We had a fantastic time fishing and going on our friends boat. The leaves are just starting to turn. We had to deal with a horrible wind and rain storm on Saturday night. The boys sleep right through it. Here is some pictures. Click on link below.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Contribute 2009 : Big Help for Small Business
Contribute 2009
Our goal is to inspire 100,000 people to spend an extra $50 at locally owned small businesses on or after October 12, 2009. That’s a $5 million economic infusion that can create a ripple effect in communities across the nation.
Rally to help small businesses.
Small businesses are at risk. By spending just $50 at a local small business and encouraging others to do the same, we can bring hope and collectively contribute to the lives and livelihoods in our local communities.
Unite with others to contribute more.
Click the pledge button below and pledge today. Then rally your friends, family, customers and more to join with you to make a meaningful sales impact for a local small business of your choice on or after October 12.
Contribute 2009 : Big Help for Small Business
WHAT SPARKED CONTRIBUTE 2009
When owners Orville and Heidi Thompson launched Scentsy in 2004, they based their business philosophy on an Albert Einstein quote that inspired Orville as a young man –
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value. A successful man takes out of life more than he puts in. A man of value will give more than he receives.”Scentsy’s business philosophy of “contribute more than you take” is woven throughout the fabric of the party-plan company. It was this philosophy that also drove the idea about how to celebrate the company’s 5th Anniversary in July 2009.
Scentsy celebrated its rapid rise from a small, family-owned business into one the country’s emerging home décor brands with a fun event designed to contribute to the local community. Orville and Heidi Thompson gave employees and their families $100,000 to spend at 40 family-owned businesses nominated by employees. Each business enjoyed a $2500 increase in sales revenue that day. Employees got to keep the goods and services they bought with their $50 bills.
The results were inspiring and fulfilling. Scentsy employees spent more than $10,000 of their own money to help local businesses. Skepticism from small business owners turned to gratitude when they saw there were no strings attached to this organized spend. Some owners were in tears. Others commented they didn’t think they would have survived the summer without it. One owners’ comment summed it up best.
“Because of your generosity with your employees, not only did we have one of our most successful days, there was a great sense of community. I truly think what comes around goes around and I’m sure that you’ll see continued success in your business, and we can only hope that we can turn around and carry forward the same way to show appreciation to our community and customers.” - Boise Business Owner
Now we want to take this simple idea beyond one company in one community. We want you to provide big help for small business and spark a groundswell of Contribution that mushrooms from merchant to merchant and market to market. Please spread the word.
Take the Contribution 2009 pledge and offer big help to small businesses in your community.
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Our goal is to inspire 100,000 people to spend an extra $50 at locally owned small businesses on or after October 12, 2009. That’s a $5 million economic infusion that can create a ripple effect in communities across the nation.
Rally to help small businesses.
Small businesses are at risk. By spending just $50 at a local small business and encouraging others to do the same, we can bring hope and collectively contribute to the lives and livelihoods in our local communities.
Unite with others to contribute more.
Click the pledge button below and pledge today. Then rally your friends, family, customers and more to join with you to make a meaningful sales impact for a local small business of your choice on or after October 12.
Contribute 2009 : Big Help for Small Business
WHAT SPARKED CONTRIBUTE 2009
When owners Orville and Heidi Thompson launched Scentsy in 2004, they based their business philosophy on an Albert Einstein quote that inspired Orville as a young man –
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value. A successful man takes out of life more than he puts in. A man of value will give more than he receives.”Scentsy’s business philosophy of “contribute more than you take” is woven throughout the fabric of the party-plan company. It was this philosophy that also drove the idea about how to celebrate the company’s 5th Anniversary in July 2009.
Scentsy celebrated its rapid rise from a small, family-owned business into one the country’s emerging home décor brands with a fun event designed to contribute to the local community. Orville and Heidi Thompson gave employees and their families $100,000 to spend at 40 family-owned businesses nominated by employees. Each business enjoyed a $2500 increase in sales revenue that day. Employees got to keep the goods and services they bought with their $50 bills.
The results were inspiring and fulfilling. Scentsy employees spent more than $10,000 of their own money to help local businesses. Skepticism from small business owners turned to gratitude when they saw there were no strings attached to this organized spend. Some owners were in tears. Others commented they didn’t think they would have survived the summer without it. One owners’ comment summed it up best.
“Because of your generosity with your employees, not only did we have one of our most successful days, there was a great sense of community. I truly think what comes around goes around and I’m sure that you’ll see continued success in your business, and we can only hope that we can turn around and carry forward the same way to show appreciation to our community and customers.” - Boise Business Owner
Now we want to take this simple idea beyond one company in one community. We want you to provide big help for small business and spark a groundswell of Contribution that mushrooms from merchant to merchant and market to market. Please spread the word.
Take the Contribution 2009 pledge and offer big help to small businesses in your community.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Timpanogos Cave Sep 12, 2009
I made it. With lots of stops to catch my breath and let my legs rest. We loaded up the car and went to Timpanogos Cave in American Fork Canyon. We climbed 1.5 miles up ( seemed like 5 miles straight up) to reach three moderate sized limestone caves: Hansen Cave, Middle Cave, and Timpanogos Cave. They had dazzling helictites and anthodites in a variety of shapes and sizes. We climbed 1,092 feet in 1.5 mile zig zags to get to the caves. It was worth it but I was cursing Shane (GI Jane) all the way. He is the only one out of us 5 adults that is in shape. Sandy and I hung together. She just found out that the little bundle of joy she is carrying is a boy. I was very proud of my two boys. they made it all the way up and down without us having to carry them. This is a great stop if you are up to it. Stop music below before starting movie.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Hi everyone,
So I think I got the video to load. Some of you have already seen the pictures. We had a fantastic time over Labor Day Weekend. We headed out on Saturday morning to Green River KOA. We rented a little Kabin (KOA lingo) because I thought it was going to rain and at least we would stay a little dryer then being in the tent. We also had our neighbor, Shane, and his daughter, Destiny, with us. We spent saturday afternoon at Gobblin Valley. WOW! What a great place. I highly recommend for anybody heading down that way to make it a place to stop. The kids loved it and it was a lot of fun climbing all over the rock formations. On Sunday, we headed to The Arches and Moab. Another great day had by all. We did a small hike up to the Windows Arches. We went into Moad to eat some lunch and headed back to camp. We spent the late afternoon playing in the green river and tried to do a little fishing but the current was too strong. Monday we packed up and headed out. We stopped at a couple of places on the way out to try and fish. No luck with the fish. I think Charley needs to do a little research to see what we are doing wrong with the local fish. See pictures below. Love you all.
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