I CHALLENGE YOU!

A fellow Close To My Heart sister, Jennifer Farrell, is helping with a fundraising event to help fight childhood cancer. Her 9 year old son, Alexander, will be shaving his head for to raise money, and he has set a goal to raise $1000.00 for this very worthy cause. The event takes place March 14, 2009.

If you can even spare a dollar, he would so much appreciate the help in reaching his goal.

Now, the challenge is this...........yesterday, I donated $25.00 to this very worthy cause. For any of you who MEET or BEAT my donation, you will receive a small "thank you" in the mail from me.

Should you decided to take me up on my challenge, please send me an email at tammypinchard@myctmh.com with you mailing address!

Now, let's see if we can get little Alexander to his goal!

Here is the link to Alexander's donation page:
http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/search.php?NewSearch=Y&SearchFormID=20090225214606&SearchFor=Participant&SearchEventYear=2009&SearchFirst=alexander&SearchLast=farrell&SearchForShavee=1&SearchForBarber=2&SearchForVolunteer=99&SearchTeamName=&x=20&y=5

ARE YOU READY FOR A SALE?!?!

In March there will be a sale available on my website http://www.tammypinchard.myctmh.com/ The sale may include the following stamp sets. If you are at all interested, I would recommend shopping early! They seem to fly off the warehouse shelves very quickly when these sales come up! I will post more details when they are available (probably Thursday evening)!


Also, keep in mind that these are the Close To My Heart CLEAR My Acrylix stamp sets! They are amazing to work with since you can see right through them for proper placement, and are of very high quality! I thought a bit of a sneak peek at the sets would help you prepare.


Love of My Life (C1258)
Groovy Celebration (C1232)

My One & Only (D1197)

Wisdom (B1199)

My Farm (D1219)
Friendship's Garden (D1202)
Follow Your Dreams (D1152)

Card Sentiments (D1111)
Steep & Deep (D1175)
Memories (D1127)


A full current Idea Book and Product Review can be viewed on my website also. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me! My email is tammypinchard@myctmh.com!


Keep your eyes open for more details!

PS. Thank you fellow CTMH sister Vicki for the pictures!

Just Saying Hello!

Well, life has been incredibly busy to say the least, it always seems to be. But, I think this is a good thing as it keeps me young!

I have so many things in the works right now, but I am NOT leaking anything out. I'm going to keep all of you sitting on the edge of your seats, and checking back regularly to see what is going on!

Hope you are all doing well. I know I'm tired of battling the colds, the cold weather. I am ready for spring, except for the fact that I have not yet started on my allergy meds. Better get going on that before everything starts blooming or I will be miserable!

Let The Good Times Roll!

YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN AN ANNIVERSARY LIKE THIS ONE!

It's not too late to celebrate our 25th anniversary as a leader and innovator in the stamping business! To help celebrate, Close To My Heart is giving all of our stamp purchasers a fabulous gift! You won't want to miss out on this!

When you spend $25 in stamps (Customized Name and Stamp of the Month excluded), you’ll receive a custom-designed B-size My Acrylix® Good Times stamp set (retail value $13.95), packed with fun and versatile party-inspired images, for FREE!*

This beautifully crafted set will be a perfect addition to your stamp collection. It's absolutely adorable, how can you resist? I know I can't!So…let’s celebrate! Here’s to the next 25 years of happy stamping and Good Times!

*Offer good February 3–28, 2009. Tax and shipping/handling may apply.
If you are interested in placing an order, please give me a call. Otherwise, you can shop in your jammies 24/7 online on my website http://www.tammypinchard.myctmh.com/

Don't delay! February 28th will be here before you know it! And, if you order online, it can be shipped directly to the address of your choosing! Feel free to contact me with any questions! Now, LET'S CELEBRATE!

Congratulations to our EWC Division 2 Regional Champions!!

Wow, what can I say! This group of boys and coaches lead us through an amazingly exciting Valentine's Day this past Saturday!

Each of the boys pictured with the charts were Champions in their weight class. The team over all pulled off the EWC Division 2 Regional Championship and will head to team sectionals tomorrow (Tuesday).

These boys were so exciting to watch, let me tell you! I am so proud of each and every one of them, even if they are not "my" sons!

Lance came into this competition seeded third, so our hopes were high. Each of the boys that managed to pull off either a championship or second place in their weight bracket moves onto individual state competition. Lance had a very off day. He was not at all wrestling like himself and unfortunately lost both matches he had. He ended up placing fourth, which isn't terrible considering he is a freshman and this was his first taste of all of this.

But, as I said, he did not at all bring his "A" game to this competition at all. He had a nasty cold he was attempting to recover from, so I am not sure if that affected him or not. But, hopefully he will turn things around and give the team his all at the team compeition!

Good luck to all of you! We are all so proud!

March Workshop! Stardust!

These are the first two pages of the March workshop, Stardust! I had so much fun putting these together. There will be four more pages also done with the products from this workshop. Be sure to visit my calendar at http://www.tammypinchard.myctmh.com/ for more information on this and other workshops that I will be holding! You'll be glad you did!

Our Precious Grandson

It has been sometime since I have posted updated pictures of our sweet grandson Anthony. I cannot believe he is almost 21 months! Where does that time go? I just don't know, honestly!
Anthony playing with his glasses from his Mr. Potato Head that Grandpa got him for Hanukkah. He calls Mr. Potato Head "Elmo". He LOVES Elmo, so I guess he thinks every toy he likes is Elmo!

Here he is playing with "Uncle, Uncle"! This is his name for Lance because he cannot say the "L" in his name yet.

And here he is with Grandpa and LucasJon opening his Mr. Potato Head. He says "LJ" really well! He just loves his uncles & grandpa to pieces. If they are around, Grandma is none existant unless he wants a "bass" (bath). Then he knows to come to Grandma! We have a whirlpool tub that has jets in it and he has learned how to press the button when he wants "bubbes" (bubbles). We are so blessed to have him in our lives. He is such a joy, and we love spending time with him. I can't believe he will be 2 in a blink of an eye!

We ALL Need A Good Laugh, Right?

Aren't Mirrors Wonderful?

Shrek, Jennifer Lopez and Brad Pitt were all having lunch together. Shrek said, 'I have always thought that I'm the strongest man in the World, but how can I be sure?

Jennifer Lopez agreed. 'I'm told I'm the sexiest of them all, but Sometimes I wonder.'

Brad Pitt said, 'I'm pretty sure I'm the hottest man alive but I've Never had it confirmed.'

They all decided that the best way to find out if their beliefs were true was to approach the wicked Queen's mirror to confirm for them whether Shrek was the strongest, Jennifer Lopez was the sexiest and Brad Pitt was the hottest.

They agreed to meet again the next day for lunch to discuss their findings. The next day Shrek walked up with a smile. 'Well, it 's true. The mirror told me that I am the strongest man in the world.'

Brad Pitt walked in and boasted, 'It is true, it has been confirmed that I am the hottest man alive!!'

Jennifer Lopez walked in with her head bent down, tears in her eyes and asked, "Who the hell is Tammy Pinchard? (wishful thinking, I know, LOL)

After you can control your laughter... click on 'Forward' and change to your name~

Give your friends a good chuckle for the day:) Have fun with this!

Reposting Kewaskum Local Crops!

I am just reposting information about local Kewaskum Crops. I have had a couple of people contact me asking if I was holding any, and since I am buried deep in my boys' wrestling season, I am passing along information about those I am aware of!

Our local scrapbooking store (The Scrap Nook) is offering a couple of all day crops! Here is the information:

When: Saturday, February 28, 2009
Where: Kewaskum Annex, just north of Hwy 45 & Hwy 28 in the center of Kewaskum
Time: 9:00 am - ???
Cost: $25.00 (Includes Lunch)

Details: Lunch will be provided. For those that wish to stay into the evening hours, we will be taking a collection for a delivery to be brought in. Beverages are on your own. ALL attendees will receive a thank you gift, including a 1-day coupon to The Scrap Nook.There is a special prize for the first 15 to sign up.


The second crop is for:

When: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Where: Kewaskum Annex
When : 9:00 am - ???Cost: $15.00

This is a "no frills" crop. Bring a snack/dish to share with the group. Meals and your beverages are on your own.All attendees will receive a thank you gift, including a 1-day coupon to The Scrap Nook.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ SAVE MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Looking to save money? Pay only $10.00 for the April 4th crop when reserving your spot and paying for both at once!You must contact Linda at The Scrap Nook to reserve and pay for your spot. (262) 477-1033

HILARIOUS!

Okay, so I have been trying so hard to lose weight, and although I have been yo-yoing, I am really trying to stick with this. For the past few days, I have been doing Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home program. Lane kept telling me he wanted to workout at the same time I did, but I just kept going downstairs and getting my workout in without him. I usually do some sort of exercise using DVD's or VHS tapes while he walks on the treadmill.

Well, last night we decided that we were going to do my Leslie Sansone workout together and hopefully get LucasJon to join us because he needs to lose weight also. We moved our big square table out of the middle of the living room and did the workout together!

Oh my goodness, if only you could have been a fly on the wall! These are two of the most uncoordinated, no rhythm-having guys I know! Don't get me wrong, they did great keeping their feet moving and making it fun, but I can ONLY imagine how funny we must have all looked. Thankfully Lance was downstairs in his room watching tv and nursing his groin pull or he might have pulled it worse laughing at all of us.

All I could think while we were working out was whether or not Randy and Kim were looking out their windows wondering what the heck we were doing throwing our arms up in the air and bouncing all over the living room!

This DVD we worked out to has four miles of workout on it. It lets you know each time you have reached a mile. Well, we all went through three miles and Lane was like "are we done?". Since this was the most I had done with the DVD so far, I told he we could be done and do more the following night. Well, LucasJon decided he was going to try to do the fourth mile which included a flex band for using your muscles for toning. So, Lane and I joined in to just move the last mile. LucasJon gave up on using the band and gave it to me. I'm feeling it today, but it's a GOOD ache!

Anyway, just wanted to share the fun we had, and the fact that the three of us exercised as a family. I hope they stick with me because it was much more fun than my doing it on my own! (No matter how funny we must look!)

EWC Division 2 Champions & EWC Champions!

What an incredibly exciting weekend! On Saturday, our Kewaskum Indians Varsity Wrestling team wrestled in Kiel, WI for the Eastern Wisconsin Conference title. They had already secured the Division Two Championship title and were going after a FIRST TIME Eastern Wisconsin Championship.

Kewaskum has NEVER won this title in it's history. For the last six years, two of our biggest rivals have held the title. Sheboygan Falls has had it for the past three years, and the three years prior to that, Campbellsport has held the title. Our boys really wrestled hard and it was a nail biting day. After each round they would announce which teams were in what place with their points total. We were in second place most of the day, however we pulled it off and for the first time in Kewaskum Wrestling history, the boys brought home the Championship!!!

There were a few amazing things that happened also. First of all, Lance is a freshman so it's amazing that he is even wrestling varsity. But, he came into this tournament seeded SECOND in the conference! The only higher seed was held by James Hawley of Campbellsport. What this meant is that Lance received a bye for the first round (an automatic win). His second match was against David Mueller of Kiel. Lance lost 7-4. It was such a close match up between these two. Lance was ahead most of the match, then David tied it at 4-4. There were only about 30 seconds left and Lance got out of position allowing David to get 3 more points winning the match. Unfortunately, Lance pulled a groin muscle during this match and we thought he was done for the day. He iced it and refused to sit out. He said he was not going to just forfeit and settle for fourth place. We weren't so sure this was a good decision since he had MORE tournaments coming for individual and team competitions that could get him to state if he does well enough.

Well, he still wanted to wrestle and the coach let him give it a try.

Lance's next match was againsy Lukas Ohman of Plymouth. Into the second period, we could all tell he was in a LOT of pain. Coach Dennis Aupperle told the ref he needs to check on his guy. Dennis told Lance he wanted to stop the match and Lance would not let him despite the tears rolling down his cheek from the pain. Lance finished it off in over time! He managed to get a pin in 6:18 (6 minutes, 18 seconds)! So, as a freshman, he took THIRD in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference tournament!

He has a week of no competition before he and the rest of the team head to Port Washington this Saturday for WIAA Regionals. I think this may be individuals and not team, but I am not 100% sure.

Now, on top of Lance's accomplishments, our team had a few WONDERFUL things take place at this tournament! Our very own Cody Seibel took MVP of the tournament. This is voted on by all the coaches! Cody is an amazing young man! He is definitely a leader and helps to keep the team motivated. Cody and his younger brother Bo both managed to be Champions in this tournament! Cody at 189 weight class and Bo at 140 weight class. This makes Cody a THREE TIME EWC Champion! Jerry & Tammy Seibel are SO proud of their boys, I'm sure!

But, what can you expect when your head coach is Dennis Aupperle (2 time EWC Champ) and Joel Dziedzic (4 time EWC Champ)! These young men have SO much talent heading them up, but they could not accomplish what they have without a TON of hard work and dedication!

Way to go Kewaskum Indians!!!

Ian Auraudi (103) 6th Place

Jared Koffke (112) 3rd Place

Derik Muckerheide (119) 6th Place

Rob Maertz (125) 3rd Place

Brad Bentz (130) 1st Place CHAMP

Caleb Olla (135) 3rd Place

Bo Seibel (140) 1st Place CHAMP

Nathan Seitz (145) 6th Place

Ray Wollner (152) 3rd Place

Lance Pinchard (160) 3rd Place

Eric Turowski (171) 2nd Place

Cody Seibel (189) 1st Place CHAMP

PJ Krueger (215) 1st Place CHAMP

Matt Buker (289) 2nd Place

Wrestling Season in Full Swing!

As usual, the boys are keeping us VERY busy once again. The wrestling season is in full swing. LucasJon was competing at a Dual Meet in Lancaster, WI in this picture. He had a tough time since these kids were all hand picked to compete at this meet. But, I am so proud of him because he DID NOT give up. He wrestled all five matches with everything he had! It was great to see him not psych himself up to lose before he got out there and tried!

Lance is amazing all of us right now. He is a freshman in high school and has managed to win a wrestle off allowing him to wrestle on the VARSITY team! He always gives his sports 110%! I don't think I have seen someone with so much heart before. Above he is wrestling at the Campbellsport meet. He did great, but ended up losing this match. He does, however, have an awesome season going! He and Lane know the numbers, but I want to say he has about 20 wins and only 4 or 5 losses. Something like that.

Okay, enough mom bragging for now! LOL

Let The Good Times Roll!

YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN AN ANNIVERSARY LIKE THIS ONE!

To kick off our 25th anniversary as a leader and innovator in the stamping business, Close To My Heart is giving all of our stamp purchasers a fabulous gift!

When you spend $25 in stamps (Customized Name and Stamp of the Month excluded), you’ll receive a custom-designed B-size My Acrylix® Good Times stamp set (retail value $13.95), packed with fun and versatile party-inspired images, for FREE!*

This beautifully crafted set will be a perfect addition to your stamp collection. It's absolutely adorable, how can you resist? I know I can't!
So…let’s celebrate! Here’s to the next 25 years of happy stamping and Good Times!

*Offer good February 3–28, 2009. Tax and shipping/handling may apply.

If you are interested in placing an order, please give me a call. Otherwise, you can shop in your jammies 24/7 online on my website http://www.tammypinchard.myctmh.com/