Artist Chris Drew on freedom of expression

UPDATE ON MICHELLE'S CAT SCAN AND LENNY'S PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG TEST

Well, it was an interesting day today. Lenny and I started out about 9 this morning going to Newton for his drug test. It was starting to snow pretty heavy right when we left the house. It normally takes 20 minutes max to get there, but the weather was kind of bad, I had to drive a little slow. It took us a half an hour, and He JUST made it right on time. On the way back home, it was almost white-out conditions. Not terribly bad. I could see about a half a block, except when those dog-gone semi's rolled by. Then I could see about a foot. But only momentarily. Passed a few snow plows too. They're even worse.

Anyway, because of that, when we got home (safe and sound...whew) I turned on the TV to watch the weather report to see what was expected for the rest of the day. Turns out that the roads heading to Des Moines were slushy and icy (didn't see that coming…..rrrrriiight). So, I thought it best to re-schedule Michelle's cat scan instead of taking a chance on traveling another 70 miles round trip on icy highways. Michelle was quite upset about it because she wants to get this figured out. And the pain is bothering her. Can't say that I blame her. But, I'd rather have her in a little pain and alot alive, then no pain and alot dead. So we had to reschedule until Monday. We'll also get Lenny's drug test results Monday too. He better pass or he's a dead man. (Hey, it's ok if I kill them, but not the highway.)

Lenny is taking pain meds (codeine) because of his cracked tooth, until he can get it pulled on the 27th. So, if they test for opiates, he'll fail. But, he has the medicine bottle to prove he's not a drug addict. Just lazy at taking care of his teeth…lol.

He was also tested for marijuana. He was at a concert last Saturday and he said that some people around him were smoking reefer and he was afraid that it may have gotten into his system because of that. But last year, Michelle did a paper for school on what marijuana does to the body. (She's very much against doing drugs...thank you Jesus!) And what she researched said that it shouldn't show up unless you directly smoke it. So, he should be good. Will keep you posted on Monday. Hopefully I won't be so long winded . . . lol . . . sorry about that.

More Christmas Cards

More Christmas and Valentine's Day Cards. First picture is my display I have at the little grocery store here in our small town. Even though it's a small town, my sales are pretty good. I was surprised. Maybe the fact they are sitting right on the counter where people pay helps a little...lol.

My sign on my display.

I quilled a candle and a couple of poinsetta's to set it off on the Christmas card below.

Here's a side view:

Inside view

I added a couple of silver photo corners to the sticker on the back to dress it up a little. I'm not sure if I like it. I like it, but I don't want it to be so overwhelming. So, I only did it on this particular card.




Below is my little St. Valentine lady.

Here is a side and back view together.

A simple sentiment again. Happy Valentine's Day.

Here's a close up of the quilled flowers.