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31

A Crowded Nest

Posted by Pennie

January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Why would a young woman with six healthy children under the age of 8 have fertility treatments, including the implantation of eight embryos into her womb? Why would any clinic be willing to do this for such a woman? My impression of fertility clinics was that they were a last resort, and a very expensive [...]

Jan

29

Bluetooth Finds the Empty Nest

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January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

My husband has finally gotten something he’s been wanting for awhile but I didn’t want to spend the money on, thinking that it was sort of frivolous and would probably not be used that much. But there was a sale and you can imagine the rest. So what’s new in our empty nest and dear [...]

Jan

28

Things That Make Me Go GRRRR!!

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January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

There are some things that really bug me so I thought I would share them with my empty nest readers so maybe you will be bugged too! 1. People who go through the door into a store and then STOP! What are they doing? Looking at their list? Deciding which way to go? Talking to [...]

Jan

26

A Day Aside

Posted by Pennie

January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

Do you ever have a day where you don’t do much, just be kind of lazy and enjoy the time off. Today was like that. Well, I should say the afternoon was like that. My husband was golfing so it was just me and the dogs. I messed on the computer a bit but not [...]

Jan

25

Musings on Next Christmas

Posted by Pennie

January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Well, here it is January 25th already, only 11 more shopping months till Christmas! What will the economy be like by then, do you suppose? Will it be better than last Christmas which was just a month ago, or worse? I hope it’s not worse, but all the financial things I read don’t sound too [...]

Jan

24

Buy Me Now or Buy Me Later

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January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Did you ever buy a fairly big ticket item and then have everyone and their dog tell you that you shouldn’t have bought it, you especially shouldn’t have bought it from that company, your old one would have probably lasted another 5 or 7 years? We did. We live in Florida so we don’t have [...]

Jan

17

Leaving the Empty Nest for an Evening of Entertainment

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January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Our empty nest is in a retirement community in Florida and last night was the first show in a 5-show package at our clubhouse. They have this series of shows every winter and if you buy tickets to all five, you get the same seat and a bit of a break on the price. Later [...]

Jan

14

Some Books to Fill the Cold Winter in Your Empty Nest

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January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Since winter is here and reading is always a great way to spend a cold winter’s night (there are other ways of course but you can only do that so much), I thought I would mention some books that I’ve read in the past that I’ve found to be very inspirational. The first is The [...]

Jan

10

Flu Shot or Not, I Have the Flu

Posted by Pennie

January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

(Me during the flu) In spite of getting a flu shot at the proper time, I still seem to have caught the flu. And believe me, it is the pits! I have felt worse, but not in the last few years. When I had a ruptured appendix and poison was coursing through my body at [...]

Jan

8

Medical Identity Theft

Posted by Pennie

January 8, 2009 | 4 Comments

photo credit: kokopinto Well, it seems there’s another sort of identity theft underway out there and it is medical identity theft. This happens when your name or insurance info is used without your knowledge or consent. An example would be using your stolen ID card to receive emergency room services. It’s fairly easy for this to go undetected [...]

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