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RIP - my Aunt Shirley - 12 April 1924 - 28 September 2011

I received some very sad news this morning - that my Aunt and Godmother Shirl had died at 3am NZ time.   Shirl was really more like a grandmother than just an aunt - and like a great grandmother to my kids.   We will miss her so much.

As we say in NZ - she had a good run at 87 years old - but it still feels a little surreal and a little raw.   I have always loved this pic of Shirl and Harry - taken the year we actually left NZ to move to the US.   Harry died in 2005.   They had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary a few months prior to that.    I am glad they are back together again.

Here is a lovely pic of them on their wedding day.

 

Shirley had a stroke on Friday - and things went downhill quickly from there.   I am just glad she did not suffer too much and that it was not drawn out for her.

Does not make it any easier for us - knowing she is gone, especially for my Mum - as Shirl was her only surviving family member.

I am leaving for New Zealand tomorrow, the funeral is Monday.  

At this stage, I should be back in the US around 7 October.

The store will be closed while I am gone, and I am sure you all understand there will not be a Wednesday Winner this week.

 

 

 

 

**WW** a little late in announcing this

but the Green Goody Bag winner is:

#3

 

{vicki} said...

I guess this is the next best thing!
Thanks for the chance

Reply September 21, 2011 at 08:24 AM

Well done Vicki - email me your address so I can send this out to you when I get back from New Zealand

**Wednesday Winners** - on the road again!!

In a couple of hours I will be heading out to set up for the last retreat of the year up at Old Oak Ranch.   So you know what that means.

 

That's right - it is Green Bag time for Wednesday Winner.   This week's winner will receive a goody bag just as if they were at the retreat - well without the four days of scrapping and relaxation and good food and friends LOL.

But it is still worth playing for - so get commenting.   I will not be back until late Sunday so will draw this on Monday - so you have lots of time.

**WW** Maya Maya Maya Road!!

Here we are late on Sunday - and over at the store.   I shouted everyone in my family a quick dinner at Fresh Choice - on the condition I got some help over here now it has cooled off a bit.   Away to the retreat on Wednesday so everything has to be packed up to take with me - so I can set up *shop* at the retreat.    

So while I have got them all doing *jobs* I thought I would draw the winner of the Maya Road goodness.

 

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5	

Timestamp: 2011-09-19 01:44:15 UTC

 

   so congratulations and a High 5 to #5 who is

 

Worme66 said...

Ooooo...yummy MR deliciousness!

Reply September 14, 2011 at 01:41 PM

 

Well done Wendy.    Email me with your address and I will get this sent away before I leave for the retreat.

 

 

Soooo much good new stuff!!

I just want to scrap the day away - but unfortunately *works* keeps getting in the way - especially with the Old Oak Retreat now less than a week away! 

New in the store is the wonderful Roxie Blue Cricut Covers.  Remember mine?

Well now available are a whole range of them for you to purchase!

These are fantastic for keeping dust and debris off your Cricut when you are not using it - plus it looks pretty!  Come in and choose the one that fits your decor the best!   We have lots of different colourways.

 

While you are at the store - check out the new Teresa Collins lines -

World Traveler,

 

Haunted Hallows

and Christmas Home.

 

**Wednesday Winners** - how about a little Maya Road??

I have not given any Maya Road away for ages - and it is feeling lost and forgotten!  So today it is a mish mash of stuff - that you can create with!

Fall is in the air so a pumpkin coaster seems like it would be a good prize.

and of course you need a Maple Leaf coaster to go with that.    You can split these up and use them as accents on your pages - or make a banner out of them - or nametags for a table setting.

Let's throw in some of Maya Road's fab zipper trim so you can have a go at making these little beauties.

plus some Mini Mists in Pink Lemonade and Seafoam so you can spray everything in sight!    Along with some wonderful flowers in fall colours to embellish with.

 

I think there might even be some extra surprise goodies in the pack so get those comments rolling in.

Can you say FUN??... upcoming Classes at the Scrapgrlz Store

We have lots of classes planned for you all.   Don't leave it until the last minute to sign up and then find you have missed out.  

1 October - we have a whole day of fantastic classes planned followed by an all day crop on 2 October - 10am-7pm.

You can sign up for the classes or crops here

Who would not want to make this wonderful Halloween Home Decor tray designed by the fab Brittny Kvilhaug.    You will have this for years to come - or make it as a gift for the Halloween Junkie on your list.

Just 7 spaces for this one - $42

 

Another gorgeous altered cigar box class is also being offered.   Yes it is the much requested Paris box by Rita Schwer.    This time with the addition of a charming Parisian bracelet.   These boxes and the jewellery make fantastic gifts for that hard to buy person on your list.

12 spaces - $30

 

Do you want some special treats to give out on the 31st?    Then this Treaty Tricky Tubealicious class is for you!

7 spaces - $10.00 (plus you will have extra to make more on your own!)

 

Of course we also have our layout of the month club tomorrow night and this coming Saturday morning!

 

Musical Flashback - Cocteau Twins

I was adding some songs to my itunes list today when I ran across this.   I actually have the EP (yes a vinyl record) of this.   It was always one of my favourites and hearing it again - and then watching this video on youTube - it still is!   Just haunting - she has such a beautiful voice

 

New Graphic45 in the store now!

wonderful new pads, diecuts and staples!

ABC Primer - this is adorable!

 

Darling new boxes to alter in two different sizes

 

and last but most certainly not least

Christmas Emporium - *swoon*

 

Get Yours before it is sold out!

**WW** Cosmo Cricket - Clementine and Dear Mr Claus

Here we go on a funny sort of Sunday weatherwise.   We have had sun, clouds, a spit of rain, wind and back to sun again - with supposed thunderstorms coming later on and tomorrow.  Mike and I are down here at the store putting together kits for classes, plus the goody bags and prize bags for the upcoming retreat.

We are taking a lunch break at the moment so I thought it was the perfect time to draw the winner of the 2 6x6 paper pads from Cosmo Cricket.   So here we go.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

11	

Timestamp: 2011-09-11 19:25:15 UTC

Well it is lucky Legs 11 again

{vicki} said...

Hope you are feeling better!
thanks for the chance to win

Reply September 09, 2011 at 07:30 AM

 

Well done Vicki!   You will have so much fun with these two lines - they are super!  Email me with your address and I will get them on their way to you.