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First Quarter 2008 (january - march) march 26, 2008 despite rumors to the contrary...we are alive...the hammer goose egg on my head is now only slightly sore to the touch...certainly nothing that can't be lived with until it's not sore anymore - are those double and triple negatives...wait...i'm seeing stars still...and not only can i use the hammer incident as an excuse to get another puppy...but for bad grammer, excessive shopping, boring updates...all kinds of things - it's great!!! we are expecting some rain by the end of the week - it's been beautiful for the last week - and i actually didn't come into the shop on easter sunday...the cleaning guy jim fed the kitties for me...this was the first time since before thanksgiving that i haven't come into the shop on sunday...so i got to spend the day giving doggers showers, planting ferns in pots under the redwood trees, going to the nursery and working on things for retreat...which, dear heaven, is in three weeks...BUT, we'll be ready...and the notepad is strapped to my head and the pen is between my ears...and i mean point in the ear - right thru the vacant "air space" and right out the other ear :) so...just to start the update off with some spring...here are
some pictures from my backyard last night...and then a little bit further
down...we'll introduce you to nickolas and show you the newest cat entertainment
toy that we got for dixie doodles. spring... these were last night about 7:30 in my
backyard...and i can hardly wait until the purple wisteria really blows
open...the white ones are on top of the patio cover...and get quite a bit of sun
all day long. the jasmine is a beast and will get a serious haircut this
weekend...before it takes over the world. that small fence area is off the
master bathroom. it's fine-ally finished:
we love these...and yes, we have the banding...of course we do... on-line class from it's fine-ally finished - whine & weave - we have a limited number of kits for this first time and as soon as you sign up - we will be sending you the kit for pre-stitching...you have some serious pre-stitching. jackie will be contacting each of you via e-mail so you can sign into her web site when the finishing class starts. we will also have that information inside the pre-stitching/kit package. just nan: the bella bees and the barnabee's bride are here now...see coming attractions and the tins and goodies are not due here until the middle of april... we are sold out on the first "hop" tin and goodie...and if you are signed up for the hop tin and want the other three tins/goodies in the series - you have to let us know in advance...so we can mark the lists - once these are gone - i can't get them again...so please, help us to get you on the right lists. liberty hill: the box
arrived yesterday...and we are so excited...we waited a long time for these and
they are just really swell...we have a certain amount on our pre-order and once
those are gone - we will have to reorder and i can't make any promises as to
time limits. prairie schooler: the new
charts finally came BACK from kansas - where, depite the forwarding order put
into ups...they were sent...we are glad they have arrived again... little house needleworks: and so...that's the end of the update...we are finishing up
the last of the boxes that we keep finding...they are all labeled "where
the devil did this come from" and then we shake our heads and wonder if ALL
the boxes are multiplying like mushrooms under rocks (or to be more precise in
the storage unit next door) so are the other pictures that i promised...
you can probably figure out who is who...and who got a new screen saver...and
who is not showing her face because she's going thru rather an unsocial stage as
she lures young pups into her "whapping" area!! when i finally
get the rest of the pictures hung in the store - we'll do another round of
pictures...i'll finish that up over the weekend - after i go pick up my NEW pair
of "just in case i drop another hammer on my head" glasses tomorrow
:) and...my little boys who are irish twins...six months old and 11 weeks
old...and both are very good...and gatsby has started his puppy classes last
monday...and his little brother watched. we wish you a happy week as spring break gears down...our kelly is back from school this week and is helping with retreat things...as is sarah...and we shall get this done - not even a question. thanks for visiting...everybody is waving from modesto and we are hoping for some more spring....it's so pretty outside. march 10, 2008 i just had an e-mail from a very good friend asking me if we had descended into the 5th level of hell...actually it felt like the 15th level of hell...but the elevator is now going up...and we are back on level 2 and working toward even ground again :) the saga started with the last update...as you can see...and then we moved the moving truck to the 26th and they came and made two round trips...but, we also moved in on top of the construction crew, three electricians, a plumber, the painter, the phone company, the security/alarm/wireless guys; no bathroom facilities, the drywaller crew up on 50 foot ladders cleaning off blown drywall texture all over my beams, the cleanup crew scraping drywall texture off the windows, two guys putting the code required paneling on the bathroom walls - and the pod sitting outside and four 27 foot trucks and various van loads of our stuff in the unit next door because chaos was reigning supreme in our unit... so, in all - we've moved three companies (mine and the two that we do distribution/shipping for) at least twice, maybe more since february 16th. with the help of some exceptional (beyond friendship) friends and the incredible women who work with me - we managed to get it in some sort of order...and i still have all my hair and it isn't snow white... we have a space (our backroom) that is even bigger than the front of the store, but it isn't quite ready for that kodak moment yet...soon - but not quite yet...but here are the "befores" and "afters" of the 15th level of hell (or moving as we at elegant stitch know it) before in the shop with not much in it and of course the unit next door that held our lives:
then we actually have some pictures of the front of the
store...and this is what it looked like yesterday morning early with no lights
on yet...we absolutely love the skylights and the huge ceilings...and the bright
and the light has gotten great response so far...and oh please...do we love the
color of that floor!!! and not dmc 435...UGH!!! so...now that hell is over...and the world is back on an even
keel...and i can find my computer and everything works - here we go.
didnot has been hiding for a week now - we brought her over last sunday - she is
now just starting to come out during the day - but i know where her magical
hiding spot is - under the worktable by my desk over in the corner...and ms.
dixie doodles...well - if we had only known - we would have moved here years
ago...we've seen more of her in the last week than we've seen of her in the last
year. she takes sunbaths in the windows...she comes out and is
social...it's an amazing transformation in ms. doodles and we are so
pleased. and...in the middle of last week - mr. gatsby and didnot had a
little slumber party in the front of the shop - amongst all the chaos and moving
of fixtures and furniture... now...i seem to have gotten all the shop news taken care of here...and because the brain engaged a couple of days ago and i realized that our petite trianon retreat weekend is 5 weeks from this coming weekend...i had better start getting those very french ducks in a row - so i'm jetting and zooming... we have also scheduled our first ever sidewalk sale here at elegant stitch. we will be having these twice a year - they are in-shop only (meaning we can't do this on the internet) and the 2008 dates are as follows: saturday, july 12 and saturday, november 22. we hope you will mark your calendar and join us - it will be fun...crazy but fun...and we are already making piles of goodies for our july 12 date. cricket collection - love them
all - we have fabric and threads for all of them...i'm starting on kisses as
soon as i finish a couple of things on my footstool...an advent calendar by sam
sarah and my heart of america by little house needleworks. gpa designs - from italy -
gorgeous charland designs: i love
this heart - it is soooooo fun to stitch and put together using the templates
provided. heirloom embroideries from
england m designs - two new trees from
mary...they are beautiful the sampler house - eileen
bennett cherished stitches jeanette douglas designs country cottage needleworks -
the start of a new series - and these are WAY cute...saw it at market!!! the gathering place - new for us
- we love these!! stacy nash primitives and last but certainly not leastest... and so... we are back amongst the living...if we can just get our prairie schooler automatic back from ups (because they didn't deliver it to our new addy) i'll be very happy...and hopefully we'll have that up on friday's update...that's right...i'm going to do one on friday or at the very latest on saturday. we have a new class offering from it's fine-ally finished - called "whine & weave" and it's beautiful - you can see it at www.itsfineallyfinished.com and we are also working on another on-line class with indigo rose as well as an exclusive on-line class with brightneedle. we also have a beautiful limited edition kit from jackie du plessis called wisteria...we will have that ready in the shop for retreat...and it is just spectacular as well... so...there is lots coming...the sidewalk sale in july - we are just too excited about that one and gorgeous new classes and as soon as we finish with our april retreat - we will have pictures of our october retreat - and because the fabric is out of print and never to be seen again (liberty of london) this will be a one time, one shot only class called "berry thief". i have to go cut mat board and batting and pull orders and do some shipping for our wholesale clients and then run some errands and get my lists in order and here we go...a new year in our new shop...and the world is looking rather sweet!!! thank you for visiting us - thank you for your patience with us as we tried to move businesses and take care of you all at the same time...it got a little hairy...and i know we dropped the ball somewhere along the line - and for that - please accept our apologies. we will fix anything that is wrong and do our very best to make it right with all of you - but your patience and kindness thru all of this has been beyond measure and your have our deepest gratitude!! lois and everybody here at elegant stitch
OFFICIAL SHOP OPENING CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY, 03/05/08 - PLEASE READ BELOW. so...in a nutshell... if you were anticipating a visit to the new shop this coming saturday, 03/01/08...please stop anticipating it. totally out of our control and all we can do is apologize for the idiots who have been in control of the construction. bad news: we didn't get a gas meter until this morning; because it rained all weekend and there was no heat in the unit - the epoxy on the floor did not dry; because the floor did not dry we could not move the furniture into the new shop today and thus have to do it tomorrow; because the floor did not dry, the bathroom cannot be finished; because the floor did not dry the cleanup crew cannot bring in the heavy equipment to remove all the drywall mud that is spattered up about 50 feet onto the overhead pipes; without cleanup and bathroom installed we cannot get the fire marshal to come in and approve the site, nor can we get the county inspectors to come and in and signoff on all the permits/plumbing/etc. because the county inspectors will not come in an signoff on all the permits - obviously we cannot get an occupancy permit and thus, cannot allow anybody to come into our shop. and...until the floor dries...four 27 foot truck loads and countless loads in the car as well as the POD on my driveway full of stuff will have to stay exactly where it is (in my driveway and in the unit next door to our space until we can get the floor dry...are we starting to see a "community issue" here - like the floor drying????? and who would have every thought that a floor could cause such a problem - i certainly didn't. good news: is there any??? actually yes there is. by march 5th we will be ready for company. by saturday march 8 we will REALLY be ready for company and it should all be put away by then. if only we were as good as we thought and if only we could have taken care of all of these issues but unfortunately we had absolutely no control over any of this...and thus, the best laid plans of mice and women have gone totally behind the back door. gooder news: the phone lines will be brought up tomorrow between noon and 5 and as soon as those are good - we'll get the computer loaded back up and everything else turned back on and we can answer the e-mails and the telephone calls which will make me very happy. in the interim...i'm so glad that i didn't break down the computer quite yet ... something kept wiggling in the back of my brain...so i could post something to the web site...
february 22, 2008 i took pictures this morning...i did...i took pictures of the disgusting, horrific mess that this shop is in...and now i can't find my camera...i will find it tomorrow...but this evening - it is has quite disappeared off the face of the earth. i also had some new things in my scanning basket - guess what??? that has been packed!!! i know you are surprised by that but it's really true. this is one of those weeks that could be described by anybody as totally insane. of course the construction has not been completed on time...a classic case of the right hand having absolutely no idea what the left foot was doing...and me stuck in the middle...there's a song there - i just know it... stuck in the middle with you...but i can't remember the words to that either. the absolute worst case of all of this was that construction was going to be completed by 02/15/08 - or so they all promised when i signed the lease. i spent a good deal of time on monday last trying to get our gas utility company to drop a meter at the new building. why this was my job - i have still yet to determine. today i spent another couple of hours trying to accomplish the same task - except this time i got stuck in the giant whirlpool of utility company and county of stanislaus building inspector/permitting department...and the utility company said the county needed to send them an e-mail about the permits and the meter tags and the county telling me that they didn't send e-mails about that to the utility company. finally, thankfully, somebody actually listened to me instead of blowing me off...and now we have the meter being dropped/installed on monday - somewhere between 8 morning and 8 evening...they can't give me a better time than that but i was so grateful that i am not complaining about the time frame. now, in the interim...they are spraying texture on the walls, hooking up the lights, etc...because the painter is supposed to come in this weekend and paint. however, it's damp and cold and is supposed to rain all weekend...and we're trying to figure out how paint and floor epoxy are going to dry with no heat...kind of a question - isn't it? so, the movers have been rescheduled until tuesday morning, annie is going to hang out all day on monday or until the utility company comes and installs the meter, i'm going to be here tearing furniture apart and having it ready for the movers and tomorrow and sunday we are going to be filling up trucks and taking boxes and more boxes and more boxes over to the new location and putting it all in the suite NEXT door to our new place. sound like a nightmare yet??? it does, doesn't it. okay...if you've read this far and your eyes are not crossing yet...here's the question and the contest. 2.5 months ago when this entire process started...i told the contractor that i wanted to pick the color of the floor in the new shop. we are going to have painted, polished cement...easier to keep clean, neutral, easy with area rugs...new decor, new look, etc. on wednesday i asked him when i got to pick the color for the floor - since the painter was going to be purchasing/applying said treatment to the floor very shortly. i was first informed that we had never had this conversation about the color of the paint and then i was told the color had been picked and purchased by the MALE because i had been out of town and it took 7 days to get the product, blah, blah, blah. i very quietly (actually not so quietly) told him that i had been out of town (at market) for exactly 4 days (02/07 - 02/10) and had been available the entire time by cell phone and had been home and available from 02/11 thru today 02/20 and that was well within the boundaries of the 7 day purchase time frame. then i asked what color he had picked out for me and i was told "TAN". calmly, because i knew exactly WHAT color TAN actually was, i told him that i would not live for a minimum of 5 years with a floor that was the color of what you find in a baby's diaper - it would not happen and i didn't care what he had purchased but he better make arrangements to take the color back. i got some song and dance about women and color and needing to have swatches and how long they take to make up their minds and that's when i really bristled. i told him that i worked in color all day long, every single day and that he had better bring me the color card toot suite because i needed to make a color choice and he needed to get the new epoxy paint toot suite and if he brought me the color card it would take me exactly a minute (or less) to chose the color. in he comes with said color card - and out he went 45 seconds later with a new color choice (neutral) as opposed to TAN. so...the contest is as follows: the first 5 people to send me an e-mail at lois@elegantstitch.com that correctly names the closest DMC color to "baby poop tan" win a prize. annie and i have picked the dmc color number ...and now it's up to you if you are so inclined. this is probably not going to take too long for the first 5 people...and it will be a fun treat...you will have to wait until we get moved over...but there is nothing like a little fun to liven up the place :) i now have my five winners...and a door prize winner and the dmc number was 434-435 mix. it was fun and thank you!! so...the bottom line of all of this is...if you are coming to see the new shop next saturday, 03/01 we are just very excited to see you...but...it will probably still be a little like chaotic insanity (which for us is not unusual but rather the norm) because we are about 4 days behind the worst case schedule and there might be boxes in the back room (and in the front too) and, i will try and do an update in the next couple of days if i can find that scanning basket in whatever box it went into while i tried to clear the desk here...and the didnot and dixie doodles will be figuring out the best spot to be at the new shop and gatsby will be there to welcome you too...but it just might be sort of like a zoo...and jump right on in and join the fun...i'll be the one with no hair on my head...because i've ripped it all out over the next 7 days. also...some unfinished business: i have been asked often about mama kitty. mama kitty is alive and very well - gatsby and i see her quite often when we go for our morning walk. mama kitty has been adopted by a family to the north of the shop...she is very fat and well fed and quite sleek and happy...and i believe she has been neutered because there have been no baby "mama kitties" in the last 6-8 months. she still responds when i call out to her...she still knows her name of mama kitty...and we are very happy that she has found a good home and somebody to love her and take care of her...we can leave here knowing that she finally has her own family and is happy. so...i will do my best on an update with real pictures instead a bunch of yapping...if only to find that scanning basket in some box somewhere :) enjoy your weekend...keep good thoughts that i don't kill males with sheetrocking tools and paint cans at the new location...i would hate to get this far and not be able to enjoy my new NON-TAN floor :) thanks for visiting :) february 15, 2008 it's been a hard couple of days...but we got thru it just fine...mass chaos...but we got thru that just fine too. i know that the market report was a little bit "not too exciting" and i didn't write it with much "wow and wonder" but market was hard this year...and i missed the social part of the market...and i missed seeing people who weren't there...and i just missed in general. we all worked very hard in a very short period of time and then poof...it was over. maybe because i knew that after market was going to be of nightmare proportions...with the move and everything...but we're good now. i also had a very good friend from kansas tell me that i haven't been quite the same lately. i love this friend dearly...and took her sage advice to heart...and i know why i haven't been quite the same and it's time to tell you all...and it's taken this long for me to be able to speak about it. so...here it goes. three week after we lost our old female red persian whizzer wee ...we also lost mr. shoo. he was 7.5 months old. he died of a brain aneurysm. his first episode happened on a wednesday afternoon when his little back legs collapsed out from under him until the massive event that happened about 9 p.m. on saturday evening when he flatlined until monday morning about 3 a.m. when his heart and lungs finally stopped working. there was nothing we could have done to prevent, fix, stop, diagnose, control, make better. it was just one of those one in 1.5 million chances that caused both mr. shoo and his daddy and me to have a bullseye painted on our backsides...and it just happened. needless to say - our hearts were broken. i had waited so long to get a puppy...it had been 23 year since my last "puppy" and i thought i would never stop crying. i didn't cry like this when i faced cancer 11 years ago...and the worst part was that we had no idea what it was until it was all over and the tests could be made. so...that is how we spent december - sad and more sad and sadder than even that. we have mr. shoo with us now...next to his picture...and he
is the most perfect guardian angel dogger for...gatsby...our new
puppy...who...knock wood appears to be healthy and happy and very smart...and we
love him as we loved mr. shoo...and we would like you to meet him now too!!! so...yes, i have been a little bit quiet...and yes, i have been a little bit reserved...and yes, there has been a lot going on in the backgroud with mr. shoo, finding new house for elegant stitch, trying to be patient while the build-out happened, getting ready for market and going, dealing with family things, having one of my bestest friends be away for almost 8 weeks and i missed her terribly as well as other dear friends with health issues that i worry over...and i thank you for your patience and kindness - it's been a tough couple of months...and i am glad they are over and we are finally moving forward and hopefully the rest of 2008 will be just normal, everyday-run-of-the-mill kind of stuff. so...now that i've 'fessed up'...let's go here and get this update done. i am still waiting for a couple of things from market...need some pictures for charland's beautiful new heart creation she did...and annie has brought me a "stick" with the pictures on it...i just haven't found the time - i think my brain is packed in one of the boxes that is in the "pod" in my driveway at home - it has to be...because i've searched and searched here for my brain...nope - not to be found :) shepherd's bush little house needleworks lizzie kate keepsake stitches and so...i have put "coming attractions" back up on the front page...and we will keep that updated with what we know as new arrivals and anticipated delivery times...that is going to be fun. we will have the newest whine & weave class up from jackie du plessis in the next week or so...and a new one from indigo rose when i get the pictures. we are waiting for boxes to come in...and they no sooner come in than we take everything out - load them up and off to the "pod" they go... they have finished the sheet rocking and insulation and next week they are painting and doing the floors and then we can move in. i will have some pictures for you...they came to borrow my one and only key on monday so they could do phone lines and security...and i didn't get back over to pick it up...but next week - i promise. in the interim...we are shoveling both out the door and into boxes...and pitching, straightening and tossing with a passion...the question is as follows: "do we want to move it???" and you can only imagine what happens when the answer is "not so much":) and...i can certainly take some pictures to give you some idea what this place looks like...i'd say the south side of hell at the moment...but i guess it's all in your perspective. we hope you all have a wonderful president's weekend...the weather here is windy and blue skies...and they were actually talking 68 degrees today - but we have wet coming back by next wednesday or thursday...just not enough so my sealed floors don't set up - oh please!!! we'll have pics and other things...good weekend to you...and hang on - the roller coaster is moving down the tracks :) all of us at elegant stitch
february 6, 2008 we are leaving on a jet plane...we are leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow...and, as usual - i am not taking a computer - i can't handle a computer and 3 extra suitcases - it just doesn't work and i've got meetings and lots of work to do for the shop and very little time to get it all accomplished before we jump back on a plane and head home on sunday so the update will be done when i get home...that's the only way i can do a good job. in the interim...we have quite a schedule ahead of us with the move into our new shop...so i've done a "es schedule" just so you all know how to find us and when to not panic because you can't get in touch with us... we are also on major overhaul with the web site when i get back - we are going to be using another program and totally re-do this web over the next couple of months...it will be interesting and fun and another learning curve for this old person here...but...change is good...and i'm all up for an adventure!!! challenge is good...and this is going to be quite some diversity off my "safe spot". and, i have a very dear friend who has given me a new motto..."storm on" and that is exactly what i'm doing...and life is good and we are looking forward to our new shop and our new life for elegant stitch. life is truly a flurry...but it always is around here...and we do our best to keep all the balls in the air...balls falling on our heads...it gets ouchy...and we do our best keeping them flipping around above us :) so...before we head out tomorrow...here's a few things that have wandered into our shop... carriage house: we are picking up the new ones at
nashville...but this one snuck in the door while we weren't looking :) blue ribbon designs: we just love these...they are
terrific... midsummer night designs: and so...bags are packed, checks packed, checked in at the airlines, need to get gas in my car, need to finish up here and then we are gone in a blaze of dust and hope that nashville doesn't have any more tornados this week...the weather in nashville is a constant source of unbelievable amazement...every single year is different...and it always makes our yearly visit exciting to say the least. we will see you all back here on monday for the market report...until then - be safe...have the rest of a good week and thanks for visiting. puppy needs a walk...and since i've been here since 5:45 this morning...so do i :) nashville here we come...again...for the 12th year...
january 25, 2008 and now we're wet...and duck like...and the feet are webbing...and the weather guy on the new last night said another 10 days of more rain...which we need desperately and the mountains need the snow pack...but does it all have to come in 15 days...it hasn't dried out one little bit and we are growing moss on our behinds. it's been a full week since we've seen anything that resembles sunshine... BUT...even though the roof is leaking AGAIN in the old shop...the new one is right on schedule...and we are packing and we are getting ready to move and we are doing happy dancing all over the shop...and the pile of boxes grows in the corner by the front door and the dumpster in the back is getting fuller every time they come to empty it. yesterday i attacked the closet in the back of the shop and today, when i'm finished this and after i've worked on the orders, i'm going to start pitching and cleaning up the back hallway and jessika is going to bust up one of the rolling cart things so that two handsome men can arrive tomorrow to convert them into wonderful rolling carts that are going to hold our thread containers...it's going to be fun. so...here we go because i've got a very busy day ahead...and actually a busy couple of weeks...but i'm not projecting out that far at the moment :) drawn thread: the two newest ones are here and have
been for awhile - i've been so busy taking care of the shops under the
distributorship and the re-orders that i realized i didn't get ours up on the
web site and i do apologize. just nan: the new ones are here and there will be more
new ones at market...and we've already pre-ordered those - it's going to be
fun. another little enameled box like the ladybug...except it's going to
be belle the bee and i can't want to see it!! little house needlework: and so - that's it...they are up on the roof again, banging around...doing absolutely no good because it's all still leaking again and continuing to leak...and frankly scarlet, i don't give a d...! the wind is blowing, another storm is moving in...we have the heat on - we're warm and dry and until mr. gatsby needs another walking when he wakes up from his nappy...everything is good here. we are leaving for nashville two weeks from yesterday and arriving home late sunday night the 10th...and then we will roll right thru february and have our grand reopening in our new shop on 03/01/08. as i told somebody the other day - thank heavens it's a leap year - the calendar is giving me another full day in february - i can move mountains and build an ark all in one day!!! stay dry and warm and safe...thank you for visiting this week and i'll continue to keep the "coming attractions" updated as i get more pictures and fun stuff...it's actually going to be the start of the nashville market report...which we'll get up and posted as soon as we return from market :) have a great weekend - i'm off to find boxes and tape and dumpsters!!! lgm and crew!!
january 20, 2008 delayed?-you bet!!! behind?-absolutely!!! frustrated?-ya think!!! wanting to move?-not soon enough!!! and this is just one tiny quarter of what is going on here in modesto and around the country it seems. am i anxious to start life again in the new and beautiful shop that is being built-out for us right now - without a doubt. is the journey getting to that beautiful shop making me insane - yep!!! do i want to get to market in three weeks and see the wonderful and terrific things that are being offered - not soon enough!!! BUT - until i can do all of those things - i will continue to pack boxes, throw things out, work on this web site and get it cleaned up and reasonable, and move forward into 2008...and dodge the bullets that seem to keep getting thrown at everybody across the nation. but, sometimes frustration and angst are good things - they make us move faster, pay more attention to ourselves and our friends and family and get the world back on a better tilt...only time and efforts will tell that...but it is going to be a very interesting ride for the entire nation. and, speaking of interesting rides...i'm going to get this update done, some more housekeeping and then head for home to watch the end of the noon game and actually see how cold it can be in green bay for the afternoon game...brrrrrrrr...we have a good friend who lives in green bay - and thankfully she is staying home and watching the game from there - there would have to be a bunch of us head out to pry her cold and stiffened body from the seats i'm afraid. i don't know how they do it up there...and i'm sure we'll see some of them without shirts today!!! i can't even think about it :) i've put a page in up top for coming attractions to nashville...i'll keep that updated as i get information over the next couple of weeks...we are taking pre-orders on anything that is posted on that page...they are not here yet...but they are coming. and these are the things that are in right now. little house needleworks: fingerworks: midsummer night designs: and so...that's the end of this update...and off i go to do some housecleaning. the weather is cold here (for california) and although we are above normal in rainfall - we need some more and a lot more snowfall to get caught up and out of drought conditions. i'm very excited about the coming attractions page...and will keep that updated as best i can with peeks and news and prices......and exciting things coming as i hear about them...or as we get the kinks worked out of things we are working on and can get that information out to you all...this will be fun. in the interim - i had better get those things posted on that page and get this upload. for those who are watching football today - i wish everybody's teams a good game and this will determine who is doing what with superbowl in two weeks. it's good stitch and football weather...and i'm off to look for chinese food cartons for a project i'm working on :) enjoy sunday!!! and please, please, please, please...for somebody you know...for yourself...do a favor. it's up on my title page - on every page of my web site... the breast cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. it takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window near the middle). this doesn't cost you a thing. their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammograms in exchange for advertising... it's a good thing. i just celebrated my 11 year diagnosis anniversary on thursday the 17th. you are doing a good, good thing. www.thebreastcancersite.com all of us at es!!! january 5 2008 happy new years to everybody. we are in the middle of a giant wave of storms coming in from the pacific and alaska. those of you to the east of us - hang on - they are coming...tons and tons of rain and snow. there is absolutely nothing new this week so we are having a sale...rainy days and mondays...for those of you old enough to remember that song. rainy days and mondays sale... until then...have a good week - be safe...watch the weather...and get the kidlets back to school on monday safe and sound. in the interim...we have our water wings out and inflated...
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