I Am Happy

After 3 days of an Open House with my friend, Marti at her home selling our wares, I am happy.  It was the first time I have attempted to sell any of my photography, but since Marti had asked me 2 years in a row to join her, I took the dive.  I sold 27 CD Calendars with my photography and 61 individual cards.  The calendars had 3 different themes, one was all flowers from the garden, the 2nd one was barns from Northern Illinois, and the 3rd was tea cups.  I made a variety of cards, some themed (sympathy, thinking of you, happy birthday) and others were blank.  Compliments of "how beautiful" the photography was made me one happy lady....I know I am bragging just a little, and also grateful that so many appreciated my photography.  And like Marti, our profits are going to our favorite charities...her's being the Cancer Center at Purdue University and mine being the Alzheimer's Association.

OK enough of that bragging....how was your weekend?  This being the 2nd day of December it was well into the 60's today, sun shining, birds chirping.  If I didn't look at the calendar I would think this was May instead of December, but then the Christmas lights and music would be the giveaway clue that it is December.  Now, that the weekend is over, I must get started on the Christmas decorating.  Most people are done, looking at all the lit trees and holiday lights everywhere you go, but preparing for the Open House weekend definitely has put me behind.  That has become my middle name...BEHIND.

I did go to Loews after closing up shop today and bought a skinny, skinny Christmas tree with 700 lights.  I love lights so having 700 on a skinny tree just brightens my day...giggle, no pun intended.  Also brought home a pink/peach poinsettia...love poinsettias.  One of my favorite flowers, but then there are not too many flowers that I have met that I haven't called my favorite.

And last, this cutie-patootie is my friend Marti's granddaughter, Samantha.  You may remember her from seeing her picture a few months ago.  Samantha is a doll-baby...so well behaved and so smart.  She is 20 months old and is already talking, stringing 3 words together...amazing child.  Gosh, I sound like the grandmother.  Samantha and her Mom visited us on Saturday at the Open House where I snapped a few pics of her.

This last one is Samantha with her Daddy's hat...her Daddy wore this home from swim practice everyday in the winter-time when he was a kid in school.  Grandma saved the hat and has now given it to Samantha.  Looks much cuter on her than on her Dad.

Joining up with Madge Bloom for her weekly top shot.  Hope you have had a great weekend and that your week to come will be filled with all good things.

"Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer."  ~  Louise L. Hay

Until next time....