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June 10, 2008
...And we're back...
4:15pm...I just spoke to the shipping dept of the Hilton Milwaukee - they have shipped my box of goods to me today, so I expect to see it one day this week (its going ground)...they had a single earring with my info on a shipping label, but I didn't recognize the description of it (would I wear an earring with a yellow bead on it?)...I wonder if it fell outta my stuff in my room...I dunno..its in 'lost and found' now and if I realize it really IS mine, then I'll call them back...but for now, it doesn't sound familiar...
11:00am...I should prob give ya'll a bit more update than I already have...so here goes nuthin' -
I will be doing a bigger report on the B&B show in the coming days...once I get my class projects back from Fed Ex and can shoot pics, with explanations, links to teacher's websites and books and such, I'll go into more detail as to what I thought of the class, the instructor, any cool stories, you know...I have great memories, I'll share them with ya'll...
This was the best B&B that I've attended so far..(3 in total)...mostly because I had my own hotel room where I could crash, unwind, get plugged in, have quiet time, and hide if needbe...I am 'that kind' of person who gets energy from being quiet, and I need sleep...this year, I got what I needed and EVERY DAY was a good one for me...No drama, no problems, no bad things happened...I was tired, but not cranky, and there's a difference...so, yes, it was an awesome show, and I'll talk more about that in the coming days...
I saw LOADS of folks and will tell you of some of the cool new people who I saw at the show...you'll hear all about it...
But what about the BEADS? I will most DEFINITELY have beads (squeezes and trolls) to post for ya'll...I have to take care of some business for my CPA today and tomorrow, so the earliest I'm looking to post anything for sale is Thursday...I thought that would give ya'll plenty of time to 'get ready' although its not like its gonna be a massive post or anything, but i have probably 10 or so squeezes and about 15-20 trolls to post...I was gonna do it on Etsy because I don't have to babysit my site that way...its not like loads of 'outsiders' buy my stuff on Etsy - its all YOU so so you won't have to fight anyone else for it, don't worry...It actually costs me more to post on Etsy due to the fees, but its easier for me, so I do it and there's no confusion...as far as new beads, I will most definitely be posting a new offering (what do I call these offerings? Pickings? Schemes? Themes? any ideas?)...I have a color palette in mind, and hope to get to them soon...HOW SOON you ask? I'm not sure actually...the good news is, I don't have any immediate commitments, so I should be home for the next few weeks (until the George Michael concert in Dallas...), so I'm sure it'll be SOON...very SOON...but I have a buncha stuff to do between now and then...plus, I have to get my generator looked at, its like everything exploded at the same time...
Questions? Gimme a holler or post a comment...I'm here...I'm listening...I'm doing laundry and am happy to be wearing something OTHER than what I've had on the past 9 days...no more jeans until November!!!
9:00am Yea!...after arriving yesterday, I had to take a nap and crash...and I still fell asleep at 10:00 and slept another 8 hours...I think i was a bit tired...
I busted into my suitcase this morning to start putting stuff away and found the TSA had opened and searched it...I'm just glad my bag of beads was still there, but they were...I think everything was still there, but I don't remember anymore...I have a buncha stuff arriving via Fed Ex this week sometime, and that's gonna be fun to bust into as well...nearly all my class projects are in that box...
I have about eleventy million things to do today, but I've at least changed the pic on the page, have my computer hooked up again, have read my email and am doing laundry...I need to fill up the bird feeders in the backyard next...
I see two young cardinals in the backyard, I think they are the ones from our nest...one is male, the other female...the male hopped onto our back steps to take a drink from the dog waterbowl...Amelie is inside, and spotted him and about lost her mind when he was just inches from her...she's still sitting down on the floor, looking for more birds to come get close to her...this is why Bette Davis has to stay inside - she is a good hunter and I can't handle seeing her catch one of the clueless babies...they aren't aware what awaits them, like cats crouching the tall grass...they need a chance to get bigger and smarter...so Bette stays inside and wails at me, but too bad...
And with that, I have to go get busy...I'll be back as things pop up, and I find my camera and shoot some pics...i have a few beads that I bought, not many...I have some cool books to let ya'll know about, some cool websites to link to...I'll get to it all...time for some poptarts first, tho...
Posted by Donner at June 10, 2008 11:00 AM
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Did you know that you can tell the baby cardinals from the adults by their beak? The babies have a dark, black beak while the adults have a yellow beak! We have babies here, too; they're kind of clumsy and not good at flying on to the rim of our feeder. So they sit on the branches of our tree and screech at their parents to bring them some seed from the feeder. The parents do it for a while but eventually fly off leaving a crying baby to follow them.
The B&B was great, I loved all the storms but I'm glad no one was hurt. I kept my shopping down to a minimum this year. Yeah!!!! Now it's back to the real world {{{{sigh}}}}}
Posted by: Karen Rorek at June 10, 2008 10:38 AM
I can't wait to see your post about B&B. The pictures you shared so far look interesting. I did not know about troll bracelets. I had to look it up on Google....don't get me started on something else! You should check out erikasfrosting.com to see the custom pieces she made for me using the beads I bought from you. I love them all! I may have to get start on a troll bracelet:)
Posted by: sandy at June 10, 2008 08:15 PM