Written by my friend Betty Walls

Everyone knows that awards season kicks off starting in January and I for one am so excited for all of that to get started. My favorite awards to watch is of course the Academy Awards. I always wonder why they call them that but then they hand out Oscars. This one is my favorite because I can see which movies ove the past year I should be sure to not miss on DVD. A lot of the time I have already seen the movie because I am kind of a movie buff but sometimes I will miss a few and then be really excited to watch them once they have won an Oscar. My next favorite award show to watch is the Grammy Awards. This one is great because they always have so many amazing acts performing and I can pick out whose album I want to make sure to order on itunes. So this year make sure to go to your direct tv guide and check out when all of the award shows are happening this year so you can set your DVR!

Posted by Gaylord Campbell

The current housing market has turned out to be both positive and negative for my husband and me. It’s positive because we were able to buy a much bigger house for our future family to have plenty of space. It’s negative because we weren’t able to sell the house we already owned. We then became “involuntary landlords,” which is evidently the term that’s been created to describe people who upgraded their houses but were forced to rent out their old houses. Unfortunately, it’s taken us longer than we’d hoped to find a renter, so we’re currently carrying two mortgages. This is a barrel of fun, let me tell you. It’s the most stressful thing we’ve ever had to face as a couple, and it’s caused its share of arguments, unfortunately. We have started to save money wherever we can to help offset the cost of maintaining both homes. One of the fastest and easiest ways we’ve found to save money is through our utilities. Since we’re having to heat and cool both homes (no one wants to walk through a potential rental when it’s freezing inside, after all), it’s getting expensive. Luckily, we called Green Mountain Electricity Information and were able to save a lot of money on our natural gas. Once we’re able to rent our old home we’ll be able to put that money to good use. For now, it’s just helping us pay the mortgages!

My favorite restaurant has to be the Olive Garden. Now, most people talk about how much they love the food; sure, I love it too, but the food is not the only reason I love the place. This is a small story about the restaurant I love and why I always smile when I pass it by.

I was 21 and in love with this girl I had met through some acquaintances. Unfortunately for me, she was 18 at the time and was about to head off to college in another city. The night before she left, I set my home security alarm (adt Bristol packages) and headed out to pick her up. She had no idea where we were going, but I had the whole thing planned in my head.

We arrived at Olive Garden and were guided to our seats by the hostess whom I had already set my reservation with; in fact, the whole restaurant knew what was coming since I had contacted them earlier. Midway in the dinner, I gave the nod to the waiter and they sent a guitarist to our table. The other guests must have known what was about to happen because they were watching intently. Despite my nervousness, I proposed to her that night. Although she said yes, we didn't go through with it -- we were just too young.

There are so many days that we are receiving lots of bulk mails offering us credit from different credit companies. There are some offers which has a bad interest and you need to read the fine print or else you can get a bad offers. I think as a creditor, we need to be smart in dealing the credit company before we end up of in debt. It is so easy to charge your purchase to your credit card but then it is so hard to pay the money we owed.

As I looking with this site: The creditorganizer.com, they have a great credit card offers for all creditors. As I kept browsing onto their site, it just caught in my eye the news and articles at their information center.  You better read it so then it will give you lots of ideas and insights.

The creditorganizer.com is a company for different bank that offers financing or credit to every consumer. They are helping you in selecting the best  company for you. Whether you are in a bad credit or you are going to use your charge card for purchases and gives you a rewards points or cash back for all the purchases you made. If you think that you don't have a credit history and there was a time that you are going to stand on your own feet because you and your partner got divorce. Then come to creditorganizer.com, they have lots of tips and ideas that can help you with in establishing your own credit history. 

In choosing toys for your kids, we need to be careful. Some are just a waste of money. Educational toys are worth playing with your kids. Aside that they learned, they have fun playing with it. Have you heard Atomic Elephant Science and Toy Co.? They have some cool stuff that my four year old gonna like to play. On his age, this is the time to introduce a science toys which enhance or broaden his learning. There are some simple science kits available on their online store. Believe me, when you see your son learning science and he is so smart. He is our pride and joy.

My son was looking for a tank for an insects and I don't have one. He found an insects when we go out at the garage. This is the science kit that I love to have and I am so sure he loves it. Actually he has a science book, it is a collections of photos of animal and or any living creatures.

This store has everything, it is an one stop shop for toys of all ages. Go take a look on their site and you gonna be amazed how they come up all this kind of stuff. They have also unique toys which is great for gift items.