Last two weeks at was miserably: Memorial Weekend was cool and rainy here in WI, but we still did our fair share of American BBQing! We hosted the Heisers on Saturday and were guests of the Campbells on Memorial Monday. We had to ask guests to bring a grill to do the cooking, though. When I start entertaining friends, I become painfully aware of my lack of " gear. "
Luckily our friends are flexible and are not needful of entertainment pretty dishes, coffee machines and grills! Still, not to worry, I have a few pretty baskets to put in my napkins!
Lately I have been getting phone calls from customers wanting miscellaneous Creative Memories items. I will usually meet these folks half way an exchange of money for goods. I feel like a drug dealer at times particularly when I get a call from a woman in the middle of a scrapbook page and she HAS to have more stickers or a fancy die cut! There is a slight urgent tone in her voice and I feel awkwardly eager to fulfill the need. I have also found it interesting that the parking lots of Toys r Us and Mc Donald's are the two most favored meeting places for delivering goods!
This is Erika's last week of First Grade! She has grown so much this year, not particularly in size but in maturity and a bit in height as well. Jessika is ready to fit into size 4T and Erika is still comfortable
5T clothing! It amazes me that Jessika is wearing the shoes Erika LAST summer!
Annoyance of the Week; Loosing one shoe is annoying enough, but last week I lost two different shoes of two pairs! Things in our home just disappear. Either we have one of the Twilight Zone entrees into another dimension OR Monika knows how to shove things into the trash can so that we do not see them when wetak are taking it out!
Word of the Week; " Duck " is Monika's newest word. We have couple of ducks that hang the apartment scrounging for food. There are also troops of raccoons that forage through the dumpsters. It will not be long until Moni is saying " Coon " too.
NEXT WEEK; Jim will be home alone while I am in CA from the 6th til the 29th. Free to send him a note, but if it is ME (Teri) you want then you to write me at "parris@smartlink.net"
Tah tah till July!
James Thomas and Teresa Parris Ford
701 - L Eagle Heights
Madison, WI 53705-1538
USA University of
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E - mail: jtford@students.wisc.edu
Phone 1989-1997
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