Website Still Down

Our website is still down, but hopefully will be back up sooner than later! Just to keep everyone updated, I added a slideshow of some of the new fall items we have gotten in so far. There will be plenty more to come and I will keep everyone posted on the progress of the website.

Freaking Out!!!

Okay, I'm freaking out. Today, I was trying to multi-task and ended up deleting EVERY product and category from my website. I'm hoping there is some way to retrieve, undo, revert, fix it, etc. If not, I'm in serious trouble. It will take forever to redo it. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

K

Chillin at Little River

This is Sophie and Banks watching cartoons and having a snack Saturday night at the river. They had a really good time all weekend. Junior week started today at the river and will last until Friday, but we won't be able to be there for it. We had to come back today. Hopefully, Sophie will get to be there for it next year. It was such a highlight for me every summer when I was growing up. It is really neat because Lori and I went every year from the time we got the cabin when I was 10 until we aged out, and now our kids will be participating. There are other people we grew up with there every summer whose kids are now enjoying it too. It's so great to watch a new generation enjoying it.

I'm sorry we won't be there for Junior Week this year, but we had a really fun weekend before we had to come home. We had a full house: me, mom, Sophie, Betty, Lori and her kids, Bryce, Banks and Trip and Kelly and her daughter Caroline. The kids swam and played on the playground, and we all ate a too much. The kids had a ball and played hard. For some reason though, it's 11:15, and Soph is still awake.

On a different note, I'm expecting several new things to come in at the store this week, so stop by and take a look.

K

Melt Down

You would think that as much as Sophie has had her picture taken during the course of her 2 1/2 years, she'd be a pro by now. However, that is not the case. Yesterday morning, I took her down town to the Gazette building to have her picture made for the August Her magazine ad. We went upstairs in the old yucky building to a tiny, dark, hot "studio." She would not let me put her down. When I did, she cried and grabbed on to me like a monkey. I tried bribing her with breakfast from Chc-fil-a, the playground and a prize. I even resorted to offering her a Coke if she would cooperate. The photographer tried bribing her with smarties. I then resorted to threats of punishment. None of it worked. Needless to say, they were not able to get a single picture that would work. In a way, I don't blame her because the setting was pretty yucky. So, now we have to reschedule for Tuesday and try again. We are going to do them at the store, so hopefully, she'll do better in an environment she is familiar with. On top of that, Jordan is doing her picture Sunday for my new business cards. I'm not sure how she is going to handle that many photo sessions in such a short time period. Hopefully, we'll get something that will work for each. So, when you see the ad in August's Her Magazine, you'll know that getting the picture for it was no easy task.

Also, on an exciting note, some of our merchandise will be featured in the August issue of her magazine. Look for it the beginning of August.

K

Tea Party

The other day, Sophie decided to have a tea party, so she took all of her "food" and "dishes" out of her playhouse and set her picnic table for a tea party. She did it all herself, tray of cookies and all. Jorg and I were her invited guests. She even told us where we were supposed to sit. This is a picture from the tea party.

K

My First Post!!

Welcome to my Blog! My close friends, who know I’m technologically challenged, have been surprised by my technological advances this year. So, they will be even more surprised that I’m venturing into the blog world. This blog will have updates on what is going on at the store, with Sophie and with life in general. Here goes…

Kristie