As it is Monday morning and already the beginning of the last week of January 2010 I was hoping to finish up these designs and get them listed in my etsy shop. Alas, I have another excuse for not being able to finish them. And beleive me I don't need any additional excuses.

I realized last week that I was missing a key element and so I placed my order online with www.FireMountainGems.com which is a great source of beading supplies. I got confirmation that my order shipped the very next day and I was so happy.

Then Fed Ex didn't deliver on time. Hmmm... Then another day delay and Fed Ex used the inclement weather excuse. Then another day and no delivery. I find this difficult to understand as our weather has been rainy and snow flurries but our road is completely snowplowed and our driveway which is usually horrible has been cleared every day by my wonderful DH. Now Fed Ex is predicting delivery tomorrow. What about today?!!

UPS has delivered here in worse conditions than this. They have even walked up our steep snow covered driveway and smiled while doing so just to deliver packages to us. Fed Ex take a cue from UPS...what can you do for us?

Alas, I shall get these completed and list them in February at worse case. I certainly have lots more projects to work on in the mean time. I decided today I would at least try to write up the descriptions for each of these. That always is a slow process for me.

I am thinking of naming the first one with the blue and white "Moonlight Snow". The other one with all of it's turquoise and coral will be "Santa Fe Trail". What do you think?

Thanks for listening to me. If we could just have some sunshine I know I could smile.

Keep creating...

It was also the day for our local air show...Airfest. It is held here at our local airport every other year. You would be surprised at the level of pilots and airplanes we get each time. Cal Fire also does an impressive display of their amazing capabilities. Mr. Hubby attended all of this while I was chamber hosting. Normally I attend the Airfest however this year I was unable to do so. I did get to see lots of the planes as they fly in and out as they are in the sky over my home.

What a great season to enjoy all of the wonders of nature and Nevada City. It was also our local Growers Market on the block in front of the chamber so I got to enjoy the live music and watch people which is one of my favorite things to do. If you want to check out the chamber link here it is www.nevadacitychamber.com for your viewing.

I hope all the people I met and tried to help with directions to visit the places they wanted to see had a wonderful experience. Safe travels to all.