Alright, my 2 year old nephew is such a smart alec!! We were all just discussing how he always says, "I love you." whenever he is being punished for throwing food, ect... and he tells his mommy or daddy, "I love you!", no doubt trying to get a lesser punishment.
Well, Zion claims that what his is really saying is, "I loath you!", but Becca said there is no way that could be true because sometimes he says it to her in French. I looked at him, and asked him, "Brandon, how do you say I love you in French?" His answer: "I love you in French."
I almost choked on my pop!!! LOL
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That is so funny!
AWWWWWW, I miss him!
Now Jess tells me she and Ness may be moving to Toledo!!!
I am happy for them, it will probably be the best thing, But why can't I have more grandkids and especially some around I can play with??? AARRGGHH!
HI jeshanna
well lets see.
I going to Bible blevers now . just felt it was time quit find a place where i would get feed. not just be happy to sit .
as for camp? well i may be there a day or two but it will be hard to get off work . i'm the weekend girl . so it hard for me to get off . and i'm picking up some days in the week . you can come see me . I'll get you a a white choc. Latte that will knock you flip flops off.
talk to you later.
The Baby is back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6nxhLvTNUc
lol, gotta love that ugachacka baby!!
Sounds good to me, Ember, I might have to take you up on that!!! =)
you got it . how long you going to be here for around camp.
singing : I can't stop this felling deep inside of . Girl you just don't know what you do to me....
We have no idea where we will be living. Any place that we could all three be together for all 7 of the days in a week would be better than this. Even if we don't really get to see John much, at least Janessa wouldn't have to keep explaining that her parents are NOT divorced. Janessa, especially, needs more stability in her life...and we feel that not having quite so many beds to sleep in would maybe help. We don't know anything else at this time. Thank you for your prayers.
To get back on subject...isn't my kid cute? haha
lol Yes he is! Cute kid pic
aaaawwwww.....
especially when he eats spaghetti. yuck!!
I cannot wait until Zion has a kid...
Yeah, it should be real interesting...
I can't wait either! I mean it! Have some kids!
C'mon!
And then move back to this side of the country so I can see them!
Maybe you should move?
I can talk to the City Counsel about changing the name of Castro Road to Gomer Road and you can buy a place next door to Zion...
"Lemme tell you a story about a gal named Sharla..."
"Moved to Tucson, Arizona that is..."
Lol Israel ya brat!
It sounds like you saw us moving the kids in. It really did look like the Beverly Hillbillies coming to town with our homemade sideboards on our flatbed trailer. We all laughed about it all the way to Tucson. However, once we saw the neighborhood they were moving into, we weren't too worried about keeping up appearances. :)
Hi Sharla!
I heard the first part of Lonnie Jenkin's sermon on Power vs. Force.
The stuff that he was preaching about must have come across as some pretty cutting edge stuff, huh?
Intellectually, that is where I was in my own personal stage of spiritual development 20 years ago.
Now do you see why 99 percent of the sermons I heard back then put me to sleep?
I'm glad that Bro. Jenkins is starting to break some of the taboos in the Church that have existed as far as science is concerned.
By the way he ended the sermon with a pretty scathing indictment of the Bush administration, and the way the country is going. (Not sure if all the Republicans in Ohio caught that.)
Bro Jenkins has always been a breath of fresh air, back then, and I guess he still is. A guy with brains who isn't afraid to use them.
I hope people were able to understand and appreciate what he was talking about because he happens to be quite the intellectual and part of the intellectual "elite" that the Republicans are always sneering at.
I can't wait to hear how he wraps things up in part two.
I haven't heard those yet, but you should also check out the Sunday the 15th of April, Bro. Steven Strooh preached a sermon called, "Back to Basics", I haven't actually heard the sermon part yet, but I have watched the first 20 minutes of if twice. It's awesome!! The youth gave their testimonies from Louisiana Camp and it looks and sounds like they had an amazing experience!!! I think everyone should check it out!! click here then select "Back to Basics" video. Enjoy!!
Her as a public services are some cathc phrases for you to use while living on Gomer Road in Gomerville, Ohhh-Hi!-Ohhh! in the United States of Gomerica.
Golly!-Gomer Pyle
Shazam!-Gomer Pyle
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! - Gomer Pyle
Ooops that should read...
Here as a public service are some catch phrases for you to use while living on Gomer Road in Gomerville, Ohhh!-Hi?-Ohhh! in the United States of Gomerica.
Golly!-Gomer Pyle
Shazam!-Gomer Pyle
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! - Gomer Pyle
Gomer-philia must be cathing or something, because my IQ just dropped 50 points and I'm thinking of moving to Ohio!!!
Sometimes I ask myself, "Israel, how long are you going to keep insulting these nice people from Ohio?"
And then from deep within the inner recesses of my heart the answer comes...
"UNTIL THEY APOLOGIZE FOR HELPING ELECT THAT IDIOT GEORGE BUSH!!!"
I'm still waiting...
hee! hee! take your time, because this is really fun!!
Israel,
See, we think it is funny that you still insist on believing that WE are all still back in Tucson Tabernacle twenty years ago. You base all of your assumptions about US on your opinion of a few people that you knew as a very young person.
WE were not there. We have been under Brother Jeff and Brother Lonnie's ministries for about 25 years. They have always said what the prophet said which is...science PROVES the Bible. Most of what Brother Lonnie's recent sermon was saying was not new, he was just saying how SCIENCE IS CATCHING UP!!
To re cap- Brother Lonnie is not STARTING to break some of the taboos, YOU are just starting TO HEAR that those taboos were broken years ago, when you weren't paying attention.
It should be easy for you to catch up now that you are paying attention, you are a bright young man who had already recognised alot of this truth. I believe God gave you revelation even in the midst of a lot of legalism and inmaturity of the church. :)
And as far as the insulting goes, I walked right into that one. How could you possibly resist when I put a return address of GOMER Rd. right there on the package!?
I chose to move into this house knowing full well it was on Gomer Rd. That is not your fault. The way I see, if someone is dumb enough to move on to a Gomer Rd. they are fair game! :)
Well said, Mom... 'cept the part about Israel being a "bright, young man"... now who can guess which of those adjectives I am denying?!!
;)
Well I never heard brother Lonnie or anybody else preach anything like that 20 years ago and I am pretty sure I would have remembered.
Anyway, it's nice to hear that people are starting to catch up scientifically speaking.
Now let's see how long it takes for people to catch up when it comes to their level of political sophistication. Because being ahead of the curve is a curse, let me tell you.
And sorry about the Gomer Road jokes, those really are just too hard to resist.
hey israel the gomer rd jokes are alright we cant help it that gomer pyles mom liked the little village of gomer so much she thought she had to name her son after the village he may have even been born is this draft old house
of course i dont know where the accent would have came from if he was so maybe his mom lived here and his dad lived in tennesee or west virginia so they moved there
Sharla, do you sell these BibleQuest Action Figures?
http://www.familychristian.com/shop/product_image.asp?ProdID=16547
http://www.familychristian.com/shop/product_image.asp?ProdID=16554
I am interested in snagging these two but they are so expensive!
I wondered if you had them and could give me a deal...
Justin,
Please use periods. They are your friends!
Sorry Israel,I don't sell the BibleQuest action figures. Our local Bible/Christian store does, I think, I never got into those.
I just checked them out on the web and they do look really cool. Maybe I should sell them. I saw posters for them a few years ago at our local Christian store and didn't like the looks of the posters. Maybe I should have researched it a little more.
I can't afford to bring in any new lines right now though, so don't wait on me if you want them soon. :)
As far as Gomer Pyle having been born in this house...kinda makes ya want to treat us with a little more respect, doesn't it??
BibleQuest Figures are really Cool, but they are way too expensive considering what you get and considering that these aren't licensed figures (the estate of Goliath of Gath doesn't get a cut.)
Goliath is by far the biggest figure at $20 yet he costs the same as David and that doesn't make sense.
He would be $15 bucks at the most at retail if he were a licensed figure.
If you got both David and Goliath, for 20 bucks that would be about right, but 40 bucks is a rip off.
The only set that is a good value in my opinion is the three wisemen, where you get three camels, three wisemen and a few accesories for 50 bucks, basically $10 more than you'd pay for just David and Goliath.
These are much better than the atrociously ugly Bibleman figures that sell for $7 less. But considering the price of plastic, manufacturing, packaging, etc. These prices seem artificially high.
But I'll probaly get some anyway when they go on clearance (because they will) there aren't that many super-rich Christians around here with little kids I'm betting, and then I will give you a review.
And I'll ask my Christian bookstore how they are selling.
But just curious, how much do they go for wholesale? Are you allowed to say? If I buy a whole set as your product tester for a review will they give it to me wholesale?
wholesale is about half on most toys.
However, usually the minimum opening order is $500.00 with 250.00 minimums on subsequent orders. I can't really afford to open with them right now when I have other vendors I am still paying off.
If I KNEW they would fly off the shelves, maybe, but chances are I'd order a variety and there would be like two Goliaths in the pack. Then those two would sell and they tell their friends and everybody would come in and want only Goliaths and all the Davids and wisemen would be setting on the shelves and then I'd have to come up with another $250.00 for just Goliaths and then they'd be back ordered cause they are so popular. It isn't as easy as you might think, especially when you don't have a large working capital.
I haven't dealt with this company, so it could be a little different, but that is generally how it goes.
Let me know if you want me to check on it specifically. :)
Also, the reason they are expensive is not the price of plastic or whatever, it is because of the cost of the original molds. The licensed product will probably outsell a Christian product 100 to 1! Think about it. For the same mold. If Christians want an alternative, they have to be willing to pay more. Usually, they are. :)
I doubt they will be clearanced for the reason you mentioned. If they are not selling at all, yes. But for all you know, they are re-ordering every couple weeks.
I am sure you are right...
Lemme do some research for you at our local retailer. I think the only thing that keeps these toys from flying off the shelves would be the price.
About getting only two Goliaths in an assortment, I guess it all depends on how they pack their cases, huh?
Goliath to me is the one single figure that is not as much of a ripoff because he is waaaay bigger than all the others. It is still about five bucks overpriced. David is 12 bucks overpriced because a little tiny David is a major ripoff.
I am guessing that they figure that Christians will be so desperate to get their hands on Christian toys that they will pay a premium. My guess is they would sell a lot more toys if they weren't trying to inflate their profit margins so much.
So what I would do, as an evil savvy consumer, is just get a Goliath, keep the receipt and if it goes on Clearance take it back and buy it again at half price or 75 percent off.
But chances are, when these go on clearance, they will have been sold out of the Goliaths and I could pick up my David for the price he is actually worth.
Is that evil of me?
I don't mind paying what I think something is worth, but if I feel like I'm getting ripped off, I have no qualms about playing that game.
And yes, I know that if everybody did that all the toy manufacturers and retailers would go out of business.
You should be happy that not everyone is like me...
Yes, molds are expensive, but aren't they stuck in the dilemma of charging too much vs. selling a few or charging less and selling a bunch?
Done right, a line like this could be huge, as Christians are a huge percentage of the population. Plus you don't have to pay licensing fees and you could sell these worldwide without having to support a huge advertising budget.
Look at how much money "The Passion of The Christ" made.
Okay, I've had (for example) twenty people come in and ask for anything with spiderman. I have never (before this) had anyone ask for Goliath. I was probably way low when I said the license stuff is 100 to 1, it might be more like 1000 to 1.
If parents didn't put their kids in front of the tube so much and instead made reading the Bible Stories exciting, these toys might become a big hit. I don't see it.
If there were a huge demand for them, WalMart would be pushing them. Us smaller retailer are considered alternative stores for a reason.
That said, I am all for it. It is definitely the type of toy I want to promote. I would love to have them available in my store and online.
I have great family games that are Bible related and puzzles and music. My pockets just aren't deep enough to add them at this time. :(
Have you ever thought of carrying some Spiderman or maybe some GI Joe?
You probably couldn't compete w/ Walmart prices but I bet they'd still sell well enough.
Spiderman is educational. He teaches "With great power comes great responsibility," right?
GI Joe teaches that Americans of all races and ethnicities can come together and work as a team, shoot the bad guys and blow things up. (Very valuable lessons which this country will undoubtably need our toys to continue to impart.)
Do you think your store could accomodate a little section of regular boy toys that may or may not be "educational" per se, without ruining the ambiance?
As your West Coast representative, I'll check on BibleQuest for you and see what kind of numbers you need to order.
Ummm, let me take a stab here and say, that... Yes, it would ruin the ambiance.
We cannot compete with Wal-Mart's prices therefore we generally do not carry the same items that you can find there. We are a specialty shop, so we carry items that are more unique to us, instead of carrying the same stuff that you can find cheaper elsewhere. If we started carrying alot of the same stuff that Wal-Mart carries, we would run out of room in our store to carry our unique stuff, and go under in a hurry!
That's my two cents anyway.
Just say no to G.I. Joe!!
We would however gladly take the same kind of profits that Wal-Mart is making!!"
Well I have seen small specialty shops that carry a lot of the stuff you carry, and also have a small section or rack of Superhero stuff, so when they get asked 21 times for Spiderman they have somewhere to point them.
So you aren't a GI-Joe Fan? Where do you think the Bush administration got the idea that we could fix everything by invading Iraq?
Probably by watching GI Joe cartoons...
Go Joe!!
On the contrary... I love G.I. Joe's! My Barbie Dolls all used to date Jariah's G.I. Joes...
I just don't think that L&L needs to carry them. We don't carry Barbie, either.
We do carry the Schleich Knights and Cowboys and Indians. We also have the castles and tents and stuff like that for boys.
We have tons and tons of stuff that we haven't been able to get online yet, but that we have in the store.
We sell Only Hearts Club girls as as an alternative to Barbie/Brats dolls, and we would love to sell the Bible Quest figurines as another alternative to spiderman and G.I.Joe. We don't see much value with Spiderman, and if we make room for Bible Quest we definately have no room for G.I. Joe, and we see much more value with Bible Quest then G.I. Joe.
This is what Mom wanted to say, but her i-net is down right now, someone hit a pole. =)
Actally the cable hangs across the road and a truck was too tall or something. No one hit a pole. Just snagged the line.
I waited on the cable guy all day.
Of course.
That's what happens when you live on Gomer Road.
We have all our cables and such underground, so people like John won't snag their necks on them.
But then again, we don't live on Gomer Road.
Wow, Israel!! (drip...)That is so impressive!!(drip, drip,..) I am so happy for you!!! =) Oops, sorry about all that sarcasm dripping...
For your information, Mr. lifestyles of the rich and famous, this is temporary lodging here on Gomer road, our new house should be finished this summer, which is NOT on Gomer road, and IT has powerlines underground, too! :p
Whatcha got out there in the land of fruits and nuts, a quarter acre lot? We'll be in a (newer than yours :p) home on our 20 acre ESTATE! (just as soon as we can afford the well and a few other essentials)
Does any one know if twenty acres of cheap land has to be mowed or anything in order to qualify as an estate?
just wondering
Seems to me like it would have to be mowed and landscaped to be considered an estate... could be wrong though.
When ya think about it, half the trailer parks in this country are called Estates. Seems like the worst ones always have the most high falutin' names.
*Sigh* An "estate" is not a home or a piece of land. It is the collective sum of all that one owns in real estate and other assets.
John you made me laugh out loud with that comment. Sounds like you'll be happy when finals are over.
There are not words adequate to express the level of joy I will attain at 5 p.m. next Friday.
Will you have time for some weekend celebration (next weekend of course)?
I'm heading back to Lima for a few days right after I'm done. But maybe after I get back. My cell number is in my Facebook profile.
Lima... =(
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