random things and stuff for living a more "interesting?" life
Sunday, September 5, 2010
ZUCCHINI BANDITS CAUSES A DECLARATION OF WAR!!!
So, how do you know when someone doesn't have any friends? They are the ones buying zucchini at the grocery store!! However, there was a big bag of nice, tiny, perfect zucchini on the kitchen counter this afternoon. I asked where the nice zuch's had come from. Turns out Erin had purchased them at the grocery store! She is baking some secret chocolate zucchini treat for the neighborhood "Festival d' Vegetable" on Wednesday and wants her treats to be perfect! I said why buy them when you an get as many zucchini's as you want (and way more!) for free rigt now? The giant ones coming out of the gardens right now don't have as much flavor, she says. And then adds, "at least they are Utah grown!". What ever.
Speaking of "giant" zucchini's-- it has turned into "ZUC-U-LEAR" warfare!!! (You know, 'NUCLEAR" with a 'Z')! Oh, the 'things and stuff' that comes out of our heads sometimes!
Stop the insanity!! Seriously, what do you do with the stray zucchini's looking for homes! You can't just leave them on the porch where people leave them. And you really can't leave them in your car after you forget to roll up the windows. Imagine the fun I have with my Jeep! I can't roll up the windows and lock the doors! Some times my Jeep 'runneth' over with zucchini!
Our answer? Declare "ZUC-U-LEAR" WAR!!! Imagine the surprise when some unsuspecting person opens their front door and discovers that the "Zucchini Bandit" has struck again! And what did he leave?? A "Zuc-u-lear" BOMB!!
-You might notice that the theme for my new reading list happens to be based on the Willie/Martin Handcart Companies. Why? Because I am the Trek Master for our Stake Trek next year. I will be looking for suggestions, but until then I will be reading as much history as I can...
-As Sisters in Zion by Debbie J. Christensen
Life is all about things and stuff...
my epitaph?
Still reading for inspiration.....
Some of the things I have learned so far... some from the book and some from experience.
Hers......
1. Be Michael.
2. Act the way I want to feel.
3. Do what ought to be done and do it now (now is the hard part!).
4. Lighten up!
Mine......
1. "It is what it is"
2. Pay it forward (goes with #3).
3. Karma is so real!! What goes around comes around.
4. Hand signals don't help.
More "stuff" I have learned from Gretchen ! !
Hugs are important when bonding with those you love. However, a quick 'hug, hug, kiss, kiss' is not usually enough time to make a real connection. Six seconds "is the minimum time necessary to promote the flow of oxygen and seretonin, the mood-boosting chemicals that promote bonding." Try it. Test it out. Six seconds is really not very long but you will be amazed at the change it can bring about in your life. Hug you kids... they will respond. Hug your spouse... they will respond also. Try it for a week without telling anyone what you are doing. See if you can tell the difference. Let me know how it works for you.
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