Looking at my last post (gasp!...) I realized that I left you with a teaser of sorts. You see, as much as stamping & scrapbooking is part of my life, my children manage to wedge themselves into my most hectic moments with such ridiculousness that I actually have to stop and contemplate whether I damaged them at some early part of their lives or were they just born like this. Case in point... a while ago, my youngest daughter needed a new bedroom suite. So off I went, looking all over town for just the right little girl bedroom set. We settled on this. Nice. Not to babyish, not too grown up. Fits in her room...Great. We'll take it. We have it delivered and pick out just the right linens for her. She prefers pink and we found a great set at JC Penney's. Paint the room, hang the matching curtains, fluff the pillows and wait for her to move in. It all seems so plain and simple right? Then WHY does she insist in making me crazy by declaring that this is her new bed (planted in my room next to my bed) and she's going to sleep in it every night?
Wait is that a laundry basket? Yes! YES! it is a laundry basket! And why would she want to sleep in it? How would I know?! This is when I think I obviously must've dropped her on her head when she was a baby. I just have no recollection of it. And mind you, my baby is not so little. She is 10 years old and about 4 ft. tall. You can't see it in the photo but, her legs are hanging over the edge, bent at the knees. So, of course, I did what any responsible and loving mother would do if her child went to sleep in a laundry basket on the floor next to her parents bed.
I turned off the light and left her there.
On to things I do remember doing...These are my last two cards from my Stamp And Run. Used Organic Outlines, gold brads, Kiwi Kiss stripped ribbon, Really Rust, Kiwi Kiss Classic Ink and Very Vanilla and Kiwi Kiss cardstock. The word stamp is from a very old set called, Hope for Comfort. I really like this set so I've held on to it for years.
My next card is using one of my all time favorites called Paint Prints. Those of you who have been with SU! for a long time remember that this was a SAB set one year. I've always liked this set and wish SU! would bring back something like it.
Used Rose Red, So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa Classic inks. Whisper White and Rose Red CS. Paint Prints and Sincere Salutations stamp set. And just a hint of glitter on one or two of the red flowers. I don't like too much glitter.
I'm off to finish some stamping I started earlier. Maybe you'll get a peek at it tomorrow if I finish it.
I so love this story. She wants to be with her mommy. Such a sweet story. How could any loving mother not leave her there? Her contentment is evident.
Posted by: Elizabeth | September 21, 2009 at 09:22 AM