Hello, again!  I'm not very good at this blogging thing yet, as you can see from how long it has been again! However, I will be retiring from full-time work soon, and hope to have more time for writing, picture taking, and crafting.  I will still work for the same organization, but on an as-needed basis, a change about which I am VERY excited!  Lots has happened since I last posted. Sadly, both my mother-in-law and my mother have passed away in the last year.  This, and the realization that time is flying by with our families, was the catalyst that moved up my retirement plans by a few years. We will have to change our lifestyle a bit, but I think the tradeoff will be worth the sacrifice.  I will, however, have to save my pennies for a trip to France next year; my younger daughter and her family have moved from China to France, where her husband was raised, and I am coming to grips with the certainty that she will never be in driving distance.

I recently have made a number of cards- birthday, sympathy, baby, and Christmas! Some of the Christmas cards are recycled from cards I received from others. I love making something new of things most people throw away.  I especially like using embossing folder to add interest to images. I will post some pictures-- after I take them!

Hope to visit again soon.  Wishing all health and happiness!  Michelle