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Ok y'all I just have to do my little dance. Bon Jovi is coming to Hotlanta, and well if anyone knows me they know Bon Jovi is my favorite all time band. I love them. I have been listening to these guys since I was at least 8.

 I have actually only seen them in concert once and that was in Japan in Fukuoka. It was a blast. And then I heard they were coming to Atlanta.  Can't believe I have to wait until April, but they are worth the wait.

Yesterday I finished yet another training class for AFLAC. Very excited, it was just learning the computer program....easy.

Last night I had an awesome time. I couple of the girls who started at the same time as me had a little get together.  We had a blast.  It was nice to have some adult conversation. ha ha ha. My husband was actually excited I was going to go out with adults. Although I have to tell ya, it was hard to walk away from the Wii for a couple hours.

Speaking of Wii, I am addicted. We bought one for my son for his birthday. The kids are having a blast with it, but so are mom and dad. ha ha. Entertainment for the whole family. Who knew that one day you would play bowling in your home.  Hubby and I were laughing the other night as we were playing bowling. I said "you know if the neighbours can see into our house they are going to think we are nuts." I think they all ready know that however.

What's the deal with Christmas lights all ready being out on people's houses? I have Christmas spirit and all, but we aren't even at Thanksgiving yet. I heard Christmas music in a store the day after Halloween. Give me a break that is just crazy.  Growing up the rules in my house were no tree up until the 15th of December, it drove me absolutely nuts. But those were the rules. Ok I think November 1st is a little soon if you ask me. There has to be a happy medium here.

I love Christmas. It's my favorite time of year. I have a lot of good memories of Christmas with mom. Her and I would always have a blast. It wasn't really a time that the entire family would gather. I remember a lot of times while growing up a few friends of the family would come over and watch me open my presents.  Alley Cat as I called him came over, and it was the best time ever.

Al and I would shake the presents leading up to Christmas time when he would come over to visit and guess what was in the boxes. One year a hole mysteriously wound up one of the boxes and Al blamed it on a mouse. LOL yeah a mouse called Al.  Good times.

Growing up the tradition was go to Midnight mass in St. Andrews, come home go to sleep for a couple hours and then wake up...So about 2 or 3 am I was opening presents. You can imagine the shocker I got when I got married and well presents weren't opened until about 7 or 8 am. What the CRAP!!!. there is no sleeping in on Christmas.....

For the past 11 years i have porbably driven my husband nuts on Christmas Eve. It starts at about 11pm..."can we wake the kids up?" No go to sleep.....five minutes later...."what about now." Then my feet wiggle for minutes on end. I thought one year hubby was going to duct tape my feet so they wouldnt' wiggle. Then the "sigh" tossing and turning. I was told by several people, Christmas is for the kids. Heck no honey...Christmas is Christmas...is Christmas. I refuse to act like an adult on Christmas...cause then i would probably hate it. I want my kids to have the awesome memories I have  of Christmas. It's not about how many presents you get, it's about being together and having fun.

ok I must go for now. bye

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Ok so my last post was a little short, I was just testing.

 As I was saying before, this year has been a complete blur. What have I done this past year?

1. Completed my schooling. That's right I now have my associates in Business Administration. I am very proud of myself, and I know mom would be very proud of me as well.

2. Changed jobs. It was a very hard descision to make, because I LOVE the group I worked with, I loved the patients I worked with, helped, and have known for over three years. I never thought I would leave the position, but an opportunity came up and I took it. So just what am I doing now? I am an independent AFLAC agent. I have been interested in doing this for over 3 years and finally plunged into it.

I have always been about helping people, and I feel I can help more people being an AFLAC agent.  It's my business, I work from home....and car. I pick my own hours. I have been busy this weekend redesigning my home office. I haven't made much head way. My son got a Wii for his birthday yesterday and well I am not sure who is having more fun...my son or me.. hahaha.

 The thing I like about this new career is, I can put as much effort into as I want, or as little as I want. Those who know me however, know there is a lot of effort going into this. 

Having a few AFLAC policies myself, I believe in the product tremedously. When I took out my policies I was 25 years old..26 something like that. The rep informed us about a cancer policy. Not having family history of cancer, I felt I didn't need to take out the policy. My gut told me to take it out. Three years later, my mom passed away from breast cancer. Then earlier this year I had a scare myself. Am I glad I have the policy now, absolutely. For me, I know that my family will be taken care of if I get breast cancer. I won't have to worry about my bills. AFLAC will pay me.

So that is what I am doing now.

My son just turned 10 yesterday. I can't believe it. It seems like yesterday my husband and I were holding him in the hospital. Now he is almost taller than I am (doesn't take much). I am very proud of him. He is an awesome, bright kid and I love him with all my heart. I just wish the years would slow down a little bit, because in 10 more years he will be 20..

 Also this year I have been selling items on Ebay. You can visit my store at http://stores.ebay.com/Canadrias-Treasures A lot of these items are from my mom's house. I just do not have the room to keep everything. What will you find in the store? Various books, craft supplies, fabrics and many many other items. Please feel free to check it out.  Items that do not sell in auction, go into my store inventory.

Well I should sign off for now.

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I figured I would take this opportunity to start blogging once again. I have been super busy this past year. Where did 2007 go? Don't ask me I have no idea!! It's a blur.

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