EXCELLENT...
Because I always work alone -- I need to get OUT OF THE HOUSE...and this event came along after a month of cabin fever...
There were 450 women at the biggest ballroom in the area -- at Jumer's Casino & Resort. I found a good seat in the front of the room -- and my tablemates were funny and interesting. Lunch was delicious! (I enjoy anything I don't have to cook myself!)
Franci Phelan's keynote was excellent. She made me think. And that's always a good thing...
You never know what's going to make an impression on a child. One day, on the farm, Franci was a 12 year old kid spending a long boring afternoon "watching the gate". Franci began to daydream -- and notice license plates from different states. Illinois, Minnesota, many midwestern states. When a car drove by with a New York license plate-- she decided, right then and there -- "I'm going to visit every State in the union". And that became a life goal. And she DID visit every state before she was 30 years old....
I didn't actually get to talk to Franci after the event -- but the table next to me was full of her Iowa relatives. This is her Aunt, and her in-laws...they LOVED THE Hey Rita tote..!!
Franci lives in the Seattle area -- maybe she'll Google her name, read this blog, and decide to take up sewing??
I'll keep you posted...
So -- hey -- what's on your "Bucket List"??
