Good News and Bad News

The bad news is: SIS had to reschedule the webisode till this fall. That is certainly a bummer, because I was really looking forward to meeting that whole group. The idea of a webisode is just fun to me. The good news is: we are definitely going to be in the August issue of Country Woman magazine. As I was checking out my groceries at the local Piggly Wiggly today I noticed they have it in the stands by the register. I had to smile and come to terms with the fact that YES, I am a country woman.

While I haven't learned the fine art of canning veggies, and large animals still scare me, I do love living in the country. My hometown is nicknamed "Doolittle." As I type, my husband and sons are hoeing up the garden and I'm watching a family of Canadian geese out the window that come to vacation in our pond each spring. The city does have a huge draw for this Indianapolis native, but today I'm proud to be a "country woman."

How Cool is THIS??

OK, I probably should wait till Jeanette puts out her announcement about this, but I JUST can't stand it anymore...Petticoat Junction is going to be featured in an upcoming webisode on Scrap In Style TV!!! The SIS gang is coming to Normandy the weekend of May 22nd to scrap, chill, eat, laugh, and film! The extra cool part is that you could be part of this! Keep checking http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/ for details on their contest to join them at PJ for this fun weekend!

Also cool...we are going to be featured in the Aug-Sept. issue of Country Woman magazine. Those awesome photos that Jenna Henderson did really paid off. We're going National Baby!!

Update

It's been forever since I posted. The holidays are past, and new year has begun. So much has been going on in my life! My husband is an elementary school principal and started a new position last summer. His drive that was already long is even longer now and we are contemplating leaving our farm home of 10 years for the city life. Everytime he gets sad about leaving, I keep reminding him that "we are taking the memories with us." They don't stay with the house.

That always makes me think of my scrappers at the Junction. What a service you are doing for your families! I look at the books you all put together and think, "that is such a treasure!" Our lives take us so many different places. That toddler of yours may end up teaching in Japan or your baseball star may be traded to 7 different big league teams around the US, but they will always have the memories you all preserve for them to tie them to home and give them that important sense where they came from. Seeing the time and care that went into your scrapbooks will assure them beyond a doubt that they were loved.

Just one more reason I feel good about Petticoat Junction. Aside from the much needed girl time and belly laughs, you can know that your weekend is not just for you. It's doing something of enduring value for your family.