When we get back from a show, I often take a day off to mow my grass, rest, catch up on errands (you get the idea).  Karen does, too.  But not this week – not with the Stamping Gala in full swing starting on Monday.  It’s an all hands on deck event . ....

Strange title?  Not when you realize that part of my laptop cord is frayed and it isn’t working anymore.  Thankfully, I ordered a new one last week and it’s sitting on my desk at work.  Doesn’t help me now, though, so I’m racing to get this finished...

My driver’s license photo is always lousy – always.  Every four years, I sit down at the license bureau and I swear they wait until I look my goofiest before the photo is snapped.  Then I’m stuck with it for four years. Today was that day again.  So I...

We’re going to have something special in our booth in Novi, Michigan this weekend – a very limited supply (that would be less than ten each) of 24 of the new dies that Spellbinders just released at CHA last week!  A month before they’ll actually ship to...

Last Thursday, I had another of those “I’ll remember it for a lifetime” days.  Hocking Hills State Park in South Central Ohio has always been special to me – my dad took me camping there shortly after my brother Blake was born in 1966 (one of those “he’s gonna...

I got home from the Grapevine show yesterday evening after a long day of driving. Didn’t even bother to take the truck to the mail center, just parked it at the house and took it in this morning. There was a surprise when I walked inside the building – a small...

After torturing many (at least that’s what I kept hearing) with several days of looks at what we’ll be doing in our store during the Stamping Gala next month, it was time to cut you a break. So I headed for Grapevine, Texas and Karen & David headed for Syracuse,...

The day after the Cincinnati Convention is always a big day in our store – lots of the out-of-towners want something to do before they head home, and even the locals need something to help with the withdrawal after a full day of frenzy at the Sharonville Convention...

Today, you get two for the price of none – the Stamping Gala calendar is a little quieter on Friday and Saturday since many will be busy getting their costumes ready for the Friday Night Preview Party or the Cincinnati Convention on Saturday (both at the Sharonville...

I’m beginning to think that I may need to wear protective gear when we go on the road later this week (I’m going to Grapevine, Texas – Karen & David are going to Syracuse, New York). That said, what we’ve planned for the Stamping Gala in our store must be pretty...