Classes for the spring semester at My Creative Classroom are up.  I have three up there right now, and I’m working on a couple more.  I had a coupon posted in the newsletter, but in case you aren’t on the mailing list at MCC I’m also offering it here.

Register for my Altered Timepiece class from now to January 16th and get $5.00 off the regular $15.00 class fee.  What a steal that is huh?!?!

I also had some people ask for a class that covers my acrylic mini book that I use to hold all my websites, usernames and passwords.  I need to take a photo of it and get it posted online.  Keep your eye out both here and at MCC for more details.

In other news… we’ve been renovating the house, slowly.  When we bought it I can honestly say it was a real disaster.  I usually can look past things like that and see the potential underneath, but with this house I had a really hard time.  Maybe it was because we had already renovated one and I was just not looking to do it again.  It was only my Dad and Denny that could see what it could be and talked me into it.  We got it for a deal and have been working on it little by little.  Seriously the house was GROSS.  So much so it wasn’t even being shown with the carpet in it… it was down to subfloor when we first looked at it.  Gross may not even begin to cover it.

Anyway, so since we bought it we’ve been working and we are finally near the end.  Denny has been redoing the lower level bathroom and thats almost done.  I think it will be ready next week.  All thats left after that is painting really.  I’m happy about it, really, really happy.  It stinks having a house torn up for so long, but you do what you have to do.  The upside of the doing it slowly is that minor things seem to make a GIANT difference.  You wouldn’t believe what some paint does on something that has sat unpainted for a few years, lol.

I haven’t scrapped in what seems like years at this point.  It’s been crazy here and I’m stressed out.  Not real good for creative flow if you know what I mean.  Maybe I can cut out some time this weekend to get some creating done.  That might make me feel better.  I’m starting the planning for our annual girls retreat for this coming June.  Each year we go someplace.  Last year we rented a house on Harsens Island, and other than the rental guy being a jerk, the house rental thing worked out great.  The view was super helpful to me.  It just left you feeling refreshed and peaceful.  I got a lot of stuff done as a result.

This year we have decided to go the same route.  It didn’t cost us very much to go last year once we all split up the rent.  Each of us took a few meals and we made out really well.  Lucky for me, one of my favorite people was in town from Texas.  She came with us for a few days and made my trip all that much better.  Anyway, I’m looking at a house in Clarkston right now.  Again waterfront with an open floor plan for tables.  We aim for Thursday-Sunday, but at the rate I’m going, I might disappear for a week. :)  Hopefully the lady calls me back soon about pricing and reservations.  It may seem like a long way off, but pulling it all together takes time.  Plus once we know for sure we are going and where we have to start working out in preparation for lugging all out stuff in the house, lol.  Together we all have a lot of, eehh, stuff.

Here is to sweet dreams of a retreat in the future.  Ahhh!

~j

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