Great Grands

We have Elise getting acquainted with Santa for the very first time

And then Nina Grace on her 2nd birthday

Garage Sale Day

I sold two bracelets outright and have orders for three others. And rid ourselves of lots of excess stuff to boot. Not a bad days work. And sitting there all morning is indeed work of the hardest kind for me.

 

Bill and Jo arrived today and will be spending a month here until the new owners Donn and Peggy Gordon arrive on the scene. Things they are a changing.

Friday? Really?

It has felt like Saturday all day to me. Butch too. I suppose that is because we were getting ready for the garage sale. The park residents get to shop early after everyone is set up. Tomorrow the public is invited in to shop so it really always feels like a two day sale. I did get some bracelet orders today. When Linda was teaching us she warned that no matter when it happens people will want bracelets that you do not have the beads on hand to make right away. So of the the 3 ordered I do have beads on hand to make one of them. I came home and made an order for more beads to make the other two! Go figger! Linda was right. I ordered them from www.fusionbeads.com this time. I rather like them because they have free shipping. Not just this season but all the time. I looked a bit on ebay and I may order from there sometime in the future. I found quite a few that seemed to be bargains.
December? Really?
When you spend your time in a warm weather area it gets really hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. Another year will be on us in the blink of an eye. Oh well the days are full and fun. Yes, even when I grumble.

Beads and Butch

Yesterday Noreen and Chris stopped by to see if I wanted to go with them to the bead store. Of course I said yes even though I have enough beads to start my own store. Well perhaps not quite but I do have plenty. Pictured here are Chris Pearce and Mary Gonzales. Mary is the happy owner of the store.

These are not beads I can use in the kind of beading I do but I thought they made a pretty picture.

Butch has come along well with his first surgery. We go to the doctor today for a checkup then his second eye will be done next Wednesday. Hopefully we will get a few days off of eye drops, weight lifting and bending restrictions before we start all over again. His vision is great out of his right eye but it is obvious he will need reading glasses when all is said and done. He is already having issues with it reading the kindle and playing games on the computer. He is ready to get back to playing golf and pool.

Not Much

Not much happening here...But the weather has been great. Some variety and a few cool days here and there but for the most part the weather has been nearly perfect ever since our arrival the first of November. My days consist of getting my exercise, putting drops in Butch's eye and making bracelets. The bracelet I made for Keri to match her dress for Erin's wedding has been very popular as Keri predicted it would be. It seems either the ladies want to buy one or they want to learn how to make it or both. Yesterday Kay Stilson and I went on a shopping expedition and we stopped at a bead store(Expressions in Pearls and Beads) in Weslaco at 517 S. Texas Blvd. Very nice bead store! The good news is she has lots of great beads at unbelievable prices. The bad news is she will be closing December 21st as her husband retired this year and she wants to retire as well. More good news- there are at least seven other bead stores to explore in the Rio Grande Valley. I suspect I will get them all checked out before April 1st.
Butch missed playing golf yesterday but he hopes he is cleared to go this coming week before his second cataract surgery next Wednesday. His checkup is tomorrow so he will find out then. Butch's brother Bill and his wife Jo are expected to arrive next Sunday or Monday and Butch will want to play as much golf as possible with Bill while they are here. But with his other surgery coming up he will be slowed down for at least another week.

Cute and Funny

Ava is the granddaughter of my cousin Howard "Ed" Zimmerle. And Einstein is well...Einstein! I thought this picture was very cute and funny. If Ava takes after her parentage she will indeed be very smart. Her grandpa says " My granddaughter is a genius. Proof? Look at this!"

More Elise

No we do not get enough. More pictures of Elise are always welcome.

Sunday Morning

We plan to get to H.E.B., the grocery store, this morning. Early morning is a good time to get there having less people and fairly empty aisles. The problem isn't the grocery store. The problem is getting Butch to move while it is still early morning. Go alone, you say? For some reason he likes to go shopping since retired. He would be offended if left home and we have learned to deal with each other after 50 plus years so we will both go. It has become such a given that I don't even think of going without him.
His vision seems to be improving daily. He will only need reading glasses when all is said and done. That will be very strange because he has worn glasses since he was 5 years old. I am guessing there will be people who will not recognize him. Me being one of them!
Well, Butch is up and moving so maybe we can get our chores done early. So bye for now.