Anyway she keeps busy after school and on the weekends playing “girl games” online. They have come a long way with the selection of girl games that are available these days. There was a major outcry for more girl games about 10 years ago and they have tried to fill the void to accommodate the female population that likes to play games with all of today’s technology and gadgets.

I think Ms Pac Man was actually the first video game that was aimed at the more feminine crowd. We have come a long way since the 80’s haven’t we. If I had all the money that I spent on those games that were in all of the popular bars and taverns, I’d have a nice check book balance.

I believe that this year I will be looking online to find her favorite Cologne. Good thing she still has a little left in the bottle on her dresser for me to get the name off of the darn thing. I can never remember what it is called, even after 30 years of being with the woman! The Internet will make finding one of her favorite Fragrances a much easier task to take on. It was a real pain in the rear in the years before the Internet when I used to have to bounce around from store to store in order to find it each time. A man like me just doesn’t feel comfortable in the Perfume department, ya know what I’m saying?

Anyway I do believe that a nice dinner and a nice gift will make it an evening to remember, at least until the next one rolls around in only 12 months.

I’ve done the best that I can in managing my finances, but I’ve slipped up a few times and I’d like the chance to repair my bad credit. So I’ve done some research on my laptop and see that there is a company by the name of DSI Solutions that advertises to “Repair Your Bad Credit” and I’m thinking of contacting them and seeing what they can do for me and my financial situation. I’ve known folks that have used these online credit repair services and have heard good things about what they have done in the past. So what the heck, I’ll give it a go as well, it’s just gotta get better!

In my opinion, there isn’t much that Ray can’t fix.  So when I gave up trying to get the check engine light to stop coming on in my wife’s Lumina I brought it to Ray.  He says I need to put in a new oxygen sensor soon, but it’s nothing urgent.  I’m really glad that I’ve been buddies with Ray since we were kids; we barter a lot of our work with each other.  Ray told me that he’s listed on the repairpal.com website’s now, and is getting a lot of business from that listing.  Ray says that the repairpal website helps people locate mechanics and auto shops anywhere in the country; if you need to find a San Diego auto repair or an Augusta Maine auto repair, that is the website to go to!

Most of us have heard the expression “Age is only a number” and the popular “Your only as old as you feel”. Well, I am a firm believer that those are more than expressions, those are a way of life for those who embrace it and live that way. Me and my husband have been married for 50 absolutely magical years. Even though I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Michigan I was able to eventually cross paths with my future husband Bill while I was visiting some family out in California when I was only 12 years old. From that day on I knew Bill was for me and he tells me he also knew that I was for him. So, after birthing 5 children, living in 8 different states, and having 3 grandchildren it is to be expected we have slowed down a bit from our youth, at least for awhile anyway.

It was a typical Friday in Florida type weather when over our morning coffee Bill asked me how I would feel about if we sold the house and moved into a senior living facility. At first I was dead set against it. But after a few weeks Bill had convinced me to at least go over there and have a look. So reluctantly Bill and I went to the senior “campus” as they call it and as they say the rest is history. I absolutely loved the place! There were seniors everywhere, and they all where laughing and doing stuff. Four weeks later Bill and I moved in and the first night we went to a senior health spa to pamper ourselves. It was heaven! I didn’t want to leave the spa. The next night we were at an old time box dinner and I noticed that Bill and I seemed to be asking people to repeat things to us. But others were not asking us to repeat things. Then it clicked, everyone has hearing aids but Bill and I. So, Bill and I got a hearing test, which proved we both had hearing loss. Two hearing aids later and it was like a whole new world opened up to us and we were kids again! I felt like a teenager. staying out late and “playing” with our new friends in the center and hearing every bit of it! Age really is only a number.

To be honest, I’d really prefer to just let her take care of that end of the process.  I enjoy blogging, but am not into web page design per se.  I’m really happy with the Wordpress blogging, and if I ever need anything more complicated I’ll just let Liz take care of it for me.  I’m sure she’d be more than happy to barter services with me.  That’s one of the good things about having such a diverse family – we have our own set of skills that we can use to help each other out.  Much better than a family that all is in the same one business, where we only focus on one thing!

I’m pleasantly surprised that I got the $50 rebate in the mail in less than 2 weeks time. I was expecting to have to track the darn thing and make phone calls and submit emails in an effort to get my $50 rebate, which has usually been the case with most rebates that are of any value. So my hat is off to you Verizon, nice doing business with you.

Things would have been a lot easier for me then if I had been able to get the Statistics help online that is now so easily available to today’s Statistics students. There is a website that can answer a student’s Statistics questions and help them to solve their Statistics problems. Kids sure have a lot more tools at their fingertips than I had when I was in school!

I still see and hear this song from time to time and it still cracks me up!

He was saying that in addition to redesigning packaging, his hope is to help to minimize the impact of the waste products, and minimize fuel consumption.  There is so much involved in making packaging that it is really a field of many opportunities for improvement!  And let’s face it, it is almost impossible nowadays to buy anything that isn’t packaged in some way.  From food to toys to medicines to tools, almost everything comes in some kind of box or plastic container.  I’ve heard that there has been some movement towards using plastic made from cornstarch that is biodegradable!  Isn’t that incredible!

He has a great interest in environmental engineering, and he thinks that this would be a great way to make a difference in the world.  His mother and I are so proud of him!  We’ll really miss him if he does in fact go out of the country, but we think that it’s the opportunity of a lifetime!  And quite frankly, if either one of us had been given a great job opportunity like that when we were his age, we would have jumped on it with both feet!

In addition, his mother has many relatives that live in London, and we are sure that each and every one of them would jump at the opportunity to meet him, and show him around the country.  I almost envy his opportunity!  This is not the only offer he has received, however.  He has had other great offers as well.  I don’t know all the details, but am very interested in learning about them!

Anyway, I just went online to look for some small electronic translators that I could get for her to take with her to work.  I actually found some very reasonably priced – under $20!  I ordered two of them.  I”m looking forward to them arriving.  I want to see how well they work!