Category: Holidays

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Scary days and nights

The moon is full in the sky at this time of year. It’s really huge and can be menacing when the clouds are just right. It sets the tone for Halloween and that’s fine with me. I always enjoy trying to give the kids a little scare before they get their treats. It’s a tradition that my father started.

When I was little we always decked out the yard with all manner of scary things. I have taken over this tradition and added to our collection of stuff. My yard will be the envy of all others on the block. I am waiting for that wonderful night!

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Mother Day Wishes

Wish I could see my mom this year for Mother’s Day, but work is crazy busy and they wouldn’t let me have any time off for a quick trip out of town. Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to go, I decided to send her some flowers and I found a good deal online.

Thanks to my sister who gave me the tip about checking for online coupon codes before ordering anything online. I typed in flowers discount code into the search engine and I got a deal that saved me money off the cost of the flowers and also gave me free delivery.

Turns out that I saved so much money with the coupon code that I was able to upgrade the arrangement I had picked out and sent her an even bigger bunch of flowers. That worked out great, and I’ll call her on Mother’s Day, too, to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day on the phone.

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Moving to a new place

Guest post written by my buddy, Aldo Mays

My family just moved to a new area and we haven’t yet found a church. We had a great church family at our old place but since Easter’s coming up really soon we decided we needed to get on the search and the only thing we could think to do is look online. We had found a good deal on Internet through one of the wireless internet providers in the area and we’ve actually found some great sites where residents can review churches, hymns, after school programs and all kinds of things we’re looking for. We’re going to try out the place up the street from our house this Sunday and if we like it, that’s where we’ll be having our Easter service! I can’t believe we’re settling in so well here and that we’ve yet to find a church home but I’m really crossing our fingers that this new place is going to feel as much like home as the old church. Moving is hard, but this has been harder!

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Family Time

Easter dinner was delicious, of course, and it was especially nice because we were able to spend time with my cousin and her family from Southern Maryland. This is a long way for them to drive and we weren’t sure they would come this far for dinner, so I was glad to see them walk in the door around 1:00 pm.

While the women fussed in the kitchen, some of us guys got around to talking about computers and the internet. I was talking to my cousin’s husband about creating a family blog so we could all keep better informed. He was very interested in learning about getting a family domain name and signing up for website hosting to get the blog started.

A good source of information for beginners is on a site that reviews, compares and rates hosting companies. I looked at their Top 10 list and was surprised to find that I am familiar with each of the names listed. I even have my blog hosted on one of the companies they reviewed, and I will agree with everything they said on their site.

I like to read blog articles on sites that I visit if they have a blog. Sometimes you get more personal information and opinions that way. They recently added an article about blog templates that even I did not already know the information in the article, and I’ve been working on my blog for over 3 years now. Just goes to show that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

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Easter Ham

My family has always enjoyed a nice ham dinner for Easter. As long as I can remember, we have made as much fuss over Easter Sunday Dinner as we do over Thanksgiving Dinner.

My mother used to prepare all kinds of great side dishes to serve with the ham. I personally liked her scalloped potatoes best, but my dad used to ave about the sweet potato casserole.

Dessert for Easter Dinner is always cake. Sometimes it is carrot cake, but most times it is a layered yellow butter cake with white frosting sprinkled with grated coconut. One year my mother made the cake cut out in pieces and put together to look like an Easter rabbit. Us kids thought that was the greatest cake, ever!

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No Problem

The one thing everyone in my family has in common is our love of food. Whenever the holidays roll around, we always have plenty to eat. Everybody has their own specialties they make and bring for the rest of the family to enjoy. While that’s a pretty good thing, it does lead to some overeating for some. I must admit that I have been guilty of that myself.

Now that the holidays are almost over, it’s time to start thinking about shedding the extra pounds I put on. When it comes to weight loss though, it can be difficult to do. I talked with many people about the problem and heard that there are weight loss pills you can take on the internet. I thought I might try some out and see how they do. After all, what could it hurt?

After doing a certain amount of research on the problem, I found that it was going to be difficult figuring out which pills were the best weight loss pills. Luckily I know some people who have some knowledge on the subject and they were able to help me out. I have made a decision though and have decided that I am going to do whatever it takes to reduce my weight. Wish me luck!

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Finished shopping

Since Christmas is drawing closer every day, I wanted to finish the shopping list that has been lying on my desk. I was wondering what to get for my aunt Jenny and Uncle Dave. That’s when the idea hit me that I should get them one of the window plant boxes that I had seen online. The more I thought about it the more I knew it would be the perfect gift.

It was during the summer that I first came to be aware of window boxes. A friend of mine down the street had some installed on his house and they made it look so much better. I think that nearly everyone on the street was jealous of him and many people on our block wanted them. My uncle’s house would be a great place to put them as the front looks kind of plain.

I happen to know that my aunt Jenny loves plants and would be well able to take care of them. The other thing was that they are easy to install and are fairly inexpensive. I went online and selected a few of the window flower boxes I thought they would like. Now that my shopping is done, I can sit back and relax until next Christmas!

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Coming Fast

Nearly everyone in my family has been really busy lately. What we all found out was that Christmas is sneaking up on us fast. I don’t think that any one of us is really prepared for it and so we had to come up with some gift ideas pretty quick. I was fortunate enough to remember a site I had visited before called jk adams. It was there that I knew I could find some excellent gifts.

One item that caught my eye on the site was a jk adams cutting board. I had a feeling that there were many people in my family who would like to have one of those. I thought how great it would be to knock down our Christmas list by ordering a few of them. Since I was on the site anyway, I decided to see what else I could find.

While the site has many things, there was one other item that I took a fancy too. It was the jk adams spice rack. I thought it was pretty cool and so it became clear to me that it would be a nice gift. I knew my mom needed to organize her kitchen some and that would be a great way to help her out. I am glad I was able to find so many great gifts this close to Christmas. I think I’ll start my shopping a little sooner next year and avoid the last minute rush.

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That time of year

It’s that time of year again when the turkey will soon be in the oven. This has always been one of my favorite times of the year and I am sure that this year will be no different. We plan to have some family over tomorrow and have been spending the day cleaning up the house for company. We also did some shopping at the grocery.

It’s always nice to see the family. I’m sure we will all watch the football game and relax in the living room. Of course, it’s always nice to see the family leave when the day is over as things can get a little hectic!

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Halloween

This is one of my favorite holidays. Trick or treating was always one of my favorite things to do and now that I have gotten older, it is even better than before. I like handing out treats to all the little kids who knock on my door. It’s a lot of fun and I look forward to it every year.

This year was pretty good as I saw many kids with very good costumes. There was a little girl who was dressed as an angel. She was so cute and she was very sweet as well. Of course there were some older kids that I thought should have stayed at home, but I guess that’s all part of this wonderful holiday!