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Blog Prompt – Dream: A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Do you dream a lot? Do you remember them when you awake? Do they leave you feeling refreshed and happy or drained? Do they have any effect on you during the day, whether you remember the contents or not?

I dream a lot and remember my dreams when I wake up in the morning.  I have to say 99.99% of my dreams are good and not violent or night marish.  I’ve noticed, if I read something or see something on TV, I sometimes dream about that person.  And I have also noticed that when I am about a week before my period, my dreams are really wild!!  I’m sure hormones has something to do with that.  So, I would say that my dreams don’t bother me in any way.  Well, I might get a laugh or two from them.

Now my husband is another story and I am writing this for further use and you will see what I mean after this post.

He acts out his dreams a lot.  Especially if he has had a very stressful day and  is extreemly tired.  He told me when we were dating that when he had to spend the night at the fire station, the men would come and wake him up because he was yelling.  He said his dreams were usually about a dog chasing him.  Stuff that happend on a fire call.

After we were married, the first time he acted out one of his dreams, I was really scared.  It was in the middle of the night and I was awoke to him kicking my legs.  His arms and legs were just flying all over the place and it took me a few seconds to wake him.  When he finally woke up, he told me that a dog was attacking him and he was kicking him off.

After a couple more times of that happening, I realized that he jerks right before the incident happens and I can prepare myself.  I have caught his fist in mid air coming toward me before.  He told me that dream was some guy had made him mad and he was about to hit him.

I have to say, since he isn’t working anymore, he doesn’t have the night mares as much, but the moment I feel his body jerk, I get in my defense mode and get prepared for either legs or arms flying.

Now, the reason I am making this public and on the record,  is the day I come up with a broken arm or black eye in the middle of the night, I will have this as evidence.  hehehe

Oh, and of course, Ernest the dog has his dog dreams too.  He looks like he is running while he has his and his are daily.  He can really make some noise for sure.  And he has never told me that his dreams bother him, so I guess he is ok.

Sweet dreams everyone,

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I love shopping online and I am always looking for coupons for free shipping or so much off my total order.

One place I found that offers coupons and promotion codes for more than 2000 online retailers is GoGoShopper.com. Great coupons for Walmart, JC Penney, Dell, LandsEnd, Macy’s and many more. Any amount of money I can save on my order is great for me.

I looked up coupons for Lands End and they 20% off an order and free shipping coupons. I also have a $25.00 gift card, so I am really going to save on my order today.

Want to save, go to GoGoShopper.com.

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“You have to remember: Problems can be solved. There is something you can do.” ~Jim Hensen. What are your steps to solving problems?

I’m an analyzer and I usually sit back and really try to figure out what the problem is.  If its a tech or computer problem or something that needs to be put together, I’m all ready for the challenge of solving the problem.

But, if its a personal problem, I get a little worried myself.  Dealing with people scare me sometimes.  I don’t want to tell them the wrong thing and everything falls apart.  So, I usually just sit back and listen.  To me, thats the best way to let the person just vent their problems and in the end, and after a few drinks, the problem is usually either solved or forgotten.  *s*

So if anyone has a problem, bring over the bottle of booze and sit next to me!

Have a problem free day,

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When the real estate business 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, we had to figure out how to pay the bills.

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 a personal loan for 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.

Debt Consolidation can help you reduce balances, avoid bankruptcy and be debt free in as little at 12 months!  Bad credit.  No worries.  A poor credit personal loan is for you.

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Blog Prompt – Friendships. How close are you and how much fun do you have?

Kathy has been my best friend for years now and I hate that we don’t live in the same area anymore. I’ve been gone now for 7 years now and even though we chat online during the week and speak on the phone now and again, my heart hasn’t been the same.

I had a really hard time when she told me she had a pap smear came back bad and that she was going to have to have a complete hysterectomy. There were also going to look for other problems once they got in there, but luckily all tests came back clear and she is fine. It was very hard for me to be here and she was there not knowing if she had cancer or not. Very Hard!!

I do get to see her maybe once a year when I go back to Missouri for a visit now and again.

I wish we could get together more often. We always have a great time together and she sure does make me laugh. I loved eating lunch with her during the week, griping about who knows, enjoying a drink of Friday night after work and she was my favorite bowing partner. She was a sister I never had.

I am chatting with her online line at this very moment and I am telling her that I am blogging about her.   She laughed and wanted to know if I didn’t have anything else better to write about.  We talked about the Mizzou game last night and then I helped her search for her favorite perfume.  I can’t ever get her to use Google to find things.

We will always be friends for life.  Even if it is long distance.

credits for the layout are from Miss Crow’s Magickal Emporium.

Have a great weekend with a friend,

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Living in a 55+ community, there are quite a few parties in the neighborhood.  In fact, we are having one next week for a friend for his 60th birthday.  There aren’t going to be very many people there, but wouldn’t it be great to have someone cater a party for you.

I love Cosmopolitans and other fancy martinis with great appetizers.   Great little finger food that everyone enjoys.  I love the idea of someone else doing the all the work and then I can enjoy time with my guests.

JimLeeEvents is a great Dallas catering company and someone I am going to tell my friends in Dallas about.

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Blog Prompt – “Communication: The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.” That is what we are accomplishing here. A form of communication by using words effectively to impart information. But with the advent of the computer and the shortcuts used on the computer to convey ideas and emotions it appears they are becoming more prevalent in our day to day lives, as well.

How has communication changed since the computer became a household appliance?

Our computer is the hub of our household for sure.  Always looking up information.

My husband can find all the sports information that he needs to keep up with his football team.  Every morning when he gets up, he will turn on the computer, check out the latest with the Falcons and do a little research.  The draft is in a few weeks, so he is intently watching the forums right now.

I am always looking up information on Google, my new best friend.  I realized a while back that if you can’t find it on the internet, you can’t find it.  Of course, I use my computer to keep all my book keeping in line, my photos at a fingers touch and all my music is always on hand to listen to while I work.  I look up recipes, directions, my banking and I can shop! I much prefer having my purchases brought to my front door and I don’t have to drive. I also love my calendar that pops up everyday to tell me what my appointments are coming up.

When I got my degree in Computer Science back in the ’70’s, I had no idea that the personal computer would do what it can do now.

One of the things I love doing is watching videos on YouTube.com.  I love posting my favs on my blog and today I am posting Adam Lambert’s performance on American Idol last night.  I just love this young man’s voice and I feel he is the best that has been on American Idol.  And he’s nice on the eyes too!

Have a great time on your computer today,

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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.  I just love the outdoor wicker available now.  And, of course, I am always looking for a great deal!

I am also looking for new bedroom furniture for our guest room and I am wanting a new Bathroom Vanity for the guest bath also.  I just hate when guests come over and they aren’t comfortable.  There is such a great selection of bathroom vanity sets to choose from, I don’t know where to begin.  I love the one in the picture to the left.  That will go perfect with the white bedroom furniture I picked out too.

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Blog Prompt – Art in its many forms. Do you feel you are artistic? Can you draw, paint or sculpt?

When I was younger, I use to paint and draw all the time.  As a matter of fact, I had a crayon drawing I did in Kindergarten shown in the Honolulu Academy of Art way back in the early 1960’s.  I still have that picture.  I remember being so proud of it.

I kept up with oil painting during my high school years and after I graduated, I never picked up a brush since then.  Well, maybe to paint a room.  My mother framed a few of those paintings and she still proudly displays them.

I think my creativity now is in the form of digi scrapbooking now.  I love using Paint Shop Pro and trying to figure out new ways to use the software.  It just amazes me how some of the designers do what they do.  Such beautiful work and then there are the digi scrapbookers layout that just take my breath away.  There is so much talent out there.

I am hoping to learn more and more from each of you.  You are never too old to learn more.

Here is a layout I did for Car Mia Designs new kit called Spring Time and you can find it here.  I also used KittyDesigns Magical Word Swirls.

I have wanted to learn how to do layouts like the one below for a long time now.  I watched and asked a few questions from women at DST.  So, this is my first time doing this type of layout.

Have a wonderful day,

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I was reading something interesting the other day about a seaweed wrap.  Body wraps with seaweed are amazing when it comes to fast or quick results and with repeated use the results become lasting. In one body wrap you can expect to lose between 5 and 15 total inches on your body.

Body Wraps website is a great area for information about these wraps.  You can read testimonials and see pictures of results. The best part is, you can do this at home and not have to pay those high prices at a spa.

Great information for anyone interested in this process.

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