HOME FROM SAN FRANCISCO

So my first visit to SF was fairly successful, but cold...even when the sun was shining that wind is wicked. We got to tour wine country (on our own in a really sporty mitsubishi eclipse) and did the cable cars, fishermans wharf, haight ashbury and stopped in at Golden Gate park. I loved HAIGHT ASHBURY...what a cool place that was...I always knew I should have been an adult during the hippy revolution. Such wonderful colors...we did have a bit of a problem with my teenage daughter while we were away but that story is for another day.

Here are a few pics of my trip and I am hoping the weather in Seattle will cool down a bit soon so I can get back into the studio in comfort.

Amy Keith Collage

So I am having a NON-CREATIVE couple of days....it drives me nuts when I go into these funks...but I am hoping the weekend in San Francisco will get my creative juices flowing again. In the meantime, check out this fabulous collage that AMY KEITH made with a piece from each of the ETSY GLASS ARTISTS members...I want this big enough for my wall..how cool would that be. You can check out her blog by using my ETSY GLASS ARTISTS ring surf or clicking on it in my FAVORITE BLOGS section.

So have a great day, I am listing again on etsy tomorrow and then off for 5 days YAHHHH.

1st and 3rd place

Well the last competition of the year is over...they placed 3rd in one category and 1st in the other one...now just 5 recitals and dance is over until August yah.

How sad that we have had another shooting in the US..I just don't know what the answer is but it really seems to be at epidemic levels. It makes me so sad to think that there is no-where we can really feel safe...after all the school shootings, whenever I see police near my daughters high school it always makes my heart beat a little bit faster and that glimpse of fear is not far behind.

So my thoughts go out to those in Moscow, Idaho today and one day maybe guns will just be unavailable anywhere, we can only dream.

Have a good one and be grateful for today.

Breezy getting ready for competition

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Here is a couple of pics of the process that we go through every month or so for competition. Breezy and her girlfriend Brit take about an hour each to do the required make-up for shows...June 2- 9th the girls have to do this 5 times for 5 different year end shows..though that is not competition so it does not have to be quite so exact. Enjoy.

Good Luck Breezy

I was just playing around in photo-bucket and found my daughters video of her competitive G-Force Dance routine...now this is back in January when they just completed it...and since then they have performed it another 30 or 40 times in class and competitions (4) so they are much better...they have won numerous awards and after this weekend may get to go to Nationals...anyway I hope this will work.

Amanda

May 19th

Hope you are all having a great start to your weekend. I posted some new beads on etsy this morning..I was especially pleased with these, they are sold now but I think I will definitely make this design again. So I went bathing suit shopping yesterday for my trip to San Francisco...is there anything quite so depressing...sigh...so I bought a granny suit to cover anything and then a tiny bikini for when no one is looking...LOL...and a really BIG cover up...anyway have a great day.

MAY 18th

Woo Hoo....I am so excited...I booked a last minute weekend getaway for me and my husband next weekend. We don't even usually get to go out for dinner...so my 16 year old is going to stay with friends. We have someone looking after the house and we are off to a 4 star hotel for 3 days!!!

How cool is that....I have never been there, so I am going to try and pack in Fishermans Wharf, alcatraz, pensicola beaches...and just RELAX...I have told hubby he can't bring the laptop either so we are just going to chill...I am going to hit the tanning beds this week and I can't wait.

So have a great day, I will be listing again on etsy tomorrow...todays listings all sold...sorry about that...

Amanda

PS everyone always asks what my rufusandroxy user name is so here they are...the 2 cats