Today was the first day of school for my two sons....  and boy is it quiet around here. We had such a fantastic summer ..traveling to Mexico and Scuba diving was certainly our highlight.. Long days at the pool are now a thing of the past.... well until next summer! I am looking forward to some cooler weather. My yard needs some attention before the weeds take over!

Here is a picture of summertime memories.... The Carribean Ocean Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh~

I am not a blogger.. I guess I just need to face it! I simply don't have enough time to blog. Maybe that is what I should write.. No time today.....

No time today... LOL! Seriously though.. I just returned from a fantastic weekend getaway to Las Vegas. Not your typical LV trip though. My husband, two teenage boys and myself hopped in the car and drove to the big city of lights! We had a fantastic weekend. We checked out Hoover dam, a magic show, Fremont street, several pools, Circus Circus and the Excaliber, and of  course all of the lights and attractions on the strip. We must have walked 20 miles!  I LOVE to gamble.. so spending $20.00 in about 20 minutes and not returning to the casino all weekend was very strange for me!

So I really do need to catch up. I haven't even lit my torch for a entire week.. YIKES! 

So why am I blogging? I can't stand to look at the last old date!

Every year on April 15th I hear several stories of stressed out friends and family... Why do these same people procrastinate every year until April 15th? I understand those who have to pay...waiting until the 15th to send that big check in.....but what about the others? I have had my refund for almost 2 months now. It waits as I find the perfect vacation spot... it also sits as my husband and I ponder whether ot not we should update our outdated kitchen with some of the money. So I guess in all reality I am no different... those who wait to get their refunds and those who wait to spend it!

Well... the good news is, we decided! In June we will all be taking Scuba Diving Classes and then heading to Cozumel in July and Hawaii in September... I doubt there will be much left to update the kitchen.. Oh well, I spend far more time in my studio anyways, and I am on a diet so why would I want my kitchen to be the room I spend a lot of time in!!! LOL! Hopefully, I will run into a Sea Turtle before 2009!

I spent my bead making time today putting together four salad serving sets from beads I have made on and off the last week. I am glad I can be diversified in my bead making.. Each set was quite different.. from florals to southwest.. I snapped a pic of one of them.. Of course the other three are prettier..Go figure! I know most beadmakers cringe at the idea of custom orders.. I guess I have been unusally lucky.. No complaints yet!