Right Now.....

Wishing, hoping, praying for a finals game between the US and Canada....

Would love to see Drew Doughty get the gold at 20 but then Dustin Brown should win too.....

Love watching him compete.... (and I'm not a snowboarding fan)

I'm totally craving some of this...

I love listening to him....

I really want one of these...

I'm reading this....

Just finished this...

and this...

I love all of his books.

Finally somewhat caught up with the business. Those orders just never stop! But I love it. It means the changes I made this year were needed. Fresh faces, fresh products...just a breath of fresh air.

Had a scrap date last Saturday and another one on the 27th. Looking forward to it.

On the Homefront.....

January was not just about CHA...okay so it was but I did spend some time with family. Made some changes for the better. My word for 2010 is ME. I know it sounds kind of selfish but it seems like I'm always doing stuff for others whether its at work, in my personal life, for Nick, for the business etc. I have to beg and steal an hour away to get a pedicure. Ladies 8 weeks is just TOO long to go between pedicures - especially when you're on your feet as much as I am!

I hardly scrap anymore. Someone who owns a scrapbook store told me that when I first opened and I believed her - to a point. I knew I'd have a lot LESS time to scrap but there was no way it would disappear entirely. WRONG.....

Other than the few things I did for the booth, that was pretty much it. The last time I sat down and worked on something fun, for ME, was December 19th with Cori and Lisa. I know, right?

Now that the madness of the expo and CHA are over with its back to ME.

I have an all day crop this Saturday and another one on the 27th. I need to be doing more than blog banners......

Some cute pictures of Nick from January:

Washing lemons with my dad. Meepaw. Check out the jammies and the boots. Best. $7. I. Ever. Spent. At. Target. Seriously, he wears them all the time. Just kills me when I see him clopping around the house in them. They were the smallest size they had so he needs to grow into them a little but he keeps them on somehow.....

Is this the start of his NHL career? I've got these saved just in case he makes it big. I want to show everyone where he started....

Learning to ride the trike he got for Christmas. His feet don't really reach the peddles yet....

At the Tip a King event. These guys are the greatest! Really took time to talk to Nick about hockey. He was just impressed that they played and liked to ask them 'you play hawkee?' They added a new thing to the even this year with 'experiences'. You could face off against Jarret Stoll or take a couple of shots on the goaltenders. Kind of cool and Nick got to 'play hawkee'.

P.S. - Aren't they the cutest? I love my boys!

CHA Pictures

Pictures as promised.....

The CHA Supershow

CHA Trade Show pictures can be found on the site in the CHA Gallery.

Nothing crafty goin' on here......

Well, I did do one small thing. A new blog banner for January and one more for February. That is all.

Sad right? I own a scrapbook store! That should be illegal. Never fear, I intend to rectify that this weekend at a crop. 12 hours of craft time.

I also sent Nick back to daycare so that will free up some time for me to work during the day AND possibly get some fun things done. He's almost 3 and needs that contact with other kids. In just the 3 days since he's been back, I can see a difference in him. I found a new place that is SO much better than the last one. Don't get me wrong, I love Kindercare but for what they charged me weekly and what Nick got out of it......not a good match. So I found Tutor Time and I'm so happy!

For a little less, he's able to develop more. He gets to cut and paste, paint and play with playdoh. They are big on making stuff form scratch - like homemade playdoh and flubber. Best thing is, they send the recipes home so I can make it for him here too. Nice right?

And the craftiness? LOVE LOVE LOVE that. Right? Kindercare just kind of let them roam around the room playing with playskool toys all day long. They couldn't color - not until they got to the 3's room and there was definitely no scissors allowed.

I had to teach him how to use them at home. So this week, he's stamped, cut and pasted to make a cute Valentines bag for their exchange on Friday. Being the crafty mom I am, I have a handmade valentine to get ready and less than 2 days to do it in. I can do it. I think. And they are doing a smoothie party for them so my first parent participation will also be then when I show up with oranges for the smoothies! Its like he's in school!

Okay before I get all weepy about him growing up too fast, lets rewind a bit. Here's a recap of January.

I decided at the last minute to do the CHA Craft Supershow. After a lot of planning and a LOT more money, nothing really came of it. People were there looking for steals and deals and not something cute or fun. The make n takes were a hit but thats about it. Kind of disappointed but it was a lesson learned.

I had about 8 hours in between cleaning up my booth before I had to be at CHA to see all of the new product. This was the first show in a while where I was amazed by each and every booth I walked into. Seriously wanted to take it all home with me. That usually never happens. There are always some that wow me but never like this. Even the pink stuff caught my eye!

I'll post some pictures from that crazy adventure this week.