Whoa!

January 18th, 2010. That's the last time I posted. Right after completing the Houston Aramco Half Marathon (walked it). Whoa!

I must confess I hadn't walked/run since then, until today. Well, I take that back. I did 1 mile on January 19th. Wahoo! No, I haven't been a total slug. I've been really, really busy. I took on the job of co-manager of our church's thrift shop. Actually it is run by the women of our church (all volunteers; some are men), in League City, TX. St Christopher Thrift Shop. We've been working really hard to make it more and more fabulous. And we're succeeding. It is "boutiquey". Such a cute little shop. I'll post pictures, maybe even a video soon.

Sad to say I haven't been sewing much. I did make myself a big, fun purse out of MHGS's old hoodie. I put lots of pockets in it. It is so NOT attractive, but it is very great. (Yes, I know that's not grammatically correct.) But I really, really like it and carry it almost always. I also made 50 little clutches for our annual retreat (Women of St Christopher Retreat). It was our 20th year, so our theme was Roaring Twenties -- Dancin', Prancin' & Praisin'. And the clutches are actually God's pockets, where you stash your prayers and concerns. I made them out of several different fabrics and the ladies decorated them to their liking with trims and the like. The skit this year at Retreat (I write them, changing words to songs from well-known musicals to make them spiritual) was a bit different. I had original songs (thank you Holy Spirit) and lyrics. Quite good, I must say. I hope to get them orchestrated, as I can envision this one (skit) done on a grander scale (more than 5 actresses). Funny, that God gives me such fabulous music -- I do not have the musical skills to do it, but somehow I do. I don't play guitar or piano or anything (clarinet in high school, but no memory of most of that). I guess HE wants me to collaborate with others who are "musical." Yaaaay!

I have some things in mind to work on in the studio, but just don't seem to make the time. I have trouble with "balance." Seem to be able to focus on only one thing at a time. Two at the most. And my house is a mess. The living room is full of Retreat stuff, costumes and the like. Oh, for a little elf to do it all for me so I can get back to sewing.

Wow, I really got carried away. Yaaay! Let's see if I can keep it up.

Oh, yeah. I've been using my FLIP (Christmas gift from MBD and family) quite a bit. I LOVE IT! I'll post some videos of interesting stuff. Plus I can make photos from them. It's lighter weight than my camera and soooooo easy to use. I carry it with me all the time. Never know when I'll need it. And it fits nicely into one of the many pockets in my new "very great" purse.

L&HAA