July Recap

I keep meaning to post and then I forget or something else comes along to hold my attention. Now the month is practically over.....

Its been a busy month for the store as I try to clear out the old product to make room for the new.

4th of July - came and went. Took Nick to see his first fireworks show. Loved it. Can't wait for next year.

And had homemade ice cream.

And Sparklers.

Then we took him to the Lego Store in Ontario to help a Master Builder build and 8 foot pirate model. Sounds like fun right? Poor guy was being run over by the bigger kids in their frenzy to build build build. One kid was building three sets at once and he did them all in under a minute. He'd run over, deliver the three bricks and then run back to the table for more. I'm sure there wasn't much enjoyment in it for him. Seriously, it wasn't a competition.

We got a certificate and a $5 gift card to use in the store so we treked back over there to look for a Duplo set for him. He's in love with the plain blocks and the Zoo sets right now so we got a couple of those to hold him over until his birthday.

They have this cool wall where you can buy single legos. You pay a flat fee for the bucket and fill it. You can get plain blocks or all the cool specialty ones. I bought a bunch of trees, flowers and picket fences for my next Lego project.

And on the way back to the Lego store, Nick caught sight of the fish tank in the Rainforest Cafe. I though we'd never get out of there!! We had to drag him away, kicking and screaming. Leaving fish is not his favorite thing. I'm sure he could sit and stare at them all day.

Then we did Goofys Kitchen this weekend for his birthday party. He enjoyed every second of that brunch. The food was excellent and the entertainment just the right pace. About every half hour, they announce something is going on in Goofys Kitchen and the kids all race to the buffet area. Some song and dance routine and then back to the tables.

The buffet was delish! Everything you could imagine. An entire breakfast and lunch selection laid out. And the odd thing was shaped like Mickey. Who doesn't love Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes and waffles?

Some characters come around and sit at your table while you eat. Nick seemed to get a kick out of everyone that stopped by and I think he was the only kid under 5 who wasn't afraid of them. He was fascinated.

Today is his real birthday and I can't wait for him to wake up. He's the special boy today and the family will be spoiling him rotten.

Heather?

Are you out there?  You won my RAK.  Get back to me before Friday at 5 pm to claim your prize.  If not, I'll pick another winner.  I know there were a lot of you who wanted it.

Aw man, its been such a busy month.  July hates me.

I overbooked myself as usual.  As if I didn't already have enough to do, I booked crops for almost every weekend.  Throw in the holiday, birthdays and CHA and you have one busy month.

I'm excited though.  August is pretty much empty except for the new product that starts rolling in.

Really excited about CHA.  I'm starting to search the blogs and sites for Sneak Peeks for everyone.  I'm hoping there are a few more in the coming weeks.  I'm really happy with the new lines from Pink Paislee.  They always outdo themselves and I love that.

Just got an update from Making Memories.  Lots of goodies in the newsletter but I'll wait to share that later.  One of the sneaks is already on their blog but its gets better!

American Crafts too.  Their paper doesn't usually sell for me but there are some really cute patterns out this time around.  I'll have to see what they look like in person.  Very excited about the new Thickers.  I might have to do a Thickers RAK soon to clear out some of the excess Thickers I have on my Clip It Up.  That poor thing is overflowing with Thickers.  Every time I make an effort to use a bunch of them, AC comes out with more!  Ack!  I told my husband that if I die he must bury me with my Thickers and Glossy Accents.  

What else is exciting me?  Oh, I figured out the reason my Flip videos weren't posting last time around so there WILL be videos from the show when I get back.  Stupid Windows OS.  Worthless.

Replaced my missing planner with a sleek new one that goes through December of next year.  But with the abuse this one is taking, I'm not sure its going to make it that long. But I love it!  Every day is filled with blog post ideas, sale dates and other tidbits of store info.  But it keeps me organized.

After a very busy week, I plan on taking Saturday and Sunday off to crop with my good friend Cori.  (HI!)  We're pulling an all-nighter.  Or an as late as we can go nighter.  There will be frosty, fruity alcoholic beverages involved so look for layouts with crooked pictures, possibly some funny pictures and who knows what else.  I'm sending the man and little man away for the weekend.  Don't want to keep them up with our antics....

And maybe I'll get around to taking pictures of the stack of layouts I finished at a crop last week.  Too much going on.  

So, Heather, send me an email - bmw1367@gmail.com to claim your Lil Davis RAK.  If not, some other lucky person wins it.

RAK Winner

And the winner is....

 heather said...

Hi! I would love to share the product. My 7 year old daughter and I split up everything we get so she can scrapbook too.

7/01/2009 7:22 AM

Heather, email me at bmw1367 (at) gmail dot com with your mailing address and I will get your goodies in the mail.

I was laughing reading some of your comments.

Living close to a manufacturer - yes, its tough.  Especially when they do warehouse sales and everything is a buck!!  I was totally into the OLD Lil Davis.  They had a lot of chipboard, canvas and fun stuff.  Totally miss it.  BUT, I have too much of it. 

I am cleaning out for the new CHA stuff.  Cleaning out the store and my personal stash.  I've been pretty good about using the new stuff when I get it but the poor older stuff is cramping my style.  I have a new RAK coming this weekend so stay tuned.  :)  

Looks like I'm now a....

Habs fan....

Cammy signs with the Habs.  At least when he was with Calgary I got to see more of him.  Now that he's in Montreal - I'm going to need to renew my Center Ice account.

Oh well, he got a raise!!

Just waiting for the dust to settle on free agency before I freak out anymore.

See the post below for the giveaway.

RAK

So, like many of you, I've been purging and cleaning out my room.  I've been collecting for almost 10 years and I still find drawers with miscellaneous items from a class or kit and I wonder why I kept them....

I also found that my scrap room has drifted out of the room, into the hallway and then the spare bedroom.

I have a lot of stuff and no matter how much I clean, it seems to multiply.

So in an ongoing effort to clean out drawers and such, I have a RAK.

Does anyone remember the good ol' product from Lil Davis?  I still miss the old Jenni Bowlin products....

Their warehouse was located way too close to me and when they'd have their warehouse sales, I took advantage of them.  I LOVED stocking up on some of the vintage stuff.

I have 2 drawers full of LDD items.  I just sorted them into 2 piles.  One of things I want to use right away and another for the RAK.

It includes some really cool vinyl letters, labels, metal frames, epoxy letters and a few other odds and ends.  Just a bunch of vintage LDD items that need a good home.

Anyone interested?

Leave a comment here and I'll pick a winner next Monday.

Random pics from this weekend.....

So we celebrate Fathers Day and my Birthday last week. Somewhere in there, we found time to attend a BBQ at my aunts house.

Nick got to go in a big pool for the first time in a year. So different for him than the pathetic little blowup Target special currently gracing my back yard. Its also killing my grass but hey? What wouldn't a parent do for their kid, right? Plus, mom and dad like to take advantage of the water now and then.

And I bought some strings of beads last weekend to finish some projects. Used my new Slice to cut some fun things for some mobiles. Once I finish stringing them up, I'll post pictures.

June Projects

Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend my 12 hours at Lauries Crop socializing and playing dress up with products. I do get some work done.

Tag mini using the new Prima canvas tags. With Elles Studio tags cropped to fit on each tag.

Lovely, more photos that are flipped. I didn't even take this like this. I took it horizontal and Blogger flips them! Still need to journal on this one. I'm bad about journaling.

Does anyone remember Farrells Ice Cream parlours? They're making a comeback! This is my 3rd birthday....

Two older lines on these. Trying to use up my old October Afternoon before the new lines come in.

Lauries Crop

When I joined the WhoGas? group in February, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

Laurie's crops in Orange are by far my favorite along with all the enabling on the message boards. Coupons, cheap websites like Cropchocolate and Peachy Cheap.

And then, there's Alondras infamous 'Red Box'.

Last Saturday, I finally got to meet Alondra and her 'Red Box'.

And then there was Cori and her new box. A Tammy Box. Someone needs to design a combination between the two. They both have fantastic qualities and it would be a hard choice. I thought I got pictures of Coris box but I didn't. So those pictures will have to wait.

Oh and they need to be available in more colors.

I'm really looking forward to the retreat in November with some of these girls. The table in the middle of the room was laughing all day. I think I broke a rib from laughing so hard.

From Alondra offering to show up to Tall Mouse in a coconut bra to Cori and Bea trying to figure out how to put ball trim to good use.

And we can't forget Cori's pastie moment. Heidi Swapp products were put to good use!

In store news, I received several shipments for the Vintage Shoppe yesterday and had to work on them last night. I put my poor husband ot work cutting and winding Bakers Twine on wooden spools in time for the store update this morning. He was also cutting cork and canvas squares. Whadda man!

9 Months of hockey....

down the drain.

Not that I'm a HUGE fan of the Red Wings. I'm not. Totally not. In fact, I despise them almost as much as a I despise the Mighty Ducks.

But when it comes down to the final two teams, I must pick one to go with.

There is too much about Pittsburgh that I don't like.

Crosby is a great player and I have respect for him. Until he starts whining like Wayne Gretzky. He whined too. I hated that. It used to make me want to vomit when he turned vapid on the ice. 'Someone touched me ref!'

But I can get over that.

Malkin. I don't care for him. He's egotistic and I'm still bitter about his Rookie of the Year award. I'm tired of the East Coast bias the league has. They might as well split the league in half and send the West packing to the AHL.

And the fact that the Pengins had a better team for several years and threw games so they'd end up in last place. That #1 pick must have looked real enticing. Of course, Bettman went along with the plan and allowed the stupid draft lottery to even exist. Crosby. Malkin. Staal...

I could go one. Talk about buying your championship. I may hate the Red Wings but I see a very talented team who works hard every single year to be the best. I could only hope, wish, pray the Kings will somehome, someday figure out how its done.

So, heres hoping for some misspelling of Malkins name on the Cup. Something like Fakin. His name on the Cup is almost as bad as the entire Ducks team having their name on there....

Now if the Kings can figure out how to throw more games next season, maybe they can really start theur rebuilding...

Here's to 2009-10

Random photos of Nicholas