You Are My Sunshine

One of my most tender childhood memories is of my sweet mother singing the sunshine song to me. One day after I was quite full grown I discovered a little music box on the windowsill in the kitchen. I had been away from home for awhile and it was new to me. I was delighted when I activated it to hear the tune of the sunshine song pour out. I asked my mom about it and while I can't remember where she said it came from, I remember she told me that it reminded her of Mamere (her mother) because she would sing it to her. Tears have welled in my eyes numerous times as I have sung it to each of my babies. (When they get a little older they ask me to please not sing.) This sweet little song carries with it at least three generations of motherly love and I decided that was reason enough to place a little reminder of it front and center in my world. This was how my latest project was born and this is how it looks:

So Far So Lame

Okay blogger people, I need help! I started this blog a few weeks ago but I can’t bring myself to let anyone know I have a blog because it’s so lame so far. I look at all of your cute blogs that look like pages from a professional digital scrapbooking magazine, yet after several hours of installing and fumbling my way around an old version of photoshop just to put my own title on someone else’s header, it just looks like something 1970’s barfed on my blog.

Before marriage I was a fairly good journaler and I’ve used all sorts of journals. My very first journal was a fabric covered gem with teddy bears all over it. One of my favorite journals was a plain black artist’s sketch book. Whenever I needed a new journal (and sometimes when I didn’t) I would try to choose something that fit me at that time in my life so that I would be excited and inspired to write in it. I realize that everything we do/have does not need to be wrapped in a pretty package (though I know my husband would much appreciate anyone who could really truly convince me of it) but I’ve looked at my poor new blog everyday for two weeks now and can’t seem to will myself to write anything on it…I just can’t get inspired.

So please, all of you blogger pros...let me in on your secrets.

Hmmm, thought I'd have more to say once I got here. Sorry, drawing a blank. Maybe next time.