虽然有点怕你，但还是要祝你生日快乐呀，老鸟哥哥！
Today I would like to wish mom's nephew, Old Bird, a very happy birthday!
Carla lime products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
I've still been taking things slow :) And I've had visitors so I've been enjoying the Provencal summer with them, which has unfortunately cut into my drawing time. Still, have managed to fiddle around with some requested text designs and here are the results.
Clare plum products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
Happy Birthday blue products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
AND I was given a Today's Best Award from zazzle for my Alexander white Birthday Card:
All is not lost on the drawing front though as I'm playing around with some lovely beads I bought at the Aix-en-Provence markets. So I shall be back soon! Cheers.
Carla lime products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
I've still been taking things slow :) And I've had visitors so I've been enjoying the Provencal summer with them, which has unfortunately cut into my drawing time. Still, have managed to fiddle around with some requested text designs and here are the results.
Clare plum products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
Happy Birthday blue products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
AND I was given a Today's Best Award from zazzle for my Alexander white Birthday Card:
All is not lost on the drawing front though as I'm playing around with some lovely beads I bought at the Aix-en-Provence markets. So I shall be back soon! Cheers.
Alli was very fond of chocolate. When her mother put the cake in front of her, she didn't hesitate to dig right in.
Since some house cleaning was done with this anniversary, I'm going to post this on my blogs with a general invitation for watercolor children's artist to come over and join. 25 seems like a good number, and if I remember correctly we are a few short.
Please stop by my blog and let me know what you think of my daily doodle challenge. I've missed a few days here and there, but going into month two, I am still going strong!
1. My birthday was yesterday, June 12.
2. I turned 33 years old.
3. I'm slightly bitter I couldn't be at Club 33 for my 33rd birthday. But only slightly.
e="font-size: small;">4. The flower for my birthday month is a rose.
5. The gem for my birthday month is a pearl.6. I was born at 5:25 PM, CST.
7. - 12. I received as presents:
- a photo book of my kidlings
- tickets to Celtic Woman (look at the very bottom)
- a full pound of Kilwin's salted dark chocolate covered caramels
- a Starbucks GC
- a clothing GC
- and my mommy is getting me an iPhone on Monday
13. Birthdays, to me, are akin to Valentine's Day - I don't like them because they feel so high-pressure.
14. Getting older no longer bothers me. I'm aging well (ish).
15. When I was looking for an image for "hate birthdays," I found the site wrongcards.com, with this image that I'm tempted to send to...well, you know who you are.16. I always say I don't believe in astrology, but the traits associated with being a Gemini do describe me, many days. 
17. According to the Chinese Zodiac (or our American appropriation of it), I was born in the Year of the Fire Dragon.18. Speaking of numbers, I am 2 1/2 years older than my sister, 9 and 11 years older, respectively than my little brothers; 7 years younger than Mr. Aerin, and 21 years younger than my mother.
19. I've always found it a little depressing that I share my birthday with Anne Frank and former president George Bush, Sr. But I think it's very cool I share my birthday with Meredith Brooks (!), Ally Sheedy and Frances O'Connor.20. I'm not at my healthiest, this birthday. I've been neglecting my workouts, and it shows, both in my physical self and my mental well-being. Next year, my plan is to look like this:
21.-23. I am grateful for:
(and especially the one who overlaps with my Posse)
- my sweet, snuggly kittens
25. I was given time to write for my birthday (ie, my mother watched my kidlings.)26. I set a goal of 5000 words in a roughly 18-hour period.
27. I asked McKoala to punish me if I didn't succeed. 28. I named Janey and Pete as back-up punishers. 29. I wrote 4247 of the 5000 words in the time allotted.
30. Janey's first punishment was to write the word "watermelon" 743 times. I used this task to study the rhythm of words, paragraphs, etc. Can anyone tell what passage I used to format the watermelons? I'll send you a copy of it if you can. 31. Her second "punishment" is that I get the 743 words written by Monday.
32. I will report on my McK and Pete punishment tasks as they are assigned & completed.
33. My new goal is to join Pete in having a query-ready MS by the end of the year.
My shipping arrived from Australia so am knee deep in boxes and STUFF. The house is in chaos once more but it's slowly taking shape again though it's slightly more difficult keeping clutter to a minimum now! Things will have to be thrown out ...
Meanwhile I'm having (surprise surprise) Blank Page Blues. No inspiration. sigh. So doodled a couple of type designs, a Feliz Cumpleaños (that's Happy Birthday in Spanish for those who don't speak it ... a nod to my Peruvian half) and of course Happy Mothers Day to all of you out there who have to cope with the kids! Cheers.
Mothers Day pink products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
Feliz Cumpleaños lime products at Floating Lemons Typography at zazzle
Once again, it's been far far far too long since my last posting. I've been overwhelmed by 'real life', but things are slowly sorting themselves out and my never-ending to-do list seems to actually be filling itself up with more 'normal' items though there is still much to be done that concerns moving and settling in.
The good news is that I have finally found myself a more permanent home! The key above is the one to my cellar and isn't it a gorgeous old key? It's large and solid and rusty and slightly skewed but it lies heavy in my hand and I thought it the perfect symbol for the beginning of a new life here in France. It has a sense of solidity and permanence and is, I hope, a good omen for the future.
It's been 10 months since I first arrived in France, very wet behind the ears and, to be honest, quite terrified at the huge step I had taken. Well, it's been worth every moment and I count my blessings daily! I still have much to do but am hoping that the dust (literally, as there are builders in the house) will settle soon and I can get a little studio office set up and draw to my heart's content. Cheers! :)
Old Key card at Zazzle
Close your eyes and make a wish! Happy birthday, Richard! :-)
This week's prompt is very timely for me, because you see today is the 1st birthday of my blog! I don't expect your brother is 1, but you did say there's room for interpretation!
Happy birthday Richard! Happy birthday Blog!
Happy birthday, Stephen!
Surprise, surprise! A little birdie came and whispered in my ear. Stephen is one of my blogging buddies and if you've never checked out his blog, do visit. Don't be fooled by those tear-jerking Hallmark commercials Stephen posts--he also tears into politics and other controversial subjects and he does not back away from being specific! You might be uncomfortable; you might disagree; but you will definitely be made to think!
Plus, he plays with Barbies!
Happy Birthday to these sweet little birdies!
Little Pup getting ready for a friends birthday party....
Happy Birthday Emily and Kevin!
A big Happy Birthday to J.K. Rowling and to Harry Potter.
Most of all, a big Happy Birthday to my new nephew who was born just this afternoon. Welcome to the world, little guy. May it treat you well and you it.
A hearty big 5-0 to
The Cat in the Hat. At the moment, my six-year-old and I are reading through this very book. Thank you, dear Cat, for teaching children to read in an entertaining manner for the past five decades.
To celebrate,
click here and send the Cat a postcard. Random House is donating a book to First Reads for each postcard received. Send, send, send. So far 813, 911 cards have been sent.
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this is amazing! I'm so proud of you cuz!
Love that cowgirl cake! It'll be sad to cut it up (unless they want to re-enact the horse head scene from Scarface just for fun)!
Seriously though, that's gotta be one of the most flattering homages you can get on this planet!
Oh wait, I meant The Godfather! Gah, how silly of me...