It is always great to hear of a story when the outcome helps someone who has given so much to a community. The story of the Chagrin Hardware Company warms my heart. A man named Jim Black went online and invited 40 of his friends to spend some money at a local hardware store that is near his home.

His friends responded and invited many more friends of their own. Anyway, the store was swamped with customers and had one heck of a great sales day. It is great to see a small business get support from the community.

I guess Santa is home taking a nap after last night’s work. He must be very tired after delivering all those gifts. He did a good job as our tree was packed with boxes and bags of every description. No one was forgotten and we all had a great time discovering what was inside of the wrapped presents.

We are now getting ready to start cooking and I know that will be fun. Everybody will soon be ready to eat the turkey that is in the oven. It smells so good and the aroma is floating throughout the house. It’s going to be a great day and I hope everyone out there is having a great day as well.

Thanksgiving, wow what a day! Family, friends and all the fixings! I am sure everyone has their favorites for this holiday. Mine, hands down would have to be the smell of turkey roasting in the oven all day.
Many people have a family tradition for this holiday, and many could be very different from yours or mine, but, any way that it is celebrated, it is a great time for family and friends to come together and give thanks.

As many people know. Andy Rooney has been a part of our lives since I was a little boy. His commentaries on many subjects were always truthful and funny. The sad part is that he died recently and our country has lost a great writer.

Andy has won four Emmy Awards for his commentaries which mostly aired on CBS television show 60 Minutes. He has also written many books that have kept people interested in his witty style. We will all miss him and his wit.

The Author of this post is Cheryl Martinez

We’ve been having marital problems but I’ve been trying not to talk to anyone about it. There’s something to be said for couples who go to counseling and all that but my husband’s just not that kind of guy and I don’t want all my girlfriends to think less of us and particularly my husband when they hear we’ve been fighting a lot. It’s always over stupid stuff, too, like the other day when I asked him to get me some BioMass information and he didn’t. it’s not like it’s something I couldn’t have done myself but the fact that he didn’t just really got my goat – it’s like the things that are important to me just aren’t important to him. I think sometimes that because I’m a housewife I don’t get as much respect from him as I should but you know, that’s the way it is sometimes. You never know when things will turn around and go back to the way they used to be and that’s the day I’m ultimately looking forward to!