We Might as Well Dance!

Dear Friends,

I received an e-mail from one of my friends yesterday which has a very profound message and I thought I would share it with you:

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.

How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you?

How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched 'Jeopardy' on television?

I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gasp and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line.. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast. It looks like rain.' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.

Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!

We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'

When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of roller blades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.

My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.

Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to......not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' And in your haste, not seen his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi?

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....thrown away..... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over. 'Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!

Well, that's it...I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did are go out and have a GREAT weekend!!!

Until next time...
Della

P.S. I'm working on something new I will be introducing next week.

May We Never Forget...

Dear Friends,

I think I have mentioned at some point that my son is a Firefighter/Paramedic. My husband and I are so proud of him and all firefighters. Today, especially as we are reminded of that terrible day 8 years ago. The sights of those two towers coming down and all the pictures of Ground Zero still make me teary eyed.

Let us never forget all those people who died that day: the people in the towers, those in the planes, and those brave firefighters who went in to help them. Also, please don't forget their families and all the people who because they helped are sick or disabled today.

May We Never Forget...

Until next time

Della

Rocky Top!!!

Dear Friends,

Well my Tennessee Volunteers really put the hurt on Western Kentucky this afternoon. The debut of Coach Lane Kiffin was eagerly awaited and he and the Vols didn't disappoint. The first quarter was a little shaky, but after that it was all Tennessee. Quarterback Johnathan Crompton leading the team to touchdown after touchdown with three of the receivers being true freshmen. The game ended with Tennessee on top 63 to 7.

I for one am glad to see Tennessee back on top where they should be!

GO VOLS!!!

Until next time...

Della

Mini Gift Sets in Claire Burke Original, AppleJack & Peel and New Fragrances

Dear Friends,

If you have not looked at the home page of Dogwood Square in a while, you are missing a new product I want to tell you about. It is from Claire Burke and I personally love them. Yes, I said them. They are the Mini Gift Sets.

They came out several months ago and are just right for giving because they include a candle, a fragrance diffuser and a vapourri all packaged in an attractive box ready for giving. And get this price - $20. That's all!

They are available in Original, AppleJack & Peel, and the two new Claire Burke fragrances - Wild Cotton and Vanilla Bean.

These mini gift sets are just perfect to give to someone for a birthday, a secret pal, a gift for a Mom or Mom-in-Law, a house warming gift, for someone who has everything, or for yourself, especially if you just want to test a new fragrance in your home.

We have plenty of these mini gift sets in stock as well as other great fragrance products from Claire Burke. Please stop by Dogwood Square for a visit soon!

Until next time...

Della

Is Everybody Pregnant???

Dear Friends,

I know when I was pregnant (a number of years ago) and when my daughter-in-law was pregnant it seemed that everywhere I looked there was another bulging tummy. I think pregnant ladies are just "in tune" with other pregnant ladies.

Well if you are "in the family way" as they used to say back in the day...or if you are a friend or relation of someone who is and you are thinking of having a baby shower or tea for that special person, then I have a suggestion for favors which will be just perfect for the event.

Look at this site: Kate Aspen Favors

These baby shower favors are so cute and unique that I know you will have a hard time choosing the one favor to use. There are so many to choose from and if you are trying to choose a theme for your shower, looking over all of these favors is sure to give you many ideas.

Once you make your decision about which one(s) of these oh so cute favors you want, then send me an e-mail at DWS-email@dogwoodsquare.com and I will be happy to give you pricing and delivery information.

We love to help with event planning by offering you cute and reasonably priced favors. And remember our FREE shipping pledge for any orders of $50 or more and also you do NOT pay sales tax if you are outside the State of Alabama.

Until next time...

Della