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Let me tell you about Mothers Day

All of us girls met over at Moms for Mothers Day and cooked her a nice lunch.  Then it was time to pull out the Mothers Day presents.  I made sure mine was the last one that Mom would open too.  One of my sisters got Mom a beautiful summer outfit and Mom loved it.  It had Capri’s and the cutest top with it.  Then my other sister got Mom a beautiful card with a gift card in it to a nail salon to have a manicure and a pedicure too.  Mom thought that was wonderful.  Now she would look great in her new outfit with her nails and toes painted up all pretty.

Then came time for my gift.  I had it in a nice box wrapped up really pretty with a beautiful bow on it.  She gently pulled the bow off and carefully took the wrapping paper off just like she had done with the other presents.  She likes to save the wrapping paper and bows if she can.  When she opened the box, inside of it was a DVD of Casablanca, she was thrilled since that’s her favorite all time movie.  I told her to look under the DVD.  That’s when she found the bag of microwave popcorn.

As she picked it up with a smile, she saw the ‘grow a boyfriend’ figure under the popcorn.  “What in the world is this?” she asked.  I then told her that after she got all gussied up with my sisters gifts, she could put her new boyfriend in water and let him grow and then she would have a date for a movie and popcorn.  Then I handed her a 2 liter of Coke and told her that date would be complete.  Mom started laughing and everyone else was falling out of their chairs.  It was great!!  Mom loved all of her gifts.

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Ceiling fans now!

Boy is Mom going all out or what?  Now she’s wanting to get new ceiling fans for the whole house.  It’s not like she doesn’t have ceiling fans in every room but since she’s redecorating, she needs to change the ceiling fans to match her new decor she says.  Some of the fans are pretty new too but she wants new ones so she’ll get new ones.

She has Hunter fans now and they’re really good fans.  I love them personally but she wants a change.  She said she just needed a change and was looking at the Casablanca ceiling fans and fell in love with them.  Casablanca has always been a favorite movie of hers in the first place and that’s the style she wants.  I fully expected for her to want something custom.  That’s the good thing about this online store, they’ll even make a custom ceiling fan to meet you specifications with all the bells and whistles you could want with it.  I wonder if I could get her to give me the fans she takes down?

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I just realized that Mothers Day is Sunday!

I swear I thought it was next Sunday and I just realized that Mothers Day is THIS Sunday.  What in the world do you get for a woman that has everything, wants for nothing, and sending flowers just doesn’t seem to be nearly enough?  Well luckily my mother has a good sense of humor because I think I came up with the perfect gift.

See when I was on my way home from work, I had to stop and get gas.  In the little convenience store that I always get my gas, was a little “Grow a boyfriend” figure.  I sort of chuckled when I saw it and then came up with the idea that I would buy this for my mother, find a DVD of one of her favorite movies, a 2 liter of Coke and also give her a bag of microwave popcorn.  That way, she gets a date, a movie, a drink and popcorn for Mothers Day.  How’s that for a last minute gift?  I just hope she gets a good laugh out of it which I think she will.

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My father taught me to protect myself

One thing I can say about our father is he made sure to teach each of us girls how to protect ourselves.  He was in the military and was taught some martial arts in there and in turn, taught us how to get away if someone was to grab us and other things like that.  I always wanted to take Karate lessons and found karate pictures online one day.  That rekindled my interest but you know how it is, you work all day, come home and fix something to eat and the last thing you want to do is go back out.

Luckily I bookmarked the site and went back to it a little later.  I found that the site is named  Martial Arts Tutor and you can actually learn Karate moves, Judo, Tai Chi, and all sorts of various Martial Arts.  There are a lot of Martial Arts articles, pictures, and even movies they’ll tell you about to help you learn.  I can learn any form of Martial Arts right in my home so that way, I have no excuse what-so-ever not to do a lesson.  In fact, I can view the same kick or whatever over and over until I get it right without feeling embarrassed that I didn’t get it as fast as someone else might have.  This is great!!!

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My cousin is getting married, finally!!!

She and her guy have been engaged for about 5 years now I think it is and they finally decided to go ahead and get married. Everyone keeps saying “It’s about time!!” She has a beautiful engagement ring but he didn’t purchase wedding rings when he got it so now they have to find a set of wedding bands they like. She was telling me about an online store they were looking at where they could get the rings they pick out the very next day, has a great selection of over 200 wedding bands and great service too. She showed me the ones she thinks they’re getting and they were absolutely beautiful!!!

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Please read this if you don’t read anything else on my blog

I got this information from my mother.  She’s become a bit of a health nut since my father died of a heart attack.  I’m not sure where she got this or even if it is totally accurate but I didn’t figure it would hurt to let you guys in on it too.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this ‘sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup,warm water or warm beer after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE’: (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack . Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let’s be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive…

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this and tells at least 10 people, you can be sure that we’ll save at least one life.

So tell others to read this too. It just might save their life or the life of someone they love.  After all, isn’t that what blogs are all about, helping others in one way or another?  It is for me.

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I am so very blessed

I have had a best friend since 4th grade.  We have been through our rough spots but we always manage to come back together as best friends.  I don’t know many people that have had a best friend as long as I have and with that in mind, I feel so very blessed.  I can call her and she instantly knows how to make me smile or laugh like a couple of school girls.  We have been through some very hard times together and knowing that she’s there for me means the world to me.

I don’t hardly even have to explain to her what I’m feeling because she knows me well enough to know just by the tone of my voice.  Isn’t that amazing?  I sure think so.  I would give the world to find a husband that understands me like she does but most of the ones that are like that already have boyfriends.  Well girlfriend, I just wanted to let the world know how much you mean to me and make sure you know just how much I treasure you for who you are and I think that’s a pretty amazing person.  After all, if you can put up with me for all of these years and still love me, that makes you the most special person on the face of the earth to me!!  I love you more than words can say girlfriend.

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My aunt sent me some pictures

I’m not sure where these pictures are from but my aunt sent them to me in an email.  Actually there were 19 of them but I picked out a few of my favorites to share with you.  I hope you don’t mind.  Nature is amazing and so very beautiful.  We all need to take care of Gods creatures a little better than we have but that’s my opinion.  How could anyone hurt this beautiful creature?

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Then this one is just too cute.  It looks like they are all in a chorus and singing their little hearts out to me.  How could anyone want to hurt them either?

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Even with the threat of swine flu causing panic, just look at what a sweet picture this on is.  Even pigs love too apparently.

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But my favorite of all has to be this one.  Imagine the chance of catching this shot.  It looks like God is smiling at us, doesn’t it?  I’m sure he has a sense of humor, if not, why in the world would he have made man and woman so different!!!

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Amazing, don’t you think?  I sure do!!

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It’s that time of year again

It’s spring and you know what that means.  It’s time to start thinking about a new bathing suit.  I honestly hate looking for a new bathing suit.  There are so many that I just wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing and then there’s always the problem of finding one that actually fits.  It’s not one of my favorite pastimes until I came across these bathing suits. I was really surprised at the prices I found on this site but even more than that, I actually found one I like.

See I go to the beach with my mother and sisters a lot and also spend time on the local lake with my friends so I need a bathing suit that my mother will not be ashamed to be seen with me in and still looks good on me too.  What I like about this bathing suit is how easily I could just slip some cut off jeans on and look fine to go anywhere for a burger or what ever after leaving the lake.  I love white bathing suits too because I don’t get real dark like some people do and a white suit makes me look darker than I am.  Plus it’s got the cutest skirt on it.  I just think it’s adorable.  What do you think?

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Mom’s going all out on redecorating

My mother is amazing me with the things she’s doing with her home.  The part that’s really amazing me is most of the things she’s getting, she found online.  She’s becoming quite the Internet shopper.  She has found some of the best deals on home furnishings and home decor.   I had no idea she was becoming so proficient on finding so many good deals online.

She got new linens and bedding for her bedroom.   The new comforter she got is beautiful.  It really set the room off if you know what I mean.  She even found the therapeutic pillows like she likes and has to sleep with.  She keeps a set of bed pillows with the shams on them that matches her comforter that she puts on top of her pillows and it looks great.

She found the prettiest new lamps for the living room too.  They really changed the look of the whole room.  Mom is great with home accessories.   I wish I could look at something online like she can and find just the right place for them.  I do good to find the right desk lamp.  Maybe there’s still a lot to learn from Mom!!