Our "mini-vacation" plans fell through.

My husband and I seldom made plans too far ahead

of time...

it seemed there were too many variables

that might come into play to solidify anything that

required an RSVP.

Mostly...we 'played it by ear'...

if we could...we did...

if not ...well, we tried not to

make promises we might not be able to keep.

So...for several months...I've been telling

my sister-in-law

that my family would be driving up

for the family get-together over the 4th of July.

And...we were all looking forward to it...soooo much!

Well...I guess not....

First off...this past Saturday...

a gal, who wasn't paying attention...

plowed into my son-in-law as

he was driving along...

minding his own business.

The insurance company says they will probably

'total' the car.

That's one car down...

Then, on Monday...my son calls to tell

me that they couldn't make the trip...

problems with the van

that won't be resolved by the week-end.

That's two cars down...

Well...we can't possibly transport everybody in

one car...so..

'maybe next year'.

Since everyone's spirits were so low...

Jaime suggested we go to the lake again...we had so much

fun this past week-end.

Now...we know it will be really crowded 

this time...it being the 4th and all...

but I plan to fry some chicken,

make some potato salad and baked beans...

and have someone grab a watermelon..
and maybe some 'smore fixings...
and I think

we can salvage, at least part, of the week-end

and still have some fun.

72 Hour SALE Ends Today

The paintings go back to regular price later today.

I've managed to get some new pieces painted

and I will be listing those soon.

And...I have

decided to postpone

the next batch

"Ending Soon Sale" items

until I can

list all of the new pieces I have

been working on.

So I've taken that section out of the Shop for now.

Wordless Wednesday 12

New Pieces in the Shop and a SALE

I've got a new painting...

"And So It Is"

and a new print from an old painting...

"Hide and Seek"

and all of the Creepers Carnival paintings...

are now listed in the Shop.

And...all prints and paintings have been discounted

by, at least,  25%  during the

72 Hour Sale

in my Shop.

Sale ends Thursday....July 1st!

I spent all Sunday afternoon out in the sun...

very different for me...

the family and I went out to the lake and

grilled hamburgers and hot dogs...

while the kids

Big and Small...

played in the water.

We really are going to have to

do this more often!

But...it does take a bit of a toll..

too much sun...and allergies to the outdoors...and it takes

me a couple of days to get

'back to normal'.

So I haven't got a lot done...

except for a bit of shipping.

We were going to go out of town for
the week-end...
but we can't now...
so....
instead...
I'm going to fry some chicken..
make potato salad and baked beans...
and we'll take ourselves and our 'picnic'
out to the Lake...
and make a day of it!

ADD and OCD

I am a little OCD...

not officially...

just what I've 'surmised' about myself.

I like to have a certain number of items in my Shop.

I even prefer to have a certain number of items

in each section of my Shop.

But...I work though these compulsions...

if I have an odd number of items...

I just let it be.

But...the shop count...well..

you all know my reasoning for that.

Though I must say...sticking with 12 to 15 items

in my Ending Soon Sale Section

helps with the amount of time I spend

putting that sale on 

and then discontinuing the items

that are left

when that sale is over.

Course...I'm not going to be able to

continue this section once I reach that

'magic' number...

otherwise I'll end up with an empty shop.

But for now...it appeases my Etsy OCD.

As for the ADD....well...let me just say...

the OCD in me decided that I needed to do

8 Creeper Carnival pieces...

but holding my attention long enough to complete

all 8 was quite the challenge.

I tend to want to work 'all over the place'...

I know that doesn't fare well with the

overall shop appearance

(which is what my OCD tells me I need to achieve)

but

doing a little of this and a little of that...

whether it goes together or not..

feeds my ADD.

It's a bit of a 'Catch 22'.

Cleaning House

Well...I have been

'cleaning house'.

Not literally...though I really..really should...

but

with my art.

While the internet was down...

I made some decisions.

One of those was to clean out my

Rustic Goth Shop.

Make room for new pieces.

Usually when I do this...I just pull the pieces

I decide to retire...and that is that.

This time...I decided to..instead..put in the

'Ending Soon Sale' Section.

That would let anyone...who might be interested..

know that I was fixing to pull specific pieces.

By pricing them a bit lower..

and not relisting when sold..

it kind of just

takes care of itself.

I'll continue to do this until the Shop

is exactly where I want it to be.

Some of the pieces may disappear and then

reappear...

I have some pieces that I really like to

put on during Halloween...

but I don't want to keep them in year round

like I have been.

Anyway...once I'm done 

cleaning house with the Shop...

I really do need to think about

cleaning house

for real.

Next batch of 'Ending Soon' Pieces

I've listed the next 'batch' of

Ending Soon Sale pieces.

I'll be ending these late Wednesday night...

then

I'll probably hold off for a week or two.

We're going out of State...

which is something I almost never do...

over the week-end of the 4th.

Last year 4 of my kids...and their families...

along with myself..

spent the week-end with my husband's brothers and their

families...

It was really GREAT!!

We decided that we didn't see each other

very often...so we'd try to get together over the 4th

again this year...

I'm really looking forward to it..

and praying for a rain-free/ storm-free week-end.

I'll be away for several days..

so I don't want to give myself a lot of work

to do over this time.

Anyway...I do ramble on...

the list of items that I have decided to include in the

Ending Soon Sale are...

Prints---
Poison Apple
She Hearts Butterflies and Blackbirds
Fade to Black
Her Deepest Thoughts
Almost Alone
Chastity
Where Are You Taking It
I'm Late
Epiphany
Red Riding Hood
Ides of March (Large)
Alice and the Mad Hatter (Large)


Bookmarks---
Butterfly Blues


Paintings--
Poppies and Dragonflies
The Necromantic