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Technology Schmecnology!!

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

When Buster and I moved into the house here at camp, we got hardly any TV channels.  So we went looking for antenna reviews to see which would be the best one for our needs.  We have a HD TV so we didn’t need a converter, but we still needed a “boost” to get many channels.

We still don’t get a lot with the digital antenna we have, but it’s better than if we didn’t have one at all.  It seems like ever since they changed from analog, the channel selection is actually less than before!  I think we have more problems with pixelation and stuff like that than we ever have…

Does anyone know if indoor antenna’s do any good??  I often wonder how they could because they are so small and they don’t look like they are made of much.  But then again, I don’t know anything about how they actually work, so….

I also don’t understand why you have to have 75,000 cables hooked from the antenna to the TV, and the TV to the DVD player and the DVD player to the receiver and the….OMG ( oh my goodness)!!  It’s all just too much, but I digress….

Carry On =)

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Is insurance mandatory at your college??

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

If you have been around long at all, you have come to the realization that I blog about everything and anything!!!  If you can go on and on and on write/talk about it, I probably have!!  And probably even a few things you can’t/shouldn’t!! =)

Jut like today, I am gonna tell you about how easy it is to get affordable health coverage in!! Albeit, NC short term health insurance.  Still the same, it is affordable insurance!!  Actually it is for students who aren’t covered under a parent’s plan anymore or students who attend school out of their home State.  Did you know some schools make it mandatory to have insurance??? WOW!!

Carry On =)

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GGRR…

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Is it just me or does anyone else hate those new hand dryers in the bathrooms in the newer restaurants and/or stores??? They are so annoying, because they are automatic and if you don’t move your hands fast enough for long enough, they turn off on you.  That really irks me!!!

GGRRR…

You can’t dry your hands off as fast if you move your hands too fast, you have to let the air blow on them for a little bit, move them, blow a little more, move them….you get the idea…so it’s really annoying when all the sudden the thing just turns off!!! OK, I’m done complaining, for now.

Carry On =)

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Men, you might wanna skip this post…just sayin’ LOL

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

So, for about a week now I have been sick…no, not really sick, just OFF.  I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why… This weird pressure in my head, then headaches, night sweats, sweating out of the blue during the day, nausea, fatigue, sleeplessness, the list goes on and on. And that’s not all…

Then last night I really didn’t feel good and I thought I had a fever, so I took my temperature.  The thermometer said 103 degrees.  I thought that wasn’t right so I took it again, right away.  Then it said I had a temperature of 99.1.  I thought that was strange.  Buster told me to take some Tylenol and lay down, so I did.  I thought I was coming down with something.

About an hour later, exhausted, I went to bed only to not be able to get comfortable and not sleep. Then when I finally did fall asleep for a couple hours, I woke up around 4 drenched with sweat and freezing!!  Then I tried and failed to get comfortable some more til I finally fell back to sleep, covering myself up with the sheet and taking it off again as I went from freezing to overheating several times…Then this morning I was laying in bed feeling not very rested and it came to me….MENOPAUSE!!!!!  What was happening last night were extreme HOT FLASHES!!!!  I have had them before, but never like this!!

I had a radical (they took EVERYTHING) hysterectomy three years ago and I think it’s finally catching up to me.  See your body converts fat cells into estrogen so us “big girls” tend to store up estrogen longer than those who are not as “fluffy”.  So all the symptoms I have been having…night sweats, extreme hot flashes, pressure in my head, fatigue, sleeplessness (ironic, huh??), headaches, body aches, dizziness, nausea, the whole works is stinking menopause.  I should have known.  I figured if I hadn’t had much problems by now, I wouldn’t.  HA!!!

My next problem is, I don’t want to take anything that isn’t natural, but that’s all my insurance will pay for, is something I can get from my doctor….I have progesterone cream, but it won’t take care of everything, so I’m not sure what to do.  Any suggestions??

AND, I just read that this can go on from 1-10 years!!!! UGH!! Pray for me please!!!

Carry On =)

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Very Interesting…

Friday, August 20th, 2010

I went to school to be a Medical Assistant like 15 years ago.  Just before graduating, I found out I was preggers with my daughter.  After having her, I got really sick and never even registered and therefore never went into the field. I really liked the studies and graduated with honors, but have forgotten much of what I learned.  Also, medical procedures and such change so much over time that I really don’t know much about it anymore…

Does anyone out there know what exactly a spirometer is?? I didn’t either until today…

A spirometer is a tool that doctor’s use to measure how much air is actually inhaled and exhaled through the lungs.   They are really helpful when treating patients with COPD and/or asthma and other lung conditions.

Medical procedures and instruments and such still interest me and I love to learn new things about the medical field!!!

Carry On =)

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Papa and Grandma…

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

The camp director’s mom and dad (grandma and papa) live here at camp most of the time now. The cabin they built them this last year is quite a bit smaller than the house they own downstate.  As a compromise for moving her into a smaller house, he has promised to take her to Florida for a few weeks during our cold winters.

I guess they rent/lease a condo that is near Disney World.  They have invited us to come and stay with them some time and take the girl to Disney.  Since we wouldn’t have to pay for a hotel/motel, we can save a little money.  There are so many different Disney vacation packages, though, that is is really hard to pick one!!  I have never been to a Disney park, so I am really excited that we might be able to go!!

Carry On =)

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No shoes for me =(

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

OK, so I am not having any luck with reviewing a pair of shoes!!!  I have small but quite chubby feet and I am having a hard time finding shoes wide enough without getting “old lady shoes” LOL.  No offense to those ladies who are older!!

The folks at CSNStores.com have been great.  They shipped both pairs of shoes I wanted to me for free and also let me send them back for free!! They have been very patient and helpful!! I just can’t buy the dressy, high-heel type shoes without trying them on first, and the peeps over at CSN Stores have been patient enough already, so I am going to try something else!!!  Stay tuned to see what it is!!

Carry On =)

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A few of my hubby’s favorite things!! =)

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Buster is really into knives,  multi-tools and flashlights.  He insists on “collecting” them in all different sizes , shapes and colors.  Big ones, little ones, black ones, yellow ones.  And that’s just the flashlights!!! Multi-tools come with all kinds of different gadgets.  From screwdrivers to bottle openers, they’ve got it all!!

Buster really likes led flashlights.  The bulbs last like forever and they don’t drain a battery as fast, at least that’s what he says…And they come in all sizes and colors, even in lanterns.  Take him to a store where they have a large section of these, and he is one happy camper!!

Carry On =)

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*Tear*

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Remember this post???  Well, the shoes were not wide enough for my chubby little feet, so I am sending for a different style and if those don’t work, I’ll have to try something else entirely!!  Stay tuned…..

Family camp is amazing, I knew it would be.   Buster and pumpkin_seed and I went for a walk today on the Creation Trail, looked for items on our scavenger hunt list and sweat to death!!! And we also had really yummy french bread subs for lunch!!! I sang a solo in Chapel this morning (ugh) and we are all just having a good time!!!

Hope your week is going great, too….

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I love my “job”…

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Buster and I have been drooling over looking at some  bedroom furniture sets, as we have never had a “real” one.  When we bought our first house, it came partially furnished with some cheap furniture, which included a headboard and dresser set that matched, but it wasn’t anything that was really nice.  Soon after, we bought a king size bed and the headboard didn’t fit it, so we have been about 12 years or so without one.  Which isn’t really a big deal, but I would really like to get a nice matching set.

CSNStores is making it really easy for me to find stuff I like and get it for a reasonable price.  They have given me the opportunity to pick something out from any one of their 200+ stores, order it and review it here on my blog.   It’s really been awesome…You remember my Fondue Set and my Cookie Sheet, don’t you?? Those are mine thanks to the fine folks over at CSN Stores!!! I love my “job”!!!

Come on back in a few days when I will be posting a review on these.  My Pastor’s wife wears Aerosoles all the time and is always telling me how comfortable they are, so I am going to try them out.  I have been trying to find a pair of sandals that have heels but are still comfortable, but haven’t had much luck thus far.   I am so excited!! I can’t wait to share with you what I think of these beauties….

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