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This was emailed to me…. good read **How you know you’re ready to have a child:* * *Mess Test:* Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. *Toy Test:* Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, you maysubstitute roofing tacks) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream. (This could wake a child at night.) *Grocery Store Test:* Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best)… Continue Reading →

I have found that looking for curtains is a very hard job.  There are many choices but 99% of the selections out there are very ugly.  Hanging the curtains on the other hand is very simple as long as you can level it correctly which I can not do.  We went to various local stores and mixed and matched few sets and so far I think that these are looking good. So we decided to put up curtains for our son’s room with some bright colors so after much looking we found a very colorful set and installed it..  bought… Continue Reading →

We are having a BOY!!!! and we are thinking of ETHAN as the name

So finally I took the time to change the blogging software from Nucleus CMS to wordpress. Inital thoughts is that wordpress is more polished than nucleus. both has a lot of plugins and skin support but Nucleus seem to have a lot of loose ends thats not tied down very well. The only problem I am having with wordpress is that I am not able to upload any files… any hints ?

A 15-story office block in the heart of London is being demolished backwards in order to build a skyscraper in its place. Demolishers are working up from the ground level upwards, dismantling each floor to reveal the concrete core of the P&O building. Find out why, and the new skyscraper replacing it, after the jump. When the P&O building was constructed in 1965, each floor was hung from a huge beam at the top of the tower and supported by the central core. According to Matthew White, project director, the weight has to be removed from the structure from the… Continue Reading →

WOW! found another article that is also very good! for car buying What I am telling you is based on 7 years in the business and personal purchases. ——————————–Formula——————————————- MSRP = Sticker(includes Dest. Charge) Invoice = Can be found on Edmunds.com(include options) or kbb.com Rebates = Vary by local dealership Holdback (dealer’s profit) = see below portion to calculate holdback Estimate True invoice = Invoice – Rebates – Holdback tax = ?% x True Invoice Tags = whatever your states charges (typically $100 – $400) Low ball offer = True Invoice + tax + tags – $2,000 Target Price =… Continue Reading →

I saw this interesting article the other day and wanted to share : Another day, another deal. Thanks to online coupons, price-comparison search engines and reward memberships, savvy shoppers can pay less than full price on any day that ends in “y.” But depending on what you’re planning to buy, some days of the week may yield better bargains than others. We talked to the experts, and narrowed down the best days of the week to buy certain items. Airplane Tickets When to Buy: Wednesday morning. Why: “Most airfare sales are thrown out there on the weekend,” says travel expert… Continue Reading →