THANK YOU

Hi all my fellow Bead Soup partiers.  Thank you so much for all your encouraging words!!!  I never cease to be thrilled by the community of beaders.  We are a generous and supportive lot!  Love to you all.

BEAD SOUP #2 (FOR ME) HOPE I DID EMA'S BEADS JUSTICE....

View one of the necklace.  I thought the boros screamed for pearls.

View two of the necklace with more detail to include the charm.



I'm loving making wire wrapped rings right now and these Tree of Life ring is an example of what I'm making.  It is huge, by ring standards, and I'm loving it.  My wire wrapping leaves a lot to be desired, but I love MY new ring.  It is surprisingly comfortable to wear.  And wear it I will.

I'm off to Bead Soup Blog hop.  Enjoy everyone!!

Love and peace to all my fellow bead heads

THANK YOU SO MUCH EMA.  YOU ARE THE BEST!  IT WAS SO EASY TO WORK WITH SUCH AMAZING BEADS.

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Don't forget new Bead Soup Party in August

I can't seem to link all the blogs for this party so I'm gonna put Lori's here for all the blogs.

Host Lori Anderson's Pretty Things Blog

Aidan vs. The Throwrug; DUH DUH DA DUH

AIDAN VS. THE THROWRUG (CLICK AT THE LEFT)

Mercifully it is short, but, in my humble opinion, adorable, cute and divine.  And I have no plans of spoiling him rotten to the core!  (oopsy, fingers crossed on that one.)

Meet Aidan Freeman

Hi, I'm Aidan

Here is the newest member of the Freeman family.  Aidan is a boxer (mother) and bulldog (father) mix and is absolutely adorable.  When picking a name I went to baby name websites and Aidan means "little fire" and that he is.  This photo was a rare two second on his Harry Potter blankie.

He was born on December 29 and has 10 brothers and sisters.  His new family, Daisy and Tess, are shall we say, adjusting to the decision.

So forgive my absence, but as you can see I have fallen in love.

We are closed Monday, also....now a water crisis!!

 

Of all the emergencies over the last few days, the water emergency makes the most sense.  We live in DESERT for Pete's and everybody else's sake.  The water company is blaming the Electric company and the gas company is blaming the Electric company.  I agree with their assessments.

When the Electric held their press conference yesterday they in essence confirmed that they are stupidest engineers in the nation, possibly the world.  Said they would not have done anything differently.  Would not have brought in extra insulation, heaters, etc.  I personally hope the CEO's are collectively fired. Being 2011, however, they'll probably get a bonus!  You know they will.  Arrrgggghhh. 

The heroes in this mess are the poor souls who had to go out in FREEEEEEEEEEEEEZING cold weather (night and day) and manually switch switches back on, fix broken pipes, address gas pressure, and deal with angry customers.

Long story short, we are out of school for the 4th day in row, yet no one is supposed to cook, bathe, wash or I guess breath for that matter. 

However, I really must say my attitude after this unexpected break is the following: 

Enjoy!!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

OKAY, universe, I get it.  I'm getting old.  Went for a followup with a new doc, whom I like very much.  She did enough blood work to make a vampire drool.  So I'm seeing lots of normals, good, check.  Then we get to the BAD!!!  Seems I'm deficient in Vitamin D, didn't even know they tested for that...  IN THE SUN CITY.  Of course I never see the light of day.  Anyway, seems that number should be at 50, mine was 11 and not funny Spinal Tap 11.  Perhaps I AM  a vampire.  I now will be taking a weekly 50,000 (not a typo) unit Vitamin D.  Seems Vitamin D deficiency can increase pain, depression and tiredness.  Also, I was low positive for possible auto immune issues.  Soooooooooooo I'm being referred to a rheumatologist who is supposed to be amazing.

Okay, universe knocks again and as I walk in the door I hear 2 pops and my washer hoses have popped off and water is gushing everywhere.  I dash out to turn off the water to assess the issue.  I go to Lowe's and everyone in the world is in the plumbing aisle.  Manage to Mickey Mouse a fix.  Turn water back on low, so far so good.  Fingers crossed.

Sooooooooooo in my calculations, tomorrow should be wonderful.

Daisy in the snow

DAISY'S MOVIE/IN THE SNOW

Here is Daisy romping and snorting in the snow.  The tennis ball is her crack!  Enjoy......

Snow days in El Paso

Here are some snow photos from the desert.  High today is expected to be 24, we hit a low of 2 (not a typo) last night, wind chill -16 (again, not a typo).  Lost power 3 times yesterday, no power loss today, fingers crossed!

Hopefully I can load the video right now.  Daisy is too cute, if a mama can brag a bit....I'm just saying.

Stay warm everyone.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

THAT IS COLD, PEOPLE

THAT'S THE PONDEROSA THIS MORNING, FOLKS.  LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS, HUH?

THIS IS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED!  AT ABOUT 9:30 AM THIS MORNING!  EEK!

Finally got out of the house.  We have been blessed with another snow day.  This is UNHEARD OF as we are off tomorrow as well.  Yay!!

Keep warm everyone!

THE BEADS! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

My Bounty from Ema K

As promised I have a photo of my wonderful Bead Bounty from Ema K. How gorgeous are these?  Yummy.   She included a magnificient handmade lampwork focal, some boro glass, some pale cherry quartz, some green and pink crystals and a beautiful clasp.  I made out like a bandit.  I cannot wait to dig in and start creating.  These beads are enough in and out of my comfort colors that I will be challenged yet not frozen. Also, this mix included some wonderful chocolates (which I ate before I took the pictures, oops).  Chocolate and beads...what's not to love!

We had a rare event for El Paso....real snow (about 2 inches) which of course shut the town down.  Yay, snow day. (and a snow day tomorrow) Usually in El Paso when we do have snow it melts right away because the next day is so sunny.  Not today.  We are also having RECORD low freezing temps,maybe down to 2' tonight or LOWER.  So low, the Elec co is implementing rolling blackouts to relieve the surge on the system.  We have been with and without electric twice today, so I'm taking advantage of being connected.  I'm no survivalist, so being with out electric is not something I relish.  I want 21st century comfort and I'm not ashamed.


A small aside, I've been thinking a lot this winter of when my family was relocated to Michigan in the early '60's from El Paso.  Today reminded me of the first October blizzard and the snow had piled up against the doors and garage.  My mom called the school to confirm that we were out for the day and the secretary politely assured her that, "No, Ma'am, school is in today."  Well I walked to school wearing every concievable item of warm clothing I had  and I SURVIVED, LOL.  Quite an adventure for a desert rat.
So this week, while prepping for the state ELA test with my 14 and 15 year old darlings, one of my boys said: "Miss, I'm not going to take TAKS because I'm moving to Canada."  I reminded him that he shivers with a hood on when it is 80', so I didn't think Canada the best choice for him.  LOL

I'll have photos and a video of Daisy chasing the ball in the snow.  The BALL is Daisy's form of crack.

Keep warm everyone.  Love to all.