In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?

The above is courtesy of sourceoftroubleThe cancer survivor in my family is my brother-in-law John, who was the inspiration for my ( Read more... )

The last week or so has been one thing after another, let me tell you ( Read more... )

My son Ryan passed his board of review -- he's now a Life Scout!!

Well, I've had two days working at Michael's and I haven't felt like running away in a blind panic yet. I've helped set up a few customers with mats and frames but have yet to put anything in the computer yet. The only thing that I'm not crazy about is the long sleeve shirt with we have to wear. It's so hot! The only thing my guys have had to ( Read more... )

...and that's theme song for the weather in Dallas since last night. I was teaching basket-weaving last night at Twilight Camp and the next time I look up, all of the younger campers were coming into the building. (Crafts was in the town hall, the size of a small house.) The storm hit about ten minutes later so it was a good thing that the adult ( Read more... )

My first on-line gallery was on Elfwood so I've got a certain nostalia for it but since it took forEVER to post anything on there, I rarely put anything new there. However, I got an email from them saying that Elfwood had changed their procedures so I went over to check it out. They've learned from DevArt because Elfwood is a lot faster and easier ( Read more... )

(Friday, packing up to go camping ( Read more... )

Well, as is typical for Texas, it was 22F up in Amarillo and 100F down in Brownville. *L* All I know is that I had to switch off the AC and turn back on the heater as well as go out to cover up all my plants. We're a little worried about the boys. In spite of much parental advice, the boys have gone off camping with only hoodies to keep them warm ( Read more... )

As expected, Bass Pro Shops and Circle 10 came to an settlement and like most big business, BPS is trying to use all the media coverage to their advantage. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/ ( Read more... )

Well, Bass Pro Shops could have done the right thing and lived up to their agreement. I'm sure that they expected a bunch of boy scouts and their parents to take their lumps and go away ( Read more... )