Seven Years Ago Today

The thunder rumbled, the lightning flashed and in the midst of the storm, you quietly left this world. You held my hand as my life began and I held your hand as yours ended.
I miss you so much it makes my heart ache. I love you Mom.

Dream into Waking

Have you ever had a dream that so upset you in your sleeping state that those emotions carried through into your waking? I had that happen this morning! I won't go into the dream, but the feelings of despair, frustration and almost humiliation have stayed with me all day. I really hate those feelings! I tried to keep busy, I tried to think about other things, but the feelings persisted. The rock in the pit of the stomach, almost nauseous feeling that come about when you know you've done something wrong or haven't done something you should have stuck with me all day and it was ridiculous that it was all caused by a dream! ARGH!!

Some Updates

Have you checked out the Bead Art Originals Items of the Week? Please do because there are amazing pieces to be seen and some specials to be found! Check all of them out at the blog: Bead Art Originals.

I am still working on the purple cuff. Ok, I'll admit it, it's taken a back seat to the simple stretchy bracelets I'm making for my step-mother. But the little bracelets have been very therapeutic. I've finished 82 of them! I know I need to just put the simple bracelets aside and finish the cuff, it's almost halfway there!

As weird as it sounds, school events have gotten busy! Tonight was a parents' meeting for the parents of all fall athletes. It's still July, but the football team and the cheerleaders started practices in June and the soccer teams and the golf teams started early in July. So, they really aren't fall sports! Anyway, the paper work for school has started...the triplicate forms, the emergency cards, the code of conduct and photo releases all have to be filled out!

Life keeps moving forward whether I am ready or not, so I am hanging on!

Still Here

So many things going on in the "real world" that I haven't had a chance to post or even fully read my emails. It's rough, but hopefully life will settle down a little bit soon and I can get some computer time in....not to mention beading time!