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I have been trying to post more. I really have! But I am trying to get all of my swaps done as well. I have just started on my inchies and I have just finished my ATC swap. I LOVE THIS!! I can not wait to see all of the great thing everyone will come up with.  hope no one laughs at my inches!

Now... I do have to say that I did not sign up for the recipe swap and I have a very good reason... Well actually 2 good reasons. First, I did not think anyone would like any of my recipes. You know anything with hay wheat or barley. And sometime I just get CRAZY and mix it all together. Then I found out that the recipes were for CHICKEN! I panicked. Which brings me to the second reason. I can not condone making FRIENDS into tasty meals! That is just wrong! I still LOVE you, Stella! : ) I just can't eat chicken

Yours truly, Remi

P.S. We are getting down to the final moments before we find out who will be on the next SRWDT. It is so exciting I dream about! As I have said before I wish you all the best of luck. There are very talented people on the SRWMB and I am SO GLAD this is not a decision I will have to make!

Well... there is one surprise down. I really love the Hocus Pocus! The bigger sizes in the Carson is awesome. So now if you get the New Carson you would have 3 different sizes!

 Willy and I had gotton out our Fedoras,trench coats and magnifying glasses to try to find out what the next surprise would be... We did not have to do all of that. It was delivered yesterday. Now I also know there was something else that was being sold in store that arrived yesterday as well. There are more things to come! There is one that I am SO EXCITED about I can not STAND IT! I will tell you as soon as I can.

Yours truly, Remi

Yesterday was BEAUTIFUL! So is today! I am so ready for spring. I have missed all winter running around in lush green fields. Last night Willy and I went walking around town. I have one of those light that you were on your head with the elastic. It is very useful! I would recommend it to anyone. Anyway while we were walking we just happened to walk by Kendra's garden. There is some green poking up.  Willy says it is onions. It looked SO good. Can not wait until other things start sprouting! I know how Willy and I are... we will start stalking Kendra. We bought ourselves new sunglasses so if we have to go by in the day hopefully she wont recognize us.

Yours truly,

Remi

Mercy!!! This has this been a long week and it is only Wednesday!!

Saturday there was a retreat in Collinsville that Sherri and Tracy went to with some friends. I have been to one of these before. I was so tired at the end of the first night I thought I was going to have to stick tiny tooth picks under my eye lids to hold them open. But then the next morning when I awoke, my project like like someone had worked on it half asleep. It was not pretty. I had to redo the whole thing. I am sure everyone had a great time and are looking forward to the next.

Sunday Willy and I went to church. It was pretty uneventful. When we got home we were busy cleaning up a mess. I like to call it my area.

Which brings us to Monday Martin Luther King Day. That was an interesting day and not all the way I saw it going or ending. Some of you know what I am referring to.

So then there was Tuesday and the big Inauguration of President Obama. That was exciting and Willy and I watched a lot of TV that day.

I know today is Thursday. When I started this post it was Wednesday. I fell asleep on the key board and have deleted all of the L's. I must have been really tired from all the happenings this week.

Jason has asked me how I decide when to post on the blog, that I was random. I asked him if he just wanted me to make stuff up! I will try to post more often that I have.

It is not much longer and we will have a new SRWDT. I wish all that have applied the absolute best of luck. I, and many others I know, have throughly enjoyed seeing all the great projects of very talented people on the SRWMB.

Yours truly, Remi

2009 Scrappy Goals

So, we are well into 2009 now so I am wondering...have you set your scrappy goals for this year? You may think this is silly, but I have seen so many people list as one of their New Year's resolutions to "Scrap more". What does this really mean though? How are you going to measure "more"? How are you going to accomplish this vague goal?

The key to accomplishing any goal or resolution is to have a good plan that includes a way to measure your progress. If you are ones of those people who wants to scrap more in 2009, what do you need to do to make that happen? What is keeping you from scrapping as much as you want now?

Here are some suggestions for ways to increase your scrapping time using smaller goals. The first one would be to complete a certain number of layouts in the year. But you could also break it down even smaller to one layout per week. Other goals could be to attend a crop (like the Remember When Crop), complete a certain number of TBC kits  (one of mine), make a mini album, scrap your Christmas photos, use your scraps, scrap at least 15 minutes a day, etc.

Last year I actually scrapped a 12x12 layout that detailed my 2008 scrappy goals and I kept it displayed in my scrap room to remind me. Some of those goals I completed, other I changed and others I didn't quite reach. Nonetheless, I had fun and definitely ended up accomplishing my overall goal to scrap more!!

Scrap on!!!  Ruth Ellen

The last few days have been sort of ho-hum.  Not a bad ho-hum but a good ho-hum. Saturday was spent with friends and Sunday was church. Even the people (and animals) were calmed and relaxed. The Christmas and New Years stress seems to be all gone and everyone is getting back into their comfortable routine. Willy and I have settled back in as well.

Today we did not do anything but watch Jason and then went to the DQ for a Blizzard. YUMMY! The Blizzard is the best frozen treat I have ever had. Willy and I are talking about going to see Mall Cop. It looks SOOO funny!

I am so excited to see all of the SRWDT entries! I LOVE the ones that have already been posted. I wish all the luck to all that apply!

$1,000 Quickutz Product Give-Away!! OH MY!! I feel like I am taking crazy pills! I doesn't take much to get me excited some times, BUT this... WHOA! I can not even began to imagine what it would be like to $ 1,000 in QK product. It would be endless in the possibilities. At least for me. WOW!! Now I have to go rest!

Yours truly, Remi

 

Oh my goodness was it busy today. Sherri, Dorothy and Jason

worked so hard! We all hope Kendra has a speedy recovery.  I have

 been missing her. (I know Sherri is too.)

 

I just woke up for my nap. It really takes a lot out of you watching

 people work. Willy and I ate popcorn for dinner and are setting

 down to watch a movie. I found one I wanted to watch. It is called

Bad Girls. I looked good to me! Willy wanted to watch the Golden

Compass. It was really good! I LOVE it! I hope there will be another

one. It kinda left you hanging at then end. I would like to know

what happens. I will not spoil it for anyone if you have not seen it.

Willy and I settling in for the night. Hope everyone has a great

night too!

Yours truly,

Remi

It was so cold yesterday! I don't know what the temp was. There was ice hanging everywhere. The coolest place I saw the ice hanging from was a cactus. However I did not get a picture. I did not have my camera with me. But I know that could not be something you see every day.

I stayed in  and slept. Mine and Willy's party days are over. We just can't hang. 

I did get some pictures of the new lines that came in.

The first was the Yellow Bicycle Valentine.

There on the left  right bottom is a love Letters Mini Album & Foldup Folio. It is really neat. BTW... the Dec. QK release would look really good with this line.

This is the Valentines Cloud 9.

It is very pretty and sparkly!

This the the Heidi Grace

LOVE the paper in this one.

This is the Imaginisce and it would look great with the November QK release. It has some of the cutest stamps with it as well.

 

WOW!! I love the Jan. release as well. It is just too cute! I can not wait to use the Donkey and the Frog. I am glad to see them out and about.  I am also looking forward to the QK Club meeting to see what the project will be for this release.

Yours truly,

Remi

 

Man am I tired. Since New Years Willy and I have been staying up late and sleeping in. I think we now qualify as PARTY ANIMALS!

Today was a bit of an odd day. Early in the morning there was spurt of people in and then there was no one. Once I thought I seen a tumble weed roll through. There was a LOT of cleaning being done. Sherri says if you have time to lean you have time to clean. I did not lean on anything today. Every time I saw Sherri I acted like I was really busy or asleep. It worked most of the time. The new chic Missy started today and she just made some of us look bad. That is all she wanted to do was clean! I was so glad when it pick up again in the afternoon.

OH! I was also going to say there are some GREAT things coming to SRW as well. Now I can't tell you what these things are. I do not want to be left out cause I can not keep a secret. Cause I can. Believe me I have learned my lesson about keeping secrets. The one secret I did tell I thought everyone knew already. It was about Willy's sister Margo and I am being fussed at as I write this. So getting back to SRW secret. Just know that IT is way COOL. I hope there will be more to come and exciting changes. The store is really grown and getting AWESOME new things in all the time. I will get Willy to help me take some photos of the lines that have came in. Sherri will be going to the CHA again soon too. And you know what happens at CHA!

I hope everyone is liking the Quote of the Day. I am having fun with it. However I have found some funny quotes and other kinds of quotes I hope to get to post. Some of them just make me laugh. I am also hoping to post other intersting things about SRW. (This was a sugestion from my friend Vicki E.)

Willy and I are going to get in our underwear and turn on the water hose on each other. Today was a really nice day up to 80. Tomorrow not so much. The channel 12 people said it will be COLD!!! And a small chance of snow.

I guess I have rambled on enough.

Yours truly, Remi

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Hope everyone was happy and safe!!!

 

Willy and I had a GREAT time last night hanging out with friends.

It was a small group but lots of fun!

I also found out if i ever need to find something to fall back on

I could be a Go-Go dancer I already have to boots.

So... Willy and I did not get in until about 5 this morning. (Safely

I might add.)  However I think I may be in a bit of trouble. This

afternoon I have looked and looked and can not find my FAX

machine! I don't know where it could possible be! On a happy

note I finally got the tires for my Big Wheels! The Gecko came

through!

Yours truly,

Remi