I Heart Nature

Thursday night after I dropped my daughter off at her Brownie Meeting, I saw a deer running right towards me! Imagine my surprise as I was driving down the street I live on and a deer was in the street. The surprising part is that I live in a very residential area.

It was about 5:15 PM, I was driving down my street, and I saw something running up ahead from a side street right onto mine. I couldn't believe my eyes. It started coming towards me, and as I slowed down to look at it, it bolted to the side and ran right into someone's back yard.

The picture above is not of the deer I saw. I wish I could have gotten a picture of it. But number 1 it was running so fast to get out of the street there was no way. Number 2 I was in the car, and Number 3 I didn't have my camera with me anyway!

I have lived where I'm living now for over 8 years and have never seen a deer, even in the woods around here. Where I lived before this, was in the country with lots of woods, and I would see them all the time. Now I live in a city so it is very unlikely. So it was very exciting to see! I wish my daughter had been with me though!

When I think about it though, on one hand I'm excited to have seen it. But on the other hand it makes me feel in a weird way sad. Because if a deer is running through the city streets, it means that they are being pushed out of their natural habitats. But the nature lover in me is still happy to have seen it!

Teachers Aren't Supposed To Go On Strike

In the state of New Hampshire, where I live, it is illegal for teachers to strike. It could be a law everywhere, I'm not sure. But that is what is happening in the city where I live. The teachers are going to go on strike.

I am not an expert by any means on the subject, but am just speaking from my own personal views. What has happened in my city is the teachers have been working without a contract for close to two years. They have been trying to negotiate a contract with the town officials for that amount of time, and every time they get close to finalizing it, it doesn't get done. Mostly because the teachers want raises, and the stickler for the Mayor and other town officials is that they don't want to give them retroactive raises.

So the Mayor has vetoed the contract every time. It's at the boiling point now though. A few weeks ago the teachers union gave the teachers permission to strike if need be. Even though it is a State Law not to strike, the teachers are going to anyway. About two weeks ago they gave the deadline of March 31st and if the contract isn't settled by then, they will strike.

So in the mean time, kids will not be able to attend school, they have threatened teachers their jobs if they go on strike, and parents in the city are worried about the outcome.

As of this writing the teachers union, officials and mediators were in talks for over 10 hours, which ended without an agreement. They are to resume talks today at 9:00 am. If the contract is not settled by the end of today, the teachers will go on strike. And the consequences of that on students, teachers and parents are still to be determined.

Well that's just a glimpse of what has been going on in my life, I just have been kind of worried about it for a couple of weeks now, so thought I would just write about it.

What Flavor Gum Are You?

Here's a fun personality test. These were my results:



You Are Fruit Flavored Gum




You are quirky and independent. You don't tend to follow any one style or rule book.

You are a mix and match type of person, and you draw inspiration from many sources.



While you're definitely a bit unusual, you get along well with other people.

You're eager to welcome anyone into your world. You are not judgmental at all.



You form close bonds with your friends, and your relationships tend to be very secure.

You hold firm to your beliefs and values, and you don't let anyone talk you into compromising them.


Click here to find out What Flavor Gum Are You?

Happy Valentines Day

This is a "card" I made on a cool website I found the other day Hallmark Smilebox. You can make cards and either send them in emails or post it to your blog!



You have to download the software. And then you can make all kinds of cards. The basic package is free to use. As far as I can see the only thing you can't do for free is print them. But I don't really care about that.



I like to send my Mom, Mother-in-law, etc., e-cards, and this is even better, because you can personalize them with your own photos!



Happy Valentines Day! And if you want to make your own cards check out Hallmark Smilebox.

Make a free ecard - it's easy!

Baby It's Cold Outside

It's cold here in New Hampshire! It's about 22 degrees out today and windy. I thought I'd take a picture of my flag blowing around. I don't like when it's cold and windy, but I love the looks of a flag blowing around in the wind!

This has been the snowiest winter around here in a long time. And we are expected to get more snow tonight! Up to 8 inches more! I've personally had it. I'm ready for spring.

I had put up a poll on "What is your favorite winter activity," and the most votes was "None, I don't like winter." I'm beginning to agree with that. Enough is Enough!

I thought I'd put up this song, "Baby it's cold outside," just for a few days. This weather made me think of it. I know it's kind of corny, but I always liked it. I guess I'm a corny type of person.

Well that's the weather, from here in New Hampshire. Hope everyone stays warm.

Inbox Dollars Review

Another website I joined recently is Inbox Dollars. It is another website where you do surveys and complete offers. I only do the 100% free offers, so it's not costing me anything, they pay me!

You also receive a $5.00 credit just for signing up! It is similar to Cash Crate except, Inbox Dollars sends you emails to read. I receive about 3 to 4 emails a day. And all you have to do is open them up, click where it says confirm reading this email. Then you get credited for it.

To be honest, you will obviously not get rich doing this. But if you are a Stay at Home Mom like me, a student, or anyone else looking to make a little extra cash, it might be worth giving it a try.

If you're always on the computer, like me, it might be worth checking it out. I'm checking my email all the time, anyway. Might as well make some money doing it!

CashCrate

Making more money on Cash Crate.com. It's really easy just fill out offers and submit them and they pay you! Once a month you get a check, it's like free money. At no cost to you! I'll let you know when I get my first check. Give it a try for yourself. If you want some easy money!

CashCrate, A great GPT site

Hi,

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