We have a certian family member that has been diagnosed with cancer, the Doctors say it is treatable, he is on his last week of chemo and doing fine in that area. But depression has had a hold on him for a while now, because of the cancer and the chemo he is not working, and has turned to drinking and drugs to feel better, to the point of a drunken suicide attempt while we were visiting a few weeks back. Joseph was talking to the girlfriend of this family member last night and it seems that the drinking and depression are getting worse.

Joseph is taking all of this very well, at first it was very hard on him and he nearly sank into a sort of depression as well. We are trying to stage some sort of intervention for this family member, to get him to see what he is doing and how it is affecting all of us. I am reading up on ways to have a intervention on the 4rehabilitation site, there is a lot of info I need to forward to his girlfriend. We know without a doubt that he has a addiction to alcohol, and possibly pills, the site I mentioned also has information on addictions.

I wish I could say more, but I don’t want to violate the persons privacy, some of you reading will know who I am talking about from past conversations. This is such a tough thing for Joseph to go through, he feels hopeless, and aggarvated because we are too far away to do much more than talk right now. There are children involved in this mess and if something were to happen to this family member the kids would go to the ex-wife, whom is an evil evil person, believe me, she is trash and the kids are thriving now in thier dads custody and his girlfriend, she is in the process of trying to adopt the children in case anything ever does happen to the dad, so the kids will not have to go back to the mom. I just hope that a, nothing happens, and b, this gets done asap just in case.

It is odd for me, as this is the first time I have been on ‘this side’ of depression and suicide, aside from when I was a child and my mom had some problems, I have usually been the depressed and suicidal one, now that I am better, so much better, it is hard seeing someone else going through the same thing and still not knowing what to do or say to help.

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Well, we have been doing GREAT on the not eating out thing- well, almost great, we had McDonalds a few times, but no restaurants- what a difference in the budget- and this week we are only allowing ONE trip to ONE fast food restaurant, and doubling our savings. I have trip two on Monday afternoon to the dentist, I think all he is doing is putting the final touches on the root canal… I am a bit nervous- I need to ask for a diff pain medicine, both percaset and loritab are making me sick and didn’t touch the pain I had after anyway. Any recommendations I should ask for?

Also, if you have not tried Mvelopes yet you need to, free trial is still going on, no strings attached! That mixed with Dave Ramsey’s money makeover has seriously helped us out! Let me know if you need help setting it up, I have done it enough times! Click here to Enroll with Mvelopes Personal

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I have freckles, very pale olive skin, with freckles that get darker in the summer. I hate it, everyone else says they are ‘cute’ not me, especially the ones on my arms, mixed with my fathers black hair, my mothers paleness, I look like a hairy freckled ghost! I am wanting to try some ORIKI Cosmeceuticals that is specifically for pigmented skin- after all, isn’t that what a freckle is? A pigment?

I really want to get one of their masks or the eye serum, I am starting to notice some eye wrinkles, I am only 25, it is way too early for wrinkles right? Probably not, I will probably have Grey hair when I am 35! I am working seriously on losing weight now, all this extra weight on my face will not help me get rid of wrinkles when I loose it! Joseph already has some grey and a bit of a receding hair line, from when we first met (4 years) it has gone back at lease an inch… uhhhohh! He may need some rogaine!

I just ot a wonderful early anniversary present from Joesph, the Mary Kay microdermabrasion kit! I had gotten a sample with some of the wedding presents and loved it, he remembered and bought it for me! I am so lucky!

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Shot glasses…

You could see these things in drinking places, poured with liquor being shared by fun-loving people. This is of course an instant when a single shot glass means a lot. Have you ever wondered about the other benefits of just a shot glass? Well, there is one exciting and very useful innovation with a shot glass, which is using them to make candles. Yes, we call hem shot glass candles.

Shot glass candles are really artistic and they could be very useful for the home and whatever place you think you would need them, not as mere light source but as well as having decorative purposes.

You could make our own shot glass candles. The steps to make are easy and economical. Out of these easy steps and with a small sum of money, you would be able to start a good hobby, a good small business and a good polish for our creativity. This is also a means of recycling or re-using old candles. You never know, you could get a big sale from a real estate company to place them in luxury homes, a friend of mine just contracted with a local company to decorate show homes, she is always looking for neat decorations!

• Cut old candles into pieces and place these pieces in a container. When you want to use a certain color, you could use uncolored wax for your convenience.
• Place the container into another container of boiling water. Wait until the candle pieces melt.
• When you see that the wax has melted, his is the right time o put some dye for color.
• Prepare your wicks. Cut them as they fit to the shot glasses.
• Place these wicks to the shot glasses.
• Pour the wax into the shot glasses but make sure that it does not submerge the entire length of the wick.
• When the wax has nearly set, you see to it that you adjust the wick to the center of the shot glass. Leave the shot glasses in order for the wax to completely set.

These are so simple steps to follow, make sure also that when you choose shot glasses for candle making, and choose the thicker ones for they are much safer. For wicks, you could tie it around a toothpick before letting it lay in a shot glass. Remember to cut ¼ of it before lighting it up.

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