If you've seen any national news over the last week, you've probably seen what is going on here . Water, water, everywhere. As if tornadoes weren't scary enough to deal with, now our area is about ready to float away. Our town has been on the national news frequently showing the 500 year flooding (nothing like this has ever been recorded in the history of the record keeping).
We've been blessed and our house is okay (we dodged the bullet twice), but I have friends, customers, and acquaintances that have lost EVERYTHING. Their homes have either washed away, basements collapsed in, or are damaged beyond repair and will have to be torn down.
We had the National Guard posted throughout town, the Red Cross (saints in my opinion), and FEMA here for the last week getting help and financial aid to many. My kids thought it was "cool" to see the soldiers "protecting us from the water". President Bush will be touring the area tomorrow to see the devastation for himself.
My good friend has a customer who has thousands of stamps that were soaking in her basement in the disgusting sewage-laced water for days. If you know any way she, and others, may be able to salvage her stamps, please post you ideas so I can let her know what to try. I think diluted bleach might be okay, but the stamps will have to soak for a while to seep in and kill the nasty bacteria. The effects on the rubber may be too harsh. Please let me know.
Well, sorry to be a "Debbie Downer" posting sad news again. Let me tell you, we are SO READY for nice and DRY weather around here!!!
Now, on to regularly scheduled programming...it's time to stamp and post again!!!!!!!
These SUPER CUTE cards were made by Chari a very talented stamper I met at convention last year. I love her creative ways of blocking out the greeting and using embellishments. Thanks Chari!!!
I'll be getting some stamping time in and plan on posting soon. STAY TUNED...
Have you sent someone special a card lately?
Deb
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