http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/18/jon.kate.announcement/index.html
So TLC is publicizing that Jon and Kate of Jon and Kate Plus 8 have some earth shattering news that will be unveiled on the Monday episode. Speculation is that they are announcing a split. I dont know if I buy that. The way things are leaked to the media you would think that news my slip out and end up on TMZ or something first. Just seeing the way networks hype shows and “news” to gain interest, only to have the news be less than impressive, I am weary that this announcement will amount to anything. Maybe they will do what they should have done after last season and take some time away from the camera and work on the foundation of the family.
Now that summer is approaching I have started looking for vacation destinations that are kind of off the beaten path, not too expensive and access to outdoor fun. While surfing the web, I came a cross a place called Deer Lake Cabins, located in East Texas. Now I have heared of East Texas and how it is a pretty unique area. So I started looking into this Deer Lake Cabins place and found out it is actually part of a Texas Guest Ranch. There is something like 800 total acres of which part of it is used to train cutting horses. There are several ponds, two of which are large with good fishing. Several of the cabins are located on the water fron of the bigge pond (Deer Lake). They also show to have boats to rent and ranch vehicles to drive all over the property. Based on pictures on their website, wildlife is pretty common, with deer being very abundant.
So, it is looking very likely that a weekend trip to Deer Lake Cabins may be in order this summer.
So I finally did find a good place for affordable health insurance. It was through a website called Whataquote.com. I was really impressed with the quoting process becuase it would give me a basic quote, but then let me changes certaing variable to adjust the cost, which really helped me fit a plan for my budget. After I customized the plan I liked an agent was quck to get intouch with me to help iron out the details and further explain the plan and really make sure I knew what I was getting into. This was extremely helpful as some of this insurance stuff is confusing to me and after talking with the agent I felt really comfortable about the plan I was getting and now I have myself a new health insurance plan that is costing me less money that my previous one.
I will have to remember this site whenever I go to adjust my life insurance next.
Have you ever been shopping for a new health insurance plan or simply reiewing your current plan and come across phrase after phrase that made no sense to you? Well, you are not the only one. My recent efforts to become more educated about health insurance in hopes of securing a better, more affordable plan has been annoying to say the lease since I am constantly having to look up various health insurance terms. I now have a solution to that problem. I found a website called Ehealthmenu.com that has full blown glossary of health insurance terms and their definitions. It is great having one place to go to find definitions for just about anything related to health insurance.
Now I just need to find a good place to get a good plan.
So much is on the news and internet these days about the health risks associated with with bacteria and germs and even the health effects of mold and mildew. Of course there are sanitizers on the market that say they kill these germs, but at what cost to our health and environment. Most of these products are chemicals that can be dangerous like chlorine and bleach. SaniDate RTU is a new antibacterial disinfectant that is chlorine free and promotes the fact that is kills 99.9% of bacteria including harmful pathogens like salmonella, e-coli and staph. The important thing about this product is that it works fast and breaks down quickly leaving no toxic residue behind. It comes in an easy to use spray bottle. You basically spray and walk away and allow to air dry. Within a few minutes the surface is sanitized and disinfected and you didn’t have to use any potentially harmful chemicals.
So, my parents are now proud owners of a small backyard pond, but really have no idea how to take care of it or really where to get the supplies necessary to take care of it. So I decided to do a little digging around on the internet and found a company called Natural Environmental Systems. They have a good selection of products for taking care of the water in a pond, but better than that, they had a wealth of information on how to take care of a pond, especialy where pond algae control is concerned. They have varied assortment of products, packages and programs for keeping algae down, which from what I read is a pond owners biggest problem. What is really cool about this company is that they appear to have a focus on natural solutions vs the usage of too many chemicals. So, needless to say I did make a small purchase for my parents consisting of a couple of basic items that I deemed necessary like pond bacteria and this fish safe algaecide called GreenClean. Order should arrive in a few days. I will report back how it goes.