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It has been a busy time and much has happened since I last posted. I have built a new modular home almost a year ago. It is a beautiful yellow house on 75 acres of land. I am planning soon to write a post about my experience with going with a modular builder.

Next life change is I lost my job about two months ago. It was a hard hit and the job market is weak. I have sent many resumes and received no responses. I went to work the second day of the school year and received a call that my position was being cut. No notice, no warning, just someone will be up to get keys and cell phone. Good Luck!

I am glad that I planned out my finances so that we could make it without my job if needed be. It puts a strain on our life plans but we will make it until the market opens up. Many people are not prepared and this causes great hardship.

Others things happening is that we no longer raise chickens and we have no pets at all now.

Life has its ups and downs but now this give time to reconnect to my readers and update my blogs. Look for an in-depth article soon ob buying the modular home way.

I will try to be more regular with my updates. Thanks and feel free to share some life happenings on the comment sections.

This is the first time I decided to use my iPod touch to update my blog. I am excited because I love using iPod.

The Word Press app is cool and seems easy to use. Most people hate typing on the touch screen but I love it. I will start updating my blog more often (hopefull) by using my iPod.

Anyone else use the iPod touch to update their blogs?

I have been extremely busy with work this school year and have hardly even had time to check email. I have not had time to do much in the way of updating my blogs. Here is a quick update why.

First since the first of the year, I have been going to the YMCA gym to work out and get in better shape. This was tough at first but now I love to go to the gym and even got my wife to join. I lost about 29 pounds and packed on some much needed muscle. I now have some definition in my biceps and legs and I am still working on my abs. I am also trying to eat a bit healthier.

I am heading into summer vacation so I will have even more time to focus on my weight loss and health. I also am reviving my blogs with new and updated posts. This blog has suffered a wee bit from some Google voodoo but I am working hard to get back my rankings in both the SERPS and the Page Rank.

More updates soon about the new spring chickens and other happenings. Take care for now and please drop a comment or two!

All in 2008 seemed bleak. The economic crisis that faced the world was painful to watch but I muddled through. The Presidential race did not turn out very well and it was politics as usual among promises of change. There were wars and rumors of wars. Many lost their jobs as we taxpayers bailed out the rich. McCain, Obama, Clinton, and Bush all approved of the monetary rape that we took. Looking for a job had little success and the stock market crashed like nothing we have seen.

I clung to my marriage and tightened my belt. I fought harder to clear up all of my debt. I listened to Dave Ramsey to inspire me most. It was a struggle and so many lost. However, as Americans we suffered though the loss. We brushed off the dirt that our Government threw on us and we swore it would get better and for many it got worse. It was a bit of a pickle but we will survive.

With all the bleak we suffered in 2008, we know that we have much to be thankful for. I want to take this chance to wish all of my friends a wonderful healthy and prosperous New Year!

Some of you may have noticed that there is a new feature on top of the blog. It is a Red Kettle. The Salvation Army is hurting in these bad times when those in need really need the help. Maybe it is just a small thing but I am hoping my small Kettle will inspire all of you to donate to help others in need.

When I was a child, we had a time when we needed shelter and being from a family of eleven kids, that is no easy task. The Salvation Army was there for my family and I try to give back whenever I can.

I encourage all of you to help where you can. A drop of a few coins in your local kettle or you can donate directly by clicking on the Kettle above. It will take you directly to the secure Salvation Army website and you can donate as much  as little as you can afford.or

There are tons of families hurting in these hard economic times and this a way for all us to give a helping hand up through one of the best organizations in the world.

Thanks for all those who help either here or anywhere you see that big Red Kettle.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Be sure to read the rules carefully in order to enter correctly. If you fail to answer the question, your entry will not be counted.

1. You must be entered in the big contest!

2. You must answer the below question completely.

During the holiday season, many families have one favorite tradition that they do as a family. Name one family tradition that you do as a family and why is it important to you? Answer this completely!

Have fun and Good Luck, this is the final Mini Contest before the big drawing.

Prizes:

First Place: 1000 EC Credits provided by SEO Blog

and One month 125×125 Ad spot provided by Anything Goes.

Second Place: 500 EC Credits: provided by Affiliatizer

and One month 125×125 Ad spot provided by Hit-or-Miss

Enter quick, this one will be short.

I finally opened a Twitter account to see what it is all about. It is a great social tool and sometimes you find out stuff that you would not find anywhere else. Name Cheap, the company I use to register all of my domain names is also running a cool contest for the whole month of December.  They ask a question on Twitter every hour on the hour and if you are the first one to answer, you win enough in your Name Cheap account to buy a domain. They also pick two more each hour to win the same thing.

I actually won yesterday and was super excited because I wanted to renew one of my domains and now it is free. If you do not have a Twitter account, sign up, it is fun and you can make some new friends and connect with old friends.If you do have an account or decide to join, please follow me http://twitter.com/pezeagle. I make it a practice to follow anyone who follows me.

If you want others to follow you, feel free to add your twitter URL in a comment below.

I love Christmas because it is a time to reflect about people who need. It is a time to give of yourself in many ways. I do not like to receive as much as I enjoy giving. To reflect that, I am running this contest to give away some more prizes.

First, to enter, you have to be entered in my Big Contest and you have to reply to this question:

Name one thing that have you have done to brighten the life of another person?

I know, you want to know what I am giving for this contest!There will be a two prizes for this contest.

First Prize: One month 125×125 Ad spot and 500 EC Credits: Provided by Indo Contest

Second Prize: One month 125×125 Ad spot: Provided by RapidShoots

Good luck and be sure to spread the word to your friends, the Big Contest is ending soon! test

The One Year anniversary is going strong and I have received as of now twenty-six confirmed entries. As promised, I drew from the first twenty five entries and the winner of $5 is: Suwari

Here they are in random order:

1. suwari
2. winblogcontests
3. fat
4. BM
5. Dream
6. MY-Hou
7. Vimal Kochar
8. brillie
9. Karun
10. Markfe
11. jh3n
12. Primož
13. gail
14. Dhadha
15. topen
16. Blogs Contests
17. Prize King
18. Wiehanne
19. koerni
20. Sherry
21. Bernadeth
22. HelloKit
23. ma.christina de castro
24. Dhyarga
25. Louis Liem

Timestamp: 2008-12-08 20:20:34 UTC

This is only the first winner and many more to come. Please keep entering all the little contest and there is another mini $5 contest here:

One Year Mini Contest

Please share the news by telling your friends and have them jopin the Big Contest to be eligible for the little ones too.

Be sure to follow me on Twitter for more great announcements.

Thanks for all the support!

It has been one year as of today since I started the blog. It has been wonderful and to celebrate, I am doing a $5 giveaway to anyone who has entered the big contest and leaves a comment here telling me which of all my posts is your favorite.

The $5 will be given away after at least ten people have left a comment!

*Remember, to enter this, you have to have entered the big contest!