Starlizzie

Monday, November 16, 2009

4 leaf clover give-away!

Yesterday I discovered a very luck patch of clovers in my front yard! In a 3x3 foot patch of grass I found over twenty 4 leaf clovers! I also found one 5 leaf clover!!! I feel blessed and lucky at the same time and I want to share it with you!
I will mail out four lucky 4 leaf clovers to 4 lucky bloggers! Just leave a comment on this post. If someone really could use a bit of luck let me know and I will whisper it to the patch and let it do its magic!
Good luck!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Happy Birthday to my twin, Sasa!!

Sasa is the name my boys call their Aunt Alison. She is the greatest girl on earth. I know it and my boys know it. We all adore her! She makes this world a better place by just being in it. Thank you Sasa for making my birthday extra special and for brightening our lives! We love you!!!!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

I LOVE Vincent Van Gogh and the beautiful paintings he left us to enjoy and admire. (The painting above is a little 2x3 inch study I did of his Cypress Field paintings) I've been reading about his life and more importantly his attitude about the world around him. He had a love for people and nature and his passion was to express his love for them through his art. Here is a quote by Van Gogh whose birthday was yesterday...

"I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to LOVE people."
Vincent Van Gogh

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Do you want a good laugh?

This is my neighbor's Chocolate Lab, Gracie. She is 3 years old and very sweet so when my neighbor asked me if I would walk her as a favor I said "sure!" It's been at least 20 years since I've walked a dog and I guess I was out of practice because yesterday I didn't see this coming. About 5 minutes after I got her outside Gracie spotted the neighbor's cat slinking across her yard. I saw her look and I thought she was thinking "who cares about that silly cat" OH NO! she was thinking "dinner!" She took off in a flash and first I felt my arms yank out of their sockets and then I realized my legs and feet were kicking out behind me as my body lunged forward. My flip flops were holding me back so I let them fly off my feet and suddenly my body was airborne until I hit the ground and was dragged across the grass. It was just like in the movies and I was determined beyond belief NOT TO LET GO! The weight of dragging me across the lawn slowed Gracie down and she lost interest in the cat and ran over to me jumping on me and trying to roll on top of me. I think she was laughing at me. I couldn't get up because I wasn't sure if all my limbs were intact. The only thing that snapped me back into reality was Ben crying "Mommy fell down and Oh no! Gracie's eating my Mommy!" So I snapped out of it and brushed myself off pretending it was nothing and my scraped knees and grass stained body is an every day occurrence. So today I am sore in various places and was a little bit leary of this afternoon's "walk." The one thing I've learned from this experience is......don't walk a big dog in flip flops!