Some Trivia and Gift Suggestions

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Father's Day is this Sunday. Are you

READY???

As we know--Father's Day is the third

Sunday in June. The US and many

other countries celebrate in June, some

at other times.

This is a day that we celebrate Fathers,

fatherhood, paternal bonds and the

influences of Fathers in society. We

can also recognize those men that

aren't biologically connected to

us BUT play important roles in our

lives.

After many attempts by others, the first

Presidential proclamation for Father's

Day was made by--President Lyndon B.

Johnson in 1966. This proclamation

designated the third Sunday in June as

FATHER'S DAY! Six years later, the day

became a national holiday when President

Nixon signed it into law. Whew!

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For those of you still looking for that "perfect"

gift here are some ideas for you:

1--For the business man:

Gingham Handkerchiefs

$8 each--thetiebar.com

2--For the guy who loves sports:

Team cufflinks--College or Pro

$60 a pair--nordstrom.com

3--For the griller dude:

Fajita Rub

$10.50--williams-sonoma.com

4--For the entertainer:

Beer and Pretzel Carmels--

Carmels infused with chocolate

stout and sprinkled with pretzel

chunks. Ken would be in heaven:)

$16 for 10--truffletruffle.com

5--Check out redenvelope.com for

other unique Father's Day gifts.

Good Luck!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Saturday Sightings

On Saturday, we went with Ken's dad and some friends to a small town Rantoul, Kansas--population slightly under 200 people for dinner. One of the gals that went with us has family in the area and they knew about the place we went. Next door to the Fire Dept. was a cozy restaurant called "The Soft Rock Cafe." The porch had cute planters made from repurposed items, potted plants on little chairs and other cute stuff sittng around the porch. The cafe is a well known place by the locals for a great buffet dinner! They were serving a catfish/ boiled shrimp and fried chicken buffet. There was fried potatoes, green beans, cabbage, baked beans, cream gravy and two types of bread. Then.....you could move on to the salad bar part of the buffet! There was tossed salad with fixings, COLE SLAW according to Ken, chocolate and vanilla pudding. THEN...there was dessert! Chocolate cake, chocolate cherry cake AND brownies to choose from. Oh, Yea was it good!!!!! Down the road from the cafe was this "junkyard " for old airplanes, I tried to get a pic of the name but it came out blurry. Bummer!!! Anyway--on both sides of the road were these planes just sitting there. According to Ken's Dad, they take all the good parts from the old planes and use them on planes that are still in service. In the pic above, off the the left in the valley you could see alot of parts and pieces of planes.

It was fun seeing all of the planes

just sitting in the farm fields hanging

out. A good way to use an old plane!

One never knows what is down the

road.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Summer Ideas

I found this idea in the latest

"Better Homes and Gardens"

Magazine.

It is called a "Sand Pail List"

These are the things you'd

like to do this summer.

They broke their list down

in categories but I think I'll

just list my ideas.

1--Go to a concert or play.

If you can find one's that

are free or low cost--all

the better.

2--Do you have a public

garden in your area? If

so, take a day to wander

through it.

3--Check out your local

museums for free or low

exhibits/programs.

4--Learn something--

the library is full of

ideas or look it up on

the internet. While at

the library find some

books you'd like to read

too. Sign the kids up for

their Summer Reading

program.

5--Play in the backyard--

THE WHOLE FAMILY!

There is Bocce ball, Bad-

minton, Frisbee, Croquet,

Pitch and catch etc. etc.

6--Have a water day--

sprinklers, water guns,

slip n' slide or baby pools.

Don't forget the bubbles

too!

7--Ride your bikes together

or go for walks in the neigh-

borhood.

8--Grow something and

then make something from

it.

9--Watch a sunrise or sunset.

10--DO NOTHING--Take a day

and relax!

Whatever you do this summer

HAVE FUN!!!!

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Reader Warning---

If you buy Banana Boat Sunscreen

Products--BEWARE of the one's

that are Aerosol based.

A man in Massachusetts--Brian

Sigworth sprayed some on and

then went to turn something over

on his grill and HE caught on fire!

The can says not to USE by open

flames but nothing about using it

and then turning food over on

your grill! Major burns on this

guy! He is recovering pretty

well. Banana Boat is looking

into this issue---JUST A HEADS

UP for everyone! Who would

of thought this??

~Keep on Dreaming~

Neighborhood Sales

Two of the neighborhoods near ours had garage sales today! Off I went---I hit three or four sales but wasn't seeing anything I really wanted UNTIL I stopped at the sale where I purchased that cute little clock above. I got it for $5.00 AND it works! Don't YOU think it's cute? I'm not sure if this IS the place the clock will live, but for now it is resting quietly. I also pick up this heap-big (new word) basket $4.00 and two pillow forms $1.00. I was glad I was holding the basket when another customer came up or I might have lost it to her! Lesson to be learned--ALWAYS pick up what you might buy you can always put it back. Several sales later and nothing to show, I found this. I have always wanted one and it was only $3.00. It is seven in one pieces and I don't think it had been used because it was all still neatly wrapped up. I went ahead and washed everything to be on the safe side. So that's it! Just a bit today. Most of the sales were to high priced for my blood or NO PRICES at all and I hate asking "how much?" It is just easier when an item has a price on it. :) I'll show you later in a new series called "Before and After" what I do with the basket and the pillow forms. ~~Happy June! ~Keep on Dreaming~