My elephant ears are coming back! And some of my pygmy palms. There are still a few that have no new life showing yet. But if I scratch their trunks, there is green underneath. Maybe there’s still hope.

I also got some volunteer dianthes, snapdragons and even pansies coming up. Lots of other things are in bloom as usual. I love spring!

I keep thinking I’m going to plant some flowers. I did plant some marigolds for a photo shoot. But that was just in one small area. I love the bright orange. I would love to take a week-end and just plant flowers! It’s not too late to put some tomatoes in the ground either. Yum!

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My Mom died when I was 19. My Dad died almost 2 years ago. I think alot of people are sad on Mother’s Day. I get melancholy weeks before. Not even conciously. It’s sort of an obligatory holiday. I’m meeting with my Grand-mommy and step Mom tomorrow. I love them both. But it’s still a sad day.

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I want a doberman! I’ve had them twice before. And I love the breed. So loyal. I’ve had a male and a female. I liked my male’s disposition the best. But it depends on the line, I guess. I’m going to look for his line with AKC. His name was “Adam Le Beau”. His father’s name was “Dockstader’s Thor of Canzonet”.

Adam was a big dufus! He was as big as a great dane (almost). And had the personality of Marmaduke! He was just a big slobbery baby! He used to get beat up by little dogs in the neighborhood. We lived on horse property. So all the dogs ran loose. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body. He wasn’t too smart. But his sweetness made up for it. I say he wasn’t smart, because he got out in the horse arena, and chased horses all day. Then got kicked in the mouth and lost 4 of his front teeth. Then went back out the next day, and got kicked again, and broke his front right leg. The day he came back with the cast on his front right leg, he was out there chasing again, dragging the leg. Then he learned to point the leg forward and run. Looked like a jouster. I couldn’t stop him. There was no yard. And the kids at the riding academy next door encouraged the dogs to chase their horses to exercise them. When I took him back to the doctor, and told him about it, he just smiled, loving on him and said, “Well, he’s just not as smart as we’d like him to be.”

That was years ago. I want Adam back again. Wonder if I’ll find somebody from his blood line. I never bred him. Maybe a relative. He was a good one!

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Tamara Monisoff has a book that just came out on McGraw Hill. Just so happens I’m in it. But even if I weren’t, I totally recommend it as a good overview of starting a business. But more specifically, an entrepreneurial endeavor. It’s an easy read, and full of brass tacks good business sense, but also inspiring, and entertaining. She’s got the inside scoop on the women who started Airborne, Build a Bear workshop, Lillian Vernon catalogue and others. She’ll be featured on Good Morning America tomorrow, Mother’s Day. I enjoyed getting to know her as she interviewed me for the book. She came to my home awhile back, and we had brunch in my backyard. She is quite a dynamic woman. Hope you enjoy the book. Let me know what you think.

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This week, I had some press in Richmond. Then went to Spartanburg, SC. I usually travel with my sister, who is the Quality Control Manager for TheGroceryGame.com, my other site. But she was on call for jury duty. So I took my husband, who is no help with my TV appearances, but fun to be with! Instead of flying from VA to SC, we decided to drive 6 hours. It was fun, even though I don’t like to sit in cars (or planes!). We stopped alot, just because I go bonkers. I did sudokus like crazy, until my husband would tell me there was something to see. Went to Jamestown, which is beautiful on the James River. I do snack too much when I drive. I bought a bag of Sun Chips, because they’re multi grain (rationalization). But the best thing is to have a case of water bottles in the back seat. It’s good for you!

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Hi Debbie!

You can email me at Teri@TheGroceryGame.com. I’ll tell you where to get it. I was advised not to link on this site, because it’s multi level marketing. I don’t sell it. But I get it through a distributor. Easy to order off the internet. I’m still doing good with it. And it’s easy with my traveling. I don’t like the cleanse days, though. They’re once a week, just a watered down fruit juicy liquid. Leaves me pretty hungry. But that cleanse day seems to get me through plateaus.

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