Stepping out of reclusion, I am back...

It has been a very challenging five months, with my mother's health and well-being the top priority. After numerous weeks of rehab and residence with us, I am happy to say she is adjusting at home now while it is time for me to return to the mainstream. Back to school for Brenna, volunteering, researching colleges, and registering for standardized tests all as we bid adieu to this beautiful summer.
Amid transitions, the creative venture that kept me spirited has been preparing for Brenna's sixteenth birthday party this month. It is amazing that this young lady began her first journey home from the hospital as such a little peanut in a car seat that swallowed her up, to sprouting almost as tall as me, a junior in high school, about to turn 16... Where does this time go?
Timing the creative inspiration and development for her event started back in January assembling a Pinterest board for Steampunk party ideas, of course. Amid scissors, wax stamps, cardboard and craft paper, available moments have been spent making paper fans, pennant banners, stamping keys, and spray painting cans. Less than two weeks away, I am excited to share a peek into this creative journey through the many completed details for her Steampunk Sweet 16...