The lady's a winner!

Wow! We came, we played and we conquered! Well, conquered is maybe a little strong. After going to the Marshalltown Bead Bash, mom, Cris, Julie and I stopped at the casino in Tama and played the slots. We made our way to the non-smoking section going through the maze of machines, little old ladies with blue hair and oxygen machines amid a haze of smoke. It was a lot of fun and Cris couldn't push those buttons fast enough! Don't you love the look on her face! We came back to Cedar Rapids with more money than we left with so it's considered a win but it probably wasn't enough to buy a tank of gas. After getting back to the Bead Haven, Cris and I went inside for a minute that turned into a couple of hours. We scavenged around looking for things to make molds and found some very interesting things...... from tree bark to a pencil cup. Come visit us in the store and take a look at what we made!