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Imagine no waiting to get on the Pirates of the Carribean ride, walking right into Astro Blaster, and no lines in the women’s bathroom at Disneyland! And all that for FREE!

That was my birthday present on the 25th of January.

First, the free part – My husband and I volunteered to chaperone Amy’s school…

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Following Dave‘s example, I am going to set a few goals for myself.

It would be impossible for me to set 50 goals to be accomplished before I turn 50!

So how about 5 before I turn 50?

If I can complete these 5 goals by January 25th, 2009, I will be really happy!

1. Have an average of 500 visitors a day to my Parenting website.

2. Visit a foreign country that I haven’t been to before.

3. Complete an ebook and try to sell it.

4. Renovate our family room.

5. Organize our digital photos in an easy to access format.

If you can help me with any of them, I’d appreciate it!

A Statement from Fred Thompson

Posted: Tue. 22 Jan 2008

Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.

Fred Thompson, from what I understand, is the only true conservative candidate, true in the sense of down the line Republican conservative. He stands for small government, free market with limited government regulations, personal responsibility without government handouts, etc. I pretty much agree with everything he says.

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Everyone seems to be remodeling their kitchen and bathrooms recently.

It would be nice to do that if money was no issue.

But you don’t have to make a major change like that to make your house look better.

Just changing a few lighting fixtures will make a difference in the way your house looks.

I would like to have mostly recessed lighting one day, but that’s a big expense that will have to wait. So I changed the entrance light and the dining room light recently.

You wouldn’t think it’d be so hard, but I drove all over to different stores looking for the style that I liked. I must’ve been to at least 7-8 stores. After a while, they all looked the same!

It’s much easier to browse on the internet at least to get an idea of the styles you like. If you like traditional styles with curly cues and crystal drops, check out Hinkley lighting. If you like a little more modern, try Kichler.

I like to occasionally make changes to my life to keep my suburban life from becoming too boring. Changing some home decor item makes a difference to me, even if no one else notices.