August Update

We were so glad to have Kim, Tracey, Melinda and Deborah join us at the last crop! We missed those of you unable to come and hope you can make it this month. Mark your calendar for August 15th, our next crop. I'll send out a reminder the week before.

As for the retreat, we have three spots left. If you have friends or family that are interested in going let me know. Also, if you haven't mailed in your second deposit, please do so.

A couple of items of business: For those coming in on Thursday dinner will not be provided. We can pick up pizza as a group or everyone can just brown bag whatever they want. I will contact those of you arriving on Thursday closer to the date and we can decide what we want to do, so be thinking about it.

For those arriving on Friday you are welcome to arrive any time on Friday but remember that lunch is served promptly at 12:00 and dinner is served promptly at 6:00. We are not allowed to remove food from the dining hall so if you miss the meal, well, you miss the meal. If you have dining restriction let me know so that I can relay them. For those of you from last year I will be requesting no lasagna this year or at least a much milder version. ;)

Also, everyone is responsible for any breakfast that they want as well as snacks and drinks. We do not have a stove but we do have a full size frig.

If you have any new or gently used scrapbook items that you would like to donate for prizes, plan to bring those along for the prize table.

Be on the lookout for additional e-mails closer to the date. Have a great week!

Lydia

Retreat Time!

We missed those of you unable to come on Saturday and hope you will be able to join us next month. It was great to have Kristie, Michelle and Joy's daughter Kelly join us for the first time. We enjoyed meeting them.

Next month we will meet on June 20th so mark your calendar and we hope to see you then.

Also, we are planning our retreat for the Fall. The dates are October 1-4. We will be checking in on Thursday at 4:00 this year. This will allow for a partial day on Thursday, full day Friday, full day Saturday and we will pack up Sunday and leave(no lunch). We will have to vacate by 11:00 on Sunday as they have another group arriving that night.

Unfortunately, they have gone up on their room rates. The cost breakdown is as follows: $158 for Thurs - Sun. and $116 for Friday - Sunday. These amounts will include lunch and dinner for Friday and Saturday and 3 feet of table space.

The payments are broken up into 3 payments again and are as follows:

opt. 1 Thurs - Sun: May 31-$52.66, July 15 - $52.67, Sept 15-$52.67
opt. 2 Fri - Sun: May 31-$38.66, July 15 -$38.67, Sept 15-$38.67

Same as last year, a deposit will reserve your spot. If my rambling doesn't make sense let me know and I will try to clear it up.:) We have five spots available.(those that attended last year were given first option at going again this year) So, let me know as soon as possible. The location is Camp Fellowship about 1 1/2 hours away, right outside of Clinton. You can find pictures on the blog from last year.

Have a great week.

Lydia

Date Change

The date for our next crop has changed. We are now meeting on May 16th. I'm sorry for all the confustion. I'll send out a reminder closer to day.

Plans have begun for our next Scrap Retreat! We are very excited. We will be at the same place as last year. Right now it looks like we will be there on the first weekend of October. We are trying to arrange things so that we will have a few more spots available, but when the time comes, I recommend reserving your spot ASAP. More info later.

Thanks,

Lydia

Good Times

Well we had a wonderful night last Saturday. We enjoyed meeting Kelly's friend Susan and Kelly's daughter Abby. Please keep Susan in your prayers as she gets ready to deliver in a couple of weeks. If you weren't there then know that you were missed.

Our next crop will be Saturday, May 23rd. I hope to see each of you then.

Have a great weekend.

Lydia

We're Back!

Hello, Happy Easter!

It was great to see those of you that were on the Women's Retreat. If you weren't able to make it this year I hope you can come next year. It was an awesome time, complete with a project runway style fashion show, an amazing race scavenger hunt and the resounding theme that God loves us regardless of the mistakes we've made - "we are holy in his sight". Stacy Keller has picts on her face book page for those interested.

Everyone should have plenty of Spring Break and Easter photos to work with this Saturday. No, photos, no worries, you can paint, knit, make cards, craft or just take time to sit and talk. So grab your mother, sister, neighbor, friend or grocery store check out lady, bring a snack to share, and join us for our April scrap night from 5:00 - 11:00.

If you plan to attend the crop this Saturday (18th), please respond to this post so that enough tables are set up.

See you Saturday!

Lydia

No March Crop

We missed those of you that weren't there last night. We had several members out due to illness and we hope you are feeling better. We enjoyed meeting Mary and hope to see her again soon.

We will not have a crop for March due to the Women's Retreat.

Our April date is April 18th so mark your calendar now. Have a great week!

Thanks,
Lydia

See You Soon!

I'm looking forward to seeing you on Saturday. If you think you can come, leave a comment so that we have enough tables foreveryone. So, grab a friend, bring a snack to share and plan to spend Saturday night working on your pics. Or just stop by to sit and talk. :)

Lydia