Coal for Sam? He would NOT look at me and we were frozen, so we gave up. Peter was such a sport trying to get him to pose properly. The beret? It's a wink. Printed, stamped, sent!
Tag: *wink*
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a *wink* for my stable
I have this very special friend and our gift to one another is to postpone exchanging Christmas goodies until Valentine's Day. But she surprised me with an unexpected arrival today. If a stable has a Finnish Hippo, it can have a pink glitter deer, right? My Mom said "all kinds of animals were in the ark, why not the stable?" I know my readers will grin with me at this timely wink. Thanks Judi. xo
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a *wink* for my stable
I have this very special friend and our gift to one another is to postpone exchanging Christmas goodies until Valentine's Day. But she surprised me with an unexpected arrival today. If a stable has a Finnish Hippo, it can have a pink glitter deer, right? My Mom said "all kinds of animals were in the ark, why not the stable?" I know my readers will grin with me at this timely wink. Thanks Judi. xo
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on my desk
Love shopping at tjmaxx, marshalls and home goods. There are several that are dangerously close to everything. This weeks score was a journal. Cheap thrill. And how about these pins? What? Your first stop at the mall isn't Hot Topic? Usually it's our only destination.
It's time to read up on how to handle the seasonal change with my lovely rose bushes. I'm clueless and need to figure out what I need to do asap. It has brought me such simple pleasure to go visit my roses every day and I want to keep them safe for next year. Any hints?
My cousin Molly sent me this book, 90 minutes in heaven, and suggested I read chapter 2. I admit I have not read the rest of the book. All I needed to hear was Don Piper's account of heaven to give me a rush of peace and comfort. Sure, I trusted that heaven was the kingdom it is promised to be, but his words came at the right time for me. He describes, in simple words, what it was like to enter heaven. My take-away is that there are no words yet invented to express the immense joy ahead of us. My take-away, from this one chapter, was to be thrilled that my sister is there. Thank you Molly, for this precious gift, for this perspective. Another book I have found helpful is Surviving the Death of a Sibling. Grief takes on many faces and it is different for all of us, even within one family. Shannon was a wife, a daughter, a friend – but she was also my sister.
Love my jumbo size Sharpie paint pens. Messing around with them makes me really happy. Love when they smear. The nib on these things are 1/2" wide! Get some!!
And the braces are off! Look at this lovely face. I promised Fallon I wouldn't blog about her new *friend* (Anthony)….I'm not. He may have been edited from the photo, but the blush he provoked is there. Does that still get me in trouble? *wink*
Congratulations to Kathryn Antyr for being the Top Hat Pick for Crusade No. 23. It's our second anniversary at the Street Team blog!
*Throws confetti on self*.
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on my desk
Love shopping at tjmaxx, marshalls and home goods. There are several that are dangerously close to everything. This weeks score was a journal. Cheap thrill. And how about these pins? What? Your first stop at the mall isn't Hot Topic? Usually it's our only destination.
It's time to read up on how to handle the seasonal change with my lovely rose bushes. I'm clueless and need to figure out what I need to do asap. It has brought me such simple pleasure to go visit my roses every day and I want to keep them safe for next year. Any hints?
My cousin Molly sent me this book, 90 minutes in heaven, and suggested I read chapter 2. I admit I have not read the rest of the book. All I needed to hear was Don Piper's account of heaven to give me a rush of peace and comfort. Sure, I trusted that heaven was the kingdom it is promised to be, but his words came at the right time for me. He describes, in simple words, what it was like to enter heaven. My take-away is that there are no words yet invented to express the immense joy ahead of us. My take-away, from this one chapter, was to be thrilled that my sister is there. Thank you Molly, for this precious gift, for this perspective. Another book I have found helpful is Surviving the Death of a Sibling. Grief takes on many faces and it is different for all of us, even within one family. Shannon was a wife, a daughter, a friend – but she was also my sister.
Love my jumbo size Sharpie paint pens. Messing around with them makes me really happy. Love when they smear. The nib on these things are 1/2" wide! Get some!!
And the braces are off! Look at this lovely face. I promised Fallon I wouldn't blog about her new *friend* (Anthony)….I'm not. He may have been edited from the photo, but the blush he provoked is there. Does that still get me in trouble? *wink*
Congratulations to Kathryn Antyr for being the Top Hat Pick for Crusade No. 23. It's our second anniversary at the Street Team blog!
*Throws confetti on self*.
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in the news
Marietta sent me a copy of the e-newsletter from the U of M Hospital!!! And she forwarded these photos too. *high five* to everyone!
And a reminder if you are new to the *pink wink* story you can read it in chronological order by clicking on the link, see right.
*700* for 7B, squeeee!
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in the news
Marietta sent me a copy of the e-newsletter from the U of M Hospital!!! And she forwarded these photos too. *high five* to everyone!
And a reminder if you are new to the *pink wink* story you can read it in chronological order by clicking on the link, see right.
*700* for 7B, squeeee!
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moving forward
I thought our new rose bushes may have reached their peak a few days ago. I trimmed off all the old blooms and thought they looked a little sad, missing their pinkness. Then I took a closer look and spied all the buds.
This doesn't begin to capture the new flowers I have today. It's a full wall of roses – standing at attention to salut the new day, the new season. Did they arrive because I was willing to cut off the expired flowers? Probably not. But I like to think that tending to the rose bushes and cutting them back led to the growth.
I bum out a little when the kids go back to school but it's a good time to establish new routines. I've said this before, but it's amazing that the year can be 3/4 of the way through and you still have a chance to start again. A new school year. A new season. A new rose. And this month, a new Crusade:
Congratulations to Julie Prichard for being the Top Hat Pick for Crusade No. 22. You can read more about Crusade No. 23 HERE. I have so many loose ends to work on to make room on my table and in my mind for new ideas, new projects, new directions. One thing that helps me GET STARTED on FINISHING is being organized.
Then there is Gathering. Isn't that part of the process for beginning but also for ending? I love the Gathering ritual – whether finding new stuff or re-discovering my own stuff, pulling it all toghether in one supply box is a thrill for me and makes the creative phase so much more enjoyable.
And I love Gathering at the end too: usually at the end of a project I clip paper scraps and remnants into my process journal then begin the task of putting away all the supplies (ok I'm really bad at THAT). For this recent project I have enjoyed putting all the Evidence together as I embark on writing Thanks Yous for 700 socks, gather all my thoughts and remembrances, and clippings of ribbons and tissues, painted envelopes, and all the lovely cards and notes, to chronicle in a scrapbook.
New season = housecleaning of the blog variety. You may notice on the left side I created new buttons which will take you to my link lists. They were getting long so this was my solution.
On the right I added a new *pink wink* button which will open a new page and you can read about the project in chronological order. I know there are visitors who are still arriving to read about it and this was a *duh* for making it easier.
The last of the socks came in this week. I will send them on to 7B soon.
And to wrap up this post…I'll share with you a recent diversion. I made one of these for Fallon and myself. You know I swooned when I found the asterisk bead. *faints* I wear this daily with a full heart.
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moving forward
I thought our new rose bushes may have reached their peak a few days ago. I trimmed off all the old blooms and thought they looked a little sad, missing their pinkness. Then I took a closer look and spied all the buds.
This doesn't begin to capture the new flowers I have today. It's a full wall of roses – standing at attention to salut the new day, the new season. Did they arrive because I was willing to cut off the expired flowers? Probably not. But I like to think that tending to the rose bushes and cutting them back led to the growth.
I bum out a little when the kids go back to school but it's a good time to establish new routines. I've said this before, but it's amazing that the year can be 3/4 of the way through and you still have a chance to start again. A new school year. A new season. A new rose. And this month, a new Crusade:
Congratulations to Julie Prichard for being the Top Hat Pick for Crusade No. 22. You can read more about Crusade No. 23 HERE. I have so many loose ends to work on to make room on my table and in my mind for new ideas, new projects, new directions. One thing that helps me GET STARTED on FINISHING is being organized.
Then there is Gathering. Isn't that part of the process for beginning but also for ending? I love the Gathering ritual – whether finding new stuff or re-discovering my own stuff, pulling it all toghether in one supply box is a thrill for me and makes the creative phase so much more enjoyable.
And I love Gathering at the end too: usually at the end of a project I clip paper scraps and remnants into my process journal then begin the task of putting away all the supplies (ok I'm really bad at THAT). For this recent project I have enjoyed putting all the Evidence together as I embark on writing Thanks Yous for 700 socks, gather all my thoughts and remembrances, and clippings of ribbons and tissues, painted envelopes, and all the lovely cards and notes, to chronicle in a scrapbook.
New season = housecleaning of the blog variety. You may notice on the left side I created new buttons which will take you to my link lists. They were getting long so this was my solution.
On the right I added a new *pink wink* button which will open a new page and you can read about the project in chronological order. I know there are visitors who are still arriving to read about it and this was a *duh* for making it easier.
The last of the socks came in this week. I will send them on to 7B soon.
And to wrap up this post…I'll share with you a recent diversion. I made one of these for Fallon and myself. You know I swooned when I found the asterisk bead. *faints* I wear this daily with a full heart.
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sock central….(edited)
it has been reported that the socks have arrived and will be presented this afternoon. stay tuned…
EDIT: rather than make a new post, I am editing this one because I want you to be able to click on "comments" and read the message left by Angie, one of our favorite nurses from 7B. So yesterday afternoon I got to be a fly-on-the-wall (by way of a speaker phone) while Marietta, the nurse manager on 7B gathered two shifts of nurses and aides, therapists (OT and RT) and some other special people, including Shannon's doctor. On the table were only *65* pairs of socks. Marietta read the letter I had composed (see below). Very cool to hear my words come through someone else's mouth. At the key moment, the remaining 600-and-something socks were brought in as Marietta continued to explain the project. Wonderful to hear that Angie was there, as well as other favorite caregivers. For a few minutes yesterday there were people having thoughts about my sister. For a few minutes, before the hustle and bustle of starting a shift (or leaving one), there were people who got the group wink, the thanks, the validation that the call they have answered is of great value, and that they matter.
Did you feel it? Did you feel that goosebump moment? Wow! We really did it. *high five* XOXO