Tuesday is a National Day of Mourning in honor of our thirty-eighth United States President, Gerald R. Ford. President Ford is the first President I remember being on TV when I was a kid. Nixon was in office when I was born, but I remember Ford's Presidential Addresses cutting into my cherished TV time occasionally, that's how I remember him. LOL Black and white, fuzzy and with a slight ghost to his righ. LOL
We found out late today that our office is closing for the day Tueseday in honor of this American icon so here is my little tribute to the man of the hour.
Here are some interesting facts about President Ford:
He was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., after his biological father and later renamed after his adoptive father, Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr.
Except in formal signature, he signed his name Jerry Ford.
Gerald Ford had two attempts on his life in California during the month of September, 1975. Both attempts were by women.
Ford was once a male model.
He became Vice President and President without being elected to either office.
Ford had another swimming pool dug after he became president because Richard Nixon had had it filled in.
Ford was on the University of Michigan football team from 1931 to 1934. He was offered tryouts by both the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
In 1977 he had a hole-in-one at the Memphis Classic.
He was right-handed, but he wrote with his left hand.
Ford was the only president to serve without being chosen in the national election.
When Ford proposed to to his wife, he was wearing one brown & one black shoe.
Ford was the first President to have been an Eagle Scout.
Ford's daughter Susan held her senior prom at the White House.
Ford was the head boxing coach and assistant football coach at Yale University.
Ford was one of the members of the Warren Commission appointed to study the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts."
It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign.
Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges of mastering inflation, reviving a depressed economy, solving chronic energy shortages, and trying to ensure world peace.
The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy. In the long run, he believed, this shift would bring a better life for all Americans.
Ford's reputation for integrity and openness had made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. From 1965 to 1973, he was House Minority Leader. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1913, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He starred on the University of Michigan football team, then went to Yale, where he served as assistant coach while earning his law degree. During World War II he attained the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy. After the war he returned to Grand Rapids, where he began the practice of law, and entered Republican politics. A few weeks before his election to Congress in 1948, he married Elizabeth Bloomer. They have four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan.
As President, Ford tried to calm earlier controversies by granting former President Nixon a full pardon. His nominee for Vice President, former Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, was the second person to fill that office by appointment. Gradually, Ford selected a cabinet of his own.
Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress. His first goal was to curb inflation. Then, when recession became the Nation's most serious domestic problem, he shifted to measures aimed at stimulating the economy. But, still fearing inflation, Ford vetoed a number of non-military appropriations bills that would have further increased the already heavy budgetary deficit. During his first 14 months as President he vetoed 39 measures. His vetoes were usually sustained.
Ford continued as he had in his Congressional days to view himself as "a moderate in domestic affairs, a conservative in fiscal affairs, and a dyed-in-the-wool internationalist in foreign affairs." A major goal was to help business operate more freely by reducing taxes upon it and easing the controls exercised by regulatory agencies. "We...declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers," he said.
In foreign affairs Ford acted vigorously to maintain U. S. power and prestige after the collapse of Cambodia and South Viet Nam. Preventing a new war in the Middle East remained a major objective; by providing aid to both Israel and Egypt, the Ford Administration helped persuade the two countries to accept an interim truce agreement. Detente with the Soviet Union continued. President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev set new limitations upon nuclear weapons.
President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.
On Inauguration Day, President Carter began his speech: "For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land." A grateful people concurred.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
The party is over......
It's Wednesday, oh, wait, Thursday, and I'm just whooooooooooooped. Tuesday I crapped out and didn't get my final pajamarama picture taken even though I had on 3 separate pairs of pajamas! Really! I slept in one pair, got up and went to Wal-Mart for some clearance crap, came home, showered, put on a fresh pair, went to Joplin for more clearance crap, came home, ate dinner (I think) and then changed into another pair of the warm fuzzy little pants.
I didn't really get much along the lines of Christmas clearance, but Bob found a shit load of duck decoys and stuff. That's good, I guess, whatever makes him happy.
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Yesterday was sheer hell for my poor, goofy mother. She has spent all year making it to work on time, never missing a single day, never leaving early...... But yesterday, on her way to work she was pulled over for speeding, going 77 in a 60, she was passing some blue haired gummer who didn't have to be at work. Needless to say she got busted and has a $137 ticket to pay. The officer who pulled her over took his sweeeeeeet time and she was 2 minutes late for work, now she'll lose her perfect attendance bonus and all the goodies that come with it. She also lost her driver's license, not lost as in confiscated for speeding, but lost as in he gave it back but now she can't find it. Well after three frantic phone calls from me trying to calm her down she calls me back saying she did find it, she wasn't going to have to take off work again to get a replacement driver's license. Super! There is hope yet!
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Today I got an email from my eldest half sister. We didn't hook up at Christmas and now we both feel guilty. She has other siblings who live near me so she comes down a lot. I think I've gone to St. Louis three times in the past dozen or so years and it's just not right of me to put all the driving onto her. She's had a pretty rough year this year and she really needs a lot of support. She lost her mom and that has been traumatic for her. She also spent the majority of the year pregnant and that is just difficult no matter what but she was high risk because of her age and other concerns. Luckily, all is good now though. When she did have her second child, a son, he had some health concerns but I think all is good now. One thing you can deal with, but when you start adding up one thing on top of another it's overwhelming and I should have been more supportive. I'm a sucky sister........
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Before I go, here's a blonde joke.
A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and asked her what their names were. The blonde responded by saying that one was named Rolex and one was named Timex. Her friend said, "Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?" "HELLLOOOOOOO......," answered the blond. "They're watch dogs!"
I didn't really get much along the lines of Christmas clearance, but Bob found a shit load of duck decoys and stuff. That's good, I guess, whatever makes him happy.
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Yesterday was sheer hell for my poor, goofy mother. She has spent all year making it to work on time, never missing a single day, never leaving early...... But yesterday, on her way to work she was pulled over for speeding, going 77 in a 60, she was passing some blue haired gummer who didn't have to be at work. Needless to say she got busted and has a $137 ticket to pay. The officer who pulled her over took his sweeeeeeet time and she was 2 minutes late for work, now she'll lose her perfect attendance bonus and all the goodies that come with it. She also lost her driver's license, not lost as in confiscated for speeding, but lost as in he gave it back but now she can't find it. Well after three frantic phone calls from me trying to calm her down she calls me back saying she did find it, she wasn't going to have to take off work again to get a replacement driver's license. Super! There is hope yet!
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Today I got an email from my eldest half sister. We didn't hook up at Christmas and now we both feel guilty. She has other siblings who live near me so she comes down a lot. I think I've gone to St. Louis three times in the past dozen or so years and it's just not right of me to put all the driving onto her. She's had a pretty rough year this year and she really needs a lot of support. She lost her mom and that has been traumatic for her. She also spent the majority of the year pregnant and that is just difficult no matter what but she was high risk because of her age and other concerns. Luckily, all is good now though. When she did have her second child, a son, he had some health concerns but I think all is good now. One thing you can deal with, but when you start adding up one thing on top of another it's overwhelming and I should have been more supportive. I'm a sucky sister........
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Before I go, here's a blonde joke.
A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and asked her what their names were. The blonde responded by saying that one was named Rolex and one was named Timex. Her friend said, "Whoever heard of someone naming dogs like that?" "HELLLOOOOOOO......," answered the blond. "They're watch dogs!"
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
A - Z of Meeeeeeeee (Thanks Bexxie!)
A - AVAILABLE: Nope, been married for over 16 years
B - BIRTHDAY: April 25th
C - CRUSH: Nope
D - DAD'S NAME: Duh, Dad
E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: My kid, she rawks
F - FAVORITE BAND: Aerosmith, until the end of time.....
G - GUMMY BEARS OR GUMMY WORMS: Ewwww, chocolate
H - HOMETOWN: I consider Miami my hometown, even though it's not :o(
I - INSTRUMENT: I played the clarinet when I was in 3rd grade, I sucked
J - JUGGLE: just life, not things
K - KILLED SOMEONE: I'm soooooo not answering that
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: Farmington, NH to Miami, OK
M - MILKSHAKE FLAVOR: Hot Fudge !!
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 3, Kindel, Kelly & Kristi, all older half sisters
O - ONE WISH: To be rich!!!!!!
P - PERSON WHO EMAILED ME LAST: RetroKim asking if I wanted to take a class with her
Q- QUICK FACT: I have a spider bite on my right arm
R - REASON TO SMILE: My kid
S - SONG YOU LAST LISTENED TO: Hinder, Lips of an Angel
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 6:00am
U - UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I love to do crafts but I have absolutely no talent
V - VEGETABLE YOU HATE: Beets, they make your pee pink
W - WORST HABIT: Popping my knuckles, rolling through stop signs, need I go on?
X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: Tummy (gallbladder), teeth, knee.......
Y - YOUR NUMBER OF EMAIL CONTACTS: crap, a lot!!
Z- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
B - BIRTHDAY: April 25th
C - CRUSH: Nope
D - DAD'S NAME: Duh, Dad
E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: My kid, she rawks
F - FAVORITE BAND: Aerosmith, until the end of time.....
G - GUMMY BEARS OR GUMMY WORMS: Ewwww, chocolate
H - HOMETOWN: I consider Miami my hometown, even though it's not :o(
I - INSTRUMENT: I played the clarinet when I was in 3rd grade, I sucked
J - JUGGLE: just life, not things
K - KILLED SOMEONE: I'm soooooo not answering that
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: Farmington, NH to Miami, OK
M - MILKSHAKE FLAVOR: Hot Fudge !!
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 3, Kindel, Kelly & Kristi, all older half sisters
O - ONE WISH: To be rich!!!!!!
P - PERSON WHO EMAILED ME LAST: RetroKim asking if I wanted to take a class with her
Q- QUICK FACT: I have a spider bite on my right arm
R - REASON TO SMILE: My kid
S - SONG YOU LAST LISTENED TO: Hinder, Lips of an Angel
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 6:00am
U - UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I love to do crafts but I have absolutely no talent
V - VEGETABLE YOU HATE: Beets, they make your pee pink
W - WORST HABIT: Popping my knuckles, rolling through stop signs, need I go on?
X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: Tummy (gallbladder), teeth, knee.......
Y - YOUR NUMBER OF EMAIL CONTACTS: crap, a lot!!
Z- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
CHRISTMAS DAY!! Monday, Pajama Day: Day 4
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
Every year we say we're going to wait until Christmas morning to open our presents, but then every Christmas Eve I can't wait. So last night I decided the kid in me just couldn't wait and we opened the presents early again! Sheesh, I'm such a pushover. LOL
MWH played Santa and I swear she lost 2 pounds carrying all the gifts back and forth to each of us!
She got to open first (as usual, damned kid). When Bob said something about opening, I said yeah, let her, you know, "age before beauty". LOL MWH laughed and then realized what I said and scoweled at me. LOL Kids..... they're so funny! I swear of the first 7 gifts she opened 5 were shoes! She got winter boots, green Mary Jane crocs, American Eagle sneakers, Old Navy house slippers and some Soda waffle stompers. Bob asked me "ARE THERE ANY MORE SHOES!?" I said, I don't think so but hell I really didn't know. She got a tye dye hoodie and pants (with the strong stipulation that she couldn't wear both of them at the same time), lots of Tinkerbelle shirts, a green military jacket, a long, fur lined denim coat, tons of Bath & Body Works and The Body Shop body butters, lots of lipgloss, Aquamarine DVD, a silver phone purse, some glitter blush, the last 2 Charlie Bone books, a ton of other books (you gotta love Books-A-Million!!), two new bras (sooooooo embarrasing) and so much more!
Bob and MWH got me Natinal Treasure on DVD, a beautiful, super soft, deep purple fleece jacket from Bass Pro, some Vent Visors for my Jeep and the most gorgeous Brushed Nickel Wall Mount Pot and Wine Rack. I have no actual pot to hang from it so I think I'll just hang my new Krona pans from Cruella on it. LOL You can hang wine glasses from it too but I haven't done that yet. Bob got his skid plate, some hand guards, lots of DVD's (Slingblade, the X-Men trilogy and Liar, Liar) and some Old Navy shirts which I fully intend to break in for him. LOL
We all went to bed thinking that Christmas was done but oh, was MWH ever wrong!! Bob waited patiently (that's so hard for him) for us to get up and when we did, MWH discovered that Santa had left something in her stocking! Imagine that! She had a manual and a key!! LOOK WHAT SANTA BROUGHT!!!!
Based on the ear to ear grin and the bear hugs here, I'm guessing she really likes it.
Every year we say we're going to wait until Christmas morning to open our presents, but then every Christmas Eve I can't wait. So last night I decided the kid in me just couldn't wait and we opened the presents early again! Sheesh, I'm such a pushover. LOL
MWH played Santa and I swear she lost 2 pounds carrying all the gifts back and forth to each of us!
She got to open first (as usual, damned kid). When Bob said something about opening, I said yeah, let her, you know, "age before beauty". LOL MWH laughed and then realized what I said and scoweled at me. LOL Kids..... they're so funny! I swear of the first 7 gifts she opened 5 were shoes! She got winter boots, green Mary Jane crocs, American Eagle sneakers, Old Navy house slippers and some Soda waffle stompers. Bob asked me "ARE THERE ANY MORE SHOES!?" I said, I don't think so but hell I really didn't know. She got a tye dye hoodie and pants (with the strong stipulation that she couldn't wear both of them at the same time), lots of Tinkerbelle shirts, a green military jacket, a long, fur lined denim coat, tons of Bath & Body Works and The Body Shop body butters, lots of lipgloss, Aquamarine DVD, a silver phone purse, some glitter blush, the last 2 Charlie Bone books, a ton of other books (you gotta love Books-A-Million!!), two new bras (sooooooo embarrasing) and so much more!
Bob and MWH got me Natinal Treasure on DVD, a beautiful, super soft, deep purple fleece jacket from Bass Pro, some Vent Visors for my Jeep and the most gorgeous Brushed Nickel Wall Mount Pot and Wine Rack. I have no actual pot to hang from it so I think I'll just hang my new Krona pans from Cruella on it. LOL You can hang wine glasses from it too but I haven't done that yet. Bob got his skid plate, some hand guards, lots of DVD's (Slingblade, the X-Men trilogy and Liar, Liar) and some Old Navy shirts which I fully intend to break in for him. LOL
We all went to bed thinking that Christmas was done but oh, was MWH ever wrong!! Bob waited patiently (that's so hard for him) for us to get up and when we did, MWH discovered that Santa had left something in her stocking! Imagine that! She had a manual and a key!! LOOK WHAT SANTA BROUGHT!!!!
Based on the ear to ear grin and the bear hugs here, I'm guessing she really likes it.
MWH was really excited, Bob was tickled shitless that she was so happy and I am just beside myself that she looks so small on it. LOL Is that an ATV or a tank? Good grief!
We spent the afternoon being lazy, watching Slingblade and munched on leftovers for lunch. That ham was sooooooo good!! We had planned on ordering pizza but none of the pizza places were open! When we headed into town, all that was open were gas stations (some, not all), Movie Gallery and Taco Mayo! So, we decided to have Christmas dinner at Taco Mayo with about 40 other families. LOL The drive thru was packed and so was the dinning room, it was hilarious! Everyone was so nice though, laughing and having a good time. It wasn't a normal Taco Mayo experience but more of a Christmassy good tidings type of atmosphere, you could literally feel the Christmas spirit all around you.
After dinner, Bob made duck hunting plans with his friends and napped in his chair while MWH and I watched Aquamarine. Yeah, life is goooooood. 
Here's today's pajama shot. This is one of the piles of boxes and wrapping and everything leftover as I was taking it out to the trash. I actually wore these pants Friday and slept in them Sunday night (yes, they were washed in between there) and I stayed in them all day today. Yep, I'm totally lazy. LOL I even wore them to Taco Mayo!
Blogger is seriously fucking me over tonight. My spacing is all wrong and I just don't care. Enjoy and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
Sunday, December 24, 2006
CHRISTMAS EVE!! Sunday, Pajama Day: Day 3
It's Sunday already and I'm just in shock that my little vacation is going so well!
Tonight we had the annual Christmas with the Horns get together and I'm telling you it was awesome! RetroKim always outdoes herself. Her house is just entirely absolutely the epitome of Christmas. Her dining room is Santa Red and I kid you not it looks like some elves decorated it. She scours resale shops and garage sales and everywhere to find the most amazing decorations, it's just her thing. One of our friends says it's "Christmas on crack" not that any of our friends would know what crack looks like. LOL Basically, they have anywhere from 13 to 20 trees, fully decorated, all over her house. She has trees in each bedroom, even the bathrooms! Theme trees, classic trees, bare trees, tinsel trees....... Oy, you name it, she can do it!
Here's a pic of today's pajamas and my wonderful new water machine!
I spent the afternoon making the traditional greenbean casserole and Rhodes rolls. I was also supposed to make a sugar free dessert so I made a Tiramisu. I found the recipe on splenda.com, you gotta love the internet!
After a magnificent dinner of decadent ham, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, some kind of fantabulous corn dish, a pistachio salad and more we all retreated to the living room and opened presents. The girls got some awesome gifts, MWH got a purse from Claire's that she absolutely LOVES , Cars DVD and Over the Hedge DVD, as well as a ton of other goodies. Some of my loot was a super soft robe, a night shirt (that actually fits me!!) and some scentual smelling candles. I'm telling you, I have such great friends!! Bob got some new grilling tools and a really neat picture frame with antlers on it!! So kewl!
We all kicked back and enjoyed an array of spectacular desserts and lots of wine while we watched Cars and laughed our asses off at Mater and the other Radiator Springs characters. Did you know that Mater's character was based on an old International that was parked in Galena, KS? Don't believe me? Read this......
TOMORROW IS CHRISTMAS!!!!!! This could only be be better if they were predicting snow!
Saturday, December 23, 2006
More Saturday
Today we had Christmas with my mom. Yes, she's gone back home and all is well now. She'd been here since Wednesday evening, and yes, I had wine. All in all we had a good visit. She's so funny to be around sometimes, she says the silliest but oddest things.... I do think she had a good time though, that's all that matters.
She gave MWH a ton of clothes, as if the kid needed any more, a Phantom Stallion book and some DVD's (Benny and Joon!!). There were a few other little trinky dinks in there too but honestly I was too busy trying to figure out what was in one of my packages to see what MWH got. LOL She also gave her a nice sized wad of cold, hard cash. Now, to a 13 year old, that is amazing. Bob got a reciprocating saw that he's had his eyes on for some time (I tipped her on to that find) and some clothes and more cold, hard cash. I got some nice Isotoner black, leather gloves, a pizza peel, a stainless steel collander, clothes (God knows I need them with as much weight as I've lost) and exactly what I wanted, a hot/cold water dispenser! WOO HOO! I also got some pocket money to spend too. My mom rocks!!
All afternoon we did the kitchen thang. We slow simmered a chicken to make my world's famous chicken and noodles and we made FOUR batches of my fantastic fast fudge too. Two batches of peanut butter and two batches of chocolate peanut butter. I have a stand mixer and wow, that thing is incredible when it comes to making fudge! It really makes it extra creamy and so decadent! Yummmmmmmm.
I'm sitting here now, drinking some wine, and I'm a bit toasted. It's hard to type.... I bought some white zinfandel wine that came in little tiny bottles that is equivalent to 1 glass and I'm thinking that one glass may be too much for me now. LOL Oh well, I'm feelin' fine, just fine......
She gave MWH a ton of clothes, as if the kid needed any more, a Phantom Stallion book and some DVD's (Benny and Joon!!). There were a few other little trinky dinks in there too but honestly I was too busy trying to figure out what was in one of my packages to see what MWH got. LOL She also gave her a nice sized wad of cold, hard cash. Now, to a 13 year old, that is amazing. Bob got a reciprocating saw that he's had his eyes on for some time (I tipped her on to that find) and some clothes and more cold, hard cash. I got some nice Isotoner black, leather gloves, a pizza peel, a stainless steel collander, clothes (God knows I need them with as much weight as I've lost) and exactly what I wanted, a hot/cold water dispenser! WOO HOO! I also got some pocket money to spend too. My mom rocks!!
All afternoon we did the kitchen thang. We slow simmered a chicken to make my world's famous chicken and noodles and we made FOUR batches of my fantastic fast fudge too. Two batches of peanut butter and two batches of chocolate peanut butter. I have a stand mixer and wow, that thing is incredible when it comes to making fudge! It really makes it extra creamy and so decadent! Yummmmmmmm.
I'm sitting here now, drinking some wine, and I'm a bit toasted. It's hard to type.... I bought some white zinfandel wine that came in little tiny bottles that is equivalent to 1 glass and I'm thinking that one glass may be too much for me now. LOL Oh well, I'm feelin' fine, just fine......
Saturday, Pajama Day: Day 2
Here is the pic of DAY 2 of my PAJAMAMAMAMAFEST!!!! Sorry it's blurry, my mom took it and she isn't really good at stuff like that, sometimes the toilet handle is too complicated..... LOLIt's not even noon and I've done way too much for a Saturday!
So far, I've finished wrapping ALL of the gifts, I'm done. YIPPEEEEEEE! I've gone to Wal-Mart and bought groceries for tomorrow night's Dinner with the Horns and for my world famouse chicken and noodles for tonight's dinner. I treated MWH and Mom to breakfast at a local diner. I've even done some laundry today too!
Yesterday, after over three years of heated discussions, I finally convinced my mother to upgrade her cell phone. She has US Cellular and still uses a Nokia 5125. It's a dinosaur phone, the battery is loose and the phone is just not good. I called Cingular and got them to waive the $36 activation and she got a basic phone, the Motorola L2, for free. I think she'll like it, in a few years..... LOL
A dear, wonderful friend called me out of the blue yesterday and invited me out for drinks and dinner. She moved to Tulsa this spring and I don't get to see her much anymore so it was fantastic to hear from her and to get to go out and do something! We went for Mexican and shared a mango margarita, yummmmmm, it was so good! We sat there and talked about kids and men and jobs and life and Christmas and drank and talked about some more stuff. I'm so proud of her for all she's accomplished, she's so brave.
I'm gonna get off here and go make some fudge!! HO HO HO!!!!! Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 22, 2006
Friday, Pajama Day: Day 1
It's official, it is now DAY 1 of my pajamamamamarama excursion.Today we slept in, ah, that was nice. After a slow and lazy morning we headed to Joplin but of course we had to make one stop first. One of the greatest little shops here in tow was closing today, On The Corner, a little mom & pop shop that sells school clothing and candles and stuff is now closed for good. The owners also had a frozen custard place but that too has closed down now. So sad.
When we got to Joplin, I had a mission. I was in search of a soundtrack CD for The Preacher's Wife. A friend of mine is looking for it, she can't find her copy and I thought I'd suprise her with it for Christmas, but no luck. I hit Vintage Stock (formerly the Book Barn), Eccentrix (yes, the creepy little man was there again!!), Hastings (even though I'd been there once before), Best Buy, Sam Goody's, Wal-Mart and a few other places. I guess I'll just end up buying one new or hitting ebay, but no luck getting it in time for Christmas...... Oh well, I tried.
We also hit Books-A-Million where I scored like a madman on some great books! Thanks to Cruella for getting me the Millionaire Club card, I saved about $5 today, thanks sooooo much! I went in to get one particular book that I needed for MWH and found not only that one but a table of other teen books on sale! Well, one I found was a "choose your ending" type book and t wasn't on sale but those are awesome so I got it too.
We jaywalked across the street (yes, we're insane) to go to Shoe Carnival where we found absolutely nothing. I hate that damned clown store.......
Our next stop was the Northpark Mall, yes, today's stop made three visits this week, I am soooooo ready for Christmas to be over with. LOL I couldn't tell you all the stores we hit in the mall, I don't want carpal tunnel that much. LOL Let's just say that I did run out of checks. Oh, note to self, order more checks!
We tried to stop for lunch at that Greek place, Mythos, but they were closed for lunch, I guess they only do dinner....... darn it!
I have more to write about, Cingular and my dinner date to name a few things, but it's midnight now and I'm exhausted. More tomorrow folks, more tomorrow....... as if anyone's even reading this. LOL
Thursday, December 21, 2006
What's under YOUR Christmas tree?
*said in my best Capital One "What's in your wallet?" voice*
I have five gifts under my tree. Three are marked with my name or "mom" on them. One from my mom is (I think) a hot/cold water dispenser that I asked for, another is from Bob and I'm pretty sure it's a set of vent visors for my Jeep, which I've been wanting since the day I bought my Jeep, there's a DVD in my stocking, National Treasure I hope, I have a soft, squishy box from MWH that I think is a robe and then the last thing is from my mom and I don't know what the hell it is.
We had our gift exhange at work today and it was rather funny, there are 4 of us girls and we each drew a name out of a cup. I got T, T got me, C got D and D got C. There wasn't much variety this year. LOL T seemed to like the Bath & Body Works body wash I got her. When I bought it though I thought it was lotion. The scents were peppermint, gingerbread and hot chocolate, they all smell sooooooo real. But they were body washes not lotions, I could kick myself sometimes. T got me a neat bath basket and some body wash too. I guess we both think the other stinks. LOL T got D a yummy cake candle with a glass stand and a carton of cigarettes and D got C a purple hat and scarf set, very her, very cute and fun! One of the wise men bought our lunch and entertained us for the hour, he's so funny!!!!!! We even got a pic of him with C's purple hat on, sooooooo hilarious!
Bob has left to One Eye's, it's just me, mom and MWH. We're gonna go shopping tomorrow sinced I don't have to work, woo hoo! Hey, Earthlily, I SUCK! hahahaha I may suck, babe, but YOU are stuck at your desk working...... LOL I'm sorry, that's mean, oh well, that's what best friends are for. Honestly though, I do have the world's greatest bosses, they are truly, absolutely, 100%, undoubtedly amazing! It's all "family" and "fun" and "do your best", you don't find many places like that anymore. I'm truly lucky!!
Oh, a sad thing...... Two of my favorite places ever are closing. J&W Custard and On The Corner. Todd & Missy are closing the doors for good. So sad........
Tonight I have on my flannel striped 'jama bottoms (THANKS CRUELLA!) so I'm all warm and so ready for sleep, good night!
I have five gifts under my tree. Three are marked with my name or "mom" on them. One from my mom is (I think) a hot/cold water dispenser that I asked for, another is from Bob and I'm pretty sure it's a set of vent visors for my Jeep, which I've been wanting since the day I bought my Jeep, there's a DVD in my stocking, National Treasure I hope, I have a soft, squishy box from MWH that I think is a robe and then the last thing is from my mom and I don't know what the hell it is.
We had our gift exhange at work today and it was rather funny, there are 4 of us girls and we each drew a name out of a cup. I got T, T got me, C got D and D got C. There wasn't much variety this year. LOL T seemed to like the Bath & Body Works body wash I got her. When I bought it though I thought it was lotion. The scents were peppermint, gingerbread and hot chocolate, they all smell sooooooo real. But they were body washes not lotions, I could kick myself sometimes. T got me a neat bath basket and some body wash too. I guess we both think the other stinks. LOL T got D a yummy cake candle with a glass stand and a carton of cigarettes and D got C a purple hat and scarf set, very her, very cute and fun! One of the wise men bought our lunch and entertained us for the hour, he's so funny!!!!!! We even got a pic of him with C's purple hat on, sooooooo hilarious!
Bob has left to One Eye's, it's just me, mom and MWH. We're gonna go shopping tomorrow sinced I don't have to work, woo hoo! Hey, Earthlily, I SUCK! hahahaha I may suck, babe, but YOU are stuck at your desk working...... LOL I'm sorry, that's mean, oh well, that's what best friends are for. Honestly though, I do have the world's greatest bosses, they are truly, absolutely, 100%, undoubtedly amazing! It's all "family" and "fun" and "do your best", you don't find many places like that anymore. I'm truly lucky!!
Oh, a sad thing...... Two of my favorite places ever are closing. J&W Custard and On The Corner. Todd & Missy are closing the doors for good. So sad........
Tonight I have on my flannel striped 'jama bottoms (THANKS CRUELLA!) so I'm all warm and so ready for sleep, good night!
I have the best...
Friend!!!!!!!!!! My friend Cruella mailed me the bestestestest Christmas package this week! She sent me FOUR pair of the mosty comfortable flannel pajamamama bottoms! For those of you keeping count, I now have 5 pair of flannels and 2 fleece! I'm not getting dressed all holiday weekend! She also sent me GREY'S ANATOMY SEASON 2!!!!!!!! WOO HOO! YIPPEEEEEE! And if that wasn't enough, there was the most adorable little beanie baby and a fabulous holstien cow that just melts your heart! She and the ol' Coyote really outdid themselves this year which brings me to my next I have the best...
BOSSES!!!!!!!! My bosses (and the first bitch) have decided to close our office at noon tomorrow and close both Monday and Friday. Since I was originally told I'd have Friday off though I STILL GET IT OFF! WOO HOO! So I have 5 days off for Christmas, three of which are p.a.i.d. That fucking rocks!
So, I sit here, ready to leave for the extended holiday weekend with optimism and blessings in my heart. Merry Christmas y'all!
BOSSES!!!!!!!! My bosses (and the first bitch) have decided to close our office at noon tomorrow and close both Monday and Friday. Since I was originally told I'd have Friday off though I STILL GET IT OFF! WOO HOO! So I have 5 days off for Christmas, three of which are p.a.i.d. That fucking rocks!
So, I sit here, ready to leave for the extended holiday weekend with optimism and blessings in my heart. Merry Christmas y'all!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Christmas, just a few more days...
Where has the year gone? We're only 6 days away from Christmas and I still remember January like it was yesterday! Oy, vey!
It's still unclear how much time I'm getting off for Christmas. We were going to just be closed Monday, two of us girls were going to work Friday while the other two took off, then Tuesday the two who were off would work and the two who worked would be off, but now we may have both off, I have no idea, I just want to know one way or the other for sure. LOL
My mom is coming over tomorrow, we're going to do Christmas a little early. Bob is going to One Eye's to go duck hunting and I'll have some alone time. Yeah, with my mom and MWH. I'll need alcohol....... Lots of alcohol. Christmas Eve will be with friends, our annual thing where we sit around and gab, do karaoke and talk about the kids and everything that has happened since the beginning of time, I can't wait for Christmas Eve!
Friday night was the PTSO dance I had to go to. It went well, I really enjoy stuff like that. I had a fair amount of help and I'm so grateful for that! We even had one parent who works for AT&T donate 10 MP3 players and 10 CD players for the door prize give a ways! That was awesome!
Saturday Miss Whineyhiney and I got our hair all done and we looked so nice. I took everyone to Wal-Mart and got the annual family Christmas photo taken, I can't wait until they come in Friday! I actually bought a new frame tonight, I'm really looking forward to it!
After pictures we headed to Grove to Bob's work Christmas party. There were a lot of people there as usual and it was so fun to get out and not have to do anything. I got a few compliments from people I hadn't seen for a while, that rocks.
After work Monday, RetroKim and I headed to Joplin for some last minute shopping. I found what I thought was my last stuff but again I bought something for myself (hahahaha) and realized it was too big so Bob and I went back to Joplin tonight and exchanged my too big pants.
I now have three pair of pajama bottoms, one flannel and two fleece. During my four day holiday I will not be getting dressed. I will be wearing pajama bottoms all holiday. I am boycotting pants and dressing up.
Pajama bottoms every day for meeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
It's still unclear how much time I'm getting off for Christmas. We were going to just be closed Monday, two of us girls were going to work Friday while the other two took off, then Tuesday the two who were off would work and the two who worked would be off, but now we may have both off, I have no idea, I just want to know one way or the other for sure. LOL
My mom is coming over tomorrow, we're going to do Christmas a little early. Bob is going to One Eye's to go duck hunting and I'll have some alone time. Yeah, with my mom and MWH. I'll need alcohol....... Lots of alcohol. Christmas Eve will be with friends, our annual thing where we sit around and gab, do karaoke and talk about the kids and everything that has happened since the beginning of time, I can't wait for Christmas Eve!
Friday night was the PTSO dance I had to go to. It went well, I really enjoy stuff like that. I had a fair amount of help and I'm so grateful for that! We even had one parent who works for AT&T donate 10 MP3 players and 10 CD players for the door prize give a ways! That was awesome!
Saturday Miss Whineyhiney and I got our hair all done and we looked so nice. I took everyone to Wal-Mart and got the annual family Christmas photo taken, I can't wait until they come in Friday! I actually bought a new frame tonight, I'm really looking forward to it!
After pictures we headed to Grove to Bob's work Christmas party. There were a lot of people there as usual and it was so fun to get out and not have to do anything. I got a few compliments from people I hadn't seen for a while, that rocks.
After work Monday, RetroKim and I headed to Joplin for some last minute shopping. I found what I thought was my last stuff but again I bought something for myself (hahahaha) and realized it was too big so Bob and I went back to Joplin tonight and exchanged my too big pants.
I now have three pair of pajama bottoms, one flannel and two fleece. During my four day holiday I will not be getting dressed. I will be wearing pajama bottoms all holiday. I am boycotting pants and dressing up.
Pajama bottoms every day for meeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 18, 2006
No pics yet
I am such a slacker! I did get our pics taken Saturday but they won't be in until Friday. I tried to get my family to take my picture because I was all dressed up for the Christmas party and had my hair done and had make up on but nooooooo, no one would take my picture. UGH!
So, Friday the pics will be in. I'll run them to work and scan them in so I can upload them here to share. Sorry for the delay folks, so sorry.
What do they say? The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
So, Friday the pics will be in. I'll run them to work and scan them in so I can upload them here to share. Sorry for the delay folks, so sorry.
What do they say? The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Hiatus
It's been ages *over a week!!* since I blogged. So not cool.
Let's see..... what happened in the past 8 days? Well, Friday I took off work to chaperone the chorus kids at WRMS to go to Tulsa to sing Christmas carols at the Promenade Mall. The teacher, the school counselor and me and 45 kids. I was the only parent who went. I had a blast and did a little Christmas shopping. I had lunch at Chic Fil A and I think it's my new favorite place to eat. They have these grilled chicken tenders in the kids meal and they are wonderful. They let you get a fruit cup rather than french fries and that totally rocks too! YUMMMMMMMM!
Friday night was our office Christmas party and had a fucking blast. My bosses are sooooooo cool, truly amazing. I had the best shrimp ever and I even drank a little! I had a little wine and W ordered me a redheaded slut or something like that. My first shot since my surgery. No, I didn't down it in one drink, I broke it up into 3 drinks, but damn it felt gooooood. After dinner and drinks and good company and a little dirty Santa, we gambled a little and went home. My dirty Santa gift was a stunning set of crystal wine glasses. Stunning. W's wife did a fantastic job in buying us girls gifts this year, I think everyone got what they wanted and were very pleased with what we got. When we got home it was midnight and we were flat out exhausted. Bob had to get up at 3:00 am to go to One Eye's to go duck hunting (his new passion). He was probably still drunk when he left but I really don't know because I was completely unconscious. MWH spent the night with a friend so I was alone but I still woke up before 6:00 am! What is up with that? I can NEVER sleep anymore. It was fine though, I laid on the couch and watched the movies that I'd PVR'd all week and hadn't had time to watch. Nice....
After I picked up MWH from her sleepover, I took a nice, long nap. Ahhhhhh. We had plans to go to the Christmas parade and to see Mrs. Coach and her fine family in the Nutcracker. The parade was actually pretty good this year! Usually there are a crap load of fillers and huge gaps between the different entrants, but not this year, they hoofed it and really kept the pace going! We had plenty of time to get over to NEO to see the Nutcracker.
MWH's friend who was in it actually sprained her ankle in the first scene. Oy vey.... Poor kid. Wait, when did I become Jewish? LOL Anyway, she's a trooper and just kept on going. She endured through both Saturday night's performance AND Sunday's matinee. Amazing child....
Sunday we did nothing, absolutely nothing. I was wiped.
Work has been good this week. Busy but good. I had my 6 month evaluation and got a nice, very nice, super sweet wonderful nice raise. I also got told how great I was doing and that means the world to me, the money is nice, ok, damned good, but to hear your boss say good things about you and how you do things is priceless.
I also now am UNDER 200 pounds. That is so fucking awesome. Words just can not say it. I'm wearing a size 16 jean and got called "hot" and "sexy" yesterday. Wow....
Tuesday I felt a little tickle in my throat and my nose, I could tell something was looming. I haven't really broken out into a full fledged anything but if I had stock in Kleenex I'd be loaded right now. My nose is leaking. I'm tired and my back and neck hurts. It's been a few days and it's not progressed into anything major so I think I'm lucky.
Oh, Tuesday I hit it pretty good at the casino. Well, not taxable good, but I put in $5 and walked away with $90. To me that is damned wonderful. Hellooooooo Christmas cash.
Tonight is a dance at MWH's school. PTSO is doing it and since I'm PTSO president it's me doing it. I'm so tired and I feel like I've let the kids down by not doing more. I should have gotten more door prizes and stuff but I didn't. I should have called more parents but I didn't. I'm sick. Bite me.
Bob's Christmas party is Saturday night and MWH and I are getting our hair done. I am hoping to do some pictures that afternoon so I can get someone to stop asking me to update my pic! LOL
Oh, I need some advice. I have Cingular and I want to upgrade my cell. I'm thinking of getting a RAZR or a SLVR. I just don't know how many songs you can put on them and do you have to use iTunes? There's also a couple Sony units that look good too. I want a camera and an MP3 player this time. I don't have to have a flip phone, oh the choices. I'd like a Palm Treo but I can't afford it since I blew all my bonus on diamond earrings and crap. LOL
Well, it's about time to get up and start my day, I'm outta here.
Let's see..... what happened in the past 8 days? Well, Friday I took off work to chaperone the chorus kids at WRMS to go to Tulsa to sing Christmas carols at the Promenade Mall. The teacher, the school counselor and me and 45 kids. I was the only parent who went. I had a blast and did a little Christmas shopping. I had lunch at Chic Fil A and I think it's my new favorite place to eat. They have these grilled chicken tenders in the kids meal and they are wonderful. They let you get a fruit cup rather than french fries and that totally rocks too! YUMMMMMMMM!
Friday night was our office Christmas party and had a fucking blast. My bosses are sooooooo cool, truly amazing. I had the best shrimp ever and I even drank a little! I had a little wine and W ordered me a redheaded slut or something like that. My first shot since my surgery. No, I didn't down it in one drink, I broke it up into 3 drinks, but damn it felt gooooood. After dinner and drinks and good company and a little dirty Santa, we gambled a little and went home. My dirty Santa gift was a stunning set of crystal wine glasses. Stunning. W's wife did a fantastic job in buying us girls gifts this year, I think everyone got what they wanted and were very pleased with what we got. When we got home it was midnight and we were flat out exhausted. Bob had to get up at 3:00 am to go to One Eye's to go duck hunting (his new passion). He was probably still drunk when he left but I really don't know because I was completely unconscious. MWH spent the night with a friend so I was alone but I still woke up before 6:00 am! What is up with that? I can NEVER sleep anymore. It was fine though, I laid on the couch and watched the movies that I'd PVR'd all week and hadn't had time to watch. Nice....
After I picked up MWH from her sleepover, I took a nice, long nap. Ahhhhhh. We had plans to go to the Christmas parade and to see Mrs. Coach and her fine family in the Nutcracker. The parade was actually pretty good this year! Usually there are a crap load of fillers and huge gaps between the different entrants, but not this year, they hoofed it and really kept the pace going! We had plenty of time to get over to NEO to see the Nutcracker.
MWH's friend who was in it actually sprained her ankle in the first scene. Oy vey.... Poor kid. Wait, when did I become Jewish? LOL Anyway, she's a trooper and just kept on going. She endured through both Saturday night's performance AND Sunday's matinee. Amazing child....
Sunday we did nothing, absolutely nothing. I was wiped.
Work has been good this week. Busy but good. I had my 6 month evaluation and got a nice, very nice, super sweet wonderful nice raise. I also got told how great I was doing and that means the world to me, the money is nice, ok, damned good, but to hear your boss say good things about you and how you do things is priceless.
I also now am UNDER 200 pounds. That is so fucking awesome. Words just can not say it. I'm wearing a size 16 jean and got called "hot" and "sexy" yesterday. Wow....
Tuesday I felt a little tickle in my throat and my nose, I could tell something was looming. I haven't really broken out into a full fledged anything but if I had stock in Kleenex I'd be loaded right now. My nose is leaking. I'm tired and my back and neck hurts. It's been a few days and it's not progressed into anything major so I think I'm lucky.
Oh, Tuesday I hit it pretty good at the casino. Well, not taxable good, but I put in $5 and walked away with $90. To me that is damned wonderful. Hellooooooo Christmas cash.
Tonight is a dance at MWH's school. PTSO is doing it and since I'm PTSO president it's me doing it. I'm so tired and I feel like I've let the kids down by not doing more. I should have gotten more door prizes and stuff but I didn't. I should have called more parents but I didn't. I'm sick. Bite me.
Bob's Christmas party is Saturday night and MWH and I are getting our hair done. I am hoping to do some pictures that afternoon so I can get someone to stop asking me to update my pic! LOL
Oh, I need some advice. I have Cingular and I want to upgrade my cell. I'm thinking of getting a RAZR or a SLVR. I just don't know how many songs you can put on them and do you have to use iTunes? There's also a couple Sony units that look good too. I want a camera and an MP3 player this time. I don't have to have a flip phone, oh the choices. I'd like a Palm Treo but I can't afford it since I blew all my bonus on diamond earrings and crap. LOL
Well, it's about time to get up and start my day, I'm outta here.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
ADVICE!
You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a 'drop off' (The ground is 18-20 inches below the level you are traveling on), and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping horse which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is another galloping horse. Both horses are also traveling at the same speed as you.
What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?
For the answer click and drag your mouse from star to star.
* Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round. *
What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?
For the answer click and drag your mouse from star to star.
* Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round. *
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Tis the season
Last night was Miss Whineyhiney's Christmas concert at the beautiful Coleman Theater in downtown Miamuuuuuhhhhhhhhh. I was a bit apprehensive about going because I really don't care for a particular someone who works (rather, volunteers) at the Coleman but I will walk through hell and high water to do whatever it is that my kid wants so I went. And, yes, that particular someone was there but she didn't give the usual choreographed speech about chewing gum and what not so it wasn't entirely miserable.
A few good things happened while there though.
For starters, I got to watch my daughter sing, that is priceless. She was next to one of her best friends and they were so happy, it just made my heart so proud. She's growing into such a wonderful, brilliant, beautiful young lady...... She was just so happy, I truly don't deserve such a good kid.
Second,and selfishly, terribly important, I sat comfortably in one of the Coleman seats. My ass touched nothing. My hips touched nothing. I had rooooooom to moooooooooove. That completely and utterly rocks.
Third, I saw a TON of people! Brady and Steve, Jody and Jennifer (old, old, old school friends), the whole Divinity clan (even Nana!!!!) and Tamara and her family.
The whole show was only 35 minutes long but I was glad to go, my butt was getting numb. I got there half an hour early so I could sit in the front row. LOL My own fault I guess..... Oh well. I comlain if I don't have padding, I complain if I do! LOL Go figure! The choir teacher (who shall not be named here) did a fantastic job! He is so, um, what's the appropriate word, dramatic? no, ummmmm, animated? YES! Animated! He puts on one hell of a show, it was hilarious just to watch him!
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This weekend looks to be a good one too. Friday night is our office Christmas party. MWH is staying at a friend's house so Bob and I can go alone, sans children. Yes, score! I do plan on drinking and making a total fool out of myself. If you see me, please tell me about it later. Hahahaaaaaaaa. Take pictures too, they might just be good for some odd favor someday.
Saturday, Bob is going up to ol' One Eye's to go duck hunting. SCORE!!!!!! He'll leave early and I can sleep in since there will be NO ONE IN THE HOUSE BUT ME. Now watch, the house will catch fire and I'll be forced to flee the house in my 'jama pants and t-shirt........ Oh well, life goes on. Saturday night is the city's Christmas parade on main street in beautiful, downtown Miamuuuhhhhhhh and also the Nutcracker performance that I'm torn between.
Sunday is the second Nutcracker performance so I'll be seeing it then. MWH's friend, crap, I forgot her nickname, is in it and so is Mrs. Coach and Mr. Coach and Lil Nati Coach and a hole crap load of people.
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Oh, one more thing before I go. I went to get some prescriptions filled last night and OH MY GOD am I ever so grateful that I have insurance. I paid $55 for 3 scripts but had I not had insurance they would have cost me over $215! HOLY SHIT! I nearly fell over, then we got home and realized MWH was out of yet another so I still have to go back for one more........ it never ends!
I think my lunch hour is about over with so I'll be logging off now. Later!
A few good things happened while there though.
For starters, I got to watch my daughter sing, that is priceless. She was next to one of her best friends and they were so happy, it just made my heart so proud. She's growing into such a wonderful, brilliant, beautiful young lady...... She was just so happy, I truly don't deserve such a good kid.
Second,and selfishly, terribly important, I sat comfortably in one of the Coleman seats. My ass touched nothing. My hips touched nothing. I had rooooooom to moooooooooove. That completely and utterly rocks.
Third, I saw a TON of people! Brady and Steve, Jody and Jennifer (old, old, old school friends), the whole Divinity clan (even Nana!!!!) and Tamara and her family.
The whole show was only 35 minutes long but I was glad to go, my butt was getting numb. I got there half an hour early so I could sit in the front row. LOL My own fault I guess..... Oh well. I comlain if I don't have padding, I complain if I do! LOL Go figure! The choir teacher (who shall not be named here) did a fantastic job! He is so, um, what's the appropriate word, dramatic? no, ummmmm, animated? YES! Animated! He puts on one hell of a show, it was hilarious just to watch him!
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This weekend looks to be a good one too. Friday night is our office Christmas party. MWH is staying at a friend's house so Bob and I can go alone, sans children. Yes, score! I do plan on drinking and making a total fool out of myself. If you see me, please tell me about it later. Hahahaaaaaaaa. Take pictures too, they might just be good for some odd favor someday.
Saturday, Bob is going up to ol' One Eye's to go duck hunting. SCORE!!!!!! He'll leave early and I can sleep in since there will be NO ONE IN THE HOUSE BUT ME. Now watch, the house will catch fire and I'll be forced to flee the house in my 'jama pants and t-shirt........ Oh well, life goes on. Saturday night is the city's Christmas parade on main street in beautiful, downtown Miamuuuhhhhhhh and also the Nutcracker performance that I'm torn between.
Sunday is the second Nutcracker performance so I'll be seeing it then. MWH's friend, crap, I forgot her nickname, is in it and so is Mrs. Coach and Mr. Coach and Lil Nati Coach and a hole crap load of people.
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Oh, one more thing before I go. I went to get some prescriptions filled last night and OH MY GOD am I ever so grateful that I have insurance. I paid $55 for 3 scripts but had I not had insurance they would have cost me over $215! HOLY SHIT! I nearly fell over, then we got home and realized MWH was out of yet another so I still have to go back for one more........ it never ends!
I think my lunch hour is about over with so I'll be logging off now. Later!
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Happy Birthday MamaKBear!
Today is MamaKBear's 35th birthday! WOO HOO! Go here and tell her to have a great day!!
I hope you have a great day and that you get something very sparkley and expensive!
Oh, and lots of cake, always lots of cake. Yummmmmm.
So, if you're in Oklahoma City and see MKB out and about, give her a swat on the booty for me cause IT IS HER BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!!!
I hope you have a great day and that you get something very sparkley and expensive!
Oh, and lots of cake, always lots of cake. Yummmmmm.
So, if you're in Oklahoma City and see MKB out and about, give her a swat on the booty for me cause IT IS HER BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!!!
Far Away
This song has been on the radio every freakin' time I turn it on. It's killing me.
This time, This place
Far Away
Nickelback
CD - All The Right Reasons
This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there’s just one left‘
Cause you know,
you know, you know
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you’ll be with me
and you’ll never go
Stop breathing if
I don’t see you anymore
On my knees, I’ll ask
Last chance for one last dance
‘Cause with you, I’d withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I’d give it all
I’d give for us
Give anything but I won’t give up
‘Cause you know,
you know, you know
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you’ll be with me
and you’ll never go
Stop breathing if
I don’t see you anymore
So far away
Been far away for far too long
So far away
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know
I wanted
I wanted you to stay
‘Cause I needed
I need to hear you say
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
‘Cause I’m not leaving
Hold on to me and
never let me go
Monday, December 04, 2006
What is that song?
There is a song called Through Glass by Stone Sour that just haunts me. The melody, the tone...... I can't get it out of my head. I get lulled into the voice. Don't ask me the lyrics, I couldn't tell you, I just know that the singer sounds like Spike on Buffy's Once More With Feeling episode and it just makes me quiver and get all woosey inside.
Stolen from Matt who stole it from Max II
Look at the songs listed on this site from the year you turned 18 and make note of the ones you like and dislike.
Ok, I did get a look at the songs and I guess I'm just getting old because I don't remember half of them! Damn I really am getting old! I'm only 34!!! Oh well, here's my list. I'm not breaking them down like Matt did, just sharing the list. I loved Aerosmith , Poison, Heart, UB40 and that kind of music. I think some of it is rap or techno and I don't listen to any of that stuff.
1. Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
2. Here and Now - Luther Vandross *** I hated Luther Vandross***
3. I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway ***I remember this one!***
4. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice ***Ok, I really did like this, still do***
5. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer ***Oh, gawd, Hammer pants.... ***
6. Groove Is In The Heart - Dee Lite
7. Vogue - Madonna ***She still rawks!***
8. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic ***Great song!***
9. Here We Are - Gloria Estefan ***HATE HER!***
10. Everybody Everybody - Black Box
11. Blaze Of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi ***Good song, never wanna hear it again though***
12. Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega/D.N.A.
13. She Ain't Worth It - Glenn Medeirous
14. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block ***gag......***
15. Unskinny Bop - Poison ***I freakin' LOVED Poison!***
16. From A Distance - Bette Midler ***guilty pleasure***
17. Cherry Pie - Warrant ***SWEEEEEEEEEET!***
18. The Power - Snap!
19. Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne ***I remember, how could I forget?***
20. All My Life - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
21. The Way You Do The Things You Do - UB40 ***Totally rockin'! Even to this day!***
22. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
23. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles ***such a sexy song!***
24. Hippychick - Soho
25. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) - Technotronic
26. Jerk-Out - The Time
27. Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith ***I can not die until I see Steven Tyler in the flesh***
28. Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson ***I like her songs but hate her***
29. Miracle - Jon Bon Jovi
30. Joey - Concrete Blonde
31. Epic - Faith No More
32. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette ***I still have this cassette!!***
33. Cradle Of Love - Billy Idol ***soooooooo good***
34. This Old Heart Of Mine - Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley***guilty pleasure***
35. Close To You - Maxi Priest
36. (Can't Live Without) Your Love and Affection - Nelson ***actually, I liked Nelson, what happened to them?***
37. Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey***HATE HER TOO!***
38. Wiggle It - 2 In A Room
39. I Don't Have The Heart - James Ingram
40. All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield
41. That's What I Like - Jive Bunny (50s medley)
42. Heart Of The Matter - Don Henley ***HATE HIM TOO!***
43. Swing The Mood - Jive Bunny (1940s medley)
44. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
45. Do Me! - Bel Biv Devoe
46. Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode
47. Up All Night - Slaughter
48. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven - Phil Collins ***I don't remember this song but I love Phil!***
49. Downtown Train - Rod Stewart ***I like Do Ya Think I'm Sexy so much more!***
50. Freedom - George Michael
51. Suicide Blonde - INXS
52. Pictures of You - Cure
53. Dirty Deeds - Joan Jett
54. King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West
55. Escapade - Janet Jackson ***gag***
56. Cuts Both Ways - Gloria Estefan ***hurl***
57. Think - Information Society
58. Lambada - Kaoma
59. Two To Make It Right - Seduction
60. Oyo Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) - Gloria Estefan
61. Got To Get - Leila K with Rob 'n' Raz
62. L.A. Woman - Billy Idol
63. Bad Love - Eric Clapton
64. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty ***he's gross but it's still a good song***
65. Black Cat - Janet Jackson
66. I'm Free - The Soup Dragons
67. Dangerous - Roxette ***soooooo good, still got it too!***
68. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Jimmy Somerville
69. Deadbeat Club - B-52s
70. Doin' The Do - Betty Boo
71. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You - Heart ***they totally rocked!***
72. Hungry - Lita Ford
73. Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair ***good beat, I remember this song well!***
74. 911 Is A Joke - Public Enemy
75. I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston***total skank, couldn't stand her then, can't stand her now***
Ok, I did get a look at the songs and I guess I'm just getting old because I don't remember half of them! Damn I really am getting old! I'm only 34!!! Oh well, here's my list. I'm not breaking them down like Matt did, just sharing the list. I loved Aerosmith , Poison, Heart, UB40 and that kind of music. I think some of it is rap or techno and I don't listen to any of that stuff.
1. Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
2. Here and Now - Luther Vandross *** I hated Luther Vandross***
3. I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway ***I remember this one!***
4. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice ***Ok, I really did like this, still do***
5. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer ***Oh, gawd, Hammer pants.... ***
6. Groove Is In The Heart - Dee Lite
7. Vogue - Madonna ***She still rawks!***
8. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic ***Great song!***
9. Here We Are - Gloria Estefan ***HATE HER!***
10. Everybody Everybody - Black Box
11. Blaze Of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi ***Good song, never wanna hear it again though***
12. Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega/D.N.A.
13. She Ain't Worth It - Glenn Medeirous
14. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block ***gag......***
15. Unskinny Bop - Poison ***I freakin' LOVED Poison!***
16. From A Distance - Bette Midler ***guilty pleasure***
17. Cherry Pie - Warrant ***SWEEEEEEEEEET!***
18. The Power - Snap!
19. Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne ***I remember, how could I forget?***
20. All My Life - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
21. The Way You Do The Things You Do - UB40 ***Totally rockin'! Even to this day!***
22. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
23. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles ***such a sexy song!***
24. Hippychick - Soho
25. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) - Technotronic
26. Jerk-Out - The Time
27. Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith ***I can not die until I see Steven Tyler in the flesh***
28. Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson ***I like her songs but hate her***
29. Miracle - Jon Bon Jovi
30. Joey - Concrete Blonde
31. Epic - Faith No More
32. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette ***I still have this cassette!!***
33. Cradle Of Love - Billy Idol ***soooooooo good***
34. This Old Heart Of Mine - Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley***guilty pleasure***
35. Close To You - Maxi Priest
36. (Can't Live Without) Your Love and Affection - Nelson ***actually, I liked Nelson, what happened to them?***
37. Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey***HATE HER TOO!***
38. Wiggle It - 2 In A Room
39. I Don't Have The Heart - James Ingram
40. All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield
41. That's What I Like - Jive Bunny (50s medley)
42. Heart Of The Matter - Don Henley ***HATE HIM TOO!***
43. Swing The Mood - Jive Bunny (1940s medley)
44. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
45. Do Me! - Bel Biv Devoe
46. Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode
47. Up All Night - Slaughter
48. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven - Phil Collins ***I don't remember this song but I love Phil!***
49. Downtown Train - Rod Stewart ***I like Do Ya Think I'm Sexy so much more!***
50. Freedom - George Michael
51. Suicide Blonde - INXS
52. Pictures of You - Cure
53. Dirty Deeds - Joan Jett
54. King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West
55. Escapade - Janet Jackson ***gag***
56. Cuts Both Ways - Gloria Estefan ***hurl***
57. Think - Information Society
58. Lambada - Kaoma
59. Two To Make It Right - Seduction
60. Oyo Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) - Gloria Estefan
61. Got To Get - Leila K with Rob 'n' Raz
62. L.A. Woman - Billy Idol
63. Bad Love - Eric Clapton
64. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty ***he's gross but it's still a good song***
65. Black Cat - Janet Jackson
66. I'm Free - The Soup Dragons
67. Dangerous - Roxette ***soooooo good, still got it too!***
68. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Jimmy Somerville
69. Deadbeat Club - B-52s
70. Doin' The Do - Betty Boo
71. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You - Heart ***they totally rocked!***
72. Hungry - Lita Ford
73. Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair ***good beat, I remember this song well!***
74. 911 Is A Joke - Public Enemy
75. I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston***total skank, couldn't stand her then, can't stand her now***
Copied from Mrs. Coach who stole it from Ann...
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
I see icy everything!
It's been days and the snow is still here, yippee! I'm so glad. I have figured out why we got this wonderfully beautiful treat though, it's 'cause Bob and I bought new windows to put into our house. Yes, you can blame (or credit, depending on how you look at it) me for this wonderful weather.
Oh, before I forget, my chicken and noodles Friday freakin' ROCKED! They were sooooooooooo amazingly good. If you could have scratch and eat internet I'd show you but damn they were great.
Back to my extended weekend....... I was off (WITH PAY!) Thursday (afternoon) and Friday and really enjoyed the down time. MWH and Bob are both sniffling and snotting but life goes on. Bob came home early from work Friday but we still didn't do much, just ran to Wal-Mart to do the socializing thing. LOL You know you live in Podunk when you go to Wal-Mart just to socialize. So sad....
Saturday though was a different story. Saturday Bob decided to load us all up and head to Tulsa. Yes, Tulsa. The roads were still icy but dammit my Jeep is four wheel drive and no amount of snow or ice is gonna keep us from a gun show. Yeah, he's a complete redneck. He's been wanting a Benelli shot gun (12 guage I think) for duck and turkey hunting, I guess his Mossberg isn't cutting it anymore. We went to the gun show and found nothing, they had some reloading things but with the weather there was no competition so the prices were outrageous. After the gun show we went to Old Navy to return the sleep pants I had bought that were too big for me. I tried on some XL's and they were too big too! WOO HOO! I didn't care for the fit though so I just got MWH a pair of them and decided I'd get some cheapies from Wal-Mart. I've got them on now and DAMN they are wonderful. You know I never had 'jama bottoms before so this is a real treat. It's been 13 plus years since I've been this small, I'm so happy! After Old Navy we hopped on the Broken Arrow Expressway and went to Bass Pro in search of the elusive Benelli. Ok, I didn't give a flying fuck about the Benelli but they have a Starbucks in there and that was all I needed to hear. LOL Plus, I decided I was going to get a camo crockpot while I was there too. So Bob did get his gun, not in the black like he wanted but in a kewl camo pattern and I got my Starbucks and the camo crockpot. I even got it at the sale price from Black Friday so that totally rocked! YIPPEE! I love a good deal.
Today we didn't do a whole lot, just watched a lot of Lifetime Movie Network, read the Sunday papers, bought groceries, cooked a pot roast (soooooo good) and piddled around. I took a 4 hour nap and went to High Winds for my Sunday freeplay. Now I'm sitting here on my laptop, in my 'jamas talkin' on Yahoo Messenger to my good ol' friend Cruella. Yep, life is goooooooood.
Oh, before I forget, my chicken and noodles Friday freakin' ROCKED! They were sooooooooooo amazingly good. If you could have scratch and eat internet I'd show you but damn they were great.
Back to my extended weekend....... I was off (WITH PAY!) Thursday (afternoon) and Friday and really enjoyed the down time. MWH and Bob are both sniffling and snotting but life goes on. Bob came home early from work Friday but we still didn't do much, just ran to Wal-Mart to do the socializing thing. LOL You know you live in Podunk when you go to Wal-Mart just to socialize. So sad....
Saturday though was a different story. Saturday Bob decided to load us all up and head to Tulsa. Yes, Tulsa. The roads were still icy but dammit my Jeep is four wheel drive and no amount of snow or ice is gonna keep us from a gun show. Yeah, he's a complete redneck. He's been wanting a Benelli shot gun (12 guage I think) for duck and turkey hunting, I guess his Mossberg isn't cutting it anymore. We went to the gun show and found nothing, they had some reloading things but with the weather there was no competition so the prices were outrageous. After the gun show we went to Old Navy to return the sleep pants I had bought that were too big for me. I tried on some XL's and they were too big too! WOO HOO! I didn't care for the fit though so I just got MWH a pair of them and decided I'd get some cheapies from Wal-Mart. I've got them on now and DAMN they are wonderful. You know I never had 'jama bottoms before so this is a real treat. It's been 13 plus years since I've been this small, I'm so happy! After Old Navy we hopped on the Broken Arrow Expressway and went to Bass Pro in search of the elusive Benelli. Ok, I didn't give a flying fuck about the Benelli but they have a Starbucks in there and that was all I needed to hear. LOL Plus, I decided I was going to get a camo crockpot while I was there too. So Bob did get his gun, not in the black like he wanted but in a kewl camo pattern and I got my Starbucks and the camo crockpot. I even got it at the sale price from Black Friday so that totally rocked! YIPPEE! I love a good deal.
Today we didn't do a whole lot, just watched a lot of Lifetime Movie Network, read the Sunday papers, bought groceries, cooked a pot roast (soooooo good) and piddled around. I took a 4 hour nap and went to High Winds for my Sunday freeplay. Now I'm sitting here on my laptop, in my 'jamas talkin' on Yahoo Messenger to my good ol' friend Cruella. Yep, life is goooooooood.
Friday, December 01, 2006
SNOW DAYS!!!!
Yes, plural. Days. With an "S". Let me say it again. Snow days. You could even call it snow daze because that's what I'm in right now.
I live in northeastern Oklahoma. A good snowfall here is a light dusting, we just don't get any accumulation here and when we do it's gone within the next 48 hours. Gone as if it never happened. I think this may be a little different.The weather started coming Wednesday night, the horrendous rains came and the temperature dropped probably 30 degrees in just an hour or so. My friend Sunshine Country and I went out for a little Girls Night Out fun and gossip. I love a good GNO!! The night was pretty good, considering one of us hit 7 7 7 TWICE on the same machine! But alas, SC had to pick up her lil Sun Ray and the fun was over.
Thursday we woke up to the wonderful smell of beans in the crockpot (a nice surprise from Bob!) and outside there was ice. About an inch or so of solid ice. School was cancelled and MWH was staying home. I decided to head on into work and, even with all the cold weather and ice, my Jeep started up just fine, defrosted quickly and I made it to work with plenty of time to spare, not knowing how much to expect for the day. One news channel was calling for 3 to 7 inches of snow and yet another channel was calling for 7 to 14 inches. That's a pretty good difference if you ask me! Work was insane, the Courthouse was closing at noon and so we had to reschedule all the afternoon court cases. In that shuffle, we discovered they were tentatively closed for Friday too so we had to call all those clients too. Actually it was all fine, the wise boss men decided to send us home early and to play it by ear for Friday.
I had such a good afternoon home alone, just me and that bean pot. Ok, MWH was there too but she's old enough to take care of herself. LOL It was so nice to have nothing to do or no place to be. Soooooo nice. When Bob got home we had dinner and those beans were the best beans I've had in ages! YUM-OH! Bob cleaned the Jeep off again an we headed to Wal-Mart for a little entertainment and a few cold weather supplies. While there, one of the girls from work called me to tell me the Courthouse definitely was going to be closed Friday so I WAS IN THE CLEAR!!!!! Bob had to work but I didn't, YIPPEE!
I tried to sleep in this morning, soooooo did not happen, it never does. LOL But when I did get up, this is what I woke to!
So I'm home, Bob's at work, I've got not a whole lot to do and dammit I'm enjoying myself! WOO HOO! My afternoon consists of roasting a chicken for chicken and noodles tonight and watching Grey's Anatomy. Yep, life is goooooood.
Here's one more pic for you. I got a little camera happy this morning so here you go. I had a pedicure a while back and my toes still look adorable so I figured I'd share.
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