Hello Wednesday AtoZ Blogger’s… Stormy day in the Midwest, looking out for Tornados and crazy weather so I’m a bit tardy w/my post today.
My post for today is about a (B)book that I started to write and my Artist Husband illustrating. He’s the artist and gave me the inspiration to write this story. This too is a work in progress.Below is just an excerpt from what I have so far.
“I need to get out of this place. Winter is coming and this truck will not keep me warm and fed when it does. There will be snow and no food at all. I will freeze and starve to death. I have to get to the city. Tall buildings with garbage cans full of leftover food. People everywhere and other mice. But you need to think of the rats too. You’ll stay away them.
I need to focus on finding a home. Somewhere that will keep me warm and fed thru the winter. I need to get to the city with buildings and basements.
There was a problem, the rats. I’ve had problems with them before. I was a small mouse. Whenever I had to deal with them they would steal my food. Rifle through my belongings. I didn’t have much. Most of what I did have fit into my bandana what I carried on my back.
I can’t think about them now, I’ll think about that later. First I need to get to the city, but how ??Winston grew tired and drifted off to sleep.“
That’s all for the story today. There’s more but I think I’ll post more on Winston and his adventures in the coming days. We’ll see what the next letter, “C” brings. Stay safe out there with the crazy spring storms. Blessings, AtoZ Blogger’s. Hope you enjoyed my post for the letter, “B” today…
OMG what a road it has been !!! We have actually been together for 48 years as we started dating in 1976…I laid eyes on him for the 1st time when I was just 16 years old. My older sister brought him over as he was someone who was in her peer group. I took one look at him and I said to myself (true story), “That is the guy that I’m going to marry !!!” So 48 years later, here we are celebrating us…I’m going to give you our song (just one of many) to listen to while while you look at the pic’s !!!The day we became each other’s person F O R E V E R !!!
This was one of our song’s (we’ve added so many since then 😉 … Enjoy. The video is kind of dated but so are we 😉 …
Highschool/GorgeousDad giving me awayThe Family Me & DadMe & DadMy Baseball PlayerThe ArtistYour Still the OneGraduation
Looking back at all the pictures reminds me just how long we’ve been together so I think I’ll probably do this looking back thing in a couple of post’s …This was just the beginning of our beautiful life together …True Love, A wonderful life together !!!!
My mom was a nurse, my sister was a nurse. I told the daughter I didn’t think she should be a nurse, b/c I grew up with nursing and it’s not an easy job. So then she became a nurse…
I’m A Nurse !!!Off to Work I goNurse LizzieI graduate
Like most children they have a mind of their own and they do what they want. I have to say the Medical World is better b/c she’s in it. She’s a great nurse, her grandmother would be proud …
Grandmama
Like all my kids, she’s not just a nurse. She’s a mom just like her me with 3 beautiful daughter’s of her own !!!
Little #1GabriellaLittle #2Christmas, 2023Me & only daughterBakerMy Girl’s
Good for her !!! Motherhood & Nursing
Joseph the Musical
Throw in a little musical theatre just for fun 😉 …
Elan Creations is my husband’s the name my husband gave his artwork…
Self PortraitGlen GaryBootShowLibrary ShowShow
We are a family full of amazing artist’s!!! A very unique and talented group of people that really make this world a better place…
So much to write about here…Dad, The Artist…The Dad, The Suit, The Husband. Where do I start. It will be our 45th wedding anniversary this year. He’s still my best friend.
Mom & Dad…The FamilyMerry Christmas/2023Happy WeddingDad & Connie/VADad & Connie/VARosie loving the napping w/the Little’sOur Rosie w/her person Dad & His Girl
The Artist is a good place to start. It was when Covid started and they locked us all up, (rat bstrds) if you know what I mean 😉 . He had very little to keep himself busy so he started to draw/sketch/paint everything. Now mind you I had been with this guy since 1976 and never once did I see him do anything associated with the art or painting. The only thing I knew about him and art was that whenever the kid’s had a project at school that required art, he was the guy. Here’s a few of his paintings …
ElvisSt PeterThe StairsMatthewThe Potatoe Eater’s/Van GoghThe Tiger’s Come at NightSnow LeopardMonday MorningCovidLeonard CohanJesus
He really is very good. He told me back then he had always wanted to be an artist and I really think he could have. He said that the best career move for an artist is death. I think he’s right. I asked him why he decided on college instead and he told me his mother said no way, you go to college and get a job. Thank you, mother. Starving Artist is a real thing and I know I did not want that. Nor do I like the career move of death. So he just keeps painting and sketching…He really is very talented !!!
A Girl by the SeaMichael JordanAppleMerchant MarineMarilynThe ArtistThe ArtistThe SailorThe Storm on the Sea of GalileeJesus
He also loves his dog’s and they sure do love him !!!
A quick story on one of his pictures. It was a picture of, “The Last Supper.” This was his own creation from different renditions that he studied. That’s how he picks out what he’s going to paint. It sort of just speaks to him. Here’s the painting of, “The Last Supper.”
The Last Supper The Last Supper
He had to do it with a couple different canvases and put them side by side. There were a total of three separate canvases. When he put them all together he asked me what I thought. Being who I am and my attention to detail, I counted the Apostle’s and there were 13…I said to him, “Why are there 13 Apostle’s ?”He said,” b/c I made myself the thirteenth Apostle. I’m the guy with the Apostle resting his head on his shoulder 😉 … ” Clever I thought. I wonder if the nun’s would approve…Probably not 😉 .
I should at least put up a picture of himas a suit. That’s what he does to pay the bills or as he says it, he likes to eat and live indoors 😉 . So do I and he’s made a great life for us both…I love you husband <3 !!!
Happy Monday and here we go on AtoZ…Boy did this really sneak up on me. Been so busy getting my arm rehabilitated (broke it this past December) and getting ready for Grandbaby #8, but I’m going to give it the old college try. I hope you’ll stick with me.
Before I began blogging, I was a homemaker and a wife and the best of all I am a Mom of 5. Probably the greatest privilege of all!!! I have always wanted to write and I have soooo many stories. People who know me have often said, “You’ve got to write a book.” I’m still working on that so for now I have my Blog and you.
Today we start the letter “A” and this one is an easy one for me. If only the rest of the alphabet could be this easy. I have many (Artist’s) in my family, starting with my mom (RIP) who we lost last year. She could play any instrument, had a beautiful voice and could sing, she was also a retired nurse. It was from her that I fell in love with the Arts !!!
Mom4 generationsMom/Retirement
This will be our 45th wedding anniversary and I’ve been with the husband since I was Junior in HS and he was a Junior at Northwestern University….I was impressed 😉 . We married after 3 years of dating and started our family.
He was a suit in Chicago and I was a union girl for the Railroad … We were really young married’s. We knew what we wanted. A home, a family, career’s (He continued his education at Depaul and got his MBA) and a whole lot of love.
Highschool/GorgeousMy GuyI definitely do !!!Everything is beautiful at the ballet
We had 5 children, 2 boys, a girl, and 2 more boys…I was trying to get our girl a sister, but God had other plans. Two of our boys were professional Ballet Dancer’s, both married Ballerina’s. I found out during Covid that I too was married to an artist, and I became the, “Painter’s Wife !!!”
I’m going to give you just a tad bit of info on each of our Artist’s with more stories to come…
Our 2 youngest boys were the dancer’s. They attended a performing Arts High School in the city and that’s where their story began…Both walked off the Graduation Stage onto Joffrey’s stage in Chicago. From there they went to Milwaukee Ballet and then they finished their career’s on Richmond Ballet in Virginia.
Connie/#4 SonMatthew #3 Son ConnorMatthewA Dancer’s FamilyMatthewUgly Step Sister/CinderellaMelissaMatthew Cavalier/NutcrackerMatthew Cavalier/NutcrackerConnor & Melissa Romeo &n JulierMatthew & Randy BlytheAunt Dawn’s/Gender RevealChristmas Eve, 2021Matthew & The ComposerMatthew & MaggieDon QuixoteBaby Connor’s ChristeningMatthew & Connie/Joseph the Musical
I can’t leave out my only girl. She’s a beauty and a nurse and the proud mother of our 3 beautiful Granddaugher’s…
Gabriella/1st grandbabyLittle #2The Little’s #1 & 2MerryChristmas 2023Merry Christmas 2023Dad & His GirlNurses Y A YI’m A Nurse !!!HalloweenOff to Work I goI’m in Love w/Taye DiggsI’m a NurseWe Made It !!!!Off to work I go4 generations
That is just a snippet of the charactor’s in my journey. Hope you’ll come back to see some more of my story…Blessing’s for all !!!! Here is a quick view of the Painter’s Band that he created…I told you he could paint, enjoy…The Artist had a show with the Piano Guy 😉 …
The StringsThe HornsThe SaxophoneThe DrummerThe Piano The Artist
I am just going to post this to get this done. Been away for a bit, Life Happen’s. I am just going to go straight to the point of this blog and try to stay on message. Not really a message just getting back at the blogging thing again. Weekend went by really too fast as the summer will too. Very exciting things happening but I will have to get further down the road on that before I share that in a post.
Had dinner at Grandmama’s on Sunday (that’s me). I decided to cook every Sunday and it’s an open invite. No pressure. Here’s a quote taken from the movie of, Field of Dreams. “If you build it, they will come.” (I’m thinking that is the movie.” So I said that, “If you cook it, they will come and if they don’t you’ll still have an amazing Sunday dinner.” We grilled Hamburger’s & Hotdog’s, my amazing homemade potato salad, baked beans corn on the cob. The weather cooperated and grilling out is always easy. Desert of course was a quick trip up the street to Dairy Queen.Daughter Lizzie never forgets to remind me of what I said. Thanks, Lizzie 😉 I think.
And the Masterpiece the Artist is working on is looking good…
Monday’s Masterpiece
I also came across a real pretty picture of Mom. She went to Heaven. She was my person, and I’m trying to get back to life. She would want me to do that, so I’m going to do that.
Mom
I’m going post this just to get going. Morning is slipping away as they always do…Happy SummerPS…I’m working on my summer journal and will share the fun of that and of course still working on Mz. Serena. Man , I have been gone for way to long…
One of my favorite groups, who knew they were Scandinavian…Actually Stockholm, Sweden.One of my favorites of ABBA, and I sawthe Musical, “Mama Mia” …. Enjoy 😉
The Winner Takes it All
Sneak, peek @ Monday’s Masterpiece…The Painter working on, “Cool Hand Luke.”
Happy Monday…Today’s prompt is,“Love Song from your tweens.” This is a love song, but not between two people. This is a love song to a time, an artist. It definite speaksto my soul…Now I Understand, enjoy..
The Potato People
Vincent
After attending the Van Gogh Virtual Art Exhibit, it was a painting he needed to paint…
Below are a couple of more his interpretation’s of Van Gogh’s paintings…Sunflowers
Sunflowers
Van Gogh’s virtual Art Exhibit…He’s happiest when he’s near the painting’s !!!!
This is our first song !! I still sing it to him and it still kind of annoys him but he’ll give me that wink and I know he’s right where I’m at !!! It’s a great life waking up with him next to me all the time <3.
Your Still the One
Our first dance as Mr. & Mrs…
Oh yes, did I mention he is an amazing artist (not his day job) b/c we didn’t want to be starving artist and trust me that is a true thing…This was at one of his show’s with an oil painting he painted. Name of this one is, “The Jazz Piano Player.”
Okay that’s all for now…and yes he’s still the one and will always be !!!!#Love is in Da Blog !!!
A couple of more pics, one of him which I’m pretty sure was when I first met him (I was 16) and he was a college boy and I said to myself that’s the guy I’m going to marry…True Story
and this next picture was one of us when we were younger. I just always liked the picture …Our boys were professional ballet dancer’s and we had just come from one of their shows when they danced w/Joffrey in Chicago. Time’s were grand, b/c everything is beautiful at the ballet 🙂 …
So I guess I need to put up one more pic of the boys at the ballet 😉 …These are pics of our 3rd son when he danced Cinderella as the Ugly Step Sister, and I’m thinking the last one was the Nutcracker and just a random one that I like…
I can’t leave out our youngest and his beautiful wife who were both professional ballet dancer’s. They are now the proud parents of our 7th grandchild…
Connor & Missy/Romeo & Juliet …
Our Beautiful Granddaughter…
It’ noon so I better get busy with my housework and laundry…It’s been fun going down memory lane with y’all…Stay warm and safe, it’s crazy cold around here 9 degrees below zero !!!! Let February be warmer…Blessings #loveisindablog…
