Crazy Little Thing Called Craft..

I am SOME kind of dummy. I was all insistent that Dave had his first dentist's appointment tomorrow morning, and I was completely wrong. It's next Monday. I just knew I needed to get them scheduled as soon as possible, but I forgot they were booked solid for the next five days. I'm sure Elaine is going to be upset with me that I didn't get him in sooner, but there's nothing I could have done about it this time.

My jaw, and gums have finally settled into a nice almost-tolerable pain, (as long as I'm not chewing, sneezing, coughing, yawning, or bending over, it just hurts instead of making me want to cry during the rest of those activities). Every time I think that surely it must start feeling better, it proves me wrong. The swelling is almost completely gone. The bruise is a nice faint blend of green and yellow. If only the pain would follow the color right off my face, I would be in good shape.

I spent most of today, and tonight baking. Four dozen stars, and four dozen hearts. I had a towering skyscraper of cookies going at one point tonight before I figured that maybe it wasn't so entirely safe.. for the cookies. They're all properly packed away for the night now. Hopefully, I have the necessary energy to start mixing icing colors tomorrow, and painting them pretty.

Every once in awhile, I have this uncanny inkling to make something. I call it the craft bug, and if it's been a little while since I've made something with my hands, it's inevitable.. it'll strike me where I stand, and before I know it, I'm making something. Two nights ago I decided I wanted to make a hanging mobile. I've never made a mobile before. I really don't have a clue what I'm doing, or why I'm doing it, or worse.. why I'm obsessing about it until it's perfect. When I'm not eating, sleeping, or working on cookies, I'm cutting out colored paper, and cardboard. I don't understand it, but I find it best to just not question the craft bug. She leaves me be when it's time, lol. If I think about it, when I'm finished.. I'll have to snap a picture of it, and show you all how it turned out. (If anyone's interested in that sort of thing, of course).

Dave's finally feeling better and finishing up the tail end of his cold he got from our Tulsa trip. Who knows what was in all that pool water he injested. His new obsession this week is walking the block to build his lung capacity. It's not olympic style speed-napping, so I particularly like this new hobby of his, lol.

Church went really well this morning. I knew I was in for an interesting morning, when people congratulated me on getting saved as I walked in the door. Folks from the early service were shuffling out the door, and it was then that I knew that Pastor Keith had already been talking about our visit last night. (He had apparently shared it with the entire early mass crowd. All twenty of so of them, heh). I made a point then and there to remind myself that I didn't need to be embarrassed. Pastor Keith had his whole sermon themed around getting saved this morning, and conveniently enough, my own announcement to be saved fell right into place as if the entire thing had been orchestrated by a much larger hand than mine, or Keith's alone. Isn't it funny how things work out sometimes? Pastor Keith read a note that I carefully wrote out this morning, sharing my decision with our entire congregation. Pastor looked so proud. Mom cried. Dave just beamed at me and never said a word. Several people came to hug me, shake my hand, or just congratulate me after the service. I had thought that I'd made the decision just for me. I didn't think it would affect anyone else one way or another, but I was wrong. It was a really nice morning.

Dave and I are off to bed. It's much later than it should be, after four in the morning. I hate when I stay up this late. Thank You, most sincerely, for joining us this evening. I don't think I'll be writing an update tomorrow night, (unless something pretty spectacular or out of the ordinary happens), so until next time, Much Love, Many Hugs, and Good Night to You All.