... and we're back:)

Sometimes, things get rolling in your life and you start to feel like you're in the middle of a giant snowball rolling downhill. Just before we left for vacation, my wonderful husband bought me a MacBook, so I could take it with my when we travel. My poor old Dell just wasn't holding up to travel anymore. Needless to say, I've been quite busy since we got back home, transferring old files and photos. I think I'm about done and can get back to figuring out how to do more with my blog. Bear with me...

About our vacation... I can sum it up in one word --- perfect! We went to the Outer Banks (yes, again) and this time we took our dog, Toby Joe. He turned out to be an excellent traveler and loved walking the beach as much as we did. His nose must be very tired now, because he sniffed at everything he saw on the beach. We had perfect weather for the entire week we were there and great weather when we were on the road, too. We collected more beach treasures, saw zillions of birds migrating, saw dolphins, and even a couple of sharks. One shark had just been caught by a fisherman. They took photos and then let him go. He was about 4 feet long. The other shark we saw was a different kind, but still about that size and he had just washed up on the beach. It is neat to see all their teeth. We took Toby Joe with us on our little shopping trips and many of the shops invited him inside. Needless to say, with his big tail, we didn't go into any shop with breakable items:)

Halloween is just around the corner!

I've been having terrible trouble uploading photos to my blog. I do have a lot of super fun new projects on my Stampin' Up Demonstrator Business Web Site. Please visit me there:
www.lanahorton.stampinup.net

The Joys of Being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator

Have you ever met someone that you just instantly liked a lot and knew you'd both really click as friends? That's happened to me several times in the past week. I've been in a flurry of activity in my studio all week --- preparing for and holding workshops and classes (the most I've ever had in one week) and yes, I'm tired, but so excited about the new people I've been meeting and the fun of scheduling their future workshops so we can have even more stampin' fun. I've seen people stamp who already had some experience at it and I've helped new people stamp for their first time. They all have a similar ritual when they finish their project. They hold it at arm's length and say (with a big smile on their face): "I really like this!" That's one of my greatest joys in being a demonstrator. We really mean it when we use the phrase: 'Love what you do. Share what you love.' If you've ever thought of becoming a demonstrator, September would be a great time to sign up. In addition to all the benefits you'd already be getting, Stampin' Up is offering a free craft tote (like mine:) in addition to all your starter kit. It's a great tote and holds a ton of goodies. I hold my downline meetings/opportunity events on the first Thursday of each month, so the next one is just around the corner. They're at 10:00 AM so just let me know if you'd like to join us or if you'd like to come but need a different time schedule.