Two words for ya, Mikalah....Buh Bye!
Man, if she doesn't leave this week, I will be extremely disappointed in America!!
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
She needs to GO! NOW!
Two words for ya, Mikalah....Buh Bye!
Man, if she doesn't leave this week, I will be extremely disappointed in America!!
Another "Why?" post
WHY:
-do people not know how to take a joke?
-do people try to make me feel like I'm worthless?
-do I let what they say affect me?
-did some guy in a nearby city here in Ohio just shoot himself because he lost his job at Safe Auto today? (I mean come on, so you lost your job, sack it up and get another one you crazy mofo!!!)
-does my son not sleep through the night anymore? (argh! this is getting really old, son!)
-do I not have any close, reliable friends? (No offense, sweetiepie, by close, I also mean in distance).
-are none of my MSN contacts never online at the same time as me?
-does no one want to take part in my neck/knee measurement experiment?
-do people not know how to take a joke?
-do people try to make me feel like I'm worthless?
-do I let what they say affect me?
-did some guy in a nearby city here in Ohio just shoot himself because he lost his job at Safe Auto today? (I mean come on, so you lost your job, sack it up and get another one you crazy mofo!!!)
-does my son not sleep through the night anymore? (argh! this is getting really old, son!)
-do I not have any close, reliable friends? (No offense, sweetiepie, by close, I also mean in distance).
-are none of my MSN contacts never online at the same time as me?
-does no one want to take part in my neck/knee measurement experiment?
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Today
Today would have been my mom's 47th birthday. I miss her terribly. I wish I still had my mommy around. There has been so much stuff going on in my life lately that I would have gone to her to talk about and she would have said things to make me feel better. She was one great lady and I will miss her everyday until I see her again.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Interesting factoid
My hubby and I were just taking measurements of ourselves to see how many inches we have lost since the beginning of the year. (Well, he never actually took measurements to start, so he was just checking to see what his were). Well, we found something interesting about both of us. The measurement around my neck (just goofing around measuring stuff-this was not one I am keeping track of) and the measurement around my kneecap were the same. So my hubby measured his neck and kneecap and also got the same measurement for both. So I thought I would get a little experiment going here. You don't have to post your #'s but, just for kicks, measure your neck and knee and see if you get the same # for them. I'm just curious to know if this is a coincidence, or if it is pretty standard, like your wingspan is supposed to be the same as your height.
I Finally Got It...
Everyone around me seems to have been under the weather in some way or another recently. It's been through my household and up until now, I have been fortunate enough not to catch anything. However, yesterday morning, I woke up miserable. My head was throbbing and so full of pressure it felt like it would explode. My nose is runny and stuffy at the same time. And I had a fever. I feel really weak, like I can barely lift my arm. I do feel a bit better when I'm pumped with tylenol and cold meds. But I just hate taking those since I am still nursing some. The little man doesn't feel well either right now, I was hardly able to get him to eat much at all yesterday. He's done a little better today, but still not great. We did go to church this morning since I took meds early enough that I was feeling a bit better by time for church, and he stayed in the nursery the whole time... for the second week in a row. That little man is such a mommy klingon. He stays well with my grandma, cause he sees her frequently, but doesn't really like too many other people just yet.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
The Restroom
My mother was a fanatic about public bathrooms.
When I was a little girl, she'd take me into the stall, teach me to wad up toilet paper and wipe the seat. Then, she'd carefully lay strips of toilet paper to cover the seat. Finally, she'd instruct, "NEVER, NEVER" sit on a public toilet seat.
Then she'd demonstrate "The Stance," which consisted of balancing over the toilet in a sitting position without actually letting any of your flesh makes contact with the toilet seat. By this time, I'd have wet down my leg and we'd have to go home to change my clothes.
That was a long time ago. Even now, in my more "mature years, "The Stance" is excruciatingly difficult to maintain, especially when one's bladder is full.
When you have to "go" in a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women that makes you think there's a half-price sale on Nelly's underwear in there. So, you wait and smile politely at all the other ladies, who are also crossing their legs and smiling politely. You get closer and check for feet under the stall doors. Every one is occupied. Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall. You get in to find the door won't latch. It doesn't matter. The dispenser for the new fangled "seat covers" (invented by someone's Mom, no doubt) is handy, but empty. You would hang your purse on the door hook if there was one - but there isn't - so you carefully but quickly hang it around your neck (mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the FLOOR!), yank down your pants, and assume "The Stance.
Ahhhh, relief. More relief.
But then your thighs begin to shake. You'd love to sit down but you certainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold "The Stance" as your thighs experience a quake that would register an eight on the Richter scale. To take your mind off of your trembling thighs, you reach for what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser. In your mind, you can hear your mother's voice saying, "Honey, if you would have tried to clean the seat, you would have KNOWN there was no toilet paper!"
Your thighs shake more. You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on yesterday - the one that's still in your purse. That would have to do. You crumple it in the puffiest way possible. It is still smaller than your thumbnail. Someone pushes open your stall door because the latch doesn't work. The door hits your purse, which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank of the toilet.
"Occupied!" you scream, as you reach for the door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle, and sliding down, directly onto the insidious toilet seat. You bolt up quickly, knowing all too well that it's too late. Your bare bottom has made contact with every imaginable germ and life form on the uncovered seat because YOU never laid down toilet paper - not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try. You know that your mother would be utterly ashamed of you if she knew, because you're certain that her bare bottom never touched a public toilet seat because, frankly, dear, "You just don't KNOW what kind of diseases you could get."
By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the toilet is so confused that it flushes, sending up a stream of water akin to a fountain that suddenly sucks everything down with such force that you grab onto the toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged off to China.
At that point, you give up. You're soaked by the splashing water. You're exhausted. You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket, and then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks. You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the automatic sensors, so you wipe your hands with spit and a dry paper towel and walk past a line of women, still waiting, cross-legged and, at this point, no longer able to smile politely One kind soul at the very end of the line points out that you are trailing a piece of toilet paper on your shoe as long as the Mississippi River!
(Where was it when you NEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it the woman's hand and tell her warmly, "Here, you just might need this."
As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has since entered, used and exited the men's restroom and read a copy of War and Peace while waiting for you.
Annoyed, he asks, "What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?"
This is dedicated to women everywhere who have ever had to deal with a public restroom (rest??? you've got to be kidding!!). It finally explains to the men what really does take us so long. It also answers their other commonly asked question about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other woman can hold the door and hand you Kleenex under the door.
Thanks, Sweetiepie, for this little funny. I have heard it before, but thought it would be blogworthy (at least opposed to the nothing that would have been in my blog today).
When I was a little girl, she'd take me into the stall, teach me to wad up toilet paper and wipe the seat. Then, she'd carefully lay strips of toilet paper to cover the seat. Finally, she'd instruct, "NEVER, NEVER" sit on a public toilet seat.
Then she'd demonstrate "The Stance," which consisted of balancing over the toilet in a sitting position without actually letting any of your flesh makes contact with the toilet seat. By this time, I'd have wet down my leg and we'd have to go home to change my clothes.
That was a long time ago. Even now, in my more "mature years, "The Stance" is excruciatingly difficult to maintain, especially when one's bladder is full.
When you have to "go" in a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women that makes you think there's a half-price sale on Nelly's underwear in there. So, you wait and smile politely at all the other ladies, who are also crossing their legs and smiling politely. You get closer and check for feet under the stall doors. Every one is occupied. Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall. You get in to find the door won't latch. It doesn't matter. The dispenser for the new fangled "seat covers" (invented by someone's Mom, no doubt) is handy, but empty. You would hang your purse on the door hook if there was one - but there isn't - so you carefully but quickly hang it around your neck (mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the FLOOR!), yank down your pants, and assume "The Stance.
Ahhhh, relief. More relief.
But then your thighs begin to shake. You'd love to sit down but you certainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold "The Stance" as your thighs experience a quake that would register an eight on the Richter scale. To take your mind off of your trembling thighs, you reach for what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser. In your mind, you can hear your mother's voice saying, "Honey, if you would have tried to clean the seat, you would have KNOWN there was no toilet paper!"
Your thighs shake more. You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on yesterday - the one that's still in your purse. That would have to do. You crumple it in the puffiest way possible. It is still smaller than your thumbnail. Someone pushes open your stall door because the latch doesn't work. The door hits your purse, which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank of the toilet.
"Occupied!" you scream, as you reach for the door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle, and sliding down, directly onto the insidious toilet seat. You bolt up quickly, knowing all too well that it's too late. Your bare bottom has made contact with every imaginable germ and life form on the uncovered seat because YOU never laid down toilet paper - not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try. You know that your mother would be utterly ashamed of you if she knew, because you're certain that her bare bottom never touched a public toilet seat because, frankly, dear, "You just don't KNOW what kind of diseases you could get."
By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the toilet is so confused that it flushes, sending up a stream of water akin to a fountain that suddenly sucks everything down with such force that you grab onto the toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged off to China.
At that point, you give up. You're soaked by the splashing water. You're exhausted. You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket, and then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks. You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the automatic sensors, so you wipe your hands with spit and a dry paper towel and walk past a line of women, still waiting, cross-legged and, at this point, no longer able to smile politely One kind soul at the very end of the line points out that you are trailing a piece of toilet paper on your shoe as long as the Mississippi River!
(Where was it when you NEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it the woman's hand and tell her warmly, "Here, you just might need this."
As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has since entered, used and exited the men's restroom and read a copy of War and Peace while waiting for you.
Annoyed, he asks, "What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?"
This is dedicated to women everywhere who have ever had to deal with a public restroom (rest??? you've got to be kidding!!). It finally explains to the men what really does take us so long. It also answers their other commonly asked question about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other woman can hold the door and hand you Kleenex under the door.
Thanks, Sweetiepie, for this little funny. I have heard it before, but thought it would be blogworthy (at least opposed to the nothing that would have been in my blog today).
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Sicky Girl
Well, my oldest daughter stayed the night at a friend's house last night and when we picked her up today, she was sick. Of course! She is extremely congested and her cough sounds horrific! She has also been throwing up, mostly flem (I know, TMI!). Poor girl. Come to think of it, the last time she spent the night at this girl's house, she came home with pink eye. I think maybe she won't be staying the night over there anymore???
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
"Why I Love Mom"
Another steal from babycenter...
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's
getting late. I think I'll go to bed."
She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches. Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning. She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a text book out from hiding under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her purse.
Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.
Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed."
"I'm on my way," she said.
She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TV's, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.
Anything extraordinary here?
Wonder why women live longer...?
CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL..... (and we can't die sooner, we still have things to do!!!!)
Lo's commentary: O.k., so on one hand I'm reading this thinking "true, how true!" Then on the other hand, I'm thinking, who on earth truly has all that to do in one night. And I know it never actually said this was a daily ritual, but it sort of implies it. Sure a night like that may happen occasionally, but every night she has to write notes to her kid's teacher and file her nails and whatnot? I say, if you're that dang tired, go to bed and let the sugar container and the grocery list wait til morning!!!!! Can ya dig it?
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's
getting late. I think I'll go to bed."
She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches. Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning. She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry. She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a text book out from hiding under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her purse.
Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.
Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed."
"I'm on my way," she said.
She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TV's, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.
About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular. "I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.
Anything extraordinary here?
Wonder why women live longer...?
CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL..... (and we can't die sooner, we still have things to do!!!!)
Lo's commentary: O.k., so on one hand I'm reading this thinking "true, how true!" Then on the other hand, I'm thinking, who on earth truly has all that to do in one night. And I know it never actually said this was a daily ritual, but it sort of implies it. Sure a night like that may happen occasionally, but every night she has to write notes to her kid's teacher and file her nails and whatnot? I say, if you're that dang tired, go to bed and let the sugar container and the grocery list wait til morning!!!!! Can ya dig it?
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Better Late Than Never
Ok, so I realize that this was 2 weeks ago now, but I'm finally getting around to posting my pics from the arena football game guru and I went to. Ok so here's a couple of pics from my view of the field...
So why does this happen to me no matter where I am? Church, the movies, arena football games? It never fails.
And then there was the crazy pink shirt guy that couldn't stay in his seat!
That was annoying. As if I wasn't having a hard enough time seeing, this drunk prick couldn't keep his butt in his chair!
And then of course the guy in front of us that kept getting up and going to get things for his woman...who, unknowingly, had the tag sticking out of the back of his pants!
I didn't get any pics of them, but there were 3 girls that came in and sat beside us who were drinking and kind of obnoxious. Two of them decided to "go get something" while one stayed behind at the seats. Well a bit after they left, I got up and went to the restroom and came back and the 2 girls weren't back yet. More time passed and still they weren't back and the third girl finally gathered all her stuff and the other 2 girls' drinks they left behind and got up and left too. They were not to be seen again the rest of the game. So did the first 2 girls ditch the third cause she was annoying the crap out of them?...I'd like to think so.
So why does this happen to me no matter where I am? Church, the movies, arena football games? It never fails.
And then there was the crazy pink shirt guy that couldn't stay in his seat!
That was annoying. As if I wasn't having a hard enough time seeing, this drunk prick couldn't keep his butt in his chair!
And then of course the guy in front of us that kept getting up and going to get things for his woman...who, unknowingly, had the tag sticking out of the back of his pants!
I didn't get any pics of them, but there were 3 girls that came in and sat beside us who were drinking and kind of obnoxious. Two of them decided to "go get something" while one stayed behind at the seats. Well a bit after they left, I got up and went to the restroom and came back and the 2 girls weren't back yet. More time passed and still they weren't back and the third girl finally gathered all her stuff and the other 2 girls' drinks they left behind and got up and left too. They were not to be seen again the rest of the game. So did the first 2 girls ditch the third cause she was annoying the crap out of them?...I'd like to think so.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
New Look!
I was getting a bit bored with my pink background. I thought I would try out a little something different. I've been looking around for the perfect template, however I cannot find one that I am really happy with. So, for the meantime, I will see how this one works. It is time for a little change. Hope you all like it, if you don't, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear! (<--Remember that from when you were a kid?)
(ok, so maybe that was just an excuse to post this pic! So what?)
(ok, so maybe that was just an excuse to post this pic! So what?)
Am I THAT Bad Of A Driver?
It seems as if my son has to pray every time we get into the van to go somewhere. "Please, Lord, let us survive!"
Monday, February 28, 2005
Still Here
I've kinda been m.i.a. the last few days. I've been trying to finish getting everything out of my house and moved to my apartment. When I'm at the apartment, I've been trying to get boxes moved to the rooms they go in and get them unpacked and put away. This is wearing me out. I am exhausted. Other than moving, I haven't been able to get in any workouts the last couple of weeks. That really sucks. Now that we have 24 hour access to a workout facility, I should be able to workout more. I say "should" because that doesn't mean that I actually will. Pretty much the only times I will really be able to workout will be after guru gets home from school and can watch the kids so I can go. However by that point in the day, I am pretty much pooped! If I do workout in the evenings, and get a bolt of energy, then I won't be able to get to sleep at a decent hour and will be up too late and not be able to get my day started well the next morning. It's an endless cycle I tell ya. Boy this being a full time mom to 3 thing is really something. I always really wanted 4 kids, but I am beginning to doubt my ability to keep my sanity and function properly. I have a hard enough time with 3. Oh well...I just have to keep reminding myself that in a couple of years, I'll have a built in babysitter. Haha. Well, I'm just rambling cause I don't really have anything blogworthy and I'm waiting for guru to finish his online homework on the other computer so we can go back to the apartment and unload another bunch of stuff for me to unpack. More to come later. I still need to post some pictures from the arena football game last weekend. Good times...good times.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
You Know You're A Mom When...
* Your feet stick to grape jelly on the kitchen floor--and you don't care.
* When the kids are fighting, you threaten to lock them in a room together and not let them out until someone's bleeding.
* You can't find your cordless phone, so you ask a friend to call you, and you run around the house madly, following the sound until you locate the phone downstairs in the laundry basket.
* Your idea of a good day is making it through without a child leaking bodily fluids on you.
* Popsicle's become a food staple.
* Your favorite television show is a cartoon.
* You're willing to kiss your child's boo-boo, regardless of what body part it happens to be on.
* You're so desperate for adult conversation that you spill your guts to the telemarketer that calls and HE hangs up on YOU!
* You buy cereal with marshmallows in it.
* You count the sprinkles on each kid's cupcake to make sure they're equal.
* You have time to shave only one leg at a time.
* You hide in the bathroom to be alone.
* Your kid throws up and you catch it.
* You get up at 5:30 AM and you have no time to eat, sleep, drink or go to the bathroom, and yet... you still managed to gain 10 pounds.
I found this on my babycenter board and there is just so much truth in it that I just had to post it.
* When the kids are fighting, you threaten to lock them in a room together and not let them out until someone's bleeding.
* You can't find your cordless phone, so you ask a friend to call you, and you run around the house madly, following the sound until you locate the phone downstairs in the laundry basket.
* Your idea of a good day is making it through without a child leaking bodily fluids on you.
* Popsicle's become a food staple.
* Your favorite television show is a cartoon.
* You're willing to kiss your child's boo-boo, regardless of what body part it happens to be on.
* You're so desperate for adult conversation that you spill your guts to the telemarketer that calls and HE hangs up on YOU!
* You buy cereal with marshmallows in it.
* You count the sprinkles on each kid's cupcake to make sure they're equal.
* You have time to shave only one leg at a time.
* You hide in the bathroom to be alone.
* Your kid throws up and you catch it.
* You get up at 5:30 AM and you have no time to eat, sleep, drink or go to the bathroom, and yet... you still managed to gain 10 pounds.
I found this on my babycenter board and there is just so much truth in it that I just had to post it.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Bad Attitude?
Actually, at this point, I'm suprised I scored as high as I did on this. I thought for sure I would've scored lower. Hey, I'm average, maybe I'm not as bad as I thought!
How Your Attitude Ranks |
Your Attitude is Better than 30% of the Population If you scored... 80-100: You've got a winner attitude. You're always optimistic and cheery. Your personality will get you far in life. 60-79: You have a good attitude. While a realist, you do see the positive side of most things. People love to be around you. 40 - 59: You have a positive attitude... somtimes. You prefer to see the world through clear glasses, not rose colored ones. 20 - 39: You have an average attitude. You take the good and bad in life as they come. Though sometimes you could use a little more good. 0-19: You have a negative attitude. You tend to see the dark side of every situation. Free ice cream? No thanks, it will just make you fat! |
But Everybody Else Is Doing It!
So I'm going to post a quiz too.
You Are 30 Years Old |
30 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. |
Packing and Puking!
Those 2 words pretty much sum up the last couple of days around my house. As some of you may know, my family and I are moving. (In an effort for me to be able to continue to stay home with the kids, we are cutting back on our expences by moving out of our house and into an apartment and taking our children out of private school and into public school. I still have mixed feelings about public school, but at this point we don't really have a choice monitarily. It's just plain too expensive and I do NOT have the patience to homeschool!)
So anyway, I have been working my butt off the last couple of days by cleaning out closets and drawers and getting rid of stuff we no longer need. We cleared out our crawl space in the basement and I'm currently going through all those totes and boxes full of (mostly) toys and throwing a TON of stuff away! I've also been sorting and washing kids clothes and separating them into stuff to take to a second hand store to see if they'll buy any of them and stuff to just skip that step and take them right to good will. Bad news is, they only take 2 boxes of stuff at a time, per person at the second hand store. So, looks like I'll have to take a few trips. Dag, how in the world have these kids accumulated so many clothes? It's sickening I tell ya.
And the toys, oh the toys!! I know I could probably sell a lot of them, but it is so much work and very time consuming (and since we're on a time limit) I'm simply tossing the toys we no longer want to keep. It's amazing how much junk we have.
Now on to the puking part. Yesterday, my oldest daughter woke up not feeling so great and by mid morning, she was puking! Great! I tried to keep her away from the other 2 as much as possible, but nevertheless, my 9 month old son woke up around 6 am throwing up! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Poor little man!
Fortunately, he doesn't act sick except for when he's puking. Then he gets cranky and unhappy for a few minutes. But then he's back to normal until he pukes again. Not fun times! I am still hoping that the rest of us won't get this virus, but, I'm sure it's just wishful thinking.
Do you all know how impossible it is to pack for a move (or do anything for that matter?) when you can't put the baby down for more than 2 minutes at a time? Darn near, I tell you, darn near! If you looked at my house now, you would probably be wondering what I've been doing around here besides making a mess. But I promise you I HAVE been busting my butt as much as I possibly can. Well, time to go change a poopie diaper. Ah, the joys of parenting! :)
So anyway, I have been working my butt off the last couple of days by cleaning out closets and drawers and getting rid of stuff we no longer need. We cleared out our crawl space in the basement and I'm currently going through all those totes and boxes full of (mostly) toys and throwing a TON of stuff away! I've also been sorting and washing kids clothes and separating them into stuff to take to a second hand store to see if they'll buy any of them and stuff to just skip that step and take them right to good will. Bad news is, they only take 2 boxes of stuff at a time, per person at the second hand store. So, looks like I'll have to take a few trips. Dag, how in the world have these kids accumulated so many clothes? It's sickening I tell ya.
And the toys, oh the toys!! I know I could probably sell a lot of them, but it is so much work and very time consuming (and since we're on a time limit) I'm simply tossing the toys we no longer want to keep. It's amazing how much junk we have.
Now on to the puking part. Yesterday, my oldest daughter woke up not feeling so great and by mid morning, she was puking! Great! I tried to keep her away from the other 2 as much as possible, but nevertheless, my 9 month old son woke up around 6 am throwing up! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Poor little man!
Fortunately, he doesn't act sick except for when he's puking. Then he gets cranky and unhappy for a few minutes. But then he's back to normal until he pukes again. Not fun times! I am still hoping that the rest of us won't get this virus, but, I'm sure it's just wishful thinking.
Do you all know how impossible it is to pack for a move (or do anything for that matter?) when you can't put the baby down for more than 2 minutes at a time? Darn near, I tell you, darn near! If you looked at my house now, you would probably be wondering what I've been doing around here besides making a mess. But I promise you I HAVE been busting my butt as much as I possibly can. Well, time to go change a poopie diaper. Ah, the joys of parenting! :)
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Ho Hum
Wow! I can't believe it's been almost a week since I last posted. It really doesn't seem like it's been that long. Nothing really going on with me worth blogging about. The baby has been sick and has had me up in the middle of the night for the past couple of nights. As guru blogged about, we went to see Hitch on Saturday. That was our Valentine's date. We don't get to go out very much by ourselves anymore. With three children and no one who can watch all of them at once, we often have to get 2 different sitters. My dad kept the girls for a couple of hours and my grandma kept the baby while we went to dinner and a movie. It was a good time. I found the movie very enjoyable. I love Will Smith movies, and Kevin James is just hilarious (the fact that he looks and acts like my bro, ghraper, makes him even funnier to me). So, the combination was good and made for lots of laughs. I love to laugh, but don't do it often enough. Guess that's the price that comes with a depressing and boring existance. Well, that's it for now. I need to go feed the baby.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Sunday, January 30, 2005
I'm Back!
I know I have been slacking in the blog department lately. I really don't have that much to say. There's that whole thing going on with guru, but 2 other people have already mentioned that so I won't be a copycat.
I went out with Sweetiepie this weekend and had a wonderful time. We went to the Mall at Tuttle Crossing and ate at Ruby Tuesday and then walked around the mall a while. We looked in Victoria's secret in their clearance bins but all they had left were smalls and extra smalls. I'm telling you my 7 and (almost) 5 year old daughters have bigger undies than some of those things. I don't know how any adult woman could wear those. They would have to have absolutely NO shape to them whatsoever. To be honest, and this is just me here, I prefer a woman with some curves. I like to see hips that are wider than her waist. To me that signifies being a woman and not a little girl. A typical hourglass shape.
Anyway, sweetiepie and I ransacked her entire house looking for our freshman yearbook to reminisce. Unfortunately we had no luck. I also cannot find mine and we both really wanted to look at it. (We met our freshman year of high school, and she cannot remember the teacher of the class we met in...nor the class itself.) "Well why don't you just look in one of your other yearbooks for the teacher" you may ask. Well, in the school district we attended, Freshmen have their own building apart from the high school, so the other yearbooks would not have what we were looking for. However, I did talk to another friend of ours from high school this evening who says that our freshman yearbook is the only one she can actually find. So it sounds like we have an excuse to all get together now and look through it together. Well, now all we have to do is arrange a time where all three of us are available at the same time....
I went out with Sweetiepie this weekend and had a wonderful time. We went to the Mall at Tuttle Crossing and ate at Ruby Tuesday and then walked around the mall a while. We looked in Victoria's secret in their clearance bins but all they had left were smalls and extra smalls. I'm telling you my 7 and (almost) 5 year old daughters have bigger undies than some of those things. I don't know how any adult woman could wear those. They would have to have absolutely NO shape to them whatsoever. To be honest, and this is just me here, I prefer a woman with some curves. I like to see hips that are wider than her waist. To me that signifies being a woman and not a little girl. A typical hourglass shape.
Anyway, sweetiepie and I ransacked her entire house looking for our freshman yearbook to reminisce. Unfortunately we had no luck. I also cannot find mine and we both really wanted to look at it. (We met our freshman year of high school, and she cannot remember the teacher of the class we met in...nor the class itself.) "Well why don't you just look in one of your other yearbooks for the teacher" you may ask. Well, in the school district we attended, Freshmen have their own building apart from the high school, so the other yearbooks would not have what we were looking for. However, I did talk to another friend of ours from high school this evening who says that our freshman yearbook is the only one she can actually find. So it sounds like we have an excuse to all get together now and look through it together. Well, now all we have to do is arrange a time where all three of us are available at the same time....
Thursday, January 27, 2005
The Latest Fashion Trend...
Hey Sweetiepie, we should pick ourselves up some of these while we're out shopping Saturday!!
But seriously, I wonder how long it will be before we see our pastor's daughters sporting these on Sunday Mornings? If you know these girls, you'll know I'm not exactly kidding!
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Curves and Avon
In case any of you ladies are interested, If you buy $10 worth of certain products from the current Avon campaign you get a free 2 week trial membership to Curves. I'm going to take advantage of it as I have been with my 2 week guest pass to Bally's. I also have a free 1 week trial to Ladies Workout Express. I think I am going to see how many free trials I can get from different places and then decide which one I like the best and join. I need to keep up with my workouts. I didn't get to go to Bally's today. I was headed out the door to go around 5 this afternoon and was reminded by my daughter that we had cheerleading practice tonight. Argh! We have to be at cheerleading at 6:15, so Bally's just wasn't an option for me tonight. (I couldn't go earlier because my sitter wasn't home). O well. There's always tomorrow, right?
Monday, January 24, 2005
Hmm...
I have nothing of substance to blog about today, but I figured I should blog something since I've been slacking lately. I've been feeling really depressed lately and it's very difficult for me to not just binge on every food in sight. Plus, my stomach still growls constantly. What's the deal with that? It's been 3 weeks for goodness sakes! Well, I'm gonna go watch 7th Heaven now, so later.
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Disney On Ice
My younger daughter's 5th birthday is in a couple of weeks and she keeps changing her mind as to whether she wants to have a roller skating party or go to see Disney on ice with just mommy, daddy, and big sister. Of course we would still have the traditional family gathering for Sunday lunch for her birthday so she would still get presents. In fact, I'm leaning towards the Disney thing because, frankly, I'm tired of planning kiddy parties. They're such a pain because you never know for sure how many people will come. Most people wait until the last minute to r.s.v.p if they even decide to do so at all. Plus, without the kiddy party, there aren't so many new toys for me to have to step on and/or trip over. I don't want her to be sad later, though, about not having a party with her friends. But we can also go skating any time and Disney on ice is only in town for a few days. Oh decisions, decisions. Life is tough when you're turning 5!
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Who's the Cutest?!
My little man got his first "big boy" bath today. Up until now, I had been using the baby bath tub, but he was getting too wiggly and was trying to crawl out of it.
So, here he is.
So, here he is.
My 3 Things Questionaire:
3 screen names you have:
1. Loelsh
2. Lo
3. Avalon912
3 things you like about yourself:
1. I gave birth to 3 beautiful babies
2. I have an o.k. singing voice
3. I have straight teeth (thanks to 3 1/2 years of braces!)
3 things you hate/dislike about yourself:
1. I'm a heffer
2. I'm impatient (am I done with this quiz yet?)
3. I'm always hungry
3 parts of your heritage:
1. German
2. Irish
3. Native American
3 things that scare you:
1. Dying young
2. spiders (ew)
3. being alone
3 of your everyday essentials:
1. sleep
2. pumping
3. food
3 things you're wearing right now:
1. White nursing bra (for my b.o.l.t.'s.)
2. Red gym shorts
3. My wedding ring
3 of your favorite bands/artists (at this time):
1. Clay Aiken
2. Kelly Clarkson
(yes, I love my "idols")
3. Casting Crowns
3 of your favorite songs at present:
1. You Are God Alone (Phillips, Craig & Dean)
2. Who Am I (Casting Crowns)
3. Break Away (Kelly Clarkson)
3 new things you want to try in the next 12 months:
1. Lose weight
2. not to conceive a baby
3. tone my muscles
3 things you want in a relationship:
1. Trust
2. True love
3. Respect
2 truths and a lie:(no particular order)
1. I have been to a Buckeye game
2. I played varsity tennis in high school
3. I can't make decisions
3 physical things about a love interest that appeal:
1. great smile (straight teeth)
2. good sense of humor
3. sexy booty
3 things you just can't do:
1. make myself throw up
2. wear a size 2
3. dance
3 of your favorite hobbies:
1. walking
2. shopping
3. reading romance novels
3 things you want to do really badly right now:
1. go to sleep
2. take a long leisurely bath
3. get my back tickled
3 careers you're considering (don't include what you do now):
1. contemporary christian singer
2. ultrasound tech.
3. interior decorator
3 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Disney World
2. Hawaii
3. Niagra Falls
(I've never been to any of these places)
3 things you want to do before you die:
1. be happy
2. be healthy
3. long life (read: Fiddler on the Roof)
3 people who have to take this quiz now:
1. drifter
2. Guru
3. Peekies
1. Loelsh
2. Lo
3. Avalon912
3 things you like about yourself:
1. I gave birth to 3 beautiful babies
2. I have an o.k. singing voice
3. I have straight teeth (thanks to 3 1/2 years of braces!)
3 things you hate/dislike about yourself:
1. I'm a heffer
2. I'm impatient (am I done with this quiz yet?)
3. I'm always hungry
3 parts of your heritage:
1. German
2. Irish
3. Native American
3 things that scare you:
1. Dying young
2. spiders (ew)
3. being alone
3 of your everyday essentials:
1. sleep
2. pumping
3. food
3 things you're wearing right now:
1. White nursing bra (for my b.o.l.t.'s.)
2. Red gym shorts
3. My wedding ring
3 of your favorite bands/artists (at this time):
1. Clay Aiken
2. Kelly Clarkson
(yes, I love my "idols")
3. Casting Crowns
3 of your favorite songs at present:
1. You Are God Alone (Phillips, Craig & Dean)
2. Who Am I (Casting Crowns)
3. Break Away (Kelly Clarkson)
3 new things you want to try in the next 12 months:
1. Lose weight
2. not to conceive a baby
3. tone my muscles
3 things you want in a relationship:
1. Trust
2. True love
3. Respect
2 truths and a lie:(no particular order)
1. I have been to a Buckeye game
2. I played varsity tennis in high school
3. I can't make decisions
3 physical things about a love interest that appeal:
1. great smile (straight teeth)
2. good sense of humor
3. sexy booty
3 things you just can't do:
1. make myself throw up
2. wear a size 2
3. dance
3 of your favorite hobbies:
1. walking
2. shopping
3. reading romance novels
3 things you want to do really badly right now:
1. go to sleep
2. take a long leisurely bath
3. get my back tickled
3 careers you're considering (don't include what you do now):
1. contemporary christian singer
2. ultrasound tech.
3. interior decorator
3 places you want to go on vacation:
1. Disney World
2. Hawaii
3. Niagra Falls
(I've never been to any of these places)
3 things you want to do before you die:
1. be happy
2. be healthy
3. long life (read: Fiddler on the Roof)
3 people who have to take this quiz now:
1. drifter
2. Guru
3. Peekies
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
On The Go!
That pretty much sums up my life these days. It seems I am hardly ever at my home! For example today: I got up way too friggin' early so that I could drop off my van to have the brakes worked on.
Then my hubby took me to my grandparents' house so I could borrow one of their cars . Then while I was there, I had to feed the baby his breakfast and then gather all the kids back up and cram them all into the back of my grandma's Corsica.
Then I went to my other grandparents' house so they could watch my kids while I went to go work out. (I have a free 2 week guest pass to Bally's!) So, I ate lunch at their house, then I pumped (for the baby) and then went to work out.
When I got back to their house, my grandma and I and the 3 kids went to Walmart to do some grocery shopping.
When we got back from there, I had to pump again (man that takes up a lot of my time!) and heard from my hubby that my van was done. I really didn't expect them to get it done today. I was pleasantly suprised!
Then it was over to my dads house, since I couldn't reach him on the phone, to go take my other grandparents' car back to them and head out to pick up my van from the shop.
Then finally I got to come on home. After putting up the groceries, cleaning up the kitchen, collecting up all the trash in the house and starting a load of laundry, I am getting a chance to blog.
Of course the downside of this is that the baby has been sleeping for quite a while now and I am hoping that he doesn't wake up when I'm trying to go to bed somewhere between midnight and one a.m. With my luck, he'll be wide awake!! At least the girls had a snow day today, that made things a bit easier for me in that I didn't have to make the 4 usual trips to the school.
Ah...isn't mommy life....wonderful?!!
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Gonna win a Pontiac SV6
Yeah, baby! I want to win one so bad. You have no idea how bad I want a new car. I am so sick of our pieces of poop cars. I have to take my current minivan in to get brake work done tomorrow. So lucky me gets to borrow my grandparents' chevy corsica. Woo hoo! Every day in February, Regis and Kelly are giving away one of these vans and are even covering the taxes so it really won't cost a thing to win it. How cool would that be?!! I must win one. I simply MUST! Even better, I must win 2!
Monday, January 17, 2005
Virtual Lo
Well, it's a fairly accurate representation of me. Especially the face. Guru thought at first glance that I somehow added a pic of myelf to make it seem more realistic.
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Is it Bjork or Kevin?
I just don't know. In keeping with drifter's post(via guru) I found a nice pic of K.J. for ya. Here you go. We need to find a nice swan for ghraper to wear and post another side-by-side. Well, that's my blog du jour. Loelsh out.
Friday, January 14, 2005
Why...
...am I still always hungry? I thought that after a few days of eating less that one should stop feeling so hungry all the time. This has been true for me in the past, but for some reason this time around, my stomach just constantly growls. It's soooo annoying and it's making it really difficult for me to keep up with this "change of lifestyle".
...have I only lost 1 more lb so far this week? I mean, I am still breastfeeding, and I know that you shouldn't lose weight too quickly because you can release toxins into your breastmilk, but this is a bit TOO slow!
...is my little man so cute? I mean, really! He's the cutest boy in the world!
...did I sign up to coach upward cheerleading? I got stuck with the in-between age girls. The younger ones pay attention because they still have a fear for adults other than their parents, and the older ones are old enough to know better. But my girls are just at that age where they just do their own thing and don't pay attention. It's really annoying! And they aren't my kids where I can threaten them (well 1 of the girls is mine, but the other 7 aren't).
...have I only lost 1 more lb so far this week? I mean, I am still breastfeeding, and I know that you shouldn't lose weight too quickly because you can release toxins into your breastmilk, but this is a bit TOO slow!
...is my little man so cute? I mean, really! He's the cutest boy in the world!
...did I sign up to coach upward cheerleading? I got stuck with the in-between age girls. The younger ones pay attention because they still have a fear for adults other than their parents, and the older ones are old enough to know better. But my girls are just at that age where they just do their own thing and don't pay attention. It's really annoying! And they aren't my kids where I can threaten them (well 1 of the girls is mine, but the other 7 aren't).
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Just Call Me Oscar!
I have been super grouchy lately and I think I've figured out the problem. Ever since guru started back to school and I've had to start getting up earlier in the mornings, I have been very crabby! I don't think that it is the amount of sleep I get, so much as the time I get up that determines my grouch level. If I were to fall asleep at 11pm and get up at 7am, I would be more grouchy than if I fell asleep at 1am and woke up at 9am. See what I mean? 8 hours of sleep in both scenerios, but in the latter one, I would be less grouchy. I don't know why that is, but I have found this to be true for me. So I guess until Summertime, when I can sleep in a bit longer, everyone can just expect me to be a beyotch! Good luck, everyone, you'll need it!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Great Deal!
I went to a couple of different stores today looking at their mis-mixed paints. I finally found a gallon of $19 Dutch Boy purple paint, for my daughters' room at their papaw's house, at Meijer. Wanna know how much I paid for it? 
That's right just $1.00. That's what I'm talkin' about! I need to keep my eyes open and try to get into Lowes and Home Depot right after the weekend and try to get some more good deals on the paint. So, sometime within the next week or two I will be gettin' my paint on!
That's right just $1.00. That's what I'm talkin' about! I need to keep my eyes open and try to get into Lowes and Home Depot right after the weekend and try to get some more good deals on the paint. So, sometime within the next week or two I will be gettin' my paint on!
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Ooooo, Ooooo
That's right! A new season of American Idol starts one week from today! I am so excited. I just love that show. Sometimes I get upset with America, however, when they don't vote correctly. For example when Rueben won over Clay! I mean come on! Is America on crack? Clay was and IS clearly the better of the 2! Bring it on Simon Cowell, you rock!
A Fun Game For Ya!
20 questions, baby! Try it out, it's fun. Let me know what you think. I know, guru, you've been there done that! Nothing new to you on the internet!
Billy Blanks
O.k., so I started doing my tae bo workouts again. Not everyday, unfortunately, but trying for at least 3 times a week. What bugs me about these videos is that Billy doesn't exercise both sides evenly. You'll do one side then do the other, but he just makes you keep going on side 2 for a long time. It makes me feel uneven. So I modify it to get an even workout on both sides. Does anyone else doing these workouts do the same thing? Or am I the only one bothered by this?
Monday, January 10, 2005
Funny State Laws
These are real standing laws from around the United States of America...
Alabama: 1. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
2. Putting salt on a railraod track may be punishable by death
Arizona: 1. You may not have more than two dildos in a house
2. There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus
3. Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs
4. It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water
5. Hunting camels is prohibited
Arkansas: 1. A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month
California: 1. Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water. 2. No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour
Connecticut: 1. You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
2. You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands. 3. In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce
Florida: 1. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
2. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
3. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
4. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
5. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
6. It is considered an offense to shower naked
7. Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging
8. You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays
9. No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind
10. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal
Idaho: 1. Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds
2. You may not fish on a camel's or giraffes back
Indiana: 1. Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March
Illinois: 1. It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.
2. You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile
Iowa: 1. Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
2. One-armed piano players must perform for free
Kentucky: 1. By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground." 2. It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
Louisiana: 1. It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
2. Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
Maine: 1. Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack
Massachusetts: 1. Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
2. Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
3. An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
4. Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
5. No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car
Minnesota: 1. It is illegal to sleep naked
Nevada: 1. It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway
North Carolina: 1. Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields
Nebraska: 1. A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.
New Mexico: 1. Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.
New York: 1. A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
2. While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door
North Dakota: 1. Beer & pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
2. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on
Ohio: 1. Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
2. No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July
Oklahoma: 1. Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
2. Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
3. Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
4. Tattoos are banned
Pennsylvania: 1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. 2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
2. It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors
Rhode Island: 1. It is illegal to throw pickle juice at a trolley.
South Carolina: 1. Horses may not be kept in bathtubs
Tennessee: Driving is not to be done while asleep
Texas: 1. A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit. 2. It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
2. It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers
3. It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel
4. It is illegal to milk another person's cow
Utah: Birds have the right of way on all highways
Vermont: 1. Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week -- on Saturday night.
2. Whistling underwater is illegal
Virginia: 1. Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween
2. It is illegal to tickle women
Washington: 1. All lollipops are banned.
2. A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town
3. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory
West Virginia: Roadkill may be taken home for supper
Wyoming: You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June
Sorry if I repeated any. Does anyone know anymore?
Alabama: 1. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
2. Putting salt on a railraod track may be punishable by death
Arizona: 1. You may not have more than two dildos in a house
2. There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus
3. Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs
4. It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water
5. Hunting camels is prohibited
Arkansas: 1. A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month
California: 1. Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water. 2. No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour
Connecticut: 1. You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
2. You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands. 3. In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce
Florida: 1. Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
2. A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
3. If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
4. It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
5. Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
6. It is considered an offense to shower naked
7. Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging
8. You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays
9. No one may use a white cane, unless they are blind
10. Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal
Idaho: 1. Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds
2. You may not fish on a camel's or giraffes back
Indiana: 1. Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March
Illinois: 1. It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.
2. You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile
Iowa: 1. Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.
2. One-armed piano players must perform for free
Kentucky: 1. By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground." 2. It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
Louisiana: 1. It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
2. Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
Maine: 1. Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack
Massachusetts: 1. Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
2. Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
3. An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
4. Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
5. No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car
Minnesota: 1. It is illegal to sleep naked
Nevada: 1. It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway
North Carolina: 1. Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields
Nebraska: 1. A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.
New Mexico: 1. Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.
New York: 1. A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
2. While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door
North Dakota: 1. Beer & pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
2. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on
Ohio: 1. Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
2. No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July
Oklahoma: 1. Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
2. Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
3. Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
4. Tattoos are banned
Pennsylvania: 1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. 2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
2. It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors
Rhode Island: 1. It is illegal to throw pickle juice at a trolley.
South Carolina: 1. Horses may not be kept in bathtubs
Tennessee: Driving is not to be done while asleep
Texas: 1. A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit. 2. It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
2. It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers
3. It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel
4. It is illegal to milk another person's cow
Utah: Birds have the right of way on all highways
Vermont: 1. Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week -- on Saturday night.
2. Whistling underwater is illegal
Virginia: 1. Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween
2. It is illegal to tickle women
Washington: 1. All lollipops are banned.
2. A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town
3. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory
West Virginia: Roadkill may be taken home for supper
Wyoming: You may not take a picture of a rabbit during the month of June
Sorry if I repeated any. Does anyone know anymore?
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Political Humor
Just a little somethin' for all you Matrix fans out there...and all you Bush lovers (you know what I mean, Drifter!)
Saturday, January 08, 2005
A post...Drifter style...
Had our first Upward b-ball game to cheer at this morning. All my girls seemed to still be asleep even though it was 10:30. I kept trying to get them to smile and look "cheerful" but they mostly seemed unamused by my antics....good thing they didn't have to try out...I'd only have 1 or 2 girls on my squad!
Baby man cut his 4th tooth today...They are all on the bottom...none on top. He doesn't want to go to sleep tonight...so I'm holding him while I type and he is being very wiggly and whiney.
Bought a small exercise tramp...oline today at Wally World for $20. It was a beyotch to put together...but hubby and I finally got it figured out. The girls think it's THEIR new toy, as they do my exercise ball I got when I was preggo with the boy to use as a birthing ball. Now to just get myself to use those things on a daily basis.
Ran out of my Zoloft I've been taking and didn't get it refilled cause they didn't seem to be helping...I still feel depressed a lot and am kinda moody (maybe I'm not getting enough sleep? No, never enough sleep!) but over the last few days since I haven't taken them, I've noticed I've become even more moody and angry.
My younger daughter just said (and she's said this before too) that sometimes she dreams about mamaw coming back and she's in a wheelchair...I'm glad she remembers her mamaw and hope she always will....It's coming up on the one year anniversary of her death on the 23rd of this month...I can't believe it's been a year!
Gotta start planning my younger daughter's 5th birthday party...Less than a month away...she wants a skating party like her big sister had on her last birthday...think we'll do that since it makes the planning easier on me...then not too much longer til I need to plan my baby's first birthday party! Where is the time going?
Well that's all for now...dudes and dudettes! Just some of my random thots...didn't think there were so many but I started typing and they just kept cumming to me.
Baby man cut his 4th tooth today...They are all on the bottom...none on top. He doesn't want to go to sleep tonight...so I'm holding him while I type and he is being very wiggly and whiney.
Bought a small exercise tramp...oline today at Wally World for $20. It was a beyotch to put together...but hubby and I finally got it figured out. The girls think it's THEIR new toy, as they do my exercise ball I got when I was preggo with the boy to use as a birthing ball. Now to just get myself to use those things on a daily basis.
Ran out of my Zoloft I've been taking and didn't get it refilled cause they didn't seem to be helping...I still feel depressed a lot and am kinda moody (maybe I'm not getting enough sleep? No, never enough sleep!) but over the last few days since I haven't taken them, I've noticed I've become even more moody and angry.
My younger daughter just said (and she's said this before too) that sometimes she dreams about mamaw coming back and she's in a wheelchair...I'm glad she remembers her mamaw and hope she always will....It's coming up on the one year anniversary of her death on the 23rd of this month...I can't believe it's been a year!
Gotta start planning my younger daughter's 5th birthday party...Less than a month away...she wants a skating party like her big sister had on her last birthday...think we'll do that since it makes the planning easier on me...then not too much longer til I need to plan my baby's first birthday party! Where is the time going?
Well that's all for now...dudes and dudettes! Just some of my random thots...didn't think there were so many but I started typing and they just kept cumming to me.
My Flavor
 I taste like Bread.I am a staple in almost everyone's diet. Friends like me are a complement to any other friends I get on with almost everyone, remaining mostly in the background, but providing substance when it would otherwise be lacking. What Flavour Are You? |
Or if not that, I would be...
 Cor blimey, I taste like Tea.I am a subtle flavour, quiet and polite, gentle, almost ambient. My presence in crowds will often go unnoticed. Best not to spill me on your clothes though, I can leave a nasty stain. What Flavour Are You? |
Friday, January 07, 2005
Grrrrroooowl!
That's the sound my stomach keeps making. I keep eating little, healthy snacks today, but for some reason, my stomach just won't stop growling! Every time it growls, I think of some food that I want really bad. Like tortilla chips and salsa and ranch dressing, or Olive Garden's soup salad and breadsticks, or mushroom and cheese pizza and crazy bread! Ooooooooh, I'm so hungry. This really needs to stop, or I'm never gonna make it!!
My ABC's
Stolen from Trinity...
Anger management...no, not the movie, I need to work on controlling my anger
Baby boy- he takes up about 90% of my time
Celery. I snack on it every day.
Depression-why am I depressed all the time?
EE, she has strep throat
Folding neverending laundry!
Grandparents getting on my nerves.
Hungry, always hungry.
Ice water...can't be room temp. BLAH!
Joan of Arcadia, one of my favorite shows.
Kisses. I can't pick up the baby without kissing him.
Losing weight...but still have a LOOOONG way to go:(
Money-need more of it!
Naps? Nope, Not really.
Outer wear. It's been cold enough to wear a coat all week.
Pumping 3-4 times a day for the baby.
Quit eating everything in sight (since Monday).
Reading a romance novel.
Stressful- my life in a word.
Time-not enough in a day.
Upward Cheerleading. Games start tomorrow!
Van is a piece of crap!
What not to wear is on tonight.
X-rated films- my side job- yeah right!
Yelling at the kids too much.
Zany in my brain.
Anger management...no, not the movie, I need to work on controlling my anger
Baby boy- he takes up about 90% of my time
Celery. I snack on it every day.
Depression-why am I depressed all the time?
EE, she has strep throat
Folding neverending laundry!
Grandparents getting on my nerves.
Hungry, always hungry.
Ice water...can't be room temp. BLAH!
Joan of Arcadia, one of my favorite shows.
Kisses. I can't pick up the baby without kissing him.
Losing weight...but still have a LOOOONG way to go:(
Money-need more of it!
Naps? Nope, Not really.
Outer wear. It's been cold enough to wear a coat all week.
Pumping 3-4 times a day for the baby.
Quit eating everything in sight (since Monday).
Reading a romance novel.
Stressful- my life in a word.
Time-not enough in a day.
Upward Cheerleading. Games start tomorrow!
Van is a piece of crap!
What not to wear is on tonight.
X-rated films- my side job- yeah right!
Yelling at the kids too much.
Zany in my brain.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Brain Fart!
I can't think of anything to blog about, but I didn't want to break my record of blogging every day so far this year. So this is my blog for the day. Maybe tomorrow I will have something worth reading. Then again, do I ever?
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Measure Up!
Are all of our weight loss challengers measuring themselves to gage how many total inches they lose? I couldn't find my measuring tape a couple of days ago, so I finally found it and took measurements tonight. I measured my upper arms, bust, waist, hips, thighs and my legs right above my knees. ( I'm not going to go all out and measure my wrists and ankles and whatnot, they're not my problem areas!) Now, I'm not going to list all of my measurements just now. Maybe after the numbers go down a tad, but what I will say, is that I can remember a time when I measured my waist and it was the same number that I just got for my thighs! How sick is that? If that doesn't make ya want to just puke, I don't know what will.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Back to Cheerleading
Well, after a 3 week break from coaching my upward cheerleading squad, I'm back at it again tonight. I am really wishing I had not signed up to do this. But I did and I intend to carry through with my commitment. When I agreed to do this, my hubby had not yet decided to go back to school. So he was going to be home to keep our 2 younger children while our oldest and I went to cheerleading. Well, now that he's in school, he has classes on Tuesday evenings so I now have to drive twice as far as my church (to drop off the 2 younger ones to be babysat) and then back to the church for cheerleading and then back out to get the kids and then back home. That's a lot of driving (about 38 miles all together) and a lot of gasoline. O well, I suppose it's not the end of the world. It's only for a couple of months and then by the time this quarter is over for guru, cheerleading will be over for me.
Go Upward!
Go Upward!
Monday, January 03, 2005
Why do I bother?!
Trying to do my own nails that is. I stopped in at Sally's beauty supply store and bought some stuff to balance my own nails. I did the same thing that I was taught how to do last Wednesday when I got my nails done last. They were beginning to look a bit ugly so I thought I'd just fix them myself. Well I totally botched them. I thought they looked like @$$ before....They definately do now! Argh! Why do I do this to myself. I always screw up my nails. Even when I just paint them, I always do. Why is it so hard for me to do my own nails?
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Early Day for Lo Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the day that my hubby starts at the Ohio State University. He will be going to classes in the evenings which means he will have to get in to work early now on a daily basis. As it was until now this school year, he was getting up and taking our oldest daughter to school every day on his way to work and our younger daughter to preschool on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. This meant he would get into work anywhere between 9 and 9:30 in the morning. Well this means I will have to start getting my butt up every morning to take them myself so that he can get to work earlier because he is going to have to leave on M-W-F before 4pm. Some of you may not understand that I NEED my sleep. My hubby seems to believe that I just WANT to sleep, that I should just get up and I'd wake up. Wrongo! I just happen to be a person whose body requires more sleep than some. Now, I don't just lay there and sleep all day, though, that would be nice to do sometime. I usually get to bed somewhere between midnight and 1am on a daily basis. Then the baby wakes up between 6 and 7 hungry. Well, hubby usually hands him to me for me to latch him on to the "boo" and then I go back to sleep with the baby and am up for the day by 8:30-9am. I like my mornings this way. I get up and feed the baby his cereal while I watch Regis and Kelly. Now I have to have my booty up and going in time to get my oldest to school by 8:30 (and her school is 15 miles away). I'll tell you this, I'm gonna be one tired, cranky mofo.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
2005 Is Here!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope that this year is a good one. I'm going to TRY to keep my thinking positive this year. I know that things aren't always gonna go the way I want. I know there are going to be things in 2005 that make me sad. But I'm going to try to keep my outlook on things positive. I have a real problem with thinking negatively. I need to be careful not to let one negative thing taint my outlook on everything else. Prevent the downward spiral that occurs in my mind when something goes wrong and then I end up getting majorly depressed. So that is my new year's resolution along with losing weight. My ultimate goal would be to lose about 90 lbs. But I honestly don't see that happening. See there I go again with the negative thinking. How do I change this? I need to stop it! I hate that about myself.
Need Ideas
Ok, so I think I've figured out part of my problem as to why I don't blog enough. (Besides the fact that I can't think of topics to blog about). I always get on the computer and the first thing I do is catch up on my babycenter and blogs. By the time I'm done with that, one of my kids (usually the baby) is needing my attention and I don't have time then to blog. Maybe I should start with blogging and then catch up on other stuff. But then, there's still the problem of coming up with blog topics. Any blog ideas for me? I'd love to hear them. And maybe I can keep my blog updated more.
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