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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Christmas Jack is in the store!
So, you know hubby and I went away last weekend for a hot air balloon festival. Well, things didn't work out like we had planned! We got in late Friday, so decided just to go to the hotel and get some dinner since there wasn't much going on at the festival that night anyway.
Saturday, all of the good stuff was happening in the evening so we decided to go to this little town they call the Venice of Holland. It's actual name is Giethoorn. This town is fabulous! No cars, just foot, bike or boat! There are canals everywhere and a beautiful lake!
We rented a boat and took off through the canals and I was snapping photos every inch of the way I think! lol
One of the highlights for me were the weddings we got to see! There is a small church there and the wedding party comes in a boat, like a gondola. The bride and groom come in another boat and everyone else comes in this big sightseeing type boat. The boats were all done up with greenery and flowers and it was all so romantic! If I had known 7 years ago they did this, I would have gotten married there! :o) We did tell our daughter that we booked her wedding already! She just had to find the groom and the dress but she informed me she already has both! lol She is 15!
Anyway, the boat trip was so relaxing and so much fun! We got to the lake and just turned off the motor, threw our feet in the water and just floated. Oh it was nice but HOT! After living in about 65 degrees for so long and then having it about 100, it felt really hot to us!
After the boat ride, I wanted to walk around and get some more photos. First, lunch! We stopped at a store, grabbed some kaiser rolls, cheese, watermelon, drinks and wet wipes to clean up and found ourselves a nice shady spot on the bank of one of the canals. We ate out lunch and shared with some pretty brave ducks! They were so cute!
After wandering a bit, we decided it was just too hot for walking around so decided to head back to the hotel, shower, grab some dinner and then head out to the balloon festival. While hubby was taking his shower, I grabbed a chair and sat outside reading. While I am reading, I keep hearing thunder! I thought, no, it can't be! Hubby checked the weather when he got out of the shower and sure enough, terrible storms were headed our way! Let me tell you, they were bad! The parking lot of the hotel was flooded in like 30 minutes! It was up above the bottom of the hubcaps on the car! I couldn't believe our luck! Well, there was always Sunday still so hubby watched tv and I fell asleep before 10:30! Unheard of for me! lol
Sunday dawned sunny and warm! The festival didn't have anything going on until 2pm so we grabbed some breakfast, packed our stuff and checked out of the hotel just before noon. We had a few hours so we headed into Leeuwarden to check out the town. They had a braderie (street fair) going on so we roamed there a bit. By 1:30 we were back on the road and heading to Joure where the balloon festival was. When we got into town, we didn't know where it was so we stopped into a coffee/tea shop to ask directions. They told us the festival had been cancelled both Saturday and Sunday because of the weather! *arrrggg*! Not much we could do so we had a piece of bakery and a cup of coffee. I still wanted to at least see the field so we got directions and headed over there. We didn't get to see a thing! Not even the field! There were guards posted at all of the entrances turning people away because it was canceled. Needless to say, we were disappointed we didn't get to see the balloons!
We decided to head back home and just stop at little towns along the way! Hubby wanted to stop in Urk, a little fishing town he had heard about. It was quite cute with an old village, a big beach, a fire tower and so much more!
We stopped here and there but nothing exciting and got home in time for dinner! *sigh*
All in all though, it was a very enjoyable, very relaxing weekend!
Next week, however, there is another balloon festival in Breda and since hubby is off all month, he said maybe we could go! I am almost afraid to get excited about it! lol I'll let you know if we get there!
Now, onto to store news.......
I finally got the Christmas Jack album in the store! If you missed it during the Polar Blog Express, you can grab it now at 50% off! Grab it before midnight, EST, Sunday as the price goes back up!
I have also marked down my Christmas Joy, Christmas Clusters, Christmas Bulb Alphas and the whole bundle as well! You can grab any of them for 50% through Sunday!
Well, that's about it for now!
Thanks for stopping by!
Saturday, all of the good stuff was happening in the evening so we decided to go to this little town they call the Venice of Holland. It's actual name is Giethoorn. This town is fabulous! No cars, just foot, bike or boat! There are canals everywhere and a beautiful lake!
We rented a boat and took off through the canals and I was snapping photos every inch of the way I think! lol
One of the highlights for me were the weddings we got to see! There is a small church there and the wedding party comes in a boat, like a gondola. The bride and groom come in another boat and everyone else comes in this big sightseeing type boat. The boats were all done up with greenery and flowers and it was all so romantic! If I had known 7 years ago they did this, I would have gotten married there! :o) We did tell our daughter that we booked her wedding already! She just had to find the groom and the dress but she informed me she already has both! lol She is 15!
Anyway, the boat trip was so relaxing and so much fun! We got to the lake and just turned off the motor, threw our feet in the water and just floated. Oh it was nice but HOT! After living in about 65 degrees for so long and then having it about 100, it felt really hot to us!
After the boat ride, I wanted to walk around and get some more photos. First, lunch! We stopped at a store, grabbed some kaiser rolls, cheese, watermelon, drinks and wet wipes to clean up and found ourselves a nice shady spot on the bank of one of the canals. We ate out lunch and shared with some pretty brave ducks! They were so cute!
After wandering a bit, we decided it was just too hot for walking around so decided to head back to the hotel, shower, grab some dinner and then head out to the balloon festival. While hubby was taking his shower, I grabbed a chair and sat outside reading. While I am reading, I keep hearing thunder! I thought, no, it can't be! Hubby checked the weather when he got out of the shower and sure enough, terrible storms were headed our way! Let me tell you, they were bad! The parking lot of the hotel was flooded in like 30 minutes! It was up above the bottom of the hubcaps on the car! I couldn't believe our luck! Well, there was always Sunday still so hubby watched tv and I fell asleep before 10:30! Unheard of for me! lol
Sunday dawned sunny and warm! The festival didn't have anything going on until 2pm so we grabbed some breakfast, packed our stuff and checked out of the hotel just before noon. We had a few hours so we headed into Leeuwarden to check out the town. They had a braderie (street fair) going on so we roamed there a bit. By 1:30 we were back on the road and heading to Joure where the balloon festival was. When we got into town, we didn't know where it was so we stopped into a coffee/tea shop to ask directions. They told us the festival had been cancelled both Saturday and Sunday because of the weather! *arrrggg*! Not much we could do so we had a piece of bakery and a cup of coffee. I still wanted to at least see the field so we got directions and headed over there. We didn't get to see a thing! Not even the field! There were guards posted at all of the entrances turning people away because it was canceled. Needless to say, we were disappointed we didn't get to see the balloons!
We decided to head back home and just stop at little towns along the way! Hubby wanted to stop in Urk, a little fishing town he had heard about. It was quite cute with an old village, a big beach, a fire tower and so much more!
We stopped here and there but nothing exciting and got home in time for dinner! *sigh*
All in all though, it was a very enjoyable, very relaxing weekend!
Next week, however, there is another balloon festival in Breda and since hubby is off all month, he said maybe we could go! I am almost afraid to get excited about it! lol I'll let you know if we get there!
Now, onto to store news.......
I finally got the Christmas Jack album in the store! If you missed it during the Polar Blog Express, you can grab it now at 50% off! Grab it before midnight, EST, Sunday as the price goes back up!
I have also marked down my Christmas Joy, Christmas Clusters, Christmas Bulb Alphas and the whole bundle as well! You can grab any of them for 50% through Sunday!
Well, that's about it for now!
Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Polar Blog Express - Day 12
Well, here we are at our final stop of the Polar Blog Express. I hope you all have enjoyed the ride! I know I sure have!
Today is the last day to grab those Christmas presents the designers at Digitals have hidden in their stores. If you haven't grabbed them yet, you better hurry before they are gone! See the forum for clues to find the gifts HERE
Today is also the last day of my sale. Everything in my store is 35% off!
You can find my store HERE
I have one extra treat for you on our last day of this journey. It is a tag frame. You can fold it up and add a ribbon then attach it to a package or you can just use it as a frame! This is what it looks like when finished (although this isn't the best picture! Sorry!)
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That's my sweet grandson in the photos! Isn't he adorable? :o)
And now, for our last page in the Christmas Jack album. I have included the blank as well as a blank for the back cover in the zip. Here is what today's page looks like:
(Blank back cover not shown in preview!)
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Well, I hope you will join me again here after the train pulls out! It has been a great ride and I have thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you all for riding the Polar Express!
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
Today is the last day to grab those Christmas presents the designers at Digitals have hidden in their stores. If you haven't grabbed them yet, you better hurry before they are gone! See the forum for clues to find the gifts HERE
Today is also the last day of my sale. Everything in my store is 35% off!
You can find my store HERE
I have one extra treat for you on our last day of this journey. It is a tag frame. You can fold it up and add a ribbon then attach it to a package or you can just use it as a frame! This is what it looks like when finished (although this isn't the best picture! Sorry!)
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That's my sweet grandson in the photos! Isn't he adorable? :o)
And now, for our last page in the Christmas Jack album. I have included the blank as well as a blank for the back cover in the zip. Here is what today's page looks like:
(Blank back cover not shown in preview!)
Link has expired
Well, I hope you will join me again here after the train pulls out! It has been a great ride and I have thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you all for riding the Polar Express!
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Here we are, at the next to last stop on our journey! I can't believe it is almost over already!
I have enjoyed traveling with all of you and hope you will join me again on my blog even after the train pulls away for other destinations!
I would like to remind you that I have a Yahoo group. It is a place to keep up with what is new in my store! I am the only one to post so emails are not a lot! If you
would like to join me, just click the button on the top right of my blog! I would love to see some more new faces in the group! :o)
If you haven't done so already, don't forget about the present hunt at the Digitals site! There are a lot of wonderful gifts just waiting for you to find them! Get the clues HERE
When the train stops, the gifts disappear so grab them while you can!
Don't forget to check out all of the wonderful sales the designers have going on as well! You can save a lot of money by shopping now!
Well, here is the preview for Day 11:
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This page coordinates with the page from yesterday. I have added a blank back again for you to embellish however you wish!
I guess that's it for today! Until tomorrow......
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
I have enjoyed traveling with all of you and hope you will join me again on my blog even after the train pulls away for other destinations!
I would like to remind you that I have a Yahoo group. It is a place to keep up with what is new in my store! I am the only one to post so emails are not a lot! If you
would like to join me, just click the button on the top right of my blog! I would love to see some more new faces in the group! :o)
If you haven't done so already, don't forget about the present hunt at the Digitals site! There are a lot of wonderful gifts just waiting for you to find them! Get the clues HERE
When the train stops, the gifts disappear so grab them while you can!
Don't forget to check out all of the wonderful sales the designers have going on as well! You can save a lot of money by shopping now!
Well, here is the preview for Day 11:
Link has expired
This page coordinates with the page from yesterday. I have added a blank back again for you to embellish however you wish!
I guess that's it for today! Until tomorrow......
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Polar Blog Express - Day 10
Day 10! Just 3 more pages to go!
Thank you, again, for all of the wonderful comments you have been leaving! I really appreciate them and I know all of the other designers do as well! Thank you!
I didn't get a chance to work on anything again today. I had too much other work to be done. I have a bunch of things sitting here waiting to be finished up but so far, just not enough time in the day!
I do have today's page for you though! :o) Here is the preview:
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Until tomorrow......
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
Thank you, again, for all of the wonderful comments you have been leaving! I really appreciate them and I know all of the other designers do as well! Thank you!
I didn't get a chance to work on anything again today. I had too much other work to be done. I have a bunch of things sitting here waiting to be finished up but so far, just not enough time in the day!
I do have today's page for you though! :o) Here is the preview:
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Until tomorrow......
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Polar Blog Express - Day 9
I am pretty tired tonight so just the preview and the link!
I would like to say thank you again to all of you that take the time to leave comments, even if only a thank you! They are all very much appreciated! Thank you!
Ok, here is Day 9!
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See you tomorrow!
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
I would like to say thank you again to all of you that take the time to leave comments, even if only a thank you! They are all very much appreciated! Thank you!
Ok, here is Day 9!
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See you tomorrow!
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Polar Blog Express - Day 8
Hello again and welcome back! :o) (Please remember, I am writing this one day ahead of time so bear with me if things sometimes don't make sense! lol
First, thank you all for the Anniversary wishes! We had a wonderful day! The in-laws came and celebrated with us and took us out to dinner. After dinner, we dropped off the kids and hubby and I went to a park we like and just walked for a few hours and I took a gazillion photos of the sunset! lol I love my new camera I got recently (Olympus SP-56OUZ) but I am a bit disappointed with the colors I am getting out of it. I am going to have to look at it a bit more and see if there is any way to change them to brighten them up a bit! The oranges showed up nicely but the blues, pinks and purples just got lost! *sigh*
Next weekend we are celebrating our anniversary for real by going away for the weekend to a hot-air balloon festival in Northern Holland. I am SOOOOO looking forward to that! I wish I could afford the $150 euros a person to take a ride in one! I am afraid of heights but I am determined to ride in a hot air balloon in my lifetime! Go figure! lol
If nothing else, I should have some wonderful photos next weekend! Not only will we be going to the balloon festival but there is also this little town up there that is supposed to be just heavenly! Foot traffic only! I can't wait to see that as well! One more week to go! :o)
Here is a photo of the sunset I took tonight while walking through the park. You can click on it for a larger view! I did resize it a lot for the blog though! Isn't it gorgeous! I am so thankful for such beautiful sunsets!
Ok, enough chatter and on to Day 8! I have an embellished page and a plain back today. Again, the plain back can be used to create another page of your own making! Of course, I don't mind if you buy my Christmas kit to do that so that all of your pages match! :o) Just in case, lol, you can find the kit HERE
It's on sale for just $3.25! I also have some Christmas Clusters and Christmas bulb alphabets to match. You can buy those separately or buy all of them in a bundle for even greater savings! Check them all out in my store HERE!
Now, the moment you have all been waiting for! Day 8!
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That's it for today! Have a wonderful day and see you again tomorrow!
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
First, thank you all for the Anniversary wishes! We had a wonderful day! The in-laws came and celebrated with us and took us out to dinner. After dinner, we dropped off the kids and hubby and I went to a park we like and just walked for a few hours and I took a gazillion photos of the sunset! lol I love my new camera I got recently (Olympus SP-56OUZ) but I am a bit disappointed with the colors I am getting out of it. I am going to have to look at it a bit more and see if there is any way to change them to brighten them up a bit! The oranges showed up nicely but the blues, pinks and purples just got lost! *sigh*
Next weekend we are celebrating our anniversary for real by going away for the weekend to a hot-air balloon festival in Northern Holland. I am SOOOOO looking forward to that! I wish I could afford the $150 euros a person to take a ride in one! I am afraid of heights but I am determined to ride in a hot air balloon in my lifetime! Go figure! lol
If nothing else, I should have some wonderful photos next weekend! Not only will we be going to the balloon festival but there is also this little town up there that is supposed to be just heavenly! Foot traffic only! I can't wait to see that as well! One more week to go! :o)
Here is a photo of the sunset I took tonight while walking through the park. You can click on it for a larger view! I did resize it a lot for the blog though! Isn't it gorgeous! I am so thankful for such beautiful sunsets!
Ok, enough chatter and on to Day 8! I have an embellished page and a plain back today. Again, the plain back can be used to create another page of your own making! Of course, I don't mind if you buy my Christmas kit to do that so that all of your pages match! :o) Just in case, lol, you can find the kit HERE
It's on sale for just $3.25! I also have some Christmas Clusters and Christmas bulb alphabets to match. You can buy those separately or buy all of them in a bundle for even greater savings! Check them all out in my store HERE!
Now, the moment you have all been waiting for! Day 8!
Link has expired
That's it for today! Have a wonderful day and see you again tomorrow!
Be sure to check out all of the other blogs for more goodies!
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