tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72476292011-12-14T22:05:41.474-05:00Ramblings of 2 WAHMs - Anita DeFrank and Kara Kelso. Partners in business discuss how we manage successful websites and young children at home.Karanoreply@blogger.comBlogger4981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-84465124695192171352007-04-09T23:01:00.000-04:002007-04-09T23:20:35.153-04:00

To blogger that is. We're officially packing up and moving on. As scary as it sounded last night, today it didn't seem nearly as bad. Of course it helped when Anita said "I'm game, let's go!". That always helps to have someone behind your thoughts. *grin*So here we go, off to a brand new blog with a brand new domain name to start some brand new projects. I'm excited, I really am. The $7 secrets

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-65137130886608806052007-04-08T21:20:00.000-04:002007-04-08T21:33:19.216-04:00

You would think after blogging for nearly 3 years I would have had this all figured our by now. I start drifting off into my own little world when there's talk of RSS, feeds, and syndication. Yeah I know that's the whole point of a blog, and I really AM suppose to know this stuff. But I don't. And it makes me feel a little less than smart. Up until now everything has been fine. Sure I've had some

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-26817447186670202122007-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:002007-04-07T16:44:07.670-04:00

Now how fun is this? Blogger's Choice Awards are going on right now. Have you voted for your favorite blog yet? I found out about this via one of my favorite Marketing Blogs - Clicknews.com. With all the different categories, you're sure to find your favorite blog in your favorite category. Vote for the Best Business Blog, Best Blog of All Time, Best Food Blog, Best Gossip Blog (oh that

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-36492227373443070562007-04-06T22:20:00.000-04:002007-04-06T22:07:43.300-04:00

Online advertising can be a very cost-effective solution to promote your business or product. There are many different types and although many can give you good exposure for your money, some can lose you money very quickly if you do not know how to do it properly. Online advertising is not the same as offline advertising. It is in many ways a much more direct medium than TV or magazines.If

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-79320332851059135792007-04-06T22:07:00.000-04:002007-04-06T22:13:08.450-04:00

Our regular readers will probably notice really soon that a few things are a little different around here. We're going to be working on combing this blog and Mommy's Helper - Mom's Market Ezine. Since we're doing this and I just started an online course called Online Advertising Secrets Exposed, I figured I'll go ahead and continue it here. Remember, if you want to be updated each day we post,

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-36728115500866877882007-04-05T21:49:00.000-04:002007-04-06T00:33:43.977-04:00

Anita made a post about this a few weeks ago, but I felt the need to bring it up again. Mostly because I finally found the topic for my $7 report, and I'm pretty excited about. If you haven't heard of "$7 Secrets", let me give you the non-guru version: Basically the idea behind it is to create a report to sell for $7. Sound simple enough? Oh trust me, it is. My report was written in about 2 hours

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-15456284173227003512007-04-04T13:04:00.000-04:002007-04-23T19:04:14.310-04:00

First let me say that sometimes a business needs to change in order to grow. I can understand this, and that's alright. Rates need to go up, restrictions need to be put in place, and freebies kept to a minimum. If we gave everything away for free or kept everything at the same price, we'd go out of business quickly. However, if you are running a service business, it is NOT ACCEPTABLE to change

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-7820876649468409322007-03-28T11:15:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:22:56.588-04:00

Have you heard this before? Yeah I have too. It's taken me awhile, but I finally get it. The money is in the list. This is more true now that it ever has been, what with people becoming so blind to website ads. I mean we literally have to trick visitors with Google ads or build crappy sites to get them to click. I've been on both sides of that, and honestly it's not really worth it to either

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-9166727245383255022007-03-27T23:02:00.000-04:002007-03-27T23:15:55.963-04:00

I've been trying pretty hard for the last few months to improve the income on Idea Queen. Google isn't playing very nice lately, and my income from that source seems to be going down while the traffic goes up. Umm what? Yeah I don't get it either. So to heck with that, that site is worth more than a few pennies a click anyway. So when I saw they have now created Content Links, well I got pretty

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-6257733001041435152007-03-21T18:03:00.000-04:002007-03-21T18:13:21.064-04:00

I've got a new site up and running, and I'm ready to do some serious promotion work on it. I've already started to pour work into marketing, so you will be reaping the benefits tomorrow if you hook up with me today. Remember this site is brand new and does not have a PR yet. It also doesn't have traffic because I just finished it today. However, I've got a lot of promotion planned this week so

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-34792837150251403182007-03-18T10:12:00.000-04:002007-03-18T10:16:46.456-04:00

Now this is an excellent idea. Whoever came up with this one is a smart cookie....I'm sure we've all been involved in a barter or some type of trade at least once. You know, where you have an item you don't want, give it to someone else, and get something you do want in return. No exchanging money, just swapping something of the same value. I use to do it all the time because it's so cost

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-7176711058854596152007-03-15T09:19:00.000-04:002007-03-15T09:26:28.601-04:00

Alright everyone. *Gives stern look* We are all bright, talented, and creative women. I know you have some craft ideas out there that didn't come from a book. And here I am offering FREE ADVERTISING for your kids craft ideas, yet I've only got TWO submissions so far. Did you miss the memo maybe? Alright let me run through it again then.....I'm writing an ebook all about kids craft ideas. Those

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-62700905516050588932007-03-12T14:17:00.000-04:002007-03-12T14:35:58.647-04:00

Several years ago when I was big into affiliate marketing I gobbled up all kinds of information. Everything from SEO marketing to page design. One of the coolest things I ever learned was the psychology of colors in marketing. What this basically means is certain colors trigger certain feelings with customers. Way back when I read that the color red is associated with impulse buying (had a heck

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-12492801313190939602007-03-08T16:42:00.000-05:002007-03-08T17:56:10.787-05:00

You're probably wondering ... Did who figure what out? I'm talking about these people who create these information products and charge $97 or $147. The ones that I've spent time complaining about in the past. LOL Well, it looks as though they've finally figured out that they're going to sell to a whole lot more people if they lower these prices. Although I really have to laugh because they've

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-12450161956121352392007-02-26T11:07:00.000-05:002007-02-26T11:17:17.132-05:00

Here it is, the last week of the Think Big Challenge. I've come a long way and got quite a bit done, despite the loads of distractions and problems that hit me along the way. I'm amazed I added a whole new HALF of Idea Queen.....one that features the e-Cookbooks and the family-related ebooks. 17 Ebooks total have been added to this new part, and I'm hoping to at least double that this week. Which

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-40242705806564943222007-02-19T19:14:00.000-05:002007-02-19T19:44:56.879-05:00

OMG. Seriously just omg. I would like to say since the last post on this blog that things have slowed down a bit. Unfortunately it seems things have gotten a tad more crazy. I won't go into details because they are a tad personal, but let's just say it's drama I'm far too old for. I'm trying so very hard to keep a hold on my Think Big Challenge. Even with everything flying at me from every

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-91979790075151861772007-02-06T19:50:00.000-05:002007-02-06T20:34:24.347-05:00

Talk about bad luck and "one thing right after another". I'm about ready to just scream. I want to work, I really do. But life keeps getting in the way. The major problems started over the weekend on Saturday night when my heat went out. Yes at temps below zero in my neck of the woods, my heat had a "bite me" moment. Luckily I had friends over, and they helped me pack up the kid and gave us a

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-15167375864449015162007-01-28T00:44:00.000-05:002007-01-28T01:18:19.996-05:00

Apparently our Survivor Contests have become quite popular and I guess you could say a bit of a tradition on the message boards.And if you're a true Survivor fan, you're already aware that the new season starts on February 8th. (Woo Hoo!! I'm not just a Survivor Fan ... I'm a Survivor Addict!)How's our contest work? It's simple. - - - > Read the bios of each survivor. - - - > Choose your

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-53567358377429772552007-01-26T09:20:00.000-05:002007-01-26T09:33:55.619-05:00

Here's a little of what we've done so far ...More products!Now you have the opportunity to make even more money with DirectSales Helpers! We've added 4 products to our affiliate program.You can view and sign up to each one at http://www.directsaleshelpers.com/affiliate.htmlNew Affiliate Center!We've added an Affiliate Center so you can easily find everythingyou need to promote. You can view this

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-28158142534476831002007-01-25T10:38:00.000-05:002007-01-25T11:08:46.408-05:00

While I know I've said I'm not that crazy about link exchanges, it's still a necessary part of business. Most of the time I prefer main to main page link exchanges, instead of stuffing links on a "link page".Regardless, I have started to offer the option for main or traditional. This has opened the doors for more possibilities and better traffic as well.Now because link partnerships are an

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-34114808627911677242007-01-24T12:32:00.000-05:002007-01-24T12:47:13.606-05:00

I didn't think it was possible for me to actually use the internet for anything other than business. Sure I get the occasional funny forward or note from a friend, and I use Yahoo IM to stay in touch with a few people, but that's about it. Little did I know there was more....When MySpace hit I didn't think it was anything special. Rather, I thought it was very ANNOYING. Millions of sites with

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-69303161118143340862007-01-22T14:25:00.000-05:002007-01-22T14:40:15.596-05:00

Several years ago, I met Rebecca Hagel on a message board. Hard to say which one exactly it was now, but either way we hit it off. She's a fantastic person I look up to.She was my "goal buddy" for a very long time, and a damn good one at that. When she'd pass out the "Think Big Challenges", I got more than motivated to do all kinds of stuff. The results working with her on my goals were

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-19982263415035277842007-01-22T09:21:00.000-05:002007-01-22T09:33:00.200-05:00

Here we are in Iowa, sitting for much of the winter without snow. We even had temps well above freezing, and loving every bit of it. Well, the snow is finally here, and I think we now have enough to make up for the past several months.Yesterday we got dumped on for the second time in a week, but luckily it was done by the afternoon and we all got dug out without much problem. Even still, my drive

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-19022439229465103522007-01-20T11:16:00.000-05:002007-01-20T11:35:29.489-05:00

As I'm putting the milk away after breakfast yesterday morning I notice my son's "week in review" paper hanging there. It's then that I realize that I missed the fact that they were supposed to wear a shirt that is their favorite color. I yell back the hall, "Hey buddy, what's your favorite color?" And in turn he looks down at his shirt and replies with "gray" and a shrug. This of course is

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-3470401459218044502007-01-15T11:28:00.000-05:002007-01-15T22:03:52.018-05:00

I sure am glad the kids already had the day off today, because I would have hated to go out there and shovel while it's still snowing. I do NOT like winter. I've found myself yelling "Stop snowing!!!" out the window a few times. The weather is not listening to me though, and it's still accumulating quickly.The kids of course are begging to go out. Which means I have to locate all kinds of winter

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-59096131423077307942007-01-15T09:25:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:26:53.482-05:00

This is not something I do often.Usually you will not see me promoting "the next big product" to hit the internet. But this is a bit different. Rebecca Hagel is a very good friend of mine, and asked for a favor.Rebecca Hagel is sending her 72-year-old parents off to Europe. This will be a complete surprise to them - they have NO idea what she's doing! This is the vacation her parents have always

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168726731936680642007-01-13T17:16:00.000-05:002007-01-13T17:18:51.960-05:00

Working on day 5 here .... It did get a little tougher. I was afraid of what might happen when I came home. In the hospital, I had no choice but to ignore the cravings (unless I just decided to go awol, lol). But now at home, I do have that option/ability of being able to just jump in my car and go get a pack of cigarettes. (But I haven't ... and I won't!) Like I said, I had been on the patch in

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168543636697855062007-01-11T14:22:00.000-05:002007-01-11T14:27:16.723-05:00

This article was originally written for MHMM Ezine but we decided to publish it in the DirectSalesHelpers.com newsletter yesterday instead. So, I figured I'd share it here today...Top 5 Ways to Kick Start Your Online BusinessIt's a brand new year and time and the perfect time to give your business the kick start it so desperately needs. Did you ever get the feeling that your business is at a

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168543249616401102007-01-11T14:12:00.000-05:002007-01-11T14:20:49.656-05:00

Jello that is ...Apparently Jello is a staple for every lunch and every dinner in the hospital. And this is okay ... I don't mind jello. Actually, I rather like it. But, does it really have to be just lemon or lime? I mean those have to be the lamest flavors of all! How about some cherry or orange? Now don't get me wrong ... I AM eating it, ROFL. And every other single bit of food they

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168460425031094182007-01-10T14:49:00.000-05:002007-01-10T15:20:25.076-05:00

Well, I'm working on day 2 here. My goal got started a little more quickly than I had originally planned since I ended up in the hospital and I'm not allowed to smoke here. I did ask for a nicorette patch and they got me that soooo, believe it or not, it's not been too bad! (Phew!) Don't get me wrong, I certainly have my cravings at times but it's not really been that. I'm really determined to

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168288648010612102007-01-08T15:20:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:37:28.036-05:00

New year's eve here was quiet interesting. I had no babysitter for my kids, so I was pretty much stuck at home. There was a CSI marathon on that night, and I figured that was going to be the extent of my plans. My friends had something else in mind though. Since I was stuck at home, they decided to bring the party to me. My best friend (who I've known since we were kids) came over with her kid,

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168276532169708902007-01-08T12:04:00.000-05:002007-01-09T22:27:34.070-05:00

Did you ever get that feeling that you've left something "unfinished"? Ever since I finished Kick Start Your Online Business I've had that feeling. Then every time I watch a sale come in from it, that feeling gets even stronger. There was just something missing.During my quest to start automating things a little more, Val Selby recommended Aweber (which I'm loving by the way) and the answer

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168203890749012302007-01-07T16:03:00.000-05:002007-01-07T16:04:50.773-05:00

I do have another goal that I'm going to be working on and it has absolutely nothing to do with business ... I vow to QUIT SMOKING! I've made this goal and tried so many other times it's not funny. But this time well, this whole pluerisy thing has really scared the heck out of me. If you look it up online the C word is mentioned a few times. And to give you a little background here ... my father

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1168101939146448082007-01-06T11:36:00.000-05:002007-01-06T11:45:39.170-05:00

You can't get there if you don't know where you want to go!!!Val SelbyBusy Momma WellnessBoy, did she say a mouthful or what? Val started a great topic on our message boards ... I made it a sticky and we're all going to keep after it ALL YEAR LONG. Some rambling thoughts for the new year .... I'm getting to the point where I want to have just a couple of websites and that's it. I "cleaned house

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1167774878882165422007-01-02T16:38:00.000-05:002007-01-02T16:54:39.766-05:00

I was working today on the new idea I had last week, and realized something. I'm scared.Why? Because it's something new.....something I've never done before. Something I have to approach in a professional manner or fall flat on my face. Something I know I'm good at and love to do, but have stiff competition for. Very professional, established, experienced competition. I have experience, but not

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1167579551330788602006-12-31T10:05:00.000-05:002006-12-31T10:39:11.380-05:00

Here it is, the last day of 2006. Amazing how fast time flies by, and another year has past. In between attempting to put my house back together after Christmas, I've been attempting to do some brainstorming and work on goals for 2007. I can't say I've done that well (ha ha).Nothing all that spectacular has come to me as far as ideas go, but I have put a few things in motion which I'm thinking

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1167411287463056952006-12-29T11:44:00.000-05:002006-12-29T11:54:48.060-05:00

I finally got around to setting up a real blog on WordPress, complete with it's own domain name and everything. As much as I'd like to do that with this blog, I just don't think it's in the cards. I don't want to lose all the hard work we've put into promoting this blog, and all the backward links associated with it. Even though trying to optimize this blog for the search engines is giving me a

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1167391850380630712006-12-29T06:27:00.000-05:002006-12-29T06:30:50.403-05:00

It's a relatively "new term" and can be a big help. (Especially after all the holiday spending). I came across a great article that teaches you "money tricks" or "money hacks". I thought I'd share it with you. There's some great ideas such as:Plastic High FinanceThe credit card hack. If you pay your credit cards off in full every month (which you do, right?), you can give yourself an

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1167190211290109142006-12-26T22:04:00.000-05:002006-12-26T22:30:11.326-05:00

The day after Christmas and it's back to work....HURRAY! No, that's not sarcasm. I really AM happy to be back. I couldn't wait to jump on the computer this morning and return to some sort of normal routine that didn't involve wrapping paper or toys. The house still looks like the North Pole exploded, but that's a different story. I really was excited to get back to work today. It was time to work

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1166907756904596892006-12-23T15:40:00.000-05:002006-12-23T16:02:36.940-05:00

I finally got everything wrapped last night. I was so proud of myself, and the tree looked half way decent with presents all the way around it. I love giving gifts, so I loved seeing all the nicely wrapped packages all sitting under the tree. As much as I complain this time of year, I was pretty please last night and feeling a bit of the "holiday cheer". That is, until one thought hit me. I have

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1166723583596059502006-12-21T12:33:00.000-05:002006-12-21T12:53:03.633-05:00

I love GoDaddy, I really do. They are very reliable and setting up a site with them is super easy. They work perfect for small sites and sites without "bells and whistles", even if those sites have boatloads of traffic. PHP and databases really don't have many problems, especially message boards and things like that.Attempting to install and run some scripts on a GoDaddy site is another story. I

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1166552730422143302006-12-19T13:14:00.000-05:002006-12-19T13:25:30.496-05:00

I'm curious to know how many people out there listen to music while they work. Some days it's a must for me, but others I don't care much. I've grown tired of the radio and all the played out songs, so don't listen to it much anymore. I use to listen to my CDs on my computer because it was easy, but my computer is lacking space so all my CDs had to be deleted. Changing CDs is a hassle when I'm

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1166501997984007242006-12-18T22:43:00.000-05:002006-12-18T23:19:58.080-05:00

It's late and I should be heading to bed, but I got distracted reading emails and something caught my eye. I'm know expert at SEO by any means, but I do know a thing or two. Let me tell you a bit about my experiences in SEO before I jump into my huge rant so you don't think I'm just some newbie who doesn't know a thing. Cricket has taught me quite a bit, so I have to give much credit to her for

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1166453155527726232006-12-18T09:25:00.000-05:002006-12-18T09:45:55.610-05:00

I have officially become SEO crazy, and I'm absolutely loving it. Every time I take Cricket's SEO class, I get completely motivated to do more work on all my sites. I started this class with the intention of working on the new scrapbooking site, but once the lesson on static urls hit I was distracted. Our candle sales aren't bad by any means. This has been one awesome shopping season. The site

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165935110025061722006-12-12T09:30:00.000-05:002006-12-12T09:51:50.053-05:00

So it may not be a big secrete - I really don't care for Christmas. I'm not the holly jolly type who loves to pull everything out the day before Thanksgiving, or listen to Christmas music. No offense to those that do - I'm glad you've found a season which makes you happy. That's just not me. Most can trace my hatred for Christmas back to when I was in high school, and I lost a very, very close

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165844889790743912006-12-11T08:28:00.000-05:002006-12-11T08:59:22.743-05:00

Woo Hoo! Thank you Lynn Terry for pointing me in the direction of yet another a great tool! And the shocker is the price! If you've been reading our blog for very long, you probably already know that I tend to dislike the "next new guru product" - and only for $97! LOL (NO, that's not even near the price). Okay, I wasn't even going to tell you the price, I was going to make you go see for

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165445400240204622006-12-06T16:49:00.000-05:002006-12-06T17:50:00.470-05:00

It never fails - whenever you are in a hurry is when whatever you need is lost. Tonight I decided to make pizza but was running a bit behind. I needed my pizza crust recipe and of course, it's GONE. No idea what happen to it (although I might have pitched the printed paper last time I made it, thinking I had it somewhere on my computer or online). So then I start searching for it on my computer,

Karanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165349291433097852006-12-06T08:03:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:30:22.376-05:00

While I recommend and praise this class all the time, I HIGHLY recommend jumping into this particular session. Starting today, December 6th, they are extending the training session to include more in depth information on search engine optimization, and more interactive lessons. Why get in right now?THIS MAY BE THE ONLY ONE!This could possibly be the only training session which is a longer

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165405024527063962006-12-06T06:36:00.000-05:002006-12-06T06:37:04.566-05:00

Dear Santa, Please don't forget my Yugioh Cards this year. I know I had to come back to you a second time at Walmart to remind you. But that was because last year you forgot them. I know you told me that there were a lot of things to remember and sometimes Santa forgets a thing or two. And I know your elf told me that the best thing to do was to remind my mommy and daddy over and over again so

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165348833098690492006-12-05T14:55:00.000-05:002006-12-05T15:00:34.063-05:00

Don't you just love those days when everything seems to go along smoothly, and one by one all the items on your To-do list disappear? Today is one of those days. While I'm starting to feel a bit tired (thank the kids for passing along their cold to me), things are still getting checked off. I feel good!Despite the fact I almost had a major crises on my hands this morning, WAHM-Articles has been

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1165270324423586702006-12-04T16:01:00.000-05:002006-12-04T17:12:06.526-05:00

A few days ago I was here ranting about how crazy Anita (and others) were for going shopping on Black Friday. I laughed and said you'd never catch me dead out on Black Friday, and thinking about how smart I was for going shopping on Thanksgiving when there was NOONE at Walmart. I had to go to Walmart today to kill some time while I had some work done to my car (a whole other rant)......and I'm

Karanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1164896464685543102006-11-30T09:16:00.000-05:002006-11-30T09:21:04.750-05:00

Kara and I are cleaning house a bit around here and we've decided to let some websites and domain names go. We figured we'd give our devoted message board members and blog readers first crack at them ;-)You can see them at Websites & Domain Names For Sale - CHEAP Enjoy!

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1164894457832804032006-11-30T08:37:00.000-05:002006-11-30T08:47:37.860-05:00

What is that? Now wait a minute ... I KNOW that sound. I think I do at least. Hold on a minute .......... It's been a while but yes, I know that sound! Know what it is? It's SILENCE! No hubby, no tv, no kids ... it's QUIET! Ahhh, now let me enjoy this for a moment.Seems as though for the past two months now I've not heard this sound. Actually, it's not really just that I haven't heard the

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1164831013527964582006-11-29T15:01:00.000-05:002006-11-29T15:10:13.576-05:00

There's two weird things about me related to cooking. For one, I never make pork roast. It's always pork chops or pot roast. Don't ask me why, I don't have a clue. I really don't like to eat either one, but I love the smell of roast. Kids seem to eat it for the most part, so I guess that works. The second weird thing about me in the kitchen - I never use my crock pot. I kid you not, I didn't even

Karanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1164657199036155942006-11-27T14:37:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:53:20.013-05:00

When I say "survived", I don't mean I went out fighting for cheap DVDs and toys at 5am the morning of Black Friday. No, my weekend stretched out much longer than just a few hours of total chaos. If all you had to do was show up at a Thanksgiving celebration, then Thursday was no big deal. Wasn't a big deal to me, since all I brought was veggie pizza to snack on before the turkey was out. Huge hit

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1164221222337406922006-11-22T13:31:00.000-05:002006-11-22T13:47:52.546-05:00

The other day I was browsing merchants for affiliate programs and came across this site. It didn't fit in to what I was working on at the time, but the site itself caught my attention on personal level. Just out of curiosity I checked out some of the products and found this one in particular called Dinner Games. Now how cute is this? There's a total of 51 quick and easy games to play right at the

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1163777007597764392006-11-17T09:51:00.000-05:002006-11-17T10:23:27.656-05:00

The other day an interesting post popped up on a popular message board about linking, content, and SEO. There was a comment made that the more content they have, the more people that will link to it, thus increasing their search engine rankings. Sounds good in theory and I can see where this may be true, but let me share with you some interesting facts based on my own experience. This blog has

Karanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1163603533206791632006-11-15T10:00:00.000-05:002006-11-15T10:12:13.260-05:00

I sure wish someone would have told me before I went back to school that computer programming wasn't easy. Alright so I knew I was going to have to put effort into it, but had no idea I was going to get this lost along the way. I'm still trying to figure out what half of this stuff has to do with my ultimate goal of being able to write programs. The worst of these classes has to be COBOL. Not

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1163452509745119432006-11-13T16:06:00.000-05:002006-11-13T16:15:09.776-05:00

Whoever said you are never finished with a site couldn't be more right. I know this project will never be "finished", and right now it's not even close. Sure I got enough content up to officially open, but I'm still working hard on all those "little things" we sometimes forget about in the excitement. I tried to make sure I had everything in place, but I've missed some details. I decided to go

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1163170535880238882006-11-10T09:47:00.000-05:002006-11-10T09:55:36.046-05:00

I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but we are trying to plan to add on to our house. My poor kids are stuffed in the same small room, and they REALLY need their own rooms. Lucky for us there's a whole lot of unused space directly above the kitchen and bathroom. Not so lucky is the fact that I really don't know any contractors to do the framing work.I did happen to find this site though, where I

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1163087284317104242006-11-09T10:43:00.000-05:002006-11-09T10:48:04.353-05:00

Normally I don't do a whole lot of link exchanges, because I know my time is better spent pulling in quality incoming links instead of mass amounts of links stuffed on a link page. Although since this site is a niche and I was forced to put a "resource" page, I'm actually going to accept a few link exchanges.Now don't get me wrong, I think link exchanges are an important part of marketing online.

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162988130002539322006-11-08T06:28:00.000-05:002006-11-08T07:15:31.056-05:00

Quite a while back ago Kara had posted something about PayPerPost.com. I remember her asking if anyone else had been doing it and I was feeling a little skeptic. At the time I didn't have time to fully research it and I kind of forgot about it.Then a little over a month ago another friend of mine, Lynn Terry was recommending it to folks so, I thought I'd sign up and give it a try. I signed up and

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162656527205835612006-11-04T11:02:00.000-05:002006-11-04T11:08:47.236-05:00

Yesterday I announced the grand opening of The Scrapbooking Source. Today I'm bugging all you scrapbookers out there to join the boards!The community forums are a great place to meet other scrapbookers, share ideas, and pick up some super deals and discounts on scrapbooking supplies. Yes that's right, I said discounts! As in free stuff, sales, cheap products. Can't pass that up, can you? Join our

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162564327478092162006-11-03T09:30:00.000-05:002006-11-03T09:32:07.506-05:00

After much hard work over the past few weeks, the new project I've been talking about is finally ready to be released! The Scrapbooking Source is officially opening it's doors TODAY!If you are a scrapbooker, you're sure to feel at home. We've created a cozy place for all scrapbookers to come chat about ideas, share some insight, and make some new friends. We've even created a full supply page you

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162484658386698152006-11-02T11:01:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:24:18.470-05:00

I'm sure everyone has their favorite places to shop, but I thought I would share my shopping techniques I've picked up in the past few years as well as some places I like to spend my cold hard cash. Well first off I have to say this. We always use to tease my grandma just a bit, because her shopping was usually done in her attic. No we didn't get used toys or clothes from the 30s. We got a box of

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162466610462478302006-11-02T06:20:00.000-05:002006-11-02T06:26:41.436-05:00

Okay, the idea was going to be to just surprise our members one day with a whole new look ... however, we're having a hard time deciding ... so, we figured we'd make it a little more fun ...Which theme do you like:Blob Themehttp://www.phpbb.com/styles/forum/index.php?style=253Classic http://www.phpbb.com/styles/forum/index.php?style=51Cast your vote here or visit the boards for our discussion

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162381468465117962006-11-01T06:41:00.000-05:002006-11-01T06:44:28.490-05:00

Lately I've been doing a lot of side-work designing websites for friends and family. I must say I've been enjoying the creativity vent it gives me ... not to mention the ability to enjoy the desiging aspect WITHOUT adding yet another website to my already too long list. I seriously think buying domain names and creating websites is an addiction. However, I know for myself ... the domain name

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162334353442867292006-10-31T17:31:00.000-05:002006-10-31T17:39:13.493-05:00

The kiddos are anxiously awaiting to jump into their costumes and go begging for candy door to door. There's nothing out of the norm about their costumes, and I'm not very creative either when it comes to things like that. They are to young to REALLY choose some cool stuff, but I'm sure as the years go on they'll start coming up with more unique items. My 6yr old son is going as a vampire this

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1162236441057665852006-10-30T14:08:00.000-05:002006-10-30T14:28:23.130-05:00

I'm so excited that I'm almost finished with this new project. Well, I shouldn't say "finished", but rather I'm almost done with the site. I was so excited over the weekend that I couldn't keep away - I ended up getting the message boards totally up and running. A few tweeks and finishing touches were done this morning, but for the most part it was already completely ready to go. I suppose I will

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1161957554405563982006-10-27T09:50:00.000-04:002006-10-27T09:59:14.440-04:00

This week has been extremely exciting. So exciting that I haven't had a chance to post in the blog. Well, it's been a busy week too - both me and a kid had major dentist appointments. FUN! While I can't release the big news just yet, I can say the new project is related to Idea Queen. I don't want to go into too many details (Idea stealers are EVERYWHERE, and I certaintly wouldn't want to see a

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1161273815912241072006-10-19T11:57:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:03:35.936-04:00

At the dentist yesterday while I waited, I picked up a copy of October's Better Homes & Gardens. Usually this isn't a magazine I read on a regular basis, but it was the only thing even remotely interesting. Plus I spoted roast recipes on the front cover, and though they may give me some more ideas for the roast page on Idea Queen. Before I even found the recipes, I noticed BHG has a "working at

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1161092348170609072006-10-17T09:29:00.000-04:002006-10-17T09:39:08.313-04:00

I shop quite a bit online. Mostly from individuals and handmade stuff, but there are those occations where I buy from a big name if I really want it badly. The great thing about shopping online from the big names is there's never a shortage of coupons. There's a great site which has all the coupon codes you can handle, from a ton of name brand companies. Good to know when Christmas is right

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160749195325440472006-10-13T10:11:00.000-04:002006-10-13T10:19:55.346-04:00

Today could not be more jam packed of things I need to get done. While the homework isn't technically due until next week, I sure would like to get caught up in the class and have it done when it's suggested. This on top of a program I haven't even started which is HUGE and due in a less than 2 weeks. The house isn't even close to clean, and my daughter's birthday party is on Sunday. Why can't I

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160671039477906782006-10-12T11:57:00.000-04:002006-10-12T12:38:04.953-04:00

While it doesn't go into much detail on the name meanings, this is a really cute site if you are looking for baby names. They've got everything I could think of for names, including some real off the wall names of kids going to school with my kids. What's really cool is their search function. You can enter a parial name and come up with all the listings for names starting with that letter or

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160432425831164012006-10-09T18:13:00.000-04:002006-10-09T18:20:25.856-04:00

First of all let me say, YES we still have a VCR. I'm one of those die hard people who refuse to completely transfer over to "what's hot". I do own a DVD player and many DVDs, but we still have plenty of tapes. I make a point to only buy tapes for the kids because they are less expensive, and I don't want them even thinking of touching the DVD player. The last one they managed to break in about 2

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160422878001477452006-10-09T15:34:00.000-04:002006-10-09T15:41:18.253-04:00

Now how fun would this be? Granted my kids have already stated what they want to be for Halloween and Ninja wasn't it, but I'm sure it's not far behind. My son is just starting to get into the more "cooler" types of stuff thanks to Nick and Disney. The Karate Depot has very cool ninja costumes for sale, just in time for Halloween. What's really cool about it is it's authentic, minus some majorly

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160401986397232712006-10-09T09:38:00.000-04:002006-10-09T09:53:06.686-04:00

Today is one of those days where I'm just giving up hope of productivity early. I've got on kid sick on the couch, and the other thinking it's funny to mess with the sick kid. I would think the sick kid would get bored out here in the front room with out cable TV or any type of entertainment, but now I'm startign to understand. The other kid has been banished from the front room and sentanced to

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160143742785324832006-10-06T10:01:00.000-04:002006-10-09T09:06:03.650-04:00

Dress Up Games and DollmakersSo this may be more for adults than children, but it's still fun for mom to play with. I had to sit and play for a bit, because I love stuff like this. What's really cool is you can save your doll, as well as use it for forum icons and instant messenger profiles. The options are just unreal - you could sit for hours making thousands of different people. I don't think

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1160062332155721802006-10-05T11:25:00.000-04:002006-10-05T11:32:12.190-04:00

While some may call us crazy and possibly "bad marketers", Anita and I decided to do something different. Since the Direct Sales Success Kit was released in March of 2005, we've had it set at one price. We've done some special sales here and there, but it's been selling well at regular price. A few weeks ago though, we got the idea to actually lower the price....for good. We took out the "extras"

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1159882015232007352006-10-03T09:17:00.000-04:002006-10-03T09:26:55.260-04:00

There's no doubting it any more - I'm stressed and need a break. I'm barely keeping up with housework, things need to be done online, and I'm starting to get a bit behind in school (nothing late YET, but I have a program due tomorrow and haven't even started coding it). Last night I decided to get to bed early (which I'm so proud of actually DOING!), and make today a personal day. Oddly enough my

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1159416497261358902006-09-27T23:26:00.001-04:002006-09-28T00:08:17.976-04:00

Between trying to reach goals, the kids, and school, my "me time" is really lacking. Right now I'm not feeling so good, and I'm guessing it's a reaction to stress. Yesterday and today were just not good. :( Whoever said online classes were easy? Oh sure I don't have to drive to the campus (a HUGE plus, concidering I don't have a car at the moment - more on that later), but it's not so easy when

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1159290334950308272006-09-26T12:58:00.000-04:002006-09-26T13:05:34.980-04:00

Okay, I'm a little late at getting this out. (Or even reading it myself {BLUSH}) But, I'm sure there is other WAHMs out there that haven't read it or even seen it for that matter. So, I'll recommend it now, lol! (And it's free!)WAHM-IT - The Masters CourseThis latest addition to the SiteSell University Series is a winner. "WAHM-IT!, The Masters Course" is written by Work-At-Home Moms for

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1158934360761137072006-09-22T09:58:00.000-04:002006-09-22T10:12:40.800-04:00

Last night as I was thinking "I should post something here", I was so tired I hurt. This week has been nuts, and we've been running all over the place getting things done. Between the kids stuff at school, delivering candles and closing candle shows, housework, other business stuff, and school.......I don't have time to breath. The other half is in Ohio right now visiting a sick family member,

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1158275621044445312006-09-14T18:43:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:13:41.216-04:00

A little harsh? Eh, I guess so but yuck!I'm talking about the cookie cutter-type adsense websites. First of all, don't get me wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with using adsense on a website. I have them on my websites and even here on our blog. However, how about we include some content with those ads instead of having ads with a little bit of content.I guess I'm lucky because I have

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1158235819813994452006-09-14T07:54:00.000-04:002006-09-14T08:10:19.863-04:00

My soundoff for the day...Now that both my kids are in school now, I actually get control of the tv and get to watch what I want to watch (yay!)This morning I chose to ABC Good Morning America. The first story I got to watch was about teaching how children how to be safe in school (focusing on gunman). Now don't get me wrong here, I think it's great that we're teaching our children what to do

Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595142197890431789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1158168599416386762006-09-13T13:23:00.000-04:002006-09-13T13:29:59.500-04:00

I went to print brochures for our candles the other day, and was not pleased. The color looked terrible, a sure sign it was almost out. *Grumble grown* No big deal right? Wrong. I just put that ink in before I printed the last batch of brochures for the last craft show. Yeah I print a lot of catalogs and what not, but not THAT many. A normal color ink cartridge should have lasted for at least 100

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1158010892071185742006-09-11T17:30:00.000-04:002006-09-11T17:41:32.123-04:00

Every once in awhile I put something up there, but haven't really sold all that much. Over the weekend I peeked in at my Etsy listings, and to check out some of the other listings. All I have to say is WOW - that site has REALLY taken off. What started as an eBay alternative for crafters has turned into a really awesome site. I flipped through tons of seller just to see how well they are all

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1157463093133397262006-09-05T09:23:00.000-04:002006-09-05T09:31:33.856-04:00

I seriously have about had it with this computer. Off and on I've been having a problem with IE and Outlook, and in the past all it took was a quick reset of my internet connections. Last week after installing a program for a class, that trick stopped working. Now it seems the only time I can get IE or Outlook to work is if the computer gives me some critical error. Then all is fine. I'm sure

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1157071488489529992006-08-31T20:26:00.000-04:002006-08-31T20:44:48.530-04:00

Just when it seemed I had finally got everything in order for my online classes, we hit another roadblock. After picking up my books yesterday, I got right to work on homework, starting on COBOL first since I knew it was going to be the worst. Which, by the way, I did get my third book. Apparently the same class was being offered at the Newton campus with the same book, so they had it in their

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1157062373654790002006-08-31T18:03:00.000-04:002006-08-31T18:12:53.713-04:00

I finally made the trip out to my mom's house today for some apples. Everyone has been bugging me to go out and get some, because the tree was so loaded with them. I've been dreading it, because I knew as soon as I did the demand for apple pie would begin. *Sigh* I really do NOT like to make apple pie. It's not that I don't like to cook or that I don't like the pie...I'm just BURNED OUT on making

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1156949164740870022006-08-30T10:31:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:46:04.786-04:00

Today's plans of course included working mostly on Idea Queen and gathering more content for the pages on the list. However, last night I got the call about my school books - they're in! Hurray!My excitement was cut short when it registered with me that the guy said "Two out of three books are in". Ummm.....wait, what? What happend to the third and what class is it? He rambles off the course

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1156869362493685052006-08-29T12:34:00.000-04:002006-08-29T12:36:02.523-04:00

I'm not happy with the local college to say the least. I mentioned yesterday I had to run and get books, hoping they were in since school started yesterday. Imagin my surprise when they were NOT in. Umm, what? Excuse me? WHY do I not have books? No explination. Great.So last night I sat sorting through my three online classes, and realised something rather bad - each have homework due on Friday.

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1156771985578630072006-08-28T09:17:00.000-04:002006-08-28T09:33:05.726-04:00

It's Monday again, my favorite day of the week! It's funny how working at home turns your life completely backwards. I use to hate Mondays just like everyone else, but now I see Monday as a fresh start. Almost like the feel of a brand new notebook or folder. So much to do, and can be done. I love being busy and having the chance to "start over" every single week. So what's on the agenda for

Karanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1156516747326650752006-08-25T10:26:00.000-04:002006-08-25T10:39:07.373-04:00

I feel like a slacker mom today. I should be working on Idea Queen right now, but about all I can seem to do is read blogs and post comments. I've been scanning the website searching for something to do with it, so that counts as a task, right? I keep seeing the ad which asks if I'm a slacker mom, and today I think the answer is yes. It could be that I'm so exhasted. While I'm loving the "me"

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1156364829647955442006-08-23T16:15:00.000-04:002006-08-23T16:27:09.746-04:00

Jillian couldn't understand this morning why she couldn't go back to school like Chase was. How exactly DO you explain to a 3yr old that she only goes to school Tuesdays and Thursdays? Especially when her big brother goes every day and always has (he was late getting into preschool, so was always in the every day class). I suppose it's not too early to explain how a calendar works and what days

Karanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247629.post-1156258900468680292006-08-22T10:51:00.000-04:002006-08-22T11:01:40.506-04:00

As I sit here completely alone, with my Sarah McLachlan CD as the only noise, I remembered something. THIS is what it's like to have no kids! I had completely forgotten how quite it can be, and how much you can actually get done when noone is is fighting, yelling, crying, demanding, or whatever other distraction. I'm half way done with today's work, and it's not even 10am yet. Wow. I guess it was

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As some of you may know from past posts here at our blog, I've been working hard updating and adding to my content site, Idea Queen. I'm happy to report the site is bringing in an average of 200 visitors per day and rising. Although this could be MUCH better, and I'm no where near done yet. Part of the SEO efforts include unique content. While I've tried my best to add as much unique and original

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LOL! Aurelia sweetie ... I just LOVE that title! With the upcoming school year right around the corner, Aurelia from Real Life Coaching shares some great Time Management Tips to Avoid the "Mommys Morning Rush Boogie" this year...How To Avoid the Mommy Morning Rush Boogie

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Last year you might remember Anita and I participated in the annual Blogathon. Turns out this year we completely missed the boat, and the date has come and gone. I could have sworn it was done in August last year, so maybe that's why we missed it. Or maybe I'm just caught up in my own little world and haven't paid attention to the news around the net.I suppose it's probably for the best either

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Anita and I talked a bit this morning, and decided since it's the last week of summer we are REALLY taking a vacation. We'll be here and there checking email, but no newsletters this week. Our kids deserve to enjoy their last bit of summer, so we'll be out and about doing fun things this week. Email us if you need something, but don't expect too fast of a reply since we probably won't be home!

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