Friday Fragments, Episode #112

Welcome to Friday Fragments, the easiest, most satisfying post to write--Just spill the randomness from your mind and link up! Like fall, the tree of my mind just drops it's leaves, full of color and a little cracked. Off we go! [Click the tab at the top of this page for more info about Friday Fragments.]

Kendall and I went shopping tonight for a Homecoming dress. Fifteen-to-twenty dresses later, we have a winner. It cost $130, and she paid for $80 of it with babysitting money. (Just thought I'd offer that info for the curious. By all accounts, that was a reasonable price for a dress not on sale, here in Northeast Wisconsin.) Stay tuned for pics.

This week, I had my first experience with a door-to-door steak salesman, and I'm still shaking my head. His pitch was, "I know this sounds weird, but we got a couple of steaks left, and the boss said to just get rid of 'em, so they're going for $2 each--Normally, they go for $15, so that's a great deal." Um....no, thanks.  No offense to you steak salesmen out there--I'm just not buying steak on a porch.

For what it's worth, I recorded an audio post this week-It's the Rethinking Wrinkles post, and I also plan to record my Gifts from My Father, Parting Gifts (kind of a Part II post) this weekend. This variety should keep me content as I await a promised Vlog from Yaya!!!  That's right--If you know her, you are elated to hear this news. If you don't, you'll thank me later, because that woman is delightful, and anyone who's read her blog misses her dearly. [She had to shut it down when the adoption of her son hit a snag, in part due to the blog.]

Followers-If you find yourself feeling down when looking at your count, remember this--It's not the numbers that are important. Who cares if you have a 100 friends if none of them really knows you? I say, count the number of relationships you've gained through blogging; those you know truly have an interest in you as a friend/human being. That's what blogging is really about. We get hung up on the stats sometimes, but in the balance of things-Ten years from now, nobody (including you) is going to care at all about how many "Followers" you had.

My favorite Friday Fragmenter last week was Caution, who wrote this little gem:  ~My youngest boys put a black light in their room this week, and I shared their disappointment when the dog's white chest failed to glow.  Almost makes me wish Kyle was a little stinker again! :)  Enjoy your award, Caution!

Speaking of Kyle, he got a job today! The coolest part of the experience (for me, as well as for Kyle) was when the guy looked over his application and said, "I don't need to interview you--You've got the job. That, right there, tells me all I need to know," and he pointed to the words "Eagle Scout." Soooo validating! [Incidentally, he will be detailing cars for a local car dealer. He is thrilled.]

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