My mom had given me beautiful hand embroidered pillow cases that my grandmother had made. My grandmother was a very talented lady especially in hand embroidery. I wish I could show you all of her stunning work, but at least you get a glimpse of it with the pillow cases. I decided to frame her beautiful work to perserve them and my grandmother’s memories. Since the pillows are square [as [...]
A very special person in my life passed away yesterday. She was one my most favorite people in the world… my grandma. As a child, every day that she visited we always played the card game Old Maid. It was Olz Maiz to my grandma though. “Where’s Olz Maiz, Maysem?” she would ask me. I would run to get it. We would sit around playing together. Just us two and [...]
Boy do I feel like I’ve been MIA. You guys feel the same way too? Well, I did take a little trip… the girls and I went to visit my sister and her kiddies. We took a road trip with my parents and my aunt out to Buffalo, NY. A typical drive to Buffalo is eight hours from Chicago, but with all the bathroom breaks and one coffee break, it [...]
Meet my two and half year old nephew Gabriel. Don’t you just want to eat him:P He is the happiest, funniest, sweetest, silliest, smartest, most loving, lovable, friendly little boy I know. He LOVES to socialize and talk and talk and talk! He also gives the best hugs on the planet!! He’s my little buddy whom I love with all my heart! Gabriel was born with Spina Bifida. Before Gabriel, [...]
