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You know when I had most of my laughing fits? In school when they were trying to be serious. Or when someone told me not to laugh, not a peep. Of course, I’m going to laugh. But the tears come easily these days because it is totally fun to laugh one’s head off…figuratively speaking. No kidding. This video is hilarious. I had the tears just from trying not to laugh when they did.

Did you laugh too? If not, you really need to get out more. If you did, you really need to get out more. ROFL! Thanks for watching this. And happy shopping!!

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It is coming up on Christmas shopping time. A number of years ago, we had until after Thanksgiving for the “season” to occur. Ah, some of you have no idea what I’m talking about, do you? In the 60s, the stores usually waited until the day after Thanksgiving to hit people with their after holiday sales that got everyone and their cat out to shop. IT was gruesome but it worked.

Then some bright eyed soul got the bright eyed idea that they could start the season a tad earlier. And that’s when things started to go downhill. They backed it up two weeks or so. Then in a couple of years, they did it again. Pretty soon, people were going after sales at the first of November. When it overran halloween, it got really serious.

Now, you will find stuff for Christmas in October, September and even as early as August in some places. Know what? Some people are even shopping for sales at the drug treatment centers. The world has gone nuts. Actually, a person could think they needed some after being at a department store sale or a sale at the mall. Thing is, I hate seeing the Christmas season, as the world sees it anyway, come up. Frankly, I would love it if all we celebrated was the reason for the season in the first place. But that apparently is living in a dream world.

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There are times when I simply think that I live in another world. When I was growing up, I loved to play softball. Boys played baseball..girls played softball. Boys got to play in Dad’s club, little league and so on. Girls got to play in Dad’s club. That’s it. But I loved it. I had a really great glove and a bit if skill, if I do say so myself. The brand names were Rawlings and Louisville Slugger. The bats were Sluggers and the gloves came from Rawlings. Ah but now, things have changed.

I went to a baseball equipment site and took a look around. It was awesome. I haven’t seen that type of equipment for baseball ever. Of course, I haven’t played softball since I was about 12 either. Not going to tell you how many years that was but it’s been a LONG time. Take my word. Anyway, for those who are interested in that sort of thing, you should check the site out.

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I grew up listening to rock and roll and country music all the time. It wasn’t easy because in those days, they weren’t doing “crossover” music much yet. But, I could find the ones I liked a lot on the radio at night nevertheless. I think one of the funniest songs Johnny Cash ever did was the one called “A Boy Named Sue”. When I first heard that, I laughed myself silly. Of course, these days, it’s just as funny to me as it ever was. Here ya go:

If there are any videos or songs and artists you would like for me to post, please ask in the comments section. Thanks!

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Robots are coming of age in a big way and soon. What was once only in the movies is now becoming reality…robots to do housework, watch the home in security mode and take care of the kids while the parents are out of town. No, they are not the babysitters though someday that will happen. You wait. It will.

A bot similar to the one that iRobot Corp has now that is essentially a vacuum cleaner but has a webcam on the top of it is being developed for home use. It is designed to make the parents feel as though they were almost home. The parents can send the bot into the bedroom of the child, the child could open a book right in front of the bot and the parents could read to the kid while they are far away on a business trip. That sounds like fun to me….doesn’t it to you?

What’s next? The bot can hug and kiss ‘em goodnight so that the parents can go out on the town while the kid sits at home waiting for them to show back up? Oh please. I really think that they need to get some humanity into this project before they start building R. Daneel Olivaw.

I do not think I will plan on shopping for that just yet. Happy Shopping for other stuff though!!!

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One of the things that bugs me about our neighborhood is that the street lights are not enough for our street. In fact, it’s downright dark where we live because the street lights are at each end of the street and we live smack dab in the middle, in the dark. We tried to help it along with those cheap lights that you can buy and put in the ground lining the driveway but that did nothing for us at all. Those are solar lights. If we have a dark or gloomy day, no solar lights at night.

So, we wanted to look around at the landscape and find a way to do some creative landscape lighting. This isn’t going to be all that easy for us because our particular landscape is downhill all the way. That could be good, I suppose, but it’s been a pain so far. You could trip and roll for a block, if you didn’t watch out. I have no idea what we will eventually end up with but it has to be better than a couple of solar lights that the mailman runs over each time he shows up in the driveway.

Happy Shopping to ya!

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I guess this is a rant, at first, at least. When we moved to Arkansas from Missouri, I had to find someone to do my hair as did my husband. We like getting our hair cut (done) at the same place since, these days, the hair salon can do both equally well, in theory. It took us a long time to settle on a place that got what we wanted and would do that same thing each time. We are sorta set in our ways. I’ve no idea why at the moment.

As I said, it took us a long time to find a place but we did. Spent the better part of 8 years at that place. Then, the lady who owned it got sick and sold the place. ACK!! Now, please understand that I am praying for the lady that got sick. I am NOT THAT shallow.

However, it starts all over again. See, we live in a small, rural area where there are not a plethora of salons that do a good job. There are, however, a number of salons with teeny boppers who have no clue how to do actual hair. They do know how to spike and colorize, not how to cut hair. I could scream….well, I did a couple of times when we tried out some of those teeny boppers. Not everyone is that age but they look like it to us….older generation. Ahem. The young ones want to do your hair like THEY want, not what you want. Argh!!

Today, we went to a place that my sister’s girls all went to for their hair cuts and styles for the beginning of school. With a great deal of caution, we entered the place that looked a bit like a hair salon, small but equipped and working. And then I spied a familiar face! The lady who was a stylist at the other salon now owns this one!!! YES!!! We are home. And that’s it for another day.

Happy Shopping!! Watch the hair!!

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Sometimes it is absolutely impossible to plan very far ahead. Things come up at the last minute and one has to find accommodations fast, find ways to get to a destination and be able to rest and relax once they are there. Whether you’re headed for London, Manchester or Birmingham, places to stay at affordable prices are right there for you when you need them.

For instance, let’s say that you want to find a place to stay in London. Hotels in London are usually booked up ahead, sometimes months ahead. So, what are you going to do? CheaperthanHotels.com can handle this for you. They have the accommodations available, some in pretty fancy places like this 5 star hotel, the Ascott Mayfair in London, with discounted rates. Beautiful.

Headed off to Manchester? The hotels in Manchester will give you all that you need for a wonderful stay whether it’s for business or family outing. The Britannia Country House Hotel can give you last minute reservations. This centrally located hotel allows children age 14 and under to stay free with parents in the room. The kids will love the indoor pool and you can enjoy the football club and the cricket club not far away.

One more stop at Birmingham will show you that hotels in Birmingham are bright and cheerfully appointed at the Comfort Zone Serviced Apartments where you will also be able to have last minute accommodations. Affordably priced for folks who love the luxury apartments with 2-3 bedrooms, a bathroom and two showers, fully appointed kitchen, free DVDs and movies and so much more.

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This is so funny I had to put it up here. It is, after all, a shopping blog first and foremost. I have listened to Weird Al for years and have found him to be incredibly hilarious. But this is even better than most because I have and still do buy things on eBay. It seems that he climbed into my head about this. That sounds scary, yes? For some reason, I have the “buy it now” sickness. There is no cure. One has to completely stop, abstain, leave and do other things. Not easy for me, I assure you. eBay is a sickness that we must all get over.

When you are finished watching this video, please remember that it is a sickness and that we can get help…..uh, I was just thinking that I saw this perfectly great set of steak knives there a couple of days ago………I wonder what the bid is now??? No! I will not succumb to this pressure….but there were those shoes I really needed. I could look while you listen to the video again, right?

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I am one of those gals that love to look at wedding dresses even if I am not in the market for one. Wedding dresses are so beautiful that I cannot help it. Of course, I am a traditional person so the one that I pick out will reflect that. Sweetheart Gowns makes this fantastic wedding gown that is everything I ever wanted in a traditional wedding dress.

From the peau satin of a ball gown with a basque waist to the floor length, from the Queen Anne neck to it’s sheer back, all in ivory, it is elegant. Trimmed in lace and with long lace sleeves, cathedral train, this exquisite gown would dress up any wedding and the bride could not help but be happy and feel absolutely beautiful. In a variety of available sizes, these wedding dresses also very affordable.

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