Doesn't that sound most wonderful? I love refridgerated prunes. I get a lot of very weird and questioning looks when people find out! I actually got Dr. Bob (70 something), Larry, my boss (late 60s), and Brock (20s) to try one, most of them actually agreed on their tastiness though not too many adjectives were used. Dr. Bob did ask what other flavors they made them in.
Here are the top reasons why you should try them and even like prunes:
-- they are very high in fiber
-- they are a great quick snack
-- they come in fun resealable bags
-- they come in reg., orange essence, and cherry essence
-- they taste really good
-- last, but not least, you will have to eat them one day for dietary necessities, so might as well aquire a taste.
(Sunsweet should be happy for the little push for their product, and if one of the company reads this perchance they might sign me up for a free box or something)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Paper Chain Gang
Okay, so the paper chain comment is to be explained. I started it two weeks ago. It is red and white. The white links are the normal boring days and the red ones mark something significant, such as each weekend (6, 5, 4, and so forth), a month's mark (Nov. 8th is 6 months), day marks (Oct. 30th is 25 days!), and then the last 10 days (day 10 is a sad day since I have to part with my ring for 10 days :( !) are all in red. This week is the last week that is a full white link week. So very dull and slow!! Then for the next 4 weeks, there are all kinds of fun stuff to celebrate. The most satisfying is the ripping/tearing sound of links being broken and removed. I do believe that the chain has been torn down about a foot and a half since 2 weeks ago. I love coming back to work from the weekend cause I can tear off two or three at a time. Definitely much more fulfilling!!
If ya'll really want to and time allows at your work or such, making a paper chain such as this one is really quite easy and if you can't decided what goal to have, you can adopt mine and count down with me! You can even do different colors than mine, but since mine is a winterish wedding it just seemed appropriate.
I must also put in an acknowledgment to Jessica VDM since she is the one who put the idea in my little brain. Thanks Jess!!
If ya'll really want to and time allows at your work or such, making a paper chain such as this one is really quite easy and if you can't decided what goal to have, you can adopt mine and count down with me! You can even do different colors than mine, but since mine is a winterish wedding it just seemed appropriate.
I must also put in an acknowledgment to Jessica VDM since she is the one who put the idea in my little brain. Thanks Jess!!
No More Weddings Please...Till Mine!!
We had quite a weekend last week. My dear friend Andrea flew out from her Army post station in AL on Thursday to play in a wedding in Waverly, IA. She traveled on teams with Zach and I for two years, and with the bride of the wedding for one. Anyways, she stayed with me a couple of nights.
Thursday was rather interesting as that was the day that we found out about Grampa and that same night all of us kids and significant others had a conference call with Dad about him. Well, after all of that, Andrea and I were up till 2 am catching up. It was a blast to catch up on everything, especially cause she has a new boyfriend and it is going so very well. Really, I have found that even more when you find your special someone, you really want your single friends to find them too. I am so very excited for her!
After an early day of work on Friday we left early afternoon to drive up north. I am pretty sure that I napped a little on the way up, since there are times that I really just don't remember time passing. We finally got there with plenty of time to spare.
I love not being directly involved in the wedding when I have been in so many of recent. You can just observe and are free to come and go and help wherever. I got to see so many friends that I haven't seen forever. Stories were being swapped this way and that and I haven't talked that much for a very long time! Well...since Thursday night that is.
After the rehearsal, we went back to pay for our hotel, which was the last room around for 15 min. since Wartburg had their homecoming that weekend. With guys out, Zach stayed around for a little while, and then when the guys got back, I went to bed and Andrea went to the hall to talk. I had the hardest time falling asleep that night...two hours of tossing and turning. You'd think I was the one getting married.
The next day the wedding went well. Everyone looked good (I can tell you right off who really looked the best) and the music was lovely. I sat by the piano with a couple of people I knew since most of the people I knew were on the stage. I do regret sitting there though, cause I couldn't see Zach's face unless he turned and that wouldn't be proper up there. Next time, even if it is with strangers, I am sitting where I can see him. The next day he said that it was killing him cause he wanted to look at me several times and couldn't.
After a beautiful ceremony and an adorable reception (to which on the way, Andrea and I drove a little too far and ended up out of town, which in my defense really is a small town and isn't hard to do and the fairgrounds sign was facing the wrong way for us), I finally got to see Zach a little on the ride back home.
The next day, we crashed at my place to watch an old movie and find out how the weekend went for each other. We both agreed that it was good that this was the last wedding before our's. Eloping was briefly brought up, but quickly dismissed. No worries, Mom and Dad!
4 weeks 4 days!!!! Paper chain is shrinking!!
Thursday was rather interesting as that was the day that we found out about Grampa and that same night all of us kids and significant others had a conference call with Dad about him. Well, after all of that, Andrea and I were up till 2 am catching up. It was a blast to catch up on everything, especially cause she has a new boyfriend and it is going so very well. Really, I have found that even more when you find your special someone, you really want your single friends to find them too. I am so very excited for her!
After an early day of work on Friday we left early afternoon to drive up north. I am pretty sure that I napped a little on the way up, since there are times that I really just don't remember time passing. We finally got there with plenty of time to spare.
I love not being directly involved in the wedding when I have been in so many of recent. You can just observe and are free to come and go and help wherever. I got to see so many friends that I haven't seen forever. Stories were being swapped this way and that and I haven't talked that much for a very long time! Well...since Thursday night that is.
After the rehearsal, we went back to pay for our hotel, which was the last room around for 15 min. since Wartburg had their homecoming that weekend. With guys out, Zach stayed around for a little while, and then when the guys got back, I went to bed and Andrea went to the hall to talk. I had the hardest time falling asleep that night...two hours of tossing and turning. You'd think I was the one getting married.
The next day the wedding went well. Everyone looked good (I can tell you right off who really looked the best) and the music was lovely. I sat by the piano with a couple of people I knew since most of the people I knew were on the stage. I do regret sitting there though, cause I couldn't see Zach's face unless he turned and that wouldn't be proper up there. Next time, even if it is with strangers, I am sitting where I can see him. The next day he said that it was killing him cause he wanted to look at me several times and couldn't.
After a beautiful ceremony and an adorable reception (to which on the way, Andrea and I drove a little too far and ended up out of town, which in my defense really is a small town and isn't hard to do and the fairgrounds sign was facing the wrong way for us), I finally got to see Zach a little on the ride back home.
The next day, we crashed at my place to watch an old movie and find out how the weekend went for each other. We both agreed that it was good that this was the last wedding before our's. Eloping was briefly brought up, but quickly dismissed. No worries, Mom and Dad!
4 weeks 4 days!!!! Paper chain is shrinking!!
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