Michigan Scrapbooker Magazine comes out in a few days. I’m pleased to say that I have a layout in the mag. I have yet to see the print copy, but I’m really looking forward to it. I could go pick it up anytime now, but sadly the cost of gas seems to be a major factor in every travel decision I make…

I got an email last week that Scrap Tales in Brighton is closing. They started an invitation only closing sale today. I’m not sure when the sale swaps over to a free for all but if someone is interested drop me a line and I’ll revisit my invite email and get you the details. I’m sad they are closing. It’s a nice store really, and the owner was always friendly. I haven’t been in there in awhile just because it’s a hike from me. I was trying to work out my schedule to get there for the sale and just couldn’t work it out. Then as I got to thinking about it… with the cost of gas I wouldn’t be saving anything in the long run. LOL, see how this all comes back to gas??

I swear everything I do now comes down to that little thing called MPG. Sadly, my Buick gets awful gas mileage, (when it starts), so that really makes me not want to go anywhere! (Don’t get me started on the new Buick I have that spends more time at the dealership than it does in my garage.) Anyway, card classes have basically transitioned into mail kit subscriptions because apparently a lot of other people feel that same way I do about gas. Shipping on a kit is $2.80… so do the math on that. Ok so enough of my gas price rant, lol.

Ethan starts his bowling league tonight. He’s super excited about it. He loves to bowl which I think its pretty funny really. Ethan has his own “technique” which, as goofy as it looks when he does it, actually serves him very well. For being 8 years old, and only all of 47 pounds, he does pretty darn good getting that bowling ball down the lane. The last time I took him he bowled a high of 90.

So I’m off, Ethan is about to walk in the door and then we have to leave for bowling. He gets a happy meal coupon each week he bowls so I figure that is going to be my dinner.

Cross you fingers for some warmer weather. More catch-up posted tomorrow!
~j