so what is on your list?

this christmas what is it that strikes your fancy? i don't really need much. just a lot of want! here is my list...

• trip to arizona to creative escapes
• zoom lens for my camera
• home sense gift certificate
• curtains for my bedroom
• my kitchen backsplash done
• wood venetians and drapes for my kitchen, dining room and family room
• ck summer perfume

that is about it!

don't need much... just stuff for our house.

i tag all you reading to post your want list on your blogs. i know it sounds greedy but really, your going to get something for christmas. so...what is it that you want?

c.b. tree...

well last year i saw the charlie brown tree at urban outfitters and wanted it so bad. still do! i can't fathom $24 though. i know i am so cheap about some things. i mean really... it is a twig with a christmas ornament. i love it though. any of you have one?

complain for the week...

we had at our last PAC meeting at school a parent that voiced a major copncern for parents who are coming to school and waiting for their kids in their idling vehicles. he thought it was terrible how all the vehicle emissions were so heavy at our school each day.

well after hearing that, i started thinking about it. he was so right. parents come to our school usually 30 minutes before the let out time and wait in their vehicles for their kids. cars running especially in this weather and most of those vehicles are suv's and vans. there are a lot! also, i noticed it in drive thrus. i was in one myself the other day getting a coffee. i try not to use drive thrus because they make us lazy, usually going in is way faster and you tend to eat more often at fast food if you use the drive thru. so i pretend like the drive thru is closed so i don't use it. you think twice if you have to go in. anyways... back to my story. my kids were sleeping in my vehicle so i used the drive thru. i was in line for about 20 minutes. i had 3 cars in front of me and about 5 behind me. most of these cars had just the driver in it. they saw how long the line up was. why didn't they go in. all those vehicles were idling that long in a drive thru and that was only one drive thru in one city. can you imagine?

we are killing our world. it is little things like this. if you just stop doing these kinds of things. you can help the environment.

did you know, just unplugging every item in your home that you are not using is a HUGE help?

now you do!

craziness....

i have been running non-stop back and forth trying to get the kids to places, getting christmas shopping done, going to crops, shoveling snow in our bitterly cold weather, computer has been intermittently down and fighting off the flu.

i am really ready for a break. this sunday i am vegging. i haven't had a break in a while!

f.a.'s what are they thinking?

my hubby and i went christmas shopping the other day and got to talking. i haven't seen him much lately because he has been busy working. he went on to tell me how a flight attendant at work hit on him the other day and propositioned him to come back to her room. i was not surprised because i know this happens with a lot of the pilots that work commercial flights. i have heard many stories of pilots cheating on their wives with the flight attendants. i know my hubby is not like that. he told me outright that she said she wanted to snuggle with him and he said "no thanks". what are these girls thinking? do they have no dignity? my husband is married. he always wears his wedding ring and is faithful. get a life ladies. get a single guy! it sure is a good thing i trust him. i know of some friends who have lost their marriage to this.

girl guides fun....

last night i went with 3 other guides leaders to this really neat adult only craft night that guides just started each month. we made some really cool crafts. they gave us each this mini storage box and it was filled with everything we would need. we were there for 2.5 hours and created:

• matchbox 12 days of christmas (just need to fill it with little trinkets)
• jar art (cool rustic country mason jar filled with candies)
• slide card (snow themed with a slide on it - very cool!)
• gift card (using stampin up products - holds 2 tea bags to give to someone on those cold winter nights)
• gift toppers (pipe cleaner wreath and a stocking)

it was a lot of fun. it was only $15 and we created all these neat projects. we came up with ideas for new projects for the sparks, brownies, guides and pathfinders. i have all these neat gifts to give this christmas now.

lots of fun! even got to listen to barenaked ladies holiday cd janna! (inside joke.... janna tried to play it on our last retreat and everytime she put it on, someone would take it off). so, i finally heard it (a few times!) and it is a good cd!

melody ross....

well i got my melody ross book today from her rak on her blog. it is very cool! you should check out "instant interviews ~ 2nd edition". can't wait to put it to use. you should really check it out!

fun on the weekend...

janna and her kids slept over at our house last weekend and we had such good, clean, innocent fun! we had a "parté"! we had a ton of snacks, sundaes, played board games, the kids all did makeup (looked like drag queens) , watched movies and then went to bed. janna and i scrapbooked when they went to bed. when we woke up in the morning, we had breakfast and then went tobaganning. my niece came with us. it was so much fun! we are going to do this more often! my hubby was gone and hers had plans so it worked out great! didn't need a sitter and everyone had so much fun!

funny quiz...

check this out...

You date like you are 29 years old. You are a dating pro. You've been around the block a few times and know exactly what you like and dislike in a partner. Usually you can tell after one date if you would date them again. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

my faves.... tag from tammy

well here they are:

My Loves:

* I love bright colors and bold colors on my layouts but also lately love the kraft look

* I love hand written journaling

* I like to dibble and dabble into tons of products and not just one set line

* I love doing heritage pages

* I love to scrapbook good nd bad moments in life and make it real

*I am inspired by Ali Edwards, Elsie Flannigan, Karla Dudley, Jenni Bolwin & Rhonna Farrer

* I love seeing other scrapbookers scrapbook rooms

Not Loving So Much:

* spending so much time on my business that i don't have time to scrapbook myself

* don't like feeling pressured to create a layout when the love isn't in it

* don't like a layout without handwritten journaling. i need to write on it.

* dont love the competitive nature that this hobby can bring out in people

* feeling overwhelmed by the amount of stuff i want to scrapbook

* packing up for crops and hailing it in and out of the office

* negative criticism about fellow scrapbookers

Repeat Repeat Repeat:

* hand written journaling

* close up photos

* many pics on a page (shying away from the one photo per page-too expensive)

*rarely have a title

* bold and eye-catching colors


Scrapbook Lab:

* digital scrapbooking


Cant Live Without:

* computer

* camera

* stampin up inks and my white pen

* ink dauber

* cardstock-kraft and brown

* corner rounder


** tag to all of you that are reading this and not yet done this.

vicki boutin is coming to chat ....

come chat with the talented vicki boutin at love 2 scrap on wednesday, november 29th at 8 p.m. mst. ask vicki anything you want to know regarding the scrapbooking world. vicki has been a part of many manufacturer design teams and store design teams. she has been featured in many scrapbook publications as well.

L2S creative designers...

i just wanted to let everyone know about our l2s designers. we have a talented group here. i just wanted to introduce them to you....

corry heinricks (creative design leader)









maria gallardo-williams (maite) (creative designer)




















tammy brownlee (creative designer)





















jessica lute (creative designer)




















karla dudley (creative designer)












janna henke (special events coordinator)




















come join the love 2 scrap design team friday, november 17th and saturday, november 18th at love 2 scrap for our online crop. we have some great projects, challenges and give-aways planned. check out the love 2 scrap site for the itinerary of events for this weekend. it is going to be fun!

2 amazing books you should read...

i am reading a wonderful book right now. i highly recommend the five people you meet in heaven by mitch alborn. it is not a heavy read. here is a bit about the book... eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. as the park has changed over the years -- from the loop-the-loop to the pipeline plunge -- so, too, has eddie changed, from optimistic youth to embittered old age. his days are a dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret. then, on his 83rd birthday, eddie dies in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. with his final breath, he feels two small hands in his -- and then nothing. he awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush garden of eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who were in it. these people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. yet each of them changed your path forever. one by one, eddie's five people illuminate the unseen connections of his earthly life. As the story builds to its stunning conclusion, eddie desperately seeks redemption in the still-unknown last act of his life: was it a heroic success or a devastating failure? the answer, which comes from the most unlikely of sources, is as inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself.



the other book i highly recommend is the lovely bones by alice sebold. this book is a heavier read but worth it. it is being made into a movie by director peter jackson. it should be released in 2007. here is a bit about the book....


our narrator susie salmon is already in heaven. murdered by a neighbor when she was only fourteen years old, susie tells us what it is like to be in her new place. "when i first entered heaven i thought everyone saw what i saw. that in everyone's heaven there were soccer goalposts in the distance and lumbering women throwing shot put and javelin. that all the buildings were like suburban northeast high schools built in the 1960s." later she learns that heaven is whatever you truly want it to be and, sometimes, other people's version of heaven intercepts with your own. read excerpt susie meets another girl, holly, on her third day in heaven and they end up sharing their ideal home --- a duplex. franny, their intake counselor, helps them adjust. as susie gets used to living in heaven, she watches her family and friends on earth as they come to the realization that she is gone forever.

there is so much more to this one. you will just have to read it. i know both books deal with death but they are truly wonderful.

christmas projects.... some great ideas for the holidays

at scrapfest, i decided to create the maya road bega bottlecaps like ali edwards did (shown here) and use them for christmas ornaments. mine are slightly different. i wasn't as festive. i will post a pic of mine this week. they were very cool! i loved them. just used some glossy accents and away you go. well, i have heard that everyone is having a hard time getting them. we just sold out of them but will be getting more in. so anyone who wants some let me know.


here are what they look like before being altered.

























on the november love 2 scrap retreat, one of the ladies there, sherrie from saskatchewan made this beautiful christmas card using a very cool folding technique. she had some very cool folding templates there. gorgeous cards! how many of you are making cards this year? would love to see them!

janna... the special angel in my life...

you know when you find a friend and you just know that they were meant to be in your life for a reason? i feel that so much with janna. she is such a wonderful person and friend. this past weekend at our retreat, she tried tricking me into going into our room. i was worried we had another mouse problem like the first retreat (that is another story) so i had tammy go with me. when i got into the room i looked into the bathroom and janna had it set up like a spa. she had spa music playing on her laptop under the counter, candles all over the place lit up, lights off, a face mask on the side of the tub, towels out and this note sitting there. after a day of setting up and worrying about the weather and if everyone would get there okay, it was so nice to take a load off. this is just one of the many nice things that janna does regularly. she is such a special person in my life. i love ya "jenke".

my babes....what sweeties!

my little ones are just so amazing. i love them to death. i couldn't ask for two better kids. here they are loving their mom.

vegetarianism.....vegan?

well i have read tons of information from peta and i really am starting to feel like i want to become a vegetarian. other than steak once in a blue moon i almost never eat meat. not trying to bash any of my farmer friends. i totally know that is the food chain and that is what we are supposed to do, eat meat. i just have a hard time doing it anymore. i don't know if i stnd alone on this or not. my girlfriend suzanne was a vegetarian for many years. she broke loose and started eating chicken wings again because she was going out after work.

any vegetarians or vegans here? i don't think i could go as hrd core as a vegan. i like eggs, cheese, butter and milk too much. what do you think?

what are you into as far as music goes?

list seven songs you are into right now. no matter what the genre, whether or not they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.

my seven songs:

1 your eyes open....keane
2 silence....sarah brightman
3 song from the o.c......beth orton & finley quay
4 sunrise....norah jones
5 don't look back....josh groban
6 when we were young...the killers
7 my town...montgomery gentry


now i tag...

1. janna
2. tammy
3. renee m.
4. elizabeth
5. karla
6. jessi
7. donna (peama)

the holidays

do they stress you out? not me... i can't wait for them. i love christmas so much. love puting out the decorations, decorating the tree, the christmas lights, sipping hot chocolate and apple cider around the fireplace watching old christmas t.v. shows and movies. listening to christmas music and the fun walking down candy cane lane here in town. all the festive baking and treats is a favorite as well. the top of it all is the fact that i finally get to see my entire family for one time during the year. i am extremely family oriented and it is the one time i get to see my aunts, uncles and cousins as well as my mom, sister and neice and my own family in one room together. i miss all the christmas's as a young girl spending it with my family. we used to have people with us that are now no longer with us like my dad, my maternal grandma and grandpa and my paternal grandpa. i miss them all so much.

my sister started a tradition about 6 or 7 years back and i am so glad she did. that year in about 1999 or 2000, she asked each of us to go into a room by ourself and grab a round christmas ornament (they were red shiny ones) and use the metallic felts she gave us as well as white glue and sparkles and decorate it however we wanted and write our name on it. we all did. she had a total of about 15 or so. last year when she set up her tree i was at her house and she put my dad's and my grandpa's ornaments on the tree front and centre. i saw my dad's writing and his drawing and i started to cry. it is like a piece of him lives on with us at the holidays. it is very comforting to see it there. it feels like they are there with us. i know the holidays are not easy for everyone. i challenge you to try this this year. make the effort. it is easy and very inexpensive and very fun to do. trust me, when you have them you will be glad you did when one year one of those people is no longer with you.

2nd retreat over...

well the 2nd retreat was over and wow i am tired. those girls were all so much fun. great meeting the calgary girls that came, the valleyview girls are always fun, great to see you ladies again. we had sherrie from saskatchewan and her sister-in-law lesley from drayton valley come. man those ladies were hyterical. so much fun! tammy, renee m. and ki were pretty funny as well.

janna brought her friend bobbi with us and bobbi is such a sweet lady.
great time had by all.

i am glad they are done now until the spring though. i need a break.

the color test...

RED
1. Closest red thing to you: box of xerox paper
2. Last thing to make you angry: miscommunications between friends
3. Do you have a temper: no but if you get me mad (takes a lot to do) i get really mad
4. Are you a fan of romance: no not really

ORANGE
1. Closest orange thing to you: my highlighter
2. Do you like to burn things: in a campfire but no not normally
3. Dress up for Halloween: always! i love it
4. Are you usually a warm-hearted person: very much so. i would give what i could if i can.
5. Do you have anything against redheaded people: no, someof my most favorite people are red-heads.
6. Are you usually full of energy: depends who i am around and what i am doing. i am a pretty relaxed person by nature.

YELLOW
1.Closet yellow thing: the walls in my office
2. The happiest time[s] of your life: between 1998-2002
3. Favorite holiday: christmas and halloween is a second
4. Are you a coward: not at all. i take risks.
5. Do you burn or tan: tan, tan, tan

GREEN
1. Closest green thing to you?: my big "r" that i got from janna
2. Do you care about the environment: YES
3. Are you jealous of anyone right now: i don't have a jealous bone in my body.
4. Are you a lucky person: yes, i have done well at some things.
5. Do you always want what you cant have: always! ask my hubby.
6. Do you like being outdoors: yes, love it. love being in the country.
7. Are you Irish: no, english, swedish and finnish.

BLUE
1. Closest blue thing to you : blue pencil
2. Are you good at calming people down: yes, usually. i just start making funnies and it usually works.
3. Do you like the sea: yes, but also slightly scared of its abilities as well.
4. What was the last thing that made you cry: toss-up, a few things, worrying about health, problem with friends and frustration.
5. Are you a logical thinker: yes but for somethings no.
6. Can you sleep easily: yes, i just don't ever sleep.

PURPLE
1. Last purple thing you saw: my sons old tinky-winky costume
2. Like being treated to expensive things: yes. i like some expensive things but i am also a very wal-mart kinda gal.
3. Do you like mysterious things: no. i don't like surprises.
4. Favorite type of chocolate: milk. anything that melts in your mouth.
5. Ever met anyone in royalty: not really met but was in quite a few living duke an duchesses castles in england that they were at
6. Are you creative: always have been. i was accepted to the alberta college of art in calgary when i was 18 an also grant macewan for the fine arts program when i was 18. my parents didn't allow me to go. i have kept up with my drawing and creating and now for the past 5 years, scrapbooking.

PINK
1. Closest pink thing to you: a birthday card
2. Do you like sweet things: pastries
3. Like play-fighting: not at all
4. Are you sensitive: yes, to some things.
5. Do you like music: love it a lot. i like some music though that i don't listen to with others as most people think it is weird.

WHITE
1. Closest white thing to you: papers on my desk
2. Would you say you're innocent: yes to some degree but totally not naive
3. Good at keeping the peace: yes to a degree and sometimes i stir it up without knowing it.
4. How do you imagine your wedding: had it and it was fancy
5. Do you like to play in the snow: love tobaganning with friends and my kids
6. Are you afraid of going to the doctors or dentist: doctor no (terrified of blood tests), dentist (depends what i am having done)

BLACK
1. Closest black thing to you: everything i am wearing
2. Ever enjoy hurting people: no, not at all. one of my greatest fears really.
3. Are you sophisticated or silly: a little bit of both. mostly silly.
4. Would you like to go to space: no, doesn't interest me at all.
5. Do you have a lot of secrets: yes, but i can be an open book too though. all my friends can attest to that.
6. What is your favorite color: lime green and light yellow
7. Does the color you wear affect your mood: yes, definately

did you hear about the camp croppin event in calgary?

here is the news i just received:

it is march 23-24, 2007 in calgary. they have the following people coming in:

• lisa bearnson
• heidi swapp design team
• cloud 9 design
• imagination project
• sandylion
• my sentiments exactly

don't know any costs yet but will let you know when i find out. registration starts december 18th.

i know i am going to here about this one and why would i tell people about another stores retreat/convention but you know, there is enough to go around. i won't be attending this event but for all you gals down south who can't maybe make our retreats or urbans here is one you may be able to attend.

shop love 2 scrap though (ha, ha)

identity theft update....

the police officer called me today and told me that there appears to have been a mistake with the bank. it looks like it was an internal problem. i don't know what happened. i have not been a victim of identity theft. i just wish he wouldn't have called me on my morning off at 6:27 a.m. to tell me that! ha,ha

dixie chicks.... wow! powerful women!

well, i went to one of the best concerts i have ever went to and i go to a fair bit. the dixie chicks rocked rexall on this week and they were amazing. those ladies are so amazingly talented that it is a shame about what has happened to them over the past few years. i know this may spark up controversy. their new movie shut up an sing opens tomorrow and for any dixie chicks fans you should go. click the link and you will see the write up as well as the trailer. itis pretty powerful. they said that when all the heat was going on that the red cross wouldn't take a million dollar donation from them (probably for the new orleans disaster relief), radio stations wouldn't play them, cd burning rallies were happening, death threats towards natalie maines. i think people forget that there is something called freedom of speech and she is entitled to it. so many celebrities have voiced their opinions and hard core opinions that have never been ostrasized. not until the dixie chicks made the statement "i am ashamed the president is from texas". one thing i heavily admire about these ladies is that they stick together and stand behind one another. they are an incredible trio. to juggle being a wife, a mother (to young kids), to being a musician and a talented one at that, to being on the road constantly and dealing with the crap that has been dished from the american public.... kudos to them. i highly respect them and admire them. god bless the dixie chicks!

retreat this weekend and adhesive...

just note to anyone coming on our retreat this weekend that we have tons of great supplies for sale at a discount this weekend but we are however out of 3L EZ-Runners if you need one i suggest picking oneup. don't shop a ton elsewhere. you want what we have (he,he) we do have the 3L great value packs that have an EZ-Runner in it.

just a reminder...

what now?...

i was out with my sister this morning. i saw some more dt stuff came and i had a pretty good day... until...... my hubby said "check the phone messages!". i thought what now? i had a call from a police officer in prince george, bc saying that i may have been part of identity theft. my jaw just dropped! what? how? i am pretty good at keeping things secure but how did this happen? so i have been going back and forth between this police officer, the credit bureau, equifax and my bank. i don't know what is going on. i guess i will find out tomorrow. have any of you had this happen before?

love 2 scrap spring retreat booked...

well, we decided against a winter (february) retreat. we tried doing a january one this year and it didn't fly so we have booked a spring one instead. it is not at the usual place. we are going to wind in the willows this time. we went there for our fall retreat back in 2003. it is a smaller place and a little further from edmonton (only half hour further). it is beautiful and quaint. there is a restaurant on site that had great food and a wide menu selection. at this retreat we will not be doing workshops as the space is limited for that in the meeting room. our meeting room is smaller so our sign up/attendees list is going to be smaller. we will start registering for this retreat november 8th. we have double rooms (2 people to one bed) and quad rooms (4 people to 2 beds). there is shopping at this retreat. i have been told the quaint little gift store is still there. this is a great secluded area that is absolutely beautiful in the summer. wind in the willows is on buck lake. our usualy spot we used is booked from march-july solid so it was not an option for retreats. donna (peama) if you know of some place out in your area please let me know. like i said, we are allowing fewer people on this one because our meeting room is smaller and i know how much stuff everyone brings. due to the fact that this is a smaller venue and not as swanky, the price is going to be a little cheaper on this retreat.

here is the meeting room without the tables in it. they set up this room with 2 rows of straight tables all the way down the room. there is natural lighting/windows all the way across the exterior wall (not shown).







at the resort there are the following available for rooms:

non-smoking: double (5 rooms)
non-smoking: quad (3 rooms)

smoking: double (2 rooms)
smoking: quad (2 rooms)


here is a view at one of the rooms


if you have any questions please email me at irememberwhen@shaw.ca



Donna.... we are looking at possibly another venue for another date. Do you know of anything in the Camrose area that would be nice?



The retreat is scheduled for April 13th-15th, 2007. We are looking at filling all the non-smoking rooms and possibly one smoking room. We are not allowing cots in the rooms to add more people to your room. If you want a cot just so you don't have to sleep together that is fine but there will be a small additional charge. Sorry. I hope to have the price listed by November 9th.

the L2S site....

our site i was told, will be up today. so sorry for the delay. i have so much to chat about. can't wait to chat when it gets back up.

talk with you all soon!

update...morning...november 7th:

okay..... here is the low down. i know you are all sick and tired of hearing me say "today is the day", but it is. i was assured it will be this morning that the site is up. our web guy told me he has ben working on it since 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon trying to get it up and forward information to the servers. he was amazed at how large our site is. that is what is taking the time. we have a lot of information on our web site. that is one of the great things about our site. it is one of the largest and we love our members for that.

i too am going through some major withdrawal. have to know that to say we are sorry for the delay in the site, there is going to be a little something special on the site when it is up and running today!


update...... evening....november 7th.....
i chatted with our new web guy and the files have been transferred to our new site but there are valuable pieces of info missing so we are waiting to have the co-operation from our old company. we are asking them to host our site temporarily until we can get the site up with those files. i guess behind the scenes our site was a huge mess. so... we are going to get it fixed. we are just waiting for the site to get up and we will be able to make changes while it is still active. please be patient. i want to say tomorrow is the day (i think it may be) but can't say for sure. one week is a long time and i want to yell..... but i won't.

update..... lunch time... november 9th.....
i spoke with the web guys and found out an integral part of our site was missing from the changes. what was that you asked? our main page! so they are adding that to the new server. i hve been guaranteed it will be up today and at the very latest tomorrow. i am guessing today with the way they explained it to me. so... remember to check again today. thanks for your patience.

update.....lunch time....november 10th.....yes, it is november 10th (10 days after this fiasco!)
well it is like this. both our web people aren't understanding each other it seems and all hell seems to have broke loose. so our site may be going back to the old web people for the next month and we might have to look at making some changes behind the scenes on the site as well as some physical changes like the main page to the site. so! having said that we are trying to get the site up over the weekend. if it is up please post lots and tell everyone you know. i will be checking in periodically and if i have any news i will put it on my blog over the weekend. thanks guys!

time for another r.a.k. ~ 80's trivia

here is another r.a.k. for you. have the answers to me via email at irememberwhen@shaw.ca please note email address change so please forward to this email address!

NOTE: I have not received anyone's answers yet due to the site being down and my renee@love2scrap.ca email not working. please forward your answers to irememberwhen@shaw.ca

you have until november 10th to get your answers in. please try not to use the net on this one. see how much you know yourself. the lucky winner will get some scrapbook goodies from me!

1. who played the uncle on family ties?
2. what does ALF stand for?
3. what is the connection between facts of life and er?
4. where was balki on perfect strangers from?
5. what was balki's last name?
6. what was the name of vanessa on the cosby show's last boyfriends name?
7. what was the name of the tv show with the theme song that began "believe it or not, i am walking on air..."?
8. what was the name of the woman on little house on the prairie that ran the blind school (besides mary)?
9. what was the name of murphy brown's news program?
10. what was the date in 1955 that marty mcfly flew back in time to?
11. what is the connection between growing pains and full house?
12. who played lauren miller on family ties (she was alex's girlfriend)?
13. what was the real name of the hospital on st. elsewhere?
14. what was the name of the short-lived spin-off from three's company?
15. the jefferson's was a spin-off from what show?
16. on dif'frent strokes, arnold kept a pet in this room. what was it? what was its name?
17. what was the name of the older brother on happy days?
18. what was the name of the principal on saved by the bell?
19. what was tori spellings charaters nam in beverly hills 90210?
20. what did archie bunker (all in the family) call his son-in-law mike?
21. name the connection between a-team and battlestar galactica
22. what was rosanna arquette's characters name in desperately seeking susan?
23. wht was the name of the robot on buck rogers?
24. what planet did alf come from?
25. who was ricky schroders best friend on silver spoons?
26. what were brothers simon & simons' first names?
27. what is the connection between dif'frent strokes and good times?
28. who were the 3 chipmunks?
29. who replaced bo and luke duke? what was their show name?
30. who played mama in mama's family?
31. who played henry rush on too close for comfort?
32. what 80's cartoon theme song did ricky martin and menudo sing?
33. what 80's cartoon was a showcase on saturdays for new wave music videos?
34. what cartoon featured a boy with a community of tiny people living in his wall?
35. who was mallory keaton's fiance?
36. which one of the a-team was a pilot?
37. what is the name of the cat in the smurfs?
38. what was angela's sons name in who's the boss?
39. what was michael jackson advertising when he was nearly killed?
40. who was the kid that dances with michael jackson in the commercial?
41. on three's company, hat was jack's restaurant called that he owned?
42. on three's company, what was the name of mr. furley's brother?
43. who was the bully who terrorized arnold on dif'frent strokes?
44. what was roscoe's dog's name on dukes of hazzard?
45. what was the name of the head mistress in facts of life?
46. what was the name of the bartender on love boat?
47. which star of the breakfast club was an original member on facts of life?
48. who shot j.r. ewing?
49. what was laura in little house on the prairie's horses name?
50. what were the daughters names on one day at a time?
51. who was the only person who could see jennifer on jennifer slept here?
52. who played mork from ork's son?
53. what method of transport did webster use to get from the upper level of the house to lower level?
54. heather o'rourke passed away in the 80's. she was the little blonde girl from poltergeist. what tv show was she on in the 80's?
55. what were the names of the 4 main girls in facts of life?
56. who were the main characters on fantasy island?
57. what was the first video played on mtv?
58. what was scott baio's name on happy days?
59. name 5 actors who starred in the movie the outsiders
60. what weekly show had top 40 bands perform their songs to their own dancers dancing to the music and also had a weekly countdown of the top songs in the us?
    

conventions.... overkill?

so all my scrapbooking friends out there....are you finding that these scrapbook conventions are overkill? i normally go to one of our suppliers conventions in the spring (which i will be this year). they are having becky higgins and not sure who else. one of the other suppliers conventions is having lisa bearnson. i won't be going to that one. already met mrs. bearnson. so now, urban is doing their convention which you can register for at urban scrapbook but i am shocked at the price. it is $310! i know it was a lot last year but it was new last year and no one had gone to one. well this year they have the following people attending and teaching...

• stacy julian (simple scrapbooks & big picture scrapbooking) ...... highly recommend seeing her! she is probably the most amazing woman in scrapbooking! absolutely recommend getting the big picture book. it is available at love 2 scrap.
  
• melissa chapman (gel-a-tins)
• candi higley (cactus pink)
• carrie utley (chatterbox)
• imaginisce (don't know who yet)

i was so hoping to attend this convention until i saw the roster. i have seen and met stacy julian twice now (love seeing her though and listening to her speak). the thing with stacy is, she is a speaker. she doesn't really do projects. she is a speaker. she is an amazing speaker and she'll probably have you crying! one of the people i don't find overly friendly, one was at the convention last year and one i knew already from doing i remember when... home parties and dealing with their company. so basically i would be spending $310 to see stacy again. too rich for me! i have heard a lot of people saying that they wish they broke it up so you could just pay for what you wanted to take like scrapfest was this year.

we have cku, cku-a, cku-m, ckc, creative escapes (plan on going), camp croppin' and so many more.

we have been asked to put on large events and we have checked into it, contacted people we were interested in, figured out how many people we would need to make it a profitable event and really thought... what a risk. what if you don't re-coop your money? love the scrapbook celebrities but they don't come cheap! i contacted a few well known's and we would have to pay airfare, car rental or cabs, accommodations, meals and lso of course, the fee which you would pay for classes, they get most of it. the rest is class materials and a small profit. so it really is an expensive endeavour. some of the not as well knowns don't charge as much but you then think, will we get the turnout if they are not as well known? also playing into this is the fact that we have had so many large events in such a short time, that people have already seen some of the well knowns. for example...

• ali edwards (just at scrapfest)
• lisa bearnson (coming to retailers event - not sure about camp croppin')
• candi higley (been at urban and is coming back)
• heidi swapp (was at a retailer's event i was at - may be slowing down now?)
• stacy julian (coming to urban)
• donna downey (was at urban)

the people we wanted to get were not on this list but man they are good. if any of you are reading this... you ladies totally inspire me! my question is to all of you reading this, help me out...

do you think it is overkill? how much is enough? is this a trend and just a fad?

what is your take on all these conventions?

are you just happy with local, less expensive retreats?

let me know!

my baby turned eight!

my little guy turned eight! i can't believe it. here is one scene from his birthday! 12 kids and no problems! we had a halloween paty. house wasn't decked out all spooky but we had a ton of halloween games and had a lot of fun! this was b's first un-girl birthday party. i made him invlite his cousin and his sister but other than that, no girls there! i was told i got special priviledges to be there because i am a girl. (ha,ha). special thanks to my sister and her boyfriend patrick for helping me with the games. we had a great time!

super saturday with janna...

i went to janna's church this past saturday to do their annual super saturday event. it was a blast. i met all janna's friends who were all so wonderful. talia was there teaching a class. blackberry creek was there teaching a class. i sat with janna, her friends bobbi and carly (talia's sister) and carly's mom. they were all so nice. it was refreshing to be with all these wonderful people, do some crafting, eat homemade soups for lunch, sip hot chocolate and cider, share recipes and enjoy each others company. i so needed this! i am so game again next year! don't forgt me! it was a blast. the comaraderie was great!
thanks for inviting me janna!

spooktacular....

we went friday night to fort edmonton's spooktacular. it was good. the kids had fun! it would have been better had it not been so wet. here are a few pics from the evening...

love 2 scrap october fall retreat

i will be adding retreat pics to the love 2 scrap site this week so check the site but here is a pic of everyone.

love 2 scrap site down....

until this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. we changed web hosting companies and are going to be making some changes so we are temporarily down. yes, we are still operating. we are just out temporarily. so please check back later today or tomorrow and we will be up and running!

thanks for your patience!

no problems....

i got my results from the lab yesterday and they said nothing out ofthe norm. i am okay! thank goodness. i was starting to worry. the doctor said stress and fatigue. that is what caused everything. i have been going to bed pretty much non-stop the last couple weeks at 10 p.m. so that has been nice! hopefully i can get back on track soon!

halloween.....

too fun last night watching the kiddies run around trick or treating. they were so cute so many adorable costumes out there. it was so cold! we didn't get near the amount of kids i thought we would get so expect goodies in your Love 2 Scrap boxes with your orders! now halloween is over....it is time to start thinking about christmas. ouch!