Mary Anne Carter

Crazy

Mary Anne — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:58:01 +0000

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The dreaded Black Friday

Mary Anne — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:30:43 +0000

Just got back from the mall and what was probably one of the wildest shopping days I have ever had. So many people were at the mall and Wal-Mart we had to park almost a half mile away at both places. The checkout lines were so long I got to read one of the magazine on the rack all the way through.

Next year I am waiting till Saturday to do my shopping, because going to stores when there are so many people just plain sucks. I’m all for saving money and having fun shopping, but this was not fun to me. and when I got home I heard on the news about the terrible incident at the Wal-Mart in New York where the shoppers stormed the doors and trampled an employee to death! How scary! I’m staying home next year for sure!

That time of the year again

Mary Anne — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:00 +0000

Have been waiting for Thanksgiving to roll around this year. My family gets together every year and all the women cook enough food for an army and all the men get together and tell stories of this years events. The kids run around and play games, and the newest editions to the family all are seen.

A lot of good times around here these coming days, and I have a lot to be thankful for, that’s for sure. I am dreading the Friday to come though, more commonly known as “Black Friday,” because everyone in America seems to go out and shop this day to get in on all the deals the stores have to start off the Christmas selling season.

Anyways, I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.

My sister wants to start a new business

Mary Anne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:35:58 +0000

About three months ago, my sister told me that she wants to start a new business with her hubby. They have been participating in selling in flea markets for many years, and think that they have found a niche that would be successful in a retail environment.

The biggest problem in starting any business is financing. It is hard to start up a business, you need capital. The best way to have capital is to have rich relatives that are willing to “front” you money, but that is NOT the case with our family! Those that have the money are unwilling to part with it.

So, that leaves Small Business Loans. Most banks require detailed business plans, tax returns, and lots of documentation. I took a lot of business courses in college, and I have run a small business myself, and I know what a lot of difficult work that is!

Incredible rechargeable flashlight

Mary Anne — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:49:36 +0000

My brother loves to collect gadgets. He is always spending his disposable income on the latest and greatest gadget he can find. He came over today to show off his new flashlight that he just bought over the Internet. This new flashlight that he bought is a LED flashlight that is rechargeable, requires no batteries, and runs for an hour on just one charge.
What a showoff he is!

T2T – empty chicken can

Mary Anne — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:24:36 +0000

I thought I’d share with you one of my T2T projects in greater detail. This is a picture of the supplies that I used to turn an empty chicken can into a pretty trinket box. Not pictured are the Plaid Folk Art Outdoor Paints, and the glue that I used.

This is a picture of the chicken can, after I was finished with it.

This is a picture of the inside of the jewelry box. It is lined with a velveteen fabric. It came out very pretty! I gave it as a gift to my sister-in-law, and she was thrilled with it! I’ve had several requests from friends/relatives to make some for them!

Still sick

Mary Anne — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:38:48 +0000

Well my doctor has been on vacation and the jerk that is filling in for him won’t give me anything to make this sinus infection go away. There are notes in my file that say that I should be given antibiotics when I get sick, but he is refusing to honor the note. When my regular doctor returns from vacation I am going to have to ask him to give me antibiotics to have on hand for when I get sick and he can’t be reached. This is awful!

Happy trick or treating!

Mary Anne — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:21:49 +0000

Wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween this year, and hope your kids have a special time going around trick or treating.

Was not sure what to give away this year for candy, so I went to Walgreens and got 10 bags of assorted candies to give out. Always a fun time seeing the neighbors and their kids this time of year, all dressed up and happy. Even the weather is supposed to be nice – no rain and not so cold that the kids have to wear coats that cover up their cute costumes.

Anyways, I am off to get dressed up for the night. I will write to you all later.

Cold season

Mary Anne — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:36:36 +0000

Well the weather is going crazy around here, cold mornings and warm afternoons. The perfect season for catching colds, and yes, I’ve caught one myself! And it’s a real doozy of a cold! Whenever I catch a cold it immediately goes into a sinus infection and I’m miserable for several weeks. I’ve got to try to get hold of my doctor and try to convince him to put me on antibiotics to shorten the misery, but my doctor is often reluctant to do that right away. Wish me luck! I’m pretty miserable!

Cool conversion software

Mary Anne — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:17:46 +0000

My kids have been telling me that they found a website that converts audio and video files from one format to another. They said it is a new program that is quick and easy to use, and that the company is offering a free trial download of the program. They lost me when they started talking about video encoding. I’m embarrassed to say I don’t even know what video encoding is! I feel so old!

Modern bedroom furniture

Mary Anne — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:03:51 +0000

Modern Bedroom Furniture is what my niece says she wants for her new apartment. She is moving out of her parents’ house for the first time in a few months, and she is looking for modern furniture for her new place. She came over yesterday to rummage around my basement and see if I had any “hand me down” furniture items she could have. She says her biggest hope for her Modern Bedroom Furniture is to have a really great Modern Platform Bed.

She says she has been looking at furniture from the eroomservice.com website and has found several different platform beds that she likes a lot. She hasn’t yet made up her mind which one she wants, but has narrowed it down to four favorites. She said that the website sells some really nice bedroom sets and that she is trying to decide whether to buy the complete set, or just the bed and then try to do some mix and match with the rest of the bedroom furniture.

She found a couple of modern lamps in my basement that she liked that I wasn’t using – my house isn’t decorated in the modern style, and these lamps were given to me by a friend. I told her she was welcome to take them, and she was thrilled.

Junk mail

Mary Anne — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:33:14 +0000

During the past couple of weeks our junk mail index has risen sharply. It seems that the vast majority of the mail we have been getting is sales circulars, catalogs for Christmas items, or promotions for political campaigns. What a waste of paper this is! It all goes into the trash, mostly not even looked at. There isn’t anyplace near where I live that I can take stuff like this to recycle, and it is sad to think of it all going to the dump.

Hubby loved the craft store!

Mary Anne — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:37:37 +0000

Usually when we go into a craft store, my hubby waits for me impatiently to buy the supplies that I want to get. This time, we found a section that sells model cars that you build and paint yourself. Bingo! One of my hubby’s favorite hobbies! We used the 40% off coupon to buy one for him. I guess I won’t have to be dragging him, kicking and screaming to the craft store in the future! He’ll be begging me to take him! LOLOL!

Outlet store vs discount store

Mary Anne — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:40:14 +0000

I was reading an article on Businessweek’s website that was talking about how a lot of the big “snob” companies like Sak’s Fifth avenue is opening more outlet stores, in the hopes that they will attract more customers to the outlet store’s lower prices. The article confused me a little bit because I had read many years ago that “outlet stores” were not necessarily a “discount store” and that when people shop at outlet stores looking for a “bargain” they usually are not really getting a “bargain.” What they are often getting are closeouts, over-runs, or factory seconds.

After I had learned that “outlet stores” were really not “discount” stores I pretty much avoided them. So now I’m wondering if “outlet” stores are changing their strategy and really ARE offering bargains now!

Craft store shopping today

Mary Anne — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:13:36 +0000

Today I have to run errands in a city that is over an hour’s drive away. Normally I run errands closer to home, but hubby has a doctor’s appointment, and I’m going with him. There are some Michael’s Arts & Crafts stores and some AC Moore craft stores near his doctor’s office, and we plan to stop into both of them to do a little bit of craft supply shopping. We got coupons in the Sunday papers for 40% off any one item for both of the stores, and we plan to use them!

We don’t live near either of those stores, so it is a major “big deal” to me when I get the chance to swing by one on the rare occasions that we are driving by one.