HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
I would love to wish all my blog friends and scrapping friends a very Happy New Year and that 2009 will be better than ever!!
The picture below is a collage of pictures made in 2008 that I sent out in my Christmas card this year. All my family and friends and some family that I hadn’t seen in many years and the 8 grandchildren and our 3 children.
See everyone next year!!
Since I own a business I know how important it is to get that first small business loan to start off with. I have never looked back after starting our business and love being my own boss with my own hours.
Aren’t you ready to work for yourself and start off the new year with your own business? And with the economy down, a loan might be the only way to get your business started with your inventory, payroll expenses and other expenses to get your doors open for business. Oh, but the paper work is more than just a headache for sure.
But, OnlineCheck.com offers Fast Business Loans, unlike traditional bank loans, their loans have less stringent requirements, faster approval, and no closing costs or fees. This is the perfect place to get that business loan fast with 90% merchant loan approval rate.
You get approved in 48 hours, funds deposited in your bank within 5 to 7 business days, repayment schedule that doesn’t consume your daily cash flow, no collateral, no application or closing fees and easy application with minimal requirements.
You may also need credit card processing and OnlineCheck.com can help you there too. Credit cards are a necessity in most small businesses and I know as my business grows, this will make a great addition for my customers to choose from.
I have used Internet Explorer for quite some time now and in the past few months, I was really starting to have a problem with it hanging up, not loading java correctly and freezing up entirely. I was having to restart my computer more than I was wanting to. Since I am a geek at heart, I was totally confused. Especially when I am constantly using Spybot, CCleaner and Ad-Aware to remove spyware and other items that shouldn’t be on my computer. It also clears up temp files and other registry items that shouldn’t be there. All these are free and really work great, easy to use and you might want to check them out for your own computer to keep it squeeky clean. I have used them for a few years now and PC World also recommends them.
But even using the extra software, I was pulling my hair out with IE. So, after some serious research, I switched to Firefox. I haven’t looked back since!! I just love my new browser. It’s quicker, it loads everything that should be loaded, it’s more secure and I love the extra plugin’s that they offer. I love the reminder and weather plugin. Heck, I didn’t even know that there were pictures on the home page of DST until I switched over! I was missing out on a lot.
So if your computer seems to be having major problems while you are surfing the net, try Firefox and see if this doesn’t make a difference for you too.
As many of you already know, I live in Florida, so a great deal of our time is spent outside. I love sitting on my lanai and watching my butterfly garden and the birds at their feeders. The only problem I have sitting out there is that we have the most uncomfortable furniture ever!!
I think I have found the right Outdoor Furniture for the lanai that will be durable, very comfortable and nice on the eyes. There are all types of products to choose from such as seating, dining, bars and storage boxes. They also have great cushions to match my decor too!
I am also looking at their great selection of fire pits to choose from. Our weather here is usually very nice and this time of the year, the nights are just a little chilly and a fire pit would be perfect out on our outdoor patio.
The furniture I am really wanting is wicker furniture in a dark color with reddish thick and comfy cushions. That would look so nice and be so comfy in my lanai. The picture at the left is what I am looking for.
Check out BuyOutdoorFurnitureOnline.com for your next purchase of Patio Furniture. And don’t forget their offer of Free Shipping and Discounted Prices. Choose from wicker, aluminum and teak furniture.
Blog Prompt – Where I’ve been, where I’ve lived and where I’d love to go
Since my dad was in the Navy when I was born, we lived in a few places. California and Hawaii are the places I remember before we moved back to our home state of Missouri. I lived there until 2002 and then I moved to Georgia for 3 years and now I am settled in Florida for awhile, I hope. I don’t want to move again. It’s not fun for sure.
So there really isn’t any place I want to live now, because Florida was a place I always wanted to live. I love the sun, the heat and the sand. I don’t know if its because we lived in Hawaii all those years or why I love it so much. My name does mean Palm Tree and dolphins are my favorite animal.
Speaking of Dolphins, I know most of you ladies don’t care about football, but I am so proud of the Miami Dolphins this year. We went from a 1 – 15 season last year to 11-5 this year and are in the playoffs!! I am just so happy about this. Actually, I didn’t care if we made it to the play offs or not. I was just so proud of our season this year. GO FINS!!!!!!
Clever Crow Designs is having a great end of the year sale. Check it out today.
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I love to work out and I know some of you will make that dreaded New Year’s resolution to work out more. Why not try what this girl does to stay in shape. Enjoy.
I know my husband loves to do little odd jobs on my car so that we can save money now and again and the other day he was looking for some coilovers for my car. He searched the web to find the best deal and found them at Andy’s Auto Sport. Easy website to maneuver. Just look for your car and go from there. They also have sleeves and accessories to help you with your coilover project.
Blog Prompt – Your holiday menu.
This is a yummy post for sure!!
This year we spent with some of my mother’s friends here in Florida. This is the 1st year that our small family wasn’t together since I have been on this earth. It was different but still nice. It was nice to eat what people from different parts of the country eat here in the US.
We had BBQ’d standing rib roast that just melted in our mouths. Oh my goodness it was wonderful. Scalloped potatoes, corn casserole, asparagus, salad and rolls was the rest of the menu for Christmas day. I also had a great new creamer called Italian Sweet Cream that was wonderful. You can find it in your dairy area at the grocery store.
In the past years at my moms, when we had family over, she would fix Italian beef, garlic cheese grits, Rotel, a really good Olive Cheese Ball and a knock off of the salad you can get at Olive Garden. It was always good to leave out and when family came in during the day, you could make you a sandwich and join in on the party. Of course, there was always Italian Coconut Cream Cake and maybe a pie or two to nibble on.
While we were eating last night, my mom made the comment that this was the first year that she hasn’t fixed Christmas dinner in over 50 years. It was sad this year. My dad being gone now for a year, my brothers family didn’t come down, so it was jut my mom, my hubby and me. And we were glad that her neighbors asked us over for dinner. This was their first Christmas without a very large family and they were lonely too.
I hope there will always be family and friends to help celebrate the holidays with us.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa stopped by your home for sure.
We purchased a 42″ flat screen a couple of years ago and the trouble we found when we couldn’t find the perfect entertainment wall unit to use for it. We never did find the right one and the the other day I found a great website with tv lifts.
Not only will it hold our huge tv, but it will also hold pictures that I want to display, cable box, receiver, VCR and DVD players. And I love it has drawers and doors to close off items that don’t need to be seen. Plus it will very stylish with our decor that we have now. I can’t wait to show this piece of furniture off at my home soon.
But the best part is, the tv will lower inside of the unit and you will see book shelves behind it. A great way to hide the tv when you don’t want it to be seen.
Since I have hit the big Five O and more, I have noticed how my weight has just climbed and climbed. Even though I work out hard 4 times a week and watch what I eat, I have put on at least 20 pounds.
I am to the point now of maybe using some kind of diet aide to help me lose some of these pounds. I have done some research and found that Lipovox might be my answer. There is a lot to read up on and understand before I make my decision on how to loose this weight.
Blog Prompt – What does your family time consist of?
Since my hubby and I are suppose to be retired, we do have some time on our hands to football and a few day trips now and again and our occasional “date” we enjoy so much. But we also have a painting business to run, I have an online business and we also manage our rentals. So we are busy sometimes and then we have some down time. Just spending time with my hubby, no matter what we are doing, is special to me.
After the holidays are over my business will slow down and I will be able to catch up on the books and get ready for the dreaded tax season. Yuk!!!!
I want to wish all my friends, family and blog readers a very Merry Christmas and I hope Santa brings you everything you truly want.
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I have a couple of layouts to show off today.
The first one I used a kit called Frozen by April Staker. So bright and yummy. You can find it here.
The next layout I used Julie Marie Designs new kit called Frosty Santa and it is so cute and colorful. You can find it here 
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