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Okay, I did take pictures of the cicadas after all.  According to this article the season will peak in mid-June.  It's only the 3rd!  Every day {more than once a day} I go out and knock the little nasty, dead things off of everything.  A while ago, one rode in on the little dog and was flying around the house, ewwwwwwwwwww!

COLUMBIA – After 13 years of hibernating cicadas are expected to make their appearance in Missouri by mid-May.

Cicadas come up from the ground every 13 years and flock to the trees. They’re known for being noisy making their mating sound. When the eggs hatch the baby cicadas crawl back underground to hibernate for another 13 years.

The cicadas do not sting or bite and the season peaks in Mid-June. However, some residents claim they are already here.

One expert claims that in heavily wooded areas there may be more than a million cicadas per acre. [source]

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I was going to take a picture of a cicada but decided not to.  Those little creatures have invaded my back yard.  The noise is deafening, their crunchy exo-skeletens are everywhere.  They attach to everything, Uggh.  Anyway, I'll spare you the photo and show you a sneak peek of next month's Preservning the Past.  It's just about finished.

It's that time of year again & photo of the day!

It's the Komen St. Louis Race For the Cure!  In year's past you have supported our little team Carolina Sue's Crew.  This year we are asking for your help raising money for the Komen Race with this amazing gift basket on display @ For Keeps Sake.  

Our team captain, Missy writes:

Breast Cancer has touched most of our lives in one way or another. Many of you know our own Sue is a Breast Cancer Survivor, as is Missy's mom, Sue. We have joined as a team to support the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure each year, going back several years now. This year, with some sadness, we are not participating in the race as a team. 

However, our good friend, Nancy Connelly, in a creative and fun way of donating to the cause, put together a huge gift basket to auction off at For Keeps Sake to keep our team alive and kicking! Timi and Nancy jumped right in to help fill the basket even more! You can join in and support Carolina Sue's Crew by purchasing a raffle ticket for $1 with all proceeds going to Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure in the team name! Long live Carolina Sue's Crew! 

Thank you so much to Nancy Connelly and the girls at For Keeps Sake, Timi and Nancy, for their very generous gifts and support and friendship.

 Stop in and donate $1 for each chance to win this amazing basket worth over $200!

Drawing on June 13th.

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Each year our local Cub & Boy Scouts decorate the over 180,000 graves @ Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.   The tradition was started by the by our local Boy Scout Council in 1951 and when my boys were in Scouts "The Annual Good Turn" was a highly anticipated event.  Even before soldier son was old enough to be in Scouts he participated right along with the older boys. 

Today we went over to the cemetery to admire the flags.  It is an amazing and moving experience.

Memorial Day is more than just another 3 day weekend.  Take the time to honor the ones that gave everything for their country and remember the soldiers that are serving today!

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Did a little shopping and found these:

We bought 2 of these rockers @ Harbor Freight for only 39.99.

Map Guy says they are cheap 

because it was $100 in labor to put them together 

but I disagree.  I helped by reading the instructions.

Now all they need is some stain or paint!

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New Class for July:

Life is Good Travel Journal
friday, July 29 @ 10-1

In this workshop we will create a binder style travel journal using products from 

7 Gypsies, Tim Holtz and Wendy Vecchi.  

Limited space available for this class!
Call FKS @ 314-487-8131 to reserve a seat.

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Soldier son sent me this photo today.  He is just now hearing about the devastating tornado that went through Joplin, MO. 

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Made this layout using the new My Mind's Eye.

That's all I got . . . now back in the basement!

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A few photos of a project for the store.  I used the Simple Stories Destinations Line to scrapbook a road trip from 2007.  It was my first time using the concept and I thought it was a lot of fun using the pre-designed elements in the sectioned page protectors.

Check it out in person, only @ For Keeps Sake!

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Great evening for a Grad Party . . . Congratulations Class of 2011!

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My camera battery died so I can't upload my pics but . . . I found these oldies but goodies!

 

 

Stop laughing!  You know you have some like this . . .

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So much going on in my world lately. . . but I {finally-just about-almost-nearly finished} this:

New Class for July, it is a travel journal.  We will create this mini book from 7 Gypsies, Grunge paper, paper, tissue, stamping and more.  I'll have this finished up this weekend and in the store on Monday.  I think that space is available for 8 but I may be able to do more.  Pricing is pending.   Stay tuned.

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We're getting ready. . .

I got this today from an amazing company

Build A Sign

they make banners and will create a Welcome Home Banner for the Military for FREE.

It's weatherproof and about 2x4 ft!

Hooah!

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I've decided to share a video here today, not one of mine, it's one going around facebook, omg. . .

The song may stay with you, I'm just sayin'

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It's been awhile since we walked up by the river @ Jefferson Barracks!

Love this park so much . . .

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It's rainy & cold so I whipped up a couple of new samples for the store . . . do not be shocked . . . I did some girly stuff.  Pink even.  Yeah that's right Pink.  I did a boy sample too.  It's Little Yellow Bicycle's Baby Saurus & Tiny Princess.  So darn cute.  I didn't add photos but they are on display at For Keeps Sake!

I also made a banner which is a little hard to appreciate in this pic but here we go:

I'm just waiting for someone to lend me girly photo! 

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Blogger was down yesterday  . . . so today you get more than one photo!

Great day to go to the St. Louis Zoo! 

Gotta love the elephants!

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Class tonight with my Preserving the Past ladies. 

Today I spent some quality time here:

My annual check up, chest x-ray, bloodwork, blood pressure, examination . . .

No problem.

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Store Sample using Webster's Pages.

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This is for my Preserving the Past ladies: 

Preserving the Past for June 8 @ 6PM

June's class will include fun papers from October Afternoon, Tim Holtz Stamps, border punch from EK Success and 7 Gypsies Tissue.  This class is limited to 12 students.  

My class this week:

 

This class is full, students should bring their Milled Lavendar or other similar colored ink.  Thanks!