from Sandy of The Olde Country Cupboard...Mr. Jingles #430...I just LOVE Sandy's patterns
Sandy did a feature artist of the month interview for us over on the Prim Pals forum and it was a delight to read all about how she got started, what motivates her and such...If you've not read it be sure to check it out !


I also made up this snowman tophat display yesterday...















I ended up addin' mica flakes and some german glass glitter to this but forgot to take newer pics with it on there....This was made usin' a pattern by Old Road Primitives...And yepp it's another thing I'd LOVE to keep lolol....


Over at Prim Pals we just posted a new swap for the members to participate it...if your not a member you should come check us out....








We have had some awesome swaps and I gotta say the goodies that are sent are jaw droppers lol...Lot's of interestin' things goin' on there and lotsa' cool things in the near future...Well I guess IF I am gonna get anything accomplished I best get movin' huh....

Till next time my Prim Friends....


Prim Huggs n Blessins