Monday, Monday

This is a day when I really appreciate that I am retired. The weekend was so jam packed, I am a walking zombie (is the word "walking" a necessary part of that phrase). Miss Z arrived around dinner time on Friday - gosh is she growing and talking and teasing. What fun! I was going to have Dana's girls, Miss P and Miss M, on Saturday afternoon. However, they arrived home from their Tennessee trip with their Dad not feeling well. By Friday evening they were at the walk in clinic and were told they had strep throat.


So on Saturday when the hubster returned home from the Farmers' Market, I drove into town and stayed with the girls until 9:30 when their mother got out of work. And having had too much coffee or just not being able to shut down the night before, I didn't get to sleep until about 6:30 in the morning and was up at 7:30. But, the girls and I did jigsaw puzzles, played Rack-O (do you remember that game?), and Sorry until dinner time at which time I made bacon and pancakes and they were thrilled to have "breakfast" for dinner.


Needless to say, I slept 11 hours on Saturday night. On Sunday, the hubster went to play tennis and Miss Z and I stayed home and played. We did laundry and had a bath and then played some more. Her Mom picked her up around 3 pm.


Then I got to work on my "Going Green" class with Vinita Pappas. I had color charts to make and a still life to paint. It took me about 4 hours.


I drove to my daughter's house and we walked for an hour and a half. It was 92º even at that time of day so we were soaked when we returned, but were both pleased to find that we'd walked 4.2 miles. Oh, do my feet hurt - still this morning. They get so hot on the balls and so tender on the toes when I walk long distances. I drove home and fixed a meal - I know 9:30 is not the time to eat, but I think my body needed fuel. After that I worked puzzles until about 11 when I retired for the night. I just got up, so think my body is still off a bit as far as the sleep department goes.


So here I am - it is Monday morning and my conditioning class is in an hour. I don't have much else planned, but hope to get some time to work play in my altered book and later I think we are going into town. The hubster needs to pick up some supplies at Lowe's and I need some gel medium (Michael just happens to be next door.)


Here is a look at my homework for my class:

How was your weekend? Did you get enough sleep? Did you get a chance to be creative? And will you have some creative time today? I sure hope so. I am looking forward to seeing what you've been up to while I was so distracted this past weekend. I'll be reading blogs and hope to find some time to check in with you.

xoxo

Attempt No. 2

First thing this morning I started in with a fresh eye and decided to change three things - the distance from her nose to the back of her chignon (I'm not sure this "hair in a snood" qualifies as a chignon, but I've never before had a chance to use that word in a sentence and couldn't help myself.); the eye; and the nose.

The first one wasn't too difficult and I am pleased with the result, but still don't like the hair that is free near the front of her head. I am actually not too displeased with the new eye. It appears to be a bit more defined than the original, but is certainly an improvement over the first attempt. The nose is still bothering me a bit, not so much for itself, but for how it required a redraw of the mouth and chin. That is my biggest disappointment at this point, but I am going to walk away from it now and maybe try again later in the day.

 

Today's version

Yesterday's Initial Attempt

The Original

I would sincerely appreciate any comments or suggestions you have for me, and a big thank you to all who left comments yesterday.

I need to spend some time today gathering the supplies I need to take to Hollander's on Sunday for the 

Found Book Concertina class and in the process clean up my art room (it is quite a mess). I also need to prepare for the watercolor class that begins on Monday through the A.R.T. Yahoo! group.

The second Molly Murrah free watercolor workshop at the Creative Techs site is today and I am hoping to watch and learn. I don't have the supplies yet (there is lots of overlap between her list and the list in the Claudia Nice book), but am anxious to watch anyway and take notes.

I have an Algebra student coming over after school today and am looking forward to working with him again (I tutored him in Geometry last semester).

Sounds like a busy day, but I also have to find time to get on the treadmill. I am trying very hard to give about 1/2 hour a day and am becoming addicted to it.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

xoxo