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Every Sunday evening, our family visits a lady from church in the nursing home. She just turned 93 a few weeks ago. This past week, she got moved to a new room. When we went to see her last night, she was already asleep. So we waited until this morning to go by to see her.

She told us she was unhappy with her room move. At least she did still get a bed by a window. As they put her new room mate in bed for a late morning nap, our spry young friend told us that they put her in a room with an elderly woman!

I’ve got one of those heads of hair that is just almost never right. And with all the swim, bike and run training I normally do, my hair gets dried out, discolored and frizzled and frazzled. I do need something that keeps it soft and natural. I have tried a few things that I like and a few that I don’t. I even read about Chaz Dean’s hair care products which are completely natural and are made to leave hair feeling soft and manageable. It is even supposed to help with color retention. It apparently does this without the harsh chemicals found in most shampoos and conditioners. It is a unique formula which is actually a cleansing conditioner.

Another way many folks are saving money is to get their hair cuts at home. My husband gets his hair cut at least once a month. That adds up quick! If you are unlike my son who has banned haircuts all together, then this could be an easy way to save money. Of course, you will have to invest in good haircutting shears. These can be picked up fairly affordably and will likely pay for themselves pretty quickly.

If you want to test your skills or already have some decent hair cutting and styling skills, adding stylist shears  and even a CHI curling iron can save trips to the beauty salon, all adding up to a little savings over the course of a year. It might be a simple way to save money this year.

I don’t know why but over the last few days I was unable to access this website. When I finally emailed support at Lunar Pages (my host) they said my IP address was blocked. I don’t know why! At any rate, as you can see, they have unblocked me and I’m back!

I love my chiropractor. I have not seen him in about six months. But I just received a handwritten card from him thanking me for a recent referral! I was really amazed that he himself would actually take the time to hand write a card like that. It is not a formatted office letter printed out and stamped or signed by him. An actual hand written card! The podiatrists I’ve seen barely have time to look at me much less talk to me. I know they are busy, but I have paid them A LOT of money! I will definitely keep recommending my chiro!

Since I don’t wear eyeglasses, I do not know how hard it would be to purchase prescription eyeglasses from an online site. I have heard that Eyewear Planet offers many styles of both prescription eyeglasses and prescription sunglasses. They offer many brand names to choose from. I saw that they even sell goggles and shooting glasses. It is easy and convenient to shop online and it might be worth some time to check it out, especially if you already know what style of frames you prefer to wear. Be sure to check out the specials the website is running. You can save from $15-$30. And you get free shipping on all orders over $29.95.

I was thrilled last night to be able to go for a short swim. The water was nice and warm after being heated all day by the sun! The pool was not crowded. We were told that they can no longer take down the rope for us to swim laps, but we can still swim from side to side. The swimming felt pretty good. My leg is weak, or maybe I am overcautious. After about 15-20 minutes I felt some burning at the incision site. I decided that even though I wanted to keep going, I better not. I am supposed to start off slow and easy and not overdo as I get back to my activities. It’s hard to do but I know in the long run it’s for the best.

Just in case you missed Father’s Day (oops!) or in case you are in search of a gift for another occasion, I found some really great looking gift baskets online. There are lots to choose from. It looks like there are gift baskets just right for any occasion and for just about any person you are shopping for. My list might look something like this:

1. Friend on the Mend Doctor’s House Call Kit-um, just in case you know of anybody who recently had surgery and could use a little happy pick me up!

2. Great Adirondack Breakfast Gift Basket-this one could be just right for the newlyweds.

3. Sweet Summer Fruit and Treats Box-this could make a perfect end-of-school-year teacher gift.

4. Spa Gift Baskets-for the Diva of any age.

5. The Super Sweet Snack Gift Basket-looks like it would be a hit in any dorm room!

My family has just returned from another week at church camp. I am always happy to hear that they have had a good week. It was especially nice to hear how others were very proud of our kids too. Our son was a team captain this year. He apparently did a really nice job and I am happy to hear that! He had a little girl on his team who has trouble walking. He has been a great friend to her already this year and I am glad they were together on this team. I am so proud of him for exemplifying good sportsmanship. He is a very competitive person, especially in sports, so to hear him saying that everyone should get to play, including those who are less able, is awesome. He was really upset that another team took advantage of this but he knew he took the high road in just playing the game and supporting all of his team mates. It’s something fairly new to hear him say that a game really doesn’t matter, and it looks good on him!

On the flip side, my daughter came home this year in a sling! This is one year after my son came home from the same camp with a broken collarbone! Thankfully hers is only a sprain. But the nurses there are pretty much on watch for my kids!

I guess I am a slow learner when it comes to taking care of my own blogs! For example, I have had this blog on its own domain for two years. I never could get photos to post on it. So I kept loading them on to Flickr and then putting them in the blog from there. Well, today, I accidentally was able to insert an image into a post without loading it on to Flickr first! (Which is really good since I am nearly out of room on my Flickr account) So, as a note to myself:

I copied the image.
Then I clicked the “img” button.
Insert URL info and title.
Then the photo should be inserted.

Hopefully I can pull it off again next time I am ready!