Merry Christmas Eve! What a strange year it is. Usually we head to Mom’s early for a wonderful Christmas breakfast but since she and I are still ill, we postponed it until the day after Christmas.
Sooooo…..today I am in the studio working on a commissioned painting for my girlfriend that lives in Tennessee. The painting is for her niece for Christmas. It is a painting of three angels. Each represents one of her daughters. The angels hair and eye color match the angels.
It’s coming along better than I had hoped!! So excited to show it to you all and even more excited for them to have the painting. My friend said she’d video tape her niece opening the box so hopefully I can share it here.
I am sure many of you are enjoying your families today. God Bless!
Blessings,
Teresa
PS- Today’s sketch was inspired by our boys when they were little and would go visit Santa. I sure miss having little ones around for Christmas.
So I came down with a sinus problem….itchy-watery eyes, scratchy throat from the drainage. Ugh! This warm then cold then warm then cold weather is making people miserable! My Mom has been sick for almost a week already and now I have it. I can tell you that this use to happen to me a few times a year. The past two years I didn’t get sick at all so I guess I was due! lol
Anyhoo, hope you are ready for Christmas! I finished shopping today even though I was miserable. Feels good to have it done.
I got a nice little surprise yesterday. My sweet hubby gave me an earlier Christmas gift! An iPhone 6+. I’ve wanted to switch from a Droid to an iPhone for a while now and we were due for upgrades so the timing was right. So excited! A little frustrated as well….there’s a bit of a learning curve going from Droid to iPhone. All in good time.
Happy Sunday! We had an amazing weekend with friends. Such a lucky girl.
Still have some shopping to do. Hubby is stumping me this year. What I originally wanted to get him didn’t work out so I have a couple small things for him. I need ideas!! I looked at Amazon for men’s gifts but I didn’t see anything there. I’m not one to go to the store and just look around. I like to know what I am getting before going to the store but this may be the year I do it differently. Hopefully something will jump out at me!
Hoping you’re enjoying your Saturday. I am in desperate need of a nap! My Mom was very sick yesterday so I went and picked up her boxer puppy (Emma-6mo old) and brought her to my house so Mom could get some rest. We have a pup (Athena-16mo old) as well and they played and played and ran and ran until midnight. Kevin, myself and the two pups fell asleep on the couch.
At 1am, I went to bed in Kyle’s old room. The reason for this was because Emma isn’t quite housebroken at my house. She’s good for Mom but not me. I was afraid she’d wake up in the middle of the night and potty in the house so I thought it best to have her and Athena sleep with me so I’d know if Emma got up.
I woke up several times in the short four hour night because they both snore!! Jeepers! Then at 5am, I woke up pressed against the wall with Athena smashed against my side and her head on my pillow. Her legs were over Emma and she was on her back sleeping just below Athena. Unfortunately, once I woke, I realized I’d never fall back asleep because Iwas the one that had to potty. I just knew if I got out of bed they would too. Sure enough, they both got out of bed with me.
When they came back in from pottying, Athena was ready to go back to bed but Emma wouldn’t have it. I tried and tried to get Emma to go back to bed but no luck. So I took them downstairs to let them run and play so they wouldn’t wake Kevin. The good news is it gave me a chance to fill out and address my Christmas cards (which I haven’t done in about 4 years).
Well, it’s almost 4pm now and I haven’t had a nap yet. I don’t think it’s in the cards for me! Emma is back home. Mom is feeling much better today. I’ll sleep good tonight, that’s for sure!
Today is a rough day. A year ago today we lost my Dad. Here is what I posted on Facebook:
Christmas feels so different now. A year ago tonight, my sweet Dad passed from this life to paradise. It’s been a year full of tears and heartache. I miss him so much. I know Christmas will never be the same. And it shouldn’t be the same. A HUGE part of our family is no longer with us. It is forever changed.
What I hold on to is my faith….faith is what is helping me through. The faith in God’s promise that we’ll be with him again some day. I also try and focus on the good memories. My Dad was funny. He loved to laugh and make others laugh too. I miss that.
Keeping a focus on the birth of Christ is helping me get through the Christmas season as well. I can keep myself in a dark, dreary, empty place or I can choose to look for the light, surround myself with people I love and fill my heart with joy. That’s what my Dad would want me to do.
As his little girl, I want him to be happy and smile when he looks down from heaven. I don’t want him to see my broken heart.
I had so many gracious and heartfelt comments from so many sweet souls that have also lost a loved one and how it’s changed their Christmas’ and their lives.
Teena Bowman shared this video with me:
Even though this video made me cry it was just what I’m feeling and what I needed to hear. I love the part about seeing joy in others faces and we’re the legacy he left behind. So true and so beautiful. Look for the light, the joy. God is good.
Wish me luck, y’all! I’m venturing out today to do all of the Christmas shopping! So far, I’ve only bought a few things for friends. Praying all goes well. Hopefully you are done with yours 🙂
I have been painting recently and really enjoying it! Makes me feel alive! Just wanted to share my latest completed painting. “Perfect Love” was painted over scrapbook paper on an antique cupboard door. I sanded and crackled the finished painting for an aged look. After two coats of matte varnish, I wanted the halos to stand out, so I painted another coat of shimmery red acrylic paint just on the outer border of the halos. Love this effect!
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