heading south

Well, a long-weekend mini-vacation may be in our future. I’m afraid to speak/type about it. Afraid it might not happen. It would be the first time we have taken the van on a long trip since we’ve had it. We love to travel. The whole family does. And we haven’t for ages. No more than…

life is a bead swamp

I’ve been here. Just swamped. Weather feels like it, too. Muggy. Humid. Last night’s excitement was the computer shutting down on me suddenly. I took it as a sign to knock off early. Today after taking everything apart, cleaning dustbunnies, dismantling the cpu fan and lubricating it’s ball-bearings, I isolated it to be a bad…

Here I am again…

So, here I sit: working, watching, listening,enjoying, appreciating… Inputting beads. Watching kids play in the kiddie pool and then with a frog and a wild baby bunny rabbit. Listening to Rob & David putting the swingset together that David brought home today. Enjoying the perfect 70-degree weather; Sunny, but not too hot. Appreciating all of…