This year I decided that I would make my own christmas card. This painting I have just finnished for it, Now all I have to do is get the proper paper to print it on..... might just be in time for the post.

I had my class reunion on Saturday night. I was really anxious before I went. One hears such horror stories about school reunions!
But I need not have worried. It was a wonderful night. So lovely to see people after such a long time.
From it I have discovered that its true what they say...People Don't Change.....
All the wacky girls were still wacky and the quiet ones still quiet and sensible.
It was like being in the twilight zone.
It was great fun recalling all the fun we had. We ended the night by singing all the songs we learned in the school choir. Amazing how we had not forgotten them once recalled. And yes... we stayed in tune.
It was such a success we will get together again in 5 yrs.... Maybe some of us will have grown up by then! I hope not.

I am still hopping about like a rabbit. Would be more apt if it was coming up to Easter rather than christmas. Though I can get about now with one crutch so my foot is getting a lot better.
I finnished a painting yesterday. Its a commission so I do hope they like it. Its a very "Cute" painting but that is what they wanted.
Tomorrow I will start something that I will enjoy doing myself.
I was out visiting a friend today which was nice. I was out in the world.... even though I did not see much of it, it is so foggy here.
My class reunion is on Saturday night. A few weeks ago I was really looking forward to it, but now I am feeling anxious. Perhaps it is because I have not seen so many of them for such a long time. It will be interesting to see how people have changed over the years.
I think I am much the same as a person, but perhaps a bit more tolerant than I used to be.

I always thought crutches were easy to use. Now I know better. The sole of my good leg ache from constantly being in use. It now knows how much it depends on the other foot in life and will appreciate it a lot more when it is back to normal.
My tummy muscles are aching from the strain and tension, as are the muscles in my arms.
Now maybe it is not the fault of the crutches. I might just have found out how unfit my poor body is.
The cat is terrified of the crutches. When I get up to let him out he flies in the opposite direction. Then I sit down again, only to have to get up again, when he decides he can't hold on any longer and will risk being near me.
I solemnly swear that once my foot is better I shall exercise on a regular basis. So there!

I have often heard it said that pride comes before a fall. Well now i believe it. I was so full of myself on hearing that my painting was accepted for exhibition, and what happened? I fell.
Now technically I did not really fall, but I turned on my foot going up the stairs and i broke it. Wonderful! Now I have my leg in a cast and I am useless on my new accessories. Crutches! Am so cross with myself.....
How come I now want to do all the things I should have been doing the last few weeks. There must be a lesson here somewhere! But knowing me... i will never learn it anyway.
But what the heck.. it could have been a lot worse..... Couldn't it?
Now I shall lower my easel and take this time to leave everything else and paint paint paint while sitting on my butt. Ah... so there is a silver lining. I will have no interruptions from the other things I should be doing. Lovely!
Great excuse not to do housework!

I got the letter today at lunch time to tell me that my painting has been accepted for the exhibition. Wow! I am so pleased. When I read it I had a dance around the kitchen. I am so looking forward to the opening night. I will be dying to know will my painting be hanging anywhere near the big guns.
The weather here is awfull. Rain rain rain and more rain. But today I don't care. I am a very happy lady.