Did you think I had fallen off the face of the Earth?

Good Grief! How long has it been since I have checked out the blogs. Semi-Slacker are you a daily blogger now? :) Amy, I am so proud of You!!! Kristy, the pictures from the fair were great. Do you know that at the events I have attended the last 2 weekends in North Georgia, people have asked me about the fair. It's not just big here. Beckie, the words from Jamie were so good to hear. Griffin looks so cute in the baseball pants, Becky I can hardly wait to see the whole costume I have enjoyed the last 30 minutes or so trying to catch up on everyone's news. 3W Attractions, Inc is kicking my butt these days. I do want to share a few momentous occasions over the last few weeks. October 5, 2008 was the 1 year anniversary of Mouse and I buying KR and thus creating the 3W. In some ways it seems like just yesterday and in others so much longer. I hate it so bad that Poppa wasn't with us long enough to see us through this first year. I have desperately needed him so many times but mostly , I really think he would have been proud to see where we are today.
Talk about a day that I needed him, last Wednesday, I received a phone call from a 13 WMAZ reporter wanting to do a story on how the state of our economy was affecting the party planning business. I was shaking in my boots but tried to share some of my thoughts with her. She asked if I was willing to go on camera and talk about the things I had shared with her. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME" I told her I was going out of town but I would try to get my husband to and would call her back. I am sure you can imagine what Mouse's response was when I told him that a reporter wanted to speak with him about the economy and how it is affecting our business. "Babe, you'll do great! Be flattered that she called us. Look at it as great business opportunity. I'm behind you 100%. You will be great". Can you hear my response? "F U!!! You come home and talk to this girl and tell her all those things you just said to me." But of course, you know who met with her and went in front of the damn camera. It's bad enough to listen to a recording of your voice, but just down right mortifying to watch yourself talking too. I was concerned they might try to turn my words around and make the story turn out how they had envisioned it but I never considered the backlash I would receive on their website. I remember now why I never read any articles that had Poppa quoted in them or read the blogs about issues he spoke on. People can be so hurtful. We have 2 big days coming up. #3W is having his 6th Birthday tomorrow and mine and Mouse's 14th anniversary will be on Wednesday. Maybe I will have time to blog about them in the next few days. Please keep us in your prayers and hopefully, I will be back soon.