It snowed today while I was at work. All right so it did not show as much as you see in the picture but it did snow. OK All Right then so it was just flurries but for someone who has moved to the north from Florida any chance you get to see snow you have to love it. It did snow for a few minutes pretty heavy but it didn't stick to the ground or anything but at least it did snow.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Let it snow
It snowed today while I was at work. All right so it did not show as much as you see in the picture but it did snow. OK All Right then so it was just flurries but for someone who has moved to the north from Florida any chance you get to see snow you have to love it. It did snow for a few minutes pretty heavy but it didn't stick to the ground or anything but at least it did snow.
Is it worth saving
It am so totally amazed when I hear that the National divorce rate is around 50%. My husband and I have been married for 41 years now and don't get me wrong it has not always been a walk in the park. There was a time when we separated after about 4 years of marriage and the biggest problem we had then was a lack of communication. We didn't talk to each other about the problems that were bothering each of us. We finally sat down one evening and talked about things and would wonders ever cease the problems were not that big. But when we didn't talk about them they seemed like mountains that we would never cross over. We didn't go to anyone for counseling but if I had know about the National Institute of Marriage we might have checked into getting some help from them. If I had known of all of the programs they have I might have saved myself a lot of grief early in our marriage. They have marriage counseling sessions all over the United States and I really believe that if you are having problems in your marriage you should try to work them out and only get a divorce as a final option when the marriage is not salvageable.
With the national divorce rate around 50%, there is no doubt that many marriages run into communication problems at some point. There is a communication epidemic. The National Institute of Marriage has created marriage counseling programs and resources utilizing a structure that is the most powerful format they have found for helping couples who feel stuck and hopeless. They have designed several programs to help couples move past the barriers and experience the marriage of their dreams.
NIM's Intensive Marriage Counseling Programs are unique from weekly marriage counseling in three distinctive ways:
· Intensive Marriage Counseling Format: Committing to an extended amount of concentrated time like the 2 or 4 day Marriage Intensive allows people to get to the root of the problem and stick with it in order to work through it. If you’ve been in traditional marriage counseling before, you may have experienced how you spend the first half catching up from the week before, the second half getting into the real issues, and then the time is gone. The Intensive format is designed so that people have the chance to go deeper without many of the other distractions of daily life and have enough discuss to consider solutions.
· Efficiency: One of the first steps in the process is an extensive assessment with some questionnaires. This allows the therapists to gather background information and can get an idea of the best strategy to proceed before you arrive for your session.
· Marriage Counselors: The counselors at the National Institute of Marriage are specialists in this area. One analogy we like to use is that of the Mayo Clinic: people go to their regular physician but may be sent to a specialist to work with specific areas. The NIM marriage therapists have been trained in this format to maximize its effectiveness. Also, the NIM marriage counseling programs provide the perspectives and insight of two professionals rather than one.
If you are considering divorce, you must try the National Institute of Marriage before giving up. They have developed a continuum of care that meets couples wherever they may be in their relationship. Regardless of the health of their marriage they have a service that can help couples improve their marital satisfaction. Visit their website at http://www.nationalmarriage.com. Read the incredible testimonies from the couples that saved their marriages by attending a Marriage Intensive at the National Institute of Marriage.
With the national divorce rate around 50%, there is no doubt that many marriages run into communication problems at some point. There is a communication epidemic. The National Institute of Marriage has created marriage counseling programs and resources utilizing a structure that is the most powerful format they have found for helping couples who feel stuck and hopeless. They have designed several programs to help couples move past the barriers and experience the marriage of their dreams.
NIM's Intensive Marriage Counseling Programs are unique from weekly marriage counseling in three distinctive ways:
· Intensive Marriage Counseling Format: Committing to an extended amount of concentrated time like the 2 or 4 day Marriage Intensive allows people to get to the root of the problem and stick with it in order to work through it. If you’ve been in traditional marriage counseling before, you may have experienced how you spend the first half catching up from the week before, the second half getting into the real issues, and then the time is gone. The Intensive format is designed so that people have the chance to go deeper without many of the other distractions of daily life and have enough discuss to consider solutions.
· Efficiency: One of the first steps in the process is an extensive assessment with some questionnaires. This allows the therapists to gather background information and can get an idea of the best strategy to proceed before you arrive for your session.
· Marriage Counselors: The counselors at the National Institute of Marriage are specialists in this area. One analogy we like to use is that of the Mayo Clinic: people go to their regular physician but may be sent to a specialist to work with specific areas. The NIM marriage therapists have been trained in this format to maximize its effectiveness. Also, the NIM marriage counseling programs provide the perspectives and insight of two professionals rather than one.
If you are considering divorce, you must try the National Institute of Marriage before giving up. They have developed a continuum of care that meets couples wherever they may be in their relationship. Regardless of the health of their marriage they have a service that can help couples improve their marital satisfaction. Visit their website at http://www.nationalmarriage.com. Read the incredible testimonies from the couples that saved their marriages by attending a Marriage Intensive at the National Institute of Marriage.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Weather
Well, the weather has gotten pretty cool up here again in PA. Right now it is 33 degrees outside. I think I am going to be pretty cold tonight sleeping. We have decided to try to only turn the furnace on when we absolutely need it and so far we have only run it a few minutes for a couple of mornings. So I am thinking that we just might need it in the morning.
Speed is a good thing
Many years ago Randy and I had an Audi and although we don't have that vehicle anymore I sometimes think it would have been need to have an audi turbo. I have always like to drive fast. I remember in high school (and yes I can remember that far back) I went out with this guy and he let me drive his Mother's car and we had a road on the levy and from one end to the other I managed to bury the speedometer at 120 mph. He was having a fit trying to figure out how to explain to his Mom when he got home. Maybe that had something to do with the fact we never dated again. But all that aside if you have a car that you want to super charge you have got to check out this web site at http://www.turbochargerpros.com. They absolutely have everything you could ever want to turn your car in to your fast dream car.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Movie Time
We sent a box at the beginning of the week to the kids and one of the things we sent them was Kung Fu Panda. They got the box yesterday and you guessed it last night was movie night. We also sent them their candy bars of their choice. Let's see if I can name the candy bars we sent. We sent rolo's, twix, 100 grand bar, peanut butter cups and milkey way dark chocolate. So what better way to watch a DVD at home than to do it with your favorite candy bar.
Fender Bender
We have some friends and the other week they were in the drive through to get a hamburger for their lunch and the idiot in a jacked up truck in front of them decided to back up for some reason and did a number on their hood and front grill. So now they are needing an auto body repair shop to get their vehicle back to pre-accident condition. It wasn't actually a fender bender it was more like a hood bender. They need an expert who does not compromise when quality when it comes to the work the do on your vehicle.
I owe I owe so off to work I go.
Well, we just finished working this evening our evening job for the week. Tomorrow is Friday and there are two good things about going to my day job tomorrow. One we always order soft pretzels on Friday and two it is Payday. Yeah for payday. Right now we are only working about 7 hours each on the evening job. But, coming up in December we are going to work extra hours. I will work all day long and then we will work until 9:00 PM and we will also work the weekends too for 3 weekends. But we can always use the money I am sure everybody know what I mean by needing money.
When you need help
I have been thinking lately of a lot of the things that I have gone through in my life that to be honest sometimes I am not sure how I made it through some of them. Sometimes I made it through some of the issues merely by the skin of my teeth as the saying goes. I won't actually get down in the pits by telling you everything we have been through in 41 years of marriage but some of them would really make your hair stand on end. But through everything I am glad and happy to say that I have never needed to have any sort of substance abuse treatment. But I know there are people who do need that type of assistance and for them I am glad that there are such good places like Promises Treatment Center where than can go to get the help they need.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Apply online
Well we did it tonight. I filled out the online application for Randy to receive Social Security which will start in February. This is really going to help us a lot with our finances. I know all of you out there who know us do not believe we are that old but well what can I say. It only took about an hour to do it from home with their online application so guess all in all that wasn't too bad. Glad we will be making it before it actually goes bankrupt.
I need clothes
Since moving to Pennsylvania and the weather getting cooler I am in the need of clothes. I have been picking up a few things here and there but moving here from Florida I had no winter wardrobe. I have never had a pair of tactical pants but after checking them out you just never know. One of the things that might spark my interest is that they have a total of 10 pockets. Hey a gal could do away with her purse and just carry everything in one of the various pockets. Just make sure you also wear a belt cause you don't want to weigh down your pants. But all kidding aside of you are in the need for good pants for working you have to check them out. The prices seem pretty reasonable to me.
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