Keep the dream alive; Hit the snooze button.

Holy severe weather Batman! The sirens went off in Sparta and I really do think I heard that 'freight train' noise that everyone talks about. No tornadoes hit our humble little home, but we did have some HUGE hail! I hope all is well with you and yours!


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Any parents out there who get sick of washing clean clothes? You know, the times when the kids are too lazy to put their clean clothes away so they just throw them in the laundry again? Or when they wear a shirt once and instead of hanging it back up in the closet, down the chute it goes! Honestly! Well, here's a website you can show to your kids...heck, I'm going to print it out and hang it above the chute door! It's called 'The When To Wash It Handbook'. According to this website, jeans should be washed after 4 to 5 wears. Tops and dresses, 1 to 3 wears. The website says these are pretty good guidelines, barring any stains or especially 'sticky' days. Great. Now I can just see my kids dumping ketchup on their clothes before they throw them down the chute.

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Did you have a hard time getting out of bed this morning? Wish you could sleep in a little longer during the week? Do you think you'd like your job a little more if you could make your own hours? It's not a pipe dream. A study has shown that Best Buy has reduced employee turnover by letting their workers decide when to work. Think your boss might go for it? Before you go in and ask if you can be an hour late tomorrow, check out this article on How To Negotiate a Flexible Schedule. Good luck!

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Remember when Jenn Sterger was here for the Wisconsin Rumble a week or so ago? At that time we were given explicit directions...DO NOT TALK ABOUT BRETT FAVRE! We were told that Jenn would have her say about the whole scandal soon but until then the subject was off limits. Well, it looks like she's ready to talk. A two-part interview will air on ''Good Morning America'' on Tuesday and Wednesday. During the interview, Jenn says she hasn't 'made a dime off anything in this whole situation.'


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Ever been told you have good matchmaking skills? Well, those skills could earn you a cool 10 grand! Meet Chas McFeely, born in 1970, living in San Francisco. Chas is a busy guy. He doesn't have time to meet women and never had much luck with online dating. So, he set up his own dating site. And if you're the one to introduce him to the girl he ends up marrying, he'll give you $10,000. I am SO up to the challenge! But first we must do something about that hair. And those clothes. And is that Kool-Aid he's drinking through that straw? No, no no!


Have a super day friends!! Karen

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