How Much Time Do You Spend Planning The Holidays? How much time Planning 2010?

How Much Planning Time Do You Spend on the Holidays?

How much time on 2010 Goal Setting?Part 1 of a 4 part series

Cosmic Christmas Cow, Courtesy of Terry Chenier
The Holiday Process:
1.  Make a list and check it twice
2.  Gather and put up all the decorating items
3.  Shop for all the perfect gifts
4.  Creating a letter summarizing the year
5.  Sending cards [...]

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Christmas Cows From The Cosmic Cow Pie

My friend Terry Chenier, from Canada and Author of a new humorous book coming out in 2010 sent me these great cows! 
  Sometimes it’s just fun to laugh.. the first cow has boots to keep from stepping in the “stuff.”
  No matter what your beliefs!  Have a wonderful Christmas or Holiday Season!
We are [...]

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Charles Perkins CPA Talks About the New First Time Home Buyer Credit and Move Up Seller Credit

Meet Activerain Blog member Charles Perkins CPA on Blogtalkradio!
  Come one and come all to blogtalkradio/Carra-Riley on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time or 9:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time
  The Blogtalkradio show is now going to feature activerain members and discuss how they are using activerain to reach out to their market area and incorporate [...]

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Black Friday… Where Where you at 3:00 a.m.

Black Friday, Where Were You at 3 a.m.?   We were in the line at Best Buy in Flagstaff, Arizona.  The temperature was 19 degrees!
  I have never experienced getting up and going out to shop quite so early to shop.  It has never been on my list of things to do!  My daughter was [...]

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Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving Conversation Topics!
PRESIDENTIAL THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATIONS
Possible ideas for Thanksgiving conversation! (Football is also a possible topic to discuss!)

Proclamation by President George Washington 1789
The Proclamation from President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War
The 2009 Proclamation from President Barack Obama

1. THANKSGIVING DAY 1789

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA –
A PROCLAMATION GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Whereas it is the duty of [...]

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