Angie's update

What happened to September? It feels like I missed a month and Fall is here already. Wow! I love Fall but I love warm weather too. It's all good. So you have heard about the kids and all the soccer games, preschool adventures and fair rides, but what has Angie been up to, you wonder? SCRAPBOOKING has been the main event.

In September I helped to coordinate our annual fall overnighter scrapbooking event. I love to do this sort of thing, but then why do I get so stressed out? I tried really hard to be calm and relaxed but I don't think I pulled it off. It all stems down to my drive for perfection. If only I could accept the fact that there will be glitches and bumps in the road and be okay with that. Anyway, we had 3 consultants come together with 55 people this time. The Amish Door was wonderful, of course. The food was a hit. The scrappers were happy and productive, so that is all that really matters. And I even got to work some in my own album! 15 more pages done! Yeah! So I am looking to the future for the next time we all come together - March 27 and September 18, 2009. Mark it down ladies!

On another note, I am heading out to my friend's overnight crop today - minus the overnighter part for me. Can't wait to get some undivided work time on my albums. I hope I have enough pages laid out and pictures printed to last till midnight. If not, then I guess I will be home early.

And now the best news for last. I am now the proud owner of a Cricut (pronounced cricket)Expression die cutting machine. For those not in the scrapbooking world, it is the most wonderful machine around! I love it. This machine will cut out any phrase or word that I want in a multitude of sizes. The deal clincher for me was the software that you can get to go with it. With this added bonus you can link all your letters together and end up with a whole string instead of individual letters. Yippee. That will save a lot of time, I am hoping. I haven't actually used the software at home yet. At the overnighter I tried out a friends and was hooked. So hopefully once I get the hang of how the software works, it really will be a time saver. And the addition of a laptop to use in the basement would really help. So if anyone sees a great deal on laptops, let me know. So next time you come to my "House Of Scrapbooking," you will be able to try it out for yourself. Double Yeah!

So happy creating to all of you!