Amazing... simply amazing the tricks I was shown today~ Finally there is hope for my pictures of red things...
just a ray of hope...
I still have to figure out how to implement some of the wonder picture tricks I learned today. I am so on it!! Marlo was a great teacher and my classmates were a lot of fun as well. I am still in disbelief that I actually went so far out of my "safe bubble" lol. I live in suburbia and it is comfortable for me. I would be most at ease with directions that end in "turn left at the really big stump" Of course the directions would have to first come with a great reason for me to go there in the first place. So driving all by my shy self into the middle of a majorly huge city like Seattle lol... I want great pictures what can I say? I got lost after I got into Seattle but I realized it fairly quickly and didn't waste much time calling for help. Marlo, my fabulous teacher got me there in one piece and after class I followed another southbound student to I-5.
All in all it was a terrific day and I hope I can do my teacher justice :)

Taking a good picture of items you are selling online is soooo important. I still don't quite have it down. Even though I love trying :) Sometimes my backgrounds turn colors other than what they are. A lovely shade of yellow ivory is my least favorite~ blech... So this Sunday I am taking a class in Seattle and hopefully it will make all the difference in the world. I am excited to be included as the class size is very small. I can't wait to see what I can learn!
On making wine stoppers I wish I was more prolific but they take a lot out of me when I make them. After I complete one my left hand will sometimes shake like I have the tremors!!! Not good for making the small detailed beads that I prefer. I have decided that I need to get an armrest of some sort so that I have good support while I am waving that big blob of glass in the flame.
And then there is always the desire for more glass. I have discovered glass that I had previously ignored because I didn't want to have yet another type of glass *rolls eyes* Well it turns out that I really love this glass a LOT. It isn't listed on my suppliers website... I hope they still have some. I am going to have a busy weekend I can tell :)

I promised myself I wouldn't watch because I don't want to cry today. Somehow I find myself in spite of myself watching Oprah with her terminal guests today and among them is Kris Carr http://www.crazysexycancer.com/
What an incredible outlook she has.
Wow we could all learn a lot from her.
I was having such a crappy day and it looks so much better now.

Well I told you I would come back and let you know what happened with the storm. My son now has a rather large hole in his roof and is in the process of moving to a different apartment. Part of a tree snapped off and dropped through his roof right over the babies room!!! Thankfully none of them were home when it happened so nobody was injured. He is lucky to have so many family members close by to help him move. Matt went over and helped on saturday and T.J.' s dad is helping them finish up today. What surprises me about the whole thing is there is a gaping hole in the roof, the rain has been pouring in and the apartment owner/manager hasn't even tarped the hole???!!!
The temperature really dropped after the winds moved through and we had thunder and lightning friday night. Cold temps and thunder always seem wrong to me. Anyway I have a lot of things to get caught up on so this is just a quick update so you guys know we didn't blow off the edge of the earth :)

Catching up... Does that ever really happen? I have a lot to do on my days "off" this week. Bottlestoppers and beads. A windstorm is coming in from the Pacific even as I type this. I am hoping the power stays on!!! Wish me luck with that the trees are still heavy with unfallen leaves~ I will let you all know what happens:)
Have a great day!

A view of the gloriously warm Atlantic ocean from our condo. Sue and I were raised around the Pacific Ocean which is icy cold in comparison. The first time I dipped my toes into the Atlantic I couldn't believe how warm it was. Look what I found in the parking garage! At first I thought it was dead but then the little guy moved and boy did I jump back hehehe... :)
A sea of Silk Road Collars! http://www.silkroadcollars.com/ I was over at The Sand Palace shoved back in a room in dark corner under the stairs!!! Needless to say the set up came down Saturday afternoon instead of Sunday morning. Greyhounds "cockroach" when they are relaxed. This girl does it on command to get her pretty pink tummy rubbed :)
Ahh home at last~ The sunrise from my first morning back was absolutely stunning!! I am glad I am an early riser and I was up to see it. Even where we live, surrounded by other homes, early morning is an amazing peaceful time. I love to go outside and take a few deep breaths of the crisp cool morning air. Yay Home!!!!

You would think going to Dewey would be a little vacation-like. It is but it is also very exhausting and I usually take about a week or so just readjusting to the time difference. I am a fairly quiet introverted kinda gal and Dewey just wipes me out!!! This year the heat and humidity were crazy but oh so nice compared to the wild nor 'easter we had last year. I will have some pix and stories for you all later this week when I start to feel human and get a little caught up at work. Bleh :P sometimes it almost isn't worth the vacation with all the trying to get caught up when I get back :)