2 week countdown

til the wedding. it has come very quickly. everyone asks if i'm ready. how the heck do you know? lol. i'm not sure if i have thought of everything. but we'll see. i'm sure the last week will be crazy. i am off the whole week, so that is a good thing. i'm gonna work on some more stuff this weekend. amanda got another fitting for her dress and the seamstress is a miracle worker!!! she took out the zipper and put her shawl thing in the back and made it a lace up back. it looks better than before! hopefully markies will be done soon. it is sooooo pretty on her. and her tan will look amazing! she has went tanning 5 times and her tan is beautiful. her skin tone is so pretty, so unlike mine. fair. oh well, i'm going tanning so i might have a little color by june 7th. we'll see. lol

we were gonna go camping, but we didn't book a spot in time so now we are s*o*l. mark keeps whining he wants to go and keeps telling chloe he wants to go. he just needs to get over it! i think i'll tell him to go sleep in the camper this weekend. lol then there is 100 mile garage sale. not sure if i want to even attempt it. just trying to get around may be dangerous!! mark is going and said if i wanted to go with him there was not dilly dalleying around. what ever. i will go by myself. wierdo. but i do like me a good yard sale. lol

well construction has begun on the new heart hospital at work. i have decided that i want a career change. i now want to drive on of those things that has the bucket on them and swings around. the guy outside my window makes it look so easy and fun, i think i want to do it. they have been demolishing our parking lot and tearing up the concrete. way cool. the bucket just picks up the concrete making it look like it weights lbs. i am intrigued! but then someone told me there is no airconditioner or heater in the cab, so i'm not so much into it anymore. but it is fun to watch! and in the new place MY OFFICE WILL NOT HAVE A WINDOW. wth. i have to have a window. i have had one for 12 years. not fair.

Markie has been fun to be around this week. really she has. i think we have all realized that we were all in the wrong alittle in the past. she is my baby and i may have been a little over protective. i do need to give her more freedom. not nessecarly at 1,2,3 or 4 oclock in the morning like she would like. lol i hope it really is over with the boyfriend. he just wasn't right for her and i think she knows that deep down. she is so pretty and smart, she deverse more. we'll see.

the store is hanging in there. i am neglecting that for alittle while. i will be back in full force come june 14, gotta relax alittle! i have some idea's that i hope everyone likes.

well back to work!

Exhausted

I am that. lol. ***warning*** there may be some whining ahead, so you have been warned. lol.

it has been a wild couple of months. i'm exhausted mentally and emotionally. God has really been testing me lately. but i am gonna pass those tests. yes i will. There is alot i want to do, alot i have to do, alot i THINK i have to do, and i'm getting alittle confused at what i should be doing, lol.

Markie has been giving us some trouble. I think she is testing us and trying to see how far she can go. Her 'boyfriend', well lets just say we don't like him. I have tried. really i have. but i can't anymore. and i won't hide it anymore. she knows, he knows, pretty sure everyone knows. i don't like the way he treats her and she deserves SOOOO much more than that. so much more. she just can't see it, yet. hopefully she will. just not sure when.

The wedidng plans are going good. Amanda wanted the minister that performed my parents wedding, but health problems are interfering and now we are looking for a replacement. 3 weeks before the wedding. but we love brother Bray. it is he neatest. I think other things are going good. just a few more things to do. then it's all last minute stuff. Her dress is being altered to fit since she has a poooch. she is 17 weeks pregnant now. she will find out June 2 what she is having. they think i want a girl but i jus thope it is healthy. Markies dress fit except in the chest. she has to take alittle in. no biggie.

the March of Dimes crop went great! I didn't see alot of familiar faces, but everyone was great!!! Cheryl is working on hosting another one in july. i think july 25, but don't qoute me on that. thanks to all who did purchase a/some kits. the photos are on the store blog, url up in the upper right hand corner.

if you would like to purchase a kit on the blog, let me know and we can make arrangements to get it to you. I will post the boy layouts i have in the works too. I was shocked how fun they were to do!!! everyone know how i love my girl pages! lol. no pink on these pages, no sir!! lol

the online store has taken a back burner until the wedding is over. I still hope to attend CHA in july, if only to drool over all the goodies. unfortantly the wedding is taking all m y expendiable cash at the moment! lol

well better get busy. have alot to do.

Have a great day!

Beautiful Weather!

Ok, so me, Rona and Nikki had a great time saturday. All the ladies in poplar bluff were so nice! our classes were full, the crop was full with 40 ladies. I hope everyone enjoyed the kits we made up to sell too. i only brought home a few. yeah! Debbie has a nice store too. scored me some creative imaginations paper that i love. I hope everyone enjoyed their National Scrapbook Day. Next year I will not have a wedding (or I hope, i do have one more daughter!) hanging over my head and will plan a retreat. i already have idea's! Don't forget about the retreat i have scheduled for June 27th and 28th. we'll celebrate my husbands birthday, even though he won't be there! lol he has to work! well, i better get to work, i will be back soon. i have some more kits made up and i will post later! cynde

Two Days in a Row!!!

Well I went to markie's spring concert last night. one more year then i am done with hight school! i will miss it, but then again, maybe not!!!! my babies are growing up.

I am looking forward to going to poplar bluff this weekend and teaching again. here are a couple of my class layouts.

You Make Me Giggle!
of course it's about Chloe! We are gonna title it using the cricut and then use stickles to make it pop!





This one doesn't have a title. and it is backwards page one is on the bottom and page two on top.




and the last one. Wonderful! i just love these rusty pickle letters!




I also made 6 kits, yes SIX! i am so excited. i hope the ladies like them. it is kinda scary going in and not knowing them and their styles or if they will like you. I guess i will have to behave and not yell at anyone like i usually do. lol. I will try and post pictures of the kits soon. I may have a bunch left!

have a great day!

So

Nikki has called me slacker, or something similar. lol so here i am. not much going on in my life. oh yeah, except planning a wedding (i think sometimes by myself),end of school activities for markie, work (there was a bird in my ceiling today, don't ask me how), markies birthday, getting ready for NSD in poplar bluff, ect, ect. so i think i will just post some pictures and call it a day.

here's markie's prom pictures. she went by herself. ms independent!

Much Better

weather!!! i wish it would stay this way til the weekend! but i will not hold my breath!

ok so i still have to get info from poplar bluff. I did call but the lady i need to talk to was not in. so i will call later and post what i find out! it sounds like a deal for sure.

and another deal! Got this from my friend Cheryl Ellis. and it is gonna be fun! you don't want to miss it!

Crop for Babies
benefiting the March of Dimes

Scrapbooking Fun!
Friday May 16th
6:00 pm to 11:00pm
St Francis Hospital
Conference Room

$15.00 contributions to the March of Dimes

there will be Food and Prizes

Vendor space available for a $20.00 contribution. Vendor keeps proceeds from sales.

Scrapbooking for a cause!

Sign up by emailing cellisx2@yahoo.com or calling Laurel Adkisson at 334-1095.
Walk-ins are welcome!


I'm looking forward to see you ALL there!!!!

cynde

COLD WEATHER

I thought it was over. i'm ready for sring. where is it at? lol well i had a great weekend. Saturday i went to rona's crop for alittle while and seen everyone. i reallllyyyyyy miss seeing everyone. the projects they were making were just the cutest! i haven't signed up for the club, cause i have to much going on right now. i'm not sure i'm keeping up! lol BUT rona has 3 more spots, if anyone is interested. the kit they did this weekend was a 30 dollar value. at the CKC convention they did this project and just did the book, not the book and box like rona's kit had, and the ckc class was over 20 bucks just for the book!

sunday we did get invitations done, well almost done. lol. they should go out in the next day or two.

last week i got my fancy pants order in. can i just say it is the coolest stuff! i love fancy pants. ahhh. the online store is up and everything i have is in it. it is hard to move around, but if you have questions, please ask. this is the best i could do, since i did it myself. once i am on my feet and have alittle more revenue, i will get a better site. but baby steps. lol. I have one more thing to do before i start excepting orders!! i am so excited!!! I am going to do a email the end of this week, or early next week.

And looks like i'll be teaching on May 3rd, National Scrapbook Day! yeah! i have missed it! A scrapbook store in Poplar Bluff is having a all day crop adn it sounds like fun! For 50 bucks (i'm pretty sure that is how much, don't qoute me. i will find out for sure!) you can crop all day, take 2 classes, and lunch! what a deal! Rona, Nikki, and I are gonna teach 5 different classes. and if you want more than two classes you can sign up for more for additional $$$. I can't wait! which reminds me, i must get my projects done! me and nikki are doing 2 classes and rona is gonna do 1. fun, fun, fun!!!! let me know if you want more info! sounds like a fun road trip to me!

Not Sure

i have a title for this post. I can hardly type it. A friend of mine, terri, that i have worked with for many, many years, Daughter passed out at school thursday. She never regained consiousness. she is gonna be a organ donor. She is Amber Kauffman (sp) and she was 16 years old. Please pray for Terri, her oldest two children, and her family to get thru this very sad, hard time. Amber was a sweet, cute, engergetic girl. she used to come see me in my office when they came to visit before she got into kindergarten. i just can not imagine terri's sorrow. it is hard to understand, and i know God has a plan. we just have to trust him. and i do. but it doesn't make it any less sad.

What a fun, exciting, exhausting

couple of days!!

****disclaimer: there may be alot of run on sentences, jumping from one subject to the next, misspellings, ect. because of pure excitement and exhaustion. read at your own risk. if something does not make sense and you want to know something, just ask! lol****


CKC was really fun. got to see lots of friends and some of us meet up at the mexican resturant in front of the convention center. Very good. i will post pictures later. i didn't take many pictures thou. (not sure what is wrong with me. lol) BUT. OH. MY. the shopping was sooooo crowded. could hardly look at things. and i was surprised. in almost every booth they had page kits. i've not really seen that before. sure some, but not this many. (i'll get back to that in a minute) even the rusty pickle booth. which was awesome. got me some teresa collins stuff, oh yeah baby. that stuff is awesome. i can't wait to order that for the store. man it's cool. Me and Penne also found another brand new company that is awesome. very affordable too. a whole alphabet and 23 shapes self adhesive chipboard for 4.99. and it is pretty! and it's double sided paper. i can't wait to work with it. and oh my. sassafrass lass is awesome. that is gonna be one of the next orders i make. Me and Penne took a awesome class sponsored by sassafrass. and it was a cool class. we learned how to make button flowers. now that is gonna be something i do again. very cool the teacher was awesome too!!!!!! my favorite class, by far. i will post a picture when i get the energy to get the camera out, lol. (i slept til 9 this morning) oh, and i got a katlin kit from create paper. I have been looking at it on the internet and loved it. BUT OH MY GOSH. in real life it is even better. and penne got another kit, can't remember the name. but we'll be working on some examples for kits, either retreat kits or just class kits to sell online. that is another company that i will be ordering from in the near future.

****news flash! (LOL) Fancy Pants has shipped and will be available soon, i hope in the next week**********

ok, where was i.

Piggy Tales was there and was awesome! I didn't get to take a class from them, but Rona did. Can't wait to see what she did. I hope to order from them real soon!
Me and Penne took a mini album class using prima products. awesome stuff. the class was totally full and very fast paced. to get what we got done in a hour, it had to be. it is a really cute project. learned a couple things in there too!!

Penne, Angelia, Phoebe, and I had a great time at the crop on friday night. i got alot of invitations for the wedding done, yeah! It was packed too. and it was alot of fun. there were some vendors there and they gave away prizes. me and Phoebe won some technique tuesay stamps! Phoebe won the 'grand' prize' from them. and there were only three winners! we were lucky!!!! never did find out who sadie was. it was a question we had to answer.

on our way home yesterday evening we stopped at For Keeps Sake. we knew Barb and Nancy was here and cropping. FKS has a new crop room and it is really nice. they have crops on certain friday every month. i'd like to go sometime. those girls are alot of fun! and while we were there, i found some awesome making memories baby paper. to cute! one is stars with the stars cut out. very cute! can't wait to make a mini book. a, um, mother of the mom of the baby, has to show off the baby. now i just need time to work on one. lol.

oh, about the page kits. I was really surprised. they were everywhere. some of the page kits were like 23.00. they were really cool, but i was surprised by the cost. i'll have to think on that alittle.

i really need to get up from here and get some stuff done.

have a great day!

lookie what I found

running around the internet!

http://www.sfmc.net/display/familybirthplacebabygallery.nws

Lil' Jimmie Easton! Isn't he the cutest! Congrats Stormy and Dustin. and big sister Cameron! and I love his outfit! I hope you all are doing great!!!


ok, so when you get to sfmc web site, you have to pick his birthday which is March 29th and under stormy.

Sunny Monday

finally real sunshine!! just wish we would of had more of it yesterday and it was alittle warmer. but all in all it was a good day. Me and Markie went to cowboy church. mark had to work so he slept. but OMG! Flickerwood was packed. it was awesome. Ya know there is just something about not worrying how you look and being comfortable and going to church and hearing God's word. it is awesome. I have never been one to like to dress up. just rather be comfortable. if that makes me lazy, than i am. lol. I throughly enjoyed the message yesterday. and the music was awesome. just awesome. i'm not good at numbers, but i would have to say there were at least 500 people there. i could be way off. either way, maybe more, maybe less. all i know is that it was amazing. the sermon was right on and i loved it. i've grown up going to a baptist church all my life, and cowboy church is just like what i grown up with. so cool. and to see sooooooo many youth. and i know it was easter sunday and that is the most attended service, but man. it was cool.
I hope you had a just as wonderful day as i did.

today i should get the pink paislee order in. i can't wait. i have been thinking again (i know, that is dangerous) but i am thinking of doing class kits without the formal class. i'm still thinking on this and will get all my ducks in a row before i throw it totally out there. but you would be able to buy them from the online store. it should be getting some items added real soon! yeah!

Are you going to CKC-Stlouis? if so let me know! there is quite a few of us going and we should get together and go out to eat! that mexican resturant is yummy and don't ask me how i know, but they have some dang good strawberry margarita's!!! maybe we could all go before the crop on friday night. i know Me, Penne, Angelia, and Angelia's friend Phoebe ( i love that name!) are going to the crop on friday night. If I remember right i think Sandy R is doing the crop thing too. anyone else??? I am off friday (wasn't so sure i was gonna be or not when we did registration) and i plan on shopping and scoping out product on friday. friday night we're doing the crop. On saturday I have classes. I can't wait!!! i need a me day!!!

so let's all plan our schedules and maybe find some time to get together! Email me!

cyndesharok@hotmail.com

Feeling Better

The crud is lingering. but i feel better. i came to work today. but i am sad. i had THREE WHOLE DAYS OFF and i got NOTHING done. nothing. soooo fustrating. and i have to much to do not to have done nothing. well enough of the whining.

so i am thisclosetoordingfancypants. sooo if you have something you are dying for from fancy pants, please let me know. i will order on friday. (payday) man do i wish i had alot of money!!! lol there is so much i want to order. i will have to do it in small incriments thou. very small. but thats ok. it's all good!!!! my plan is to be really going by the begining of fall. the wedding will be over. the baby will not quite be here yet. and i will have been to CHA summer. My ultimate goal is to go to CHA. i may not get to order a whole lot, but i still want to go!!!

so what do you have planned for National Scrapbook Day? nothing you say? well, i want to do something. anything. this year it will be Saturday May 3rd, so keep that day open. we will be doing something. we've got our thinking caps on. if you have any suggestions, please let me know. right now i am looking for a place to have it. that is the hardest part.

i'll be back................

crud

that is what i have. yucky snotty crud. all weekend. a three day weekend. i had soooo much to do. but got none of it done. ugggghhhhh. i can barely talk or breathe. soo enough of poor me. sorry.

just had to get it out.

so now i am 3 days behind on everything. wedding, online store, cleaing my house, cleaning my scraproom, cleaning my car. uggghhh.

and i thought i could sneak some scrapin in somewhere this weekend.

Hello!

haven't been around much! a whole week. wow the time is flying by quickly! i had a free weekend again and it felt good. it is gonna start to get busy real fast! i worked on wedding stuff most of the weekend and just bummed around. i do have 50 invitations done and everythign cut out. i think i need to order some more bazzill and i must get in touch with my friend Angelia! (note to self, email angelia!)

i think i have the center pieces together. i still need to buy a few more candle holders, but that is all!!! now to pay for the bigger items. photographer, hall, sound system, busy bee, ect. ect.

be back

oh. my. goodness.

what a weekend. really. long. it started out friday. doing some stuff for the online store. got my software adn i really don't like it. so i researched some more on the internet and i think i found one that is more user friendly. and i can send the other one back, i think. the 60 day return thingy was so darn small i couldn't read it. lol. but that is as far as i got with that.

then my friend wanda called me and told me about a store downtown that had a awesome sale on dresses. The Woman's Store on main street. i think they used to own Hecht's. really cool store. i loved it. the prices were alittle more than i'm used to paying, but the quality is really good. and they had a sale! and the most important thing--- I FOUND MY DRESS FOR THE WEDDING!!!!! yeah. and it's really not a dress, it's these pants that look like a dress thingy and they have splits up the side. i actually found several dress i liked adn amanda like this one the best. so i went with it. the other one i really liked, had LOTS of bling on it. no wonder i liked it. lol i might go back and get it too. i want to go on a cruise and this dress would be cool to have for that.

then i went to the store. stamps and scrapbooks. so sad taking down the layouts around the store. so sad. we left about 7pm and i couldn't even eat supper. nothing sounded good. totally not me! lol

went back saturday morning about 1030. OH MY GOSH! i can not believe the day. Rona waited on over 125 people. lots of people. it was awesome. thank you everyone for coming out and getting awesome deals. most of the day there was a line. and i cut more ribbon than i have ever have, and i only did it for a little while. Penne did most of it! lol now i really can't believe the next part, but then we started packing up the store about 5 oclock and we got it ALL packed up by around 7:30 or 8:00. OMG. crazy! when i say all packed up, i mean the merchandise. paper. flowers. embellishments. all packed up. i was shocked. i really didn't expect it to go that fast. by that time i was kinda on auto pilot. but fresh people came in and took charge! lol amazing. then some of us went to el tereo (sp) and i had me a small pitcher of strawberry margarita! yummy. extra yummy!

yesterday i went back to the building (it's not a store anymore, lol) and packed up some more random stuff and took some racks home for storage.

so today i thought i would be whooped. but not so much. i really kinda have some energy. feel kinda good. maybe that is a sign i need to start working out. lol

hmmmmmm.

My friend Debbie is outta the hospital and doing really good. finally got some much needed pain relief. i so GLAD!

so this has been kinda long and i'm sure you are sitting down so i will tell ya my news for the week.

AMANDA IS GONNA HAVE A BABY. now, i did not say i was gonna be a grandma. did i. no. amanda is gonna have a baby. my moms a grandma. i'm not sure what i am gonna be. lol but really, it is cool. they really wanted to wait a year or so, but well, it didn't work out like that. i'm just hoping the wedding dress fits. she has had it picked out for so long. and almost paid for. and i did have to quit telling everyone i was gonna be a grandma cause everyone kept giving me funny looks until i told them it was amanda pregnant instead of, oh i can't even say her name in the same sentence as pregnant! lol

sigh.

Good Thursday Morning!

It's good because I'm off tomorrow!!!! yeah! And i need it, i've had some dosey of days lately. i kinda need to zone out. but NOT! lol i'm gonna go help Rona at the store tomorrow and saturday. then sunday i'll help move everything out of the store. :( I was in the store monday, and i can't believe the amount of stuff, great stuff, she still has. i have spent my part, believe me, lol. and i still want more. no need more! SOOOOOOOOOO, if you haven't been in, you might want to stock up!! it's a deal!

So it looks like we are gonna get some warm weather, yeah! maybe it'll melt the snow that is piled up on all the parking lots around. lol i went to walmart yesterday and tried to park in several spaces and there was snow in them. and the rest of them were full. ok not all of them, the ones a mile away were open, but instead of getting the well deserved exercise my body needs, i left. yep. i really didn't need a loaf of bread anyway. ha! now when i run out of soad, i'll go back. and walk that mile. but bread. nope.

I got a good deal at the local mcdonalds this morning! you buy a med or large drink and get a mcskillet free! that's 1.07 for a soda and a mcskillet. i'd never had a mcskillet before. they are ok, but to much for me. to much food. i much prefer my regular breakfast burrito. and a side of hash browns. and 10 pounds to my hips. buttttt i wouldn't pass up that deal again! lol on the sign it said it was good today and tomorrow. it's worth a try. i told the girl, what you all trying to do get me hooked on something else? uh, yeah. lol

Just Mellowing Out

after the week i had, i am just hanging out at home. The girls went to town and asked me to go, but i just want to mellow out. me, chloe and pokey. after a year and a half, pokey and chloe STILL do not get along. ugghhhh. but they are chasing each other up and down the hall. it's funny to see pokey the cat chasing chole. chloe just wants to play!

My friend Debbie is in the hospital and needs prayers, so if you could add her to your prayer list i would appreciate it. she is having some problems associated to her wreck from a year and a half ago. she is doing better. i went and seen her friday night and will go today or maybe tomorrow. like i said, i kinda just want to zone out today and her family is with her.

I did place my FIRST order today for the online store. if i could link i would, someone has to give me a tutorial on how to do that! lol but it is PINK PAISLEY. here is a link to their cool site. http://livepink.ning.com/ that is to the live pink site. it is so cool. it's kinda like myspace but for scrappers! it is cool.

it was fun seeing everyone at the store yesterday. i spent alot on stuff i will need. like flowers, paper, stamps. oh it breaks my heart. saturday will be her last day. i am off friday and will be there friday and saturday to help anyone who needs help spending their money, lol! i will miss all my friends. but we will continue on. i am trying to figure out ways to keep cropping.

ok here is a new blog (i know, i know another blog) i created to go along with my website. i will post what i am expecting in and if you see something you like email me and let me know! the addy http://smalltowngirladventure.blogspot.com/

cynde

Friends

the name of one of my favorite shows. i feel like i have alot of them. some closer than others. but one thing i know is i can't do with out any of them. seriously. not one. each plays a enourmous part in my life.

Hello!

what a day yesterday was! on friday my mom told me about a auction that was gonna be at the barks auction barn between jackson and cape. a bridal shop from farmington/frederick town went out of business. sunday they had previews and you could try on, so we went and amanda's flower girl came and tried on some dresses. well we found THE one. markie found one too! so i took some hours off yesterday (five to be exact!) and went. OMG! things were going sooooo cheap. it was kinda sad for the owner of the store. she was sitting by me (i found out later.). it was sooooo hard on her. i can't even imagine. but if i didn't get the good, no great, deal, someone else was gonna. so tot the flower girl dress for 45 bucks! the price tag on it was 140.00 yeah. i got markie the dress she wanted for 40, and the tag was 219.00. then there was another dress i thought she might like and i got it for 45.00. the tag on it was 349! wow! i got a tiara for sydney (the flower girl) and a jewel hair clip for markie. i also got a pen for the guess book for 3 bucks and a couple of other things. then i went to work for a hour and a half. THEN me and amanda went back to the auction! some of the wedding dresses were going for 10-15 bucks. OMG! and they were beautiful. it was so sad. most of the dealers had left by that time. we then got a veil for amanda for FIVE bucks. OMG! and some guest books for 2 bucks. a huge bag of toule for 7 bucks. OMG! it was awesome. i felt so sad for the owner. i wished her luck.

THEN i got home and was taking the auction tag off the dress and there it was. a huge big blue mark down the front of markies yellow dress. NO! it was a good deal! NO! you see when they sold the dress, they wrote the buyers number on the ticket with a sharpie. during the auction i kept thinking 'i hope they don't mark on any of the dresses'. and it happen to MINE, well not mine, but markies. dang it. so i called mrs barks and she said to bring it back. but i asked her if i could try and get it out first. she suggested oxyclean. so i tried it. nope nada. i knew hairspray would take marker off of things, but i wasn't sure about this taffita (sp) material stuff. BUT IT DID! it looks perfect. it feels a little stiff from all the hair spray, but it's all good. a little scrubbing and sticky fingers, but it's all good! it was a good bargin day.

now i just have to find me a dress. i think i will wear jeans and a t-shirt.

whew!

how is everyone? i hope you have warmth! i know alot of the area has been without power. we lost it breifly on tuesday for about 5 hours. Then, thank God it came back on. My parents finally got it last night about 7 and had been without it since monday night/morning about 12am. they have a generator thankfully. my aunt went to their house also. when our power went out we (ok I) panicked (how do you spell that?) i have to have heat. or want it. so we piled up in the f250 and went on our way to Buchheit's. we were on the hunt for a wick for our kerosine heater. me and chloe stayed in the truck and mark and markie went in. they said there were people screaming cause they ran out of kersosine heaters. needless to say, they were out of them. so was walmart. and target. but our wonderful friend tim got on the phone for us while we were aimlessly searching and found that elias hardward has some. so off we went. BUT my wonderful husband didn't know what size we needed. duh. so we bought several. and them things are like 12-13 bucks a piece! then we went and helped amanda and neil clean off her car that she left at the mall overnight. i'm not sure how long it took us. it was covered in inches of ice. but we got it open and started and they made it home. and those wicks we bought. none worked. none in the store either. lol but we got power before we even got home. thankfully. my inlaws, not so lucky. theirs went out tuesday morning early and they got it for a couple hours yesterday and i'm not sure if they still have it. my niece and nephew were staying with them and they came and stayed all night at my house last night. you know, being without a tv is unthinkable. lol. at least to me. my sister in law is stuck in dexter, where she works. man, what a week! thankfully it is suppose to get warmer today. hopefully it all melts and then we'll have the trees to clean up.

so if you've read the small town girls blog, you know i have been busy getting things in order to start a online store. i'm really excited about this. really excited. i want to order things that hobby lobby doesn't carry, or what April, christina, and crystal's store will carry. and i hope to tie it all in to retreats! where i could also bring some of my inventory with me! this tax stuff is alittle confusing, but i think i can muddle thru it! i hope i can do everything i have imagined. i'm really excited. i know with online stores that shipping is a big concern, but i plan on charging a miminal shipping fee. and i hope to have free shipping if you spent a certain amount. also, since i work in cape, i don't have a problem with meeting people certain places with orders! i'm gonna have to see how much this website is gonna cost me. i am finding more and more options. PLEASE if you have or know anyone with any experience, let me know!!!! well my break is over, better get back to work!