Getting ready for Gustav has been exhausting. People are rushing like mad in the event that the storm will hit us. I’m personally not too concerned since we are inland and there is no threat of a surge. 
However, other people’s preparations are making general life a bit hairy! Normal grocery shopping became impossible as the shelves were empty, the lines ridiculous, and the attitudes even worse! Everyone is purchasing the required items for their hurricane kit; if it comes to that I will be in trouble! 
Getting gas is already hard because people are in a mild panic due to the post traumatic stress of Hurricane Katrina. I’ll be glad when the scare is over and we can get back to normal. However, after Hurricane Fay this year I think we definitely learned some lessons from a fellow in Florida on what not to do in a storm!
However, other people’s preparations are making general life a bit hairy! Normal grocery shopping became impossible as the shelves were empty, the lines ridiculous, and the attitudes even worse! Everyone is purchasing the required items for their hurricane kit; if it comes to that I will be in trouble! Getting gas is already hard because people are in a mild panic due to the post traumatic stress of Hurricane Katrina. I’ll be glad when the scare is over and we can get back to normal. However, after Hurricane Fay this year I think we definitely learned some lessons from a fellow in Florida on what not to do in a storm!
I have always loved to do crazy things with my hair! I have done extreme cuts, crazy colors, and fun styles! My mom is really easy going when it comes to hair. I really don’t think she cares what I do to my hair. If I ever get worried about doing something wild she tells me, “it is hair and it will grow out.”
Well I have also been growing my hair out to donate to 
He came to visit to get out of the heat. Now when she comes to visit she won’t feel homesick and miss the one that got in her house! They really are cute little things – I like how their skin is see-through. Someone told me they are photosensitive; they look like they may be, although I have not personally verified that bit of info. This guy was little, maybe 2 inches in length. He was too fast to catch, so I can’t be sure! He ran and hid behind the dryer…and hopefully he will eat that big bug when he comes back out!! This is not an 
that still, if I smell hard enough, smells like the essence that I remember in the color of her eyes. So now on my birthday wearing my mother’s shirt – perhaps I can feel just a touch closer to knowing a memory and following in her phantom footsteps.
and then Travis taking me shopping for “something for the house because you’ve made it so beautiful”…a real ahhhhh moment; he’s such a sweetie!! SOOO – I chose a cast-iron firepot 
and soprano wind chimes 
so I definitely had to give that a try!! Then my DD gave me a “hand”
…in a card that is. 
She’s so creative! The hand was holding a certificate “good for one necklace” made by her. WOW!! I’m excited…can’t wait to see what it turns out like.
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They even have HOMEWORK! HUH…this is supposed to be fun. :-P All kidding aside – I’m taking several classes with a couple of great friends at a little store in Prairieville, LA. So far orientation and my first two classes, Bring it Back and Hip to be 1” Square, were great! Time was a bit of a crunch – but then that is my problem to begin with. I’m excited about the rest of the semester and hope to finally get to a point in scrapping that I feel “on top of it.”
