3 column Blogs

Hey is there anybody out there who can help me? I know you are all VERY busy being Santa's helpers and believe me I am going to buy Handmade like crazy and promote and do all that one can do to send folks I know in all your directions because for one I know they will never find anything like all your artwork. Soooo back to wondering if anyone could help me make a 3 column blog?????
I have so many things I want to learn to do this coming year and one of them is to get all my favorites blogs,buttons,pictures and anything else positive on this blog. But I really don't know how and I have tried to figured it out. Everything just gets so busy on one side of my blog page and it is so lopsided!!! :)
Yes I am pretty much a lopsided human being but I love all your buttons you have created and all your wonderful blog posts and I want to share them all. Eventually I may even post something I have made but for now I am loving learning all about you and when I can I purchase my favorite pieces from all of you. I admire all of you so very much. Very sincerely I do. And I am so very honored and grateful when you think I am worthy of following. And what fun it is to read all of your comments that you have taken the time to post. Thank you with all my heart.

We visited New Mexico

I haven't blogged in a very long time. Not because I haven't wanted to, it's just I haven't felt like I had much that would be really captivating, pretty, fun and many other thoughts I would wish you all to have when you would pass through my way. As I am sitting here with my kitty "Sadie" literally right above my fingers as I type "LOVE HER" I am just fresh back from New Mexico. My family and I went to visit relatives. We were only gone a few short days but I love New Mexico. The colors there are a wonderful shade of oranges,reds,browns,greens, tans, and many more wonderful warm shades. I have always loved those colors. We drove through six states on our way back home to Orcas Island. Moab, Utah is Amazing with it's beautiful Rock formations. I took some pictures but they just never look like the Beautiful reality of passing through yourself. Please treat yourself sometime. I never realized there were so many Doves in New Mexico. My father in-law raises Pecans. He has a 20 acre farm and it was full of Doves. I couldn't believe it. I picked up many feathers off the ground as they flew so Peaceful and pretty. They loved eating the Pecans! As we all did. Pecans in everything! One of my many points I am trying to make her is this> Doves are a symbol of Peace! Who doesn't need Peace in their lives? This gave my heart and mind a much needed rest. I wish I could have taken good pictures to share with you. In my next life I hope I can be a great photographer because there are so many beautiful things to take pictures of in this world. Alot of the time it is in your very own backyard (or front) :) you know what I mean! So I could go on and on but I won't for one reason I jump from thought to thought and it makes you very dizzy I am sure! I must share though I got a gift today by stumbling across this blog>http://miabellacollection-jewelry.blogspot.com/

OH MY GOSH! Now this is what I call BEAUTIFUL! Anything that Beth touches turns to what my eyes and hearts definition of a VERY talented human being. An artist of many many things. I love her work. I love just strolling through her pages and pages of Jewels, her writings on all her sites and well, just all of it!!! Her photos are sooooooo soft and beautiful on the eyes. This is what I would call "EYE CANDY" I had the chance to see some SilverSmiths in Albuquerque, NM and these Navajo Artists are as I have said for many years my favorite. These were Award Winning Pieces. Well my point is Beth of "Mia Bella" ranks right up there with them all. A HUGE KUDOS, HUGS, SHOUT OUTS! Whatever you want to call it to you!

May you all be full of Peace, Good Health and Surrounded by those you Love.

My Beautiful Red Head Graduates

I am posting in Lime Green because this is Chelsie's favorite color.(Well I was trying to anyway, something didn't work)(Hmm, most likely me :) I again have been away for awhile. I read many many blogs and appreciate the pictures, the art, the inspirational stories and much more. I just have to take one day at time. It's been 4 months since our Lil Angel Lukiaya was swiftly taken away. All of us in the house just do our best to love one another and appreciate what we do have. I just had to share this picture showing my youngest Graduating. This smile is priceless to me. She has worked extremely hard to get to this point. School has not been easy for her. She also did sports and worked about 25 hours a week. Much Much more then I have gotten done in the past months. I wish the best for all you of you and hope things are turning brighter. I also have come across some really uplifting blogs that I hope you might all get a bit of sunshine out of. I am going to post them. I really hope it is okay. I mean well. Here is a incrediably heartwarming sketch artist. I just enjoy window shopping on her web-site. http://belleandboo.blogspot.com/

Another site I really enjoyed was this one dedicated to little birds. http://onelittlebirdjewelry.blogspot.com/

I have always appreciated little birds but recently I have really become attached to them. A Humming Bird flew in our house the other day & we did successfully catch it & set it free. What a experience that was.
For now I will just let you stop and smell the roses of these sites, I hope you will at least. Please take good care of yourselfs.

What a beautiful place! It gives me a breath of fresh air.

Good Morning, not a bunch of excitement to share, I am just kinda relaxing,much work to do, but I came across the most Beautiful blog this morning & I thought you might all enjoy the change of pace. It is beautiful scenery. I hope you all are doing well. I didn't have a picture to share so I just thought I would post a copy of one of our sweet kitties. They have been a source of joy for me. Anyway, here is the link, it takes a bit to load but it is worth it. http://maureen61.blogspot.com/
Many wishes of Peace & good Health to all of You.

absolutely beautiful things: *Reminder

absolutely beautiful things: *Reminder

Well obviously I have NO CLUE as to what I am doing right now but I am just going to go through it & hopefully I will come out on the other side with a smile for all of you. That would be my goal. I found this blog as I somehow went down the blog road??????? So please do click on the Link above this post, it is worth a peak. I especially love the Post that is Titled "Reminder" I have found many I want to list on my blog so that I can always return to them but I just am not sure of what is legal & what is not???? I do not ever want to offend someone by copying something that is not rightfully mine to copy. There are SO MANY quotes & pictures that just put a HUGE smile on my face & I would love to look at them daily & share also with you. But YAH???? Here I go a rambling. I am just figuring out also, by blog strolling, that people do post pictures of stuff they love they may come out of magazines or flowers or cars or ANYTHING! And then they just write. I get so nervous as to what to write so that you would find it worth while. As of late though most of what I would write is just to sad & that is not my goal here. It does help to write though. I just miss my grandson SO MUCH!! He brought love, joy, happiness, PEACE like I have never experienced before. But I was doing my day job today & I came across a book that has been sitting on this table for YEARS, since about 1998??? I decided I needed to sit down & read it, It is a very small, fast read. BUT OH Who would have ever known how POWERFUL the words on the pages spoke to me! So here it is Please feel free to send me some comments if you know of the book or if you do read it. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts.
"The Faithful Gardener: A Wise Tale About That Which Can Never Die"
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

I am TRYING to figure it out!

This morning it is quiet in the house. I got up & let one of our cats outside. It looks like it is going to maybe sunshine a lil bit. Every morning I get up & I hope today that I can have the strength & energy to at least get just a few of my goals accomplished. I am wondering if it is just me? What can I do? What can I do? It's been just a little over a month since our LiL Luke left us. We all are still having such painful moments. I want so badly to figure out how to take that pain away from My Kalie Rose, My Chelsie & my Husband. I want to give them hope. I want to help them think of new goals & then give them the energy & inspiration to reach them. Unfortunately, I am failing at all of the above mentioned & more. I am not saying this for sympathy. No, I just need to write it down. Last night Kalie went to bed once again with a very broken empty heart. Chelsie is still being asked at her work,"Hows the baby" People do not mean to hurt her, they just don't know he is not with us here on Earth. She hurts daily also. Kalie is sitting down at the bench & picking the tools up & supplies & she creates beautiful pieces. She just made a pair of earrings & she named them "Let the Love Grow" I love them & I love her & how she is really trying so hard to get through this lost of her sweet baby. I am proud of her & I am very proud Of my Grandson. I just want to send a HUGE Thank you to my 1000Markets Friends who I "Just never knew" or I had lost faith that the world has such beautiful souls in it. You all have GIVEN SO MUCH! We use your strength EVERY single day. Sometimes by the hour. Sending Much love to all of you.

Our Sweet Baby Angel -Lukiaya, May he watch over all of us, & show us how to be as sweet as him,We love you, Feb 7th to Feb 17, 09

Today is a very difficult day. I guess I am using this post to try & heal a lil bit. It was 1 month ago today that our Angel was given to us. We got to Love him, hold him, tell him how special he is, & he gave us back all of it and MUCH MUCH MORE! We do not know the reason???? But he was taken very swiftly & suddenly 10 days later, Feb. 17th,09. This photo is of my Daughter, lil Luke's momma, who was NEVER SO HAPPY OR AT PEACE! I am going to try hard to make this horrible painful time in our lives into a POSITIVE energy SOMEHOW! I have had MUCH support from my dear Friend Sue with the www.peaceandlovemarket.com. And my wonderful friends in "The Village Market".Alyson has been walking with me & holding me up. Sue sent me this poem. It has helped my daughter so very much in this very empty time. Thank you my dear friends with all my heart. Feel free to post anything here about something you might need some healing for. May you all have healthy, happy times ahead.
Hopi Prayer

Do not stand
at my grave and weep.
I am not there,
I do not sleep.
I am a thousand
winds that blow.
I am the diamond
glints on snow.
I am the
sunlight
on the ripened
grain.
I am the
gentle Autumn's
rain.
When you awaken
in the morning hush,
I am the swift
uplifting rush
of quiet birds in
circled flight.
I am the
soft stars that
shine
at night.
Do not stand
at my grave
and cry:
I am not there,
I did not die.