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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

...Strep Throat & Some Amazing News

That's right...strep throat. My doctor says that it is the worse case that he has seen in years, so I am on antibiotics, pain medicine drops for my ears, and cough medicine to stop the coughing so my throat can heal. Needless to say I feel like I have been eaten by a cow and pooped over a cliff...graphic enough for you? LOL! I will be taking a couple of days off to catch up on some much needed sleep before my Open House on Saturday, but I had to share some awesome news with you guys first!

I have spotlighted again in Nancy Riley's iPicks again this week with THIS card AND THIS card. Yep...two! I thought I was going to pass out when my email reader pulled up her blog update on my screen, and it displayed my name with two cards beside it. What an honor! I still can't believe she picked me!

And last, but certainly not least, I won Julee Tilman's Mojo Madness {Sketch #68} Contest over at the Mojo Monday Sketch Blog! Once again my email was the bearer of this wonderful surprise. I would have screamed if I could have worked up enough energy! LOL! I didn't think that I had a chance in the world of winning the challenge/contest. I had seen several of the entries after I had uploaded mine, and there were too many wonderful ones to compete with. So I was just going to be happy with the knowledge that I had completed the challenge before the week had expired. :)

So...even though I feel horrible physically, I am soaring above the clouds mentally this morning! Thanks Julee and Nancy for making an old girl giddy! Well, I am too pooped to party any longer, so I am headed to bed. Until later...

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh yuck!! I hope you are feeling better soon! At least you have good news to dream about when you finally get your must needed rest ;)!! Congrats on winning the MOJO contest, you deserve it your card is gorgeous!!!

Shannan Teubner said...

I hope you feel better soon, girl! Congrats...love some free Verve!! You go girl!

Elena said...

Mercy! I am so sorry to hear that you have a very bad strep throat... I wish you the fastest recovery as only can be! Get well very very soon!
And I am so happy for you that you won the challenges! Your cards are very talented!!! I am always amazed of how creative you are!

The Other Patti Sue said...

Congrats,Get better I need my daily dose of your work!

Anonymous said...

Oh Mercy, so sorry to hear your that sick. I hope you're able to get lots of rest and feel better soon. Congrats on winning. Your work is great!!!

mudmaven said...

Absolutely well deserved honors for those cards they were fantastic! Get better soon - lots of rest in a nice warm bed! ~chris

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Congrats Mercy! So sorry to hear you're so sick. Feel better soon!

Christi Flores said...

Congratulations girl! That is awesome!! I hope you get to feeling better soon!

Anonymous said...

Oh, poor Mercy, I hope you get well really FAST! My 30 year old son had strep before Xmas, and he said he has NEVER had anything so painful in his life! It must be some new HORRID strep, because he was really suffering. And of course he's had strep before~~but not like this! I surely hope you feel better soon, you take care and make your family serve you with whatever you need!!! :D Oh, I almost forgot: CONGRATULATIONS!!! That is truly awesome!!!!

Nancy Riley said...

CONGRATULATIONS, Mercy! This morning I saw that your awesome card had won Julee's challenge. You're soooo deserving!

Now, get well FAST so you can get back to creating those FANTASTIC cards of yours!!!!!

ChristineCreations said...

Oy girl...so sorry about the strep. I had it one year for almost 3 months straight and they almost had to put me in the hospital. So...sheesh I can relate with your analogy :( Praying for a speedy healing and that those antibiotics do their work!

Anonymous said...

ouch! I hope you feel better soon. Strep throat is my worst enemy and Colin inhereted that from me. Congrats on being featured and winning.

Pam Varnell said...

Mercy,

You so deserve all the recognition you have been getting lately. Your cards are always awesome. So glad you won and I'm so happy you won some Verves. When can I use them? LOL!! Get better soon girl. You have a party to put on Saturday.

Love ya!!

Marisa said...

You Go girl!! Congrats on the picks of the week AND the Mojo sketch win! I do love your creations and it is nice to know others do too :)

Glad you at least know WHAT has been causing you to feel so yucky. Meds should kick in shortly and you'll be feeling a lot better soon. Make sure you get your rest (said in my best "mom" voice LOL) so you can be back up and running shortly. No pressure to post, we'll be here when you have energy to create again :)

Kimberly's Krafts said...

Oh no Merci! The worst case in years??? That is awful! I was pretty sick myself around Christmas and I lost my voice for 2 1/2 days!! I never do that!!! I hope your feeling much better very soon and congratulations on the honors you have received!! You DEFINATLY deserve it!!! Your work is beautiful and very inspiring to me!! Get better real soon....my prayers to you for a fast recovery!!