Just the other day...

I bent over and peed myself! I'm not sure what happened and I think it might have been due to the fact that I sneezed.

I never had this problem before having a child and I think after having Graem things downstairs just got all crazy.

At some point I might even have to look into incontinence products. I can't imagine this problem getting any better and if it does get worse then I'm going to have to figure out something. Especially, if I were to have an episode at work.

That's not scary...it's sexy!

So I must say that I like seeing other people in sexy Halloween costumes but could never imagine myself dressed in something sexy!

Perhaps it's the butchy thing I have going on...but I do like to see a nice little french maid now and then! (Yeah, right. This would never happen!)

Too bad I could never talk Shawna into wearing something skimpy like that!

Naughty Halloween Costumes are something I don't see in our near future. Maybe if/when we lose a couple of rolls we'll be up for some action but until then we don't want to be too scary. Even if it is Halloween!

OurSexyCostumes.com offers a great website that specializes in some hot costumes. In fact, I really like the sexy Snow White outfit! Who would have guessed that Snow White would be wearing fish net tights.

Of course, I'd wonder who would want to be the seven dwarfs! I'm sure in this outfit it wouldn't be too hard to rally up the troops.

We were able to pick up Graem's costume online and she's going to be Pablo. Too bad we can't find adult Backyardigans costumes. We could have been three out of the five Backyardigans! I think I'd like to be Tasha!

Moving?

We've gone back and forth on whether to move into a bigger/better house or just stay put and build on to our existing house.

Of course, the most recent forecast that we've heard from our Real Estate Agent friend, Mary, is that it's a buyers market and to sell might be pretty hard.

Real Estate has always been hot in our area and so I know it's just a matter of time before it picks up again. Maybe, it would be the perfect time for us to purchase another house with the buying being good.

NationalRelocation.com is a one stop shop that will you look for houses to rent or buy. They also have some great options if you're looking to find many different kinds of mortgages.

I can't do it.

Yesterday we had an appointment at the couples shrink and so I missed 1.5 hours of work, Friday I'm going to try to leave a little early so that we can be on the road by 4:00.

I feel like there's absolutely no humanly way to finish all of the work I have today.

I'm out on the road this afternoon and that's a good three hours of my day to drive back and forth.

At least I can put a few hours in this evening.

Where's the sun?

Today is the fourth day in a row that we've had crappy weather. IN fact, last night our power was out for most of the evening and we had thunderstorms which caused us to have to leave the local carnival.

I'm craving some Orlando weather! Plus, I think Graem would absolutley love going to Disney. She's started showing interest in the whole princess look and we even got her a matching tiara, earrings, and necklace set!

If we were looking for a place to stay we'd probably hook up with Orlando Villas. It just makes sense when you have a family to be able to spread out and enjoy yourselves.

Homes.Orlandovacation.com offers a huge selection of great places to stay and the prices are really reasonable too.

Our Vegas trip!

When we went to Vegas last year we wanted to make sure to check out the old and new casinos. So we left our cozy hotel and went to the downtown part of Las Vegas. There Shawna decided to gamble a little bit because she had heard that people can win some big money at the older casinos.

It didn't take very long for her at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas before her $20 budget was down to $0!

We figured she must have been on a losing streak and that it was time for us to run back to our hotel!

It's a good thing that she had such a small budget cause I think she might have kept on gambling until we went broke!

Here we come!

Our next travel is going to be San Francisco. My conference is there this year and we figured what a better place to take the kid and Shawna to than San Fran. Plus, we're going to meet up with Alex and Dom for some R&R and good food!

We have yet to book our hotel and figure we still have time to do that since we're not going til October.

We were just talking the other day about how we'd really like to go with Orlando vacations in the near future. Graem is really into the princess thing and she'd absolutely love seeing all of the characters at Disney.

Me and sports ...

are a horrible combination!

However, I must admit that I have this weird obsession with Golf Equipment! Shawna loves to golf and has a pretty new pair of clubs.

When she tried to teach me how to golf she game me her old pair from high school. They felt like they were designed for kids because they were so light and I couldn't believe what bad shape they were in!

I'm guessing that even the best of clubs couldn't help my game and I should probably stick with online Monopoly instead.

I love Mickey!

I'm sure Grammy will love him too! Of course, she did react pretty negatively towards Santa...but our mall Santa was pretty scary!

I have a feeling that our next vacation is going to be a trip to Orlando! Graem is already getting into the whole princess thing and I'm sure she's going to love seeing all of the Disney characters.

Of course, we'll more than likely want an Orlando vacation rental instead of a hotel. It just makes sense when you have a family and don't want to deal with the racket of a noisy hotel.

Plus, we enjoy cooking and the rentals have great kitchens and some even having swimming pools in the backyard!

So sexy.

Living in upstate New York has it's benefits. Like little to no traffic, a great selection of groceries, and good schools. However, the downfalls are also pretty big including: low wages, small arts/theatre scene, no local zoo, and no fashion updates!

That's why it is my moral obligation to purchase a trashy celebrity magazing every week at the grocery store. I subscribe to "Sports Illustrated", "Entertainment", and Time but those don't cut the mustard. In order to get true trash talk and good fashion information I've got to go to the true source like "In Touch" or "People"

I've also come across a great fashion website - Tobi.com. They have some great fashion advise and also offer some really awesome clothes at reasonable prices. I like the fact that they have a fashion guru that is online to answer all of your fashion questions!

I was surprised to see how velvet clothing has made a comeback! Just a few weeks we were given some velvet apparel for Graem and ended up giving it to the Salvation Army because we thought velvet was out!

Little did we know that velvet clothes would be making a major comeback in the twenty first century!

A good cause

For several years, Shawna was the director of one of the local assisted living facilities--and specifically, for people with Alzheimer's disease. She became very interested in the disease, particularly because she saw so many intelligent, caring, and fun people slowly (and sometimes quickly) succumb to the memory loss.

For a couple of years, Shawna was the chairperson for the local Memory Walk, an event that directly benefits the Alzheimer's Association. The event became something very near and dear to Shawna, and even I participated to help make the event a success. Meeting family members of loved ones with Alzheimer's disease makes you realize how important the work of the Alzheimer's Association is, in providing information and support to caregivers and family.

I helped out by organizing teams together, making sure everyone knew the route to walk and how many laps to do, and making sure there were enough refreshment for both event volunteers and walkers. Shawna made sure to have a live band, t-shirts and other prizes for walkers. It was great to involve both residents of the facilities, families, friends and other volunteers.

The local walk for us is in Syracuse this year, and they're always looking for Team Captains--so if you can, sign up. If you don't live nearby, the event is run nationwide--look for one in your area!

Back.

Well, after a great week with family and eating way too friggin' much...we're back in Ithaca.

We ran into about 2 hours of traffic on the way back home and it wasn't even getting back out of the city. They are doing work on 81 and of course it was bumper to bumper on our way home.

Tonight we're doing quesadillas and beer! Gotta love our low-fat approach after porking out for 7 days.

Send me an angel, right now.

Have you ever thought of car donation? While we were driving into New York City tonight I must have seen a few different signs for places that will pick your car up and you can actually write it off on your taxes.

Of course, I remember years ago when we had a car we were interesting in donating ... noone would take it. Shawna called around all of the places that advertise to take cars. In fact, they even advertised that they would tow it away... Ours was running!

Now there's a new place that will do the exact same thing called CarAngel.com. They are Christian based non-for profit that works on the whole principles of getting donated boats, houses, and cars and selling them.

Then with the profits they use it to provide help with at-risk-teens and also prison reform!

If you are wondering how you can "donate my car" simply go to the Car Angel website. You can fill out the forms online and even get more information about the process.

Donating has never been easier and you might as well donate towards a good cause -- plus the tax deduction is just icing on the cake!

Car donations are a great way to help your favorite non-for-profit and also get the tax deduction you're looking for.

Eats.

Tonight we had noodles, some of the delicious buns, and also some taro. They also made some vegetables too.

I already am starting to feel fatter and we've only been here for a few hours.

This can't be good.

Good ole' Dudley.

Well, we transferred the one embryo back in today. I must say...it didn't go so hot. I think it might be the doctor's lack of experience but I thought Shawna was going to walk right out.

He kept trying to go at it and using different instruments but the catheter just wouldn't go through her cervix.

If this one actually sticks...I'll be shocked.

Vacation!

Well, kinda. We finally got into New York earlier today and I can't believe we're finally here.

Of course, that doesn't stop work from calling me already once. Shawna just about killed me when my cell phone started ringing at 5:00pm. Maybe I should just leave it turned off.

Do you believe in angels?

I'm sure many people have had miracles in their lives and there have been many appearances of angel sitings. I have always been facinated by the paintings and murals in churches of people crying.

Now there's something called Car Angel that is a non-profit organization that works with children and also the community and uses the profits to make it a better place!

In fact, Car Angel accepts donations of houses, cars, and boats, and sells them to the public. Once they receive the money in return they use the money for orphans and also prison reform.

You can even Donate Your Car In Los Angeles if you live in the area! It's easy to do and either you can drop it off or Car Angel can offer pick-up. Plus it is all tax deductible so that you can write off the total on your taxes.

Not only is this a great idea if you are at a loss for what to do with your car...but you can help out people in need and also use the tax receipt to get a pretty nice tax deduction!

Los Angeles Car Donations are the newest thing these days and it's perfect for people with busy schedules who don't have time to make arrangements to sell their car outright.

CarAngel.com also offers Free DVDs for kids too!

Does this work?

I love a deal!

Typically, when I buy something I try to look online first and then once I find what I want I look for a coupon to save me even more money!

Just a few days ago I was looking to buy a portable DVD player and a smoker! I ended up finding the smoker online and the DVD player couldn't get here soon enough so I had to go to the store and buy it.

If I were able to wait though I could have gotten a much better deal.

A lot of the coupon codes out there really have to be checked because much of the time they have expired or just don't work. One website that has some great codes and is a sharing website is DealLocker.com.

I'm all about the free online coupons! Especially when they save me lots of money!

Target coupon codes are pretty hard to come by but DealLocker.com has plenty!

I'm going to hang on to this information and add it to my bookmark list because I'm constantly looking for great deals.

In fact, just this week we ended up purchasing five items online! Since I couldn't find good coupons I had to resort to using eBay which is a great website but most of the time I don't like waiting for the auction to end.

We were even able to use some great codes when we purchased our Dell Computer. In fact, I think we were able to save almost $200 on the laptop and get a free memory upgrade!

I would be so mad if there was a coupon out there and I was unable to find it! How frustating to buy something and then find out that you could have saved some big bucks had you been able to find the secret code!

It's a good thing I've got the websites bookmarked that are going to save me a lot of money in the future.

God knows, I don't have a lot of money to spend...so when I spend it I need to get the best deal possible!

Help!

I'm pretty sure that Grammy is going to be the smartest kid in her class. I mean she is half Chinese! Plus, she already knows her ABC's and 123's! (Smart parents = smart kid?)

At some point it would make sense to hire her an Innovative Tutor. When she turns four we'll have to look for a Score Learning Center located near us!

Of course, we're hoping that she might be a freshman in college by then.

We can always wish, right?

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I love a good nap!

We just woke up from our Sunday family nap. We're rested and everyone seems happy and good! Of course, Graem still has her cough and doesn't sound too hot but we're hoping that her cough goes away in the next few days.

Looking for a new job?

Recruiting has always been something that I think would be a pretty cool job. You'd be able to meet a lot of great people and build some great relationships.

A.E. Feldman Associates offers recruiting services for both people looking for jobs and employers. They aim to match skills with job openings. They offer a great Executive Recruiting Firm Blog too!

They specialize in risk management and financial placement. It just makes sense to have the professionals in the industry recruit the most qualified candidates for a job opening.

The reality is if you're looking for a job there's no way to get your resume out to every company that might have a company. So the best option is to go through a recruiting firm so that they can help you find the perfect employer.

It's really a win-win situation!

Whiling away the day...

It's now nearly noon, and all we've done is stick Graem in front of the TV. She had two bites of noodle soup and "pork hair" for breakfast. (Pork hair=pork fu, Chinese shredded pork product.)

We're all still in t-shirts and panty-shorts. I suspect showers, lunch and geocaching are in our not-too-distant future. And dropping off some clothes at Trader K's, a local clothing resale shop. Maybe it will pay for lunch...

Bambi 2: The Revenge

Last night we picked up some kid-friendly videos for a fun-filled weekend. At first we were going to get them from Hollywood Video, when Shawna remembered that videos were only 99 cents at Movie Gallery near our house. Especially for "classic" rentals, this is a no-brainer. We would have spent $13 at Hollywood, and instead spent $6 at Movie Gallery.

Anyway, Grammy is now watching Bambi 2. I'm not quite sure what the plot is, but so far it looks like cleaned-up animation, same scary climax, but no deaths. Sounds good to me. Earlier this morning we watched classic Dumbo, which I forgot had a drunken, tripped-out scene of Dumbo and Timothy J. Mouse hallucinating about dancing elephants.

Could you see Tyrone, Tasha, Pablo, Austin and Uniqua smoking up or doing some 'shrooms?

Are you out there?

One thing I hate more than not being able to find something online, is finding what I don't want: a false advertiser. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about: blogs and fake directories trying to build relevance links with advertisers that don't really exist.

When I search Internet Yellow Pages , I want to know that the listings that come up really exist. One way to ensure this is to go through Radiux.com, because their listings require an actual phone number for verification, not just an email address, which can just be automatically generated through a script. Their listings are 14 million businesses and growing, which means it's a sure bet.

Conference!

It's official: I'm going to the ASLA Conference in San Francisco in October! I hesitantly emailed my boss to ask if I could go, thinking she'd say no due to the workload in the office. To my surprise, she said yes, and was excited for me to go. She would like to go as well.

And... if Shawna and Graem behave... it looks like they are both coming with me! Which should be fun. I get to bust ass at the conference during the day, and then come home to dinner with the fam. The best of both worlds.

I went to conference two years ago at Fort Lauderdale, that time without fam. It was hard--Graem was only 10 months old, AND I was still nursing. At least I don't have to deal with that variable.

San Francisco should be even more rewarding than Ft. Lauderdale!

Shoes!

I'm finding that I'm in a huge shoe deficit. Don't get me wrong--I have plenty of zapatos to cover my feet, but none of them seem appropriate for particular occasions. I have one pair of nice dress shoes that I wear to work on occasion, but it always seems that the days I wear them, I get called out to a construction site on an emergency. Likewise if I wear sandals. I only have Tevas left (the Birks died, thank god), so they're hardly appropriate at the office or on job sites.

Then on days I dress down, I inadvertently get called to a meeting, and then feel like a scrub. Maybe if I had a closet at work, then I'd be fine.

Juggling the finances

I can't tell if we're digging ourselves in deeper, with this second mortgage and paying for the refund program for fertility costs.

I've been trying to consolidate our credit cards, since it seems that their rates are getting worse, award programs are a scam, and they want to charge us fees! I've decided that we should only have two cards apiece, and we should close all the excess ones. We're carrying balances on two, but they're both at 0% interest.

One of those is about to expire, so I'm thinking about using CreditCardSearchEngine.com to find and compare credit card offers. One thing I hate doing is filling out those long Credit Card Applications, so it's great to be able to find the ideal card first, and then fill one out. That way you don't ding your credit record with multiple pulls of your report.

Countdown to family reunion!

I'm bummed that we can't be there right now. The first busload arrived last night from Victoria, BC. Dennis is there now, and will be celebrating his birthday with some misua long life noodles. I haven't had those in ages--growing up, when my grandmother was visiting, she would cook us long life noodles for breakfast. We would have them with chopped scallions and crumbled hard boiled eggs. I miss that.

It looks like we'll be heading down on Thursday--which is a little earlier than I had expected. I'm still stressed out about not getting enough hours in at work, which means I will likely be in the office sometime this weekend. We just haven't decided when.

Family reunion will be long hours of loud talking, eating all types of food, and drama!

Just breathe...

With this recent upper respiratory tract infection that we've all been fighting, we've been going through tons of medications. The pediatrician prescribed a quick dose of prednisolone (bubble gum flavored!), and we have a standing order for albuterol and Xopenex for the nebulizer. Adn we've been blowing through bottles of cough medicine.

I'm always wary of the steroids, but as the pharmacist stated, you have to choose the lesser of two evils: 3 days of steroids, or not breathing. When Grammy's cough took a turn for the worst, we opted for the steroids.

Grammy does quite well on the Xopenex. We had originally started with the albuterol, but at the ER, they prescribed the Xopenex because it supposedly has fewer side effects and doesn't make kids hyper. Sounds good to me! We looked at the price tag on it, and it costs about 10x as much as the generic albuterol. Thank god for insurance coverage.

Speaking of creepy insurance companies: when we got out of the ER last time, they called us up (specifically me at work) to "see how Graem was doing." I, ever suspicious, even asked why they were really calling. They said that it was just to follow up and make sure she was ok. I doubt that.

Now if we can just turn the corner on this cough, we'll be fine. I'm hoping some fresh air and sun will help.

Got stock?

Our business has been working on proposals and also some marketing. At some point we're probably going to design a website so that companies can go directly to it to get information and even see our project list.

We will probably never need to do commercials since we don't really do commercial work. However, there are firms that have to advertise in the paper, television, and on the radio.

For organizations that have to do commercials they tend to use hd stock footage. Typically, this is like clip art for the television. In fact, you can even find action shots of people doing gardening without having to go on scene and shoot!

AlwaysHD.com offers a big selection of clips to choose from and the prices are very reasonable.

You're invited!

We really haven't gone to too many weddings over the years. We were invited to my friend Johanna's and our friends L&L's wedding. They sent us beautiful wedding invitations for both.

I know L&L took quite a while picking out the perfect invitation for their wedding. Plus, cost was obviously a factor too. The ones that they liked were really quite expensive and so they had to shop around for invitations that didn't cost an arm and a leg!

When organizing a wedding it's important to watch your costs becauses as much as you want the nicest things everything adds up. I'd rather have a beautiful wedding and reception than spend all of the money on invitiations and miscellanous other stuff.

When I was a kid...

Air Jordan shoes were all the rage! I never had a pair but all of my friends did.

I think it would be awesome if they had the same styles for kids that they had back when we were kids! I remember the pair that I totally wanted was the Air Jordans that were purple and tourquoise with netting on the side.

I'd love for Grammy to have a pair! In fact, it'd bring me right back to my childhood!

Mmm...fruit.

Lately we've had so much fruit in the house. The watermelon this year is awesome and we've also been sucking down the apples, grapes, and pineapples.

When we were at the doctor's office the delivery person dropped off a beautiful fruit basket! Never before had I seen fruit baskets that looked appealing!

My mouth was watering though. The fruit was beautiful cut and actually looked like a huge bouquet of flowers!

GourmetGiftBaskets.com offers a huge line of gift baskets and fruit baskets! Fruit baskets seem to be such a great idea because there are so many people that can't have sweets, don't like flowers, or are on a diet!

Can't stand it.

I'm seriously screwed when it comes to work. I can't believe how much I do and there's just not enough time in the day to get it all done. In fact, if I want to get out of here next Thursday or Friday for my family reunion then I figure I'm going to have to work on the weekend and even stay late next week.

I feel bad because Shawna is going to have the frozen embryo transfer next week and I had to ask our friend Lydia if she would go alone for it. At this point in the game it is what it is....

Plus, it's just like a regular insemination - however, to some extent I might be bummed if this was the time that our child started his/her life and I missed the moment.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

I've never been a big football fan. In part, I just don't understand the sport enough and men in tights kicking each other's butts just doesn't do it for me!

When I was in high school my brother was big into fantasy football. Right now he does fantasy baseball and last I heard he actually did pretty good.

Now AFFL.com offers a great website for fantasy football enthusiasts can get together and play the game - without playing of course.

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I'm a dead man.

This morning I got up and went downstairs for breakfast. Then of course after I had done computer and was about to go to work I always go upstairs and say "goodbye" to the girls.

This morning like so many others Graem woke up. That's right 6:45am. To say the least Shawna's pretty pissed at me because Graem's still sick and she didn't go back to sleep either.

I think I might have to say my goodbyes before I get up to start my day instead of going back upstairs.

I love math!

I've always been good at math and at one point even offered math tutoring to the kid next door. I have a feeling Graem might like math too! She seems really into learning and has been acting like she's reading already when given a book.

Of course, we'll be very proactive about getting Math Tutors when the time comes. We only want her to have the best.

Score Learning Centers offers centers around the world that specialize in offering top notch camps and even tutoring.

It's best to give your kid the tools they need to be successful!

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No softball for us tonight.

Well, we've decided that we're going to skip our last softball game of the season tonight. Neither of us is playing and with it being so hot, having a sick kid and a partner complaining constantly about her aching back I'm not sure it'd be too much fun for anyone!

On the flipside...we are debating whether or not we are going to coach next year. I'd love to think that we could be very busy with a newborn this time next year but we both know not to count our chickens before they've hatched.

Maybe we should just plan on coaching and then hopefully, we'll end up (somehow) with a baby and not be able to!

Right around the corner.

I've been trying to work with Graem every night to get her to start recognizing words. She knows HOT, MOMMY, and Graem. Of course, at some point I'm sure we're going to have to break down and get her Reading Tutors because there will come a time when she will not listen to her mother teaching her!

Score Learning Centers have been around for years. They have been trusted by thousands of parents to teach their kids ages 4-14!

Now if I could just locate one within our little upstate New York town!

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I'm in hell.

It's seriously so damn hot I can barely even think straight. I'm not sure if I have to go out of town tomorrow or not but the good thing is that at least I have a pretty good air conditioner in my car!

The homefront has been pretty calm. The kid is sick with a virus and has been coughing all night, the dog is getting her teeth cleaned at the tune of $120, and Shawna's back is acting up again.

What could be more exciting on a Tuesday night than eating chicken? Again.

A new angel on the block.

A few years back when I had an old Chevy Corsica I was shocked that the local non-for-profit organization that accepts cars wouldn't take my car! The car was working and I figured that it would be a good car for someone.

I ended up posting an ad in the local newspaper and making a little bit of money on it!

Now I've just heard of an organization that will pick up boats, cars, and even houses! They use the profits from the sell to support orphanages, and prison reform.

Boat Angel is getting tons of publicity lately about the newest way to recycle your boat, house, or car! Proceeds for BoatAngel go to a very worthy cause and you can even use the receipt to write the amount off on your taxes.

If you're in the market for a car, boat, or house you might want to consider going through BoatAngel too! They have tons of donated items that are for sell. Many have been donated by people who no longer need them or use them and are in great shape.

Plus you can even take a look at the boat angel outreach center for more information on the types of charities and good causes that they support. You can even make a donation even if you don't have a car, boat, or house to donate.

I love games!

I've never been much for online games because that would require dedication and passion. However, I have a friend who is a gaming fool.

Her favorite game is starcraft and she plays it constantly!

Of course this same friend is a perpetual student and getting her second bachelors.

I'm sure she is already aware of Starcraft 2 and that CreepColony.com is the place for avid fans to go and hang out!

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Is it Friday yet?

I know I just went back to work after a long and active weekend but this morning I barely got my ass out of bed. I am so exhausted. Not to mention, I feel that we are all being hit by a little cold.

It's so damn hot at night and we try to cool off by using our substandard air conditioner upstairs.

I think the only thing that helps with is circulating the hotness. THe air is dry and in turn we feel hung over in the morning with a drippy throat.

Bunks!

We have always talked about if we have more than one kid of the same sex putting bunk beds in the kid's room!

THe way our house is built and because it's so small I think it's still going to be an option! We've also talked about moving the kids upstairs if we have more than two. That way they can have the big room and we can use it as a bedroom and a playroom!

Then we can use the whole downstairs as "adult space" and move the office downstairs and have our master bedroom closer to our one bathroom.

When can we get a bigger house???

My eyes are open...

for a few good investments. Just a few weeks ago I noticed that 2 of my 10 stocks weren't doing so hot. In fact I almost died when I realized that I lost $2,000 in one day of a very bad stock market.

Now I'm looking to diversify my portfolio and invest in things that are more solid and have a positive history.

Gold has always been a strong metal. Monex Deposit Company is one of the biggest and most trusted distributors of the precious metal. They have been around for years and have a great reputation in the field of precious metals.

This is just the thing I was looking for. I should buy gold coin!

God knows, I can't take too many more of those days where I lose $2,000!

A new look.

Well, I got my new glasses the other day and they are quite trendy. I like the way they look and I've received a lot of positive comments too.

Today to top off the look I got a new short haircut! Complete with all of the spikies!

Of course, I like the haircut the first 10 minutes I step out of the shower...but I'm not sure how to remake that look every morning.

Not on the road.

I thought I was going to be on the road tomorrow but come to find out I have decided to postpone the trip. It looks like we're going to get rain tomorrow and it's not worth making the trip if I can't even get out of the car to look at the sight.

Not to mention, that's a nice long drive on a Friday...that I'd rather save for a Wednesday!

I heart credit cards.

We have had credit card debt for over 10 years! Ever since Shawna and me have been together we have had collective debt - then married debt, then college debt, then infertility debt!

It was not until recently that we were able to get all of our debt paid for. At one point we had accumulated more than $30,000 of debt.

While it's been challenging with Shawna staying home with Graem we've been able to better balance our money and direct my salary towards getting our debt down. Also, a two year break from infertility has helped too!

One thing that we took advantage of was 0% balance transfer[s], balance transfer credit cards . We currently have two cards that have 0% on balance transfers that doesn't end until August. So we have put our money in an ING account so that it gains interest and then in August we will pay off the balance and get out of paying any finance charges and able to make a few bucks on the interest of the money in ING!

Another thing that any smart and educated consumer will make sure to do is compare credit cards, credit card comparison.

We are constantly looking for the best credit cards out there! CardFusion.com offers a great website that helps people like us search far and wide for great credit cards that meet our financial needs!

A weekend of geocaching!

Okay, so I'm a total freak when it comes to geocaching. I visit the website daily and I've even been looking at ebay for geocaching containers. In the middle of the night I wake up and can't go back to sleep so of course I spend time on Geocaching.com.

I can't believe my friend Kim has over 100 geocaches! I must admit ... I'm envious! Just if I could get Grammy to move a little faster and Shawna out of the house before noon on a weekend I think we could probably get more than three on any given day!

I can see!

Yesterday I picked up my new glasses. I'm not sure how much better I'm actually seeing out of them. I was shocked when they told me that my prescription had actually gotten better and my stigmitism had become less!

Maybe my glasses were working after all? Too bad the damn nose piece had to fall off!

Hooked up!

Thank God our firm has tons of business and leads and I never have to worry about being out of a job! In fact, we've had to turn down work because we just don't have the employees to take on more of a workload.

If things ever slow down we might be interested in something that promotes business Sales Leads. Most places have a database that they use to connect their information to potential clients. MartinWorldWide.net will provide your organization with researched demographics for your business and places that would be potential clients to the service or product you might be featuring.

Our friend Alex is in advertising sales. This might be the perfect way for him to build his database since right now he's just making cold calls and not having much success!

Need to get the job done?

I'm talking about liposuction, rhinoplasty, or a breast job?

My dad is a plastic surgeon in The Bronx and Brooklyn. I'm sure he does a great job but I can't imagine that I would ever be his patient. Way too weird!

For the most part I'm pretty content with my body even though it was put through the ringer when I was pregnant. I'm sure it will never be the same.

When I was in high school people would get nose jobs for graduation gifts! To think I just got a bike?!? What was my father thinking?

If I were to ever need rhinoplasty I'd want to go to the professionals, a place that had a great reputation, and a nice facility. I can honestly say that I wouldn't trust the local doctors in Ithaca and I would want to go to a bigger city with higher standards and better facilities!

Of course, I'd probably want to have it done in Los Angeles so that we could visit friends, be close to the beach, and enjoy the sun!

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Beverly Hills Liposuction is all the rave. Especially, when you're dealing with the men in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills!

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Maybe I should pass on the contact information to our friends Alex and Dominic who are located in Los Angeles. I'm sure they have a list of plastic surgery needs!

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