Jeeze Louise! I’m nuts! [I KNOW!!!] But still … We’re less than a week out from Christmas II, and I’ve got so much to do! It’s okay. Deep breath. We’ll get there. So, while we are keeping up with two high school seniors (Oy Vay!), 4 week old puppies (soo cute!), our four-legged gang, and …
Category: crafts, fused glass, jewelry making, knitting, life, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: better than store bought, busy, committments, custom badge reels, deadline, did it to myself, dye sub coffee mugs, ER nurse, family, felted knitting, home-made gifts, hosting Christmas, house maintenance, Jamaica, juggling, knitting, mad-hatter, make myself crazy, mandatory inservices, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, not perfect but trying, raising teenagers. nurse competencies, scarf, star wars, storm trooper, vacation count down
Happy Birthday to me! I’d say I had a great 17th anniversary of my 29th birthday, but … It started out perfect. Playing in the studio with the Mongrels and Gustifer, working on bowls and ornaments, followed by a dinner with the family at our traditional restaurant. [My adult kids, BTW … all beautiful, healthy, …
And I am a crack craft addict. Now that I’ve admitted it, I can show you what I made: I have another couple of bracelets on the (kumihimo) disks, along with a watch idea. I’m waiting for a few chain mail supplies to arrive … and, I think I want to play with 11/0 …
Category: crafts, non-glass ... life Tags: aging, busy hands, chain maille, Clayton Hill Studio, craft-fix, creating in the studio, family, glass beads, jewelry making, kumihimo, sarcasm, seed beads, sick kids
The way that a third-shift nurse, mom, MAGICIAN feels when she crosses that marathon work-tour finish line with all pieces successfully juggled/managed. Sure … at the final 20 minute push-point, it meant maintaining a 1:1 behavior-medicine watch, while acclimating a new team member, triage-assessing/documenting on our next cardiac patient AND greeting/briefing day shift staff … So, …
Category: crafts, jewelry making, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: beaded bracelet, Clayton Hill, cold virus, cold weather, de-stress, ER nurse stories, family, fused glas studio, glass, impulse shopping, kids, kumihimo, long work shift, multi-tasking, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, sarcasm, sleep-deprived, venting, weekend wrap up, where is summer, work, wound-up
All ready to go, heavy on the WWU, but … I’ll talk about what’s going on in my studio instead: Spoon rests, owls and renovating … Oh my! I’m wrapping up my spoon rests! 12 down and 13 more to go! But here’s a pic of the first 7, done and now ready for in-depth …
Category: Chainmaille, fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: badge reel, celebrations, christmas, custom, dichoric glass, ER nurse, experiments, family, food, fused glass, grumpy cat, jewelry, joker, MSU, night lights, no talking, ornaments, owls, recipes, renovation, sparty, speech language pathologist, spoon rest, studio
We had some fun Christmas moments this year: We (as a family unit) decided we needed to hit a few more stores on Christmas Eve … It’s quite an adventure if you haven’t tried it. All sorts of interesting people-watching to be done, including us at times: We found a hat just made for modeling …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life, recipes Tags: baked brie, bicycle helmet NO, Christmas 2014, family, family joy, funny hat, fused glass studio, lousy life partners, people-watching, recipe fail, recipes, sarcasm, stress, warm glass projects
in bits and spurts. I am having too much fun! But, to be fair – I did work a 24 hour nursing tour, played with puppies, marinated in the pool, paid bills, touched base with my 22 year old birthday girl, and got a nap or two … Now that I’ve shared …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life Tags: busy, cabochons, ER nurse, experiments, family, fused glass blog, glass enamels, glass jewelry, glass kilns, insomnia, learning, summer, third shifter, torch work
So, I have a little of this and a little of that to report on: The twins will be heading off to camp shortly. So, DH and I will be ‘empty nesters’. Sort-of … but not. Our four-legged family has grown. Blondie had her babies (in under 19 hours!) and I took a quick shot …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life Tags: BE, bullseye, calla lily, chemistry, Clayton Hill Neo, cool lime, day of the dead, detroit, digital images in, family, four legged family, frozen, fused glass studio, glass experiments, grandpa, grandparents, harley, harley davidson, leopard print, lions, Neapolitan Mastiffs, olaf, pistons, smoking cessation, starbucks refreshers, sugar skull, surface tension, zebra print
God looked around his garden and found an empty place He then looked down upon the Earth and saw your tired face He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest Gods garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best He knew you were suffering, He knew you were in pain He …
Life After Maggie … is tougher than I was prepared for. I didn’t realize I’d be grieving this much. And it hits me at strange times throughout the day/night. But, I haven’t cried today, so I feel like I’m advancing through the stages. Maybe I’ll even sleep a bit tonight … [Oops – there I …
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life Tags: badge reel, beach, butterfly wing, CNA, cross, dichro, dichroic jewelry, dogs, fairy wing, family, fused glass studio, glass box, grieving, Images in glass, Maggie, michigan, Mickey Mouse, new equipment, ocean, peacock, pendant, santa, warm glass blog, Yorkie
