Oh Happy Day!

My sister, the kids and I went to WinCo the other day to pick up a few things. Our WinCo is still fairly new here (it opened back in February). So we went in the evening. It's less crowded that way. While shopping around my daughter comes up to me with a bottle of Iced Java, the one I mentioned in an earlier post. She was beaming, "Look what Auntie Terri and I found!"

Yep, they had Nescafe's Ice Java! So we bought all they had on the shelf. Well, I think we left one bottle for someone else. Brought it home and surprised my husband. You should have seen his face when he looked in the bag. It was like opening up a wonderful Christmas present. I guess miracles do happen!

An Old Farmer's Advice

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~ Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
~ Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
~ A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
~ Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
~ Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
~ Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
~ Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
~ It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
~ You cannot unsay a cruel word.
~ Every path has a few puddles.
~ When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
~ The best sermons are lived, not preached.
~ Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
~ Don't judge folks by their relatives.
~ Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
~ Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
~ Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
~ If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
~ Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
~ The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
~ Always drink upstream from the herd.
~ Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
~ Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
~ If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Ode to Ice Java

Living in the Northwest mochas, lattes, frappacinoes, whatever you want to call them are very popular here. There are drive up espresso stands every mile or so on your way to work. They're scattered throughout the city. In the cold of winter you can get a hot steamy drink. In the heat of summer it's frosty granitas--something for anytime of the year. If you enjoy these drinks on a regular basis it can add up so we try to find alternatives and make them ourselves. A few years ago we came across this new product, Ice Java from Nescafe in the chocolate mocha flavor. It was the perfect forumla for a quick and inexpensive mocha flavored drink--hot or cold. Just add milk! But like all good things there comes a time when we must say good-bye. They've discontinued distribution for this item in the America due to lack of demand.