"Life is Okay" by Michael Johns and Brooke White
My multiply account wont let me upload the song from Itunes...but anyways, the song is my new favorite song....the lyrics and the arrangement of the song is superb...plus their voice blends so well.....:)
yeah, Life is okay! :)
I miss my Multiply friends....blame it to my juggling work/family schedules.
Although I dont have time to just sit down and think to blog...however, I still manage to browse your page sporadically.....I just wished I have more time....it seems like I miss the whole world without checking my Multiply. lol.
So, what makes me busy? yeah, I want to know, too!
After thanksgiving, I signed up with another job since my regular full time job showed some slowness during the holiday so I figured to get another part time turned into full time job. I needed some extra cash for the holidays anyway. Now both jobs are busy and so my work schedules are juggling that I have to work 6 days a week! Charles has been busy at the mill too. He was down to working only 4x/wk last year because of the slow economy but it has been busy that he also works 6 days a week! I can't complain though. We've been blessed to have regular jobs and we are so thankful for that! Michigan has its unemplyment rate increased every month, so scary!
All school kids loves it when it's a snow day....why? because there's no school! haha
They usually check their local TV station in the morning and see if their school appears on the bottom of the screen, if it is...hurray! no school, Mom!
In my previuos work, no matter what the weather is, we are expected to work! dang! I hate it when it then...
Today, my work called in the morning to let me know not to work because it's a snow day! lol...I was shocked...I feel like Im a school kid...yehey! hurray! yipee! haha
Today's forecast is up to 13 inches of snow! It's not even officially winter yet but weve been slammed with lots of snow already!
Now I can say.....I love Snow Days! because I dont have to work! hehehe
Well....got to go...we are going to make a SNowMan! hehehehe....pictures to follow...:)
Got this from my patient...its so funny. haha
Woman has Man in it;
Mrs. has Mr . in it;
Female has Male in it;
She has He in it;
Madam has Adam in it;
No wonder men always want to be inside women!
Men were born between the legs of a woman, yet men spend all their life and time trying to go back between the legs of a woman....
Why?
BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE
HOME
Okay, Okay, it all makes sense now...
I never looked at it this way before:
MEN tal illness
MEN strual cramps
MEN tal breakdown
MEN opause
GUY necologist
AND ..
When we have REAL trouble, it's a
HIS terectomy .
Ever notice how all of women's problems start with MEN ?
Send this to all the women you know to brighten their day.
Send this to all the men just to annoy them
*** I got this from Mark....and overwhelmingly, this is soo me!
You entered: Marissa
There are 7 letters in your name.
Those 7 letters total to 26
There are 3 vowels and 4 consonants in your name.
What your first name means:
| Latin | Female | Of the sea. Variant of Marie and Mary. |
| Hebrew | Female | Variant of Mary: Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. |
Your number is: 8
The characteristics of #8 are: Practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.
The expression or destiny for #8:
Your Expression is represented by the number 8. The 8 Expression is well-equipped in a managerial sense. You have outstanding organizational and administrative capabilities. You have the potential for considerable achievement in business or other powerful positions. You can expect to receive the financial and material rewards. You have the skill and abilities to establish or operate a business with great efficiency. You have good judgment when it comes to money and commercial matters, and you understand how to build and accumulate material wealth. Much of your success (or lack of it) may come due to your ability (or inability) to judge character. With the number 8 Expression, you exercise sound judgment in most of your affairs; you are realistic and practical in your approach to business matters.
The positive 8 Expression produces individuals that are very ambitious and goal-oriented. If the 8 energy is not in excess in your makeup, you will no doubt express these traits to some extent. No one has any more energy that a person with the 8 Expression who has a plan laid and is starting to work. No one has any more self-confidence, either. If you are expressing the positive qualities of 8, you are an outstanding manager because you can plan, initiate, and complete projects; you are very dependable and determined.
As it always happens, there can be too much of a good thing. If you have too much of the 8 energy in your makeup, you may express some of the negative attitudes. A negative 8 can be very rigid and stubborn. Ambition sometimes has a way of becoming over-ambition, and you may express an unreasonable impatience with the lack of progress. If your negative side is showing, you may be too exacting, both of yourself and of others. Sometimes this can even becomes a case of intolerance.
The number 8 is very materialistic and also very desirous of status and power. Neither of these drives are inherently negative unless they are taken to an extreme. You must avoid the tendency to strain after money, material matters, status, or power, to the detriment of the other important factors in your life.
Your Soul Urge number is: 11
A Soul Urge number of 11 means:
With the 11 Soul Urge, much of your thinking and interests relate to the abstract, the spiritual, and utopian dreams. You are motivated toward idealistic concepts, and the sharing of your ideas and concepts with humanity. This number is not one that is giving in a material or a practical sense, but rather one who desires to help mankind with a more abstract commodity such as religion, spiritualism, occult studies, or even psychic abilities.
If you possess the positive 11 Soul Urge traits, you have a dream of the perfect world; you are highly idealistic and inspirational. Your inner strength and devotion to your beliefs are extremely strong. You have a very good mind that is especially well equipped to handle the higher, more abstract forms of thought.
If there is an excess of 11 energy in your makeup, you may possess some the negative 11 traits. There is a tendency for the 11 to produce considerable amounts of nervous tension which is bought on by a very high level of awareness. You may be too sensitive and overly emotional. In some cases, these sensitivities and emotions are quite repressed, and this tends to add even more to the sense of nervousness in the makeup.
The strong 11 is not a very practical person because of the extreme idealism; often, there is a degree of self-deception present. There is usually a rather fixed idea of right and wrong held by those showing strong 11 traits, and with this very often is a resulting attitude of inflexibility.
Your Inner Dream number is: 6
An Inner Dream number of 6 means:
You dream of guiding and fostering the perfect family in the perfect home. You crave the devotion from offspring and a loving spouse. You picture yourself in the center of a successful domestic unit.
Get yours too: http://www.paulsadowski.com/Numbers.asp
Yes, I was in Canada today....at least for a short period of time.
I always hate it when there's a road construction along the way, especially on the Express Way. My GPS navigator cannot tell if the road is temporarily closed and any detours....It will just tell me to go ahead and stay on my lane...yeah right!
I was on I-75 heading north towards I-96 West to Lansing . Unfortunately, theres a construction ahead and I had to follow the detour signs which are not very clear. To top it off, it was late afternoon and started to get dark...I tried to follow the detour signs but somehow I missed some turns or Im in a wrong lane and cannot change lane 'coz of heavy traffic. Sure enough, I was heading towards I-96 East heading to Canada! I wanted to turn back but I can't! There are 6 lanes towards the bridge to Canada and each lane are bumper to bumper traffic. There was a long wait to get through the Canadian Immigration....I was panicking, I dont have my passport with me...I heard that theres a new law requiring a passport to go through Canada...All i have is my Driver's License...oh well...The Immigration Officer checked my drivers license and asked me why Im going to Canada and what Im going to do there? I simply told her, "I hate road construction and all those annoying and confusing detour road signs....I made a wrong turn and next thing I know Im heading towards the Bridge...and I guess Im going to Canada just to make a U TURN so I can get home! She simply laugh and said, you're not the only one...it happens all the time!
I went to Canada just to make a U Turn....haha! and that was my short trip to Canada....:)
My first was a Blackberry Pearl, during the first month, it hanged up on me...everything just froze...I had to take the battery off to reset. and I had to do that at least couple times a day! and then it stopped receiving text messages/SMS/MMS....Im just glad that I still received my personal and work emails. I make gazillion phone calls a day and it would be nice to keep track of my recent calls so i dont have to reenter the number if needed...But! it wont work that way! Everytime i checked my most recent calls, it's empty!!!!! so, after months, i took it back to the Sprint store, I was debating of getting another blackberry but I like the scroller and I also like the fact that I can synchronize my calendar to my laptop and so I got a new Blackberry Curve (see pic).....My 2nd Blackberry....Just on the first day, I had to return it again that same day because It doesnt charge the battery! And please knock my head, I exchanged it with the same blackberry phone! waaaaa...it's been 24hrs and so far it works ok....but if this gives me another headache....Im done with Blackberry! Promise!
Ive been contemplating about getting the new Iphone but its expencive....I have simply everything plan with sprint and text/SMS/MMS/call/internet/tv are unlimited for just $99/mo!
We are currently tuned into David Foster's Special on PBS and amazingly enjoyed all of the biggest star performing their greatest hits with David Foster...and proudly, Charisse sang I will always love you and that was fantastic! During the show, David and Charisse were being interviewed and they mentioned that they are working on a new album!!! and was just in the studio yesterday...hurray! I can't wait for this!
And i asked hubby for the CD/DVD of the show as a xmas present...we'll see! hehe
My husband mentioned about my upcoming birthday on the 26th...he's relieved because he doesnt have to worry about getting me my Christmas and Birthday present....and so he said...I bet you're not excited on your upcoming birthday because you already got your presents way way ahead! HE WAS RIGHT.....the excitement is over!
Way back in September, my husband asked if I want the Wii System and Wii Fit for my birthday...and an Ipod for Christmas. But I got so excited that I begged for weeks if I can get them right away. he got tired of me whinning everyday that he gve in and said, its ok with me...but I dont want to see any pouty lips on your birthday because trust me, the excitement is over when that day comes!
I dont have any patience when it comes to gifts...I hate surprises....I want to see them now! My husband usually hide the gifts so that I wont be able to find them because He knows....I can't wait 'till tomorrow. He usually give me a little present the day before my birthday to tease me....:)
This year, Im not excited anymore.......I asked my husband if he can give me my next yr's birthday present this year...haha...im bad....he then said, then you will really be sad next year! lol.
LAS VEGAS – Round-by-round coverage of pound-for-pound kingpin Manny Pacquiao’s welterweight victory over Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao won via TKO when De La Hoya couldn’t answer the bell for the ninth round.
ROUND 2
Lead right by De La Hoya and a right hook from Pacquiao. Double jab by De La Hoya. Pacquiao is circling away. Combination from Oscar but doesn’t land flush. Combination to the body by De La Hoya. Right-left from Pacquiao. De La Hoya’s face is reddened from the punches. Pacquiao left lands and then an uppercut. Lead left by Pacquiao keeps getting through. Difference in hand speed is stark. Hard jab and then a left by Pacquiao. Lead left by Pacquiao.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao.
ROUND 3
Lead left from Pacquiao to open the round connects. De La Hoya has to stop that. De La Hoya is doing nothing offensively in first minute of round. Pacquiao flicks a jab that is short. Right to the head and left to the body from De La Hoya. Lead left again by Pacquiao. Left to the body from Pacquiao. Oscar seems befuddled. Right hook to the body from Pacquiao.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao
ROUND 5
De La Hoya connects with a jab, but first 30 seconds of round are very slow. They’re circling but not throwing much. Pacquiao lands a right hook. Triple jab from Pacquiao. Combination from Pacquiao backs De La Hoya up. The way this is going, it wouldn’t be a shock if De La Hoya were to quit on the stool at some point. He’s taking a tremendous amount of punishment. Body shot by Oscar lands and then two lefts. Oscar’s left eye is closing. He looks like a beaten, old and shot fighter.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao
ROUND 6
Nothing happens in first minute of round. Pacquiao lands left to body and a left to the cheek. They trade in the corner and Pacquiao gets the best of it. Straight left from Pacquiao lands. Hard straight left by Pacquiao snaps Oscar’s head back. De La Hoya’s left eye is a mess. Right by Pacquiao lands on that eye. This may be stopped soon by the corner.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao
ROUND 7
Lead right by De La Hoya lands to open the round. Pacquiao rakes De La Hoya with a three-punch combination. Double jab by Manny. Pacquiao batters De La Hoya into the corner. He’s pinned on the ropes and Pacquiao is firing away. Fight is close to ending. Pacquiao is hitting De La Hoya hard with everything he throws. Oscar is in big, big trouble. Left to the body by Pacquiao hurts Oscar. Oscar has never been beaten like this in any of his 44 previous fights. Pacquiao is overwhelming him.
Iole scores it 10-8, Pacquiao
ROUND 8
Pacquiao goes to the body and is warned by referee Tony Weeks to keep them up. Lead right by Oscar connects. Combination by Pacquiao pins Oscar in the corner. Lead left by Pacquiao buzzes De La Hoya. Combination wobbles him in the corner. Double jab by Pacquiao. Combination by Pacquiao lands. De La Hoya goes to the body. Four-punch combination by Pacquiao lands and hurts Oscar.
Iole scores it 10-9, Pacquiao
ROUND 9
Fight is stopped just as the round is set to begin. Manny Pacquiao is the winner. Official time is 3:00 of the eighth.
In just 8 rounds, Dela Hoya was advised by his coach to surrender and he did!....LOL...From the very first round, I knew PACMAN is the winner.....All 8 rounds won by Manny.....it was most embarassing moment for DELA HOYA'S career...i was kinda disappointed that PacMan didnt knocked him down, but I was sure on the 9th round...but he was smart not to continue the fight....but then again, surrendering a fight is embarassing!
Go Manny!!!!
We had a busy and successful thanksgiving! It was my first time to host for my husband's family. I cooked for 6 families and so far everybody was satisfied and asked me if I will have to host from now on! haha...Everybody was crazy about my Bistek ala Mariz! haha....My sis-in-laws said, forget about the turkey...this is even better! lol. My husband who is my greatest critque with food was satisfied and applauded me for a job well done in front of his family...The family loves stuffing and I was a little worried about my version so I told them ahead that Im not a good dresser maker...lol....but it seems like everybody loves it, i was told, its really really good! wow! Im so hapy that everything turns out great, even the weather was very cooperative!
I was so busy that I didnt have time to take a lot of pictures....I will post a few later...:)
So, heres the classic American menu I prepared:
Appetizer: Artichoke dips and Crab parmessan dips with crackers, Fresh dips with Ruffles Frit0 Lay.
Main Dish: 24lb Roasted Turkey, Bistek Ala Mariz
Side Dish: Buttered rice, Green Bean Casserole, Potato salad, cranberry relish, creamy cucumber dill salad, Stuffing (dressing), Butternut Squash, Cornbread
Dessert: Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle, Bryers Rocky Road Chocolate Ice Cream, Checkered Chocolate Ice Cream
Other Desserts made by the family: Apple pie, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Pie
I had a wonderful chat with my 90 yr old patient today. She's normally arguementative everytime I come to their house but today it was very pleasant. I cant blame her for disagreeing with me most of the time, she's 90 and I made her exercise...cant i just leave her alone? why on earth Im still treating her? But anyways, despite of her wickedness, I find her challenging. She once told me that she's giving up, ouch! that crushed my heart...I thought to myself, will I think that way when I get old and unable to do things on my own? ...she told me, "I already accepted the fact that I can never walk again and Im satisfied with how my family is taking care of me"...it struck me, makes me wonder, should i just let her go? I said no! I just can't! So, despite of the fact that every patient has the right to refused, I aint giving up! She hasn't refused yet, she just complain! Are they the same?
Our warm conversation started from a picture of her granddaughter who is a dentist. She was so proud that all of her kids and grandkids are very successful. She said, she has a degree in business school but never worked, taking care of the kids and the house was already a lot of work! her husband was the moneymaker! Oh yeah, her house is a mansion and she showed me all of her expencive paintings....they are breathtaking! She showed me her old pictures and told me stories about each one of them. Then she said with a big smile, I had a good life!
I can't help but noticed her beautiful skin and asked, did you ever used Oil Of Olay? she replied, "its the only product I used" I nailed it again! 90% of old ladies (80+ y.o.) that I encountered with beautiful and less wrinkled skin despite of their old age confirmed using this product! The other 10% just used water. Ive been conducting this independent survey since 2003. Lol. She also added, good sleep and lots of water helped her skin to glow....hmnnn...:)
She seems very happy today. I think the good old memories motivates her. So, I took advantage of the oppurtunity and asked her, What is the secret of a long life? She replied quickly, "Being Happy and satisfied! Choosing my husband is the best thing that ever happened to me. Im so happy every minute Im with my family. Im satisfied everything that ever happened to me, no regrets at all! Thats the secret of a long HAPPY life! Do not fuss all the little things that happens into your life, be grateful instead! The choice of happiness relies in your hands.....just like playing poker, no matter how bad are your cards but if you know how to deal with it, you will be the crowned winner! Most of all, be content with what you have...you will find peace with contentment!"
I went home so inspired. I hugged my husband right away and whispered how much I love him and how much he means to me. He looked at me and said...must be my new haircut, ha? I just smiled and uttered no more. We cuddled and watched a movie...:)
I was watching the news today with their featured news about a housecleaning agency that offers nude woman cleaning your house for $150/hr around Detoit area. It's probably common in most cities but its my first time to hear such thing.. According to the news, no sex or touching is allowed by the house owner and they will conduct a background check for every customer to ensure safety of their nude cleaning ladies...hmnn...
I am so bothered by it. First, why it was featured on tv during the day when kids can hear. I dont think it;s right. My other concerned is about the safety of these nude women, although they check the customers background...but what about those sex offenders who has not been caught yet and whose records are clean? how can they prove that its safe to clean a strangers house? im not against with nudity, in fact i am not against with prostitution and I believe it should become legal. why? because legality will ensure safety in the community. The government will mandate these prostitutes to get medical screening and treatment whenever necessary. Legality will also improve safety against any crime.
BUt anyways, I had to clean the house today...My husband was threatening me to get a nude cleaning lady if I dont clean! haha.......he said he was joking but im not buying it....lol.
Im off from work today. I had a long To-Do lists for our household but so far, I've only done 3 things. And at the end of the day, i was soo tired. I was working so hard. It wasn't a day off!
I realized that being a plain housewife is a lot of work, too. I always envy those wives who doesnt work and just take care of their house and family. I thought to myself, ahh life must be good for them. But I think no matter what you do in life, there's always deadlines and errands.
Growing up, my Mom was always busy. She always have a store. I can remeber her in and out of the house and just hurrying all the time. So I told myself, im not going to own a store if my life would be on the road all the times. But of course my current job requires 75% travel time!
My Mother in law is a housewife. She took care of 4 kids, a husband, and just the whole household but I can remember her telling me it was a lot of work taking care of them. My husband would always say that his mother is a hard working woman, making sure theres dinner on the table by the time her husband comes home from work. She does everything in the house. She used to paint their house, does the cleaning and laundry...and taking care of teenage kids! She once worked and said, it felt good to be away from home, it seems like a vacation!. lol. but she preferred to be a hands on Mom and wife so she quits. Right now, she helped for the family business.
My co-worker told me the other day that she always look forward to come to work everyday just to be away from home.
A friend told me some time ago that she can't wait for her kids to be back in school because taking care of them is such a load! When you're kids are at home, it's a disaster!
So, theres no reason for me to wine and complain for working hard....'coz everybody does it all the time! no exceptions!
After work I went straight to Borders Bookstore for Hot Cocoa...for some reasons, this is my favorite place where I can relax and read books. I didnt get out till 7:45 in the evening and it was snowing heavily. While merging through the freeway, I felt the car swaying...Huh! I thought the road was just wet...but it was Black Ice! Luckily, I had enough space to manuever and not the hit the car in front of me. There was at least 3 cars in the ditch. I was driving a little over 30 mph. Some cars were passing me like crazy....well, I will just wave at them when i see them down the ditch, I thought to myself. From a far, I saw a blue and yellow light flashing and the traffic is getting slower. It looks like a fatal accident. I hurriedly called Charles and make sure it wasn't him...Thank God, he answered and yes, he's fine! He was 45 mins behind me and I told him to avoid the traffic. My usual 1 hour drive took me 2 hours to get home. Charles called me if I got home safe...he was worried because there was another fatal accident and at least 6 cars in the ditch. He's relieved to know that I am fine. Ahhh....I missed my Jeep 4x4 terribly! driving my Ford car is a little scary. Now, Im thinking about getting another Jeep, oh! I wish I can afford!
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What caused this problem?
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I have been tagged by lynnclaire and I am suppose to share six random things about myself, according to the rules on stated on her blog.
The rules are as follows:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know your entry is up.
So, here are six random things about myself:
1. I can always tell how much a building/house/resto/etc is cost by looking at the quality of materials being used. I am married to a husband whos family owns a custom architectural millwork company, I know what is cheap and expencive. The downside, I can never buy anything made of wood from a store because everything looks cheap unless otherwise you go to a high end furniture store which obviously is not affordable. Anything made of real wood is so expencive.
2. I am very hands-on with my car. I can change tires, Replace brake pads, and even change oil! yeah!
3. I am still a kid. I love to watch the Disney Channel shows every Saturday morning...My favorites----> Thats soo Raven, Hannah Montana, Power Rangers...:) I still buy color Books and crayola, I play computer games especially Mario Bros...:)
4. We have 5 beagle dogs and a Parakeet Bird which we adore so much!
5. I love construction work. Recently, we remodeled our house and installed bamboo floors in our bedroom, I did the dry wall and painting. Currently, my husband is building a wood stove and we prapared a corner space for that and just got done installing new tiles on the floor. Tomorrow, I will finish painting our bathroom!
6. My husband and I loves deer and rabbit hunting. We have 80 acres hunting property up north. Tomorrow (Nov.15) is the opening day for Deer Hunting Season, this year, we will try our luck in our backyard! hehe
OK....now it is my turn and I am going to tag:
1.Genevieve Ko
2. Janice Sarmiento-Indreboe
3. Ressa Gay Palma
4. Greg Gardiola
5. Zettskie ^_^
6. Joseph Lemuel Gardiola
Cram is to force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space and/or time.
During my school days, Its my nature to cram on the night before the exam. It wasnt very helpful at all but I did it anyways....duh!
I find myself cramming today. Big time, too! The deadline to submit all documents was at 9am otherwise I wont get paid. I had 50+ pages to complete. I had 1 week to finish it but at 11:45pm last night I went to bed with only 30 pages done. I was so tired and brainless. I was supposed to wake up at 6am today to finish the paperwork but I didnt get up till 8am. I crammed and didnt know how I finished it in 1 hour. I am pretty much sure the QA department will be calling me at the end of this week to re-write everything...ahh...I can just hear them yelling at me now. To make everything worst, My fax machine just quit...and it was already 9:15 AM. So I called Sue at the office and told her that my fax machine is broke and that I have to get to the nearest FedEx Kinkos to fax my paperworks. She told me that the dealine was at 9am yesterday (Monday). Huh! Dang! But she was nice to me and said this was my free pass and that next time she's not going to tolerate me. Well, I just added Sue in my Christmas shopping list....:)
I promised to be very deligent next time. I always do a great job as a Physical Therapist and all of my patients just love me but I hate paperworks! its my #1 enemy! I was told, you will never be a good therapist if you dont write well and legibly! huh! Those darn insurance companies!
We have our first snow showers today. The ground is still warm so we hardly see any accumulation. Our weather forecast scattered snow showers overnight and early morning. We may see an inch of snow in the morning.
I think people tend to forget how to drive in the snow or icy roads during the first snow showers. I always see a lot of cars in the ditch and roll over car accidents. It is very important to drive with caution at all times especially on winter roads.
My first year driving in Michigan was not good. I got stuck in the snow on my first day. I spinned my car and made a donut turn on the 2nd day. I went to the ditch 3x and was glad it wasnt very deep and people were very helpful to pull my car out from the ditch. I experienced fish tailing in a 50 mph speed and ended up in a snow bunk (glad i didnt hit a tree or post). Overall it was a very traumatic experienced for me. So, we decided to get a 4WD Jeep SUV vehicle. It was my savior and handles very well for the last 5 years. Now that I lost my Jeep from a car accident in August, I am back to a 2WD Front wheel Ford Taurus Vehicle, a full size car and has good reviews on winter driving. Truthfully, I am scared. I will just have to drive slow and very carefully. I wish I can afford another 4WD SUV but with high gas price now a days....I guess I'll just have to keep my 2WD car. argh!
Driving in Snow and Ice
The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is not to drive at all, if you can avoid it.
Don't go out until the snow plows and sanding trucks have had a chance to do their work, and allow yourself extra time to reach your destination.
If you must drive in snowy conditions, make sure your car is prepared (TIPS), and that you know how to handle road conditions.
It's helpful to practice winter driving techniques in a snowy, open parking lot, so you're familiar with how your car handles. Consult your owner's manual for tips specific to your vehicle.
Driving safely on icy roads
If your rear wheels skid...
If your front wheels skid...
If you get stuck...
Sources: National Safety Council, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Washington State Government Information & Services
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