Thank you, thank you!! I appreciate the hugs and prayers and good thoughts! ITA and the quick and dirty update on BFF's mom is that she is starting to drink the thickened liquid. Still no speech, no actual recovery, but this leaves the question of whether it will just take things longer. And...

Hello and Happy Thursday! How are you all today? In case you are wondering if I am feeling any better or any more stable, the answer is a big, fat NO. I am *thisclose* to running and screaming through the house. Or crawling under the bed and sobbing. Perhaps both--but if I do that, I might 1...

This is such a beautiful and summery page, I love how the cluster and photos form a circle around the paint transfer!

You two are just delightful together!! I love the blending of the photo and the quote could not be any more perfect! ♥

This is so fresh and light and cheerful! I love the color combination and your word art rocks!~

What a beautiful scene! I love the photo in the corner!

@BrightEyes I haven't even had a chance to look at the July challenges. Which ones are you doing? *grumbles about the firesworks* I can usually tune them out in the distance but when the neighborhood people light them, they make me jump. Meanwhile, Jaida is traumatized. I have to give her...

Good morning, my dear Ooos! Please forgive me if I ramble more than usual today. I am an emotional mess and my usual strategies to stuff it all down aren't working. Maybe I wont ramble at all and just wish everyone a wonderful day. That's actually the best option for all of us. heh! I am...

@vickyday Hope you and Ilene had a wonderful day! @AK_Tracy I knew that you would be on my side about the injustice of the pot of hot water and no coffee :D Hope you made it through fasting Monday easily. @BrightEyes Good thoughts that the rest of the house project goes smoothly and no one...

Dang, ladies-- it is July! How in the world did that happen? My mom always drove me batty when she would say that the 4th of July meant the end of summer. Wouldn't you know, after all of the years of that conditioning message, I internalized it. Most of my mental activity yesterday was trying to...

ITA with everything that Tracy said. I get that sense of peace and reverence from this. The soft blending is perfect!

Grace, I loooove those soft blues in your page. The book and quotes are wonderful, thoughtful touches too! Thank you for playing!

You nailed this challenge! I can practically feel the cool night air and sense of calm surrounding the woman in your page. I wish I were there with her!

Stunning pages, just amazing! You still have until tonight to make a page if you haven't done so yet. I really enjoyed looking at all of your creative and beautiful work ♥

Thank you! The AJ Team is just the *best!*

The blending is perfect, gives the page a soft glow ♥

@vickyday I am so relieved that PSE is working again. I swear the Computer Gremlins are just awful sometimes. @BrightEyes All good thoughts to your DDs' work crew as they move and repair what needs to be done at grandson's house. You really have such an amazing family, how they all pull...

Happy new week and fresh start!! I need that mental attitude today. I am feeling way off. Waaay off. I personally am fine but many of the people I love are struggling and I can't help. My BFF's mom had strokes on both sides of her brain last week and is still unable to talk or eat. She turned 95...

Thank you all so much for sharing my excitement!!

I am already getting an idea of making hand prints surrounded by foliage pressings.... Hang them up in the windows almost like windchimes