Life with Mr. Moose Mills

MISS ME?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 19 May 2014 19:06:00 +0000

Did you miss me? Did you wonder where I was or where I went? Oh, I know, you thought I was hibernating like bears do.

Well I wasn't hibernating. I am not a bear! I was up in the North Carolina mountains with Minny enjoying our new home this winter. It was kind of a rough winter up north, but Minny and I are used to it being from New Hampshire.

So did you enjoy your winter? What I thought was neat was how the five Great Lakes froze over. I heard that the lakes were 93% frozen over. I was told it has been several years since this has happened. My "adopted mom" is from a town that is on Lake Michigan and she has pictures of people walking on Lake Michigan! They were walking on the ice on top of Lake Michigan! That would have been a neat thing to do. I could have told people that I walked on Lake Michigan (I would have left out the ice part)!

Is you skin dry from the harsh winter we just had? It is? Then you should use my Moose Mills Body Butter. It has shea butter in it and it smells divine! It will have your skin feeling soft in no time!

Minny and I have been in Florida visiting and doing a little work in our Florida plant. This weekend we took a break and went on a day trip with my adopted "Mom", her hubby, their grandson and their daughter. We went to Gainesville first to the University of Florida to see the Butterfly Rainforest. That was so neat! They have this room with all these plants, trees, etc. and the butterflies are everywhere. They are so beautiful!

Isn't this butterfly beautiful?

Then we drove up to Alachua to the Mill Creek Farm which is a retired horse farm. What was so neat about it is that the fee to get in was 2 carrots! But you should bring a lot of carrots as there are a lot of horses there. Some were blind and some have been there for years enjoying retirement. A couple from England started the farm in 1984 and run it with lots of volunteers. It is a nonprofit sanctuary for old, abused and abandoned horses. It was one of the neatest places to visit.

Feeding the horses.

After the farm, we drove over to Cedar Key which is on the gulf coast of Florida. What a nice, quiet and peaceful little town. A great place to just "chill"!

It was a full day, but we all had fun. Minny and I learned a lot! Minny wants to get a little beach time in on the world"s most famous beach (Daytona Beach, don't you know!) before we head back to North Carolina!

Until next time.................

Moose Mills

DID YOUR TEAM WIN?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 03:11:00 +0000

Oh, you are not into football? That's okay, but a lot of people are. They said that 100 million people watched the Super Bowl last night. The Denver Broncos played the Seattle Seahawks.

Minny and I are in Florida at our plant and staying with my "adopted" mom. It was cold and rainy for several days, but today, Holy Cow it is in the eighties!! Super warm for February! Minny and I will have to head back to North Carolina soon so we can have seasonable weather! It has been cold up there. It snowed last week just before we headed down here to Florida.

But back to football for a few. Now since I am originally from New Hampshire, by football team is the New England Patriots. I know, I know, some of your are moaning on that one. My "mom" is a Chicago Bears fan and she only likes one person on the Patriots. Who? Why Tom Brady, of course. Why? Because he played for the Michigan Wolverines. So since none of "our teams" were playing in the Super Bowl, mom and the family were rooting for the Seahawks. Only one son of theirs was rooting for the Broncos. Me? I really didn't care who won. But I guess it was good to see the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl.

Now I love to watch the commercials during the Super Bowl. That is my favorite thing! My favorite commercial? Do you think you can guess? It was the Budweiser Puppy Love commercial. That was the best commercial.

Budweiser had another commercial that was a tribute to a soldier. That soldier happened to be from Florida. That was a cool commercial also.

Budweiser always seems to come up with the BEST commercials!

And did you know that the Seattle Seahawks have a legally deaf person on their team? Derrick Coleman, Number 40, is legally deaf. He seems like an awesome person. He treated two young twin deaf girls and their parents to tickets to the Super Bowl. How great was that?

Now to MY commercial. In this cold winter weather, are your feet dry and need a little tender loving care? Then my Moose Mills Mud Treatment is just the answer to make your feet soft and supple.

Get on over to my online store www.moosemills.com and order 2 or 3. You won't regret it. And your feet will thank you for it!

Until next time....................

Moose Mills

WHERE DID 2013 GO?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:04:00 +0000

Wow, can you believe it is the last day of 2013? Where did this year go? It was a very busy year for Minny and myself. We made the big move in November from the mountains of New Hampshire to the mountains of North Carolina!

It was our first Christmas in North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Mountains are just Awesome! But I have to say, there wasn't very much snow Christmas morning. Nothing like in New Hampshire. But that is okay. We had to make the move, so it is all good..............

Blue Ridge Mountains

How was your Christmas? Ours was great! Minny loved watching where Santa was on the Santa Tracker on the computer. What? We watched it on a computer and in the mountains no less! Well, have you heard of generators? They help us moose when we need to check things out on the computer and television. Minny kept looking up in the sky hoping she could see Santa in person, but she fell asleep before he arrived. Santa was very good to her.

Christmas Town USA

North Carolina has some cool places. McAdenville is known as Christmas Town USA. I love to visit these neat places.

That's all for now. Getting ready to ring in the new year! I hope you all have a Wonderful New Year's Eve and Day. Don't watch too much football! Enjoy the parades!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Moose Mills

WHAT AN ADVENTURE!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:16:00 +0000

Minny went to Sea World in Orlando! She had a blast, as did we all! We went with my "adopted mom" and her grandson and with her daughter.

"Mom" wanted to catch all the Christmas shows and those shows are after 6 PM. So we left just before noon and drove the 80 miles to Sea World. We visited the new Antartica exhibit first. We rode the new ride they have and then saw all the penquins in their new home! Minny was awestruck!

Penquins in their new home

We then went to ride on The Polar Express. What a neat ride! Minny was so mesmirized. She couldn't believe she was going to the North Pole! After we walked through where the polar bears were and where Santa was visiting with children, we saw a HUGE Christmas tree!

Gigantic Tree!

We got to see it snow! Yes, I said snow. You didn't know that it snows in Florida? Well it does at Sea World around Christmas. We also got to see a new thing this year at Sea World. While we were waiting for it to snow, they had two toy soldiers standing on drums. They wouldn't move until someone came up to them or made them move. They were so cute and Minny and Ronnie got a kick out of watching them.

Toy Soldiers

We had to get in line early to see "O Wondrous Night". The 7 PM show was sold out, so we saw the 8:30 PM show. It is the story of the Baby Jesus told from the animals point of view. They had live animals also. They had camels, goats, sheep, birds, doves, etc. The whole audience gave the cast a standing ovation at the end. It was a Wondrous show indeed!

A Beautiful Show!

We then went to see Shamu in Miracles. Minny loved watching the whales jump out of the water and then splash the audience with water. She thought it was funny!

After we went to see the Ice Show. Those guys and gals sure can skate! We also the Christmas tree show. They have these Christmas trees on the water all lit up. They change colors along to the music.

The finale for the evening was an awesome fireworks show. The fireworks are timed to the music. Minny sat there with her jaw open. She could not believe how beautiful the fireworks were. A little loud, but she didn't care.

Awesome Fireworks!

If you are ever in the Orlando area, stop by Sea World and catch their shows. Especially at Christmas time!

So it is really warm here in Florida. It has been in the eighties. Minny and I are headed back to the mountains of North Carolina for Christmas. It is our new home as I told in my last blog and we want to be there to celebrate the birth of Jesus. And Minny told me she is going to stay up and wait for Santa. She wants to see him in person!

Enjoy your Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Moose Mills

DID YOU MISS ME?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Did you miss me? I missed you! I apologize for not being around lately, BUT...........we were moving! That's right, we moved from New Hampshire to the mountains of North Carolina! We are now located in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Kannapolis, you say! Yep. It is the hometown of the famous NASCAR race car driver, Dale Earnhardt, Sr. He is no longer with us as he passed away in an accident at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500. Kannapolis is in the heart of NASCAR country with a lot of race shops all around.

Bronze Statue of Dale Sr.in Kannapolis, NC

I must say I do miss the mountains of New Hampshire, but North Carolina has its own mountains. One of the most famous ones is Grandfather Mountain. I believe it is the highest point in North Carolina. Look at the bridge you can walk over from one mountain top to the other at Grandfather Mountain.

Grandfather Mountain

Minny would not go across that bridge. She didn't like the fact that it was so far down between those mountain tops! Can't say I blame her. It was a bit scary!

It is cold out there and this is the season where your hands get awfully dry. You need my Magic for your hands. Remember, my hand treatment soaks into your skin and doesn't "sit on top" of your skin like some mineral oil based products do. You can wash your hands and my Magic will still be softening your hands.

You can go to here to order Magic for your hands. Your hands will love you for it!

Soon it will be Christmas and Minny is getting excited! Until next time..............

Moose Mills

WHERE HAS THE SUMMER GONE?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 23:50:00 +0000

Can you believe it? Summer is almost over! Where did it go? Why does summer always seem to fly by and winter seems to travel reaaaalll slllloooowwwww...............................

Summer in Florida!

Minny and I are back in Florida for a while. You ask why? Why come to Florida during the hot and muggy days of August? Well, the CEO of our company is getting married! So we both had to come down to see his wedding on the beach! A first for Minny and I to see a beach wedding. Well, let's be honest, the first wedding for either of us to see.

What have you been doing this summer? I hope something awesome! As you know from my last blog that Minny and I have been doing some traveling. The trip to North Carolina was a blast! Minny had so much fun being with Ronnie, my adopted mom's grandson. She is still talking about the train ride, the trip to the zoo and all the other fun things they did.

Since that trip, we have been in New Hampshire and the weather has been "all over the place". Really hot, almost like Florida, then cool, then really nice weather. Throw some rain in there and you got the picture. But it is still beautiful this time of year in the mountains of New Hampshire.

I have to do a little promotion here. As you know or may not know, Maine is a Moose state. They love their moose in Maine! There are several places in Maine where you can find my Moose Mills Products. Reny's is just one of the stores who carries my products. They have several stores throughout Maine. So if you are near one, stop in and ask for my product.

If you want the softest hands around, then you have to try my Magic Hand Therapy.

Moose Magic for your hands!

Remember, when you use my Moose Magic on your hands, it soaks into your hands and doesn't "sit on top of your hands" like mineral oil based hand treatments do. My Moose Magic contains aloe, vitamins, and glycerin to name just a few of the ingredients. You can wash your hands after use and my Moose Magic will still be softening your hands.

School starts soon and Minny has one more year before she starts in Moose school. Oh, you didn't know there was a Moose school? Where have you been? Of course, there is a Moose school. Minny can't wait until she can start school. I am sure after a year or two, she will not be looking forward to it, but just waiting for SUMMER! And you know she is so smart and asked me the other day, "Why doesn't summer last for nine months and school only last for three months?". I bet all children would love that!

Gotta run. I am busy helping out this week here in Florida and then the wedding next weekend! Minny is all excited!

Moose Mills

TRAVELING AGAIN!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 01:04:00 +0000

Minny and I have been traveling this past month. Yes, Minny went we me on this trip! I was so happy to have her travel with me.

Minny and I with my "adopted mom" and her hubby and grandson, Ronnie, went to North Carolina. Minny was happy to have someone younger to travel with. Ronnie is 10 years old. And with Minny being 4 years old, Ronnie was like her big brother!

We went to some cool places in North Carolina. The last time I was in North Carolina we went to the Train Museum in Spencer. We went again this time so Ronnie and Minny could see the trains. They both loved riding on the train and see all the big trains.

Minny just had to sneak in this picture!

This was a beautiful red caboose!

We went to the Daniel Boone Park located on the Yadkin River. We had to walk down this trail through the woods to get to the cave that Daniel Boone lived in. Minny and I didn't mind it, but Ronnie and "Mom" kept getting attacked by mosquitoes and other little bugs! Bugs don't bother us!

In front of the cave Daniel Boone lived in. Notice how Minny poses the same way?

The Yadkin River sure is muddy!

We also went to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. What a beautiful zoo and it is so big. It is divided into two sections. There is an entrance on the North America side and there is an entrance on the Africa side. We went to the Africa side first where we saw giraffes, gorillas, rhinoceros and many more animals.

Beautiful giraffes.

A mama gorilla and her new baby all curled up in a ball.

We even went to Dinosaur Land. They were huge!! Thank goodness they weren't real!! Minny was a little scared of them! She would not pose in the picture with Ronnie below the biggest dinosaur.

Minny was too scared to get near this huge dinosaur!

We then took a tram to go to the North America entrance which was a mile away! We saw polar bears, alligators, and more animals.

These alligators were sleeping, thank goodness!

Isn't she or he just beautiful?

If you walk the whole zoo, it is five miles of trails. That is a lot of walking! If you are ever near Asheboro, North Carolina, you should stop at this zoo. You will not regret it.

After a stay in North Carolina, it was onto Florida. Minny and I are not fond of Florida in the summer. It is too hot and humid. But we visited for a while and I went with "Mom" and her daughter to see the Coke Zero 400 Nascar race at the Daytona International Speedway.

Opening ceremony before the Coke Zero 400.

Remember, I went to the Daytona 500 and loved it. It was hot for this race, but I have to say once we got to our seats up in the stands we had our own air conditioner. A nice wind was blowing out of the southeast so the heat was tolerable. The race was awesome and very exciting! "Mom's" guy didn't win (Dale Jr.) and neither did her daughter's guy win (Tony Stewart). I didn't have a favorite driver, so I didn't care who won. And a great fireworks show ended the night. A good time was had by all!!!

Now Minny and I are back home in New Hampshire. It is always good to go away, but it is GREAT to get back home!

Enjoy your summer! Until next time.............................

Moose Mills

HEEEERRRRE'S MINNY!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:47:00 +0000

Isn't my little daughter so adorable? I am one proud father on today of all days, Father's Day!! Yeah, I know, it is my day to relax. But I have to share this adorable picture of Minny with you! And share the exciting news with you!

I want to introduce a brand new product in the Moose Mills Products line and that is Minny's new Baby Sunscreen Lotion. It is a Broad Spectrum SPF 50 that is water resistant up to 80 minutes. It hypoallergenic with UVA/UVB protection. Just what you need to help protect your child from the sun.

You can buy it at www.moosemills.com.

Even though Minny is only 4 years old, she is so excited that we made a product for children with her picture on it. She wants to go to the next show with me to help sell it. She is too young, but I won't tell her that yet.

Back to celebrating my day with my daughter. She was so cute this morning. She served me breakfast in bed. What? You don't think we moose have beds? Well we do. Not like humans' beds, but we do have beds.

Have a wonderful week! Until we meet again.................................

Moose Mills

COOL TRIP!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:07:00 +0000

I just got back from a trip to North Carolina! What a trip! I have been there before, but went again with my "adopted mom" and her hubby.

They have a place up near Winston-Salem. It is not very far from the Blue Ridge mountains. So I got to roam those mountains.

The day we all went up to the mountains was a cloudy day and we ran into some rain. We stopped at one of the lookouts on the Blue Ridge Parkway to see Stone Mountain.

Description and notes about Stone Mountain at the overlook stop.

Stone Mountain

Can you see Stone Mountain in the second picture? No? Look again. Look real hard. Rub your eyes and look once more. Can't see it? Well, neither could we. That high up had a lot of fog. Bummer! Oh well, next time maybe we will be able to see Stone Mountain.

We also went to visit Tiger World in Rockwell, North Carolina. Tiger World is a non profit animal conservation and educational center dedicated to rescue, rehabilitation, and preservation of exotic animals.

These two bears were cute.

This lion was "talking" to us. More like growling to us!

This beautiful guy was just laying on the store window ledge.

If you ever get up to North Carolina, make a point to stop and see these beautiful animals. There a lot more animals to see. Rockwell is located off of I-85, about 20 minutes northeast of Charlotte.

We also went to visit some race shops. Since "mom" is a Nascar nut, race shops are always on the itinerary. Mom's daughter was visiting and she is a die hard Tony Stewart fan. She knows someone who works on Danica Patrick's race crew, so we got to tour Stewart-Haas Racing.

Here I am standing by Tony's car.

And, of course, a trip to North Carolina race shops would not be complete without stopping by Junior Motorsports. Mom is a die hard Dale Jr. fan. They give tours on Thursdays and Fridays, so we got to tour his shop.

Here I am by the car Dale Jr. won in at Daytona!

We also visited the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer. Wow! It was HUGE!! We even rode a train around the 56 acres. This was a NEAT museum. Another stop you need to make when in North Carolina. Spencer is just up the road on I-85 northeast of Tiger World.

This was one of the buildings at the museum. We saw trains, planes, automobiles and more!!

One of the restored trains. Awesome!

Another restored train. Beautiful!

We saw a lot on this trip. My favorite was the mountains. I love to roam the mountains. I know I will be going back to those Blue Ridge Mountains!

Well, I am back in Florida. I am overseeing the production of Minny Moose's new sunscreen. It is set to ship out in another week. Minny is so excited to have her own product. Children need sunscreen on when outside in any weather. Sunshine or cloudy weather.

Until next time..........................

Moose Mills

WHAT A SHOW!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:43:00 +0000

First of all, I want to thank all the buyers that stopped to see me at the New England Product Gift Show in Portland, Maine last weekend. What a show!

My "adopted mom" flew up from Florida to help me work at the show. She got in the day after Portland got a snowstorm. She was worried as it has been years since she has driven in snow up in Michigan. But the roads were clear even though there was a foot of snow on the ground.

We met a lot of nice people at the show. The show was full of booths and we heard that there was a waiting list for vendors' booths this year. That is a very good sign!

Of course, I was all excited to introduce a new product for summer. Minny Moose could not attend the show, but we had artwork to show the buyers what was coming out for summer. It is the new Minny Moose Baby Sunscreen Lotion! It has SPF50 and is Water Resistant (80 minutes), with UVA/UVB Protection and it is Hypoallergenic.

Moose Mills Baby Sunscreen Lotion with SPF50

Minny is so excited that she will have her very own brand in the Moose Mills Products lineup! She can't wait to get out there this summer to help promote her new sunscreen! The buyers thought the new product was adorable especially with Minny on the label.

So I am very busy filling orders from the show. Again, thank you everyone for your orders and kind words about our products.

Until next time...................

Mr. Moose Mills

FUN FACTS!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:49:00 +0000

I have been thinking about this and thought it would be fun to let you know some facts about moose. So today I will be the teacher and you can be the student. Ready?

Did you know that moose are among the largest animals in the Northern Hemisphere? Yep, they are. Adult males may weigh up to 1500 pounds. The average weight for the male moose is around 1000 pounds. An adult female weighs around 800 pounds.

Can you guess where the largest moose live? It is in the state of Alaska! Alaska and Maine have the largest population of moose. Moose are in New Hampshire, New York, Upper Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington. And of course there a lot of us moose in Canada.

An adult male is called a bull. An adult female is called a cow. And a young moose is called a calf.

Only bull moose grow antlers. Their antlers begin to grow in early spring. By the end of the warm summer months, the antlers reach maximum growth and begin to harden. The bull moose shed their antlers in late autumn or early winter. This gives the bull moose relief that he doesn't have to carry around these antlers that can weigh up to 60 pounds. Sure makes it easier for me to trudge through the snow without all that extra weight!!!

Moose eat plants only and may eat up to 60 pounds per day. Hey, we are growing and we need our nutrition!

Did you know that I can run pretty fast? Yup, I can run as fast at 35 miles per hour. We are excellent swimmers. Oh cool, time to throw in a plug for my Moose Mist Sport SPF30 Sunscreen.

I know, you are thinking this is winter and you don't need sunscreen. Really? Oh yes you do! With the sun bouncing off the white snow, you need sunscreen. My continous spray SPF30 sunscreen is perfect to protect your exposed skin to the sun. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you are telling me that you are covered up with all your snow gear. But what about your face? You need sunscreen on your face. My Moose Mist Sport SPF30 Sunscreen is just the answer to protect your face from the sun.

Check out my website, www.moosemills.com, where you can order my sunscreen.

Okay, advertisement is over, back to the fun facts about moose!

Can you guess how much a moose weighs at birth? They weigh from 25 to 35 pounds. And calves can run within a few days after birth and swim well within two weeks!

Don't tell anyone, but moose have no upper teeth. That is why you never see me with a BIG smile.

This is a neat fact. The word "moose" is derived from the native North American Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater". Hmmmmm, thus the fact that we eat plants!

The moose in Europe are referred to as "elk". In North America, the word "elk" is a different animal from the moose.

White moose are rare and they are not called albinos.

That is it for your class on moose today. I hope you learned some facts you never knew before.

I am back in New Hampshire. My trip to Florida and the Daytona races was a blast! I sure enjoyed it. But I had to come back home because I missed Minny Moose. She sure was glad to see me as I was glad to see her!

Dismissed!!

Moose Mills

SUPER BOWL 500!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:29:00 +0000

I am back to tell you about the Super Bowl of Nascar Racing, the Daytona 500! What a race! It was AWESOME!! I have never seen anything like it!

All the drivers lined up before the start of the Dayona 500!

I went with my adopted "Mom" and her daughter. It sure looked like it was going to rain. "Mom" told me that last year the Daytona 500 was rained out for the first time ever in 54 years. The race had to be held the next day at night. So I am sure that Nascar hoped it wouldn't rain again this year and it did not! It was just cloudy. The sun kept trying to peek out, but with no success. They said that the cloudy conditions would make the cars go faster! Wonder if that was true? What do you think? I know that they sure were going fast driving (or should I say "flying") past us. They get up to close to 200 miles per hour! Too fast for me!!!

Here I am sneaking in the picture as Danica leads the drivers in the Daytona 500!

History was made this year at the Daytona 500 as Danica Patrick was the first woman to ever win the Pole for the 500 (started first). Quite an accomplishment in a sport that is dominated by male drivers. I think it is awesome that she did this. And she drove great in the race. She was running in the top five for most of the race. She ended up finishing eighth when the race was over. Jimmie Johnson won it for the second time in his career. And "Mom's" favorite driver, Dale Jr., came in second. "Mom" was yelling and carrying on hoping he would win the race!!!!

Daytona is a great race track. The track is 2.5 miles and they race around it 200 times. Thus the Daytona 500 (for 500 miles). It sures holds a lot of people to watch the race. The stands were almost completely filled. There were not very many empty seats. I saw a lot of people wearing shirts and hats representing the different drivers. The most I saw were of Dale, Jr. There also were a lot of Tony Stewart. And I did see quite a few Danica Patrick shirts. People love their racing and drivers so I learned.

I loved the experience of my first Daytona 500! I hope to go again next year. You should go at least once in your life. Live a little!

Moose Mills

DAYTONA!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:48:00 +0000

I am here in Daytona Beach, Florida, visiting my "adopted mom" and family. Beautiful weather down here. A whole lot WARMER than in New Hampshire this time of year!

Guess where I went today? I will give you three guesses and the first two don't count. Silly moose, aren't I? I went to see the Budweiser Duels at the Daytona International Speedway. It is that time of year when Nascar "kicks off" their season of racing. It is Speed Weeks in Daytona right now. It started last week with the Sprint Unlimited Race on Saturday night. Then on Sunday they had qualifying for the Daytona 500 race this coming Sunday. And guess who is on the pole (starts first in the race)in the Daytona 500? It is Danica Patrick! She is the first woman to ever take the pole position for the Daytona 500! Pretty Awesome, I think.

Now the Budweiser Duels that were held today set the rest of the field for the Daytona 500. That means that they had two races and how the driver finished the race (position), that is where he will start the race in the Daytona 500. Follow me? I know, it is a little complicated. It is especially complicated for me as I really don't know much about racing. I am a Moose, remember?

Here I am at Daytona!

And you know who won the first race? I keep asking you questions, don't I? It was Kevin Harvick who drives a car sponsored by Budweiser! Imagine that! Pretty neat for the Bud car to win when the race is sponsored by Budweiser. The second race was won by Kyle Busch. He drives the M & M car. It had M & M candies all over the car! Not real candy! Pictures of the different colored M & M candies.

"Mom" was happy as we were sitting right across from the driver she likes in the #88. Dale Jr.

And we saw the Clydesdale Horses! Wow, they sure are BIG!!!

I sure loved watching the race today. They have a truck race Friday night. Then they have another race with different cars on Saturday. Then on Sunday, it is the Super Bowl of racing! It is the Daytona 500! I can't wait to see it. Woohoo!!! I will let you know all about it in my next blog!

Until next time.....................

Moose Mills

COLD!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:20:00 +0000

Hello from frigid New Hampshire!! Wow, it sure has been cold up here! I may have to sneek a trip to Florida soon to warm up!!!

See the snow up here near Sullivan, NH? It sure is beautiful! Again, COLD but very beautiful!

The boss and a few people from the Florida plant flew up here to NH to visit and work at the Peterborough plant for a week. It was nice that they could see some snow. But I am pretty sure that a week of cold New Hampshire was enough and they were probably glad to get back to warm Florida!

They did get some snowmobiling in on this trip.

I ran along side them, but it was hard at times to keep up with one certain individual on his snowmobile. I hear he is the dare devil of the group. All that matters is they had fun and no one got hurt!

This cold weather sure does a number on your skin. It dries your hands and feet out! Try my Moose Mills Magic Hand Therapy for your hands. It is the greatest and keeps your hands nice and soft. And for your feet try my Moose Mills Mud Foot Balm. You will like it!

And those of you who are into skiing, don't forget your sunscreen! Yep, the sun shining on all that snow can give you a sunburn. So use my Moose Mist Sport Sunscreen SPF30. It comes in a continous spray for your use.

You can find these three and all my other products at www.moosemills.com.

Busy working on getting ready for my next gift show in Portland, Maine in March. I love meeting people. Had a blast at last year's show! I think a lot of people were surprised to see a moose walking around at the show! One thing, a lot of people got a big smile on their face when they saw me! This little baby wasn't sure who or what I was! Babies are so precious!!

Until next time........................

Moose Mills

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:31:00 +0000

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year. Minny and I had the best Christmas ever.

First of all, she got such a kick out of watching where Santa was on the Google Santa tracker. That was so neat! When it showed Santa getting close to New Hampshire, she would look up to see if she could see him. Of course, I told she had to go to sleep as Santa wouldn't come until she was asleep. She sure went to sleep in record time!!

We had snow for Christmas! That was so awesome! Minny and her cousins had fun playing in the snow.

Now it is a new year. I have been doing some thinking of what I would like to accomplish is 2013.

1. Spend more time with Minny.
2. Meet more people.
3. Introduce Moose Mills Products to a lot more people.
4. Travel to new places and take Minny whenever I can.
5. Spend more time in the mountains of New Hampshire.
6. Finish more things on my bucket list. (Yeah, I have a bucket list!)
7. Introduce a new product in my Moose Mills Products line.
8. Try to do a couple more trade shows to show Moose Mills Products.
9. Advertise more on great blogs.
10. Have a great year!

Do you know what you want to do in 2013?

My friend at "The Foley Fam - Unedited" blog has a little "party" going on. You are welcome to go visit her blog and join the party! The more the merrier! Define what you would like to do in 2013.

I have to get back to work! I need to work on my list!

Until next time...................

Moose Mills

Sea World

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:42:00 +0000

Before Minny and I went back to New Hampshire for the holidays, we went to Sea World in Orlando. We went with my "adopted mom" and her husband and grandson. Minny was so excited as this was her first time to go to an amusement park.

Minny could not get over how big this Christmas tree was. It was HUGE! It is right up in front when you walk into Sea World.

We went to see the dolphin show Blue Horizons. Wow, what a show! Dolphins, Birds, brightly colored costumed guys diving into the pool, beautiful dressed girls on the trapezes, etc. Minny absolutely loved it!

We were looking at the flamingos and "mom" was taking pictures. She took a couple pictures of this one flamingo and then turned to take more pictures of the other flamingos. Then she hear Ronnie say "MeeMaw" and she turned around and this flamingo above was in her face. She was surprised! He almost kissed her! Ronnie and Minny thought it was very funny! Not sure "mom" thought it was funny.

Then onto the Clyde and Seamore Show. They are two funny seals. There was this little otter that "stole" the show. And then this BIG walrus made Minny laugh. Before the show they have this mime come out. He is a guy with his face painted white. He was having fun with the people walking into the show to find their seats. Minny and Ronnie were really laughing at him.

It snowed at Sea World! Yes, you heard me right, it was snowing at Sea World in Orlando, Florida! Minny was loving it! Can you see the snow in the picture?

We went on the The Polar Express. What a neat ride! We went to the North Pole to see Santa! Then we walked and saw polar bears and this beautiful Christmas tree. Isn't it just gorgeous?

Sea World has this wonderful Nativity show. "Mom" saw it last year, but we couldn't get into see it this year. I really wanted to see it, but the seats filled up fast and we didn't get there early enough. I wish we could have seen it as they have live camels, goats, etc. for this show. I bet it was an cool show.

We also went to see Shamu's show called Miracles. It was a beautiful Christmas show! The baby whales were so cute!

Finally we saw the ice skating show followed by fireworks. It was so awesome!

If you ever get the chance to go to Sea World, please go. It is an awesome place and your children will have so much fun!

We are back in New Hampshire and hoping it snows for Christmas. There are only a few days left before Christmas. Minny and I hope you have the most wonderful blessed Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Moose & Minny

In Memory

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:17:00 +0000

twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38

when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate

their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.

they could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.

they were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.

they remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.

"where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.

"this is heaven." declared a small boy. "we're spending Christmas at God's house."

when what to their wondering eyes did appear,

but Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.

He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.

then He opened His arms and He called them by name.

and in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring

those children all flew into the arms of their King

and as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,

one small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.

and as if He could read all the questions she had

He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."

then He looked down on earth, the world far below

He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe

then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,

"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"

"may this country be delivered from the hands of fools"

"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"

then He and the children stood up without a sound.

"come now my children, let me show you around."

excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.

all displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.

and i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,

"in the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA

I borrowed this from my friend Kristine Foley who posted it on her blog "The Foley Fam {Unedited}". It was so touching that I had to share it with you.

God Bless the families who lost their loved ones in this terrible tragedy.

Moose Mills

Wow, what a trip!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:20:00 +0000

I am finally back from the Far East. Wow, what a trip! I had so much fun and I learned a lot. But I am so glad to be back in the old U.S.A.!!!! There is no place like home!! Seriously!

I returned this past weekend, but I was so tired from "jet lag", or do they call it that when you travel to the Far East? I lost a day going there and gained a day coming back home. Hmmmmmmm!

I was most excited to see Minny Moose. She was so happy to have her daddy back home! She is the love and light of my life!

As you know, I went to China first. Some beautiful country and very crowded! We did see some sights between business stops. You saw the one picture I put in my last blog of all of us in Shanghai. Here is a picture of John (he is my boss, you know) pointing to the dragon carved in stone. Of course, I am ever the "ham", and looking at the camera and not the dragon.

This was in China. I forget where as we saw so many things in so many places. I won't bore you with all the pictures.

But I do want to show you this picture from the Philippines. Can you take a guess on where we were and who the memorial was dedicated to?

This is at Red Beach in Palo Leyte in the Philippines. That is a statue of General MacArthur (second from left behind John). He is the General who told the people of the Philippines, "I Shall Return". This was during World War II.

General Douglas MacArthur was the son of a man who fought on the Union side during the Civil War. His mother was from the south and her brothers fought on the Confederate side. General MacArthur graduated from West Point with honors in 1903. He served during World War I and President Franklin Roosevelt chose MacArthur as his military advisor to the Philippines in 1935. In 1941 he was called to active duty and was commander of the U.S. forces in the Pacific during World War II. A Japanese invasion of the Philippines that same year drove MacArthur’s forces from the country. Thus his promise to the people of the Philippines, "I Shall Return". On October 20, 1944, he kept that promise and landed on Red Beach in Palo Leyte. "People of the Philippines, I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil -- soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed, to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible, strength, the liberties of your people." That was a historic day. I am glad I got a chance to see this memorial.

Can you believe it? Christmas is almost here! Minny is so excited. She loves Christmas! I have to say that I love it also.

Now try to stay calm and not overdo it getting ready for Christmas. Minny and I will be in the mountains of New Hampshire enjoying the holidays.

Merry Christmas!!

TRAVELING!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:46:00 +0000

As I told you last time, I am traveling. Went to China and I am now in the Philippines. It has been a great trip so far, but I do miss Minny and looking forward to getting back to the good old USA!

My adopted "mom" is taking care of Minny for me and she, Minny, her grandson and daughter-in-law went to the big Christmas Parade in Port Orange, Florida this past Sunday. Minny had a blast and it was her first parade ever! She told me that she saw Santa Claus! She was so excited!

Back to my trip. Here we are in Shanghai, China.

And here is a photo of one of the meals that we had for a choice for lunch.

Can you gues what those are? They are mini octopus. No thank you!!!

Just wanted to show you a couple of pictures and to let you know that I am learning a lot over here and am so glad to see another part of our wonderful world. I will share more with you when I return.

I will be home soon. Until next time...........................

CRAFTING!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:58:00 +0000

As you may know, if you read www.giftbagsnmore.blogspot.com, that I am in Florida for a couple days. Minny and I came down here for the interview. My adopted "mom", who has the Gift Bags n More blog, had her grandson, Ronnie, and Minny do a Christmas craft. They decorated a clear bulb to put on the Christmas tree.

Since "mom" is a die hard University of Michigan fan, she had Ronnie and Minny cut blue and yellow tissue into small squares.

Here are the squares of tissue paper along with the clear bulb. You will also need starch. This is what is used to attach the tissue squares to the bulb. That is a small jar of starch shown above.

Next, Ronnie stuck his finger in the starch and rubbed the starch on the bulb. Then he took a square of the tissue and applied to the bulb and then took more starch and rubbed it over the tissue square. He did this with each tissue square until the whole bulb was covered.

Once the bulb is completely covered, you let it dry. We used a small dixie cup to set the bulb in for drying.

As it dries the tissue will not be transparent. After it dried completely, we added a couple stickers and a ribbon bow at the top.

As you can see this is a very simple craft for your children to try. I just let Minny Moose watch as I felt she was a little too young to work with the starch. To tell you the truth, I thought we would have starch everywhere! So she watched while Ronnie made the Christmas bulb. "Mom" loved it! I will have to make one with Minny when she gets a little older and make one of a New Hampshire school!

Minny and I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We did and happy we could enjoy it with family!

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial above. I am now leaving for my trip to the Far East. I will be going to China, Japan and the Philippines! I will try to blog while on my trip, but I may wait until I return.

Until next time........................

THANKSGIVING ALREADY!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:15:00 +0000

You are pulling my leg! I can't believe it is already Thanksgiving in a couple days! Where did 2012 go???

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of year! You know, we moose have our own Thanksgiving in the woods. More like the original pilgrims had way back when. You've heard their stories, right? Probably similar stories that we moose have heard from our forefather mooses. Yup, we eat lots of food on Thanksgiving. Not food like you humans have, but moose food. I won't go into details. Just take my word for it, okay?

Minny Moose is so excited for Thanksgiving. She can't wait to see all her cousin mooses so she can run and play here in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Right now there is hardly any snow, but you never know what Thanksgiving Day will bring in the way of snow. Minny would love it if there was snow for her and her cousins to play in.

Thanksgiving is a day to be thankful. I know I am thankful for my wonderful daughter, Minny. She is the LIGHT and LOVE of my life. She keeps me very busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. She is the reason I work as hard as I do promoting and selling my Moose Mills Products.

If you haven't tried my Moose Mills Products yet, would you please consider doing so? I have told you before that the Magic Hand Therapy is the best! And my Mud Foot Balm is an Awesome treatment for your tired feet! And with Christmas not far off, why not consider getting that special someone of yours some of my products. I would appreciate it.

Remember you can go to my website: www.moosemills.com. You can order online or you can check the list of stores that carry my Moose Mills Products.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving now, and I will talk to you again very soon!

HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:26:00 +0000

I can't let this day go by without giving a HUGE "THANK YOU" to all the veterans out there and all our military serving right now! I may be a moose, but I am thankful for all the veterans and present military for making it free for us animals to roam these United States of America!!!

That's all for this time. No advertising as I just want to honor the Veterans and active Military. Happy Veterans Day!!!

Until next time........................

THANK GOODNESS!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:33:00 +0000

Hello my fellow Americans!

Do I sound presidential enough? That is one job I would not want to have! So glad that I am a Moose!!!

It has been a long haul with all the campaigning going on for like forever! I am sure you are glad you have seen the last political advertisement! As you know I was at one of the first debates early on.

Don't I look good? They all were nice enough to let me pose for a picture with them. Good times!!!

I would like to introduce you to another one of our good customers who carries Moose Mills Products. The Mangy Moose, located in Freeport, Maine, has been selling our products for a while now. I am told that it is one of the favorite gift stores in Freeport. They are located at 112 Main Street.

Stop by there, ask for Susan, and tell her that Mr. Moose Mills sent you. Then let me know if she was surprised. I love surprising people!

And don't forget to use my Moose Mills Magic Hand Therapy for your hands and my Moose Mills Mud Foot Balm for your feet during this cold time of year. You will love them both! You can order them at www.moosemills.com. Or go to a gift store like The Mangy Moose in Freeport, Maine to get them both. A list of gift stores carrying Moose Mills is on my website.

Until next time..................

FALL IN NORTH CAROLINA!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:21:00 +0000

Yep, I am on the road again! This time Minny and I are in Welcome, North Carolina, just south of Winston-Salem. Remember? I told you about Welcome in an earlier blog. My "adopted mom and dad" have a place in Welcome.

The fall colors are beautiful!!! Some of the trees have lost their leaves in the Welcome area, but there are still a lot of leaves on the trees. Some of the trees are still green and haven't "turned" yet. It has been windy this weekend, so it is "snowing leaves". A lot of leaves are falling.

We all went to Old Town Salem, which is right in the town of Winston-Salem. It was like walking through history. There are buildings that were built in the 1800's. Some of the buildings are museums that you can tour. There are houses there that people still live in.

Here we are in Old Salem, NC. Isn't that tree beautiful? The colors were just so awesome!

We learned a lot about Old Salem and who originally settled there. They were the Moravians, who were one of the first prostestants to settle in North Carolina. One thing I found interesting is that in those days when young girls were walking on the sidewalk, the boys were not allowed out of the houses. And when the boys were walking on the sidewalk, the girls were not allowed out of the houses. Wow, very strict rules!

And another fact we learned about Old Salem is that they were the first ones to officially celebrate the 4th of July in 1783. Wow, who knew!

Over the weekend we also went to the biggest barbecue festival in Lexington, NC. Hundreds of people were there and the smell of barbecued pork was in the air! And you know what? I found one of my old school buddies! He has a slush stand. It was cool to see him again. As they say, "It's a small, small world!".

We also took a nice ride to see the colors in the area south of Lexington. We found this really old covered bridge outside of Ashboro, NC. They don't use it anymore as it is very narrow and so old. But it was neat to see it.

So Minny and I had a great weekend. We were using my Moose Mills Magic Hand Therapy as it was cold in North Carolina. And you know what the cold does, it dries out your hands or hoofs in Minny's and my case. My hand therapy soaks into your hands and doesn't sit on top of your hands like a lot of mineral oil based products do. So your hands stay soft for hours. Remember, you can buy it at www.moosemills.com or a gift store near you. Check out my web site for a list of the gift stores.

We are going to stay up here for another week. This weather is my kind of weather. It is in the forties, so perfect for roaming the mountains of North Carolina. I heard it is snowing in the North Carolina mountains, so we will roam up there to see the snow.

Until next time.....................

BIKETOBERFEST!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:14:00 +0000

I told you before that I travel a lot! So guess where I was this past weekend? Come on, guess! Give up? Okay, I will tell you. I was in Daytona Beach, Florida, for Biketoberfest!! Never been before and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

You see, my "adopted mom and dad" own a Harley. A very nice 2003 Harley dresser. No, not a dresser like in your bedroom! Geesh! It is a big Harley with saddle bags and tour pack. That is what they call a dresser in biker language.

On Saturday, after applying my Moose Mills SPF30 Sunscreen, we all went for a ride up to Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach, Florida, which is just north of Daytona Beach. That place is HUGE! I have to admit that I have never seen so many motorcycles in one place. There were hundreds of them. I was told that there were 100,000 bikers in the area for Biketoberfest! WOW!!!

See, I told you there were a lot of bikes! Here are a couple pictures of bikes we saw.

Some cool motorcycles!

We met a lot of nice bikers. Really, bikers are cool! I even saw this one bike hauling a coffin behind it. It was painted in yellows and oranges, and was very neat. It matched the paint job on the motorcycle! Should of gotten a picture of that one.

Just remember, whenever you go out in the sun you need to use a sunscreen. My Moose Mills SPF30 Sunscreen is the perfect sunscreen to use. You can buy it at www.moosemills.com. And don't forget, on my website there is a list of stores that carry my products. Check it out.

Until next time!