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Friday, June 29, 2007

good friends

A couple of my good friends got to go on a well deserved vacation last week. But when they returned home, I know they weren't expecting the drama that their 18-year-old daughter had in store for them. Even though they want her to be independent, they been doing everything they can to help her with her college and with her own car. I don't know how that's going to fare now. When my friends arrived home, their daughter told them that she is pregnant. While there will be no need for a paternity test, there's no comfort in knowing that the soon-to-be father isn't going to very helpful with this new life. In any case, my friends are moving their daughter back into the home. This is one adventure I wish that they didn't have to go through.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Yup

Yup, even until now, I still receive comments regarding these 2 Bollywood actor and actress on their wedding sometime back. Some are quite funny, have any of read it recently?I don't reply to the comments anymore, as the post is considered quite old.

So ya.. just to let everyone know about this..

Sunday, June 17, 2007

WOW

I can't believe how time is just slipping away from me. I went from a SAHM, who was generally busy most days, but I had a lot of down time as well. Now I wake up at 5am every morning, work until noon, and then do all the other duties. It makes for a very long and tiring day, but I'm enjoying it. Like today, I went to work, worked almost an hour late, went to the commissary which didn't get me home with the van full of groceries until almost 3pm. I unloaded all the groceries, put them away, fed the kids a snack, checked my email and spent a little time on the computer until I had to start dinner. After dinner there are dishes to be done, baths to be given, teeth to be brushed, laundry to do and I'm exhausted and falling asleep by 9pm. Just to get up and do it all over again.
I'm not complaining though. I like keeping busy and I know that this is short term. After the kids start school, they are adjusting my hours to work while they are in school. It's going to work out perfectly. Not to mention, it is getting us to our goal of getting all our credit cards paid off and me being able to stay at home for good. Hopefully anyway!! I'm also enjoying making new friends. I'm having lunch with a friend tomorrow after work. And, on Friday, I'm meeting another friend at Chick Fil A for lunch and to let the kiddos play for a while. I feel like for the first time in a long time, I have real friends. I have people to call if my car broke down and I was stranded on the side of the road. I have people who call me just to see how I'm doing. I haven't had that for a while. It's nice.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Online coupons codes

why not save some money using coupon codes when you are shopping online?I've started buying MP3 players from them online since I get some sweet BestBuy.com coupons from CouponChief.com.
last night I went to BestBuy.com and managed to see that they were having a 10% - 30% Off on DVD players and recorders sale, so it was the perfect time to shop.It's really a nice feeling that even though you spent some money, just the thought that you save too is really satisfying.
Go check out CouponChief.com to find great coupons for your favorite stores and save more money.

Keyword searches

Keyword searches and store location information were the most important tools that online customers used which played a role in whether they would revisit the site. According to a study by J.C. Williams, it was found that online shoppers look for the most basic of tools to improve their shopping experience. The store locator page is one of the most important pages on a site and retailers must pay more attention to it. An interesting find was that if retailers make their product sound gift-able or have a gift suggestions and guidance tool, consumers are more likely to purchase an item there. Discussion boards, blogs and social media tools are good additions to make an interactive experience for consumers as well.

Spy Sweeper software

If you use a computer, you must have a best anti-spyware installed.spyware can often provide hackers and criminal types information that you don't want them to have about you, your private information, your business or your work.And also,they would run in the background--while you pay bills, do your banking or shop online.You really need anti-spyware protection like Spy Sweeper from Webroot Software to stop spyware from infecting your computer.It's not an antivirus program it's an anti-spyware program. Unfortunately spyware and virus program sometimes go hand in hand and sometimes spyware programs fill up your machine with so much junk that it just doesn't run anymore.Spy Sweeper can find even the most sophisticated spyware programs that use root kit technology to hide in your registry or systems files.Their Smart Shields block system blocks everything that seems suspicious and finds and destroys malicious spyware that hides in PC systems.with Spy Sweeper you can receive the most trustworthy protection against spyware.
When you buy and install Spy Sweeper, the software will automatically download updates and scan your system, making spyware protection a breeze.Spy Sweeper is the NO'1 choice of PC World and hence you can understand the quality of the product.It has even won "Best 100 products of the year" award as well.check it out.



Sunday, June 10, 2007

the weekend

It's the weekend and we've got a busy one planned, which actually started last night. The past few months, there just hasn't been enough time to really sit back and relax at all, and it's getting to be time for a nice long break, away from here, and definitely away from any computer and internet connection. That's the only way I will be able to relax, cos as long as there is a computer nearby, I end up working.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

I can't wait

Today, we're going to pack up our things and head back to our house in Georgia. My wife has had a number of successful interviews here in Gaston County North Carolina, and were heading back home to work on small projects before we come back.We need to start packing some more of our household items. Plus we have a number of home improvement projects that we have to keep working on before we can muster home for sale.

Of course there's lots of work for me to do as well, over the last few days I've caught up on most of my writing, and now I need to switch back over into my web development work and get caught up there as well. Over the last couple of weeks we've blogged about 40 hours of driving and we only have three more hours to go before we get to relax at home for a week or two.