It's almost 2008!

Wow! Where did 2007 go? This has been a really crazy & busy year for us. I opened up a second Paper Pals store in Moscow - our home town. It is a great store and I am so very proud of it. Our Pullman store is doing so great! Shawna took on the overwhelming responsibility of being the manager of that store and has made it even better than I could ever have hoped! She is amazing! All of my gals that work, teach & design for the stores have been so great! They help make Paper Pals two of the BEST scrapbook stores in the WORLD!! And, we also have the most loyal and supportive customers! I can't get over how many wonderful friends I have made through Paper Pals!

My family at home have been so supportive. Dave is my rock and my best friend. He is always there for me and I love him so much. He works so hard at his job at the U of I and does such a great job keeping the Universities network up and running at all times! Jared is still giving me an ulcer or two! I worry about him all the time, he will be 19 in a few weeks and I hope he figures out what he wants to do with his life soon! He is so smart, creative and full of potential - I just wish he knew that he could do or be anything he wanted, he just has to DO IT! Ryan is going to be 15 in January! He is in 9th grade and doing pretty good. He still has issues with turning in his homework, I mean NOT turning in his homework! He is such a sweet, smart and funny young man! He keeps us smiling and laughing with his good humor and positive outlook.

Charlie & Scraps are doing good. They just got back from the groomers and are sporting brand new hairdos! Charlie is shaved and looks like a sheep, but I love not having yellow dog hair all over the house! Scrappy got trimmed up and looks so cute. They are great to have and we love them!

We miss our families so much. With Dave's side of the family in Wisconsin and my side of the family in Florida - we are pretty much loners out here in the West! I love that my Mom & Dad and Belinda & Lily have blogs so I can keep up with their day to day lives. I need Michele & Paul, Sandy, Mike, Mike L and Bev & Cliff to start blogs - hint...hint... That would be great.

I hope that 2008 bring us all joy, happiness, health and success!

Love and Peace to you All!