Flu update aka Why I didn't get anything done (again) today

Another rough night for my daughter. She woke up with a terrible earache and fortunately I was able to get us a doctor's appointment for this afternoon.
Yes, she has the flu, but NOT H1N1 and
She has an ear infection.
So..... visit drugstore for penicillin, buy lots of gingerale and another box of Tylenol Cold.
Try and get more than 3 hours sleep tonight.

3 hours sleep = not terribly productive morning

My daughter is on her third day of The Flu and now has an earache.  I've slept in her room, on the sofa, for the past two nights.  

My poor baby (she's 17). 
And she'll love me for posting this old pic of her.

 P.S.  She's fooling around in this pic -- pretty good actress :)

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Tricks of the Trade (and some really cool things I've discovered)

I'm going to break this on-going post down into several categories; organizing, refashioning objects, cool discoveries, money-saving tips.

1. Watercolour paper -  I love to watercolour and I have a LOT of paintings, studies, big mistakes, that will never see the inside of a frame. I use this already brilliantly coloured paper as piecings or to cut out with my cricut or cuttlebug.

2. 12X6 scrapbooking pages --- I do not buy them if i can help it. I have no problem using larger sheets, i.e. 12X12 and cutting them to size; no need to purchase specialty-sized papers.

3. High quality, high gloss magazines.  I will use the pages from these publications for piecings, backgrounds, and to add when I make my own paper.  I LOVE these thicker papers and I have made some lovely 3 dimensional flowers cutting out flower pictures from the magazines.

That's it for today.  Tomorrow will feature one of my greatest discoveries!