tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62442222008-05-06T20:17:04.843-05:00OliviaBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-24173125268545408162008-05-06T20:05:00.002-05:002008-05-06T20:17:04.872-05:00

I know you've heard me talk about my two boys. This time I'm going to tell you about what happened to my youngest son tonight. For starters, he's only 7 years old and he got to play a real baseball game with an 11-12 year old team. They were missing a player and had to have someone fill in. They asked Marcus before they found another one to play that was actually old enough and since they had

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-20722177318214332072008-04-22T11:42:00.002-05:002008-04-22T12:02:42.453-05:00

I know you don't know this, but Anne McCaffrey is one of my all times favorite authors. I have several of her first edition books here and am trying to get the rest. Well, I got the bright idea to call some of the local used book stores to see if they might have one or two that I don't. Here's where the amazing part comes in, at one of the places I called, the person had no idea what I was

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-58258185635225526732008-02-13T13:36:00.002-06:002008-02-13T13:48:00.203-06:00

I don't know if you've seen the commercials for cashcall.com but I did. I was reading the fine print when I noticed that it said something about a $2600 loan with 99.25 APR. I thought it was a typo but that is the actual interest rate. The rate for Alabama is: $1500/141.42 APR, $2600/99.25 APR and a $10000/70.08 APR. Now you have to realize that this isn't the amount that you actually get.

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-26567331687451885322008-02-06T21:01:00.000-06:002008-02-06T21:25:21.492-06:00

Here we are struggling to pay high gas prices and the oil companies are getting richer off our suffering. You think I'm just saying this because I hate the high prices? I actually have proof of what I'm talking about. USA Today, stated on Oct 27, 2005, that Exxon-Mobil made profits of $10 billion dollars. On February 2, 2008 The Washington Post had this to say, Exxon Mobil's Profit in 2007 Tops

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-36514249277265308772008-01-26T10:36:00.000-06:002008-01-26T10:42:52.055-06:00

Why is it people are so afraid of going to a dentist but will go to the doctor? I've noticed that my husband is that way. He'll go to a doctor for whatever he needs to but is scared to death of going to the dentist. He may not want to go to a doctor, but he's more willing to. I just had to say that but that's not really what I wanted to talk about. The main reason I'm posting today is to ask

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-74337168877486928022008-01-16T07:53:00.001-06:002008-01-16T07:59:46.328-06:00

I've been trying to change my blogger settings so I can publish on my own site, but it won't accept changes so I've set it up so that it's under blogspot. I've posted comments on the help section but have yet to receive any reply, as have a number of people. It's not like it matters where I post things, but it is aggravating when something like this happens. Now on to other things. As you

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-24856630642710032732007-11-16T07:10:00.000-06:002007-11-16T07:19:38.383-06:00

It's hard to believe that Christmas is almost here again. It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating Christmas. As I've gotten older, I've noticed that times seems as if it's going faster and faster. As you know, I'm big on children. That being the case, what are we going to do about all these toys with lead in them? I honestly feel we should boycott any products from China! We,

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-86038746674162081242007-11-02T22:08:00.000-06:002007-11-02T22:11:31.808-06:00

I've been playing a game called Rocket Mania. The reason I've been playing so much is because I read somewhere that on the hard difficulty, there were 2 more levels to reach. Well, let me tell you from experience, there isn't. Brothers of Dragons is the highest level you can reach on any difficulty. My latest score is 4056340, and still it shows Brothers of Dragons. I realize this may not

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-40568849423302416372007-08-08T12:49:00.000-05:002007-08-08T12:51:10.864-05:00

I told you about a new site on the web, but now I want to go into more detail about it. It's a site I did to try and help churches bring in more visitors by having one central location to post any event that might be happening. The name of the site is Local Christian Event Calendar. I got tired of having to look all over the place to find out what is going on where at the churches in my area, as

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-44818990765914756482007-07-21T18:39:00.000-05:002007-07-21T18:47:25.234-05:00

In February of 2007, we found out that my husband had cancer in one of his eyes. It was melanoma. There were no symptoms only a blind spot in his side vision that he found when he was out back shooting BB guns with our 2 boys. We had 2 choices, go to Philladelphia and have radiation placed in his eye and loose his sight, and the eye, in a few years or just go ahead and remove the eye. He

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1160138967888746102006-10-06T07:37:00.000-05:002006-10-06T07:49:27.900-05:00

I realize that it's easier for you to run a smear campaign, but we would much prefer that you tell us what issues you stand for and how you actually intend to help the American people. Contrary to popular opinion, we are actually intelligent people and will understand what you're talking about. We want to know your feelings on the real issues. What your opponent has or hasn't done is not what

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1156226918716414942006-08-22T00:57:00.000-05:002006-09-02T03:34:27.610-05:00

At the beginning of August, I received a letter from an organization that's called People-to-People, and in case you're not fimiliar with this organization, it's in charge of the Student Ambassador program. Anyway, Devin, my oldest son, has been recommended for this program. When we first received this letter, I honestly thought it was a form letter that was sent out to all new 5th and 6th

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1151973248917157382006-07-03T19:22:00.000-05:002006-07-03T19:37:17.460-05:00

The first thing I want to tell you about is a Sunday School class that saved for one quarter and sent a donation for my program. The donation was over $70. That in and of itself is amazing, but what makes it more amazing is that the students are only 4 and 5 year olds. Here is a picture of the class so you can see these students. I'm not sure what order the students are in, but here is a list

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1149510643777332742006-06-05T06:59:00.000-05:002006-06-05T07:30:43.810-05:00

I want to apologize for not posting lately. Both my boys decided that they had to play baseball this year and if you've never done this before, like us, it's hard to imagine how busy it will keep you. Let me explain: Tryouts - Imagine being in a small gym with over 100 screaming children all wanting to try out for baseball and only a handful at a time are trying out. The rest are left to play

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1141091936125851362006-02-27T19:38:00.000-06:002006-02-27T19:58:56.166-06:00

I realize I don't usually tell stories like this one, but this story has made me so mad that I just had to share it. Let me introduce you to Lucky. I'm not sure what kind of dog he is, probably just an old mixed breed, but he was found the other day in a dumpster, in a plastic bag, with duct tape taped around his mouth and one leg partially off. The way they made it sound, his leg was still

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1139977699687024792006-02-14T22:23:00.000-06:002006-02-14T22:29:51.533-06:00

Well I've finally have the finished copy ready for everyone to get. Here's a little bit about it. I know I had fun writting it and feel you'll have just as much fun reading it. Just remember, it's aimed towards children. There once was a princess whose fondest wish was to swim in the sea, but she wasn't even allowed to go near any large body of water. Her father refused to let her until after

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1139878064487395472006-02-13T18:42:00.000-06:002006-02-16T22:33:34.360-06:00

I know you've heard all about it in the news lately. We've had 10 different churches burnt here in the past few weeks and as a fellow Alabamaian and Christian, I felt I had to do something to help. I've gotten with my local news channel and asked them to send me the information to send donations to them. As soon as I have this information, I will be sure to pass it on to you. I've also added

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1139115306774529932006-02-04T22:51:00.000-06:002006-02-04T23:02:10.266-06:00

I've completed my first children's book, which I plan to sell on my site as soon as I can get some drawings done for it. And as I've told you before, I can't draw a straight line even with a ruler, so you know I won't be doing the drawings. I'm in the process of talking to a friend of mine about it. It's about a girl who is turning 13 and she's faced with a difficult decision. I'll tell you

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1138134525169049852006-01-24T14:14:00.000-06:002006-01-24T14:28:45.213-06:00

I don't know if you ever watch CSI or not, but it's one of my favorite shows. Anyway, a few weeks ago they showed a young girl that had hair all over and how her mom left, letting the girl think she had died, because she couldn't handle it. It wasn't the girl she and her condition that she couldn't handle so much as the way people treated her. It caused the girl to stay inside all the time and

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1133802146048512752005-12-05T11:00:00.000-06:002005-12-05T11:02:26.060-06:00

I have started working for a company that will optimize your site at very reasonable prices. In just one week, he's increased my links tremendously. As of this morning the number of back links in Yahoo to your christian events site has increased from 59 to 66 and the number in MSN has increased from 19 to 90. As I just stated, this is in just one week. If you would like the same kind of

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1132068138176149142005-11-15T09:20:00.000-06:002005-11-15T09:23:25.323-06:00

How can people say that there is no God, when he speaks to us every day? I'm not talking about words our ears can understand. I'm talking about how the birds sound first thing in the morning, or the sound of our children playing and having fun. That is how God speaks to me sometimes. I was sitting in the living room this morning enjoying the quiet of the house when I heard some geese. It was so

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1131597095138557952005-11-09T22:27:00.000-06:002005-11-09T22:31:35.150-06:00

I just found out that a cousin of my husband lost their baby today. The child was born 3 months early and had real bad health problems. The funeral is tomorrow morning and I ask that you please remember this family in your prayers. I can't imagine what it would feel like to loose a child, but I do know that all prayers are welcome. I'm sorry it's not a longer post today, but I'm sure you

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1129242566846764572005-10-13T17:25:00.000-05:002005-10-13T17:29:26.850-05:00

First off, let me state for the record, I am not a Pepsi drinker. Of course, I don't really drink Coke anymore either. But for a change I have to state that Pepsi, has done something I never thought I'd hear a big company do. To keep their workers, they have set up FEMA trailers in the parking lots so they would have some place to live until they could rebuild. After all the bad, we've heard

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1128182857034293892005-10-01T11:06:00.000-05:002006-01-24T14:14:40.693-06:00

I wanted to take a few minutes and tell you about a new site I just found. It's very new, but shows promise. Your Local Christian Event Calendar. As you have already determined, I have a firm belief in God and I'm glad to know that there is finally one site where I can go to find out what is going on at various churches. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you. God Blessings be with you

Oliviatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244222.post-1126762308310131872005-09-15T00:15:00.000-05:002005-09-15T00:31:48.316-05:00

Right now I'm listening to my youngest child cough, sneeze and sniffle and I know there's not a whole lot I can do to make him feel better. I can give him medicine that should make him feel better, which I've done already and can't give him anymore until much later, and leave the rest in God's hands. I would give anything to be the one sick instead of my little one and as I think those words

Olivia