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20 ideas are pouring through my head to blog about. I can't narrow it down nor focus on just one. So once again, pics of my Joe. I would've taken some of Gabe but he was way too busy decorating the tree. Ya, like 10 ornaments on one branch. The kid has got taste like me, anything in mass quantities.
Thank you so much for shopping the sale. It was fabulous and the girls will be working full force to get them right out to you.
I still can't figure out the blurry-ness. I re-size, sharpen and save for web. It's perfect on my end and then the blog jacks it all up. But that is okay, I've got much more to worry about. I'll stress over it when I decide I want to be a real photographer and that'll be pretty much never. Now that is stressful work, rewarding but wow, a lot of work.
I really want to brag up my new love, Room and Board but I can't seem to get the perfect picture to show you just how perfect they are. And when I say "they" I do not mean they as in my couch or ottoman. I mean they as in a company. They as in the gals who answer all my goofy questions and they as in the 2 guys who drive that huge, I mean HUGE semi down my curvy car filled street. No clue how they do it. And not one complaint. Love them and soon I'll get a great pic and really profess my love for them.
Ha, and that would mean I would have to clean. That is so not happening right now. Why?
Cuz it is almost time to start talking about pHoTo LoVE . You should see these pics. It's a great reason not to clean. I want to have 'em all uploaded by tonite. Wish me luck.
I know, same pics as a few days ago, well almost. I'll work on that too!
And who would like to tell me who these kids are. I do not need names, just who they are. Sam just made a real cute bag (I should say Becki too, cuz she is quite opinionated in the bag making department lately!!) and she'd love to send you some. We'll make it a random winner(s).
On another note.. how much do I love Jenn from Eden's Bouquet? A ton. You know, I used to be so intimidated by her. Her line is so dang amazing that anytime I saw it I would pretty much freak. I emailed her once, not sure why but she actually responded and I was in complete awe. Ya, start struck. Told you I was a dork, but hey, she is super cool I had every right to be.
Sorry, I took this off your blog!! But I had too cuz I wanted to brag Jenn up for being so dang awesome. You know what, I think that may be one of the places I first saw Shannon's photos besides ebay. Oh, talk about love. Thank you for being so wonderful!
Target wasn't really all that busy, nor was any place I went yesterday afternoon. And that would mean today I'm going back with me, myself and I. And even better, I am gonna buy some cute clothes for me, myself and I. I saw so much stuff I loved but with the entire gang in tow and then some me even looking for myself for 10 minutes was so not happening.
I love that you guys love the Dottie dress (pictured up first). Do you know I almost canceled this dress? I was so on the fence with it. What totally draws me to it is the idea it is so playful and young but I know how girls want to dress older. When I put it on my niece I was sure she would hate it. She's in 3rd grade. She loved it. So we kept it. And here's to keeping all little girls looking like little girls!
I hope it is as sunny where you are as it is hear. I'm gonna beg David one more time to light up Seymour, and then maybe put up the tree. Everyone is still sleeping and it almost 10! Yup, even the Beast who fell out of bed last night. Poor babe, it's almost 1/2 funny cuz he is so dang goofy about it.
And thank you Skye for all the great photos. Oh, it is almost time for pHoTo LoVe. Sam started sending me some photos. Her dress was adorable she made and you guys did a fantastic job with it. Wow. It's gonna be tough, I can already tell from what I have seen.
Did you brave going to Target or the malls yet? I'm half thinking about it. I just really don't really feel like taking a shower and I know on a day like this I would surely bump into some one I knew. Surely.
There's 3 boys upstairs telling me to hurry up and get ready. But first I have to thank you for all the kindness and support. Matilda Jane would not be here without you.
Now they are really getting antsy and you surely know how that goes. I'll talk to you in a bit. It is a gorgeous day and I'm hoping one of them will let me take their pictures. Certainly I'll find a good bribe at Target.
Hey, I have been getting a ton of emails about what time the sale starts. The sale will start at 9am EST Friday morning. I know, I know...some of you hate when I post the time, but I never know what to do to be fair to all. And last thing is anyone to loose sleep over it cuz I know how exhausted I am. I have never ate so much. Okay, I have but I am still tired. Gabe still wakes up every night for his snack and drink. I need to stop giving in. Hmm..maybe that will be tonite.
Or maybe I should stay up to figure out why my pics are always so dang blurry when I post them. I resize them and everything.
Update:
Wait a second..David just told me that some customers may have been able to access the cart as while he was working on getting all numbers squared away for the sale. Sorry for this confusion. And he says "sorry" too. Yes, he is receiving quite the "What the heck where you doing glare?" from me
The 1:49 am Update:
Well, the stress headache has fully set in and I'm simply exhausted. After doing exactly what I knew I shouldn't do after reading a few emails, I looked at the comments. I looked at my emails, then I knew I made a huge mistake or 2. The first would be to the trunk keepers, I gave them the wrong time. I am sorry for the mayhem this has caused. I would change the time right now if I could but it is not just me. As we all know, the past has not been our friend in events like this so David will not touch a thing till he knows the programmers are alive and alert. Okay, rephrase that, he will dabble around a bit just to cause some trouble. Oh, that boy.
Secondly, I made the mistake of reading all the comments. When I know they are bad, I try not to read them and not because I do not care about your opinions but more so, I do not want to be tempted to judge. Things are said in the heat of the moment that would never be said to ones face. I understand that. Ha I am typing in the heat of the moment right now. Yes, and David is now thinking I am crazy.
I would have never thought in a hundred years having a business would be so hard. So many people say, if it were me, I would ...or she should....or Denise this or that. Everything always looks so much easier the outside looking in.
But in the end I will say this is quite the lovely place. And no matter how hard it gets the sun shines a little bit brighter to let me know this is the place to be. Things are never easy and sometimes it takes things like this to make me realize hoe much I love Matilda Jane. Long ago, I would have been over this in a flash. But this is a huge part of me and that is why the effect is so deep. Thank you all for that!!
And in honor of all the great dad's who support the Matilda Jane addiction, THANK YOU. Thank you all!
Back to cleaning up the kitchen but this pic was just too good not too post!! Thanks Erin!
It's all yours!
Take 30% off everything online this Friday.
We've included Platinum also, though it will have to be a separate purchase.
Oh, just a few fun things happened today.
First, I have been dying to dress up some younglings and bring them to this school bus that Jenni found. Jennie, 2 moms, seven kids and I headed there today. It was wonderful. I learned something new and that would be: I really like to set up the shot, not so much be the photographer. How you guys do both is beyond me. You must be superheroes cuz it is near impossible to do both. Well, at least from my experience. So I set up quite a few of these, tried to capture a few shots but I am sure Jenni will show me up real soon once I get a peak at her photos. She needs to bring me on as her assistant. I'd be a good worker! Hint. Feel free to leave her a note to drop the hint.
Secondly, my house is almost decorated outside. It has been so nice out and I am so excited about my front door. I think I have driven past my house going 5mph just to stroke my ego a bit. The only sad thing is the ornaments I used to make the garland 5 years ago are near impossible to find. They are just those huge plastic balls. they used to be everywhere. I needed to replace a few, well, quite a few and I almost puked that they were 4.99 a piece. Come' on, they used to be 2 bucks.
Third, you will freak when you see the dress Sam just made. Oh, my lucky stars. Fantastic. I meant to take some pics today but it got dark too quick. Tomorrow. And I'll try to get my Platinum stuff rolling. Sorry for that. But hey, you 'll want to keep checking the blog cuz some good stuff is happening real soon.
And on top of that, the pHoTo LoVe pics are rolling in. Pure amazement. You guys are so good. I can hardly wait to start sharing and even more excited to bring one of you guys to Dress Rehearsal 2010.
And now a random rambling from Gabe. We moved his room around yesterday, he has 2 twins that used to be pushed together cuz he kept falling out. We had to separate them cuz my niece is coming down and we needed the extra bed. Here is what he says to me tonight.
Gabe: "Mom, can my new little brother sleep in my bedroom?
Gabe: "Can we get one?"
Gabe: "Maybe we could walk around and see one on the street and get him. When is Thursday?"
Gabe: "What are we doing on Thursday? We could get my little brother."
So, it may be funnier heard than told. And I hope I don't bore you with these little ramblings, but I'm begging David to make my blog into a book for me for Christmas. And I love to remember all the stories of my boys, and yes, MJC as well! And no, Gabe is not getting a little brother off the street nor anywhere.
It has been such a great day. I helped Jenni with her shoot. I have now mastered not only holding the reflector but folding it too! Impressive. I also had the greatest inspiration for a new project. The weather was perfect. I have been going through tons of old photos for another project and it has flooded my mind with so many wonderful memories.
I am at awe and grateful for all you gals. You have given me a chance to live out something I wasn't really sure was possible. It is so cool to see photos from when I first got my Matilda Jane tags made, to art fair customers to conferences and the 435 party. I can hardly wait for summer and will give you a date real soon.
And this gorgeous girl would be Kylee. You surely have seen her before. Kylee was pretty much a package deal when Lynette came on board. We adore this girl. Not only is she stunning she has the sweetest personality, the hugest heart and the most amazing...well, to me, a work ethic like you would not believe. This girl rocks and is soon to be a Birthday Girl.
So I have this "top secret" project I am working on. It does not involve clothing at all. I am so excited about it but I need a bit of help from anyone who lives in Fort Wayne that may want to participate. You know how I always tell you that when Joe or others ask about his hand I usually tell them it is not any different than kids who wear glasses? Well, my project has that sort of spin.
So if you live around here shoot me an email and I'll tell you more. I'm not sure how to say it without sounding..umm, dis-heartful, but I am looking for some kids 6 or above that have some sort of "quirk" similar to Joe or anything from a learning disability to I'm afraid of the dark.
Sorry to be so secretive but....
I've got the pram set out at the curb. kids fed and now I am off to help Jenni with a photo shoot. Okay, 3. That girl has it.
But what I am most excited about is decorating for Christmas. I am totally getting into the festive spirit. I love Christmas. Love it. The challenge of finding the most perfect gift is so my favorite part.
Have a great day and...I'll post you up some Christmas light pics later. We have a not so little tree named Seymour. We got him when he was just about 2 feet tall. That guy is well over 10 feet now and such a blast to deck with lights. We make him so dang bright it is almost funny. He likes it though.
Ya, my neighbor actually got his own little tree this summer, Herman. Hmmm...I wonder if they'll be some Christmas competition this year. But then again Herman is only 3-4 feet. We got him so beat.
