Author name: Karla Nathan

Well, my computer is back.  And it works.  But- many of the things I paid to have backed up before it was wiped clean to get it running again are GONE. This is the only Paper Cowgirl photo I seem  to have (its one that Lisa emailed to me), but am hoping to find most lost photos in the history file of picnik.

I guess if I only have one photo, this one is a fun one to keep. It kind of sums up the great weekend we had, there was plenty of laughing the whole time.

Not that I feel like laughing now…. all of my email files are gone. What a mess. I'm hoping that the Geek Squad has hidden them someplace where I was too dumb to look.  So, back to Best Buy I go, trip #15 in 13 days. Good thing its here in town.  

Wish me luck!

Oh, and if you are waiting to hear back from me on whether or not I have you on the swap list, sorry. This has been so confusing for me. I've tried to keep up with my Ipad, but didn't have my files on it, and now my files are missing any way. So, if you HAVE NOT heard back from me, consider yourself in, but please send me a note letting me know so I can pretend to keep track of who is in it.  I have a printed record of up to #120, but we are closer to 135, so I might be missing a few of you…  But please only contact me if I didn't return your email in the last 2 weeks. If you signed up earlier than that, I have you on my printed list.

Same thing with the dress form classes. I sure hope I didn't miss anyone!! If you  have paid for the classes, and have not heard back from me with the passwords, please contact me.

Thanks for your patience!

And I have not drawn a name for the giveaway yet, do to this malfunction in my life. So, I'll extend the contest.  You will either win a free online class, or, if you're already in it, a kit to make the dress forms.  Heck, I'll do two winners. 

 

 

My poor computer is still ill. After only a few hours of having her at home with me, she started feeling bad again and had to be rushed back to the specialist.
Every day I go visit her at the Geek Squad with high hopes of bringing her home. They always say she is ready to go, but she never is. I don't give up, I keep hoping that someday soon, she'll perk up and be ready to come home to me.
Three times today I was called to pick her up, three times I went to get her. Three times she had relapses and wasnt able to leave with me, but at least I got to hold her and spend a few precious moments with her.
Her memories of me and all of our favorite times together are now gone. The Geeks say that she is strong and healthy and we can build new memories together. For now, they are trying to help her recover as much as they can.
I have lots of Paper Cowgirls photos to show you, but don't know how to do it with this IPad. Hopefully, I'll have a real post soon.

 

Paper Cowgirls was very, very Good! The Bad?  Well, my computer fell ill the day I was trying to pack and leave, and was supposedly ready when I got home.  But not really. 4 trips later to visit the Geek Squad again and again, it is running again, but- the Ugly part is that ALL of my email contacts are gone and my name is now Karla Natjan.   Apparently something odd happened while it was away visiting the Geeks.

But all in all, the Good outweighs the Bad. Mostly, I just liked that title, it seemed very "wild west" and suited for a Texas post.

  After my horrid day, where I spent 6 hours trying to get my computer to function before I could pack and leave for Texas, Beth showed up with a gorgeous art journal that my Bird Song peeps created for me! Talk about a cheer up.

I threw it in my bag and as soon as we got all settled in our hotel room, and got jammied up, I pulled it out to admire and examine. Its a masterpiece, thanks Bird Song chicks!

My roomies were the best.  Both are extremely talented artists and junkers, so there was lots of interesting piles of stuff to look through in the room.  Lisa brought goods from home to sell at vendor night and for a big parking lot sale Friday morning. Beth was vendoring too, and we all got first dibs on all the coolness before the big sale.

There was a huge talent pool at Paper Cowgirls. And each person was as nice as they were talented.  Ann Denise created this life size paper dress to welcome everyone.

 

Lisa Pace gave a helpful talk on our welcome night, but I was having camera issues when I got there, so have very few pics of that night.  I was feeling like the Tech Gods were out to get me. First my four month old computer goes all wonky on me, then, my camera refuses to focus.

But all is well and I was rescued by a helpful cowgal that knew some camera tricks. Everyone was soooo nice, about 6 different ladies tried to help me get it to focus, and that many more were suggesting people that could help.  It was a quick way to get acquainted to quite a few of them at once! 

Welcome night was also swap time, and once again, I was kicking myself for not joining any.  There were some beauts, this was from the name tag exchange.

And I was around when Beth made this apron for Ann Denise, so I felt like I was kind of a part of it.  I was so excited to see her open the package, you'd have thought it was my swap.  I love to watch and see what everyone comes up with, because at Swaptime, no matter what event you are at, all the generosity and skill comes out.

Everyone uses the  Good Stuff. Actually, for swaps, they dig even deeper and use the Best Stuff.

I've got a couple billion pictures that I can show you, but for now, I seriously need to get to work.  I've been without my lifeline computer, for 8 days and am seriously behind. 

If you asked me about joining in on the Bird Song tag book swap and I didn't get back to you, can you please re-email me?