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Toni: Have a great weekend!
Carrie: Heyya! OMG I think I caught your tag much quicker than normal!! Yes we are doing better. Thank goodness!!
marianna: are you feeling better yet?:) I haven't tagged you in ages!! Hope you guys are all feeling better today:)
Carrie: OMG!! I hope the pics work! Now I need to double check them!! LOL Yeah Mary made really cute checkbook cover planner thingys so I put them up for her Yeah the Santa was fun to make!
Marianna: cute little mr. santa! that's too funny
marianna: boohoo I wanna see your dazzling designs but all I see are x's all over your site for your pics but before you panic I think it's a problem on my end cause I see them on my site too. Been having a bit of a problem with my pc and my servers for like 2 days now :(
Carrie: OMG believe me ALYSSA does want it! She's bugging me about it! Yeah we should go xmas shopping for the guys good idea! I have no clue what to get him yet! Also I am itching for a somerset visit! LOL
marianna: pretty bracelet! I'll take it! lol! actually alyssa would probably fight me for it lol! :)
Marianna: ack! sorry I've forgotten to tag you in forever!! We should go get our xmas shopping for the guys done soon. Everytime I take joe with me he peeks at his gifts! lol!
Carrie: LOL! Nope i didn't forget!! we just need to pick a day and go!!!!! Yes COME see my living room please! and get your glass!!!! Oh yeah also poor kid but he is much better now thank goodness!
Marianna: man I'm so glad matthew is feeling better that's so scary an I never knew any of that about baby powder!! I'm ganna try an swing by this weekend plus don't forget about TJmaxx an joanne fabrics too! yippy!!
Carrie: LOL did you like that little side note to you?! Oh man I forget about my tagboard!!! Ahhhh where were u yesterday? I didn't get to chat w/ u on messenger! Yeah the pINK! Oohh lala
Marianna: um excuse me I think I should be allowed to guess the new color!!! ;) If I get it right I should get another rod of that pink to play with lol! I've just about used the entire rod you gave me and then used my short to pull stringer lol! Soon as more comes in I say we buy them out lol!
Marianna: oh man those cookies better be yummy!!! lol!
marianna : yeah those cheeseball recipes are hard to come by aren't they? lol!!!
Carrie: Hey cheeseball! Yeah you should make one! that sounds good!!! LOL wonder what I should make? hmm
Marianna: oh you know what I really want is a cheeseball recipe I should make one for the next book group meeting :)
Marianna: oh lala! dontcha just love our safety glasses? lol! I wear a different kind and still I think they're dorky looking lol!!! are you making me more heath bar pie. I would especially LOVE a recipe for chocolate almonds cause its just so hard to come by ;)
Marianna : I sooo have to see your mickey ornament in person! That's too cute! Make a minnie one next! see you tomorrow at Giovanni's b day party!
Carrie: Oh I know I need fabric for my purse!!! Plus we need to do a DB!!!
marianna: When are we going to get fabric? oh and did you think of anymore people? lol!
marianna : oh man! lol!!
Carrie: Okay seriously I think i may have to redo the whole thing! I think I have way way too many stitches! It's hard for me to even knit it at this point!!! So i am thinking of starting over
marianna: oh man the blanket feels like it will never be a blanket!!! I've done like 4 rows and it just seems like it will never look like a blanket lol! It's hard to picture it lol
Carrie: OH NO! I got behind in my tags!! Yep I need fabric AND more yarn!!! I wanna run to crafts today if we have time!!!
marianna : hey don't forget to bring your projects over tonight! see you in a bit!
marianna: ok yeah for sure the lining makes it sooooo much better! lol!
marianna: Hey we should run and get fabric to line our bags this week!
Carrie: OMG! I know! I miss it too!! :( I can't wait to go back...but seriously we are the pictionary champs! Maybe we should get t-shirts made up that would be funny! lol Still can I just say that I am so glad you guys went! It was definitely better because you guys where there!!!
marianna : i love all the tawas pics! :( boohoo i wanna go back!that's all i keep hearing from joe too!
Marianna : man it feels weird to be back! that was soooo much fun and once again we kick they guys' butts at pictionary! I don't know why they even bother lol!
Carrie: yeah see it's like build a bear but instead it's build a bead set!! LOL I'm a dork but I like it too!
marianna : lovin' the build a set beads! Very cute!
marianna: lol! i was finishing up your purse. I hope you like it! I think it's super cute and for sure now have to make myself one!
Carrie: holy cow where have u been! I have been having messenger withdraw! LOL okay so it was only a few hours....thanks so much for doing that purse! I can't wait to see it! OH and my scarf is just about ready to be closed off!
marianna : your purse is almost done! I think I'm going to use one of the brown mohair skiens for my mom's wrap and make me a brown and pink purse lol! Or that other really light taupe brown is really pretty too!
marianna : oh yeah I'm starting to really get out of control with the up north lists! Man i need a vacation
Marianna : How are you feeling? Is the claritin kicking in yet?is there an alergy smiley lol! I need to make another yarn run maybe tomorrow I'll nudge you in the morn. AND hopefully I'll finally be closing my party! I can't wait!
Carrie: Party was FUN! :0) Woohoo! Can't wait to go up north! It will be a blast...the kids are so excited! okay talk to u later!
marianna: omgoodness it's hot! Hopefully our AC situation is fixed or at least even if just for tonight so we can enjoy the party! See you in a bit!
Carrie: I know I miss your tag board! But I guess I can still leave blog messages....bleh can it get any hotter?
marianna: I'm going to try not to suck so bad at remember to tag you more often too!
marianna: Hey! those pics are cute!!!! turned out better than mine I messed up not changing the settings :( OMG though ever since you said it now and especially in that second pic brooklyn really does look like a mini cameron!!! so cute! I can't belive how big our kids are getting and so fast!
Carrie: It's pretty sad that i just now saw this message! Hehehehe seeya tonight!
marianna: yeesh! I always slack at keeping up with the tags! sorry! Just popping in to say have fun on your trip!!!! and feel free to shower me with lot's of souvenirs lol!!! see you in a few hours!
oooo me me! pick me!: i want spam!!! hehehe...hey! you know who this is, don't make me leave my name!
Carrie: Sorry Did I not respond to this! YEs SPAMMERS GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
marianna : Are you ready to have some fun thursday & Friday night?! I'm sooooo determined to win this time! lol!! Noah says he's ready for a swim ;)
marianna: I'll get them out of the way! lol
Marianna : Ack!!!! I've slacked so bad on tagging you that you're swimming in a sea of spammers!!!! :)

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Thursday, August 7th 2008

3:21 PM

Thursday August 7, 2008
 
Sorry I have been a little under the weather....the whole family--well except my Alyssa has come down with a sore throat/cold thing.  Ugh!  I think I am recovering faster than Mark.  I am convinced it's because I had my tonsils out back in January and that it helps me now get over this type of thing faster than before! 
 
We celebrated Alyssa's 8th Birthday this past weekend with a Hannah Montana sleepover party!!  She had about 9 girls and 6 ended up staying the whole night for the sleepover.  It was a big success and we had major decorations throughout the house.  I really need to post those pics!! My house looked like a prom!!!!! It was awesome and she loved it. 
 
Other than that we have just been chillin and trying to recover from our colds AND still enjoying our new puppy.  He is so calm and sweet we just love him so much!!  So more pics of him will be coming soon too. 
 
I have a nice batch of halloween goodies (& other NON halloween goodies) to post.  I am thinking AND hoping that I can get that done tomorrow!! So please come back to see what I made!!!  Take care and have a great evening.  I'll try to post a longer update when I am feeling a little better   Thanks for hanging in there with me!
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Tuesday, July 29th 2008

6:00 PM

Tuesday July 29, 2008
 
 
Check out the newest addition to our family!!!  Isn't he the cutest?  His name is Jackson (Jack for short) and he is a cocker spaniel/poodle mix.  He is so sweet and calm and SOFT! We just love him!!!  My sister-in-law Kristie's dogs had puppies about 7 weeks ago and she told us we could have one.  The kids are beyond thrilled!! I can't wait to dress him up for Halloween!!!!
 
I just can't believe how fast summer seems to be passing by.  It makes me a little sad!  Especially seeing all the back to school stuff put out in the stores already....I am soooo not ready for that yet!  My kids don't go back until right after Labor Day.  Thank goodness!
 
Right now I have family in town visiting.  My brother, sister-in-law and 3 nephews are all in town from San Antonio, Texas.  I haven't seen my sister in law and nephews in 2 years!  So we have been busy visiting and catching up.  I have pretty much had visitors at my house almost non-stop.  My nephews have been taking turns staying with me!  They leave tomorrow and I am so sad to see them go.    
 
So every chance I have had to get out to the torch has resulted in my stopping what I am doing so that I can spend time with them.  So I apologize for no new postings!!  I do have an awesome new sweet treats set that I started that has a few new things in it that I haven't tried before.  So I am trying to decide whether it will go on ebay, etsy or here on my site!!  
  
I will be making more halloween beads and posting more on the take out treats page for ordering.  I figure if we get a jumpstart on the halloween stuff now it will make it easier for you gals and me!!  I do LOVE doing the halloween beads so I am super excited to get going more on that!!! So check back for some new editions soon.
 
Meanwhile our local County Fair is in town.  So we headed over there for the day yesterday and will hopefully get a chance to head back again one more time this week.  We love seeing the animals, rides and the best part...the food!
I will talk to you all soon.  Hope you are enjoying your week!
 
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Sunday, July 20th 2008

1:05 PM

Sunday July 20, 2008
HI there! Just popping in to say that I am back.  We had a great vacation and I am back to work on beads now....getting myself back in the swing of things is always a struggle once I come home from vacation.  But I feel nice and rested and relaxed from the week off.  There was wifi up there but unless we wanted to sit in the parking lot and steal it we were basically out of luck on using on the computer! So I didn't get to update as I had hoped. 

I'll be back with a longer update and some pics from vacation here shortly.  Enjoy your Sunday! There is lots for me to do around here thats for sure.  Come back soon!
 
Sunday July 13, 2008
Okay I am leaving for vacation here in a few.  We will be taking our laptop with us and even though the house we are staying at on the beach doesn't have internet we are hoping that somewhere in town has wi-fi.  If so I will be logging on and updating!! Hope you like the new specials.  I will take a few orders on the halloween set I will talk to you all soon.
 
Also thanks for the well wishes on me feeling better!! I am doing better now but hope to have my surgery soon.
Have a wonderful week!!!
 
 
Wednesday July 9, 2008
 
Here is a few shots of 4th of July at my house--
Mark & my kids along with my brother, sister, sis-in-law, nieces, nephews & dad are all in the pic
 
 
Hi gals...I know it has been entirely TOO long since my last website update!!  So much has been going on so I'll share with you all a little brief update as too what has been happening in my life the last few weeks. 
 
About 2 1/2 weeks ago we were at Maumee Bay State Park & Resort staying with some friends on their boat over the weekend and I ended up having a severe gall bladder attack.  At the time I had no idea why I was in such horrible pain.  It was so bad that Mark actually had to call 911 and the ambulance had to come and get me at the Park.  It was horrible and frightening and extremely painful to say the least.  If you or someone you know has ever had a severe attack from the gall bladder before than you will understand what I am talking about.  Anyhow, I am having more tests done to see if I will have to have my gall bladder removed or not.  Most likely I will probably have to have it removed since the probability is extremely high that I will have another attack.  Meanwhile I have to avoid fatty foods, spicy foods and alcohol.  Which is probably a good thing, right?! 
 
Then a few days after the attack when I was still recovering we celebrated my youngest son Matthew's 4th Birthday .  Then of course 4th of July came along and we had our usual family bbq and pool time.   Plus we have been doing several days of hanging w/ friends and having cookouts and swim time!   
 
Oh I almost forgot to mention that this past Monday I went to the Bon Jovi Concert w/ my friend Lindsey and our husbands!! It was such a blast and a great show!!  Someday I will make it to front row!!!! LOL Here is a few pics from that....
 
 
 
Now Mark is off work on vacation for a few weeks and this week I have been working on new beads that I want to post on the site.  We will be heading out of town this Sunday on vacation so I will be posting all new beads for sale before then!! I hope to make a lot and have a huge selection of items to post!!! 
Okay well I have a lot of catching up to do on emails.  You'll be hearing from me soon now that life is somewhat back to normal!
 ~ Carrie
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Friday, June 20th 2008

6:40 PM

Friday June 20, 2008
 
 
 
I'll start off with some more pics of Alyssa from her dance recital last weekend!!!  She did a dance to the song "Girls just wanna have fun" and then the green outfit is from her gymnastics routine.
Then here is Matthew & Kyle on the steps in the pool.  Matthew has just mastered use of the goggles and can do flips and swim underwater for awhile!
 
Oh how the weeks seem to just fly!! I can't get over that feeling that summer is going to be here and gone already.  I think it's because the kids got out of school a little later than usual this year.  Regardless I hope that is not the case!! I am enjoying every minute of it.  It's been just a little chilly this week so we weren't in the pool as much as normal!  But there is plenty of time to make up for that.
 
We are taking the kids to see Kung Fu Panda today.  I hear that it's super funny!  We can't wait.  Then tomorrow we are heading down to Maumee Bay State Park & Resort.  There are several families that we are friends with that are meeting up down there for the weekend.  We were invited to stay on our friends boat.  Which apparently is big enough to hold all of us for sleeping arrangements...plus it has air!! So we will probably do that too.  Should be good times and hopefully I'll remember to take the camera so that I have pics to share!!! 
 
I am off to hit the torch up for a bit.  A whole bunch of you are wanting special orders lately (which I don't mind) but I will be sneaking in new beads here and there because I want to post more sizzling specials this weekend.  I would like to make that happen so we'll see how much I get accomplished!  Check back in when you can! Have an awesome weekend!
 ~ Carrie
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Friday, June 13th 2008

9:37 AM

Friday June 13, 2008
 
 
~Alyssa getting ready to get her Dance pictures taken!! And then me & her ~
 
Well it's Friday the 13th AND the last day of school for my kids!!! Yippppeeeee!! I absolutely LOVE summer! I love the anticipation of waiting for them to get out of school so that we can enjoy our summer vacation together.  I am looking forward to lots of time in the pool, hanging out w/ friends, trips to the beach and bbq's or anything summer related.  I know the kids are super excited too so it's fun to watch them get all excited. 
 
Sorry I have been a little absent.  Sometimes as most of you know life just gets in the way!!  Since it's the end of the year there is so much going on.  I could ramble on with a long list but I think you get the idea!
 
We have had some severe storms in our area in the past week or so that have left many w/out power.  Today (actually in just a few hours) we are suppose to get hit w/ more severe storms which may cause more power outages! So if you don't here from me ASAP then you'll know why. 
 
My whole bead schedule is about to change.  Instead of currently trying to squeeze time in here and there (since little Matthew is still 3 and at home w/ me all day) I will be working after they go to bed and getting to sleep in since they will ALL be sleeping in now that school is out!! So hopefully this helps me be a LOT more productive!  I'll try to post new specials as soon as I can.  And when my current orders are caught up I will be updating the treats page!  Thank you all for placing orders with me.  I appreciate it very much! 
 
Have a wonderful weekend!!  Tonight I think we are going to be hanging out at home due to the strong storms!  Tomorrow though is Alyssa's end of the year Dance Recital.  She has to perform in 2 shows.  It's going to be a loooong day! But hey atleast it's air conditioned!!!!!! 
 
 ~ Carrie
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Tuesday, June 3rd 2008

8:14 AM

Tuesday June 3, 2008
 
Well I just got a chance to sit down and kick the kids off the computer and update!  I was up late last night watching the Stanley Cup Playoff game.  If you live in Michigan or Pennslyvania then you can probably relate!  Anyhow so today I am running on only 5 hours of sleep .  I don't function well without my sleep!
 
I have been doing some shipping and answering emails today.  That in itself is a job!  I plan to work on beads this evening--as now I have lots of orders to keep me busy! And thank you so much to everyone who purchased a set from the specials.  I really appreciate it.  I will update the treats page (the made to order page) with new sets for ordering once I get caught up on the rest of the orders.  OH! And as for the pandora beads that I mentioned doing recently...after checking out a glass pandora bead that my friend has I realize that mine need to be just a tad smaller.  So I will be working on that too!
 
Well I hope you are enjoying your day....I am off to spend some time with my little boys! ~ Carrie
    
Sunday June 1, 2008
Hey there...NEW SPECIALS ARE NOW UP! ENJOY!!!!!!!!  PLEASE Email with any questions..I will be gone for a few hours and will reply to emails as soon as I can.  All other current bead orders have been shipped out unless you just ordered something last 2 or 3 days.  I appreciate all of the orders and am doing my best to get them out as fast as I possibly can!  OH and Happy first day of JUNE!!! Woohoooo!!
 
Saturday May 31, 2008
I apologize for the delay in new postings....last weekend we did a garage sale with another family at the last minute so we got involved in that all weekend (plus celebrating Memorial day) and then my server was being weird and not letting me update AND then Alyssa got sick!! So here I am finally updating.  I am off to see what I can do about taking pics of new beads and see if I can get them all up for you bead ladies!!!!
 
 ~ Carrie
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Tuesday, June 3rd 2008

8:14 AM

Tuesday June 3, 2008
 
Well I just got a chance to sit down and kick the kids off the computer and update!  I was up late last night watching the Stanley Cup Playoff game.  If you live in Michigan or Pennslyvania then you can probably relate!  Anyhow so today I am running on only 5 hours of sleep .  I don't function well without my sleep!
 
I have been doing some shipping and answering emails today.  That in itself is a job!  I plan to work on beads this evening--as now I have lots of orders to keep me busy! And thank you so much to everyone who purchased a set from the specials.  I really appreciate it.  I will update the treats page (the made to order page) with new sets for ordering once I get caught up on the rest of the orders.  OH! And as for the pandora beads that I mentioned doing recently...after checking out a glass pandora bead that my friend has I realize that mine need to be just a tad smaller.  So I will be working on that too!
 
Well I hope you are enjoying your day....I am off to spend some time with my little boys! ~ Carrie
    
Sunday June 1, 2008
Hey there...NEW SPECIALS ARE NOW UP! ENJOY!!!!!!!!  PLEASE Email with any questions..I will be gone for a few hours and will reply to emails as soon as I can.  All other current bead orders have been shipped out unless you just ordered something last 2 or 3 days.  I appreciate all of the orders and am doing my best to get them out as fast as I possibly can!  OH and Happy first day of JUNE!!! Woohoooo!!
 
Saturday May 31, 2008
I apologize for the delay in new postings....last weekend we did a garage sale with another family at the last minute so we got involved in that all weekend (plus celebrating Memorial day) and then my server was being weird and not letting me update AND then Alyssa got sick!! So here I am finally updating.  I am off to see what I can do about taking pics of new beads and see if I can get them all up for you bead ladies!!!!
 
 ~ Carrie
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Wednesday, May 21st 2008

3:48 PM

I am postponing posting the NEW beads until Friday May 23rd...had a few things delaying me so hang in there!
 
Well we had a great weekend for celebrating our anniversary!! Mark took the day off on Friday and took me to lunch and then we also did some shopping and strolling around and then out to dinner later in the evening!  It was a fun day.  May is such a busy month!  I can't wait for the kids to be out of school!!!!  I will finally be able to work at night again while they are sleeping since I won't have to wake up early to get them ready for school.  Plus they sleep in during the summer so it all works out nicely.
 
I will be posting beads tomorrow!! I had hoped to get them up today but my day is shaping up to be a busy one.  I have a few errands to run and this weekend we are partnering up with another family for a garage sale.  Plus Kyle has a baseball game tonight so I won't have time to post them in the evening either!! So please stop back to check out the new beads.  I have been trying to stock pile as much as I can.  I will also be updating the treats page with different sets for ordering. 
 
Other than that I am looking forward to the upcoming long weekend!  Mark has been working on the pool and getting it ready to go.  The problem is it's so cold overnight that the water temp. drops so it really needs to warm up around here!  I guess we will just have to turn the heat up a smidge.  Well I am off for now....Kyle will be getting off the bus from Kindergarten soon!  Have a great day!!! ~ Carrie
 
 
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Hello there!! I have a few pics to share from the weekend out at our friends property for a party....
 
  
Here is Me & Matthew on the 4 Wheeler enjoying the sunshine!! Then that's me coming down from one of the "jumps" looking pretty silly Then there is Alyssa & Matthew with their friends Alicia & Kessie holding a few tadpoles!
 
Well it's been another long week.  I actually thought today was Thursday because this week seems to be dragging by!! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day! I sure did!!! Mark spoiled me by taking me out to Breakfast and then letting me take a huge nap and then out again for dinner .  So it was a very good day!
 
Tomorrow is our 9 year Wedding Anniversary so Mark is taking Friday off that way we have a 3 day weekend to celebrate!  I can't believe how fast time goes.  We plan on going out for lunch and probably dinner and after that I am not sure yet.....maybe some shopping because I actually have a hubby that likes to shop!
 
Believe it or not I have been making beads! I am stock piling so that I can finally post specials!! I did 2 silver core pandora style lampwork beads too but I am not sure they are quite perfect enough yet to post.  They were my practice beads.  I am excited about offering those up soon though!  I hope to post new things as soon as I finish up just a few more things that I am dying to add.  Have a great evening! ~ Carrie
   
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Thursday, May 8th 2008

10:21 AM

Thursday May 8, 2008
Wow...just got done from running a few errands and dumping $50 worth of gas into my car.  Which by the way only give me a little more than half a tank!! UGH!  I paid $3.79 a gallon but I hear that it's worse not only in other parts of the country but in other countries as well. 
 
 It's been a crazy day!  My parents left this morning for Texas to visit my brother and I had to help them store a few things at our house while they are gone.  Plus we have been spending time with Mark's mom while she is in town.  So although I don't have the specials ready quite yet I am trying to finish them up!  I am dying to post some new things!!!! It's hard because I work on my custom orders first since they have been already paid for and then if I have any time left that is when I get to the "new" stuff.  So again if you are coming here looking for new beads then hang in there!!  Oooh and I got another new press the other day....and I love it! So I am dying to play around with that some more. 
 
We have a jam-packed weekend coming up to! But more on that later...for now I am off to the torch! Have a great day!!! ~ Carrie
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Thursday, May 1st 2008

7:41 PM

Thursday May 1, 2008  
Hi there....I am here! I sat down to update a few days ago and some kid-related thing happened and well that was the end of me trying to update the site!  Anyhow I have been busy packaging up beadies and shipping them out for the last few days.  Now I can start to focus on finishing beads for the next round of specials.  I have a few sets made already but I am hoping to get several more before I post them.  My dad and Mark are almost done working on the necessary machine and tools to do the silver core lampwork beads.  I can't wait to post some!!  I will be trying to post new things sometime in the next few days. 
 
And I can't believe May is here! Yippeee!! We put our gazebo up last night and I was happy just seeing it up because I know that means summer is so close now.  I am excited! And just a few more weeks till the pool opens.   
 
My mother-in-law flew in from Florida yesterday for a visit.  She will be here for the next week and a half and so we will be having a lot of visiting time with her since we don't get to see her too often with her living so far away.  But I will continue to squeeze in bead time every chance I get!  Stay tuned for new beads..... ~ Carrie
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