The Avon meeting went well tonight. I have been to two now and I think I learn something at each one. Tonight we discussed the skin care regimen and it makes sense to care for your skin and even start to reverse some of the damage that sun, stress, diet and pollution can cause. There is a new product that I am trying and I think I am going to like it. It reverses some of the wrinkles that years of squinting and laughing have caused.
The district manager is a funny little thing. She went across Arizona in a recruiting frenzy and couldn't find a gas station in any of the reservations she was visiting. She was only .25 gallons from empty when she finally found a station. She had even passed a truck that had a gasoline can in the back of it so that if she ran out of gas she was strategically placed in front of him, so that if she ran out he would stop and share gasoline with her. This woman is a hoot. She is fun to hold the meetings and she is all about helping her Avon ladies but she makes me laugh.
News alert! Drop Dead Diva starts back in June 2010.
Before the Avon meeting I was asked if I wanted to fix up an ailing page on Mahalo . This page was getting some attention and the subject was so fascinating I almost didn't get it made because I was researching the entire concept. The subject is the Dewey Color System test. Children up to adults can take this test and their personality comes to light. Employers love to use this because it lets them see if the person is a good fit in the position in which they are applying. The test takes less than 5 minutes to complete and the results will tell you a wealth of information about yourself. Amazing information, but take a look for yourself.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Super Bowl Bad Bad - Half time show
The commercials made me laugh and they made me enjoy the hours that the game played. The one part of the festivities that was terrible was the part where they let The Who come on and totally ruin any memories I had of liking any of their music. It was too hard to watch. I left the room and tried to drowned it out with music from my computer. I was thinking that this is why retirement is something to embrace and admit when you are not longer the cool band that could harmonize. We have moved past that and now so should they.
They have lost it if you asked me. I know I am not a singer, but they were singing at two totally different times. No way did they ever even sync up and make it worth listening to.
Maybe I am being too harsh, but it is late and I have thought about it a lot longer than I should have. Why do they keep getting these old acts that embarrass themselves. With that said, I will admit the drummer seemed to be in tune and able to hold the beat, and the light show of the stage was outstanding. So I leave this blog on a high note and Since I am spitting a little fire I will leave my insurance widget to keep it company.
They have lost it if you asked me. I know I am not a singer, but they were singing at two totally different times. No way did they ever even sync up and make it worth listening to.
Maybe I am being too harsh, but it is late and I have thought about it a lot longer than I should have. Why do they keep getting these old acts that embarrass themselves. With that said, I will admit the drummer seemed to be in tune and able to hold the beat, and the light show of the stage was outstanding. So I leave this blog on a high note and Since I am spitting a little fire I will leave my insurance widget to keep it company.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
We have rain. That's right, once again it is raining. Not just raining but gusting winds and heavy rain, Someone forgot to tell the clouds that this is a desert. We have had so much rain in the last 30 days. It is amazing. I love the sound of the rain, it takes about 30 minutes of rain before I figure out what that tapping sound is. Then I realize it is actual rain.
Now we just had the first thunder to go along with this uncommon storm. Prepare to the East, it will be there in a few days. Every time we have had one of these storms it has kept going until it reached Alabama. So I will be your early warning device. Heavy rain and thunder is heading your way.
I do not want this misunderstood, I am not sad about the rain,.we need it terribly, but it is just so unusual. I wanted to share it. Oh, there was another thunder clap before I could even send this out. Yes, watch out Alabama, you have one coming that way.
My local weather forecast and information is here enjoy!.
Now we just had the first thunder to go along with this uncommon storm. Prepare to the East, it will be there in a few days. Every time we have had one of these storms it has kept going until it reached Alabama. So I will be your early warning device. Heavy rain and thunder is heading your way.
I do not want this misunderstood, I am not sad about the rain,.we need it terribly, but it is just so unusual. I wanted to share it. Oh, there was another thunder clap before I could even send this out. Yes, watch out Alabama, you have one coming that way.
My local weather forecast and information is here enjoy!.
New Blogs of Fellow Mahalo Members
I have been visiting the sites of other Mahalo Members and they have some amazing sites to read and view. Vlad has a wonderful gamers site. Vlad's blog It is all about the game pages he works so hard on.
Baka has a very interesting blog that he is about to move to another site but it is here for now and worth checking out.
When I asked if anyone had a blog I was told to check this one out I did and now I pass it along to you,
thekoup28 has a very witty site.
I looked at Lidya's blog and I felt the stirrings of jealousy. Her's looks so professional and mine looks like it is a bit home made. Take a look and see if you agree
MaggieRay has a very very nice page which has a lot of information about cooking and some easy and great recipes I was happy to spend some time over there today reading. Read what MaggieRay has written and enjoy.
EdwardClint has offered his page as a new blog and looking for traffic. He has political and interesting information on his blog.
so if you are in the mood for some blog jumping then hop from one site to the next and see just how diverse the Mahalo community is.
And perhaps you are wanting a free online game, then see if this reminds you of the good old early days of the Nintendo and duck Hunt.
Baka has a very interesting blog that he is about to move to another site but it is here for now and worth checking out.
When I asked if anyone had a blog I was told to check this one out I did and now I pass it along to you,
thekoup28 has a very witty site.
I looked at Lidya's blog and I felt the stirrings of jealousy. Her's looks so professional and mine looks like it is a bit home made. Take a look and see if you agree
MaggieRay has a very very nice page which has a lot of information about cooking and some easy and great recipes I was happy to spend some time over there today reading. Read what MaggieRay has written and enjoy.
EdwardClint has offered his page as a new blog and looking for traffic. He has political and interesting information on his blog.
so if you are in the mood for some blog jumping then hop from one site to the next and see just how diverse the Mahalo community is.
And perhaps you are wanting a free online game, then see if this reminds you of the good old early days of the Nintendo and duck Hunt.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Ellis meets Mickey
My son Ellis has been offered an Internship at Disneyland. This would be a 3 month commitment for him to work there and it counts as a semester of Communications. Then at the end of the semester he decides if he wants to go permanent . Jessica and the kids can stay here for the semester then move if they decided to go, or stay here and have Ellis come back with an Internship at Disney to put on his resume.
They have a lot of thinking to do but everyone knows how awesome Disney is.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Rainbows and gardens Spring is coming!
We had rain!! Look out East side of America you will be next. It was a beautiful rain that had a massive double rainbow for the people driving home from work to look at.
I have noticed that Arizona offers up rainbows many more times than I ever saw in Alabama. sometimes the sky is just riddled with them. Yesterday there were just 2 massive rainbows and that was totally worth seeing. The sky then became vivid pink and then sunset was upon us.
So maybe we are in Arizona's version of April showers right here in February. If so I am going to get ready to plant. I am going to work on my raised garden this year. I need it raised because for one reason, the dogs walk over my plants and are making my shrubs break. If I elevate it, then they will keep those muddy paws out of there. The soil being what it is here, this will allow me to have a better chance at a successful garden.
My insurance agent will not leave me alone. He wants to meet with me and I just know he wants to add more coverage on me and I am not looking for new coverage. Did someone contact him to tell him about the push over on 31st ave? I think they might have, he is pretty insistent that we meet. I keep cancelling the appointments and he keeps making new ones with me. ARGH....
No one will believe what we did last night. Gerry brought home Rock Star or Guitar hero.... one of those games and we all sang on the microphone. Yes we have stay at home Karaoke night!!!!! It was fun. We sang several song all of us but Casey and she is next. She was cooking. ( I think it was planned that she miss it like that) By the time she finished the mic was packed up and we were all exhausted. No wonder all the stars suffer from exhaustion... It is hard work, but it was fun.
Sarah Katherine went to the doctor for her check up and she weighed in at 8 pounds and 9 ounces. She is really growing like a weed. She is a petite little girl. She was only 5 pounds at birth. That is a 3 pound gain in just 2 short months. She also got her shots so she had a rough day yesterday.
Ellis has started his second year in college and he is taking Spanish and communications. He will be getting his associates degree in December and he is still maintaining his A average. I am very proud of his commitment to school and getting his degree. Once he has his associates he will start working on his bachelor and then he will be ready for Radiologist training. That is what he his ultimate goal is. There is a 2 year waiting list here for the Radiology program so he will work on his degree while he is waiting. He has it all planned out and I am for one very proud of his achievements. Working a full time job while going to school full time is quite a commitment.
Casey's friend Lisa is going to be the newest Avon lady in Birmingham starting tomorrow. So happy to get her started selling and now she will be out there providing samples and brochures in the age old tradition. An exciting time for a young lady to start with her very own business. She is so excited and is already making her contact list. That is what will make her a success.
Wanted to let you know the kittens are doing fine and Filhinha is a great mother. She spends all her time with those babies. She isn't one of those wandering off mothers that you see sometimes in the cat world. Her name, Filhinha means Daughter in Portuguese.
I have noticed that Arizona offers up rainbows many more times than I ever saw in Alabama. sometimes the sky is just riddled with them. Yesterday there were just 2 massive rainbows and that was totally worth seeing. The sky then became vivid pink and then sunset was upon us.
So maybe we are in Arizona's version of April showers right here in February. If so I am going to get ready to plant. I am going to work on my raised garden this year. I need it raised because for one reason, the dogs walk over my plants and are making my shrubs break. If I elevate it, then they will keep those muddy paws out of there. The soil being what it is here, this will allow me to have a better chance at a successful garden.
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My insurance agent will not leave me alone. He wants to meet with me and I just know he wants to add more coverage on me and I am not looking for new coverage. Did someone contact him to tell him about the push over on 31st ave? I think they might have, he is pretty insistent that we meet. I keep cancelling the appointments and he keeps making new ones with me. ARGH....
No one will believe what we did last night. Gerry brought home Rock Star or Guitar hero.... one of those games and we all sang on the microphone. Yes we have stay at home Karaoke night!!!!! It was fun. We sang several song all of us but Casey and she is next. She was cooking. ( I think it was planned that she miss it like that) By the time she finished the mic was packed up and we were all exhausted. No wonder all the stars suffer from exhaustion... It is hard work, but it was fun.
Sarah Katherine went to the doctor for her check up and she weighed in at 8 pounds and 9 ounces. She is really growing like a weed. She is a petite little girl. She was only 5 pounds at birth. That is a 3 pound gain in just 2 short months. She also got her shots so she had a rough day yesterday.
Ellis has started his second year in college and he is taking Spanish and communications. He will be getting his associates degree in December and he is still maintaining his A average. I am very proud of his commitment to school and getting his degree. Once he has his associates he will start working on his bachelor and then he will be ready for Radiologist training. That is what he his ultimate goal is. There is a 2 year waiting list here for the Radiology program so he will work on his degree while he is waiting. He has it all planned out and I am for one very proud of his achievements. Working a full time job while going to school full time is quite a commitment.
Casey's friend Lisa is going to be the newest Avon lady in Birmingham starting tomorrow. So happy to get her started selling and now she will be out there providing samples and brochures in the age old tradition. An exciting time for a young lady to start with her very own business. She is so excited and is already making her contact list. That is what will make her a success.
Wanted to let you know the kittens are doing fine and Filhinha is a great mother. She spends all her time with those babies. She isn't one of those wandering off mothers that you see sometimes in the cat world. Her name, Filhinha means Daughter in Portuguese.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
My cat had her kittens, one black and white, one grey and white and one solid black. Since we told her she was only allowed to have 1 or 2 babies she of course had 3. Cats are so stubborn and find a way to do everything in their own way.
She found an almost empty cabinet in my bathroom to have them and so it has been like she has an apartment for them. No pups can open the door and neither can the 2 day old kittens.
Luis promoted my last hub so well that I had a huge number of hits on it. I wrote about my love of the Brazilian's and the guild that I am a part of. The hubs are another place I can write and it allows me to have a bigger audience of strangers reading. Mom you will notice I smiled in this picture. You can see my dimples.
This week has been spent on sprucing up my Mahalo existing pages and working on a bulk project. 13 pages so far on games that are available online for free. I am hoping for a good turn out and if you are curious, please check them out. Here are some widgets so you can click those and visit Mahalo.
Have you heard about Glue. It is a great little assistant to see what others are loving on the Internet. I find that when I love something others come and visit and when they find something worth gluing I rush to check it out as well.
My Avon project is going pretty well. I went out today and met some of my neighbors and they seemed interested in the products and wanted the catalog. It is a little hard to spout off the web address while standing there at their front door.
Since the new catalog is online now I wanted to route some of them to it, so I hope they read it off of the back cover.
Jon ( Tony's Brother) said that he got his order within 3 days of ordering. He was shocked it was that fast, but he lives near a hub. He is a former Avon representative, I may ask him to reconsider selling it now that they do it online. He was a very popular Avon rep. Gave up the business because he was spending too much time delivering his orders. Now that is where I would like to be in a few months :)
The Grammy's were amazing. Pink and her high flying act was amazing. It was worthy of Vegas!
The Michael Jackson Tribute song was enough to bring me to tears. First it dealt with the rainforest and second he died too young and then the song was so good. so very good. I am not the biggest Michael Jackson fan but I have grown up with him and I believe he was a very talented song writer and singer.
This has been my week and I would love to hear about yours. So let me know what is new, amazing and fun in your lives.
My contribution to the Grammy 2010 coverage
She found an almost empty cabinet in my bathroom to have them and so it has been like she has an apartment for them. No pups can open the door and neither can the 2 day old kittens.
Luis promoted my last hub so well that I had a huge number of hits on it. I wrote about my love of the Brazilian's and the guild that I am a part of. The hubs are another place I can write and it allows me to have a bigger audience of strangers reading. Mom you will notice I smiled in this picture. You can see my dimples.
This week has been spent on sprucing up my Mahalo existing pages and working on a bulk project. 13 pages so far on games that are available online for free. I am hoping for a good turn out and if you are curious, please check them out. Here are some widgets so you can click those and visit Mahalo.
Have you heard about Glue. It is a great little assistant to see what others are loving on the Internet. I find that when I love something others come and visit and when they find something worth gluing I rush to check it out as well.
My Avon project is going pretty well. I went out today and met some of my neighbors and they seemed interested in the products and wanted the catalog. It is a little hard to spout off the web address while standing there at their front door.
Since the new catalog is online now I wanted to route some of them to it, so I hope they read it off of the back cover.
Jon ( Tony's Brother) said that he got his order within 3 days of ordering. He was shocked it was that fast, but he lives near a hub. He is a former Avon representative, I may ask him to reconsider selling it now that they do it online. He was a very popular Avon rep. Gave up the business because he was spending too much time delivering his orders. Now that is where I would like to be in a few months :)
The Michael Jackson Tribute song was enough to bring me to tears. First it dealt with the rainforest and second he died too young and then the song was so good. so very good. I am not the biggest Michael Jackson fan but I have grown up with him and I believe he was a very talented song writer and singer.
This has been my week and I would love to hear about yours. So let me know what is new, amazing and fun in your lives.
My contribution to the Grammy 2010 coverage
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