holiday shopping party!!

cravings' annual holiday VIP shopping party is this week! it only happens once a year...almost everything in the store is on sale!!!

20% OFF most items!
30% OFF maternity, baby & toddler clothing!
40% OFF select promotional items!
50% OFF clearance items!

2009 peg perego strollers on SALE!
select floor model furniture on SALE!

tuesday, december 1
6:30- 9pm

hopefully you are signed up for our VIP newsletter or are a cravings facebook fan...you get a little something extra in your inbox!

please bring 2 non-perishable food items with you to receive our exclusive VIP discounts that evening!

see you tuesday!
j

3 more days?

are we going to pull it off? hours and hours and hours of work to do this weekend to try and complete our secret project. it is looking amazing- we are so thrilled so far! now if we can just get everything to go smoothly so we achieve our deadline, that would be fantastic! a long weekend it will be...i'm already tired...or could that be from our cravings gathering last night (ha, ha)!!!

she's back

between the website, facebook, tweeting and blogging...one always seems to suffer! i am back and more importantly, becca is back from her vacation!! so glad she is rested up...someone needs a fresh brain! it's down to the wire now for the preparation for our new project! this is so out of our realm that it is pretty overwhelming for us! we are confident that you will be as thrilled about it as we are! still hoping for a december 1 completion date...that's only 1 week from today!!

aside from that, i've been diligent going to the gym and am already starting to feel stronger. i've started reading fitness books and magazines again to find some find some additional motivation. i do, however, already feel like it's part of the routine for me. it's a little tricky to find time some weeks with our hectic schedules, but i seem to be managing to get the work outs in. very happy about that!

on the home front, i am just waiting to get quotes back on some custom dining tables. i think i know what i want so it's just a matter of figuring out the price my husband wants! once we have that picked, we'll take a look at chairs. i am super excited to get this room completed. it will definitely have a huge impact on our main floor overall.

that's it, that's all. just work, work, work! oh ya, we are still looking for people to fill part-time & full-time positions at our store. if you, or someone you know, is interested, please drop off a resume! we're looking to fill these positions soon as we lose jaclyn to maternity leave in january!

j

it's been awhile so i thought i would give you a quick rundown of what's been happening. H1N1 hit us at the store but thankfully it has only infected 2 of us. nicole, our manager, has been off for a week and a half with her her illness and both her kids caught it too. our book-keeper heather has been off as well and her eldest has also been sick. hopefully this will be for illnesses. still using the hand sanitizer every 30 seconds! nicole should be back tomorrow so things should return to normal soon! becca has also been away in mexico for her brother's wedding. she's back this weekend...so looking forward to having her back!! it's strange not to have the person you talk to 3000 times a day around! the store has been super busy this week too...always happens when you're short staffed!

i was actually also away for 3 days. flew to seattle with a girlfriend from high school. we went to visit another friend who just moved there with her husband. we had an absolutely amazing weekend of shopping, eating, drinking and chatting. i can't believe it had been 7 years since we were together without kids! picked up right where we left off!!

aside from that, i have been working hard on our secret project. i am keeping my fingers crossed that we can meet our deadline of december 1st! there is still so much to do, but really we always seem to get it done! have i mentioned how much i am looking forward to having becca back?!

i wanted to mention again that cravings is hiring! we're looking for full time and part time positions. if you, or someone you know, might be interested, please drop off a resume to nicole!

anyway, my plan is (was) to sit and NOT WORK tonight...so i'm off!

j

we're hiring!

cravings is looking for you to join our award winning team! part-time & full time positions available! please drop off a resume to nicole.

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stay tuned for the reveal of our latest project...only 2 more weeks...i hope!

darn flu

call me paranoid, but they are saying 1 in 3 people are going to get H1N1 in varying degrees. my daycare provider now has pneumonia (stemming from the flu). they are not sure when she will be well enough to start up again. i feel so bad for her. i am scrambling to try and make things work. we have a training session thursday afternoon and i while i thought the kids had somewhere to go- it might not be "flu free". where do you run? i am also supposed to be going to seattle this weekend with a couple girlfriends and only today found out that perry could get his shift covered. so, looks like i am ok to go...as long as i don't come down with anything in the meantime. would sure suck to get sick in the US.

our manager's eldest has the flu now so she's been at home, becca is away in mexico next week, i don't have child care...the store might have to close at the rate that people are getting infected! AHHHHH!!!

ok, enough...i am getting ready to go the germ infested gym!!!

stay well,
j

so tired

i am completely exhausted right now. went in to work last night and ended up getting everything accomplished...but was up WAY TOO LATE!!! 7 hours later...anyway, felt good to get some things checked off the list- especially now because i don't have child care. unfortunately our day care provider has come down with the flu, which they believe to be H1N1 after she made a visit to the hospital last night. she is just awful and i feel so bad for her. she never gets sick. not one sick day in the 4 years i have been going to her. she is really rough and won't likely be back to work for another week. i just pray that my girls don't get it.

today was also a busy day. met with atmosphere interior design about our dining room this morning. we have to pick a table. this will help set the direction for chairs and wallpaper, etc. perry and i are disagreeing, but i think i've come up with a solution...custom made...go figure! they are going to get us a quote, but this way i will get a unique table that we both like. it was a good meeting...always nice to see curtis & trevor and catch up.

after our meeting, perry & the girls met me downtown. layla is horrible to take out now. it's that age. we shopped for a total of 20 minutes, ate in 10 minutes at the food court and went home...boy that was fun!

got her home for a nap and i went to the gym. i'm already feeling great about things. familiarizing myself with the equipment, feeling good about the work outs. i just feel like i appreciate the 1 hour i am taking to work out so much more than i did before kids. i better make it worth my while if i am going to take my (very limited) "me" time at the gym. i actually surprise myself that i can still lift a bit of weight. definitely not at the level i was when i first started working out about 12 years ago, which surprised me. i thought i would have to start all over again. i was assessed too. got to see how much weight is muscle vs. fat, etc. this gives me a good idea where i need to focus my attention. it was a real eye opener.

after the gym, i came home and got ready to head out to get my hair done. it was about time! i still need to color it, but at least it's cut now! i almost fell asleep in the chair. drained from lack of sleep, lots of activity and working out...and probably from being able to sit and do nothing for an entire hour...when does that ever happen?

tomorrow i am going to check out overhead storage. yes, i am admitting that we are already running out of space in our new space. becca, if you are reading this, please don't leave me...it could be worse...we could have too much space and not a need for all our product!!

i think i am going to settle in for some tv i pvr'd over the week...if i can keep my eyes open long enough!

have a good weekend,
j

carseat season!

i didn't think there was such thing as carseat season, but apparently there is. and this is it! over the past couple weeks, we have had sooooo many customers inquiring...and purchasing carseats & boosters!! maybe it's in preparation for the bad driving conditions we are sure to have in the near future here in saskatchewan - some sort of parental protective instinct?!?! not sure, but very interesting!!

come check out our fantastic selection of the cutest, comfortable and super safe carseats for infants, toddlers & kids - newborn to boosters!

immunizations

took the girls to get their immunizations today. i felt like such an inadequate mother at pre-school this morning when 3/4 of the parents drove to smaller centres yesterday to get their kids immunized so they wouldn't have to stand in line today. we had plans to take them thursday but the panic set in when i heard there were lines that required parents and kids to stand outside for 2 hours or more. RIDICULOUS!! perry got a tip from a resident this afternoon- his wife took their kids to a mobile immunization station and the line was only 5 minutes. so perry gets home from work and we head over there. super excited because there were only 2 other groups of people ahead of us....then a woman came over to us and asked us where we lived...WHAT? SERIOUSLY? i told her and she said we were not permitted to get the girls immunized there and we had to go to prairiland park. I WAS SO ANGRY!! we decided to head right over there and it turned out we didn't have to wait in line anyway and the first of the two shots is done.

rushed to feed the girls and get ryan off to swimming lessons, but it all worked out. bath & bed for both and now i am settling in for the biggest loser...finally i can feel good about getting my butt off the couch this week while i am watching the episode!

have a good night!
j

i'm committed!

i got the gym membership. i have made the commitment now for one year and i'm really excited! now i just have to try and organize my life so i can make the membership worth it! i can't wait to get assessed so i can set some concrete goals and have something to attain. i love a challenge!

working hard on our project this week, amongst everything else. paperwork is still plentiful as we receive boxes and boxes of clothing, toys and more toys for the holiday season!! did you see the train set we have assembled in the store? it's been a hit with all the kids...kinda hard to get them out of the store sometimes! we have something for everyone, including doll houses for the little princess. holiday gifts will be arriving for the next few weeks so make sure to come by and check us out!

anyway, off to watch desperate housewives and brothers & sisters!

have a good night!
j