Judith - I wish I could go shopping with you at Hancocks of Paducah! So jealous!
Gena - I am sure I will love it.
Karen - It sounds like you had and are having fun.
As for not getting emails - check your subscription again. Some have been changing on their own but most likely it is because each time you get an email from a thread you have to check in to the thread. IF you don't you will not get another email from that thread until you do. Hope that helps.
I have Nancy's now and what I have planned for this round it is going to take me very close to the "official" mail date to have completed but I know it will be worth it.