March 2009

Politically Correct or Common Courtesy

March 28, 2009

A fellow Twitterer and I had a bit of a discussion the other day regarding the reasoning behind Spring Break now being referred to as Spring Break and no longer being called Easter Break. SheTweeted:Whatever happened to “Easter Vacation”..*sigh* Remember that? Now it’s “Spring Break”.God forbid we insult somebody And GOD forbid we say “Christmas [...]

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Health and Beauty

March 26, 2009

Spring has sprung. It is time for the shaving and sunning and primping and prepping. Kathy gave me a gift certificate for a mani/pedi for Christmas but I want to save that for BlogHer in July. I remember when Melody first moved out here she used to talk about her and her friends going to [...]

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Party On, Excellent

March 26, 2009

The cycle has begun again. I am taking Caitlyn to a birthday party for a friends kids. The friend is mine and is my age (a little younger, but still). Her kids are Caitlyn’s age. I feel a little odd as the Grandmother at a party of my peers but it is what it is. [...]

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Arthritis Update

March 26, 2009

Since I am without health insurance at the moment, I can only self diagnose at this point. Knowing what the knees felt like when they were both diagnosed with Arthritis, I now believe it to have spread completely (dr. said it would happen soon) to both hips and my hand and right elbow. What is [...]

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Direct Buy

March 26, 2009

A friend of mine has been re-doing her house lately and got quotes from a couple different contractors. Both quotes were WAY out of her price range. She and her husband went to Direct Buy in Palo Alto and priced everything themselves and it was so much cheaper it was ridiculous. I realize we are [...]

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Prepared

March 25, 2009

Are you prepared for anything? Or do you just think you are? Check out my post on being prepared for an emergency and receive an emergency preparedness kit courtesy of California Volunteers We Prepare program. Just go up to the top there and click on the Time and Space Management. See you in the next [...]

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Being Prepared is Not Just for Boy Scouts

March 25, 2009

I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a presentation by Captain Stacy E. Gerlich at Erin’s house. The presentation was sponsored by California Volunteers We Prepare program. Captain Gerlich reviewed the importance of having a plan for an emergency. Families especially need to practice and plan for any type, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, you [...]

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sometimes you just need to laugh

March 21, 2009
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Sigh

March 17, 2009

This just makes me sad in so many ways. “Love Thy Neighbor” “Do Unto Others” Go read this article and then come back and give me your opinion. I know some of your’s will differ from mine but I truly want to know how you can …..I don’t know, just talk to me. Nine-Year-Old’s Abortion [...]

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I never really liked the color Pink

March 16, 2009

I want to talk about Limbaugh, I want to discuss Madoff, but seeing is not easy. I have been suffering from a case of allergy induced Pink Eye. I worked in an Elementary School for 10 years and never got it, now all of a sudden when I have no insurance WHAM! It has been [...]

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