Farmer's Market

Today we took a trip to the Vancouver Farmer's Market...what a gorgeous day!

We brought home some baby potatoes, blueberries, tomatoes and some green onions as well as well as a couple two - three toys for Mr. Decaf. We decided to split a pork tamale with some beans and rice. So good!

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Funny Phrases

I sometimes get fun mail at work...here's one that I thought I would pass along. Enjoy!

A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.

"Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian.

For example:

1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
3. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
10. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.
12. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'
13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
15. Behind every successful man is a woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
17. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
18. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
19. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure. 
21. You're never too old to learn something stupid. 
22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
26. A diplomat is someone who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.
27. Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even when you wish they were.
28 I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.
29. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

Celebrating 85 years

Yesterday afternoon we went to celebrate an 85th birthday.

Tom's mother, Marie, turned 85 last Thursday. We got together with his sister, Linn and our nephew Thomas.

We had a nice lunch and enjoyed a lawn game before indulging in birthday ice cream cake.

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New Sharing Place

Have been playing around on the computer...using shutterfly to put together scrapbooks...photobooks. Today I figured out that I can put together a photo sharing site.
Check it out HERE

MOVIES

It's not a secret that I'm not a huge fan of movies...or more specifically, going to the movie theater to watch a movie. Actually, as I think about it, when we get movies from Netflix...I'm not always that interested at home either.

HOWEVER - today Tom and I along with Dani are going to see:

Then this coming Saturday we'll be going out with the gang to see...

I know, two movies in the same week...crazy! Then I started thinking about it...each film has an actor who has appeared in the Lord of the Rings movies. Andy Serkis (Gollum) is Caesar in the Simian flick and Hugo Weaving (Elrond) is in Captain America. Of course, I want to see what else these actors do apart from LOTR. Plus the movies sound pretty cool! I'm really not turning into a movie person...really. It's just a coincidence :) So with these two movies and the X-men movie we saw a couple of months ago, I think I'm good with trips to Regal Cinemas.

MMMMM....movie theater popcorn!

Candle Biz

Candle STUFF!

Not sure how many of you are aware that I'm a PartyLite Consultant...kind of. It's been slow-going, but I knew it would be until I can get some regular customers who know and love PartyLite.

I decided to create a blog specifically geared toward that endeavor visit my NEW blog HERE. I have my official PartyLite website that is updated automatically, but I wanted another place that would make my business a little more personal.

This is the place that I will share various PartyLite items, new collections and tidbits - just for fun. My goal is to post to that blog a few times a week and hopefully get some more interest in PartyLite :)

Really, go HERE to visit my new "office space."

Blueberries

Been eating so many of these...

I may turn into...

I might start to worry a little if I see Oompa Loompa's gathering around!

Tom went to the Vancouver Farmer's Market yesterday and bought a two pint container of blueberries. I LOVE blueberries and managed to eat almost half of what he brought home...

Just call me Violet!

Day 2 - PartyLite Fragrance Tour

Apricot & Fig Fragrance

"The scent of plump, perfectly ripened apricots is balanced with hints of warm fig and sparkling citrus. It's a lively, fruity fragrance dripping with juicy sweetness."

ScentPlus Melts

To browse for more items or to place an order:

Go HERE.

The New Catalogs Have Arrived!

Yes...the PartyLite Fall/Winter catalog is now available!Go to my personal website HERE to check out what's new!

Today's Scent 

Amberwood & Vanilla
"The magic of the woods at twilight is captured in this tranquil scent,a musky blend of rich amber and warm vanilla glimmering with sandalwood, patchouli and cedarwood. Bring the enchantment home."

Nature's Light by PartyLite®
This candle features a wooden wick!

 Check out the Host Rewards for August. The Hanging Bat Votives are available for Hosts who have a party August 1-15 - get a pair for $5, what a deal!

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Interested in a party - let me know - I would love to share what's new for this Fall and Winter.

If we are not "neighbors" go HERE to search for a consultant near you!

Where I Learned to Swim

"Baby Pool - Intermediate Pool (upper right) and the big Pool (upper left)

The big pool - I just noticed that the low dive and high dive boards have been removed - so sad.

I have many fond memories of the Camas Swimming Pool. It's an outdoor pool and is located precisely two blocks from the house my brother lived in during the summer that I turned 7. During that summer I spent my days with my niece and her cousins...her mom (my sis-in-law at the time) was charged with 4 kids under the age of 8...poor Susie!

We took swim lessons that summer and I quickly progressed from the intermediate pool where we had to learn to float on our bellies and our backs and had to bob underwater. From there it was to the "big" pool where we swam with kickboards and then on to the next station where we learned to swim on our backs. I don't remember how many weeks we were in lessons, but it was long enough for me to get past the station that we learned to swim on our backs and move on to learning the crawl and I didn't get to swim in that station very long, but was able to get the basics of the crawl down.

When our lessons ended, we continued to go to the pool the rest of the summer. We would swim all afternoon, only getting out to lay out long enough to get dry and then jump back in. Then back to the house to wait for my mom to come pick me up from a fun-filled day!

Such great memories of those days at the pool - crazy to think that those days were 40 years ago!