Where's the Tylenol?

I have sore muscles I never knew I had!

We've been very busy since my last post. Susan is here coordinating a Freecycle pickup for our lovely gray carpet that just isn't right for us. The amount of glue used was incredible! Though it only took a day or two to rip up the carpet and find it new homes, it took a good additional week of hard work scraping, sanding, and using adhesive remover to get the glue and tar (yes, tar!) off our wood floor.

Here's the hidden gem being reveiled:

And fully scrubbed:

We're still working on the staining and polyurethaning. So stay tuned for more pictures of our beautifully restored wood floor (in the true tradition of Enkore!).

And the garage/storage has undergone a similar transformation:

This is our newly-painted beige floor. Makes it much cheerier!

And here's our under construction wall. Susan and I are particularly proud of how level and square it is considering the brick behind is often neither level or square!

This is it freshly painted and our pallet racks starting to be put up:

And this is Susan taking a nap:

Kevin, my husband, has had his projects as well, such as demolishing the old small office:

And installing the garage door opener:

Not to mention the being the brains behind installing fixtures and the technical assistance for pallet rack and wall building.

This is Angel, our nephew, visiting from California and helping us get the new store ready: He's been a great help in moving stuff, cutting wood, and painting.

We'll, I'm wore out. I'm going to go find the Tylenol, get some sleep, and get ready for the next week. I'll post more later, stay tuned...!

Jennifer Guenther

Enkore Kids, LLC

CEO/Mommy

www.enkorekids.com

www.enkorestuff.com

The Work Begins...

The building is really in good structural shape, especially considering it was first built in 1924!

It has been rebuilt, added on to, and modified over the years and before Enkore Kids takes over, we'll be adding our own special touches.


First to go is the small office in the back:
With the apartment upstairs, we'll have plenty of room for offices (and our children's play rooms). Plus, we'll be installing a door where the window is currently to allow access from the parking area in the back.









Next, we've got to do something about the garage floor and lighting. While it's primary use will be storage, I'll be spending a lot of my time there as it'll serve double-duty as our internet shipping area. The front half will serve as our offer receiving area. So we'll be sprucing it up a bit.









And the carpet, nice shade of gray that it is, will also be going. Susan and I envision wood floors in the front half (we've been told there is a nice wood floor under there somewhere) and, with the help of Kevin, my husband, we'll be adding tile to the back half as it's directly on concrete.

Stay tuned for more updates and photos as work progresses!



Jennifer Guenther
Enkore Kids, LLC
CEO/Mommy

Announcing the Enkore Kids Blog

Enkore Kids has just announced that we'll be moving from the Westview Promenade to our own (and much larger) building in Boonsboro. We've set up this blog to keep those interested in following our progress posted without unduly filling everyone's email box with the details.

We are very excited about the move and the new partnership with Susan McCarthy (associate with Enkore Kids for almost 4 years) that made this possible. Though the building (146 South Main St in Boonsboro) is in excellent condition, we still have a lot of work ahead of us to make it the new home of Enkore Kids. We'll be continuing to operate out of our current location at the Westview Promenade until at least the end of May, 2008. However, we will be limiting appointments for accepting items as we get closer to the end as we don't want to have move it all! Along the same lines, look for great sales to help us limit the amount of items we have to move.

We plan to start taking appointments in Boonsboro in April or May.

The retail space for Boonsboro will be roughly twice the size of our current store at nearly 1700 square feet. Plus, we'll have on-site storage of over 1000 square feet. If that wasn't enough to get you excited, we'll also have an upstairs for meetings, parties, and classes!

Some of the plans we have for the Boonsboro location include:

• Expanding our selection of new-to-you outdoor toys
• Expanding our clothing selection
• Initiating a Founder's Club to provide discounts to for our customers that help get us founded in our new town.
• Holding eBay classes
• Hosting Mom's Club meetings
• Hosting Party Sales (ie: Tupperware, Partylite, MaryKay, etc)
• Hosting Birthday parties

Details on all this to follow, but for anyone interested in learning more or booking space now, please email me at store@enkorekids.com.

I'll be trying to post daily to let you know what is going on, so be sure to check back often.

Jennifer Guenther
Enkore Kids, LLC
CEO/Mommy

www.enkorekids.com
www.enkorestuff.com