Lifes Like That

Last May I had to quit my job due to babysitter issues and haven’t been employed since.  For the most part I was really pleased with this decision.  I enjoy being home with the two younger kids and I know they enjoy having me home as well.   But sometimes I do miss the routines of working and I certainly do miss the paycheck.  But when summer hits, such as it has right now, I’m quite happy that I don’t have to work any longer.  When the sun is shining and I’m spending an afternoon outside with the kids, it’s nice not to have to worry about getting ready for work.  And when the weekend hits, it’s nice to be able to just pick up and go whenever and wherever we want without worrying about being home on time.  So you can say, that at least for now, I’m living the good life and enjoying it immensely.

Not only is purchasing a vehicle expensive, but so is the insurance, licensing and up keep. It’s amazing how much money you can spend in a run of year on a vehicle. Because of the high prices of gas and parts, I am always on the lookout for sites where I can buy good quality products are good prices. Well I have found a site over at radiators.com where a person can purchase a good quality Ford Radiator at a very reasonable price.

This company has been in business for well over 20 years, so you know they must be doing something right. All their products come with a life time guarantee and a very reasonable price tag. They are the industry leader’s in their field and their customer service is absolutely the best. They have such a wide variety of products to choose from that you are pretty much guaranteed to find the product you need. With rising prices on car parts, this is definitely a company that I’m going to be visiting in the future.

One of the reasons why my husband and I love camping so much is because it gives us the opportunity to get away from the park and our neighbors. For the most part, most of our neighbors are OK but there comes a time in life when you need to get away from it all. This is why I was a little unsettled with a conversation my husband and I had last night.

The neighbor that lives beside us, that we see EVERY day is planning on loading up his camper this weekend and following us to our campsite. I’m not really thrilled about this idea. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t really mind this neighbor or his family. But seeing them every day, I kind of like getting away from them and just spending time with our own family. But I have no clue how to get around this. And unless his plans change, I think we are going to have some company on this trip.

What would you do in a case like this??

Although my husband and I just purchased a new pop up camping trailer he is still looking at used RVs For Sale. If we could get one fairly cheaply, I know he would trade in the pop up for an RV. When we first went looking for our camper, it was really an RV that we wanted. But because we couldn’t find anything that we liked or could afford, we ended up with a pop up. I sure wish that we had of known about the site www.rvs.com when we were doing all our searching.

Had I known about this site, I would have found that they have a lot of RVs for sale that are extremely affordable and nice looking as well. They have a wide variety of inventory to choose from and their sales staff are highly trained and knowledgeable. So you can just bet that when we do decided to trade into our camper for an RV this is one place that we are definitely going to check into a little closer.

So if your a member of Entrecard and have been dropping cards on me on a regular basis then you know what this post is all about. Yes that’s right, this is the post where I thank my top droppers for the month of June. So if your on the list then a great big thank you goes out to each and everyone of you. And if your not on the list but would like to be, all you need to do is drop your card on me through the month of July and then just maybe..you’ll be on the next list. Thanks guys and I’ll see you all here again the first of next month.

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My husband gets so annoyed with me at times. I can’t seem to leave the furniture in one place. I usually rearrange my living room once a month as I get tired of looking at the same old set up each and every day. If it were up to him the living room would stay the same for the next 100 years. But not me. So I have decided over the next few days I will be completely rearranging the living room. No piece of furniture will go untouched. Not even the speaker mount. But I’ll have to do all this work while he is at work or he will try his hardest to talk me out of it. Once it’s completed and he arrives home, there not much he can do about it except complain. And..I just tune that out.

After nine months my father in law is finally moving forward. He has decided to put his house up for sale and already has an appraisal done. After the sale of his house he will then buy a smaller mini home and have a little extra cash left over. With his extra money from the sale of the house, he has been checking out different activities that he could possibly get involved in like taking some cruises. I think this is a wonderful idea. He has spent his entire life making money to pay for this house and now it’s time to reap the rewards and enjoy life. He seems a whole lot happier now that he has finally made the decision to put up his house and have a little fun in life and I couldn’t be happier for him.

As it stands right now I’m not really sure if we will be headed out to the campsite this weekend or not.  The weather man is calling for a little bit of rain over the next couple of days.  Right now it’s cloudy but very very humid.  We do have a pop up camper trailer so if it does rain we won’t get wet so we might just bite the bullet and head on out.  The kids have expressed their interest in this little venture and the rain doesn’t bother them so I guess it shouldn’t bother us either.  I don’t mind camping in the rain, but I do despise camping in the cold.  But since it’s very hot and humid that wouldn’t be a factor in whether we go or not.  I’ll be sure to let you all know what our final decision turns out to be.

I have held a lot of different jobs over the years with my last one being a waitress for almost seven years. And although I enjoyed the work immensely, I don’t have any plans in returning to that field when I go to look for another job. I am always up for a challenge and really enjoy learning new things, so I think my next career move will go into a different direction. Lately I have been thinking that I may like to become an IT professional. Over the past few years this industry has experience an amazing amount of growth as far as job prospects. To become involved in this field, I would not only be able to make the type of money that I really desire, but I would also get to be very involved in a fast and ever changing environment.

One of the first steps that I have taken in this area is to check out exactly what would be required of me to get a Cisco certification for this industry. By checking out this site, I have come to determine that Cisco is the best arena for me to pursue in my certification. I would start out learning all about entry level positions and when I was ready I could then move onto the more advanced positions. Because of their detailed lessons in the IT industry I would always have the chance for career growth if this was something that I wanted.

They say your never to old to learn new things, and with the help of The Cisco Learning Network, I’m more than positive I could achieve all my dreams and goals that I have set for myself. On their site I have read some amazing testimonials from people regarding the courses and their experiences with it. As I have never taken any formal training in this type of industry, I know the work could be difficult for me. But I am always up for a challenge and I love to experience new experiences. So I plan to look into this a little more carefully and hopefully by the time I’m ready to embark on my new career, I will have the necessary knowledge and skills to make this career a huge success.

I can’t believe how fast time flies.  It’s hard to believe that it’s been an entire week since the kids finished school.  This summer I enrolled them both in a summer art camp.  They go to camp for four weeks out of the summer and they just finished their first week.  They had such a blast.  Daniel really wasn’t too keen on attending and I’m pretty sure that the only reason why he agreed to go was because his sister was going.  But now he is glad that he went.  He had great fun this past week, met some new friends and can’t wait to attend for the other three weeks.  They don’t go next week, but then they do go for the following three.  I really hope they enjoy their next three weeks just as much as they did this week.  I’m sure they will.