Do you remember when the government was giving $40 to help people pay for a digital box converter? How many of you took advantage of that opportunity? If you did, do you still have the box? I knew a lot of people who took advantage of the offer. They still sell these boxes all of the place, but if you want one your going to have to pay for one on your own. The government no longer offers the program as far as I know. I remember hearing that for a while they suspended the program because they ran out of money, since millions of people took advantage of the offer. Then at one point they opened the program again and discontinued it altogether. Some people said it was a waste of government money, while others praised the program. What do you think was it good or bad?

I know that we are still in the summer, but I am the type of person that likes to plan ahead, do some Christmas shopping months in advance etc.. So I am planning my Christmas cards this year. I am still debating whether I want it to be a regular Christmas card or a photo Christmas card. To help me decide I searched the net for ideas when I came across Paper Culture christmas photo cards. They have some really cute cards they have so many to choose from and they also offer invitations and other types of photo cards. I checked out the prices and they are reasonable. I still haven't decided which way I am going to go, but more then likely it will be a photo card.

I was talking about life insurance with a family member, when one of the kids asked what is life insurance? I had to think about it for a minute because I wanted to make sure I explained in a way a kid would understand. After I explained it I paused for a second, because there somethings you think you would not discuss with a child. But now a days you need to practically discuss everything with children. They grow fast and they learn so many things from the T.V, music, Internet and friends that you have to make sure you stay on your toes. This conversation made me remember the T.V show I saw where the teenage son killed his parents for the insurance money. Actually when you think about it a lot of people get killed for insurance money. It is so sad that people can go that low for money, take another life just because they are greedy.

I love to travel although I don't visit many places I would love to get an RV and hit the round and see all over the US. I want to to see more places and visit places I have never been. For a person who loves to travel you would think I have traveled the world and back. But I need to get out more and when I say that I need to travel further distances then I have these past few years. The past few years I stuck around North and South Carolina and have only traveled to places within these states. There are all sorts of RV's out there, from the ones you pull, to pop ups to the full motorhomes the size of a bus. I wonder how much rv insurance would cost? I could probably get it at a discount if I bundled it with my car insurance. Do any of you have any RV?

I was looking for some swimming pool supplies when I came across a pool heat pump at PoolSupplyUnlimited.com. I never understood why some people didn't want to keep their pools until I started to see how much some of these supplies cost. Some of these heat pumps are a over a thousand dollars. I personally don't use a heat pump. Some people can't afford the upkeep and decide to take their pools down. I feel if you do your homework and search around you can find some affordable supplies for your pool. I can't complain the expenses have not been to bad. I did notice that my electric bill went up, also the chemicals can get a bit pricey. But it's still worth it to me. Some pools cost more to upkeep then others, the bigger the pool the more it will cost since it will require more chemicals, if you go to a discount store you can save money on chemicals. All and all I enjoy pools they can be very relaxing.

I heard that the mountains in North Carolina are really pretty. I have been living in North Carolina for a little over 5 years now, but I have never ventured to the mountains. I picture tons of trees very colorful leaves, beautiful streams and a lot of log cabins decorated with mountain living furniture. You know furniture made out of logs like the one pictured. Of course I am stretching my imagination, not all of the houses are log cabins, but that is what I pictured. Maybe one day I will take my family and venture to the mountains, I know there is a lot to do and see there. If I am not mistaken it about a few hours maybe 3-4 hours from my house. So a day trip would be really fun seeing all of the sites while we drive up there.

I was looking at colors that I could use for a website redesign that I am working on, when I came across some William Arthur Invitations like the one pictured. I fell in love with the colors of this particular invitation. I have never heard of William Arthur before, but I love the designs of the invitation the company had designed. I would definitely look into purchasing invitations made by this company if I ever had a need for them. The invitations had really creative designs and I love the colors they chose for the various invitations. The prices I saw on the one website that had them were pretty reasonable as well.