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I can ' t help it - a coworker and I were looking at pictures of Halloween parties she ' s attended in years last week, and it inspired me... Some of the people she parties with really got into their halloween costumes ... My son decided several months ago (when we saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) that he was going to be Indiana Jones... Huge sigh of relief for me, since the clothes for Indy are pretty basic, and we ' d only need a hat, whip, and a 5 o ' clock shadow... However, having just seen The Dark Knight this weekend, I except my son to show a huge interest in Batman and other Superhero costumes any day now!... I need to dress up tooand I need a costume that ' s "safe" for work... Yeah, most of my previous costumes need not apply for the position... Shop early (until October 10th, 2008) and get 5% off your order with coupon code PPP05BLOG2008... … View Post »

You may recall me posting last year about the Alzheimer ' s Association Memory Walk last year in October... I ' ve been walking for breast cancer for three years now, and I got involved in pancreatic cancer walks through my sister, and I ' m the heart walk team captain at work... He lived to be a ripe old age before we really saw the effects of the disease, but others aren ' t so lucky... She was only in her 50 ' smore often than you think, Alzheimer ' s affects people who are necessarily senior citizens... It ' s sad and frustrating to have a family member lose his or her memory day by day, and it ' s hard for spouses and children and family to live with and love someone who doesn ' t know them anymore... If Alzheimer ' s disease has touched your life, please consider joining the Alzheimer ' s Memory Walk as a team captain or walker... This walk is the nation ' s largest event to raise awareness and funds, and the money is used to care for Alzheimer ' s patients, support families, and badly needed research... The 2-3 mile walk won ' t be hard, so recruit your family and friends to join the cause and do what they can do to help fund research for Alzheimer ' s... … View Post »

I ' m home today, thanks to Tropical Storm Fay... All of the counties surrounding Tampa Bay announced they ' d be canceling school today... For some kids, today was to be the first day of schoolmy kids are happy to be at home!... The weather actually isn ' t bad at all, but there was no way of knowing what it would be like when I woke up this morning... I called the Emergency Info line for work and was told it would be business as usual, but that employees were also free to stay at home... With the kids here, and it being such a long drive, I decided this was the place for me... She ' s not letting up just yet though - even over land she ' s still at 65 MPH... … View Post »

Not only will they end up choosing a nursing home for you, but they ' ll be responsible for writing your obituary when you ' re gone from this world... … View Post »

Since Catherine is going into the 7th grade, she wanted a new "look" and I mentioned a perm for her hair... She was a little dubious at first, with visions of Little Orphan Annie hair swimming in her head, but she decided to give it a try... Today I took her to my salon for what turned into a 4 hour hair appointment... (She ' s got her dad ' s eyebrows, which could either be a blessing or a curse... They ' re a curse if you don ' t want to wax or pluck, but I say better to have too much and be able to remove hair than to have to draw fake eyebrows on, like a little old lady.)... Her hair is fabulous, and what a difference on her face with her eyes being so opened up due to the eyebrow wax!... … View Post »

I just finished re-reading ALL of the Harry Potter books so that I ' d be ready when the new movie came out this November... It ' s a little thing I do each time one of the Harry Potter movies is released... The movie will do well no matter what time of year it ' s released!... Next Harry Potter movie pushed back to July 2009 Thursday August 14 5:57 PM ET The release date for the sixth Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," was pushed back on Thursday to July 2009 from its original slot in November 2008, movie studio Warner Bros... The eight-month change in the opening date to July 17, 2009, is expected to disappoint millions of Harry Potter fans around the world who have already been waiting more than a year to watch the next big-screen installment in the international literary and film phenomenon... a unit of Time Warner Inc, said it had decided to make the change to bolster its release schedule for the lucrative summer moviegoing season -- a period that can account for as much as 40 percent of Hollywood ' s annual box office receipts... "We know the summer season is an ideal window for a family release, as proven by the success of our last Harry Potter film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment," Horn said... The studio said the change of date would not alter production plans for the final, two-part Potter movie adventure, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."... … View Post »

It ' s time for a quick "It ' s almost mid-August" recap:... My birthday was 2 weeks ago, and I still never blogged about my birthday presents... Jim got me a gorgeous Coach purse like the one shown here... He ' s been stalking purses in the Coach store for months trying to decide which one I ' d like the best, and I think he did a fabulous job... I ' m a HUGE George Michael fan, but I was a wee bit too young to attend his concert during his "Faith" and "I Want Your Sex" hey-dey... I had almost purchased my own ticket to go with a friend, but it didn ' t work out... I ' m taking 3 courses this term: Management of Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, and Business Ethics... (Damn that B in my 2nd statistics class!)... … View Post »

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My time is valuable... My Saturday afternoons in the past would be filled with dropping off the dog at the groomer, followed by a trip to Target or a few other stores to spend time and money... I came across ServeMeHere.com, a site where you can make an online appointment with mobile professional services like pet groomers or massage therapists!... The whole thing would save me time and gas, and it would be a lot less traumatic for my dog, too... The neat thing about ServeMeHere.com is that you can rate the person you end up doing business with to save other people headaches and hassles, or take advantage of ratings previously left by other members... No time at home to have a professional come to you?... … View Post »