Sponsoring Children in Need

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I find it personally terrifying when I see the conditions from around the world, images of young children suffering from starvation and malnutrition seems so unneccessary when as a society we are throwing money away hand over fist throught war, poor social spending, excessive pay for politicians etc. There are areas of the World that are so impoverished that there literally isn't any clean drinking water, food is a luxury and access to healthcare and education is something There are organizations out there that are dedicated to helping people in these areas of poverty. There are organizations out there that are designed to help these communites find a better way of life. By signing up to sponsor a child you can help provide access to the vital things in life like clean drinking water and vaccinations. Plan Canada assists in all these things as well as access to education and many more things we tend to take for granted in our daily lives. 155 If you want to make a donation to sponsor a child you can do it so easily by accessing the Plan Canada website or by calling the hotline, for as little as $35 a month you can provide access to vital neccessities to a child. You can have your sponsorship set up to come out monthly or yearly whatever is best for you.

Where is winter

I am starting to wonder if we will have a winter this year, we only had 1 significant snow back in November. It didn't last very long as we have had a lot of rain due to the abnormal temperatures that we have had. Today for example we had rain and it was 7 degrees out. Now it is great for the heating bill but not so much fun for the kids that are used to sliding, skating and skiing. They come home from school now covered in mud instead of snow. I know it is only January and we still have some opportunity for snow yet in February/March but everyday that goes buy is one day closer to summer.

Book of Eli

My son and I went to see the Book of Eli tonight at the theatre, we really didn't know what the movie was about but he saw a preview for it and thought it looked pretty cool. I was impressed with the movie about the World after a Nuclear war. I don't want to tell you too much about the movie but if you can stand a little bit of violence it really has an inspiring story and an unexpected twist at the end you won't see coming. I give it 2 exciting thumbs up.

I Pod Dreams

My daughter was very lucky to get a IPod for Christmas from my wife. She was very excited to see this Christmas morning but me not so much as I always get to be the one to set up electronic stuff. I recieved the list of songs that she wanted and that took me a couple of nights to get them all downloaded then it was time to sync up the song list to her Ipod. Once I figured it out it was pretty easy to do and now to see her touring around with her Ipod attached makes it very worth it, especially when we get a hug and thanks from her.

Saving money online

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LIfe is an interesting game of give and take, sometimes it's all about being in the right place at the right time. If you enjoy playing the online bidding game trying to save your money you need to check out the new site that was recently launched called Bidazzled. Bidazzled is a different kind of online auction, commonly known as a penny auction, they work by the participants buying their bids ahead of the auction. When the auction begins you start by placing your bid and as you do this a few seconda are added to the online auction site to allow others the opportunity to increase their bid. The bidding stays open until there are no more bids. Generally you can save up to 90% off the regular retail of an item so you could potentially win that Wii, laptop or other item for a bid of only a few dollars. This is definetly a different option available that can have a significant benefit to your online shopping experiencé.

Christmas Shopping

It's official...with a week to go from my perspective I am done shopping for Christmas. It wasn't easy with many shopping trips to the mall to make sure I had the right color, the right size etc. Now that it's all over with I can truly enjoy the rest of the Christmas season. Merry Christmas to all

Turkey Time

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There is nothing better than a traditional Turkey Supper with all the trimmings, we always went home for Christmas but a few years back we moved about 7 hours away from home so it made it a bit more difficult to do that so we had to start our own traditions. I can remember that first year when we tried to cook the turkey and make gravy afterwards. It just didn't work, the gravy was too thin and then it became too thick and by the time we were done it was totally inedible. It's hard to find gravy on Christmas day with all the stores closed but I managed to find a store that carried a packaged gravy from the "Club House" brand, I was skeptical at first but there is no doubt that these packages were able to save the meal. This has become our traditional Gravy alternative we look forward to our "Club House" every year. With the Clubhouse Website you can take advantage of the newsletter sign-up and contest entry to get even more ideas and value from your Club House experience.
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Christmas Secrets

I have a terrible dilema, how does one keep his wife's Christmas present a secret from her. I have no where to hide her gifts that she won't come accross. The only spot that I can think of is down in my basement in my work shop area. She can be a little on the nosey side as I have seen her open presents and peek in them and then wrap them back up. I have to find a new hiding place and wondered if anyone has any ideas that I could use.

I'm dreaming of a "Creamy White" Christmas

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I have been looking for the perfect coffee machine for my folks for a while now, with Christmas coming up I wanted to get them a real nice machine that they can make use of. It took a bit of research to find what I thought was the perfect machine for them. They often complain about their machine because it is so big and it is hard to make just a cup of coffee for just the two of them. The NESCAFE Dolce Gusto machine is an incredible new machine that not only brews coffee but can be used to make a variety of beverages both hot and cold. The Gusto is also available in 3 designer colors, candy-apple red, creamy white and sophisticated black. It prepares beverages that can rival the quality of coffee houses at a fraction of the price. It uses capsules to make the differance and you can order these online or get them at your authorized dealer. The Gusto even comes with great bonus in every box. Included is an offer for 16 Free capsules to help you try a variety of beverages at no risk to you. You can enter a contest right now to win your very own Gusto Machine but hurry as the contest closes December 20th.

Look out here come the IN LAWS

It has been almost a year since my in-laws have been here to visit us. With the busy time of year the house work has fallen a little behind. I have been very busy the last couple of weeks getting all the Christmas lights up. I began to get some cleaning done tonight while my wife is at work but after sweeping the floor I went for the mop and realized that we threw out the mop head after the last cleaning. It is too late tonight to go get one as all the stores are now closed. I guess mopping will have to wait for tommorrow. Wish us luck it usually is a very hectic time when they come to visit.