The One and Only....

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Sometimes, I sit and think and wonder.....
Somewhere in this huge, God-made world, there must be someone like me ....
- A 12 year old girl who has 2 awesome siblings and great parents.
- Who has a weird hobby of playing 'the pickup truck game' with her younger brother. The pickup truck game is where you and another player has to yell out the brand and make/model of any pickup truck that passes you on the road .Whoever (thinks) they got the most correct, wins!
- Who is assisting in the opening of a store and eatery
- Who likes to blast worship music while running the till in that store
- Who is writing a fantasy book
- Who loves the kitchen and mixing flavours
- Who is crazy, weird and proud of it
- Who loves and trusts God to always provide
But then, when I really think about it, I realize......theres no one else. I'm a one and only. The one and only, Paige Jacey Dietrich.


Thanks for bearing that extreme attempt at something slightly poetic.
On a less...gramatic....note, today was our first day officially opened at the Shoots Alive San Pedro store! Even though we only had a few customers,it sounds like tomorrow will he much busier.
Organic, hot pepper display in the store.🌶️

Fresh green juices at the store! Mmmmmm...

Hot pepper display - picture 2

A new Shoots Alive addition - Shoots Trail Mix.
A combination of local pumpkin seeds, granola bar chunks, cacao nibs, peanuts, dried fruit and coconut.....double mmmmmm....

I have no idea what she's staring at......🤣

Beach Bums....

This is Belize - shove all 1000 lbs of cargo in the back of a rusty pick up truck and do it in one load. Oh yeah, man!

Delicious, Belizean made chocolate truffles 

Trying to go as eco friendly as possible....hence the Aardvark Paper Straws.

Lychee - our Belizean 'grapes'

Sapodilla fruit - somewhat like a mix between a papaya, a sweet potato and cinnamon. Very tasty!

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