My set is almost complete!

I am tickled...as opposed to being so annoyed yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, I FINALLY found the remaining Sizzix Fun Serif Upper Case letter that I need to complete the alphabet set. I found it on CreativeXpress.com in their dollar bin. They are clearancing out their Sizzix stuff with the old logo and there's a new machine out, and they sold out their remaining shares of the Sizzix line to Ellison. CreativeXpress is a Provo Craft website. Anyways, I was surfing their website. They haven't had the letters in forever. I had already gotten a bunch of the letters months ago from their dollar bin but "I" was one of a few they didn't have. I found the other ones throughout the past year or so on EBay. I haven't been able to find the I. So I was surfing their website and found it!! The small alphabet dies are normally $7.99 so $1 was a steal for it. Naturally, I put it in my basket. $8.25 was outrageous to pay for shipping for just the 1 item that was $1. So I was looking to see if I could find anything else to buy to help offset the cost of shipping. There had been some other dies I was looking at that were on clearance as well also some other scrapbook related items. It hadn't even been 20 minutes and they sold out of the die and it was pulled from my cart. I was less than thrilled. I didn't place the order because the die was sold out. I sent them a very nice email telling them that I was less than thrilled that it was pulled from my shopping cart as I was activly shopping and they should consider reserving items for "x" minutes to allow customers ample time to finish shopping without losing the item. I told them that because the item was pulled from the shopping cart and that was the item I was really wanting I didn't place the order. I went back to the page and asked to be notified when it comes in stock. Just on the outside chance they get a few more. It was doubtful but just incase. Well, this morning at 11:30 AM I was notified that the item was back in stock and for the same price. I went back to the website, immediately put it in my cart. Since I emptied it yesterday I had to figure out what I was wanting and dealing with their slow as molasses site. I didn't get the same stuff that I had put in the cart yesterday except for a couple of items that I remembered. I was excited though because a few of the Sizzix items that I was looking at yesterday (that were sold out) happened to be in stock today so I grabbed them and am really excited. The Sizzix machine that I have is being phased out because a new one is out. I know it will become increasingly tougher to find replacement cutting pads for it. CX had them for $1.18 each so I grabbed a couple....they are regularly $3 each. They'll last long after the machine dies. I've rotate a couple cutting pads now and I've had the machine for about 6 years. The dies I got are normally $14 each and I got them for $4.43. I didn't mind paying for the shipping price with how much I saved. I placed the order at 12:12 PM and I just got in to the office and checked their website (it's 1:50 PM) and they are sold out. They had 5 in stock when I purchased it. I have been very good about my spending on scrapbook stuff recently so I splurged. :) I had been really wanting the I to complete the alphabet set. The preschoolers at church are learning the books of the Bible. I wanted to create a new set of flash cards for them using the Fun Serif letters but couldn't since I was missing I. Right now they are hand written on paper. It'll take me a while to create all of them but it's something they'll be able to use.

David and I have a possible game night date tonight with another couple that we know from church. I am looking forward to it if it works out! We have been trying since last fall to get one scheduled but all of our schedules have been busy. It'll be nice to get my mind off of everything that is going on with regarding the wedding. That is going well. I've had my moments with it. Music is mostly done. Mom and Vicky's small group is planning the reception, with my input of course. We've had the battle with the tulle. :) I don't want tulle all over the place...too girly girl for me. I found some really cool silver ribbon at Wally World to put around the favors. The stuff will be wrapped in tulle and tied with the ribbon. I just want the reception plain and not too decorated or girly girl. As I told my mom if I cared that it looked like a gym then I would have rented a church and a reception hall for the wedding. The hallways inside the church won't match my dress so I can't take pics against it, since it has navy blue in it but other than that I really don't care that the sanctuary looks like a gym. No dad, we are not going to lower the basketball hoops so you can play while we're taking pictures.

The apartment is getting better! We have the other half of the kitchen countertop in. I have stuff in the drawers and cabinets now. I have been going through stuff and pitching, packing, or puting in a box to be sold/donated. Which reminds me I need to put boxes in my car to take home. I forgot to and so I'm sure my dad probably got rid of a bunch this morning when the trash went out at the office.

Well I need to close this out so I can hand deliver some past due invoices to customers who haven't paid in months.