I’m sorry I’ve been absent for awhile. There have been a lot of emotional events these last few months. My mom’s health was declining and she passed away on May 2nd. It was peaceful, but difficult. I miss her. We had quality time the last few months and for that I am forever grateful. I was with her when she passed and I am honored to have been there, just her and I, as she left this world.

My youngest son graduated on June 11, and while my mom wanted so badly to make it to his graduation, it didn’t happen, but we felt her presence with us. We had a wonderful celebration for his graduation, the weather was perfect and we had a little over 60 friends and family join us. Now, he’s figuring out what his next steps will be and we are enjoying the summer. It certainly will be strange, yet freeing, to not have a child in school this fall!

I am gradually picking up my creative projects again and starting to design some punch needle patterns that I hope to have listed on my Etsy site soon. Sales of my paper making kits on there are keeping me busy! I also have been spending a lot of time at the shore, (Long Beach Island, NJ) My Happy Place, and I’ll write more about that later. For now, I’ll leave you with this: Sometimes dreams really do come true! To be continued…