Christmas shows were always my favorite because we featured children’s talent. In 1998, after all the children performed, we had a special guest star, gospel singer Yolanda Adams. Here she is singing “O Come All Ye Faithful.” If any of the children who performed on this show see this, please let us know where you are today. Enjoy…
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First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Yesterday’s tomato count was 6,681. I just went outside and picked 22 tomatoes for a new grand total of 6,703. And the winner of a $100 American Express gift card is… Marithia! She guessed exactly 6,700 (only three off from the total). Marithia has a little something extra to be thankful for today.
Marithia is the 8th Grade Transition Program Coordinator at her local Junior High School. “My job is to prepare our 8th graders for high school, by teaching them study skills, test taking skills, organization skills, and how to advocate for themselves!”
Congratulations, Marithia and thanks to everyone for playing.
In the summer I was picking up to 150 tomatoes a day and now that it’s cooler, I’m still picking every day, averaging around 20 a day. I do expect the total to reach over 7,000 before this plant expires. (for new visitors, I did NOT plant this cherry tomato plant. It just started growing in my back yard!) Happy Thanksgiving to all and… easy on the pie!
You know I love my contests and here’s another one. Just guess the total number of cherry tomatoes I will have picked off my monster plant by Thanksgiving morning and win a $100 American Express gift card. At 10 am Thanksgiving morning, I will pick whatever ripe tomatoes I find and add them to the running total. I’ll post the winner right after that. Whoever guesses the closest TOTAL number of tomatoes from day one (over or under) will win. How about that? A hundred smackeroos just in time for holiday shopping! Good luck!
One guess per person.
Winner will be revealed Thanksgiving morning, before you’re all asleep from eating too much turkey. 🙂
July 11th – 150 tomatoes
July 17th – 459
July 24th – 785
July 29th – 1,014
Aug. 4th – 1,415
Aug. 8th – 1,646
Aug. 10th – 1,721
Aug. 11th – 1,861
Aug. 12th – 1,925
Aug. 13th – 2,002
Aug. 14th – 2,078 (this —> picture was taken today)
Aug. 15th – 2,201
Aug. 16th – 2,352
Aug. 17th – 2,454
Aug. 18th – 2,599
Aug. 19th – 2,735
Aug. 20th – 2,855
Aug. 21st – 2,932
Aug. 22nd – 3,077
Aug. 23rd – 3,178
Aug. 26th – 3,218
Aug. 27th – 3,251
Aug. 28th – 3,286
Aug. 29th – 3,360
Aug. 31st – 3,402
Sept. 2nd – 3,439
Sept. 3rd – 3,462
Sept. 4th – 3,511
Sept. 5th – 3,576
Sept. 6th – 3,612
Sept. 7th – 3,664
Sept. 8th – 3,710
Sept. 9th – 3,795
Sept. 10th – 3,850
Sept. 11th – 3,902
Sept. 12th – 3,936
Sept. 13th – 4,007!!! OMG!!! – over 4,000 – heading for 5,000!!
Sept. 14th – 4,050
Sept. 15th – 4,086
Sept. 16th – 4,114
Sept. 17 – 4,146
Sept. 18 – 4,171
Sept. 19 – 4,189
Sept. 20 – 4,207
Sept. 21 – 4,219
Sept. 22 – 4,232
Sept. 23 – 4,260
Sept. 24 – 4,282
Sept. 25 – 4,300
Sept. 26 – 4,321
Sept. 27 – 4,352
Sept. 28 – 4,392
Sept. 29 – 4,429
Sept. 30 – 4,502
Oct. 1 – 4,529
Oct. 2 – 4,569
Oct. 3 – 4,628
Oct. 4 – 4,664
Oct. 5 – 4,701
Oct. 6 – 4,776
Oct. 7 – 4,828
Oct. 8 – 4,914
Oct. 9 – 4,980
Oct. 10 – 5,000
Oct. 11 – 5,082
Oct. 12 – 5,153
Oct. 13 – 5,202
Oct. 14 – 5,230
Oct. 15 – 5,281
Oct. 16 – 5,347
Oct. 17 – 5,366
Oct. 18 – 5,492
Oct. 20 – 5,538
Oct. 21 – 5,569
Oct. 22 – 5,618
Oct. 23 – 5,648
Oct. 24 – 5,691
Ot. 25 – 5,741
Oct. 26 – 5,791
Oct. 27 – 5,843
Oct. 28 – 5,874
Oct. 29 – 5,907
Oct. 30 – 5,945
Oct. 31 – 6,007
Nov, 2 – 6,041
Nov. 4 – 6,145
Nov. 6 – 6,243
Nov. 7 – 6,342
Nov. 8 – No more updates due to upcoming contest
Nov. 22 – (Thanksgiving Day) 6,703
Nov. 27 – 6,845
Nov. 30 – 6,929
Dec. 2 – 6,970
Dec. 4 – 7,008
Dec. 6 – 7,029
Dec. 9 – 7,061
Dec. 12 – 7,117
Dec. 15 – 7,135
Dec. 19 – 7,185
Dec. 21 – 7,224
Dec. 27 – 7,264
Jan. 2 – 7,303
Jan. 7 – 7,338
Jan. 9 – 7,379
Jan. 13 – 8,121! (FINAL) That’s all she wrote!!!
This picture was taken Sept. 6th
It finally happened! I just picked my 5,000th tomato! And the plant is still going strong! I’m either in the kitchen or outside picking tomatoes. The gardener just said it could go until Christmas. If so, then I know what I want for Christmas… I want my life back! …and a sweater for my bunny.
Andy Williams has passed away at age 84. When I was working as a standup comic, I was lucky to open for him at Harrah’s in Reno in 1987. It was just after my Star Search win and I couldn’t believe I was sharing the stage with the man who sang Moon River. He welcomed me on opening night and I truly enjoyed listening backstage during every show to hear that beautiful, mellow voice. Rest in peace, Andy.
I shouldn’t have to live in fear, but I do. I shouldn’t have to sneak up on my slippers, but I do. It’s spider season and none of us is safe. I’d rather find a snake in the house than a spider. What about a bat? A bat wouldn’t scare me as much as a spider. Why, you ask? Because spiders are sneaky little arachnids. They hide in the worst possible places, hunting for food, always at night. Pesticides don’t kill them because they don’t breathe. They play dead – I hate that. I’ve passed by a curled up dead one thinking I’d sweep it up later, and later…. it’s gone!!! But where? And here’s a piece of information I wish I didn’t know: You are never more than twelve feet away from a spider. I did not need to know that.
So I live in fear, sneaking up on my slippers, looking behind cushions, under the toaster… But where is the worst place to find a spider? I say on your white sheets while you’re in them.
Anyone?
Sue sent this sad note today…
“Good Lord Jenny does it ever end!! Teka has just been diagnosed with a splenetic tumor!! She went to the vet last evening and they called us back this evening with the results of her blood work. She has elevated levels in her liver and kidneys which means that her cancer has spread Our hearts are so heavy right now. I hate to ask again, but please friends pray for her. We lost our first dog, Sheba, from this disease. I can’t believe this is happening again!! We took her for a 5k walk this morning and she wanted to keep going. Kya saw my jeep and ran for it!!
I’m so sorry to bring sadness to your website again, but you all know how much my dogs mean to me. Sorry JJ but please pray for her. Unlike Jess, this is cancer and it has a very low survival rate. I have to take off Monday to take her for an ultrasound. With that we will know where it has spread. Ugggghhhh!!! Just Pray friends!! Again, I’m sorry to be so depressing and needy!!”
