I learned a lesson today.
It was the kind of lesson that you know, if you’re a parent, your kids teach you without either of you knowing it. The kind that makes you feel very, very small.
God knows I’m not a model parent. I’m moody and ill-tempered. I have little patience. I swear.
I swear a lot.
But [...]

Filed under: Beautiful Things, Mad Mom, Uncategorized on September 29th, 2010 | 13 Comments »

My boy is nine today.
I am not sad that he’s growing up. I will not cry over the loss of pillowy cheeks or mourn the loss of baby teeth. He’s perfect just as he is now – right now, today and tomorrow.
He’s creative, sensitive, fearless and all boy.
Happy Birthday, son.

Filed under: Mad Mom on September 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Today has been a serendipitous day. Is that the right word? Serendipitous. Just lots of things and happenings that seem interrelated – completely random yet altogether synchronistic.
First, there were the waffles.
Downtown Waffles is a waffle cart in  Salem that I heard about on Desperately Seeking Salem, a local blog. Or maybe I heard about it on [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, Horses, Mad Mom, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on September 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

This weekend I have set a goal of completing five small paintings and two larger ones. I know I can do it, especially since I have been known to complete 11 paintings in a weekend before. I just need to get organized.
Things are really humming around here. Christmas orders are coming in, and I’m planning for [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on September 24th, 2010 | No Comments »

Me, while driving out to feed my aunt’s cows on her farm: Wouldn’t it be nice to live in the country?
The Boy: Can I get a four wheeler?
Me: No.
The Boy: How about a Polaris?
Me: That’s just another word for four wheeler.
The Boy: How about a motorcycle?
Me: Do you think I grew you so one day you [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom, Not painting, S**t My Kids Say on September 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »