NEW STUFF

I think my knitting is coming along just fine. Actually, I'm pretty proud of myself. I found an easy beginners pattern for these booties. I had never knitted with really bulky yarn...it was tricky but I learned a lot. They are Sooooooooooooooooo soft!! Now I'm making another pair for my little 4 year old friend. I even let her pick out the yarn.


The next 3 layouts were made with papers that I bought from Tracy's new store, Scrap~N~Crap. They are all My Mind's Eye and Fancy Pants papers. The first 2 are from Halloweens past and the 3rd is of my sister and me from one of our cruises.




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PROGRESSING RIGHT ALONG...

The store is painted, all of the cabinets constructed and now to get the aisles set up with all of the slat wall for hanging products! Opening in less than 2 weeks! Check out the website: Scrap~N~Crap.

This is Kimber's office

Here are the tables & chairs for the community crop room

Oh, and Tracy creating a window display

Don't know if you can see some of the paper racks on top of the cabinets and the slat wall behind them. That's what Tracy did her display on.

Daniel hard at work constructing, yet another cabinet

And, the most important part...testing out the toys for the Children's Area!!

On to other news...the knitting is coming along too. Here is another test piece where I tried out different patterns.

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Paper Racks X 43!

I went in to the store today expecting to put more cabinets together but Kimber had received a call (at 3AM!) that the paper racks were being delivered today. So, it took us several hours to unload the 43 boxes, remove the 43 paper racks and then get them into the store, pack up half of the 43 empty flat boxes into my car and then take them to the recycle center. Phew!!! But, it's coming along. They hope to finish the painting this weekend.

The full hallway

The "before" pic

The "after" pic

TWO NEWS - GREAT NEWS

First of all, here comes a new Local Scrapbook Store in Louisville, KY! Yep, Tracy and her good friend, Kimber are partnering up to open the only LSS here in town. Up until now all we have are the chains with the same-old-stuff. Their selling point is carrying merchandise that no one else in town sells!! Can't wait! Love the name, too...Scrap 'N Crap! Their website is up and running so you can find out more...just click on the link. They are also on Facebook, My Space & Twitter!



Next, I want to boast about my romantic hubby! June 22 was our 29th wedding anniversary. Well, if you've been reading, I was in Philly helping Steph recover from being hit by a drunk driver! I knew he had a gift for me but I left town a few days before our anniversary. So, when I got back, this is what I opened! It was hard to photograph because of glare on the front...but it looks perfect!


These are the words to the song "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg. This is "our song" from our wedding...we had our first dance to it. It's very special to both of us. The words are just so beautiful!!

Longer than thereve been fishes in the ocean

Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than thereve been stars up in the heavens
Ive been in love with you.

Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
I am in love with you.

Ill bring fires in the winters
Youll send showers in the springs
Well fly through the falls and summers
With love on our wings.

Through the years as the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks and the pages start to yellow
Ill be in love with you.

Longer than thereve been fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than thereve been stars up in the heavens
Ive been in love with you
I am in love with you..