OMG did i read right?!

[bellbird425]

Karen (hom74) is leaving her babe position?!?! say it ain't so!

[Julie Billingsley]

I know! :( I am really really sad about that! :(

[newfiemountiewife]

Oh man! I'm sad! :(

[Tracyfish]

What will SSD do without you Karen??? Good luck with school and we'll miss you here!

[pbumbaca]

Who What Where? Huh? Oh man that's a huge bummer! I have no idea what the deal is but if Karen is leaving it's gotta be a big deal! I saw Tracy posted school? Good for you Karen and you will be so missed as you are just an awesome babe. I hope we will still get to see your amazing pages tho!

[meganmecrazy]

Yeah, I was so sad to read that this morning! We will miss you Karen but School is a good thing!!!! :) Best of luck to you chicka!!

[marnel]

I know how said, she's leaving :(, Karen I wish you the best in school and hope to still see your beautiful girls in the gallery ;)

[joelsgirl]

I know. :( I tried to give her some ideas on how she could keep doing it all, but when I saw the detail that girl puts into the Challenge Tracker, I'm convinced she's really being committed and just putting up a nice front. ;)

I'm so sad, too.

[juliemarie]

Sorry to see you leave Karen, but good luck with school!

[cindys732003]

Sniff Sniff....I know......so sad :( We are going to miss her so much!

[scrappinsweetie]

OH know! I am sad, but good luck at school (((HUGS)))

[digi-gee]

I don't know the story but I sure hope we see plently of her charming smile around still. Before I even knew what a sugarbabe was she was leaving me lots of love and encouragement at DST and invited me over here to play in a challenge. Getting her comments was like getting a warm hug from a friend. Best wishes for her!

[InLoveWithDOTS]

Things just wont be the same without Karen! :(

[Shawna]

Aww Karen we are all so sad to see you go! We'll miss you girl! Good luck in school though!

[tanbanan]

Best of luck with school Karen. . . what you've done with the Challenge Tracker has been amazing!

[mrs_jb]

Oh how sad! Best of luck Karen and I hope we'll still see you because I love your pages!

[AmyM]

Awe man, I hope you'll still be around some Karen! What are we going to do without the jellybean counter? Thank you for always keeping track of our monthly points and being an inspiration. Good luck!

[Teresa]

I definitely had to read that twice this morning in the newsletter.....Karen you've been such an amazing addition to SSD for so long- you are going to be missed more than you will ever know. :) Best of luck with school and your family!!!

[BrattyMeg]

(((Karen))) Best of luck girl :) Your job can never be filled to the capacity at which you performed it. We will miss you sooo much

[ditzyscrap]

I'm so sad, too...Karen is amazing, and a valuable asset to the team! But, still...I wish her luck in everything!

[iJenny]

Oh no! We broke her! After last month's craziness with the bamboo contest, we've run her off1 :) We'll miss you Karen! Thanks for all you did!!
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[LenaGardner]

Oh no! This is so sad! Karen, going back to school is awesome! I hope you love it and the time with your family! Dare I ask the obvious question....who is going to be do challenge tracking now? :unsure:

[Libby Pritchett]

We are going to miss Karen so much! She was such a HUGE part of this site, and she'll never truly be replaced. :(

Lena, no worries... we've got something in the works. Still ironing out the details, but the challenges WILL still be tracked. :)

[amyb]

Good luck to you, Karen! You were always such a sweetie - even when I was royally screwing my postings up :) I sure hope to keep seeing you around!

[LenaGardner]

We are going to miss Karen so much! She was such a HUGE part of this site, and she'll never truly be replaced. :(

Lena, no worries... we've got something in the works. Still ironing out the details, but the challenges WILL still be tracked. :)

Whew. :)

The idea of having to track it myself was unsettling! :confused:

I wonder if Karen will still participate in the challenges? :D

[ajf9597]

I was in complete shock to see that she was leaving. Good Luck with school Karen!!

[Emmy]

that must have been such a hard decision - good luck to you karen!

[Kat Stokes]

Awww, Karen, you are going to be soooo missed! However, congrats on going back to school and spending time with your family! Can't wait to see more of your gorgeous pages in the gallery!!! Best wishes always!!!

[my4boys]

Wow, I am really sad too but I wish he best of luck to you in school and in life!!!!!

[mormishmom]

I'm so sad! But I wish you the best of luck, Karen!

[scrappychic]

Bummer! How sad...but good for her going back to school. I'll miss seeing her tracker updates and challenge posts!

[gyllenhaalic]

Karen, congratulations! I'm so excited for you and wish you the best of luck in your new endeavor. You will very much be missed but I trust you won't be a stranger.

[twentytinytoes]

I was so shocked to read that in the letter, but I wish you all the best Karen!!!! I am sure we will all still see you around :wub:

[LibbysMommy]

Awww I'm so sad to hear that Karen will be leaving :( Best of luck with school Karen!!

[meems]

aww, it's the end of an era :(

But life is always changing and I wish Karen the best with the next phase of her life. I'm sure she'll be a huge success in her next endeavor.

So, Karen, what are you going to school for?

[chloe]

We'll miss you, Karen! Congrats for going back to school! Best of luck!!

[rainydays]

Good luck to you Karen, and thank you for all you have done here, you truely are an inspiration to us all!!!

we'll miss you:(

[Rae's World]

Good luck with school! come back and visit.... you will be missed!

[Paula]

WHAT???????????????????????

OMGosh that is SUPER SAD news!!

[Hom74]

Awww...you girls are so sweet! Not to worry, they'll still be plenty of challenges. SSD was the last bit of scrapping responsibility that I held onto. I've been getting less and less computer time (though probably still more than a lot of working moms get lol) that started when DD2 started skipping her 1st nap...and then a lot of other things that meant less computer time for me. I hadn't been able to get the gallery like I used too and heck...I wasn't able to scrap as much as I used to or would like.


So, Karen, what are you going to school for?

I'm thinking about taking an on-line course in Medical Transcription. It's self-paced, but people average 15-30 hours studying a week and it takes about a year. So those 15-30 hours had to come from somewhere :(. And I know I probably could've just stayed on and did my 3 LOs a month...but I really needed to let go of all responsibility so it would be easier for me to devote my free time 1st to studying (which I HATE lol). I haven't paid my tuition yet...was waiting on getting our tax return back to see how much we owe. Good news is that our accountant called us yesterday and told us that we would be getting a fat refund (overpaid in estimated taxes last year) and it would even be enough to cover our 1st quarterly estimated taxes - woohoo. So I'll probably be enrolling in a couple of weeks.

So I'll still be around...just a LOT less. And I told Robin that when a time comes when I can commit to a CT again and there's a Babe call...I'm so applying again!

[tracey]

:( Very Sad News!!!.......Good Luck with school Karen!! Thank You so much for all you have done here! It won't be the same without you!

[kscwgirl]

Good luck with school Karen... we will miss you!!!!!

[digi-gee]

Sounds like the refund is a sign! Good Luck at school, Karen and thanks for everything you've done here. You were awesome to keep up with those challenge pts! I hope you can squeeze out some more scrapping time eventhough it sounds like you'll be busy, busy.

[Priscilla]

Total bummer!!

[nonnie]

Awww - Karen - you will be so missed - but the best of luck to you!!! Lots of straight A wishes coming your way!!! :wub:

[Becca Bonneville]

Thanks for all you have done! Good luck with school!!

[gyllenhaalic]

Karen, my MIL just took a medical transcription class and would spend hours a day with her head phones on. The best of luck to you!

[~Julie~]

I was shocked when I read it too.. I actually read over it twice!!

Best of luck to you Karen.

[amandabarugh]

GL with your class, Karen! I've appreciated the work you've done keeping up with the challenges!

[ColleenSwerb]

Good luck with school Karen!! You will be oh so missed, but I hope the weight lifted off those pretty little shoulders will get that scrap mojo back so I can continue to stalk your awesome gallery :)

[Kalli]

I'm counting on seeing you around some, Karen, but I sure will miss having you here all the time! Good luck with school, and keep us posted on how things are going for you!

[ashleyprugh]

good luck with school, karen! and we'll miss you.. but, school is important too.

[kresta]

Awww, Karen, you really will be missed. You are just a staple of Sweet Shoppe Designs. Hope we'll still see you around some (and we need to see some Karen LOs!!). Best wishes to you!

[gngabriel]

aaawww karen, you will be missed greatly!

I wish you luck with school though.

[mrsmbm]

Best of luck to you, Karen! You did an amazing job at tracking the challenges, and I super appreciate it!

[rsk]

Oh, Karen, that is so sad:( , but I'm so happy that you are going back to school, good luck:) :)