Category: family and friends

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A new beginning for my sister

When my sister moved to Texas, it was a big event in her life. She had recently married a man named Charles. Charles wanted to bring her back to the area that he grew up in. He had a job lined up and knew the people he would be dealing with. Anyway, my sister was willing to go along with him and see what would happen. I wanted her to do well and so I thought I would see what I could do to help.

The first item on the list was that they needed a place to stay. He wanted to buy a house but as he had never owned a house before, he wanted some help with the process. Since I had some time off, I went to lend them a hand. We finally found a house that they liked. The problem was that it had some issues with the vinyl tile. We thought that the issue could be resolved with some professional help.

We sought out a site that specialized in vinyl tile cleaning austin. We found a site called the that helped us find the professionals we needed. The house now looks fine and we are all happy with the service we received. My sister now has a fresh start on life and is doing fine. I hope she continues to have good fortune and a happy healthy life.

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Staying slim and fit

One thing we love to do around our house is to eat. It seems that every time I go into the kitchen, somebody is cooking something up. While it seems a good idea at the time, I have found that we are all eating too much. The problem is that this leads to my families overall weight problem. Everyone in our family has always been on the heavy side and it’s a constant battle to stay slim.

Luckily, there is a solution to this problem. There is a product called Herbalife that can help you shed the extra pounds that are put on. There are many other extra benefits to this product as well. It can help you increase your energy levels as well as help reduce the stress that comes with daily life. I have tried this product and have been very happy with it.

The answer to this type of problem is simple. All you have to do is to find your local Herbalife Distributor. The good news is that there are Herbalife Distributors all over the country so it’s easy to find one near you. I really believe that taking care of your body is a key to a happy healthy life. I believe that everyone should consider giving this product a try.

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Summer Concerts

With summer almost here, I decided to start planning the summer concerts that I want to see based on my vacation request from work and visits by family. Some of my family and friends like country music, so I will buy four Keith Urban Tickets and have no problem getting people to go with me. The same way with Kenny Chesney Tickets and I know my niece will be begging to go see Kenny. She has been a fan for 4 or 5 years – since she was just 10 years old.

My younger brother can’t stand country but I know he would really like to go hear rock and roll, so I have to decide between Bon Jovi Tickets or maybe Dave Matthews Band Tickets for him and his girlfriend to go with me and a date.

I just found out about Rush concert Tickets going on sale, so that would be a good show for my best bud from high school who is coming for a weekend visit. As soon as I know if he is bringing a girlfriend with him or coming solo, I’ll get enough tickets for all of us to ge hear Rush.

This looks like a great year for concerts and some major headliners going on tour. I can’t wait to start hearing live music again – that is summer is all about for me!

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The Boob Tube

When I was a kid, I remember my folks calling our TV set, “The Boob Tube.” And I didn’t really know why. I thought the word boob meant a woman’s breasts, and I don’t remember seeing much of that on TV. So I finally spoke up and asked my dad why did they do that?

He said that the word boob also means someone who is dumb, and that they meant that people who watch TV are boobs for wasting their brain cells and time on stupid shows. I know there were several years when my mom did not watch TV at all. She said there was nothing interesting on the TV and that she would rather spend her little bit of free time doing something she enjoyed.

I don’t know – maybe it is a generational thing. I seem to always be able to find some kind of show that is interesting. I like a lot of the programs on the History Channel and the Biography channel. And sometimes there is a pretty good series running on HBO. Mae as I get older I will lose interest in what I’m watching now, but maybe the variety of shows and quality of the the programming has improved a lot since when my mom would have watched.

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For the Baby Mamas

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, and I know that a whole lo of mothers are dealing with raising up their kids without the baby daddy helping much, if at all. I know a lot of guys who brag about having different baby mamas, but I think ti is not a good thing and noting to be bragging about. How can these guys ever be a good role model for their kids if they have to spend time with 3 or 4 different women and their different kids?

I hope if you are a baby daddy that you find a way to honor the mothers of your children tomorrow. Even if you just help your kids draw and color a homemade card that says Happy Mother’s Day – at least do something to help the kids tell their mothers they love them. Better than that, take the kids to the store and let them pick out a small gift for their moms. Its the least you can do.

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Help With Breathing

I remember when I was just a kid and my Aunt Rose brought all her kids over to our house for a weekend visit. I don’t know what was really going on in the adult world, but that was unusual to have all of them come over and spend the night. My and brother and I had to give up our bedroom so Aunt Rose could have our bed. Us kids all slept in the living room. Mom had kids lined up all across the living room floor, everyone in a sleeping bag, like Army barracks without the cots.

I remember my youngest cousin was still in diapers and he was toddling around with a runny nose and coughing a lot. My mom called him, “our Booger Baby.” But that night he had to sleep with my Aunt Rose so they could use a Vaporizer to help him breathe.

Sick babies are stressful on everyone. The babies can’t talk and tell you what i wrong with them, so you hook up Vaporizers and take their temperature and give them stuff to reduce fever. And if the fever gets worse, you take them to the pediatrician.

I was reminded of all that when I saw a Volcano Vaporizer and memories of that weekend with my sick Booger Baby cousin came rushing to my mind. Of course, he is OK now, and I wonder if he even remembers any of that.

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Choose Your Instrument

Never really understood why so many people think that music lessons begin with the piano. Most modern homes do not have a piano in them, although I believe everyone in my family does have a piano or electronic keyboard in their homes. Even if we do not play, having a piano was expected by my family – we are a musical family and the piano is our heritage.

Of course, all the cool kids play guitar. So I wanted to take guitar lessons. My parents said that the only way I could take guitar lessons was if I took 3 years of piano lessons first. Gaaaa!

Turns out that  did not want to play the guitar THAT badly. But I do wonder why they insisted on piano lessons – I never really wanted to play the piano – I just wanted to play the guitar.

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Half and Half – Tea!

When my mom bought “half and half” it was half milk and half cream for her coffee. I clearly remember her buying that during her weekly grocery shopping trips. It was always a big deal to check how fresh it was, as she didn’t want it to spoil during the week and have to do without for a few days until she went grocery shopping again.

So, I was at the gas station today and decided to get a cold drink. They had some big cold cans of Arizona tea, and I saw a can called “Half and Half.” Made me think of my mom’s coffee. Turns out they are talking about half tea and half lemonade mixed together in the can. Not the half milk and half cream. So I decided to try it. It’s pretty good.

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Happy Easter

Easter means a lot of different things. For me, it mostly means getting together with my family for a wonderful ham dinner late in the afternoon on Easter Sunday. Dinner will be an assortment of side dishes and a variety of desserts.

This year I might try one of those Honeybaked Ham Store spiral sliced hams. I know they are very expensive, but everyone raves about how good they are. I like ham a lot, so I think I’ll go for the best I can buy this year.

Hope everyone has a nice Easter tomorrow.

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Babysitter Becomes Famous

No surprise from the title, but I just found out that a girl who used to babysit for my parents is a published author now. Her name is Jean West and she specializes in books based on the Civil War. Her name is so common, at first I thought it wasn’t the same Jean. But then I saw her photo and I knew it was the same person.

Her newest book, Chaos in Chancellorsville, is in the process of being published and will be available this summer. I found her other books on Amazon, too. They all look intriguing if you have an interest in the Civil War.