you know that sinking feeling you get...

when you JUST DELETED 4 GB's worth of pictures from your flash drive after you thought you had successfully transfered them to your 500 gb hard drive?

oh

well I DO!!

I've been sick to my stomach for the past 3 days. I filled up my 4 gb flash (yeah can you believe that?) with all those soccer & baseball action shots. I got some really amazing shots of thom in action - just amazing.

Well i got a new external hd to hold all my pics - i thought I had dumped the card on it so i hit the DELETE button.

I went back to the HD a day or 2 later and N O T H I N G
i wanted to die.

I, in my tech junkie fashion, decided to look for a flash recovery program and i found it here - it is scanning my drive as we speak and I am seeing all those pictures come back

I swear. everyone should have this. it is the best 40.00 I am about to spend. (i'm on the free version right now to see if it actually works. it does.)

HERE: http://www.diskinternals.com/order.shtml

testing 123 - is this thing working?

oh. hello!

i'm looking around and thinking this place looks oddly familiar!

its blogdom, i know this place!

I canNOT believe its been so long since I was here last. Things have been crazy - obviously...

soccer & baseball season started again. and we have 2 leagues of soccer and 3 leagues of baseball - peewee is half over and they had all-star tryouts last night for a traveling team - thom made it - but i had no doubt he would. he's an amazing ball player for a 9 yr old. then we'll be in little league last half of the summer. AND fall soccer.

with baby in tow, i'm forging ahead full force with Pink Tomato...time is drawing near and I'm beginning to get nervous and all. wondering if i can handle the added obligation to my long list. We turned our store signage in for approval and we have that meeting on the 10th - but let me just say - the HCIC (Head Chick In Charge) said it was BEAUTIFUL!
we're ordering product and this coming week will be checking in merchandise and loading up the computer.

we're also thinking of opening a second location of Expert T's. o.m.g. our shop is non stop hustle. I forced joe into finding himself a good assistant, so I called my friend CHRISTY at SNELLING STAFFING (who just so happens to be my PT pardner) and she's working to find him another "joe".

I wish we could clone ourselves - we'd accomplish so much more!

These next few months will really test my will - I am sure its going to be rough but I work much better under pressure ;-)

anyway - hope you all havent given up on me.

learn something - win something

here is WWP's first episode with FISKARS TV, with our fearless leader showing YOU how to make a fabulous photo box. Go watch it, learn a new project and then enter to win supplies to make your very own!

Have Fun!

just sayin hi!

i cant believe its been since the 7th that i've had anything to say. actually i still dont have anything to say.

its been a rough couple weeks.

christy & I are busy planning our budget and struggling over WHAT TO BUY! we want it ALL! we have some favs for sure, but once we get it all worked out, maybe we'll share the shopping list :-)

hmmmm.....I feel a poll coming on.

Pink Tomato UPDATE

ok - so o o o o o

we have our official EIN number.
an LLC (in progress) duly named CRAFTY GIRLS LLC (i know, cute).
a bank account with some money in it
target date for a quiet opening (7/5/08)
target date for a grand opening (7/26/08) when the REAL fun begins!
and a storefront location - here is a picture! but dont go knockin on the doors just yet - we're not really there yet.
gotta love photoshop.

stay tuned!

pink tomato -the countdown

ok - well i guess its official ;-)

pink tomato is going to be a full on crafty girl hot spot, located in trendy downtown wooster ohio. its going to be FABULOUS! I promise!

so - today i'm going to begin to chronicle the days to grand opening, starting with my new blog header - (look up)

"we", as in christy (my partner in crime) and myself, will be pulling off a few surprises along the way, so stay tuned, and feel free to tell a friend, especially if you are within reasonable driving distance, because opening day is going to be party central and you will definately want to pop in and visit.

stay tuned...more to come.

matt pics for mema

yes folks, that IS a booger gluing a cheerio to his lip.