Rose DesRochers – World Outside my Window

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Rose DesRochers – World Outside my Window

Entries from May 2008

National Hamburger Day and Hug Your Cat

May 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Today is a day for all you cat lovers out there. It is hug your cat day. Meow! Didn’t this day use to be celebrated in June? Unfortunately I don’t have a cat, so I can’t put this on my to-do list. Did you know that Wednesday was National Hamburger Day? I wonder if it [...]

Tags: Strange holidays

Another Birthday Come and Gone

May 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Thank you for all the kind wishes for my birthday that were left here and via e-mails; they are really appreciated. Thank you to Bob for the coffee. I had a very nice birthday. Hubby and the children took me out for dinner. If you liked this post, why not buy me a coffee?

Tags: Blog Babble

Thirty Nine- Is Age Just a Number

May 28th, 2008 · 15 Comments

Roy and his wife, Ruth made today a holiday. It is “Slugs Return from Capistrano Day.” While you celebrate the return of the slimy, garden slug I’ll be celebrating growing another year older. Today, 39 years ago my mother gave birth to an 9 lb 7 once little girl. Happy Birthday to me! If you [...]

Tags: Blog Babble

Our Son The Valedictorian

May 27th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I just couldn’t wait to share this news. This post is going to sound like a bragging mom and that’s because right at this very moment I am. My son is graduating from grade eight next month. He will be headed for high-school in September. He just came home from school and informed me that [...]

Tags: Daily Life

Advertising company Gr-Ads-Something Smells Fishy

May 27th, 2008 · 35 Comments

Has anyone heard of the advertising company GrassRoots Advertising gr-ads.com? On May 23rd, Sarah Raymond contacted me regarding placing an ad on Todays-woman.net. She was offering me $25.00 to a place a link on my site, which is our rate for one month advertising. In a reply, to her email I informed her that $25.00 [...]

Tags: Internet

Sunday Drive- Looking for Waupoos

May 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Be very quite, we are looking for wild rabbit. Have you seen Waupoos? Waupoos is an Indian word for “Wild Rabbit”. Yesterday we went on our usual Sunday drive. Our destination spot was the Rose House Museum. The house was built in 1804 and was originally the home of Peter Rose. It is located in [...]

Tags: Sunday Drive

My Teddy Bear Collection

May 23rd, 2008 · 11 Comments

Did you know that the teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt? I’m not sure if I have ever mentioned this on my blog before, but I love teddy bears. I do not have just one or two bears. I have a small teddy bear collection. If you liked this post, why not buy me [...]

Tags: Blog Babble

Got to go Pee- Use Mizpee

May 22nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. Can’t find a nearby restroom? Don’t worry, Misspee to the rescue. When I first heard about this I thought that it must be some kind of joke, but it’s shockingly true. There is now a web service that will aid you in finding the location of [...]

Tags: Weird and Wacky News

Turn beauty inside out – The Beauty Inside you

May 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Today is Turn Beauty Inside Out Day. The Turn Beauty Inside Out (TBIO) campaign was launched in 2000 by New Moon Magazine and coordinated by the non-profit organization Mind on the Media. “Mind on the Media is a non-profit organization concerned about sexist stereotypes in all forms of mass media.” Turn Beauty Inside Out (TBIO) [...]

Tags: News

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