'Knock on Wood'

 

We still have power.... the water is still flowing... and i'm tired.... setting my alarm and getting up every couple of hours to flush toilets and run the water then set back to drip... That system has served us well in the past... so we'll see... 

Now if TX will still do their job and keep my power on... Since about 5:30 am the power keeps flickering.... just for a couple seconds and then once or twice for a couple minutes...just long enough for me to worry and breathe a sigh of relief when it comes back on...  

I still see people out the window driving... Our road looks like a sheet of ice to me... We are staying put...We got anything and everything we could possible need.... not moving till maybe Monday afternoon but more likely Tuesday.. 

Still more weather to come or so they predict and more cold... This is not over by a long shot... although i will say the daylight makes me a little more optimistic for some reason....temp still headed down... 

The above picture i water colored while painting with the Littles... and i have enjoyed doodling and stamping on top of it... Great entertainment while your sending all your good thoughts to keeping the power on... LongJohns and oatmeal is the order of the day... maybe some tortilla soup in the crockpot...  i better get busy... Take care... stay safe! And i'll be checking back in here.... Hugs! deb

My First Try.....

                                     ..... playing with the fly....I have lots more ideas.... I think i'm even using them for Valentine's Day.. lol  Worst thing is to let an idea or drawing... sit in a drawer or sketch book... I like to see them out in the World... 'fly little one fly away!'lol 

My ArtJournal is almost finished!!! Maybe 10 pages left.... I wanted to touch on Halloween and Christmas before i finished... 

We are having our coldest night of the Season tonight... 20 F !!!! brr... nice warm up tomorrow in the 60F's... but i think i'll leave the water dripping tonight... Thanks for visiting!!! Love and Hugs! deb
  

                    

Happy New Year!

        Can you stand one more Christmas image?  :) I sat and watercolored a drawing i made of a pointsettia... there's some gold in there too that doesn't show up... It was fun... Its in a handmade sketchbook that CJ sent me a few moons ago.. The paper in it is nice for water color i'm finding out.. I used different brands of water color pencils... fun and relaxing after a crazy Holiday season.. 

Christmas is getting packed away... tree is down.. now all the bits and bobs i will work on today and hopefully get done today... and if truth be told there is alot of bits and bobs... my little village of houses , my snowman collection,.. stained glass votive tree collection.. But... they bring me joy and probably long after maybe the tree has been downsized i will still have my collections.. 

The weather here has been crazy warm.... windy... dry... They say last year we had 6" over our normal rainfall... couldn't prove that by me.. I think what it was is when it did rain... we got ALOT at a time... but there were loooong stretches between...so it didn't feel like that much... 

So sorry for the lack of pictures in this post... Wanted to make a post but hadn't taken alot of pics... The GrandLittles had a wonderful Christmas.. Sleepovers at Grandmas with Christmas all around.... Eldest GrandLittle has almost found her balance on her bike without training wheels.. Woot woot! The expression on her face is priceless when she gets a good stretch of balance going.. :) 

Wishing you all the best for this new year. Lots of whatever brings you joy... :)  Thank you for stopping by.  I so enjoy when you leave a comment,say hi... wave... lol  Hugs! deb