Sad news, kids...in taking down the existing window display yesterday, water damage was found. Looks like their going to have to recaulk the windows before I can set them up for winter. Set up will take place next week now. It's not a completely bad thing because I was going to work my butt off to get the fireplace finished last night. Instead...I went to bed at 9:30pm!! Beautiful! Ahhh, fireplace, you and I have a date this weekend. See you then! 
It's the day before window set-up time on 5th and 37th/38th and I'm getting nervous! I spent basically the whole weekend working on the props for the window. One is a winter scene complete with a polar bear, a penguin, a snowman, and Diamond Dust covered snow flakes. What is Diamond Dust, you ask? Why, it's just about the coolest glitter you can find. Aren't my snowflakes sparkly?! It's more of a 3-D effect rather then your shake on arts n' crafts glitter. Now, I never said I was the brightest crayon in the box, but my fingers were pretty sore while sprinkling the glitter all over the snowflakes. After, I spent some time picking the shards out of my fingers and then I read the jar - "Diamond Dust is made of finely ground shards of glass." Of glass!! Yeah, no wonder my fingers hurt. Shards of glass are not meant to be squeezed between your index finger and thumb. Next time I'll read before applying. 
Face it...you love my cube, don't you?
Her project is based on the fact that we should not leave certain things unattended...our children, burning candles, running vehicles. More importantly, she believes that certain thoughts that we house in our brains should not be left unattended either, but should instead be shared. I whole heartedly agree! Some thoughts are just so powerful that holding them in can just be detrimental. She started with a notebook and 10 friends. She passes the notebook along and each recipient holds the notebook for no longer then 2 weeks. Each recipient then writes, draws, paints, collages whatever they wish - a simple truth, a lesson learned, something just to think about, etc. She has been compiling them online in hopes of it becoming a book one day. A brilliant idea! As I was scrolling through pages and pages of entries, I was blown away by all of the creative spirit and what people are apt to share with others. I'm signing up to receive the journal! Can't wait!
