Things In My House Thursday

DOUBLE FEATURE!

Inside my house I have this sweet basket of goodies that I won from Susan. Getting something like this in the mail - fun, free, no-occasion - makes for a wonderful day.

Carol got one too, and she did a great job photographing and describing the chocolate goodness: soap, candle, lotion, and bath salts. The bath pillow just guarantees a relaxing soak in the tub.

Equally exciting is the coupon for a free box of Fiber One bars: my favorite flavor is oats & strawberries with almonds.

THANKS, Susan!!

Outside my house are a handful (literally) of blackberries. Not enough to make a jar of jam, I know, but we are elated over any degree of gardening accomplishment. :)




I know why the backyard vegetable of choice is the tomato - clearly they practically grow themselves and do it quickly. We have quite a few green tomatoes that we check on constantly to make sure that the birds or squirrels or worms aren't trying to steal from us. Very exciting!



NOW, if anyone is wondering why I'm so l a t e posting, it's because I forgot again, sorta. I remembered to post, but forgot to go back last night to proofread and schedule it. I went from being so proud of myself for being on top of things, to experiencing that scary panic feeling that I hadn't done something I was supposed to do or shown up somewhere I was supposed to be. . .

Well, I'm here now, so enjoy and join

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Honesty in the Fine Print

A magazine article for detoxing with SLIMQUICK cleanse touts all the benefits of the product, but the miniscule print at the very bottom of the ad tells the whole truth:

"The cartoon shown used SlimQuick cleanse for 7 days to jump start her wieght-loss program, then continued to lose weight by adding other SlimQuick products to her diet and exercise routine.  Results not typical.  Cartoons lose weight easily.  Real people require regular exercise and a reduced-calorie diet to lose weight. "

Oh, to be a cartoon.

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10 Years of BLISS

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
JESSICA AND MATT

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Things in my House Thursday

I almost forgot TIMHT! I've missed out on all the good blogging this week; Christopher and I have been making day trips to visit colleges.

So here's the best I came up with from the picture file:

This is a graphic for one of Mary's last school projects... a report on the Gaza Strip.

This kind of stuff has cluttered my computer and desktop all school year, and I'll be happy to clean things up until September when it starts all over.

I realize I'm venturing into Muddy territory for this TIMHT, but hey, it's been a busy week. And I was more eager about catching up on my blog reading than on my blog writing, and completely forgot to prepare for today.

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( Yay! Kris Allen!!! )

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Things In My House - Graduation

Here's what I have in my house this Thursday: a graduating senior. Ceremony tonight!

Christopher is THRILLED that school is over, but is fairly anti-photo, anti-commencement, anti-all the hoopla. Too bad!

He's not anti-social, like it sounds, he's just very much still a shy homebody. He's done the work, he just wants the paper. Not worried about the recognition.

Graduation trivia: Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands.

Also, in my house this Thursday, is my sprained ankle. I've never sprained anything before, and this is the biggest annoyance and inconvenience.

I'm trying to stay off of it - and not be a limping, hobbling invalid at the graduation ceremony - that is very hard to do! Reclining on the couch with my leg elevated, surrounded by books and magazines I've been meaning to read for months, and with a hot pot of coffee - this morning was fine.

By mid-afternoon I was stir-crazy and fretting over all the shopping and errands and cleaning I needed to be doing, distraught because I couldn't exercise and therefore couldn't consume as many calories as in Mary's freshly baked double chocolate chip cookies.... oh, the troubles!

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Things In My House Thursday and 200th Post!!

This week I present my 200th post and a project for Jessica!

In my house, in my pantry, I have a lot of tea. Mostly tea bags, but loose leaf as well.

I need some pretty organization for it all! I have some tea in an old cigar box, some in the original containers, and some in a plastic canister.

The cigar box holds most of the individual tea bags well, but it's not quite long enough. I have no good ideas or storage for the loose tea.

I don't want to spend the money and have no where to keep a fancy wooden tea box, so I just need Jessica to get creative and make me a custom box that is just the right size, color, design, etc.

I'll email some dimensions to her stat... she works well under pressure, so I should have something awesome by Mother's Day!

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Bubbles :)

Such Cheap Entertainment!!

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