tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22880331000591647082024-02-07T17:30:23.054-06:00Wild-Hearted CrafterA place to call home.Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-28604197130096393172016-05-22T14:36:00.001-05:002016-05-22T14:37:58.194-05:00Time Has a Way of Flying ByI am all set up in my new studio space at the Co-op. Although I struggle to get in there to work a lot of days (OK, most days), I am making some real progress on personal projects both in and out of the studio (which is exactly what I was hoping to accomplish) as well as getting set up to teach some sewing classes. EEK!! I am nervous about teaching. I have never really done it before except in a one-on-one situation so this will be a very interesting adventure. The Co-op is called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ARTOPIA1Rolla/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Artopia One Stop ART Co-op</a> and you can check us out on FaceBook. <br />
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Also, I have now made two of the four payments to my upcoming class that I will be taking in July, AND, paid for my plane tickets!! WOOT!!! That is going to be an amazingly interesting new adventure as well!! I am so very happy to be doing it, even if it scares the crap out of me. :-D<br />
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Have a blessed day!<br />
Traci Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-6719679937461951962016-03-18T20:21:00.000-05:002016-04-27T11:42:02.367-05:00Sooooo much has happened!!Hello everyone! I can't believe how much has happened in the last couple of months, much less the last two years. There has been so much change going on with me and my life, that I have had to focus pretty damn hard on just getting through it all. And recording any of it was just too time consuming. It has been wonderful, and even sometimes painful, but I really wouldn't change a bit of it. I was well past the point of needing these changes and I am grateful to have made them and to be continuing to make them. My life has improved so much that I am astonished at having been stuck for so long. Guess I just had to meet the right people and be in the right spot!! ;-) <br />
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Well here I am, and I am proud of the accomplishments I have made and in the person I have become, and I haven't been able to say that in a looooooong time. I have made some major progress is dealing with and managing my clinical depression and now I have joined an Art Co-op to help build a business for myself in a creative format and to help bring my community together. Although we just started this Co-op, we are having a wonderful time working towards our goals. I am looking forward to all of the wonderful new experiences and friendships that will come out of it. I am also making plans to take an Art Coaching class so that I can officially teach a particular art style. I am giddy with excitement and nervousness about it, but I definitely want to do it! </div>
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So stay tuned for pictures of the Co-op and more news on my class as I work my way towards it! Yippee!!!<br />
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May you be blessed!<br />
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Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-29135607166238271072015-11-23T12:38:00.004-06:002015-11-23T12:39:37.982-06:00Mundane LifeSo it just goes to show how true my "About Me" section is. I really have been stuck in reality. I sooooo didn't realize that it has been almost 2 full years since my last post!!! CRAP! I had not even realized how much time had passed. But, that being said, I have made some AMAZING progress in some areas of my life that truly and desperately needed it. And I am so happy I have done the work!! I still have work to do, but looking back at what I have accomplished completely motivates me to keep on working to improve myself and my life.<br />
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I have to say I have been extremely blessed to have had some help along the way from some very lovely friends. And, from this wonderful book I have found that helped me not only get motivated, but helped to keep me moving. That isn't saying I didn't have any setbacks, because believe me I did, and still do! But I don't stay down for long, long, long periods of time like I used to. Leonie Dawson has been one of the best things to happen to me in the last year! Check her out <a href="http://leoniedawson.com/" target="_blank">here</a> if you are ready to motivate your life. But only if you are comfortable with hippy-dippy, woo-woo love!!! Ha! Even if your aren't, it doesn't hurt to look into her workbooks.<br />
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Her planner has helped me to put my goals into perspective and keep me uplifted enough to move towards them. The 2015 planner looked like this, only without the bow.<br />
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She has revised and added to the 2016 planner and we are getting so much more. This is what the new bundle looks like. If you would like to order it for yourself, click <a href="https://shiningacademy.com/2016-workbooks/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-35217776268713089342013-12-12T14:18:00.000-06:002013-12-12T14:18:04.421-06:00Holidays and the End of the YearSo it just goes to show that I kind of suck at this whole blogging thing. Of course it might actually help if I had interwebz access at my home (where I am 90% of the time), but I don't. I have to go into town to get online and mostly I just try to get the bare basics done and then go back home. So I sincerely appologize to any and all who keep coming here and wonder, "WTH is wrong with this woman and why won't she post anything new?!" Well, now you know. And if you don't wonder, well, you still know. I have no idea if I can manage to recover my internet connection anytime soon. It isn't looking hopeful, but I plan on making some changes after the first of the year. Even if it means closing my page. Idk yet. Will just have to wait and see. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.<br />
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<p>I don't mind sweating, but I do hate being sticky. Yuck!! It makes me feel dirtier than if I had of rolled in the mud. And I can live with the fact that the temperature, not the sun, has the ability to make my skin feel as if it were being deep fried. But it really sucks when my face feels like it will melt off because, despite the fact that it is sweating profusely, (which is supposed to help cool me off) it just will not cool down. And not only can I feel that it won't release the heat, everyone else can see it too because my face is the same color as my hair. (It's red, don't you know.) Ugh!</p>
<p>On a happier note, I am recovering much better from my latest surgery than I did from the last one. And I have decided that I am going to loose weight and eat better one way or another. I am done with punishing myself with foods that are bad for me. I am going to live instead of trying to speed up the dying process, because let's face it, we are all slowly dying from the moment we are born. We might as well live to the fullest, but that doesn't mean trying to die faster than necessary or getting older and being in more pain than needed. So here is to my change of paradigm!! Not the first in my life and hopefully not the last! </p>
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Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-33104942761123331942013-05-08T14:14:00.001-05:002013-05-08T14:14:03.809-05:00Surgery and Recovery <p>It has been two weeks now since my surgery. It is the same as the one I had in October, only on the left side of my neck. The surgery went well and I have been doing way better this time than last time. More movement sooner and slightly more energy. But I do still have an issue. My tongue. </p>
<p>The doctor assures me that it will return to normal functioning. He said that the tumor was completely surrounding the nerve that affects my tongue, therefore he had to work with it quite a bit. Hence why half of my tongue isn't working. My husband says it will be fine too. But although I am doing my best to think happy thoughts about it, I am still a little bit concerned. Please help me out!! I could use all the happy, shiny thoughts, prayers, and candle lighting I can get, to get my tongue to working properly again so that I can eat without fighting my food. Thanks so much for your help! </p>
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Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-32813219060915433662013-04-15T16:40:00.001-05:002013-04-15T16:40:40.915-05:00Birthday and House Warming PartySo we finally got around to having our house warming party. We decided to have it coincide with my birthday. It went pretty well considering less than a dozen people showed up of the nearly 40 who were invited. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. The temperature was in the upper 60's. There was children's laughter echoing in the valley! Can't really complain. We were very happy to have guests over yet very sad that we didn't get to see the rest of our friends that we haven't seen in a few years. But maybe we can figure out another time that they can come up.<br />
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My next surgery will be happening on the 24th of this month. I have already made several hats. Now I need to get the horns done for them before I will be unable to do any crocheting for a couple of months. And I have to get graduation announcements sent out as well. I will be very busy this week! But that is OK. That's all for now. See you around! Go enjoy Spring!!!!<br />
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Blessed Be.Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-15049348074304674722013-04-06T18:12:00.001-05:002013-04-15T16:30:23.085-05:00Spring Is Finally Here YAY!!!!! I am so excited that spring has finally got here. Even though the snow was pretty to watch it fall for several days straight and see it on everything, I am thankful to see everything coming back to life and the warmer temps are welcome. Spring is my favorite time of year. And it is just in time for my birthday which is this next week. <br />
Blessed be!!<br />
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Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-44702079475836382842013-03-08T20:30:00.001-06:002013-03-08T20:30:43.773-06:00LifeWe are still trying to settle into our new house. We are very much enjoying our house so far. I LOVE the fact that I am getting to see so much wildlife in the back yard. We have seen an owl (don't know what kind though), two coyotes, a fox, a herd of deer (10 total), and three neighborhood cats (I know they aren't wild but it still makes me happy). <br />
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But I am soooooooo hating the fact that we still can't afford to get internet. *sigh* It is so depressing. I want it back!!! I started this blog with the hopes and plans of actually being able to post fairly often. It disappoints me deeply that I can't yet. If anyone is checking out my page on a regular basis, then I apologize profusely that I am rather boring. BLAST!!! I want to do better. I hate not having enough money.<br />
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Well, that is enough complaining! I am actually pretty happy with my life right now. Things are going pretty well. I hope all is well for everyone else as well. <br />
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The most boring blog writer to date. :-PTraci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-985905959289325732013-01-23T14:39:00.000-06:002013-03-08T20:31:52.523-06:00New Year and a New StartAh.......The new year has started and of course I am behind. So many things have been happening lately that I can scarcely keep track. I am feeling so much better from my surgery! The scar doesn't even look half bad. :-) But in a few months I will need to go through it all again for the other side. But I am fine with that.<br />
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The best news to impart, and what has taken up so much of my time lately, is that we have finally bought a house!!! We managed to FINALLY close on it the 9th of this month. We were beginning to think it was never going to happen. And frankly, looking back at the incompetence of several of the agencies involved, it is a miracle we got the house at all!! That being said, I refuse to ever work with them again. The only ones who did their job properly were our realtor and bank. The rest were just fools who don't deserve to continue to be in business!! But we are now home owners and although I am excited about it, it also scares me. But I have faith that all will be well.<br />
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Now we just need to get settled in and then have a house warming party! I hope we can figure out something soon. I so want our friends and family to see our new place. Plus, now we can see about getting internet again so that I don't have to wait so long to post anything. Then I feel I need to find some way of immersing myself into creativity. I am feeling rather low when it comes to being creative and that just won't do if I want to heal my soul, live life fully and start my own business. We shall see what I can get myself into. :-D<br />
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Blessed beTraci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-77211115284227757912012-11-13T15:57:00.002-06:002012-11-13T15:57:38.231-06:00Things of Interest to Me1. Just when I start feeling better from my surgery, I get sick. But even that is getting better. <br />
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2. We are getting closer to owning our first home. We have done all we can and now it is up to the appraiser and the bank people. We hope all goes well. <br />
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3. Sorry my posts are few and far between. Still have no internet at home. Hopefully that will change after we get into our new house (if we get it).<br />
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4. I just realized today that Thanksgiving is next week. WOW! I am not even remotely prepared. That is all for now folks.<br />
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Thanks for your support and hope you have a wonderful holiday.<br />
Blessed be.Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-50863230888149576852012-10-16T20:40:00.001-05:002012-10-16T20:40:07.765-05:00My Frankenstein Scar<div><p>Here are some pictures from after my surgery.  In the hospital, after getting home, and after having the steri strips removed.</p>
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<p>Sorry it took so long for the update. I really have been drained just focusing on getting better. Thanks for any and all prayers and happy thoughts sent my way. I am eternally grateful.</p>
<p>Have a blessed day!</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-48996504705214843472012-09-21T20:47:00.001-05:002012-09-21T20:47:36.032-05:00Operation and Other News<div><p>Well, my operation is scheduled for Oct. 1st. I was fine with the idea but now I feel kind of worried about it. I really hope things will be fine. If you would, please send happy wonderful thoughts my way. I could use all the positive energy I could get.</p>
<p>House hunting is still going slow. Not sure I even want to keep looking. Really would like to find something soon. I would like to move before the weather gets bad. </p>
<p>And, I was making good progress on hats and coffee cozies, but there have been so many other things coming up, that I am not getting very far at the moment. I hope that will get better soon too. I pray that everything gets on track soon. </p>
<p>May we all be blessed</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-19911398101342115602012-08-24T09:20:00.001-05:002012-08-24T09:20:02.118-05:00The Master Plan, A Little Rant<div><p>Well, my husband and I had decided to give the master plan another try this year. For one reason or another it hasn't even been possible but this year things were looking up. We got approved for financing and started looking for a house. This was six months ago. At first it seemed as if it would be a little bit of a challenge but nothing major and we had high hopes of finding something in a timely manner. We figured it may be a month or three but not only did we not expect it to take this long, but it has been ridiculously difficult. Pretty much impossible. </p>
<p>The only loan we qualify for is a USDA loan which covers 100% of the costs so that we don't have to have a down payment. That seems great until you realize that they have gotten to a point where they nit-pick every damn detail to the point that nothing will pass their standards unless it is in perfect condition and move in ready. It can't even need a coat of paint!! Which would be fine except that 1. I will repaint anyways and we can fix small repairs fairly cheaply and 2. All of the properties that meet their standards, don't meet our needs and if it meets our needs, it doesn't seem to meet their standards. *sigh*</p>
<p>It has gotten to be such a difficult prospect that we are verging on giving up. I mean really!! With our price range (which isn't much) we should still be able to get what we need out of a property. But we can't seem to in this area!! This place is not only a slum (very few people take care of their houses) but they have too high of an opinion of themselves and their properties!!! At best it is sad and pathetic. At worst it will make you go crazy. </p>
<p>If you don't have the cash to buy straight up or for a sizable down payment for a conventional loan then no one cares. You would think that if they really wanted to sell their house they would bother with making it presentable and fixing it up a little to make it available to more types of buyers. Especially since we are not the only ones in the area who are in the same price range with the same type of loan. But no, they don't and won't.</p>
<p>So in the end, something that should be a great experience and joy has turned into nothing but pain and misery. And I have enough of that in my life already with my body. It makes getting through my day rather difficult and it slows down my productivity. Which upsets me enough as it is that when the house thing is added to it, I just really want to scream!!</p>
<p>Ok. Sorry for the rant. Hope y'all are having a better day and year. Blessed be.</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-74809414681696791972012-08-20T18:30:00.001-05:002012-08-20T18:30:00.268-05:00Not Good News But Not Bad News Either<div><p>So I just recently found out that I have two tumors in my neck. One on each side, just under my jaw. It is called a Bilateral Carotid Body Tumor. Basically that means there is one on each side and they are located on the carotid artery where it splits as it comes up mu neck to my brain. The most common form of treatment is surgery because this type of tumor tends to be very resistant to radiation. We don't know if it is cancerous (but it is a very slim chance of it) but it really doesn't matter since it needs to come out no matter what. The unfortunate part is that they are only going to remove one right now since it can be seen and we will keep an eye on the other to see if it gets bigger. </p>
<p>Usually this happens spontaneously in people older than me (60's and 70's) but sometimes it is genetic, which os the case here. My father also has this and they only removed one and will watch the others progress. So although it means surgery, which is never much fun, there really isn't anything to worry about. The doctor that will ne doing the surgery has lots of experience with this so it all should be fine. I will be glad to have it gone though because it bothers me that it is there and makes me look funny. Well, funnier. LOL.</p>
<p>On a happier note, I am keeping myself busy making hats and cozies and various other projects. I am enjoying myself and making progress. Now if I could just get to a point to bring in money, and find a house, that would be amazing!</p>
<p>All shall be well and may we all be blessed</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-19448857411089290272012-08-02T08:19:00.001-05:002012-08-03T19:06:45.730-05:00Time Has a Habit of Getting Away from Me<div><p>I find it interesting how much time has passed since my last entry.  I never meant for so much time to go by before posting again.  Life has a mind of it's own sometimes.  Lol.  But I haven't been doing nothing.  I have been working on and learning how to make so new stuff.  Some of it has been easy, others have been a major pain in the butt, but I have emerged the victor!  Let's see what you think about them.  I know I am pleased.  :-D</p>
<p>The man with the hammer is my husband.  The scary close up is me. I made the hats and the coffee cozies.  I talked about where I got the pattern for the hats from in a previous post.  The cozies came from a web site called <a href="http://www.micahmakes.com/">www.micahmakes.com</a>.  I got several other hate patterns from that site as well that I can't wait to try.  I suggest checking them out.</p>
<p>Oh, and just an FYI for anyone interested, I just found out that I may have a rare tumor called a bilateral carotid body tumor.  I will find out more when I go see the specialist on Aug. 14th and let you all know what it will really mean for me and my life.</p>
<p>Thank you for visiting and may you all be blessed!!!</p>
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I think these speak for themselves. Sorry about the quality. They were taken with my phone.<br />
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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRE4PeklDjJY6cydiGiy7n2GQ-ZMNfQ_oR4brAispCAG0w5-Asu7l14uCaERvPPzjT5yIK2ttlCH48Ex8udxO4_MuLa9yTYeW4ak1nfv7JVOiV1y5kP9OSt_UFYXBwa78X69j3cb3QDi9/" /></div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-61256114808111190772012-07-14T00:32:00.001-05:002012-07-14T00:32:48.970-05:00It Happened Again<div><p>My oldest sister has kidnapped me again and taken me to Arkansas with her. LOL!!! So far it has been fun. I got to go to a beautiful wedding for some people I don't even know but was treated as if I was a long time friend. It was great!! Will post some pictures later. </p>
<p>Have a wonderful weekend!!</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-13850569399299084342012-07-09T15:28:00.001-05:002012-07-09T15:28:11.215-05:00Post Holiday and Another Beginning<div><p>Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend.  I know I did.  I finally bought a pattern I have been wanting for a while now.  I have been practicing on it all week and I think I have finally figured out how to properly do it.  (I have never learned how to read a crochet pattern.) It has taken quite a bit of trial and error, ripping it all back out and starting over.  I don't have a finished project yet, but I hope to soon. I am working on a viking hat. I got the pattern from <a href="http://www.mamachee.etsy.com">www.mamachee.etsy.com</a>. I will post a picture when I am closer to done because it is difficult to make out. Come back and check on the progress!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-77782702829911804062012-07-01T15:58:00.001-05:002012-07-01T15:58:33.840-05:00Half Way Through<div><p>Wow!  So we are halfway through the year and it feels like it is going by too fast!  And boy, is it ever hot!   And dry!  Wonder what that will mean for the 4th?  Will see.  We are still working on the master plan and still not having much luck with it, but we are going to try a new tactic.  Wish us luck!  </p>
<p>Stay cool and have a great holiday!</p>
</div>Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-10874895996590737782012-06-29T08:37:00.001-05:002012-06-29T08:42:27.565-05:00Interwebz is down<div><p>We are having some technical difficulties and our internet connection is currently down.  It has been giving us fits for a while now and it finally died.  So we have decided to leave it off for a little while.  I will try to update from my phone when I can (like I am right now) but there are no guarantees it will work.  Please check back from time to time.  I really don't plan on this lasting long.  Thanks for understanding.</p>
<p>Oh, and here is the picture of my finished project.  Unframed but finished.  :-D</p>
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home last Wed. but we have had lots of problems with our internet and
computers. So, to say the least, I am just now getting this done. I had it mostly typed up and ready to go but I was planning on showing you how my piece turned out. Unfortunately, that will have
to wait as well because I can't find my camera cord and the only
computer that is currently working (for now) won't take my SD card!
Grrrrrr!!! So I will get that up just as soon as I can. Thanks for understanding.)
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So I went to my first hook-in this weekend with my sister Vicki. There were rug hookers and wool everywhere you looked!! It was kind of crazy but I had a great time. My sister taught one of the four classes and I got to participate in that class. Vicki was teaching needle felting (to be used on hooked rugs) while the rest were teaching about actual rug hooking. Well since I don't do rug hooking, I just did my needle felting on a piece of wool fabric that isn't appropriate for rug hooking. I love the way it turned out!!<br />
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There were three other ladies taking the class as well. They were all
so very nice to me. They definitely made me feel very welcome and at
ease. This first picture is of me working on my project. The second one is of I.T. (short for Itinia) working on hers. She was so funny! The third one is of Linda (in the pink) and Leslie (in the blue). They were all such sweeties!<br />
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Hope you had a wonderful weekend too! I know I did! XD<br />
<br />Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-85473317110630050452012-06-04T11:38:00.000-05:002012-06-04T11:39:49.339-05:00Going on an Adventure!!Relaxing time is over! Tomorrow I will be going to Arkansas with my oldest sister. There is a hook-in this weekend and I will get to learn a little bit about rug hooking and some more about needle felting. And, it will give me some time away from home. I am very excited! I guess that means I should get some batteries for my camera. Who knows what all neat stuff I will see and learn. I just hope my husband and son can REALLY survive on their own for a week. We will see! You can check out some of my sisters stuff over at her <a href="http://thehogscaldholler.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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Have a great week and I will see you after I get back home!Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288033100059164708.post-73185703997224232862012-05-31T09:51:00.000-05:002012-05-31T09:51:50.517-05:00Recovering from a busy weekendThis last weekend was EXTREMELY busy. Much busier than I expected it to be. But it was all good. One of my twin boys (the oldest by one minute, lol) graduated from high school, my sisters came up for the graduation and stayed at my house (the first time ever!), and we made an offer on a house to buy. I am so very proud of my son for finishing school and getting his diploma despite all the troubles him and I have had. He is a good kid even though he has made some bad choices. But he is still learning. He is only 18 after all, and although he thinks he know it all, he really doesn't. I love him much more than he knows though.<br />
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I am always going to see my sisters, but they never come to see me, so I was VERY happy to have them at my house for a change, even if I didn't really have the room or proper set up to allow for company. I hope they had a good time. As for the house, well, we didn't get it. The choices that we have are pretty slim but we hold out hope that something will present itself soon. We deserve to finally have a place to call our own. But, what will be, will be. So I try not to be upset about it.<br />
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Things have settled down now, so I have time to get back to creating. I have spent a lot of time over the last week or two mending lots of old jeans and shorts that I just didn't have time to get to before. I am making good progress and I even made me a new outfit. I will have to post a picture later as to the fact that none of the batteries in the house seem to want to work with my camera. So I need to get new ones. Well that is all for now. Hope you all have a blessed day!Traci W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11140417686121727329noreply@blogger.com1