20 Things My Mother Taught Me

This doesn't have anything do to with fabric, but it's good for a laugh!  Brought to us by Author Unknown...

1. My mother taught me to APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:
   "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside.  I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION:
   "You'd better pray that will come out the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL:
   "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC:
   "Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC:"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT:
   "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY:
   "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONIST:
   "Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
9. My mother taught me about STAMINA:
   "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
10. My mother taught me about WEATHER:
    "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
11. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
    "If I told you once, I've told you a million times.  Don't exaggerate."
12. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE:
    "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
13. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION:
    "Stop acting like your father!"
14. My mother taught me about ENVY:
    "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have the wonderful parents like you do."
15. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
    "Just wait until we get home."
16. My mother taught me about RECEIVING:
    "You are going to get it when you get home!"
17. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE:
    "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
18. My mother taught me HUMOUR:
    "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
19. My mother taught me WISDOM:
    "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
20. My mother taught me JUSTICE:
    "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!!"

Happy Friday!!

Better Homes and Gardens® Quilt Sampler Magazine®… Who is in? TRS!!!!

We have some very exciting news to share with you!  After keeping our lips sealed since January and struggling to contain our excitement, we are finally able to tell you that TRS has just accepted a HUGE award at the International Quilt Market in Salt Lake City.  TRS is 1 of the 10 quilt shops across North America to be featured in the Fall 2011 issue of Better Homes and Gardens® Quilt Sampler® Magazine!

You can just imagine how difficult it has been to hold onto this secret!! Quilt Sampler® Magazine is published bi-annually and has been profiling North American quilt shops for more than a decade.  TRS was chosen from nearly 3,000 quilt shop applicants and is the only Canadian shop chosen for this issue.  To say that we are ecstatic, elated and trilled is an understatement!   

It is an incredible honour to be considered one of the top quilting shops in the country, especially as a Canadian store and we are absolutely  delighted.  We owe a huge debt of gratitude to you for helping to make this possible.  Your continued and committed support and encouragement has allowed us to become the quilt shop that we are today.  Our heartfelt thanks goes to everyone.  

We will have a lot to say about this in the comings months.  We invite you to stay tuned to be part of the celebration!  The Quilt Sampler® Magazine complete with a profile of TRS and photos will go on sale on September 6th.  Reserve your copy as well as kits of our original quilt, Urban Row, which will be featured in the Quilt Sampler® Magazine by contacting the store today!

Thank you all, again, for your ongoing support!!