Where's the Leak?

Living in an older house sometimes means there are unexpected repairs that come up without notice. Recently we had one of these circumstances that we were not expecting at all. My husband was working on another one of my "happy hubby" projects that I cooked up for him. He went down into our basement to get some tools, now our basement is about 6" shorter than he is and the light is on a pull chain so you have to feel your way in a bit before you can turn the light on. So as he went in he heard a hissing sound, he wondered what it was and as he got to the light he got a surprise...water spraying in his face. Now as I mentioned our basement is a little short so you have to walk in a bit hunched over to not hit the beams and pipes, well when he got the surprise water hit he kind of jumped a bit and cracked his head off the beam, splitting his head open. Funny, but not funny depending on who's opinion you ask. Anyway we had to call a plumber to come and fix the pipe, he put some plumbers tape over the spray to slow it down for a while until our plumber could get over. Getting the right plumber was important for us so we asked around to find a good one and he really takes the time and care. For my Handy husband he knows when he should try to fix things and when he should call the Plumber for help. If you are in the Atlanta area and looking for an Atlanta Plumbing Specialist you can talk to the team at AtlantaPlumber, they are a husband and wife team that specialize in all aspects of plumbing from new installations to replacement and repair and they pay attention to every part of your plumbing job from the initial consultation to the quality of work on their repair. Plumbing is an important part of your home so to keep it working the best you need the best tradespeople to look after your needs.

My Handy Man

Well we finally got frustrated waiting for over a month for the Home Depot to come for our front door. They were completely crazy wanting $1700 + tax to put in one door. The other day we went and bought a door and all the parts and Hubby set to work. With my supervision ( I think he likes it when I watch him work and offer him smart alternatives to the way he is doing things) we managed to get the door done before night fall. I think it turned out great, no more rotton doors that don't close right. This will be great for the power bills next fall. Now for doing such a great job I had to find some way to reward him (not like that...he wishes). So he got to go buy another door and a screen door for the other entrance for me for Mothers Day. The great thing when all is said in done we did all three doors for $700 less than the home depot wanted for just 1 door. Yeah us....Booo! Home Depot

The old rotton door in it's last moments...





















Newness in progress...





















All done.

Party Planner

There is so much to consider when planning a party, with summer comming it means one thing , it's BBQ season. We are hoping to build a new deck out the side of our home this year and with that comes lots of new plans on how we can enjoy our new space. The first thing of course will be buying a new BBQ to replace our rust bucket, after that it will be to make a real entertainment destination. We are planning on building benches all around the perimeter of the deck so we can have seating for everyone to come over. Now once we get outside in the sun we don't want to have to be going in and out for beverages so we though ti would be cool to have some decorative Ice Buckets. To match our home we decided to look for a Red Champagne Bucket. We were able to find some at the Champagne Bucket website. We found a great assortment of buckets at very reasonable prices with guaranteed fast shipping you can order and be ready for your next event. So once the wheather starts to co-operate we will be getting out to start our yard make over. Summer is coming what will you do to enjoy your hot days.

WEDDING RING

My husband has been having trouble with his wedding ring pretty much since we got married (I hope this isn't a bad sign). He had picked out a tricolor wedding ring but unfortunately it isn't able to be re sized due to the detail and twisting of the bands and after loosing a lot of weight his ring kept falling off. We had enough of that and didn't want him to lose it so I bought him a new one which was very similar but now he keeps having trouble with one of the wire twist in the ring. It keep letting go, having a piece of metal sticking out. We had the ring fixed once and now it happened again. With our anniversary coming up in August I am thinking of getting him a new better quality Wedding Ring! Right now I have come across some really nice titanium grades
which are sure to last and also what I think he will like are the black tungsten rings . He tends to stay away from the tradition wedding rings and is always looking for something a bit different. I'm not sure at this point what I will get but I do know for sure that these rings will be great quality.

BREAKING THE LAW

Here were we live it is against the law to talk on your cell phone while driving. I think this law was passed just a year ago. Well in the last little while the cops are getting harder with this law. Well, I am not a big user of the cell phone but the other day on my way to work my phone rang and I answered it, how stupid was that??? Anyway I was just turning into the parking lot at work when I saw the flashing lights behind me, yep I got pulled over for talking on the cell phone and was given a warning. The fine would have been $164.00. I guess I will have to consider myself lucky and make sure I pull off the road before I answer the phone.

Roofing Contractor

The weather is finally getting warmer so we have been getting a few much needed renovation projects done on the exterior of the house. Last summer we replace quite a few windows and closed in our garage door with a window to extended the living space in our house. Our plans this year is to have both the front and side exterior doors replaced, which we now have one done and will be replacing the other today or tomorrow. From there we do have more work to be done including some exterior painting, possibly replacing part of our fence and then comes the roof, but I think we will be putting that one off as long as possible. Apparently in this area it is hard to find a good company that does roof work right. If you happen to live in the Kansas area and are looking to have your roof replaced by a company that puts customers first then get in touch with a Kansas City Roofer to have the job done right.
We have a list of things to get done but we are hoping that by fall we have the list crossed off and new one started for the winter months on the inside renovations once again. Will there ever be an end to the projects?

Saving Time...Shopping Hard

Now I would be what most people would consider a time starved women. I have a husband and 4 kids which raising 5 would be considered enough for anyone person. On top of this I work a full time job around my husbands work schedule. I work the night shift so I am on the go all day with the kids and than we swap off duties and hubby takes the kids for the night and I go to work until 1am. It is hard and doesn't leave much time to get out and shop for things, especially the busy times like Christmas. We find ourselves shopping online a lot and when Hubby or I find something we like we leave the link for the other to look at so we can decide together.
With Mother's day coming up we had to make some choices for our respective Mom's so we considered a lot of things during our search we found a website called shopwiki that does comparison shopping for you and shows you all the items available around the web for your search criteria. One thing we considered for Mom was something to pamper themselves with so we searched for Beauty Products and in an instant had a comparable list of items from all over the net the matched our criteria. We got some great ideas here but didn't want to stop short so we looked around a bit more and did a search for something Mom's could use to relax at the end of a hard day so we searched for Bath Products to see if we could find something they would like from that assortment.
Now once we had all this searching done we were thinking about how Mom always wants to save the Earth with Earth Day just behind us we thought it would be good to narrow our search a bit by looking for natural items in the Organic Search . Using Shopwiki seemed like a great idea as it allowed us to find and compare items without having to search all over the Internet. What a time saver for time starved people like us.

Retailing 101

I can attest for sure listening to my husband every night after he comes home from work and by listening to the news it is hard times for the retailing industry. You can walk into any mall and you will see price slashing like never before. It was great at Christmas because the bargains were great and often. My husbands company is working hard to weather the economic storm and it isn't easy. He feels that the more negative news that gets released makes people panic more and more and hold onto their discretionary spending. Traffic counts and average sales are in constant flux which makes it hard to gage how to react to the trends. Normally the Christmas season is what makes or breaks the retail business as most of the year they operate just to make it to the Christmas Quarter to make a profit. As business try to watch their expenses more closely to protect their profit there is a fine line on what to cut and what to spend, the old saying goes "to make money sometimes you have to spend money." Marketing is a key resource that my husband likes to use during this type of economic swing. Another great resource that can help with creating an economic plan to survive these tough times would be to recruit a retail consultant to help analyse your business and to help make the hard choices on how to better manage your business in these tough economic times.Aspects that should be reviewed as part of a good consultations, one of the most important factors of any successful business is the people working for you, your employees are the base and giving them a great atmosphere to work in will improve employee relations, which will help your employees relationships with your customers. After that the next important factor would be your merchandising skills, do you have the right merchandise at the right time while offering the right price. That is really the key to good retailing, you have to provide your customers with the confidence you will be there for them and offer them a fair price structure. A good retail consulting team can really help you create a plan for your business to grow and thrive even through the tough times

Camera Critters : Shower built for 2

The other day Blake (4) wanted to have shower, I usually let him go in and just leave the bathroom door open so I can hear him better if he needs me for anything. He gets upset if he wants out and no one is there to dry him off. Anyway after a few minutes I heard him and it sounded like he was talking to someone so I figured I better go check on him. To my surprise I see the puppy in the shower covered in soap and looking like she had gotten herself in over her head. Apparently she came up to the shower door and started licking it so he decided to open it up and she crawled in looking for a drink. He took advantage of this and decided she was stinky and needed a bath too. It was a hilarious moment that's for sure and the look in Breigh's eyes said it all...HELP ME!



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Feeding our pets better.

We love our puppy and never really put much thought into her food, we just went to the store and bought what we thought was a reputable brand of food. When we did a little reserch we discovered some horrific details of what we thought was a good food. It was basically made with corn and ground up bone and disposible parts I'd rather not mention. We found a organic alternative from Essential2Pets Life's Abundance Holistic Natural Pet food, it is made from all natural ingredients. This food can actually save you money compared to your store bought brand, if you want to try to improve the life and life expectancy of your pet you can try this food for 30 days and if you don't see any difference in your pet you can get your money back. A Natural Dog Food is a great alternative to the food brands made from leftovers, diseased meets.

Open Relationships

In today's society there are many different types of relationships that are becoming more socially acceptable. I can only imagine a time when things like gay or interracial dating where completely unacceptable to many people. There have been many websites designed that will bring people of similar lifestyles together. Interracial dating websites allow people of any color to come together and browse profiles of potential mates. Deciding which ones to chat with and create a new relationships.

More Renovation Projects

Last summer as part of our renovation projects we turned our attached garage into a new master bedroom. One of the biggest parts of this renovation was taking out the garage door and getting the hole framed in. We didn't mind doing the interior finishing work at all, the insulating and drywall but the framing, windows and siding was definetly something to be left to the experts. Being new to the area it was hard for us to decide who to get to do the work but with renovation projects the best idea is to talk to people around your community to find someone that has a good reputation. 110The internet is also a good resource to find contractors in your area, just do a search on what you want for example if you are in Dallas and looking for siding do a search on Dallas Siding. After narrowing down your search definetly get the contractors to come into your home and talk about the project, your expectations, what you want and find out how long the project will take and cost. Once you have all the information for your project select the contractor you think will do the best job and set a date for your work. Doing your homework first will save you a lot of time and headache in the long run.

Creative Newspaper Bags

The one thing I look forward to finding in my mail every week has to be my flyers, I am a true shopoholic and love to browse through the flyers before the sales start so I can plan my shopping attack. The company that delivers our newpaper and flyers used to just bundle them up and throw them in the driveway, which isn't so bad if the weather is good but in the winter or when it rains there was nothing worse than getting a soppy wet soaking pile of flyers. After many of my neighbors and I complained they moved to having Newspaper Bags to place the papers and flyers in before dropping them at the door, another improvement was the door hanging bag, similar to what I have pictured here that they began using so the flyers/newspaper would actually get put right on our front door. Sometimes it's as simple as that to get your deliver to work with the vendor to develop a product to make everyones life easier. The company can even put messages or tint the newspaper bags to the carriers desires. I am sure all the companies that used this service to get their flyers out are much happier now as it ensures their customers will get the advertisements they are intended to get. It really is a win/win senerio when everyone works together.

Summertime is Finally coming

The weather has finally begun to show signs that it might actually warm up this year. It was a wicked winter that seemed like it would never end, we even had to use the heat in the house until this week. Now that I can get out it's time for me to do my daily walk, I find with working nights I feel as though I have put on a little weight on although my husband still thinks I am the most beautiful woman in the World. With Summer coming it means it's time to get out to the pool with the kids and occasionally the beach. I don't like swimming at the beach but sure love getting a bit of Sun while the kids play. I don't mind swimming in our pool in the back yard. Every Spring I have to start shopping for a couple of new bathing suits for the year. Last year was the first year in a long time I actually bought a Bikini and my husband absolutely loved it. I found a great selection of bathing suits, both 1 and 2 piece online at www.amiclubwear.com, usually online shopping at specialty sites is expensive but I was shocked at the prices here which started at $19.99 and with free shipping on orders over $50 you couldn't go wrong. This suit @ only 29.99 is my favorite of the whole collection, I love the stripe snd the bright colors. It meets in the middle of bikini and traditional 1 piece suit...bring on the heat.

Building relationships online

When my neighbor lost her husband a couple of years back it started a very lonely time in her life. She was used to the companionship of her husband for her entire life and their children had moved away for work. With support from her friends and church groups she began the hard battle of getting back out and making new friends. We had been helping her over the last couple of years to become more computer savy as she wanted to be more part of the times. Now that she was able to navigate the Internet and work emails we suggested that she join a Senior Chat Room to meet some new people and begin to build a new relationship. She has begun to look into this as an option, many of these sites are designed to be free to use, you simply have to register and build your profile. Once you have finished this you can browse through the members and contact the ones you would like to contact. You can contact via chat or webcam to see who you are talking to and get a more personalized feel for who they are. Many mature people have been able to build meaniful relationships later in life with the help of this type of chat room.

Swine Flu Epidemic

One of the scariest news stories the last week has been the outbreak of swine flu all around North America. At first the spread of this strain of flu was not documented because it presents very similar to the regular flu. As Health officials were not expecting this strain of flu to spread around the current flu shot available this year does not have any effect on this strain. The best form of protection is to avoid anyone that appears to be suffering from flu like symptoms, and to wash your hands regularily. As more and more confirmed cases are reported from all around the World interest will turn to prevention and protection. You can purchase swine flu kits to help you prevent an infection for you and your loved ones. These kits will give you the tools to help you with a protection plan that is safe and effective.

Getting Legal Advise

As bad a reputation lawyers might have when you need one you want to have the best lawyer available. It is important to find a law team that are not interested in you for just the money. A caring west palm beach attorney will take the time to explore you concerns and get a good understanding of your needs. It is unfortunate that most of the times that we need lawyers are hard and troubling times in our personal lives. Many cases involve the disolution of a marriage and can become very emotionally charged, finding a good divorce attorney west palm beach area can be a challange. In a divorce case there are many aspects that have to be considered, division of assets, alimony, custody arrangements for any children are just a few of the issues to resolve.
Another of the main events that require law services are when we have been involved in an accident or have had negligent medical care that has caused us bodily harm. Under these circumstances it is important to find a specialist in Personal Injury Attorney West Palm Beach to look after your case.175 When you have suffered the type of injury that has caused you personal distress, has taken you away from work or permanently disabled you it is vital to have someone that will get you the maximum compensation to maintain your life and well being. A law team that can consult and work with medical professionals to have a good understanding of your long term care needs is vital in these types of cases. In any case it is important to do your reserch and aske lots of questions to ensure you have a law team you can trust to do what is right for you and your loved ones.

The Dream Yard

One thing about our home that we didn't like when we bought it was the backyard, it was plenty big enough but it was really plain and boring. The only signs of life in the backyard was a couple of little maple trees. The lawn was in bad shape and needed a lot of attention. The one big thing we wanted to do was have a pool installed so we could enjoy the summer months without having to run to the beach every nice day. We thought it would be fun to have a yard that we could enjoy and have gatherings with our friends. We decided the best idea was to consult with a professional Pool contractors to make plan out what kind of pool and yard we could create. We wanted a contractor that would be able not only to look after all the permits we would need but we wanted to create an oasis with all the decorations and a great new BBQ as well. If your considering adding a pool or renovation your existing on in the Walnut Creek area consult with the professionals at Walnut Creek pools. You can send a message with your contact information and they will contact you for a consultation. Another popular area for pool renovations is Modesto, there is a group of professional installers of Modesto pools. Summers coming so consult soon to get your Oasis ready for the hot days.

Investing carefully

Investing in the stock markets can and always will be a risky proposition, especially in the current economic times that we are working through where the markets are so volitile and always changing. It is important to be able to search through investment options and make the wisest investment solutions possible. One of the most important tips to think about when you are making investments with your money is to only invest money that you can afford to lose. In investments there are never any guarantees, a stock that has performed well in the past may not perform in the furture and vice versa. A great new service is available at WickedProfits.com, they can provide investment options that works towards building the most Wicked Profits possible for it's clients. Unlike it's competitors wicked profits closes all positions withing 35 days, win or lose, they don't hold onto positions for months or years to attempt to inflate their results. Wicked Profits takes the time to make the best recomendations possible and then allows you to select what investments you would like to make or pull away from. You take the recommendations you like and can process the trade with any brokerage firm of your choice. If you are uncertain as to what you should do with your investments you can set your account up as an auto-trading that will focus on every entry and exit recommendation review made and complete these updates to your portfolio. As always if you feel better being more on hand with your choices you can take the time to review the recommendations. Investing with your money and future means taking the time to make considerations to protect your investment to the best of your ability. Using a service like Wicked profits is a good tool to making the right decision, they have a proven track record of successful profits to give you the trust you need in it's recomendations.


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Who's that number?

Don't you hate when you have been out for a while or away on a vacation and you come home to find strange phone numbers on your caller display that you just don't know who they belong too. It can be extreamly frustrating to see these and trying to debate on whether you should call them back or not can weigh on your mind. To make things easier for you there are now free services you can use online that are connected to the National Phone Listings. It is so easy to use all you have to know is the phone number you want to inquire on, you type it into the search location and all the information available for that number will be displayed. You can find out who the number is registered to and what the address is. It can also display what type of phone line the call came from whether land line, cell line or business line to help you determine the validity of the call. This is also a great service to use if you get a call while home from a number you don't recognize you can let it ring and take the number off your display and plug it in to see what information is available.

You just never know

I think I have seen it all now, a friend of mine recently told me about this dating site she was checking out. The site is designed to make matches with Millionaires, it's a very interesting concept if you are a single person that is looking for love and want to be pampered and taken care of in life. If you happen to be looking for that special "Sugar Daddy" or "Sugar Momma" to spend special time with take a look at this site and join up for your free account today, you never know you might just find yourself dating a millionaire .

Mommy and Daughter Bonding Time

Since my daughter was just a toddler she has enjoyed playing with her dolls and doll house. As she has grown up she has stayed focus on building and adding to her beautiful doll house that she was given by her Grandmother. This antique doll house was passed down from her mother to my grandmother to me and now to her. She has an amazing collection of accessories, doll clothes and furniture that is fantastic. I always believed it was every girls dream to have a collection like this and she will be able cherish this as long as she chooses to than we will save it for the next generation. For now we are enjoying looking for new dollhouse nursery miniatures and clothing to accessories her house. The newest things she was admiring was a new baby crib, the minature oak collection is beautiful and matches her baby cousins furniture which she thought was really cool. The community that we moved to last year is a bit smaller than we are used to so we have been having a hard time to find new accessories for her to add to her collection. Shopping online can be very easy and opens up a complete assortment of products at one easy to shop environment. Shopping at Zoolabees is a great experience where you will find all sorts of minatures to outfit your entire miniture home. Shipping rates are based on the weight of your order and most orders ship within 3 days with an expected delivery time of 7 - 10 days. Even paying for your order is made simple with secure shopping where you can use your Visa, Mastercard or Paypal account to pay for your order. If you are not completely satisfied with your order for any reason you can return it in it's original packaging within 30 days for a full refund.

Outfitting the expecting Mom

I would have to say one of the most frustrating parts about being pregnant is finding clothes that not only fit but flatter our ever expanding bodies. It was hard enough being pregnant and coming to terms with my ever growing body image problem but when I couldn't find any Maternity Clothes at the local stores it became even more frustrating. Over the last few years it seems as though all the stores have stopped selling maternity clothes. Living in a smaller town we are not privelidged with having a lot of the specialty shops and boxed stores that the city has so it is extreamly hard to find Maternity Bottoms and tops at the local Kmart/Walmart stores. I can remember coming into my last pregnancy in the summer months and all I wanted was a couple of beautiful Maternity Dresses. My friend recently announced her upcoming arrival so we decided to go shopping online to see if we could have any luck finding clothes for her. Luckily we were able to find a maternity store online that not only offered maternity and baby clothes but offered beautiful maternity clothes in modern styles and colors to inspire the soon to be Mom. Even better they offered free shipping on orders over $150 so it really encouraged a couple of extra purchases to go along with her order.

Planning a renovation project

This year we have decided to focus more on the inside of our home than the outside. We spent most of last year doing renovations to the exterior, lots of new windows, work on the yard came with lots of sod and plants to spruce up the curb appeal and allow us to enjoy our yard. We had to make some tough decisions as owning an older home it seems like everything needs done at once. On a budget we had to work hard to figure out the most bang for our buck and what renovations we should do now and what ones we should wait until later to do. We did some reserch with some Denver Remodeling sites to figure out what to do. With a little thought we were directed to our main floor bathroom and kitchen. Our downstairs bathroom has a shower but no tub and the cabinet really is hurting for style so some replacements were in need. We try to do a lot of things ourselves but with plumbing and water involved we thought it would be better to use a service to do this renovation. On to the kitchen we had to make some alterations to fit our appliances in when we moved and now it's time to reface our existing cabinets. The decision was a little easier when we figured these are some of the main rooms of our home and also provide the most return at resale which with us we seem to move every few years so that is important to consider for us.

My Daughters First Ring

After returning from our first big dance competition I thought I should get my daughter a little something that she could remember our trip from. She worked so hard and earned a medal for every single dance she performed, her solo's and group programs, 10 in all. It was an exciting time for us and I found some great enamel rings but I especially love this one and the price...Wow, it is on sale for 4.99. Now the site I am ordering it from offers free shipping on orders over $50 so I will have to also shop for some new fashion jewelry for me so I can take advantage of that great deal. The site also offers a full no hassle 30 day money back guarantee with no questions asked so I can shop with no worries. Another great feature is that they not only take all major credit cards but also they are PayPal verified so you can shop and use your paypal to make your purchase to protect your credit information. I can't wait for Trin's beautiful pink love ring to arrive I know she will be excited and surprised.