Summer.
Despite the fact that SoCal kinda ignored Spring altogether, the summer months are now upon us! The kidlets are out of school, and now we are faced with long, warm days ahead of us! I foresee evening bbqs, dinners outside on our patio, and perhaps even some Summer Lawnchair Theater evenings (those are always fun!). Tomorrow I'm signing Alison and Henry up for swimming lessons; I'm coordinating Alison's lessons with her good pal's lessons. . .so, you know, the mamas can chat and talk chismes (gossip).
Yes, always an alterior motive! That's okay, don't you think? Ha! Of course it is!
Our summer days will also be filled with dayhikes, library trips, crafting, bike riding, swimming . . .basically all the fun stuff that summer entails! Should be a fun one! My neighbor and I also plan to start rollerblading on the banks that run behind my house! Me! Rollerblades! Who woulda thunk?!
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The Paper Princess has been keeping me super busy, and I'm excited to announce that I have (finally) added my new cards. (Thanks Hope for your continual support and encouragement!)
I am also thrilled to announce our new SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM! Check it when you get the chance! :) I'd also like to offer two things:
• A 25% discount code: SUMMER -- that's for all y'all for being such great folks. Good til the end o' June. And. . .drumroll please. . .
• Another lil' raffle
Win one of the fabulous noteflat sets above FOR FREE!!! Simply tell me a joke (knock knocks are always a hoot!), a random bit about you, or an utterly useless bit of trivia! Anything goes, really! That's it! I'll randomly choose FIVE WINNERS -- on June 30th? Sound good?! Hope so!
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And be sure to wander on over to Jes' new site, JUNQUE REVIVAL -- she's having a fantabulous contest! Free entry and FABULOUS PRIZES. I'm headin' on over now!
**** And I'd also like to thank you for the sweet birthday wishes (and gifties!) for both me and sweet Kate! Photos to be posted shortly!
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Yay all the new goodies look so cool :) I just ordered a set of fabby cards! Hmmmm I can't think of any jokes right now but I can share some bizarre facts about myself:
1.) I like to drink milk w/ my pizza
2.) I have a sick love for rubber duckies
3.) I've never broken a bone or had stitches
Posted by: Lindsey (Yankee Girl Designs) | June 23, 2006 at 08:22 AM
Hmm. Let's see. Okay,
"What kind of teeth cost a dollar?"
BUCK TEETH!
Great work btw!
Posted by: Lisa | June 23, 2006 at 08:27 AM
Amazing! Your talent, your creations, you!
Random tidbit: I love to garden but would you believe that I've never touched a worm--too slimy, ick! Well, at least not knowingly or with my bare hands.
Posted by: claudia | June 23, 2006 at 09:41 PM
Knock Knock
Who's There?
Olive
Olive Who?
Olive you.
I love chocolate
I to sew late at night
My favorite flower is the tulip
Pink is my favorite color
Posted by: Lauren | June 24, 2006 at 09:04 PM
What is smarter than a talking horse?
A spelling bee.
Ha ha! :)
Posted by: CrystalT | June 25, 2006 at 07:50 AM
It's kind of lame....
Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Who.
Who who?
Is there an owl in here?
It's silly, I know.
Posted by: Elise | June 25, 2006 at 01:19 PM
well congrats on the busy life :D and how sweet of you to have a raffle!!!!
hmm, i am bad at jokes too so how about a tidbit?! i was watching an episode of x-files called jose chung's alien abduction... it was so FUNNY and it was 3am and i'm hysterically laughing... alone... but laughing... hahaha- yeah, that is cheesy...
ps. someone mentioned they like mayo on corn?! well i do too! here with all us latinos, we add parmesan cheese onthe top too! they have vendors who sell this on the streets on the southside of milwaukee...
Posted by: greenbeanbaby art | June 25, 2006 at 03:57 PM
Gorgeous notecards - and my addiction to stationery means that I have to enter your raffle even though I've only just found your blog!
Joke? The tomato family are out for a walk, Mummy Tomato is sick of nagging Baby Tomato to stay close by. After the 5oth nagging session, Daddy Tomato snaps, and, much to Mummy's horror, squashes Baby Tomato. He looks at Mummy and shrug's before announcing "Well - Ketchup!"!
A classic and one that still makes me laugh...although, not quite so heartily now that I'm a Mummy!
Posted by: Ellen | June 25, 2006 at 09:11 PM
Okay, here's a silly joke that I saw on the kid's menu at Pasta Pomodoro yesterday:
Q: How do you repair a broken tomato?
A: Tomato paste.
What can I say, our young friends dining with us laughed. :-)
Posted by: Tami | June 25, 2006 at 10:06 PM
Leslie, I love your new notecards. I totally suck at jokes so here's a random fact. My mom loved the group Frankie Valley & The Four Seasons. When I was born she decided that I'd be named after one her 2 favorite songs by them "Sheri or Dawn-Go Away". Well you know which one she picked.
Posted by: dawn | June 26, 2006 at 11:32 AM
here's TWO jokes for you (but you gotta tell them together):
how do you catch a unique rabbit?
you neek up on him!!
how do you catch a tame rabbit?
tame way!
best...jokes...ever!
Posted by: ren | June 26, 2006 at 02:53 PM
Here's my kids favorite joke:
knock knock
who's there?
pickle
pickle who?
pickle noo noo head
HAAAAAAAAAAA!!! the hilarity of 6 and 4 year old jokers....we do knock knock jokes for like an hour straight, and not a single one is funny:)
except to us:)
Posted by: joy | June 26, 2006 at 03:01 PM
What do pirates eat on pizza?
Arrrrrrtichokes!
(Well, you never said it had to be a good joke.)
Posted by: tammy | June 26, 2006 at 07:59 PM
A neutron walks into a bar and asks for a drink. He asks the bartender "how much?" and the bartender replies "for you, no charge".
Posted by: yvett | June 26, 2006 at 09:18 PM
I've held off entering this contest because I was already lucky enough to win another one of your raffles, but those cards! I can't resist!
Posted by: Eve | June 27, 2006 at 02:47 PM
Oh, darn, I'm terrible at jokes! This post reminded me of the only other time I have ever won a raffle, which I will make my random tidbit! In High School, I won a turkey during the raffle at our annual Thanksgiving Trot. It sure would be nice to add a set of super cool notecards to my list of winnings!
Posted by: Melissa | June 27, 2006 at 10:39 PM
I'm new to your site but I found it very interesting. I'll be coming back. Then I saw this contest bit so I'm gonna give it a shot. Your cards are simply irresistible!
I'd write a joke but you might end up frowning instead of laughing so I'll save that up for later.
Random bit about me: I shaved my head three times because of curiosity, felt like it and I was mad at my parents. (All in particular order.) I was a teenager that time. :X
Posted by: Gracey | June 28, 2006 at 03:39 AM