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Laundry

Elaine — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:10:16 +0000

It is amazing to me how much laundry a person can generate.

When I was by myself, I did laundry on Wednesday nights. It took one hour and twenty minutes to do all my clothing and household linens for the week.

Now I have to do laundry every day. I have a constant cycle of clothes going into the washer, clothes going into the dryer, and clothes going back upstairs to be folded and hung up on hangars.

Talladega Racing

Elaine — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:20:06 +0000

Next weekend is the Talladega NASCAR race. My girlfriend, Chris, has gone to that race every year since she was 10 years old. Her mother lives about 15 minutes from the race track, so she always has a free place to sleep. That makes it really easy to go away for a weekend of racing fun!

Teenager Attitudes

Elaine — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:21:03 +0000

Spent the day with my sister and her two daughters. Whew – it wasn’t that long ago that I was a teenager, but I don’t remember having as bad an attitude as these two girls displayed. Is it the times or my bad memory?

Hello April

Elaine — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:16:33 +0000

I have always loved the name April. I hope to someday have a daughter and I will name her April. I might let her daddy pick out the middle name, but her first name will be April.

“April showers bring May flowers.”

March Madness

Elaine — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:04:51 +0000

Next week will be the big basketball tournaments that are known as March Madness. There will be brackets published everywhere for people to make their picks and office pools will be humming. Although I am not a big fan of basketball on TV, I will probably spend at least one or two evenings after work with coworkers or friends at a sports bar watching some of the games with my favorite teams.

Hey Vicki

Elaine — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:09:33 +0000

One of my friends from work is Vicki Hamilton. I found out at lunch today that she is writing a blog. Of course, we don’t write much about work – we write about personal things. But it was fun to find out that someone else in the office is writing a blog. So I am giving her a “hey Vicki” and hope she stops by my blog for a visit.

Christmas Wishes

Elaine — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:40:53 +0000

Here is my wish for you and the ones you hold dear,

I hope that you have a nice Christmas

Filled with laughter, good food, a few surprises and good cheer.

Trick or Treat

Elaine — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:29:28 +0000

Every once in a while there is a burst of protests from people about celebrating Halloween. I understand their good intentions and their issues with embracing ideas contrary to their own religious beliefs. But in all reality, most kids don’t even think about wican and the origins of the celebrations. The kids just want to dress up in costumes and go collect free candy. The modern tradition may have evolved from more sinister beginnings. But that’s not what it is about for most of us anymore.

I say, let the kids have fun and collect their candy.

Spooky Treats

Elaine — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:34:52 +0000

As parents, we are supposed to bake and take 2 dozen cookies or other treats for the children’s class party on Thursday. I’ve been scouring the internet for Halloween cookie recipes, and just can’t find much of interest.

The best that I came across so far are these meringue ghosts. They are probably very easy to make and after you stick a couple of eyes and maybe even a mouth on them, you have some really cute ghosts.

Fairies Among Us

Elaine — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:23:07 +0000

There are a lot of fairy books and fairy toys at the stores this year. I understand that Disney has a series of fairy stories and a movie based on Tinkerbelle coming out. I think that is very cool. We could all use a little fairy dust once in a while.