HEY LADIES! I'M BACK!!!
First...
Patti, I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.
Joyce, I will be keeping your dad and his wife in my prayers also.
Martie, I am so totally jealous of your trip (imagine me turning bright green with envy!)
Sounds like it was AWESOME!
And, WELCOME TO the two newbies, Judy & Kelly.
I am certain I have forgotten to mention someone i wanted to say something to -- SORRY
Allow me to introduce myself...
My name is Stacey. I am mom to 3 little girls - Emma (age 8), Kate (age 6) and Megan (age 4). I am married to Keith who is in the Army. And I currently reside in North Carolina in a little place called Beaver Dam (aka - THE STICKS). When I joined this thread I lived in Savannah and found that I quickly became the best-of-friends with the ladies here. They are a chatty bunch at times so when you log on be prepared to stay awile!
Ok, so I haven't been around for almost 2 weeks because I am in the middle of H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS month. I am currently leading the 2 Girl Scout troops, planning an investiture ceremony for all 18 girls (and subsiquently dealing with a sticky situation with a co-leader and her hubby - AGH! why are people so difficult), heading up cookie sales for my area, just became a trainer for this Girl Scout council, helping with the Christmas program at church, playing my flute (which I haven't played regularly for about 10 years) in the Christmas program at church, and trying to prepare for my parents Thanksgiving visit plus extras for dinner that day. Why is it that my parents ALWAYS come to visit at the very WORST possible time? Oh, I almost forgot, I am also trying to get our troop coordinated for a Christmas parade and find donating sponsors. UGH! So, you can see that I have absolutely no time to have any fun this month. I am already feeling guilty about not really seeing Keith and the kids that much, especially with Keith leaving after Christmas. I have told EVERYONE that I will not be dealing with ANYTHING from December 20th through January 3rd (Keith's leave time), so they had better pester me before then or else!
Oh, Joyce, sounds like you did a great job on your cane. I say decorate everything you want, I'm sure it will all look down right snazzy! As for the craft training I am giving, I will be showing 75 people how to make a beadie candle necklace. Ok, a beadie candle is a candle shaped doohickie made from beads and cording. I have entitled it Kwanzaa Kinara Beadie Candle. I will also be lecturing for about 20 mins and displaying other various multi-cultural crafts (which I still have to put together before Thursday at 6:30!). If anyone wants directions for this craft please
email me with beadie craft in the subject line and I will be happy to send the directions to you.
Ok, so let me say that I usually don't spread myself so thin, but things just kept coming up and while I have said no to a few things, I have found myself in a position where no wasn't an option so I have had to take on another job. With that said, all of that malarky is coming to an end and I am saying NO!!!! to the next request made at least until things settle a bit for me. Please, no lectures ladies, I am lecturing myself enough lately. I will let ya'll know that I did say to heck with it Tuesday morning and laid down and slept like a log right after the girls left until about noon. I can't afford to be sick right now so I am making rest (when I can get it) a priority.
I see that I have written a saga, so I'll say TTFN now!