Recently Cropped....





















Hi... Here are a few pages that I did during the three Day Crop for National Scrapbooking Day at The Scrapbook Clubhouse. I realize that this is not much for a three day crop but I was much too busy yacking and eating and just a little shopping. If this stupid economy wasn't so rough I would have probably spent more time shopping and would not even have these pages to show for it.......... :0)


NOTE - Sorry I did not show this earlier. I really thought I had but just found this was still in my "Drafts"
Thanks Laura for asking about why they're not on my blog.










FUN AT THE GROCERY STORE

They opened a new Super Stop & Shop in my town a few months ago. Bobby and I went there the first day they opened and it was so funny to see a store when it is brand new because everything is so "perfect". Not only were the aisles perfectly straight but so were all the things on the shelves. All the loaves of bread perfectly stacked. All the canned goods perfectly stacked with their labels all facing the same way. It was really something to see. All I kept thinking of was the movie "The Stepford Wives" when the ladies are all dressed in their pretty little dresses wheeling around their little carts as if grocery shopping was some sort of gala event.......
I am still kicking myself for being too self conscious and not letting myself take pictures of the perfectly stacked cans..... UGH!!!! I do have picture of Bobby that day but ofcourse he was not about to pose so it is not a good one........


Anyway................
Fast forward several months and we come to my fun little trip to the Super Stop & Shop.
We were out of dog food so I had to make a quick stop. I knew that they had these new "Scan It" gadget thingies now where you can just pick up your own scanner when you enter the store and walk around scanning your groceries as you shop. You ofcourse want to bring your "Green Bags" so that you can just pack as you go. It was actually fun.
Then I see this "Order It" machine by the deli section so I decide to try that too. I punched in my order for Turkey Pastrami (half pound cut medium) and Buffalo Chicken (also half pound cut medium), took my ticket and walked away. A few minutes later over the loud speaker comes a voice saying "Order #22 now ready for pick up at the deli counter". How cute...........
Another funny thing was when you have these little "Scan It" thingies, they alert you to stuff on sale around the area where you are walking.......... So when I was in the dog food aisle it made a little cash register "kaching" sound and popped up a picture of some doggie snack that was on sale..... Sure...... Like I need more temptations for buying stuff I didnt need just because they are on sale.............. UGH....... Dont they know I have no will power..... Wait.... I guess that is why they are doing it, isnt' it............
Finally when I was done I went to the self check out counter and paid for my purchases. Just scan your store card and it knows exactly what you just purchased and you scan your credit card and you're done.......

Okay, okay......... I know......... It is probably pretty lame that I got so excited about my little outing at the grocery store but hey..... sometimes it is the small, stupid stuff in life that you have to stop and enjoy....... Right??????????? (Humor me...... Just say "You're right Maria..........")

There is only one thing that worries me...........
These new things at the grocery stores are all well and good but I am afraid that they are also just steps into putting people out of jobs..........
Think about it......... The more people use these gadgets, the less cashiers you need. The less baggers you need. The less people working and the more people out of a job.............
So yes..... It was fun........ And yes........ It is also sad............




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Blog Hopping......

If you ask me these days what I am addicted to I will give you a long list (no... nothing bad.....) but two things on top of my list would be coffee and blog hopping.....

What happens if you put the two together????? Well....... I'm lost for the day.... I could sit there and jump from blog to blog all day being totally amazed by all the talented scrappers, stampers, crafters and great artists that there are out there........


If you have any favorites, please leave me a comment and tell me what sites you are addicted to.

Magestical Memories is doing their first "Blog Hop" between May 1 and May 3.


Note - They are not only fun but they are giving away an I-Pod Nano...... :0)



Okay - Off I go....... I have laundry in the machine, need to pack for a 3 day crop at the Scrapbook Clubhouse to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day. Also need to pack for our first weekend of camping.....

Too much to do...... Too little time...... Too tempted to sit and drink coffee and blog hop......



Have a great day!!!!





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