Category: Amusing/Musing

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She’s Too Cute Sometimes!

Sometimes she can be so good and cute – but other times – she can be so stubborn and so whiny! The other day after showing her the magazine I had done for her with Today Parents – she went back to school to tell her teacher that she was on a magazine cover – in which her teacher had replied – that they just might have to get her autograph after school. She was so tickled by it – she went around repeating how famous she was now. Yes! that’s my chloe for you – at almost 7 yrs old – she can be quite adamant at some stuff – but at other times – she is so easy to please. Never really asking for much except for time to play with us and read with us. I don’t know what I would have done without having her – it would be quite boring – like we were yesterday – when we went shopping without her – as she was with her grammie’s.

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Christmas Mailing

Christmas is just round the corner and we see lots of companies sending out direct mail printing for their catalogs and brochures not only to our home but the store. And it certainly has made shopping a lot easier for us – because we know exactly what to get and how much we are willing to spend. Chloe is able to circle the things she wants from Santa and it sure made things easier for us too – as we didn’t have to bring her to a crowded store – and make her choose from a few dozens of choices. Maybe, next year – we should do the same for our store too – send out these brochures way before Christmas to customers too – after all, I liked browsing thru’ all the brochures and catalogs that I received – and it sure made shopping easier for me.

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Books For Christmas

As much as I love to get toys for every kid in Chloe’s class for Christmas present – I strongly feel that books may be a better idea. Even chocolates are discouraged by the school these days – so here I am thinking – should we get books to donate to the entire class? or just give money to her teacher to get the books herself. It would be easier to give her the money to get the books – because she would then know what are suitable – and probably get a better deal. But I’m worried – that her teacher might not like the “money” thingie – so what do you all think? buy the books on my own and donate it to the class – or hand the money over and let the teacher pick the books she wants for the class?

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I’m An Action Mom !

I’m an action mom! are you? while PB is very relax about stuff – I’m the action one – I like to do things quickly – pick up the phone and find out all the information about it – and get things done. And I pride myself for it – unfortunately, it also bugs me that PB is so relax – and seems like waiting for things to happen and not making things happen. Am I do doer? or am I just overly excited about stuff? I think a balance is good – but when things don’t get done – it kinda makes my heart raise its heartbeat – I don’t know if you know what i mean. But yes ! i’m an action mom! and being an action mom can sometimes caused one to loose lots of sleep. What kind of mom are you?

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Shopping Savvy Mom

I do pride myself for being a shopping savvy mom – because I only buy things when they are on a good sale price – not just any sale – but it had to be 40% or more. I’m pretty good at sniffing out this kind of sale – and when they do come along like the Black Friday sale – I watch it like a hawk and make sure I get what i need for Christmas presents. So if you are looking for a good sale – don’t forget to check out the Black Friday sale – because there are lots of gadgets and geeky stuff one can get for their spouse and boyfriends.

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Migrating To Canada? Check Out The Weather!

Brrrrr..!! it’s cold out there today! it’s not even the end of November yet and it already feels like the winter! Yes! every year – I don’t know how I survived such horrid weather – it’s so cold that even with the heat on in the entire store – my hands are still cold and I need a little heater below my desk.

And power or oil or even wood is just as expensive – to heat the house or the store – during the winter. Alot of folks cannot afford to heat the house to keep their children warm – and to feed them at the same time. Winter can be harsh and long here in Canada – sometimes we are snowed in for days – sometimes there is no power for days. So if you are thinking of migrating – make sure you can withstand the harsh weather here before you move away fromt he comforts of your home.

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40″ Plasma For The Bedroom

Having a store like ours is pretty awesome because we sometimes do come across really good and cheap stuff. You see people don’t know how to budget or manage their money here – they have no money for emergencies and neither friends nor family can help them out. So what they do? they sell whatever things they bought recently for half of what they paid for – and sometimes even less. Of course, we get first dips on things like that. So recently we acquired a 40″ plasma for only $100 – so now we are looking around for tv stands – because it’s for our bedroom – so we need something that isn’t too bulky nor expensive. We weren’t keen on putting a tv in our bedroom but since it came so cheap – we just can’t resist it. Our tv stand would probably end up being more than the plasma itself… hahahah!

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Black Friday Deals

Every year after Thanksgiving in the US – you hear and see people lining up at electronic stores to get the best deals for Christmas presents. I am sure you would do that too – if you knew that the deals are like up to 50% off. This is one day – we can’t resist buying electronic goodies. I have been eying to buy a 24″ LCD monitor for Christmas – now I don’t have to wait because at Cyber Monday I can get it right now with free shipping for $141!!!! sweeeettt!!! can’t believe it right? and a wireless keyboard and mouse for under $20 !!! No line ups – no waiting in the freezing cold wind! win- win situation for us here – plus we only shop when there is a good deal on – and you can’t beat this one here.

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She’s Almost 7 !

As we sit and watch our daughter Chloe sleeping in her little couch bed in the tv room – we cannot helped but wonder where the time flew. She is almost 7 years old a month from now and even though it doesn’t seems so long – she is really growing up. Chloe can be so sweet at times and other times so bratty – but she is only but 7 yrs old right?

I remember my own God-daughter Sandy – when she was about younger than Chloe – she was a lot worst – but she is all grown up now and in college and outgrew all her brattiness too. I hope to continue to do a good job with Chloe – bring her up to be an honest person with integrity. She is a miracle – and i remind PB all the time. I don’t want to miss out on anything with Chloe – I don’t want her to feel like we are too busy with work. Balance i hope to find in our lives – balance.

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A Celebration

A customer who turned into a good friend of the family – came in to announce the birth of his newborn son and gave PB some jamaican cigars today. Very nice of him – but since PB doesn’t smoke – we are giving it to his father, see good cigars never goes to waste – there is always someone we know who loves cigars. Which prompts us to buy cigars for Christmas presents for our extended families and friends. While some people like myself don’t like the smell of cigarettes – I really don’t mind the smell of cigars – pretty weird eh? but yes! the smell of cigars remind me of an aroma smell.