Bead News – Jill’s Journal

I confessed to Mom today that more than once this week, I’ve found myself confused in a store because all the Christmas merchandise wasn’t on clearance. After all, MY big party is over – and that was the big Holiday event happening around the Wiseman household, so the same is true for everyone else, right?… Read More

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…and they really are!

We’ve decorated. And we’ve cleaned. And we’ve baked. (Yes, I mean Mom’s baked.) And we’ve organized. And we’re near collapse. But we’re finally ready for tomorrow’s Open House. Wheee!… Read More

Ah, I do love my UPS man. Today I came home from a hair appt to find 20 pounds of beads on my doorstep. And 40 pounds of bags. Yup. Plain ol’ bags. 2×2 baggies, 2×3 baggies, 6×9 baggies, and on and on.… Read More

I’m so confused – I just looked at the blog to remind myself of what I’d last told ya’ll about the doings around here, and the last post I made is missing!? I KNOW I wrote it – but it’s just gone.… Read More

Mom and I sure did our part today to help alleviate the economic crisis. Shoes were purchased (two pair for Mom! A record! And a pair for me as a “commission”) which was the critical component. We tried to clear out the holiday aisles of Hobby Lobby, but their reserves are more than we could handle.… Read More

Kelly R. told me in class last night that I was falling behind on the blog, and I’ll be darned, she was right! Know what’s funny? I think about what I’m going to put in the blog all the time – the trick is sitting down and writing all the good material that’s in my head.… Read More

This whole weekend turned out to be so fun. Getting to spend some time with Alexis – she’s a little sponge, absorbing everything she sees – it’s fascinating to watch her experience the world and figure it out.

We had an absolute blast with class Saturday afternoon at the house.… Read More

Fact: One of the suitcases in the living room is actually empty. Just hasn’t made it to the garage yet.

Fact: Mom really never does sleep past 7am. So what was up with that whole 10:20am thing? She’s trying to encroach on my Vampira territory!… Read More

From June:
First, let me totally agree with Jill’s most recent post. Any flat surface? Covered in 24 hours. Even though I told her the table was lava. Covered. Unpacked suitcase from the Houston show before the last Houston show in the hallway.… Read More

Anyone who’s spent any time with me knows what a Messy Bessy I can be. I’m one of those people who walks into a room, and within five minutes I have my stuff spread on every available surface. I’m not quite sure how it happens.… Read More

The 2008 shows are done for me. Deep exhale. It’s putting me in a reflective mood – as Mom and I were discussing over the weekend, this year has been a flurry of activity and good news for the most part.… Read More

Four whole days at home, and poof! I’m off to Houston yet again. Not that I don’t love Houston. I do. But three weekends in a row?

You guys will be so proud of me. We actually had the Element packed and ready to go by 8:30 tonight.… Read More

An amazing surprise arrived on our doorstep this afternoon – nope, not a puppy – but our desktop computer! Back home from its spa rejuvenation at HP Tech Support. As we suspected, it was wiped clean, so we’re in the process of reinstalling all the programs and files and yada, yada.… Read More

We’re at the half-way point of the mighty Houston International Quilt Festival, and we’re hanging in there…it’s been a show of challenges, for sure. Starting off on Wednesday when I dragged myself to the car with only a few hours of sleep on board, to load up all the paraphernalia necessary for the booth.… Read More