A Typical day

So my cousin liz had this on her blog and all of her friends lately have been blogging about their typical day. I am going to take my best shot at what
I typically do every day.
6-7:30 get up, get showered and ready to go to Nordy's

7:30-8:30 when I typically leave and travel to work. Depends on the day. Monday I have to get there earlier for Meetings.

8-9:30 get my fixtures set, new merchandise out on the floors, markdowns and racking have to be done, money bags, re arranging the floor before we open, read emails from buyers, regional merchandisers, store managers, pick up alterations..

9:30-10 we have what is called a piano rally, basically a pep rally to get everyone excited about the day. We show our newest arrivals for the day.

10-5 sell sell sell... did I mention sell... (oh and try to beat Gena but I never do!)

5:30-6 travel time

6-7 take Hunter outside for a while, grab the mail, run my errands

7-8 get dinner going... I know we eat late but Mitchie has a messed up schedule 8-midnight flies by usually.. it is always different. It is crazy how stuck in a routine you can get. I think that I am going to try to spice up my life!

T bone steaks, yellow roses and friendship

(I got this from Nancy and it was very touching)

I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 57 years was still too raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories.

He often came with me and almost every time he'd pretend to go off and look for something special. I knew what he was up to... I'd always spot him walking down the aisle with the three yellow roses in his hands.

He knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart filled with grief, I only wanted to buy my few items and leave, but even grocery shopping was different since he had passed on.

Shopping for one took time, a little more thought than it had for two.

Standing by the meat, I searched
for the perfect small steak and remembered how he had loved his steak.

Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was blonde, slim and lovely in a soft green pantsuit. I watched as she picked up a large package of T-bones, dropped them in her basket.. hesitated, and then put them back. She turned to go and once again reached for the pack of steaks.

She saw me watching her and she smiled. 'My husband loves T-bones, but honestly, at these prices, I don't know.'

I swallowed the emotion down my throat and met her pale blue eyes.

'My husband passed away eight days ago,' I told her. Glancing at the package in her hands, I fought to control the tremble in my voice. 'Buy him the steaks. And cherish every moment you have together.'

She shook her head and I saw the emotion in her eyes as she placed the package in her basket and wheeled away

I turned and pushed my cart across the length of the
store to the dairy products. There I stood, trying to decide which size milk I should buy. A Quart, I finally decided and moved on to the ice cream. If nothing else, I could always fix myself an ice cream cone.

I placed the ice cream in my cart and looked down the aisle toward the front. I saw first the green suit, then recognized the pretty lady coming towards me. In her arms she carried a package. On her face was the brightest smile! I had ever seen.. I would swear a soft halo encircled her blonde hair as she kept walking toward me, her eyes holding mine.

As she came closer, I saw what she held and tears began misting in my eyes. 'These are for you,' she said and placed three beautiful long stemmed yellow roses in my arms. 'When you go through the line, they will know these are paid for.' She leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what she'd done, what the roses meant, but
still unable to speak, I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my vision

I looked down at the beautiful roses nestled in the green tissue wrapping and found it almost unreal. How did she know? Suddenly the answer seemed so clear. I wasn't alone.

Oh, you haven't forgotten me, have you? I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.

Every day be thankful for what you have and who you are.

(Please read all of this, it is really nice)

This is a simple request. If you appreciate life, send this to your friends, including the person that sent it to you.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings. Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible. Thank you, Lord , that I can see. Many are blind.

Even though I
huddle in my bed and put off rising. Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, and my children are so loud.

Thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the picture in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced.

Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous. Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest.

Thank you, Lord, for life.

Pretty cool info eeh?

The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.

No one seems to know why people blush.

People who have a tough time handling the stress of money woes are twice as likely to develop severe gum disease

It takes an interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.

During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.

You lose enough dead skin cells in your lifetime to fill eight five-pound flour bags.

In Lehigh, Nebraska it's against the law to sell donut holes.

In Idaho a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds. (There goes Easter in PRESTON)

Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.

An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

Mageiricophobia is the intense fear of having to cook. (HUM, do you think I should ask my husband if he has Mageiricophobia?)

The ZIP in zip code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan."

The surface area of the Earth is 197,000,000 square miles.

Lawsuits filed by California inmates cost the taxpayers more than $25 million in 1994.

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

Hot water is heavier than cold.


Are you ever curious where all of these facts come from? I found a pretty cool website that will answer any question you could think of, its called Funtrivia.com

Some of my favorite things

Food Network

Paula Dean and Guy Fieri are my favorites!

At work they have encouraged us to read Us weekly.

I really have to say that I love having work as my excuse to pick up the latest US weekly.

Have you tried these? We are obsessed! I pretty much have Fiber One bars on every single grocery shopping list that I end up making

MAC Rocks!

Best gloss ever! It last forever! It's fabulous

Spanx! (At my house we call these Hear-ye's)

Mitch thinks that they look like olden day lady undies. I dont know what I would do without spanx. Hear-ye's and all!

This is what I love to call down my Tina Turner hair! It is a lifesaver.

Yummy caramel cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and softened
• 1 1/2 cups dulce de leche, at room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, salt and butter. Pulse until dough comes together into a ball. If the dough is too sticky add a little more flour so that you can shape the soft dough into a ball. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.

Sprinkle some flour onto your work surface and roll the dough 1/8-inch thick. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter cut out the cookies and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Bring the dough scraps together and gently press into a ball. Flour your work surface, re-roll 1/8-inch thick and cut out more rounds.

Bake the cookies until they are golden and firm, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.

Place the dulce de leche in a small bowl and stir in the cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the dulce de leche on the flat side of a cookie and sandwich with the flat side of another cookie. Place the cookies on a platter, dust them with powdered sugar, and serve.

Tag that I forgot to do!

This was a Tag that I got a while ago. I am just getting around to it now though :)

8 TV shows on my DVR.

1. The Office
2. Jon and Kate plus 8
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Diners, Drive in's and Dives (I love Guy!)
5. American Idol
6. Property Virgins
7. Ace of Cakes

8. What not to wear

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. Thaifoon at Gateway
2. Red Iguana
3. Trio
4. Dasks Greek restaurant
5. Litza's Pizza
6. The Pie Pizzeria
7. Maddox
8. Royal Jade

8 Favorite Bands/Singers

1. Rascal Flatts
2. Glen Hansaard & Marketa Irglova
3. Carrie Underwood (I love I'll stand by you)
4. The Fray
5. Dulcesky
6. Lady Gaga, she has the cutest hair. It is crazy crazy
7. Justin Timberlake and Timberland
8. Kanye West

8 Books I've Read

1. Wake up to a better life
2. Leaving it better than you found it
3. To kill a mocking bird
4. The Secret
5. Atlas of human anatomy
6. The Harry Potter books
7. The Miracle of Forgiveness
8. The Laws of Money by Suzie Orman

8 Things That Happened Yesterday
1. Drove to my mom and dads house and spent a few hours with them.
2. Helped a customer who had just lost her spouse
3. Picked up our cute Jewelry order, priced and tagged it! It is going to be perfect!
4. Saved over $100 bucks on a jacket and necklace.
5. Found out my dept is #1 in the store and region Year to Date.
6. Saw a beautiful picture of Christ and a little black baby that my mom purchased from Janets new Art Gallery in Bountiful. Great great story behind the picture, it is beautiful
7. Got mad at Mitch but later worked it out.
8. Spent way too long at Zurchers looking around for the impossible.

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To

1. Hopefully a Hawaii trip soon
2. Tuesday, its my day off!!
3. The beautiful sunshine!!
4. Having a family
5. Cleaning out my closet, get rid of old clothes and junk that I dont need anymore! DI it
6. Using my new nail polish
7. trying glitter toes
8. I want to take a cake decorating class

8 Things I wish for

1. Health and Happiness
2. some Chilean babies
3. a house with a yard for Huntie buntie
4. a extra large diet coke..... darn it
5. a green thumb
6. some good news from one particular person
7. a creative mind
8. ability to help those less fortunate

What a drummer!

Here are the boys on one of the days that they were recording their new album

Mitch with some of his drum collection

State of the art recording studio

Mitchie doing what he does best.

Oliver, Brett, Daniel and Mitchell in the studio.
When we were dating I could not figure out why Mitch would hold my hand a tap out a rhythm but it all makes sense now. He eats, sleeps, drinks drumming. It is his life and passion. Hey maybe he will give me lessons sometime! Fat chance! haha
We are proud of you Mitchie and all you have accomplished!