 you guys so happy Sunday everybody happy Mother's Day it is how what time is it 5 15 p.m. I haven't vlogged at all today I spent the day working on the rest of the painting projects we started last week I found some more spots we need to touch up on the wall paint we finally have matching wall paint so yay I went and got a pedicure with my daughter that was fabulous went out and did some antiquing and shopping with Rebecca and Polly is and went out for some cocktails and some really great food then had an emergency crisis with the adopted kids and Rebecca and Polly's are headed over there to help them and then I think they're gonna be staying at least overnight with us if not for a couple of days and I won't get into it but yeah it's great not great but that's okay we're family they have a place to stay anyway it's just been a busy filled Mother's Day and I haven't picked up the camera and I love you all but I can't say I'm upset about that but anyway I forgot my sunglasses and it's a cloudy day but it's Oregon it's bright anyway okay we got all the errands done I needed to do this morning except the banking because I forgot a pen I even got over to Dick Blick because the kids gave me a gift card for Mother's Day got a few matte acrylic paint colors for art journaling that I needed and convenience colors didn't need a medium because I could have mixed them but convenience colors and I also bought two new flat three-quarter inch paint brushes because those I need ever all the ones I have are falling apart and have been glued back together multiple times yeah it's bad but their selection was very thin and they didn't really have anything in this sort of more affordable category that was bigger than three-quarter inch I was looking for maybe one inch flat one and a half inch flat they didn't really have any of those not in the affordable brushes I wasn't about to spend $40 on a paint brush so I got a couple of three-quarter inch flats and I'll look over the ones that I have that are kind of falling apart and see which ones are worth salvaging and repairing and making do with until I can find that Dick Blick or Michaels when I can get over there who has the larger ones in stock the very nice man behind the counter said yeah because of COVID and everything the supply chain's been very iffy and spotty which I knew already from grocery shopping about paint brushes I guess it just affects everything right morning everybody it is Tuesday morning 11 16 a.m. May 11th what was with me last week not getting the month right like hardly ever oh my god you guys I'm so sorry the vlog is so messed up anyway he could tell I was stressed out I got some touch-up painting done again around the house I found two more spots after I was done so I've got two more spots to touch up I'm gonna go grab the paint and get that done quick here in a second I also have a couple of batches of sourdough crackers proofing one regular and one gluten-free and so the dough is proofing and then we'll get that rolled out and baked up I got the bulk of my errands done yesterday and so those are really the only two big things I have to do today my mom is being moved to a long-term nursing care facility today hopefully this one is a little bit better in communication with the family I think she was getting decent care at the old one but the communication was not what it should have been anyway none of them are great so I don't know we'll see but yeah she's going into full-time care she's not gonna be able to come home and so that's all being handled along with Medicaid and social services and yeah anyway well that's fun lighting isn't it is a very bright sunny day here in Oregon today it's not gonna be too hot but it is very bright out as you can see it's gonna be in the mid 70s I think which is nice we've got all the doors open our windows open and I made two batches of sourdough crackers one regular traditional and one gluten-free fed both of the starters for said crackers they're sitting on the counter right now they'll be ready to stick back in the fridge when I get back I am going to go to the bank which I didn't do yesterday because I didn't have a pen it's a stupid reason not to go to the bank but I didn't have a pen there's now a pen in the car yeah I could sit and be a potato on the sofa of course there's always art projects to be done upstairs but I'm gonna go for a walk instead it is a bright beautiful sunny day and we're gonna go see what we can see and there's some cool things to take some pictures of and be inspired by so I'll be back I'm not gonna make myself go up that hill Bob always does and I can't breathe when I get to the top I always do it anyway I don't know what that says about me but you know I'm a glutton for punishment all right let's get walking in this clip you've already watched a little couple of quick clips of me sewing yet another thing for my menagerie so but instead of a pin cushion we didn't call this a clip cushion maybe I'll put a couple of still images here without all the clips on it it's the top of it looks like a rose and then it's got the round stuffed bottom you could put pins in the bottom so you can put clips in the flower top and then pins in the bottom but yeah how cute is that one of you all sent me a picture a while back I don't remember who it was might have been at Becks creations of a rectangular sort of clip cushion with a pin cushion thing in the middle at this point I have a menagerie of pin cushions I didn't need I don't need another pin cushion I didn't need this really but you know I can't help myself but we have we have these three big guys and then we have our turtle and a porcupine and I bought this one I didn't make it but it's a little bird and you pull his tail out and there's a tape measure in there and then I don't have pins in him but we have our little owl he's the one that started the whole thing and I could put pins in her too but I didn't we have a little doll so now to add to that collection now we have our clip cushion so yeah it's pretty cute so anyway yeah I just spent some time doing that while I was listening to my soap opera and enjoying the breeze coming through the windows and it's a good thing everybody it's Thursday morning may something no it's May 23rd it's 11 23 a.m. I am obviously in the car I spent the morning making sure I was a member of the online Facebook event for the class I'm teaching with Bea Grubb and a bunch of other artists including Peg Robinson, Chelsea, Petra Fuchs, Marie Linder and I also created a Facebook group for my portion of the class only for those students who want some one-on-one time exposure and or help from me so that's all done this morning I also checked in with my dad and made sure that things were okay with him I interrupted him working on some paperwork at the new long-term care place my mom is being was transferred to last night and I interrupted the phone call I am now on the emergency contact list not only because I interrupted the phone call but that because he was like oh hey this is my eldest daughter we should add her name to eldest child so anyway yeah so now I'm on that list whether that's good or bad I don't know I'm on the list so anyway that all happened this morning yeah so anyway and by the way I am teaching a class starts June 1st so if you want to sign up the link is down below we explore my part of the class at least explores the idea of creating a new reference tool to help guide us in our exploration with art and color and using new color combinations in our art things that are sort of out of our realm of things that we would normally choose I think it's a really good idea and a really inspiring way to do art and work on your art and work on your exploration of color and so anyway that's what the class is all about so if you're interested in that or you know any of the other classes that are being taught there are painting classes and collage classes and you know all of the teachers are all teaching something a little different and it's a lot of fun I can't wait to have time to sit down and watch some of the other teachers videos which I haven't had time yet but if you wanted to sign up for the class the link is down below and yeah join us it's gonna be a lot of fun all right course for but I should remember my sunglasses like ever anyway hello everybody it's about 2 30 if I think on Friday May something I think it's anyway we went around a bunch of errands this morning and dealt with some more family stuff regarding my mom and conversations in that regard and updating extended family and what's going on and all of those things to the point where we're aiding my father in making decisions over medical procedures that my mom could have that may benefit her but at what risk and is the risk worth the reward will it be enough will there be any so yeah we're having those conversations Saturday afternoon May 15th right what time is it 2 30 2 30 p.m. I haven't vlogged before now because there's just been a lot going on today but as you saw in the prior clips and you see behind me all of this front yard landscaping is going today it's gonna be all removed today and they'll be back on Tuesday to put new stuff in so I'm very excited we've been wanting to do this since we bought the house so it's a good thing it's gonna look so nice for the kids wedding in June so hey guys good evening and 17 or so Saturday evening that faint like jabber jabber in the background might my husband's go to TV on Kyle out anyway you know the big highlight of today was getting all of the front yard landscaping removed and holy cow where they fast and it's all gone and cleared out they sprayed some things on the ground to kill some roots and some things so they don't sprout up when we put the new new plantings in which go in I think on Tuesday I think we didn't get much else done because we were waiting for that to happen and we couldn't really go anywhere tomorrow we may go run a couple of errands and stop by our favorite sandwich place and all of that stuff tomorrow will be a little bit more interesting I think we might just go for a drive I don't know exactly but yeah and Jenny and Brian are still here they're gonna be here for about another week I think while cleanup continues at their apartment I think they've got the issues there under control the landlord does so that's being handled and that's them walking around upstairs so my house is just very full of people I have gotten some art done but not as much as I would have liked but there's just been a lot going on to be fair so anyway my mom is in now permanent residency at a care facility and they were approved from Medicaid so that's gonna help because they have no money they have no money so and she cannot be at home so it's gonna be an adjustment for the whole family especially my dad they've been together 60 years I think this year cuz I'm gonna be I think 60 years 59 or 60 I how old am I gonna be I don't even know 58 I think and they met a year or two before I got well I was born so yeah so anyway it's an adjustment for everybody it does not want to focus on my face cuz the lighting is terrible because we're in the bedroom and we have like the ugliest light fixture of the planet there we go here you know I'm not a professional vlogger at all or anything anyway it's been a strange week but not a horrible one I hope you've had a good week too if you have any questions comments or concerns please leave them down below if you'd like to join the community of one of my Facebook groups follow me on Instagram or shop in my Etsy shop be become a patron over on Patreon or any of that stuff check out the video description some of it is in my link tree list of links also down there is the link for the art filmies I've designed with that you can go get some for your own collection along with they always have new things coming out they have some really great designs from other artists who I'm also teaching at class June 1st with Bea Grob and a bunch of other artists I'd love to see you over there if you're wanting some tips and tricks and ideas for ways that you can incorporate new color combinations in your art and how you can work with them then you definitely want to join the class because that's what I'm teaching so the link is down below alright that's it for this week please stay safe to healthy stay creative please don't forget to wear your mask and come out and do something nice for yourself because you deserve it I'll see you next week bye guys