Vegas Getaway

There is that famous saying what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, it is quite an aluring notion that you can have a get away and just go for the fun of it no worries.
I personally would really enjoy the show of the lights in Vegas and have been wanting to take a vacation to Vegas with my wife since we were first married. I think it would be something just to get there to see some of the Las Vegas Shows, stay in the best of hotels, enjoy some of the hot night clubs and casino's. We are approaching our tenth anniversary in the next couple of years and I'm thinking a second well maybe really first honeymoon trip is in the works. Of course with a trip that important I am starting now to plan things out to make it the best trip we could have.

Matt the tool man

What an exciting moment, today after a wonderful morning out with my wife and youngest soon door shopping we purchased a door for my workshop. We brought it home and with the help of my hot assistant(wife), pretty much like Tim the tool man, I'm the dummy and my assistant comes up with all the good ideas. It can be quite comical sometimes because I generally don't get very worked up about stuff and just go about my business (some my say non chalantly), I'm usually thinking things through trying to work a few steps out and re-thinking over and over, eventually I'll get something accomplished but anyway she can get a little worked up and basically lose it with me because I'm not getting it done quick enough. Anyway once we got past all that and got down to business it was pretty smooth sailing and now WE built this room and installed our 1st door, it was a proud accomplishment until I showed our oldest son and his reaction was "Dad what's the big deal it's only a door?" URRRR way to ruin the moment buddy.

Death and Taxes

There is an old saying there are only two things that you can not avoid in life...Death and Taxes. Taxes are part of everyday life and at this time of year we all have to file our returns. Everyone is different of course some of us get our paper work in order as soon as possible, file and get it over with. There are also those among us whom dread tax season or just enjoy the sport of procrastination and leave it right up to the deadline. Which ever catagory you fall into sooner or later you will have to break down and file your taxes . Efiling is becoming increasingly popular these days and the sites are becoming better and better with teach passing tax season. Fileyourtaxesnow offers a quick step by step system to guide you through the process just fill in teh blanks and go. You don't even need a credit card you can have the fee deducted right from your refund. With Efile you can have your refund direct deposited to your bank account, getting your refund even faster. Your tax account is password protected and you can try it our for free you only pay when you actually file. There is even online tax accountants at your disposal for any assistance or questions you need along the way.

Spring Time

It's five degrees at the end of January, there is barely a site of snow anywhere on the ground it's beginning to feel like spring here in Nova Scotia. Normally we don't see this type of situation until mid-March so it really is strange. I'm sure we are still in for a dose of winter, it will come back and I think it will be harder to accept when it happens because we are being teased by the warmth.

Eye sore or marketing tool?

I know you have all seen them on the side of the roads they are called glow signs and many business use them them scream deals out to customers passing by in hopes of luring them into their business. Large black boards with florecent colored lettering. What do you think of these, do they accomplish anything for you, do they draw you in or are they just a eye sore. I'm on both sides as the fence as a business manager I think they are usefull but when I drive down the road and see them every 20' it seems like they are becoming a problem.`

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A Refreshing Drink

I can remember about 10 years ago when the retailer I work for began selling this crazy concept of bottled water. We all stood back and said we must be crazy to think people will actually pay for water in a bottle. As the years have gone by this catagory has gone through exponential growth to become one of the most popular items available. It comes in so many varieties from single serve bottles to 18L jugs, the last few years have brought on the new fade of flavored water, to me we used to call that juice but anyway it works. I even admit to joining into the craze and buying water by the bottle myself. Sometimes it's the simplist ideas that work the best aren't they.

Going Green

It is becoming very interesting watching how green retailers are becoming, long considered monsters of teh environment. Recently many retailers have begun selling re-usable shoppoing bags which really are a great idea, the amount of plastic hat goes to the landfills every year from shopoping bags would really blow you away and of course the cost of these bags is filtered into the price we all pay for the products we want. This is two fold though as these bags also serve as a walking advertisment for the company you purchase them from, but Kudos for this initiative . I know I was very proud when the company I work for HBC began sellling these late last year.

March Break

With March Break just around the corner we are starting to plan our vacation out for next years break. We are hoping to be able to pull of a family trip down to Disney World and definitely get Sea World Tickets as well to make it a full trip. We have been talking about taking this trip for years and now that our youngest child will be almost 5 next year we think it is about time to make the big trip. Of course we will be shopping around as a family of 6 we want to get the best deal possible on the accommodations, flights, car rental and most importantly the theme parks. I have never been to any of the theme parks but my wife made it to Disney World when she was younger and talks about it being one of the most enjoyable trips of yer adolescent life. I hope we all have great memories of our trip it will be a lot of fun for sure

The renovation continues...

Tommorrow will be an exciting day it is a day away from work. After the kids get off to school my awesome wife and I along with our youngest little buddy Blake will go off shopping for doors fro our new family room. We will be shoppoing around to get teh best price. I wouldn't be surprised if we sneak a little snack for lunch somewhere before we heas home but we'll see.