Holiday Bliss

It has been a week since I was severanced from my job with Bank of America which was coming. We had been told there was going to be some staffing reductions. I didnt think it would have impacted my job or job level. So....I am now home and enjoying not going to work with the snow falling outside. That is a relief. Even know I will be paid to stay home until August of 2009, I still need to make sure I find an additional income. All prayers are welcomed!

Perler - I have been having tons of fun making designs with perler beads. I have a few projects under construction...I just finished making a large MEGAMAN from Nintendo (GBA era). I make the designs and I will hang them in my kids rooms.

Geocaching: hmmm....I have not had an idle day to find some more treasures hiding. I will find more time after the holidays. My hate my Garmin e-trex vista. It dies out on me...and then there is this black line that runs down the whole side of my screen. I am eager to make an upgrade in the late winter. First I will need to sell some stuff on ebay and not take out of my paycheck.

quirky little hobby

Have you ever had the privilege of using Perler Beads to make a design or a logo. What is it....they are little circle dots that you can arrange onto a plastic pegboard. I have been finding the older 8-bit designs of characters from the Nintendo Era (late 80's). I have found some patterns for the original Mario Bros., Final Fantasy I,II,III series and Zelda. I have been enjoying with my kids....putting together projects that we can work on together. My daughter usually helps me sort out the various colors so I can work more efficiently since I do not have allot of time to waste (isn't this a waste of time if you have housework to do?). I find this odd and quirky hobby a stress reducer for me...since I have to focus on what I am doing and take the time to count. I see this is similar to cross stitching...yes, when I was a kid and sick with the chicken pox, I had taken a day to try cross stitching since my mom was into it. I created a Garfield pattern and a snowflake paper weight. For Christmas my daughter wants to make a Hello Kitty design for her....so I will find any excuse to find time to do this for her. My wife thinks it is funny that I have found a child's craft so entertaining and addicting.....I guess once I finish this project, I will be out and about in the snow looking for some cache's with geocaching. I am in need of a new gps. Help!!!!