New Look.....

Yeah.... so as I said in the Shamrock Frame post, I kind of lost my mojo and interest. It happens to me a lot and I can sometimes go years without creating anything. I don't want to go that long again. I love to make things, I just have to be in the mood and then try to pace myself not to burn out.

So for the past week I have been saying I would redesign the blog page and brighten it up some. I can't even tell you how many backgrounds and title banners I've made. I hated them all. Finally tho... I came up with the pink pinup toons design you see now. I like it!

Now to try and keep the flow....  Ok... I have no clue why I felt the need to post this.

Outtie!

J

Happy Mother's Day!

Well today is Mother's Day. A day when Mother's should be celebrated and shown appreciation for all they do for their children. They should be pampered to the highest degree. I think kids tend to take their Mom's for granted... that is until they are out on their own raising their own kids. Then suddenly it dawns on them what it's like to be a Mother... and the appreciation flows... At least it should.

I lost my Mother in 2002 to Cancer. She was an amazing woman, who was my true soul mate. Yeah, I know most people use that term to describe a romantic interest in their lives... but my Mom truly was indeed deserving of that label.  I was one million percent myself around her. She loved me unconditionally. She was the only one who knew how to talk me down from a panic attack, or comfort me when things would get bad.

I could easily make her sound like a Saint... she wasn't. Unless you are canonized... you are not a Saint. She had her flaws... and she didn't always do things right. But the truth is... the good days, the laughs, the connection make me forget most of the flaws.

I was witness to her strength on many occasions.  She never saw herself as being "Strong" but she really was. She got her drivers license in her mid 50's.... :) That is minor compared to some of the other things she overcame and did in her lifetime.

I loved my Mother more than I could even put into words. I miss her greatly. I can't even tell you how many times I wish I could just pick up the phone and call her.

Happy Mother's Day Ma!!!!

Always in my Heart... and Always Thankful that you were my Mom!

Kelly

A Rollercoaster of a Morning.

I grew up on a street that only had 7 houses on it. A total of 12 apartments within those 7 houses.  My Family took up 5 of those apartments and the Clark Family took up 4.  So obviously our two families dominated the street. I've known the Clark family my whole life.

Shawn Clark was one of the youngest kids. He was an avid skateboarder. Typical kid... pretty much.  When he got older he joined the Marines. He served 2 tours of duty, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He was a very proud Marine. He married and had 2 boys of his own. When his service was up, he came home and opened his own Skateboard shop with his wife.  He was very popular with the local kids... a mentor.

On January 29th, 2013 two "dark skinned males, wearing dark clothing" entered his shop around noon. A fight ensued and carried just outside the shop onto the street.  Shawn was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital.  A 39 year old Marine who fought for his country... came home and was killed outside his business in broad daylight on the street.  How is this even possible?

His wife... a young widow and his two sons each under the age of 10 have lost so much.

This morning (4/4/2014) I woke up and saw on my Facebook News feed that 2 Suspects have been arrested!!  I literally yelled YAHOO out loud.  It's been over a year.... it was such a huge relief.  A popular News Station posted the story, so I knew it was legit. I was overjoyed!  I quickly went to read the story, but the link wasn't working. It said the story had been removed.  Hmmmm... odd!

I scrolled my news feed a little more and found another link that said "NO arrests have been made" and that the story was a "mistake"..... ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? My heart sank.... Sank for his Mother, his Wife, his boys, his whole family and everyone who loved him.

I have no idea how this story came to be... out of the blue like that and all.  I went from a great high and feeling so happy to feeling so sad and heartbroken. I cant even imagine what his family went through this morning.

So please pray that Shawn's killers are found and convicted! The family needs justice.

Thank You!
Jaided Dreamah

Here is a link to stories from this case.

UPDATE 4/5/2014 : It appears as though the two people in custody are indeed the suspects in Shawn's killing. However, they have not filed murder charges yet. They found a gun while executing the search warrant and they are going to test it to connect it to Shawn. We are encouraged and hopeful.

Updated news story link. : Watch it Here

UPDATE 5/15/2014 : Unfortunately the gun tested was not the gun used to kill Shawn. Therefore no charges have been filed at this time. :(

UPDATE 9/3/2015 : This case is still open. There has been no justice for Shawn at this time.

What Happened to Spring??

I live way up here in the North East... so naturally we have tough winters. This year though... it is really taking a toll on my sanity! We still have a ton of snow on the ground and tomorrow we are getting another storm of 6 - 10 inches!!!  Argh!!!!

Temps were decent today... so we were able to do a little playing outdoors. Sporty Snowman courtesy of my neighbor. You do whatever you can to stay sane....

Zoey on the other hand was in heaven! At least someone is enjoying this mess! Normally Zoey is on a leash. She is a Beagle and if she gets on the scent of something... well, NOTHING else matters!

I foolishly thought that since we have such high snow walls around the property she wouldn't be able to get far. Nope... she is fearless and took off and was in doggie heaven. At least she made her way back home. (We always had an eye on her though)

Is anyone jealous?? Yeah... I didn't think so!!

Jaided Dreamah