New Arrivals

We have some new arrivals in the store. I was really excited when I saw the new Amy Butler creativity bag. It is so cute.

The wooden stick was getting really old. I'm glad to see that Basic Grey came out with the rub-on roller stylus tool.
We are taking my scrap space apart to paint and move things around. I am unable to scrap. AHHHHHHHHH! I need my space back soon. This is really driving me nuts.

Finally spring

I am so happy to finally have consistent warm days. Today I started on my garden. This year the goal is to have a small raised garden. So, Jaden and I went out to Lowes to buy some wood, L brackets nails, and dirt to put the frame together. Ok, this project is costing more than I anticipated. Wood is REALLY EXPENSIVE. I was shocked when my bill came to over $50. If you add how much it cost me in gas to go to Lowes... Jaden is only too happy to help me with the dirt. He is going to have to wait to get dirty. I still have to put this contraption together. This is a chick thing. I don't want daddy's help. If I waited for him the garden wouldn't happen until next summer. Jeff's schedule doesn't allow for much free time. I hope to have this thing put together by the weekend.

Right now I am sitting at a neighbors house watching her kids for her. Two of my kids decided to join me. It is amazing the damage two 4 year boys and two 5 year old girls can do in such a short period of time. Fortunately I had the good sense to grab Disney's Enchanted on the way out of the door. Oh the power of Disney. They are silent or I just can't hear them over this ipod. I finally have a few minutes to blog and flip through my CK mag.

Happy Spring everyone. Go outside and enjoy the flowers!

Scrap Time

If you live in the New River Valley and you want to get together to scrap, come on out on MARCH 8 from 6:30 PM - 9:30. There is no charge. You will have space to spread out. Bring a snack to share. I will have the Cricut Expression, Wishblade, and Sizzix out for you to use. The crop will be held in the club house in Maple Ridge Subdivision. Send me an email to sign up thescrappersescape@yahoo.com. Come on out and get ideas from each other. Feel free to bring a friend.

New Store arrivals

This week the store will have some new arrivals. Here are a few examples:The Pinch of Paisley was brought to my attention and I love the design.

CROP, CROP, CROP

I realized something today. I seriously need some time to get out of the house and crop. I have found a great spot where we can stretch out and crop. If you live in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, or anywhere in the New River Valley and you want to get out of your space and stretch out somewhere else, shoot me an email. I am thinking about a Friday night sometime soon. If I get a good response, I will reserve the club house for us. So, come on ladies time for some "me" time.

Happy Valentine's Day

Ok, I am a bad blogger. I know! I am finding that balancing children, housework, husband (4th child), and work is really difficult.

I have to share my valentine treat. My sweet hubby tried to surprise me with a spa treatment. Unfortunately there was a problem with my surprise appointment and the spa called and left a message on our home phone yesterday. I am a stay at home mom so that was a huge mistake. You have to understand that Jeff is big on surprises. He is a serious planner and when something goes wrong he is not happy. The spa felt really bad and will give me a discount on the spa treatment. He still gets lots of credit for the surprise. He is super husband.

I have found some time to work on a few layouts.

Snow Day

Yesterday was fun! It has been a while since we've gotten more than 2 inches of snow. We got 6" of snow. The kids were soooooooooooooo excited. I could hardly get the snow suits on fast enough. The new puppy wasn't as excited about this strange white stuff that covered her favorite place to potty. We finally had to put her outside and close the door until she went potty. After a while she began to enjoy the snow with the kids. The funny thing was the snow was almost as tall as Princess.

New things in my life

Ok, so I gave in and we now have a new addition to our family. Meet Princess Tinkerbell!
We got her from the Humane Society. Yep, I'm a sucker! She is as sweet as she looks. She is already better behaved than my human children. Don't even ask about the name. She had so many within the first 3 hours. The name might even change again because I can't bring myself to call her that. I keep calling her poppy. We once tried to have a dog several years ago but it didn't work out. That dog was named poppy. I'm thinking about insisting on calling her that. She looks very similar to the old Poppy. She is a mutt. We know she is part hound. This poor puppy has been a good sport over the last week. My oldest has carried her around like a baby. I keep expecting to see her wearing doll clothes and a bib. Tomorrow a friend is coming by who happens to train search and rescue dogs and help us train Princess. I hope her skills are good enough so I can use them on the children too. :)

The store has new additions too. You have to surf over and check them out.

Happy New Year!

It is really hard to believe we are already in 2008. So much happened in 2007. I started this store. My second child started kindergarten. My baby started preschool. Hubby finished his MASTER'S DEGREE. We spent part of the holidays in Disney. Wow, I'm tired just thinking about last year.

Well this year is just starting and we are off to a busy year already. Starting January first, I became the first black female officer for Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad. Yep, I just took on a lot more responsibility. I am the training officer. I am looking forward to the year. I have the great responsibility of making sure our squad gets all the training we can get over the next 12 months.

The store will have some new editions soon. You asked for more page kits and I heard you. You can expect to see more page kits in the next week. Here are just a few kits that will be available for you.

Let me know if you don't see something that you are interested in. I will try to get it for you. Happy New Year everyone.

Happy New Year!