My husband likes to make fun of me at Mother’s day and tell me, he didn’t get me anything because I’m not his mother. I always remind him that while I’m not his mother I am the mother of his children, and if he wants a Father’s day gift, he better shape up! Needless to say, I always love my Mother’s day gifts.
Father’s are special people. Most of them are pretty easy to please. Many of them enjoy just spending the day with the family; camping, fishing or relaxing. How do you tell your father that you love him in a way that he’ll never forget? Engrave something special for him! My friend Chris brought in a cymbal from his dad’s drum set to be engraved. He had the cymbal framed with pictures of him and his dad playing the same drum set. On the cymbal he engraved, “Like father, like son.” Now that almost brought tears to my eyes. I know his dad will love and cherish it forever.
Be creative this father’s day. Some of the more unique items we have engraved include: Ipods, golf clubs, rifles, saw blades, stethescopes, an anvil, a chrome header, pool cues, and tools. The list could be endless. Give us a try and we’ll see if we can engrave it for you. Now you just have to decide what to say. If all else fails, you can borrow my poem that I wrote several years ago: Roses are red, fish are smelly, I love you more than peanut butter and jelly.
Aside from engraving, we offer so many m0re ideas for Fathers. Fun BBQ aprons, BBQ sauces and breads, and great T-shirts. Our favorite T-shirt says on the front ”PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals)” and on the back says “All creatures look best next to the mashed potatoes and gravy”. A classic gift for the hunter or fisherman in the family!
We look forward to seeing you! Happy Father’s Day!
Tags: & Engraving, bbq, camping, engraved gift, father's day, fishing, ipod, PETA, pool cue, son, tshirts
Meet the newest member of the High Country Gifts family, Kierra Lee, who decided she was impatient to get here and go to work. She arrived 5 weeks early and weighs an impressive 4lbs 15.7 ounces. Sarah and baby are both doing well.
Webkinz Party News
We have finalized the webkinz party plans for Saturday, March 28. The party will be from 11am-2pm and we have the following fun activities planned.
- Everyone’s favorite…. the Wheel of Wow will be here. One spin per person will be allowed, but you may be able to earn extra spins in some of the other games.
- Webkinz is all about taking care of your pets. The Humane Society/Heart of the Valley takes care of pets and needs our help. Bring some pet food, kitty litter or other things the humane society can use and get an extra spin on the Wheel of Wow. Go here to their wish list for more ideas of what they can use.
- Play the Wishing Well. Everyone will get one turn at this one. We will lay out 3 rows of cards and you can win based on what you get in a row.
- Hunt for gems in our Gem Mine. You will get up to 3 tries to find a colored gem to win a prize. Once you find a colored gem, you trade that in to get your prize.
- Take the Jelly Bean Challenge. One guess per person. Guess the correct number and win a webkinz. Only one will be awarded per day.
- If you are lucky enough to win curio cash on the Wheel of Wow, you will get to spend your curio cash at our version of the Curio Shop. Many items will be offered, some rare, some fun and some just delicious.
We have lots of prizes planned, including Smencils, Webkinz bookmarks, extra spins on the wheel of Wow, bags of gems, playdoh and candy treats. Our staff is excited to play games with everyone and hope to see you all there!
The Webkinz Crafty Bed Contest Winners will be announced. Be sure to get your bed in by Friday, March 27th to enter the contest. There will be 3 age groups, with 1 winner per group. Each winner will receive their choice of a webkinz (whatever we currently have in stock), a webkinz outfit and a pack of trading cards. For a full list of rules, download our entry form here.
We will have a people’s choice award for the Crafty Bed Contest as well. Vote for your favorite bed at Saturday’s party. We will announce the winner after the party is over.
So don’t forget to come to High Country Gifts & Engraving in the Gallatin Valley Mall, between Penneys and Eddie Bauer, on Saturday, March 28 from 11am-2pm for a fun day of Webkinz activities.
Tags: Crafty Bed Contest, Gallatin Valley Mall, Heart of the Valley, High Country Gifts, Humane Society, Webkinz, webkinz party
We send our congratulations to Rechelle & Tobe who were married on Saturday, March 14, 2009. Rechelle has worked for us at High Country Gifts for many years now and we can’t be any more pleased that she married a great guy like Tobe.
The wedding was a huge success….especially considering the last minute decisions that were made. Friends and family all worked together to get the wedding off without a hitch. The band was great and the dancing was fun.
Stop in and wish Rechelle well if you get the chance.
Rechelle & Tobe
You’ve had lots of fun playing the jelly bean contest. We’ve had lots of fun giving away lots of them. Now it is time to become creative and have some family fun. Here’s a little project you can do with your family, enter it in our contest and maybe win a webkinz!!
Design and make a bed for your webkinz to sleep in. You must use your imagination! Then get out some glue, or markers or crayons with some paper or cloth. This is a great family activity that even Mom or Dad can help you with. Since spring break is next week, you should have lots of time to get one ready.
Enter your pet between March 21-27. We will have judging on March 28 and decide on the winners. There will be 3 age groups, Under 6, 7-9, 10 and over. Each age group will have a chance to win a webkinz prize. You can earn bonus points by writing a story about your bed, which pet likes to sleep in it, or how you made it. Please do NOT bring your pet with your bed. Limit the overal size of your bed to under 16 inches by 16 inches. Now get to work and come up with something cool!!
Here are some ideas to get you started. These were all made by the staff here at High Country Gifts.
Choo Choo Dreams
This Chihuahua loves to ride the rails and dreams of being an engineer on the Hiawatha. The Hiawatha used to run through Bozeman all the way to Seattle. Made of cardboard and spray paint, look how creative you can be.
Butterfly Kisses Sleep Tight
Kebas loves to chase butterflies in the daytime and dreams of butterfly kisses at night. He made his bed from cardboard, some cloth, pipe cleaners and a hot glue gun. (Make sure you only use a glue gun with a parents supervision!)
Rainbow in the Clouds
Cosmo loves to fly in the clouds, especially after a rain fall. This is where he can catch a rainbow. Made of popsicle sticks, a cardboard box and some cotton batting. Simple and clever.
Under the Sea
Piranha sends you fish kisses from his under the sea bed. Complete with fish soaps, waves and sea shells. Made from a cracker box, covered with colored paper with fish soaps glued along the sides.
Download and print the entry form from Here.
Tags: free webkinz, webkinz contest, Webkinz crafty bed contest
March 5, 2009 at about 8:15 in the morning a natural gas explosion tore through our downtown, completely destroying 3 businesses and damaging several others. Completely gone are Boodles, Lilly Lu, and Montana Trails Gallery. Other casualties include the Rocking R bar, the American Legion, Starky’s, the Pickle Barrel (located within the Rocking R). As yet to be determined are structural damages to nearby buildings.
My husband was crossing our porch to go to work when he heard the explosion and watched as bricks, wood and dust flew up into the air. We live over 6 blocks from the explosion and the debris flew several stories into the air. The fire came later from a leak in the gas lines. Emergency crews responded quickly with help immediately coming from the state as well.
You can read more about it at http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/03/06/news/000explosion.txt
One person is reported missing as of this time. While we are thankful that so many have been spared our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of this person. I do not want them to think they are forgotten.
I love this community and the reason is easy to see in troubled times. Everyone pitches in, offers help and rallies around. It doesn’t matter if its a huge event like this explosion or a person with health concerns or what. This is a giving community. I am also proud of our local news station, which reported the news in a simple fact reporting fashiion, then turned the focus on the positive and how our community will rebuild and become stronger. It was so different than the national news would have reported it. Our radio stations were on the cutting edge and keeping us informed within minutes of hearing of the explosion. Thank you to Pete and Colleen of the XL station for some great reporting. I managed to listen to it off and on all day at work through the internet. What a great job.
This tragedy will not be over soon, much work is left to be done. But do not worry, it will be done, and with the same determination that most westerners have. It is the same spirit that the early settlers of this town had and that many who still live here have. Hard work and community spirit will keep the downtown section the jewel that it is.
Thank you Bozeman.
I ran across this on youtube and it brought back such great memories, that I just had to share. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Bill Cosby can do Noah better than anyone I know.
Tags: bill cosby, clean humor, Funny, noah
Triska what? you might ask yourself, because that’s what I said when I first heard it. It’s an irrational fear of the number 13. So in honor of this fear we offer you our first ever Friday the 13th day sale. Place your fears aside and use this day to save 20% storewide. That’s 20% off Webkinz, 20% off wedding accessories, huckleberry jam and candy, 20% off jewelry, picture frames and home decor. Just mention that you heard about it from our blog when you visit the store in order to save 20%.
Don’t worry about black cats, walking under ladders or spilling salt.
Friday the 13th will bring you good luck. Watch for something special every Friday 13th. If you haven’t signed up to be on our email list, now would be a great time to do so. Look over on the right hand side column and sign up today. Choose the list(s) that you would like to be included on and join in the fun.
Tags: Friday 13, Friday 13th, Save 20% storewide, triskaidekaphobia
We found this great website that made us laugh, so we put together these videos for your enjoyment. We couldn’t decide if we like the country music or disco better, what do you think? Enjoy and have a little chuckle with us.
Click on the links below to give yourself a little laugh.
It’s hoedown time, dance a little ditty with the High Country Gifts elves
The High Country Gifts Elves disco into your life
Let us know which video you like better.
Tags: country, disco, Elf, Elves, High Country Gifts
Its thanksgiving time again…I sit here and ponder. In the world of retail it seems like we are always thinking of Christmas. In February we go to market and plan next years Christmas orders. Then all summer long the Christmas orders start rolling in. Everyone in the store groans and says, “Christmas stuff already?!” Then in September we are already planning our Christmas store move and by October we better have most of it out or we’re behind.
This can make me feel like I just want it all to be over with, but as my kids will soon both be out of the house, I am really trying to savor each holiday as it comes. I love Thanksgiving. I love turkey and I love the smells of our house as we prepare the meal. I love when our family gets together after the meal and plays games and just relaxes.
All of us have our favorite things to do. My husband likes to catch some of the football games, and my brother-in-law likes to nap in front of the TV. My mom usually starts getting the leftovers together so we can snack as we go through the day. I love playing games and maybe browsing through the ads for all the good deals that I usually miss. Whatever we do, the day always goes too quickly.
This year I am thankful for my family, and for our little house in our little piece of paradise(Montana). Forget all the doom and gloom of the economy. I am rich in so many ways and for that I am thankful.
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