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		<title>A new look for the new year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have decided to make some changes for the new year. It does your blog a lot of good to give it a spring clean every now and then and what you should do is take a look at any changes that could be made which would attract new readers and keep the regular ones [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have decided to make some changes for the new year. It does your blog a lot of good to give it a spring clean every now and then and what you should do is take a look at any changes that could be made which would attract new readers and keep the regular ones interested. It is very easy to get into a rut and just giving the blog a new look can make all the difference.</p>
<p>I will be looking at improving the <a href="http://www.onewaytextlink.com/">web site directory</a> as well as designing a new template and adding some updated features which will make it easier to navigate the site.</p>
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		<title>Kerry Katona: from Iceland to out in the cold</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kerry Katona has certainly seen a shift in her fortunes in recent times. One wonders if she would ever consider actually listening to the people around her who could see a way back for her so long as she takes some advice &#8211; like ditch forever that odious Mark Croft who married her for one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-573" title="kerryk" src="http://www.mumsfinance.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kerryk1-150x150.jpg" alt="kerryk" width="150" height="150" />Kerry Katona has certainly seen a shift in her fortunes in recent times. One wonders if she would ever consider actually listening to the people around her who could see a way back for her so long as she takes some advice &#8211; like ditch forever that odious Mark Croft who married her for one reason only&#8230;her money.</p>
<p>Nobody will deal with her while he is still hanging around and if he really cared about their situation he would get off his lazy backside and get a proper <a href="http://www.beyond.com">job</a> instead of leeching off his wife. Kerry&#8217;s fortunes are dangerously poor to the point where even Celebrity Big Brother would not even accept her for the show, and that she was asking a reported £250,000 for the appearance probably had a lot to do with them rejecting her. Just what value would she give besides unravelling on camera and who wants to see that&#8230;?</p>
<p>Ditch him Kerry &#8211; and then get better. You need a life, not fame.</p>
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		<title>Tories plan to give home-owners the right to defend their homes and families</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners would be handed a licence to kill burglars by a Tory government. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling raised the election stakes on crime by promising law-abiding citizens extra rights to defend themselves. If the Tories win the election, he said, they would tear up the law which lets householders use only &#8216;reasonable force&#8217; to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Homeowners would be handed a licence to kill burglars by a Tory government. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling raised the election stakes on crime by promising law-abiding citizens extra rights to defend themselves. If the Tories win the election, he said, they would tear up the law which lets householders use only &#8216;reasonable force&#8217; to defend their families against intruders.</p>
<p>The move comes amid public outrage at the 30-month sentence handed last week to Munir Hussain, who chased and beat a member of a gang who had held his family at knifepoint in their home. Mr Grayling said homeowners should escape conviction even if they kill a burglar &#8211; unless they use &#8216;grossly disproportionate&#8217; force.</p>
<p>It is time to give people BACK the right to defend themselves in their own homes &#8211; under Labor we are supposed to make them a cup of tea! that said &#8211; any idiot who breaks into my home will get what they deserve regardless&#8230;and I wont be asking them if they want milk or sugar in their cup!</p>
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		<title>A new roof&#8230;at last!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been sitting with a couple of holes in our kitchen roof for more time than I care to mention &#8211; anyway, I have written about it here in the past and the problems we have had getting builders to come out and as much as give us a quote. It was turning into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have been sitting with a couple of holes in our kitchen roof for more time than I care to mention &#8211; anyway, I have written about it here in the past and the problems we have had getting builders to come out and as much as give us a quote. It was turning into a real saga but now we have a man on the job and he starts work on Thursday morning.</p>
<p>We have to shift the fridge and upright freezer right up to the other end of the kitchen and that is not an easy task to do due to the space restrictions; one of the holes is right over the <a href="http://www.faucet.com/search/kitchen-faucets">kitchen faucet</a> and sink so he has to be able to get into that area without any hassles. It should take a couple of days so long as the dry weather holds out &#8211; fingers crossed that the rains stay away until the weekend then it can bucket down as much as it likes.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How&#8217;s the Xmas shopping going then&#8230;? no, I didn&#8217;t take my own advice and take advantage of Mega Monday yesterday because I am still working out my budget as I have five sons scattered here and there. One lives in Australia, one lives in Germany and the remaining three reside with me &#8211; and they [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How&#8217;s the Xmas shopping going then&#8230;? no, I didn&#8217;t take my own advice and take advantage of Mega Monday yesterday because I am still working out my budget as I have five sons scattered here and there. One lives in Australia, one lives in Germany and the remaining three reside with me &#8211; and they all have wishlists as long as your arm.</p>
<p>I was in a shopping centre today and got stuck in a long queue which was an experience which had me looking desperately for the <a href="http://www.exitsignwarehouse.com/">exit signs</a> due to the fact that it was quickly turning into a wild crush. I hate crowded rooms and mob situations so I try to avoid them where possible &#8211; and is one reason why I prefer to shop online when it gets busy and I usually wait for the crowds to subside in the new year sales.</p>
<p>Anyway, I hope you like the new theme &#8211; it&#8217;s nice and Xmasy for this time of year&#8230;I love the colour scheme too. 23 days till Xmas!</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There comes a time when even the best ideas you ever had need a rethink. I have been looking at this site for a while now and have decided to give whole theme a makeoever and bring it more up to date. It is long overdue. In my opinion all blogs could do with a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There comes a time when even the best ideas you ever had need a rethink. I have been looking at this site for a while now and have decided to give whole theme a makeoever and bring it more up to date. It is long overdue.</p>
<p>In my opinion all blogs could do with a freshening up from time to time &#8211; I dont know about you but looking at the same template everyday can get boring and you need to keep on your toes and not be too complacent about how others see your site. Maybe you have a formula that works fine, but don&#8217;t be afraid to make a few changes here and there when the time is right.</p>
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		<title>To block or not to block &#8211; your kids and the internet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently bought my teenage son his own laptop and one of the issues we had to consider was how to tackle the chatroom situation. Basically I monitor very closely where my son goes online and he knows what the rules are about appropriate behaviour when chatting to individuals. He is only able to use the laptop [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently bought my teenage son his own laptop and one of the issues we had to consider was how to tackle the chatroom situation. Basically I monitor very closely where my son goes online and he knows what the rules are about appropriate behaviour when chatting to individuals. He is only able to use the laptop in the family room and there are several sites his mates use but which he not allowed to use. Fortunately he respects the rules laid down.</p>
<p>We have K9 installed and using this there are several categories that are blocked from our system &#8211; gaming sites, chat sites&#8230;this works well for us and I suggest other parents do the same instead of complaining about not being able to control which sites their kids visit.</p>
<p>At the moment we have not installed any <a href="http://boldchat.com/v5/products.jsp">live chat software</a> on his laptop for the sole reason that he does not have a huge amount of disc space so he is happy to use the chat facility on Facebook. Yes, we have had some discussion about it but I think this is where compromise is needed &#8211; we teach our kids not to speak to strangers anywhere else so why should this not extend to the internet&#8230;?</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know kitchens are always a place for accidents to happen and yesterday I found out the hard way. It was my son&#8217;s birthday and we had a big party/bbq and he and his friends all ran around with water pistols. Inevitably some water got into the kitchen and I slipped while carrying a cheese [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know kitchens are always a place for accidents to happen and yesterday I found out the hard way. It was my son&#8217;s birthday and we had a big party/bbq and he and his friends all ran around with water pistols.</p>
<p>Inevitably some water got into the kitchen and I slipped while carrying a cheese platter &#8211; brie and gouda everywhere I&#8217;m afraid. So today we are off for some <a href="http://www.rugshowplace.com/page/kitchen_rugs">kitchen rugs</a> in case it happens again. That it has not happened before is a miracle given that summer is water pistol season at our place. We have stone floors in our kitchen which made it even more slippery &#8211; you do learn the hard way!</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we have no internet connection at our place here in France we have to travel to Macca&#8217;s for the free wifi to do our online business. Not for the excuse to eat a Big Mac I assure you&#8230; Last year be purchased three netbooks for ourselves and the kids and they have been the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since we have no internet connection at our place here in France we have to travel to Macca&#8217;s for the free wifi to do our online business. Not for the excuse to eat a Big Mac I assure you&#8230;</p>
<p>Last year be purchased three <a href="http://www.buy.com/cat/netbooks/66726.html">netbooks</a> for ourselves and the kids and they have been the best investment we have made so far; we can type away happily on them (right now in fact) for about two hours battery time and get everything done that we we need. My bigger laptop has a battery life of about ten minutes &#8211; this one goes and goes.</p>
<p>And they have been a great way to teach the kids computer literacy too.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very rarely would you read a good post about an insurance job where everything turns out right but I happen to be about to write one! Three week ago some clown took his eyes off the road for a split second and ran his car up the back of us at an intersection &#8211; result [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very rarely would you read a good post about an insurance job where everything turns out right but I happen to be about to write one!</p>
<p>Three week ago some clown took his eyes off the road for a split second and ran his car up the back of us at an intersection &#8211; result was a bashed in back bumperbar. As it is a toyota we assumed we would be in for at least a couple of weeks without the car &#8211; imported parts etc &#8211; but we were pleasantly surprised.</p>
<p>From the time we contacted the <a href="http://www.2insure4less.com/">auto insurance </a> people to the time we got the car back from the repairers the total amount was just seven days. And that includes a weekend. We drove around in a very nice rental car for that time &#8211; I assume having to fork out for the rental spurred them on to complete the job.</p>
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