Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday the kids were getting out of school for the Summer and suddenly it is Fall. Our summer just zipped by. Here are some highlights..

July

• My parents 50th wedding aniversary celebration in Boise, Idaho (my home town) It was a really fun weekend and I finished their scrapbook just in time.
  
• Trip to Chicago for ACCI (Association of Crafts and Creative Industry). I worked in the Fiskars booth. The theme was Christmas in July and everything was decorated for the Holidays.
• Trip to Richmond, Virginia to take our daugher to summer camp. I got to spend a few very relaxing days at our friends cottage on the Bay. It was heaven!!! I also got to go junk/antique shopping with our neighbor. That shopping trip was the beginning of a new hobby for me. Help me! I have been bitten by the depression glass bug. I am just fasinated by the different patterns and history of this glassware. My husband says that I am deep into depression. HA Ha
  

August

• Went on a family vacation to the other Vancouver. Vancouver British Columbia that is. We had a wonderful time. Our favoite place was Grandville Island. It is full of artisans shops and has an unbeliviable farmers market.
  
• Trip to San Jose for a Scrapbook Expo show. My husband was also in San Jose at the same time so we stayed an extra day and enjoyed the time together. We stayed in an area called Santana Row. What a great place!!
  

September

• Finished the last projects for my book and shipped them to Ohio!!
  
• Attended a one day seminare in San Jose titled Breakthrough Thinking. I really enjoyed the class and learned some new communication skills and an awareness of how all of us interact with each other.
  
• The kids went back to school and I finally got to take some time off work.
  

October

• Tim and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary!!
  
• Trip to Florida for a Memory Expo show
  
• Worked on updating my web site. (this is a never ending process)

Well, that is an overview of our last few months. I am looking forward to working in my studio this month and maybe sneak in a few trips to the antique stores....

EXCITING NEWS!!! My new book will be available in April 2005. It is filled with home decorating projects for every room in your home. The title is Papercrafting Room by Room. Watch my web site for updates and availability.

Watch AM Northwest tomorrow for decorating ideas for Fall. I will be showing how make a floral arrangement that is inspired by the changing season. The show airs in the Pacific Northwest beginning at 9:00am.