May 10, 2008:  Hello California!

Well, friends--we made it; we are here. 

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We're taking a bit of time to catch our breath and get our bearings, but it's lovely here.  There are desert mountains, which reminds me a lot of where I grew up, and the temperatures are so mild--at least for the moment.  The Big Heat will come soon enough.

For now, we've met so many nice families, been to Mass at our new parish (with unofficial Perpetual Adoration--hurray!) and we have easy access to the Sacraments.  We are very blessed.

Tess the Newf is still in pupper jail, but they are taking beautiful care of her there, so my stomach isn't tied up in knots that she's not home with us.  As soon as we move into housing then she can come home, but the hotel here is strictly no pets.  Phooey on that.

We did get our new address yesterday, and it looks like mid-June will be move-in time.  Not as soon as we'd hoped, but it could always easily be worse.  This is the Army.  ; )

For now, I'm very busy working on business paperwork to cross the t's and dot the i's.  The goal is to be up and running to offer a few things for Father's Day.  I had so hoped to be able to have a Mother's Day line this year, but the timing was just bad.  I have been feeding the bead need in the meantime : ) and have some incredible new lampwork beads in that are going to make amazing Paters.  Sneak Peeks will be shared though the debut edition of my newsletter (above left)!

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Blessings,
Jennifer  : )