American Girl

I just want you to know that I am emerging from Lurkland (this pregnancy’s really kicking my butt this time) to tell you that I really appreciate you and am sending lots of good energy and thoughts your way. You were one of the first people to make me feel welcome on FJ and I hope for many good things to come your way after all the bad you’ve endured recently. 🤗

Saw this on the FBs.  Looks like trouble brewing.

We are at our air bnb and have Kiki with us for today and tomorrow. 😊

my grateful thanks to my family here. Sending ALL of you love and light and big squeezy hugs for those who want them. 

fucking disaster= my life
This is one of those weeks where I have woken up every day. Then canceled every day.

Kitty and I took out the garbage last night and a goddamn coyote came out of nowhere and grabbed Kitty.  Kitty is gone and I’m so upset.  

@HerNameIsBuffy, @GreyhoundFan and I are going to be revamping the FAQ section this weekend, which means that things may be missing and or fucky. In the meantime, if you run into a question that you don't know the answer to and need help, ask in the Tech Support forum. 
Sorry for the inconvenience. 

Someone I lived with turned off the dvr while I was recording something because he was switching to roku to watch 30 year old episodes of Unsolved Mysteries...I would be a lot less annoyed if he had been watching something good. Or new. Or basically anything but 30 year old episodes of Unsolved Mysteries.....

Trying to be reasonably stylish and pregnant in horizontal sleet is...trying. Pinterest winter is not my winter. 

It's here!  I got my Sketchbook Project book today!  From the "how to use" insert with the book:  "This project is meant to encourage creative storytelling within a global community."  The Brooklyn Art Library has books from 130 countries and the stipulations for how to use the book are thus:  The book must fold down into its original 5 x 7 form although pop outs, insert papers, etc are all allowed, it cannot be more than an inch thick when the artist is done with their book, they discourage the use of gesso and acrylic paint as these may cause the pages to stick together over time, and also discourage the use of glitter and other materials that may fall out.  Pretty much anything else is fair game.
I've had a couple weeks to map mine out and write an introduction:  On January 18, 2019, my spouse went into respiratory arrest in our home.  What flames and lead could not do during his years in the Army, a flu virus accomplished in 3 dizzying weeks.  This is the story of what happened after.  Thirty-two pages to describe the seasons of a year with visual aids and a few words here and there.  It's kind of ridiculous how happy these blank pages make me feel.
Assuming I mail mine back before mid August (I will), this book will be part of their traveling show during the fall and mine is going to be digitized so it will be searchable on their website in early fall as well.  I just finished three canvases for a local art show and thought I'd be able to scrub my hands free of pastels and paints for awhile but back to graphite and pastels I go.  YAY!!!!!!