Lauren Reagan

They say that a lot more people are going to be on the road this year for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. It seems that people have cut back these past couple of years so much that they feel that they need and deserve this long weekend and are going for it like it’s now or never. Wish I had plans to do something fun and exciting, but it’s not in this year’s cards for this gal.

I remember the first time I heard the song Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, by the Irish Rovers, man I thought I’d never stop laughing. Although that was many years ago and we have all heard the song way too many times I still have to giggle at it each Christmas season.

Although we as a family do not attend church on a regular basis, we do have a strong belief in our Lord. I have always encouraged our children to visit different churches on the sabbath, with different friends and family members through out the years to get a feel of what the different religions are all about and what they have to offer them.

I would however like to go to church this Christmas. My kids are all for it, but it looks like my husband might be dragging his feet, but I have a few more weeks to work on him about the whole deal. If he doesn’t go then so be it, but I would like for the whole family to attend.

My oldest child has taken it upon himself to go online and look some information up, which I’m proud of him for making the effort. There is a lot of useful information online about the bible. He is learning about the new covenant that has folks in an uproar and has started asking me a lot of questions that I’m afraid I just can’t answer, so I’ve gone online myself to see what I can find out. Wow do I have my hands full with this challenge!

I did find a most interesting web site, ucg.org/bible/online-bible-study, that I spent some time today looking at and have sent the link to my son to check out as well. It is well written and an easy read, with information about Jesus church, and the bible. I’ve bookmarked the site and wanted to pass the link along here as well. Ho Ho Ho

All right, I have all ready had my fill of Christmas music and we still have two more weeks left before Christmas. My goodness they start playing that stuff earlier and earlier every year. It’s bad enough that they (the mall) start decorating for Christmas before we even get Halloween done and over with!

My mother really wants to buy me something for Christmas that I will enjoy and use a lot. Not something for the house mind you, but something more personal. It has been a challenge to come up with any suggestions for her, until today. I had a bit of extra time on my hands this afternoon and started browsing the Internet, where I stumbled onto a great site (Zappos.com) that has the sweetest insulated winter boots, made by Columbia, that I’ve seen in a very long time and that I think I would look pretty darn good in. Check them out!

I’m thinking that these are right in the price range of what my mother had in mind, so I sent her an email with the link to Zappos.com. Here they offer free shipping, both ways, with a  365 Day Return Policy, as well as accepting Pay Pal, which both my mother and I use quite a bit these days especially online. That’s about the only personal item that I can think of to tell her. I mean I can always use a new blender or a vacuum cleaner, or even a new hair blow dryer, but she is insisting that it not be for the house. But that’s cool, I’ve needed and wanted a new pair of boots for a few years now.