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Scrapgrlz Last Retreat of the Year!!

off I go to Presentation!!   Let's make it a good one!!    A wonderful bunch coming, all but one returning retreaters!   Although 7 have not been to this venue before - I know they will have a blast.

The weather has been perfect and seems as though it is going to hold for the weekend.   Not sure where our autumn/winter is - but it has not come yet.   It will be interesting to see if the trees are the beautiful colour they were last year.

I have lots of great prizes and treats for everyone, plenty of chocolate, and stuffed to the gills goodie bags!   This group will also get first look at lots of the new scrappy goodness I am carrying in my store!

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Treats: Yes
Tricks: Maybe!

Sale Ends Friday the 13th November

Scrapbooking - we start them young!!

Here is Mandy - just 7 weeks old after attending her first Scrapbook Retreat!!    She is showing off her hat, namebadge and goodybag.    She had a wonderful weekend up at Old Oak although was a little disappointed she did not win the Cricut!!   More to come!!

Time to RETREAT!!

I am heading off this morning to Old Oak to set up for my wonderful group of retreaters who start arriving tomorrow!

A big band of us - 50+ this time .. and no they are not turkeys, *LOL* - I just wonder how  many we will see this year, and how many deer!

See you on Monday!

My own retreat house - Very tempting!!

I have toyed with this idea for a while, to have my own retreat house - rather than using other venues.   Well I have found the *almost* perfect place!   It is a bank repo - so going cheep cheep cheep.   Course now I just need *MY* bank to give me some lovely lolly to buy it with!!... or win tonight's Mega Millions - won't hold my breath on that one.   Went out to look at it yesterday - there are some issues, but going to ring the local county today to see what the full story is.  

This building is fine and would be **P E R F E C T**    as the crop room.   Out the back, there is a patio which looks out over the creek (dry at the moment!) - and then onto a horse ranch.     The land is almost 2 acres so plenty of room.

The house you see in the background is the issue.   Has to be knocked down.  Nothing wrong with it - apart from it is bland, boring and ugly - but it was built without permits!    The previous owners had done quite a bit of work with plantings, and gardens etc... all looks a bit dry at the moment with no water being given to anything - although there is a full sprinkler system in place.    I think the garage was allowed to stay - and there are also 2 cute sheds on the property that match the barn - although personally I think they need to be moved from where they are.

GPS got us a little lost getting there ... well not lost, it just took us about 3 miles further up the road than we needed to go!!   The road changed from paved to gravel to dirt and I was thinking - well this would be no good - fine on a dry sunny day - but the pits in winter!!   However when we eventually found the place, the road is all paved.   However the *getting lost* bit was a pleasant afternoon drive and very pretty!

So fingers crossed, and I will keep dreaming as I find out more info!!

Retreat-a-licious!!

yes it was a great weekend!!

More coming soon on....

the retreat

the adventures of Bev and Rach in California

and of course the next retreat coming up in just over 4 weeks time!

Scrapgrlz August Scrapbook Retreat is on!

this weekend!!   First time I have been to Presentation in the summer, will be interesting to see what it is like - that will now be every season we have been there!!  

I will be leaving to set up in a couple of hours - and then this afternoon the scrappers arrive.

 

there will be lots of prizes....lots of scrapping and lots of chocolate!!

 

of course in just 2 hours I will be going to the airport to pick up Bev and Rach!!  They are winging their way towards me on their second flight now - WOO HOOO

one more sleep

until the scrapbook Retreat.

which means one more sleep until Bev and Rach arrive and I think they have sent some of their crappy Michigan weather ahead of them!!!   I just looked out the window and it is fine mist drizzling!!  EH??  

It doesn't rain(ish) here - this time of year!!!    The weather forecast doesn't even mention it - what is going on???

I have a few more things to finish up today - but I am pretty much all organised for both their arrival and the retreat.   I will get all my boxes etc for the retreat by the door today and Mike and I will be packing up the car tonight.

I am off out now to get my car cleaned, do some banking, buy some chlorine and then it is back here to melt down the chocolate for the fondue.  

 This afternoon I hope to get some more of the new items up into the Scrapgrlz store for people to buy and pre-order!!

Then in the morning I am off to the airport to pick them up - which reminds me - I need to check the airport plan - they have just opened up the new part of SJ airport and I need to know what is now where so I go to the right part!

FUN IS ON THE WAY!

and in amongst all this... I am setting up the dates for the 2010 retreats.....

sucker for punishment am I

5 more sleeps

until these two reprobates hit town

 

I have warned the locals *lol*

ACK that also means only 5 more sleeps until the retreat!!... I better get my A into G!

just 4 weeks until the next scrapbook Retreat

can you say

I still seem to have an awful lot to do to get ready for it!!