I'm baaaaack!

Wow, was that a fun 5 days! St Louis was hot, hot hot! 103 on Wed & Thurs, or something close to that. Wicked storms Wed night! Tornado in East St Louis. Saw a bunch of broken windows, downed trees near the Arch, and this big piece of metal (like 10'x10') wrapped around a pole in front of the Dome, where we were. But our facilities (& hotels) had power, so it ended up good for us. I'm so sorry for all those peeps in St Louis area who STILL had no power as of this morning.

Anyway, Conference was awesome! Had a great time, laughed a lot, cried a lot, shared info, ideas and gambled too. I got to walk on stage in recognition of PayDay, and earned an extra $1000! I didn't win any extra prizes, but a friend of mine did. She won another $1000 and the entire Holiday Product line!! Whooo Hoooo!

We went up in the Arch, in this little Mork type pod. It was a bit freaky. Then on top it was swaying quite a bit, since some big winds kicked up while we were up there. The pic is me at the top, 630 feet up. Oh, and cell phones don't work very well up there. go figure. As we were going back down, we heard some fireworks, and managed to catch the finale. Very cool.

PL's new Fall/Holiday catalog is now available, and I love it! There are 6 new scents and a bunch of dift holders! My favorite new scents are Brandied Apricot and Roasted Chestnuts.

Oh, and next May, we are going to Los Cabos Mexico for the incentive trip! I'm going to have to do some research, as I've never been to the west side of Mexico! But we will! Also, next year's conference is in Houston, at the end of July. Geez, can it get any hotter?

{Insert sales pitch} I am having a 25% off candle sale, from now until August 9. If you want me to send you the list and info, just send me a PM or email.

Ok, enough for now, gotta get to bed.

Meet me in St Louis

Just a few more hours until I get to go to St Louis! yeah! It is PL's National Convention. This year is very special for me. I am going as a Unit Leader (as of April 1, no foolin) and this year I get to go on stage for special recognition! I won't be alone, as there are probably a few hundred of us who earned a cool $1000!! But still, how totally cool it will be!

I had to go and buy a new outfit to wear. It is black long pants (yeah, black, and it 'll be 100+ degrees) and a tan with black piping sleeveless tunic. Looks quite professional, to match the dress code, but I think I look good in it, and the sleevelessness will help me not to get too hot.

I am hoping to do a winery tour, and of course visit the River boats. I hear they have casinos. Shh, don't tell DH.

Another great part will be when we find out where next year's trip will be. Remember Aruba? I earned that trip for free. DH & I have already decided we will earn both trips for free next year. So anyone need candles?

I love summer

It is hot here, for Wisconsin Standards, and is going to get hotter this weekend. Near 100 F with heat index nearing 110F. I say awesome. As long as I can sleep in air conditioning. Otherwise I get crabby, and my evil twin comes out for a visit.

I love how it stays light later, and most weekends you can see fireworks somewhere around. We just went to Sussex Lion's Daze tonight and saw some fireworks. They were ok. Finale was great. But it was mostly ground works, and those big Boom flash fireworks. Sadly, no 'waterfally' ones.

I also love how the kids are busy in summer, but I don't have to help with homework. Going to pick up DS from a week long camp. He went last year and had a blast. This year went horseback riding. I can't wait to hear how it went. I missed him, but we had some good bonding with DD.

The only thing I don't love about summer are the bugs. Mainly no see ems and mosquitos.

Oh, and on an unrelated note, I got a pedicure & manicure last night. New girl started at the salon I go for my haircuts. Relatively cheap too, but it took too long. I am impatient. Now I have pink nails. OPI Blushingham Palace.

Yesterday...

Yesterday I got 3 bouquets of flowers! Carnations, roses and a lovely basket from my sister! I also got some candy (M&Ms, licorce and more chocolate). My co workers know how to suck up. I also got a nice necklace. I got a bunch of emails, cards and a few phone calls too.

I went to a PL leader meeting in the evening, so we are going to go out for dinner tonight with the family. DH was really cool about the meeting, he said I could do what I wanted since it was my birthday.

This blog stuff is a Pita

Ok, so I thought in honor of Cyggie getting a blog, I would make a point to add something every week. Well, today I want to add some links to other blogs. I added them in my templates, and while I see them when I preview from within the template, when I publish and reload the blog, they are not there! ARGH!!!! I feel like Charlie Brown when Lucy pulls the dang football away!