Time for Daylight Savings!

Time to Spring Ahead!

I love this time of year. I love the extra daylight we get in the afternoon. I feel like I get so much more accomplished!

So, don’t forget to move your clocks AHEAD one hour before you go to bed on Saturday, March 12, 2011.

Enjoy the spring sunshine!

PS. More sunshine in the evenings means we can look at houses after you get off work!

Being curious after I saw that, I immediately picked up my iPhone. Guess what?! There’s an app for that! Seriously! There is a Girl Scout Cookie app! It’s a free app and you can locate cookies, learn about the cookies and even learn your cookie personality! Apparently, I am popular, strong and confident!

The Girl Scouts are doing a good job with their online presence. Here are some other places to find the Girl Scouts online:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/girlscouts 

Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/officialgirlscoutcookies/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/girlscoutcookiesale

On their webpage http://girlscoutcookies.org/ you can enter your zip code and they will help you place an order online!

When a Girl Scout approaches you to buy cookies, I ask you to help support her troop. They work really hard at this. If you don’t want cookies for yourself, they are also taking orders to send to the troops. Donate $3.50 to send a box of cookies to a military person fighting for our freedom.

Click here to see when Santa will be coming to your neighborhood!

Get your canned goods and cameras ready…Santa is coming!  Merry Christmas!

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We get to experience these moments because a Veteran fought for our freedom.

I ask you this… Next time you see a Veteran, shake their hand, say thank you, buy them a cup of coffee.  A small gesture of kindness is just a drop in the bucket for what they have done for us.  With that being said, I think I will make my way to the local donut shop to buy a round of coffee and donuts for the gentlemen that I know hang out there in the morning.

Happy Veteran’s Day to all who have served and fought for our freedom.  Thank you!

Thank you to all who have served for your tireless dedication in keeping our country safe.

Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world.  But, the Marines don’t have that problem.  [Ronald Reagan, U.S. President; 1985]

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Enjoy your “long” weekend!

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Don’t think I will be having one of these delivered this year, but what a gift that would be! I think instead, he will get to go to the camp and spend the weekend with the love of his life…his boat!The girls and I will get up early and make his breakfast this weekend instead of him taking care of us!

The other night I was really craving something sweet.  After fumbling around in the kitchen not finding anything that looked good, I decided to bake.  I had a few bananas that were just right for baking some banana bread.  One problem, I wasn’t excited about the usual whole wheat, very healthy banana muffins I usually make.  I wanted something CHOCOLATE!  I got on the web and found a few Chocolate Chip Banana muffin recipes.  I decided to take a little from here, a little from there and tweak it to my liking.  I did try to keep them semi-healthy! This is what I came up with.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, oil, yogurt and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined mini muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

I will definitely be making these again!  They were a hit with the girls!

Tomorrow is the start of REBar Camp Philly. [in a nut shell, Real Estate Bar Camp is a collection of the brightest Real Estate minds sharing their knowledge about technology, blogging, viral video, etc]  I woke up this morning and jumped on Twitter. All of my friends were chatting about their venture to Philly. I am so envious! I will be following the #Twitterqueens travels to Philly today! @HeyAmarettohas already made it to Delaware where @MayaREGuru has picked her up. @LesleyLambert is on her way now too!  I am following many other #Twitterqueens as they travel too.  There are too many to mention!

I have cleared my schedule for tomorrow morning so that I can watch the live stream on-line provided by @Dakno! (Have a closing in the afternoon… Can’t miss that!)  I also have already set up a special column on Tweet Deck so that I can follow all the excitement tweeted during #REBCPHL!

#Twitterqueens and all my other friends, travel safe and  I will be there with you – online! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me and we will have a drink together tomorrow evening!  How I love the power of technology and social media  

Watching the CBS Sunday Morning News, I was drawn to a story about a mission called Operation Mend.  The story was called “Healing The Most Deeply Scarred.”   So many of our servicemen and women are coming home with the most devastating of wounds.  Severe burns that leave grotesque scars and disfigurement.

This program has partnered up with a plastic surgeon at UCLA.  They are providing surgeries to reconstruct the faces of these soldiers.  Surgeries that may not otherwise be available to them.

On this Memorial Day, I would like to ask you to please take a moment to read about Operation Mend.  This is a wonderful program that has been established to help our brave men and women regain their confidence to face the world again. 

Thank you to all of those who are making sacrifices to keep our freedom.