July Scrapbooking Crop in Iowa City/Coralville Area

and Reminisce present

The Ultimate Summer Scrapbooking Retreat

July 17-18, 2009at the Coral Ridge Mall

You wanted it you got it, another fantastic scrapbooking retreat weekend ! The Ultimate Summer Scrapbooking Retreat

Friday, July 17th, 4pm - Midnight,

Saturday, July 18th 9am - 7pmCoral Ridge Community Room
Register today at http://www.sweettoothscrapbooking.com/

Only $49.99, crop includes:
Reminisce "Latest and Greatest" Goodie Bag
Sweet Tooth Special Edition Kit-Includes a two-page layout and three cards
Under the Sea Layout and Card Contest-Bring your beach or summer fun photos and we will provide the products-Prizes will be awarded including a Grand Prize package valued over $50
Coral Ridge Mall Discount Book
Beverages and snacks
Grand Prize Drawing (over $100 value)
Lots and lots of door prizes
Plus a few surprises....
Reminisce will have a limited number of scrapbook kits available for purchase from our newest collections. Crop participants may also email Andria a list of individual Reminisce products for purchase before July 10, and she will bring your items to the crop. To view items available please visit http://www.designsbyreminisce.com/.
Sweet Tooth Scrapbooking will also have a limited number of scrapbook layout, project, and card kits available for purchase. As well as a limited amount of cardstock and adhesive.
If you have any questions please feel free to email any of us. Shelly Maxwell or Cindy Noesen.

We visited our friends the Lincoln's in Springfield last weekend.

We had a great time learning the history of our country's 16th president. The Lincoln Presidential Museum downtown Springfield, IL was well worth our time. As you can see our kids fit right in with the Lincoln's family! I would recommend this trip to anyone with school age children. Some highlights included seeing one of Lincoln's stovetop hats, articles of his clothing, theatrical performances and other interesting facts about Abe Lincoln's life and the time period in which he lived. We also stopped at Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield, the Monument where most of the Lincoln family is buried, and Lincoln's New Salem.

Spring Fever Crop with Sweet Tooth Scrapbooking and Reminisce

Reminisce and Sweet Tooth
Invite you to attend our
Spring Fever Scrapbooking Retreat Weekend
April 3-4, 2009
At the Coral Ridge Mall

Mark your calendars, and start getting your pictures ready, Reminisce and Sweet Tooth are hosting another fantastic scrapbook retreat weekend April 3-4, 2009 at the Coral Ridge Mall. This is your chance for a perfect weekend, no cooking, no cleaning; you can work on your albums, catch up with friends, maybe even do some shopping or catch a movie! Whether you have been creating memory albums and cards for years, or procrastinating digging into to that first or second album, this will be a fun-filled weekend that is sure to get those creative juices flowing!

Spring Fever Retreat Coral Ridge Mall
Community Room (located behind the Food Court)
Friday, April 3 4pm-Midnight
Saturday, April 4 9am – 7pm

Register at www.sweettoothscrapbooking.com beginning Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.

The cost for the crop is $49.99 and includes:
-Reminisce goodie bag including some of our newest products ($15+)
-Sweet Tooth Special Edition Kit includes products to create a layout and a card ($10+)
-Coral Ridge Mall Discount Book (full of coupons and discounts for a variety of restaurants and stores located in the mall)
- Snacks, soda and water throughout the crop
-Over $100 of Reminisce Door Prizes
-Grand Prize Drawing for a Making Memory Slice

Reminisce will have a limited number of scrapbook kits of our newest products available for purchase at the mall. Crop participants may also email Andria Gibson (reminisceiowa@aol.com) a list of individual Reminisce products you like to purchase no later than March 25, 2009 and she will bring your items to the crop. To view items please visit www.designsbyreminisce.com You may also place orders for products on our website and those items will be shipped directly to you from our distribution center.

Sweet Tooth Scrapbooking will also have a limited number of scrapbook layout, project, and card-making kits available for purchase. They will also have a limited amount of basic cardstock and adhesive available for purchase.

All purchases made at the crop must be paid by cash or check.

Need a hotel? Holiday Inn Express is extending a special rate of $99.90 to our croppers for the weekend. Each room has a mini refrigerator, and microwave, and hot breakfast is also included in the price of each night’s stay. To receive this rate, call the Holiday Inn Express 319-625-5000, and ask for the Reminisce rate. (The hotel is located near the Mall Entrance in front of Dillard’s).

If you have any questions please feel free to email any of us. Andria Gibson (reminisceiowa@aol.com), Cindy Noesen (scrapper959@hotmail.com) or Shelly Maxwell at (shelly_maxwell@q.com).

Space is extremely limited so register earlier to guarantee your space! We look forward to seeing everyone there! (Please note your registration is not guaranteed until payment is received. Personal checks must be received within 5 days of registration or your registration will be cancelled.)

10th Annual Soup Nazi Party

Mark and I hosted the 10th Annual Soup Nazi party at our house last weekend. It was also Charlie's 8th birthday! We had a lot to celebrate: our friend Andy Okapal turned 50 on Jan. 12, 2009, so we sang the birthday song several times. Terry B. made a wonderful batch of homemade bread as a tribute to his wife, Patti, who passed away on Dec. 21, 2008 after a three year battle with brain cancer. Patti always made wonderful bread 1/2 wheat 1/2 white with real Wisconsin butter! This was our first "Soup Nazi" without Patti. Her wonderful laugh and sense of humor were missed. We all tried to hold back the tears and remember the fun times with Patti. I loved getting a group photo of with Patti in it from Kelly showing our last shopping trip together in Door County, WI in Sept. 08.

There was a variety of soups this year: cream of mushroom, vegetable beef, tortilla, seafood bisque, and a seafood trio with a tomato base and Terry's homemade bread. German Chocolate Cake and smiley face cookies were served for dessert and then we all dropped into a food coma.

We enjoyed lots of laughs before dinner while we played "Andy Trivia". Gifts were awarded! Dr. Baxter was the big winner-knowing the most facts about Andy's 50 years.

We capped off the evening by watching one of the seventh season episodes of Seinfeld: Soup Nazi.

It was great to have everyone visit-thanks for making the trip to Iowa.

Puppy Cupcakes!

Julianne found the idea for these cupcakes in an American Girl book. We were on a quest to find all of the parts to make them. The puppy tongues are sticks of gum cut to the shape needed, smarties and jellybeans for the eyes, pretzel ears, and a jelly bean nose. Julianne had a blast making them.

Merry Christmas 2008!

I hope you all enjoy warm moments with your families over the Christmas Holiday. In 2007 we started a tradition with our neighbor, Elizabeth Cheri, who is a native of Hungary. She made a gingerbread house for Julianne and Charlie to put together and decorate and the kids and I went across the frozen tundra and had some fun. We did the same this year and I have to say it turned out even better! I can tell Julianne and Charlie have improved on their skills. Here are a few pics to enjoy...

After all the turkey...

We enjoyed a wonderful weekend filled with exactly what we are thankful for-FAMILY! First Maxwell's and then Schultz's and Waterworth's! We had lots of turkey with all the trimmings. I loved getting caught up with all the college boys in the family and the last high schooler as well. Also, we were tired out by Sarah-1 1/2 years old and all energy! Here's some photos to prove it all really happened.

Mark cooked the second turkey mom stuffed it (thanks mom). It all turned out really juicey and full of flavor.