black coffee and moose heads

things must be getting serious. I bought a laundry basket.

Autumnal Equinox (better known as fall) is upon us again. Join with me as I mourn the end of summer. Farewell grass cutting, seasonal allergies and skunks. Welcome yellow leaves, cool winds and dark evenings.
Now on to other things: Cell phone battery safety. Once again these are taken from my favorite web site CPSC.

• Do not crush, puncture or put a high degree of pressure on the battery
• Do not place the phone in areas that may get very hot, such as on a cooking appliance, iron, or radiator.
• Do not get your phone or battery wet.
• Avoid dropping the cell phone. Dropping it, especially on a hard surface, can potentially harm the battery.

These people are geniuses. Without their help I might have placed my phone on the stove or thrown it on the floor. When you have a chance, send an e-mail thanking them for their help and concern for our safety. I know I will. I will also continue to search the internet for tips such as these to share with you. As I always say, safety is everyone's concern. If you have any tips you would like to share fell free to post them in the comments area.

Over the next few weeks there will be some exciting things take place in my life. I hope to be able to keep you updated as they happen. So stay tuned!

One thing I have yet to do on by blog is vent. That is until today. So here it goes. I hate when you are talking to someone and another person comes up and starts talking to the person you were talking to. They begin a totally new conversation, ignore you and put an end to your discussion. You end up walking away never getting to finish talking. Now I don't mind people JOINING a conversation but not taking over and changing the topic. You might be wondering "Laura, what brought this on? You are usually not so cranky." (Little do you know) This has happened to me twice in the past week and both times it really irritated me. I'm kind of tired and when I get tired I get cranky. I decided I needed to share this with the world and maybe cause someone to think twice before interupting a conversation, unless it is a medical emergency and I am talking to a doctor, or the building is on fire and I am talking to a firefighter or a horse just broke its leg and I am talking to a vet or ... you get the point.
Thanks for listening(I guess you are reading this so thanks for reading) and later this week I will keep my promise of offering cell phone battery safety tips.

Since today is September 13 I thought I should share a few Hand Held Hair Dryer safety tips. These were taken from the CPSC website and should be taken very seriously. Remember safety is everyone's concern.

• Don't drop or insert anything into a hair dryer's openings
• Don't use any attachments that aren't recommended by the manufacturer
• Don't put a hair dryer into water or other liquid
• Unplug when not being used

These are important tips for everyone to remember. Next week I will share tips about cell phone battery safety.

My apologies readers for not telling you that yesterday (September 7) was my birthday, but I have been busy working.
Pictures to follow of the birthday and yes I can work.

If you look closely at the above pictures you will see that I am wearing 2 bounce sheets. They are supposed to keep mosquitoes away. As embarrassing as that may be they kind of work. (The sheets also keep people away!) If only I knew how to say no.

As promised in an ealier blog, here are pictures of my new helmet. Snazzy. Just remember, everyone needs to wear one (even pink bunnies on motorbikes).