Hi Everyone!
I hope everyone is enjoying the wonder fall weather we have been having. I got to spend a few days at Birch Bay and loved every minute of it. Vickie and I made our final pilgrimage to Treasury of Memories in
Bellingham. I will really miss that store. It seems we scrappers are part of one big family and don't like it when one of our own leaves the nest. My trips to Birch Bay will not be the same. Vickie and I often talked about where we spent most of our time........at the cabin or at Treasury of Memories! I wish Elizabeth and all of her staff the best. They will certainly be missed.
Shawna is in
Las Vegas on business this week and I am trying not to open all the shipment boxes that have come in. Trying is the key word. So far I have not succeeded, however, one huge box arrived today and I've been too busy to dig into it. Do you know how hard it is to walk by the box and not look into it? I still have a long time until closing. I'm feeling confident I will find time to investigate its contents before closing. After all, isn't it my job to make sure I familiarize myself with all the new product? Why wait until its on the floor and have to walk around the entire store when its right here at my fingertips? Doesn't make sense to me! I did find a shipment of the Basic Grey new line, Indian Summer. I love the papers! They are so soft and pretty. I'm sure Shawna will have them out next week, along with all the embellishments, Christmas and others. There are some real must haves!
Vickie's
Haunted House Book class for next Sat, October 17 is nearly full. There are a couple of spaces left. If you haven't seen it, check it out on our website. Its very creative and fun! It has been very popular.
Many of you know Marcia, our owner, is battling a rare form of
leukemia. She is back in the hospital undergoing her final rounds of chemo before her bone marrow/stem cell transplant scheduled for next Wednesday, October 14. Check out her progress on Marcia's Place on our website. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. We miss her dearly and want her back!!
Our
Cricut Club will be meeting this Sunday, October 10 from 1-4p. We will be playing with the new cartridge, From My Kitchen. It has a lot of fun things on it. If you are not a
Cricut Club member, you can still join us for $5.00. That will give you access to all of our cartridges for the day. What a deal!! For those of you who do not own a
Cricut, we are in the process of setting up a system where, for a small fee, you can bring in your personal mat and use our machine. Check back for details!
I finally got my call from the airline that I am healthy enough to return to flying. I am excited, yet sad. It will be hard to leave everyone here. My training isn't scheduled until November 16. I have to leave this next weekend, but hope to return the week of October 26. It will all depend on what the company has lined up for me. I'm not ready to leave here for good. Its just not the same scrapping by myself. No one there gives me grief for listening to Delilah! I sure get enough of it here!
I hope you are able to get out and enjoy the last of the fall colors before colder weather appears. I see it has been super cold in Minnesota, thankfully, no snow........yet. Several years ago we had one of our worst blizzards on Halloween night. One never knows when snow will appear! After last year, you might be able to say the same thing here!
One last thing, make sure you come in and meet our two new employees, Kaye and
Katri (pronounced caw-tree). They are very helpful and fun to be around.
Have a good weekend!
DebbPS I just went through the big shipment box and lo and behold it is full of the cutest
KaiserCraft Advent Calendars! I'm sure these won't last long!!! There are also tons of new papers, etc. I can't wait for Shawna to get back and get these things ready to sell. I'll be first in line!
