It is a common fact that in the Midwest the winters are extremely cold and the summers are extremely hot. I thank God for my AC and a friend's graciousness in letting my mother and I find relief at their in-ground pool, so we can avoid the crowds at the public ones and find peace.

My life? Hmmm...complicated, but going places I believe. I am trying to just "be", do my best and let God help me along with things I can't control.

My art...WAY behind. I have not been practicing much, though I do check this almost every day and love commenting on all your lovely talents! I hope to remember my sketchbook on my next visit to my aunt's who has a printer, though the main attraction is my cousin's new son and making fools out of ourselves for him to giggle, "oooo", "aaahhh", and make cute baby faces at us. I have been looking at different artists I like and doing my own interpretations of things of theirs, testing out their methods or just sketching down things I like. I do have a trace I did with Ratigan from my movie poster, (yes it's framed in my room, it's the one where he's learing over Big Ben and Basil, Olivia, and Toby are in front with Dawson hanging on the end of Toby's tail ) Anyway, traced him because I wanted to work more on color, so we'll see how that is received when I get it up. Will make it top priority to get these up SOON! Loves!