Life without a computer

I still don't have a computer, but tomorrow is the day I get it back.  I'm cautiously optomistic as I have heard that before.  Fingers are crossed.  I have been informed that we lost everything that was on the computer, silly things like pictures and all of my Etsy documentation. You heard me right, all of it.  I guess doing a back up of your hard drive is the way to go, huh?  I will be adding that to my list of things to do.

In the meantime I thought I would update you on my niece that was in a terrible car accident 5 weeks ago today.  You can read about it here.  I am thrilled to announce that she is going home tomorrow and is expected to make a full recovery.  Thank you for your thoughts and prayers . . . they worked!

With any luck I will have an actual blog post with crafty news over the weekend.  I have  photos to take, things to list and stories to tell.

Updates

I am happy to report that my niece, Kendra, continues to improve little by little.  She is still in critical condition but stable.  It's been a week today since her accident and we are so thankful that she is such a strong, resciliant young lady.  Continued prayers for Kendra and her family are welcome!

It's been a bit hard to concentrate on crafts this past week, but I am sponsoring a giveaway on Ali Edwards blog this weekend so the pressure is on.  Be sure to check out her blog (a link is on the right) and enter to win!!  Here's a photo of the items I'm giving away - two winners will have their choice of a boy themed album or a girl themed album:

I haven't come up with clever names for either album . . . any ideas?  Right now the boy themed album is listed in my Etsy shop as "Oh Boy, boy themed mini album" which I don't love, but as I said it's kind of hard to keep my mind focused these days.  I'm going to list the girl themed album tonight and there's no telling what I might call it!  I keep hoping inspiration will strike.

I'm super excited because I won a contest, but I'm going to wait until the prize arrives and then I'll tell you all about it.  Hopefully it will be here soon!

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A few days ago my niece was in a terrible car accident and is currently in critical condition, but showing enough signs of improvement that we have HOPE.  Thousands of people are praying for her, but a few more wouldn't hurt so feel free to keep a spunky teenager named Kendra in your prayers.

In between trips to the hospital I am working on my next mini album which will have a girl theme.  I'm hosting a giveaway on Ali Edwards' blog next weekend so there is pressure to get this album ready; the winner of the giveaway will have a choice between the boy themed album and the girl themed album.  The girl themed album is full of bright, cheery colors and I think in the end it will work for a girl, a mom or to document spring.

I'll share pictures of the new mini album in the next few days.