OLA Team Blog: 11/15/11

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Let's Talk About Love

(n) an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness, and regard towards a person or thing

Here we are marching into another Holiday season... a season of love. Goodwill is in the air! Do you feel it already? A season for giving. From charitable donations and activities, to exchanging gifts with family and friends, this time of year is a great time to honor Love.

As Celine said... Let's Talk About Love.

And now that I've got you all warm and fuzzy, let's head over to OLA and find some gifts for the folks that you love... your spouse, your kids, your BFF, your co-worker, and your crazy neighbor down the street, among others.

Show her you love her everyday. A flowing black porcelain sculpture illustrates the timeless beauty of the bond between mother and child. From GiftShopGifts!

Anyone who loves Elvis would also love this Elvis Presley Gold Record Award "Loving You"! Available at MusicCityAwards.

This wonderful garden stone bears a weathered look and a warm hearted message, along with a richly colored dragonfly and graceful water lily blooms. The Love With All Your Heart Stepping Stone is available from YawningDawg!

A fabulous "LOVE STRUCK" SPITTER GARGOYLE WI HEART by United Design is waiting at MajikMerlin! (Ooh, I might have to have this - a gift for someone!)

Enjoy the season! May you find the perfect gifts for all the loves in your life!

The Miracle of Toilet Paper

THE MIRACLE OF TOILET PAPER

Fresh from my shower, I stand in front of the mirror
complaining to my husband that my breasts are too small.

Instead of characteristically telling me it's not
so, he uncharacteristically comes up with a
suggestion.

"If you want your breasts to grow, then every day
take a piece of toilet paper and rub
it between them for a few seconds"

Willing to try anything, I fetch a piece of toilet paper
and stand in front of the mirror, rubbing it
between my breasts. "How long will this
take?" I asked.

"They will grow larger over a
period of years," my husband replies.

I stopped.

"Do you really think rubbing a piece of toilet paper
between my breasts every day will make my
breasts larger over the years?"

Without missing a beat he says
"Worked for your butt, didn't it?"

He's still alive, and with a great deal of therapy, he
may even walk again although he will probably
continue to take his meals through a straw.

Stupid, stupid man. Now on a more serious note.......

Spruce up your bathroom with this unusual music box toilet paper holder offered by offered by goldi

Game ON! Terrific Tuesday Sale

OH what FUN these Sellers have every Tuesday...

and their SPECIALS are FANTASTIC!

Times are as follows:

5:30am to 5:30pm (HST - Hawaii Time)

7:30am to 7:30pm (AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time)

8:30 AM to 8;30 PM (OLA time, PDT - Pacific Daylight Time)

9:30am to 9:30pm (MDT - Mountain Daylight Time)

10:30am to 10:30pm (CDT - Central Daylight Time)

11:30am to 11:30pm (EDT - Eastern Daylight Time)

Sellers

callmemomo

25% off both classics and fixed prices.

New listings will be available by then!!

www.onlineauction.com/store/callmemomo

davendeb1178

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/davendeb1178

http://www.youravon.com/debboyd

American-Hippie

Purchase two full size boo boo bags and get one mini boo boo bag free! I'll try to make your mini boo boo bag match one of the larger bags. Just buy your two full size bags and I'll take care of the mini bag. There are no limits! For every 2 bags bought, a free mini bag will be added.

http://www.OLA.com/store/american-hippie

annimae

If ya wants something painted for a Xmas gift, u'd better get the order in now....the paint is taking awhile to dry! No need to pay now since it'll take me a couple weeks to get it done.I've moved items to either the Classic auctions or Dutch auctions at reduced prices! These have been reduced from 20% up to 50% or more off! Some will be disappearing to Good Will next time I go if not snatched up! Don't forget....I have lay-a-way or will hold for up to a week or 2 if waiting for payday! I also combine shipping on multiple purchases when I can. Accepting RME/Serve again too!

www.onlineauction.com/store/annimae

maggiemaybecrafty

Gift with each outgoing package.

Lay-a-way accepted.

http://www.OLA.com/store/maggiemaybecrafty

ChateyCathey

20% off all jewelry

10 % off all other items

Combined shipping as always

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/chateycathey

yogibear66

Buy 1 get 1 free Earrings

Buy any beaded necklaces or beaded necklace,bracelet sets get a gratitude bead for Free plus free shipping

15% off everything else plus combined shipping

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/yogibear66

yogissportsden

$1.00 off all baseball cards

15% off everything else plus combined shipping

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/yogissportsden

CDWsGeneralStore

Special: 10% off items under $5

20% off all items over $5

25% off items $20 or more

Shipping not included in above.

If you don't like the prices....just send reasonable offer. I will probably accept it!

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/CDWsGeneralStore

robinsgoneshopn

10% off $10.00 or more and 25% off $75.00 or more.

I'll have more antiques listed by game time tue.

www.onlineauction.com/store/robinsgoneshopn

cvmso021

If you have any last minute donations for Jen aka Draggontagger or DT care package,

please send them to:

Care Package

1401 Wilcox St

Menomonie, WI 54751

I will add everything to the box and mail it out. I need all items by Friday November 18,

so I can get it all mailed out and delivered before Thanksgiving.

Tracking information will be sent to all donors!

www.onlineauction.com/store/cvmso021

oldturtleheart

40% OFF Entire Store.

Spend $20 or more Discounted Dollars,

and receive an Additional 10% OFF.

Discounted Combined Shipping.

www.onlineauction.com/store/oldturtleheart

yawningdawg

15% off everything, not including shipping.

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/yawningdawg

curiocache

Buy and 3 books from curiocache and/or crittercache and get a 4th one FREE of your choice (as long as it's equal or lesser value than the most expensive one purchased...)

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/curiocache

crittercache

Buy and 3 books from curiocache and/or crittercache and get a 4th one FREE of your choice (as long as it's equal or lesser value than the most expensive one purchased...)

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/crittercache

latherupsoap

An entire auction special! 3 big bars of soap with FREE SHIPPING for $10.00!

http://www.onlineauction.com/index.php?page=auction:view_item&auction_id=1461149

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/latherupsoap

bedding4me

Free gift with purchase

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/bedding4me

jewelrybychristopher

Free gift with purchase

http://www.onlineauction.com/store/jewelrybychristopher

Happy Shop'n!

Kim, Sunflower Antics

Used Toys and Clothing

In this time of tight purse strings, how many of you have looked at things around the house that are gently used but still have great life? Remember when Toys for Tots first started out? You could donate good, used toys to those less fortunate for the holidays. Well, no longer. And I can see why but I also know that with the amount of toys that children receive now days, there is a lot that goes by the wayside that someone would love to recycle.

This year, be thankful for what you have and start a new tradition with your children. Go through toys no longer played with. Have your children help decide what goes to the less fortunate. Then clean them up and join a Reusit site in your locale. Do the same with gently used coats, mittens, hats, and clothes. Be sure they are clean, join the sites and away you go! Someone out there can use these items!! Help someone bring joy into their childrens lives at Christmas by donating items you can no longer use and teach your children to share at the same time.

The Reusit site is FREE!! No exceptions. Here is the link for the main page: http://www.reuseitnetwork.org/us.htm

Be thankful this season by sharing! And if you are looking for great deals for the holiday season, be sure to stop by OLA.com!

A Thanksgiving Tradition

I know these things belong in the chats but I thought I would put it in a blog just to see how many people read it and comment on it.

At Thanksgiving it is a tradition with many to go around the table and have everyone say what they are thankful for. It has been a tradition of mine for many many years, so I will go first.

First and foremost for me:

I am thankful that God loves me and He loves me just the way I am.

I am thankful for my husband who lets me be me.

I am thankful for my family and I know all things happen for a reason. My little grand son is now 1 month and 7 days old and he has gained weight. Now 4 lbs 13 ozs and may be able to come home next week. It has been a long struggle for this little guy.

I am thankful that I found OLA as my new selling site and for the friends I have made there and the family I have become a part of.

I am thankful for the mistakes God let me make in my life as I learned something from each one.

That is enough from me but I could go on and on as I have been so blessed.

Since I have become a member of OLA I have learned to appreciate all the extra's that come with my membership. The extra efforts made by the owners, staff and other members to help everyone expand their business and become a part of the big picture. No other site ever that I know of has a blog challenge, a Halloween contest, a Christmas contest and others as I am sure I missed some. Because of the OLA blog a lot of us are able to feature some of our items for free. We can also feature some of others items for them for free.

One thing I do not understand is why so many OLA members are not blogging. We have a huge community here and only a very few are doing the November challenge.

How do we reach them and get them involved? Not only in this challenge but just to blog on the OLA team blog at other times. I plan to continue blogging even after the challenge is over and I hope others will do this with me.

If you would like to see what I have for sale just click on the link below:

http://ola.com/store/chateycathey

Thanks for taking time to read my blog and comment on it. Good or bad, they all count

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

Christmas Hint #15 -- Playing Detective

When the Christmas parties start, it’s a perfect opportunity to play detective. Pay attention to the details in the homes of friends and relatives. This will make things much easier when it’s time to buy gifts.

Keep a notebook with a section for each of those hard-to-buy-for people. Are their tastes modern, antique, eclectic, crafty? What colors do they like? Also, be sure to write down what you get for them this year, so you can keep track for next year. It’s really embarrassing to buy the same thing for someone 2 years in a row (been there, done that).

Here's a gift that would be fun to give or receive.

A little thanksgiving diversion

Just for fun, here's a cute game called Turkey Flibriks... it's supposed to be for kids... but I thought it got pretty tough as the levels go up... good luck!!

http://resources.kaboose.com/games/turkey-flibriks.html

Speaking of turkeys... check out these feathered friends flocking to onlineauction.com!