Closed for Siesta

More company, another grocery trip, vacuum and mop those F'n wood floors, clean enough vegetables Beijing would be impressed, bake another gourmet dessert (puffed wheat squares} very classy, I know; and then the entertainment. There was golf, the beach, Go Cart track and their favorite, shopping at Madonnart Studio Shopnsave. Just when I thought I was ahead in the inventory department, I quickly fell behind. Today, I am thinking about getting dressed sometime soon, it's (11:46a.m.} or rest up from writing this post.

Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, a man

What can I say about the last 2 days spent transporting a truck in 42 C. All day most of the night, sweating, no place to pee, nothing to eat, no good music...it was hell man. Wait,there was no man to help, just me. God, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme a man.....

B NOT Afraid

On the cusp of New years 2008, I made a promise to myself to live with more fear in my life. I had become too cautious and would sweat buckets with anything new or risky. The next day my beloved SIL called to invite me to Rome, leaving in 3 weeks. Out of the character I had become since the MVA in 2002, I immediately said "I'm in". I have not regretted that decision in the slightest. Today, in the words of Brittany Spears, "Oops, I did it again". With my heart in my mouth and perhaps under a pseudonym, I am going to submit my virgin exhibit to Bead Style Magazine to be juried for a Spring 2009 publication. The necklace, piece 1 of 5 is included in that submission. Yikes, Holy cow Batman!!!! Yes I am afraid...very afraid.

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl

Birthday wishes abound in Edmonton this week, in fact 2 Birthday girls and one my very own fruit of my loins, have created for themselves the week that keeps on giving. The creative team of Lostnfound Studio have indeed done that which many have dreamed but just never thought up....they have invited friends, family, lady standing behind them at Safeway as well as the nice old guy drinking out of a paper bag at the bus stop to join in a pottery/scrapbooking/pedicure/Mama Mia/ food fest week of fun. Man, I so wish I could have joined them....next year for sure, the year of the big 40 for Missy LP, will make Birthday Week a must.

Dula , CanineTopiary

A new and delicious art form has been discovered today within the walls of Madonnart Studio. Some may feel a need to call the Animal Rights people. I say, I have found a new style of Performance Art ....genius, pure genius.

Yes, that was moi!

So if you haven't read the paper or seen Entertainment Tonight, you are hearing it first, from the Horses Mouth, so to speak. While treking through Home Sence,Home Outfitters, Michaels and Walmart this afternoon, Walmart being my last stop, a kind older lady stopped me to say there was a long thread hanging down my back. I took a look....a bit of a Lacirque move for me and saw all of the fringe off my blouse was missing. That is all of the flounce from a empire waist, yes all was gone below the boobs and she was the first kind soul to notice?

Day gone wrong

Yes I have a flipping plan! Oops, are you here, so sorry, thought I was alone. The day started as planned, 8:30 am...me having coffee, me eating very crisp bacon, me browsing through Canada's best all round store, Shoppers Drug Mart, then me having coffee. Where the plan went awry was returning home, where I was to hit the Studio and finish a painting. While I was away...2 whole hours, thinking the man and small black dog were safely home asleep a plan was afoot to purchase another car. We have 2 very functional cars, 1 pretty and 1 not. I of course drive the pretty one and have purchased accessories...shoes, bag, cell phone to match the fire engine red color. He drives the other...ummm...green one. So unless you have survived the process involving a major purchase by him, you have no vote in the following. First the telephone chat ensued.....45 min, then the drive to see the car....90 min...traffic on the bridge was a bitch. Then the meet and exchange of pleasantries, fluffing of chest feathers, measuring of...well lets not go there....50 min. Then first look through, chat, examination of possible dents, another chat, look through and finally test drive.....90 min. We are hopefully close to decision time. I and the dog need to go hurry up (pee), but no....more chat, look at papers, spare tire, nice mans Rolex and huge diamond ring....30 min.

Now decision time, drive to bank, drive to insurance office, paper work ensues, hands are shooked, shucked...whatever....45 min and we have another car? Not so fast. Nice man wants to take us out for supper. Have we paid too much or are we just the nicest young folks he has met today? Should I have stayed shopping? It is 7:30 pm and the day is done...and so am I and one little black dog says me too.