tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90719926332731681572023-11-16T02:42:48.600-05:00Rockin Robin AppliqueEmbroidery * Sewing * EtcRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-32513859845033497032012-12-05T06:58:00.002-05:002012-12-05T06:58:18.864-05:00Wordless Wednesday - Charlize Theron<div style="text-align: center;">
I knew I liked her.</div>
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Now I know why.</div>
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-86659358071205742322012-11-27T06:50:00.001-05:002012-11-27T06:50:42.751-05:00$20 FREE Machine Applique Designs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://rockinrobinapplique.com/" target="_blank">Rockin Robin Applique</a> is giving away $20 in free downloadable machine applique designs to one lucky "liker" of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RockinRobinApplique" target="_blank">our facebook page</a>! Note that you will need a proper embroidery machine and a way to transfer your designs to your machine when you win!</div>
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If you machine applique, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RockinRobinApplique" target="_blank">PLEASE CLICK HERE</a> to enter by liking our page!</div>
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-41713901539404461512012-11-25T13:41:00.001-05:002012-11-25T13:41:28.245-05:00CH CH CHANGES!Sooo, did you notice the BIG change?<br />
NO, not the cute background.<br />
I'm talking about the NAME!<br />
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YEP. Changed the name of the blog.<br />
And here is the kicker...<br />
I'm changing blog address, too.<br />
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I'm moving to<br />
rockinrobinapplique.blogspot.com<br />
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Fresh, new look.<br />
Fresh, new name.<br />
Fresh, new URL.<br />
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Wow. Spring cleaning. Without the spring part<br />
PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT<br />
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<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-83274063612988213672012-11-06T16:12:00.003-05:002012-11-06T16:37:49.460-05:00ROCKIN ROBIN APPLIQUE IS UP!! SALE !! GRAND OPENING !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I did tell you I was SUPER busy and that's why I seemed to have fallen off the face of the earth. Sooo,</div>
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The new website is UP AND RUNNING!!</div>
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<a href="http://rockinrobinapplique.com/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to check out our Rockin Robin Applique website!</div>
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I WOULD tell you to CLICK HERE to visit Rockin Robin Applique on Etsy, but...there's nothing on there yet! Loading stuff on Etsy is our NEXT project.</div>
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-37694758043270485512012-10-19T13:30:00.000-04:002012-10-19T13:30:51.269-04:00My Granddaughter???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This one certainly is.</div>
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I know for sure, because</div>
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I just made her that tutu.</div>
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And SURELY this one is!!</div>
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that is Zoey's mommy when she was</div>
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about the same age as Zoey is.</div>
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-32586083028188897772012-10-15T07:39:00.000-04:002012-10-15T07:39:14.850-04:00Target $100 Gift Card Giveaway<br />
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My friends at Tailor Made Momma are passing along this giveaway for a $100 Target Gift Card.</div>
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<a href="http://www.tailormademomma.com/2012/10/04/100-target-gift-card-free-blogger-sign-ups/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to read all about it!</div>
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-67062148564126562172012-10-13T08:57:00.002-04:002012-10-13T09:00:26.951-04:00Zoey's Broken Leg<div style="text-align: center;">
Hasn't slowed her down, LOL!</div>
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This was when she still had the cast.</div>
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Now she has a brace instead.</div>
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I like how she tries to get her camera-shy daddy</div>
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But I LOVE how she sits down at the end.</div>
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Sometimes Nannie sounds like that when SHE sits down, Zoey!</div>
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-31778041184272492832012-10-10T07:10:00.004-04:002012-10-10T07:10:51.814-04:00Allllllllmost Wordless Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;">
Because really, I just don't know what to say.</div>
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This is from amazon.com. The shirt is for sale in mens' sizes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-Unicorn-Castle-T-shirt/dp/B0037TPEF2/ref=cm_pl_pg_t" target="_blank">CLICK HERE to read the HILARIOUS reviews.</a></div>
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-88081490590692551152012-09-22T08:16:00.004-04:002012-09-22T13:24:30.661-04:00ARGHHHH<div style="text-align: justify;">
Let's see, why have I been gone so long AGAIN?!</div>
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1) School started and we have a total of 51 kids </div>
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I'm going to say....think of spending all day, every day with a five year old.<br />
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Now multiply that by 51 and teach them all to read, write and do math. Yeah.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">51 of anything is a LOT. Especially when they are all live and wiggly.</td></tr>
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2) We were in SC for a WHOLE WEEK, meeting baby Vera.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the people I love best in the world. Sort of left to right, if you don't count Rach's right foot and Travis' right arm.: Pop Pop, Travis, Vera (in papoose sling on Travis), Rachel, Avery, Zoey, Trevor. Not in pic: Sarah (taking pic), me (hiding from camera)</td></tr>
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We got to see all our grands together...OMG, it was so much fun, even though poor Zoey broke her leg!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is her splint, because they would not cast her leg for a few days. It was stressful, because she was not supposed to stand on it. Tell THAT to a 2-year-old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The day before the broken leg. I held babyVera, aka "The Caterpillar", so much that my arms felt empty when we left. Very sad for me.</td></tr>
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3) Speaking of breaking things: our dishwasher, our washer, our truck, our AC. EXPENSIVE and not a blast to replace and/or repair. Sorry, no fun pictures of money flying out the window.</div>
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4) Still working on my new WEBSITE! The web designer's husband BROKE HIS BACK, so we are on hold. (Geez, I hope she didn't "catch" the breaks from me!!) You'll see the site soon enough. It is going to be AWESOME, lotsa wonderful tutorials, that don't require an embroidery machine!</div>
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I will try to do better about posting. But honestly, I don't like to promise things I'm not sure I can deliver! Subscribe to my blog and you'll get updates, which might be better than checking back constantly. Google Reader is GREAT, BTW. Thanks to my friend Linda for that tip.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by! Off to a funeral service. Arghhhh</div>
<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-13344140540427057932012-09-02T11:08:00.002-04:002012-09-02T11:08:34.057-04:00Where Have I Been?!<div style="text-align: center;">
Big things have been happening around here.<br />
You know about Vera being born.<br />
I'm also back to school.<br />
AND...drumroll...I'm working on<br />
launching a brand-new business!!!!!<br />
I will keep you posted on that front.<br />
In the meantime, here's my classroom.<br />
I'm co-teaching this year and really, really excited about it!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lime green dots.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kinda cheery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here We Go, Steelers, Here We GO!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My wonderful husband made that big lime green shelf for me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The white folded thing behind the big cabinet is the wall between the classrooms.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My co-teacher's side of the room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where we'll do calendar...on my co-teacher's side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her computers...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Math stuff.</td></tr>
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Does it look like a lot of work? It should, because it sure was. Here are some befores:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look carefully, you will see that this pile of junk had to be labeled THIS IS NOT TRASH.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dismal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depressing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barren.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cluttered and sad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the dots can't help this mess. See the 3 dots I had to paint over, top right?</td></tr>
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Thanks for stopping by!</div>
<br />Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-58334006541478051432012-08-23T17:26:00.003-04:002012-08-23T17:30:29.240-04:00LOOK WHO'S HERE!!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
WELCOME, VERA MAE LOUISE EBAUGH!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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7 lb, 15 oz 10:37 PM August 22, 201</div>
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Please check out her HAIR...she has more than I do, LOL!!</div>
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Vera, Nannie and PopPop love you already!!!!!!!!!</div>
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CONGRATULATIONS</div>
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to our son, Travis and his beautiful wife, Rachel!</div>
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Rach, you did GREAT!! </div>
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(Guess I need to lose the creepy floating baby in the left column!)</div>
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-2906396332607434212012-08-08T08:52:00.000-04:002012-08-08T08:52:12.033-04:00Caveat emptor, Allbrands. Well played..<div style="text-align: center;">
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I wasn't sure I would ever see it...
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I even doubted its existence,
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kinda like my unicorn there...</div>
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But, TA-DA!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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LOOK WHAT CAME FROM ALLBRANDS YESTERDAY!!</div>
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And it only took FOUR PHONE CALLS,</div>
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COUNTLESS EMAILS,</div>
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and TWENTY-NINE DAYS<br />
for ALLBRANDS to fix THEIR OWN MISTAKE.<br />
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Caveat Emptor, Allbrands.<br />
Well played.<br />
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Maybe I'm just ignorant or naive, but it seems that in many sports, athletes can't totally crash and burn. Not like in gymnastics, anyway. They might not win, but they're not going to totally fail. </div>
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Not so with gymnastics. US Olympic vault specialist McKayla Maroney is widely known as the best in the world.</div>
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She usually does this</div>
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Unfortunately, yesterday she did this</div>
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"All she needs to do is land on her feet..."</div>
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Thanks, NBC.</div>
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Maroney STILL got the silver medal. She totally messed up her vault, landing on her rear end, and STILL was only about a tenth of a point behind the winner.</div>
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Crashing and burning in gymnastics...</div>
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few other sports can compare.</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-51979797037722831182012-08-03T08:28:00.001-04:002012-08-03T08:30:04.477-04:00But What About Her Hair??<div style="text-align: center;">
In a stunning performance,<br />
Gabby Douglas took gold.</div>
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She was rock-solid with nerves of steel.</div>
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And all some people want to do is criticize her hair?!??</div>
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Are you kidding me??<br />
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Hair haters, can you do THIS?</div>
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When's the last time you ate breakfast doing THIS?<br />
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Yeah, NEVER.</div>
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CONGRATS, GABBY!!</div>
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I sure am wowed by your athleticism,<br />
strength,<br />
determination<br />
and mental toughness!!<br />
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And I don't give a flying flip about your HAIR! </div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-47125438501134742462012-08-01T10:49:00.002-04:002012-08-01T10:50:57.887-04:00Not Even Remotely Wordless Wednesday - Way Back When<div style="text-align: justify;">
Way back when, I was a gymnast. I was good at what I was able to do, but by the time I got into it, I was old enough to realize that this is a great way to become paralyzed for life.</div>
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Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate our<br />
US gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts.</div>
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U S A!! U S A!!!<br />
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Bite those medals, ladies!<br />
LOL<br />
GREAT JOB!!</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-23385921672026150502012-07-28T09:26:00.002-04:002012-07-28T09:28:01.501-04:00Allbrands...BLECH...But in the Meantime...<div style="text-align: center;">
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This picture of Kirby (aka Mr. Katz) summarizes why I love cats.</div>
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They do what they want.</div>
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They go where they want.</div>
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They don't care if you think they look ridiculous.</div>
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They're HAPPY. </div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-88982246162773644622012-07-25T20:09:00.002-04:002012-07-26T08:09:45.126-04:00Allbrands Says...PLEASE WAIT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, Allbrands, I'm waiting...kinda like the graphic below. The saga continues...<div style="text-align: center;">So yesterday, I got an email from</div><div style="text-align: center;">yet another person at Allbrands.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDe6KGLj5iYU_B4i2X0o8K-SAGgS_pFTejLHhjR2Wo-9Jd-26Yve67jmOV7EtA8Yqe-ZyqoVSrpRu3eKD59gdRv6ocQ-RkqlL0IzmEc-grQgKM1916O1GWkYTAozMB9ajcQFhR-DFJ7E/s1600/PleaseWait.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDe6KGLj5iYU_B4i2X0o8K-SAGgS_pFTejLHhjR2Wo-9Jd-26Yve67jmOV7EtA8Yqe-ZyqoVSrpRu3eKD59gdRv6ocQ-RkqlL0IzmEc-grQgKM1916O1GWkYTAozMB9ajcQFhR-DFJ7E/s200/PleaseWait.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(TWO WEEKS after I informed them</div><div style="text-align: center;">that they'd sent me the wrong hoop.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said he'll forward my info</div><div style="text-align: center;">to yet ANOTHER person at Allbrands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">THAT person is supposed to email me a return form.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I can print it and mail the hoop back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THEN they will send me the correct hoop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*SIGH*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Imagine if it were MY mistake in the first place...</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-23807542862608666462012-07-22T14:38:00.003-04:002012-07-22T15:23:36.886-04:00Our Dinner (Surreal) Guests<div style="text-align: justify;">
So yesterday, for some unknown reason, 7 ducks appeared in our cul-de-sac. ('Cul-de-sac' is Southern for 'dead-end street').</div>
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Suddenly, BAM, there they were!</div>
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I thought they looked kind of puzzled as to what to do next. And I also didn't like the chances of our crazy neighbor seeing them in time to slow down if he happened to come careening down the street.</div>
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So I went out by the mailbox and started making those smoochy noises at them, like you do when you call your dog. They must speak 'dog', because they followed me into our yard...</div>
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and right up to our walkway. My husband, whom I'd called to come see, ran inside the house and returned with some buns he'd thawed in the microwave. I tore off a few chunks of the buns and threw them onto our steps.</div>
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The 'head duck' came to check out the offerings. The crumbs must have met with his (her??) approval because pretty soon, they were all at the bottom of our steps. </div>
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The head duck and his (her) friend even ate bread right off the step! My husband and I made several more trips to the freezer/microwave to get more buns. The ducks ate till they must have been stuffed. They stood around looking full for about 15 minutes, then suddenly, seemingly with one mind, they all just whooshed into the air and took flight over the house.</div>
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I'm glad I was able to snap the pictures. It was the kind of thing where you almost feel like you dreamed it...</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-3724332099546670612012-07-19T08:30:00.001-04:002012-07-19T08:30:31.700-04:00ALLBRANDS = CRAPPY CUSTOMER SERVICE, Part 3<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://soggybottomsbabyduds.blogspot.com/2012/07/allbrands-buyers-be-very-afraid-part.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR PART ONE</a></div>
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<a href="http://soggybottomsbabyduds.blogspot.com/2012/07/allbrands-crappy-customer-service-part.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR PART TWO</a></div>
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I pinned PART TWO on Pinterest</div>
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and sent Allbrands the pin via email.</div>
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That was Tuesday.</div>
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Yesterday, I received a cryptic email.</div>
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'Allbrands has received your communication</div>
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and is seeking a solution."</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-53198866232611507032012-07-17T09:10:00.002-04:002012-07-17T09:10:55.666-04:00ALLBRANDS = CRAPPY CUSTOMER SERVICE, Part Two<div style="text-align: center;">
This is MY experience. Maybe you love Allbrands. I do not.</div>
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<a href="http://soggybottomsbabyduds.blogspot.com/2012/07/allbrands-buyers-be-very-afraid-part.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE to read Part One.</a><br />
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Allbrands took my $50 and sent me the wrong embroidery hoop.<br />
It doesn't even fit my machine. That was July 10. </div>
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I called them.<br />
They were closed. I left a message.</div>
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They did not return my call..</div>
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On Wednesday, I called again.</div>
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The lady took my info.<br />
Then she said a "Returns Specialist" would call me back.<br />
In 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS.</div>
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CRAPPY CUSTOMER SERVICE,</div>
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SINCE IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE TO BEGIN WITH.</div>
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Today is July 17.</div>
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DO YOU THINK ANYONE HAS CALLED ME YET??</div>
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YAY, it's the big day to post my</div>
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Welcome to a quick tour of my "studio"</div>
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(aka dining room, but on Thanksgiving day only).<br />
I'll hope you take a moment to comment.</div>
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We're going clockwise around the room.
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Pretend you entered through this doorway.<br />
Looking back, you would see:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbon storage racks (built by my wonderful husband), rickrack storage hook, cheery (cheap) clock, old-timey TV. The price was right and it works for me!</td></tr>
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On top of that far ribbon rack:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe someone can tell me what happened in 1781. I just liked the hand-painted-folk-art-y-ness.</td></tr>
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To the right, over the opening to the <strike>living room</strike> fabric storage room:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home, the starting place of love and dreams. Couldn't have said it better myself!</td></tr>
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Directly in front of that opening:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is "Em"...my embroidery machine. I'm clever like that with names.</td></tr>
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The colors in this room are so hard to get accurate in pictures.<br />
The banner is brick red and navy.<br />
The walls are a buttery caramel color.<br />
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To the right, the far wall: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A folk-art dream with a couple of jolts of modernity (is that a word?)</td></tr>
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Same wall, a little better lighting:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wipe-off board to keep me organized. Even though I'm too busy to be organized, like the little blue sign says. And I do keep trying to Simplify. It's not working.</td></tr>
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These hang over the window.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clearly, cats are better. Just ask my helpers.</td></tr>
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We have almost come full circle.<br />
Here's that ribbon rack to the left of the door:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbon rack, random bird, black cat sign, festive rickrack storage</td></tr>
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With a detail pic of the faux Ott light and handy tools:</div>
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Longtime readers may remember the cutting table that went from Trash to Treasure.<br />
<a href="http://soggybottomsbabyduds.blogspot.com/2010/07/little-love.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE for the post from a year ago</a>:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting table = free. Scrap storage from Wal Mart = cheap.. DIY new flooring and helpful Sentinel Cat named Kirby = PRICELESS.</td></tr>
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Really bad pic of my cool thrift-store chandelier:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please ignore the hanging Hershey's Kiss mouse, etc. This used to be a crappy-looking bronze color. The thrift store lady with the heavy German accent said, "It's Italian bronze." I said, "I think it's American cast iron with an ugly bronze paint job." Had it rewired and turns out...she was RIGHT! I still spray-painted it black, because Italian bronze or not, it was ugly.</td></tr>
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Last, but not least: the sewing-machine-surround-table-thing my husband made me. Make it SO much easier to sew and quilt...eliminates the drag caused by the weight of the item. Added bonus - it's a great perch for my helpers:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6RFSKfwnkgHF7EWQo_kihslKbw3jPuZdcR3RZBPxdv3gwf8FYSPMeAOgLHh9GSRZ638na06vXIntbtkLbQS7BSfpYEeMeySdyS-RkX7QxqF20SgUD0Gtp-m3wCsbzWJt1pfdNjmOZ6s/s1600/Kong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6RFSKfwnkgHF7EWQo_kihslKbw3jPuZdcR3RZBPxdv3gwf8FYSPMeAOgLHh9GSRZ638na06vXIntbtkLbQS7BSfpYEeMeySdyS-RkX7QxqF20SgUD0Gtp-m3wCsbzWJt1pfdNjmOZ6s/s400/Kong.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two more of my sentinels: Foster guarding my precious Pfaffy (my cleverly-named Pfaff sewing machine); Kong doing his best scary Pet Sematary cat impersonation.</td></tr>
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I hope you've enjoyed my little tour.</div>
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Please let me know if you liked my creative space!</div>
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Oh, and PS - apparently the local artist painted 1781 on that box to memorialize the Surrender of Yorktown during the Civil War. That's certainly appropriate, because we live about 3 miles from Yorktown Battlefield, where it all went down...Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-6254504843269121802012-07-13T07:05:00.002-04:002012-07-13T07:08:22.531-04:00AllBrands Buyers - Be Very Afraid - Part One<div style="text-align: center;">
Before I start...REMEMBER, tomorrow is the day of the Where Bloggers Create blog party! I'll be posting pics of my "studio" and am excited to peek into the studios of the other bloggers! <br />
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Okay, so... <br />
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Are you a fan of good customer service?</div>
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Do you expect to get what you paid for without a big hassle?</div>
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Do you like to resolve issues with one phone call?</div>
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When you leave a voicemail, do you expect a call back? </div>
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If the answer to any/all of these questions is YES,</div>
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then beware of buying from AllBrands.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My impression of AllBrands' customer service.</td></tr>
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At least, this has been my experience.</div>
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You may have bought from them with no problem.</div>
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You may LOVE AllBrands.</div>
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Good for you.</div>
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On July 6, I ordered a replacement for my smaller embroidery hoop, size 126mmx110mm.</div>
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Before I placed the order, I called the little shop where I bought my embroidery machine, to see if they had the hoop in stock. I like to support local businesses when possible, even though at a distance of 37 miles from my house, this shop is not all that local.</div>
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The man at the shop said that they would have to order the hoop for me, and the price he quoted was several dollars more than the $50 I would pay to AllBrands.</div>
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AllBrands offers free shipping...when compared with paying for gas for the 74-mile round-trip drive to the shop, ordering from AllBrands seemed like a no-brainer.</div>
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Despite my worries over the potential slowness of free shipping, the hoop arrived in 5 days. Unfortunately, the hoop they sent is not the hoop I ordered.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What I ordered.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What AllBrands sent me.</td></tr>
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The hoop they sent is for a different Janome machine.</div>
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That was Tuesday. I called customer service.<br />
They were closed.</div>
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I left a voicemail.<br />
They didn't call back.</div>
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I called on Wednesday and<br />
spoke to a woman who took all my info.</div>
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Then she allowed as how a "Return Specialist"<br />
would call me within 3-5 business days.</div>
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I told her that I realized this was company policy and not her fault, but that's pretty crappy customer service. I would wait 3-5 days and THEN finally be able to ship the hoop back. They would wait till it got back to them and THEN ship out the correct hoop.</div>
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After all, I had the packing slip<br />
to prove it was their error and not mine.</div>
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She said she would email the Return Specialist<br />
to try and expedite things.</div>
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It's Friday morning.<br />
No Return Specialist has contacted me yet.</div>
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I'll keep you posted. </div>
</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-17500754645554508072012-07-11T08:24:00.001-04:002012-07-11T08:24:27.331-04:00Allllmost Wordless Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;">
More reasons I like animals better than most people I know:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They let you know when you said something stupid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They give it their all, every day.</td></tr>
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Are my husband and I the only ones who love zombie stories? I guess not, judging by the fact that AMC just did an entire zombie weekend marathon of The Walking Dead. So if I ever have a spare $24,000 lying around, I'm definitely buying myself THIS:</div>
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It has everything you'll need in order to stay alive in the zombie apocalypse. <a href="http://uncrate.com/stuff/zero-kit/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to go buy one.</div>
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Oh, so you think this is all just a bunch of malarkey. Do you watch the news? Does a naked man eating another man's face on a highway off-ramp seem normal to you?<br />
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Just don't come trying to borrow my Z.E.R.O. Kit when you get overrun, that's all. It does include several rifles, after all.<br />
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Now if I could just find an abandoned prison to hole up in...LOL</div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071992633273168157.post-36015461999271454602012-07-08T12:05:00.001-04:002012-07-08T12:05:15.450-04:00Are You Nosy, Too? Save the Date! July 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you notice that new button on the left under the somewhat-creepy floating baby?? I'm excited to be included in this year's Where Bloggers Create blog party, sponsored by Karen at My Desert Cottage!</div>
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In case you missed it, <a href="http://where-bloggers-create.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> for last year's party. (Go quick, because I'm not sure it if it will be available after THIS year's party is posted.)</div>
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I don't know about you, but I LOVE checking out other people's decorating styles. I'm always up for new ideas. And besides, I'm nosy.</div>
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If you're nosy, too, check back here next Sunday, July 14 for a tour of my creative space. Let's see... there's a roadside find, some handmade ribbon storage, a thrift store find, some handpainted (not by me!) folk art and best of all...3 unpaid helpers! </div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.com0