If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you may know that my daughter Kassie is now a college freshman.  I miss her terribly.  Even though I have one child still at home the house is eerily quiet.  Fortunately, her college is only an hour and a half away, so a quick car ride down on a Saturday is pretty easy to do.  Last Saturday I picked her up from her dorm and we traveled to the nearest mall.  How much fun!  We both picked up a few items of clothing, but spent most of our time in craft stores.  We both love Michaels Craft Store, the Hobby Lobby and Jo Ann Fabrics!  So, here are a few of the fun finds that I turned into literacy