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Archive for May 6th, 2009

Scrap Your Trip Adds 258 Items + 258 SAL*E Items

Can you believe Mother’s Day is just around the corner? Seems like it was just Christmas! I think I’ve hit that age where time just seems to fly by. I know it is flying by as far as my children go. They are 9 and 6 and it really doesn’t seem that long ago that they were born. People always say "They grow up in the blink of an eye" and boy is that true. The other day I realized that half of Lauren’s life living with us is over already. How can it be half over already? I think the really tough part of motherhood is almost here. When babies are born and you are unsure of yourself and how to take care of this little life you’ve been given, it’s really hard. Then…every year as they get a little older…it gets a little easier. They can walk by themselves…tell you why they are crying…pack their own suitcase. And the day you can put the stroller away? Pure freedom! But that means adolescence is right around the corner. And that’s when it starts getting hard again. Last week, Lauren was crying inconsolably about her lack of friends at school. There are an odd number of girls in her class and she is the one left out. I tried everything I could think of to say to make her feel better, but nothing was working. Finally I said "Lauren, if I could fix this for you I would! But I can’t." "But I thought you said you could fix anything!" she cried back. Right there. The moment I went from Wonder Mom…who can heal a boo-boo with a kiss and make everything in the world right…to a mere mortal. I went to my room and then I cried inconsolably. It was the first time as a Mom that I couldn’t make everything better. That night, I truly understood the saying that you would take all the hurt for yourself if you could. I thought about all the times when I was an adolescent and hurt and how my Mom must have felt. But just like the rest of motherhood, there is so much joy mixed in with the hurt. My baby boy lost his first tooth. He is so proud! I also hired Lauren to work at Scrap Your Trip…she’s the best file clerk I’ve had!

(see pictures below) It’s a wild, crazy, fun, hard, rewarding, sometimes painful job, but I wouldn’t trade motherhood for anything. And Mom, now I know what it was like for you when I was growing up. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Need scrapbook supplies for your Mother’s Day layouts? We’ve got ‘em! Cinco de Mayo? Got them too! Kentucky Derby? We’ve even got that! This week’s collections include Starfish from Me And My Big Ideas (very fun and summery and colorful), Endless Summer by Momenta, En Route travel collection from SEI, Animal Crackers from Die Cuts with a View, Paris Vintage and Japan Journey from Dove of the East, and a Prom collection from Moxxie. There are six new layouts for these collections in the Shop By Layout section. The SYT designers were working on the following themes this week: Italy (wait until you see Jill’s Venetian mask!), Amsterdam, Aruba, Jamaica, Afghanistan, Alaska, Louisiana, Sea World, Graduation, Camping, Sports and Cheerleading. We have custom die cut and custom paper for the Class of 2009 (or whatever year you need), along with a custom die cut for "I Survived the "___" Family Vacation". Click here to see all the new items: www.scrapyourtrip.com/50609.html. We also have 258 items on sale this week. Click here to see all the bargains: www.scrapyourtrip.com/clearance.html. Our "surprise goody basket" was such a hit last month, we decided to do it again! Spend $75 by 11:59 Eastern May 8th, and we’ll enter your name in the drawing. It will be at least a $200 retail value (see picture below of our last winner’s goody basket). The winner will be announced in next Wednesday’s e-mail. And remember, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can always make it custom just for you! Click here to see all our custom options: www.scrapyourtrip.com/custom.html.

As always, thanks for your business.

Julie Swatek, President
Scrap Your Trip®
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