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Loss of friends

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Well, another of my friends, Mary, is moving out of the country.  She is moving to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  As you recall, recently my friend, Linda, moved to Calgary.  Mary’s husband just got a new job for a company up there.  So, they will be looking for a place to live.  They don’t want to buy a home yet, not knowing the area and all.

Mary stopped by the other day and said that she accessed the Internet and visited http://www.rentedmonton.com to see out a home.  She said that the website was very helpful and there were several places that she and her husband were interested in looking at.

They are going to take a trip up there next week to look at homes and hopefully they will find one that suits them.  I am sure going to miss her.

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Moving…glad it’s not me

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

The company that my friend, Linda, works for announced that they are opening a new office in Calgary, Albert Canada and she has been one of the chosen few that can go look at houses for rent in Calgary before she actually has to move and starts work there.

She said that she would call me and we could have coffee and look for a new temporary home for her together.  I love shopping for houses, especially for other people!!  She will be there for 6 months to a year and needs a place to call home. Just a cozy 2 bedroom house with a small yard would be perfect.

I asked her how she was going to find a place to live while she is here in the U.S., and she told me about a website that her company had told those chosen few about, where they could “shop” for homes in Canada right from her own home computer.  Well, pooh. I thought she meant we could take a trip to Canada together and look at houses!

I wish her all the luck in the world and can’t wait to go visit her in our great neighbor to the North.

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Off to the show

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

I used to work in a comedy theatre in Tennessee.  I was the candy shop/concession stand manager and I also took care of ordering all the souvenirs for the theatre.  So, I finally got to go to a trade show to see what was new in the world of gag gifts, stuffed animals and other fine gift shop items that one might be inclined to purchase during intermission or before or after the show.

There was this one booth that I stopped by; they were selling stuffed animals, as I remember.  They had the most unique logo mat and logo canopy that I remember ever seeing.   Then I thought about the theatre I worked in.

What a unique idea for the lobby and candy shop:  A beautiful mat with our logo right in the middle for all to see.  I thought that it would be a good way to promote the show.  I thought we might even be able to place a few around town in different locations to remind people that we were right around the corner.

I realized that I see mats and canopies like that all the time and don’t even realize it.  They are in stores, restaurants, even in offices.  What a great idea!!!

 


 

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Labor Day weekend disappointment

Monday, September 5th, 2011

I had originally planned to have a nice weekend with my spouse.  We had planned on going to the mountains and enjoy an old-fashioned drive-in movie.  They have a great drive in about an hour and a half from our house.  It was built in 1956 and has been in business ever since!!!  They have the playground, the concession stand and you can see two movies for only $7.50 per person.  They play two feature length films a night and…they have two separate screens with different movies playing on each one.

I was so looking forward to eating drive-in concession stand hot dogs or pizza and enjoying the night like we did when I was a teenager.  But, as fate would have it, something came up and my husband was not able to come home, he had to make an unexpected trip to Laredo, TX.  He will be back next weekend instead.  Oh well, it rained all weekend anyway, and so the movies were probably cancelled.  It is supposed to rain next weekend also, so we will have to put our little drive-in trip on hold.   We were also going to go to a very large flea market in the same area where the drive-in is located.  It would have been a nice weekend getaway, but mother nature and his work schedule took it away.  There will be another time though; I can hardly wait and am looking forward to it very much!!!!

 

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Friends and new careers

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

I have a good friend who recently went back to school to become a male nurse  He is so excited!!  After his first few classes, he realized he was going to need uniforms and a lab coat for his classes that he had labs in.  He wanted something that was stylish, yet durable and comfortable also.  He was looking for a place to purchase men’s scrubs and men’s lab coats that were reasonably priced and easily obtained.

He is a very busy person what with a full time job, classes and study time, and needed a place where he could order online and have them shipped directly to him.

I asked around my circle of friends and I directed him to try http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Men/.  I told him that I have another male nurse friend who uses this website all the time and recommended it highly.  He told me that they have inexpensive uniforms as well as any other supplies and accessories you might need.

I am happy to say that he visited the website and is now a satisfied customer.

 

 

 

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