Fall Retreat

I was able to go with my mom and sister on a scrap retreat again.  Awhile back I decided that it was a lot of pressure to have photos ready and work on just scrapbooking so I worked on whatever paper projects I wanted to instead.  That has made it what it was meant to be....a creative weekend.

 Here is my creative area at the retreat--I am lucky there was a person missing at our table for 4, as I was able to have most of the other side to myself.  I believe this caused my mom and sister to rebel against one another. I just looked on while they carefully eyed one another's imaginary boundry line on their side of the table. I did happen to see them, at one point, with a ruler in hand when a certain person's tape runner infringed past the mark. (Note, to get more room for yourself at a retreat like this, be sure to bring more craft supplies then the others and really spread them out--they will understand why you need more space)

 And above is the finishing touches on my "Thankful" banner for Thanksgiving. I posted the glittered letters the other day.  I actually did finish a couple of fun projects. See what a lot of over-thinking will get you?? A fun banner full of glitter, stamping, crepe paper, leaves, more leaves and fun!

 Thankful to be away with my sister (pictured above on the left with me, but we won't tell her because she may be mad, about the photo posting thing I mean) and my mom.  Who would have thought those few years ago we would have something like that in common (glue runners, 500 pounds of scrapbook paper, stickles, laughing, staying up until 2:30 a.m., and more laughing). More to follow on retreat crafting in my next posts...
Blessings, C 

Catching up

Time for catching up.  I have been making progress in many areas.  My back and hip are feeling better, as a matter of fact I have been blessed to be able to get back to taking some walks.  I do not know if I will get totally back to the beginning but for now, it is REALLY GOOD to move and walk with my husband again too!

Moving forward with "cleaning out", little by little.  If I do nothing in a day--out of the overwhelming fear of never attaining organization in my home....if I don't just take that next little step and "do the next thing" (I remember that one poem that Elizabeth Elliot had read many years ago about that...) then, I will do NOTHING.  Every day I can DO SOMETHING.  And so I do. I "try" to do something.  Maybe it is putting the laundry away or going through some magazines or craft supplies or one of many "junk" drawers, something that matters.  Got rid of an older style massive "leg press" maching in the tiny unfinished little basement of ours (stilled called the cellar, because it truly is).

I have to come to the conclusion myself, have to come to that place in my mind where I can say "let go now" to certain things.  I made my peace that I have not been able to use the machine I admired and the effort and physical strength is not the same.  After having issues w/my disk in my back, even though I work myself (Lord willing) back into some physical shape again...I am not that same weight lifting- dedicated- fearless-girl I once was.  All about letting go.  I will walk and be fit to certain extents, to what my body will allow now.

Here are my signs of Fall even as I am mingling with Winter and even as I hear some lovely old time Christmas music being played by my sentimental husband.  The glass pumpkin jar filled with candy corn and memories of my grandmother who gave it to me years ago before she passed on.

 And then I leave you with this:

 A Thanksgiving project-in-waiting.
Blessings