Now you ought to be totally unconscious!
Tonight is a slow night in the transcription world, my friends. So slow that I thought I would take the opportunity to post a little somethin', just to keep y'all sweet,dig?
Lookie:
Ingredients: Stamps - Clearly for You, All Holidays; Paper - Botanical Gazette, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla,So Saffron, Early Espresso; Ink - Early Espresso; Markers - Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Early Espresso; Other - Antique Brads, Beveled Windowpanes, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Vintage Trinkets, Top Note Bigz die, Square Lattice Textured Impression folder, sponge wedges, linen thread.
Isn't it GOJUS?!?!?! (YILM!) I am loving all the detail in this one, and LOVING the beveled window panes:
But Jan, you ask, HOW did you get that windowpane thang to stay on the card? Well, the secret is a few very well-placed glue dots...they are right next to the ribbon whwere it passes through the slots. Worked a treat and you'd have to be pretty sharp to see them!
Life continues to roll on at the Tinklenberg mansion. The Boy With The Wayward Finger was diagnosed with ADHD and is now on meds. His grades are improving and he is finding much of his schoolwork to be easier and more enjoyable than it was before. I see great things in his future! Of course, his sisters would prefer him to be drugged right into unconsciousness most of the time, but I have explained carefully that that is NOT the point of the medication. They don't get it.
My husband and I are working on the paperwork for his SSD and long-term disability. It seems like we get one more form filled out and there is yet another to be filled out. At this point, there is no question of his going back to work, so now we are concentrating on getting him as healthy as possible. Still struggling with the right balance of medication and hoping that the disability will prove to be enough to live on, even as simply as we do.
My pay is rising slowly and I'm starting to feel like I know what I'm doing more. Some days I would much rather be the bonbon-eating housewife I once was, but I had 16 glorious years of staying home, so I can't grudge working now, especially since I can do it at home in such a flexible way. While I'm probably only getting around $6 per hour because of my lack of speed, I am making up for it in the fact that I don't have to pay for gas or all those other expenses! Especially the hassle of going out into the cold on days I would much rather not!
I had my class the other night and again, so many of you FAILED to show up.
I'll be showing you those cards, hopefully soon! I'm trying to work it out so that I don't have work over the weekend...having those two days free of work makes such a difference! Ta!
Hang in there. I have been doing transcription for 15 years and you can make very good money. The secret is a good shortcut program. Take care!
Posted by: M. Fellows | March 04, 2011 at 02:09 AM
Jan, if your hubby needs to be on SSD (I am on this) you should be aware it can take 12-18 months - nor longer - for this to go through. The amount of SSD he will receive will be about the same amount of Social Security as if he had worked till a normal retirement age of 62 (and earned the same amount of income all of those years). It is not a large amount of money. However, unless there are unusual circumstances (such as workman's compensation for an accident on the job), it is highly unusual for a person to be granted SSD on the first application. It is often recommended to use a lawyer specializing in SSD law. The Federal government has placed a limit on how much a lawyer can charge for doing this work. Unless the law has changed the most a lawyer can charge is $2500 for this work. I chose to do that so I would not have the concern of filling out the paper work incorrectly. I would strongly advise doing that for your hubby. Good luck!
Posted by: Judy Jackson | March 04, 2011 at 07:25 AM
Jan, whenever you get a chance to post is a "treat day" for us, since your cards are so gorgeous....er, gojus! Praying for your family.
Posted by: Joyce Harms | March 04, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Beautiful card! Love the windowpane and the Stamp set used.
Posted by: Louise | March 04, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Jna - so glad to see you posting your gorgeous creations! My son was diagnosed ADHD last year - we took him for neurotherapy with great results! http://www.braincoretherapy.com/
Posted by: April C | March 04, 2011 at 02:31 PM
What a beautiful card! I miss you not posting more frequently, but I do understand. Working is very important. My DH is also on SSD and fortunately his came through within a few weeks and the first time that he applied. The people in the SS office said they were so impressed with the detail he had on his paperwork. I was surprised, myself at all the documentation he had kept.. and in order! There is soooo much paperwork to file. It is unbelievable! I hope the meds help your son. You and your family are in my prayers. I'm glad you got some time to stamp.
Posted by: Mitzi Luttrull | March 04, 2011 at 08:13 PM
PS... WHO doesn't show up at your classes???? I'd give my eye teeth to live closer just so I could attend your class. I made the trip once (from Lansing) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was in the presence of greatness. :-)
Posted by: Mitzi Luttrull | March 04, 2011 at 08:16 PM
Ditto Mitzi! I would love to attend one of your fab classes but being thousand of miles away makes it impossible. I can't believe that people would not show up, especially if that said they would!
Posted by: Faye | March 07, 2011 at 02:36 PM
You just wait until I retire girlfriend and you will be sick of me at your classes...really sick. : )
Posted by: Dixie Finn | March 11, 2011 at 05:07 PM