Month: January 2015

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Home Schooling

More and more people are turning to home schooling their children for various reasons these days. I know several good folks that are taking their time to make sure that their kids get the right education that meets their requirements and satisfaction, it isn’t always about religion any more. I know back in my day the only people that were home schooled were being kept out of public schools for religious reasons and most people just didn’t understand that concept.

And now there is the Internet available for people to use to help home schoolers with all kinds of subjects and courses. I ran into co worker today that was busy printing out some adding fractions worksheets that she found online to give to her sister who is homeschooling her three kids. I didn’t give her any grief for using the copier, it’s to help with these kids education and who could possibly have an issue with that.

 

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Body Kits for The Ford Mustang

I have always enjoyed working with my hands. I grew up with several brothers and I found myself hanging around them and my dad a lot in the drive way and the garage watching them, learning from them and helping them work on various vehicles through out the years. I really think that I would have made a good mechanic or learned how to do paint and body work but things just didn’t work out that way, but I still enjoy hanging around and helping them when I can.

My one oldest brother is totally into and so very proud of  his 2005 Ford Mustang and is looking at various body kits online that he plans on purchasing with his tax refund money. My first car was a 1967 Ford Mustang so I’ve always had a soft spot for the Mustang and I can’t wait to see which of the bodykits he decides on and I so  plan on being there when he starts the work on it as soon as it is delivered. I’m sure my other brothers will be close by when the time comes and there will be a lot of hustle and bustle going on in the garage when the time comes. It sounds like a great way to spend a few days with family doing something that we all enjoy and will be proud of when all is said and done.

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I’m So Done with Winter and Snow

We got almost 6 inches of snow yesterday. It snowed all day and most of the evening. Most places are closed, people are staying inside and another storm is heading our way for next week end, arg……..I’m so sick of this winter weather, I’m so ready for spring. We haven’t had a decent weekend since before Thanksgiving and here it is almost February. Hopefully one more month and we will be done with it!

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Box Tops for Education Program

It is so easy to clip the Box Tops for Education coupons that are being put on more and more food items, I even found some on the package of toilet paper that I just recently purchased. Schools are desperate for funding, and this is a really easy way to raise money for our important education systems all over.

I think schools can earn 10 cents per label and that adds up quickly with the more people that participate. If you don’t have kids attending a school you can still clip them and give them to a friend, family member, neighbor, co worker or just drop them off at your local school that is convenient for you, it’s all good, and some teachers give extra credit for each label donated, it’s all good!

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You Have The Power With Box Tops For Education
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Word of Honor

Took my niece to the library over the weekend. We both love to read and we enjoy going to library together now and then. It’s our time together doing things that we enjoy doing for the day.

While we were there I was looking to see if I could find “The General’s Daughter” by Nelson DeMille. He is the author of the book “Up Country” that I just finished reading a few days ago. I couldn’t find that particular book but I did see that he has several books out that I look forward to reading in the near future. In the mean time I picked up “Word of Honor” by Mr. DeMille and so far, so good.

a good read
Word Of Honor

 

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Fed Up With Dishwasher

My dishwasher isn’t very old and it is a Maytag, but I am not happy with the way that my dishes are coming out these past few years. It really makes me angry when I have to practically wash the dishes before placing them into the dishwasher just to make sure that they all come out nice and clean.

I have used the cleansing liquids that they sell, and I’ve tried several brands that claim to make your dishwasher work better and make the dishes come out cleaner and even the tablets that have just recently come on the market, they are expensive and haven’t made a difference what so ever in my machine.

So it looks like I’m going to be in the market for a new dishwasher. I’d like to do my comparison shopping by utilized the convenience of the Internet. Using the computer beats the hell out of bouncing from one store to another trying to remember everything and making a decision from all that. I’ll let my fingers do all the walking for this major appliance purchase.