the dr. must have known i was coming...

britt and i were serving napoleon his last notice and while we were there this was on the wall. i want it.

while the leg is busted...

oh the most annoying week has passed and i'm happy to say that the knee wasn't broken just badly badly badly bruised. while i had to rest (the HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD for me), i decided to save my knee from the peddle of my sewing machine and paint and draw for a while. it worked out fantastically as i was able to finish the faces of all 113 remaining sewn haitian dolls and now they're ready for our trip in march! in addition i have started a new series of dolls inspired by a true warrior. more to come on these and more pictures of all dolls will be posted soon!

in the mean time, i have been drawing this:

rachey and cody sittin' in a tree...

they're married and off to vegas and cali! congratulations! have fun y'all! ;-)

i present mr. an mrs. cody and rachel coggins!

the back of the house...

this house really is a gray-ish taupe, even though it looks brown. and we need decks really badly!

it's really cold if you live outside...

i often ponder what it must be like to sleep at night on the streets. i complain that my bed is not big enough or has a lump or a sag, but i don't wrap myself up at night with a bag. i don't lay my head on "yesterday's news" or wake with every breeze that scrapes my cold cheeks. for those who do, i think of you.

sweeper sound, snow on the ground.
tucked in tight for a winter slumber night.
little pink nose seen from under the cover, pull in your toes one after another.
the crisp air outside tightly pushed away, we are lucky we are warm and can live this way.
those out in the cold keep your head held high.
cross your arms and protect your soul, and know that you're loved by someone you don't know.

brrrrrrrrrick!

honey it's cold outside but there is a double work crew of the world's best sweethearts working on bricking our house. it is looking really good! it's very encouraging to know that we actually will live in this house one day soon!

grab-it!

so the granite situation may be solved because white diamonds are looking good!