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Ten from work

  1. Blogging from work seems so scandalous. But I can whip out a Tuesday Ten between customers and when I need to rest my legs for a minute, right? And besides, I have to check the online shop anyway for orders. That's why I'm online, people.
  2. New product coming out soon with the CHA Summer trade show. We're seeing sneak peeks every day. It's a killer. I'm dying for the new Scenic Route. Be still my heart - I love paper.
  3. I make an awful lot of banana baked goods. This is because I love bananas, but only if they're not green at all. Three or four brown spots makes a perfect banana, in my book. Problem is, bananas stay in that state for roughly three minutes, and then the whole bunch goes bad - too ripe for even my taste. So I make banana bread. And muffins. Yesterday it was a cake. Yum. I think I need to just buy two bananas at a time or something silly like that - then I could eat them all before they were all brown and mushy.
  4. I found big bags of bark mulch on sale for $3 apiece yesterday - so I bought five bags. Now I really do need to weed so I can put out my mulch. (You'll have to come by when I'm done, Ann - you'll be so proud!)
  5. Can you believe we're already thinking about Christmas classes here at the store? Crazy.
  6. Why is it that the older I get the earlier I wake up in the morning? It's not at all unusual for me to wake up at 5:30 in the morning, fully rested and ready to start my day. When I was in my 20's 5:30 might have just as well been 2:00 am - no way I would have ever gotten up then. Weird.
  7. Kyler is beside himself with excitement because he now has enough money to buy a Nintendo Wi. He can hardly contain himself, waiting for someone to take him to the store. I think he'll have to wait until the weekend... not sure how he's going to be able to stand that...
  8. I love dining al fresco.
  9. Our neighbors are painting their house this week. Mustard yellow with green trim. I'm glad, because this is the house I see right outside my living room window, and the colors will coordinate beautifully with my decor. Much, much better than the blue I've been looking at for 8 years.
  10. One hour at work - one customer. This could be a S-L-O-W day.

Happy Tuesday, chums.

Comments

  1. Mary Jo 2:24 PM

    I saw that Scenic Route, too and I really did like it! Don't know if I'll be buying any new product for awhile though :0)

    And I have been craving banana chocolate chip muffins!! Love banana bread, too!

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  2. Susie8:00 PM

    I so want a Ninetendo Wii. they look like so much fun. I have heard great things and not so great things... I have to find that link for you. hold on.

    http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/

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  3. Mindy Buller11:40 PM

    Hey girl....you never called me back! I'll forgive your phonophobic self this time. I called again last night but I didn't want to leave TWO messages. That would just seem desperate!!

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  4. Katy2:01 PM

    hey you...
    we have wii...
    and did you know you can freeze bananas? if you are going to bake with them or use them in shakes.
    In the skin, they turn all black, but the inside stays just as it was. Then squeeze it out into baked goods or a smoothie (makes very frothy smoothies). hope that helps the banana situation.

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