JabberJuls

Well, we had to make the decision of what to do with our dogs now that the income isn’t coming in like it used to, when Russ travels for work it creates a hardship financially to kennel the dogs, and now Luke is getting older and may not be around to help us take care of them properly. What made us deal with the issue quicker was when Luke showed up one night with a beautiful black lab puppy…we called him Duke. We tried to see if we could do it. Luke took care of Duke really well. Buddy potty trained him and was really good with the puppy too, but then it came time to pay for shots, food, supplies. What do we do?

So we put a listing on Craigslist.com and within minutes people were emailing about the puppy and a couple people even asked about buddy our 5 year old. So we made a list of people in order that they contacted us. First appt. was the next day, but never showed up. Second person was driving down from Oceanside and he wanted Duke for a gift for his wife’s birthday, but his car broke down. A local gal had called the same time as the 2nd guy and she really wanted the puppy and got all excited that it was now available to her. So we took Duke over there. He’s got a huge backyard to run around in and a family with a little girl that fell instantly in love with him and him her. Perfect match.
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We’re looking for a ceiling fan with a good light. Hoping to find one for Russ’s office area. His lighting and ventilation is really poor in there. He’s finding that his eyes are bothering him from lack of lighting. So we talked to an electrician friend of ours to see if he’d help us set up a fan with a light in the office and he agreed. So all we have to do at this point is find the right fan/light for our need.

I’m going to go check out Farrey’s online. They offer a ceiling fan search that let’s you see all the brands and manufacturers that they have available to compare all the different styles. It has been really useful for Russ and I to get an idea of the options available to us. Farrey’s is not only reasonably priced, easily accessible online, but also provides quality ceiling fans and lighting products.

Some of my favorites amongst their stock are the modern fan company, fanimation ceiling fans, hunter ceiling fans. Check Farrey’s out for yourself. Might find something you like too.

Russ and I haven’t been using credit cards for sometime now, but we’ve come to discover that there are moments that you need a credit card to purchase on item online or especially when traveling. Yeah, companies will take your debit card, but it locks up the funds in the bank for a couple days. So frustrating when that happens.

Well, we’ve stumbled on to a new alternative to using our personal debit card. It’s an Achieve Card, its basically a Prepaid Credit Card. The AchieveCard is a reloadable, Prepaid Debit Card that can be used at any location that accepts MasterCard. A Prepaid Mastercard like this is perfect for someone like me that doesn’t want to spend more than what you have. So check it out if this is something you’d be interested in.

I didn’t realize how important it is to have the right shoes until I started walking. Wearing my flat, generic tennies just didn’t give me the support my body needs. Of course, as a teenager, I didn’t notice the toll it made on my body, but now I notice every strain on the bod. Once I got a really good pair of walking shoes, my back didn’t hurt, my feet weren’t stressed, and exercising wasn’t as much of burden.

Was planning to start hiking with some friends and I’m wondering what the differences are from hiking shoes and walking shoes. I stumbled on this unique website called Zappos.com and it not only gave me an awesome selection of walking shoes, boots, etc, but it explained the reasoning behind the different styles. I really found that interesting. For example, If you’ll be hiking on rougher terrain or carrying a pack, consider the mid-weight hiking boots and heavyweight hiking boots. The heavier constructions are less flexible, providing more support and protection and most of the styles are water-resistant or waterproof, ideal for wet terrain or inclement weather conditions. Would you have known that?

Anyway, checkout Zappos.com the next time you’re looking for hiking shoes, clothing, jewelry, etc. They offer Free shipping and everything.