Springfield fun!

linda cain, barb, tina, & me

sunset over st. louis
my ponyshoe -- texas toast, buffalo chicken, fries, cheese sauce

9/11/2009 - continued

here is my facebook status from yesterday (9/11/2009):

Becky is remembering those who have sacrificed for the freedoms of all Americans -- those who lost their lives that fateful day 8 years ago, their families and friends, the soldiers from military groups from all over the world, their families and friends, our own "everyday" heroes - police, firefighters, emts, etc - and anyone who has ever said a prayer or sent a positive though to any of these brave men and women.

9/11/2009

8 years ago our country changed in a way that no one could have imagined...where were you?

sick

i know, i have been a blog slacker...i really need to post more...

school has started -- a mixed up schedule at work is taking some getting used to...but the kids are good and the new 6th graders are doing well at gaining more independence...

classes are going alright, but the professors are just a tad unorganized this year, so i am still trying to figure out what is happening in my classes (and we are 2 weeks into an 8 week term!)...financial aid is being a pain in the @$$ so i am mad at them...

powerhour starts next week -- so excited to see my kidlets again!

been scrapping a lot, have things i would love to work on, but no time to lately -- but in less than a month is the big retreat, so i can have lots of fun there :)



on to the Shack -- i loved this book!! i read a copy from the library, but i need to buy myself a copy so i can read it again and mark it up!! this book takes a look at God and the Trinity from a very different perspective...i really like how the 3 Persons of the Trinity were described and went about their days...this book was poignant and touching and really makes one look at how they view religion and God...http://theshackbook.com/

toodles!

zutter/bind-it-all

zutter is a company that makes some awesome tools for scrapbookers -- the zutter cutter (cuts papers exactly in half or in other exact measurements) and the bind-it-all (allows you to bind your own books)...

i bought my bind-it-all a few years back when they first came into the US (they started in australia)...i had not used it until this past april when i took a class with teresa collins who designs for them...i still did not use it often (no time or need to)...

then, last week, not even a week ago, on the 11th i was helping meghan put a little book together...we punched the holes & went to add the binding and part of my bind-it-all broke!! it was some plastic that wrapped around a brass "nut" that kept the bind "squishing" part the size you set it to...i emailed the bind-it-all people just about an hour after that...after a few emails back and forth over the next couple days, i was told they would send me the replacement part & instructions...that was last thursday (the 13th)...

my part arrived TODAY (the 17th)!!! what awesome and quick shipping!!!

it was kind of hard to unscrew the old part, but that is a testament as to how well made these tools are -- the part would not have come off due to any accidental reason!! not only was there the needed part, there were new screws to use and directions...there was a step-by-step sheet of written directions...there was also a numbered sheet of photos to correspond to the written directions!!! these were so helpful!!

this is a company i will support in the future -- their customer service is superb!!