Exciting personal news

Just had the most wonderful thing happen! I have been searching for my only girl cousin for over 15 years. Have lost track of her a Long time ago....she was married about two years after Ed and I were and has been living in England ever since. ( We are 10 mo. apart in age) Today, it occured to me she might have a facebook acct., so I tried her name in the search box, and there is her photo! Do you think there is a bit of joy in this house today??? I cannot tell you how thrilled I am and just had to share my good news. Now I have to wait for her to reply! It is after midnight in England. Of course, perhaps she won't be thrilled, but at least I know she is still alive and there.........Whee!

Sorry.......just had to tell Someone........so you all were it! :) So, will try to calm down and go fix dinner.

By the way, I am so proud of my daughter, Julie ( Julia to most of you)......she is the director of the charitable foundation at Geneva National, and she and a whole lot of other people, hosted a wonderful event there today, which is the forerunner to their Big fundraiser tomorrow, the LEO, which raises a lot of funds for the Lakeland School, Inspiration Ministries, VIP Industries, and SMILES. It was a wonderful afternoon and we were so pleased to be there. A beautiful day, inspiring speeches from Gen. Ann Dunwoodie ( the first female four star general ), and David Ring, who is a man born 55 years ago with CP and sometime, ask me about his life, and a great ice cream social.........it was just a lovely day and Julie is doing a super job at her new job!

OK.......'nuff family stuff for you. Have a blessed week ahead and hope we see you in the shop. Linda

Hello Everybody!!

Good Sunday afternoon to you! This is Angela, I just wanted to drop in and tell you about the new widget to the right of your screen. If you like this blog and you want this widget you can put it on your blog so that you can get to Linda's blog easier. All you have to do is highlight the code in the text box below the picture by clicking inside the box or by hitting Control C to copy. And then go to your blogs layout section to add a new gadget to your sidebar...go to add html and paste this code (hitting Control V = Paste) and Wa La you now have a pretty widget on your blog to get to Linda's. If you have any questions please contact me via my blog and clicking on Email.

Samples of the Bottle Box

Oh my goodness, Debbie just brought in the samples of the Bottle Box for the classes she is teaching soon. I will have a photo of them soon, but for now,, wanted to remind you of the times she is teaching this darling class. They will be great for opening up and filling with kitchen things, baby gifts, bath items ( lotions, etc), a bottle of wine, you come up with your own ideas!

The classes will be taught from ten to twelve on July 10th and Aug. 1st, and at 6:30 on Aug. 25th. She is going to do one in fall papers and one for Christmas, but those won't be till the Fall schedule. Call to sign up.....they are darling. Fee is $18 and is all inclusive.......just bring your basic tool kit.

This rummage sale is a riot. It ends today at five, and then Monday I will be packing it all up. We have gone from 7 tables of stamps down to 3! Still lots of stuff left, however, so come on in!

We have a Cricut left, .........oh my goodness......I cannot start listing it all. Just come see and have fun!

An amazing amount of product is arriving on Wed. and some on Mon. Check that out too! :)

AMAZING deals you have to see

The temperature is rising and it is HOT! HOT! HOT!.... well so are the deals in our store RUMMAGE sale so come in and shop in comfort for some AMAZING deals! the rummage sale ends Sat. so make sure to come in now while there is still stuff left because things are just flying out the door!

Hotel Crop Reservations Begin Today

Hello Friends! Today is a Red Letter Day, for it is the day we begin taking reservations in the shop for our "hotel crop" which we hold twice a year, at the wonderful Delavan Lake Resort. We still have some room for our crop which will be Nov. 13-15. You can call the shop for info as to pricing, "what you get", etc. It is a fun weekend and we would love to have you join us, so call soon and find out what all the fuss is about! We have some special things planned and don't want you to miss out.

Angie C. and I are going to spend time with my web person this afternoon, so I can learn more about how to get things onto my website, etc. Angie is going to sit here and watch and see if I am getting it , so that when he is gone, I can call her and say, "now how do I do that?" Slowly but surely, I am catching up with the world of technology! Have a good day today.....more later.

Amazing new tool, Amazing offer!

EPIC 6 TOOL

The Epic is the newest tabletop die-cutting system from QuicKutz. It surpasses the size and scope of every die-cutting tool QuicKutz has released before, and beats all competing tools in both quality and performance.

The Epic comes with everything you need to cut and emboss all QuicKutz dies as well as all other leading brand dies, making it the most versatile and truly epic die-cutting tool yet.

Suggested Retail Price for the Epic 6 will be $89.99

Preorder your epic tool before the end of August and receive an instant rebate of $20. You can also participate in a mail in rebate offer valued at over $20. Talk to your favorite QK retailer (that would be me) today to find out how you can make the most of this amazing offer!

Key Features of the Epic

*cuts and embosses

*Compatible with all QuicKutz and other leading brand dies

* Six-inch wide opening

* Ideal for scrapbooking, card making, home decor and other craft projects

*Warrenty-Lifetime service commitment

* High quality metal parts

*Light weight and portable

It's Monday and here at Memories that means... Make and Take Monday

This is what we are making today Monday 6/22/09

If you are in the area make sure to stop in between 10-2 to make this great make and take for FREE. Just click on the video to see this GREAT project.