I'm a bit grumpy.  After being out of work for 8 months (due to the car accident from 3/08),  and applying for unemployment *when they terminated me* in December (for not returning yet),  unemployment is denying my claim.  Has anyone had experience with this and can offer advice?  I've never applied before or been out of work this long. 

So, last summer I took my kids on their first camping trip, and it was my first time going since I was an angsty preteen going with the fam in the VW bus.  I'm from the Cape, and although I do not want to live there again, I do get to missing parts of it.  We stayed at a reservation in Sandwich, which is the town I lived in when I was a single mom ( Read more... )

So, after successfully making Amish Friendship bread, muffins, etc, for months now, and having people adore the results, I think I'm going to try Sourdough.  The site that taught me how to make the starter called it "brain dead simple".  I have a lot to live up to ( Read more... )

I'm wondering who on my LJ flist is going to Providence this weekend (that I don't know about already).   Would love to hang out with all of you if you happen to be going, so if you are, shoot me a message and we'll exchange cell #s.

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Your result for The Golden Compass Daemon Test...

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So, I need some ideas on what you'd do to make the vine less flame-like and less baby butch.  It's a nice design but a far cry from the delicate vine I've always wanted.   Going to JP to see the artist for some modifications on Monday and I really want to leave there in love with this tattoo.  Creative ideas??  Also....I'm looking for ideas in the ( Read more... )

I picked this up from a consignment shop for my little people and figured I'd easily find the rules for it online.  Not so much.   I am the queen of google and have had no success ( Read more... )

Finally getting my first MP3 player.  Seriously, I still have zillions of cassettes.  I like to let a while go by and see the price drastically decrease and see good reviews on something that the kinks have been worked out of.

So, I saw that the Sandisk Sansa clip 4 gig MP3 player are on sale at Sears for $35, which seems to be a tremendous deal.

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