Provo to Plano

Dear readers,

I'm back in Texas! After a last-minute flight booking, a stressful night and morning last Friday and Saturday, and a few hours waiting on planes and at gates, I came home two days earlier than expected and surprised the fam (thank you Mr. Lane!) It was nice to have a few days to chill before going back to Frito on Thursday. I don't think I could have gotten through those boring two days without all the mail I read. I got more than my share of gross product samples, but also more than my share of funny kid mail. If you're looking for a good sample of children's letters, read on.

Love,
Blogger Sum

The first three were obviously from the same school and the same assignment. I had fun comparing. I wonder what grade they're in.

Dear Frito Lay,
A few days ago we did a taste test of cheese curls in my class. I liked yours the best. The first reason. I chose FritoLay was because the taste and smell. The cheese smell like real cheese and they tasted "Mm!mm!" It did taste good!!! Another reason I chose FritoLay is because is melted faster than the oters. The 3rd reason I chose Frito Lay is because it was as big as my thumb. I really liked the taste. Thank you for making cheese curls.
Sincerely,
Sandy

Dear Sir
A few day ago we took a taste test. We tasted a cheese curls to see if we liked it we wrote on paper. The first reason I chose your brand is because the appeal of your bag. It is so colorful. Another reason is because the tiger on the front of the bag it looks so funny. also I liked the taste because it was chseey, it melted in my mouth When I go shopping I will always buy your cheese curls because they were better then the others Thank you for making cheese curls.
Sincerely,
Jaylen

Dear Sir
last week we did a cheese curls test to find out which was our favorite. I chose your brand. One reason I chose your brand was because of the taste and smell. It tasted like popcorn and it smelled like ceddar cheese. The bag appealed to me because the colors were bright and has less calories. I liked your price it was 25 cents per ounce. When I and my mom go shopping, I'm going to buy your brand. I liked your brand.
Sincerely,
Jorge

No, thank you for liking "cheese curls," Sandy, Jaylen, and Jorge!

To Whom it may concern:
I'm in 3rd grade at the Windermere Boulevard Elementary School in Amherst, N.Y. I am writing to you to tell you how much I love Lays. I like the flavor of them and especially salt & vinegar. I was wondering will you be coming out with a new flavor or kind of chip? I was hoping that you could write back to me with answer, to my question, and possibly a free sample. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Antonio

Lucky Antonio got a very individualized response because the phones were slooow and I was in no hurry. I had fun with it. The next one is my first complaint from a child--we don't get many of those. It cracks me up that she actually wrote in about it and signed herself "a shopper."

To whom may consern,
I am wrighting to complain about your chips. When I opened it there were only ten chips and most of them are crushed. I wish you could put more chips in the bag. Be careful with you chips so they will not be crushed. Thank you for your help.
A shopper,
Kelsey

This one wins the awards for most creative name and weirdest, most eclectic questions.

Dear Flay,
Why did you want to invent Tostidos? They taste sososo good. Why did you name them Tostidos? How do you make your product? How old is everybody? What else do you make? You guys women are the best!!! Do you have kids? How old are they!!!!! Have a Happy Holidays and a Happy New year!! Hope to hear from you soon.
Love,
Kysawn

I don't know what to say about this one...it gets the Goofball Award?

Dear Sir or Maddam,
I'm an eighth-grader at Alma Middle School. I would like to compliment you on all your products. In my Spanish class we had to pick names. I couldn't think of a name, so everybody for some reason that I still don't know, picked the name Dorito for me. That is what I have been called ever since. Plus I really like Doritos! They sure are tasty! Thank you for your time. I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Derek

The handwriting in the next sample and the fact that its sender threw away her possibly expired salsa because she couldn't read the date lead me to believe it's from an elderly woman. I know those things are hard to read, but this course of action seems a little extreme. I would also question her spelling and word choice, and her decision to scrawl this on an index card and not include any jar information.

Today I wanted to use All Natural Tostitos Chunky Salsa. Neither I or my husband could make out the crazy dot letters and numbers telling the experation date. We could not decipher the code even using a magnifying glass. So in exacerbation I just dumped it down the garbage disposal.

Ummm...sorry? Have a coupon. The next one looked like this...

I FOUND WHAT LOOKED TO STRANGE TO EAT IN THIS BAG OF CHIPS. I DON'T WANT TO EVEN SAY WHAT FEW THINGS IT LOOKS LIKE. I WANTED TO SEND THIS BAG IN, SO IT COULD BE EXAMINED.

Good! I don't want you to say either. (It didn't look that gross. People are so dramatic.)

And now a few phone call tidbits...

This summer it seemed like I'd get a comment or joke about my name every day. I figured it might stop this week since it's not summer anymore. I was wrong. In fact, that's just what the first guy said when I said my name:

Summer? It's not summer anymore, is it? Hahahaha...

And another one said, after the standard greeting, "Summer? Is your real name [insert long Indian name here]?"

Do I sound Indian to you? Who cares if you can understand me?

Here's the best annoying comment from a child (probably in Detroit): If I left a bag of chips in the rain and they got soggy, would that be my fault or your fault? Thanks for calling Frito-Lay. Click.

Catchup

Okay, I know I've been a slacker in the blogging department this semester--mostly because I've been a slacker in the picture-taking department this semester--but here are some highlights that you guys missed out on.
The weekend before Halloween my friend Stephy and I went to BYU-I to visit her sister Maria. We had fun dressing up as '80s aerobic instructors.

I've enjoyed keeping up with some missionary blogs, including that of this guy (don't you love the flag and hat?)



who is here (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)


and this guy (my FHE dad from last year)


who is here (NYC)

Date #4

My stake did this blind date night thing where you could email them and they'd set you up with someone. Great, right? And one of our options was the Percussion Ensemble/Steel Band concert that Kristin was in. Double prizes because I'd be going to the concert to see her anyway, right? Well, it was fun because half my ward was there, but let's just say my date seemed a little clueless...and like he didn't even want to go in the first place. He was nice and everything, but it's a good thing Kristin gave me her two extra tickets because he didn't get any from the stake when they handed them out. (If you think he looks creepy, so did I when I saw that picture. In his defense, he was clean shaven that night. Thank goodness.)

Date #3

I guess technically it was a date, but it involved the following:

-trying to convince my roommates that between work on Friday night, ballet on Saturday night, cleaning checks, homework, a get-to-know-you breakfast at my study abroad director's house (yummy crepes!--not buckwheat) and all the trip prep stuff I had to do before I left, it wasn't worth trying to win the date contest

-my roommate Hope (not the crazy one, Tommy...okay she is crazy but in a different way :)...) convincing me that I HAD to win, that I COULD squeeze in a date, and that with the billions of boys she knows, she WOULD arrange it for me

-Hope contacting her ex-boyfriend via Google chat (that will forevermore make me think of you, Forrey), telling him about the contest, and asking him if she could give my number to one of his roommates

-said roommate, Tyler, calling me and asking if I wanted to do something (...well duh) and then a harder question, WHAT I wanted to do

-date coming to "pick me up" and walk me to the Malt Shoppe, a popular and conveniently-located local ice cream hangout (just across the parking lot, although we had to hop a fence)

-us getting to know each other between large bites of jumbleberry pie and pumpkin Oreo shakes, and thankfully, no long painful silences

-me paying for mine, since I really asked him...I guess that does violate Elder Oaks' definition of a date, though

-me learning a surprising lot about Tyler in the hour we spent together, such as he's the youngest of 9, from Montana, at his house they have more animals than I could handle, he's brave enough to do engineering, he's a violinist and music minor, and he is lucky enough to have a married sister in Orem that he babysits for

I glanced through his Facebook photos and there were no good ones of just him. Can you believe it? This was the best I could do in an effort to keep a semblance of following the picture rule. And it's a year old. You may recall that all three of my dates this semester have been blind...not the best circumstances for picture taking. Just pretend the girl is me. :)

The drought is over!

It's what you've all been waiting for! I know I'm a slacker and haven't posted in over a month. Don't worry, I'm still alive. I've actually had some very bloggable material since the last post but I've been enjoying everyone else's blogs so much that I feel like I can't compete with pictures of adorable children or exciting adventures in Germany. Okay so the truth is I just keep putting it off. :) I figured I'd better catch up at least a little before Thanksgiving when I'll have a lot more bloggable material. You can thank my roommate Natalie for encouraging me to have a blogging party with her. So without further ado, here are some of the things you've been missing out on:

exciting exciting classes: Doctrine & Covenants (first half), teachings of the living prophets, French 321, ASL 101, beginning ballet, music civilization 201, and my study abroad prep class

lots of exciting missionary letters, but not as many as I would like, because 3 of my correspondants are in Brazil and their mail takes about a month through the Pouch service

lots of other exciting stuff in the mail, like a Michael Buble CD from Forrey & Abbie and a 5lb box of Pirate's Booty from Mr. Lane

meeting up with two guy friends from last year before they reported to the MTC

the annual India fest at the Hare Krishna temple in Spanish Fork...there were lots of llamas!

very welcome weekly temple trips with my temple buddies Candice, Stephy, Jacqueline, and their roommate Courtney, after a long temple drought this summer

the same old same old at the MOA except for a couple funny things: an unexpected early-morning flower delivery for one of the custodians, and watching others of the said custodians try to clean a duck print off the glass at the main entrance. That's right, a duck print.

a yummy dinner at the Erdmanns'

my first time experiencing the horror/hilarity that is Labyrinth, a 1986 Jim Henson movie with an altogether scary-looking David Bowie wearing altogether too tight pants

going to UVRMC twice on Sunday evenings with some wardies to sing hymns to the patients...this kind of replaced tunnel singing for me, which is what I did last year on Sunday nights

awesome BYU devotionals/forums, with distinguished speakers such as Pres. Hinckley, Elder Perry, John Roberts, an astronaut (I don't remember his name...hopefully he won't read this), and author (and New Englander!) Nathaniel Philbrick talking about the Pilgrims (Pres. Monson is coming this week!)

*cough* interesting forum with Harry Reid

two dates (both of which were semi-set up) involving a fun soccer game and lots of Vietnamese food...but I already posted about both of them. Sad.

painting our window for the Canyon Terrace Halloween decorating contest

two sessions of conference in the conference center!

the best dollar movie night EVER--Hairspray, complete with smuggled popcorn, M&Ms, and 3 half-gallons of ice cream

having Dad come visit and come to the b's freezing cold and wet football game with us!

going to BYU-I to visit my friend Maria and dressing up as '80s aerobics instructors for a Halloween dance, with a little help from DI

awesome CES fireside broadcast with Elder and Sister Oaks (he is my new hero...the first half of his address he devoted to quoting from and reemphasizing his well-known fireside address from May 2005 about dating vs. hanging out. Hope and Kristin and I listened to it together and decided we should post a sign on our door: "Will open for individual dates." Some girls who live above us did that.)

spending Halloween night with my pals Jacqueline, Courtney, and Stephy making sugar cookies, singing and dancing to Disney music in French, laughing at ridiculously high decibel levels, failing in our attempt to get into a Halloween party, and enjoying a taste of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (it was totally worth only getting 4 hours of sleep that night)

awesome stake conference and awesome stake firesides with Edward Kimball, son of Spencer W., and President Merrill J. Bateman, new president of the Provo Temple

way fun football games (with very different weather). BYU has now won 11 home games in a row.

multiple viewings of Monk, courtesy of Mr. Lane who sent me DVDs of this summer's episodes

a fun FHE which involved getting lost and taking an hour to drive to Spanish Fork, after which we arrived at the home of a bishopric member and had a lesson, activity, and yummy food

a $10 TV from Craig's List!
painting our window with hand turkeys for Thanksgiving

lots of culturally enriching experiences, like...
-the choir showcase featuring the Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, and BYU Singers
-the jazz showcase featuring Synthesis, BYU Jazz Voices, and Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band
-my first experience with both the wonderful and the weird in World of Dance
-a concert featuring BYU Concert Choir, BYU Singers, and Philharmonic Orchestra
-a lecture from a French cultural attache about immigration in France (not a lot of which I understood)

lots of intense meals from my roomies, especially Hope who likes to be adventurous and make stuff like falafel (I just figured out how to add links...can you tell I'm having fun with it?)

Viva la France!

For your reading pleasure, here is a thrilling excerpt from an email I received today.

Dear Summer White:

Congratulations on your acceptance to BYU's Winter 2008 Paris SA program.

Participation in an international experience can be life-changing and I encourage you to do all you can to prepare for this experience by studying the basic geography, cultural customs, and the history of the places you will visit. You will be required to attend a preparation class which will further orient you for your in-country experience. We have found that the better prepared students are for these experiences, the more they get out of them.

We are happy that you have chosen such an excellent complement to your education at BYU. Previous students have unanimously referred to their international study as one of the most significant experiences of their entire college career. We welcome you to the growing number of BYU students who believe "The world is our campus."

I'm so excited!!!

Date #2

Last night I had dinner with Long, Kaci's friend from BU who is now a grad student at BYU. We ate at Costa Vida, which is quality Utah Mexican food and conveniently close to my place...but I was coming from campus because, long story short, I waited for 3 hours to give blood and couldn't wait any longer. And I am scheduled to work 4-9 on Friday nights, so I got someone to cover 4-7 but no one for 7-9. So we ate early and then he walked me to the MOA, where I found out for some reason they weren't planning on me coming in and had rearranged the schedule accordingly. So I went home and then to the dollar movies with Kristin because our other two roomies were at Homecoming Spectacular. So in a nutshell, yesterday didn't go as planned. But the date was good. Long was really nice. This is a random picture of him from Facebook.

President Hinckley!

That's right, he came to BYU on Tuesday! Last year he came on Halloween and it was awesome except I was sitting in the back because I came right from class, and consequently I was sitting with people I didn't know. This time was even better because miraculously, my three roommates and my roommate's boyfriend and I all got to sit together even though we didn't plan it. I worked early and when I came out of the museum at 9:15, the line to get into the Marriott Center was already to the end of the building and getting longer by the second. (And devotionals, or devos as we like to call them, start at 11:05.) I don't know how far it is between the buildings, but it must have been a pretty long line. So I decided to skip my 9:30 class (don't worry, this is not habitual) and get in line. Natalie's class got canceled (lucky), so she joined me soon after I got there and helped me save seats.

This was about an hour before it started.


The men half of the choir, who sang a pretty English song called "To Be A Pilgrim" in honor of Pres. H.'s missionary service in England.
Waiting for Pres. H. Susan Tanner, YW General Pres., was there with her husband who's an academic VP. Elder and Sis. Hales were there, and our friends the Kerrs. :)
When he walked in and sat down and people started taking pictures like crazy, he covered his face. He is so cute!
Pretty packed! They estimated there were over 22,000 people there.

Highlights: He started off congratulating us on earning the #1 spot in the Princeton Review's "Stone Cold Sober" ranking for the 10th year in a row. That was cute. The business school was also #1. He talked about the 13th Article of Faith, the difference between being honest and true, and chaste and virtuous. He told us to be grateful that we can attend BYU (which I am) and mentioned Karl G. Maeser and how he taught Pres. H.'s father back in the day. (Dr. Maeser was the second president of BY Academy and is the founder being honored this week for Homecoming. Without his support, BYA probably wouldn't have made it.) He emphasized honesty and that there are no shortcuts to the top (which, coincidentally, is the name of a book he recently read about an amazing mountain climber). He said the key to greatness is hard work, and talent has little to do with it. He ended early and it seemed way too short, which was disappointing, but it was awesome to be in the same room as the prophet! What made it even cooler is that I'm taking teachings of the living prophets for a religion elective and guess who we've been talking about? I'm loving him more and more!

Date #1

So Robby challenged me to a dating contest...whoever goes on more dates between now and Thanksgiving will buy dinner for the other person when I'm in Arizona. Ground rules:

1. I have to post a picture of my date on my blog.
2. "Hanging out" doesn't count. Thank you, Elder Oaks.
3. For Robby and Sharon's dates to be valid, no kids.

So it looks like I'm winning! Last night I went on a group date with my friends Candice and Stephy and three guys from their ward. We had dinner and then went to a women's soccer game. (Which we won!) My date, Marcus, just happens to be a big fan of Boston, the Red Sox, and Fenway Park. I thought you'd appreciate that, Kaci. :)

Game 1: BYU vs Arizona

Rise and shout, the Cougars are out! Natalie and I met Candice and Stephy and some of the other 41 people we got all-sports passes with and walked to the stadium together. As expected, we coded sorry b's! I was a little disappointed that it wasn't a shutout. (Arizona scored with 53 seconds left, for a final score of 20-7.) But it was fun, except the part when Candice and I very nearly passed out and consequently missed most of halftime. My roommate Kristin is on the cymbal line and had lots of fun, although she also almost passed out after their long march-in. (She commented, though, that they took care of her and were nice about letting her sit out pre-game, which wouldn't happen at LHS. DC and the DC jrs, aka section leaders, would act like it was the end of the world if someone needed to sit out.) It was b's hot. It wasn't too bad later in the game when it was a little cooler and we were actually hydrated, but we were out there for four hours. At halftime Ty Detmer and Gifford Nielsen's jerseys were retired and they spoke and LaVell and Pres. Packer were there. Kristin was on the field pretty close to them, so she thought that was way cool.

Oooooh. Crooked lines.

If you look closely you can see that they're spelling out "COUGARS" upside down. This would have been a better picture if it was more centered, I know. We were on the 10 yard line but not too far up.

Road Trip!

Last Thursday (was it only 8 days ago? It feels like months) Stephy and I drove to Utah! We caravaned with two other people but I was in her car the whole time.

Cranking up the tunes somewhere in Wyoming!

It was interesting trying to get a picture of both of us while she was driving...and not look directly into the sun.

And there was a beautiful rainbow! Driving through Provo Canyon was a little scary because it was stormy and very dark, but we made it! It was wonderful to see my roommates again, especially Natalie who I hadn't seen all summer.

Denver Zoo

Last Tuesday when I was visiting my friend Stephy in LOUISVILLE, Colorado (that's right, like our Lewisville), our amiga Candice met us at the zoo, where we had a lot of fun and fit right in. :) First, here's an animal quiz for Molly. Can you name them all?





This was funny. It was an indoor exhibit, and one of the zoo people came through the door to give the animals water or something. But while she was trying to corral another one, this one got on top of the door and it took her several minutes to get him down. When the door opened wider we saw a sign on the inside: "CAUTION. MALE LIKES TO SIT ON DOOR."



We all did individual monkey-face shots too but I chose the more flattering pictures. :)

I was trying to look scary but then started smiling so...it's goofy.

Petting the nice gorilla statue.

All of us! It was so great to see them again.

Goofy Burpems

I miss Eli! This post makes me happy, though. It's from the last time Logan and I babysat him, August 25. He was tired, but happy. Good combination. It makes for loopiness and snuggliness. :)

Goodbye, summer!

Heehee I'm so punny. :) I flew to Colorado on Monday to chill with my friend Stephanie (who lives in Louisville--isn't that precious?) and we're driving to Provo today! I miss you all already but can't wait to get back and see my roommies. And to go to football games with the 41 people that picked up their all sport passes with me. :)

Frito-Lay Week 14

I'm done with Frito, at least until Christmas break. Hope you enjoy the last post in a long time!

Best names
Women
Sonji
Teneisha
Ceira (hard C sound)
Artiemisha
Dowla
Debi
Lacasha
Shantia

Men
Jeremie
Mersaydez (that was a little boy...I think)

Last names
Speletich
Guggenberger

Best cities
Lewisville, TX 75067! It's great when I know the zip before they say it.
Carrollton, TX (close 2nd)
St Hedwig, TX (If you're a Harry Potter fan you know that Hedwig is his pet owl. Apparently he was a saint too.)
Fremont and Bennington, NE (Just for Dad...they're a hop, skip and a jump away from Blair.)
Summerland Key, FL (That one's obvious)
Happy Valley, PA (That should be in Utah)
Normal, IL
Nevada, TX
Wyoming, PA
Poland, OH
Bolivia, NC
I only got two calls from Utah this week, and they were both from Orem and both today. Weird.

Weirdest foreign matter
rag
pebble (in sunflower seeds that would not be weird, but this one was embedded in a chip...maybe it's not really a pebble)
lots and lots of hair. Other than that, this week has been good in terms of foreign matter.

Funniest reason to call
To see if your child has been calling and "scamming." One mother did. She said they've been getting letters and coupons from several different companies. I guess her kids are doing the rounds.

Dumbest complaint
Cracker Jack boxes are too hard to open. "Have you ever opened one? Try it. You'll be amazed how hard it is." Good grief. If you don't like the boxes, buy the bags.

Most precise way of stating the exact reason for calling
"I didn't need to call you, but I'm calling you." Huh?

Best jokes
These are from an interesting lady who kept me on the phone for at least 15 minutes. She just rattled off joke after joke. Most of them are inappropriate. These were my favorites:

What did Baby Corn say to Mommy Corn?
Where's Pop Corn?

What was Mark Twain's friend's name?
Choo Choo Twain.

Dirtiest use of a non-dirty word
"I don't want to sound offensive, but they almost tasted like…knockoff Doritos."

Best misnomer
The man who called a "gecko" a "geico" like the insurance company.

Firsts
I got my first complaint about a commercial (boy, was she fired up!) and my first compliment about Cracker Jack. No one calls to compliment Cracker Jack. Those are some of my least favorite calls, and I can usually tell when they're coming. Most of them are old people who tell me how old they are and how long they've been eating Cracker Jack, and they go on and on about how they took the peanuts out and they took the great prizes out and it's not what it used to be.

Biggest Fattest New England accent
The guy I just talked to from Manchestah, New Hampshah. Wow. Kaci, I thought of you.

People who really like being on hold
When I answered the phone this woman didn't say, "Hi! How are you?" or "These chips are stale." She said, "Oh, I love that song!" (Her tone of voice said, "Why did you pick up the phone so fast?" like I should be sorry.) "My 4-yr-old granddaughter knows the words. She sings along, something about carving my name into the seat, smashing headlights, slashing tires, and she has a Louisville Slugger..." She went on and on, which I thought was very disturbing because it's a very bitter Kelly Clarkson song about getting revenge on a boy that no little girl should know. But this woman seemed to think it was funny.

I was trying to get this kid off the phone who was just calling to get coupons and ask dumb questions because she was bored. (I noticed she's called at least once a year since 2003.) Finally she asked me something I had to look up, and I could have done it in 5 seconds, but she said, "Can you put me back on the phone?" which means "Can you put me on hold?" So I did. I'll put her on hold whenever she wants.

Captain Obvious of the week
After I asked him for the guaranteed fresh date and he said he didn't see it, I asked him again (politely, of course) and told him exactly where to look. He said, "There's no date on here except Sept 25."

Weirdest weirdies
All of these women hung up on me...this was the entire conversation.
1. "Why are the chips brown? Is this a good date?" She gave me an October date and I assured her that it was from this year. Then she said, "Can you check the date on the computer?" and hung up. This might have been a prank...I'm not sure that flat, extremely nasal voice was real. If it was, that's scary.

2. "Do you sell the corn chips from your place?" Once I figured out she was referring to here at hq as opposed to somewhere else like my house, I said no, and is there a particular flavor that she's looking for? She said, "Um...the flavor's not on here." Then she hung up.

3. Unlike the other two who sounded drowsy or maybe drugged, this lady started off ranting. "Why do you only fill the bags halfway? Why not just make the bag smaller? I should pay the same price for a bag half the size." I tried to interrupt and explain that we can't fill the bags to the top, but she just hung up on me.

Longest, weirdest and funniest coupon request
This lady had a strong accent, south Asian I think. She told me how much she loves Rold Gold pretzels and then asked for coupons, and when I said yes she said, "Oh bless you! I'm so excited I love the pretzels!" Then she asked if I could send some to her boyfriend, who apparently is Rold Gold's biggest fan. So she gave me his address, then launched into an effusive monologue about his devotion to pretzels that went something like this. "I call him Mr. Pretzel. I say to him, 'Mark, what is your favorite food?' And he say, 'Pretzel!' He is 52 years old and takes a bag of pretzels every day for lunch in his briefcase. And every day I say to him, 'Mark, what did you eat today?' And he say, 'What else? Pretzel!' And I say to him, 'Your name is not Mark. It's Mr. Pretzel.'"

Top nine callers
The numbers are weird this week.
1. CA 22
2. TX 17
3. NY 16
4. IL 12
5. OH 11
6. FL, CT 9
7. PA, TN 7
8. MI, MN 6
9. IN, NC, MD 5

Weirdest letter
There was a bag and a note that said, "Please forward my winner to the above address. Thank you." Apparently he thought he won something.

Longest sentence in a letter
Please find enclosed a bar code and a bag from a 24 pack of assorted chips. There were 2 bags of Doritos that a tear in the bag which made the Doritos stale so we ended up with 22 bags of chips instead of the 24 I wouldn't of minded it so much but my grandchildren were here on vacation and they took these goodies to the beach each day with a drink when they went to eat there chips they spit them out as they were stale so 2 kids out of 4 ended up with no goodies this day. Were they ever upset which ended up making grandma up set with Frito-Lay.

Most repetitive and ding-dong letter
Let me tell you, there is no way these pretzels were fresh, and I can't imagine what they would taste like in October. They are STALE-STALE-STALE. Quite a disappointment! Does Walgreens get inferior packages? Very disappointed. By the way, why can't you be contacted on the net? All companies have a website.

I hate driving complaints...at least she didn't call and cuss someone out.
While driving to work today at approximately 7:45 am one of your drivers was driving very wreck less, cutting in and out of traffic at speeds, which far exceeded the speed limit on Highway US 1 in Cocoa, Florida. Highway US 1 in heavily traveled during this time as drivers are commuting to Kennedy Space Center. The driver went north pass the 528 on ramp. I would appreciate it if you would consider the seriousness of this complaint and let your personnel know human lives are far more important than delivery of snacks. Thanks so much.

Best demonstration of where not to put the apostrophe
Dear: Frito Lay I received your letter on 8-17-07 and thank you 4 the 2 coupon's, I always will be you'r big fan of Doritos chip's and good luck with all the comments from the consumer Just keep it up, and I hope we keep in touch. You'r consumer: Mr. Molina

Tag

I'm it! Thanks, Abbie. :)

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. Starting 4th grade with Miss Spellman.
2. Playing with Danielle, Lauren, Megan, and Hailey.
3. Playing with adorable 3-year-old Logan.
4. Launching into a new repertoire of books, including Little Women, Jane Austen novels, and The Work and the Glory series.
5. Looking forward to Robby and Sharon's wedding.

5 things on my to-do list today:
1. Call people.
2. Write to people.
3. Watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
4. Make a packing list.
5. Chill.

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. fresh fruit, especially peaches, berries, cherries, and watermelon
2. fresh veggies, especially carrots, celery, cukes, and bell peppers
3. ice cream
4. cookies
5. kettle corn!

5 songs I know the lyrics to:
1. Almost like being in love
2. If you chance to meet a frown
3. Take me home, country roads
4. Rhode Island is famous for you (Mandy Patinkin)
5. numerous camp songs

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. donate to humanitarian organizations
2. travel, travel, travel
3. have fun decorating a beautiful house
4. shop for a new wardrobe
5. buy a sweet ride...Pixie the Pony

5 bad habits:
1. sleeping in on the weekend
2. eating too much Blue Bell
3. being too slow getting ready in the morning
4. not keeping in touch with people as much as I should
5. not staying organized after I get organized and vow to stay organized

5 things I'd never wear again:
1. leggings, especially the kind with a strap that goes under your foot
2. overalls (unless my Farmer Pride prompts me to buy a new pair)
3. platform sandals
4. cheerleading uniform
5. mushroom haircut

5 favorite toys:
1. my banjo, Jebediah
2. my flute, Susie
3. my laptop, Gloria
4. my camera and Nero Photosnap, or whatever it's called
5. my iPod and iTunes

People Tagged:
1. Natalie B.
2. Kristin W.
3. Mom
4. Logan

Logan's birthday

Look out everyone, Logan's a teenager! We had a fun family get-together on Thursday to celebrate the big day.

Mom's lovely setup in the dining room.




Eli loved the balloons.








Forrest tried to tie the balloons on Eli...



Wendy's yummy white cake with cream cheese frosting. Molly helped Logan put the candles in.



About 6 matches later, we finally got them all lit.







Forrest and Eli being goofy.







Presents!








I know this one would have been cuter without the mismatched eyes. I blame the red-eye corrector in my photo editor.


Closeup!

Logan was messing around with the camera and took this one. I think it looks cool, especially with the cute deer-in-headlights look on his face.

Molly got all lovey on Will and then asked to hold him. He was very patient with her even though her head support was lacking.

I don't know what she was doing. She got really loopy.



Okay, I took a lot of pictures of Will hoping to get a really good smile because he was being really cute. I got some good ones, though.