WOW!  Could I use a cup of joe right about now - still a few days left of the holiday party season and my brain is as frozen and ice covered as my driveway!

 

The holidays started off with the "3 Amigos" and a stomach flu, two mommies with really bad flu bugs and colds, two daddies with sore throats and stuffy noses and one grandma and grandpa in the midst of it all.

 

Anyone who has ever had one sick child knows that there is not enough coffee in the world to get you through it - so you can imagine what it was like with three little men who needed hugs, kisses, and diaper changes around the clock. 

 

My holiday gift wish list was diapers, wipes and more diapers as we were going through 20 diapers in less than three hours some afternoons along with healthy babies before Santa made his appearance.

 

The wish list came through, the healthy boys did not.  They were treated to two visits to the doctors offices and another two visits from Santa in 3 days along with lots of gifts from family and friends. 

 

So as the New Year Holiday approaches and the "3 Amigos" are once again on the move, crawling through the house, grabbing Bella's whiskers, shaking their jingle bells to holiday music, this Grandma has a few days to be thankful all is well again and she can pull out her stamps and paints and find a few quiet moments to create artworks that no one really wants but she needs to create!

 

Where will I start?  What will be the inspiration?  How much time do I have before the next round of diapers begins...these are the days that memories are made of, that rekindle the spark of family togetherness and make for humorous stories to pass down to the generations to come.  It is what connects us, what makes us human and gives us the stamina to face whatever comes our way.  It is what I will paint, draw, sew, or sing about as I create a life worth living.

 

While it may not seem like much, it is the ordinary stuff that dreams are made of when we look back at 2012 and look forward to 2013. 

 

May your year be colorful, your coffee cups full, your brain filled with ideas and your heart filled art room never empty or void of unfinished projects.

 

Happy 2013 - I am off to get myself a cup of coffee and three hugs!

 

Laura Anne and Bella Boo

 

 



 



One for the Money, Two for the Show.....

Three to get ready and OFF we go!

Bugawumps is Retiring!

 

DECEMBER 1st
we close our doors for good!

DON'T MISS OUT!

ORDER NOW!

 

 

 

It's Closing Time! 27% OFF STAMPS!

YES!  You heard right...

Bugawumps Rubber Stamps will be closing its doors as of December 1st.

15 years of fun with lots of fun designs, lots of miles on our car, lots of impresisons on our ink pads and most of all, the wonderful imprints on our hearts from all of you!

Our lives are changing and we are so excited and happy to be grandparents that we don't want to miss a minute a minute of it, so we have decided to retire and enjoy our children and our precious "three amigos".

SOOOOOO....GET READY!  Watch for the latest details on when and where our next convention will be - hopefully soon in either the Cleveland area or Michigan....we won't be back again in the spring - so this is will be your last chance to get your favorite stamps at reasonable prices!

Anyone who orders before October 15th will recieve  27% Off STAMPS and 10% OFF EXTRA DARK Pan Pastels and Sofft tools in stock.

Our prices will NOT get any lower than this - all stamps and Pan Pastels and Sofft tools will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation for breast cancer research when we finally close our doors on December 1st.

Happy Bugday to All!

Laura Anne and Bella Boo, the happiest puppy on the planet

NEW ! NEW ! NEW !

Lots of NEW things are happening here at Bugawumps! 

The Three Amigos

Meet Grandma's three amigos!

Friday, August 3rd brought with it one reluctant little fella into this world.

Meet Sean Jacob, the newest member of our Bugawumps family.

This photo was taken last Sunday, Colin (on the left) and Ryan (on the right) were the first to arrive into our family in mid-April.  Yep, you got it, twin boys with personalities bigger than they are. 

Little (and I say that jokingly as he weighed in at 8 lbs. 10 oz. and 21 inches on his arrival) Sean is still not impressed by his big cousins, but we are already certain that these three little amigos will become fast friends once they figure out that they outnumber Grandma Laura Anne, 3 to 1!  How many cookies does it take to keep three little ones happy....think I will need to take out stock in chocolate chips as they get bigger.....

So if you are wondering where we have been, where we are going, or just what we have been up to, this photo says it all!  At HOME, enjoying snuggling, milky mouthed, cooing and smiling little babies.  Nothing beats stamping except this!

Look at our catalog, check out our sales pages - Buy One, Get one of equal or lesser value FREE STAMP SALE, be "WOWED" by our Pan Pastels and the Sofft Tools (Laura's Article appeared in RSM in the summer issue recently) and then see where we are going on our Road Shows Page. 

I can't promise you that we will have the Three Amigos with us at the conventions, but I can promise you alot fun and information if you have the time to come and see our demos at the conventions.

Life is Good - Hope you feel the same!

Laura Anne and Bella Boo, the very tired people puppy sitter

Dog Days of Summer

WOW!  It is hot out there and I am feeling the heat so let's get this party started....

How about me giving you a BOGO sale?  I think I shall...you buy one stamp and I will give you another stamp of equal or lesser value for free....sound good....then hit that catalog tab and get pickin'!

Hopin' I hear from you soon beacuse seriously, this deal is too hot to pass up.

Now, off Bella and I go to get our walk in before the cement burns our pretty little feet!

Have a Hot and Happy Bugday!

Laura Anne and Bella Boo