So I just found this site, owned by Ebay, called Kijiji. A competitor with craigslist, but definitely not as supported by my local people. I really like some of their features.
How do you buy/sell stuff online? You still pay ebay/amazon fees or have you switched to a free service?
Ok so I’m not the smartest with percentages and such, but someone explain to me why this place offers 3.3% for a 6 month CD while the annual return on the savings is 3%. Aren’t CDs returns locked, so if I buy a CD I definitely get 3.3% in 6 months… why would I even think about 3% in a year then? This is from the online bank ING.
I was just thinking about California, when the classic 2Pac song just came to mind. Hence the title. ANYway, we had a wonderful time in California, visiting my fam and some friends. It’s always nice to go back there, especially they had consistently warm weather (get the hint, Utah?). And surprisingly enough, the traveling wasn’t bad at all, thanks to no delays, Chase being a little older, and because JetBlue is the best (legroom, tvs, lots of snacks– need I say more?).
Here are a few photos of when Gino, Jessica, Chase and I went to Howarth Park (a fun place where I spent countless hours training with the cross-country team in jr. high and high school). Chase loved this place, and so did we! The weather was absolutely perfect; 80 degrees, no wind, and not a cloud in the sky. There was so much to do there, including a carousel and the classic train ride (we used to ride it when we were little!). Take note that Gino is such a cute uncle!
We also got to spend time with my good ol’ best friend Jamie and her son Bryson. It was fun to observe how "boyish" our boys are and to just catch up with each other. Thanks to Jamie’s mom Jeanne for watching the boys so Jamie and I could go out to lunch, and thanks to Jamie for taking us back to the airport! It was so fun to see you guys!
Chase enjoyed riding the fire engine at Grandpa and Grandma’s house, and reading stories with Grandma. He liked hanging out with whoever was around at the time!
He also loved the Charlie Brown statue at the mall! It’s funny because this is how he acted when he saw the Snoopy statue last time we were here! He got a pair of sunglasses at the Children’s Place, and of course he had to try them outside when we got back!
View of the pond (aka "Lake Phil") on my parents’ property — beautiful!
We met up with Pace, Ryan, and Tina in San Francisco (Pace went to a conference there from Tues.-Thurs.). We had dinner and it was nice to be together (sorry you weren’t there, Rachel)!
Gino and Jessica also took cute photos, so I may post more later. Fun!
It’s not a good monday morning when you read the headline, baby bottles banned in Canada, questionable in other countries and there as a picture are the baby bottles in your kitchen cabinets. This article came across the health report:
Canada is moving to get rid of products with a chemical common in plastic baby bottles, the United States is expressing concern over its safety and some retailers are planning to stop selling these items.
Obviously the companies that make them are saying wait, it might not be harmful at the levels that we use… hello! You make baby bottles! You shouldn’t be allowed to use something that is harmful at ANY level! Meanwhile, blessed animal testing concluded:
Relying on the results of animal studies, it expressed concern about possible links between BPA exposure and early puberty and prostate and breast cancer.
Honey, clean out those plastic bottles, we’re switching to glass.
Starting with the man in the mirror, I’ve started on a path of self change. This life changing experience can be done with or without religion, drugs, or doctors. You will need muscles and determination. What is this life changing program?
SMILING
Let me explain how I came to this conclusion. I recently had some time to sit in bed without my family in the house, nice and quite. I decided I didn’t like the way I was acting. I seemed to be pessimistic, always looking for how to insult or complain; and not that I always vocalized it but the thoughts would always come. Thinking that wasn’t the type of person I used to be, or want to be, I decided I’d figure out how to change. So after many repeat plays of Michal Jackson, and 4 day trip with my boss, the impression hit me in the airport on the way home to my amazing family. You should be smiling, you have an awesome life and you are headed home to have a great time. Smile.
So off I was, set to smile no matter the perceived consequences. As we were waiting to board the plane, I smiled. As I went to the bathroom, I smiled. As we sat down in our seats I smiled. And I felt great! For the first time that week I was excited and enthusiastic. This was great! Then I looked over and saw the stewardess, she seemed to have a long day and was not smiling about this red eye flight to UT. So I determined I would smile at her and see if this was contagious. She started into the safety speech, I think I was the only one watching, and for sure the only one smiling at her. Then as she came by for drinks she was met with more smiling and politness. By the end of the flight she was smiling! It worked, it is contagious.
So now for the experiment. I need to smile as much as possible for a whole week and see how I feel and who else around me catches on. I’ll tell you now it’s not as easy as you think. You’re face starts to hurt, and you frequently forget that you should be smiling. So, I challenge you to join my experiment. Smile as much as you can this week, smile when you usually wouldn’t, in the car driving by yourself, in the morning, at work, smile all the time. You’ll be amazed at the change in your attitude and in the reactions that you’ll get from around you. Report back her in the comments, I’ll start off the reporting with my experience with Joy.
This is Chase, it’s my birfday and I wanted you all to have a place to say your things to me since I’m in CA and not available via my normal phone and video chat. 1, 2, 3, Blastoff!
(The cereals) were distributed nationally under the Malt-O-Meal brand name, as well as private labels including Acme, America’s Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw’s, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. The cereal bags have “best if used by” dates from April 8, 2008 (coded as APR0808), through March 18, 2009 (coded as MAR1809).
The company urges consumers to discard any unused cereal bearing the effected dates. Retailers have been notified to remove affected product from their shelves.
I knew I didn’t like that cereal for a reason… please be aware if you eat any of these brands.
This will be what he does all day:
Flash video of bored retired physics teacher
Speaking of the office, what a LAME episode last night! It can only go uphill from there though. Thoughts?
Hey Disney fans here’s a list to wet your appitite, or make you sick…
I think that Sonic (fast food) commercials are the funniest! I especially like the most recent ones that have been on TV. They make me laugh every time– which is saying a lot, because I usually think that commercials are completely idiotic. But such is not the case with Sonic commercials! Anyone else feel the way I do about this?
I was going to put one on here from YouTube, but I mainly found homemade ones that people tried to do that weren’t funny at all. Also, frankly I’m scared of YouTube, because the 2 times I’ve tried to find videos on there, I came across some disturbing things. SO you’ll just have to watch TV (and not fast forward through the commercials) so you can experience some Sonic funniness!
P.S. I appreciate all the activity on our blog and the great comments! Thank you!
