waxing dilemma

ok i must share what happened to me and kylie last night. she got ready for bed and i noticed her eyebrows needed some immediate assistance. she agreed. (background: i have been waxing her eyebrows for a couple months now) i heated the wax, like normal and did one side, beautiful. so now for the other side. as i dip the stick she says, oh let me get my hair out of the way, as she sweeps her hair i am coming towards her with the wax and oops, it drips on her. well just not on her, JUST HER EYELASHES. now her eye is totally shut, the wax has adhered to both her upper and lower and oh did i mention that this covers half the width of her eye. has anyone noticed her blessed eyelashes, she has a ton of them. ok, instead of panicing, i ask scott to get us a towel to wet it to hopefully loosen the cooled wax. nope. i go and get my eyelash comb to maybe pull it out, painful for her and not really working. she was like, can we call someone. this WILL NOT defeat me in any way, i will win. we are going at it for a while and then i thought about what "Kim" would do in this situation (the asian lady that does mine) oh, she puts baby oil on afterwards and i bet this will help. so i have some eye makeup remover pads and we were literally soaking her eye with oil. this was loosening the wax slowly but surely. after at least 30 minutes of this trama, my daughter can open her eyes and now go to sleep. UGH, what a mess. so advice: if you find yourself dropping hair wax on someone's eyelashes, think like Kim and get the baby oil STAT.

Michael's... breaking news....

ok, i know that i complain ALOT about how this company took away our specialty store Recollections. this was the "go to store" for the special papers, albums and ideas. ok, michaels has some what redeemed themselves with me. i was browsing thru the north east area the other day and found myself noticing the new sign at the michaels location. i thought i should check this out. this store is a touch better than mine on cooper. it was very sunny out and you know when you are walking into a store and there is so much glare you feel somewhat lost? ok, i saw some sparkle to the right, they have a monstrous bead section. good for them, not for me. i hate beadwork, too tedious. so i look straight in front of me to see that there is no tall aisles in the middle and there is something hanging from the ceiling, like a large sign. OMG, they have gutted this store and put in wood floors just in the center of the store, and what is on these nice new wood floors in the center of the michaels store you ask??? yep, scrapbook aisles just like recollections would have. now, the stock is not old school michaels at all, it is some of the old and lots of the new. like good brands such as making memories, tim holtz, autumn leaves and MANY more. whew... i was in scrapbook heaven. the spots are not all full but they soon will be. the grand re-opening of this store is scheduled for october 5th. even the dollar section is awesome. they are set up alot like joann's check out area and designed like recollections in the scrapbook area, the bead area is cute for those who enjoy this craft, the framing section is nice also. the craft area is well stocked and easy to navigate based on age/level. i am impressed to say the least. no sales of course, remember recollections you were accustomed to paying $0.79 and up for paper, they too are proud of their stuff. i thought i would never say this about michaels but they have good cardstock also. now the one thing that will make me angry is if they do not do this to my store and include the space next to them formally known as recollections. i deserve this store as to those at the hurst/fort worth area (brenda and tara) for now i will just make that trip on over. remember oct 5th, mark the calendars and make it an early trip!! -pm

clark labs sale!! ...expires 9/17/08

just wanted to share... clark labs is running a special on 4x6 prints $0.05 EACH!! not too shabby! offer ends soon... act on this one!

***Order up to 100 4x6 prints today and pay ONLY 5¢ Each!Coupon Code: CK5PRTS
Expires: 09/17/08

-pm

target dollar spot... AGAIN

so last night i went to target to get my nkotb cd... don't hate it is really good. well of course i must go to the dollar spot when at target. ugh... they have new stuff out. halloween, sports, jewel tone papers. also they have clear stamps, card kits, scrap packs. anyway, it was just thrown in there and the person who did it just did not care so everything is scattered. i am sure they will be getting more in. just wanted to give a heads up! (i was at the target on 360 & sublett) -- pm