Day 4 of my week of painting

Working for a school is nice when it comes to having time off.  I've been off since Dec. 20th and I go back to work on the 3rd of January.  Each day I've taken some time to do what I enjoy doing these days and that is painting.  Yesterday I painted and then spent the other half of the day in the kitchen.  I made chicken tortilla soup.  My kids love it and my oldest asked me if I would make some so that she could take some home.  Its makes a bunch so there is plenty for all my kids to take some and for us to have some here at the house too.  My son was super excited when I snapped him a pic of it.  My heart is happy when I can make my kids happy with little things like soup.

Today however I'm feeling under the weather and I don't know if I'm going to get much done today.  I'm not even sure if I will paint.  I want to but at the same time I probably should take the day to get better so I'm not really sick for the rest of the weekend with the kids coming and the holidays and such.

I'm also finding myself really struggling with not feeling well in general like with my whole body, in pain and aching.  I have Fibromyalgia and then last year I started dealing with osteoarthritis in my knees and I think its gone into my hands too.  Everything seems to be amplified right now so I'm a walking functioning mess right now.  It takes a ton out of my to be able to function so knowing that the holidays are around the corner maybe I will just take today to do nothing but lay around and try to get better. 

I'm so very tired of hurting.  I need to get in to a doctor at some point but the process of scheduling and waiting and all that is so much!  Next week I'm going to make some phone calls and see how quick I can get into see someone and hope to start a path of some relief.

We shall see what today will bring. I'm going to start with a candle lite in the background, a cup of coffee with white chocolate peppermint and my journal and then go from there.

More December 2021

Thursday Dec. 16th we dressed up for my work party. 

He is so handsome!

We had a nice time. We really missed my friend Anna and her husband but we had a nice time talking with people.

The party was at the Wanderlust Brewery.

And of course I have to make time to paint!  I painted these on Sunday.

This one I painted on Monday morning, Dec. 20th before heading out the door to run errands.  I really like this one.

I did this starry night picture on Monday night before going to bed.  I can't help but stare into it and just reflect.  

Yesterday, Tuesday 21st I had fun with these two paintings.

This week while I'm off I'm going to try to paint daily. 

 

Sara's Birthday 2021 19 years old

So on Sara's actual birthday Dec. 8th I was at working driving over to the middle school to pick up lunches for the elementary school and hit a brand new big white Dodge Ram truck! Yep!  It was not a fun experience the man I hit was not a very nice one. Damage was to my car and only left a scuff mark on his tire.  I got a ticket and it cost us $185.00!

After her birthday which was during the week, for the weekend we all headed to Phoenix to celebrate Sara's 19th birthday! Kyle and Maddi, and Ben and I.  It was so nice to have all my kids together.  We had to much fun at Top Golf!  

The first night Sara's gave Ben a facial.  He actually liked it!

The next day we headed out and about for a bit and ended up buying little fidget toys at the 5below store, went back and acted like little kids! It was so much fun!  Adults need to play more.

sitting at Top Golf waiting for our turn

Kyle and Maddi

Sara

Natalie

Kyle

My beautiful girls!

I love seeing these two together!

A little sisterly love!

The whole weekend was amazing!  So blessed and thankful!

 

Christmas tree lights

I love the twinkle of color that the lights give off in the dark of the room on the green tree.  I love all the colors, just white lights are boring, the colors come more alive.   I love the peace it brings to heart as I sit looking upon the tree.  I love the cozy warm feeling it brings to me as I sit and remember our fireplace growing up, the crackle of the fire and then the twinkle of the lights. I sit in silence staring off beyond the twinkle into my own little world of memories and emotions.  Memories from my childhood dance around in my mind, with my little brother.  The next little twinkle sends me to when my kids were small and all the Christmas's of all of them so little and all together.  I can't help but to drift in and out from the past into reality.  Reality is a little different and seems to change each year as the kids get older. Cherishing the quite moment in the dark with the twinkle of the colors to drift back on, so thankful for my memories.