I have been busy making beads for spring. The past few days have been very spring like here - a real teaser as winter cannot really be over yet! Our Witch Hazel tree is getting ready to bloom. I am leaving on Tuesday morning to go visit my folks in Victoria, B.C. so I hope I don't miss the most gorgeous and outrageous (because its February) feathery yellow blossoms! If I catch the tree in bloom, I'll share a picture with you. If not, I will dig out the picture from last year so you don't have to miss it! Here is a sampling of the spring beads I've been making... enjoy!

We have good news on Shelby! Her blood protein level has returned to normal. We have prednisone to thank for this. Prednisone isn't all good though - the price for using prednisone long term (as we have to do in this case) is a shortened life with a diminished quality toward the end of that life. At the same time, because it is halting the effects of a terminal illness, it is saving her life now. I guess there are alot of drugs like that in medicine - I think of cancer drugs that destroy cancer cells and good cells. We are buying time in both cases and for us and Shelby, it is the best choice.

My Mom is still in the hospital but has started recovering. I am hoping to go visit her next week and hoping she will be out of the hospital for the visit.

I have added new beads for sale both here and in my Etsy shop. Hope you find something you like!

Well, Miss Shelby does indeed have Lymphangiectasia. We can only hope the treatments keep this in remission because if they don't, it is fatal. If you are of the praying kind, please pray for us! I didn't make beads today - my heart was just too heavy with the news. However, I did move some of the beads from the website to eBay, so happy bidding to all.