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Still a Great Place to Grow Up – La Verne!

Susan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:09:08 +0000

Just can resist the urge to brag about my home town. I moved to La Verne when I was in 3rd grade and have great memories of running through the orange groves, flying kites in the street and playing ball in the empty fields with the neighborhood kids. Sure is nice to see that one of my former neighbors is now the Mayor!

Picking oranges in the citrus groves at Heritage Park, La Verne, California Courtesy of City of La Verne

10 Best Towns for Families: 2010
Family Circle
La Verne, California
Population: 32,163
Median Income: $76,569
Median Home Price: $387,000
Households with Children: 36%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 26:1
Great Schools Rating: 9
Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains 30 miles east of Los Angeles, La Verne has abundant hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails.

#5 in Family Circle’s 10 Best Towns for Families: 2010: La Verne, California

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12 Minutes a Day – Starting today.

Susan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:49:48 +0000

Okay, so today it a new beginning. Chuck and I have decided to tackle Joyce Vedral’s 12-Minute Workout Program together. We just finished the first day program. Follow along and let us know how you are doing and we will do the same.

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One Chicken To Go Please

Susan — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:37:43 +0000

Pet Crate from Amazon

I: Chicken To Go..photo courtesy of Brittany Semplonius

My cousin recently shared this photo on Facebook and I was so tickled by it that asked the photographer for permission to share it on my web page. It just goes to show you that where there is a will there is a way, yes?

However, if you are looking for a more conventional means of transporting your pets or wildlife, you can find all types of carriers at Amazon.

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You Don’t See This Every Day!

Susan — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:19:12 +0000

A Duck and Dog is Good Friends – More amazing video clips are a click away

In spite of the grammatical error in the title, I just couldn’t pass up sharing this video. The cynic in me keeps thinking the turned the camera off before the finally. The optimist wants to believe it is an example the all things are possible.

Big day today… Jamie (Chuck’s daughter) and Tim are getting married! Hoping that the rain will pass over and skies will clear before 2!

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To My Friends in Australia – For The Anzac

Susan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:02:58 +0000

One of the things I have done in a effort to keep focused and be productive is to add Google Calender to my schedule. My time on the internet as over the years brought friends on the other side of the globe, both personal and professional so when I decided to add the official holidays to that calendar I opted to also add the Australian holidays to my calendar.

This random act brought the coming Australian holiday of Anzac (April 25th) to my attention. I didn’t have a clue what Anzac was so I Googled it and found it is a day set aside to honor the Australian and New Zealand army troops, specifically those who fought in World War I. I think we North Americans often forget there were other nations at our side during those battles. So along with my gratitude to the Veterans of the US, I offer my thanks to the Anzac.

I came across this lovely video dedicated to these brave soldiers and would like to share it with you all.

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Big Day Around the Corner

Susan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:00:59 +0000

Here it is Labor Day and the stores are nearly empty of summer goods. Halloween, Thanksgiving and even Christmas items are filling up the shelves. All this makes December 12th just that much closer. So what is so important about December 12th? It certainly isn’t a national holiday but, for Chuck and I, it will be a day of celebration. That’s if folks, our last day of employment for the city.

Retirement. The closer it gets the more we explore the meaning of that word. Our first questions centered around economics. Looking at the years, the percentages, the bills. Asking over and over, can we afford to take a 30% cut in our income? The honest answer is no, probably not, but we aren’t likely to be better prepared to do so in another year or even five years. Like most of this nation, we live at the edge of our means. From paycheck to paycheck, with not much of a cushion. Retirement for us will mean living a little less extravagantly.

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