Hello There Blogger Friends...

Hi everyone, so sorry it's been so long since I last updated by blog.  My full time job really was more than full time which left very little time for updating to my blog let alone crafting.  For the last several months I have only had time to keep up with my Cricut Club projects. In addition to the extra time for work I have also been experiencing major back pain again. It's been off and on, well really mostly always on almost for the entire past year.  I finally decided to talk with my primary MD and get that new MRI that he said was needed.  When the MRI results came back it indicated that there had been some changes and that the disc that I had repaired almost 10 years ago has herniated again. There was also some changes that meant my back was not doing well so after a long discussion with the surgeon that did my first surgery,  I decided that I would do as he recommended and undergo a Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion aka a "TLIF" to hopefully stabilize my back and help me avoid any further back surgery.  Of course even with the TLIF there will be changes in my life.  I will not be able to do any twisting, bending or lift anything over 15 to 20 pounds for pretty much the rest of my life. This means that any nursing job that involves direct patient care will no longer be an option for me.  My recent job required direct patient care so my employer ask that I step aside, which I did, however as I do not qualify for FMLA that means I no longer have a job. My employer told me that she would like me to come back and that she would try to place me in a different job at that time. So I had that surgery last Monday, the surgeon did not need to do as much work as he thought so that's a plus for me. While there is still pain it is surgery related and it will hopefully fade in time.  I have a 12 week recovery period due to the graft (interbody) part of the surgery needing to harden and to begin to adhere to the vertebrae space at L5/S1 part of my back.  I want to say Thank You to my darling sweet husband, my son Robert for all they did to care for me this past week and for all of my prayer warriors and other family members for your prayers. I know that all of this is in God's timing and that as far as a job goes the Lord will work all that out too.  Since I haven't had time lately to share with you all any of my craft projects, I thought I'd share a few with you tonight. I hope you all will enjoy them. Once the next two Cricut Club meetings are completed I will share with you the ongoing project the gals are working on.

The first card is for a special couple who just celebrated their 30th Wedding Anniversary. The second card is for my employer for all her help with my job stuff. The third card is the Easter card I made for this year.All the pieces and parts for all three cards came from my stash.
Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. I will be linking this to Sarah Hammer's Tuesday Link Up Party tomorrow. I have a blinkie button on the right side of my blog so if you get a minute, click it to stop by and check out all the other crafty folks.  Please leave me a comment so I know you visited.
Happy Easter to all.
God Bless,
Vickie

Happy Thanksgiving...

Hi there blogger friends and follower.  I know that I am a bit early for my greeting but as I will be very busy this coming week I decided that I'd better post today. So to start the holidays off I am sharing today my Cricut Club project that everyone finished yesterday and my granddaughters Christmas countdown box and a card I made with my new A Quilted Christmas cartridge. I think that this cartridge and the new Teddy Bear Parade cartridge are so cute!!!

As you can tell I have been focusing on Christmas both at Cricut Club and for my granddaughter's items. I hope you all enjoy. Thanks for stopping by my corner of the web. Please leave me a comment so I know you have been here.

God Bless,
Vickie

Goodbye summer, hello fall???

Hi there blogger friends and followers...  Sorry it's been awhile since my last post August was a busy month for me.  I got to go camping twice last month and just got back from one of those camping trips. Camping over Labor day is a first for me and my darling husband but we wanted to see our family in Utah and thought it would be a great to do two things we enjoy at once. The campgrounds were we stayed was pretty busy.  I think a lot of people see Labor day as the "End of Summer."  This puzzles me because it does not end until around the 20th of September and I can't understand wanting to rush into cooler shorter days and longer nights, I guess the kids going back to school has something to do with it.  Since moving to Eastern Idaho almost 18 years ago, I've learned you enjoy the summer here as long as possible because winter can be really dark, cold and long. Besides I'm just not ready to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall yet. My Cricut Club will start meeting again on September 15th so maybe by then I'll be ready for fall. I am looking forward to crafting with these very special ladies once again. I have 3 special home decor projects planned for them and will be sharing those with you all soon.  
Today though I thought I'd share with you a few items I did managed to get made this past month. The first is another one of those decorated bird houses only this one is for my new kitchen. The other items are cards for friends and a candy bar wrapper for a co-workers birthday. All the supplies used to make these items where found in my stash. 

I hope you have enjoyed your time here in my little corner of the web. I will be linking these items up at Sarah Hamer Design's "Link up Tuesday" so please take a minute to check out all the craftiness going on at Sarah's blog.
Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment so I know you were here.
Take care and enjoy the rest of your summer.
God Bless,
Vickie
Hi there Blogger friends and followers.  Sorry that it's been awhile since my last post but August was a busy month here in Eastern Idaho.  I was finally able to get away for some camping, actually I just got back from camping over Labor day.  As we all know Labor day is pretty much the unofficial end of summer with the kids going back to schoolHi there Blogger friends and followers.  Sorry that it's been awhile since my last post but August was a busy month here in Eastern Idaho.  I was finally able to get away for some camping, actually I just got back from camping over Labor day.  As we all know Labor day is pretty much the unofficial end of summer with the kids going back to schooldocument.write

Just a little something quick...

Hi there blogger friends & family.  I have been cleaning up a lot of stuff around here including my blog.  I hope you like the new look it was just getting a bit cluttered so I deleted a few things like that silly Ad sense because after a year I'd made a whopping 41 cents letting them advertise on my blog. I also got a new blinkie thanks to my dear friend JoAnn and I want to say Thanks JoAnn for all your help.

Anyway just want to share a couple little birdhouse I've decorated to give as gifts recently.  No die cutting this time but paper crafting anyway.

I bought the paper and the little wooden birdhouses at Joann's the rest of the supplies are from my stash.  I think they turned out pretty cute. I hope the ladies who will be receiving them like them.  If I get time later this week I will be linking them up on Sarah Hamer Designs "Link up Tuesday." I have been featured on the "Pink link up party" and I have a link button on the right side of my blog, so if you have time please go to her blog and check out all the other crafty peoples creations.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Please leave me a comment so I know you've been by, I just love comments.

God Bless,
Vickie

Wedding Season...

On June 10th 1976  I married my high school sweetheart, this Friday we will celebrate our 35th Wedding Anniversary. I can not put into words how blessed I am to be married to my best friend and the Love of my life.  In honor of this occasion I am sharing 2 cards I made for this years wedding season.  The first card was for a young couple who recently tied the knot, they reminded me of my husband and I on our wedding day. The second card is for a very special "older" couple. The third card is for my sweetheart for our anniversary.

I hope you enjoy. Thanks for stopping by.

God Bless,

Vickie