it's THURSDAY!!

i woke up this morning to an email from a certain SOMEONE!....(i get email updates from my facebook account on my blackberry) at 5:30 AM....that's IN THE MORNING!!! saying how she couldn't sleep she was so excited about ganza....i sat STRAIGHT up in bed and was panicked - thinking it was FRIDAY!! Why was i home in my own bed? why don't i remember setting up ANY of the crop room - why does it NOT feel like friday......then reality set in and i realized it WAS in fact thursday - man, i've really got myself psyched up for this one for some reason!! i just pray that everything goes off with minimal hiccups!!! (hell - we're all women - there are GONNA be some hiccups!!)

Anyway - as i type this post - i'm also baking homemade chocolate chip cookies for you ganza go-ers when you check in!!

Renee spent some of the day yesterday making our posters for "sweet escape"

- brace yourself - this is her SERIOUS face.....

ohhh - good times!! :) anyway - so last night Krusty and her girls came up to pack us up for the booth - good times again!!! they really were a big help!!! it'll be interesting to see what all we brought......:) here's the youngest PINK POWER-RANGER "snella" helping to pack the flowers, bling and buttons!!!And what would an "attic" family event be without the DOGS!! :)

okay - so yesterday sarah and i purchased ALL the snacks and sodie pops for the shindig......WOW!! that's quite a job!! in the past, we've had rocky or dad to help - but nope - we're "big girls" now - we can do this alllll by ourselves!! HA! you shoulda seen the van truckin down the highway.....sing it with me .... L O W R I D E R!!!! ha!! :) (i think i've gone nutty!) anyway - since SARAH had a hand in picking out the snacks this time - NUTTERBUTTERS ARE BACK!! and lemme tell ya - she SNUCK THOSE BAD BOYS IN THE CART!!!!! arrghhh!!! but no worries, all my healthy friends out there - pretzels, baked chips - ummmmmmm gardettos - mini candy bars....:) oh hell - it's the WEEKEND!!!! So, it's good to have all that done.....today it's just BOOKWORK and last minute itty bitty details - then we're off at noon to the big BW to get prepared!! Rocky's on NIGHTS again - so he's gotta get to work tonight - so we gotta utilize his SKILLS as much as possible!!!

I'm going to get the newsletter finalized and sent out in the next hour or so.....between cookies.....so be looking for that.......and FINALLY - here's the post you've been waiting for!!! For all of you MAPLE MEMORIES FANS out there.....Shannon is going to be AT GANZA!! so - here's what she's offering for all GANZA GO-ERS!!! (this offer is ONLY good thru this weekend) i'm posting it here hoping to give you a jump on your weekend for planning purposes!!! If you've never been to MM - this is the time to try it out - it is absolutely WONDERFUL!! totally different from a crop weekend like ganza.....quite - relaxed - peaceful - ahhhhh just wonderful!!! NOT THAT WE DON'T ENJOY AND DESERVE THE CRAZY GANZA WEEKENDS!!!

Maple Memories has a GANZA SPECIAL!!!! It's ONLY being offered to those attending Crop-a-Ganza!!!! Are you ready to plan your next scrapbooking weekend getaway!? Start calling your friends NOW because this is a ONE TIME ONLY special that you don't want to miss out on!! Book a weekend at Maple Memories and get a FREE NIGHT added on (Thurs or Sun)!! Just think...24 more hours of scrapbooking for FREE!!! With 12 people, that's 4 DAYS and 3 NIGHTS for $100 a person!!! So talk to your friends, pick a date, and contact Shannon (620-480-1357) sometime over the Ganza weekend (Feb 6th - 8th) to get in on this offer. When the weekend is over, so is the offer. Check out available weekends at http://maplememories.com/Documents/calendar.htm. ...this offer is NOT valid on already booked weekends...and you can meet up with shannon at ganza if you'd rather!!!

give it some time - think about it and get your weekend booked SOMETIME THIS YEAR!!! this is a great offer and we are SO thankful to her for passing it on to us GANZA-GOERS!!!