Ok, the doc, the neurologist, and the dietician all told me how working out is good for a person's health. They listed all the benefits and etc, etc, etc...
BUT~ no one, and I repeat NO ONE said anything about the hazards!!!!
First off, did you know that various work out machines are part of an organized union? It's true!!! They're a menacing group on the look out for any way to trip you up! They prey on the littlest thing....Jewelry forgotten about and left on, the loose shoelace, and secretly upping their strength from one rep to the next to cause uncommon muscle weakness and pain later. I'm telling you, they're out to get ya!
Secondly, the perpetually perky instigators. Did you know they're trained in secret Nazi-type training camps and then cut loose on the unsuspecting populous to infiltrate, torture and report the results after hours? I swear to the powers that be!!! What else could explain their tooth decaying sweetness in the face of sweating, malodorous, obese individuals? Maybe they're androids???
Third and last, the music. It's a specially mixed blend of peppy percussion and rhythmic hooks that cause you to zone out and work to the point of physical exhaustion and mental numbness that leaves you ripe for any kind of subliminal transmissions. How else could I have been set to get up and do it all over again this morning???
Ok! I have had it! My computer is sooooooo S L O W right now that everything freezes up or times out before I can get to it. Nothing helps! I've run antivirus/antispyware/ant i EVERYDAMNTHING and nothing helps! NOTHING!!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Any tips/suggestions or loose C4 to blow it up would come in really handy! Thanks in advance!
It isn't the full list, but I kept the ones I thought were funniest.
Real Country Music Song Titles:
All I Want From You (Is Away) All the Guys that Turn Me On Turn Me Down Am I Double Parked by the Curbstone of Your Heart? At the Gas Station of Love, I Got the Self Service Pump Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens and I Cried All the Way to Sears Bubba's Inconvenience Store Can't Get Over You, So Why Don't You Get Under Me? Come out of the Wheatfield Nellie, You're Going Against the Grain Cow Cow Boogie (Moo Moo My Love) Cow Cow Strut Did I Shave my Legs for This? Do You Love As Good As You Look? Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight? Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You. Don't Chop Any Wood Mother, I'm Comin' in With a Load! Don't Come Home a-Drinkin' With Lovin' on Yo-mind Don't Give Me A Plastic Saddle 'Cuz I Want To Feel That Leather When I Ride Don't Know Whether To Kill Myself Or Go Bowling Don't Squeeze My Sharmon. Get Off the Table, Mabel (The Two Dollars is for the Beer) Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye. Going to Hell in Your Heavenly Arms Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart. Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except For Mine Her Body Couldn't Keep You Off My Mind. Her Cheatin' Heart Made A Drunken Fool Out Of Me Her Only Bad Habit Is Me Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure. How Can A Whiskey That's 6 Years Old Whup A Man That's 33? How Can I Get Over You if You Won't Get Out from Under Me? How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away? How Can You Believe Me When I Say I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? I Bought the Shoes that Just Walked Out on Me I Can't Get Over You, So Why Don't You Get Under Me? I Can't Pass the Bar, and There's One on my Way Home I Changed Her Oil, She Changed My Life. I Don't Do Floors I Don't Know What Came Over Me (When I Came All Over You) I Don't Know Whether To Come Home Or Go Crazy I Don't Know Whether To Kill Myself Or Go Bowling. I Don't Want Your Body If Your Heart's Not In It. I Fell for Her, She Fell for Him, and He Fell for Me I Fell In A Pile Of You And Got Love All Over Me. I Flushed You From The Toilets Of My Heart. I Gave Her My Heart And A Diamond And She Clubbed Me With A Spade I Gave Her the Ring, and She Gave Me the Finger I Got Tears In My Ears From Lying On My Bed Crying On My Pillow Over You. I Got the Hungries for Your Love, and I'm Waitin In Your Welfare Line I Got Through Everything But The Door I Guess I Had Your Leavin' Coming I Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except Mine. I Just Bought A Car From The Guy That Stole My Girl, But The Car Don't Run So I Figure We Got An Even Deal. I Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You. I Knew I'd Hit Rock Bottom When I Woke Up On Top Of You. I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well. I May Be Used, But Baby I Ain't Used Up I Meant Every Word That He Said. I Sat Down On A Beartrap (Just This Morning) I Sent Her Artifical Flowers For Her Artificial Love I Still Miss You, Baby, But My Aim's Gettin' Better. I Wanna Whip Your Cow. I Want a Beer as Cold as My Ex-Wife's Heart I Wanted You To Leave Until You Left Me I Was Looking Back to See If You Were Looking Back to See If I Was Looking Back to See if You Were Looking Back at Me I Went Back to My Fourth Wife for the Third Time and Gave Her a Second Chance to Make a First Class Fool Out of Me I Wish I Were In Dixie Tonight, But She's Out Of Town. I Would Have Wrote You A Letter, But I Couldn't Spell Yuck! I Would Kiss You Through the Screendoor but It'd Strain Our Love I Wouldn't Take You To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought You Could Win. I'd Rather Have A Bottle In Front Of Me Than A Frontal Lobotomy. I'd Rather Hear A Fat Girl Fart Than A Pretty Boy Sing I'd Rather Pass a Kidney Stone than Another Night With You If Fingerprints Showed Up On Skin, Wonder Whose I'd Find On You. If I Ain't Got It, You Don't Need It. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You If I Had It To Do All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You If I Had My Life to Live Over, I'd Live Over a Delicatessen If I'd Killed You When I Wanted To, I'd be Out of Jail By Now If It's Got To Be Later, How 'Bout Later Tonight? If Love Were Oil, I'd Be A Quart Low. & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; & nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; If My Nose Were Full of Nickels, I'd Blow It All On You If She Hadn't Been So Good Lookin' I Might Have Seen the Train If She Puts Lipstick On My Dipstick, I'll Fall In Love. If The Phone Don't Ring, Baby, You'll Know It's Me If Today Was A Fish, I'd Throw It Back In If Whiskey Were A Woman, I'd Be Married For Sure. If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl. If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There). If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead? If You Don't Leave Me, I'll Find Someone Who Will If You Leave Me I'm Gone If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too? If You Really Loved Me, You'd Leave If You Want to Keep the Beer Real Cold, Put it Next to My Ex-Wife's Heart If You Want Your Freedom PDQ, Divorce Me COD If You’re Gonna Do Him Wrong Again, You Might As Well Do Him Wrong Again With Me! If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right I'll Get Over You As Soon As You Get Out From Under Him. I'll Marry You Tomorrow, But Let's Honeymoon Tonight. I'm Drinkin Christmas Dinner (All Alone This Year) I'm Gonna Put a Bar in the Back of my Car and Drive Myself to Drink I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail I'm In Love With A Capital U I'm Just A Bug On The Windshield Of Life. I'm Not Married But The Wife Is. I'm Quittin' Wild Turkey Cold Turkey I'm So Miserable Without You, It's Like Having You Here. I'm Under The Table Over You It Ain't Easy Being Easy It Ain't Love But It Ain't Bad. It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' To Me. It Takes Me All Night Long To Do What I Used To Do All Night Long. It Took a Helluva Man to Take my Anne, but it Sure Didn't Take Him Long It's Not the High Cost of Living, It's the Cost of Living High I've Been Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart. I've Got $5 And It's Saturday Night I've Got a Cowboy In The Saddle, and Another One's Holding My Horse I've Got Red Eyes From Your White Lies And I'm Blue All The Time. I've Got Tears In My Eyes From Lying On My Back In My Bed While I Cry Over You. I've Got the Cob, If You've Got the Corn I've Got The Hungries For Your Love And I'm Waiting In Your Welfare Line I've Heard that Tear Stained Monologue You Do There by the Door Before You Go Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills Jesus Loves Me But He Can't Stand You Jim, I Wore A Tie Today Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You Lay Something On My Bed Besides A Blanket Legendary Chicken Fairy Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well Make Me Late For Work Today. Mama Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head). May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose. Meet Me In the Gravel Pit, Honey, Cuz I'm a Little Boulder There My Every Day Silver Is Plastic. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, And I Don't Love Jesus. My John Deere Was Breaking Your Field, While Your Dear John Was Breaking My Heart My Lips Want to Stay (But My Heart Wants to Go) My Phone Ain't Been Ringing, so I Guess it Wasn't You My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him. Nashville Rash Ned Nostril (and his South Seas Paradise, Put Your Blues on Ice, Cheap at Twice the Price Band, Icky Icky Ucky Ucky) Oh, I've Got Hair Oil On My Ears And My Glasses Are Slipping Down, But Baby I Can See Through You Our Love is Illegal, Cause Our Names Ain't the Same Out Of My Head And Back In My Bed. Overlonely and Underkissed Pardon Me, I've Been Pardoned Pardon Me, I've Got Someone To Kill. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down Pick Me Up Or Let Me Down Please Bypass This Heart. Poultry Promenade Redneck Martians Stole My Baby Refried Dreams Run for the Roundhouse Nellie (He Can't Corner You There) Saddle Up the Stove Ma, I'm Riding the Range Tonight She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime She Feels Like A New Man Tonight. She Got The Gold Mine And I Got The Shaft. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger. She Looks Good Through the Bottom of My Shot Glass She Made Toothpicks Out Of The Timber Of My Heart She Offered Her Honor, He Honored Her Offer, and All Through the Night It Was Honor and Offer She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy She Walked Across My Heart Like It Was Texas She's Got Freckles On Her, But She's Pretty. She's Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without. Slap 'Er Down Again Paw Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim's Gettin' Better Thanks To The Cathouse, I'm In The Doghouse With You The Alcohall of Fame The Bridge Washed Out and I Can't Swim and My Baby's On the Other Side The Old Home Fill 'er Up and Keep On Truckin' Cafe" The Pint Of No Return. There Ain't Enough Room in my Fruit Of The Looms to Hold All My Lovin' For You There Ain't No Waste In My Baby's Love Canal. They May Put Me In Prison, But They Can't Stop My Face From Breakin' Out. This White Circle on My Finger Means We're Through Velcro Arms, Teflon Heart. Waitin' In Your Welfare Line We Used To Kiss On The Lips, But It's All Over Now Welcome to Dumpsville, Population Me What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me). When the Lightning Struck the Coon Creek Party Line When We Get Back To the Farm (That's When We Really Go To Town). When You Leave Walk Out Backwards, So I'll Think You're Walking In When You Wrapped My Lunch in a Road Map, I Knew You Meant Good-Bye Who You Gonna Believe, Me Or Your Lying Eyes? Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass? Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out When I'm Dead And Gone? Who's Makin' Time with the Time Keeper's Daughter, when the Time Keeper's Keepin' Time? Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight, Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win Yard Sale You Can Lock Me Up in Jail & Throw Away the Key, But You Can't Keep My Face from Breaking Out You Can't Have Your Kate And Edith Too. You Changed Your Name From Brown to Jones, and Mine From Brown to Blue You Done Tore Out My Heart And Stomped That Sucker Flat You Were Only A Splinter As I Slid Down The Bannister Of Life You'd think my Bed was a Bus Stop, the Way You Come and Go Your Negligee Has Turned To Flannel Nightgowns Your Were Only A Splinter As I Slid Down The Banister Of Life. You're a Hard Dog To Keep Under The Porch You're The Hangnail In My Life, And I Can't Bite You Off You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly. You're The Ring Around My Bathtub, You're The Hangnail Of My Life You've Already Put Big Old Tears In My Eyes, Must You Throw Dirt In My Face? You've Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart
Well I did it again! I made a total and complete yutz of myself at the gym today!
As I was finishing up on the arm curl machine thingy, I swung my leg over, and behind me, to get off the bench. I didn't notice that i'd put it UNDER the next machine until I attempted to take a step and fall flat on my butt, nearly taking the two machines with me!
Yep-graceful strikes again! (rolling eyes) But nothing major was hurt except my pride.
This morning, on the way out the door to drop hubby at work and take monster girl to school, the heavens opened up and poured buckets all over. Now normally this would be cause for general irritation, but this morning it was actually good for a laugh.
You see, today is trash removal day here in my little corner of the world, and it's hubby's job to haul the big, wheeled bin to the road. Well, he'd no sooner got to the back of the house and grabbed the bin and it started pouring. So as i'm arguing with child about her not melting in the rain I hear this bellow of outrage from the side of the house...
"I HATE *^#@+*# RAIN!!!!!!!!"
And accompanying that bellow is a very wet, very ticked man RUNNING to beat all hell to pull this trash bin to the road. It actually appeared that the bin was chasing him! All I could think of was the sound of a reporter's voice in the evening news cast......
"Coming up next. When good trash bins go bad. An exclusive story here on your evening news."
Another neat quiz and picture on Kim's site! I just love pulling these things and bringing them here! LOL
"Which Beautiful Nature Picture Represents You Personality?" - Results:
Congrats- This picture definitly represents you personality. You are obviously a very reserved person. You dont like 2 attract attention to yourself. You like your life to be peaceful and non-chaotic. Are you a shy person, or are you hiding something? O_O Either way, you are laid-back and relaxed. You can just sit back and enjoy life without it being hectic and crazy. But when you get pissed, watch out!, you can have a firey temper! You have a few close friends, and you are a very trusting peson and enjoy haveing people care about you. You must be a great friend!
We got a paper from Amanda's school Monday that i'd like to share with you...I think it's awesome that they're doing this......
[quote]It's time to lace up your walking shoes for the 4th annual JDRF Walk To Cure, 2004. Although we will be walking on behalf of all those who suffer from this devastating disease, this year we have a kindergarten sutdent who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 3. Please join us in raising money to find a cure.
For those unable to walk but would still like to help we need your pennies! We are running a fundraiser in our classes to also help find a cure.[/quote]
I think it's awesome that they're making kids aware of various charities and trying to help out their fellow classmates.
Did you ever get one of those compliments? You know the type, out of the clear blue, unexpected and totally floors you? I got one last night!
Growing up, my stepmother and I didn't get along. We didn't fight, we didn't scream and yell or hit or anything like that (at least that I remember) what we did was NOT speak. I sat down one night and figured it out and for the last three years of high school she talked to me a total of less than six months!
I wasn't a bad kid. I wasn't rebellious, obnoxious, a troublemaker or anything like that. I was a bookworm and a shy/quiet person. I didn't listen to my music loud, didn't have a boyfriend (hell i didn't start dating until after i'd moved out!) I wasn't a straight 'A' student but did carry straight 'B's. What I DID do was idolize my biological mother (which I no longer do, L O N G story there!)
So anyways, after many years and ALOT of growing up and changing for both my stepmom and myself we are now good friends and enjoy eachother's company. Last night I was talking to her on the phone and she was telling me about the health concearns of her mom (love you g'ma!) and I told her that I supported her whatever choices she had to make concearning care for G'ma. She starts to tear up and just burst out with
"Your Dad and I are so proud of you! You have a beautiful family and home and are doing so well and we're just so proud!"
I can't EVER remember hearing that said, growing up, with as much sincerity as it had last night!!! Gave me the chills, a warm feeling and tears!
Yesterday was the weekly, "clean it up or get out" day here. Now Daddy does his own list of jobs on Sundays which, for some reason, seem to keep him outside all day. Gee....I wonder why.....:roll:
Anywho, Amanda decided that she wanted to sweep and mop the kitchen floor. So after making sure all breakables were out of harm's way and that the animals were all safely hiding in other rooms I cut her loose with the broom and mop. I have to admit she did a pretty good job of it too! (now if only I could get her to do her room!) After she'd finished she was taking a well deserved break on the couch and daddy comes in from mowing the yard and leaves a trail on "her" clean floor. After he goes back outside, she quietly and calmly gets up and sweeps the grass clippings up and sits back down.
Awhile later, after Dad has come in for the day, she walks up to where he's lounging on the other sofa and sticking her little finger under his nose begins a tirade, complete with hand on hip and finger waving in the face!
"Daaaaaad! I worked hard and YOU messed up MY clean floor! And I had to go and sweep it again and for that........YOU'RE GROUNDED!"
At this point I stop folding clothes and clamp a hand over my mouth so as not to laugh outloud. But she's not done yet!!!
"Now you go to your room and NO video games for the rest of the day mister and you think about what you did!"
I had to walk away! After getting myself calmed down and stopping the hysterical laughter, I go back into the living room to see the little termagant sitting calmly on the couch, once again engrossed in cartoons.
Dad......... was in his room thinking things over!!!!
Seems that some of you can't leave comments for whatever reason. I have checked my settings and everything is "normal" on my part so i'm thinking it's a site glitch. Hopefully they'll get everything ironed out again soon.
It occurs to me that i'm always talking about my daughter, Amanda, and so i'm going to continue that today with a few highlights of her little life! (she'll hate me later for posting these but for now they're fun!)
When she was just over two she saw a colored man, in a grocery store, for the first time in her little life. (Hey, we were in WI, ok? Not much up there but rednecks and cows!) And she grabs my hand and at the top of her lungs in her little high pitched voice........"Mommy! Why is his face all dirty? Didn't his mommy wash it before he left?"
Also around the same age, at her nightly bath. She's playing with her toys and having fun, so I decide to pick up the room while she's playing and from behind me I hear....."Mommy! I have a hole in my butt!"
Three years old, new house in a new state. We'd just moved into our new home and she'd discovered "fruit snacks" and decided that she couldn't live without them. She's munching on some as i'm sweeping floors and I notice that she's playing by the office doorway and her fingers are in the doorjamb. Going over to investigate (and make sure she isn't stuck) I find a very sticky, half chewed fruit snack stuffed into the little hole for the door handle. I asked her why she did that and her reply......."I wanted to make a sticky sitch-ee-at-chun".
Same age, a few weeks later....Amanda is sitting watching morning tv as i'm making the bed and getting dressed. I come out of the bedroom and she's sitting there looking so angelic. Her little head of hair is mussy and she's got chocolate milk mustache and a HUGE RIGHT NOSTRIL???? Going over I touch her nose and ask her what happened. Looking still at the tv screen she sticks her little finger up her nose and removes a large green bead. She then told me..."I tooted mommy and didn't want to smell it so I put the bead in there."
A few months back I had a doctor appointment and she went with me, dragging her favorite stuffed animal with her. As I sign in the receptionist greets us with her usual smile and asks what we're there for. Amanda gently puts her stuffed animal on the counter and tells the poor woman..."This is my pet! He has the fevers, a cold, and boogers in his nose. So the doctor needs to fix him."
And finally, the last one for today as i've rambled enough I think. Last month she was lying on the bed with Dad and myself after a rousing game of "Jimmy Neutron" on the PS2 and we're playing "I spy". So it's daddy's turn and he comes up with 'i spy something white'. The little darling looks around the room for a moment, then looks at dad and with a huge grin pipes in with..."I know! It's your hair!"
I got this in my email awhile back and thought it a good thing to share.
Making Pancakes
Six -year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor.
He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.
Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad.
He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the stove and he didn't know how the stove worked!. Suddenly he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky.
And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears welled up in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking. But his father just watched him.
Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him and loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process!
That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a friend, or we can't stand our job, or our health goes sour.
Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over Him.
But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make pancakes" for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then they'll be glad we tried...
Please pass some of this love on to others....suppose one morning you were called to God; do all your friends know you love them?
I was thinking. .. and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that need rekindling or three words needing to be said, sometimes, "I love you" can heal & bless! Remind every one of your friends that you love them. Even if you think they don't love back, you would be amazed at what those three little words, a smile, and a reminder like this can do.
Had my second day at working out and let me tell you......i have rubber band arms and legs now! I wasn't sure i'd be able to walk out to my truck! But it's good for me, right? Builds character and all that...:roll:
When I grow up I want to be a vampire!!! I had to have my blood drawn this morning and the local vamp was AWESOME! I felt NO pain and there isn't even a bruise. That is really unusual for me. First time I can ever remember telling someone thanks for poking me with a needle! ::P:
Started training the mutt on the invisible fencing today. I'm thinking this is going to be a really LONG process. Every time the warning would sound (beeping) he thought it was time to chew the collar, and when i'd try to orient him to the flags he tried to pull them out and play chase. I've said it before and i'm saying it again....he's an idiot. An absolute dumm-dumm. :roll: So much for THAT particular breed stereotype.
Well it's a cold, drab, overcast and rainy day here. I thought the rain was supposed to come with the hurricane not after! But hey, what do I know, right?
All the counties in the area (including ours) has schools closed due to power outtages. So monster kid gets a three day weekend and she is SOOO bored! I'm going to cut her loose in the kitchen later today to make some chocolate chip cookies. I'll be sure to get some snapshots of the ensuing chaos. :wink:
One good thing about the power outtages.....my yearly "female" exam had to be cancelled. WooHOOO! One less thing to worry about is a good thing.
Set up the invisible fencing for the mutt. This one isn't the one with the buried wires...I don't think those are effective at all. They only give a little jolt one time when the dog crosses over the line and then they're free to roam but then they get another jolt when they try to get back in the yard. Negative training is NOT a good thing. This one we have now is wireless. But it gives several beeps of warning before the safe zone is left behind and then it corrects the animal at intervals until they enter back into the safe zone. Not a single zap, but a continuous warning then zap, warning then zap....etc...until they return. Much more effective. :twisted:
Have you ever gotten one of those "invisible hairs" on your nose? Ya know the kind.......constant tickle but can't get whatever the irritant is off! Argh! It's enough to drive you crazy! Well this has been ongoing for days now and I think i'm officially into the looney stages.......i'm walking around looking like i'm either trying to "pick a winner" or rub my nose clean off! Amanda laughs at me all the time......"Look! Mommy looks like rudolph! Her nose is all red!"
We went to the local sporting goods store to find hubby some new tennies for work. (He works in fiberglass and is walking all day so the average pair of shoes lasts him maybe a month) So we walk in and the attendant comes up and asks if he might help us and Amanda announces at the top of her little lungs....
"Daddy's shoes are stinky and mommy says they're nasty so we need a new pair. Do you have any unstinky shoes?"
I thought hubby was going to melt into the floor boards and disappear right then and there. I laughed so hard I had to sit down for fear of falling. Hubby swears he'll never go back there again. Gotta love a direct child!
The hurricane du jour has passed. Other than losing power for several hours and loads of tree trash to clean out of my yard, we are fine. Just wanted to let you know.
It was interresting to watch. Now mind you it wasn't as bad as some i've been thru in Florida, but it was still interresting. The jungle gym/swingset combo from the empty house next door is totally trashed and in pieces in my back yard. I also found a downed paperwasp nest and one very p*ssed off Black Widow on my back porch! *shudders*
I had a few hours to think and ponder life while the storm was howling and the power out. For IP #12.152.125.253, I am done with you. I find this whole cyber stalking thing laughable at best and cumbersome, irritating and a total waste of my valuable time at worst. You are not only useless to me, but you are worthless to me too. I thought it funny for a short time. Why would you suddenly be interrested in ME after being in your general "orbit" for so long with no notice and how would you handle the sudden shift in attention. But now....*YAWN*....i'm bored and you have lost your novelty to me. So lurk all you wish. I've other things i'd rather think upon and talk about with my friends. I do have one little tidbit of advice though......get counselling and good drugs and then get a life AWAY from the computer and in the real world! Buh-bye!
Well i've got a couple of hours before the brunt of the hurricane hits. Am I scared? Nah. It's a category one now and not really that big of an issue to me. The ones i'm worried about and scared for are the people who got slammed in Florida!
To all our friends and family down there we're thinking of you and sending prayers and positive thoughts to you and yours. If you can, and you get a chance, drop us a line somewhere to let us know you're ok.
Now on to the fun stuff!
12.152.125.253
You were here 17 times yesterday and have already hit me four times today before 9am. Now according to your very own postings here and there you are too busy to be online all the time and you don't want any contact with me and blah, blah, blah, blah....
So why are you here???? And why do you keep coming back???
I humbly apologize to those who don't know whats going on with the above IP. And I hope you will bear with me as I do a little pest control. I hate having to do this publicly and really don't care to air "dirty laundry" like this....but it's time to put a stop to things.
On that note, i've added three screenshots to my photo album so you can see that i'm NOT making this up. I apologize for the the "unregistered" markings across the pictures, but it was done quickly this morning and I haven't had time to edit.
Ok, this is just plain funny!!! As of 4:02:48 today, August 13th, you have been here 15 times! Beings as it is only 4:11pm I can only speculate on how many more times you will be here today!
Now, I don't mind the visiting. I really don't. I'm just finding it unusual that you feel the need to check back every 5-20minutes. Heres a little tip for you. I have a life outside of the internet and am not sitting here all day every day waiting desperately for someone to post.
I apologize for the HUGE spaces in the previous two postings.......but after much banging of my head on the desk and cussing outloud (thank God child is in school) I have come to the conclusion that I will just have to live with it! Ugh!
Anywho, this person shown in the last two posts has been here at my blog 24+ times in three days. If you're really wanting to know what i'm up to, or whats going on in my world, drop me a comment or two or send me an email addy and i'll be happy to oblige your curiosity.
First off to my friends in Florida....take care and GET OUT!!! My home is always open! (KC you stay in touch, y'hear? Let us know you're ok!)
We had a nasty tornado touch down here just a few miles away. Lots of damage and casualties. My heart and prayers are going out to those in need right now. They have completely closed off the main highway going in and out of there as there is too much debris on the road to allow traffic. The hospitals in and around the area are all on standby and every available emergency unit is there.
I did my first workout yesterday. And surprisingly enough i'm not nearly as sore as I thought i'd be today! My arms are tender but thats about it. I figured i'd have a major hitch in my giddyup today, but thank heavens I don't.
Added a new blog link. Go check out what Miss Debbie has to offer. She's a straightforward person with a lot to say. Welcome to the bloggers world Deb!
Today is school picture day for Amanda. She was SO disgusted last night when I picked her up from school! The teacher reminded the class to only bring "their smiley faces" for the pictues. Amanda stopped dead in her tracks, put her little hands on her hips and stamped her little foot and told me "I only smile in class anyways Mom so WHY did she say that?" How do you not laugh at that? Then after we get home and and she finds out she has to wear her khaki "dress" uniform for school she gets this "ewww" look on her face with her nose wrinkled up and demands...
"Do I HAVE to wear that mom? Blue is my best color!"
Well I did it! I finally made it over to "Curves" yesterday and signed up. I go back today for my first workout. My muscles are already screaming! LOLOL
Added two new blogs to my links. Welcome to the family Debs and Lori! Have fun and watch for flying sh*t as the fan always seems to be running on high these days.
As I was on my way home from dropping off Amanda this morning I was busy trying to think of something to blog about. I was pulling a blank, and was kinda frustrated until I saw something that just pissed me off!
First a little background so y'all know where i'm coming from. I was born and raised in an environment that you treasure all living things. I was taught and wholeheartedly believe in the idea that one of the multiple reasons we are here is to take care of Mama Nature and all her critters. I treat my pets like kids and they get better food and beds than I do. And thats okay because thats the way it should be.
Down here in redneck land animals are here to serve one purpose.........to allow the knuckledragging man to hunt. It's an attitude I don't appreciate, but hey, to each their own. Normally i'd not pay much attention to the local mossgrown, brainless idiots. But they do something here that just blows my mind!
Just before hunting season opens they go to the local pound and get all the big dogs they can. They "adopt" them long enough to take them to a favorite hunting spot and turn them loose to flush out the deer and wild game. Not a big deal, except for one thing......THEY LEAVE THE POOR ANIMALS TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES IN THE WOODS!
Yep, they adopt them and turn them loose and NEVER take care of them again. They're left to scavenge for themselves and/or die. The population of starving animals here is horrendous! They don't care of they're pups or elderly dogs, they don't care of they're sickly or rabid, they just take 'em and drop 'em. Now to offset this the state has put in restrictions saying that a person can only adopt FIVE at a time! But the people can come back daily to adopt more if they choose!!!!!!
So today on the way home from school this morning I watched two, beautiful, terrified, Shephard mix pups that looked to be less than a year old and twins, get hit by a freakin' semi who couldn't stop in time to save them when they ran from the median on the highway. I cried for over an hour and had to stop to throw up twice on the way home.
I hate humanity in it's base form in times like this!
I snitched some fun things from The Tattooed Texan's site.....hope you don't mind, my friend. Some of these things you and others find are just too fun!!!
Amanda got out of school early today.....they had no electricity or running water. No one there seems to know WHY they don't have that stuff, it just went down after lunch. So we've got to find something to do to entertain ourselves this afternoon. I'm thinking a trip to the local park for some running and funning is in order.
I have WHITE grass!!!! I had planted some all organic grass seeds (barley, hops, etc...) for my kitties.....you can buy the little kits in the grocery stores.....anywho, the directions say to plant them and put them in a warm, dark area for three days until the seeds germinate. Well dummy me forgot they were in there for almost a full two weeks!!!
I pulled them out today to find the seeds had indeed grown a good six inches and they're white from lack of sun! It looks more like hair than grass. So I put them outside and hopefully they'll green up!
Thats about it from here today. It's definately a Tuesday with nothing major going on.
Well no animal control officers showed up today. *HUGE sigh of relief* I pulled out the the trusty ol' training collar and am putting Kodi thru his paces for awhile.....doggie refresher courses if you will.
Went to the new diet doc today. What a breath of fresh air! Someone with SANE, and LOGICAL idea of how to lose weight and be healthy at the same time! He isn't a pill pusher (thank the powers that be) and he actually listened to what I had to say as well as had intelligent answers to my questions.
I am now officially off the "chalk in a can" diet! WooHOOOO!!! I feel better already! Oh and chalk me up to losing another five pounds this past three weeks. That puts my total to nearly 30lbs so far! I am so proud of me for doing this.
Losing large amounts of weight is a scary thing. I know that unless you're in this spot or have been in this spot that what i'm saying probably doesn't make sense...but when you're overweight (as with other type of visual 'conditions' for lack of better wording) you KNOW how people are going to react to you. You know exactly what to expect from people in terms of treatment, etc. You actually (i think) wind up counting on those negative responses and treatments to keep yourself from wanting more. Also it's easier to tell yourself that you dont' need to change anything because the poeple who love you do so because of your sparkling personality, charm and wit.
But eventually you have to draw that line in the sand and stick to it and i'm going to do my absolute best to do just that. So wish me luck and loads of WILLPOWER!!!
Well after arguing with the doctor's office and a couple of calls to my friend I am actually going to an appointment with the new diet doc i'd blogged about. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this will be a viable way of getting away from psycho-doc, but i'm not holding my breath. I'll let y'all know how it went after i'm back.
I took Amanda shopping for a comforter yesterday. She decided she wants her room to be done in "Hello Kitty". So a new comforter, sheet set, and many promises of more HK things for her birthdays, christmas, etc...we left with her trying to carry out a comforter bag that was as big as her!!! But she was so excited by the new blankets and things that she actually cleaned her room with NO nagging by me!
Hubby and I nearly had a HUGE blowout last night. He decided that since he's the "big dog" in the house that he could take Kodi out without a leash. Now I don't know how many of you are familiar with German Shepherd traits and personality glitches, but they're a very smart, highly territorial and majorly defensive animal when it comes to taking care of what they consider "theirs". Kodi will defend "his" yard till doomsday and whomever is walking by (irregardless of wether or not they are actually in his yard) will get chased off.
So last night, hubby lets him out with just his collar on and NO leash. He did really good until he rounded the back corner of the house and seen the neighbor's kids two houses down. ( Our backyards are all linked with no fences to tell him his limits.) Kodi went nuts the kids were scared and they ran inside. So hubby drags the dog back in, and goes out to apologize to the man for terrifying his kids. I'm currently waiting for the knock on the door from the local animal control to tell me my dog is in trouble. If I lose my dog over this hubby is going to lose his......well, lets just say it won't be a happy home for a LONG time!!!!
Egads! I never had a problem with facial blemishes in high school. NEVER! Now I have the chin from hell! I feel like the kid they called "pizza face" in school......Yep. I've got it. The works......double cheese, pepperoni and sausage. And it's all right there for the world to see. *sighs*
On to a happier note....Amanda had an awesome week at school. So as a special treat for being good she got to pick out a new blanket for her bed. (Today is the trip to Target to get a new comforter) Now shes been needing new bedding for a little while so we figured since we were going to get it anyways, we would turn it into a special thing.
This kid is a shopping fool!!! She went into "shop" mode as soon as we hit the doors of the store and let me tell you what.....she's a picky little bugger!!! And she has definate ideas of what she does and does not like. I must have shown her a dozen different blankets and comforters yesterday and she debated on which one she liked until she was absolutely positive which one she wanted.
This does NOT bode well for when she gets old enough to go to the mall with her friends and without mom. Makes my wallet pucker right up! LOLOL
Heres a question for you......Why is it that the animals that fight non-stop during the day can get along all night? Case in point....Kodi and Rayne constantly fight all day......chase eachother, scratch, spit, growl and hiss. This morning I get up to find Rayne sleeping WITH Kodi in his kennel! What the heck??? Why can't they do that all day?
Well we made it through another week. It's been a fairly normal week when all is said and done. Doesn't make for much interresting reading for YOU though...
Tomorrow is one of my favorite days! I get to go spend hubby's paycheck! WooHoooo! Now I know i'm pathetic...i actually look forward to grocery shopping!
I've still gotten no response on the whole "banned" issue.....but can honestly say I didn't really expect one. Just shows me that since no reason was presented that there wasn't a reason at all to begin with. So thanks for proving my point.
I have done it to myself again. I don't know why I do it, just sometimes I can not seem to resist. What did I do?
I took a nap.
I haven't been sleeping well for the past week or more and today I was just so exhausted that I couldn't keep my eyes open. So I kicked the kitties out of the bedroom, kennelled the dog, tuned on the fans and set the alarm. Curling up under the covers felt SOOOOO good.
Two hours of fitfull rest later and i'm feeling even more drug out, nauseated, and fuzzy headed. WHY do I do this to myself????
Wow! Tblog has added lots of new options. This should be fun. More like writing emails than trying to format...(which is really good for computer idiots like myself) I can't wait to play with all the "buttons"!
First things first......i've recently found out i've been banned from a site that I used to frequent all the time. Now last I knew we'd parted on amicable terms....i left due to the real world getting in the way. Now i'm not allowed on there. Hmmmmm...............strange...... The part that bothers me the most......when asked why i've been banned, i've gotten no reply. So that leads me to believe that their is no legitimate reason. So i'm asking again, WHY? I know the mod has been here at least once so if she comes back i'd love to hear the reasoning behind her decision. My comments are always open.
Had fun with Amanda this morning. While walking up to her classroom we came across a baby toad. So we caught it and had an impromptu nature lesson before school even started. It was funny to watch all the mommies get squeamish, but the kids loved being able to see it and watch me try to hold it without doing it any harm.
Amanda has a new best friend. She met her at the steps leading to her classroom and they walked up together holding hands and chattering away about the frog and their backpacks and homework. The little girl's name is Sapphire. She's a living doll! She has a smile on her face all the time and the prettiest brown eyes. She's tall like Amanda but smaller in build so Amanda has appointed herself protector. I wasn't sure if I should be grinning at how fast they've become friends or cry cuz my baby didn't even stay for a hug and kiss this morning. So I did both!
I am a huge fan of Mother Nature and all her fineries and moods. No matter the weather there is usually something beautiful or interresting involved. I grew up watching the various birds and their habits with my mother and am now passing that love on to Amanda.
The neighborhood we live in has two ponds....both just a few houses away from us on either side. Amanda and I have spent many hours just sitting by the ponds and watching the turtles and feeding the fish and counting dragonflies.
This morning was one of "those" mornings. Wake up behind and hit the floor running to try to catch up and never quite making it. Combined with the rain and the tail end of Hurricane Alex going by, it's humid, wet and generally icky out. But mother nature surprises me again.
As i'm pottying the dog this morning I hear a strange bird cry and look up to see an absolutely gorgous Osprey hunting the pond just beyond our house. He was flying so low I could plainly see his markings and hear his wings beat the air. Talk about a real spirit lifter!
Leaving to take hubby and child to work and school, we go by the first pond and there is a magnificent Great Blue Heron standing perfectly still in the shallows, head held high and feathers glowing in the half light of early morning. On the other end of the pond is the little Night Heron thats lived there for a couple of weeks now and he's darting around and walking ON TOP of the lilly pads! What a neat way to start an otherwise yucky morning.
This song always makes me think of my baby girl, and YES i'm a closet parrothead! LOL
Delaney Talks To Statues
Delaney talks to statues As she dances 'round the pool She chases cats through Roman ruins And stomps on big toadstools She speaks a language all her own That I cannot discover But she knows I love her so When I tuck her 'neath the covers
Father, daughter Down by the water Shells sink, dreams float Life's good on our boat
Delaney draws me pictures She finger paints the sand We chase the dogs and hop like frogs Then I do my bad handstands She's growin' up too fast for me And askin' lots of questions Some I know the answers to And some I'm lookin' for suggestions
Father, daughter Born by the water Surf's up, sun's down Life in a beach town
And some of the things I've seen Maybe she won't have to see But there's a lot I want to pass along That was handed down to me
Delaney talks to statues As she dances 'round the pool She chases cats through Roman ruins And stomps on big toadstools She speaks a language all her own Just a little like her mother And she knows I love her so When I tuck her 'neath the covers
Father, daughter Down by the water Shells sink, dreams float Life's good on our boat Shells sink, dreams float Life's good on our boat
You know that saying........"___ can't live with them and can't shoot them either"..? Well thats very fitting in my little world right now.
Hubby decided over the weekend that i'm not having anything to do with the Jeep at all. According to him it's not "reliable or safe enough" for the child and I to be in. So he's now calling it "his" (just like his truck) and he's not going to "allow" anyone else to drive it but himself.
Now his reasoning for this "safety" call is that the mileage is too high (it's not much more than our truck) and theres some small things that need to be fixed. Now mind you , the jeep is at the mechanic's right now getting fixed and checked over. It'll be on the road tomorrow.
And lets talk unsafe shall we...........the truck brakes are squeaking really badly and need to be replaced as well as the taxes are still due from last year on it and the plates expire the end of this month. But the sound system for the Jeep is more important? Hello??????
