barbara's blog

The holidays may be over but thank you for all the amazing comments about our Christmas music this year.  We had calls, emails, posts on our Facebook page and so many wonderful people took time to tell us how much they appreciated it.  I guess what makes it so special is how it warms our lives and gives us a connection to the past.  Thank you too for your hearty welcome as we returned to regular programming.  We're still the same Mix you know and love!  :)

"You'll turn around and it will be summer....then you'll turn around again and it will be Christmas..."  Words my mother used to say to me and I'd nod and think...it's not that bad is it?  Yep it is!  This might have been the fastest summer ever and my daughter just went back to school...  :(  I miss summer already...no homework...light that lasts until 8:30....the only thinkg I won't miss is the heat! 

This whole Cicada thing has not bothered me a bit...until this week!  What the heck?  They are swarming in mass numbers.  I drive I-65 every day and it's like a debris field.  My windshield is trashed with dead bugs on the way home.  Yesterday, one found its way into my car and as I was speeding down the interstate at 70+ mph....I looked down at my arm and there were two red eyes staring back at me.  I'm trying not to freak out on the interstate.    Good feeling gone....

I may be sneezing, but it's worth the trade.  Easter Eggs, the smell of fresh cut grass, blooming flowers and the wind down to another school year.  I love Spring!

Love it when you can buy something and get something for free!  It's Clinique Bonus time at Dillards and the gift is awesome.  We'll have some to give away but if you can't wait, it's a $60.00 value with the purchase of $21.50 or more.  Worth it!

Q-A recent survey shows that 20% of people use this as their computer password.  What is it?  

A- Their favorite sports team!!!!!  (bet a coworker has a Titans or Preds in there somewhere!)

Valorie Kadowaki got the trivia right! (Yes, she spells her name with an "o" in Val instead of an "e" :)    She knew you had a 24% less likely chance of getting divorced if you waited until you were 25 or older to get married. Nice job Val.  Enjoy the 8 Adventure Science Center passes with your family!

No answer today!  Tomorrow you can win 8 passes to the Adventure Science Center! 

Q- According to the National Marriage Project, you have a 24% less likely chance to get divorced if you do this.

Hint: You might tell your teenager this if he or she was considering marriage.

The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas literally flew...then New Years came and went........and here we are in January!!  When I was taking the decorations off the Christmas tree, I looked at each ornament and thought...we are never promised anything.  Not another year..not another day. We have to slow down and capture that loving, giving spirit we feel at Christmas and pull it forward with us into 2011.   I'll try to remember that as this year flies by!  It's already off and running....! 

We're on the run for the next 4 weeks.  Parties, fundraisers, cookie bakes, presents to buy and ship, holiday decorations to do, school performances, gifts for teachers etc,  busy work schedules...this will be me! 

If I start running too fast, please tap me on the shoulder and remind me that this is the season of love, joy, peace and hope....and those things matter more than anything else! :)