I have to tell you guys that the one thing I love about blogging is when you take the time to go back and look at older posts. Today, for fun, I went back to all my November 1st post – and I had one every year I blogged!!
2007
On the first, I found out that my 3rd pregnancy {4th child} was a girl. Good thing too, because I had only visions of vintage chandeliers since the day I found out I was pregnant!
That was also the same month that I did some Christmas tutorials – my favorite was my Christmas wreath!
It was also when I started working on the website you currently visit and had several online boutiques show interest in my art – although I did not take anyone up on their offer. I started offering the 5×5’s. I also had to put my dog down for a tumor on her kidneys – I miss that dog soooo much.
Uhmm, yeah . . . that is a professional picture of my dog. You can’t tell me that it’s not the funniest picture you have seen! That dog was precious! And she loved me so much that she would do anything I asked! Obviously.
AND I was featured on Today’s Creative Blog.
2008
On the first, I helped a friend “surprise” another friend with a painting. It was one of those times when someone ordered their own shower gift – only, they didn’t know it. haha! Since, that has happened many times!
That was the month that I braved it and took all 4 kids out by myself. {Definitely the beginning of the rest of my life!} Emme started standing and it was the month that the ball started turning with all the therapies for the boys. It was also when Hudson had a scary experience and we found out he had a nephrotic syndrome when his kidneys had issues filtering.
And who could forget the Fa la la’s?
And I got great “blog” exposure when blogger chose my blog as the “blog of note” – I had over 7000 hits that day!
Rough month with alot of positives – do they cancel each other out?
2009
On the first, I painted a painting that sorta help start the layered look you see so much of here on my site/blog.
I forgot how I did the tone on tone dots on the white! Will be doing that again really soon!!! LOVE that look! Love this painting! {That is vain!}
I let my kids pick out their own Christmas trees AND went ahead and set them out {I won’t be decorating that early this year!}
And who can forget my beef with Porter and SW paints?? Do you know how many people google this?? I get at least 20 hits a day when I do a keyword analysis. Hysterical!
I finally got a family picture taken!! And then the frenzy began when I painted the Boone! So many loved this “style” of painting.
I didn’t blog about it at this point, but Hudson had a biopsy on his kidneys to confirm his nephrotic syndrome was Minimal Change Disease. I also painted my hutch – and for the record . . . I have not changed her up at all!!! Still love that color just as much – if not more – today!
And my tree was the wackiest and tackiest it had ever been!
2010
. . . . to be continued.
