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About 6 weeks ago I made a necklace for my sister-in-law and made it a very personal gift. The page pendents were made from the books she has written and published.  The 3rd book was not published yet but due to being familiar with the editor I was able to procure a paragraph of the new book (this picture was sent to explain the need for the paragraph.)

The Sunday prior to the release of "Wee William's Woman"  I presented the gift to my sister-in-law. 

The box had a picture of a library that she had posted because she liked the way it looked. And I could not have found a more appropriate card. The publishing date beside the title of each book. 

Now the pendents in the above picture were not the final pendents. I felt they were too flimsy and would tear easy if a grand baby would pull on it. I had used card stock but it wasn't thick enough even though I had glue two layers together. So I cut circles out of poster board and glued the two sides of card stock to it and it is definitely sturdy enough now.  So to make 3 pendents I had to cut out 9 quarter size circles.   

The final pendents with the main characters names of each book on each pendent. The result was... she was delighted. I was expecting her to like it and yes her response was as expected (she cried.)  

My sister-in-law would like more to be able to give to her mother and daughters. That would be a total of 36 circles...yeah I could do that. What?!  you want how many?!  50!!!  Yes she wants some to give to readers.  But that is 150 pendents  which means  450 circles!!!

I will make the pendents but it will take awhile.  I will make the 4 necklaces for the family but the rest I'll just provide the pendents and sister-in-law or her daughters can put the rest of the necklaces together. 

That brings us to today...I have cut out 100 circles today...no I will not get them all done today. I am  scheming for another family member gift that I hope to have done by next Sunday to give at the family gathering.  And that will be a later post. 

Peep Invasion

Every spring as the temp begins to become warmer, heavy coats are traded in for lighter jackets. The stores have baskets, rabbits and plastic eggs by the thousands but yet Easter would not be the same without the extremely sweet PEEP!

Now many of you think of it as JUST a candy. But now for two years in a row it has been a source of drama at the office.  It usually begins when you go into the bathroom and there it is sitting quietly on the picture frame STARING at you no matter where you stand in the room.  Then later the peep would be on a printer or on a lunch bag moving around like Chucky in “Child’s Play.” 

But yesterday tragedy struck!  Someone took a plastic knife to the little guy and he was left on top of the microwave, blood all over. This nurse attempted to help by doctoring with a bandaid. But all that accomplished was to raise serious concerns about my nursing abilities due to choosing to bring a bandaid to doctor such severe wounds.  

Plans were made to test the knife for dna to capture the murderer. But before the sample could be collected all evidence was discarded and due to lack of body charges couldn’t be pressed. 

Now that brings us to today.  Although I personally did not see the peep, I was told that it was sitting on a printer at the front desk and low and behold the peep went missing. Missing posters went up throughout the building. They were very concerned for the safety of the peep, what with a murderer in the building and all.  

There were many options discussed to handle the crisis at hand. One was to contact Adam Walsh, but not knowing the perpetrator “America’s Most Wanted” wouldn’t be much help. Next there was discussion of trying to contact Sherlock Peep...what with his magnifying glass and special thinking cap he may be able to solve the mystery fairly quickly. The person who last seen the peep was demanding an Amber Alert be activated.  No final decisions were made and I’m sure there will be more to the drama before Easter arrives.