BUMMER!! You were with us in thoughts! I met KathyK as soon as I arrived. Patti showed up as we were grabbing a bite to eat. We didn't think you were going to be there because of your dad. And we understood - family (almost) always comes first.
I tried getting an orange vest. If I could have, there would have been a photo of someone with an orange vest and a butt tag!
(I ended up getting some Swarovski crystals (no surprize there), some clasps, a peyote kit (too much for what I got but I really like it), a funky kind of glass bead (shaped like a Pringles chip, encrusted with teeny tiny gold beads on the edge). I drooled over a lot and Kathy and I fondled most of the beads. I left my DNA on everything I could!
Oh, Rio Grande has these really cool pliers! I don't work with wire but with these, I could learn to expand my skills. Now stupid me is leaving the center and reaching in my tote for the RG catalog. I wanted to see how much they were. Well, I ended up getting anasty paper cup on the tip of my ring finger. Bled like a son-of-a-gun.
Little traffic home but the idiots were out. Tailbating at 80 miles an hours and weaving in and out of traffic. Geez! And then I damned near blew past a local cop (with his lights on) about four miles from home doing about 75. Let me tell you - I hit the brakes as best as I could the moment I saw him. I may have been doing 65-70 as I passed him. I made sure my brake lights were off till then. No sense calling attention to my speed. I help my breath and watched him in the rear view mirror. I figured I was nailed. Nope. Phew. Hey, I was listening to some good music, the sun was shining, and all was right in the world. And continued to stay right the rest of the way home.