news – Allyson Daniel

October 25, 2015

Been a busy week

Surprise after dinner. Dinner was nice last night. The kids pigged out on pizza and pasta and I did too but I did eat some salad just for good measure. Charlie of course paid for everything even though I came prepared to pay for our dinner.

Oh the surprise, well he had some really neat costumes for the kids. My little angel is going to be Tinker Bell while my oldest is Captain Jack Sparrow and my little hand full, well he’s a little stinker so he’s going as a skunk!! I loved the costumes and so did the kids. I know Charlie paid a small fortune for the costumes because they weren’t the cheap kind you get at most department stores. There were more like the costumes you get from a costume store. The kids are going to have a blast Halloween night. Oh yeah,

August 4, 2015

This might surprise you about me

I came across a youtube video with Ted Nugent talking about gun control. These are very powerful words he uses and I have to admit I agree with him. I have children to protect and protect them I will. Here’s my hat off to Ted Nugent.

May 20, 2015

Now this is a pretty neat gift

My father is one of those people that has to know what the 5 day forecast for the weather is so he can plan the next five days. Well I couldn’t believe it when I found a 5 day Wireless Weather Forecaster by Brookstone. That is absolutely the most perfect gift I can get for my father. It’s also something that hopefully no one else would think to get him.

One year I got him a scale model of an Indian Motorcycle like he used to have and my sister got him the same thing but it happened to be a different color thank goodness. Well I bet that won’t happen again this year.

November 11, 2014

Veterans Day

I’m not that close to my family and am not sure how many people within my family have served in the military but today is the day to honor those that are veterans. There’s a local steak house that gives a free meal to all veterans that come in. It’s amazing to see the range of ages of these that served.

In this time of two wars, it’s easy to thank a veteran but there aren’t many left from WWII. I hope they know how much our country appreciated them. They fought one of the worst wars our country was ever in. They fought for people around the world that couldn’t fight for themselves, the Jews.

Let’s all make sure to thank a veteran today. If you don’t know one personally, it doesn’t matter, find one. Just look on their cars and you’ll see a Marine Corps sticker or maybe a ‘Retired Army’ sticker. Go up and tell them ‘Thank you for what you did for me and my family’ and shake their hand. They deserve to stand tall today and every day.

My children wanted me to put this picture on to honor the soldiers so this is from my children.

October 29, 2014

Eat less meat

A UN scientist said that we should eat less meat to tackle global warming. HUH? The report stated, and I quote:

Pachuari said that “the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has estimated that direct emissions from meat production account for about 18% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions,” when explaining the reasons behind his comment. “So I want to highlight the fact that among options for mitigating climate change, changing diets is something one should consider.”

Then the story goes on to say:

The National Farmers Union said that people should find ways of environmental farming instead of giving up meat. “The NFU is committed to ensuring farming is part of the solution to climate change, rather than being part of the problem,” said a spokesperson for the organization. “We strongly support research aimed at reducing methane emissions from livestock farming by, for example, changing diets and using anaerobic digestion.”

Now I’ve been around cows a time or two and I know they ’emit methane gas’ quite often. So what is he saying, that if you eat less meat, there will be less cows to emit this gas or the processing of the cows is what emits methane gas? I’m just a bit confused. I guess next they’ll suggest we don’t eat so many beans and broccoli so we won’t emit so much gas either? Am I looking at that wrong or what?

December 14, 2012

Sad day

I don’t usually write about stuff that is on the news, but today I have to. Today so many children died in a shooting at an elementary school, as well as several adults who were trying desperately to save those children. My heart goes out to the parents and families who have been devastated by this tragedy. I cannot imagine what it is like to have to bury your child and I hope that I never find out. I know that it has to be the hardest thing anyone ever has to do. For these families, this holiday season should have been exciting and fun, but now will never be the same again. Those children were still babies, just little kinder gardeners. When my little guys got home, all I could do was hold them and cry. I cried for the children and for the mothers who’s arms are now empty. I can only pray that God holds them in his loving embrace and comforts them while they grieve over this tragic loss.

December 14, 2012

Wedding favor boxes

Wedding favor boxes versus bags. That is the question right now. We have been unable to decide on what ones she wants. We have looked and looked, but unfortunately nothing has really popped out at us saying “this is it!”. So we keep looking and hopefully we will find something she likes soon.

In the mean time, we have picked out a lot of the other stuff. We just cannot order some of it until the boxes versus bags is solved. We have to make sure that everything will fit first. It’s not like it is much really, but we have to be sure.

December 7, 2012

Memory foam topper

Last week I ordered a memory foam topper for my bed. I had two choices, buy a new mattress, or get a topper for it. Since my bed is a king sized bed and very expensive to replace, I decided on the topper. It saved me a lot of money and I love how it sleeps. I can no longer feel springs in my sides and back and I sleep like a baby. I can now breath a big sigh of relief because I know that I will sleep a lot better then I was before.

December 5, 2012

Wow

Cold then hot, then cold and hot again. This is the weirdest weather for November/December we have ever had. I have been expecting colder weather and some snow by now and haven’t gotten any of the latter. I guess this means we won’t have a white Christmas this year. I really wish we could have one for a change. Ah well, it will come when it comes.

November 23, 2012

Four wheeling

As you guys know, we love to go four wheeling. I was reading Warn Reviews during a search for a new winch for the four wheeler. I found a lot of stuff by them, that I can use on my ATV. We spend a lot of time in the mud and water hen on the four wheeler’s, so a winch is definitely useful if I get stuck. I have had that happen a lot. I also have been looking for a new bumper for it, and they had exactly what I need.

There was one more thing I noticed and I will have to show it to my honey. Auto locking hubs for four wheel trucks that don’t turn or slip. Apparently the ones that come on the truck will move and is detrimental to handling and fuel economy. I know that getting good gas mileage is important, especially right now with gas as expensive as it is. It might be a good idea for us to change that out. Saving money is always a good thing, and saving money on gas is even better.

I can’t wait to order the new parts and get them installed. The sooner we have them, the sooner we can go out and have a weekend of four wheeling fun. I want to be able to go one weekend before Christmas gets here. We found a great state park in the Chattanooga area that has great trails for four wheeler’s and camping area’s as well. We are really excited about being able to go there soon. The weather has been perfect for riding and I hope it continues to stay that way. Even if it rains before hand it will be okay, because we can go mudding too. I hope everyone has a great weekend.