IKE CAME BY

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Ike's remnants hit St. Louis head on, and he only sideswiped us. Gusts up to 60 mph, power outages, downed lines and trees everywhere you look. Debris all over the streets. We know we were very lucky, but still its just amazing to see the mess and I am no stranger to hurricanes (real ones in fact). Hope all are recovering across his path.

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This has been Movie Week

Started out Monday night with "Nim's Island". Very cute movie.

Tuesday night was a Helen Hunt movie called, "And Then She Found Me". Good movie. However you do have to try to ignore the fact that Helen Hunt's face is sliding off. This had been reported in another blog, but I guess I had just thought it was in an around the town, no makeup kind of way. But even in movie makeup it still looks that way.

Wednesday night, of course, was my club meeting (Wednesday night Craft club) so no movie.

Thursday night was "Baby Mama". I have certainly run the gamut this week in movies. Baby Mama was not as funny as the previews. In fact, the previews have all of the funny parts. I really wanted to watch a "funny, take you away" movie last night, but not quite as good as I expected it to be.

Tonight I will be making pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for our silk fusion workshop on Saturday, but I'm sure I can sneak a movie in there also.
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If you like crafts, I'm sending ya over

to my New Blog http://luvcrafts.blogspot.com/ Twice the Pleasure, Twice the Fun! (but only for you craft lovers)

Enjoy!
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No Moss Growing on Me

again this weekend. Yesterday after the usual playing around on the internet and running errands in town, I crammed more events into the day/night. First there was a reception at the SIU Museum (Faner) for the Weaving Collection currently there. One of the members of my Craft Guild had some pieces in the collection (some of my personal favorites that were there) and we wanted to show our support (eat and drink for free, too!). Since there were only horse douvers :-) at the reception, a real meal was next in line. Yummy shrimp fettuccine at Spinoni's in the Garden Patio. The weather here is still fantastic!! Last but not least a friend's band was playing at Key West Bar and Grille. So music and dancing (and wine!) ended the night.

Off today to Cedarhurst Craft Show at Mt. Vernon. Got my walking shoes on!
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Inflation

Inflation

of a

Different sort

Now these pictures are real, as it was happening. Fantastic! Beautiful! A site to see!

and the band was fun ........

There was food, music, dancing, wine!! And of course more Balloons!!

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Up, Up and Away.............

Can you tell where we will be tonight? At the Balloon Fest!!!! Southern Illinois Airport in Carbondale. Also at the Balloon Fest tonite is 4 on the Floor ( http://www.robcoaudio.com/ ). The weather today is fantastic, overcast and cool. As long as the wind doesn't kick up tonight it will be a perfect night for balloons. The balloon glow is beautiful. If you have never seen it, you must! They will also be having food and wine (one of my favorites). Music starts at 4:30 Cya there

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Hi ho hi ho, it's back to work we go!

We actually did labor on Labor Day.

My craft club had a paint workshop yesterday afternoon after going to the Cambria Fair to eat barbecues. Lots of fun, and I learned a lot (but a painter I am not).






Then I had a one-on-one workshop last night with my friend Robb. We are designing a macramé item for a friend of his (Robb is a new up and coming macramé artist). So a crafty day it was.

Long weekends sure are nice, but I get very confused the week after.
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