WW: Pretty Sunflowers
This is a picture that I found on the internet. A girl walks through a maze of sunflowers during a sunflower festival in Nogi town, north of Tokyo July 26, 2010. About 180,000 sunflowers are estimated.
Things I’m Dying to See Made Over
I just had to share this from Oprah.com. And of course I added a few myself. 1. Nurse's uniforms-If they really wanted us to feel better, they'd stop with the pastel hearts and cartoon puppies. I'm just happy to be done with those hideous hats. 2. The remote control- agreed- there are too many useless buttons. And what about making a universal remote that really is a universal remote??? 3. Airplane coffee- Oprah doesn't like- I'll just not try it. 4. State Capitals- Sounds like a makeover would cost some money. 5. Women's Halloween costumes- They should just add any female over 12 because all of these costumes are so floozy-esc. 6. ...
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Things I’m Dying to See Made Over
I just had to share this from Oprah.com. And of course I added a few myself. 1. Nurse's uniforms-If they really wanted us to feel better, they'd stop with the pastel hearts and cartoon puppies. I'm just happy to be done with those hideous hats. 2. The remote control- … [Read More...]
What to do with your pets if there is a disaster
Ever wonder what would happen to your pets if there was a disaster? I just read this: Pets are often full-fledged family members, so any family emergency plan must include them to be truly complete. Additions to Your Emergency Kit and Go Bag A recent photo of … [Read More...]
12 tricks retailers use to make us spend more
I just read an interesting piece from Women's Day about shopping scams. Here are 12 tricks to know about. 1. The Tactic: Beautiful Ambience Retailers know that as much as 70 percent of all purchases are unplanned! They want you to linger as long as possible, so they … [Read More...]
Recommended Back To School Purchasing
If you're like me, you got the lists but still question the purchases. I found some wonderful resources that helped me. Walmart.com Kindergarten Summer is coming to an end and it’s finally time to send your little one off to school. Make it a success by getting your … [Read More...]
Facts about Walmart
I recently did a huge back to school shopping at Walmart. When I got home, I found this in my email box. 1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day. 2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute! 3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January … [Read More...]
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Who are we?
I’m just a middle-aged parent parenting
They say that Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age. This would mean to many to be somewhere between the ages of 40 and 60- with an 'ish' possibly thrown in there. According to the US Census, middle age is both the age categories 35 to 44 and 45 to 54. Many middle-agers are also boomers. A baby boomer is of course a person born during the Post-World War II baby boom. According to … [Read More...]
I’m thinking about having a baby?
According to Key findings from NCHS and the Center for Disease control (CDC), the average age of first-time mothers increased 3.6 years from 1970 to 2006, from 21.4 to 25.0 years. Increases in average age at first birth were more pronounced in the 1970s and 1980s. Why does age matter? The CDC says … [Read More...]
Baby Boomers
Facts about Boomers
The United States experienced a huge increase of births after soldiers returned home from World War II, lending to the term "Baby Boomers." There are an estimated 83 million boomers, ranging from … [Read More...]
