Restaurant Bonding

I like relationships. I even have some. I like to make friends and its fun to talk to people. When strangers come to know each other and become friends, well that's pretty amazing stuff. But it's not going to happen at my local Outback Steakhouse or the tons of other chains where somebody must have told … Continue reading Restaurant Bonding

Alzheimer’s On The Rise

The news is not good in a new report released on Tuesday by the Alzheimer's Association: The number of Americans with the disease has grown to 5.3 million. Their care continues to be a huge financial drain on our already fragile healthcare system and on the families who care for loved ones with this disease. … Continue reading Alzheimer’s On The Rise

A Great Idea Is In The Bag, er… BUCKET!

Check this out, it's an Iron Bucket! Both the Kankakee Quiltmakers and the Riverwalk Quilters (Illinois) use this method to tote around their irons. What better way to protect body parts, car, and anything between the ironing board and home, than this!? Plop your hot iron in the bucket and off you go! As long … Continue reading A Great Idea Is In The Bag, er… BUCKET!

An Audio Moment

Deb and I walk at the mall in the mornings. I thought it would be fun to try to bring you that experience in a podcast. This is my first try at recording anything like this. Any other things I should try to capture? Ami

Yo-Yo Sisterhood of the Traveling Panties – part 2

Spring has sprung. Panties have been dyed. All is right with the world because spring is truly here. OK, it actually SNOWED the day after this picture was taken, but only for a few minutes. More than 100 panties were dyed, my hands are back to their original color, and packages should be going out … Continue reading Yo-Yo Sisterhood of the Traveling Panties – part 2

QuickBooks Pro 2009

Mom wanted me to ask if there are any accountants out there who know of any great deals for QuickBooks Pro 2009. We have to upgrade. Sigh. We got an email from the nice people at Intuit explaining that they have to disable some fun things we use in the program we already own so … Continue reading QuickBooks Pro 2009