Creatively Happy

2010-06-04T15:31:00.000-07:00

Hello to all! Yet again it has been quite awhile since I have checked in...but so much craziness. I did mention I wasn't feeling well and this is still the case.....same pain...the "lump". However, the bad part is I got two more and possibly a fourth. I have been working with the doctors but upon looking further into what could be going on with myself, I discovered a rare disease called Dercum Disease. Terds but it pretty much says it can be brought on by a traumatic event/body trauma (hello - accident of 93) but all the horrible pain that I've had from my fibromyalgia, from the migraines, from the one lipoma on my back (I've had 3 removed) nothing had been as horrible as these last 6 weeks of the 2 newest lipomas with the additional one on my back that has been flaring since Jan. I have been struggling with the nonstop harassment from them but when the pain settles in my back ......it is NO GOOD!!!!!!! Yes I am yelling and crying. terds. We will see if this might be what it is. Nani is now living in a private home, she hates it so we hate it and this is all I can say about that. This next Tuesday is my birthday (and Lynese's) and I am having a hard time finally with a birthday around the corner......39! But the day will be celebrated with Nylese, my pumpkins, mom and dad and if I am lucky Dean will be with us at the Magic Kingdom. Yea!!!!! So my 39th year will be starting out just right (miss u Lo and Beans!)

I have decided to start blogging again. I read to many of my Sommerset magazines and think why am I not doing my blog. I have so much good happy things that I am doing and living that why not post it like I have been wanting to do instead of just thinking it. I am always working on a project or two or three in the "studio" (love that) but in the kitchen I have got to get the Biscotti out in the market. Good reviews but just the few boutiques just aren't enough to make it a business. I have a play date set up with my cousin, Gina. She is going to teach me to use my sewing machine. So watch out for my pillows and bags. They will be showing up on here soon. My Teta Moya taught me how to make jam and boy I must say it really is all about the berry and it's flavor. YUM-YUM! So good. I made strawberry and next is red raspberry. Anyway, I do need to figure how to get photos on here again but you will be seeing a post again soon. xoxoxo

2010-01-15T19:09:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all! I am so excited to report what has been going on....I have been home alot these last few weeks...unfortunately due to my fm and my "lump". Nani has been left in very good hands....Kristie and my Teta, so I am not worried. Being home has enabled me to finally get on my blog here and I find that I am very much drawn to it when my passion gets to see the light, the excitment swells inside and being able to explode verbally (through blogging though I don't think anyone is peeking at me here). I had a boutique at my mom's this past Dec and it was terds but out of it came good things. If you had come to my boutique you would have had the chance to buy some very delicious fudge. It was made my April and April has a salon in the Canyon Lake shopping center. She has lots of goodies in the way of clothes, bags, jewerly, and now will be carrying some of my goodies. My flower barrets, small picture frames, journals, and will possibly carry my address/recipe books. So very good. I am also planning my next boutique. March 25th, thurs at my mom's in Canyon Lake and should anyone like to join in the boutique.......please let me know. Any who, I am looking forward to 2010. Gosh doesn't that look a little strange. I am hoping to getting Grandma Vergilio's Biscotti going and I also have started making paper. Interesting but the end result is fabulous. I, again, must state that there are not enough hours in the day. I want to try doing images in the paper that I am making but am still perfecting the product that Mary is going to using to tag her product with. It all takes time. I am also doing a scrapbooking project for someone that doesn't know and getting commissioned for it. I took some pictures of my studio because it is such a mess, but I am to embarressed to show it for the first time in that state.....so once it is somewhat decent I will show. You may have noticed that I have not mentioned my little ones. Well the are so grown.....my tiny, my little beans it now talking, putting a sentence together, feeding her baby and putting on her fake bonnie bell. She is 18 months...goodness. Pumpkin will be 5 is just 6 months going off to school this next year...holy crapola! And those of you that know little One turned 3 so she now gets to chew gum. She is riding her little bike and acts like shes going on 8! I have also been introduced to a new kind of LOVE......his name is Edward Cullen. I know I am a little behind the times but what a good time to be able to see new moon within a month of finishing all the Twilight books and movie. Anywho I will try to check in soon. Keep on dreamin'........

2009-08-07T16:24:00.001-07:00

No Photos Today!!!! Just checking in to make sure I still know my password! I have an adorable album to show...it was a kit of my good friend Kristie however I did change it up to highlight another color.... is that allowed? (I wouldn't want to hurt her feelings!!!!) Any who I have been out of commission since my last post!!! Oh and if you think I am yelling with all of the !!!!!! I do talk very loud and today I am HURTING!!!!! Yes it is friday and a good friday it has been - sidenote- Lynese and the kids came to visit Nani and I and then Teta came for lunch and then gave me a knitting lesson. I gave up learning to knit at age 7 and stuck with just croching! So ...... yes it was a good day but I am on 24 hour duty with Nani and am worn out. I am glad to be with her but I need days off.....Lynese did mention another beach day on tues........that makes me very happy! I had my first beach trip of the summer last fri and what a great time with Lynese and the kids and Kristie and her girls. FUN FUN FUN!!!!! so just tired and wanted to check in! I do have photos to post so maybe after Nani goes to bed? check back soon!

2009-07-22T18:05:00.001-07:00

I am soooo excited.....I did it! and here to show my new skill......This is JOSIE aka josie beans or tiny or stinker beans. She is just to cute! We just got back from visiting! Lorissa treated the group (mom, lynese, pumpkin, little one and me) to Fairyland in Oakland. Another photo opp with lots of wonderful photos!!! Well the photp popped up top ...... but at least you can see them. I am the photo taker. (should you wonder why I say photo verses picture? Pumpkin stopped letting me take his picture but when I said "photo" it was like a whole different experience- he smiles for getting his PHOTO taken! Will post again soon!

2009-07-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hello out there!!! I am going to post a photo today!!!! I think I just figured it out!!!!! oh my - this could very exciting for all of you that really do read these ( Hi Margie!) I am going to do some clean up and I shall return!

Why does it feel like Monday?

2009-06-11T20:00:00.000-07:00

Well if it was ....it would have been my birthday and that my friends was a fabulous day!!! I went to Disneyland and was joined by another birthday girl...my twin Lynese. We can't believe we are 38! Her children, pumpkin and little one, with my parents also went. Here's the cherries on top...Dean, my other sister Lorissa and her little one, tiny were there too!!!!! I am telling you, it does not get better than that :) If there is not a disney photo posted there will be soon. I miss Josie. Lo and Nate and Josie Beans are coming to visit again in two months but I miss them so...........(sorry Nate) Josie took her first steps while playing with her Teta (that's me)! So sweet, so funny, she makes my heartache. It was a great visit. So to the other parts of my life that you normally read about......I mixed biscotti today...baking tomorrow. I am taking Nani to my teta Diane's. She is Nani's sister. It is a half day for me. I have also pulled out the sewing machine to learn it.....Dean and I have a fun weekend planned- oup!-my computer is dying and to lazy to get the cord!! Just want to close with...Margie, my friend, what a pleasure to see you today and I am praying for you! I love you!

I'm the lucky birthday girl!

2009-06-04T23:48:00.000-07:00

Why yes it is still thurs the 4th of June and today is not my birthday but it is a Very Merry Unbirthday to me --- to me! Lorissa and Josie arrived today! She is just getting so big and is SOOOOO ADORABLE and I am very sad to say that I took an adorable photo of her today and I haven't figured out how to add the photo's to this yet! .....but Lorissa is coming over to hang out and SHE may know- hee hee...this could be real good. We are celebrating Josie's First Birthday. Can you believe it - my oh my! When I use ! does it mean I am yelling? I just talk loud and am very excited. Monday the 8th is Lynese and I's 38th birthday! (Yes! I am using it.) I can not believe it. I say this every year but I love my birthday but for some reason am having a hard time this year. 38 is a great age to be. We also have planned for our birthday a trip to Disneyland!!!!!!!!! I am so pleased that Lorissa and Josie (sorry Nate but I know you really don't want to go) are here and going for her first birthday! yea!!!! I would be perfect if Dean could go but it will be mom , Lynese, Lo, Pumpkin, Little One, Tiny and me. My Dad may join us after work, that would be good :) So looking forward to that! I wish mimi could go. We did have an unfortunate happening this week. If anyone who may read this prays, please pray for the healing of Paul. He is the brother of my Uncle.
I hope he will be able to pull through. It is a reminder to enjoy your life...love your family....and do what you love everyday because things can change in the blink of an eye. Which is why I am enjoying my 38th birthday. I have a wonderful husband, my sister and Josie are here, my family is going to be with me. Here's to great VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAYS!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-14T08:50:00.000-07:00

Good Morning! I am going to attempt to get better at this! I am shouting out again. Yesturday Nani asked my mom to call her priest to give her her last rights. I can not begin to think about this......my nani. Nani is going to be 90 this august and other than neuralgia and arthritis (which I can barely handle my own pain but at 90!) she is healthy, well all the tests show she is anyhow. She does get worn out and Easter was a very good day for her, around all her family. When I left her yesturday I told her that today had been her day off and tomorrow to get ready because exercise and sunshine were in her forcast. So we shall see..............Now on to the other part of my heart. Grandma Vergilio's Biscotti is looking for a way to get out there. Farmer's markets are not cost effective for me but I would love to get out there and thank you to Wendy, the lovely owner at California Stlyes in Canyon Lake who had given them out to her salon's customers this last christmas and valentine season (good reviews). So I am trying to figure it out! I have been sidetracked with my scarfs ( they are so adorable, if you like ruffles!) and my address / recipe books are one of a kind that are not only useful but fabulous! I will be posting photos of these beauties soon......and that is a promise. To those that know me, really I am!!!!! x:)x:)x:)x:) Share a Smile today ;)

2009-03-24T11:04:00.001-07:00

Hello out there! I really don't think anyone is really reading this but I really like doing a shout out! Well, I have many of things going on and today I am lucky enough to be going to my teta's house for lunch with my nani, Lorissa (my sister) and her little one Josie. I take care of my grandmother (Nani) and she is declining. Everyday is just a little bit slower, a little bit more confused and now a lot more sleeping. In the past year she seems to be able to bounce back from a few bad days but the last month and a half......there is no bouncing going on. For you that know my relationship with my nani........I am lucky enough to still have her here with me and it is breaking my heart to feel that my quality time is limited. Gone is the Nani that I learned from, played with and could turn to when the world wasn't right. I love her so much......still enjoying everyday.

2009-03-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hello out there! Hello=hello love that I can just speak. The day has come that tonight is Nani's last night in my house. I take her for a couple of ultrasounds in the early am and am tired but can't get nani out of my mind. So many of my wonderful memories....so many of them...my entire life is full of her. She is going back to my mom's to stay until I can't care for her anymore. My heart is breaking. Yesturday pumpkin and little one(my niece and nephew from my twin) came by to visit nani and we took photos I will post them and then today teta (nani's sister) and her daughter came over for lunch, we sat out on the patio, all my flowers are blooming I took some photos when they weren't looking. I just know that one day I will look back and be so pleased that I have takin them. I also finally got through Grandma Vergilio's Biscotti paperwork...trying to get to sale it wholesale! Wouldn't that be fab! The farmer's market are just to expensive.....Dean already gave me my dream of opening a scrap store, as you may know that didn't go so good :( so we shall see......who likes biscotti? If you haven't had one let me know.....samples?

Time to care for myself!

2008-10-07T09:53:00.000-07:00

It's me again----checking in. I am hoping to get some more blogging in as I am on couch duty. I have had another surgery, not life threatening like last summer but 3 weeks I will be soon back to work. I was just telling Dean (my dear) that I needed to take a extra few days off, I have been worn down so the surgery did happen at a good time. For any of you that may be reading this that do know me, just wanted to tell you that my grandad has passed away. This is part of the reason for needing some time......all my memories flood back......if I knew how to add photos into this journal here I would show you this photo......a childhood joy was to gather around the bathroom sink so we could watch grandad and the daily face shave. My grandma took this photo from inside the shower behind us so she can be in the photo also. I did get to keep the shaving brush he was holding, hey I will do a shadow box of being at grandma and grandad's for the weekend as a memoire. (another project) Anyway...I have already recieved more then 2 phone calls from my Nani a day, she misses me taking care of her. She is doing alot better since the car accident, her and my teta. My last two from that generation. I treasure the time. I can't remember if I mentioned the next venture of mine??? Grandma Vergilio's Biscotti. It is our family recipe, granted it is a basic biscotti recipe but just perfect. Just ask Kristie Steffens if she likes the biscotti? I did a farmer's markert in temecula and am waiting to get into the canyon lake one but its so expensive that I am trying to just do it through the holidays to get out there but have several persons that want to carry it in their business so I am working on the paperwork to sell it wholesale. I am selling them by the larger tins for person's to give as thanksgiving/christimas gifts. Should you be interested please let me know...they are YUMMY!!!!!!! I have a bizillion ideas going on in my head and am dying to show you all..soooooo away I go.......

Does this make only THREE POSTS!!!

2008-08-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I must start with 'This is excactly why I did not have an email or a blog until recently....I don't go on the computer!' I do plan to....I just got extremely overwhelmed emotionally with family issues and was going through the steps to walk away from the store. I didn't seem like it really could get worse but having to put my grandfather in a senior care facility, for all the right reasons just seemed not right but then 4 weeks ago my Nani and Teta were in a car accident and once Nani was out of the hospital it was suddenly a 17 hour work day. She is okay, just extremely bruised from being hit with the airbag. The freaky thing is (those of you that really know me know that freaky happens to me) well, Nani (89) and Teta (her sister,88) went out to hemet to visit my grandfather(89) in the home when they were hit by someone running a red light, I drove out in the morning to the hospital to be with Nani and my mom calls to ask me to stop by the emergency room there at the hemet hospital because grandad fell and cracked his head, make sure he's okay!!!!!! WHAT!!! It was at that point that I really started to get overwhelmed. He ended up to be okay also, it is just so hard for me to see this generation of my family going through all of this. And it still is and will continue to be but this is where I feel I need and want to be. So with that I remembered that Nani and I had discussed making and selling our family Biscotti recipe. The Friday Flyer had a annoucement they were doing a Sun Farmer's Market and then I was asked to do the Temecula mall Farmer's Market. So I have two weeks with little bit of extra time I have everyday to get myself ready. I will be at the mall's farmer's market Wed, Sept 3rd, oh my, what have I done to myself?! I really will try to be more regular because I have made some really cute items!!! They make me happy! Also, since I last posted, I have be lucky to finally meet my newest niece, JOSIE and she is a doll!!! I miss her and my sister, lorissa. It's been a little crazy for me, however, I am still here and am always thinking of the next project!!!!!

Yes - I am still alive!!!!

2008-07-19T00:32:00.000-07:00

Well, alot has been going on since April 11th! To my surprise I have had a few persons checking me out (on the blog that is!) and it is today that I am finally ready to start the new adventure of blogging! oh my! The four year old new year's resoultion has made its way to actually becoming a reality. If you don't know me, please don't judge me, I hate computers. I must say that I am enjoying seeing all the new product at CHA before it comes out, I am especially grateful that I am receiving photos of my newest niece "Josie" on my husband's e-mail. (I haven't given anyone my e-mail because I am not on the computer to check it! Terds!!!) And some really big stuff this next week.... I will get to actually see her on the web cam at my parents. That thought brings me to tears. Josie will be 4 weeks old and I have yet to look into those big eyes so she knows her teta. ....and soon enough you will all be sorry that I have found an outlet, a little screen and keyboard that takes all my thoughts and throws it out to whoever is willing to read. I finally know what people are talking about...its12:52 am and I am sitting up in my scrap loft with the breeze comming in through the window and that mocking bird has been going on for almost 2 hours but I like it and its so calm and peaceful. I am going to try this weekend to get the blog to actually have photos. Promise I won't be gone for months!

Can you believe it...

2008-04-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

Hello, out there in blog land. Look where I landed! I got myself a blobspot ( I mean a blogspot) and I even have an email. Imagine that!!!!:) Anyway, on to more serious things. I am so glad that you have come to visit my blog. I can't wait to share my ideas and projects with you. I hope you will love them as much as I do. Also, you can be updated on my monthly card class at IAT. Well, I must go now and figure out what to put on this blog -terds:)!

Happy Creating...