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Oh. My. Goodness.
What a year.
I mean, WHAT. A. YEAR!
I don’t even know where to begin.
Two Thousand Ten was a hella crazy year for the Rossmans, including, but not limited to employment calamities, uncertainty, angst and drama. But instead of weeping over my Dickensian tale of woe (and I coulda) [...]

Filed under: Beautiful Things, Celebrities, Not painting, Pioneer Woman, Random, Resolutions on December 31st, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Last year I started making my resolutions on New Year’s Eve Eve with the idea that they could then be considered suggestions rather than resolutions. Let’s see how I did.

Drink more water.  NOT EVEN CLOSE.
Drink less wine and coffee. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
Spend less time on the computer, except blogging, Twitter, Facebook and email. NOT EVEN [...]

Filed under: Mad Mom, Resolutions on December 30th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

My daughter told me yesterday that she wanted to take art classes. First, I was proud. Of course she wants to learn more about art! She’s a creative kid! I’m such a good parent and role model! Yay me!
Then I was upset. What, having a working artist in your own house is not enough of [...]

Filed under: Art, Mad Mom, S**t My Kids Say on December 29th, 2010 | No Comments »

Well it’s Christmas, so I guess it’s safe to post all the paintings that are being gifted today.
Right?
If you haven’t opened all your gifts yet, DON’T LOOK!
As you can see, I’ve been a busy girl for the past several months. Usually when I post these, I’ll include what I was listening to and what I [...]

Filed under: Art, Gifties, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Portraits, Watercolor on December 25th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

My ultra-fit husband’s request at every marathon or triathalon is that I meet him at the finish line with a cigarette, a PBR pounder and a bratwurst. So it didn’t surprise me that the only thing on this Christmas wish list this year was this poster.

I was also compelled to order the companion piece. To keep the set [...]

Filed under: Gifties, Lists, Mad Mom, Not painting on December 25th, 2010 | No Comments »