Happy Birthday Kyle

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Happy Birthday Larry

My wonderful, sweet, romantic husband turned sixty-eight today. I made a card for him and included a list of 68 reasons why I love him. Happy birthday Larry.

Why I love you

1. because you love me, forever and ever, body and soul
2. because you love me more today than when we met
3. you are my best friend
4. you are romantic
5. you are always there for me
6. you are my hero
7. you are my lover
8. you are a great person
9. we are perfect for each other
10. I can talk to you about everything
11. you are faithful
12. you are trustworthy
13. you never give up on me
14. you love my children
15. you are a great father
16. you love my family
17. you give me freedom to be me
18. you encourage me to do whatever I want
19. you never give up on me
20. you make me laugh
21. you don’t laugh at me
22. you are my world
23. we share dreams for a future
24. I can’t imagine life without you
25. I love it when you call me
26. you let me sleep in
27. you fix me coffee
28. you love my cat (I know you do)
29. I love doing things with you
30. I love it when you hold me
31. I love it when you kiss my neck
32. you give me yellow roses
33. you go beyond the ordinary and give me gold plated roses
34. red roses for valentines, birthdays, and anniversaries
35. chocolates
36. I can just be me
37. you love my art
38. I can always depend on you
39. you defend when I need it
40. you take care of me when I am sick
41. you try to make me smile when I am sad
42. I love the way you kiss me
43. you like to hold hand
44. you are a great cook (when I let you)
45. you bought a Harley, not an airplane
46. you keep me from being scared
47. you have great dreams you share with me
48. you smile when I get silly and dance
49. you never stay mad at me
50. even when I am wrong, you are there for me
51. no one will ever love me like you do, and that makes me love you more
52. I come first in your life
53. you love me when I’m grumpy
54. you watch chick flicks with me
55. you don’t laugh at me when I cry
56. you don’t get mad when I have a different opinion
57. you understand me
58. you spoil me
59. you think about me when we are apart
60. you make a difference not just to me but everyone in your life
61. you helped me heal from my accident
62. you taught me to love
63. you showed me that real men are loving, kind, and gentle
64. you given me a new life, a second chance at life and love
65. you will never leave me
66. I can just be me
67. I found true love when I found you
68. I love you, just he way you ae

Happy Birthday to me

I just celebrated another birthday, but what does having another birthday really mean? My kids love it because I celebrate my annual 27th birthday. My daughter informed my brother that her mom was twenty-seven and being the accountant he is, said “your mom is fifty-seven”. It’s a number, that’s all. When I had my car accident I lost the left brain accounting skills that had always kept me employed and discovered the right brain artistic part of me that couldn’t quit escape and find freedom until that fateful day.

Now I have a studio filled with all sorts of artistic supplies and a lot of found items that I incorporate into my art. The supplies range from fabric, paint, shrink plastic, fibers, ribbons, metallic powders, paper of every imaginable type and color, tools that curl things and tools to straighten things, soldering irons, travel irons, mosaic tiles, canvas, wood, plastic, it just doesn’t seem to end.

I have a husband who works to support my habit and laughs that I would rather spend hours browsing a craft or thrift store with twenty dollars than shop at Macy’s. I find joy in creating gifts for family and friends especially using family photos of treasured memories. I also love to donate art to help other organizations that benefit my community. If we look deeply within ourselves, we can all find a way to give to the organizations that help care for those in need who can’t always help themselves.

But in my little studio I am working on three little canvases that have my childhood pictures incorporated into them and this will be my gift to me. It is easier for me to use pictures of other family members than to use pictures of myself, so this is also a challenge for me. Maybe it is the reality that when someone looks at those old black and white photos they will see the child still hiding inside of me.

Miss Mary is having a birthday

Mary Mary
Quite?
What is the word?
I’m thinking of
Daughter
Sister
Aunt
Mimi
Friend
She who gardens
She who is CFE
She who is TWC
She who is Ms. Martinez
A Woman of the Year
She zips and zooms
For all the best bargains
Mary Mary
Quite
What is that word
AMAZING!
Happy Birthday