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On this date in 1932, the Olympic games opened in Los Angeles. They’ll start next week again in Beijing. How do you feel about the Olympics?

I love the Olympics, especially the swimming competition in the summer.  I love watching Italian men in Speedo’s!  (wiping off drool)

Sorry.  I’m old and I confess that I like looking at nice looking men.  Especially Italian men in Speedo’s.  (passes out)

I will watch a couple of other things, but I’m sure I will tivo the swim meets for future reference.

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As I age and now have 50ish old skin, I am noticing how my skin is starting to show its age.  Not so much wrinkles, but blotches and spots and sagging.  I hate this!!  I wear sunscreen and stay out of the sun, but they are still there and are multiplying.

Chantal Burnison has a wonderful new product using ethocyn anti-aging ingredient to improve the skin’s elastin content.  This product has had tests and has been medically proven to help the elasticity of aging skin.  The articles at the Chantal Ethocynsite are remarkable.  Dr. Chantal Burnison has spent 20 million dollars and 19 years of research on this new product.  The tests results are remarkable.

I can’t wait to try out this product to help improve the texture of my skin.

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To nap or not to nap? Which side of this issue are you on?

I cracked up when I saw this prompt today.   Asking someone over the age of 50 whether she wants to nap or not.  I live in a community where schedules are made around every one’s afternoon naps!  The joke around here is, “Time to go to be after Murder She Wrote.”  A tv show that’s over by 8 pm.

Now to answer the question.  I do and I don’t like to take naps.  With my body going through menapause right now, it tells me all the time, “TAKE A NAP”!  But, when I do, I can’t fall asleep when its time to go to bed.  So, I am basically so tired and run down during the day.  When I go to bed, I fall asleep pretty quickly, but then will awake about 3 am and will just lay there wide eyed.  I use to sleep so well too!!

I do love to take a nap while I am riding in a car.  I hear I have been doing that since I was a mere child.  I remember laying in the floor board area in the back of the car to feel the car moving down the road.  It felt like someone was rocking me to sleep.  I loved doing that and of course, this was pre-seat belt era.

Now my husband is another subject.  If he doesn’t get his afternoon nap, he is worse than a very young child around dinner time.  We had some errands to run yesterday and while we were going down the road he said in his best little boy voice, “I’m not going to get my nap this afternoon and I know I will be cranky.” 

We also have to watch major TV shows before 9 pm or he will be asleep on the couch.  So, that’s another good reason to have DVR service.

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Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that hits so many people today and has hit my family hard.  My husband’s mother is suffering from this terrible disease and has to be taken care of in a nursing facility.  We have watched this bright, intelligent, wonderful woman with a great personality turn into someone no one recognizes. 

Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research – and it calls on volunteers of all ages to become champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s. There are walks in more than 600 communities. A typical Memory Walk is a 2-3 mile walk held on a weekend morning in the fall.

By teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association, you can walk with a purpose – and move us closer to a world without Alzheimer’s. Together, we can MOVE a nation.

Sign up today and walk for an Alzheimer’s patient you know or for one you don’t know.

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In honor of Beatrix Potter’s birthday, tell us about some of the books (as a child and an adult) that you have loved over the years.

I loved Dr. Seuss books so much when I was a little girl.  The Cat and the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham were my favorites.  I always tried to imagine eating green eggs and ham!!  YUK!!

I read alot of Dr. Seuss books to my son because they made him laugh.  But, my favorite one to read to him was Goodnight Moon.  Always the best book to read before he went to sleep.  He was also one of those kids that you couldn’t skip a page.  He would let you know about that for sure.

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Frame by Heather Manning

April Slaker has a great new kit in her store called Bele!  Beautiful colors and great elements.

Tags: April Staker, books by Tammy
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My husband and I have been flipping homes for quite awhile now and loved what we were doing.  Then the real estate fell completely out and we had 3 flip homes that were just sitting there and eating up all our capital we had worked so hard to earn.

As the months went on and the houses didn’t sell, we were slowly falling into debt that was hard on both of us.  We called the banks, credit card companies and worked with them until we were able to sell the flip homes and get ourselves back on track.  I think by getting help very early, we were able to stop the high interest on our credit cards and wait for the market to ease off. 

We are still not completely out of the red, but are slowly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  One of the things we looked into was to use Debt consolidation of our bills.  After doing a little research, this would have been great for our credit cards we used to buy supplies for the flip homes.  One bill, one payment, less interest and a lot less worry on our part. 

Bills.com is a great place to get Debt Help, Mortgage Loans, Refinance Quotes, Credit Solutions, and help with your bills.  Check out all this great information to help you before you get so far in debt, it will take much longer to get yourself out.

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I just love Disney World and love living so close that it’s a great day trip for my family to go on.  There are ton’s of things to see in the Orlando area and the great weather all year round makes it the perfect vacation anytime.

Be sure to look up Orlando vacations to help you on your next vacation in Florida.  Right now there is a $99 special for 3 days/2 nights with 2 Disney tickets and $50.00 worth of gas money.  Great value!

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