Oldbies

What fun reading all the histories! Some I knew, some I didn't.

I guess I'm a tweenbie too. I'm Jerri. Grew up in the military. Hubby and I will hit our 20th anniversary in June, and have a 10 yr. old daughter. I'm a former transplant RN, but started staying home full time when my daughter was about 1 1/2. I did stained glass, but was frustrated because doing a simple project, in addition to mom duties, could take me 6 months. Hubby works long hours for UPS and works on computers on the side.

About 6 years ago (?), I took a lampwork class and was hooked. Since then, I've also gotten into wire wrapping. When DD started school, I realized people wanted to buy beads and started the ebay thing and a very slow going web site.

I have three dogs, including Spike, the cross dresser, one guinea pig, Butterbean, who likes to dress up, and one 20 yr. old cockatiel. (Rescue animals seem to find me, whenever I have an opening.) I live in a small town that doesn't even have a traffic light, but we are close enough to Atlanta to feel like a suburb, but far enough out to get deer, possum, raccoons, etc., oh, and plenty of snakes, that share our couple of acres with us.

Most of my life is playing mom, but I figure this child could be out of here in a few short years, so I'll just enjoy it and then I'll have a lot more time for beads after she's off to college or wherever! I do a little lampwork, play with wire, and one day, before I lose my eyesight, I want to learn a little seed beading!

What fun reading all the histories! Some I knew, some I didn't.

I guess I'm a tweenbie too. I'm Jerri. Grew up in the military. Hubby and I will hit our 20th anniversary in June, and have a 10 yr. old daughter. I'm a former transplant RN, but started staying home full time when my daughter was about 1 1/2. I did stained glass, but was frustrated because doing a simple project, in addition to mom duties, could take me 6 months. Hubby works long hours for UPS and works on computers on the side.

About 6 years ago (?), I took a lampwork class and was hooked. Since then, I've also gotten into wire wrapping. When DD started school, I realized people wanted to buy beads and started the ebay thing and a very slow going web site.

I have three dogs, including Spike, the cross dresser, one guinea pig, Butterbean, who likes to dress up, and one 20 yr. old cockatiel. (Rescue animals seem to find me, whenever I have an opening. We also have Romeo, the warped old blind dog, who lives in my closet most of the time.) I live in a small town that doesn't even have a traffic light, but we are close enough to Atlanta to feel like a suburb, but far enough out to get deer, possum, raccoons, etc., oh, and plenty of snakes, that share our couple of acres with us.

Most of my life is playing mom, but I figure this child could be out of here in a few short years, so I'll just enjoy it and then I'll have a lot more time for beads after she's off to college or wherever! I do a little lampwork, play with wire, and one day, before I lose my eyesight, I want to learn a little seed beading!

Sorry! Don't know how that went through twice! No, wait, that was my evil twin trying to convince you that she's me! Wait! What is this scarf doing around my neck? It's getting tighter! Mmmph..........glurg............splurt...............splat!

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 21:50:48 -0500, Beadbimbo wrote (in message ):

No kidding. I regularly get email about Cairn Terriers, since I wrote the FAQ a little while back. At least I thought it was a little while back until I re-read it the other day. I make a reference to my "four year old" and how I taught Sophie to take commands from DD as well as from me. (So the dog would know that all people are above her in the pecking order - terriers can be bossy if you don't do that)

But... My four year old is fourteen, taller than I am, and is planning for her first summer job. Right now, she's torn between Counsellor in Training at her old summer camp and working for her Daddy at all the various trade shows. I strongly prefer that she works for Bob, helping him run the booth at trade shows all over New England (and she'll make a ton of money). Predictably, DD is leaning toward the CIT position, because even though she won't get paid, she won't be under parental supervision, either. :-0

I have eighteen months before she can get her learner's permit to drive, two years to a full fledged driver's license, and just over four years until college begins. Tonight, DD asked if she could bring her furniture with her when she goes to live in a dormitory, since she has such cool furniture. I told her that the furniture can go anyplace, but I would really be much happier if my baby stayed here.

My baby had a good chuckle at her mama's expense. Then she reminded me that she has less than four months left in middle school, and is preparing for her first formal dance. She's already decided on a dress:

For jewelry, I have some beautiful faceted aquamarine rondelles that match the ice blue of the dress, and some sterling snowflake charms with Swarovski that matches the aquamarine. It should match the dress and DD's eyes perfectly. She wants to wear her hair in a french twist, "so she'll look really grown up." A tiara, elbow length gloves, and dyed to match shoes complete the ensemble. Her escort is wearing a tuxedo. (They're friends and study buddies. Both kids are under parental restriction barring dating at their age) At the beginning of the school year, this kid was a midget, had a boy soprano voice, and seemed years away from puberty. Now he's about 5'10" (at age 13!), and looks far too dangerous to go out with our baby. Bob is trying to talk the kids into letting him chauffeur them to the semi-formal in Beulah the Buick. If that offer is rejected, my sister says she's chauffeuring in either the Black Cadillac Escalade or the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.

DD's project this week was trying out her SAT preparation software, because she wants to take her SAT exams very early. I'm also hearing rumblings from her about wanting to take college courses simultaneously with her high school courses (the city's Junior college is next door to the high school, and some kids get their required college courses taken care of then).

Then there's the science fair project. Many, many moons ago, I won a gold medal in the Massachusetts state science fair. (It was cool - I got to meet the Celtics, have my picture taken with the governor, and the mayor presented me with a plaque) However, I compare my winning project with the science fair projects today, and I am shocked. For example, DD is testing various materials to determine whether they could stand up to the temperature extremes on Mars, assuming we ever decide to have a permanent human presence there. Part of the report is a feasability study of colonizing Mars. Sounds impressive, but she won't even get a ribbon - the calibre of the projects has improved so much.

It's hard to reconcile this almost adult with the little kid who bargained with me to buy "ruffle bum underwear."

Delighted to see that she's becoming a formidable woman, but I wish it had happened a little less quickly. Or a lot less quickly. We're having too much fun to have her grow up and leave.

Kathy N-V

God YESSSSS!!!! It got to 52 today. I tried to walk across the backyard, but kept slipping on the ice. In places that were in the sun, I sunk in the mud. Cleaning up dog poop is soooo much fun anyway.... Gardening season can't come soon enough. I remember San Diego and picking tomatoes off my plants until December some years. Then in Feb. the Freesia would bloom and spring would start again. I remember when I thought 60 was bordering on cold. The midwest will never feel like home. Barbara Dream Master

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans. Woody Allen

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Barbara Otterson :

]I remember when ]I thought 60 was bordering on cold.

exactly!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

(Jewelry) newest creations: ----------- The measure of the menace of a man is not what hardware he carries, but what ideas he believes.-- Jeff Jordan

Tell your husband to lighten up! I had an old toilet in front of my house for years. I kept a Gardenia growing in it. It was under my bedroom window, about 20 ft. from the street. It looked lovely with the calendulas blooming all about it. Barbara Dream Master

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans. Woody Allen

I bet it really looked nice too. I keep telling him. lol

What fascinating things on your pages. Your eggs, your animal wrangling, your lovely ranch (is than near Redding?), and a wonderful variety of jewelry. I need to look some more.

Tina

I love your website! :)

I don't know what a head stall for a horse is, but I have to tell you I love your dream catchers! You must understand that I have a deeply-rooted distaste for dream catchers. This was brought on by people who saw my business name - Dreamweaver- and immediately assumed I made dream catchers. They would look around my booth as shows, then ask loudly, "where are the dream catchers!". In a booth full of fine jewelry and goblets. If I said I don't make them, they would become belligerent. The worst would insist that I had to have them because of my name. After a couple of years, and seeing some really crappy quickies selling at the shows, I began to hate the damn things. But that one you have with the white strings and multiple circles and all, damn Sam, I may have to adjust my attitude again. It's really, really nice. Barbara Dream Master

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans. Woody Allen

Hi Tina

Nice idea, introducing the oldies to the newbies. I have an Australian Heeler too, actually I have two of them, a blue pup of 17 months, and an old red dog of 11 years. They're phenomenal animals, so bright and loads of fun.

As I may have posted before, I'm in Brisbane Australia (I was born in Scotland tho'), live with my fantastic hubby/partner of 18 years and two gorgeous little ones, 4 year old daughter and 20 month old son. Before being a mum, I was a veterinarian, and my other hobbies include photography and playing the bagpipes.

I appreciate all the advice and encouragement here, I may not post much but I sure do a lot of reading

Audrey

Hi Audrey,

Good to see you.

I never know whether to love the blue heeler or hate her! When I first met my husband, he told me she was co-dependent. I think he was understating the fact. I have to admit, I find her barking irritating, and her protective stance/noises/teeth frustrating! But character and intelligence. Yup. She's got all of that!

Tna