We All Have Roots . . .

One of my sisters sent me a birthday day that included this thought-provoking quote by Maya Angelou: "No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots."

As for my card, it's simple, which is about all one can do with a stamp like this one. I can think of numerous appropriate sentiments, from "Happy Birthday from the Whole Gang" to this one that I computer generated.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Holiday Red cardstock; Black ink pad; Brown Bag, Heavenly Blue, Garden Green, Sunny Yellow, and Holiday Red markers; Impression Obsession Tree Birds; White mini brads; Stampin' Up Ticket punch.

Today was a great day even if I had to do the vacuuming. Actually, Marv didn't get home from the hunting cabin until sometime between 1 and 2 a.m. and after two days of sheetrocking, taping, and texturing, he was and still is a tired puppy. Cameron and the boys spent the afternoon with us. I made beef enchiladas for supper tonight, which were so good and a fun deviation from what we've been eating for the past six months. Speaking of . . . Marv is scheduled for a check up and stress test this week. My fingers are crossed. Back to the present, Bjorn and Mathias were delightful today. I never cease to marvel at how much they change in a few days time. They are just like little sponges, soaking in the world around them. My stamp club met tonight, too. That's always fun and an evening I look forward to every month.

No, I'd better get to bed. I've got a humdinger of a week ahead of me full of big projects and strict deadlines. If I don't have people coming at me from all over the place, I'll be OK. If I do, I'll be putting in some extra hours to get it all done. I hope your week is a good one. Take care, and thanks for stopping by!