[Nettie Belle]

Thanks for the offer, but I'm really not sure I'm "balloonable", Fitzwilly. I've had people try and try to help me, but I'm really stuck on dogs, giraffes, monkey, swords, hats ... you get the picture. Some people can look at something or imagine it in their head and create some magnificant balloon sculpture. That part of my brain is filled with some kind of other matter. I really don't like balloons at all and unless someone specifically requests them, I do too.

But ... if you know of a balloon jam around this area that you think would help me, or some sort of balloon sculpture retaining drug I could take, I'm IN.

My friend, Sonshine does BEAUTIFUL balloons. She sat with me and very patiently watched me struggle with a flower bracelet as she was working on some centerpiece or something. Hopscotch helped me one time before a birthday party and they turned out so well, I took them to the birthday kids (twins). That was really dumb, though, because the kids wanted the exact same balloons, and of course, I couldn't do it. I had to fess up and tell them the truth ... that it was really time for me to go ... my turn to feed the elephants at the zoo, you know.

My husband is working 3-11's now, so my plan is to sit here at night and PRACTICE. That could be why God allowed my sewing machine to die right before Christmas ... you know???