Photo Sunday - from our drive over the Colorado National Monument on Tuesday

The service for Tracy last night was beautiful and went really well.  Saw a lot of people that I hadn't seen in a very long time.  A sad occasion, but still good to connect with people!  Tony is leaving today so we're going to lunch soon and then it's back home to begin taking down fall decorations and putting up Christmas decorations.  My cousin, Marleen and her daughter Alyssa (from California) are staying until Wednesday and they volunteered to help with the decorating - yay!  Not sure I would have been very motivated if they hadn't been here :)

Have a wonderful day!

Tracy Ann (Stoddart) Primozich

March 26, 1975—October 15, 2015

Tracy Ann (Stoddart) Primozich, age 40, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, formerly of Grand Junction, Colorado passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Ohio. 

Tracy was born in Grand Junction, Colorado to Charley and Becky (Long) Stoddart.  She was a graduate of Grand Junction High School, class of 1993.  She graduated with her Bachelors in Elementary Education from McPherson College, then spent 3 years with Church of the Brethren Volunteer Service.  She earned her Masters  of Divinity with emphasis in peace studies and youth ministry from Bethany Seminary in 2009.  Beginning in 2011 she was employed as Director of Admissions at Bethany Seminary. She was an ordained Church of the Brethren minister. 

Tracy married Anthony Primozich on October 10, 2010.  She loved the outdoors,  photography, camping, working with youth, musicals  and the Denver Broncos. 

From the benediction written by Tracy's friend:

Tracy was easy to love.  And she made us feel loved:  loved by God, connected to others, and loved by this gracious, open, and kind soul.  We know intellectually that death comes to us all in one form or another, but losing the light that is Tracy Primozich is difficult.

In the Gospel of John, it states “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.  What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” 

Tracy’s light is not lost.  Her light is in each of us.  Her light is in the world.  In all that we do, in all the ways we love, may Tracy’s light shine on. 

The card - just a little grunge (from Papertrey Ink) and a sentiment.  Easy peasy!

Lots of last minute things to finish up today to be ready for Tracy's service tomorrow evening.

Have a great day!

Happy 

Thanksgiving!

The card - just some grunge and a sentiment and a little bling.  The grunge stamps are from Papertrey Ink.

Off to do errands today.  A lot of last minute things to get ready for Thanksgiving and for Tracy's service on Saturday.  I keep hoping my brain functions and I don't forget anything - always a possibility these days :)

Have a terrific day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  The background square on the small square panel was stamped by inking up a square block and then stamping with the block.  The flowers are stamped over that.  The small square panel is popped up.

Off to do a little sight seeing today.  Taking Tony up to the Colorado National Monument.  Should be a nice day to be outside enjoying the sunshine!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - flowers are from SU.  Both the flowers and leaves are stamped with the matching card stock color, cut out and popped up.  The background panel is embossed and then cut to allow space for the sentiment.

Have a few last minute chores to get done this morning, then I'll be picking up Tony (my son-in-law) at the airport this afternoon.  Just the beginning of our holiday week :)

Have a wonderful day!

Project Sunday - a winter wall hanging

Got lots done yesterday - yay!  I'm on a roll, - now if I can just keep the momentum going today - that would be a good thing!

Have a terrific day!

Photo Saturday - on Grand Mesa

Lots to get done today I really need to stay focused!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a border stamp (from SU), a sentiment and some Prima flowers - can't get much easier than that!

Time for a trip to the grocery store - especially since I have company coming on Monday.  Also need to get some stamping done - hopefully I can at least get a start on that.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - just a little grunge - stamped images are all from Papertrey Ink.  The border is drawn with a black fine line pen.

Lots of odds and ends to do today, plus get ready for class tonight.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from Unity.  The center panel is popped up.

Having a hard time getting going this morning.   Hmmm......first free day I've had in a while, certainly don't want to waste it.   Maybe some more caffeine will help!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - super simple one.  The leaf is a die cut (Tim Holtz) that I cut from some Tim Holtz patterned paper.  I then crumpled it up a bit and popped it up on the card front.  I added some grunge behind the leaf and sponged the edges of the panel.  Added some string and a sentiment.

Off to a meeting this morning - working out some details for Tracy's service.

Have a great day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I inked the leaves with honey and then sponged a bit of mustard here and then before stamping to get some variety in the color.

Have a ton of stuff to get done this week.  I cannot believe it's almost Thanksgiving - yikes!  (I did get the closet finished yesterday - yay - one thing off the list!)

Have a great day!

Project Sunday - works in progress, but nothing finished this week :)

Back to work on the closet today.  I got started yesterday, but then got totally sidetracked and never got finished.  Hopefully I can stay focused today!

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - at Corn Lake

It's cold!  I think that means it's time to put the flip flops away (darn!) and exchange the short-sleeve shirts in the closet for the long sleeve ones.  That would be the goal for the day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - super simple, not much stamping.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, flowers are from Prima.  The small panel is popped up.

A lunch date today with my daughter-in-law and her mother.  And then Friday night crafting to look forward to!  Just fun stuff today!

Have a great day!

The card - flowers and leaves are from SU.  The border is a stencil that I sponged.  The flowers are stamped with honey on white, then punched out and popped up.  The leaves are stamped on green with green and cut out. 

Have to go get a haircut this morning.  Our Shoebox Club is tonight and as usual I don't have my project done.  We're doing calendar toppers, so maybe I can get something together this afternoon.  We'll see......

Have a terrific day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.  I used a grunge stamp for some background on the small panel, then stamped the flower on top of the grunge.  The small panel is popped up.  Colors are taupe and navy.

An afternoon of stitching and then class tonight.  Since the stitching group is meeting here I really must get some stuff cleaned up a bit this morning.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  The green and red leaves are stamped directly on the top panel, the gold leaf is stamped on a separate piece of white, cut out and popped up on top.  

Class this morning and again tonight.  Need to do a couple of errands in between.  It'll be another busy day.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - super simple one today.  Stamped images are from Papertrey Ink.   

Need to finish up my class projects today and get them cut and bagged, plus go to the grocery store, pick up the house a bit and get dinner ready for Jeff, Sara and our friend Shelley.  (a planning meeting for the celebration of Tracy's life we're doing Thanksgiving weekend).  Looks like a busy day!

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - a fall wall hanging

Off to breakfast and then to our Black Sheep Sunday group for a day of stitching.  Always a good time!

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday -  more fall goodness from Grand Mesa

The Good Time Girls are coming today - yay!  It's been way too long.  Looking forward to a great day!

Enjoy your day!

The card - a simple one layer card.  The stamped images are all from Unity.  I stamped the background flowers in the same green as the card base, then stamped the sentiment and the other flowers on top with black.  Easy!

Have a lunch today with some old friends from church then Friday night crafting tonight.  Another busy, but fun day!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - stamped images are from SU.   Nothing fancy, just a pretty simple card.

Going to our Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon.  It will be nice to spend an afternoon stitching with some super nice ladies.

Have a great day!

The card - another super easy one - an embossed background, added some patterned paper at the botton, a punched out leag, some twine and a sentiment.  Can't get much easier!

A fun day today - my friend Judy S and I are going to breakfast and then some shopping.  We'll try our best not to get into any trouble :)

Have a great day!

The card - a little bit of grunge.  Stamped images are from Papertrey Ink.  

It's going to be a boy!!!!  I think I mentioned that my son, Jeff and his wife Sara are expecting a baby in the spring.  Well, they just found out yesterday that it's going to be a boy.  Now I can go shopping - yay!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - The leaf is a die cut from Tim Holtz.  I cut it out of some printed paper and used the same paper for the strip down the side.  The small panel is stamped with craft with a script background and then I drew the black line around the edge with a fine marker.  

Well, I've procrastinated long enough - I have class tomorrow night so I think that means I really do need to get the projects done today!

Have a wonderful day!

Some fall goodness from Grand Mesa

I really must try to buckle down and get some work done today.  Or not........  

Go Broncos!!!

Have a terrific day!

Photo Saturday - taken in Yellow Springs, OH.   Tracy was at the chiropractor and thought the fall trees outside the window were so pretty she snapped a picture with her phone.  

Have a lunch date today - and then who knows.  I still need to work on class projects....or I may read a book and take a nap.

Happy Halloween!

The card - just one more Halloween card.  The hat, a punched circle, punched stars, some washi tape and a sentiment.  Easy peasy!

Off to breakfast with a friend this morning.  Hopefully when I get back I can actually get some work done on class projects.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting!

The card - a super easy one.  The image and sentiment are stamped in black.  The strips below are washi tape.  The smaller white panel is matted with black and then popped up on the card front.

All week I've had good intentions of actually getting something done during the day.  Hasn't happened......but today I really do have some stuff that needs to be done.  But then I'm meeting a friend later this afternoon for a movie and dinner - yay!  Looking forward to that!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  I stamped them all in cajun, but the background ones are stamped off.  The top one is stamped full strength.  The sentiment is added on top, stamped in black.  The small front panel is popped up.

Need to get some fall clothes out and put some summer stuff away.  When I left it was 80 degrees here and about the same in Ohio, now it's much colder and the short sleeve shirts are just not doing the job.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a witches hat from Stampendous (I think), cut out and popped up, a sentiment on a punched out circle, a small spiders web (from SU) , a small doily and some washi tape.  A bit of a collagey Halloween card.

Didn't end up getting much done yesterday.  A friend of Tracy's that was traveling thru Colorado stopped to visit for several hours.  It was so nice - I hadn't seen her since Tracy's wedding 5 years ago and it was nice to catch up.  So, today I am going to try and see what I can accomplish.....not sure what will happen, but I'll give it a try.......one day at a time is my motto these days.

Have a great day!

The card - border images are a stencil that I sponged randomly with honey and lost lagoon.  The flowers are from Unity and the sentiment is from SU.

Trying to get back to somewhat of a normal routine.  I've been sleeping a lot and reading a lot the last few days since I got home.  My way of coping, I guess.  Friends have been feeding me and taking me out to dinner and lunch so the hours in the day go by much faster!  Thank goodness for awesome friends.  But I do need to think about class projects for November.   We are also planning on having some sort of a celebration of Tracy's life here in Colorado, so we have to get that figured out.

I want to thank you all again for the thoughts and prayers.  I go back and read those comments over and over again.

Have a wonderful day!

Tracy Ann (Stoddart) Primozich

Gone from our sight

but never from our hearts.

Just a bit of update info in case you are wondering.  Tracy had surgery to remove her spleen on Tuesday, October 13.  The hope was that this surgery would be the 'fix it' for the auto immune issues she had been dealing with for the past year.  The surgery went fine, she was doing well with just a bit of pain and a bit of breathing difficulty.  However, she was in good spirits when Tony and I left the hospital on Wednesday night.  During the night she had to get up to go to the restroom and as they were helping her get up she collapsed, her heart stopped, and they were never able to revive her.  They did an autopsy, but could not find a reason for her sudden and unexpected death.  We may never know the reason why.

Her service was on Tuesday  - it was a beautiful, uplifting celebration of Tracy's life.  I am so thankful for the generous and loving people at her church for the wonderful job they did.  It was very hard being away from home and not knowing anyone.  I am grateful that Tracy's friends were like her,  and were very loving and giving and ready to help!

So, now I am at home in Colorado.   Weary and still very sad, but thankful for all of your thoughts, prayers and good wishes.

Thank you all so much for your support.

It is with a sad and heavy heart that I am writing this........my lovely, beautiful daughter passed away during the night.  I am so very sad.

You will probably not see many posts in the next few days - or you may see more than you want  with my ramblings.

Thank you for your understanding!

The card -  leaves are from Close to My Heart.  I stamped each one full strength and then again without re-inking.  The sentiment is from SU and is stamped in black.

Tracy's surgery is all over - it went well and she is doing fine.  The surgery was delayed for a couple of hours to begin with due to another before her taking longer than expected.  So, it turned out to be a very long day.  She was still pretty groggy and out of it when we came home last night.  Hopefully she will be a little  more with it today and will be well on the road to recovery.

PS - I may have given the wrong impression about 'coming home'-  Tony and I came home, but Tracy is still in the hospital - she will most likely be there until at least Friday.

Have a terrific day!

The card - some fun printed paper, a die cut leaf (die cut is from Tim Holtz) and a sentiment.  How easy is that?

Tracy's surgery is today - she is having her spleen removed.  The hope is that this surgery will get rid of the auto immune issues that she has been dealing with for the past year.  Please keep her in your prayers!

Have a terrific day!

The card -  flowers are from Penny Black, stamped in black on some printed paper from Tim Holtz.  Added some bling and a sentiment.

Dr's appointment this morning, not sure what's on the agenda for the rest of the day.  If the weather cooperates I may go out pull some weeds.

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Sunday - sorry no project today - just some more fall stuff from Grand Mesa

The street fair yesterday was fun - lots of cool things to see. but I did resist and didn't buy anything!  Today will probably be a laid back day at home - probably watching football  (maybe I'll get some stitching done since they won't show the Broncos game here - and if the Broncos aren't playing, who cares?)

Have a wonderful day!

Photo Saturday - fall on Grand Mesa

Tracy had a busy day yesterday, so she will probably be resting today.  There is a street fair going on in Yellow Springs where Tracy lives and it's just a mile down the street - so, I am planning on going for a walk a little later and checking it out!

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  Colors are white, cajun and moss.  The top layer is popped up.

Tracy has to go have more blood tests this morning - then it's back home to more chores - Tracy says it's laundry day!   (and yes, I got the kitchen finished - whew!)

Have a great day!

The card - some more fun grunge.  Sta,ped images are all from Papertrey Ink.

Off to Dr's appointments today.  And maybe I can finish up the kitchen after that.  Yep, she talked me into re-arranging the entire kitchen.  I can't figure out why everything I took out of the cupboards doesn't all seem to fit back in.  Hmmm.....

Have a wonderful day.

The card - I stamped the leaves on a piece of white and then punched them out with a square punch.  The squares are rounded on the corners and popped up of the card front.  I added a small sentiment to the bottom one.

Went out for a short walk this morning and discovered it is way more humid here than Colorado - ugh!  May have to rethink what time of day I walk :)   Not sure what's on the agenda for today - I heard something about the fact that Tracy's kitchen needs to be re-organized - hmmmm.

Have a great day!

The card - just some fun stuff - the arrow is a punch that I used with some patterned paper.  Sentiment is from SU and the striped piece is washi tape.

A long day of traveling yesterday, but I'm here.  And we went to Five Guys for dinner last night - yay!  One of my favorites!  This morning it's off to a Dr's appointment and then probably a trip to the grocery store.

Have a wonderful day!

The card - an easy, fun, grunge card.  Stamped images are from Papertrey Ink.

Leaving on a jet plane..............on my way to Ohio today.  My daughter is having surgery so I am going to stay with her before and after the surgery.  I will be gone for most of the month, but I will try to keep up with the blog :)

Have a terrific day!

Project Sunday - October Block of the month

Lots to do today - leaving tomorrow to spend 3 weeks at my daughter's.  Must get the laundry done and my suitcase packed for an early morning flight.

Have a great day!

Photo Saturday - sunset at Corn Lake, Grand Junction

And we're off on an adventure today - Judy S and I are going to Cedaredge for their annual Applefest Celebration.  Yummy greasy fried potatoes and homemade apple pie - I can hardly wait :)

Have a great day!

The card - leaves are from Hero Arts.  The background leaf is stamped directly on the small panel, the gold leaf is stamped on white, cut out and popped up.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  The small panel is popped up.

Need to get some yard work done today and hopefully some Halloween decorations up.  Looking forward to Friday night crafting tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

The card - a super simple one - just some printed paper (background) and some die cuts (from Tim Holtz).  I did stamp a bit of grunge speckles on the leaves and the leaves are popped up.  Added a button and some twine.

A busy day - haircut this morning and then off to my Wool Gatherer's group this afternoon.  Life is Good!

Have a wonderful day!