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GIRL SCOUT Troop Ships to Soldiers!

  GIRL SCOUT Troop 673

Send COOKIES to soldiers in IRAQ!
In 2007 Troop 673 shipped 375 boxes of cookies to soldiers. In 2008 they packed up 635 boxes! Here's how YOU can be a part of this BIG CARE PACKAGE in 2009!

Simply decide how many boxes you'd like to donate and mail a check to (made out to Girl Scout Troop 673) Mays Family 2706 NW 37th Avenue, Camas WA 98607

The girls will hand color notes on each box with your name!  You know these cookies will bring HUGE smiles to our troops. Thank you so much for being a part of that message to our heroes!

1 box = $ 4                   
2 boxes = $ 8               
3 boxes = $ 12             
4 boxes = $ 16             
5 boxes = $ 20
6 boxes = $ 24
7 boxes = $ 30
8 boxes = $ 34
9 boxes = $ 38
10 boxes = $ 42
1 CASE = $ 48
Orders need to be received by February 27th! 
Please feel free to forward this link to whom ever you think might care!

 

Jewelry shopping excursion at Craft Warehouse

Okay...so I'm hanging my head in shame at the "outting" of myself as a participant in bad tv show watching. My vice? "The Bachelor". I'm only watching it because my girlfriend's parents-in-laws' legal secretary is Jason's mom (copy that?). At least my husband watches it with me so that I don't bask in the filth all by my lonesome. Anyway, I spent last week rewinding my DVR to get a closer look at Stephanie (the southern belle from Alabama) and her fabulous jewelry. I was obsessed! It actually looked like something I could put together myself without breaking the bank. My mom is a jewelry designer and went along with me to Craft Warehouse as a consultant to make sure I bought the right tools. We had a blast today making this thing! I will post images of it later after I look presentable...rather frightening right now as I write this in my coffee-stained bathrobe and "Fragglerock" pony tail on top of my head. Back to the point of this---ladies, if you have 10 minutes to lurk about in the jewelry-making department in this locally owned company, do it! You can find the perfect beads to go with the puce sweater or that hot pink skirt you don't know what to wear with. String up some colorful beads, pair them with a pretty pendant, and awaaaaay you go.

Lara is a mom of two sweet girls (ages 7 & 8). She is a lover of drinking soy lattes, itunes surfing the latest great artist, laughing with her husband + running her daily route in the "sticks". She loves design + is a chronic cutter-outer of interior design magazines with her ever-changing house in the woods. Photography is a very important part of her personal + work-life.

    www.larablairimages.com

Crab Feast '09

Erika Cox + Dana Bell

At local eatery “Around The Table” we literally were around the table last night & had laughs with strangers as we all wore plastic bibs & cracked crabs over newspaper tablecloths.  There was no hesitation or need to be worried about manners on this night, because those who cracked got the bounty.  It was chef & owner Karen Lasher’s 2nd annual CRAB FEAST @ Around The Table on Dallas Street in Camas.
 
For me, it was a time to catch up with a girlfriend, but for others it was a date night & a chance to enjoy a sip of wine in between cracking, talking & laughing!  Chef Karen included so much more to the menu than crab & by choice, I didn’t get to ½ of the offerings.  She had me at FONDUE and not just any fondue, but a gorgonzola & brie fondue!  We dipped parsnips, potatoes, fresh green beans as well as crusty bread into this unique but addicting delight.  “Try some crab in the fondue,” one waitress suggested.  I knew that would be amazing, but I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to fresh crab & stuck to the hot butter, lemon juice & a bit of salt to my prized meat which I ate when my work was done.
 

Are you a “eat it as you get it” crab eater or do you “save it to eat all at once” crab connoisseur?  It didn’t matter last night, no one was judged as crab juice landed on a stranger’s shirt & we all laughed!  The 3rd annual crab feast can’t come soon enough…
 
But I look forward to what Chef Karen has up her sleeve next month!  Go to her site to register for her monthly emails that will alert you to her unique & amazingly tasty dinners.  Around The Table is WAY worth the babysitter!!

written + submitted via email by Erika Cox, and she's got it going on this side of the river! http://www.tottiespretties.etsy.com

Look What I found at Camas Produce!

 Just got this email + pic from Dana Bell.... and yes it was titled... Look what I found at Camas Produce! Hoping my door bell will ring + I'll find a flat to call my own!

Yes they are as good as they look!
Only $9.99 for a full flat- feels like summer! Or maybe I should say it
Reminds me of summer! ~Dana

 

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Happy Hour!

A girl needs a little cocktail now + then.... I met up Jana, Lori, + Julie for a some girl time at Roots. On the menu... cosmo's, margarita's, pear side car and I'm blanking on the last one-dang ;) I love the remodeled bar- it's quite hip. Next happy hour I want to head over to Tommy O's newest locale.

Where do you go girlfriend? Or what place are you itchin' to go to....

Treat Yourself

 
BLOOM                                    LUXE

I had a fabulous birthday.... treated myself to a massage at Bloom and then the hubby + kids out did themselves with these ever-so-fabulous shoes.... I KNOW, I KNOW... I'm the luckiest girl in town ;)

What's your ideal b-day?

Champagne...a great celebration every day!

I have to say that I am a complete sucker for champagne. I have a girlfriend who lived in France for four years and learned to cook there. She became obsessed with champagne, and when her family befriended our family, I became a champagne "apprentice" of sorts. I learned the basics: it's only called champagne it's from the Champagne region of France (all others are sparkling wines), chill it in the freezer before serving, stop it up with a champagne stopper between servings, and  it really goes well with just about anything. Having a girls' night? Grab Thai food from Kop Chai in Camas and Cristalino  (a very economical, decent sparkling wine you can get anywhere) Brunch with family? Argyle sparkling wine from Oregon ( a great $12 bottle) mixed with orange juice (mimosa galore!) with eggs and french toast. Evening with the hub to celebrate a big event? Veuve Cliquot (orange label, a bit spendy) with strawberries and chocolate. I think I Iove it because it's such a celebratory thing--so festive, bubbly and FUN. So fun that champagne bars are popping up all over in big cities--including Portland. My favorite lunch activity is listening to the fabulous ladies at Piccolo Paradiso cafe in Camas as they talk about traveling, sipping on some Persecco, a wonderful Italian sparkling wine that she serves. Salut!

Lara is a mom of two sweet girls (ages 7 & 8). She is a lover of drinking soy lattes, itunes surfing the latest great artist, laughing with her husband + running her daily route in the "sticks". She loves design + is a chronic cutter-outer of interior design magazines with her ever-changing house in the woods. Photography is a very important part of her personal + work-life. www.larablairimages.com