Month: January 2012

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Ski holiday

My boyfriend has decided to take us on one of the Whistler ski holidays I haven’t been skiing since I was a kid. This is going to be so much fun and I get a break from the kids and everyday life for a few days. My mom is going to come and stay with the kids while we are gone and has planned a bunch of activities to keep them occupied. That way they get to have fun as well.

Whistler ski accommodation have so much to choose from and we are going to pick ours out tonight when he comes to visit. We can also get discount whistler lift tickets by buying online. I am so excited I can barely sit still. A nice romantic vacation just for he and I is exactly what we need. I love spending time with him and I love that he is willing to go all out to spend quality alone time with me. Have a great day everyone. Mine is awesome already.

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Mandatory volunteering ?

I just read an article that say one county is trying to decide if they want to make a mandatory volunteering law for their county school system. This would require parents volunteer a set number of hours per year and the parents would get a grade at the end of the year on whether or not they reached the total number of hours required. I do not think that forcing people to do something is the way to go. Especially if certain parents are physically unable to do the hours due to lack of transportation or other handicaps. I must say I am glad they aren’t trying to do anything like this here. I would strenuously protest such a thing.

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Extended vacation

I have decided to take an extended vacation this summer with the children to Scotland. Instead of staying in a motel I am look at Flats to rent Glasgow but haven’t decided exactly which city we will stay in. Therefore, Flats to rent Edinburgh is a good place to looks as well. There are a lot of tourist sights and places of historical interest that the children and I will enjoy.

I also think that Flats to rent Aberdeen is a good place for the Annual Jazz festival that takes place in the summer, but that will depend on the dates I decide to take the vacation. It is my hope to give the children an education and look into their own heritage from a hands on perspective. I want them to see it, touch it and feel it while we are there. I love my Scottish ancestry and hope the children will develop a love for it as well.

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Spiritual beliefs

I believe that spiritual beliefs should be personal. I have come to completely dislike organized religion. Everyday you hear things about one religion or another that is totally disgusting. People believing that others should die or go to hell, yet claim in the next sentence that their God is a loving forgiving God. It is hypocrisy in the highest order and drives me nuts. People should not be so worried with how other people worship and should be more worried with their own personal choices when it comes to religion. To bad they cannot seem to understand that.

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Well this is new

We were supposed to be replacing our cluster mailbox that was ruined by a recent storm, but the post office has suggested that we may be allowed to have individual mailboxes at our homes. I really like this idea as my kids frequently like to go get the mail and this is a shorter walk. A mailbox at the end of our drive would be really nice and if I buy a pretty one that matches the other improvements I have been making , it will be adorable.

I can choose one with a flower box in it or possibly one that has scrolling decorations on it. Either way I am looking forward to the new residential mailboxes I will see lining the streets out where we live. It will give the neighborhood a newer look or at least a slightly different one. I am happy this decision has been made as I much prefer my own mailbox at home.

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Election year

Well this election year looks to be full of the obligatory scandal as can possibly be. The back stabbing, wavering back and forth and taking side has officially begun and is officially making me sick to my stomach already. Our electoral process is broken as far as I am concerned. The two party system just does not work. I am beginning to think we need to go with a route somewhat similar to Jury duty, but with elections of the candidates that are chosen who no one knows.

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So cute

I found these adorable window boxes to put up outside the upstairs windows. I might even put a few downstairs as well, but I am not sure. I already have flowers seeds to grow and they come in vinyl, wood, metal or fiberglass. I am thinking either wood or fiberglass, but the metal ones I really like the most. Hanging the windowbox will be easy as I can use my neighbors back hoe to lift me up and it is much more steady then a ladder.

My new flower boxes will look so pretty, that I am so excited. I have some nice perennials in varying colors that I am thinking about putting in them. Pinks, purples and blues look so lovely, but then again I love flowers of all kinds and colors. I have to remember to get some good potting soil for them as I want the best nutrients for my flowers. Oh and I have to get plant food as well. Must not forget that.

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Game night

Tonight is game night for myself and the children. I love having a game night. We gather around the dinning room table to play a game and laugh a lot. I usually have to pick the game myself since leaving it up to the kids means an argument over which game we should play. The only time I let them pick is if they come to me having already agreed without a fight.

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Friend moving

My best friend is moving to Los Angeles, California. I am going to miss her so very much. Her husband is being transferred with his job and the pay raise is worth the move for them. So of course we are looking for Los Angeles movers to help with her move. This is going to be so hard watching her leave. We have never lived very far from each other our entire lives. LA movers will be the ones doing their move when the time comes.

I think I will throw a big going away party for them and invite all of our friends and family. Thankfully we have had a mild winter and seem to be continuing that way. This enables me to pick a nice weekend and have the party out of doors complete with BBQ and maybe a game of softball like we love to do during the summer time. I have to do it before the Los Angeles moving company comes though and that is not very far away. so I have to pray for the rain to go away and stay away for a while.

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Enlightenment

Buddha’s wisdom helps bring enlightenment and peace within. I thoroughly enjoy reading his words of wisdom as they are always correct and bring me serenity.