Can you believe that the summer is officially over? Where has the time gone? Before you know it Christmas will be here. Oh, how I dread the shopping, cooking, and general hustle! I used to love it, but it just really makes me tired and I long for the olden days. Whatever happened to just a few gifts? Why is everything to glorified? I think this year we will be cutting down, not because I just don't feel like shopping, but because we just don't really need anything. Now if I could just get the rest of my extended family to understand that we really don't need another doodad and would really love some gift cards to go out to dinner, movies, skiing etc. my house would be a little less cluttered and we would really love our gifts!! My daughter who is 10 also would rather a gift card because she just loves to shop and pick her own things out. Just the other day we went to Lord and Taylor to buy her back to school outfit which she used a gift card from her birthday in June. She wanted to save it for something special and added another $1 to it to get just the right thing. I loved it, because she knew how much she had to spend and was trying to adhere to her budget (although I told her I would put in the extra money). The price tag was actually more than the card by $8, but when rung up, there was a Kids Coupon they gave us which made it only $1 more, and she pulled out her little stash and was glad to fork it over! She was as happy as a clam and felt like she had picked it out and bought it for herself!
In the meantime, I am busy making more beaded jewelry and have got quite a large stash for my upcoming shows. Last night I made this beautiful freshwater pearl and garnet double strand necklace which can be worn either twisted or straight. Check out all my other creations at
http://www.beadedjewelrybyjane.etsy.com/. Have a great night. Jane
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