Holiday Bazaar!

GET YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE EARLY AT OUR HOLIDAY BAZAAR!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 9 AM – 2 PM
TUSCANY SUBDIVISION CLUBHOUSE
3782 Firenze
(South of Victory, left off of Locust Grove on Palermo)

Many Vendors for your shopping needs:
· Fine Fashion Jewelry by Cookie Lee. The new catalog is here…get a head start on your Christmas shopping. Kelly Johnston, kellyjohnston@cableone.net, 208-859-9129

· Independent Mary Kay Beauty Consultant Margaret Moore. Free Gift and Drawing! Contact Margaret for more info at margaretmoore@marykay.com or 208-249-1391

· Stampin’ Up® provides quality products at a terrific value. With hundreds of sets, accessories & colors to choose from, you’re sure to find the perfect elements for your handcrafted creations. Carmi Walling, 208-850-2871

· Usborne Books are educational books that make reading and learning fun for all ages, while fostering strong family values. Amy Taylor, www.amysbooks4u.com or 208-378-4168

· Homemade baked goods and specialty cakes to order. Also, handmade baby items. Contact Becky Smith at beckysmith42@hotmail.com for more info.

· After popular demand, hand-painted Children's Growth Charts are finally available to purchase. Paintings range from fairies & princesses to cowboys & safari. Also, flowered hair clips and princess wands. Contact Kari at sobig@cableone.net for more info.

· Authentic Scentsy Wickless Product. We make perfect Scents! Contact Diana Sherrer 208-890-6186 or visit www.scentsy.com/DianaS.

· Games, Puzzles and puppets. SimplyFun provides Play for All Ages! Contact Debbie Juarez at 208-869-9571 or visit www.debbiejuarez.simplyfun.com

· Aprons by Sharon. Hand-made aprons for Women, Men and children with a variety of styles. Choose from different holidays, sports team, cartoons, etc! Contact Sharon at 208-342-7094 or sharon@goadkins.com

· The Pampered Chef - Bring Dinner back to the table!! Independent Kitchen Consultant, Sharon Aggen. Check out my website at www.pamperedchef.biz/sharonswebsite or contact me at 208-870-3158 or saggen@cableone.net

· “MICHE Bag." The handbag with interchangeable shells...Come see how easy it can be to change your handbag every day! Stacey Thomas, Miche Bag Representative, Phone: 761-3311, email: staceythomas208@msn.com

· For Your Pleasure Parties by Jen. Romance enhancement parties for men & women. Over 1200 quality items to choose from. For more info contact Jennifer Russell at 208-703-4574 or visit www.findpassioninlife.com

· Come book a Holiday portrait session with J.A Blake Photography! We will be offering some wonderful discounted Holiday portrait packages for your family to use in Christmas cards or send as gifts. Contact Jennifer Collins at 989-8032, jenny@JABlackPhotography.com or visit www.JABlakePhotography.com

Life is not like a box of Chocolates!!!

Today has been a very difficult day for me. My friends 13 year old son is dying of cancer. The doctors have given him 3-5 weeks left to live. Not months but weeks! I cannot even fathom the thought of losing a child and let alone knowing they have only a few weeks left to live. I have not even met Lori's son but have seen pictures and know him from stories Lori has told me but that's it yet my heart is just aching for for her and her family. I just found out a month ago that my biological dad, Floyd, also has cancer. He recently had surgery to remove colon cancer and is healing from that but now they have discovered he also has liver cancer and is in stage 4. On top of that, he may have lung cancer but that is yet to be determined. Cancer is such a wicked, evil disease. Please say a prayer for my loved ones and anyone you know who is suffering from this ugly, ugly disease.
On a different note, My son has a severe case of the terrible two's but I think he has given a whole new meaning to the word. This kid is so adorable at times you would never know he could possibly suffer from such a thing but Oh let me tell you...I left daycare today in tears! He is such an angel all day at daycare and the minute I pick him up he just practically screams bloody murder because I won't let him walk across the street without holding his hand...he's two!!!! From the moment I arrived at daycare til the moment I got him home he screamed his head off...all because he didn't want me to hold him nor would he let me hold his hand while we walked thru the parking lot to pick up Emily. I basicly had to carry a screaming kid who is trying to wriggle his way out of my arms all the while the teachers are watching in dismay because they've never seen him act that way....go figure! So I am just worn down, exhausted and picked this week to quit smoking! Ha! What a joke. I did really good until today. I had three cigarrettes just today...the most I've had this entire week. That is pretty good considerning I usually smoke almost a pack a day usually but how do you overcome such a nasty habit when there is constant stress around you and its the only thing that seems to relieve some of the tension besides a good massage but who can afford that these days with the gas prices? Not that I could afford it before but come on...enough is enough! Oh and on top of it all my sweet husband is still out of a job. Going on two months now. Lucky we have unemployment but eventually that will run out and then what? There doesn't seem to be anything available yet my husband is so gifted and talented. You think he'd be crawling with offers with all his experience..yet it just seems to be rejection after rejection. I don't want him to know this but I'm a little scared of our future!

60th Anniversary

Today we celebrated what would have been my grandparents 60th anniversary. Unfortunately my grandpa passed in May but we still got together to celebrate my grandma and grandpa's amazing life together. My grandma's 3 sisters that are still with us and some of their children made the trip from California to be here for the special day along with my Aunt Jane & Uncle Gene who came from Arizona. After eating some really good food, my Aunt Judy read some stories that my grandma wrote when she was a young Woman. Truly amazing to hear about the rough times growing up in that day and age. And then my Aunt Judy made her entire family that was present sing some songs...that I remember singing on our way to the camp grounds my grandparents used to take care of. Grandpa and Grandma Walker used to live in Garden Valley across the street from the Mormon camp grounds. We used to go up there to visit and camp on the weekends. I remember riding up with my cousins and singing those old camp songs...even before we got to the campsite. Good times! It was great hearing them sing those same songs today but Monica and Angela did not want to get up and sing. But they come from a family of singers...they sounded great!

Miche Bags

Ok....I just discovered Miche Bags a couple of weeks ago. I don't even own one yet but have decided I want to become a distributor because I just think they are the coolest things next to tivo. A purse with interchangeable shells....how brilliant is that? This is just one out of 40+ shells available. You buy the base (the actual bag that holds the contents) then you select a shell or two or three. You can change them out to match your outfit without ever having to take the contents out of your purse. They are magnetized to stay on the bag and don't worry...they won't harm your credit cards/cell phone cause the magnetic strips are high up on the base and don't even come in contact with your credit cards. Cool huh? Check out their website to view the variety of shells....www.michebag.com. And stay tuned....My kick off/open house party is October 11th. For more information, just send me a note.