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9 Days till Christmas

Seems the days are going even faster. -sick with the flu -staying in bed in hopes to get rid of it faster
Lots of snow falling.
So I mentioned staying in bed which means no torching.
I truly want to be flu free for Christmas
If I can get through this week I think ill be in a great position to play on my days off

11 days till christmas - 10 days till christmas

oops
missed posting for a day - but thats becasue I'm sick with the flu - first bout this year and hopefully the only one
I stayed home for a change to get rid of it right away rather than try and work through it and get worse

I plan on torching this weekend at least once so I hope I feel better soon

Only 10 days left -

12 Days Till Christmas

Only 12 days left till I get a couple days off - cant wait
Its so cold here only 7 degrees when I got up this morning - pretty frosty

My daughter stared the day by skidding into the ditch and taking out her driver mirror front light and back light and some huge scratches and indents on the driver side of her car as she drove into the ditch took out one fence post and slide along the rest - she is fine but who the heck needs this before Christmas.

I only got as close to beading last night was fondling the already made beads in my yogurt container - thinking - I should make some necklaces - that thought vanished quickly

I really need to torch..... (I seem to say that everyday) by the time I get home I'm too bushed to go out turn on the propane and make my way downstairs to the sudio..... Maybe tonight........

Anyway - hope everyone is finished shopping or at least down to the small stuff - not much time left

My blog is suffering with boredom as well - I need to make something - anything

On another note -

I currently have a credit card - machine - old style from the credit card company and this costs me alost 100.00 a month to maintain - even though at the beginning it was to be 30.00 plus 10 for the sliding maching now it has rissen up and of course I want to cancel but - theres a contract - but guess what they automatically renewed - so I have to pay a penalty to get out of it - anyway

I got my paypal pay here dongle for my iphone last year and it works great - I use it and funds go directly to my paypal account

this week I got my square reader - another dongle for the iphone - and it puts it right into your bank by next day - which is great - both easy to get

The only issue I have is that some customers are a bit afraid of digital transactions on the phone and getting email receipts - so I'll track down a wireless printer to take with me to the shows and then I can print their receipt right there

so I guess I'll work on getting rid of this antiquated credit card machine
and its overhead costs

13 Days Till Christmas

and yet still no torching this week - too busy with home, work and family

I was disappointed this week to find out that the Neocounter from Neoworx that runs the side counter is no longer around
unfortunately I paid for a year just a couple of months ago for their pro version - wasnt much but I hate these places that just go out of business - no notice nothing - although I read some people got emails appologizing - I really liked my counter ........ by Nov 29th I had 35461 unique hits to my site from 153 countries since Jan 2012- going to really miss that

I really need to relax so maybe tonight I'll torch or go up to the studio and grab some wire and try those wire wrap earrings from the new book - that I still have to try .

My shopping is almost done - I figure this Saturday finishes it - and then I can do whatever I want to relax and play

14 Days Till Christmas

14 Days - just two weeks left and I'm almost finished my shopping

so many personal things going on hard to take the time to play and I'm tired when I get home
and as the song goes "Baby its cold outside" I was talking to my Nephews wife yesterday in San Diego and it was about 30 degrees F there as well - all frosty - at least she had palm trees

I've been looking to see about a present for myself (other than the new Surface 2 I bought mysleft a few weeks ago- chose that over the iPad and love it )

I have my eye on a Durston Rolling Mill - and why ? I've wanted so bad over the years but then push it to the side - but I saw one of my fav bloggers got one - Cinnamon Jewellery - a great blog
http://cinnamonjewellery.blogspot.ca/

so now I am checking them out again - although it may not happen before christmas

so I sit and stare at the picture on the Rio Grande Site http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Durston-100mm-Combination-Rolling-Mill/113512?Pos=18

not sure which model but boy I really would like one

Dear Santa
Deb would really really like a rolling mill

15 Days till Christmas -

O boy - other than the two Saturday torch sessions I really didnt do much for Sunday

Spent the rest of the time with my daughter and the grand kids making some Christmas snowflakes (my thumb is sum what numb from cutting with a bad pair of scissors) and some paper chains for the tree on Saturday - which lead to just resting on Sunday with a quick trip to our local grocery to pick up prime rib on sale (we have that instead of turkey)

I brought down some more glass (red and Green) maybe make some beads for the season (probably a bit late but what the heck)