Friday, September 25, 2009

Philadelphia...dreamin'

I am back in my hometown again!!! Happy Happy Joy Joy!!The weather is beautiful. Warm but a nice breeze and no humidity!!! It feels so good to be home...So, "Muscle Guy" and "One Way" will be caring for the store while I am away. Hopefully they will fight nice and not make too much of a mess.

We are checking on the price of strawberries. If they are reasonable we will have cold Strawberry Soup next week. I also believe that a "Beef" broth will be made and utilized in some surprises next week too!

"Little Miss Responsible" is still at school but I can't wait to see her! Of course I miss the rest of my "Little Ones" already.......Hopefully this bouncing thing will be over come this summer!

Well, I need to check on my big sister who is still in the hospital but hopefully coming home today! I will keep you posted on what's next!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Fun in the Kitchen

We rocked out four soups today. Our specials this week are Cold Cucumber Soup topped with green onions, almonds, and tomatoes, and Winter Squash Soup which has a nice touch of nutmeg. We of course made Chicken Noodle Soup and Broccoli and Cheese. Tomorrow we make a fresh batch of Chili! Yummy-Yummy!

"My Zen" will be in on Thursday to decorate our windows for Halloween....I can't wait. She is awesome..."Muscle Guy" was out with the sniffles today. "One Way" worked hard all day with me. "The Soup King" is busy with construction so we are working hard to balance everything.

We made this awsesome basket for the Sarasota Zombie Pub Crawl to raffle off at there crawl on October 17th. It was full of fun stuff....movies and drinks and snacks!!!!!!! I hope it helps them out....

We have a myspace and a facebook page now so stop in and check it out! our website will be done in the next two weeks!!!! Can't wait!!!!!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Marketing...What fun!

So I have been working on things to get our name out there for all to see. We are hooking up with the Sarasota Zombie Pub Crawl, Gohound.com. Our web site will finally be completed within the next two weeks!!! I am still working on some ideas.....It would be great to drum up business. I like it busy not slow, of course.

We hired a nice young lady to work the weekends. She started today. She is cute and social. I like her. We just need a nick name for her. "Karaoke Boy", if you are checking up, yes, we will always have a place for you whenever you need it! See you soon and behave while you are away at school. Make good choices! We have decided to rename "Comic boy" to "One-Way". Why? I'm not really sure since he really isn't a one way individual. He likes it so we let it be!

I am working on a special for the week.....I think it might be a cold soup. I will keep you posted. Enjoy the weekend and remember we are open again for Saturday and Sunday! Stop in for something good!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

getting Ready...

Well we are getting ready for our busy time. We just joined Phillippi Shores Business Partners Program. I can't wait to get involved and to help out the school! Everything sounds exciting so I will keep you posted on the fun things we get to participate in at school.

So yesterday I was sad....So sad to say goodbye to Patrick Swayze! My favorite actor of my teenage years! Dirty Dancing is still one of my favorites! So sad, our hearts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. One great movie line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!".

On a lighter note, we banged out two soups today. Tomorrow will be a little busier! Three to four to get down. I am going to make a Carrot Soup for a second special this week. Something a little lighter than the Cream of Navy Bean Soup. (it does smell great!)

This weekend will be our first weekend back after the summer. Remember, Saturday 11am to 7pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm. I'm sure I will be there at some point. Soccer Saturday, Cheer leading Saturday, and yes Church on Sunday! Stop in and check us out....New things happening!!!! Find us on Twitter.com!!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Slow but Steady.....

The Soup King is a bit slow right now but steady. I am still cooking everyday so I guess that is a good thing! We are going to have Navy Bean Soup with Ham next week. Starting on September 19Th we will be open on Saturday and Sunday again. We will open at 11am and close at 6pm. Stop in for your weekend favorites. Besides, everyone has a million places to run to so who has time to cook!...

"The Soup King" is gearing up for his construction life to take over again. Work is gradually coming to light, maybe times are ready to change. "Muscle Guy" is busy running around with his special friends on the weekends....I guess we will have to work something out for him with working on Saturdays again. "Comic Boy" has informed me that he does not like his nickname....I have been trying to come up with a new nickname but I am just drawing a blank.....Any suggestions? "The Little Ones" have been busy with school, soccer and cheer leading. Maybe closer to November they will be back to work. "Little Miss Responsible" is as happy as can be to be in PA. She started school on the 9Th and loves it, even though I made her take a full roster which includes honors Chinese for a language. No, Spanish II was not enough. I get to go home and see her soon so I am very excited about that!

No, there really isn't much drama going on here these days. Since "Fire Chick" and "Grammy" have left us things are very calm. We like it that way. I guess its all good since they both still chat every once and a while. It is what it is!!

We are planning some great ideas for our one year anniversary. There may be some cool give aways!!! We will keep you posted. Enjoy the weekend and stop in and see us!