Box of Chocolates

It all started with the chair. I figured a good place to start in the guest/craft room was with a chair. I knew I wanted to do black, white and a splash of my personal favorite RED. The chair is more of a black and cream but, I LOVE IT! I then stumbled on the table on clearance and well my craft area was born. I signed up for a credit card (gasp) to save 10% and Pier 1 is having triple points in April so I also get two $20 gift certificates! Best part is I already saved my money to buy the table and chair so all I have to do it pay the bill when it comes in. I feel like I got such a great deal and exactly what I wanted plus 10% off and a $40 bonus. OH and a 20% off my entire next purchase. EEEKS! It is funny some tell me it is so girly. Well I am a girl! I love French decor which Mark doesn't really care for or my whole house would be French country. Since it is my room (shared with the occasional guest) I made it 100% me~ Ooh la la.

I am tired of doing things that do not add up logically. We do things because it is just the way it is done, the law, or protocol. I have to say I am feeling a bit rebellious. Which is not always the answer. Yet, rebellion led us to the country in which I live today. Not perfect, but a good place to live. I am tired of society trying to make things work different when they can't. Improvement is always welcome, but not always achieved. Does this mean we stop trying to improve, of course not. It seems that emphasis has been misplaced at times and facts forgotten. For example, FACT: I am not a genius. (shocking to some, other are saying "far from it!") FACT: I can't become a genius. Not even if I surround myself with MENSA and read books all day long. My IQ is what it is and declining everyday. I might be able to improve it a tad here and there, but a genius I will never be. Society has a habit of trying to fit square pegs in a round hole and sometimes th

Alex and Nathan just finished an art class at the Museum of Art here in town. I thought I would share some pictures of their work. Snowmen ~ a multi process piece of art. Based on a book with collage art as the illustrations, Snowball? was the book? At least that is what Alex is telling me. Obviously Nathan has perfected the cutting of circles. Alexandra's bowl ~ started with clay, fired in the kiln then painted, and put in the kiln again. Nathan's is pretty much in the shape of the cube that the teacher gave him to start with :)