Bill and Karen's Blog

Holy Cow!!! It amazes me every year that we go how much new stuff there is. I have been going over my notes trying to figure out a game plan to implement all the great ideas we got. The speakers were outstanding, Amy Chorew, Jennifer Cummings, Chuck Bonamer, Bill Barrett were our favorite. If you...

Real or artificial. I have used an artificial for the last 26 years that I am married. I grew up with my mother using a real tree. It was a royal pain in the ......fingers. I have never been a big fan of putting the tree up. My wife and I used to have major discussions about it. That is until 5 y...

I had someone tell me today that we have been in a recession for the last year. What if you choose not to participate in it. If you didn't know and just went about your business as usual. Now I know that there are places that it is really bad. Even in those places things turn around, people start...

Hi All, Getting ready to head to our favorite spot in the whole world. Disney World. Is anyone else going to be there this week? Wouldn't it be cool to hook for a soda or something. We'll be there from 22-27. Hope the weather is good and the lines short. Will try to check the posts at night. What...

If you are ever in the Woodbridge area and need a place to stop for lunch. This is the place. They have superb food. There are daily specials. The sandwhiches are generously portioned. They have all sorts of homemade salads. Welcome to the Woodbridge Deli & Catering 575 Amboy Ave Woodbridge NJ 07...

My father in law and his wife go to Maine every year in August. They want us to go but we won't go. They stay at this place that has no air conditioners. My F-I-L tries to tell us that it is cool and they don't need AC. I think his idea of cool and our idea of cool are definately different. We ke...

In life we are often faced with decisions that we would rather not make. I have seen people in relationships that weren't working stay there because they thought it was easier than moving on. I have seen people stay in jobs that weren't fulfilling, or that they hated because they were afraid of w...

Well we had a great weekend. Karen was like a kid again having fun and pulling pranks. Laughing with the girls. My brother-in-law Jimmy got appointed to the Grand Executive Committee. Both my neices received floor stations.. Renee Grand Hope plus a Grand Rep to MA. Michele got Grand Lecturer and ...

Here it is the middle of Aug and the NJ Order of Rainbow for Girls are having their convention. My wife is a former rainbow girl and our 2 neices are still active. So the whole family gets involved. It is a great organization for girls. Teaches leadership, public speaking( by doing not classes), ...

We have been going to the gym a few days a week after work. In the beginning it was rough, didn't feel like it but we did it anyway. Now we look forward to it. One of the things that most people that just start out seem to complain about is they don't see results(after 1-2 weeks). I try to explai...