This sweet face seems to always greet me when I am feeling blue. His name is emo. He was a gift from Santa to our oldest son a few years ago. I highly recommend Pugs. He has a great temperment and is not a high maintenance dog like our Jack Russell.

I miss blogging and keeping in contact with all of the wonderful and inspiring blogs I love. I have been trying to work on my long list of things I really need to accomplish the sooner the better. The past few years have been very difficult for my family and I have lost so many people I love. Grief became the only thing I really felt and each day I withdrew from life a little more. It felt as if I were slowly drowning. I kept treading water and reaching out and slowly I have begun to feel hopeful again. I now realize that although I knew intellectually that some day my sons would become adults, I never thought past that and it left me feeling lost. So many loving people have encouraged me to dream new dreams and explore old and new interests. I have begun to do that due to so many artistic and creative blogs. I will be posting regularly beginning next week. I will be sharing some of my favorite blogs, etsy shops, tutorials and photos of projects I am working on currently.

Have a happy hump day,

xo Susi xo