This 4th of July is extra special to me because my husband is right here by my side....Last June my husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only given a few months to live...It was quite a shock and scare for all of us...Our life was literally turned upside-down. But bless his heart...my husband refused to give up. He became a "fighter"....determined to prove the doctor "wrong" and he has....My husband's birthday is July 3rd and we always celebrate it on the 4th of July....This...

After not sleeping well another night, due to self-flagellation and a busy mind, I woke up with at comfort that I was going to see my adviser today. I spent the morning looking over the 15 pages of materials (3 documents, 5 pages each) to remind myself of the last 4 weeks of work that I had summarized. The latest document was finished yesterday, so at least that one was pretty fresh. After having done that, I sat and tried to take my mind off what I giant disappointment I am to myself by indulging...

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Well, its been awhile since I posted, and a few probably wondered if I had dropped off the Earth, but, rest assured, I am alive and kicking-->and screaming all the way, so its gonna be a hard one to get me in that box!! LOL

Lets see, we have been watering the garden and the flowers and my Wife has been weeding, every other day in that tomato patch of hers, hoping to get some good tomatos out of it this year..(if it blights again, well, there is stuff for that!).

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Lenders issued the most aggressive rate sheets of 2010 yesterday as weakness in stocks allowed mortgage backed securities to move to prices never seen before. Helping the rally in the fixed income sector was a much weaker than expected consumer confidence report. If consumers have less confidence in the direction of our economy, they are less likely to spend money which doesn’t benefit corporate profits and stocks but is helpful in keeping mortgage rates low. Since the price gains came prior...