Thinking Outloud

I just took a fun little *test* I found off the Internet. What you do is go into the site and type in your first and last name. Then the site will tell you how many people in the US have your name. It was really quite amusing to find that there are two other people in the US that have the same name as I do. But the good thing for the US population is that there is no way that these two other people out in the world just like me. I am one of a kind and Canada has to keep me. Take the test and see how many other’s share your name.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 2 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

How did you do? Are there more of *you* out there??

For the past few days I really have to wonder if Spring just got up and walked away. Lately we have been having seriously cold temperatures every day and the high winds have been constant. It’s days like today that I wish I could just hop on an airplane and fly myself down to the Caribbean. They have so many enticing Caribbean villa rentals that when the weather around here is crappy, it gets my mind to thinking about faraway lands. But since that isn’t going to happen any day soon, I either have to get used to this bitterly cold temperatures or just stay in my house until it warms up.

I can’t believe how fast this school year has passed us by.  It seems like only yesterday that I was busy rushing around the stores purchasing school supplies and school clothes for the kids to go back to school.  Now it’s the middle of May and the kids are getting ready for their two month break away from school.

I have to say that both kids had a pretty awesome year.  They both got involved with some school activities and they both enjoyed their year there.  I never had any phone calls or any problems from either one of them as far as their behavior.  My kids love school so much that they don’t want to do anything bad there and get in trouble.  They try to be on their best behavior at all times so the teacher’s are always proud of them.

So in a month’s time they will be getting off the school bus with their final report cards and start having the fun that they have both earned.

With my father in law’s home now on the market, he has started looking for a new one. He has been thinking about moving closer to her daughter and grand kids and I think that’s a wonderful idea. He has been so lonely over the past eight months that I think a move like this may just be something he needs. He has been checking out areas like Winter Park and has discovered that the prices for homes in this area seem to be extremely reasonable. He has been in contact with a Winter Park real estate agent and has been conversing back an forth regarding a couple of places. We will miss him if he moves that far away from us, but if this is what it takes to make him happy, then I am more than happy for him. I can’t say the same thing for my husband and the kids, but if he decides to move that far away, I’m sure they will adjust.

Now that the camping season is almost here, I have been getting things ready for our upcoming season. I have dug out the coolers, all the kids camping toys and all our camping bedding. Now that I’m in the frame of mind of getting ready for the season I have also been looking around different sites for more affordable life insurance. Because we travel so much during this time of year, I would really like to be covered as much as I can. Unfortunately things in life do happen and I’m the type of person that likes to be prepared. Hopefully I won’t need this extra coverage, but better save than sorry.

So far so good.  My husband and kids let  me sleep in this morning which was a really great present all in itself.  Then after I got up I was handed my first cup of coffee of the morning from my favorite coffee shop.  Then my daughter made me burnt toast and eggs (but it was the thought that counted).  Then the kids gave me their presents and cards.  My husband already gave me his present yesterday.  He took me out to dinner.  And now they have been little angels.  So as far as mother’s days go I have to say that this has been one of the best!  How is your day going so far?

Now that I have had my credit cards for a couple of years and have started building up pretty good credit, I have decided that it’s time that I look into possibly getting another one at a lower interest rate. Now, don’t worry if I do get another card, it will be to replace the cards that I currently own. When I first started looking for credit cards I didn’t have any credit to speak of so I pretty much had to go with the ones that I did. But with my better credit rating, I’m thinking that I may be able to go with a card that has less interest on it.

I have found a site over at creditcardsclub.com. This site lists all types of credit cards and all their advantages and disadvantages. They have actually set up a different credit cards rating for each card listed on their site. They have done all the research and leg work so that I don’t have to. They list all the different interest rates and any rewards associated with each and every card. This is a great site to find the perfect card that I’m looking for and with all the information located in one place, my search for a new card has been made a lot easier.

Today is my birthday and this morning my daughter  gave me an extra special birthday present.  Over the past couple of weeks she has been teaching herself on how to play the “happy birthday” song.  This song she hasn’t learned in school, she taught herself.  So as I was walking down the hall first thing this morning I could hear her playing happy birthday on her violin.  Most days my daughter and I fight constantly, but it’s days like today that  show me exactly how she feels.  She may get mad at me on a regular basis, but I’m her mom and she loves me.  Not only did I get the violin song from her, but her and my youngest son also made me homemade birthday cards.  They are the best!!  Now if I would only hear from my oldest son, my day would be complete.

Wow I can’t believe there is only one more week until the camping season officially opens. Yes, it’s still a little cold here at night time for camping, but as long as you have a good heater and a camper, you really should make out OK. The weekend of May 19 is a long weekend around here with the kids being home from school Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, so we are planning on taking our first camping trip that weekend. So because it’s only a couple of weeks away, I have to start digging out all our camping supplies, sleeping bags and curtains. The end of the season last year I took everything out, washed it all up and put it all away. So the start of this season all I need to do is dig out the stuff and put it in the trailer. I can’t wait.

My youngest son spends a lot of time on the Internet downloading and playing games. But lately he has been getting pretty frustrated with how slow the computer has been working. I figured out the problem. The problem was that this computer just doesn’t have enough computer memory to upload most of the games that he wants to play. So this morning my husband took the computer with him to drop it off at the computer shop to get the memory on the computer upgraded. The guys at the store said we should have the machine back in a couple of days so my son will be one happy kid once the computer comes back.