No baby yet....

Still waiting for #19 grandchild to be born. If my ddil doesn't deliver today, the doctors will start her tomorrow, which is not a bad thing. Tomorrow my sweet granddaughter Jessica turns 20 and to have her cousin be born on her birthday is very exciting. She's quite willing to share her birthday with a new baby. The other grandparents will be there on Tuesday, and I will drive over to Madison on Wednesday, and it will be my turn to watch the big brothers and sister! I will take the three little ones; Grant, Lily, and Drew, plus the two college girl granddaughters, Jessica and Melissa out to the Hubbard Avenue Diner for dinner. If mommy and daddy aren't home from the hospital at dinnertime, then we'll all trek over to the hospital for a quick visit and the girls can see their newest cousin. What a wonderful world we live in. Sharing love and lives. I will post as soon as I hear anything and hopefully, I'll have some good photos to share as well.

I made a card yesterday. It's for my darling friend Mary. You'd love her. She's one of the sweetest people on earth, I swear! She was to take me out for dinner this past Saturday, but a YKW made an appearance, and that was the end of that. Instead, she dropped off a dozen peach colored roses and promises to attempt dinner once more soon! It's my fondest prayer for you all to have a friend like Mary. I made her a special Thank You card. And while I was at it, I thought I play along over at the Little Tangles Challenge. Take a look at their latest color palette:

How pretty is this?!! With all of the rich fall tones out there, this one was a refreshing change of pace.

My card looks like this:

It's really pretty irl.  The base and white panel are from Bazzill, and the pink, yellow, and gray are scraps. And you know, I keep digging in my scrap box of card stock, but it never seems to go down! Wonder what happens when the lights go out in here.... I used, of course, Neat & Tangled stamps, Memento London Fog ink, and some sequins bought at my local 5 & dime store. Inside is blank so I can write some really special thoughts for Mary. And now, it's time for me to get cleaned up, and wait for my friend Karen to pop over with a cup of coffee.We'll have a little coffee klatch, after which she'll go back to work, and I will play a bit more, and enjoy life. I know it's Monday, but do find something to do a happy dance about...well worth it!