4urWorld

I have decided to write a series of posts about how it can be a small world.  It has proven to me time and time again, that no matter how big the world is, sometimes it is rather small.

I have sold a few things on Ebay, since closing my retail store about 3 years ago.  I had some inventory left over that I listed on this auction site.  I had put some sandals on Ebay that someone that lived in Pennsylvania, ended up buying.  Transaction was made and I shipped out the sandals.  A few days after sending the sandals, I get an email from the buyer.  I guess she saw where I was from and realized I lived 20 miles from her hometown of McLean Texas.  She also realized by my last name, I might be married to someone she had gone to school with in McLean.  The first sentence of her email was, “Do you know Mark Caldwell”. 

Another example of “Wow, it’s a small world”.  Especially when you are selling Iddi Biddi Tiddies on Ebay.  Maybe I should say “Wow, it’s an Iddi Biddi World”.

Iddi Biddi Tiddies

4UrWorld Mugshot on EcoMugs.

Green products are an economical and easy way to do your part in stopping global warming. Over time, Eco Mugs developed systems that enable them to create and ship single mugs in an economical fashion, all personalized with your logo and customers name.

I met Kirk Meyer, Founder of Eco Mugs, through the Mentor program for Affiliate Summit.  Kirk had my logo put on a couple of mugs and sent them to me, in appreciation for heading up the Mentor program. 

My daughter, Cari Caldwell, designed my logo, and is in the picture with me holding up the Eco Mugs.  I am so proud of the job Cari did, and the mugs that Kirk sent me.   

Cari Caldwell Designed Logo for Mug

I got home from Affiliate Summit today and went straight to see my Parents. My Mom was excited because she said a couple came in to camp who video taped them to put them on their website. www.thelonglonghoneymoon.com. 

made this very high quality video of my Parents.  My Parents have never really understood how a blog worked or how it could possibly help a business.  I hope this helps them understand, maybe now they will “Get Me”.

I cannot tell you how many times I have said this in the past couple of years, especially since my kids have ventured out into the world and called home with stories of how small this world really is. 

I am going to share with you a few stories of “Wow, It’s a Small World”

Story #1

My Husband has always kept in touch with his 1st cousins, and their families.  On my Husband’s, Mother’s side of the family, he had 2 uncles, and 2 aunts.  Well to make a long story short, his cousin, Bambi, had a son going to Texas Tech, and his cousin Ranay had a daughter going to Texas Tech.  Of course all three of of my kids lived in Lubbock and knew both of their cousins.  Bambi’s son had a get together, called my kids and invited them over there.  When my kids got to the house, they noticed that Ranay’s daughter was there also.  My kids thinking well these two knew they were cousins, just went about their business talking to both of them, until they noticed that Bambi’s son was hitting on Ranay’s daughter.  One of my kids just had to speak up, “hey dude don’t you know that is your cousin”. 

Small world !!  Good things my kids went to the party, kissing cousins?  Might not have set well with the parents. 

If you have any stories of “Wow, It’s a Small World” happenings, share them, who knows we may know the same people.  You just never know. 

I have several more to tell you in this series of “Wow, It’s a Small World”.

Tummy-Getter Hill 

Memories ! awwww wonderful memories.  I am so lucky to have had my Parents around when my kids were growing up.  My Parents made some really great memories for my kids, memories of love, fun, and laughter. 

My Parents own a campground, so they actually lived in the back of the office of the campground.  My Parent’s also own a farm.  Just east of my Parent’s campground is a hill, the hill has a lot of gypsum rock, and some actual caves.  It could be kind of scary to a small kid, to go near a large hole in the ground that leads to who knows where, especially in the imagination of a child.  My Dad would sometimes load up the grandkids (7 grandkids)  in his pickup truck, (no car seats or seat belts mind you, that is how us country folk do it !) and take them up on this hill, probably to get them out of the house and out of my Mom’s hair. 

After the journey up the hill, they started calling “Fraggle Rock Mountain”,  my Dad would then take them “Round and About on Buttercup Farm”.  I don’t know where that name came from, I remember it from my childhood, maybe there was a song with that in the lyrics, I’m not sure.   Well on with the journey….I don’t know how many of you have been down farm to market roads, country roads, or back roads, (whatever they are called) but they are usually just dirt roads.  Some are winding, some are hilly, some are both.  Here in Texas it is usually dry and when you drive down these roads the dirt flies up behind your vehicle, that is how you can tell is someone is comeing up the road, you see the dirt.  My Dad would take the kids from “Fraggle Rock Mountain”, then “Round and About On Buttercup Farm”.  Last but not least, the ultimate thrill, was going really fast on one of these hills on the backroads and when you came over the hill, it is kind of like a rollercoaster, it gets your tummy.  Hence the name “Tummy-Getter Hill”. 

Memories ! awwww wonderful memories.