Blog entries for monicazim

Crescent State Bank Food Bank Collections

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Crescent State Bank has a campaign running until June 13th, 2008 to support the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. If you can help, please drop of any of the requested items at your local Crescent State Bank branch. See their web site for locations. Requested Items: Canned meals - stews, soups, tuna, ravioli, etc. Pop top cans a plus! Peanut butter Cereal Canned fruits & vegetables Rice Hygiene items - toothpaste, feminine products, shaving items, soap Infant products - diape [...]

Recession Proof Your Kids

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I read an article that was quite useful about teaching kids how to wisely spend money. It talked about them having lemonade stands, etc. My kids and neighbor kids setup a lemonade stand about a month ago and it was the cutest thing. They actually sold all their stock and they split up the money evenly between 7 of them at the end of the afternoon. Here is a link to the article that I read - it's a slideshow and I thought interesting, although a lot of it common sen [...]

My sister is wonderful

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nbsp; We started a non-profit company called Online Patient Empowerment Project, LLC 501(c)(3) to help others learn from others online, as she has learned herself. It is another type of community which is built upon people sharing their health issues and concerns and triumphs with one another, in addition to providing free computers and equipment to those not as well off as others. We also help people find online resources to bookmark, etc.

I just wanted [...]

Fighting siblings

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he other from my sister's house, where they were while I worked until 5pm. My son was an angel according to my sister, all day. The minute the 2 of them met ways they started up right away.

My daughter asked for a playdate at 5:30 pm, as I'm thinking 'OK what will I cook for dinner' and 'What things did I not get done at work that I need to stay up and do tonight', etc. I'm also thinking 'what can we do together that won't ca [...]

Another scout year ending

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; It's a big stepping stone. We learned how to make s'mores during a campout at a gracious parents' outing in tents in the yard. It was so fun! I've learned, turning 40 recently though, that my bones aren't meant to sleep on the dirt. However, I made it through fine! Anyway, I hope my daughter never forgets these experiences. I remember my mom being my scout leader and I still remember the joy.

Great Customer Service!

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I bet I'm not the only one who usually expects the worst when it comes to customer service. I used to have high expectations, but as I get closer to 40 (only 2 months away!) I start to realize I need to lower those so I'm not always upset. I have two examples of customer service and yes, one of them has a happy ending!

During the busy shopping season, my husband and I rushed into one of the big stores to remain unanimous. I have only step foot in there 2 times [...]