tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3946192919520408822024-03-19T06:04:03.852-04:00"Look at THAT pole!"; just something my hubby ALWAYS says when I spy something unique...This is MY story, my life & ALL the crazy things in between that bring a smile to my face! [=Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-39327691227070333602011-09-30T11:17:00.000-04:002011-09-30T11:17:15.084-04:00this is just my 2 cents...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I'm SO tired of grown people who still act like they are 12 years old! They act like they have no responsibilities in this world! When you become 18 (legally an adult) or better yet get married & <b>especially</b> after you become a parent you need to really GROW UP & OWN IT! Own what you do & where you are in life. You should not need people to pick up your slack, to tell you when things need to be done, you should just look around & DO IT! Do not expect other people to do things for you. Examine all your possibilities & seek the best route. Make good decisions & learn from your mistakes. Be resourceful, be thrifty & by all means teach by example! Some days I may get frustrated at my hubby because he watches our pennies but in the end I am SO grateful we even have pennies to watch! Be the good role model that your child/children need so the next generation does not continue the cycle. Lazy people raise lazy children! I'm telling ya life is WAY too short to have to deal with ignorant people! Again...<br />
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this is just my 2 cents... </div>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-73528952405366985362011-06-29T21:48:00.000-04:002011-06-29T21:48:56.625-04:00Karma...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ol><li class="g knavi" style="position: relative;"><h3 class="r g0"><em>kar·ma</em><span style="font: smaller 'Doulos SIL','Gentum','TITUS Cyberbit Basic','Junicode','Aborigonal Serif','Arial Unicode MS','Lucida Sans Unicode','Chrysanthi Unicode'; margin: 0 0 0 .7em;">/ˈkärmə/</span><span class="f" style="font-size: smaller; margin: 0 .7em;">Noun</span></h3><div class="s"><div>1. (in Hinduism and Buddhism) The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.</div><div>2. Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause. <a class="fl noline" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1152&bih=698&q=karma&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=s9ULTsmOJcWBtgf6j6SSAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQkQ4">More »</a></div><div class="gl"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma&sa=X&ei=s9ULTsmOJcWBtgf6j6SSAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCIQkg4oAA&usg=AFQjCNHKOc3hKd3BxXaNCPosShBnx0mp1A">Wikipedia</a> - <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/karma&sa=X&ei=s9ULTsmOJcWBtgf6j6SSAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQkg4oAQ&usg=AFQjCNFL1NVhSHupV-mpTQJiRkPJBnVLmg">Dictionary.com</a> - <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.answers.com/topic/karma&sa=X&ei=s9ULTsmOJcWBtgf6j6SSAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQkg4oAg&usg=AFQjCNFydIuOzypEY7X8tC29_8Zxyv8Ztw">Answers.com</a> - <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karma&sa=X&ei=s9ULTsmOJcWBtgf6j6SSAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCUQkg4oAw&usg=AFQjCNEye1q4-tSx4PE1lR9ZVerbwJ_42Q">Merriam-Webster</a></div><div class="gl"> </div><div class="gl">Karma... </div></div><span id="knavm" style="padding-top: 0px;" title="Use the up and down arrow keys to select each result. Press Enter to go to the selection."></span></li>
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faces & places...</div>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-15938014357560741392011-05-20T09:39:00.000-04:002011-05-20T09:39:10.803-04:00till death us do part...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After watching the news this past week regarding the "Governator", his mistress & their "love child" it made me think about something that has been on my mind quite a lot lately. When you see good people do bad things it makes you wonder what the hell happened!?!<br />
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In my own life I have had to deal with the break up of a marriage, not my own but people who at one time were close to us. I have tried to "put myself in this persons shoes" & tried to "get in their head" to TRY to figure out why they do the things they do. Remember everyone is entitled to an opinion & now I am expressing mine. You see I <i>know</i> this person, I've actually known her for quite awhile, she is a mother of a young girl & has been acting VERY recklessly in her decision making. She is married but apparently in her mind it's only a marriage on paper. <b>I strongly believe that even if you feel that it's only on paper you are still married</b>. Sadly instead of trying to do <b>ANYTHING & EVERYTHING</b> to mend her broken marriage she has taken up with another man. I think what bothers me the most is that she introduced this man to her daughter in fact they continually hang out with him all the while still being married. To my knowledge they, her Mother & Father, never even had any conversation with her about the end of their marriage. Don't you think that conversation needs to take place? What do you say when you are out with another man? Is he your "friend" or your "boyfriend"? Is this even normal?! Can someone please try to explain this to me?! <br />
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Someone once shared something with me regarding a woman they knew personally that died tragically in a helicopter crash. What came to surface in the weeks following her death, unbeknownst to her husband, was that she was having an affair with a co worker. The day she died she was off to some spa with him & their helicopter crashed killing them both. I could say talk about Karma but all I can say is that a higher power knew something was wrong with that. This other man was also married but it gets better, he had children. There will now be baseball games, dances, weddings, etc.. that he will miss out on all because he could not remain faithful to his wife. I'm sure that his family was stunned after finding out that their husband/father had died, knowing he was with another woman did not make them feel any better. Did he choose her over them? It's just so tragic! All I want to say is that when you are married & especially when you have children you need to think about someone other than yourself. Don't think with your libido, think with your head.<br />
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Now all over the news we hear about Arnold, the housekeeper & their 14 year old "love child". When someone is in your life, day in & day out, as she was in their life this has to hurt. To know her for over 20 years & to then find out that she gave birth to your husbands son a month after you gave birth to your 4th child together. How do you cope with that?! What helps you process it?! Over the past 14 years since his birth you cannot say that they have not spent time with, shared precious memories or maybe even confided in with what they thought was the housekeeper's son. What's terrible is that all that time Arnold knew he was in fact their brother. That to me is CRAZY!! How does a person do that to their family?! How do you keep that secret from the people you care most about?! What does that secret end up doing to your children?! Don't parents ever think about that?! I hope they all heal from this sad situation. As for Arnold & Maria I hope after the media frenzy subsides they can try to work on their marriage & find what brought them together in the first place. If in the end they go their separate ways they can at least say that they tried their hardest.<br />
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Why do people cheat? I guess that's the million dollar question! <br />
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So getting back to the people that I <i>know</i> & what really makes me MAD! Why oh why would you expose your child, let alone your daughter to that. Isn't your first priority to be the best parent you can be & to protect said child from any undue emotional harm. I have to say that I do not want my children even around this person, do not want them to see or better yet think this lifestyle is OK. Now before you get your panties in a wad because I am sharing my thoughts here I am entitled to express my opinion whether you agree or disagree with it. This is made to get people to think about their thoughts & mostly their actions. When you see others acting recklessly & say nothing about it you are just as bad. <b>Speak up!</b> Be that trusted friend who gives sound advice whether they take it or not. At least you will know that you tried. Divorce is terrible no matter how you look at it but doesn't your child deserve two parents who fight like hell to get back to where they started from? If you do not agree then don't you think when your child/children grow up they can find some solace in knowing that their parents "tried" their hardest instead of just giving up?! Remember a good marriage is not easy, it is hard work. If you put forth the effort you will reap the rewards. I am a firm believer in the vows I took when I got married. For those that read this that are married do you remember the vows you took? <b>For better or for worse, in sickness & in health...</b><br />
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<b>till death us do part...</b></div>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-63824216912098001372011-02-16T17:35:00.000-05:002011-02-16T17:35:34.196-05:00Lauren, the tribe, me & my crush...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Ok in my short life, alright it's been <span style="font-size: large;">40</span> years {YIKES!}, I have had about three crushes that I can really remember. I think the first one was when I was in grade school. His name was Derek & he lived down the block from me. He was <span style="font-size: large;">TALL</span>, had blonde hair & blue eyes, I think. =] The second one was a certain NFL coach named John Gruden. He too is a blondie with blue eyes! I know, people call him "Chucky" but for some strange reason he really did "it" for me for a LONG time. hehee! The last crush was another football guy, a Miami Dolphins Line backer named John Offerdahl. Man it must have been his strength or maybe how he looked in a uniform! Ahhh.... Funny how all 3 had blonde hair & blue eyes! Hmm... I'm noticing a trend here! =] Well, just the other day I got to meet one of my crushes up close & personal! We were at a parade of all things & there he was across the field! I was SO excited & very nervous walking up to him. There I was a 40 year old woman acting like she was 16 again! =] I introduced him to the tribe, my mom & Lauren my niece. I'm telling you he was all that & more!! He really made my day! That moment was such a blur that I'm happy that I remembered my camera! At least I have this picture to prove that it really did happen! So here you go, here is...<br />
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Lauren, the tribe, me & my crush...</div>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-89066467728116111052011-01-21T14:53:00.000-05:002011-01-21T14:53:00.037-05:00burning a hole in my wallet!...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>SEVERAL</b> weeks ago, OK, almost <b>TWO</b> months ago, I was given a gift card to one of my favorite stores, <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.homegoods.com/index.asp">HomeGoods</a></span> in the hope I would blog about what I purchased. I have to say that I just <b>LOVE LOVE LOVE</b> that place! They sell pretty much anything under the sun & have one of the <b>BEST</b> home decor dept's around! Gotta love that right?! Now this gift card was not for much but I knew that I could put it towards something really special that I would eventually have for years to come. Since I wanted to spend wisely I "window shopped" at <b>SEVERAL</b> of their stores in the search for that one or maybe two items I just had to have! Trust me this was no easy feat! As we maneuvered through the store I found <b>SO </b> many things to buy! So instead of hastily buying something I took pictures of things that "spoke" to me as we came upon them. Take a look at some of the <b>MANY</b> things that struck my fancy!<br />
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Should I get a new lamp for our bedroom?<br />
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Or a <b>COOL</b> mirror for the hall?<br />
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Maybe a new desk for our kitchen?<br />
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Or better yet a chair for that new desk?<br />
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How about some frames for all of our pictures? <br />
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Or maybe I should just listen to Linz & buy her this GIGANTIC Panda?<br />
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The options were endless & unfortunately in the end I left empty handed! =[ I just could not find that one thing I just <i>had</i> to have! I'm sure there will be even more trips to many more <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/index.asp">HomeGoods</a> before I end up with my perfect item. For now all I can say is that this gift card is really...<br />
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</div>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-79913404960765493102010-12-08T15:25:00.000-05:002010-12-08T15:25:43.989-05:00REAL or artificial?...Now that <b>CHRIST</b>mas is almost upon us this topic has come up more often than not, Do you buy a real tree or does yours come out of a box? I really think this all goes back to how you were raised I mean what did your parents get when you were a kid? My parents had all sorts of trees as we were growing up. Even some eclectic ones WAY before I was ever a glimmer in their eye. They have had <span style="font-size: large;">BIG</span> ones, Tall ones, ones with trains running around them & even a Silver one! But it was always out of a box. I wonder if they felt buying a "Real" tree each year was a waste of $ or did they feel that an artificial one looked better? I do not know because I never really asked. We just always took our tree out of a box each year. Now the timing of when the tree went up changed over the years. At first they would put their tree up AFTER my oldest brothers birthday on December 17th. Fast forward 12 years & I was born on the 21st {December is one BUSY month!} They "tried" to wait till after my birthday but that was not to be. I think there was a <b>CHRIST</b>mas tree in all of my birthday photos! =] When Michael & I got together we too would drag the <b>CHRIST</b>mas tree out of the box each year but we did this more of out necessity because he cannot handle when a tree sheds all of it's needles. I do LOVE the smell of a "real" tree but I too do not like the mess so artificial is the way we go! And even though a "real" tree is nice to look at & WAY better smelling we are going the less mess route! LOL! So I ask you is your tree...<br />
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REAL or artificial?...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-49320622150247831842010-10-26T10:12:00.001-04:002010-10-26T10:16:50.117-04:00B. Hellophone!...One of our munchkins, Avery, just <b>LOVES</b> talking on the phone! Yes, Avery does not leave home without her purse or better yet her phone! She will bounce a baby on her hip, have a purse on her arm & a phone to her ear practically <b>EVERY</b> day! So when her pink Dollar Store Barbie cell phone broke I knew we would be in some trouble! That night I made Daddy take us all to Target to look for a new one!<br />
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It really is amazing the types of <span style="font-size: large;">"play phones"</span> they make for children these days. I really wanted to get her a pink one since that's her FAVORITE color but I had a feeling that was not to be! After checking each one out <strike>we</strike> she settled on the <span style="font-size: large;">"</span><a href="http://justb-byou.com/toys/lively/hellophone/"><span style="font-size: large;">B. Hellophone</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">"</span> by <a href="http://justb-byou.com/">JustB-byou.com</a>. I had never heard of this company before that night but after seeing what it can do I just had to tell EVERYONE about it! First off it is packaged in a box that is not only recycable but serves another purpose, gift wrap! No need to wrap it up it wraps itself! Just flip the cover around & presto you're gift is ready to give away!<br />
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It lists that it is age appropriate for 18 months-5 years. The tribe will be four soon so it was perfect! It also advertises that it's the play cell phone that calls you back. Well I had to hear that for myself because Aave constantly tells us <span style="font-size: large;">"Oh my phone's ringing, someone's calling me!"</span>. LOL! Well this phone does it!! It will ring two times & if they don't pick it up it will stop. So you don't have to worry about another <b>LOUD</b> toy! What's even cuter is that parents can record a personalized message for the child to discover, it also plays three pre-recorded messages <b>PLUS</b> some music! Now it does <b>NOT</b> come in solid pink like she wanted but the features made up for that. I took what colors they did have & let Aave choose. She ended up choosing an orange one. <b>This phone is SO darn cute!</b> Seriously this child has <b>NOT</b> put the phone down since we got it for her! She even took it to bed! So if you are looking for a cute, sturdy & functional play kid phone you really need to check out the...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">B. Hellophone!...</span>Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-34218962485543368312010-10-22T23:54:00.000-04:002010-10-22T23:54:18.698-04:00Look at our tree!...Oh <b>MANY</b> <b>MANY</b> moons ago my hubby planted this Mahogany tree in front of our house. It was suppose to be a sturdy tree that would stand up to the Hurricane's Florida gets from time to time. <b>PLUS</b> it is a native tree. Hubby is all about planting things that are native{Saves on water!}.Well I don't remember how long that tree lasted but along came Hurricane Jeanne I think & down it came. Well not entirely <i>all</i> of the tree but most of it did. That darn tree was rooted <b>SO</b> down deep that it was <b>TOO</b> hard to remove so we left it there. It looked terrible but the <b>AMAZING</b> part is that over time it survived! Before we knew it something was growing off the side of this "stump" and then it just grew & grew. <br />
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</div>Look at our tree!...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-60796241557337899332010-10-11T10:22:00.000-04:002010-10-11T10:22:34.508-04:00Google yourself...I am amazed at how often I will <span style="font-size: large;">Google</span> something. If I need to find an address I <b>Google</b> it, if I need more info on a product I Google it. <span style="font-size: large;">Google, Google, Google...</span> However I never thought to <b>Google</b> myself & one day I did just that. It was interesting the various places my name came up in. There is actually another Cathy Fulton out there, she is a Doctor, definitely <b>NOT</b> me! LOL! When I did come across things pertaining to me there was the blogging community & of course Face Book but then it was also attached to some online newspaper articles from when the tribe was born. There I was starting to read the articles about our little miracles, reminiscing about our journey when smack the ugliness of people came out! Some of the comments people made about our little miracles was just <b>SO</b> ugly! Just because we could <b>NOT</b> get pregnant the <i>"normal"</i> way & had to resort to <span style="font-size: large;">IVF</span> to make our dream of having a family come true does not make it right for people to bash us. People need to do their research before saying such mean things! One thing that I was recently told was that there is a <span style="font-size: large;">5%</span> chance for an embryo to split & we were that 5%. Yes what are the odds our "trips" would turn into quads? I now know, 5%! See that, we did not intentionally set out to have 4 babies. I really do believe that was totally a God thing. I had never been pregnant before & never had an embryo implant & <b>WHAM</b> all three took & then one split! <b>WOW!</b> You can not tell me that is not a miracle! And for people to then tell us that we should <span style="font-size: large;">"selectively reduce"</span> the pregnancy like they know what they are talking about is ludicrous! Any time you enter a woman's uterus to "reduce" a pregnancy you are creating a toxic environment for those other babies. That is asinine & we would have <b>NO</b> part of that. In the end our babies were born <span style="font-size: large;">healthy</span> all thanks to some <b>AWESOME</b> doctors & the fact that we have insurance! We are not or ever have been on welfare. We have insurance, albeit crappy insurance, but at least we have health care! <b>YAY!</b> One of the <b>BIGGEST</b> myth's I need to rebuke is that we do <b>NOT</b> get anything <b>FREE</b>. Yes some companies have programs for families with multiples & will give us coupons for <span style="font-size: large;"><b>FREE</b> formula & diapers</span> but it does not last forever. They do not just send us <b>FREE DIAPERS FOREVER</b> because we had multiples, it does not work that way. We were <b>VERY</b> lucky to have had our family & friends throw us baby showers & we received a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>TON</b></span> of stuff most importantly diapers. We had <span style="font-size: large;"><b>SO</b></span> many diapers that we did not have to buy any for almost <span style="font-size: large;">6 </span>months! Yes <b>SIX</b> <b>Whole months!</b> <b>AMAZING</b> but true! We also had some of the <span style="font-size: large;"><b>BEST </b></span>volunteers come assist us those first few months from our church. This was prayed upon & God again provided. <span style="font-size: large;">Thank the Lord for that!</span> So please when you see a mom or dad like us out & about trust that they are hard working people just wanting the best for their children. Don't go assuming that just because they had a "litter", their words not mine, they are abusing the system & do not deserve to be a parent. <span style="font-size: large;">Be nice</span> <span style="font-size: small;">&</span> acknowledge the good things they are doing. Remember we all deserve to hear <span style="font-size: large;">something positive</span>. It's amazing what happens when you...<br />
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Google yourself...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-61797364604226366992010-09-13T09:40:00.000-04:002010-09-13T09:40:53.377-04:00should I go?...I have told <span style="font-size: large;">MANY</span> people how much I <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> my <span style="font-size: large;">iPhone</span>, I better clarify that, I <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> my iPhone app's. I just <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> being able to check my email, <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a></span> & then play some games. Even our church has an iPhone app! Yes, <strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://gochristfellowship.com/">Christ Fellowship</a></span></strong> has an iPhone <a href="http://iphone.appmobilize.com/apps/202797/christ-fellowship-church">app</a>! I can watch services, check out classes & even send prayer requests. <strong><span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span></strong> that! As far as the games go I used to play <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/words-with-friends/id322852954?mt=8">Words with Friends</a></span> but then I was turned on to <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bejeweled-2-blitz/id284832142?mt=8">Bejeweled 2</a></span>. Man is that game addictive! Ahh... So that is why I sadly say it's the app's that I <span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span> & do <strong>NOT</strong> love the phone service. We switched to <span style="font-size: large;">AT&T</span> because of the "bundling" factor. When you have satellite TV, computer it is suppose to pay to then have your cell phone put in with it too. Well that <em>was</em> the plan! Since switching I get <strong><span style="font-size: large;">SO</span></strong> many dropped calls, my phone will shut off on it's own in the middle of me doing something or better yet it locks up. <span style="font-size: large;">What gives?</span> Do I even need a phone? I hear from other people about how much they pay monthly for their cell phones & know that we are paying <strong><span style="font-size: large;">SO</span> </strong>much more. I know if I were to call & ask to renegociate our bill they would probably just say "See ya!". There seems to be <strong><span style="font-size: large;">NO</span></strong> deals for being a <span style="font-size: large;">loyal customer </span><span style="font-size: small;">anymore! When I think of cell phone bills in general ours are astronomical! <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>CRAZY CRAZY</strong> <strong>EXPENSIVE</strong></span> so I begin to think should I stay or...</span><br />
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should I go?...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-69847220753559002942010-08-30T09:41:00.000-04:002010-08-30T09:41:28.975-04:00cRuSaDeS...You know how I am <strong>ALWAYS</strong> doing something. My mind is <strong>FULL</strong> of ideas! LOL! I will see something interesting that is new & find <strong>CREATIVE</strong> ways to put it to good use. If it's something better & mostly <strong>EASIER</strong> why not share it?! I call those moments "MiSsIoNs". Well recently I was told that I am not just on a <strong>MiSsIoN</strong> I am on a <strong><span style="font-size: large;">CRUSADE</span></strong>! I love that! So here is to my <strong>MANY </strong>future...<br />
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<strong>cRuSaDeS</strong>...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-87751412277784799092010-08-18T14:56:00.000-04:002010-08-18T14:56:35.626-04:00MiSsIoNs...It seems that I am <strong><span style="font-size: large;">ALWAYS</span></strong> on some sort of a <span style="font-size: large;">mission</span>. My latest quest to find answers regarding my daughter attending speech has given me my <strong>NEWEST</strong> mission, making things easier for new parents to the school system. I'll admit it, I am a newbie! I do not know the in's & out's of the Palm Beach County School System nor do I want <strong>EVERY</strong> detail. I just want answers and I want them to be easily explained to me. No rigamaroll just stick to the facts & I'll be happy I promise! I am a planner at heart & like having new things explained to me. However I do <strong>NOT</strong> like walking into <strong>CHAOS</strong>! That is exactly what trying to get my daughter registered for speech was, <span style="font-size: large;">CHAOTIC</span>! Departments were closed, children were displaced, information was not available and most of all no one knew what to tell this first time parent to the <strong>ESE </strong>program. I felt quite <strong>HOPELESS</strong>! Note to those making these decisions, make them in June <strong>NOT</strong> the day before school is to start. Nothing like having all of your teachers & administrators come back to work the same week that they have school registration. I'm sure I am not the only one seeing a problem with this! All this mom wanted to do was know where her daughter would be attending, what days she would have her speech class & of course who her teacher would be. I was given all kinds of information but nothing concrete and most of all helpful. I was sent back & forth between two <span style="font-size: large;">different</span> schools trying to get her registered. {Neither school had her listed as attending there} & then I was told busing would <strong>NOT</strong> be available the first week. {No one told me that in June} <strong>SO</strong> many things were <strong>NOT</strong> explained to me that I wonder if other parents have had this happen to them. Now you can see my new <span style="font-size: large;">mission</span>, to help other parents who might be in my shoes. I want to help organize their <span style="font-size: large;">"system"</span>, to come up with a plan that will make life simpler for parents. I know this will <strong>NOT</strong> be an easy task & I will have an uphill battle but I am up for the task. This is just me & one of my many...<br />
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MiSsIoNs...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-72865153482024666882010-08-16T18:27:00.000-04:002010-08-16T18:27:39.448-04:00CONFUSION...Over the past week I have been put through quite the ringer. What started out as a simple thing turned into a <span style="font-size: large;">HUGE</span> event that has thoroughly stressed me out! Who would have thought trying to get Camryn registered for speech would turn out <strong>SO</strong> awful! This process started back in April. After speaking to their pediatrician & another mommy friend I decided to get them evaluated for speech. Not that they did not speak, it's actually quite the contrary. They are little <span style="font-size: x-large;">jabber jaw's</span>! LOL! It was not until my niece told me how she <strong>LOVED</strong> how Cam stutters when she is exited did I even think there was a problem. I paid closer attention & noticed how they accentuated the wrong consonents & I had the hardest time figuring out what they were saying. I took all four in for evaluations & believe it or not Camryn was the only one walking out needing it. That day when we left that evaluation we were told her <span style="font-size: large;">"speech school"</span> would be Meadow Park Elementary. Being that they are all attending preschool now the speech school is determined by the address of her preschool. I googled Meadow Park & found that it received a good rating <strong>PLUS</strong> it is not that far from their preschool. Well that was what threw the wrench into the plans. That school is overcrowded which meant she would now be displaced to yet another school even further away! You see the closest school she was assigned lost their communications unit so now she was being displaced. YES, you heard me right they were now going to bus her <strong><span style="font-size: large;">FURTHER</span></strong> away! Now I had just gotten used to the idea of having my 3 1/2 year old riding a bus a mile down the road & now she was going to go where?! 8 miles away?! I was <strong><span style="font-size: large;">NOT</span></strong> a happy camper! I think I cried a lot that day! SO many emotions flooded my brain & whoever answered my calls that day received my wrath! I really need to apologize to those people! I am <strong>SO SO</strong> sorry! I finally spoke to nice woman who reassured me about a few things; the 11 day count & the bus situation. With the 11 day count they have to count the amount of students in the ESE programs over the first 11 days & if the #'s are too high they will need to add a unit. So there is a slight chance that the unit at her original school may get reopened & she can be sent back. <strong>{I HOPE & PRAY THIS HAPPENS!}</strong> Then in regards to the bus there would be an aide riding with her & she would never be left alone. I took a <strong>BIG</strong> risk & decided we would try it out. I have been preparing Cam over the past few days by telling her that she will get to ride a bus, having another teacher, meeting new friends. She seems excited. Fast forward to their "Open House" today. First off it was scheduled in the <strong>MIDDLE </strong>of the day, no real info about what was needed or what I was to do. I show up to their front office & no one seemed to know anything. I tell them my name & Cam's name & they still did not know what class Cam would be in. They tell me to walk down this <strong>LONG</strong> corridor & tell me to pass by these <strong>BIG</strong> windows & then you will see two classrooms. They were <strong>NOT</strong> there! I had another woman point in a direction towards the back of the school, again nothing was marked. This was a <strong>BIG</strong> school, people everywhere & nothing was marked! Needless to say I got lost. Luckily another teacher helped me find my way. {Note to those school officials, parents need correct information & maps would be appreciated!} You would think that it being in a public school they would have their "stuff" together but <strong>NO</strong>! It has been such a <strong>CRAZY</strong> process. To make things even crazier after I attended the Open House at the Royal Palm School & thought I had her all registered I just receive a call from Meadow Park, the first school, saying that she is now allowed back there! I have had enough of all this...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">C</span>O<em>N</em><span style="font-size: large;">F</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">U</span><em>S</em>I<span style="font-size: x-small;">O</span><em>N</em>!...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-67272922385182001022010-08-10T10:17:00.000-04:002010-08-10T10:17:33.407-04:00in moderation...They tell me moderation, oh have I learned this word the <b>HARD</b> way! Ever since I had my gallbladder removed last month my <b>ENTIRE</b> eating habits have had to be altered! I really hoped that when the Doctor said "You will eventually be able to eat <b>EVERYTHING", </b>that<b> </b>he really meant it! <b>NOPE</b>! <span style="font-size: large;">I have found that even the</span> littlest <span style="font-size: large;">things effect me in the <span style="font-size: x-large;">BIGGEST <span style="font-size: large;">ways! </span></span></span>Having belly aches & visiting bathrooms are an understatement! <b>UGH</b>! No more spicy stuff, fried foods or even a <b>bowl</b> of ice cream. Having to restructure your eating habits just plain <span style="font-size: large;">sucks</span>!! I now have to eat everything...<br />
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in moderation...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-19811645206739453362010-08-05T03:49:00.000-04:002010-08-05T03:49:56.282-04:00An ode to the Neti Pot...<span style="font-size: large;">Oh <span style="font-size: small;">Neti Pot</span>, Oh <span style="font-size: small;">Neti Pot</span> where have you gone?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am</span> sitting <span style="font-size: small;">here</span> sick & seriously</span> it's <strong><span style="font-size: large;">NOT</span></strong> <span style="font-size: large;">much fun</span>!<br />
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I want to get better so please <span style="font-size: large;">help <span style="font-size: small;">this</span> girl out</span>!<br />
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<strong>DON'T</strong> take a vacation just when I am feeling down & out!<br />
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You need to know that I brag about you <strong>OFTEN</strong> & keep you <span style="font-size: large;">#1 <span style="font-size: small;">on my </span>list</span><br />
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Yet you act like this "<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>stranger</strong>"</span> , like you're the one that's been dissed!<br />
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So <span style="font-size: large;">Please </span><span style="font-size: small;">tell me why are you <strong>NOT</strong> working just when I need you the most?</span><br />
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Come back to me now & end this frustration. I'm a woman on a mission & <strong>I </strong><em>need</em> a VACATION!!!<br />
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An <span style="font-size: large;">ode</span> to the <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation">Neti Pot</a></strong>...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-24065454985204297552010-08-01T18:52:00.000-04:002010-08-01T18:52:59.809-04:00blackberry brandy...I have been battling some MAJOR conjestion since aquiring this cold of mine. More so than usual. Sadly I have been prone to get sinuitus, sinus infections or worse yet laryngitus after illnesses like this. Basically life just sucks right now! It seems like yesterday when I was a teenager that my parents nextdoor neighbors the Salerno's gave me advice regarding this condition I get. You see hey were Italian, Sicilian to be exact & did not believe in medicines. My mom used to tell me that they never took a pill for anything! One summer while visiting them at their beach house on the Jersey shore they gave me some sage advice. Mrs Salerno told me to take a shot of blackberry brandy just before I laid down for bed. That brandy would eat at whatever was in my throat & I would be talking normal in no time. Let me tell you they were SO right! That blackberry brandy did the trick & I keep a bottle of it in our liquor cabinet just in case! I cannot say enough about...<br />
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blackberry brandy...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-19026942307486135712010-07-31T16:54:00.000-04:002010-07-31T16:54:27.847-04:00battery operated alarm clocks...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I can just not win! I had to work <strong>EXTRA</strong> early this morning & wouldn't you know it but my alarm clock took a dump! When I say <strong>EXTRA</strong> early I mean <strong>3AM</strong> where I'm actually waking up at 2 & when I say took it a dump I mean it <strong>DID NOT</strong> go off at all! The darn clock was stuck on 12<strong>:52am</strong> as if it thought it was keeping the correct time! <strong>UGH!</strong> It's rough working these <strong>CRAZY</strong> hours but you do what you have to do to earn that almighty dollar! When I work these wacky schedules I will stay down at my Mom's house so I can just roll out of bed & not have to make that <strong>LONG</strong> trek of a drive in the wee hours of the morning. Trust me that extra hour saved makes a <strong>HUGE</strong> difference! What makes matters even worse is that I am a routine girl. I need to do things the way I normally do them & if I veer from my "norm" things usually go wrong, really really wrong. I will think I'm dreaming or just sleep through the alarm. That would be <strong>VERY VERY</strong> bad! Part of this routine I keep is that I wear ear plugs to block out <strong>ALL</strong> noises, mostly my hubby's snoring, but that's <em>another</em> story! Just before I lay down I check the alarm clock to make sure it is set correctly & that it is atually tuned in to a station so something other than white noise will wake me up. Now getting to the alarm clock, I use this <strong>OLD</strong> battery operated one because I once had one that was electric & the one night I needed to be awoken we we lost power so it <strong>NEVER</strong> went off & I of course slept in. Arghh... Being that I am <strong>SO</strong> set in my ways it seems difficult for me to even try "something new" in the alarm clock dept, ie: my cell phone. I just cannot even attempt it for fear someone will call me on the one night I need to sleep! I can just about imagine <strong>MY</strong> friends calling or texting me in the <strong>MIDDLE </strong>of the night! Just the thought of that blows that plan out of the water! <strong>LOL</strong>! So now I have to go find me some new batteries to prevent any more issues! Oh what would I do without...<br />
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battery operated alarm clocks...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-90788761618152383592010-07-30T11:20:00.000-04:002010-07-30T11:20:18.744-04:00XL coffee EXTRA light EXTRA sweet...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLat4Zi2wz1hkgcE_9Veh0nHHslBst3pZFAoTjJM_laygPCZCIwDEuTQNg2JobFOyEPQBtbfPJW8qcXkKt-iDU4M4n7Lqw49CYash20JLVVT0eb50C7LAUY1s-YA5ZP0G9GwtmD7dhak/s1600/Dunkin+Donuts+cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLat4Zi2wz1hkgcE_9Veh0nHHslBst3pZFAoTjJM_laygPCZCIwDEuTQNg2JobFOyEPQBtbfPJW8qcXkKt-iDU4M4n7Lqw49CYash20JLVVT0eb50C7LAUY1s-YA5ZP0G9GwtmD7dhak/s200/Dunkin+Donuts+cup.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>OK first of all I need to make one thing <b>VERY</b> clear by stating the fact that my day cannot start until I've had my <b>LARGE</b> cup of coffee! I cannot even remember when I started drinking this vice of mine but I do & I <b>LOVE</b> it! That being said even though I <b>LOVE</b> to drink it I'm not that much of a connoisseur. I just know that it's coffee, wakes me up & it tastes good to me. My mother on the other hand has a nose for it & can tell when it's a fresh pot, <b>FULLY</b> loaded or just plain decaf. I'm no where near that good, I just <b>LOVE</b> it about as much as I <b>LOVE</b> eating my dark chocolate! <b>YUM</b>! I drink it <b>EXTRA</b> light & <b>EXTRA</b> sweet. Because of the strange hours I keep at my part-time job I tend to go to <a href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/" style="color: blue;">Dunkin Donuts</a> to fulfill my wants in this dept. They are nearby & most of all they have a drive thru so I'm there! LOL! It was not until the other day did I realize how different each Dunkin Donuts really is. Yes they pretty much all serve the same kinds of coffee, bagels, muffins, wraps & most of all donuts but their prices are <b>VERY</b> different! Did you know that being they are individually owned they can pretty much charge whatever they want for the same size coffee? <b>YEP</b>! For <b>YEARS</b> I have been driving to the Dunkin near my work & ordering my usual, an <b>XL</b> coffee <b>EXTRA</b> light <b>EXTRA</b> sweet. Recently I have been paying <b>$2.43</b> each time figuring that inflation had driven up the price of my <b>FAV</b> drink. But as I have already said I <b>NEED</b> my coffee so I just pay it. Well just the other day I stopped on my way off the turnpike at a <b>DIFFERENT</b> Dunkin Donuts and ordered my regular only to be charged 32 cents cheaper! Yes, <b>THIRTY TWO</b> cents cheaper! I could not believe how much of a difference in price it was from one Dunkin to the next in the <b>SAME</b> friggin' town! {<b>FYI</b> this occurred in Pompano Beach, FL} I am here to tell you that it really does pay to investigate! You better believe I will be rethinking where I purchase my next...<br />
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XL coffee EXTRA light EXTRA sweet...Fulton Quadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16620256714924982520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394619291952040882.post-36645382293719774692010-07-30T10:59:00.000-04:002010-07-30T10:59:38.323-04:00that telephone pole...I have decided to create yet <i>another</i> blog like I have a <b>TON</b> of time on my hands! <b>LOL</b>! I have to say that the one thing I have found within myself during this journey is that I <b>LOVE</b> blogging! I love putting my thoughts down on paper! I already have a <a href="http://itsaquadlife.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">blog</a> for the tribe SO this blog will be <b>ALL</b> about <b>ME</b> & the stuff that I find interesting, zany, heart felt & sometimes down right mad! Now to fill you in on the title of this blog. Well it all goes back <b>MANY</b> moons ago to us driving down the road & me pointing out <span style="font-size: large;"><b>EVERYTHING </b></span>I found interesting on the side of the road! Yes, I do this! Well since then he <b>ALWAYS</b> tells me how I will notice <span style="font-size: small;"><b>EVERY</b></span> detail including that telephone pole! One day he said "Look at that pole!". Yes he made fun of me! ]= But I have to admit that I did not take it as an insult, I took it as a compliment seeing as I do notice <b>ALL</b> the details! Remember people it's not about the <b>BIG</b> stuff it's all in the details! So after hearing that you can just about imagine that I will have <b>PLENTY</b> to talk about within the confines of this blog! I really hope that you all will follow along on this journey of mine! I can promise you <b>ONE</b> thing, it will be interesting! Trust me I can find something interesting to discuss in just about anything including...<br />
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