What’s a little stress?

January 20, 2010

It’s a fact of life, things are stressful these days. Between kids, Ben’s job search, struggling every month to keep the bills paid…life is stressful. Even work has been stressful the last few months. After months of it being quite slow, things have suddenly taken off. The phone rings constantly, the [...]

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When 911 works….

January 10, 2010

How nice it is to read a GOOD 911 story for once. This is how it’s supposed to work. Shows what a huge difference proper training makes.
When 911 goes right
Tampa episode offers a model for other departments to emulate
Published: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 6:48 [...]

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North Port’s mishandled 911 call…and doing the right thing

December 31, 2009

Recently, the city of North Port came under fire for the mishandling of a 911 call. A local teenager, driving in a remote area of North Port, saw a man outside of his vehicle. He could not tell if the man was hurt, and was afraid to go closer to see…which is understandable, [...]

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All I want for Christmas…..

December 12, 2009

Yes, it’s here. Christmas time. Yikes! I’ve gotten a bit of a start on the shopping….it’s light shopping this year, though, as things are a bit tight around here. The kids are pretty easy….all Baylee wants is the IPod Touch, Lindsay wants clothes, and Nick….as long as it’s sports related in [...]

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Why is apologizing so very hard?

November 18, 2009

The following was in today’s Charlotte Sun Editorial section. It’s perfectly written, and what I’ve said all along. I couldn’t have said it better.
CCSO compounds failure by not issuing apology
OUR POSITION: Apology could have prevented black eye for county law enforcement.
Everyone knew this was coming two months ago when Nathan Lee filed [...]

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CCSO trying to get lawsuit thrown out~Denise Amber Lee

November 14, 2009

Ok, so I expected the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Department to try to get Nathan Lee’s lawsuit thrown out. After all, they’ve never really accepted responsibility for the mistakes made the night Denise Amber Lee was kidnapped and murdered, so I didn’t think they’d just take the lawsuit laying down. But when I read [...]

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I need to get away!

November 14, 2009

For whatever reason, our business at work has really picked up over the last couple of weeks. It’s really weird, the economy is still in the toilet, unemployment is at the highest levels since 1983 (much higher, I think, when you take into account all the people the statistics aren’t counting…those whose unemployment have [...]

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8th of November

November 8, 2009

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 4 years since I originally posted this video. It’s become kind of a tradition…and it’s just as important now as it was 4 years ago. Please continue to keep our troops in your prayers…they’re out there fighting for OUR freedom.
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Compare THIS video to the latest Dixie [...]

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Lindsay is turning into a cook!

November 8, 2009

Recently, I received a bill in the mail, saying that my daughter had signed up for a magazine subscription. Now, normally, I’d be upset. Just what I DON’T need right now is another bill! But…the child went and subscribed to “Taste Of Home” magazine!
Now, this magazine has a special place in my [...]

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Sweet Dreams

November 5, 2009

One of my FaceBook friends posted a status update the other day about Hershey’s new Cherry Cordial kisses. First it made me hungry, then it made me think about how much I love chocolate. :) I love everything about it. I know, typical female!
This year is promising to be a [...]

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Yet another missing child~Elizabeth Olten

October 23, 2009

This one is in Missouri. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of media coverage, and no amber alert yet. I’ve really had to dig for information. I’ll try to keep y’all updated.

Cole Co. Girl Still Missing Despite Search
Child Has Been Missing Since Wednesday Night
POSTED: 11:30 am CDT October 22, 2009
UPDATED: 9:35 [...]

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Bingo for charity…why not?

October 23, 2009

As a lot of you know, I’m pretty active with the Denise Amber Lee Foundation. I’ve participated in a lot of fundraisers. Most of them are the old fashion type of fundraisers…car washes, golf tournaments, selling cookbooks. Or just manning a booth at local events. We’re always looking for new ideas [...]

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It doesn’t sound like good news~Somer Thompson

October 21, 2009

It’s being reported that the body of a small child has been found in a landfill in Georgia…the landfill where the trash from Orange Park, Florida, goes. There has not been a positive identification, but, as they said in one article that I read, they don’t have reports of any other missing children in [...]

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Almost time to start planning for Christmas (yikes!)

October 21, 2009

It’s hard to believe, but October is just about gone, and it’ll be time to start planning for Christmas shopping soon. Honestly, I think it gets here quicker every year. And the older the kids get, the more expensive shopping for them seems to get.
A lot of people, of course, depend upon credit [...]

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Audio from the father of Somer Thompson

October 20, 2009

My first thought when this story hit the news was that it was a parental, custody thing. I don’t think so. After all, Somer is a twin. I don’t think any parent would abduct ONE child, and not the other. Plus, just listening to Somer’s dad….it doesn’t sound like he had [...]

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