Hi Lulie!
Glad to get to know you. First, so sorry about your tragedy. I give you credit, first for being so honest about it and also for going on living your life to the fullest (like I'm sure Christin would have wanted you to).

Well, I live in Lapeer Michigan, recently moving here to a house with almost 3 acres. I have been married to a great guy for almost 7 years now. I knew the minute i met him he was the one! We met in our mid 30s so I think the timing was perfect for us both. Unfortunatey we never had children, but we have 4 dogs and tons of fish! My dogs are like my "kids". I wish I could have 100. I do love kids, but I guess it wasn't in the cards for us.

I started painting 2-3 years ago - just playing around with free-hand stuff, then got into faux finishing, which i still love. I did some tole but now do mostly the One Stroke technique. I love to paint, any style - I find it relaxing, like you said, an hour seems like 5 minutes. I also have a part time job as a medical transcriptionist. I'm lucky enough to be able do to the job from my home. Many days though I dream of hurrying up and finishing my work and getting down to the basement and painting the rest of the day! It usually doesn't work that way tho :( . I'm usually too tired to do both! I do my best work fresh and early in the morning (either typing or painting!)

Well, I better let someone else talk now. Hope more people help us get this board going!!!!!!!!!

I live in Louisville, KY. (Right between you two!) I am 30 and have four fantastic little kids. My oldest will be in kindergarten in the Fall. We are toying with the idea of homeschooling since the kids are so close in age. I am a former teacher, too, Lulie! And I never spell check, wither--- I am lucky to be able to find a few minutes to post! My huband and I met and fell in love just like you all! We have a lot in common! My first words to him were (I kid you not) "You must be the man I've been waiting for all my life." And his to me were, "I am." That was 8 years ago. We just had our 7th anniversary. Our oldest will be six this summer. We have boy, girl, boy, boy. Blond, blond, bright red, blond. They all get along great and are the light of my life! I am a muralist. I am not doing too many jobs right now because it is very difficult to carve out any real time--- esp since the baby won't take a bottle. I do mostly private homes but I do some commercial work too-- restaurants, hotels, MD offices, stuff like that. I did a house in Michigan, but have never done any in Louisiana. I am a huge trompe l'oeil fan, but do a lot of theme nurseries and the like b/c it's so popular. Oooh, baby waking, gotta go get him and stick him in bed with me to nurse.

Hey, how come it seems like I am able to stop a thread with one message?

I answer, then all is quiet!

C'mon, someone, post!

:)

Okay, I think that the three of us can keep this forum going. It's great to get to know y'all a little better.
I painted a couple of days ago, but it wasn't a picture. I painted a wall in my hobby/office room. When I first put the paint on the wall, I almost freaked out. It was so bright. It is kind of a mustard yellow/gold color. As it turned out, it was perfect. I have a large painting in the room that is predominantely that color. It ties in really well. Now, I need to repaint the ceiling around the skylight, remove my painting stuff from the living room, and start painting in my hobby room again. I have a lot of light in there and it is mine alone to leave my things out as I please.
Has anyone tried to post pictures yet?
Lu

You GO girl! I am hoping to post pics tomorrow, but it's the first day of vacation bible school so we'll just have to see how the day goes.....

Can't wait to see your pics! I haven't ever tried to put any into the forum, but I guess one of these days I will.
I'll probably need to allot a whole day to it! LOL
Lu

hmmmmmmmm...........I will try to post a pic of my painting right now. Let's see if I can figure it out..........(don't hold your breath though - LOL)!

I can't believe only three people have answered so far!

I'm known as Netla. I mostly hang out on the Cooking forum, but occasionally stop by here to see what's happening. My painting interests lie in rock painting. I've tried painting on canvas and paper and I have found that the three dimensional shape of a rock is more suited to my style. I also draw, mostly Celtic/Viking style knotwork and abstracts.
I live in Iceland, I'm 32, single and live with my brother (actually, he lives with me) and a flock of pet birds.

Anybody still here? I just thought I would stop in and say hello. Been hanging out in the Garden Junk Forum and decided to branch out. I paint more on wood than anything...and I have to have a pattern or something right in front of me in order to copy it. I like to paint but didn't say I was any good at it! I used to draw a lot but haven't done it in years so I cannot even draw a crooked line now! Well, if I see any kind of response to this I will come back...in the meantime I will continue to branch!

Barbara