Hey there.
OK... lots going on as usual. Some days I just think of all the activities I have juggling about and am at a loss as to how to write about it all.
I didn't send out a "family" letter this year simply because if you are close to my family, you know what's going on anyways so why waste the paper, ink, and postage telling you all things that you already know????? just think of all the paper we could conserve if we didn't send those brag letters. It's just a thought.

So, I broke a tooth last week and just got into the dentist this afternoon. Good thing it wasn't too bad, he will be able to fix it next week without doing the crown thing on it. whew. On the way home we stopped by the pharmacy to pick up an order form for a med bracelet for Meggie. After all her scares with Penecillin and Morophine we figure she needs to have a med bracelet. Then stopped by the cell phone place and got new phones for Meggie and Robby... I know boring ya here.

Meggie came into the store with me today and helped with inventory. She spent three days photographing inventory for reordering purposes. She took over 1400 photos of different beads and supplies. She decided that she didn't want money, but wanted beading supplies...so she went away with a lot of fun beads, stones, tools, and supplies. how fun for her.

I was taken aback at the store when a gal came in and called us celebreties. how funny is that? Beading and submitting is so much easier than doing it in the scrapbooking industry. at least it seems that way for me. Other gals that have been submitting for bead magazines say that it is just the same, so maybe it's just that the jewelry industry likes my style better than the scrapbooking industry. hmm.. the local newspaper ran an article with photos and I have some other fun news.... Bead Trends picked up 12 of my items for the May/June issue. March/April will have four items. It's a lot of fun. I keep going back and forth about the HOF stuff. I did step down from all the design teams and Swap site. The hardest one to step back from was Creativity Unbound. I love the concept, but just don't have the time. I love the ladies on there and on the other sites, but it's just way too much for me right now.

I have also made another good decision..... I am going ahead with having the tumors removed from my jaw. I know this is the right thing to do. I just want it over and done with. So... enough pitty and stupidity.... Life is good.... love what you have,...take time to do more than smell the roses... smush them up and take a hot bath in them....yeah! that sounds good.
Well..I have Meggie home for a few more days and am planning on enjoying each moment I have with her. I am so blessed to have her as my little girl. She is a tremendous joy and blessing. I am also doubly blessed to have Anabelle as well. The boys are all four X blessings... I guess what I am trying to say is that they are all soooooo stinking wonderful. I love them all so much and am so blessed to have a terrific husband, too.

Back to my creating things... I love being creative, I love finding art in everything around me. I love seeing God's thumbprint on it all. So... have fun, look around, and CREATE!

Love you.
Mary