Fred Sanders, you used to hear him on Magic on the weekends now he’s our inhouse copy writer, shared with me his brand new purchase!  The Yankee Flipper Bird Feeder.  This thing actually keeps the squirrels away!  Well, maybe not.  They may find the Yankee Flipper so much fun, they can’t keep away!

This bird feeder, Yankee Flipper, has a built in motor so when the squirrels hop on, they go spinning!  It’s hilarious.  At $119 the entertainment factor gets 5 stars!  If you have a problem with squirrels eating your birds out of their houses… then maybe you should get a Yankee Flipper Bird House!  Watch this:

  This weekend, I actually put a light in the ceiling of our home office.  I wired the thing ALL BY MYSELF!  Unbelievable.  Let me give you some background on this. 

I wanted to change all the light fixtures in our house.  I married an Electrical Engineer, so I thought, sure, he would love to wire up some lights for me.  NO!  So I said fine, I’ll do it myself :)  I went out and bought light fixtures, ceiling fans… everything I needed.  Then the day came to acutally switch out the fixture in the office.  I couldn’t do it.  I started cutting wires, breaking a sweat… not because it was hot, but b/c I didn’t know what I was doing.  Well, well, well, John did come in and put the light up.  We did it together.

Now, yesterday, I took down the light the we had put up together b/c it turns out, that neither one of us really liked the light I had bought.  So I went to Lowe’s in Simpsonville yesterday, picked up a new fixture and put that baby up all by myself!  I learned from the last time. 

See, my husband is away on a three day camping trip.  That is why I am so excited.  Oh, as for the ceiling fans and other fixtures I bought… I took ‘em back.  One light is enough for me!  But honestly, it’s not that tought to do.  Ladies, if you want to take on the task of changing a light fixutre in your house and have questions… just ask me!  Now I know what I’m doing!

   It’s funny how we automatically doubt that someone can do a good, hard job… when we don’t even know them! 

My Dad and Mom (they’re divorced… and they do know who I am :) doubted that I would make it through Bob Jones University!  Every time the phone rang, they thought it was the Dean of Women!  Now, I did get in trouble a couple times, got caught kissing my boyfriend (now husband) on campus while a tour of the University was going on… oye vey.  But alas… I graduated in 1999!  Got married in December that year!

Okay, enough about me.  In this video clip from Britain’s Got Talent, Faryl Smith is up for her audition.  She announces what she is going to sing and I LOVE SIMON COWELL’S FACE.  He’s smirking with disbelief that this 12 year old girl can get through this audition flawlessly.  One second he is smirking, that next he’s bewildered and mezmorized… as EVERYONE is!  

Watch his expression change!  Once the video begins to load, skip ahead to about 1:25.  Absolutley amazing! You go Faryl Smith!!

   PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has asked Ben & Jerry’s to make ice cream using human breast milk instead of cow’s milk. PETA says cow’s milk has been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies, constipation, obesity, and prostate and ovarian cancer. Ben & Jerry’s responded saying, “We applaud PETA’s novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother’s milk is best used for her child.”

BREAST MILK ICECREAM?  I don’t think so.  Would you buy that?

Meet Mori!  Right now he’s vacationing at the Greenville Humane Society… but is ready to go home.  Is it yours?  Please watch the video above to see if Mori is the right dog for your home!

Also, here is some more wonderful services that the Greenville Humane Society offers at VERY LOW COST!

Surgeries are performed Monday - Thursday every week.  PUPPIES (8-16 weeks old) $59 female, $39 male.  DOGS (16+ weeks old) $79-$89 female, $59-69 male.  CATS & KITTENS $49 female, $29 male.

Vaccination Clinic Prices:  Rabies $10, Heartworm/Feline Leukemia test $16, Canine Distemper $10, Kennel Cough $10, Feline Distemper $10, Feline Leukemia $22, MICROCHIP Implant and Registration $16, Soft Paws application (front feet) $12, Nail Trim $5, Ear Cleaning $15 and De-worming $10.

I’m definitely going to have to get my Tink and Daisy Microchipped!!!

 I love it!  This picture is called “Some people will do anything to get elected!”

The band… not shaking your booty or the salt and pepper or morrocco’s!  The beach tunes of the Fantastic Shakers!

I’m really glad that I have this blog page so that I can share with you things going on in the community, fun things for a great cause!  Like, The Fantastic Shakers will be performing at the Greenwood Civic Center on October 2nd for MEG’s House.  Tickets and tables are still available… but this Saturday, 9/27/08, turn on the All Request 70’s Saturday Night with Reno for your chance to win tickets to this wonderful event, bringing awareness about domestic violence.  If you’ve never heard The Fantastic Shakers, here’s a sample, “Myrtle Beach Days.”

Tracy West is so awesome!  Above, she has put together ALL the adoptees in one player!  Watch all the videos!  This week we feature Dixie.  She is a Chiuaua/Dachshund mix.  FULL GROWN!  HOUSE TRAINED!  FRIENDLY WITH KIDS!  Oh my gosh, what more could you ask for a dog.  She’s great.  Just $79.95 and she’s yours!  Please watch the latest video above to learn more about Dixie or log onto www.GreenvilleHumane.com

I love the birthday present my husband got me!  This is a must have!  (My birthday was Sept. 10th)

He bought me the Insignia 16:9 Digital Picture Frame.  It’s so easy to load pictures on this thing!  I transferred pics from my laptop to my jump drive, put the jump drive into the Insignia and viola!  Now I can relive our trips to Hawaii and Mexico all day long!

I really believe this is a great gift.  The price ranges between $75 up to $200.  My husband got me the middle of the road Insignia, just perfect!  You can purchase them at any electronic outlet store.  He got mine from Best Buy.

Now go young grasshoppah, and start Christmas shopping early!  Honestly, there are only 100 days till Christmas

You all have know me for a while now.  It’s not news to you that I am passionate about animals and their well being.   A special thanks from me if you are a loving owner of a pet or pets!  Thank you for taking good care of these cuddly critters.  

“When was the lasst time you and your dog saved a life?”  I love that!  Coming up November 1st, you can take the opportunity to save a life together with the PAWS FOR A CAUSE Dogwalk against cancer in Cleveland Park.  I am sharing this now, well in advance, so you can mark it on your calendars and participate. 

PAWS FOR A CAUSE is a one mile dogwalk through Cleveland Park, Saturday November 1st, registration beginning at 8:30am, walk at 9:30am.  Funds received will benefit the American Cancer Society.  A very special thanks to Upstate Veterinary Specialists for helping to bring this “concept” into reality!  Don’t worry, I will send reminders the closer we get to the actual date of the walk!

To get registered today, with funds supporting the American Cancer Society in South Carolina, please visit www.upstatepawsforacause.org