Yesterday I could not get enthused to do more painting.  I don't mind painting, but the prep and cleaning up takes so much time and effort that it takes all the joy out of it. Rather than drag everything out again, I opted to go through all my binders to purge more sheets of paper and organize the rest of it so I can find what I am looking for  more quickly.  There's a clue for you. I chose filing over painting, which is a good indication about how I was feeling yesterday.  Anyways, it was a job that lasted all morning. After lunch I decided to drive into Amherstview to my drug store to wait while my prescription was being filled. Last week when I drove in to pick up a refill, I missed the opportunity to drop off my script so that it would be on file. Then all I would have to do this week would be to call in for it. If the weather turned bad, I could have it delivered free of charge. I have only done that once, last winter, when the weather did turn bad. Of course I gave the driver a tip, but I appreciate that the service is available.

So when I returned home yesterday afternoon I was feeling tired and felt that I could have lay on the couch for a wee nap. But I didn't. I decided to start my valentines. The kids cards take some time doing because I put together die cuts from my Cricut machine. So I won't show those cards until I have them all finished.  I only finished two of the kids' cards yesterday but I also worked on some friendship cards that I will mail off as valentines to the "old" kids in my life.

This morning I bit the bullet and dragged out the primer and equipment again to put a second coat on the bedside table and two small bathroom shelves I started. I won't be painting them until Spring, when I can take them outside to spray paint. My daughter called to tell me that she had received a parcel from "Dee" for her son. (He is the one who has been sending cards to me and other family members all summer and through the Fall) I know that "Dee" was sending him more blank cards and envelopes and stamps so she could support his habit. *laugh* It was then that I learned that he has set up a "mail box" outside his room. She was going to place the parcel in his mail box for him to find.  I felt so bad that I didn't know he was checking his mail box every day.  So today my valentines were placed on hold so that I could make him some "fan mail". That is what he is looking for. And I couldn't make him a card without sending to my other two young grands.

My grandson's thumb's up card says "Hi there, from your #1 fan" It is a combination of two stamps I own that I cut apart to make the sentiment. He loves all things nautical or boat-related, so I found some scrapbook paper with anchors that I used for a background. His sister is mad about llamas. I am sending the parrot to my youngest grand daughter. It says, "Hope you have a wonderful day". I will write a note inside each one tomorrow morning and get them off in the mail. This is how priorities change from one moment to the next. I have to remain flexible.