Just me today...(nope, stuck some freebies in too!)

No freebie today. (Not exactly true but you have to read to find it!) Not that I didn't feel like giving something away but for some reason I can't connect at anything higher than 38000 bits or whatever the h##l it is, and the uploads were just hanging there. Finally can get DSL in my area so hopefully will be switching in the next week or so. It baffles me how they do this. There were people that live right down the road from us and they had DSL but when I would call they would say it wasn't available for our number. My cousin is the same. Her neighbor on the corner has it but she can't get it. Maybe they connect by the street I don't know but this dial up has been a real pain! Isn't it amazing how impatient we all have become? Snail mail was fine until email, waiting an hour for a baked potato was fine until microwave and now those things are too slow!

Anyway, I was reading some of your comments and thought I would answer some of the questions I have gotten.

I am 54. Depending on the day, that is either old, middle aged or younger than spring time! They say that having kids keeps you young but sometimes I think it works the opposite. I think when they are younger, they do keep you young. But as they get older and need you less and you have time to sit back and observe instead of having to get up and go, you begin to realize how much times have changed and find yourself doing what your parents and grandparents used to say...well, in the old days...back when we were kids...! I have told my kids that if I ever try to tell them that I had to walk to school in 3 feet of snow, barefoot and uphill both ways, to just send me to the home! With the fibro and arthritis and all that brings with it, when I was working full time, I was literally dragging myself through each day. Now, I am a little better but, ya know all those things that you say, "when I retire, I'm gonna do..."? Well, some days ya just don't feel like doing them. I have been involved in several new treatments for fibro and chronic pain which involved surgeries to implant electrodes in my head (which didn't work for me but worked great for my friend) and now there is another which involves IV therapy of vitamins and minerals, more of an naturopathic approach, which I hope to start soon. I know too much info...but I know that there are so many out there that have fibro and chronic pain. It is becoming epidemic in proportion!

Sharing how I made the fringe...why not? I know for a fact that many of you, in your minds, have some great creative ides. The only thing holding you back, is how to get the effect you want. PSP can do soooo many things and and sometimes it just takes a little direction that leads you to the "a-ha!" and then that leads to even more creativity! Now if someone could just point me to a great bow making tut, I would be eternally grateful! As much as I try, they just look only 2 dimensional!

Hmmm...what you would like. Baby stuff...that I've got. And, if you click here (sorry link has been deleted) you will find some files that I have shared through groups that have a little of this and a little of that. (So, I guess, I am giving away something today...makes me feel better!) I have more since what got me into designing was doing my kids a scrapbook before the unsorted, undated mounds of photos where ruined. There is some Christmas stuff there and, I don't remember what else. Most have previews.

Goth? Maybe it is my age but somehow I don't get exactly what that is! I see some things listed as Goth and say...how is that Goth? and then, other times it is too Goth for me!

Internet friends...now that might be a challenge and something fun to think about.

Doodles...I've got doodling but my scanner is kapoot (sp?) so they are sitting in the sketch pad for now.

Leaving the links up. Several reasons...I hate for anyone not to be able to get something they like or want, too lazy to remove them, and, for right now, no reason to take them down. Eventually, I would like to sell some of what I make and maybe that will change some things but I don't know. I understand why some people make them limited time but if you belong to groups like I do, sometimes by the time you read that email and click on that link it is 2-3 days after it was sent and it is gone. And, with everyone giving away stuff on a daily basis, your daily check list could take you all day to get through. Downloading and collecting stuff is addictive and as far as I can tell, there is no treatment for it! Plus the fact, I am, by nature, a people pleaser and can't stand the thought of someone being mad at me...even someone from cyberworld! LOL! Sounds like a Dr. Phil show!

Enough rambling. Have a great day! Keep the comments coming and I am so thrilled that so many of you have liked this kit! Please, if you do a LO, let me know and I will try to post some of your work here! Huggers and warm wishes!