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October Wrap-Up

by Kay Lynn on November 4, 2009

October ended with a fun holiday and a time change.  It seemed fortuitous that you got an extra hour sleep after a night of partying.  Sunday included the extra chores of changing clocks and smoke alarm batteries (okay, I didn’t do that last one but I should!).   In late September, I started monitoring Buck$ome Boomer’s [...]

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Calling All Shoppers

by Kay Lynn on November 2, 2009

You know I like a good bargain and coming up later this month is one of my favorite shopping events…Black Friday!  For those that have been been living in a bomb shelter or managed to escape the hype somehow, Black Friday in the shopping context is the day after Thanksgiving and is the start of the holiday shopping season. Over the [...]

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Week in Review: Appreciation Edition

by Kay Lynn on November 1, 2009

 Mr. Boomer is on a mini-vacation visiting his kids the past few days.  Handling his household duties has given me new-found appreciation for all he does.  It’s good to have time apart once in a while to remind us not to take our partners for granted.    An additional benefit is that I get to make [...]

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Week in Review: Nobel Peace Prize Edition

by Kay Lynn on October 11, 2009

President Barack Obama was selected to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this week.  Whether you voted for him or not, was it not a proud moment for our country?  Evenings were filled with major league baseball playoffs and Jim and Pam’s wedding (The Office).  Miss M @ M is for Moneyis celebrating the blog’s [...]

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September Wrap-Up

by Kay Lynn on October 5, 2009

  Even though we can’t always tell it by the temperature here in Southern California, Fall is officially here.  The interval between sunrise and sunset is getting less and less.   October will be the only month between August and December where I do not use DTO vacation time at work!  It’ll be nice to get ahead [...]

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