Greetings from Arizona!

Hey y'all! (That's the southern belle in me coming out...hee hee.) Greetings from Arizona, where it is currently 93 degrees at 9:45 in the morning. It was 99 degrees when I went to bed last night at 10:00. They are expecting a high today of a balmy 105! Gee, this is just my favorite type of weather... NOT. It's a good thing we love my MIL so much or we would never venture from "the frying pan into the fire" temps. They are a good 10 degrees hotter here than in Riverside (at the hottest point of the day... right now it's 70 degrees at home), and the nights stay hot here.

On the plus side, I'm away from work, away from home, and all the attendant stresses, so I will finally have time to relax, catch up on my blog surfing, and even do some scrapbooking (naturally, I brought some stuff with me... what else is a girl to do when it's too hot to go outside?) I needed this break sooooo badly. Even the boys stayed behind... except for Avery... so I don't have anyone pulling at me (much). Bliss!

I've been meaning to share this with you... as if you probably haven't seen it already... but Pink Cat Studio is hosting a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Foundation in honor of Ethan Weiman, who passed into the arms of our loving God at the tender age of 5 after a battle with neuroblastoma. Melissa has designed the cutest Lily and Billy digi stamps (called Cowboy Ethan and Cowgirl Ava for the Weiman children) that you can purchase, with the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Even if you don't stamp, you can still download, print and let your kids color these adorable pictures! Only $6 for the entire set!

My sample was done in a huge hurry before I left town, so it isn't very good... and I messed up on Cowgirl Ava's face... don't look... ah you looked, didn't you? But I'm posting anyway, because I want to support this very worthy cause. Also, of course I MEANT to stamp the greeting crooked so that the pony could read it better. {LOL} Seriously, this isn't about my card... it's about giving to children with catastrophic illnesses. So please download today (if you haven't already).

Also, the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog hop continues, so check my side bar and be sure to take a look at all the wonderful eye candy the DT has to offer!

I'll be back tomorrow with another post. And I'll be catching up with your blogs soon, so stay tuned! I've missed all my friends and the fun these past couple of weeks while life's stresses and demands have interfered with my happy time.

Love and hugs to you all!