Why is it so neat to give a new baby a bath? I guess because everything is so new and the first things that the baby does or experiences are special. When our grandson had his first bath recently, our daughter and s-i-l bathed “Baby J” while I took pictures. And I shared with them what I did when our son was a baby: put a washcloth in the strategic area so you don’t get sprayed! LOL 🙂 “Baby J” enjoyed his bath and it was a good experience for him.

When babies get older and you have a lot of bath toys, The Mommy Blogger has a great idea: Put the toys in a plastic basket so the water can drain out the bottom. That way the toys don’t get slimy. And I don’t know anybody who likes yuchy, slimy bath toys. Visit the Mommy Blogger to get more great ideas.

Computers are one of the greatest inventions and make work so much easier.  They are great for communication, also, as people can communicate as often as they want or as necessary.   To be honest, I didn’t use computers much until our daughter went off to college.  Before then, I’d just tell her, my husband or our son what I needed on the computer and they would do it for me.  (I wasn’t spoiled, was I?  LOL)  But after our daughter was gone to college , I quickly learned how absolutely wonderful email was.  We would email each other on almost a daily basis and still do to this day even though she’s been out of college for four years. 

But just as computers are so wonderful to use, they can be equally frustrating when they’re not working like they should or like we want them to.  Sometimes fixing the problem is simple and sometimes it takes getting outside help (for me…my husband) to fix the problem.  One thing that’s important is having enough memory to run several programs.   Some people need IBM memory, but whatever kind you need, be sure you have plenty of it.  That’s one thing I have learned about computers.  🙂

If you’ve ever run out of gas before, then you know what a hassle it is. It usually takes running out of gas only once or twice to cause a person to make sure they always have gas in the car. I remember when I ran out of gas many years ago when our daughter was a toddler. I was taking a short cut through the country to get to my parents’ house. There weren’t many houses around, I think only two. But there was a significant amount of traffic on that road, either local or others taking a short-cut too. I went up to one house to call my parents (no cell phones back then). I was blessed to go to a home with really nice people, and the man who lived there was the grandfatherly type. He gave me a sweet lecture about how I should always check my gas tank, and it made an impression on me. It would be nice, though, to have a transfer tank so that wouldn’t happen again. 🙂

Our favorite mini-van that we’ve owned was a Chrysler/Plymouth Grand Voyager. They don’t make those anymore, but they sure were good mini-vans. They were comfortable and great for long trips. Now we have a Dodge Caravan which is a great mini-van but not quite as good as our Voyager. The Voyager got better in-town mileage and had a better cruise control on it. One thing that bothers us on the Caravan is that when we’re listening to a CD and we make a sharp turn, the CD will skip. Now that shouldn’t happen! I don’t think that would happen on a Chrysler mini-van. If you have a Chrysler and are wanting to replace some things, you might check out Chrysler 300 accessories.

Dole has once again recalled bagged salad. This time it’s “Dole’s Hearts Delight.” The recall affects these nine states: Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. It also affects parts of Canada: Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. The date of the recall is on bags starting around Sept. 8.

Many people eat bagged salad regularly, over 50% or more. I know we eat bagged salad when I find it on sale or when I’m in a time crunch. It’s so important for people to eat dark leafy greens that it’s worth a little extra cost to make sure we’re eating them. But I definitely don’t want to risk getting sick! I won’t be buying Dole anytime soon, I know that for sure.

Have you noticed the neat website clock on my site? I really like having it on my home page. If I get busy working and lose track of time, it’s real handy to have the clock right there, easy to see and convenient. And if somebody is visiting my site, then they have a clock handy, too, just in case they need to keep track of the time. If you have a site, but don’t have a clock, then I recommend checking out my clock and see about getting one for your site. It’s free!
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