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Changed from substitute school bus driver to regular driver

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Today I was asked if I was willing to change from substitute school bus driver to a regular driver, with my own bus and regular afternoon route.  I have my reservations about becoming a “regular” driver, I enjoy being a “substitute” because as a substitue I feel that I have the freedom to choose what days I want to work, and becoming a “regular” was more of a commitment to work every day.  Plus, I was told that the “regular” drivers have to wash their own buses in the bus washing bay!  I don’t want to wash my own bus, I’d much rather just drive someone else’s bus that THEY had to wash!  LOLOL!

Well, I was told that I DON’T have to wash my own bus, so I said ok to the job.  I will still be substituting in the mornings, going on different runs everyday, so I will still be getting the challenge of learning new roads!

I have only been driving a school bus for about 10 weeks now, and I have acquired a new respect for that particular job.  It is a lot more challenging than I ever thought it could be!

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Our New Station

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Got back from the store before lunch with our new Play Station 3 and DH and DS have been playing it for hours now.

I got two games while at the store and both look awesome on my new screen. The first is called Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare which is just like being in a real war zone. The sounds are just amazing and DS says the game play is fabulous.

The second is one of DH’s favorite games from the Play Station 2 era, called Madden NFL which looks and plays great on the new Play Station 3.

In order to get the full effect of the Play Station 3 you do need an HD television and a surround sound system, so it can be quite pricey to really play the Play Station 3 as it was intended. Once we had everything set up we really loved it.

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Teslas electric sports car

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

This cool car company called Tesla Motors has made a totally electric sports car that can go from 0 to 60 in less then 4 seconds and has a top speed of over 125 miles per hour.

On a fully charged battery the car can operate for about 3 and a half hours and runs on no fuel whatsoever, making it a zero emissions car.

its a really great looking car, and if you have solar panels installed at home it costs you nothing to recharge the battery, so you will never have to pay for gas or to charge the cars battery.

The price tag on this car is at $100,000 per car, but is well worth every penny in my opinion because of the looks and the features and the huge potential savings on fuel.

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Getting truck state inspection/getting ready for tax season

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Today there is no school, so no paid work for me today!  Got up early and took my DH’s truck into town to have it state inspected.  The garage opened at 7:00 am,  I got there at 7:05 am, and still had to wait an hour and a half before they could inspect it!  I tried a few days ago to make an appointment to have it inspected, but all of the garages that do the inspections say that they can’t do that – it is first come, first serve.  **Sigh** 

Thankfully, their waiting room had a television in it, so I could watch the news while I waited, and there was a pleasant woman in the waiting room that I chatted with to pass the time.

Afterwards, went to Staples to pick up tax preparation software, I have found that I can save a lot of money by doing our taxes ourselves instead of paying someone else to do it.  Now I just have to wait for all of the forms to come in the mail from all the employers/banks etc so I can start to file them.  I’m sure we will get a refund this year.

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Not Yo Mama’s Health Care

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Times have changed since mama was birthing babies. Hospital patients are now called “consumers.” And even with all the wonderful medical advances and top rated hospitals across the country, statistics show that 1 in 10 consumers (i.e. sick and sometimes helpless PEOPLE) picks up an infection or suffers some kind of mistake while in the hospital.

If you are facing a hospital stay, protect yourself by asking questions, ask for clarification,  solicit second opinions as needed, gain a better understanding of how the healthcare system works, and have a relative or close friend be there with you as much as possible to be your advocate.

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