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What I thought was a lofty, but hopefully attainable goal, has turned into a huge success. Within one and a half months I have officially sold over 100 Owie Owls!!! I am at 105 to be exact! AND I have future sales coming I have been told. And here I thought, if I was lucky, I would have sold 100 by June...



I can't tell you how excited this makes me and Jon, nor can we thank you all enough for the support and the orders that many of you have made!!!  I feel speechless when I think of the many blessings that these owls have already given us. There are many hours of waiting stitches poured into these owls. They will make for a fun story to share with our children when they are home.
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