Mom’s surgery this morning went like a breeze. Not only was she a trooper, but they were able to save her kneecap which was an unexpected bonus. It will make her recovery that much better. She came out of surgery less dopey than we expected – dang!… Read More
Jill
Off to see the Wizard….
From June
It’s 4:30 a.m., and I’m waiting for Jill to finish getting ready to go. Today is the Big Day that I get the first of my two bum knees replaced. Woo hoo! I am so ready. I’ll bug Jill to post sometime later this week, but she will be somewhat tied up waiting on me.… Read More
After the shows
I can’t decide whether to be happy to be home, or sad that I have to wait a whole year for the frantic fun and insanity of the Tucson Gem Shows to come around again. There’s a little of both rolling around in me right now.… Read More
Home, Sweet Home
From June
I apologize for not updating sooner. I got home on Monday, and what an eventful trip THAT was! My plane was scheduled to leave Tucson at 5:30 p.m. for Dallas, with a connecting flight to Austin. I got to the airport early because we really didn’t have any money to shop, and I couldn’t see any reason for Jill to hang with me when she could go back to the cottage and take a nap.… Read More
Where, oh where to start
This has been quite the week – ups, downs, drama, laughter, broken things, happy reunions. It’s like a soap opera – As Tucson Turns.
So first of all, the drive here was uneventful and actually pretty pleasant. In years past I’ve always started out in such a sleep deficit that I have had trouble keeping awake along the way.… Read More
News from Tucson
From June
Jill is falling down on the job here. She was going to update you last night, but I dunno what happened – I went to bed at 8:45. I think I’m still recovering from Wednesday. It was go to bed at 11:00, get up at 3:30, fly to Tucson, then work at the booth until 8:00.… Read More
Touchdown in Tucson
From June
I just got a short e-mail from Jill on her Blackberry saying she’s having trouble connecting to the internet. She asked me to let y’all know that she got to Tucson just fine yesterday. I fly out in the morning and get in just before lunch.… Read More
And she’s off……
From June:
Jill just left on the drive to Tucson. I know she had planned to leave earlier, but realistically, we both knew that wouldn’t happen. Of course, the hour we spent searching for one of the samples this morning didn’t help.… Read More
Saturday, it’s Office Depot who’s my friend
So close…SO CLOSE…
But on the home stretch of printing, we’ve run out of toner – we literally down to 60 more patterns to print. Yet now it’s going to cost $300 in ink to get that accomplished. ARGH!
On the other hand, please note that I do not leave Austin until Sunday.… Read More
UPS is my friend
Oh, how I love our various delivery services in the US. The Post Office, UPS, FedEx – they’re all my very dear friends. How would I ever manage a business without them? And today UPS became my special friend for delivering a big ol’ package of beads a whole day early.… Read More
After a day of printing patterns with Mom, and working on last minute jewelry samples on Sunday, I got a very special break from work on Monday night. I actually made time to go out to dinner with a friend I’ve known for more than 25 years now.… Read More
Glamorous day
I did not get out of my jammies all day today. I did not leave the house except to pick up a UPS package on the front step, and spend five minutes in the back yard, enjoying the 80 degrees out there with the dogs.… Read More
Be afraid. Be very afraid
They’ve already passed my house and made a direct hit with Peanut Butter Patties and Lemonades.
It’s my Birfday
Monday was such a lovely day. I had birthday wishes from so many friends and family (including Donna Mehnert of Blackberry Beads who said it was my “Birfday” – that sounds SO much like me, so I’m stealing it!) I was able to sleep to my heart’s content with no guilt over things I should be doing.… Read More
More from Temple, Texas!
I’m pretty sure we all managed to pack several week’s worth of fun and gabbing and beading into a single day today. At least that’s what it felt like! As a regular at the Texas and Shreveport retreats for the last few years, it’s like a mini-reunion each time.… Read More
Tip: Don’t be late to a bead retreat
So a lady walks into a bead retreat….okay, it was a little later than she thought she’d be there…it wasn’t really her fault…okay, really it was. But she had good intentions. And she was THERE after all. And she sees some of her very best beady friends and is so happy and starts giving hugs and catching up.… Read More
Texas Bead Retreat, here I come
Ah, best laid plans. I had scheduled myself to leave the house today at 10am for the quick, 1 hour drive up to Temple, but then the alarm went off, and I’d only gone to bed at 6am, and I was so comfy, and zzzzzzzzzzzz….… Read More
Another sneek peek
Ladies, I present to you, another peek at one of the new kits we’ll be debuting shortly: Ramblin’ Roses.
Gorgeous, isn’t it? Mom’s been doing a great job all of a sudden, cranking out new things that have been percolating in her mind over the last year.… Read More
Surviving Saturday
It took 19 hours of sleep, but I’m finally recovered from the preparations for my Kumihimo classes, and my first ever two classes in one day on Saturday. It was both harder and better than I thought it would be.
Harder because I had to work much more than usual on class prep.… Read More
I have been one upped
Peggy tells me that I am not sufficiently blinged out until I have these and I think she’s right. I’m jealous!
I have been off and on with being focused and working the last few days. One day I’ll get absolutely nothing accomplished, and the next I’m a whirling dervish.… Read More