The calendar has flipped to September, the leaves are beginning to turn and life gets busy! I usually look forward to September, as a time of
re-establishing routines and getting back into the grove of "regular life". I am not quite sure what regular life is anymore.
Sure the girls have gone back to school, and dance begins today, youth group meets for all 3 and there is order to the week. However when the calendar changed this year to September - I began counting days - not planing class schedules, or making travel plans for trade shows as would be "normal" for me this time of year. Surgery has been set for the 24th. I know that this needs to happen. I know that I have made the right decision. None of this eliminates the anxiety that comes when facing surgery of any kind nor the wondering "what comes next?"
This surgery is pretty much 18 months to the day from my first surgery, I am feeling good, and have nothing to complain about truly, I am facing the "best case scenario" for sure. There are still questions and wondering.
So often life looks much different than we think it should. We make plans we hope, we dream and then you hear the words "breast cancer" and the plans change in an instant - for a time the plans are made for you. You are at the mercy of the medical system, doctors schedules and hospital times. These plans get made for you and everything else gets put on the back burner. Surgery looms ahead and plans are made in the context of , can we fit that in before surgery, or that will have to wait until after surgery / recovery. Then there are the plans that simply can not be at all because the timing that has been dictated squelches them. It is o.k. - it is a small fraction of time when you look at the big picture. Dreams are still there and if anything else more important that ever. They are something to look forward to something to strive towards. Thankfully for me the hope is still there, yes it is cancer, however I have been assured from my medical team that it is not life threatening and we are taking the right path for treatment. I know that I do not walk through this valley alone, God is walking with me, family is walking with me, friends are walking with me. When I think of it in those terms it seems like a party. (o.k. that is a bit of a stretch, but IF we were all in the same place at the same time it would be a whopper!)
I will go into surgery on the 24th with the right attitude, do as I am told by the doctors (YES - I will!), listen to the home care nurse when she comes to visit and remember that it is o.k. for it to be about ME as I recover and not feel bad for the things I am not able to do.
I am buoyed by the encouraging emails and well wishes I receive - Thank you. 16 days and counting.... In the wait time I am living life, enjoying family and friends and getting ready for the Garage Sale here on Saturday!
Looking forward, looking up and genuinely happy to be able to do so!
Blessings
Di
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Garage Sale
Do you have a stash of craft supplies that you know you will never use?
Are you looking for a place to sell them?
If you are we have the solution. . .
Remember Me is hosting a Garage Sale
September 13th, 2008
10:00 to 2:00
Tables only $5.00 each.
So dig out all the stickers, glitter, paper, fabric, ribbon, blank journals, beads, magazines that are taking up space and bring them down and create a little cash flow.
Do not wait too long tables are selling fast. Contact Dianna@remembermesb.com to book yours now. Not enough stuff to fill one table - pair up with a friend and share the table. Tables will be filled on a first come first served basis.
Are you looking for a place to sell them?
If you are we have the solution. . .
Remember Me is hosting a Garage Sale
September 13th, 2008
10:00 to 2:00
Tables only $5.00 each.
So dig out all the stickers, glitter, paper, fabric, ribbon, blank journals, beads, magazines that are taking up space and bring them down and create a little cash flow.
Do not wait too long tables are selling fast. Contact Dianna@remembermesb.com to book yours now. Not enough stuff to fill one table - pair up with a friend and share the table. Tables will be filled on a first come first served basis.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Updates and other fun things.....
Wow today marks one month post store closure - we continue to receive emails, messages and good-byes. Thank you! Your support means the world.
However the store closing is not good bye, simply a closed door for the time being as we focus on health and family. Many have asked what I have been doing with my time, thinking that with the store not open I have nothing to do - not so! My standard answer is that we closed the store, we have not disbanded the company. The close out sale was a huge success, however not everything magicaly disapeared. I am busy working on ways to liquidate the remaining stock and figure out what is next for Remember Me. At the current time we are maintaing our Faithbooking group as well as our 88in08 group. Faithbooking will be meeting this Saturday August 16 @ 10:30. 88in08 will meet Thursday August 21st at 6:30 - 10:00 (or so....) both groups are open to anyone, do not hessitate to stop by we would love to see you.
Look for other exciting things to come
However the store closing is not good bye, simply a closed door for the time being as we focus on health and family. Many have asked what I have been doing with my time, thinking that with the store not open I have nothing to do - not so! My standard answer is that we closed the store, we have not disbanded the company. The close out sale was a huge success, however not everything magicaly disapeared. I am busy working on ways to liquidate the remaining stock and figure out what is next for Remember Me. At the current time we are maintaing our Faithbooking group as well as our 88in08 group. Faithbooking will be meeting this Saturday August 16 @ 10:30. 88in08 will meet Thursday August 21st at 6:30 - 10:00 (or so....) both groups are open to anyone, do not hessitate to stop by we would love to see you.
Look for other exciting things to come
Saturday, July 12, 2008
OH One more thing...
I went to send a email blast and the site is down for maintenance.. pain in the anyways.
I wanted to post the LAST DAY SATURDAY SPECIAL....
In a nut shell FREE 8x8 CHATTERBOX ALBUM with any purchase of $50.00 or more.
one free album per person. great colours to choose from and 2 textures, suede or cord. Both lovely choices.
Everything is on sale and has to go!
Hope to see you today - I will be there for the better part of the whole day!
Blessings Di
Remember that 88in08 and Faithbooking will continue to meet.
I wanted to post the LAST DAY SATURDAY SPECIAL....
In a nut shell FREE 8x8 CHATTERBOX ALBUM with any purchase of $50.00 or more.
one free album per person. great colours to choose from and 2 textures, suede or cord. Both lovely choices.
Everything is on sale and has to go!
Hope to see you today - I will be there for the better part of the whole day!
Blessings Di
Remember that 88in08 and Faithbooking will continue to meet.
Bitter Sweet
First things first.. it is 6:30 am I am up and enjoying the birds twitter outside my window. For many of you this is something you enjoy on a regular basis, for me however it is a rare thing indeed. I am usually up at the other end of the clock watching the raccoons scurry past our windows. It is a beautiful day.... bright, sunny full of expectation.
The perfect sort of day to lift the sadness in my heart. For today at 5:30 we will close the doors to Remember Me. It is bitter sweet, I know it is the right thing to do, I have to take care of my health for sure, but right is not always easy. This is not easy there are so many memories. When we first opened our doors in October of 1997 we were in a small room (14 x 12) we had a die cut machine with 20 dies, one rack of stickers, some cardstock and a rack of printed paper ALL 8.5 x 11 - it was June 1998 that we renovated the Ortho Active warehouse and office space and built the "NEW" store (currently our paper room), then about 6 months after that built a wall in the office to create what is the main part of our store. The "paper room" was then the workshop and die cut center. The last renovation created the Scraploft with seating for 40 and loads of room to spread out. Today will mark another mile stone.... a locked door.
I have poured my heart and soul into this for 11 years.... Mary and I met in the summer of 1997 and opened in October. It has been our baby - so many memories, so many WONDERFUL people, friendships forged, babies born, weddings celebrated, deaths mourned, laughs shared. I have loved being part of your lives.
There is something about sitting down with a bunch of women and stacks of photos that just begs for stories to be told, I have heard some amazing stories. I have traveled with you to all corners of the world, thank you for trusting me as you opened your heart and shared your stories. Continue on.... continue creating, continue recording and sharing your memories - it is your gift to give.
I will continue to post, and maybe even share some of my own layouts, more of my own story. This is not the end, it is just a fork in the road. The building is not going anywhere, the space is still available so if you have a private function & you are looking for space give us a call. We will be making the die cut machines and dies available in the future, in the mean time if you are in the area and in dire need of the die cut machines... drop by from 7 am to 3 pm Mon - Friday come to Ortho Active (right next door to RM) and we will make it happen.
This is not good bye, just a see you later!
Sure it is sad, but on the other hand change can be a good thing, it makes us reflect and re-evaluate, take stock and make life better. So that is what we are doing, closing, re-evaluating and creating something new.
So thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the support, the memories and the fun - It will never be forgotten! It has been special and inspiring.
Keep creating!
Love Di
The perfect sort of day to lift the sadness in my heart. For today at 5:30 we will close the doors to Remember Me. It is bitter sweet, I know it is the right thing to do, I have to take care of my health for sure, but right is not always easy. This is not easy there are so many memories. When we first opened our doors in October of 1997 we were in a small room (14 x 12) we had a die cut machine with 20 dies, one rack of stickers, some cardstock and a rack of printed paper ALL 8.5 x 11 - it was June 1998 that we renovated the Ortho Active warehouse and office space and built the "NEW" store (currently our paper room), then about 6 months after that built a wall in the office to create what is the main part of our store. The "paper room" was then the workshop and die cut center. The last renovation created the Scraploft with seating for 40 and loads of room to spread out. Today will mark another mile stone.... a locked door.
I have poured my heart and soul into this for 11 years.... Mary and I met in the summer of 1997 and opened in October. It has been our baby - so many memories, so many WONDERFUL people, friendships forged, babies born, weddings celebrated, deaths mourned, laughs shared. I have loved being part of your lives.
There is something about sitting down with a bunch of women and stacks of photos that just begs for stories to be told, I have heard some amazing stories. I have traveled with you to all corners of the world, thank you for trusting me as you opened your heart and shared your stories. Continue on.... continue creating, continue recording and sharing your memories - it is your gift to give.
I will continue to post, and maybe even share some of my own layouts, more of my own story. This is not the end, it is just a fork in the road. The building is not going anywhere, the space is still available so if you have a private function & you are looking for space give us a call. We will be making the die cut machines and dies available in the future, in the mean time if you are in the area and in dire need of the die cut machines... drop by from 7 am to 3 pm Mon - Friday come to Ortho Active (right next door to RM) and we will make it happen.
This is not good bye, just a see you later!
Sure it is sad, but on the other hand change can be a good thing, it makes us reflect and re-evaluate, take stock and make life better. So that is what we are doing, closing, re-evaluating and creating something new.
So thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the support, the memories and the fun - It will never be forgotten! It has been special and inspiring.
Keep creating!
Love Di
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Creative muse...
I truly know what it means to be "amused" while creating. I experienced it, that giddy feeling when something you make with your own 2 hands and a few fun supplies works. I mean really works, beyond what you imagine. Sometimes those little creative experiments just do not work like you want them to, or like you in visioned them to be. But when they work, it is so much fun!
Last month I was given a pair of shoes. Comfortable, sturdy, sensible, plain boring white shoes. I thought that they needed a little pizazz, something to make them not look so much like nurses work shoes.
I wondered what would happen with some Staz-on ink and a few rubber stamps. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say, and if it didn't work, I would have a great pair of garden working shoes. Fortunately the end results were awesome! Beyond what I could have imagined.
I used 4 different rubber stamps and 2 colours of Staz-on-ink. No select pattern as to where to stamp with what colour. I just started with the bigger stamp and stamped 2 or 3 images before stamping with the smaller images. Have loves Staz-on ink since it first came out a few years back. This project reminded me why - Staz-on gives a crisp image every time, it dries on slick surfaces and is water proof!
This project took me less than an hour, and it truly was FUN FUN FUN! It used my scrapbooking supplies outside of the traditional scrapbook box..... I challenge you to do the same, you may be surprised by the results.
Last month I was given a pair of shoes. Comfortable, sturdy, sensible, plain boring white shoes. I thought that they needed a little pizazz, something to make them not look so much like nurses work shoes.
I wondered what would happen with some Staz-on ink and a few rubber stamps. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say, and if it didn't work, I would have a great pair of garden working shoes. Fortunately the end results were awesome! Beyond what I could have imagined.
I used 4 different rubber stamps and 2 colours of Staz-on-ink. No select pattern as to where to stamp with what colour. I just started with the bigger stamp and stamped 2 or 3 images before stamping with the smaller images. Have loves Staz-on ink since it first came out a few years back. This project reminded me why - Staz-on gives a crisp image every time, it dries on slick surfaces and is water proof!
This project took me less than an hour, and it truly was FUN FUN FUN! It used my scrapbooking supplies outside of the traditional scrapbook box..... I challenge you to do the same, you may be surprised by the results.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
30 Hour Crop
Fun and scrapbooking await!
30 Hours of Scrapbooking fun that is!
Gather your friends and join us.
April 18 - 19 , 2008
6 pm - midnight
We start at 6pm on Friday and crop through to Midnight on Satruday!
It is a fun time of cropping, super in store savings, goodie bags (value over $40.00), door prizes, snacks, with breakfast & dinner on Satruday.
Call now to reserve your space
604-520-5874
All this for only $60.00
Friday, March 14, 2008
Spring break and Easter
It seems quite odd to me that Spring break and Easter are all rolled into one school holiday.
We will be open the following Holiday hours over the next week.
Mon / Tues 10 - 6 (regular hours)
Wed / Thurs 10 -6 (regular hours)
Friday 1 - 5 - Good friday (holiday hours)
*Note no free for all tonight
Saturday 9:30-6 (regular hours)
Sunday CLOSED Easter Sunday
Mon 1 - 5 Easter Monday (holiday hours)
We wish you a happy and blessed Easter.
It would be nice if the Spring weather caught up with the calendar, it is not quite as much fun to hide eggs and treats in soggy grass. Have fun and take lots of photos.
Di
We will be open the following Holiday hours over the next week.
Mon / Tues 10 - 6 (regular hours)
Wed / Thurs 10 -6 (regular hours)
Friday 1 - 5 - Good friday (holiday hours)
*Note no free for all tonight
Saturday 9:30-6 (regular hours)
Sunday CLOSED Easter Sunday
Mon 1 - 5 Easter Monday (holiday hours)
We wish you a happy and blessed Easter.
It would be nice if the Spring weather caught up with the calendar, it is not quite as much fun to hide eggs and treats in soggy grass. Have fun and take lots of photos.
Di
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Inventory...
That yearly event that evokes stress simply by saying the word. Truly it is not that bad, with a good crew and lots of good food and snacks it usually goes off with out a hitch. That is what we are hoping and praying for again this year - no hitches! Clear sailing, accurate counting and a record time.
We will be counting INVENTORY January 30 / 31st and the store will be closed!
We aim to re-open at Noon on Friday Feb 1st, please call ahead of time to ensure that we are in fact open!
We will be counting INVENTORY January 30 / 31st and the store will be closed!
We aim to re-open at Noon on Friday Feb 1st, please call ahead of time to ensure that we are in fact open!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Sales Classes & Clubs OH MY....
Wow 2008 is upon us and we are in full swing. There is so much going on I am not quite sure where to start......
CARDS CARDS CARDS -for your Valentine
Inventory will be happening at RM on the 29th (YIPEE!) This a fun night were we get to count EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN THE STORE!!! We really do not like to count that much so we are haveing a HUGE
PRE INVENTORY BLOW OUT SALE!!!
Starting on January 12th!!
EVERYTHING IS ON SALE
Min 25%
Going UP UP UP
40%
50%
60%
70%
Even as high as 80% on 100's and 100's of items~!
You will not want to miss this!
We are cleaning out!
(CHA is just around the corner!)
Please note that we will be CLOSED January 30 & 31st for INVENTORY!
The new calendar year looks to be busy! Here are some of the great things we are offering very soon at Remember Me.....
2008 Calendar Classes
Sunday January 20th
8 x 8 Calendar - Perfect for gift giving or being organized at home.
8 x 8 Calendar - Perfect for gift giving or being organized at home.$45.00 includes all supplies except adhesive, please bring your favorite with you to class.
January 26th
MINI CD CALENDAR!
This is the perfect little calendar to sit beside the phone, on your desk at work or to pop in the mail for a special someone far away.
$18.00 All supplies included except adhesive, please bring your favorite with you to class.
January 24th
CARDS CARDS CARDS -for your ValentineJoin Rae and create 4 cards in class for those special someones in your life. Stamping, layering and "Faux" Crackled glass using UTEE will be featured techniques during class.
$10.00 6:30 -8:30
Thursday January 24th 6:30 - 8:30
Cards Cards Cards - For your Valentine Sweetie
$10
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