Category: Family

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Brigade Offers Many Unique Products

Hubby love his knives, all kinds of knives, between he and his Dad they must have over a thousand of them, must be a “guy thing.” I must admit that some of them are pretty spectacular and I have learned quiet a lot about them since being exposed to them as much as I am.

Before Hubby about the only knife that I had heard of and knew anything about was the Ka-Bar, my brothers were always talking about their Ka-Bar knives when we were kids.

Since Christmas is coming sooner rather than later I thought that I could find a nice knife or two to give to Hubby and plus my Dad, of course, for their gifts this year. My brother recommended going to a web-site of www.brigadeqm.com, he tells me that Brigade Quartermasters is a leading online retailer of outdoor, law enforcement, and military gear, and since I have turned to shopping on-line, for the most part, I did check out the site and found several items that would be appropriate as gifts for them before I even got to the knife section!

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Memory Foam Pet Beds

It is never easy to see your pet(s) aging. There are so many health issues that come along with owning any type of pet throughout their whole life span, but when they get so old that you can see how they are suffering, it is a real bummer. Our 9 year old Pug is starting to show signs of aging and the pain that goes along with that. I have done all that I can for him, even purchased memory foam pet beds to make it more comfortable for him during his waking hours.

There are a bunch of great deals online for pet beds and I would encourage anyone who owns a pet that is in pain, for what ever reason to go ahead and purchase a memory foam pet bed for them as well.

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Solid Memory Foam Pet Bed – Suede Cover
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The Perfect Fence

Perfect for any setting, SimTek Fences are a great vinyl fence alternative, Its strength and durability help it to stand up against the toughest abuse, including repeated hits from a baseball hurled at over 90 mph. Unlike other imitation stone fences, the SimTek decorative backyard fence features the look and feel of natural granite stone. Its absolutely perfect for my home and as well as my business At home it provides a sleek and comforting look, as well as it being sound proof which is perfect for my family get together’s which are always so very loud and messy from all the fun the games the entire plays and dinner with loud music playing.

My neighbors haven’t complained once yet ever since I got a SimTek Fence. Unlike a concrete wall the SimTek Fences they offer are basically maintenance-free. Their fencing requires no painting or sanding, and it is actually graffiti-resistant, and its easy to just spray it all off quickly with a high pressure washer.

 

 

 

 

 

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Art Galleries Right On The Internet!

Hubby is totally a typical “blue collar worker” in the fact that has no interest what so ever in the Arts, but I have always loved going to Art Museums and Galleries when given the opportunity. I have my parents to thank for that, we used to go a lot when I was a kid and learned to appreciate good works of art.

I was so happy to run across the website of cruiseartgallery.com which advertises it is the “Home to the largest collection of fine art in the world.” And that “Park West Gallery conducts fine art auctions throughout the United States and Canada.”

I know that I will not have an opportunity, any time soon, to visit this wonderful Gallery, so I’m so very happy that the web-site gives you the opportunity to view a large selection of artwork by several talented artists such as Peter Nixon, Maracus Glenn, Andrew Bone and Charles Lee, in which I am just naming a few. I don’t think my parents would have ever dreamed that one day you could own your own home computer and with a few key strokes have the chance to see such a wonderful thing right there in your own home, I know I wouldn’t have believed it back then either.

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Look of The Year, Interesting Online Beauty Contest!

My oldest daughter has always been interested in modeling, she is a looker, all blond hair, green eyed, large busted and all. When she was real young, three and four years of age, I had her in several beauty pageants and she always either placed or would win 1st prize, that all seems so long ago now.

Through out the years she has been told numerous times by people that she should check into modeling and it always makes her feel good, but she just never has proceeded with it. But last night she found a website of a company called Look of The Year, which advertises a unique online beauty for anybody, not just a chosen few! Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and anyone who surfs their site, world wide, has the opportunity to be a judge, and cast a vote for the one that they believe is the most beautiful.

Sounds interesting and I can see where she would get a charge out of participating in something like this, she is going to register and search for the perfect picture to submit. I’ll keep you posted in what takes place.

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Bum Deal With JCPenney Order

It really burnt me up, I had been looking at these lofts for several months now, my daughter has sat with me many a nights looking at all of her options, bunk beds, day beds, trundle beds, lofts, and when we found a loft bed that offered a full size mattress size, so that when a friend sleeps over there will be room for the two of them, as of now they either squeeze together in her twin bed or one sleeps on the hard floor. They really don’t mind, kids can sleep just about anywhere but it will be so much more comfortable and roomy for her in many ways, that we fell in love with the one from J.C. Penney’s.

Since I have a credit card with that store I receive emails with promotions and when I received one offering free shipping on orders over $250 I then made my decision to order the loft then and now. After filling out all of the information of the order and going through the whole process, and the end they tell you that this purchase doesn’t qualify for the free shipping promotion, I was flabbergasted, but was tired and said what the hell and placed the order anyone and I will just have to suck up the loss.

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Researching Homeowners Insurance Rates

The money that we shell out every month for our current homeowners insurance rates is really getting out of hand. This next up and coming weekend I plan on researching online other insurance company rates and see what I can come up with that will help reduce the amount of money that goes out each and every month. With the thought in mind that Christmas is really right around the corner I am getting anxious about how we are going to manage purchasing all of the gifts that we are obligated to hand out each holiday season.

I’ve been trying to cut back in any way that I can and the Internet is a great tool to help me with the overwhelming tasks required to make our budget a bit easier to tackle.

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My Parents Make Friends Where Ever They Go

Since my parents retired and moved to Florida, they have had no problem meeting people and making friends, they are both very out going and lovable people that enjoy being around other people, I’m always getting email from my mom telling me about her newly made friends and her last email was no different.

She tells me how they met a very nice lady while playing golf one afternoon and she and my mom hit it off right from the start, and since then they have met her husband and my dad has fast become his best buddy. They all have very much in common and have been doing all kinds of things together since first meeting up.

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Golfing In Florida

 

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Petting Zoo Adventure

I managed to corral the whole family into going to a wonderful Animal Park that is so much more than just a Petting Zoo, yesterday afternoon. The weather was perfect, the cost was minimal, was a nice long healty walk and a good time was had by all. It is located only 15 minutes down the road and I had been there 6 years ago or so and have been trying for all these years to get the family to go and enjoy all the interesting and entertaining animals that this place has to offer for the public to come and see.

We even purchased some of the feed that they sell by the bag, to feed to some of the animals that were allowed to be feed, many are on restricted diets and are discouraged from feeding them any type of food items at all. The sheep, goats, many varieties of deers, and the llama’s all feed greedily from our hands and it didn’t take long for the bags to become empty. Other animals that we enjoyed seeing were the several types of monkeys, bears, buffalo, a lion and his lioness, camels, exotic birds, a black panther and many more that I can’t even remember them all. I did however bring me camera and hopefully some of the many pictures will come out that we can put in our scrapbooks to remember the nice time we all had with the animals and nature.

 

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Plush Amplifiers

When I hear the word plush I think of something that is extremely pricey. So when I found out that I could buy plush amplifier at musicians friend for less than $50, I was excited.  I really can’t afford a whole lot for numerous birthday presents that are up and coming in the month of September. The month of September and the month of March are chalk full of birthdays and anniversaries. As much as I try and budget for these extremely popular celebrations that require a gift there never seems to be enough to spread around as I would like it to.

Even $50 bucks is a bit more than I would like to spend on this particular gift for this particular family member, but I know how much he has been wanting one and I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he opens it up and realizes just what it is!