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Crying at the pump

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I filled up my husband’s Hyundai yesterday, and I felt like crying. Almost $60 to fill the entire tank. You know, when I first started driving in 2000, gas was maybe $1.06, $1.10 at most. Five years ago, we were paying exactly half of what we were paying now. I could fill up on a [...]

Shangri La Gardens and Nature Center

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Being that it’s springtime, and the sun is shining, and a beautiful breeze is blowing through each day, I’m always wanting to take my children somewhere. It’s good for them to experience the outdoors, and to do different things. So far this year we have done three different playgrounds, two different parks, and a walk [...]

Website: blind9golf.com

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So I came across blind9golf.com today. I’m not into golf myself, but my husband’s uncle is, and since his birthday is coming up soon, I wanted to pick out something I know he would like: just about anything to do with golf!
And blind9golf.com certainly has everything golf related. From golf shirts to equipment, accessories and [...]

Sports fanatic

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When I was in middle school, a friend of mine was obsessed with anything Michael Jordan. He had jackets, t-shirts, jerseys, tank tops, hats, even sneakers and I think a Jordan themed backpack. For his birthday I wanted to get him something Michael Jordan related, but didn’t find anything that wasn’t tacky and/or cheap and/or [...]

I got the good skin genes

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My mom called me a few days ago to ask my opinion on a few different types of acne solutions she had been reading about. While I got very good genes in terms of skin (I break out with maybe one zit whenever I’m about to get my period, and that’s it!), my almost thirteen [...]

Like running water down the drain

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Diets really aren’t successful. If they were, then the top diet pills wouldn’t be the top diet pills. In fact, they’d be collecting dust and finally being discarded, since once people used them to get to their goal weight, they’d have no more need of them.
Honestly, the secret to weight loss is making lifestyle changes. [...]

*squeal*

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May 2nd, the transmission/deposit date for our tax stimulus rebate check (hello $1800!), is just two weeks away. To be exact, two weeks and one day. *does a little dance* Hello deck, a few bills, and finally those bathroom faucets we keep talking about!
What are you doing with your tax stimulus rebate check?