All I can say is WOW!

WOW! This little girl is AMAZING! Her name is Connie Talbot and she is 8 years old! She was on Britain's Got Talent in 2007. She lost in the final round but come on, do you know any 6 year olds that can sing like this?



You don't actually see her singing in this next one but it's one of my favorite songs so I had to post it!

A Swagdate

Okay so about a month ago I mentioned that I ran across a website called swagbucks and that I was going to check it out.

Well its been just over a month now and I am hooked! I was suspicious at first that it was a scam but I'm happy to say it's not! And it is 100% free to be a part of!

In just over 30 days I have already accumulated enough swagbucks to buy 5 $5.00 Amazon e-gift cards! Its really easy and pretty fast too!

The way it works is instead of using google, yahoo, msn, aol, etc... search engine you use swagbucks. The swagbuck search engine is powered by google and ask.com so you get mostly the same results, but you can win swagbucks while doing it. On average you earn about 3-5 a day just from searching. The amazon gift cards I purchased are 45 swagbucks each so if you search everyday in about 15 days or less you would have enough for a gift card! In my opinion this is the best value as you can stack up an unlimited amount of gift cards and then purchase anything on amazon with them. There are also hundreds of other prizes available as well if an amazon card doesn't float your boat and you don't even pay shipping for them to come to your house!

There are other ways to help you accumulate swagbucks faster than just 3 a day (which I obviously used since I have 5 gift cards in a month) but those are just as easy. There are codes that come out almost every day for an extra swagbuck or two and if you find them its yours! Alos there are some special offers you can complete and get anywhere from 1 extra buck to 200! You even can earn swagbucks while shopping at some online stores.

Lots of people have started using this site in part because of how rough the economy is. And between the economy and my on going fight with work comp to get my shoulder fixed I am definitely one of them. The amazon gift cards are a huge help when it comes to those things you want or need but just have trouble affording or even for gifts for people! If you can find it on amazon you can use the gift card to buy it!

If anyone is interested in trying it out click on the banner below and it will take you to the sign up page. They give you 3 swagbucks just for signing up which is like a day of searching. I'm happy to pass on all the tricks I've learned, help you find swagcodes, or answer any questions anyone has about it.


~Melissa

P.S. I'll update on my shoulder soon. My poor arm has had enough typing for today.

A Little Economy Humor

So times are tough right now for us all and laughter always seems to be the best medicine so here's a little medicine to cure us all from the economy blues!

1. The economy is so bad... that I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
2. The economy is so bad... that I ordered a burger at McDonalds and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"
3. The economy is so bad... that CEO's are now playing miniature golf
4. The economy is so bad... that if the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
5. The economy is so bad... that Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.
6. The economy is so bad... that McDonald's is selling the ¼ ouncer.
7. The economy is so bad... that parents in Beverly Hills had to fire their nannies and learn their children's names.
8. The economy is so bad... that a truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .
9. The economy is so bad... that Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.
10. The economy is so bad... that Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.
11. The economy is so bad... that the Mafia is laying off judges.
12. The economy is so bad... that Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
13. And finally... Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great!! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!

*My personal favorites are 2, 7 and 8!

Swag Bucks

Okay so I saw this on someone else's blog and figured it was worth a shot. Swag Bucks are basically bucks you earn while doing you're every day searching on the web. Its easy and free and the best part is you can redeem your bucks for prizes like gift cards, electronics, music from itunes, heck even a portable keyboard.

Anyways, if anyone is interested in trying it out like me, just click on the link below.

Hey, I gotta do something to try to earn a little extra while I fight with work comp!

Much needed update

Ok so I really am trying to update this more but unfortunately life keeps getting in the way. Since my last actual update a lot has happened.

I finally had surgery on my shoulder on Oct 9th. The surgery went really well according to the doc. My labrum was torn but thankfully the rotater cuff was not. There was a lot of inflammation and scar tissue that needed to be cleaned out along with the labrum repair. A few hours in recovery and then home I went.

A week after surgery I started physical therapy which really is more like physical terrorism. Luck for me I know both of my pt's outside of therapy. One in fact is my neighbor (which is why I'm going there).
Even though I'm close to the end with all of this, the nightmare is not over and I've become even more grateful for my health insurance. Kaiser is so amazing. There is no waiting months for referrals to specialists, surgeries or pt.

Anyways the one good thing that has come out of this has been my new toy. It's also known as cyrotherapy unit. Basically its a square cooler with a pump in the top and a set of tubes. The tubes connect to a pad that velcros onto my shoulder. The effect is ice cold water constantly pumps into the pad. Its amazing and I get to keep the thing!

I was informed by the surgeon at my last visit on Tuesday that he is releasing me to go back to work effective immediately. Iit upsets me but also makes me laugh because I'm still taking pains killers, still using my cyro unit and have a left hand only work restriction. I had no idea that this was going to happen so I had already made plans to go to Santa Rosa with my family for Thanksgiving. So going back to work is going to have to wait until I get back.

In the meantime I'm down at my brother's place in Visalia until we leave for Santa Rosa on Wednesday. Wish me luck with surviving all of the craziness that will be the next week or two of my life. And now because the girls woke me up way early today, its nap time. Now if only my sister-in-law would turn down the tv...

It's a Great Pumpkin Blogspot!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

So I know I know, I really need to update but its way too late and I'm way too tired to do it right now. I'll try to do it tomorrow.

In the meantime, check out my pumpkin! I was helping my nieces carve pumpkins today and when they asked if Aunt Melissa was going to do one too I figured why not! Its been years but it was a lot of fun! To be honest I was more into it then them. If its been a while for you to, and you get a chance, I highly suggest you carve yourself a pumpkin!

Mobile Blogging?

Testing mobile blogging so here's Juliana!