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And the ball drops

Julie — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:31:47 +0000

Well, did you watch the ball drop in Times Square last night and the big celebration in New
York City?

I was awake until 11:45, turned the TV channel to watch it all go down; I had been watching the Big Bang Theory marathon all evening, and then I fell asleep!!

I awoke again about 12:30, said “eh, Happy New Year” and went back to sleep. Very exciting evening!!!

Holiday bonus

Julie — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:23:32 +0000

I got a great surprise this afternoon. As I was leaving the office for the holiday weekend, my boss handed me an envelope. I did not open it until I got to my car; expecting $50 or maybe even $100. As I opened the envelope, I almost fell over with surprise!!

He had given me a $500 bonus for Christmas!! I was not even expecting a bonus, since I have only worked for him for a year. But man, this was a great Christmas gift. I have been needing a new television set in my living room for about 1 1/2 years now, mine went out, and I could not afford to fix it or buy a new one. So, this is buying me a new television set!!! They have some great sales going on right now. Thank you Mr. Elliott for the wonderful gift.

Lake Party

Julie — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:54:16 +0000

In this area, summer ends on Labor Day. So a lot of people go all out and have huge weekend parties or last ditch getaway weekends to the ocean beaches, the Bay, the rivers or even lakes. It’s all about getting to a large body of water and swimming, boating, and fishing.

Friends of mine have a little cabin on the river about 150 miles south of here. They were nice enough to invite me and a couple of our friends to come down on the Labor Day holiday weekend and camp out. I’m thinking about it!

Hooked on books

Julie — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:35:10 +0000

Just recently a friend of mine decided that he wanted to do a book exchange program with me. Seems that I have a lot of books he would like to read and he has a lot of books that he thinks I should read. So he started bringing the books that he’s read that belong to him, and then he picks one of my books that he wants to read. So far it has worked out pretty well; he’s returned every book he borrowed from me, and I’ve returned every book that I’ve borrowed from him. So far the books he has recommended have been interesting to read.

Independence Day

Julie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:12:17 +0000

Happy 235th birthday, U.S.A.!!!! I am proud to be an American. What with a niece and a nephew both in the Army and both war veterans, it is difficult not to puff out my chest when the flag goes by in the annual parade.

Although the country is going through some difficult times right now, what with two wars and the economy, most people in this country are still proud to call it home. And, I believe, our country will survive and prosper in generations to come. We have always done it in the past, and after all, history does tend to repeat itself.

Think about what you did to celebrate this year. Did you go to a parade? Did you go watch some fireworks? Or maybe you attended a cookout with family and friends. I did all of the above. I stood proudly with my hand over my heart as the American Legion post marched by with 13 flags to symbolize the original 13 colonies. I do live in an area where a lot of the Civil War was fought and where many many soldiers died to give us the country we have today, and I am proud of it.

Think about all the lives that have been lost and wars that have been fought the next time the flag passes by you in a parade or you notice it flying over the Post Office, and be proud to be an American.

In the potting shed

Julie — Mon, 23 May 2011 02:35:48 +0000

I don’t have the opportunity to watch any of the Martha Stewart shows on television because of my work schedule, but I do enjoy watching clips from her shows on You Tube. This clip is of her with Conan in the potting shed, making topiaries from some plants that Conan claims he found in his back yard. It’s refreshing to see that Martha has a great sense of humor! Very amusing!

Completely unprepared

Julie — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:19:50 +0000

Today I went to a Red-Hatter party where we all met at Patty’s house to learn how to sell things on Ebay. Patty’s been selling things on Ebay for several years and she invited us all to come over and she would help us set up our seller accounts and list something for sale.

When we got to her place, she was completely unprepared. It seems that her comuter is over ten years old, and kept shutting down in the middle of what we were doing. She didn’t have a camera ready to take photos of the items, she didn’t have a list of the flat rate USPS box dimensions and prices, and she didn’t have a tape measure or postage scale.

And to top it off I think she was a little bit inebriated. What a shame!

SALT

Julie — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:27:15 +0000

My hubby got the movie SALT from Netflix in today’s mail. He told me that he had ordered it because I had told him that I wanted to see it. I was rather surprised by that since I’ve never even heard of the movie. But I’m thinking that maybe I had just forgotten about it, and after supper I suggested that we watch the movie together.

Well, throughout the entire movie I kept wondering why in the world I would have ever said that I would want to see that movie? Don’t get me wrong, the movie was interesting, but it simply is not my “kind” of movie. I do keep wondering, though, why my hubby would insist that I said that I wanted him to rent that movie! It’s not as if I EVER tell him that I want him to rent a movie; in fact I’m usually too busy to sit down and watch any movies at all with him. So I figured that if I really DID ask him to rent that movie, then I should sit down and watch it with him. And as I said, the movie was interesting, but I am rather annoyed because it took me away from things that I felt that I needed to get done that just don’t partner up with watching a movie.

Zumba

Julie — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:35:35 +0000

I would LOVE to take a Zumba class. It looks like so much fun! There are a few things stopping me from taking them, however – time, money, and health. I don’t feel like I have enough of any of those to be able to take a Zumba class. And to be honest, I didn’t know of any local places that hold Zumba classes – until recently. I just found three local places that hold Zumba classes. Unfortunately, all of the class dates and times are during the days and hours that I work! Maybe it just isn’t meant to be.

PLEASE Tell ME This is Fake!

Julie — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:52:26 +0000

I know people who can do really funny things with Photoshop. I really hope this is not a real sign. PLEASE tell me that someone used Photoshop to create this as a joke.