My uncle is a fun loving kind of guy. He is always doing something crazy for other people. His 50th birthday is coming up and my aunt and cousin want to do something really special for him.

The plan is to hire a limo to take him and several of his close friends on a scavenger hunt. None of them will be in on it, but the driver would be privy to the information. If they can get through the hunt which would take them all over the Philadelphia area, at the end, they would end up at a huge party where we would celebrate all the things he’s done for others.

We have plans for each clue to be about something he has done for his friends and family, like a bowling ball that he got for his sister when she couldn’t afford one, the boat that he sailed home after his best friend died at sea, and the huge diamond ring he bought my aunt for their second anniversary because he couldn’t afford one at all when they married.

Then we would present a slide show at the party to tie it all together for everyone to see. We just have to find a Philadelphia limousine service to get in on the hunt with us.

You know you’re getting old when you see a classified ad that seems to be missing key information that you’re not privy to, and you’re wondering if it’s just you or if anyone else out there actually knows what “Kid Rock Presale available” means.

Classifieds are part of my normal newspaper reading. I have a soft spot for them since an ad I cut out of a Washington, DC-area newspaper inspired me to write a short story. It took me about a day to write it, another day to perfect it and then I sent it off to a publisher. I heard back within a few weeks, which is unprecedented in the publishing industry. It’s not uncommon to wait for months to hear from an editor.

Not only did they magazine want to publish my story, but they put it in their holiday issue, gave it an illustration and placed it in the center of the magazine.

But if classifieds are becoming impossible for me to understand, how will I get more story ideas?

When I got married, I had the most unique bridal shower of any that I have ever attended. It started out with a tea party at my sister’s house. That was a lot of fun, as all of the girls shared their tips on marriage with me and they all gave me some recipes for a recipe book that they had made for me.

After that, they blindfolded me and drove me to a huge warehouse. When they took the blindfold off, I saw that I was in a lingerie - wholesale warehouse and I was told that I had to pick out fourteen different items, so that I could wear something different for my husband every night for two weeks.

We all had such a time going through all of the racks. We found some really nice pieces and laughed at the hideous ones that we found. I have not had that much fun and laughter in a long time. Did I mention that my girlfriends rock?

I am not one of those people who plan for the future very well. I have been warned that it is dangerous to live in the present moment as I do and that it is completely irresponsible, but I think that I am a much happier person than those people who are preaching at me that my way of living is all wrong.

When I was younger, I was very organized and I planned my day ahead of time, made lists and was the totally responsible person that I am taught I should be. Then, my mother was tragically killed in a car accident. It was like I had an awakening that day and I realized for the first time that there is no way you can plan for everything that life throws your way.

I made a decision right then and there that I was going to start living life one day at a time and stop worrying what tomorrow held in store. After all, tomorrow may never come and what will be important then, is how you lived today!

In my humble opinion, there is no better location for a great home barbeque than atop a deck. There’s just one problem. It’s outside.

Let me explain. I hate to clean. Anything. Well, except for my hands. Can’t stand to have them dirty.

Anyway, since decks are outside, they’re exposed to the elements, tree debris, animal leavings and just plain dirt. When the deck became my husband’s domain, I assumed that meant he would take care of the deck cleaning. Well, I was wrong.

So I pulled a “Tom Sawyer” on him. I said that was fine, that I was looking forward to cleaning the deck, since the directions on the deck cleaner container showed what watery fun it actually was to make your deck gleam.

He grabbed the container and read quickly, kind of harrumphed and said, “On second thought, I’d better do it. It’s too much for you with the baby due.”

Works every time…

For every subject on earth, there is probably a blog out there somewhere, and some language. There are blogs with such a tight focus that their creators are in danger of running out of topics to write about. Conversely, there are blogs with such a broad focus that they’re about everything, but they are in danger of being about nothing.

As my grandmother loved to say, “Everything in moderation.”

My interests tend to be widely scattered. I like to use the word eclectic. It sounds so much better than scatter-brained.

Just today I was researching Indian food and that sent me to Indian recipes, which, in turn, led to chicken recipes, which took me to slow cooker recipes. Did you know you can bake a cake in a slow cooker — in theory? Blows my mind.

Anyway, one thing led to another and the next thing I knew, I was looking at Memorial Day party suggestions. The Internet is perfect for people with “eclectic interests,” like me.

My friend in London recently had some cosmetic procedures done and the results were amazing. She sent me photos of before and after her lip injections that were done with Restylane. With the photos, it was easy to see that the results were immediate.

She had some severe wrinkles around her upper lip at the lip line. They made it very hard to wear any kind of lip product, even clear, because the line was interrupted by the wrinkles and the product would clump and the lip line would look jagged.

This procedure is commonly mixed with botox treatments. Both are injected by a tiny needle and can last up to twelve months.

With botox London is among the top places for doctors to practice the art of botox and wrinkle removal.There are many good doctors and spas throughout the area and some even offer home visits to protect your identity.

So right now you are so angry and hurt that you can scarcely think straight. The strangest thoughts come to mind. You suddenly understand the term “crime of passion” and why so many cheating husbands end up dead on TV.

You consider destroying everything of his that’s of value, but there’s a little corner of your mind that keeps saying, “Don’t burn your bridges.” He was devastated when you caught him. It was almost like he was glad, like he wanted to get caught because he couldn’t stop himself on his own. He always was weak like that.

And then you find a printout crumpled in the trash can next to his computer. It’s search listings with the following headings: Memphis Family Lawyers and Memphis Divorce Lawyers. But the most damning evidence that he wasn’t devastated at all, was this: Memphis Child Custody Attorneys. No way is he taking your kids away from you. No way!

Sometimes I admit that I am out of my league.  I felt that way today while looking at tanning lotions at the store.

You see, I was at the store, looking for the indoor tanning lotion that my sister asked me to buy for her birthday.  I thought that there would only be a small display in the store and it should be an easy task to pick the one out I needed.

Well, I was wrong.

In fact, I didn’t realize that there were five million (a bit of an exaggeration) different types of tanning lotion.  Not only was I a little overwhelmed, but I just didn’t know what to do.  I decided that the only way that I was going to be able to find what I needed was to find a store clerk and ask for help.

And that is what I did.  After a bit of searching, I was able to find someone to help me find the one I was looking for.  In the end, I learned a valuable lesson: next time I am going to buy her a gift card - she can pick it out for herself.

How much is fat and cellulite related to our genetics? I personally would venture a guess that it has a lot to do with our family history and what kind of genes we have.

I’m built so much like my father and his family with a pot belly and large eyes, I look just like him and my grandmother. However, I don’t remember them having cellulite and I most certainly do have some. My mothers side of the family look very different than my dad’s side though and she has cellulite too.

I’ve considered getting something done about it for a while now, but when it comes to fat and cellulite reduction Phoenix seems to be a great place to go. There is a place called Skinovative Phoenix that treats these kinds of issues along with other skin problems like acne or aging and sun damaged skin. Actually, for acne treatment Phoenix seems to be a good place to go also according to some magazine articles I’ve read lately.

If Phoenix weren’t so far away, I’d consider going just to have my butt worked on because its swimsuit season and I’m scared to go to the pool looking like this. Thanks so much, mom.