This week's winner is....

For her commment:

Here borrow Francis' hearing aid. He said he didn't want to hear this movie anyways!

Congrats to Jessica!

Here's what she won! (yes she is pregnant!)

Another picture contest begins on Wednesday!

Come back to enter this week's contest!

Way back when...

My twin today posted a HYSTERICAL post about our childhood. It's kind of embarrassing

to admit that we did indeed act as we are portrayed in her post.

It's funny. You need to check it out. Here's the link.

Go and read it and tell her I sent you!

Bloggin' to Win-Week 7!

Ok, here it is.

THIS IS THE PLACE YOU ENTER!

Enter here to win the cute buttons you see all over my page!

Contest dates for this week are:

Monday, June 30th-Sunday, July 6th

Winners will be announced on

Monday, July 7th

comment to this post-shouts and woots-
and say,
ENTER ME, COUNT ME IN, I WANT TO WIN!
or whatever makes you happy!

AND THEN BLOG!
That's it-that's all there is to it!

Happy Bloggin'!

And this week's awards go to....

This award goes to my twin. She wrote about her CAT-THAT is EVIL! The cat BIT me one day for NO reason! 'nough said. This award is for her-not her CAT!



This award goes to my blog friend here. She's taking a blog break. So I thought she needed this award.



This award goes to my blog friend here. She gave up sugar! It's been over a week. She worked hard for this one! If I gave up sugar for a week, no one would be left alive!


One of my nieces, A, gets this award this week. Her page is private so I can't link you to her. But she wrote about saving money using coupons. If anyone is interested, maybe I can get her to be a guest one day and blog about it on my page! Let me know if you are interested!

My oldest daughter/child wrote an incredibly funny post this week about shopping at Target with her sons. You need to read it if you haven't already! It literally had me laughing out loud!

Another niece, J, wrote some funny posts this week as well. She's packing to move to be closer to her family. She was missing a very important women's piece of clothing-"something to do with perky", this week. Thank goodness, she found it! Her page is private, otherwise I would show the link! Sorry!

Another niece, J, (not the same person), wrote an incredible post this week about losing weight. She lost I think 80 pounds in the last year! AMAZING, huh? She looks GREAT folks...tall, thin, dark hair, and nice complexion. Wish I could say she took after me, but she didn't! My older sister, not my twin, YES.

My second daughter, K, wrote MANY posts this week like normal. She started a new thing this week posting articles using the letters of the alphabet. She's on the letter D now. It's hard to chose just one, so when you have the time for a good laugh, check it out!

This one goes to my blog friend across the ocean. She has some AMAZING pictures of Paris on her page. Check them out! This week she wrote about something funny one of her daughters said. It's really cute! Check it out here.

And now, saving the best for last. This person worked their TAIL off this week posting on her blog page. She wanted to win more then ONE award for that! Nah, I said. But what can I give her to show her how neat it was to read what she wrote. So, for another niece, A, this one's for you! Folks, I think she posted 13 times this week. Other then myself and Jo-Lynne, I don't know anyone who has done that! Congrats to you! You deserved it this week! (sorry page private.)

CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO PLAYED THIS WEEK!

If you didn't get one this week, there's always NEXT week.

Make sure you join the fun next week.

Who knows, there maybe be new buttons to win!

GOOD NEWS!

HE'S HOME!

from the hospital!

He came home on Friday. He is resting at home. He feels much better since the surgery last Tuesday but has a long way to go. Thanks for your concern and all of your prayers for him. I hope it's only a matter of time before he is well again!

To YOU! Each of YOU!

THANK YOU!

Each of YOU!

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Scoop, skinny, and the low down

Here's the scoop!

THE SKINNY.

THE LOW DOWN!

Haven't said much this week.
So, I thought I would break it on down for you!
Give you the scoop, the skinny, the low down.
Ready!

Here's the scoop!

My new boss is such a nice man. I have talked to him many times this week on the phone and through emails. He hasn't gotten to my state yet; he doesn't come till mid July, but through emails and phone calls he has helped me plan the meeting tomorrow. Well, this week I found out some neat personal things about him and his family. First, his wife is a PROFESSIONAL photographer. I am not talking about ANY kind of photographer, A PROFESSIONAL photographer. I saw some of the BEST pictures I have ever seen in my life that she took. I mean, like I bet she could make someone LIKE ME look good! SERIOUSLY, she's that good!! Well, while I gooing over the pictures she took, I see a picture of my boss. He's holding a book. I think nothing of it. The other night as I am showing these pictures of his family to my DH, I decide to R-E-A-D the post below the picture. HE WROTE a PAPER that was PUBLISHED in a BOOK. He's a PUSLISHED AUTHOR. EXACTLY, I say...exactly. I am feeling about 2 inches tall at this time...because while I was looking at the picture of HIM the first time, he happened to be on the phone as I was scrolling through the pages of his wife's blog page...and I say something like, "Oh there's a picture of you holding a book". "Nice picture". And I move on. HE NEVER STOPPED ME TO SAY, LOOK AT WHAT THAT SAYS. I HAVE NO IDEA IF HE WOULD HAVE EVER TOLD ME IF I HAD NOT FIGURED THAT OUT ON MY OWN! That's the scoop!

Here's the skinny!
Ok, so I found this WONDERFUL-WONDERFUL, did I say WONDERFUL, bread place this week. Did I mention it was WONDERFUL? They have a name and a website. It's called the Breadbasket. You can go there and order stuff online. They will ship it to you! Let me tell you, the Sour Dough Bread is to D-I-E for! I HATE SOUR DOUGH BREAD! The first time I had this bread from this place, I told my DH, there is NO way this is Sour Dough Bread. (He had a client bring him a loaf of it.) My DH said, "well that's what he told me". So, the same client came in again the other day and had him TWO loaves of the bread...one Whole Wheat (which I am not a Whole Wheat eater)-so that leaves more for my DH and a Sour Dough FOR ME. I have HID the thing from my family. Did you hear me...HID IT! REMEMBER I HATE SOUR DOUGH BREAD! Tomorrow I am having that business meeting and I was in charge of getting lunch and dessert for the group of 20. I got my son to go to this place today in my town and here's what he picked up for me:

For my office he got me:

• A Strawberry Cake
• 1 dozen chocolate cookies
• 1 dozen lemon cookies

For my home he got me:

• An Italian Cream Cake
• 3 Blueberry muffins
• 3 Puffin Muffins (cinnamon cake style)
• 1 LOAF OF SOUR DOUGH BREAD

So, if you want to gain some weight have some good bread and goodies, get them to ship you something! Try the SOUR DOUGH BREAD! You won't be disappointed!

The Low Down
My boss-he had surgery on Tuesday of this week to remove a perirectal abscess. Remember he has has the Epstein-barr virus, mono, and a prostrate infection as well. It will be 3 weeks this coming Monday that he has been bedridden. He's fought fever and chills. He has barely been able to eat the last couple weeks. He has had problems with his kidneys and his bowels. It's just been so sad. Yesterday he told his wife that he felt some better. One time when she called me, I could hear his voice-very faintly, but I heard it! He has eaten some meals the last few days and has been able to use the restroom! This is great news. He still has a fever. He is still in a great deal of pain still. He is still not able to get up and walk. I am not sure when he will be released from the hospital yet or how much longer this will go on...but for now I am happy with any good news about him.

Update: HE IS HOME!

So, that's the scoop, the skinny, the low down of my week!

you MIGHT get to and you MIGHT not!

Diva's note:
This week my niece and I both wanted help.
Not just any help.
My twin sister's help.
You see she is a worker.
A good worker.
Well, she told my niece and I both that she couldn't come to help us this past week because she had a friend coming to see her from out of town.
She said, "she will be here Tuesday and stay till Saturday".
Well, I am thinking in my mind...she is staying with her.
BUT, today my niece and I find out that was NOT the case.
She has been in town to see her husband. NOT to see MY TWIN.
SO, today when we were IMing each other in a buddy chat room, the 3 of us,
my twin announces-that her friend MIGHT come and have dinner with her tonight.
My niece and I both go, MIGHT? MIGHT?
So, we both found out we were dumped for a MIGHT visit!
That's why the bus picture is above...
My niece and I are on the MIGHT bus and my twin is supposed to be the driver!
(we couldn't get that to work..so she is in the front seat-close enough to the driver seat!)

What I do for me?

1. Ok, so I have green eyes. Yes, that part is true. Yes, these are eyebrows being tweezed with tweezers. BUT no, my eyebrows are not this thick! 'nough said!



2. I love to read. I have not always loved to read. But, the older I get the more I love it.


3. Sleep. Who does not love to sleep? Oh, I could do some sleeping. Some of you may already know this! hush!

4. Shopping. It's my favorite sport! I can do some shopping! Major damage some may say.

5. Ok, yes, this is what it looks like when I get my hair colored every 3-4 weeks. Trust me on this one, you are glad I do this for myself. Yes, trust me.

What 5 things do you do for yourself?

Purple, oh purple...how I love thee!

It's Thursday...well I should say, it is where I am.

But it won't be Thursday much longer.

So I need to hurry.

I found a few pictures of purple things...just random things.

Follow the list and see how these purple things showed up in this list.

1. She's here because in my disco days, this would probably be what I would have looked like on the dance floor! I could shake that "groove thing"!

2. I love the attitude of this purple cow. I want to use it for a button but haven't figure out what I want to use her for yet! I am not a purple cow, by the way! Thought I would clear that up, you know in case there was any doubt.

3. An amethyst ring. I have several of these. No, it's not my birth stone. I do have purple clothes to wear, duh, and my DH thought I needed jewelry to match. By the way I have a daughter who has this birth stone.

4. Tulips...not just any color tulips...but purple! I wish I could say these were in my yard, but alas they are not. One day, maybe!

5. I don't have this picture. But I thought it was so cute! If I had a nursery to do, I would use this picture in it!

6. My old car, a purple RAV4. Did you think I would drive any other color? And no, my current car is not purple!

7. I love this picture. AND yes, I do have it. Used to hang in my bedroom before I changed the color scheme. I have several paintings by Claude Monet.

8. Not sure if this house is at Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC or not, but it reminded me of that place. Yes, I have been to Charleston and been on Rainbow Row. So, if you haven't been there, one of the houses you MIGHT see would look something like this!

9. Another purple car. I posted a post about seeing a purple car on the way to church one Sunday. It didn't look like this, but you get the idea!

10. This purple chair I would put in the nursery with the purple cow picture above. Don't you think it would be cute?

11. Now, this is extreme! I love purple, don't get me wrong. I just don't think I would like it on my head, especially with those glasses. Two no no's!

12. Any time you would like to send me an arrangement for like, say no reason...this one would be something nice I would love to open my door to receive! I'll even take it without the vase-(just to save you some money-cause I'm nice like that!)

13. I love this cake! I'll take this for my birthday! Every purple diva deserves a cake like this!

Wasn't this a fun list? See purple is pretty!