56 YO  PTSAHM of Things 1 and  Thing 2** one girl and one boy kind :)- sister, daughter, aunt and friend
Loves:  Scrapbooking, mixed media canvases and upcycled projects, art journaling, the beach, reading, cooking, Netflix, Harry Potter, the Baltimore Ravens, American Sign Language, travel when I can afford it, Boy Bands and and KPop  ******

Our journeys with illness, hearing loss & cochlear implants have  showed us that it is important to embrace all of those with "different abilities" because EVERYONE has a gift to share in this life.  God has given me two very different children with very different abilities.   One step at a time, one layer at a time is how we are doing it RIGHT NOW.  EMBRACING OUR DIVERSITY!

 2010 and 2011  brought 2 healthy children instead of just one, peace, great progress for Thing 2; 2012   brought family changes and moves in simpler directions and more tranquility- 2013? It was a grace period of laying foundations down for future moves... 2014 brought a bilateral cochlear for Thing 2 and a new school -TWO things that increased our blessings tremendously! 2015 and 2016 have been pretty calm... Oh wait, I spoke too soon...we now add Autism and epilepsy and illnesses to our mix for 2017-2019..

2020 -2021 Covid brought changes...sick parents, death of a parent  {sigh}

 2022- even more personal and family changes AND Covid is still here.

.BUT, I am still filled with gratitude for this life....  I still keep having earth angels help us along the way; most times when I least expect it.  God keeps showing me the glass can be 1/ 2 full :) when it comes to these two.  I keep trying to stay artsy to keep telling our story and to stay sane!!!