a quick re-cap of the things i did since february 19th to february 25th, 2006... somehow i felt more busier than i look.... last sunday, ramel's old roommate came into town with his wife... thus, our surprise company... i had to do a rush cleaning job because i hate seeing people leave my house with cat hairs on their shirt... and i organized my studio in a way where they would feel comfortable and not overwhelmed with paper and ribbon...
on tuesday i probably played gamecube's luigi's mansion... shame on me! with all the art that has yet to be completed, i try to vacuum up boo ghosts and acquire money in a haunted mansion....
wednesday was diego's first official day at the daycare my hubby works at... apparently, he had a dandy time although he didn't want to nap.... or eat, for that matter! he was busy being a ham and playing on everyone else's mats except his own... while he was there, i was busily sitting nervously on a dentist chair awaiting to hear bad news... wisdom teeth in need of being yanked... after the verdict, i headed over to a coffee shop for some good ol' caffeine.... and next to that place was a nifty dollar store! it had some beautiful stuff there including- whadda know- PAPER! (its the one on the far left hand side below)...
come thursday, i went shopping for supplies needed for friday... and again, its like an addiction... but i bought more paper! i really should stop, but it can't be helped! beautiful paper in need of a good home! and sometimes the paper is too pretty to use... so it sits there in organized piles awaiting to be cut for the perfect illustration... every scrap saved in the end.... going to michaels means coming out with a couple more pcs to add to the collection... *sigh* i fiend to buy more even as i write...
by friday, we had our semi-annual 3rd shift mother/daughter/grandkid party... which was a special enough occasion to use a pretty paper recently purchased (that pink flowery one)... i would have liked to have done something more elaborate but my brain went into creativity mode at the last minute.... but for each party, i plan to make some sort of souvenir for us all to remember the good night we shared (and i must remember to put the date on them too!)
saturday meant more shopping for both ramel's birthday gift and well, some ribbon found at the thrift store nearby... for $2.52 i got all this above and some styrofoam balls... and i have become obsessed with ric rac ribbon, don't ask me why... but every time i go shopping, i am on the hunt for some ric rac... i want to find some patterned kind or perhaps, a polka dotted kind...eventually, i may hit the jackpot but in the meantime, i am content... anyhow ramel's birthday is march 5th, and i found him shoes for his big ol' size 13 feet! steve maddens and reebok on clearance and within my budget (leaving me room to buy ribbon! oh wait, i bought the ribbon BEFORE i went shopping for him... naughty ellia!) with the money i was given from the candy guy, i am still able to get ramel a haircut and some other surprises! (unless i walk in a paper store again)...
that is one week in the world of ellia! it left me little time to blog and actually cut paper, however, that is what this week is for!
a final note: this week, good ol' logan gets fixed and de-clawed so he can
stop hissing at every person who comes over the house to visit! (he is
no longer as small as he is in the above image...i must post how big my
couch destroyer has become later!)...