Why, oh why, oh why do i ALWAYS do this to myself...always, always, ALWAYS!  I should just walk around with "i love to bite off more than i can chew" on my forehead!  Here it is, 5 days before a halloween art expo that i agreed  to be in, 5 days.  Yup, 5 days.  So now ask maggie how many pieces she has ready to fill up that eeeeeeiiiiiiiiight fooooooooooooot table that they're giving her.  Go 'head....ask. 
*You ask: "How many, Maggs?"
*Maggie:  "<mumbles something inaudible while caughing & scratching   
                    nose & forehead>"
*You say: "What was that, 10 Maggie? That's great!"
* Maggie:  <looks up from her shoes, is now scratching the back of her
                   neck (she suddenly appears to be furiously itchy), looks up
                   at the ceiling and and caughs out another reply...sounds
                   mayble like....."some"?
*You reply: "Some?  Ok, well some is certainly better than none, maggie.
                   Don't feel bad."
*Maggie:  <Takes a very deep breath, puffs cheeks on the exhale>
*You:          "Maggie?"
*Maggie:   <turning red>
*You:        "Maaaaaggggggie?"
*Maggie:    <Takes a chance at a cheap smile and eyebrow raise>
*You:         "You said 'none', didn't you? Not ten, not some, but 'none'."
*Maggie:    <Points and redirects your attention to the sky, takes off like
                    a wounded dog!>

"Yeah, sure, i'd love to be a part of the gallery", I say.  "Oh yes, I know I'm busy, but I'll make time", I say.  "I'll be there with bells on", I say.  Yeah, I actually said that.  So again, here it is 5 days before the showing, and I have NOTHING!!!!!  I can't & won't back out, I need to create my little buns off this week!  Does anyone else do this to themselves, or is this just my chronic little sick game i keep playing on myself?   Yeah sure fine, i can run a business, buy the business and now own the building and have to fix it up and rent it out and have tenants and keep up with all of that and keep everthing organized and run a household and, and, and...be in an art show?  What, oh what was I thinking?  Ok, it's ok, small breakdown, breathe, breathe, breathe, bbbrrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaathe.................ok. I can do this. I can do this, right guys?  Tell me i can do this......yikes!

I know you can, I know you can, I know you can, I know you can...

You must accept the fact that you will accomplish this task and immediately eliminate any idea to the contrary.  Keep your focus, delegate where you can in other areas of your life and
get 'r' done!

Will there be pictures to follow??  I love art.

You can DO IT!!!  RA RA RA!  And make sure you take plenty of pics of your creations.   

Think of it this way, all you really need is one, big, 8-foot long creation.  Hee

Cynde

...Ok, ok, feeling better, feeling better...

You guys make the most awesome cheerleading squad i've ever seen!  Khrome, you really made me laugh, the thought of one eight foot creation is hilarious!  I could just envision myself gluing every & anything together and checking it with a tape measure until it's big enough!  That's so funny!   

So what the deal is is is, is that this is an annual art show that is held in the macabre little town of Jim Thorpe, PA-maybe some of you have heard of it?  It's a cool little town that attracts a lot of tourists mostly because of its history of the Molly Maguires (they were an Irish 'secret society' that committed several murders in Jim Thorpe- has to do with the coal mines in 1800's) and also because of some awesome architecture.  Anyway, there are several artists invited to participate from all over the country, and each one is allotted the space of one eight foot table to display their items on.  Each person's style is different, some are doing just paintings, some sculptures, I know one girl does all sorts of pinatas, and the woman hosting does her own thing with pieces of furniture by reassembling and painting and putting her own touches on them.  So I am asked to do whatever I would like, as long as it fits into the halloween theme.  I have been working of some ideas, i just really hope i can pull it off!  I'll be sure to post some pics for you guys to see-some of the stuff is kind of dark & off the wall, though!  Here is a link to the event, there is an example of one of my pieces about half way down the page on the right hand side, listed under 'Floristic Creations', if you'd like to see!
http://www.halloweenopera.com/artists.shtml

Thanks again for all the support, it means the world to me!

...go maggie....go maggie....go maggie (doing the cabbage patch)...!

I'm keeping this screen up in my line of vision for my support!

Yes, I've heard of Jim Thorpe, PA

Go Maggie, you can do it.....Go, Maggie

one 8 foot long ghost???  two 4 foot diameter pumpkins???? 4 2 foot long black cats????   not really as creative as you, but can't wait for the pics

Yeek, goodluck, Maggie! I procrastinate a lot so I know how you feel.

I think I saw a clip on Jim Thorpe on the Travel Channel--something about a handprint in the old jail.

Anyway, YOU CAN DO IT, MAGGIE!!