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A Family Photo Shoot With The Rose’s

by Jeff Rose on March 5, 2010

in Quick Notes

I have many reasons in my life to be thankful, but for the purpose of this post I have two major reasons to be blessed:

  1. I have an awesome family.
  2. I have a truly talented best friend who takes great pictures of my awesome family.

My best friend, Jason York of Jason York Photography, paid a recent visit to the Rose household to capture us with our latest addition, Bentley.  Enclosed are some of our favorites, although there wasn’t one picture that we did not like.  And no, this is not a paid post…..just a shameless plug…..I did mention Jason York of Jason York Photography, right?  :) Enjoy some classic pics!

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Photo shoot with the Rose's

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Mom, my butt is cold!

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New Home, New Opportunities, Annoucements and Such

January 31, 2010 Quick Notes
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Hello Good Financial Cents Readers! I’m so excited to share a few announcements of some cool happenings in my life.  So much to share, but where to start?
First, let’s start with some blog milestones.  It’s been over a year and a half since I started Good Financial Cents and it’s grown to more [...]

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How Support the Relief Effort in Haiti

January 18, 2010 Quick Notes
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This information was provided by Kandis Bates, President, Invest in Others Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Following this week’s catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti, we have heard from many of you who have asked how you can help the international relief efforts.  These horrific events remind us that natural disasters can strike at [...]

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Bentley Ferrell Rose Arrives!!

January 11, 2010 Quick Notes
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The day has finally arrived. Our 2nd son Bentley Ferrell Rose was born on January 11, 2010 at 11:12 a.m. weighing 7 lbs 13 oz. And this biased parent thinks he’s absolutely adorable-just as adorable (but not more) than our first, Parker.  Although it’s our second child, both mommy and daddy were nervous [...]

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Remember the Fallen at Ft. Hood & Other Veterans Who Sacrificed

November 11, 2009 Quick Notes
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In honor of all those that have served and given the ultimate sacrifice, I salute you.  First, I want to recognize the innocent that were slain at Ft. Hood.   Such a cowardly act that took their lives.
Fort Hood’s Deceased

1. Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, Havre de Grace, Md.
2. Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52, Woodbridge, Va.
3. Cpt. [...]

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Cash For Clunkers Economic Impact

September 18, 2009 Quick Notes
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photo credit: Mat_B
As the first full week of September begins, market participants are likely to continue to dismiss economic data showing that economic growth (as measured by real gross domestic product) returned in Q3 2009, as worries about the health of the economy in Q4 2009 and beyond persist. Due in part to the [...]

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9/11: Always Remember

September 11, 2009 Quick Notes
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photo credit: Gepat
I wanted to take a day away from posting to remember all of those that lost their lives 8 years ago. Please take time of your day to say a prayer for all those affected. You will always be remembered.

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Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (Kind of)

July 14, 2009 Quick Notes
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Many people are familiar with the game show on Fox called “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy.  If you have not seen it, check it out sometime to see how you compare to the contestants.  I have to confess that the few times I have watched it, there are [...]

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4th of July| Independence Day: Freedom Isn’t Free

July 4, 2009 Quick Notes
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The theme of this post is “Freedom Isn’t Free”.   I learned that recently when I lost a brother in arms a few weeks ago.  SSG Melton’s death in combat was a shrilling reminder of what it means to truly love your country.  The following is an email the wife of a soldier [...]

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The MOM Project

June 25, 2009 Quick Notes
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As you may have heard, we are expecting our second child due early next year.  Having a child is one of the greatest experiences that I’ve yet to experience and wouldn’t trade it for the world.  What I haven’t shared with alot of people is the unfortunate circumstances that we’ve had with both pregnancies.  Twice [...]

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Remembering A Fallen Soldier- SSG Joshua Melton

June 23, 2009 Favorites
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Monday was not the easiest way to start a week.  Writing this post is not the easiest thing to do.  This morning I caught a news feed that read “Two Illinois National Guardsmen Killed in Afghanistan”.  Immediately my heart dropped.
Having safely returned home from Iraq in March 2006, I felt so blessed that I and [...]

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Go Green By Going Paperless

June 4, 2009 Quick Notes
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Attention Clients: You Can Go Paperless
Statements are going green. Help reduce our environmental footprint by signing up clients for Account View and turning off paper statements. You can also help the environment by turning off your hard copies and downloading the client statements from Branchnet. Annually, LPL produces approximately 16 million statements and uses 190 [...]

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Giving To a Good Cause: Donors Choose.Org

May 21, 2009 Quick Notes
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Isn’t always exciting to win a contest?  I had the privilege of winning a contest that was sponsored by Green Panda Treehouse.  What I won was a gift that keeps on giving.  Green Panda had purchased a gift card to to an online charitable organization called Donors Choose.org that contributes to public schools. With the [...]

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How To Be Prepared For a Storm and/or Emergency

May 18, 2009 Quick Notes
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Living in Southern Illinois there aren’t many emergencies that we have to be prepared for.  We will have the occasional ice storm in the winter. During the summer humidity is almost unbearable, but we’re not accustomed to much more than that.  That was until Friday, May 8th, when I experienced a storm like no other.
I [...]

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