cute boys

One of my dance friends brought this to practice tonight. Her two young boys are "catering". *grin* So they made us a cake tonight....YUMMY! They baked and decorated it themselves. Very talented boys....they were very excited about the tip I sent home with their Mom.

NEW CONTEST

I love it when I have a good dye day.....the color gods smiled down on me. After about two weeks of "remodel" Bert and I have our new tile down....thank goodness for friends and strong backs and knees. Bert and I are almost walking normal again *grin* we still have two more light fixtures to replace and I am waiting for my new fridge and stove to be delivered....stainless steel and I LOVE them! I dyed my first two veils today in my "new" kitchen....yes, I am a bit of a kitchen witch and do a lot in there besides just cooking. I was scared about dripping dye on the tile even though it's been sealed.......the dye gods were good. No accidents, and the colors look great! inspiration is a wonderful thing.
So, we are ready for a new contest! WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Sometimes that is a hard question to answer, and sometimes it is easy....can you translate it into a picture? Think about what inspires you...in life, in a relationship, in dance...in YOU! Take a good clear photo and post it here. Hopefully it will inspire me to some new color patterns and combos.
*You are welcome to post up to 5 photos each
* Picture posting will begin tonight, and end Friday July 10
* once deadline ends, voting will start.

HAVE FUN!!!

I Updated my website

A much needed facelift
miners-peak.com/bellydance/
After a day of working on it I just had to share *smile* I have sat in front of this damn comupter ALL DAY! But, I feel really good about it.....if anyone who has purchased anything from me is willing, I'd love pictures for the photo page....*HUG*

Easter Weekend with my Sister

I can't begin to tell you how much I needed this long weekend. I had wed-sunday off...away from the kids, nothing I HAD to do. It was a quiet weekend with not a lot going on. Family came down to stay with Mom, which was nice. Dad's wierd back stimulator is sorta working so he was actually able to enjoy some of it......and Marci came down which I was thrilled with. She stopped by school on Tuesday for a few min, and I spent some time with her throughout the weekend. We screwed around on Friday taking pics (something we loved doing when we were younger...back when I thought I was going to be a photographer) It is days like these that I realize how much I deeply miss my sister. She and I were very close when she moved 4 hours away about 12 years or so ago. We talk, and e-mail and text but nothing replaces true one on one real life time....I miss her more than I can express and am so thankful for the time we do have...away from adult time and responsibilities...to re-establish our bond as sisters, and much more.

My first Solo

I finally did it....I did a solo. My teacher has been bugging me forever and I kept chickening out....but last weekend in a small gathering of friends (I love our small community haflas) I danced. Bert has been telling me for a year now that the song "edie" by the Cult reminded him of me. I decided to try and dance to it in a suprise for him. I didn't get much practice in....mostly frantic spinning while Bert was off playing racketball a few times....I wasn't amazing by any means, but it felt good to get the first solo under my belt...and I got the reaction from Bert I wanted *smile* I don't have a single photo of the dance...the pics here are all screen shots from the video. I looked at him as I stepped out and almost started crying when I watched him 1st recognize the music and then realize I was in fact dancing for just him. Our girls were there to see it too and that made it even for special......

I'm an emotional wreck tonight for so many damn reasons.....I need a drink sitting on a beach somewhere with the hubby and the dogs and NOTHING to think about.

Spring?

I think at this point we are all waiting for it. It started snowing again today....I am so damn tired of it....and I think the babies are too.

Anyone on Skype??

Anyone wanna add me?
MartaMitchell

New items listed

We are trying to save some money for renovation. New items listed!
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New Contest!

I need more activity in my tribe! I'd like it to become more that just a place to post things for sale. So, here is the new contest.....
Get people to join my Madre Luna Tribe tribes.tribe.net/silkveils-madreluna Anyone who joins my tribe from tonight until midnight Nov. 17th will get a ticket in the drawing box. Each of these people need to tell me when they join who recommend them. That person will in turn also get a ticket in the drawing box. So, if you convince 20 people to join my tribe, you will get 20 chances to win something.

Who's in?!

Winter is on it's way

No, that isn't a small pomerianian laying next to Shay......She got brushed again today...for the second time this week! She is shedding like crazy, and I am afraid to say that winter must be on it's way *sigh* The ferns in the back yard are turing a vibrant orange and yellow...and Shay is loosing all her beautiful hair and preparing to grow her thick undercoat.......unpack your jackets folks. Snow in 3-4 weeks.