Monday, August 13, 2012

Week-end cut short

The scenery was beautiful at the scrapbooking retreat. Nothing like the sound of the horses feet going down the road.
It was cloudy and raining off and on the whole time I was there. And to top that off......cooler temps. Love that part.
The horses were quite far away when I went to take the picture. There were cows as well.
Now about the week-end........do you notice there are no other pictures. Wellllllll where do I start.
About one hour after we arrived and everyone (12 of us) were unpacked in the scrapping room, the owner came in and said, "I have found the light on in the bathroom twice now." Say, what? Are you kidding me. Then she said we would wait until everyone got there and she would show us the sleeping quarters. I think we were expecting them to be in the same building so you could come and go when you wanted to. No, we all paraded down the hill to the basement of her home. One window as the rest were blocked with wood. 20 beds......bunk beds. There were sheets but they had sat there for awhile and needed brushed off. We all put our sheets over these and set up our beds. One bathroom.....and that was a mess......a faucet that sprayed water all over you and hardly had enough water coming out to wet a rag. The whole place had carpet cemented down, ages old, very damp. Then the parade back up to where we were to scrap. She had a huge store attached to this room. Almost like a hoarders store. She then told us we were on our own for dinner. Also that she locked the place up and everyone had to be out at midnight. Usually you come and go at these things.
Usually here are places that you can go sit comfortably or walk to so that you aren't sitting in a hard chair for hours. There were nothing but hard chairs and the scary sleeping cave. I was so sore from sitting so long.
The girl sponsoring this event was loud and annoying. No freebies no demos no nothing. I had to buy a bottle of water from the owner. She did provide breakfast and lunch. All store bought right out of the package stuff. My friend, her friend and I left at 4 p.m. on Saturday. No way was I sleeping in that cave another night. I was so glad to get back home. So sad that something I had looked forward to was a bust. I did manage to do some scrapbooking. I couldn't hear to talk to anyone. Everyone being so loud and shouting and going out for smokes. I think the three of us early leavers all felt the same. The owner had set the tone early on about the lights being on and not trusting us alone in her store.
I called Mr Cozy early on and said I was coming home. He went and got steaks to cook for us for dinner. He also made arrangements to take Goose and Hope to the movies on Sunday. The movie was something I was avoiding but wanted to go with them. We saw the Wimpy Kid movie. The girls liked it. It was a perfect movie to take them to. Later Mr. Cozy and I had Mexican food and watched the closing events of the Olympics. So the week-end wasn't a bust. Glad I came home early though.
I hope the week-end went well for all of you.
Please pray for Laurie's husband (What I see in my dreams) LuLu (Nana takes a break) Claudia's husband (Mockingbird Hill Cottage) and for a little boy that lives close to me. He fell down his interior steps of his house on Thursday. His mom had to do CPR and he was rushed to the hospital. Just learned this morning he was life flighted to Children's and fighting for his life. I don't know what happened. His name is Landon and he is only five. Thanks friends.

26 comments:

Just Mags said...

Oh, wow! That was a bummer on the scrapbooking event. Glad you decided to leave early and save part of the weekend to enjoy. Your prayer requests have been noted and they will all be in my prayers. Hope the little boy is going to be okay. Hugs

Anonymous said...

Wow, that was a horrible event! Yikes.....what a mess and disappointment for you. Leaving early was a good idea but too bad you couldn't get your $$ back.

You should let others know about this so that they aren't tricked.

(((hugs)))

Julia said...

I could hardly believe what I was reading. Where does this woman comes from? Under a rock?

You did better than I would have done. I don't think that I would have spent the night.

You probably would learn even more about book scrapping from your local library.

I would let her know of my big disappointment.

JB

Kimberly said...

wow that sounds like a nightmare to me. I am not sure I would have lasted as long as you had. I would let them know you were disappointed it they don't already.

Sweet Posy Dreams said...

Oh my, what a rotten scrapbooking event. Such a disappointment. I can't believe you slept there even one night. At least your sweet husband made the weekend better.

Gina said...

That's too bad. What a disappointment, but at least your weekend ended on a happier note.

Lil Raggedy Angie said...

Wow what a weekend ...glad you are home and prayers for all ! hugs lil raggedy angie

Susie said...

We all need prayer , don't we? I will gladly pray for who are suffering or going through hard times.
What kind of torture scrapbooking course did you sign up for. Scary. I would reconmend that place to anyone. LOL. Smiles, Susie

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

Bummer about your scrapbook time..I think you should get your money refunded!
And let others know it's not a good place!!! That is most important! I hope you got my email about the swap and your partner.
Take care..
deb

Grammy Goodwill said...

I am so sorry that your scrapbooking event was such a disappointment. I know I would have felt the same way you did. Ugh. I'm glad you were able to salvage some of your weekend.

Jo said...

Unbelievable - did she actually think ppl would go for it? I agree, if you can't get a refund I definitely would make sure others knew what they were getting into!

Unknown said...

Oh what a bad time you had...I'm sorry you had to endure this Debby! This was definitely a crappy event! Too bad, and if another is scheduled, others will have to go through it too! So happy your entire weekend wasn't a bust...The Mister knew just how to fix it! Aren't they wonderful!
Hugs

Brenda Pruitt said...

I'm so sorry it wasn't as you'd hoped! What a bummer. At least the weekend was turned around by your husband. (Now why couldn't I have ever found a man as sweet as that?)
Brenda

Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...

What a bummer, Debby! So disappointing for you and your friends! Lots of prayers to say right now....better get on it! Hugs...

Claudia said...

Oh, Debby, thanks so much for your mention of Don and for your prayers.

xo
Claudia

E said...

What a terrible story ! I don't think I would have lasted the night :) and agree with Deb, you should get your money back, and get the word out about your experience to warn others Prayers to all. E

Grandma Yellow Hair said...

OH I am soooo very sorry. It makes me sad for you that your trip was a bust. What a rip off this woman is to scrappers.
It's heartbreaking to look forward to something like you did and then have it turn out so bad.
Glad you left when you did and came home to your sweetie pie. Sounds like he wanted to save some of your weekend for you.
If you get a chance see the movie Hope Springs. I want to do a post about it tonight if I can.
I will had all of your friends to my prayers. So sad about your little friend I hope he is okay by now.
Been wondering about your Son and how he is doing after having to deal with horrible shootings in CO.
Take care honey
Love ya
Maggie

Shirley said...

Hi Debby, I don't know if I would have lasted as long as you did. You look forward to it and then get there to find it was not what you were expecting. The sleeping arrangements were something and only one bathroom. Unreal. I will pray for all them this evening. I have had Laurie on my mind off and on today wondering if anyone knew how the surgery went. When you are a caregiver, you really worry. So Glad that your hubby was there to fix you a nice supper. Have a great day. Hugs Your Missouri Friend.

Polly said...

Does not sound like fun Debby! So sorry, especially since you were really looking forward to it. hard to believe how some people get (and keep) and business! sending prayers for all your friends....

polly

Decor To Adore said...

What lovely images!

I will be praying for your friends and neighbors.

Nan said...

Oh my gosh my friend what a nightmare that was, glad you left early I would NOT sleep in that place another night either. What's with those people anyway?

NanaDiana said...

Debby- I don't know how I missed this post. I am so sorry that you had to go through that awful experience. Especially when you had looked forward to it so much. Thank you for asking for prayers for Lulu- she is recovering nicely. How is your neighbor's little boy? Blessings- xo Diana

Cheryl said...

What a major bummer your weekend of fun was such a bust. I would have created a sign with all my scrapbooking stuff that reflected the misery I was feeling while there lol
Prayers all around for those needy souls....
big hugs,
Cheryl

Sherri B. said...

That sounds like a nightmare or a really bad movie..EEEkk! I can't imagine why anyone stayed behind. It's nice that your hubby made up for it and was so thoughtful..what a sweetheart!

I will put all on my prayer list. xo

Celestial Charms said...

Hi Debby,
Oh how horrible. Your experience was just the opposite of what it should have been. So sad.
On another note, I saw the Wimpy Kid movie recently with the kiddos...they really liked it, and honestly, I sort of did too. ;)
That was nice that your hubby had some steaks as a cheerful homecoming for you.
Maureen

Anonymous said...

My goodness. This is unbelievable! I would have left early as well, Debby.
Hugs,
Zuzu