Thanks again my NJS friends

Once again, we had a very successful Saturday! Thanks to all of you who brought such yummy eats. Mindy, your cheeseburger cake was unbelievable. It looked gorgeous and tasted even better! Also, congratulations also go out to Mindy for being our "first mention" winner. Mindy found me Saturday and was the first person to tell ma that she read about Jenny's blog contest on our blog. Mindy won some Thickers stickers, my favorite new product!
Not to be outdone, Lefa won our raffle basket this month. That makes up for forgetting to mention the blog first. Actually, I think that Lefa was just being nice and giving someone else a chance to win since she was our very first blog winner.
It was a very special surprise for our retreat friend Allissa to join us. She drove two and a half hours to spend the day with us and we are all grateful for it. It was such a blast to see her again and hear that sweet drawl of hers! Ya'll come back quick Allissa, ya hear. The sweet tea will be iced and ready to go for you!
Don't forget about our upcoming retreat. It's October 23rd through the 25th. The price is $109, but it only take $25 to hold your spot. The balance is due on or before September 12th. You really need to sign up early to save your spot and to save money. It's $125 if you pay after September 12th! So, come on, sign up soon. E-mail me or leave a comment here and I can send out a registration form. It really is a good time. We will have raffles and a workshop for you, too.
Don't forget, our next crop is July11th, so mark your calendars now. Our menu is salad and sandwiches...nice and light for summer! I will email a menu sign up sheet as our date gets closer. My email issues are all cleared up now and I have a new address...mjbrinduse@comcast.net So, please change me over if you haven't already.

June's gonna be the best month yet!

Well, it's June already. I can hardly believe it. June's meeting is THIS Saturday, June 13th. You aren't going to want to miss this. We are having an ALL AMERICAN COOKOUT courtesy of the NJS team and of course, all of you. My husband will be cooking the hamburgers this time around and he can do some evil cookin' on his Weber. We just need you to show up ready to have fun and don't forget to bring your favorite side dish. Sign up by leaving a comment here or e-mailing me at notjustscrappin@yahoo.com.
Please check out our newest member's blogsite. Jennifer Brannies has a fabulous contest going on at www.scraphappymama2.blogspot.com. You won't want to miss that. She is having a contest that of course means...free stuff for the winner. Check it out before Saturday and then work on your entry while you are at Faith on Saturday. What could be better? What could be better is another free gift. If you are the first person on Saturday morning to mention (to ME) reading about Jennifer's contest, then you will win a prize from me! Sweet, right?
Now, I am having a terrible time sending you all e-mails due to a "Barracuda" spam blocker. So, please someone, anyone, tell me how to fix this. I can't get e-mails to you...I have tried and tried and have received hundreds of failure notices. So, you techy scrappers out there, help me out please!
Have a great week ladies and we look forward to seeing you soon.