Do you still need a push?

A man and his wife are awakened, at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door.

The man got up and went to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.

"Not a chance," said the husband, "it is 3 o'clock in the morning!" He slams the door and returns to bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"Just some drunk guy asking for a push." He answered.

"Did you help him?" she asked.

"No, I did not, it is 3 o'clock in the morning and it is pouring out there!"

"Well, you have a short memory." his wife replied. Can't you remember, about three months ago when we broke down and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!"

The man did as he was told, got dressed, and went out into the pounding rain.

He called out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"

"Yes" came back the answer.

"Do you still need a push?" called out the
husband.

"Yes, please!" came the reply from the dark.

"Where are you?" asked the husband.

"Over here on the swing!", replied the drunk.

So Mad!

I just typed up this long post about my weekend and Memorial Day and this stupid computer just froze up! I was just in the middle of typing a word and all of a sudden, I couldn't do anything. No curser or anything. I had no option but to reboot. I couldn't save anything, just had to shut her down and start over.

Well, I am not typing all of that out again now. I'll just say I had a good weekend and post this bad boy before the computer locks up again. It has been doing that a lot lately and it really gets on my nerves!

My First Thursday 13

Thirteen Things about Loelsh and a cranky little man! 1. This is my first TT. 2. I started one of these a couple of weeks ago, but never ended up posting it. 3. I've got a cranky boy on my hands this morning. 4. He had a very short nap yesterday and didn't go to bed until late last night. 5. He woke up early this morning and wouldn't stop crying. 6. Now he is sitting in my lap crying. 7. I don't think even he knows what he wants right now. 8. He's really testing my patience today (and I don't have much to start with)! 9. It's hard to type with a wiggly, whiny kid in your arms. 10. I hope he's not getting sick. He feels kind of warm. 11. I just gave him some tylenol. 12. It would really ruin our weekend plans if he is sick! 13. I hope he can get a nice long nap today and feel better!! Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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Summer Is On It's Way!

So I guess we are going to go to the wedding. We'll take a side dish or two in containers that don't need to be returned and we'll decide when we get there if we're going to stay for the reception.

On a different note, we are having very nice weather here in Central Ohio today. It is currently 75 degrees and sunny. We are supposed to be 80 degrees or above for the next few days. Looks like summer weather is getting ready to kick in and stay a while.

The girls only have 2 more weeks of school left this year. Their last day is June 7th. Then on the 9th, my oldest daugher will turn 9!!! I can't believe it. She will be in 4th grade next year and if we stay in this school district, it will be her last year in elementary school. 5th and 6th grades here are middle school, 7th and 8th are Jr. high and then of course 9th-12th is high school. Good grief! I'm getting old!

My younger daughter will go into 1st grade next year, which means that she will be going to school all day as apposed to the half day kindergarten she has now. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I'll be doing the happy dance because that will mean that I'll just have the little man to take care of all day and won't have to make sure I'm back home in the middle of the day to get her off the bus and then again at 4:00 when the oldest one gets home (not that this is a problem every day, but it can be a pain when I have lots of errands to run). On the other hand, it makes me kind of sad that she's old enough to be in school all day and she really is a big help with her little brother.

Anyway, I took the younger 2 kids to the park today for a little while and it was nice. Both of them did very well at leaving when I said it was time to go. They didn't argue or cry that they wanted to stay longer. I made sure I told them how happy it made me that they didn't throw a fit and that it made me want to do things like that with them more often.

Well, that's all I've got for you for now. Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

A Little Gas Humor

Who do I look like?

A lady doing laundry discovered that the dryer
stopped getting hot. "Hey honey" she called to
her husband. "The dryer's broken.. can you fix
it?" "Who do I look like, the Kenmore repairman?"

A few days later the dishwasher broke. "Honey,
the dishwasher broke. Can you fix it?" "Who do I
look like, the Maytag man?" grumbled her husband.

A few days later the oven broke. "Hey honey...I
can't fix dinner... the oven broke. Can you fix
it?" "Who do I look like... an oven repair man?"

A few weeks later the husband said to his wife,
"Hey honey. I noticed you got all that stuff
around the house fixed. How much did it cost?"

"Well" the wife replied, "You know Mick next
door. Well, he agreed to do all the repairs for
free if I'd sleep with him or bake him a cake."

"What kind of cake did you make him?"
"Who do I look like, Betty Crocker?"

My Mother's Day

Ok, so I'm a little late with this post, but here it is anyway...

My mother's day was pretty nice. I didn't get to sleep in Sunday because guru had to be at church at 8:00am, so he let me sleep in Saturday morning. Our oldest daughter needed to be at the church Saturday morning, so he took all the kids with him and after dropping her off, he took the other two to breakfast and did some shopping (for me).

It was nice to be able to sleep in, especially since I couldn't get to sleep Friday night and was up until 3:00 in the morning!

Then Sunday, he took the girls with him to the church, so I just had myself and the little man to get ready. He attempted to make me coffee, but it didn't really turn out as he had expected. It's ok though, our coffee maker is wacky, so I don't blame him. I think it was a wedding gift, so it's probably time for a new one of those.

Before they left Sunday morning, they all woke me up to wish me a Happy Mother's Day and give me my presents. Here is what I got from the girls (they each picked out their own gift to me):



And from my hubby:


(Ankle bling!)

We went to church and then to lunch with my dad and my mom's parents. After that we went and visited guru's crazy mom for a few minutes. Then we headed by and put some flowers on my mom's grave stone. I really miss her. Especially on Mother's Day!

Hope you all had a nice Mother's Day too!

But, all the other kids are doin' it...

So I will too. I'm making an American Idol post.

In the words of Chandler Bing "Could I have BEEN more wrong? At this point in the game, anyone could be out. There are only good performers left, so naturally, the good one's have got to leave too. When I saw the 2 groups, one having the highest # of votes and the other the lowest, I immediately assumed that Chris and Katharine were top 2 and Elliott and Taylor bottom 2. I thought the order from highest to lowest would be Chris, Kat, Taylor, Elliott.

Boy, I was WAY off! They told Elliott and Taylor they were safe and my chin hit the floor. Are you kidding me America?!! You simply can't trust stupid Americans to get it right! I mean they kept voting Scott Savol through last year, for goodness sakes!!

Like others have said, I am not too concerned about it, he will most definately be getting a record deal and will be successful! But who's going to win this thing? I thought all along it would be my man Chris! While I like Kat, (she is nice to look at and has a great voice) she is not the best singer in the competition. Of the three that are left, I think Elliott has the best voice, though not the best look (baaa). It really is anyone's game right now! The question is (in my best Ryan Seacrest voice) who will be the next American Idol?

The End

That's right. 7th Heaven has come to an end after 10 seasons. I got interested in this show right after having my now 6 year old daughter. It went through a phase a season or two ago where all of their episodes were issue related. I pretty much stopped watching it at that point. But then this season, I picked it back up again. I didn't see every episode because often I would forget about it since it was on so late. Recently they moved the show to 11:00 pm when they started showing news at 10 pm on the channel (they also did this with my Gilmore Girls, stupid WB!)

Anyway I have been trying to keep up with what's going on in the storyline a bit better now that we have our DVR. Well, last night was the series finale. I'm sad to see it go. I like the show and will continue to watch reruns on abc family. I don't know if any of have kept up on the show, but I for one, was glad that Simon didn't end up marrying Rose. It was kind of cool (but rather unlikely) that Sarah, Mary and Lucy are all pregnant at the same time, all with twins!

As with all shows that I enjoy that come to an end, I am anxiously awaiting a reunion show. (Can't wait to find out what's going on with the Friends! They better do a reunion show!)

How Observant Are You?

Below are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer! BE HONEST!!! Write down your answers as you go. And check your answers (at the bottom) AFTER you finish all the questions.

Ready? Go!

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people
don't know)
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
(Don't you dare get up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

Ok, did you write down all of your answers? Did you cheat? Here are the answers. (Apparently the average score is only 7!!)

1. BOTTOM
2. 50
3. RIGHT
4. BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD
5. 1, 0
6. RIGHT
7. 20
8. RED
9. 88
10. CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)
11. TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
12. 12 (no #1)
13 LEFT
14. CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
15 8
16. LEFT
17 5
18. 6
19. BASHFUL
20. 8
21. ACE OF SPADES
22. LEFT
23. *, #
24. 3
25. COUNTER

So how many did you get?

Optical Illusions!

Do What Tastes Right!

Has anyone else tried these Frescata sandwiches from Wendy's? I love them! Well, I've only had the Turkey & Swiss and the Turkey with Basil Pesto. Yum!! I am currently addicted to the Basil one. I have been craving it. Am I the only one?

Pictures

Ok, we got the pictures uploaded to the computer, but after reviewing them, there aren't too many that I'm happy with. But, here are a couple.

Here is the cake (edited):



Here is one of the birthday boy sneaking some icing:

("Is anyone looking?")


Fun with balloons:


And here is my cousin's new baby that was born Friday night:


And the girls holding her:

Party Time!

Today we had my son's 2nd birthday party. It was really nice. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was about 70 degrees and sunny with a nice breeze!

We grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and sausage dogs on the grill (thanks, G!). We also had home made potato salad, strawberries, grapes, carrot sticks, cheese & crackers, pretzels, and pringles. Very yummy. Then of course, we had cake and ice cream. The cake was from Sam's Club, it was chocolate and filled with cream filling! Awesome!

He got lots of nice summer clothes (which he really needed), some pajamas, and a few toys.

After the party, I stopped in at Babies R Us and bought a cute little outfit with a matching hat and a musical toy for my cousin's new baby. She wasn't actually due until May 20, but she had been having some high blood pressure lately and when she went in for her scheduled Dr. appointment on Friday, He sent her on in to be induced. She had a baby girl that was 6 lb 12 oz and 19in. Not bad for being not quite 37 weeks! Then I took my daughters to the hospital to visit them.

We stayed there for about an hour, then headed home. On the way, I called guru to see where he and the little man were at. He stopped by his dad's house to drop off a b-day present to his brother who is in town staying there. So, the girls and I stopped off and ate a late dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. It was really good. We got home and the girls crashed and I am on my way to bed now. It's been a long day and I'm exhausted.

Hopefully I'll be able to post some pics from the party soon. We got a new digital camera today, too (since I broke our old one at the zoo), and I don't know how to upload pics from it yet.

Good night!

Medical Scam

Don't be fooled, ladies!

Just No Pleasing Some Women

After 5 long months of cold and winter, we are finally coming up to summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking as it's the only type of cooking a real man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.

When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:

1) The woman buys the food.
2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - *Diet Coke in hand. Here comes the important part:
4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another *Diet Coke while he deals with the situation. Important again:
7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces and brings them to the table.
9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all:
10) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed "her night off." And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.



(* I substituted Diet Coke for beer in this since, well, beer is yucky!)

My baby!

He's 2 today! Happy birthday little man! Here are some pictures of him from the past year...







(Yes, he loves these shopping carts at Kroger with the steering wheels!)




And then today at lunch:


I don't know why, but I have a TON of pictures of him sleeping. I considered just making this post all pics of him sleeping this past year! He's just so darn cute while he's sleeping. He's getting so big and has such a great personality. The most lovable little guy! Hopefully I will have some pics from his party this Saturday to post.

If you want to see pics of his first year, you can check those out here.

I need some help!

Somebody out there MUST know a secret. I simply cannot get my kitchen floor to look clean! I don't know if it's the type of flooring that's in there or what, but I never had this problem at our house. I would spot clean the floor frequently, but would only mop, well, let's just say infrequently, but our floors never looked like they were just dingy!

The kitchen is in the front of our apartment, so when you come in the front door, you are basically in the kitchen. So, needless to say, it's a high traffic area. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but it's obviously something. I have mopped, I kid you not, 4 (yes FOUR) times in the last week. Dirt just sticks to this floor! Even right after I mop, the floor does not look clean. I have tried Mr. Clean stuff, generic stuff, and even just bleach and water! Nothing is making any difference. Well, it cleans up some of the dirt, but it always appears that the floor is stained even after mopping. Grr. It sucks! I hate feeling like the floor is dirty all the time.

Someone, please, give me some tips on how to get the floor to look clean and sparkly!! It's driving me nuts!

Uh...um...hmmmm...

Wow, it's been almost a week since my last post. I have started to post a couple of times this week, but when I re-read them, I ended up deleting them because they were too stupid and boring. Ok, so I know this is going to be the same, but I'm going to go ahead and put it up anyway since it's been so long.

My little man is going to turn 2 on Wednesday! I can't believe how time is flying! My BABY is turning 2!!!!

This past Saturday, we had a ladies' brunch at our church. Our pastor's wife was the main speaker. I sang on the praise team for it. The food was really good and they had a cute skit. It was overall a really nice time. If nothing else, it was 3 hours I got to just sit and listen and not have to chase the baby around or break up fights between the girls. That in and of itself made it worth going to (even if I did have to get up way to freakin' early on a Saturday!)

Now the weekend is over. I am pretty disappointed that DH and GA are both overviews of the story lines up until now. I'm ready for some new action here, people! It's what makes the end of the weekend not so blah!

Well, that's it. Hopefully I'll have something more interesting to give you later this week.

My Easter

It was a pretty good one. I sang in the praise choir at church, so I had to be there at 8:30 for practice. We have 2 services, one at 9:45 and one at 11:00. My dad's youngest sister was in town and came to our 11:00 service with him. It was really good to see her and her boys there!

After church, we stopped by to visit guru's mom at the run down bar she works at. We made her come outside to see the kids. (We didn't want them to stink up their Easter outfits in the bar, even though they weren't open yet. YUCK!! It's so dirty in there!) She gave them each Easter baskets, which they were happy about!

Then we came home to change clothes and went right back out to get a small lunch. We really didn't eat all that much because we were supposed to meet my dad, his sister and her family, my grandparents and my grandma's sister for dinner. However, by the time we met up with them, we were still full from our lunch, so we I just got a small salad and guru got a bowl of soup for dinner. It was really good, nonetheless!

After dinner, we all went back to my grandparents' house and the kids (my 3 and my aunts 2 boys who are 10 and 14) hid and found Easter eggs in the back yard. Ok, the adults got involved in that a bit too. But it was fun! Then we had some cheesecake and fresh strawberries for dessert (yummy!).

We sat around and chatted for a little while and my dad and the little man entertained everyone with playing with my son's right shoe (he is famous for taking off ONLY his right shoe ALL the time!) I know, it sounds weird, but the boy was giggling and having a grand ole time playing keep away with his papaw. It was so cute! The older kids were having fun building a fort out of blankets on the bunk beds in one of the extra bedrooms. I remember doing things like that with my cousins there when we were all kids. We always had a blast!

Then it was time to head home. We got home and pretty much crashed! It was a busy but fun day.

Today is the girls' last day of Spring break. It's back to school tomorrow. Back to our normal everyday routine. It has really been an enjoyable break with the girls home. This morning, however, I think they've had about enough of being around each other all day every day and they are arguing quite a bit. As much as they aren't looking forward to getting back to school, I think we are all ready to get back to normal. Until Summer time comes that is!