April 21, 2008 BLOG

Hi Everyone,

Well, it has been a long time since I have written on my blog. Sorry about that! I have been busy learning Photoshop Elements 6, working on CafePress, and making bibs!

I have been getting so frustrated trying to work with Photoshop. I want to just quit sometimes. I buy the easiest computer books like Photoshop Elements 6 for Dummies, and I still can't figure things out. I signed up for two classes this summer, but that isn't helping me right now. Maybe Jimmy can help me when he comes home after graduating.

It is hard to believe Jimmy is graduating in 26 days. Wow, with his tough start at Babson, I am glad he stuck it out and finished. Dad and I are flying up there on May 15th and we will be flying home on May 18th. Jimmy and Ashley will be flying home on the same flight as us. Then, Jimmy will be home for a month, then go back to start his new job at Perennial Capital Advisors. I can't wait for Jimmy to get home to take down his workout machinery in his bedroom. Then, I can start redecorating the room. Maybe I will make that the baby room. I guess we will have to buy a crib and crib supplies for when babies come home! I am looking forward to seeing Jim since we haven't seen him since January 24th.

I am going to Vermont on June 19th and returning home on July 4th. It will be fun. Jimmy said he will come up that weekend to visit us.

John and Danielle are coming home this weekend. They have a get together for Mike and Emily - something to do with them getting married. So, I will be glad to see them since I haven't seen them since December 28th.

Dad and I are going to Lubbock in May. Dad is going up for work and I am tagging along. I am looking forward to seeing Jennifer and Coby since I haven't seen them since December 25th.

Okay, I am lame. I know the exact dates I saw each of the kids last. What can I say?

Anyway, check out my cafepress account sometime. www.cafepress.com/awesomelibrary. I am not that happy with my designs right now, but I am putting them up since I am practicing and learning. Then, when I get a lot better, I will take them down and put some other designs up. Also, I haven't sold anything yet. Oh well, if I don't sell any, it is keeping me off the streets.

Hope all of you are doing well.

Above are a couple of my cafepress designs.

Love,

Mom/Patti

Photos of Importance - Easter - Bibs - DBA

Hi everyone,

Here are some recent pics:
- Me getting my "Doing Business As 'The Awesome Librarian'" at the courthouse.
- Easter dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house
- Democratic bibs I made
Enjoy.

Mom/Patti

Spring Break and more...

Hi there,

I want to wish all of you a very Happy Easter! Over my vacation, I just stayed home, but I was awfully busy. I made a couple of bibs for mom and dad, started the process to start a little online business, and babied dad who was home sick for most of the past week. I also went to Rice Village for the first time since living in Houston. Weird! I can't believe I had never been there. I also went to a cafeteria called "Cleburne's Cafeteria" for the first time. It was so good. I eyed these huge pieces of cakes, but I didn't have one. Over spring break, Jennifer and Coby went to Padre Island; Jimmy went to Baltimore, Orlando, and Greenwich; and John and Danielle stayed in Dallas where Danielle's dad and stepmother came to visit them.

I had some pics to put on this post, but I left my camera at mom and dad's house when we were there for our delicious Easter dinner that included Grandmother's superb cooking of ham, turkey, potatoes, vegetable casserole, asparagus, cranberry sauce, rolls, salad, gravy, cake, and ice-cream! Hmm, it was so good. We celebrated Madeleine and Michael's birthdays. I will include some pics in the next post.

I decided to fill my empty nest syndrome with CafePress! I have an account with them where I will be designing shirts, cups, etc. and hopefully selling them. My company name is "The Awesome Librarian." I have a DBA - 'DOING BUSINESS AS"! My site won't be up for a few months. I have to decide what image program to use. Jimmy will be helping me with the technical things, but I think I will be able to learn how to do it all myself with a little practice. I think I will be going with Adobe Photoshop. I have two domain names http://www.theawesomelibrarian.com/ and http://www.awesomelibrarian.com/. I won't be working on that until I get the store front up and going though. If you want to see the start of my new store, you can go to www.cafepress.com/libraryitems. Nothing is there yet, but my start! We will see how it goes. It's not my retirement fund. It is just for fun, but I am hoping to make some money. And, I am not competing with Coby! I think we have a totally different market.

Now that TAKS is over at school, the library is SO busy with research. Everyone wanted to wait until TAKS is over. I start the 10th grade research tomorrow and it will last for 3-4 weeks on folklore. I guess I ought to read some of the folklores myself.

Pray for dad to feel better.

Love you guys.

Mom / Patti