Yay for the Weekend!

This month really couldn't be starting off any better!  I'm so happy for so many reasons.  I may even be too happy.  Quick, someone slap me.

I'm finally feeling human again after having the worst case of strep I've ever had (hello, a fever of 104.5 is just not cool!) and was able to run errands this morning without getting worn out.

Our Dylan boy came home after a very long three and a half weeks of training.  He was very slow to adjust and feel comfortable with the trainer before he began taking treats.  Training a dog that has no treat or food motivation is a difficult task, so there was a good week and a half of waiting for Dylan to get with the program.  Throughout the program, I was worried we were just throwing money away as day after day I was told he was making little to no progress.  But he very thankfully pulled it together over this last week.  The trainer, along with three other trainers from the facility with over 50+ years experience total and who have worked with Cesar Milan, told us that Dylan was the most disconnected dog they had ever worked with in all their experience.  Last night was the first night he slept in his crate without whining.  At all.  Hallelujah!  The training was worth it....we got sleep and can now think about packing away his Weeping Pony moniker.

Lisa Crone of A Bead a Day blogged about my beads this morning.  Go look here!  She emailed me with the link this morning and it was the first thing I read (on my iPhone...I love it!) before I got out of bed this morning.  What a wonderful way to start the day!

My GIVEAWAY now has almost 90 comments.  Wow!  Never imagined a pound and a half of beads would draw so much interest.  I am loving all the comments with peoples' favorite blogs and/or Etsy shops.  After the giveaway is over next week, I will be pulling together a post with links for all of them and the most popular ones at the top of the list.  What a great bunch of blogs & shops we'll have named all in one place!

Todd is at a tennis match this morning, but will be watching the kids this afternoon so I can get a few hours of torch time.  I've had ten pounds of it sitting on my torch counter since Monday and I haven't even unwrapped it.  So very sad.  It has sat almost a week untouched.  That really shouldn't ever happen.  ;)  I am excited to know that in another hour or two I will be happily sitting at my torch, playing with fire, catching up on a couple of orders and then the majority of my time will be playing with new colors and combinations.  I'm excited!  Todd, come home already!!!

Tonight I will start prepping food for tomorrow.  We'll be headed to an early Easter service at our church in the morning and then coming home for lunch and to relax.  Our dinner table will have 9-12 people sitting around it and I can't wait.  I LOVE cooking for a lot of people and I LOVE having our dining room table filled with those whom we love the most.  Holidays, family and jam-packed dining room tables make me happy.

And the sun is out, giving us temps in the high 70s and low 80s.  I've had the windows open and been wearing short sleeves.  Laaaaaa!  It's almost like the angels are singing, but perhaps it is just the singing in my head that I hear as back-up singers to my joy over our weather.

I hope you all have as wonderful of a weekend as I am anticipating!  

If you celebrate Easter, then a very Happy Easter to you :)