Entries from May 2008

May 12, 2008

Going Postal

I can remember when it cost a less than 20 cents to mail a letter….  It stayed the same price for a very long time.  I feel like I can’t even buy more than 10 stamps at a time anymore without risking having to buy extra cents.  Well, I guess I missed the boat.  I [...]

May 12, 2008

Customer Service - The Excellent, the good, and the ugly.

There’s something to be said for great customer service.  It makes you feel great about your purchase and/or experience - regardless how much $$ you dropped!  A good sales person knows this.  They also know that if the deliver first-class service you will be loyal.  Take Albertsons for example.  Their prices are higher than all [...]

May 9, 2008

MOTHER’S DAY Ideas…

I know, I know…before you think I left you high and dry for ideas for the big day this weekend, never fear!
Here are a few fun things to do with Mom on Mother’s Day 2008!
Mother’s Day, SUNDAY
Mother’s Day at the Winery- Winery at Eagle Knoll, 11-4.  Live music by the Frim Fram Four. Before you [...]

May 9, 2008

This Mother’s Day Weekend

Hmmm…  My oldest child insists that on Sunday I should stay in bed all day. 
Not a bad idea…but with the weather forecast, I’m thinking I’d rather be OUTSIDE!  Even if that means working in the yard… that actually sounds good to me! (especially if Monday followed with a pedicure or massage…..hint, hint….)
If that’s not your [...]

May 9, 2008

Roades to Victory

I was dinking around online tonight and came across this incredibly inspiring story about Amy Rhoades, a C of I softball player with breast cancer.  She’s 20 years old. 
Here’s the link to the story:
http://www.kivitv.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?clipId1=2460072&at1=News&vt1=v&h1=A+College+of+Idaho+Student%27s+%27Rhoades%27+to+Recovery&d1=337333&redirUrl=www.kivitv.com&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=&playerVersion=1&hostPageUrl=http%3A//www.kivitv.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp%3FclipId1%3D2460072%26at1%3DNews%26vt1%3Dv%26h1%3DA+College+of+Idaho+Student%2527s+%2527Rhoades%2527+to+Recovery%26d1%3D337333%26redirUrl%3Dwww.kivitv.com%26activePane%3Dinfo%26LaunchPageAdTag%3Dhomepage%26clipFormat%3D&rnd=27503774

May 8, 2008

Squish a boob - save a life!

Or…you could take a walk… (Now that I have your attention!)
Are you going to the Komen Race for the Cure?  We have a great team going from my church and I’m sure a fabulous time will be had by all!  If you missed the deadline to register online, you can still register at the race [...]

May 7, 2008

House Swap?

Okay, this is a bit of a different post for this blog, but I would be suprised if we didn’t have more people out there looking for something similar during the Special Olympic World Winter Games next year.  So, while you will find this question posted on my About page, I’m also posting it here [...]

May 7, 2008

Tis the season…be smart!

Tis the season when you dust off the bikes… Motorized and non-motorized. 
We’ve all done it…Taken the bike out on the open road…withOUT a helmet. Sure, it feels great.  Sure it’s fun.  It’s a casual ride, no big deal, right? 
That wasn’t the case yesterday afternoon on Dry Creek Road.  My friend’s husband saw the entire thing happen.  [...]

May 7, 2008

Is that your trash?

A friend planning an impromptu visit recently e-mailed me about coming to our house and wrote “By the looks of it, you folks do put your trash out…if indeed that is your house on GoogleMap Street view…”  Yep.  Our trash for all the world to see!  Thankfully for us, it was just a 2 can [...]

May 2, 2008

Pick me! Pick me!

I could make a lot of enemies for saying this, but personally, I’ve never been a big fan of Oprah.  I think she’s overrated!  But needless to say, millions of people adore her and think she’s “all that.”  They would give their right arm to be on her show (especially when she does her favorite [...]