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Treker

I am THRILLED to announce my newest family member:
Navigator 2.0
MSRP $429.99 *

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Endless Comfort
The Trek Navigator Line is designed to give you the most upright and solid ride around. Trek has literally raised the bar on comfort by giving you a higher hand position that results in a more stable and controlled ride. Mix that with a cushy saddle, wide smooth-rolling tires, and a plush suspension fork and you have found answer to all of your comfort bike dreams.
~I def needed a new bike as my sweet Raleigh is nearing her 10th Birthday and the wear and tear is becoming obvious and difficult for her rider. My seat wouldn't stay raised I was constantly hitting my knees on the handle bars. The seat would spin and not stay in the straight forward position. Only SOME of the gears would change.... she was just old so I have happily upgraded thanks to my husband's permission and Christmas Bonus!--- Thanks Rick at Service Solutions! I guess it's only fair as I bought him a 50" tv with my Christmas Bonus! I can't wait to ride now! Hence the first picture is my beloved new Jersey that I got on Christmas Eve and like a lil kid have washed and worn EVERY day since (today is day 4 in a row!) and my new best buddy!
~~Pictures Pending

I HATE SMOKING: If easily offended please do not read

This blog is NOT meant to intentionally insult anyone or even to point fingers at anyone... but smoking has got on my last nerve so I must complain!

Smoking just kills me... I completely HATE smoking... the smell, the cost, addicttion, the health effects... anything a smoker may LIKE about smoking I despise!

In addition it gets on my ever last nerver for these poor lil kidlets to always be smelling like smoke. My goodness just cuz you enjoy destroying YOUR organs at least have some decency not to slowly kill your kids! All these babies with breathing issues: pnemonia, bronchitis, asthma- you name it and yet there is there momma puff'n away as she takes them to day care and there is their daddy puffn away at the dinner table. HELLLOOOO when will you wake up? Why do you insist on endanger your kids... then you are sad and scared and worried when they get real sick and have to go to the hospital.... you make no sence to me!

Not just ciggerettes either. How clueless can you possible be smoking OTHER illegal substances in front your kids... and we wonder why we are raising criminals?

I took my kidlets out to eat on Monday as Santa was coming to our fav restaurant. Unfortunately he had left 30 minutes before we got there. But the NONsmoking side was just FILLED with smoke. It was crazily rediculous. My kids are super rarely EVER around smoke... maybe briefly when we hang with their godparents and briefly if they are near my mom's friend Jan.The smoke was getting to me but stupid me didn't realize it was getting to my son til he starts coughing and gagging and ended up throwing up... PERFECTLY healthy until put in this environment and he was perfectly healthy afterwards... It drives me crazy how parents day after day can put their kids in that type of environment in their own house, which is suppose to be a safe haven but is truel lingering with killers...

Know what else kills me? People who whine and cry about being broke, can't afford food or oil or Christmas or whatever the day may bring.... yet low and behold fear not they CAN afford their cartyon of cigs!

Christmas Eve

So I worked 5-3 on Christmas Eve- not too bad ya know! The mail was at home when I got off work.... AND My MS 150 Biking Jersey I have been waiting on since the first week of September had arrived and I KNEW that was my absolute FAV Christmas gift!! I got to go to the Christmas Eve service with my kids- Anthony who slept the WHOLE way through and Jayna who got to be part of the "Children's Choir". Afterwards we went to Mom's house and had light snakcs of every variety and exchanged gifts. The entertaing parts were Joe's Tinkerbell steering wheel cover, Hello Kitty keychain and Sports Illustrated Swim suit calendar. Then Mark flashed himself in the eye with a light keychain and that was great. Dad seemed to like his WVU picture we got him. Marko got the gifts the kids had bought for him at school. Anthony was VERY proud of his picking a screwdriver set of 2 and don't know why but got Marko a flame thrower LOL... We don't smoke or grill so maybe she is hinting she's ready for fireworks? I am assuming it will be "donated" to BK to light the broiler!
After we finished up there we headed home where the kids got in their new PJs and robes and prepared Santa his goodies. Each kid gave Santa 2 cookies I had made Tuesday and a cup of Mountain Dew- Santa's beverage of choice! Getting the kids to sleep-- not so easy and I KNOW we shoed Anthony off the X-Box 3-4 times!!! At 6:30 my alarm went off to set up the kids things for Santa and Ant was on the game again! Off to bed we put him again and I set up their gifts from Santa and back to bed til almost 10am!! Sleep is wonderful!
~~Pictures coming SOON~~

BK CHRISTMAS PARTY 2008

We had our annual reward party at work for selling at least 2 scholarships (2600) in fry coupon books. We sold 5 scholarships worth-- more than ANY store in the company and I think we DOUBLED our closest selliong store!!! We were very proud of ourselves and I was super proud of my guys!! So they get a $200 party from our owner John and I give them an additional $100 in stuff for the party. I think they all had a complete blast!

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MY VIP Son

At school, Anthony's class does a "star student of the week" type program, but it's called "VIP" or Very Important Preschooler. They get to bring home a Class Teddy Bear, write a page on Bear's week, taking a picture with bear, be the line leader at school, the prayer leader, the one who chooses who goes first for bathroom breaks, washing hands getting lunch, etc and Mommy got to go eat lunch with him one day for school.
Bear joined us on 12/12 and had a very fun and busy week with us. He went with Tony, Jayna, Gramma, Poppy and Uncle Mark to Virginia Christmas Spectacular.

On Saturday Bear got visit Santa Clause with Tony and got to ride the train at the mall.


Then he got to go skating with Tony, Mommy and Jayna to our cousin Skylar's 5th birthday at Funquest. Bear got to skate, play arcade games, play laser tag, play in the "play quest" area and even eat pizza and icecream cake













~the picture of Sky opening a gift is her opening her High School Musical and Hannah Montana Barbies from us and I thought the facial expression was just PRICELESS!
On Sunday Bear got to go two birthday parties with us and then stayed with Grandma while Mommy and DaddY went out to eat for their 5th Wedding Anniversary at Koto's: YUMMMMMY!!
Tabi's 4th Birthday


Our Anniversary Dinner, notice the heart shaped rice in our honor turned into a smilie face!



I even dressed up- that never happens!
Then on Monday Bear got to go to Chic Fil A with us and we got to see the Cow dressed as Santa... after that he had a more low key week but Tony was completely THRILLED to have Bear for a week!




The VIP Bulletin Board Featured TONY and then here is his classes patchwork quilt. Tony's is the VERY under decorated red one!

and the winner is.... ME!!!!

That is right ladies and gents I actually won an award- which to me and my boring life that is some rather BIG stuff!~ Out of 30 plus stores, I was one of 7 stores that got an award for 2008 Operational Excellence! In the 5 years I have been with Bk only 2x has ANY Lynchburg store won one of theses awards... so not only was it a first for me it is also a Lynchburg rarity!! In 04 my current store (I didn't get there til 05) won a "penny pincher" award but then again when I got to this store the employees didn't even have uniforms! Then the other Lychburg store won "most improved" I have been told once or twice in my like not to necissarily to consider an award like that a compliment LOL... anyhow we won the KING award.... for taking the things we learn from BK and bringing it back to our store and making it what we live by daily.... hard to explain but I was still very pleased. All 7 of us are pictured with our owner, John Newcomb- the older guy in the right hand top corner.
The other pic is of all our employees of the year. I have been superbly impressed by my employee of the year. He had a serious accident this past winter and broke his neck. When he was able in June he returned to work, working 4,5,6 or even 7 days a week if I needed him. He has been our dayshift KING. Chuck is the black guy attempting to hide in the back row, near the middle