Lisa Leonard

My Birthday Week was made a little happier with the addition of a new family member.  I adopted an adorable hound mix named Taylor.  She's settling in nicely, happy to have a forever home after being surrendered when she got pregnant

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Snowstorms usually cause a mixed reaction.  Kids love them; they get the day off of school and can sleep late, go sledding, and just have fun.  But those who have to report to work are less enthusiastic

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This week, we celebrate a holiday that's all about giving thanks.  With every year, I realize more and more how important it is to SAY thanks, not just to think about what you're grateful for.  Recently I attended a memorial service for a college professor who died

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Shawn's post this week about the invention of the phonograph got me thinking about how much times and technology have changed.  Nowadays we're listening to music on our computers, phones, and other portable devices, in addition to the radio and CD players

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When kids go trick or treating tomorrow in a North Dakota neighborhood, they may receive a note instead of a sweet treat.  A woman named Cheryl is using Halloween as an opportunity to talk about childhood obesity

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I have a feeling that many home heaters in Ocean County were clicked on last night.  Mine was.  Was yours?  With the high cost of gas and oil, it would make financial sense to wait a while.   But, I'll admit, I just got too cold for comfort last night so that thermostat was switched on

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Fashion Designer Tommy Hilfiger made a shocking confession recently:  he never washes his Levi's!  Telling the TMZ cameraman that he likes the "broken in" fit of unwashed jeans, Hilfiger has me wondering if it's really okay to keep jeans out of the hamper

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The new TV season is underway and already I can't keep up.  Are you finding yourself missing the new shows you're wanting to watch?  Our busy schedules don't allow us much free time to sit and view when shows are actually on the air

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If you're going to the movies this weekend, you might want to check out "Lee Daniels' The Butler," or Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine."  Both films are very different from one another, and both left me feeling that the audience should get a warning up front

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There's a debate going on in our household.    Is it better to mow your own lawn or pay soneone to do it?  All the rain we've had this summer has made the grass grow lke crazy!   If, like me, you hate to see the man of the house 'waste' precious free weekend hours behind a mower than you probably think it's worth it to pay for lawn service

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