Archive for January, 2008

In Search of Gisele’s Dress

Well, most of the plans for our Princesses & Pirates birthday trip are made. I have the tickets waiting for us as the gate. I have made reservations to eat lunch the next day with the Princesses at Epcot. My friend has made the hotel reservations and got our free park hopper passes lined up […]

Love Love Love

Can you believe that Valentine’s Day is just a couple of weeks away!? I know a lot of people boycott Valentine’s Day, casting it off as a shameless consumer ply. I have always loved the concept of the day, myself. I make as big a deal of it as possible. Now that I am a […]

Winter Beaches

This afternoon my friend, Rebecca, and I went out to the beach to have lunch at one of the popular seaside restaurants. We followed it up with a walk along the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida beaches might not be fit for swimming when the weather gets chilly in January, but it sure is pretty. […]

Little Rocker Baby

When Gigi was little, I went to great lengths to dress her in the pink that everyone bought for me. She looked fantastic in pink and pastels, so it was no great hardship. Nonetheless, my personal style does not lean in that direction. I wanted a little of my own personality to be reflected in […]

Another Sweet Tooth Solution

OK, so it is not a literal cure for a late night sweet tooth craving, but when I was trying anything I could think of last night to avoid eating the chocolate that was on the forefront of my mind, I opted instead for a bubble bath with my chocolate scented soaps and bath creams. […]

Frugal Travel

I love to travel. Most people love to travel, so I’m not alone in my love for getting away from home to see new sites, taste new foods and experience culture different from my own. I am, though, extremely frugal when I make my travel agreements. I just can’t see going into debt to find […]

Clueless Parent Award

“Her, no, she did absolutely nothing, nothing. If she did, the school or I would know.”
– Blanca Saravia 
The above quote comes from a Fort Worth mother whose 15-year-old daughter is accused in court of being the “enforcer” of a teen prostitution ring. This is a mother who honestly believes she would know if her daughter […]

Audio Advertising Online

How many of you use Adsense or another form of contextual advertising on your website or blog? I’m willing to bet that most of my readers do. Contextual advertising is usually text-based and programmed to display ads that reflect the content (context) of your website. That way, your visitors are likely to actually find ads […]

Gigi’s Birthday Plans

Plans for Gigi’s 5th birthday are coming along nicely. I already have the tickets bought for us to attend the Princesses and Pirates party at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on her actual birthday. That night we are staying at one of the park’s hotels and we have park hopper passes for the next day. I think […]

You Want to Be on TV?

I used to work at a FOX affiliate outside of Washington, DC. This was years ago. I spent part of my time in the promotions department and writing commercials. I spent the rest of me time in production, operating the sound board and graphics for live newscasts and studio shows. I also jumped on camera […]

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