Christmas in Montana

Once again we were lucky enough to be able to travel to Montana for the holidays. Wyatt and I flew on the 17th of December, and Marc followed us with Uncle Matt by car on the 23rd. We spent our time visiting and catching up with old friends, and letting Wyatt make new friends.

As always our Christmas was fun and festive. We altered our evening light-seeing on Christmas eve to accommodate Wyatt so that he could join us. So we set forth in the family "sleigh", egg nogs in hand and silly headgear on (see below pic), at about 6pm. However, he was not nearly as impressed with the Christmas lights as we all are, and we had to cut our light-seeing short. Then we gathered for the annual Christmas Eve feast and festivities. Traditional fare with shrimp, tenderloin, twice-baked potatoes, salad, and green beans. YUM. And of course, wine. We toasted the loved ones we've lost this year, and popped our holiday poppers to reveal the trinkets inside.

Christmas day was the usual outrageous present buffet, even though once again we swore we'd cut back. Wyatt was sufficiently spoiled by Santa and the grandparents alike (as were the rest of us). Though, he seemed to like the box best. Just like a kid, right? "Hey mom, thanks for the great box!"


Lots of snow the week of Christmas, so we took a sled ride on Christmas day with Wyatt. I think we were all more excited about it than he was. Not a single smile cracked the whole time. Mr. Serious. Oh well, we had fun anyway.


I was able to snap some pictures of the beautiful deer that frequent my parents' yard. There are a family of three, and a small buck with a bum leg and only one antler - obviously the victim of a motor vehicle. I didn't get his photo, but did get one of these two lovely ladies.


We had a great time in Montana, and as always, it went too fast. It's good to be home again, though.

UPDATE: Sept 2008

BlueMedia suffered a devastating warehouse fire in July 2008. Much of our inventory was destroyed, along with our in-house computer network which included our order system, and phone records. With a short staff working clean-up efforts of our warehouse, phone systems, and order systems, recovery has been rocky, but the good news is, we are back on track with all our staff back from summer LOAs and vacations.

Orders are shipping as normal again. Delays, if any, are minimal. Wholesale orders can be expected to ship within 2 weeks of receipt (if all required information is included), and retail orders can be expected to ship within one week of receipt depending upon order volumes.

On another good note, artist copies of "Layout Blueprints 2" have all shipped finally. We know it has been a long wait, and we thank you all for being so patient. Without your efforts, and understanding, we would not have made it.

Please watch for more updates in the near future. Our website, blog, and message boards will be more active now that we've recovered from our losses, and have more staff to maintain them.

Layout Blueprints 2 NOW SHIPPING!

Layout Blueprints 2 has arrived in our warehouse!

We are now shipping Layout Blueprints 2. If you placed a pre-order, be assured that pre-orders have begun shipping and you will soon see your copy.

If you haven't placed your order yet, you'd better get it in. This is a limited print run. Hurry and get your order in today! Don't miss your opportunity!

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Just an update

Just a line to let you know that Blueprints 2 is printing as we speak! Shipping should begin on schedule, and books should be in stores (if they've pre-ordered, and dependent on US Mail of course) by National Scrapbook Day! So keep your eyes open!

Layout Blueprints 2: PRE-ORDERS!

Well it's finally time!

Layout Blueprints 2 has been shipped to the printers! Hooray! Which means pre-orders will start NOW! Another Hooray!

This has been a long and arduous process, but we just know that you'll be very pleased with the new book and all the fabulous ideas you'll find in it. More Blueprint designs than the first. More sample layouts for each Blueprint. Complete Blueprint index. Layouts indexed by theme. And a fabulous new feature called "Getting More From Your Blueprints", which gives you tons of ideas on how to use each Blueprint in new and exciting ways making the book an even better value. We're sure you'll love it.

Hurry and get your Pre-Order in today! The pre-order pricing ends April 26th! Don't miss out!

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Layout Blueprints 2: FEB 08 UPDATE

Great news! Wholesale accounts may now PRE-ORDER "Layout Blueprints 2"! It's finally time to get those orders in, so let your Local Scrap Store know that you want to see the book on their shelves, and not to miss out on the first print run. Get a discounted wholesale rate for being early!

And not to worry. Retail pre-sale will be available soon, too. Stay tuned!

Layout Blueprints 2: JAN 08 UPDATE

We know you are all anticipating the release of Layout Blueprints 2. We want to thank you for your continued patience in the long publication process. We wanted to quell some of the rumors floating around about the status of the book and its publication. We had hoped to publish before Christmas 07, however, things have not gone the way we had hoped, which has pushed back the publication date....

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