my day in the arts world

tire fixed!! -- boy i feel very empowerd!

got the keys to the camping trailer and the gate for the mission's property in slippery rock -- looking forward to my "get real" time next week -- i'm going camping for a few days by myself -- bought some new camping gear -- looking so foward to it!

got gas - which if i may, a little side bar -- holiday's stink for screwing up my budget -- yesterday the gas in ghetto new castle was $2.69 - when i didn't need to fill up - had a little under a half of a tank

but two trips to cranberry a trip to new castle and a trip to chippewa cancelled that -- so today i looking to fill up with "cheap" gas -- much to my dismay gas jumped $.10 over night - and now it's jumped another $.10 in just an afternoon -- stinkn' 4th of july!


okay - i'm back from my rant!

i had the pleasure today of hanging with my deacon's daughter -- we went to the slovik shop in grove city -- my little jennifer love hewitt - aka jenn cory - bought me a fun gift from her mission trip to slovaka and i needed to go pick it up -- she went with the owners of the shop -- i was excited - and beth had mentioned she has always wanted to go -- so - we set off for a fun day of construction, my driving, and of course arts and crafts!

it was great -- i've always sort of felt some weird connection with her -- she is an only child and so am i -- she's in college and i work with college students -- in a weird way - i've seen myself as a big sister of sorts -- the slovan's are great -- they sort of adopted me into their family!

so - to hang and get some one-on-one time was cool -- we really talked - of course we shot the breeze a bit - but we really talked -- talked about what we believe, what we struggle with - and just life

not sure -- but i think she was real with me - and opened up a bit -- i'm safe -- i'm not a parent but i'm one who can understand -- she doesn't have to "act" any way with me -- i can understand the crap of life a bit

it was cool to be in her world for a bit -- to really understand what she deals with in maryland -- over all -- good times!

francie