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I wonder what he’ll buy next

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My electronics and gadget loving oldest brother hasn’t sent any mass emails to family and friends lately telling us about about the latest thing he’s purchased.

Usually these emails are accompanied by at least 20 pictures of the object taken at all angles. A little overkill since most of the photos look pretty much the same as the next. Thank God I’m not on dial up anymore. It was killer to get an email from him way back when!

It’s been so long since he sent a “purchase” email that I fully expect to get one any day now. I wonder what kind of new toy he’ll have bought himself? Maybe a portable GPS system or something like that?

Do you have any friends or family members that are like that? They just have to have the latest gadgets and they have to tell everyone they know about it. Repeatedly!

It’s kind of funny really.





Hoping my azaleas do well this year

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Azalea buds

Just four more days and Spring will be here! I think I’ve pretty much said that in all three of my GTS posts today. Can you tell I’m excited?

I’ll have to wait until sometime in May before my two small Northern Lights Azalea shrubs begin to bloom, but that too is well worth the wait. I only wish that they weren’t so stingy with their flowers.

Perhaps this year, thanks to an abundance of snow cover to protect the plants and hopefully give them a good dose of moisture when it begins to melt, my azalea’s will do better than ever. I sure hope so!

Do you grow Azaleas?

Remember it’s Easter this weekend. If you don’t grow your own flowers, why not buy someone for someone special?

Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information. GTS participants remember to check in at As the Garden Grows each week so that we’ll know you made a new post!

Should I upgrade or get a new laptop?

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I’m trying to decide whether I’ll buy a new laptop, my husband could use one, or simple upgrade the one I have. I know it would probably be a heck of a lot cheaper to simply upgrade our current laptop with more laptop memory, but having a second laptop around is very appealing too.

I guess since we don’t have a lot of spare cash at the moment an upgrade is more likely … still it’s nice to dream of things we could use isn’t it?

Easter hunt for dogs

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I think I’ve invented what could be an Easter Hunt for dogs instead of young kids.

Every once in a while when my puppy seems to be acting hungry or deserves a treat I’ll get a very small handful of dry dog food. I throw a couple on the ground ahead of me and whiles she’s occupied I’ll drop one or two somewhere else. Throwing one on a couch or chair, at the base of the stairs and so on.

She loves it. It becomes a food hunt for her and it keeps her busy for 10 to 15 minutes at a time because even once she’s retrieved all the hidden treats she’ll keep checking around to make sure she didn’t miss any. I guess that’s probably because the smell of the food is still hanging around.

Do you do fun things with your dog or other pets to make it think and have some fun?

Better insurance rates for good driving record?

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We’ve been with the same home and car insurance company since before we purchased our house. Back then, when we lived in an apartment, we only used the company for auto insurance. I guess we should have had our belongings at the apartment insured, but we didn’t. Lucky for us nothing happened!

Chris and I both have good driving records. Neither of us have ever managed to get a speeding ticket or any other kind of ticket. Well, Chris has had a few parking tickets, but that’s about it. So we’ve got very good driving records. I think maybe it’s time to call up our insurance company or perhaps another one and see if we can get an auto insurance quote that would bring down our payments.

We actually have pretty good rates right now, but I think that we might get better ones if we try to re-negotiate.

What do you think our chances of success are?

I’ve been meaning to call our insurance company anyway. Our dog is still a puppy but she’s a large breed dog (Lab) and I’ve heard that some people get their home insurance rates lowered a bit after getting a large dog. I guess it’s seen as home security.

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