My daughter is going to be starting guitar lessons in the summer, so I've been shopping around for guitars and guitar cases for her. I'm trying to decide between a soft or hard case. My ex had a very nice soft case that he loved for his guitar, but I'm thinking for an 8 year old child, a hard case would be a better choice. Kids are rough on things, so a nice hard case to protect the guitar would be good. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm new to this, and have never owned an instrument. So I'll take any suggestions..lol!

This girl needs some focus! I have been so out of focus lately, not working when I should, not concentrating on the job at hand. It's not been good, but the thing I am most upset with is that I have lost focus on what I want to do with my life. I would love to work in the art field, preferably in graphic design. I've looked at some Online certificate programs and I am really thinking about saving up some money and going for it. I think it would really make me happy in the long run and would be worth the money. Anyone take any online courses? Do you like them?

So today while running some errands at the store and the bank, I ran across a horrible car accident. The use of medical air evacuation had to be used, so you know it was a bad accident. I hope that no one died, but I'm fairly certain someone probably did. It looked pretty bad. So this is my reminder to everyone driving on winter roads. Slow down, it's icy and getting to your destination a few minutes late is better than not arriving at all. Be safe!

Today is January 20th, right? Right. Ok...at the beginning of January we had no snow. You could still see grass on the ground. Now we have a good foot and a half of snow! Crazy! Mother nature is making up for the lack of snow we have received this winter. She's like..."hahahaha...you thought you were going to have an easy winter, but you were WRONG!" siiiiigh...I really do not like winter. LOL!

I've been extremely unproductive all day. I should of been working, or cleaning, or doing just about anything, but instead I spent most of the day online. I spent part of the day looking up miller welders for my brother, and the other part yapping at my friend. Tomorrow I really have to get something accomplished. At this point, it could really be anything, and I would be happy. I'm not really sure when it happened, but I've gotten really lazy the last couple weeks. So I have to kick it into high gear and get my butt moving! Wish me luck!

Well the neighbors are packing up and moving out. The neighbors that have driven me crazy for several years now, with they're constant banging around. Today though I couldn't of been happier when I saw him out there loading the contents of his metal buildings into a big trailer. I about wanted to throw a little party, but I refrained. lol! I'm kind of nervous now though. These neighbors were not the best, but what if our new neighbors are even worse? That's always a possibility, a scary possibility. That would be my luck too...lol. So is this a good thing they are moving, or not? Only time will tell!

My brother always throws a big bash for his birthday, and this year was no exception. There were a lot of people there, including a lot of my friends, so I brought some Party enhancers, K6 herbal incense and Spiritual powders from Herbal City LLC. I figured why not? It's a party, so let's have a little fun. They also worked great to calm my anxiety down, so that was nice. I have a big problem with social anxiety, so big crowds of people kind of freak me out. With the products that I brought though, it was no big deal.

Next year I told him that we need to rent some place for the party. It started out as just a little get together at our house, for just our friends, and over the years has grown to a couple hundred people. The party usually spills outside onto the lawn and neighbors houses. I'm sure the neighbors that don't attend, just love us this time of year. lol. Oh well, at least we have fun, and we also have some great pictures and memories. Which is all what's it's about in the first place.

I'm waiting for boyfriend to get here with dinner, and my stomach is I think going to eat itself..lol. I've eaten regularly today, so I don't know what the deal is, but good grief. I feel like I could eat a horse right now. Ok, maybe not a HORSE....maybe a miniature horse...lol! In any case I'm hungry, and I want my food!!! Maybe I'll go get a small snack to tide me over, but I'm also on a diet, so that's probably not a good idea. lol! Decisions, decisions. lol!

I've been looking online for maternity clothes and some other clothing items, for my friend who is expecting a baby this summer. I'm shocked at the prices that people are charging for maternity clothes. I know they are a special clothing item, but I think the prices that people are charging far exceed the amount they should. Because of that, I've been looking at deal sites. These are sites where you register once and benefit from daily or weekly deals. I found the site nomorerack.com and after reading some nomorerack reviews have decided that the chance of a nomorerack scam is not likely. It's always smart to check out sites, because you never know.

Anyway, I really like this site and am finding some great deals. I'm trying not to go overboard and buy a bunch of baby clothes and other things that won't be used, but it's hard. I haven't been able to buy for a baby in a long time, so this girl is going a little crazy! lol! I'm sure my friend will end up with a ton of stuff that she never uses, or only gets worn once. Oh well! lol! I at least had fun buying and saved money too!

Guest post from: Joe Castro

My husband is always complaining about not having time to watch his favorite shows. He says that he misses them by the time that he gets home from work, plays with the kids, and has time with me. This is actually true, because his favorite show is actually TLC’s “Swamp People,” which I can never understand. He loves it more than anything though, but seems to always miss it. He does so much for our family, and I wanted to truly get him a gift that would keep on giving this year. At first, I was just going to give him the DVD’s of “Swamp People,” but I wanted to get him something even more than that. So, I started asking around to my friends, and came up with the idea to get him a subscription to satellite TV through direct tv buffalo. I cannot wait to watch his reaction when he gets it! He is going to be so thrilled, and I guarantee the first thing he’ll do is program the recording of that weird show. But hey- whatever keeps him happy! ?