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Retail Therapy!!! + Giveaway!

Aug 29 2013, 1:59 pm

In last Sunday’s ads there was a sale on athletic shoes (not that I’m athletic by any means) but my camping sneakers are beyond pathetic. I usually tromp through mud and wade into rivers and lakes then ride the ATV while wearing them so yeah, they’re a mess. I figured I’d toss them and replace them with my better pair. Then, of course, I get to buy new ones! The sale ad had this amazing pair of pink Nikes and I wanted them bad. So I went to the store and discovered that not only were those shoes not available they haven’t been available for a couple years. How stores can advertise something that isn’t actually available is beyond me.

Sadly, my appetite for pink athletic shoes had been whetted. I looked everywhere in town and also online. Yeah, there were pink shoes but they were either an almost purple pink or they had some weird combination of colors like lime green. Not what I wanted. Yesterday I had to run to Fred Meyer to pick up a few groceries and figured I’d wander into the shoe department. Just in case.

They had the same pink ones everyone else did. But as I wandered further down the aisle my hungry-for-pink gaze landed on a pair that I swear had the golden light of heaven shining down on them.

Voila! I’d found my shoes.

They aren’t pink but they freaking sparkle! The best part? They were on sale. And the cashier gave me a $10 off coupon.  And I had another coupon that gave me $6 off. And they came with an extra pair of shoelaces! When all was said and done I’d paid about $20 for a pair of sparkly Sketchers. Retail therapy rocks!

For today’s giveaway please leave a comment about the last item you bought for retail therapy. As a thank you I’ll give away ebook downloads of Second Chance at the Sugar Shack, Somebody Like You, and a box of Anything But Sweet conversation hearts candy to four commenters.

Giveaway ends and winners will be announced Friday, August 30, 2013 at 8:00 (MST) pm. I can’t do my usual Friday/Saturday Giveaway because the first Boise State game is Saturday night and you really don’t want me trying to do something relatively intelligent while I’m screaming “Go Broncos!”

Thank you! (Go Broncos!)

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Retail Therapy!!! + Giveaway!

In last Sunday’s ads there was a sale on athletic shoes (not that I’m athletic by any means) but my camping sneakers are beyond pathetic. I usually tromp through mud and wade into rivers and lakes then ride the ATV while wearing them so yeah, they’re a mess. I figured I’d toss them and replace them with my better pair. Then, of course, I get to buy new ones! The sale ad had this amazing pair of pink Nikes and I wanted them bad. So I went to the store and discovered that not only were those shoes not available they haven’t been available for a couple years. How stores can advertise something that isn’t actually available is beyond me.

Sadly, my appetite for pink athletic shoes had been whetted. I looked everywhere in town and also online. Yeah, there were pink shoes but they were either an almost purple pink or they had some weird combination of colors like lime green. Not what I wanted. Yesterday I had to run to Fred Meyer to pick up a few groceries and figured I’d wander into the shoe department. Just in case.

They had the same pink ones everyone else did. But as I wandered further down the aisle my hungry-for-pink gaze landed on a pair that I swear had the golden light of heaven shining down on them.

Voila! I’d found my shoes.

They aren’t pink but they freaking sparkle! The best part? They were on sale. And the cashier gave me a $10 off coupon.  And I had another coupon that gave me $6 off. And they came with an extra pair of shoelaces! When all was said and done I’d paid about $20 for a pair of sparkly Sketchers. Retail therapy rocks!

For today’s giveaway please leave a comment about the last item you bought for retail therapy. As a thank you I’ll give away ebook downloads of Second Chance at the Sugar Shack, Somebody Like You, and a box of Anything But Sweet conversation hearts candy to four commenters.

Giveaway ends and winners will be announced Friday, August 30, 2013 at 8:00 (MST) pm. I can’t do my usual Friday/Saturday Giveaway because the first Boise State game is Saturday night and you really don’t want me trying to do something relatively intelligent while I’m screaming “Go Broncos!”

Thank you! (Go Broncos!)

Retail Therapy!!! + Giveaway!

In last Sunday’s ads there was a sale on athletic shoes (not that I’m athletic by any means) but my camping sneakers are beyond pathetic. I usually tromp through mud and wade into rivers and lakes the ride the ATV while wearing them so yeah, they’re a mess. I figured I’d toss them and replace them with my better pair. Then, of course, I get to buy new ones! The sale ad had this amazing pair of pink Nikes and I wanted them bad. So I went to the store and discovered that not only were those shoes not available they haven’t been available for a couple years. How stores can advertise something that isn’t actually available is beyond me.

Sadly, my appetite for pink athletic shoes had been whetted. I looked everywhere in town and also online. Yeah, there were pink shoes but they were either an almost purple pink or they had some weird combination of colors like lime green. Not what I wanted. Yesterday I had to run to Fred Meyer to pick up a few groceries and figured I’d wander into the shoe department. Just in case.

They had the same pink ones everyone else did. But as I wandered further down the aisle my hungry-for-pink gaze landed on a pair that I swear had the golden light of heaven shining down on them.

Voila! I’d found my shoes.

They aren’t pink but they freaking sparkle! The best part? They were on sale. And the cashier gave me a $10 off coupon.  And I had another coupon that gave me $6 off. And they came with an extra pair of shoelaces! When all was said and done I’d paid about $20 for a pair of sparkly Sketchers. Retail therapy rocks!

For today’s giveaway please leave a comment about the last item you bought for retail therapy. As a thank you I’ll give away ebook downloads of Second Chance at the Sugar Shack, Somebody Like You, and a box of Anything But Sweet conversation hearts candy to four commenters.

Giveaway ends and winners will be announced Friday, August 30, 2013 at 8:00 (MST) pm. I can’t do my usual Friday/Saturday Giveaway because the first Boise State game is Saturday night and you really don’t want me trying to do something relatively intelligent while I’m screaming “Go Broncos!”

Thank you! (Go Broncos!)

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You Made What???

Aug 27 2013, 5:46 pm

 Yesterday was a tough one for me. As my mom edges closer to departing this earth, I’m reaching into my memories for some of the fun and crazy things we’ve done just so I can smile.

I came up with a doozy this morning and thought I’d share. This might give you a hint of where I get my goofy outlook.

Throughout my life my mom had a best friend. I called her Aunt Dot. My mom and Aunt Dot were very much the Lucy and Ethel of their day in the free-spirited 1960s. It seemed like they would wake up in the morning and ask “What kind of trouble can we get into today?” They found plenty.  I remember my “cousin” and I rolling our eyes. A lot.

One time around Christmas when I was a teenager, Aunt Dot invited me and my mom over to make gingerbread cookies. Innocent enough, right? Nope. Not with Aunt Dot. Things started out fine making the dough. While the cookies baked, my mom and Aunt Dot slurped down coffee and did what they did best. Gossip. Once the cookies cooled we all sat down at the table and Aunt Dot got out the icing and all the decorations—the sprinkles, the dragees (little silver balls), and the cinnamon red hots.

I remember working hard to get the icing on just right so that my gingerbread man had shoes, nice buttons, and a happy smile. My mom and Aunt Dot went an entirely different route. Next thing I knew we were decorating anatomically correct gingerbread men.

Warped?  Inappropriate? Maybe. But all these years later it gives me one hell of a laugh and a good memory.

Someone better warn heaven that my mom is on her way. I expect her and Aunt Dot will get right back to their mischief making.

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You Made What???

 Yesterday was a tough one for me. As my mom edges closer to departing this earth, I’m reaching into my memories for some of the fun and crazy things we’ve done just so I can smile.

I came up with a doozy this morning and thought I’d share. This might give you a hint of where I get my goofy outlook.

Throughout my life my mom had a best friend. I called her Aunt Dot. My mom and Aunt Dot were very much the Lucy and Ethel of their day in the free-spirited 1960s. It seemed like they would wake up in the morning and ask “What kind of trouble can we get into today?” They found plenty.  I remember my “cousin” and I rolling our eyes. A lot.

One time around Christmas when I was a teenager, Aunt Dot invited me and my mom over to make gingerbread cookies. Innocent enough, right? Nope. Not with Aunt Dot. Things started out fine making the dough. While the cookies baked, my mom and Aunt Dot slurped down coffee and did what they did best. Gossip. Once the cookies cooled we all sat down at the table and Aunt Dot got out the icing and all the decorations—the sprinkles, the dragees (little silver balls), and the cinnamon red hots.

I remember working hard to get the icing on just right so that my gingerbread man had shoes, nice buttons, and a happy smile. My mom and Aunt Dot went an entirely different route. Next thing I knew we were decorating anatomically correct gingerbread men.

Warped?  Inappropriate? Maybe. But all these years later it gives me one hell of a laugh and a good memory.

Someone better warn heaven that my mom is on her way. I expect her and Aunt Dot will get right back to their mischief making.

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