You may have wanted to see that more than anything else I might have to say.  Yep, our annual Free Shipping Offer has begun and will run through December 17.  All of the fine print is in the fine print above – if you’re in the Continental U.S., all you...

This is really exciting -- our friends at Faber-Castell contacted us on Wednesday evening with information about a brand new product.  Double Scoop Gelatos are twice the size of their original gelatos -- and for the first time are available...

If you’re like me and tend to wait until the last possible minute, here’s a friendly reminder that today – Halloween – October 31 – is the last day of the offer to get introductory pricing and free shipping in the Continental U.S. on several new items . . . Sizzix...

Monday, I received the first benefit of this stage of my life.  I played golf with three friends at a nearby course I had never played before – the golf league that I play in during the summer ended six weeks ago, but for the first time in many years I wasn’t...

I have been on the road for most of the past month – only one weekend out of the past five was completely spent in my area code, and on that weekend I left on Monday for a golf trip.  Typically, during such stretches I run into lots of little tidbits that I call...

A word of explanation before I get started, because I know that some of you read the title of this post and had the thought “He has a sister?”  I have one sibling – my brother Blake.  But I have always felt that the fact I have no “blood” sisters gives me...

We are spending the weekend in the monsoon that is York, Pennsylvania.  Nine inches of rain in two days – thankfully, it only affected the trip over and setup day.  By Saturday morning, the sun was out and the crowds were in the house. But on the way east, I...

My phone rang at 6:53 this morning.  My phone always rings at 6:53 a.m. on October 9 – Mom and Dad are on the other end of the line to sing Happy Birthday to me at the exact time that I was born.  Many of you read my birthday wish a couple of years ago to...

I get a kick out of reading the t-shirts that some of you wear to conventions.  A lot I have seen before, but now and then I see one that needs to be shared.  This one I saw yesterday . . . I chuckled when I read it and asked if I could take a picture of it...

You may recall that back in May, I passed along a request from our good friends Joe and Kathy Krivitski from Seaside Stampin’ Ink for prayers for their daughter Danielle and her unborn daughter.  As always, your response was overwhelming. Thought you might like...