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Luck of the Irish

Elaine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:01 +0000

Lost Gloves

Elaine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:51:33 +0000

This video is a very clever green initiative. It goes to show that you can think outside of the box and do well for our planet and humanity.

Painful Joke

Elaine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:21:08 +0000

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.

County Fair

Elaine — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:09:47 +0000

This week is the county fair out in Wilson County. They only charge about $10 to get in and there is enough going on to keep you busy and entertained for 5 – 6 hours. You can especially have many hours of fun if you buy a wristband for unlimited rides. They have exhibits, contests and concerts, too. It sounds like a lot of fun and if the weather is not too rainy or awful hot I will go on Saturday to check it out.

Happy Fourth of July!

Elaine — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:13:43 +0000

The Little Things in Life

Elaine — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:23:39 +0000

I love the fact that I’m in my 30′s yet still learning things everyday. I love the understanding I have now that I’m a little bit older. I feel I have experienced enough to take the good with the bad. Plus I feel I’ve experienced enough to make good choices. Most importantly though I finally can truly understand the importance of the little things in life.

For example I see how unimportant money is and how important family is. I see how what you do doesn’t matter half as much as you think it does. I understand that everybody sees things differently and that we should love and respect the differences in each other. I see how this world is such a better place because there are so many people working together to improve the lives of others. With more men and women a job can get done twice as well. Hopefully a deeper understanding will keep happening with each day.

Oprah

Elaine — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:50:51 +0000

I love Oprah Winfrey I am a huge fan of hers. I always have been and I always will be. Recently I have been able to watch some of her shows because our hours at work have been cut back. The next couple of shows are going to be about Kristie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli and all of their weight loss struggles. I worked for Jenny Craig for a couple of years so I will definitely tune in to watch these episodes. Then I heard that next week she is going to run a show on Madelleine McCann. The little girl who got taken from her parents vacation home in Portugal.

That story touched my heart. I felt so horrible for her parents and everything they went through. I remember following that story closely and praying for her safe return. I am so happy that they story is going to be on Oprah. We need to keep searching for children that are lost. We should never forget about them and always keep our prayers going strong for the families and for the children. I hope something good will come out of this broadcast.

Food Drive

Elaine — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:20:49 +0000

The last blog I wrote was about a homeless shelter that I was visiting. This one is about a great thing we are doing at work to help people out who don’t have as much food and money as we do. We are having a contest in every department to see which department can collect the most cans of food. So far our department is in third place. The good news is overall the whole company has collected almost 2,000 cans of food to donate! I think that is amazing. Imagine every company doing the same thing. We might be able to knock out hunger if everyone got together and donated one or two cans of food. That’s it that is all it would take! This type of thing gives me so much hope.

Getting Caught Up

Elaine — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:19:23 +0000

I am having a little problem that I could use some help with. I am trying to get caught up on bills and can’t seem to do it. For some reason I got a little behind about 6 months ago and now it’s really starting to effect my month to month bills. It seems like once you get behind a little bit it seems to snowball into other bills getting behind. If anyone has any ideas or solutions to this problem please let me know. It seems like the more I work and the more I try to get ahead a new bill or a new expense comes along. Am I the only one or are others feeling the same stress?