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Favorite Quotes---Of all the things you can lose, your temper is one that can't be replaced.
---Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.
---Any nation that does not honor its heros will not long endure. (Abraham Lincoln) -
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As Promised…
Cameron’s interview went great didn’t it? Want to know more about this cute little monster we call Trockle? Check out the other stops on the party tour, Trockle’s blog, or Holly’s blog.
The Party Stops:
October 5:
Joyce Anthony @ Books and Authors
http://joyceanthony.tripod.com/blog/
October 6:
Joyce Anthony @ Books and Authors
http://joyceanthony.tripod.com/blog/
October 7:
Janet @ Janet’s Book Nook
http://www.sheneedstoknow.com/booknook
October 9:
Jen (Pantheistic Mom) @ My Terrene Reality
http://terrenereality.blogspot.com
October 10:
Elysabeth Eldering @ the Junior Geography Detective Squad
http://jgdsseries.blogspot.com/
October 11:
Ron Berry @ The Surreal Writer
http://unwriter1.wordpress.com/
October 12:
Lynne Thompson @ La Vida Es Un Sueno
http://suenogrande.blogspot.com/
October 13:
Wrap-up by Holly Jahangiri and Jordan M. Vinyard
http://blog.jahangiri.us
As promised we have a great prize for this party!!!
Grand Prize: A customized Halloween short story featuring your child (or grandchild, niece, nephew, or friend) with Trockle - written by Holly Jahangiri and illustrated by Jordan Vinyard.
Second Prize: A $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
To enter, complete the following steps:
(1) Purchase a copy of Trockle directly from 4RV Publishing (http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/Store) between 12:00 AM October 5 and 11:59 PM October 13, and
(2) Send an email to president@4rvpublishingllc.com with your answer to the question posted at http://jahangiri.us/trockle-promo.html.
You may enter as often as you like, but all completed entries must be received before midnight on October 13!
Winners will be announced at http://blog.jahangiri.us and at http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com.
The winners will be chosen randomly from all correctly completed entries (see “To enter” above) and winners will be notified by email. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Grand Prize winner will need to work directly with the author and illustrator to create a memorable gift for that special child. To include the child’s likeness in the illustration, you will need to provide a digital photo upon notification that you have won. Every effort will be made to deliver the prize prior to Halloween, but circumstances beyond our control may prevent that and we do not guarantee that it will arrive by October 31.
Shhh!!! Don’t Tell!!!
We were just getting ready to party when the Gremlins arrived. All day today we’ve fought back and forth and bach and forth…..I thought they were going to succeed and ruin our party. I even had to pull Cameron and Stephen in the fight (shh!! Don’t tell his mom that I got him out of school!!!). But alas, we have prevailed and the party is about to start!!!! Stay tuned!! Cameron is leading up this party, and she has some great things to share.
It’s Too Early Too Party!!!
What?! The first guest is here? The house isn’t clean, the food not laid out, and I was still sleeping soundly!!! What in the world is he doing here already? Well, I guess I’ll let him in.
WELCOME TROCKLE!!!!
Wednesday Morning Funny: Father-Daughter Talk
Thought my dad would find this one amusing so this one is for you, Dad! :)
Father-Daughter Talk
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn’t even have time for a boyfriend, and didn’t really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, ‘How is your friend Audrey doing?’ She replied, ‘Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She’s always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn’t even show up for classes because she’s too hung over.’
Her wise father asked his daughter, ‘Why don’t you go to the Dean’s office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA.’
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father’s suggestion, angrily fired back, ‘That’s a crazy idea, and how would that be fair! I’ve worked really hard for my grades! I’ve invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!’
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, “Welcome to the Republican Party.’
Ugh! It’s that Time!
There are just a few places that I dread going - one of those is the eye doctor. I love my eye doctor. I actually encourage anyone in our area to go to him if they are in need of an eye exam. What I hate is the cost. The cost of those contacts and eyeglasses every year. So I started venturing into looking for another provider for my eyewear and back in the summer I found Zenni Optical. The eyewear at Zenni is so cheap that I bought me a pair of glasses this summer (and then Becka a pair later on) even though my prescription was about to expire. Their prices are so great they were worth just buying a pair to see.
Gathering some of the measurements we needed for the glasses was a little difficult, but when I finally broke down and admitted to my eye doctor that I was looking at buying these glasses from Zenni, he helped me with teh information I had to fill in for Zenni, and I was able to order a pair for both myself and Becka. He wanted me to bring the glasses for him to see so when I do go in for this next visit, I’m going to take the pair that I bought for only $13!!! Yep, you read right - $13.00!!! These are really just amazing prices, and I’ve been as satisfied with my glasses as I am with any other pair I’ve ever owned (I much prefer my contacts).
We are all looking for as many ways as possible to save money and prepare for this economic downturn we are approaching. Finding vendors where you can save MAJOR money like with Zenni is one of the ways I have found to not break into savings (and keep putting back for our 2010 Disney trip).
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