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Stella d’Ora Daylily

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I know this is a very common daylily but it’s still one of my favorites. It blooms like crazy all summer long, doesn’t mind being in a slightly shadey spot, and it doesn’t take over the whole garden either. Although if my clumps wanted to spread out a bit more than they have I wouldn’t complain.

Most daylilies only bloom once or twice per season. There are few that bloom regularly throughout the summer months, nor many that tolerate partial shade to bright sun which makes it an easy garden plant; and for this reason I would recommend the Stella d’Ora daylily for beginners or gardeners who want lots of blooms but don’t want to fuss over their plants.

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FAFSA Online Guide

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I don’t have kids, let alone kids that might be old enough to be applying for Federal Free Financial aid, but I know that a lot of my readers are parents so I thought I’d pass on some information about FAFSA online.

The site is a complete FAFSA guide, with everything you child will need to know about applying for federal financial aid. Who knows your college aged child might qualify for scholarships, grants, and other aid opportunities.

>FAFSA online provides a complete walk through of the FASFA form. They even provide an audio walk through if you prefer to listen to the guide as you fill in the paper work. It looks like it makes the whole process much easier and much more understandable. They even include 9 FAFSA secrets that will help you fill out the forms to your child’s best advantage – such as using bad investments that you’ve made in the past to offset other investments in order to bring down your total net worth.

It’s recommended that all College aged children apply for FAFSA, so why not get a little help while you are filling out the forms?

I used to be a plastic surgery nurse

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As some of you know I used to work in a plastic surgery clinic. I helped the doctor set up his practice and I was his only employee when he first started – I was many things- receptionist, computer technician (I set up the whole system! plus the computerized inventory system), assisted during small procedures such as mole removal and then when he did surgeries such as breast augmentation, face lifts and liposuction I cleaned and sterilized all the equipment that he would need for each surgery and laid it out for the team that he brought in to assist him, acted as circulating nurse during the surgeries and then recovery room nurse when the surgery was finished.

I ended up leaving after 6 months because I was just too over worked. My 8 hour days were often 12 hour days or more, and when I wasn’t working for the plastic surgeon I was training in the ER where I now work. Yes I had two extremely heavy nursing jobs at the same time. I worked 7 days a week. Eventually, after 6 months of doing that I had to decide which job I wanted and I decided to work in the ER – mostly at that time because I was so worn out and it was walking distance from my home.

I still wonder from time to time how things would have turned out if I’d continued my career as plastic surgery nurse. Every now and then I get the urge to look up plastic surgery clinics and have a peek at what types of procedures they are doing. It was by doing this that I discovered New Jersey plastic surgeons. They are a group of plastic surgeons who are related. Yeah- two sons and their father all named Dr. Glasgold. How could that not stand out. LOL I’ve never come across a family run cosmetic surgery clinic before. How different. Someone check that place out and tell me if they all look alike.

Perhaps some day, if I get tired of working in the ER I’ll look into working in a plastic surgeons office again. I certainly have some experience behind me, but unless I was paid a heck of a lot more than than the doctor who’s surgery I helped set up paid me I won’t be overworking myself again. Well, maybe I will if I really love the job.

Shreddy the Doberman Sheppard

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I was just speaking with my sister and she’s off for another holiday! I’m green with envy. I need that holiday too.

Any way, this reminded me of how my husband and I used to take care of one of her dogs when she’d go on a family vacation every winter years ago. She had this dog called Shreddy. Shreddy was a German Sheppard Doberman mix. She was bigger than most Shepard’s but she had long hair rather than the short hair both of her parents had. Shreddy looked like a big fluff ball. LOL

My husband was always afraid of her. Well he’s afraid of all dogs. Shreddy loved to sit at his feet in our apartment. He’d lean over and pet her and every time he’d stop she’d growl. One day he called out to me sounding quite afraid “I’m tired of petting her but she keeps staring at me and growling every time I stop!”. I had to explain to him that she wasn’t really growling – she was begging for more. It took a while for Chris to get over his fear of her even after he understood that she was just sitting with him because she loved being pet.

Remember I mentioned her long hair? Well every summer my sister and her husband took Shreddy to the dog grooming salon to have her fur pretty much shaved off. She’d get way too hot in the summer without the haircut otherwise. She looked so funny with her hair shaved off. The short hair was gray instead of being the black and white shades that it had been when it was longer. It also made her look more like a puppy.

After she’d get her hair cut she’d hide for a couple of days. She knew she looked different. Once she got used to her new look though she’d have a burst of energy. Maybe that contributed to us thinking she looked more like a puppy when her hair was shorn off.

Shreddy is no longer around and I miss her. One of our neighbors has a dog that looks a lot like she did and I always think of Shreddy and what a great dog she was when I see our neighbors dog.

Chris is a Penaholic

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Do you have favorite stores that you like to do your shopping in, or a particular type of store that you like more than others? I do. Now this might seem a bit odd, but I’ve always liked drug stores or Pharmacies. No it doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that I have to take medications regularly … nope, I just like drug stores.

When I was a teenager I used to go to the drug store and wander through the cosmetic aisles. I wanted to be a Make Up artist and I just adored looking at all the different brands, shades and the variety of products. I did eventually get my Make up Artist and Special Effects make up certificate too.

These days though, it’s different aisles that grab my attention. One is the greeting card aisle. There’s such a variety of cards to choose from theses days. Of course, I don’t always find just the right card when I’m looking for a particular one, and that can be disappointing. Occasionally when I look for a greeting card for someone I’ll find two or three that I really like. I tend to buy all the ones I like when I find them. This saves a trip out when I need a birthday card because I might just have the right one in my own greeting card stash.

Another Aisle that I like is the one that usually has office supplies, pens, school supplies, return address labels, and post its. I’m drawn to the pens in that area. Oops did I make a pun there? LOL

You see, I’m left handed. Yes that explains everything for my readers doesn’t it? Yeah, I’m different- as you know. I do write like a right handed person rather than curving my hand into a weird position like some lefties do, but still I have trouble finding pens that I really like to use when I’m writing. I don’t know if that’s just me being picky or if it’s a factor in being left handed.

I like the pens that are just a little bit thicker than those really cheap pens that are sold in packages, not the big thick pens though- they’re too big. The ones with the rubber grip are best for me. Just like the greeting cards- if I find some pens that I like I buy a few of them and hide them away at home for future use.

Oh and I do have to hide them. My husband must be a penaholic. If I leave a pen out on my desk and walk away it will disappear. My husband will have taken it into a different room with him and then he promptly loses it, or he’ll take my pen to work with him. He, like I, works in a hospital. Do you know how many germs are floating around in hospitals? If he takes my pen to work it’s his, I don’t don’t want it back.

As hard as I try he must steal at least two of my pens each week, and that’s why I’m always wandering the aisles of the drug store looking for new pens.

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