Found some collectors items, wanna buy them?
While going through stuff we found several items that we are hoping to sell online, they are collector items and well I don’t want to sell them at the yard sale for only $1.00… Here is what we found:
1 Arizona State ASU 1987 Rose Bowl Champ Coca-Cola Bottle
This 1987 ASU Sun Devils Rose Bowl & Pac 10 Football Champions Coca-Cola Full Commemorative Bottle! 10 FL OZ. Coke Tab on Top of Bottle! Sealed! Add this item to your Sun Devils Collection!
In 1987 ASU led by MVP Jeff Van Raaphorst defeated the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California! Arizona State led by Jake Plummer, Pat Tillman, Jeremy Staat, Derrick Rodgers, JR Redmond and the rest of the team went perfect during the 1996 pac-10 Season and a trip against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl! Mint Condition! ASU plays Football at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The current team is led by Rudy Carpenter, Ryan Torrain, & Keegan Herring.
We are selling this for $48.00 for the 1 bottle (includes S&H)
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6 Superbowl XXX 1996 Unopened Coca-Cola Classic Bottle
Each 8 oz. bottle of Coca-Cola Classic is unopened and full. This is a collectible bottle with one side marked with the Coca-Cola logo and info, and the other marked with Superbowl XXX (30) info. for Sunday, Jan. 28th, 1996 - perfect condition. A rare commemorative item, we have 6 of them.
We are selling each one for $12.00 (includes S&H)
So, are you a football memorbelia collector? Want to buy these items and help us pay for our move? Common, you know you are itching to buy these! 
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On fear and it’s impact on life.
I spend my days trying to teach kids that those fears we harbor inside ourselves can actually keep us from achieving, doing or becoming what we want most. They inhibit success and can trap us. Nothing is worse than not knowing what could have been, that is why you just need to reach for your dreams and get over being afraid to fail.
I am not sure exactly what shaped my thoughts on fear. I know when my mom felt trapped in marriages I picked up on it but I think there must have been something more that made me so set on moving beyond fear.
Fear is supposed to help protect us from injury right? Walking down a dark alley makes you fearful because it is a bad situation and you could be harmed in the situation. Fear helps us avoid potentially dangerous situations, it also prevents us from doing stuff that could potentially improve our lives.
Fear is a red flag meant to get you thinking. It isn’t necessarily something to wholeheartedly base decisions upon. It is important to weight the pros and cons and try to see the positive outcome before simply avoiding the fear.
So, at what point does fear simply become a crutch? I notice my fears when I am exposed to something new or unfamiliar, it seems to sneak up when it shouldn’t and that is just damn annoying.
When I ask my students to try something new they are immediately afraid to try, they might fail. They practically freeze at the thought of doing something they have never tried before. What is so scary about possibly failing something you try? Isn’t the trying simply an accomplishment in it’s self?
In 2 months I am picking up and moving 1500 miles away from my family and friends for N’s job. N and I are not married or engaged so I have no legal financial security, just trust and commitment. I do not have a job lined up out there, just possibilities and options. I have no idea what is in store for us out there but we are going anyway, despite the initial fears. We want a better life for ourselves and we feel this move will bring it. We have done some research but actually all we have is the job offer and the belief that this will be best for us. Are we crazy for just picking up and going? Some people sure think so but we don’t.
The fears are there but we both know that they are simply a natural response to change and uncertainty so we don’t even worry about them. Plus there are just as many positive signs as there are fears so we listen to our gut feeling and we know that this is the right move for us. Plus we have made it through our first smaller scale move away and we did fine, how much worse could it be? We are not worrying ourselves with the fears.
Fear tries to keep us in familiar territory, it allows us to stop looking for better, it can make us bitter. If you really want something more, something better remember that fear is only one aspect to be weighed. Look at all the other sides, what could be gained if you succeed? Is not succeeding in the way you planned really failing at all? Will you wonder and regret if you don’t try? What do you have to loose and what could you gain?
Fear is not the only thing you should base your decisions upon, it is only an aspect to be considered. Sometimes to find better you need trust and courage to keep walking and searching, even when you don’t know where you are going.
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Updates and breaking news!
I am home today and am enjoying the weekend. The colorguard camp ended Saturday and it went very well. They kids learned so much and were a blast to work with. Now I am ready for some rest this weekend and to make some progress at home!
N and I looked at a Winnebago Saturday afternoon that was another great option for us! It was in great condition and was at a reasonable price! We are strongly considering it as our “winner” but are planning to have it inspected by a certified mechanic first.
We spent the afternoon trying to get stuff done for the yard sale and the move. N painted up some of our older gardening furniture and planters for the yard sale.
I thought it would be a good idea to sell the gardening bench and plant holders with some of our smaller plants and some cuttings included. It will make us some extra money and will help us have less to move!
So he was a painting machine and I spent time transplanting herbs, taking mint cuttings and planting stuff to sell. We could really manage to get rid of some plants, especially the ones that aren’t bulbs since those are going to be the heaviest to move!
Here is just a glimpse of the plants we have on the porch, as you can see there are too many!
I guess there was a major helicopter crash in town today at the hospital… Here is the footage from today.
Also, a major fire started today south of us and just north of my parents, out near crown king. N might be heading out that direction tomorrow. It is so sad when awful things happen like this, they seem to come in waves too. Both the crash and fire happen today and I just hope tomorrow is calmer. Hopefully the breaking news will calm down soon!
N needs to get some time off at the end of the week, he has been sick all week long and his sister is visiting us for the 4th of July.
Oh and Blogger hates me today! I am trying to make the blog rounds and am attempting to comment but I keep getting this silly error:
Here are the comments I was going to leave:
@ louceel: “What a lovely description of the relationship you have with Francis and a touching story.
I am sorry you are losing a friend, it is always a difficult thing.”
@ pipper: “I totally had the same type of situation happen to me. I wrote my opinion about something that happened at my old high school, someone didn’t agree with my opinion so they tried to get everyone all fired up about what I wrote, just to cause problems. Some people are just not strong enough or open enough to be able to hear/ read someone else’s opinion and accept that it is their own right to share it.
My blog is like my “this is how I want to be all the time” reminder. I try to write positive stuff and I reflect upon the hard times to see how it all got me to where I am now. I generally have a tendency to be negative if I am not careful how I view things. I do have a separate blog for my ranting and bitching, everyone needs to be able to get that stuff out too! ;-)”
@ hyphenmama: “This is a superb blogging topic and I am absolutely LOVING the photos and the little pee pee star! This is greatly educational for me, when I finally have kids I’ll have all the potty training answers!”
@ over-thinker: “Nice blow up doll, now did you have to suck harder with the penis straws? Those photos of your sight seeing are amazing! I have never been to any of those places. Maybe during our week long journey to Indiana we can see some interesting stuff.. You have inspired me now.”
@ xbox4napyrash: “Awesome sauce, ha, ha… Love it! Keep us posted on the outcome after your 2 week wait. I am crossing my fingers and toes for ya.”
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Whew, I am beat and it is only the first day!
I spent yesterday afternoon and evening working the first day of the NAU Auxiliary Camp. It was enjoyable and it went well but being out in the sun and wind for 6 hours takes it out of you.
When I got home I just wanted to put on my PJ’s and curl up on the couch and nap, I am pre-writing this blog post instead.
At the camp I chatted with the guy in charge of hiring judges out in Indiana, looks like I have a promising opportunity there since he already knows me and my skills. Plus, I am also chatting with a pretty competitive high school out there about a potential instructor position.
This summer I also have lots of instructing and show writing to do before I move. You know, I am looking pretty booked up over the next 2 months! Here is a taste of what I have on the books:
Week 1/ This week - I am writing 2 routines for the NAU summer camp.
Week 2 - N’s sister is visiting and staying with us for the 4th of July weekend.
Week 3 - I will be at the local high school’s summer clinic/ pre-band camp marathon rehearsal and I got drawn for jury duty.
Week 4- So far it is free so we are planning to make the drive to phoenix to go used RV shopping.
Week 5- Yard sale weekend, my mom comes to stay with us and help out.
Week 6- Writing the show, teaching the routine and working the local high school’s week long band camp.
Week 7- Possibly a week off? Must find new home in Indiana and hold it with a deposit.
Week 8- NAU’s auxiliary meet for a pre-band camp clinics.
Week 9- NAU’s full band camp, write and teach entire show to the kids.
Week 10- Load the truck and leave Arizona!
As you can see things are just a tad busy for me and I can’t believe in 10 weeks we will be outta here! Seems like just last week we didn’t even know where we were going to end up…
Wait, that is exactly what was happening last week huh? Crap, this is all happening so fast and It is going to come and go before we even know it huh? I guess we better hang on!
So, if I am not commenting on your blog as frequently as I used to don’t feel bad, I am reading them as they arrive in my inbox via my reader, often I am often offline when I read them so commenting isn’t as easy. Don’t think I forgot about you okay?
Well, I have an early start to tomorrow’s 12 hours of colorguard/ auxiliary camp (it is actually today’s camp since I am writing this in advance) so I need to lube myself up with aloe vera to soothe my sunburn and get to bed. Screw eating, I am just too tired and lazy. I’ll have some Ovaltine (my liquid dinner) and pass out now!
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Wow, how crazy! It is a small world…
Can i just share soemthing totally crazy with you? I spent yesterday sort of mass mailing band directors and schools trying to land a new colorguard “gig”…
I already have one school interested in hiring me and I also got in touch with the local area’s colorguard organization to see if I could work as a judge at some contests. You know in case I don’t find a group to work with right away…
Turns out the camp I am working this week is being headed up by the very same guy who is incharge of hiring judges out there in indiana. I already know him and he already knows my work, small world huh?
I mean what are the chances that I would already know/ have a working history with someone who is also in charge of hiring judges for the exact place we are headed to? It is crazy how stuff works out sometimes. Kind of like it was planned all along. N thinks it is just validation that we are going where we are truly meant to be, I think he is on to something don’t you?
It makes me feel like things are just falling into place, without much force or hardship. Maybe this is exactly what was planned for us after all!
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