Just An Action Junkies Lullaby...

I guess I just dont stop.

This weekend I am headed to Edmonton to attend Scrap Fest.

I think it's going to be a good time. My goal is to try and control my spending. After all, I am going to a much bigger show in, er, three weeks. Memory Trends in Las Vegas. Not that I could buy Scrapbook stuff there. No, my Vegas weakness comes in the form of Lacoste shirts & Coach bags.

Anyway, Viola ( Scrapbooker-extraordinaire) and Sandy will be picking me up after work (I have a teen crop until (9:30pm) & we'll drive down to Edmonton. The class we are taking (only one) is by Ali Edwards. Her new book is great, I hope she can teach. Some of there "scrapbook celebs" cannot teach. They are fabulous at what they do, but they cannot conveyt a message clearly, and it's so frustrating. At CKU Donna Downey's class was a joke and Elsie Flannigan (although it was her first CKU) was pretty brutal also. I hope Scrap Fest can bring to the table what CKU was missing. CKU classes were rushed. I didn't finish a single project. I did however learn A LOT about the teachers (is that why I travelled so far?). Also CKU didn't teach me anything. I DID a lot, but didn't LEARN a lot. Not a lot of new techniques (Donna Downey's class was teh exception, but poorly taught. Felt more like a celeb interview session). Blah blah blah.

When I get back, I have a whole lotta' classes lined up for the rest of September. I'm not teaching as much as I use to. It's a nice break. My teachig staff right now is fabulous. Nancy Walls, Michelle Gier and Lisa Slocombe. They each are great at their own "style" and teach well. Becuase of them, and their classes, the last three days have been semi sucsessful.

Ok, off to work I go.