02.22.2009 | 2:50 am | General | Tags: Family, Home, Internet Surfing
I’m always thinking of ways to make my life easier around the house. But I’ve been browsing the internet and found something that would make my husband’s life easier. Of course, we probably couldn’t ever afford it but I’ve been looking at some car lifts. He’s always working on his truck or changing the oil in our cars and having a car lift would make these chores alot easier. He has a building that he could put one in but they are really expensive. I was just thinking it would be something good for him to have.
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02.22.2009 | 2:32 am | General | Tags: Birthdays, Family, gifts, Shopping
My mother-in-law’s birthday is coming up in April (I know it’s a few months away) but I always seem to have the hardest time getting her a gift. I mean, she’s a Georgia Bulldogs fan but you can only get her so much Dawgs stuff. I sometimes get her a pedicure but I would like to get her something different. I’ve thought about getting her some patio furniture covers for the pool furniture. That’s something that she could use. There was something that she was saying that she would like to get herself and I thought that it would make a good birthday present. But now I can’t remember what it was. Oh well, maybe I’ll remember it by April.
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02.21.2009 | 1:16 am | General | Tags: Career, College, New horizons
Krista may not be the only one going to college. I’m thinking about starting college this fall. I’ve talked to the admissions office at the local college and they are sending me an information packet. I’ve been doing some thinking lately and I feel that I would like to start a career. In 1991, I went there and got a certificate in Office Career Technology. Upon graduating, my advisor told me about a job and I have been on that job for almost 17 years now. And I really love my job and the family that I work for are wonderful, wonderful people…but I just feel that I would like to broaden my horizons. I’m in the process of filling out the FAFSA for financial aid. With my recent cut in pay (I work four days a week now), I would need help with the tuition and other fees. And the way Kecia talks about the price of textbooks, I would need help with them too.
I’m not quite sure what I would like to major in yet. I’m considering something in the medical field, like nursing. I sometimes get so scared that I think that I never could do something like this. But this is something that i would really like to do. I’ll do another post as soon as I decide.
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02.21.2009 | 1:01 am | General | Tags: Church Activities, Family, Kids, Shopping
Monday was my off day and I had a great time. Krista, Breanna (my great niece) and I spent the day together. We went to the park but it was too cold and windy so we didn’t stay long. So then we headed to Walmart where we bought some stuff that we needed and some stuff that we didn’t need. My niece got her some toys (which she didn’t need) that were on the clearance aisle. And we got Duke (our little dog) some shavings for his dog house and we also got him some treats. After that we went to Petland to look at the puppies (and play with a few) and then next door to Cici’s Pizza. Breanna has a severe peanut allergy and Cici’s is one place that she can eat. Afterward we met Breanna’s nana (not my sister) to drop her off with her nana. But we had a really great time. I always enjoy spending time with her!!
The rest of the week I just worked. On Wednesday night, we had our first meeting for this year’s Vacation Bible School at church. We decided on the dates, the theme and what days we will be having VBS. This year, we will be Cruising the Amazing Amazon. It should be fun.
And now I am ready for the weekend.
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02.21.2009 | 12:42 am | General | Tags: Four Foods on Friday
Here are this week’s four questions.
Let’s talk about salty snacks.
#1. Potato chips. Flavored? Regular, ridged or stacked? My favorite is Barbeque flavored Lay’s Potato Chips
#2. Cheese doodles. Yellow or white? Puffed or crunchy? Yellow and crunchy
#3. Pretzels? Your favorite shape? Favorite flavor? honey mustard pretzel pieces
#4. Share a recipe for salsa or dip. I’ve shared this recipe for my Spinach dip before but it’s my favorite dip recipe. Click here for my spinach dip recipe.
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02.18.2009 | 11:55 pm | General | Tags: Home, remodeling, Shopping
Since we are doing some remodeling around the house, I’ve been thinking about some security alarms. I would especially like to update our smoke alarms. I’ve been looking for a new smoke and fire alarm, ours now definitely need replacing.
Of course, there are other things that need replaced, too. I’m also planning on replacing the faucets in both bathrooms. So I’ve been looking at faucets, too.
It seems when you start remodeling, the list just keeps getting longer and longer.
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02.15.2009 | 9:01 pm | Uncategorized | Tags: Comparison shopping, Kids
Zach will be turning 15 next month and our car insurance won’t go up yet. But next year, I’ll be checking on auto insurance rates and be looking for the best rate for a good insurance. So far, my girls insurance rates haven’t been too bad, but I’ve heard insurance for boys is a lot higher. But I can always compare auto insurance online to make sure that I’m getting the best rate. Of course, I don’t have any idea what kind of auto insurance coverage that we will be getting for Zach yet.
Wow, just talking about insurance coverage for Zach sounds so strange. He shouldn’t be old enough to drive. And he’s already said that he doesn’t want to drive with me in the car. But that’s just as well, I’m not sure if I’m ready to ride in the car that he’s driving. I guess that will be his daddy’s job.
But seriously, it doesn’t seem like I should be thinking about Zach driving. He’s my youngest and it just doesn’t seem like he should be old enough. He’s getting his learner’s permit and Krista is graduating high school and going to college. My kids are just growing up. Where has the time gone???
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02.12.2009 | 12:07 am | General | Tags: Family, Home, remodeling, Shopping
It’s been a long week but I’m off of work on Friday. I think the girls (Kecia & Krista) and I are going to look at stuff for the remodeling jobs at the house on Friday. I’m still looking for a shower stall, some flooring for the bathrooms, and maybe some new table lamps. I also have a project in the works for making a closet in the space where the furnace used to be. We now have a heat pump so there is an empty space in the hall that would make a great closet. I want it to have shelves to store linens and other things. Of course, I would like a small light so that I can see in it. I would also like to look for an entertainment center for the living room. I would also like to look for some landscape lighting for Kecia and James’ house. While I have been looking online for lighting, I have noticed some really nice ceiling medallions and they are very pretty but a little too fancy for my house. But they really add something to the light fixtures.
Well, I am ready for the day off and I always enjoy spending time with my girls. So I know we’ll have a good time.
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02.9.2009 | 12:19 am | General | Tags: Home, Random stuff, Rants, Shopping
It seems that everytime that I need a light bulb, I don’t have any here. So it would be nice to have extras on hand for when they are needed. Of course, if I bought a bunch of light bulbs where would I put them? Since they are very fragile, I would need a good out of the way place to store them and I don’t have a lot of storage space. But I get so aggraviated when I need a light bulb and don’t have one. That’s just a little pet peeve of mine. Well, it’s late…so good night.
I hope everyone has a good week.
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02.9.2009 | 12:07 am | General | Tags: Family, Random stuff, Vacation
We have been to Disneyworld in Florida but I have never been to Disneyland in California. I have never been to California. So I was thinking that it would be a neat idea for vacation this year. I could find an Anaheim California hotel that would be walking distance from Disneyland. My family and I have really enjoyed going to Disneyworld and I think we would enjoy Disneyland, too. But of course, it would be hard to get my hubby to fly. So I guess that would be a problem. Oh well, I guess that would make a good vacation destination if we lived a little closer. Maybe some day.
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