Fiona and her flamingo

I am so excited to be linking up with Amy.  She has invited fellow artists to create together and learn about each other at the same time.  Technically, I have until May 18th to have this post done, but I got so excited I couldn't wait.  When I sat down to paint something for the challenge, I really didn't have any specific idea set in my mind.  I just started working on the girl and the rest evolved from there.  The one part of the challenge that I am not very comfortable with is the "tooting of one's own horn."  We are supposed to talk about how awesome we are and other things about ourselves.  So, in keeping with the rules......here I go!

A little about me:

I grew up here in Houston, Texas.  I was adopted from North Carolina at 6 weeks old.  I was quite the rebellious teenager, although I couldn't hold a candle to my older brother!  It took me a long time to realize or even accept how cool of a person I am....What is awesome about me? 

I am smart.  Way smarter than I ever thought I was in school.  It just took awhile to get there. :)

I am very accepting.  As long as you are nice to me, then I will be nice to you.  Don't care what size, color, age, sexual orientation, whatever.  Be my friend and I'll be yours!

I'm adventurous and spontaneous.  Not adventurous like go hiking up Mt. Everest...but like grab the kids and hubby and just go somewhere fun for the day without planning it. 

Well, that was a little outside of my comfort zone, but I'm glad we were pushed to share.  I can't wait to see what others do. 

Here's the art part of the challenge :)

This is Fiona.  She has a sweet little pet flamingo that loves being held.  This is a mixed-media painting on a medium weight 15 x 20 piece of illustrator board.  I used colored pencil, water color, and acrylic paint to make this piece.  She will be given away at the end of this challenge.  If you want to join in, just click on Amy's name at the top of this post or the All together now button on my page and sign up!  Easy, peasy!

Oh....I forgot to mention in order to win her just leave a comment and join in with Amy and the all together group and I will choose randomly!  Thanks!

Weight Watchers Update

Ok...so here's a quick little update on how I'm doing with my whole weight watcher's goal.
Drum roll please...........I have now lost 10 lbs!!!!  I know it's not a whole lot, but I am thrilled.  My jeans are finally starting to fit loosely. 

I'm really excited!  I am ten pounds closer to my shopping spree!

Also, in the Foshee Family News....Avery made Varsity Cheer for her Senior year!  Yay Avery!

Now we just have to wait to see if Addison will be picked for all year Art class for next year.  It doesn't sound like it, but it's a really big deal.....especially for this little artist.  We had to submit three pieces of her artwork.  They said we will get them back, but it was still hard to part with them. 

Fingers crossed!

Chips, dips, chains, whips.

It's amazing what you can get done when you are rested and have a day off!  This week is both of my daughter's spring breaks.  I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Friday to get a cortizone shot in my elbow.  My right elbow.  So I knew I wouldn't be able to do much Saturday or Sunday.

I heard all kinds of horror stories about getting the shot.  I was so worked up that I almost got up and left while I was waiting to see the doctor.  But I didn't.  And it wasn't so bad.  The shot has a numbing agent in it, so by the time you notice the pain, "Poof!", it's gone.

Saturday morning was a different story!  I woke up with my arm aching.  It felt like someone stabbed me repeatedly in the elbow.  I spent most of Saturday doing nothing....keeping myself loaded with motrin and icing my elbow.  But by Monday I was feeling almost no pain!  I was so excited that I jumped right into my art journal that I made a few posts back.




It's hard to see, but this one says, "Step a little closer.  I want to see the color of your eyes."


After sleeping in, I joined my littlest daughter in the playroom/studio and painted to the sounds of Sponge Bob and Adventure Time.  It was nice.  While she drew My Little Ponies, I painted, inked, scrapped, and all other kinds of multi-media adjectives.

Both of my girls think that I should make some of these into postcards.  What do you think?  I could use them for Postcrossing.

Not sure what this one will say.  I'm still thinking.

This was definitely a highly productive day off.  OH, we also went to the park and then took my oldest to the gym to work on her back hand springs.  Then we finished the day all together on the couch watching Weird Science.  "Chips, dips, chains, and whips.  You're typical teenage party."

I also linked up with The Butterfly Effect.  Go check it out!