Missing my Mom

Happy Birthday Mom.
I love you and miss you!Today would have been my Mother's 78th birthday, but instead it is the one year anniversary of her death. (previous post)

I woke up not feeling too well today, and now I know why. I knew what today was. I was NOT looking forward to it. But it was inevitable. I also knew that I would survive, because.... my Mother made me the person I am today.

post regarding above pendant

My Mother made me strong! She made me into a loving person. She taught me so much about life. And she was ALWAYS there for me. And I miss her so darned bery much. My heart aches with the loss of her. It seems that on the anniversary of my Father's death or his birthday, or that of my Sister or my Brother, and now my Mother is included in that list.... I tend not to feel too well. I believe that subconsciously I am grieving the loss of these much love family members and it is my body's way of dealing with the pain of the loss.

Today's Mama and Cricut

This is contest entry for those crazy folks at TodaysMama and Cricut. Be sure to check out Cricut's cool new cartridges and the chance at $30,000 in travel for you and your friends at the Great Gypsy Escape site! http://bit.ly/FWcud

Great Escape Meme
1. If you could escape to anywhere in the world where would it be?

Australia to see the outback and my Brother

2. What song do you play when you are by yourself in the car?

none, I don't have a stereo in my car, whaaaaa!

3. If you had a night to yourself, and money was no object, what would you do?

Shop until I could shop no more.

4. What is your guilty pleasure?

Good Ice Cream, yummy!

5. What is the farthest place you have traveled away from your home?

That would either be Los Angeles or New York...not sure which is the farthest.

6. Last book that you couldn't put down?

Any book by Harold Robbins

7. When you want to escape into another time, what movie do you watch?

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory... love that movie!

8. What is your favorite local escape?

The local Thrift Shops

9. How do you escape on a budget?

get on the internet and roam the blogs

10. Best food you've ever had while on vacation.

Apple Fritters that I got at Newport Beach, CA...they were so darned yummy.

If you decide to join in and play along ...... I would love to learn a bit more about my readers, so leave me a post. Thanks a good luck!

Kitchen Diva

This is my Kitchen Diva hat I made to go in my newly painted purple and lime green kitchen. Don'tcha' just love her? I know I do. I am so tickled on how well she came out. I plan on making more Needle Felted Diva's as it was so much fun to make and my Sister wants one now.

She has on a pair of my Grandson's Great Grandmother's earrings, and a necklace that came in the mail with some sort of advertisement. I put her on a polka dot background to match my kitchen.

Here is a photo album where I first saw felted dolls and it is where I got my inspiration for making my own.