Tuesday, December 30, 2008

If you can't say anything nice...


...then don't say anything at all. Please.
To whomever is writing mean comments on the blog, please stop. Or at least stop posting them anonymously.You don't have to read my blog. You don't have to shop at my store. And I feel silly for even having to write this.

Monday, December 29, 2008

I'm so excited....


...and I just can't hide it.
The Slice Personal Cordless Cutter arrived in our store today.
So, naturally I took one home to have a play. I love it.
The downside is definitely the adhesive. It is mildy annoying. And I would recommend buying the large glass mat (it's just easier) But this thing is small (easy to take to a crop!), and super easy to use. And it's cordless (rechargeable batteries) so you don't have to be next to a plug in. Plus you get a lot on the cartridges that are only $45. (Much better than Cricut).
For more on this cool new machine check out whyslice.com
or pick it up in store for
$169.99 but only until January 5th
after that it's regular price ($199.99)

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Sorry.

Kim so sweetly (or not) pointed out that it has been a month since I last updated my blog. What can I say? I've been busy. You should check out the last couple classes we have before Christmas. They're good. Sign up. You won't be sorry.
Last night I taught a class. Full House! And I had a great time. It was nice to see some ladies that I hadn't seen for a while (Lori, Angie, Tara & Karen).
So here I am updating my blog. And I have nothing to say. So I am taking this "assignment" that Kim gave me. All of the things I have done are in bold. We might just have some things in common.
100 Things To Do (the First 50).
1. Start Your Own Blog
2. Sleep Under The Stars
3. Play in a School Band
(The flute. I hated it.)
4. Visit Hawaii
5.Watch a Meteor Shower
6. Give more than you can afford to a charity.
7. Go to Disneyland
(Three times and counting. I love Disneyland!)
8. Climb a Mountain
(I was a climber when I was younger. And we hike a bit now too!)
9. Held a praying Mantis
(No. But I am giving myself this one becuase I've licked the bum of an ant. Long story.)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee Jumped
12. Visited Paris
(France yes. Paris no.)
13. Watched a lighting storm at sea
14. Teach yourself and art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
(Sabina Nessie. My Cabbage Patch! Thanks Kim!)
16. Had food poisoning
(No matter how hungry you are, microwaving a three day old sub is a BAD idea)
17. Gone to top of Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
(Tomatoes! And herbs every year.)
19. See the Mona Lisa
20. Sleep on an overnight train
21. Pillow fight
22. Hitch hike
(Shhhh. Don't tell my mom!)
23. Take a sick day when you're not sick
(Shhhh. Don't tell myslef.)
24. Build a snow fort
(Winter. 1996. KJ. Mellie. Jenna. Paul. Kerray & I. Best fort ever built. IN THE WORLD.)
25. Hold a lamb
26. Go skinny dipping
(This summer. And every summer with my hubby at the cabin. And several less worthy boys before him..... say what you will.)
27. Run a marathon
(I'm running a 5kn race this weekend. So by 2050 I should be marathon ready!)
28. Ride a gondola in Venice
(I'm giving myself this one too, becuase I've done it in the Swiss Alps. Even better.)
29. See a total eclipse
30. Watch sunrise & set
(Turtle Lake Sask. I love you)
31. Hit a home run
32. Go on a cruise
33. See Niagara Falls
34. Visit the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Visit an Amish community
36. Learn a new language
(Bisa bichara Bahasa Indonesian. Sedikit saja. Bet you didn't know that!)
37. Have enough money to be Satisfied
38. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
39. Go rock climbing
(I was on a team. I was! And one year I was even MVP. I regret getting out of that. I really enjoyed it.)
40. See Michelangelos's "David"
41. Sing Karaoke
(If you happened to be at BoDiddlys in Red Deer in 2001 then you might have witness the most pathetic "Back In The Saddle" you've ever heard.)
42. See the Old Faithful geyser Erupt
(I remember waiting for this to happen when I was a kid. And I was soooo bored and my dad was so excited and kept saying "Any minute now....just you wait! This si going to be awesome!" I thought he was so lame. And then it happened. And he was right.)
43. Buy a stranger a meal
44. Visit Africa
45. Walk on a beach in the moonlight
(not so much walked on, as "made-out" on)
46. Be transported in an Ambulance
47. Have your portrait painted
(By a cartoonist???)
48. Go deep sea fishing.
49. See the Sistine Chapel
50. See the Eiffel Tower.