just because

Thank goodness for the SITS girls and their November writing prompts. They are helping me to get more creative in my posting subjects. My pick for today is “what do you like to do on a dark and stormy day?“. On dark and rain stormy days (usually the warmer months) I love to sit and watch the storms. A nap goes along nicely or and afternoon movie. In the winter months I love to quilt (lots of lights turned on to brighten up my studio and my mood). I also enjoy lighting candles and doing a quiet craft while watching

When I was in university, I was fortunate enough to have been accepted into the campus that was up the road from our home. Since I was going to live at home I decided to purchase a car with the money I would save from residence. I found someone who sold what I was looking for and I drove home with a baby blue 1990 Honda Civic Hatchback. It was so exciting! I arranged to get the windows tinted and got some speakers and a new radio system put in and I was good to go. Although I was fond

Yesterday was my birthday. It was lovely to have the children around to celebrate with me. The best part of being “Mom” for a birthday is having the family take me out for dinner. I still choose a family-friendly place but I just love spending the time with my husband and children. They are getting to an age where it is pleasant to take them out and they don’t tear around the place while waiting for our meals. We have real conversations and they have a lot to say about what is going on in their little worlds. It’s a

Hi! Welcome to the new blog for The Ruthless Crafter. I’ll try to keep this updated as often as possible to show you the snazzy creations I’ve been working on. I always love to hear your thoughts and suggestions, so please feel free to leave comments or to just say hello! Elizabeth

When was the first time that you realized that your home was not like other people’s homes?  Growing up my mother stayed home and my father worked long hours. I believe that the area in which we grew up had many families who were similar in this regard. In terms of every day living, I think it was visiting my friend’s home who had a single mother raising her that I realized that not all families were the same. They lived in a basement apartment whereas we had a house. I had two brothers and two parents. Her mother ended

Today’s prompt has been inspired by the novel The Doctor and the Diva. Has anything traumatic ever happened to you? Describe the scenes surrounding a particular event. For inspiration, I checked out the definition of traumatic (love Google!). Emotionally disturbing or distressing. Relating to or causing psychological trauma. The most recent traumatic event I had was having one of my daycare children (age 2) require me to perform CPR on him. Thank goodness my mother was visiting so I wasn’t alone! We were playing in the backyard (“C” and my two children who were then ages 2 and 3) when