http://bugsandbrooms.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:32:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I would love to be writing about the wonderful celebration that we had with family and friends this holiday but it wouldn't be the truth so I better stick to the facts.  After weeks of preparing for my in-laws to visit (mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother and sister-in-law and nephew) which ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/12/thanksgiving-2008/ Sorry all - I have had to modify the comments section (again) to only allow registered users to make comments.  I am just being bombarded with spam again and it takes too much time to weed through all of the junk messages.  I will leave it like this for a ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/11/posting-comments/ To all of those who have served this country both at home and abroad, THANK YOU!  We can never offer enough recognition, support, and thanks for your devotion to protecting this country and our freedoms.  You are all heroes!  And a 'thank you' to your families and friends who often wait ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/11/thank-you-to-our-veterans/ As the wind blows and the few remaining leaves cling to the trees, I am looking forward to the holiday season.  This is probably our last day of nice weather - we have been so fortunate lately with unbelievable warm and beautiful days!  Although spring is my favorite time of ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/11/fall-and-the-upcoming-holidays/ Regardless of which candidate you wanted to win this presidential election, you have to admit that it is a historical event for our country!  Although I did not support Barack Obama based on many of his policies and plans, I am excited that our country has finally made a decision ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/11/history-making/ Taxes – This one has me really upset.  Obama keeps talking about cutting taxes for the middle class (he says those making less that 250,000 but that is not middle class – at least not in my neck of the woods and it keeps changing - 200K, 150K, 120K).  Although ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/11/the-economy-2/ I have been wanting to write numerous posts on the issues that we are all facing in this election but I have just ran out of time!  So, I have found some articles in the Wall Street Journal that provide some basic information that may help you choose the candidate ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/11/on-the-issues-mccain-vs-obama/ Well, we had a wonderful time and returned home Sunday afternoon.  Needless to say, we have a lot to do to get back to normal although we jumped back into our routines first thing Monday morning.  We have decided that we should make an effort to take a vacation every ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/10/vacation-is-over-ugh/ I was hoping to post this before we left but it was more than a little hectic trying to pack for the 3 of us and deal with boarding our dogs and make arrangements for our cats while we are gone.  So I didn't get it posted and now I ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/10/sun-sand-surf/ I have been wanting to write a post about the economy but I just can't get my head around what has been happening.  So, I thought I would get your input and see what you think.  I have listed 10 questions below and I hope you will take a few minutes ... http://bugsandbrooms.com/2008/10/the-economy/