Mother of the Bride

Have you guys seen the old Steve Allen movie Father of the Bride? If not you need to watch it, very funny, in one part the Father of the Bride losses it over how many hot dog buns are in a package, he is just feed up with all the crazy wastefull expenses they have been facing.

Friday I had my Mother of the Bride moment, I had finally gotten all the invitations ready to go, bought really cute stamps to send them on there way when the lady at the post office ask if I had weighed them? No they look OK to me, just standard right?

Nope they needed and additional 13 cents, all the post office had available was 17 cent stamps with a Rams head on them, "so I guess you will be wanting an additional 100 wedding ring stamps won't you?" I just melted, I already had bought 200, 44 cent stamps for the invitations and RSVP cards, no way was I willing to pay the additional money for more cute stamps. I know in the scope of things and with what all we have paid out and will be paying out for the next month the stamps are truly just a drop in the bucket, but on Friday my bucket was full.

So I apologize for the butt ugly stamps that will be on your invitations, I do not regret the financial stand I took on Friday, that is unless the Bride should happen to find out what I did, then I am in deep ......

Lets get this party going

Tyler is with me today, out of Daycare with strep, UGH, I hope I don't get it!!

My plan was to do office work and keep tweaking my Christmas card set I will be doing a workshop in the fall, the stamp set is "No Greater Love" it is exquisite, but I am having so much trouble doing it justice.

So Ty and I are in the room of sin, I am trying hard to get some things done that HAVE to be done and he is just as busy as can be playing with his things he has stashed in the room. Next thing I know he says "Nanny lets get this party going"!! He had found the box of luau decorations from Kelli and Nathans shower and was decorating my studio, soooo funny. I had to take a break and attend the party, lots of dancing and singing, he called Heahter and ask her to bring some party hats, he is all hung up on party hats these days, he thinks you should have them at every event, you know he might just be right, I need to break out and party a little more.

I sorta felt like I was back at Camp Dogwood, scraping, dancing and singing, maybe when he goes home tonight I will be inspired and get the darn Christmas card workshop going

ScrapNcarolinas

Had such a nice day with the ladies at the retreat this weekend, now those ladies know how to CROP and ROCK!! I was ovewhelemed by the amount of supplies they all brought, I thought I had overpacked with 1 rolling tote and 3 bags, but I was truly a light weight in the room! Have any of you every had a group break out dancing and singing to Grease Lightning CD at an event you have been to? Well let me tell you I found a new use of my crop a dial, it makes a great microphone HA, they were truly a fun bunch, wish I could have spent the whole weekend with them.

If you have never been to one of Angie's crops/events you really should go, she puts on a great event and Camp Dogwood is so restful, she has one coming up in October. Next time I go I am going by boat, that would be a lot closer for me than driving and I would love to get some of those ladies on a tube for a spin around the lake.

I even ran into a sister consultant who was there, she is the first person I have meet in real life from Scattered Hearts group, it was nice to put a face to a name, we all have lots of contact on conference calls each week and on our yahoo board but real life is so much better.

I want to thank all of the Ladies who placed orders and bought cash and carry items, you won't be disappointed, CTMH products are wonderful! And what a deal we have going on in September, spend $60.00 on stamps and receive the card making kit for FREE, it is an awesome set

I was so inspired by all of them I spent Sunday in my Room Of Sin creating my little heart out.

Here is a flip book I was able to get done

September Step It Up Card Class

September Card Club

Back to work!

After a very big weekend I am back at work on September club samples, LOVE next month's clubs we will be using the NEW " Sweet Home " line just out on Sept 1, also getting ready got CropNCarolina's this weekend that should be a really good weekend, we will be using " Sweet Home " as a make and take, I SO LOVE this paper!!

BIG NEWS

Woo HOOO, Kelli and Nathan got their HOUSE!!! So excited for them, they have both worked very hard this past year to get all of their ducks in a roll before walking down the isle, they have just accomplished one more of them today. They will close on the house Monday morning, I think I know what I will be doing next week HA, Maybe they will in turn help me kit all my upcoming classes, workshops and club kits, that may be wishful thinking on my part. Here is a photo of the house when they first looked at it way back when, took over 2 month's to get it done!! Looks really small but it is 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, lots of room for Grandbabies after Oct 2nd!!!!