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It was the morning before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a cat, and there are three of them. The stockings were hung from the bookshelves with care because let's face it there is no fireplace. The children were still sleeping, dreaming of electronics, video games and such. The husband was snoring at 5 am, so I got out of bed to start the day early. I sat in the kitchen, drinking my tea, thinking about all the things that had to be done before the next day. With pencil in hand I began to make notes. "Look at this list. Where do I start? I'm not sure it can be done all in one day." So I let out a big sigh and started my work. Halfway through the morning the others awoke. The list was half done, will I get any help? After each finished their breakfast, I smiled a big smile. " Before you decide to plop yourself down in front of the TV or run outside to play, I have a few chores that you need to get done." Oh, they whined...

It's cold outside! Right now it's about 6 below and it's suppose to stay around zero all day. Brrrrr. I guess it will be a day to stay inside and get things ready for Christmas. Baking cookies, writing out the cards (I know I'm a little late), wrap a few more presents, watch a little TV, do a little house work, that kind of stuff. I'm not sure how much snow we got last night it's still dark outside. The more snow we get the happier the people who have snowmobiles will be. I for one do not snowmobile. We do have one but we barely use it. It's been such weird weather in different places so far. Like snow in Vegas. My older sisters son lives there and right now he is here. It snowed there after he left. Maybe he will get lucky and there will be more snow for him there when he gets back. It will be like he never left here, except for the lights on the strip and allot more people to deal with. He has to go back on Christmas eve. He plans on having Christmas wit...

It's getting harder to watch the news lately. So many people are losing their jobs because of everything slowing down. No job of any kind is very safe any more. With so many people losing their jobs what does the future hold for any one. I worked yesterday but I think it will be the last Saturday work we will have for awhile, maybe. They let the temp workers go on Friday, but it always gets slower just after the holidays for us. But this next year will be one of the worst ones we have seen in about 26 years, I think. Where the husband works it will get even worse. He works for a factory that makes windows and doors. Anything to do with construction is being hit worse. How did we get where we are? Did extreme greed finally run it's course? And we are now left with the mess of trying to figure out how to fix things. Who are the ones that are profiting from all this the most? What do they hope to really achieve? Like the governor of Ill? Or do these people suffer from the 'I a...

Watching the news about the governor of Ill. ,boy it sounds like he is the essence of arrogant greed. It sounds like his wife is no better. And talk about a dirty mouth. Maybe people should send them some soap to wash it out. And don't forget to send along the instructions on how to use it. Step 1. Take soap out of package Step 2. Open mouth. Step 3. Insert bar into mouth. Step 4. Close mouth around bar. Step 5. Leave bar in place for at least 5 minutes. For very dirty mouths leave in place for thirty minutes or more. Repeat all steps when needed. To get the best results according to Ralphie in A Christmas Story, Lava would get the best results. Today was whining Wednesday, and believe me people at work were doing allot of it. Complaining about everything, getting on each others case about everything. It always seems to get this way around the holidays. Oh well, it's always interesting listening to all the problems and being thankful I'm not involved. It also doesn't ...

With so many people losing their jobs you would think that some people who have a good job would do their best to hold onto it now a days. But unfortunately I know a number of people who still think that they will go to work when they feel like it and the job will always be there no matter what. Well, it's time to wake up. Be responsible for yourself, take care of yourself, earn your own way or be prepared to pay the price. So many people raise their children in a way that make them believe they will always get everything they want without doing anything to earn it. That low paying jobs will always be beneath them no matter what. Physical labor is out of the question. So many moms and dads and even grandparents are breaking their backs to give these children everything their hearts desire. And it never seams to be enough. I like to say that the last couple of generations allot have been raised to think they are princes and princesses. I like to call them Royal Pains. They want eve...

I'm not sure what I'm going to write about I just have the urge to write something. So lets see. It sounds like they have finally admitted that we are in a recession. It's about time they saw the light of reality. I think things will get a whole lot worse before they get better. A lot more people will still lose their jobs. Terrorists are continuing to make noise again in different countries putting the whole world closer to the edge. I wonder how they really see things. The leaders of these groups have some strange ideas and reasons for killing people. Someday, unfortunately, they will succeed in destroying a country or even the world. But will they be around to enjoy the results they wanted? Chances are no. The world could be thrown back in time in such a way that it will be like starting over again. What will happen to us? What kind of people will we become if we survive? Or will we be more dependent on things to help us survive? Thought of the day: "Productive is ...