Rachel's Blog
The groundhog did not see his shadow this morning. That is great news!
According to the Groundhog Day legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow when he first comes out of his hole this morning, the shadow scares him so badly that he runs right back into his hole and stays there for 6 weeks.
But if he does not see his shadow, he stays outside and we all get to enjoy an early Spring.
So, we are hoping for an early Spring and the groundhog is saying that we will have one!
Its too hot to cook dinner in the kitchen. If I turn on the oven the temperature in the kitchen will shoot through the roof. It’s already over 100 degrees outside. Yuck.
I think we should grill a couple of steaks and have a nice salad. What do you think?
This summer has been so hot. I think we have a record breaker for consecutive days over 90 degrees. Maybe it will be the most days over 100 degrees if it keeps up at this pace. We are only half way through the summer and I’m already toasted! If we don’t have a couple days of cooler temps, I’m going to have to head north and find someplace to chill for a few days!
By now you should know just how much I love shopping online. Especially when I’m looking for something for outdoor entertaining. I love having outdoor parties on a warm summer night. Of course if you are going to entertain outdoors, you will need to make sure you have decorated your yard with garden accents like bird feeders and bird baths. I have all kinds of things for my friends to enjoy out in my yard.
In fact, I get most of my home and garden needs online. I really hate going from store to store trying to find what I want so I let my fingers do the walking on my keyboard. I even buy my garden hoses and things like that online. I save money by not running to one store and then another for what I want plus, I happen to like shopping from the comforts of home instead of getting in and out of a hot car.
When my father passed away several years ago, my mother was afraid she would have to go to work to pay the mortgage. What none of us knew was that my father had mortgage protection on their home. It not only covered what was owed on the home, but it sure gave my mother peace of mind. I never quite figured out why Daddy didn’t tell her he had taken this out but maybe he did and Mom just didn’t pay attention.
Far too many times when one person dies, that leaves the burden of paying for the home they shared on the surviving spouse unless they were smart enough to get life insurance for mortgages. My father taught us girls a lot of things and covering our rears with plenty of life insurance was just one of the life lessons he taught us. I sure miss my Daddy.
One of my friends just bought a new Town Home near me. I was thrilled to have her so close. She needed some new furniture so I suggested she come over and we would shop online. She had never bought furniture online and didn’t even realize she could to be honest. Once I showed her some of the beautiful modern furniture she could find online, she was hooked.
The first thing she wanted to check out was living room furniture. They had a wide variety of living rooms to choose from and she couldn’t decide on just one. Then we checked out the bedrooms. Again, she loved just about everything she saw. On to the tables and still the same reaction. Next she wanted to check out the closets. Finally she had it down between just two. I ended up asking her just how long it took her to find the right Town Home and she said a year. Oh brother.
Jayce and I went out to eat at an outdoor type place. The food was great, the atmosphere was great, the service was fantastic and I was absolutely amazed that there were absolutely no flies buzzing around our food. I hate flies for that very reason along with how nasty they are. I noticed that there were these nice lights here and there. What I didn’t realize was they were fly lights.
The only lights I had ever seen that took care of flies were the bug zapper things that would scare you to death when something flew in them. These were actually beautiful and would look great even in your home. I must admit I peeked to see who made them and then checked online only to find out the company has several fly control solutions. The prices were pretty darn good too. When you’re dealing with experts, you know you can’t go wrong.
I have told so many people about how pleased I am with Direct TV. I almost sound like a walking advertiser for them. But I am so very pleased with it that I want to share it with everyone I care about or is family. You know what I mean? Directv offers everything you could possibly want in satellite service.
A good friend of mine just moved to Texas and found out just how easy it was to get Direct TV in Texas too. She was so afraid she would have to get a different satellite service or worse yet, cable. It’s nice to know that you can move somewhere like Texas or just about any other state and still get your Direct TV service there too.
Boy since everything keeps going up, you have to find creative ways to get what you need at the cheapest prices possible. Sometimes that means waiting for something to go on sale. But to me, it means free coupons and free is the best four letter word I know!! Well it’s one of my favorite four letter words anyway. Super Cool Coupons has become one of the first places I go to see if I can find a coupon I need before I shop.
See, I do a lot of my shopping online if at all possible because it saves me time and money on gas and wear and tear on my car. Well I have found just about any and every coupon web site but this one is great. You can even get discount codes on domain names if you wanted to create a web page of your own. How cool is that? They have coupon codes for stores like Walgreens, Overstock.com, Amazon.com and a whole lot more than I have time to mention. This is really one coupon web site you should check out. I have saved so much money with their coupon codes that is amazes me sometimes. Like I said, I always check on coupons before I shop and you should too if you want to save money.