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Blog posts September 2008

The Hurricane Ike Chronicles: The Evacuation

Well folks, so sorry it has taken me this long to get back to the blog. We are doing just fine! Power was restored at our house last Thursday, but I missed an entire week of work at my real job, plus we've had tons of post-Ike clean-up, and the closing of the shop (whole separate post coming on tha…

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Coffee Shop Connection (Ike Aftermath Update)

Hi friends

Just a really quick check in to say hi and let you know we are OK. We are back home, and our home is still without power, but tonight, we found a coffee shop in town that has power and a wireless connection, so we are soaking in the glory of hot coffee, air conditioning, and the Internet!

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We're Hangin' In (Ike Update)

Hello friends!

I'm reporting from a safe, secure spot at a nearby University where my brother is a coach -we decided to flee here yesterday morning and we are VERY GLAD we did. We are very blessed to be able to shelter in the athletic facilities here (showers, bathrooms, towels, etc) - we have an ind…

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We're nervous about this one...(and some good news too!)

Wind Forecast: Hurricane Ike
(The circles represent where we live and where most of our friends and family live)

Well friends, this hurricane has everyone around here in Houston and the surrounding area very nervous. Here's a quote from our local weather forecaster's blog, highlighting what we might …

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Tea for Two-sday! Jill & Susan!


Hello, and welcome back to Tea for Two-sday! Each Tuesday I will invite a couple of my blog buddies, who might otherwise not meet, over to Just Bee 'n Me for a spot of tea and for a chance for me to show off some of their yummy goodies that drew me to them in the first place!


This week, I am so exc…

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Hurricane Gustav Update

The Good News:
All of Johnny's girls and their families are accounted for and safe - Thank You Lord!!! Their homes are OK too...just some slight damage to the skirting on one of the mobile homes and a few downed trees...It's really a miracle considering that two of the girls live in mobile homes an…

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Introducing Tea for Two-sday!

Welcome to a new weekly feature at Just Bee 'n Me:

Tea for Two-sday!

Here's what I have in mind and how it all came together... I have been blogging since June of 2005, and in those early days I began adding links primarily to Illustrator's blogs...sweet, talented folks I would meet through Illustra…

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Welcome September! (and Happy Labor Day!)


Hi dear friends!

Turned another page of the calendar today...hard to believe! Happy Labor Day to all my pals from the USA...and happy September to you all!!! It's been very nice to have the long weekend... I don't have an update from the folks in Louisiana yet...just as soon as I do, I'll post about …

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