Long time, no see!

Hello there, friends! I haven't dropped off of the face of the earth, although it may seem that way. The chaos of Christmas was followed by an unexpected and sudden decline in my dad's health. For those of you who do not know, Dad passed away on January 12 after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer.

I'm so grateful for the time we had with him before he passed away. Although he is and will be greatly missed, I find tremendous comfort in knowing that I will see him again when it is time for me to join him in heaven.

I've not done any crafting or photo-taking to speak of since December. I've mostly been spending my free time doting on my kids or reading my Bible. Both of which I know would please my dad. :)

I did take one picture with my iPhone while Dad was in the hospital, which I have submitted for a photo contest. The contest runs through February 15 - if you like it, please take a few moments to vote! Here is the link:

http://contest.adorama.com/entries?sort=user#18837

And here is the photo:

I'm getting the itch to create, so more posts soon! I've been craft/art-free for far too long...

Well, Hello!

Good morning! I've bitten the bullet and joined the blogging world. I'm a little late in coming to the game, but better now than never. :) Mom has been encouraging me to do this for a while now. My hope is that we'll all get to share ideas and inspiration with each other and have a bit of fun along the way. I have quite a wide range of interests, so be prepared for a smattering of images and ramblings!

Sooo, on with the post! This particular image is a snap shot of my bedroom ceiling, courtesy of my iPhone and edited with the Best Camera app. I've been having too much fun with this editor and can't wait to see what else I can do with it. I'm really loving the grainy image quality and the character that it creates in this particular edit. The original was pretty drab and boring, but a couple of touches on the screen created some dramatic effects. And I didn't even have to crawl out of bed to do it. Because I needed another excuse to be lazy. :)

Speaking of laziness. Today is a day off of school for my kiddos. So, we're just hanging out and huddling up in front of the tv under some blankets. The husband is taking a half day off work today to spend some extra time with us. We are all looking forward to this afternoon...either Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs or the Morton Arboretum. We'll see what the weather looks like! I suppose we should also get started on the weekend homework at some point. Ooops. Forgot about that...

Ta ta for now!