LIM #89 ~ Well, I'll Be Winged!

Good Morning!

I am so glad I like CAS cards now that I'm back working for a very short spell.  It just amazes me that some of you manage to hold down full-time jobs, have husbands and little children under foot, make cards and scrapbooks and centras, and write blogs!  I know I'm old and all that, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't have ever done all that.  Not sober anyway.  My hat's off to you!

For this week's fun Less is More Challenge, the fab Design Team of Mandi and Chrissie want us to make one-layer cards within the theme of "Wings."  I used a never-been-inked fairy for my card and I sat her on some clouds to ground her.  It's not easy grounding fairies!

I got up bright and dawny this morning to take my photo and get this post done before I had to leave for the dentist for my permanent crown.  I thought I was still in bed dreaming when I checked my emails and found that in the night Chrissie and Mandi gave me a crown of a different sort.  They have named me one of the two September winners!  Talk about pickled tink!!  I'm really delighted, ladies, thank you so much!!

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Our story today is a true story:

Life Lesson

Dan and Rachel and the twins went to our friends' cabin in the Sierras for a long weekend.  Monday morning before they left, Dan took the twins off to nearby Calaveras Big Trees State Park while Rachel cleaned up.  The boys wandered a bit ahead. They especially love this one spot where the logs from fallen giant sequoia redwoods are all stacked, askew, in a perfect climbing formation for seven-year-olds.

Out of the crisp clear blue autumn sky, Dan suddenly heard a piercing shriek.  He didn't think much of it as it didn't sound like anything he'd heard before from the boys.  As he came around the bend, however, there was little Henry sitting on one of the logs, screaming.  The poor little thing had disturbed a hive and bees were swarming around his head, stinging him again and again.

His pour little face swelled up.  Blood pooled in his left ear.  They rushed back to the cabin where he was given Benadryl and his swollen face was iced down.  By the grace of God and the magic of youth, by the time they stopped here last night on their way home, you would never have known it had happened to him.  Phew! 

He was asked, "Henry, why didn't you run?"

Henry said, "I remembered one time Mom said that if a bee comes around, you should just hold real still and it won't sting you."

What a good sweet boy.   

Thankfully, Adam was on a different log and didn't get stung, but both boys learned (one the hard way) that there is a very large chapter in the Book of Life called "Exceptions to the Rules!"

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Before I dash, it is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to Therese and Barb who have just joined the party!   Therese's blog is Lost in Paper and Barb's blog is King Designs and they are both spectacular!  I know you will have fun visiting them, if you haven't already. Thank you, Therese and Barb!

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Enjoy your day!  Thank you all for your happy blog'versary wishes and thank you for the congratulations that are pouring in today for the LIM WIN! This was my best first birthday EVER!!

Paper:  Bazzill swiss dots;
  Stampland glossy

Stamps:  Fairyopolis, "Flower Fairies"
  All Night Media, "Clouds" and
  2004 unknown SU! star

Ink:  Memento tuxedo black;
  Marvy markers

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