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Marketing and The Love of Stuff
I'm just as susceptible as anybody else. I see the advertisements and the pretty 'stuff' and I want it- just like I'm supposed to. But then I turn off the idiot box and actually *think* and I realize I want a whole lot less. Do we go massively into hock for the huge house which will, of certainty, make a large profit because its large and well ( Read more... ) -
testing
just to see if my LJ will post since Hannah's won't -
alone with a big idea
Having friends who have hit a serious rough patch on the road of marital bliss has me thinking a lot lately about what makes a marriage work and what little things turn out to be hindrances. The standards- inattention, not making time to be friends and lovers instead of just parents and workers- are all present and accounted for. But another ( Read more... ) -
Gardening Pole Dancers
Well- not here anyway. I popped on to write a little about the progress- or non-progress- of the garden experiment. At the top of the page was an advert for Pole Dancing lessons/fitness classes. Call me silly, old-fashioned, a prude even....but pole dancing classes? Even assuming that the sight of my considerable girth gyrating around a pole to ( Read more... ) -
Buffalo Feis
# of dancers: 4 ( Read more... ) -
Cleveland Feis
# of Dancers: 3
# of singers: 3
# of non-dancing kids drug along or voluntarily there to support friends and sibs: 4
# of mom-type folks: 2
# of husbands: 0
total body count: 10
May 25, 2008 at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland.
Things We liked:
1. The hotel. The dancer rate at the Crown Plaza was still a bit high for us, especially since we needed ( Read more... ) -
Akron Feis
# Dancing: 1
# singing : 2
# of non-dancing kids drug along: 5
# of mom-type people : 2
# of husbands: 0
May 24, 2008 at the Summit County Fairgrounds in Talmadge, OH
Things we liked:
1. super friendly very laid back and helpful feis staff. these folks are NICE
2. stages that run pretty much on time
3. bleachers, room to walk, and room to camp all in the ( Read more... ) -
Sheahan-Gormley Feis
# of Dancers: 3 ( Read more... ) -
West Virginia State Feis
# of Dancers: 1
# of kids being drug to the feis who weren't dancing: 3
# of husbands present: 0
The feis was held in Chester WV at the Mountaineer Racetrack Casino and Resort
April 5, 2008
Things we liked:
1. Free parking, close in and plenty of it
2. No admission fee for parents
3. Bathrooms adequate for the number of girls
4. Good musicians
5. Stages ( Read more... ) -
Feis Reviews
This is where I shall put my reviews of our feis experiences, at least for now. The lineup for the 2008 season for our family is:
West Virginia
Sheahan-Gormley
Akron
Cleveland
Buffalo
Celtic Fling
Rochester
Arlington Nations Capital
Pittsburgh
Williamsburg
At the beginning of the season, we had one dancer (Victoria) plus Hannah. Then we added Georgianna ( Read more... )