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Happy New Year

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Dec 2009
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2010 is fast approaching and I just hope it’s a better year than 2009 has been. I’ve been unemployed for a year now and hopefully I’ll find a job in 2010.

Our family has had a very bad 2009 and I hope, for everyone, that their luck changes beginning tomorrow. The bad luck needs to go away and the good luck needs to return.

A list of some of the not so good things that happened during 2009. We had a couple deaths in the family due to cancer, I was unable to find a job and didn’t get called back to the temp job that I loved, my unemployment and worker’s comp ran out within a month of each other and I’ve had no income since May 2009. We had to sell some things in order to survive. My elliptical was one of the things we had to sell.

Here’s hoping for a better year in 2010. Happy New Year readers!

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Cold winter

27
Dec 2009
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Winter has gotten started with a bang! We had over 12 inches of snow just before Christmas so we had a white Christmas. Hubby worked plowing snow for 34 hours. Our heater quit but we have 2 space heaters and a burner going on the stove. It keeps it nice and toasty inside this camper.

In the bedroom we have an electric blanket (pad under the mattress) to help keep us warm while we sleep.

Hopefully we’ll get more snow and then with hubby plowing we’ll have money to get a place to move to. Now all I need to do is find a job and hope that Andi finds a job soon too and we’ll be good to go.

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Merry Christmas

27
Dec 2009
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I hope everyone had a great holiday. I was hoping to get called for some employee screening but I haven’t heard anything yet. There are just not many job opening out there for me and those that I do get an interview for have a lot of people that applied. I’m still keeping my hopes up that I get a job soon.

Last week we got over 12 inches of snow and starting Friday night the temperature rose and we got rain. It rained all day yesterday too. Now all that’s left of the snow is what was piled up from it being plowed. Now hubby wants more snow. He worked 34 hours plowing during that last snowstorm. Big money to be made doing that!

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Craters

13
Dec 2009
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No I’m not talking about the moon. I’m talking about the wrinkles on my face that seemed to have popped up overnight! I don’t think any kind of wrinkle cream will help the deep lines that keep appearing on my face.

Yeah, I know I’m getting older and it’s to be expected but… I want them to go away. I want my young skin back. I also started getting “old people” skin on my arms and I absolutely hate it! I won’t wear short sleeved shirts anymore because I hate how the skin on my arms look.

Anyone know where to find the fountain of youth that really works?

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Finding a baby doctor

13
Dec 2009
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Andi is still trying to find a doctor to take Benton to. The county sent her to one place that was the pits! It was filthy. There were blood drops on the floor that hadn’t been cleaned up and the floor was just plain dirty. Syringes were sticking out of the sharps container. A little one could have easily grabbed the syringes that were sticking out.

The only thing they had in the exam room to clean the exam tables was a spray can of Lysol. They didn’t have any sanitizer or wipes.

Andi walked out of that place without having Benton looked at so now she has to find a baby doctor that has a clean office.

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I don’t like the lighting

13
Dec 2009
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I really don’t like the lighting in this camper. The lights use automobile bulbs and they give off a Golden lighting glow. It just doesn’t look natural. I don’t like the light that florescent bulbs give off either. A lot of them are too harsh.

The compact florescent bulbs aren’t too bad.. it’s the long florescent tubes that are the worse ones. I had those in my condo in the kitchen. I can’t wait to get a house and have some kind of normal lighting, appliances and stuff again!

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Chocolate marshmallow cookies

13
Dec 2009
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This isn’t one of those natural acne treatments but it’s a really good tasting cookie!

Cookies
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) double chocolate chunk cookie mix
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons water
1 egg
2/3 cup chopped pecans
12 large marshmallows, cut in half

Frosting
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
1/3 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir the cookie mix, oil, water, egg and pecans until a soft dough forms.
2. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press marshmallow half lightly, cut side down, on top of cookie. Bake for 1 to 2 minutes longer or just until marshmallows begin to soften. Cool for 2 minutes then remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
4. In 1-quart nonstick saucepan, melt chocolate chips over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and add whipping cream, butter and vanilla; blend well. Stir in the powdered sugar until smooth.
5. Spread the frosting over each cookie, after it’s cooled, be sure to cover the marshmallow. Let stand until the frosting is set.

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