Sweet Summertime

The weather in Maryland  was awful yesterday.   It rained all day and the evening brought us tornado warnings.  It got pitch black outside and the wind was extremely strong and made a loud noise that I have never heard before.  I headed down to the basement with my dog and son.  Fortunately there was no tornado, but there was some sort of explosion down the street from me.  It appears as though high winds hit some power lines and caused the transformer to explode. Fortunate for me that I am on a different transformer, but my lights keep flickering.   I sure hope I don't lose my electricity.

I again apologize for my absence in visiting your blogs.  My daughter was rushed to the hospital very early Saturday morning and my whole little stressful life has become even more stressful. My day will be spent with her and I pray that she recovers. 

I had managed the other day to finish up a layout using the April kit from Artful Delight and wanted to share it with you.

Nothing better then those sweet days of summertime long ago.  The picture is my son (in red) and two nephews enjoying their popsicles.

Here are a few closeups:

I got a little adventurous and did a little paint splatter with the Jenni Bowlin acrylic paint dabber that came in the kit!!  This is a first for me.

I hope to have some free time tonight to pay you all a visit.

Please keep my daughter in your prayers.