Some days I blog, some days I don't

Thursday Thirteen - Dessert Recipes

2009-11-12T14:46:00.000-06:00

Thirteen Dessert Recipes from Kraft Foods that I want to try!

1. Caramel Nut Cheesecake

2. Double Layer Pumpkin Pie

3. Triple Layer Peanut Butter Brownies

4. Rocky Road No-Bake Cheesecake

5. Peaches N Cream No-Bake Cheesecake

6. Watermelon Pops

7. Four Layer Pumpkin Cake

8. Nilla Apple Crisp

9. Fruit Smiles

10. Oreo Truffles

11. Triple Chocolate Bliss Cake

12. Easy Chocolate Trifle

13. Shortcut Carrot Cake

Finish the sentence

2009-11-09T14:13:00.002-06:00

Outside my window... is Oyster's litterbox, drying after being sanitized, hehe
I am thinking... about all the boxes I'm going to have to pack and move and how much it's going to hurt my back. ugh
I am thankful for... LOVING friends and family who will hopefully help me move!
In my kitchen... is a glade melting candle thing that is making my place smell like cinnamon and vanilla
I am wearing... jeans, purple shirt, sunglasses (ready to go to Centerton to see this duplex if the dude will ever call me back!)
I am creating... a list of all the places I have to change my address with when I move!
I am going... to have to miss out on my Washington DC trip :(
I am reading... captions on the tv and the cookbook in my lap
I am hoping... for at least two really good snowfalls this winter!
I am hearing... my phone go off with a text message from Alex begging for a half day of vacation...
Around the house... are lots of memories and things I love!
One of my favorite things right now... is the number on the scale that keeps falling!
A few plans for the weekend... packing, moving all the garage stuff to Greg and Tonya's storage unit
A picture to share... A fabulous kitchen that I HOPE is the same in the duplex I'm waiting for a tour of!

Weight Loss Tickers

2009-08-28T04:14:00.001-05:00

Here we go, the official kick off!

Pounds lost and still to go:

Number of Days I've worked out at Curves:

(Set the goal at 100, maybe I can lose 1 pound with each workout and it'd be about 8 months til completion, lol)

Let's see what I can accomplish!

Suggestions to help improve my allergies...

2009-06-22T02:40:00.002-05:00

Some of these make sense, some are crazy, some are expensive and well... read for yourself.

* It is usually advisable to keep the doors and windows of the house closed, winter and summer, as this is one way in which you can have some control over the air you breathe inside your home.
...... Apparently you're supposed to lock yourself inside and never breathe fresh air?

* Never store anything under the bed
...... And waste that storage space??? Ok, actually right now I pass this one, only thing under my bed is occasionally Oyster and whatever he's holding hostage.

* Avoid lying on overstuffed furniture or sitting in stuffed chairs during the day.
...... But I guess it's ok at night? I think that means you can only have wooden furniture with no cushions to sit on?

* When possible, you should be out of the house during periods of house cleaning and for one hour thereafter.
...... If I had a husband I'd make sure a doctor wrote this on an official prescription pad and I have it framed, LOL. I'll be sure to blacken out the part that says If the patient has to do the cleaning, a dust mask may be worn, hehe.

* No pennants, pictures, or other dust catchers on the wall.
...... So I have to have a boring bedroom with no decor, and everything covered in plastic?

* Build a mud room if you don't already have one. Every family member can leave wet or dusty shoes or boots there without tracking dust, pollen or mold into the main living area.
...... I think my landlord would object.

* Dust mites, the microscopic creatures that produce dust, love carpet, so use hardwood, laminate, or vinyl flooring wherever you can. You can accent the floor with washable throw rugs. If you want to use carpet, choose a low-pile instead of a higher-pile carpet.
...... Dear Salvador, don't mind the mess, I'm just replacing all the carpet in my duplex with expensive hardwood flooring. And let me know when you've paid the bill, please?

* Keep your house's décor simple and easy-to-clean. Store collections of small items behind a glassed-in curio cabinet to cut down of the amount of dust these items can gather.
...... Apparently this suggestion is for those that can afford such cabinets??

* Did you know that pets kept primarily indoors will carry less allergens and dust on them than those kept outdoors?
...... Score one for Oyster!

* Bathe your pets once a week to reduce dander.
...... Sorry kitten...

* Keep clutter off the floor of your closet so that you can mop or vacuum it.
...... I'm sorry, do you not know what the purpose of a closet is? TO STORE THINGS

* Store books or collectibles in other rooms. If you need to keep CDs, tapes, stereos, televisions, or stuffed animals in the bedroom, put them in drawers or closed cabinets.
...... "Hey honey, where's that love songs CD?" "Um... 2nd drawer on the left, with my panty hose"

* Stuffed toys in children's bedrooms can be sterilized by putting them in the freezer at frequent intervals. Dust mites can survive in cold areas for quite a while, so this method may not kill the existing dust mites, but it'll prevent them from reproducing.
...... Still trying to figure this one out. But umm... my freezer isn't big enough to hold the bear I snuggle with, lol.

* Mold spores and dust mites—which are a natural part of the environment—live by the millions in carpet, as well as in bedding, drapes, upholstered furniture or anything else that’s “nice, warm and fuzzy,”
...... Anyone wanna buy like 50 blankets that are "nice, warm and fuzzy"???? Wonder if I can stick them in the freezer and make them cold and fuzzy? Would that help?

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Hints compiled from handouts from my allergy clinic, lowes.com and bobvila.com (the last two because I was looking for info on allergy vent covers)

Thursday Thirteen - Snowflakes

2009-05-14T04:34:00.000-05:00

Thirteen things I have with snowflakes on them

I do love my snowflakes...

1. Cookie jar, platter, salt/pepper shakers, glasses, bowls (but no dishes)
2. My back door and bathroom mirror, the gel and cling snowflakes
3. Blue and White quilt - found it on ebay :)
4. Blue and white scarf
5. Bathroom towels - they look odd with the rubber duck collection and tropical fish shower curtain, but I love them anyway, hehe.
6. Underwear :) Bet you wanted to know that! Several different ones actually, two of some! They're so cute I wanted to make sure they last a long time!
7. Votive candle holders
8. The belly of the snowman water globe :)
9. Beanie Baby bears, a regular sized one and a matching mini one, hehe
10. Snowflake shaped soaps, with glitter!
11. Wrapping paper
12. Cake/cupcake molds, disposable and made of aluminum, incredible cute!
13. Christmas lights. You think I'd pass those up???

Thursday Thirteen

2009-05-07T04:32:00.000-05:00

13 Things on my Wishlist
(aka how to blow my paycheck in the next six months)

13. Wii games - don't have any particular ones in mind right now
12. Green Comforter or quilt (need some green sheets too)
11. A New couch... still debatable at this point though
10. More rubber duckies, because I want them!
9. Prints for the collage photo frames I've had for ages, damn I'm lazy!
8. A chest freezer... not enough room in mine!
7. More village buildings
6. Sewing Machine - I want to make a few things! And mend a few things...
5. A flat screen, wide screen, HD tv... I have TV envy...
4. Another Vacation to Colorado! or London, or Vegas, or Yellowstone.
3. Surround sound system and speakers for that new tv (because it's cool and helps me hear better!)
2. Pop-up Trailer for camping! Can't quite find exactly what I want yet
1. A HOUSE!!! Ok, so this is more than 6 months down the road! But it's still a wish :)

Thursday Thirteen

2009-04-09T15:17:00.000-05:00

13 random messages in my email account

1. From Dylan, picture of my Mii on his Wii (I couldn't get her mouth right)
2. Comics: Garfield, Family Circus, Family Tree, Pickles, Rose is Rose, The Born Loser
3. iTunes receipt for live recording of song from ACM awards
4. Google Alerts - Mountainburg (because the drama in my hometown is sometimes hilarious!
5. Chase Credit cards (they want paid)
6. Ebay Search Results - because I'm too lazy to search every day
7. Geocaching Pocket Query - I got them loaded in my Nuvi! It rocks
8. Lane Bryant (They want me to buy things, since I already paid them!)
9. *snickers* Email between me and the guy at the Razorback shop in the union, that deserves a blog of its own, LOL. They annoyed the crap out of me wanting me to pick up the poor Razorback Duck I ordered online. Next time I SWEAR I'll have it shipped.
10. From Pat in Poteau - an email looking for a home for 4 cats through the All Paws Rescue
11. From Mary Ellen - request to use some of the pictures of the old Lake Fort Smith State Park that I posted on facebook
12. Houseplans.com - I love that site!
13. Pam Ernst - Best customer service I have ever received in EVER ordering anything online. Amazingly fast shipping too! Hopefully Tim will put his Yellowstone pictures in a book, and I'll have my own copy of them all!

What's in your email?

Thursday Thirteen

2009-03-26T14:28:00.002-05:00

I haven't done one of these in who knows how long, so I'm not putting a number on it anymore, hehehe.

Thursday Thirteen - 13 places I want to visit in the next ten years!
I think I've done this before, but I wanted to remind myself, lol.

1. Niagara Falls
2. Grand Canyon
3. Florida Keys
4. Neuschwanstein Castle
5. Nashville, TN (Grand Ole Opry)
6. Hawaii
7. Alaska
8. New York City (David Letterman Show)
9. Bahamas/Cancun/Jamaica
10. Montreat, NC and also the Biltmore Mansion
11. Colorado and Wyoming again!
12. Scotland (and London, England again)
13. tba... gotta get ready for work :)

Oh the brilliance of some people...

2009-03-23T04:45:00.004-05:00

I'll set the scene for you....

Time: 2:00am
Place: Deserted Kum & Go gas station
Witnesses: No one, my vehicle is the only one there
Situation: No receipt, display says "Printer jammed"

I walked into the store and asked the guy for a receipt since it says the printer is jammed. He looks up and says ok, and then tells me I need to go to the other register. Ok, fine, it's like a whole 6 steps away, and mind you, this is the register closer to the door.

He asks me which pump, so I said, I don't know I didn't look. HE TURNS AND LOOKS OUTSIDE! And proceeds to ask me which vehicle is mine? I turn and look outside, look at him and then look outside again. "The truck" and do you know what he did? He turns and looks again and says "The red one?" For lack of something better to say I said "I think so" and then he proceeds to start with one and count all the way to nine while pointing with his finger!!

OK, so I have a poll...

Was he....?

A. Bored off his ass and picking on me?
B. Brand new and nervous about having his first job?
C. A few fries short of a happy meal?

Don't bother voting anything other than C...
:)

Thanks for reading, glad to entertain!
(Hey, at least he didn't have to spell anything, right?)

Tacky, yet amusing

2009-03-09T14:56:00.000-05:00

In honor of the OctoMom Denny's has a new breakfast meal: The OctoSlam - You get 14 eggs, no sausage and the guy next to you pays the bill.

Seriously..........

2009-03-09T14:09:00.006-05:00

FREAKIN LEARN TO SPELL AND NOT USE YOUR CAPS LOCK! If you're gonna offer something, at least freakin look up how to spell it. Especially when you decide to spell curse words instead. Some people just aren't that smart... And as far as mange goes, it's caused by mites, not stress... I can't even find what type of mange they supposedly have, Google can't figure out how to spell it correctly.

7. OFFERED SHIT ZUE PUPPIES
Date: Mon Mar 9, 2009 12:47 am ((PDT))

I HAVE A BOY AND A GIRL SHIT ZUE THEY ARE BROTHER AND SISTER BUT DONT HAVE TO STAY TOGETHER. BUT BEFORE YOU JUST TAKE THEM THEY ARE SPECAIL NEEDS THEY HAVE DAPITIC MAINGE. IT IS WHERE IF THEY GET STRESSED OUT THEY WILL LOOSE THERE HAIR ITS NOT CONTAIGOUS. ITS COMES AND GO BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE IT. THEY WE ALL CLEARED UP UNTIL WE TRIED TO GIVE THEM A HAIR CUT AND THEY FREAKED OUT AND ALL THERE HAIR FELL OUT ON THE FACE. THEY WERE BORN 7-16-2008. THE MEDICINE IS ABOUT 10.00 A YEAR.

On a side note.... drink much???

2. offered: wesley, elkins area: one gallon empty wine bottles
Sun Mar 8, 2009 9:27 am (PDT)
I have lots of these,.probably close to 100 maybe more. I need them gone as soon as possible, if anyone is interested give Me a shout.

2009-01-27T14:37:00.002-06:00

Posting for historical reference:

Employer: Ozark Mountain Poultry, Inc.
City: Rogers
Name: Leah Peterson
Position: HR Director
Phone: 479-633-8600
Closing_Information

1-27-09 OMP will be closed for 2nd shift including Box Out

Ozark Mountain Poultry
Benton County
No 2nd Shift Including Box Out
Submitted at: 12:35 PM CST on Tuesday, Jan 27

Important heath issue for women!

2009-01-14T05:28:00.001-06:00

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How to outsmart an idiot

2008-12-30T04:44:00.001-06:00

I love when snappy come-backs come easily :)

Idiot: hey
Me: howdy
Idiot: what you doin...
Me: logging geocaches I found yesterday with friends
Idiot: i need some ass
Me: you're acting like one, why do you need more?

Score one for me!

Do you hear what I hear?

2008-12-23T14:11:00.003-06:00

My hearing's not this bad, but it's funny, hehehe

The story of my life: As told by Google

2008-12-15T01:50:00.003-06:00

I'm bored, waiting for the 2am credit reset to hit on Scratch & Win on facebook, LOL. I'm searching random things in Google. I think there's a name for this, but I can't remember it. This started out innocently, but got really funny..... keep reading :)

1. Jennifer wore: an ivory, raw silk Maggie Sottero strapless gown
WOOT! I'm getting married!

2. Jennifer broke: up her OWN marriage
DAMN! that didn't last long... This game sucks

3. Jennifer saved: all of her grandmother's recipes when she passed away
Was trying to save my marriage, but recipes are awesome too! Now if I could only find her coffee cake recipe, maybe I could win my man back via his stomach, hehe.

4. Jennifer fixed: her teeth
You tattle-tale, you're not supposed to broadcast that on the web. Was hoping to fix my marriage.... maybe he didn't like my smile?

5. Jennifer worked: on family ties
Well... that's kind of like fixing my marriage, but actually refers to the tv show, hehehe.

6. Jennifer rekindled: her romance with John in October
Apparently my husband's name is John? Let's see if we can find out his last name.

7. Jennifer changed: Her Legal Name To A Dot Com
Looks like I'm also legally insane...

8. Jennifer checked: in a Long Island hospital last month and was preparing to give birth
Wait... now I'm giving birth? I thought I just broke up my marriage??

9. Jennifer worried: that Kevin was too aggressive
Unless Kevin is the name of my child, I guess that's how I broke up my marriage

10. Jennifer pleased: by students' response
And now I'm a teacher?

11. Jennifer ate: ("Jennifer Ate" is a porn star, so this entry will not be posted)

12. Jennifer logged: over 100 hours of studio time, collaborated with countless other musicians, songwriters
I'm in show business now? I hope I'm in Cats!

13. Jennifer thinks: Brangelina Are "Totally a Joke"
Well yeah, but they're not as stupid as some people are...

14. Jennifer baked: a cake and John helped to decorate it.
whew.... we're still married!

15. Jennifer watched: her man perform
*no comment*

16. Jennifer blushed: “Oh, umm…” “She’s a naughty school girl,”
*still no comment*

17. Jennifer forgave: him. The friend said: "He told her he was sorry and he felt bad
Wait, I thought *I* was the one that broke up the marriage?

18. Jennifer supported: top level executives at companies including Thermo Electron Corporation, Lycos and Monsanto.
Damn, I'm important! Maybe that's why John doesn't want to end our marriage :) I guess teaching and broadway were just on my way up.

19. Jennifer enjoyed: learning about the famous Japanese haiku poet Basho
Well, I guess tastes change when you're smart, famous, and rich?

20. Jennifer slept: here
On that note, good night :)

That's not my translation...

2008-12-05T14:41:00.002-06:00

There's a song I always hear on the radio at work that is a really pretty love ballad. When it came on last night, I bugged everyone in the office, stole a set of speakers, and browsed the web until I found the artist and name of the song!

And now I'm trying to translate it. If you'd like to try it yourself, here are the words in spanish, and below I'm going to put the translations from the top websites.

Why does it matter??? Because my love ballad DOES NOT include the words terrorist attacks or Tuna you idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eso y Mas - John Sebastian (sometimes listed as Joan Sebastian)

Me contaron de Romeo y Julieta
y pense que hermoso cuento
y ahora resulta
que es mas grande
que es mas bello
esto, esto que por ti yo siento.

Cruzare los montes,
los rios, los valles
por irte a encontrar
salvaria tormentas, ciclones, dragones
sin exsajerar
por poder mirarme en tus ojos bonitos
y vivir la gloria de estar a tu lado
porque en mi ya siento que te nesecito
que me he enamorado
por poder mirarme en tus ojos bonitos
y vivir la gloria de estar a tu lado
porque en mi ya siento que te nesecito
eso y mas hare.

Por asegurar la sonrisa de tu alma
buscando equidad
yo podria enpeñar lo mas caro
que tengo que es mi libertad
y seria un honor hay amor ser tu esclavo
seria tu juguete por mi voluntad
y si un dia glorioso en tus brazos acabo
que felicidad
si seria un honor hay amor ser tu esclavo
seria tu juguete por mi voluntad
y si un dia glorioso en tus brazos acabo
que felicidad.

Here are some of the more entertaining snip-its of translated crapiness

Google's language translator (2nd verse)

I love to be able to look beautiful in your eyes
and experience the glory of being at your side
because I already feel like you terrorist attacks?

Yahoo Babel Fish AND Dictionary.com Translator (Same verse)

I have fallen in love by being able to watch me in your eyes tuna and to live the glory to be to your side because in my already I feel that you nesecito that and but hare.

Yeah... They need some help :) Btw... it should be pretty eyes, not eyes of tuna, lol.

A WHAT???

2008-11-22T14:29:00.001-06:00

Sorry.... but I HAD to post it

5. small sexing table for sale....

Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:08 pm (PST)
I have a small sewing table for sale for $20...
I live in Springdale.. .
Thank you

Seriously....... DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING

Meanings for the word “Smurf”

2008-11-02T15:48:00.004-06:00

I watched just a few episodes and paused every time they said the word “Smurf” in place of another word. So here are multiple meanings of the word smurf. (Yes, I was bored)

Romeo and Smurfette
Running (I have to be smurfing along now)
Rocker (you’re off your smurf)
Boys (Smurfs will be Smurfs)
Drawing (I’m smurfing a line)
Homely (It’s so smurfly)
Step (I dare you to smurf over this line)
Found (Eureka. I’ve smurfed it)
One (All for Smurf and Smurf for all)
Stand (United we Smurf, divided we fall)
Doing (Nothing Smurfing Gargamel)
Run (Smurf for your lives)
Lives (Run for your smurfs)
Finished (We’re smurfed for sure)
Beautiful (Smurfy day, huh?)
Messed up (You’re all smurfed in the head)

The Hundredth Smurf
Man (You big hunk of Smurf, you)
Sticks (oh Fiddlesmurfs)
Woe (Oh, Smurf is me)
Pretty (Smurfy as Mother Nature’s daughter)
???? (It might make you smurfbound) – My first thought was home, but Brainy was telling Hefty not to lift weights so much, that it might make him smurfbound… I dunno
Picker (A smurfberry smurfer)
Scott (Great Smurf, I forgot) – maybe?
Hammering (Do you have to keep smurfing all night?)
Delicious (Time for a smurflicious bed time snack)
Slept (I smurfed like a baby last night)
Ears (We’ve had it up to our smurfs)
Take (Smurf it someplace else)
Bother (I certainly won’t smurf anybody out here)
Tush (I fell on my little smurf)
Shut up (Smurf up)
Step (Smurf left, and back again, smurf right)
Screw (You always smurf things up)
Peace (At last, I can get some smurf and quiet)

Smurphony in C
Hop (Smurf to it, we’re late)
Symphony (We can’t have a “Smurphony in C” with a single musician)
Make (then go smurf some)
Goodness (My smurfness! They’ve started without me)
Kicked (they’ll be sorry they smurfed me out of the orchestra)
Doing (What are you smurfing?)
Call (That was a close smurf)
Blankity-blank (It’s all the fault of this smurfity-smurf)
Raise (Your racket is enough to smurf the dead)

Have a Smurfy Day!!!!!!

4 yr old cuteness

2008-10-25T23:39:00.003-05:00

So it's been a long day of a 4yr old goofiness with my nephew. Here are the highlights :)

I changed clothes at the church and put on panty hose that were a dark brown. When Aiden saw me, he whispered to my aunt "What happened to her legs, they're black." So after the ceremony, my aunt had to show him that you could pull on the hose and see the color. His little fingers trying to grab my hose were very ticklish too, lol

After the ceremony, he went with my aunt, and then my sister-in-law and I went to run other errands. We met up with my aunt at Academy, and apparently my aunt had been talking, and ran into a concrete pole that was only about 2-3 feet tall. Aiden was very good at demonstrating how she ran into the pole, and was then running into us. To the un-knowing eye, it probably looked like he was humping the pole and our legs, LOL.

And then! We went to eat at a Mexican restaurant, and he was sitting beside me. I had the sleeves of my shirt pushed up, and Aiden spotted the mole that is on the inside of my elbow. He looked at me and says "what does this do? boink boink boink" and was pushing on my mole. I said, hey, that's not a button! and pulled down my sleeves, hehe.

I love kiddos... they're so darn cute.

There's being nice... and there's being retarded...

2008-10-23T00:51:00.003-05:00

McDonald's late night is kind of retarded....

I've been wanting a shake lately and haven't been to get one. Now usually my problem is that when I order a shake they tell me the machine is down for cleaning, or when they're lazy "It's broke."

Tuesday night I decided I'd get a shake and then go across the street and put my check in the ATM to deposit it. It wasn't exactly my usual late night time so I thought I might get in before a shake was no longer possible. But when I got over there, I was the second in line to order, and it was taking forever. Then the guy in front of me took forever, and I finally gave up, no shake. So I drove around the building and there was back to back cars all the way to the second window. So I went across the road, did my deposit thing, then when I left the parking lot to head home, only one car had moved from the drive through.

So tonight, Wednesday night, I still wanted a shake, and there was NO ONE in the drive through. Woohoo, fast service... Not. Shake machine was working, but I decided I wanted a chicken sandwich too (ok, so I wanted more monopoly pieces). Paid at the first window, sat at the second window. Got my shake, sat some more. Started drinking my shake, car pulled up behind me. Guy behind me was revving his engine and being stupid. I put my truck in park and propped my head up. Finally got my food! I didn't order fries, but they stuck them in there anyway. Nice gesture for making me wait.

So I drive home, eating my fries as I go. Then I open up my sack. The box that my sandwich is in is indeed the "Southern Style Chicken Sandwich" and strangely they have stuck two boxes together and forced them to close together. (Sweet, two extra pieces!) But then I opened it..........

It's not my southern style goodness.... Sure it's the bun, the pickles and the requested addition of mayo, but it's not the right chicken. They have chosen instead to substitute not one, but two patties of the McChicken sandwich for my southern style all white meat chicken sandwich. Would have been nice to have told me! The dorks.... So now I'm having to eat the slightly peppery and extremely breaded McChicken instead of my fake Chik-fil-A sandwich that I love.

Seriously.... if you're out of the right chicken patty, just freakin tell me! Don't make up your own recipe! I'm still staring at this sandwhich, I haven't even eaten it. I took about three bites of one of the patties, but they're too peppery, I don't like them. And if you're gonna give me this sandwich, I'd rather have all the lettuce with it to cover up the pepper. Can I get a little COMMUNICATION???

Pains in the butt....

A message from your chair...

2008-10-20T14:46:00.003-05:00

I know, I know.... let the misspelling things go.... But I'm just sharing a good chuckle!

Dr Scholl's Heating and Message mat $15.00

Dr Scholl's Message and Heating mat. You can lay on it or put it on your chair. It messages your upper back, lower back and Thigh area as well as deliver heat.

I wonder what my chair would say if it sent me a message??? hehehehe

The 401-Keg plan

2008-10-17T01:17:00.002-05:00

You are now wise. You are about to learn the system of stock market investments.

If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. With Lehman Brothers, you would have $1.65 left of the original $1,000.00. With Wellman, you would have less than $ .50 left. If you had purchased Aloha, Frontier, ATA, or Skybus Airlines, you would have nothing left.

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund, you would have $212.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle. This is called the 401-Keg Plan

How many ways to spell dachshund?

2008-10-14T04:31:00.002-05:00

I know I'm hung up on this spelling thing... but it's so amusing, LOL

Spellings for dachshund I've seen....

daschund
doxie (actually a nickname)
datson

I'm sure there were more, but that was just the last few daus
They're also known as weiner dogs and winnie dogs, hehehe

The reason for the SWAT team...

2008-10-12T22:40:00.001-05:00

Christopher Jackson, 46, of 1924 S. 18th St. in Rogers was arrested Friday in connection with three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jackson was being held Saturday in the Benton County Jail in lieu of a $35,000 bond.

They brought a SWAT team out for that??? A little excessive, don't you think?

Just because ewe spell uh word write doesn't mean it's the rite won

2008-10-11T04:34:00.002-05:00

Sorry, had to include this in the bad spelling awards....

yeard sail
I am haveing a yeard Sail Fri-Sat from 7am to 2pm there will be alot of little boys close and some little grils the boys stuff is newboren to6 9 moths my adress is *snip to protect the innocent* thank you

You're Welcome honey......

Funny misspellings

2008-10-05T11:35:00.003-05:00

I don't intend to be rude and insulting, but some of the misspellings in this week's Freecycle/NWArkTrade ads just cracked me up, I had to share a good laugh.... Now keep in mind I've put stuff on Freecycle myself and I've given stuff that people have asked for, I'm not trying to be mean or kick someone in their time of need, but sometimes you just need a good laugh!

7. offered: spinish
i have lots of spinish. is there someone out there that likes spinish? if so please come get these cans. these are #10 cans which are the big cans that are about 3 qts to a gallon. you can take one or all. what ever you would like. i just want someone to use them. these are not out dated or anything. they are like 2011 so it is good spinish. it's just my kids will not eat them and i don't want to throw them away.
god bless everyone

Spinish? Is that like Spanish for spinach? And umm.... there are 4 quarts in a gallon. Bless you too sweety, but use spell check, and like, the shift key. You'd think if she has so much of the stuff she'd see on the can how to spell it!

14. Wanted some to do flower bed work update
The bed runs down the side of my garage it is approximately six foot by twelve it is full of grass that has been killed off. It has a crap murtle in the middle i want to keep there. (snip...)

I'm glad you like your crap murtle dear....

9. wanted tires 245/75/16
need desp. tires size our car was wreaked last friday so all we have now is our truck and it has a flat and no spare thanks and god bless

Your car smells and you need tires to fix it? *scratches head*

I think I've found my dream house plans!

2008-09-23T14:27:00.004-05:00

I'm in love with this floor plan.... it has all the things I want!

* Side Entry Garage
* Garage does not enter straight into the laundry room
* Walk-in closets in all bedrooms
* Bedrooms on opposite side of house from master
* Study in addition to two bedrooms
* Coat closet in the foyer
* Pantry in kitchen

I'm not completely sold on the look of the outside, but that can always be changed :)

Boredom at work

2008-09-21T20:55:00.003-05:00

Joel was in a silly mood..... He was trying to tape the wall and then my desk and seal me in. So I got up and taped him instead :) Strangely he stood still and just let me do so. But I was nice and helped him out of it!

A few weeks ago, they installed a white board in the supervisor's office. We've mostly been using it for entertainment because Gustavo draws silly pictures. I got in on it Saturday night and edited the picture just a little, hehe. Had to go with a luau theme since that's the dinner party I'm planning.

Mildly gross, but hilarious

2008-09-13T17:41:00.003-05:00

LMAO

I don't even think I could do that if I tried...

Fun in a photo booth

2008-09-08T00:43:00.002-05:00

Got my nephew Aiden to get into the photo booth with me at Fast Lane, got some cute shots :)

An adventure to Branson!

2008-09-01T01:18:00.006-05:00

Here's how we were supposed to go......

This is how we wound up going...... LOL.

When we got to Monett we discovered we were wayyyyyyyy off track, stopped at Wal-Mart and bought a map, lol. What happened you ask??? Since I'm in Rogers now, the shortest path to Branson isn't the same one I'm used to.

In my defense, I DID print directions and a map so we wouldn't get lost. However.... with all the discussion over exactly what is leaking on my truck, well, I wound up forgetting them :(

So an adventure it was! When my scanner quits being retarded, I'll post the Dixie Stampede picture :) :) I sure miss dad's turn by turn talking GPS :(

Meet the new "ducks"

2008-08-31T00:07:00.001-05:00

The new holi-ducks, four kitty ducks, and an Angel duck in the center :)

If you don't like the poultry industry.... wait a week

2008-08-30T04:25:00.000-05:00

I can't tell you how many times my shift manager has said that, but I never knew it was so true!

Monday night
Our shift manager decides that she wants us to start learning more of the positions in the plant so we can be moved around to fill in as needed. Agreement is made that Lines C/D supervisor will spend the week learning how to run Tray Pack, and then in the following week, I will move back to shipping and learn those responsibilities and paperwork. Shipping is currently missing a lead, and in order for that supervisor to take his requested vacation in a few weeks, we need a back-up.

Tuesday night
We got word we were opening the cone lines back up on night shift. When? The very next night... We thought at first it was just going to be a temporary thing, but now we have new business, and instead of just hiring for one line, they're supposed to be hiring for all four. Decision was made to move lines E/F supervisor over to supervise the cone lines, leaving lines E/F without a supervisor. Additionally... Line C/D supervisor's training of Tray Pack is cut short as he has to return to help me run our room.

Wednesday night
Fourteen new hires, split into two orientation groups of English and Spanish speakers, and we have cone lines running. In talking the night before, we discover our lead/trainer for our room also knows how to work on cone lines, so he spent most of the night over there teaching the new people. We begin discussions about promoting new people to leads, and eventually our lead to the next supervisor. He accepted the challenge.

Thursday night
Calm... Lots of talking with our lead about his upcoming responsibilities, pouring over information currently in our supervisor's manual, and information I have promised to help write to make things easier for him to learn.

Friday night
Hour long meeting in the middle of the shift. A decision has been made upstairs to change the typical line arrangements of night shift and instead of 4 lines of Chipotle and 2 lines of zero bone, we're to have 3 lines of each. In order to successfully do this, the experienced line D will switch places with the mostly new hires line F. Line C, a former chipotle deboning line, is basically handed a 4 cent per pound pay cut. We spent most of the rest of the night fielding requests from all of the experienced employees from line C asking to move to lines A/B or the new version of line F. It is believed that our lines are not productive enough, and re-aligning our lines will help allow the plant to run 1-million plus pounds in a five day week instead of a 6 day week. There is much discussion on the fact that currently 4 lines sometimes have trouble meeting chipotle orders and we have no idea how only 3 lines will accomplish this alone. I could go much further, but there's only so much that makes sense without writing you a complete book...

So to recap the week......
We opened a cone line and hired 14 new people, we moved one supervisor to the other room, we promoted our lead to supervisor, promoted a deboner to a new lead/discussion, promoted a meat dumper to the shipping lead. Made a list of 15 people we needed hired in our room to make full lines, 10 more people needed in tray pack, and who knows how many needed to fill the cone lines.

Needless to say....... Tuesday at work should be hell. I hope I have enough chocolate!

New Food Critique #4

2008-08-23T03:54:00.002-05:00

Has it seriously been since March that I did this? Geez...

The next selection!

Green Giant - Just for One Vegetables

Broccoli and Carrots in Italian Seasoning - YUM
Nibblets Corn and Butter Sauce - YUM
Broccoli and Cheese Sauce - YUMMMMMMMMM YUMMMMMMMM

They're all delicious, come four in a package, only take 2 minutes to heat up, and comes out to about 75 cents a serving. After trying the Broccoli and Cheese, I picked up the other two flavors next time I was at the store :)

Try them!!!

More Skills updates

2008-08-22T05:00:00.002-05:00

Was looking through old posts, found this one and realized I have accomplished a few more things!

I cannot:

* Operate the cryovac packaging machine
Finally had Jose teach me, I'm a pro now :)

* Operate the device that tests the CO2 to O2 concentration in the cryovac packages
yeah, still haven't done this one. But in my defense, the little thing has broken several times and there's a sticker that says "Do Not Touch" So umm.... I'm not touching, yeah, not touching :)

* Operate the strapper machine that puts the hard plastic straps around boxes to keep them closed
I can doooooooooooo it. But don't ask me to fix it if it gets jammed. On a related note, I can completely assemble and strap a tote bin myself with the big strapper.

* Drive one of the jacks loaded with a pallet
I'm still working on this, hehe. My legs and the pallet jack don't coordinate well. I'm working on moving them short distances at a time :) Getting more confident though. It's hard to drive one because I don't want anyone to watch me, and it's hard to find one alone without people nearby!

* Understand how in the world they figure out payroll!
Payroll is still pretty much a grey area......

* Fix the scale settings on the indexer bagging machine.
Mastered! It really was simpler than I made it out to be, the only hitch is that you have to slow down the belt, and I don't like climbing up on the line to do it, so I call maintenance :)

* Operate the lift on the bone trailer
We now have tote bin dumpers on our lines, and they work the same, so this is another mastered task :)

More things I've learned about that I can't do...... (and still have never tried)

* Run/Set up the sizer machine
* Run the marinator in coneline, or the slicer
* Drive the yard dog (the truck cab we use to move trailers around the lot with)

My Own Personal Shopper

2008-08-21T03:00:00.003-05:00

Some of the Wal-Marts are re-inventing themselves, mostly the older ones. The one in Rogers on Walnut is one of those trying to change everything under the roof. New floors, new lights, new lay-out, new registers, you name it!

So here's some of my experiences in the last few weeks... I wish I'd thought to take a few more pictures.

* Spices in carts in the aisles with a note of A-H, H-R, S-Z to know which are in which cart.
* Men using a saw to cut plywood in the middle of the produce, getting sawdust all over the place, smoke in the room, and fumes half way across the store
* Aisles on wheels in the middle of the main walk ways running the entire length of the store with no break! Why is this notable? I was trying to go from the middle of the store to the toy side of the store, walked all the way down, only to find that it was roped off before the end. So I had to walk all the way back toward groceries, go around the aisle, and walk all the way back!
* Pet food relocated from the front left side to the center of the back where baby items used to be.
* Aisles on wheels, turned sideways in completely empty spaces (see picture below)

And the best one yet, my personal shopper! When I went in tonight, I needed milk, eggs, and sour cream (among other things). Since they were re-tiling the back section, things were turned in all directions and there was orange fencing blocking a lot of stuff. I couldn't get to the 1% milk, so I settled for 2%. But then the eggs and sour cream were completely blocked, so I went up to 4 associates standing there talking and asked which one wanted to run an errand for me. One of the girls asked what I wanted, and went to fetch my groceries :)

So this is what my Wal-Mart looks like now... how about yours?

My Big Dreams Wishlist

2008-08-11T01:44:00.002-05:00

I'm bored..... Here are some of my wishes. Although I think wish #1 needs to be winner of like a multi-million dollar tax free lottery :)

1. Hybrid/Expandable Travel Trailer

2. Chevy Trailblazer (to pull the trailer)

3. Land with lots of trees and a great view

4. Custom built house on that land

5. Calico kitten for Oyster to play with (aka terrorize)

6. Boat for the lake

7. Island Resort Vacation

8. Tropical Fish Tank

9. Screened-in Pool and hot tub

10. Clydesdale horses to hitch up and take to shows/festivals

That's all I can think of right now... It's enough dreaming for one evening :)

This one's for Lesley!

2008-07-17T02:30:00.002-05:00

I dedicate this to Lesley and her boys!!!!!!!!!!! It cracked me up and I knew I had to blog it for you :)

My duckies!

2008-06-30T01:51:00.001-05:00

I finally discovered the hiding spot for the rest of my rubber duckies and now they're all proudly displayed in my front bathroom :) Thought I'd share a pic or two!

I took this picture!

2008-06-23T00:06:00.000-05:00

How freakin cool is this??

I rounded a corner later, and the hand just disappeared!

A funny for you

2008-06-18T02:34:00.003-05:00

This wasn't exactly what I was hoping to find when I googled for an image of "downtime" but it was amusing enough to post!!

This CRACKS me up

2008-06-12T14:11:00.001-05:00

Man Gets DWI After Riding Motorized Cooler

2008-06-11T02:16:00.000-05:00

Some people are morons..........

One New York man's Memorial Day fun ended when police pulled him over while he was driving his motorized cooler.

Leslie J. "Bomber" Marr, 57, was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after the police saw him swerving on the street and driving on the sidewalk in his "Cruzin Cooler," Whitehall Police Chief Richard LaChapelle told the Post Star newspaper.

Marr's electric-powered cooler was filled with 14 beers and has room for 24 cans and ice, Fox News reported.

Under New York state law, driving any motorized vehicle must be done without alcohol, including motorized coolers. In various states, other modes of transportation in which driving is prohibited while intoxicated include lawnmowers, boats, bicycles, golf carts, wheelchairs and horses.

The "Cruzin Cooler" Web site features talk show host Ellen Degeneres riding a cooler. The site praises the vehicle, saying it "combines two basic necessities of life, the ability to have cold food or a beverage handy along with the means to get somewhere without walking."

According to cruzincooler.com, the motor or electric-powered cooler can go up to 13 mph and has hitches to attach a wagon that can pull a 400-pound load on level surfaces.

Two things...

2008-06-10T02:39:00.001-05:00

First, it was insanely foggy at 2am!!! I even missed my road! I had to turn around at the gas station and go back, lol.

Second... I find the Alltel commercials really funny now considering Verizon bought them out. You know, the ones with Chad as the Alltel guy and one of the other four is wearing a Verizon shirt. Wonder how much longer those commercials will last....

Another article on the silliness of TX courts...

2008-06-06T04:48:00.000-05:00

Judge bases court order for Wal-Mart trial on UA, UT football rivalry

FAYETTEVILLE - In a highly unusual situation, a judge in Texas is ordering a lawsuit against Wal-Mart to hold court, in Texarkana. His reason? A college football rivalry.

According to Judge James Nowlin, because Wal-Mart, and the plaintiff, cannot agree on which state, Arkansas or Texas, to meet in to hold trial, he's ordering them to what he calls "neutral ground," splitting the state line. But, his comments are anything but neutral.

According to an actual court order, the plaintiff, Ruth Waggoner, wanted the deposition of Wal-Mart's representative to take place in San Antonio. But Wal-Mart wanted the deposition to take place in Bentonville.

Now, according to an official court order by Judge James Nowlin of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Judge Nowlin is citing the U of A, University of Texas rivalry as the reason why the two sides cannot agree on a trial site, and orders that the deposition will happen in Texarkana, with each party on their side of the state line.

The story becomes more wild with the judge's comments, on the order. He states: "surely the defendant's corporate representative, a resident of Arkansas, would feel great humiliation by being forced to enter the home state of the University of Texas, where the legendary Texas Longhorns have wrought havoc on the Arkansas Razorbacks with an impressive 55-21 all-time series record."

Judge Nowlin goes on to say, "the Razorbacks, who disgracefully retreated from the Southwest Conference to the gentler pastures of the Southeastern Conference, could have likely learned a lesson about stamina and perseverance in the face of battle by visiting the Alamo in San Antonio."

Some Razorback supporters say what the judge did was not professional. Connor Henderson, a recent Arkansas transplant, says he thinks the judge is in the wrong occupation. "I would tell him that he needs to get another job, because he has no idea what he's doing, and that he's blowing things out of proportion."

Holly Lovell is a Texas native, but even she says Judge Nowlin has taken things too far, expecially in regards to the plantiff. "I think that is completely wrong and disrespectful, very much so, to the family. I love Texas, but I don't think he should do that."

Others, like Razorback fan Scott Howie of Harrison, say the judge's order, and the whole scenario, is pretty amusing. "I think it could be very entertaining, depending on what it was about. That's pretty interesting, but you know, as long as we call the Hogs, we'll have our day in court."

Regardless of the way people feel about the judge's decision, everyone says they've never seen a court order like this, before. Order was signed May 3rd, 2008, this case goes to trial because, according to the judge's court order, the two sides must meet outside, on the steps of the Texarkana Federal Building, because it straddles the state line, on June 11, 2008.

And, Judge Nowlin is specifically ordering each party to remain on their own state's turf.

And we're supposed to take the courts seriously??

2008-06-06T04:32:00.002-05:00

Texas Judge Cites Longhorn/Razorback Rivalry in Bizarre Order

Posted: June 5, 2008 05:36 PM
Updated: June 5, 2008 05:36 PM

A lawsuit brought against Wal-Mart in a Texas court involves a very unusual order.

According to the order, the plaintiff wanted the deposition of Wal-Mart's representative to take place in San Antonio....but Wal-Mart wanted the deposition to take place in Bentonville.

So a judge has decided that the deposition will happen in Texarkana...with both sides on their respective sides of the state line.

A Wal-Mart spokesperson says they have seen the order and understand what the judge is saying and will continue to work out details with the plaintiff.

Below is the text from the order:

Before the Court in the above-entitled and styled cause of action is Defendant Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.L.C.'s Opposed Motion for a Protective Order, filed May 29, 2008 (Doc. #26). Apparently, the parties are unable to agree if the deposition of Wal-Mart's corporate representative should occur in San Antonio, Texas or in Bentonville, Arkansas.

The court is sympathetic with Defendant's argument. Surely Defendant's corporate representative, a resident of Arkansas, would feel great humiliation by being forced to enter the home state of the of the University of Texas, where the legendary Texas Longhorns have wrought havoc on the Arkansas Razorbacks with an impressive 55-21 all-time series record.[1]

On the other hand, the Court is sympathetic with Plaintiff's position. Plaintiffs might enter Arkansas with a bit of trepidation as many residents of Arkansas are still seeking retribution for the "Game of the Century" in which James Street and Darrell Royal stunned the Razorbacks by winning the 1969 National Championship.[2]

Because the Court is sympathetic to both parties' positions, it has found a neutral site, intended to avoid both humiliation and trepidation of retribution.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED THAT unless the parties agree otherwise, the deposition of Defendant's corporate representative shall occur at 9 AM on June 11, 2008 on the steps of the Texarkana Federal Building, 500 State Line Avenue, TX/AR 71854.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT each party is to remain on his or her respective side of the state line.

SIGNED this 3rd day of May, 2008.

JAMES R. NOWLIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

[1] It is worth nothing that the Razorbacks, who disgracefully retreated from the Southwest Conference to the gentler pastures of the Southeastern Conference, could have likely learned a lesson about stamina and perseverance in the face of battle by visiting the Alamo in San Antonio.

[2] The Court takes judicial notice that the "Game of the Century" for the current century occurred on January 4, 2006 when Vince Young and Mack Brown led the Longhorns in a 41-38 win over the USC Trojans, thus securing the 2005 National Championship.

Imagine a giant bottle of windex...

2008-06-03T04:15:00.003-05:00

That's what the parking lot of Wal-Mart in Rogers smelled like!! Maybe with a touch of citrus though...

The greeter said they were re-sealing the parking lot. I guess they're trying to impress the Wal-Martians and Wal-Nuts. But geez... it smelled!

2008-05-23T03:32:00.000-05:00

I'll clean this up later, I'm too lazy right now, LOL

Julie Andrews Turns 69, this is hysterical

To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.
One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favorite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics she used:
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(Sing It!) - If you sing it, its especially hysterical!!!

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts ,and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.
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(Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores. Please share Ms. Andrews' clever wit and humor with others who would appreciate it.

I love my monster!

2008-05-18T01:43:00.003-05:00

Why I'm thinking about it, I don't know. But Oyster has really put up with a lot in his years with me. On the first of this month he turned 6 years old, which is roughly 40 in human years, hehe.

Thinking back.......

We've lived in 7 different places
We've had 5 different roommates
We've lived with 4 other animals (counting mom's two cats)
He's had horrible vet experiences
He's eaten or chewed on more things than I even want to remember or count! Grrr
He's learned to let me clip his nails and take a bath
He's learned to play fetch with ponytail holders (and still steals every single one I own that isn't put away)
He's learned the words breakfast, hungry and t-r-e-a-t. (notice those all involve food)
He's left numerous scars on me, some still visible, and some have faded
I've painted him with easter egg dye
He's made my feet fall asleep numerous times
He's bitten several people, and hissed at more

And through it all, he's still my sweet and loving kitten and I hope we have at least 6 more wonderful years, if not more! :)

How much was YOUR oil change?

2008-05-08T14:05:00.001-05:00

Oil Change instructions for Women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money spent:
Oil Change: $20.00
Coffee: $1.00
Total: $21.00

Oil Change instructions for Men:

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.
2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16-box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil; splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trashcan to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.
25) Begin cussing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence.
38) Car gets impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts: $50.00
DUI: $2500.00
Impound fee: $75.00
Bail: $1500.00
Beer: $20.00
Total: $4,145.00
But you know the job was done right!

SEND THIS TO WOMEN WHO NEED A LAUGH . . . AND TO MEN YOU THINK CAN HANDLE IT. .

How to identify a sin...

2008-04-27T17:37:00.002-05:00

It comes in a package like this:

Tin Roof Brownie Blizzard Cake from Dairy Queen........ delicious-o.

Beware what you hum....

2008-04-24T15:02:00.002-05:00

I love to sing! I love to hum along with movies and commercials, and I have a habit of getting jingles stuck in my head and singing them all night long (Free Credit Report Dot Com is really bad!).

So, nearly every day, while I'm doing things before work, or killing time, I have A&E on TV. I don't always watch each one, but CSI: Miami comes on at 12, Crossing Jordan at 1 and 2, and then at 3, The Sopranos come on. Usually this is my signal to get up, get dressed if I'm not, put in my contacts and get ready for work.

So if you've never heard the theme song for Sopranos, here's how it goes..

You woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun,
Mama always said you’d be
The Chosen One.

But then the last thing I hear usually sticks in my head the worst. So you can imagine the stares I got from a few co-workers when I came in singing "got yourself a gun" LOL. But it was easily explained that it was the theme song and the last thing I heard on TV, hehe.

I hate when they change my TV line-ups. Not that I specifically liked the show that was on before Sopranos took its spot, but I like this one less, hehe.

How to build a Diaper Cake - Day Two

2008-04-21T00:02:00.003-05:00

I've been lazy.... but Lishy's due date is approaching, I must get my butt moving!

Where were we...... oh yeah, a box of rolled and banded diapers!

Next steps:
Make the layers of the cake

Replace rubber bands with pretty ribbons

One for Perryn

One for Finn

Starting to look like a cake!

And then reality sets in...

Houston, we have a problem!

Another midnight Wal-Mart trip for me... and I think I know of a yummy way to cheat :D

How to build a Diaper Cake - Day One

2008-04-07T00:34:00.004-05:00

Gather your basic pieces...

Lots of diapers!

One dis-assembled ball of rubber bands

Step One:

Separate the diapers and marvel at how little baby bottoms can be.

Roll them tightly and then make Lishy and Lesley die laughing by asking if I'm making them un-sterile or anything by handling them all. Lishy says they're just going to be pooped on, so umm... they're fine :)

But just out of curiousity...

In what language are they called couches???

Woohooooo! First twenty-something are done!

Yes, I made sure each one had two matching rubber bands, I'm anal like that some days!

And yes Oyster, I'm paying attention to something other than you

Even if you do keep me from stretching my legs out

or if you use my leg for a head rest!

Woohoo! The second bag is almost empty!

And this my darlings is what 80 rolled and rubber-banded newborn diapers in a box look like:

More to come later! My hands need a break.........

Google's April Fool's Day Joke!

2008-04-01T02:41:00.003-05:00

I didn't miss it this year, LOL. This has got to be their joke this year, hehehe.

http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html

Think Oyster would let me do this??

2008-03-29T03:34:00.001-05:00

Cat of 1000 Faces - Episode 1

The inventors have gotten bored......

2008-03-27T02:36:00.002-05:00

So I spend a lot of time in Wal-Mart... I noticed a week or so ago a display at the end of the aisle of hot chocolate and mocha latte's. Next time I saw them I noticed that the container says "Self Heating" and kind of wondered who was going to pay $2.00 for a cup of hot chocolate.

However, tonight, I found that whole display in the back of the store, half price at $1.00 per container, so curiosity has gotten the better of me, hehe. At the checkout, the security guard dude behind me they were really good. On the way I got to thinking, these would be really awesome for camping!

So here's the deal, you turn it upside down and pull off a foil that hides the "button" to activate it. You press the button down really hard, and this green liquid (they call it "water") drains down into the container. You turn it right side up after 10 seconds and watch the pink dot on the back side until it turns white and then it's hot and ready to drink! It's not scorchingly hot that you can't drink it, but it's much more than lukewarm! Has a slightly different chocolate taste to it, but it's pretty good :) (Update: duh, I bought the ones with the marshmallows, the "slightly different" taste is the marshmallows, lol) Also comes in several different soup flavors, but I didn't see those...

Links:
http://hillsidebeverages.com/new/index.html
http://www.ontech.com/new/index.html

Also makes a very nice hand warmer, but because of the weight of the special stuff, it's hard to tell when it's empty, lol. I've got to get more of these before they quit selling them, I need them for camping, hehehehe.

Goofy Product of the day...

2008-03-15T06:00:00.002-05:00

Slipper Genie Microfiber Cleaning Slippers

Sorry.... still giggling, but hey... that would be a good idea. With one exception... I'd have to move the rugs I have in the kitchen and the two bathrooms to really do a good job!

Nothing to say.....

2008-03-11T05:04:00.001-05:00

I just got tired of staring at a chunk of cheese when I opened my browser. In an attempt to blog more, my "home page" is set to my blogger.

Go

Away

Cheese

Picture!

There, that should cover it :) Move along now.... Time for me to sleep... my body is whacked out over the time change, ugh.

New Food Critique #3

2008-03-05T02:49:00.003-06:00

More cheese! Lesley, this is your fault...

Sonoma Jack - Garlic Jack
Thankfully, I am not a vampire. Otherwise, the garlic of this cheese would have done me in, LOL. Natural Jack cheese with garlic and parsley. Very yummy, yet very garlic-y. Really not bad, I'd buy it again :)

Cappiello - Smoked Braided Mozzarella
I *LOVE* smoked cheese, and this one was no exception. Two thumbs up, needs no more explanation, hehe.

Silliness at Work

2008-03-01T21:47:00.002-06:00

Gustabo and Amilcar are going to dayshift next week. We had a nice dinner of subs and chips and then an ice cream cake. After the workers went home, we convinced Gustabo to join us in the supervisor's office and we attacked him with silly string. It rocked :)

My retarded cat

2008-02-27T14:42:00.000-06:00

Apparently Oyster likes Jane Austen too.....

Fine, burst my bubble...

2008-02-27T04:31:00.004-06:00

So I have this obsession...

When I was in 7th grade, there was a guy in band named Chris, who was two years ahead of me. I had the world's worst crush him, it was horrible! I guess you could almost call him my first real crush/love. He was also in the science club with me, and I do remember when we all took a bus ride down to Hot Springs to the Mid-America Science Museum that year. But he was like glued at the hips to this girl named Tracy, and I just never had a chance with him.

Then life got in the way. The summer between my 7th and 8th grade year, Chris' father was killed in a motor cycle accident. And since Chris lived with his dad and step-mother, he moved to Oregon to live with his mom and sister instead, and I never saw him again.

So... my poor young broken heart has always remembered Chris and this guy I always thought would be perfect for me, but moved away. So there's always been this feeling of "what might have been" and these fairy-tale like dreams of meeting up with him again, yada yada. Then the internet rolled around, and these websites of classmates and high school alumni and reunion planning. I can't tell you how many sites I've searched, looking for Chris. And even when I found out about the Private Eye website, I tried it to! But no luck in finding my long lost love.

So fast forward, lots of searches later, and even a few emails from some search engine that emails me like once a month telling me the latest results for his name, LOL. I honestly don't remember setting that one up, hehe. At the first of January, why I hadn't done this before I don't know, but I typed Chris' name into facebook, and low and behold.... a name popped up.

A name, and a picture, mind you it's like an inch wide, and half an inch tall or so! But this picture reminds me of how I remember Chris, and after all these years, his moving to the West Coast, and of all places to be, the guy is living in freakin Fort Smith. Yeah, heartbeat into over drive. But since I'm not listed in the Fort Smith network, I can't actually look at his facebook profile, so I can't really tell.

So I emailed him! Simple email, "Did you ever attend Mountainburg Schools??" And finally, like 3 weeks later, I got an email back from him yesterday. All he said was "Yes I did. Your name sounds familiar." And thankfully, once someone emails you, facebook grants you permission to view someone's full profile, or at least whatever they put on their limited profile (I think). But he only has two pictures up. I emailed him back as soon as I got it and said "Think back to a 7th grade saxophone player with a huge crush on you, LOL." Unfortunately my brain wasn't really thinking, and I'm sure I sounded incredibly lame, but then it was also 3am or so. I haven't gotten an email back from him yet, but the story still continues.

I'm excited! I wanted to tell someone, and Garrick was the only person really online to chat with. And I know that Amanda knows exactly my obsession with Chris, but she was at work, and not reachable til my break time tonight. So my dearest Garrick, I admit to my stalker-ish obsession and you know what he says?!?!?! "let me guess, he is a big ol'e homo now?" Well how the hell would I know? So I go back to his profile and paste Garrick a picture so he knows who I'm talking about.

And then I READ his profile...

Interested in: Men

I give up.... Garrick doesn't understand why I'm suddenly heartbroken, but you know, this guy that I've secretly obsessed over for years and years and have looked for on every high school website there is, that I always had a crush on, but moved before I ever got to date him, has suddenly reappeared and is gay, and wouldn't be interested in me. How else am I supposed to feel???????

What was Garrick's response? "What high school girl does not long for the "gay man of her dreams"???"

Remind me to hit him later for that comment.

So yeah, I've again had my bubble busted, and am feeling disappointment in the reality of this person I've had some mental image/picture/idea of for the last 15 years. It sucks, but I did get to call Amanda, it was nice to tell someone who understood why it was such a big deal, lol. But damn.... he's gay. So not fair.

Who else is in my past that I need to close the door on? I seem to be doing pretty good about that lately. Such is life...... :)

**Edit** Yes, I have also now discovered that he is also on myspace. Lots more pictures there, and even a home video of him helping his nephew shoot a rifle, and his voice is even similar to what I remember, just deeper. My poor broken heart.... LOL

Thursday Thirteen #8

2008-02-22T04:26:00.002-06:00

Kinda similarly copying Lesley......

Thirteen Christmas (or Winter-ish) things I still haven't put away!

1. Cards on my back door (taped to the back of the door in the shape of a tree)
2. Icicle lights on the top of my curtains
3. The world's coolest Snowman Snowglobe
4. Snowflake gift bags with mostly tissue paper in them
5. Snowman candy dish holding Valentine's day M&M's
6. The village pieces on top of my cabinet
7. The wreath on my bedroom door, lol
8. The gel clings on my glass door to the back yard that say "HO HO HO SNOW!"
9. The red pillow that says "Santa's #1 Cat"
10. The snowman table runner on my blanket chest
11. The ornament boxes on my bookshelf
12. The melted snowman plush toy in the kitchen
13. The tree! Ok, so technically it's out of the house, but it's in my garage, still all put together, except that the top of the tree is not on the base pieces of the tree, lol.

*sighs* Looks like I just made a to-do list of 13 things for this weekend......

New Food Critique #2

2008-02-20T03:41:00.003-06:00

Cappiello - Braided Mozzarella Cheese
Marinated with EVOO, Garlic, Red Pepper, Parsley and Salt

Ok, first off, Red Pepper does NOT refer to red bell pepper, it's red pepper flakes, the hot stuff like you put on pizza - aka stuff I do not like! I'm a moron...

So I've eaten like two slices of it with crackers and have downed a glass of water, hehe. However, I'm learning that the red pepper mostly just sets my lips on fire, as long as I put the piece of cheese all the way in my mouth, it's ok to eat.

So basically, the EVOO makes it slimy, and the red pepper is overpowering the rest (but I'm starting to taste the garlic), so it's essentially just funny tasting mozzarella. But it's a very firm cheese and would be good if it weren't spicy.

Another weird conversation for the record books!

2008-02-18T03:32:00.003-06:00

I forgot about this one..... it happened while I was out in California. Seriously.... they need to screen some of these people that get on the internet, LOL.

Weirdo: can I ask you something crazy about Arkansas?
Jenn: sure
Weirdo: do you get lots of bugs and insects there?
Jenn: In the southern part of the state, near the delta, the mosquitos are horrrrrrrrible
Jenn: but in the northwest where I live it's not bad
Jenn: your usual spiders, beetles, ants, etc
Jenn: but they're easily controllable
Weirdo: are you a bug lover or a bug hater?
Jenn: I'm not much of a bug fan, but I wouldn't say I hate them
Jenn: I have two agriculture degrees, I know their importance
Weirdo: so when you see spiders and beetles do you step on them?
Jenn: only if they're in the house
Weirdo: but when they are
Jenn: most of the time yes
Jenn: but sometimes I might scoop them up and throw them out, or maybe sweep them out the door
Weirdo: that is awesome
Jenn: I'd rather scoop one up than clean it up off the floor
Weirdo: aww
Jenn: if it's a grand daddy long legs, I'll pick up a leg, and toss it out the door, lol
Weirdo: it's crazy, but if a pretty girl steps on a bug I find it really sexy, but girls in England never do it, they think it's cruel
Jenn: yeah.... I find that crazy
Weirdo: I guess because it makes her look mean and powerful, kind of like a giantess if that makes any sense to you?
Weirdo: you weirded out? sorry
Jenn: no
Weirdo: so did you find the bug thing weird? sorry
Jenn: not really
Weirdo: so have you stepped on any lately?
Jenn: I don't know
Weirdo: no memories at all?
Jenn: no
Weirdo: aww pity

I think I'll make myself a new nickname...
Jenn - The Weirdo Magnet

New Food Critique #1

2008-02-18T00:12:00.007-06:00

Roaming through Wal-Mart tonight.... trying to remember what was on my list that I forgot for the SECOND time today, I decided to try a few new foods. Inspired by my dearest Lesley, I picked out a new cheese :) And in looking for donuts, I found a pastry to try too.

Prosciutto Panino
Prosciutto Rolled in Mozzarella Cheese

I'm not too thrilled by it, but it's not horrible. When I think of prosciutto, I think of a salty and strong tasting ham, but this stuff fails to live up to my expectations. The mozzarella is good, but no better than the string cheese you can find in the store. The cheese totally overpowers the ham, and you really can't tell it's even there. Overall, it's not too bad if you want a snack cheese, and it slices well.

Hey look, I even found a picture:

Mini Quesitos with Cream Cheese

Basically it's a croissant roll stuffed with a cream cheese mixture, and then rolled in sugar and I guess baked? They remind me a lot of the cream cheese stuffed croissants I used to get at coffee shop in the union at the UofA (the name of which is totally escaping me at the moment).

Totally yummy, but I'm not sure why they're called quesitos. To me that indicates a spanish/hispanic influence, but none of those ingredients are really what I think of when I think of food for that culture...

I'd give them two thumbs up, but I'm licking the sugar off one thumb, lol.

UPDATE: I found a recipe for quesitos, the ones I bought were missing a key ingredient, you're supposed to serve them covered in honey. Makes them a lot like sopapillas, but with cream cheese filling :)

Thursday Thirteen #7?

2008-02-14T13:07:00.000-06:00

Thirteen Reasons I should only shop at Wal-Mart No. 1 in Rogers (on Walnut)

1. THEY HAVE GELATO!!!!!!!!! Wal-Mart at Pleasant Crossing no longer carries it, the bums.

2. They still have a fabric department.

3. Sometimes the carts are forward just enough that the heater hits the bar of the cart and you have a warm grip to push the cart with! (#3A - They keep their carts inside instead of outside).

4. The annoying slow guy that gives me lectures about the stupidest things and takes an hour to check me out does NOT work there. But then the guy that works over night tends to be a little too hyper and way too happy. He's kind of like totally opposite.

5. When I paused in an aisle and was thinking, one lady asked me if she could help me find something. I told her I was trying to remember what all went in my recipe and she said she knew where cookbooks were, LOL. Now that's common sense!

6. They have double sided receipts!

7. They still carry Golden Books, although they're back in the toy section and not in the books.

8. They have more than one checker aisle open at 2am!

9. It's actually on the way home, and not a slight detour.

10. They always seem to have my Bavarian cream donuts in the case.... *licks my lips*

11. During the summer, they host the FLW free concerts :)

12. #12 is listening to CD examples in the electronics department.... we'll get back to you later, LOL

13. They're Wal-Mart Number One! They have lots of history pictures and wall murals, it's kinda cool :)

Fast Food TV ads vs. Reality

2008-02-08T12:49:00.000-06:00

Sad, but true...

http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm

My afternoon visitor

2008-02-06T02:50:00.000-06:00

Joined a friend for lunch today, noticed this little guy when I left. He was still there when I got back, so I took his picture. When I headed for work, he was still there!!! He got a little spooked when I rattled all my stuff around locking my door, and took a hop away, but snuggled right back down. Made my day :)

Heaven, wrapped up in a kiss

2008-02-05T03:26:00.000-06:00

If you've not tried the newest Hershey's Kisses that are out.... get in your vehicle and get your butt to the store!!!

New York Cheesecake flavored creme!

*licks my lips*

Random Picture Survey

2008-02-04T00:28:00.000-06:00

1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into Photobucket
3) Take a picture from the first page of results and post.
4) You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

1. The age you will be on your next birthday:
Thirty

2. A place you'd like to travel:
Neuschwanstein Castle

3. Your favorite place:
Cuddled up with my kitten

4. Your favorite food:
Chocolate Truffles

5. Your favorite animal:
Cat

6. Your favorite color:
Purple

7. The first name of your significant other:
Unknown

8. The town in which you live:
Rogers, AR

9. Your nickname/screen name:
Kit

10. Your first job:
fast food service

11. A bad habit you have:
Procrastination

12. Your worst fear:
Dying too young

13. Your favorite object:
Snowflakes

Ok, so I cheated and went to the album to find the J instead of an A :P

14. The town in which you were born:
Fort Smith, AR

Hey... it was on the first page :P

15. The name of a past pet:
Fluffy

16. The first name of a past love:
Chris

Yes, I cheated :P

17. Your middle name:
Renae

18. What you want to be when you grow up:
Loved

19. favorite tv show:
CSI: Miami

20. your best feature:
Laugh

2 A.M. Annoyances

2008-02-03T02:34:00.001-06:00

I hate when I'm hungry for something, but nothing sounds good and the only thing that DOES sound good is from a place that's closed right now.

I'm hungry and can't decide what I want.... grrrrrrrrrr.

Just wanted to share my frustration

Joke of the Day - for the Mommies :)

2008-01-30T14:24:00.000-06:00

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back.

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater.

She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday.'

'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord.'

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement.

'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.) 'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this. ' (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.)

'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It was too much!)

'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe. They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, so there must be a lot of toys inside there.'

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, when it's show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle Wife' comes along.

Thursday Thirteen #6

2008-01-24T14:52:00.000-06:00

13 Things on my Bucket List

Inspired by all the previews on TV, here's a few things on my "Things to do/see before I Kick the Bucket" List

Tour the Neuschwanstein castle in Germany
Visit Scotland and Ireland to see the isles
Visit the Grand Canyon
Stay in a ski lodge in Colorado being a ski bunny with a cup of hot chocolate
Return to North Carolina to see Montreat again, and then tour the Biltmore (from the inside this time)
Go to Disneyworld in Florida. After seeing the California one, I gotta see the Florida one!
See Garth Brooks in concert
Play with baby tigers
Take a Caribbean cruise
Visit Alaska
Return to Las Vegas and see one of the shows with the fancy showgirls
Visit Australia
Visit all of Arkansas' state parks

Phonics

2008-01-20T11:20:00.001-06:00

I'm not a big fan of forwarding emails, so I'll share jokes here :)

Jake is 5 and learning to read.

He points at a picture in a zoo book and says,
'Look Mama! It's a frickin' Elephant!'

Deep breath... 'What did you call it?'

'It's a frickin' Elephant, Mama! It says so on the picture and so it does ...

'A f r i c a n Elephant'

Hooked on phonics!!! Ain't it wonderful?

California - Day Two

2008-01-19T22:21:00.000-06:00

Day two started off with me being a total blonde and bonehead... I opened the closet door and wondered why the heck there was a tiny microwave in the closet! But being a moron.... umm... it was a room safe, LOL. So Jason then picks me up and I discovered I'm surrounded by mountains at this hotel. You'd think I would have like, oh, looked outside? LOL, but keep in mind that when I landed and took a cab to the hotel it was dark outside.

My experiences for today... it's a long drive no matter where you want to go! Saw the Hollywood sign while driving, but no good chances for a picture. I didn't know where to expect it, so at the good spots I didn't have the camera ready. Drove down Hollywood Blvd for a bit, saw lots of costumed characters on the streets taking pictures with people. Found a parking deck and then headed up to the street, walked out right in the middle of Marilyn Monroe, the Storm Troopers, and Captain Jack Sparrow! Also discovered I was standing on the walk of stars. We walked by El Capitan, and came to the front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. There I met Charlie Chaplin and took my picture with him :) Zig-zagged through the mall setting and then discovered Jason was trying to find a particular spot with a perfect view of the Hollywood sign on the hill!! Mission accomplished, happy day!

Heading back to the car, decided to drive out to Santa Monica pier. Beautiful beach and wonderful weather are a good combo. Parked and walked through the 4th Street Promenade. There was a street performer like every 50 feet. Walked out all the way to the end of the pier and looked out across the Pacific Ocean. Is very cool to look out and see nothing but ocean as far as you can see. I can certainly see why Columbus thought the world was flat :) Fulfilling another mission, I stopped by Hooters to pick up a t-shirt for my uncle so that he has one from California.

Took forever and an extra two days to make it home, horrible traffic, and driving out there we broke it up by stopping in Hollywood before going all the way to the beach. Just a note, gas prices range from about $3.11 to $3.23. Jason is a wiz at driving and checking google maps on his phone, so we switched freeways several times to get back sooner.

And to end a wonderful day, I trotted over to the Chipotle restaurant I can see from the front of my hotel and had myself a burrito with my own chicken! And even better... there was a pizza place also selling Gelato so I'm enjoying vanilla topped with cinnamon and pecans :)

California - Day One!

2008-01-19T00:07:00.000-06:00

Good Lord I'm tired! But it's been a good birthday :)

XNA, it's a breeze to get through. No problems with the flight. Three people looked at my driver's license and didn't notice it's my birthday... the bums! Got to Atlanta, and rather than have only 37 minutes to change flights, I took the noon flight and had a three hour layover. I toured all the terminals and they were boring.

Chose to have lunch at Chili's and have a Long Island, hey it's my birthday, I'm not driving, I'm entitled! And she didn't notice it was my birthday either...... Couple of phone calls later, much boredom, and finally boarded the flight east. Long long long flight. In-flight movie was The Jane Austen Book Club. Was pretty good! The girl in the seat next to me was cool to talk to, but I never got her name. But after a 4½ hour flight I was stiff and tired and exhausted and just wanted to stretch. Took a cab to the hotel (hotel paid for it, that's their version of "free shuttle"), and stretched out in every direction on the bed, LOL.

Jason was minutes behind me, so I didn't get to relax long! I walked out the door of the hotel, and there was a Chipotle restaurant right across the street!!! I had to call Becky and tell her, she got a kick out of it. Jason and I went to Fudruckers for food, ok, dessert for me, and then we took a drive out to the beach at night. Very very beautiful, peaceful, and the only sounds you could hear were the waves crashing. I don't think the pictures I took will turn out, but the ones in my mind are priceless :) Also drove by lots of expensive car dealerships, but I wasn't inclined to take any pictures, hehe. More later!

Google Map of the beach

Achmed the Dead Terrorist

2008-01-17T03:33:00.001-06:00

The long version of Achmed! You've been warned... hehe

Jeff Dunham Achmed the dead terrorist

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Must be a Maxine quote!

2008-01-17T02:47:00.001-06:00

To all my friends who sent me best wishes in 2007 and promises of good luck if I forwarded something; it did NOT WORK.

For 2008, could you please just send either money, chocolate or gasoline vouchers? Thank you and God Bless!

About Me and My Birth Month

2008-01-16T02:58:00.000-06:00

Lesley pretended to tag me :)

The Rules:

1. Mention the person who tagged you and create a link back to them.
2. Copy-paste the traits for all the twelve months (see below).
3. Pick your month of birth (see below).
4. Highlight the traits that apply to you.
5. Tag 12 people and let them know by visiting their blogs and leaving a comment for them.
6. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve done it!

JANUARY:

Stubborn and hard-hearted.
Stubborn? Oh yeah.... Hard-hearted? No, I'm a sucker.

Ambitious and serious.
Most of the time...

Loves to teach and be taught.
Yes!

Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses.
I might look, but I don't talk about or point them out.

Likes to criticize.
I don't really think so

Hardworking and productive.
My feet are screaming yes...

Smart, neat and organized.
Smart? I have lots of common sense, but I don't know trivia stuff. Neat? When I'm working on a project or something yes. Organized..... not ever, lol.

Sensitive and has deep thoughts.
Sensitive, yes, but deep thoughts?? Nah, I don't think deep too much.

Knows how to make others happy.
I do try! Especially if it involves making food :)

Quiet unless excited or tensed.
I'm very quiet at home unless I'm singing to the neighbors down the block, lol.

Rather reserved.
I'd say yes

Highly attentive.
Yes, most of the times I do pay attention to details. At least I do when I'm not running in 20 different directions!

Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds.
I can't really say I've been sick a lot of have had major illnesses, so yeah. But I do have some bizarre ones...

Romantic but has difficulties expressing love.
Hrmm.... I don't think I have difficulties when someone else loves me back. And yes, very romantic.

Loves children.
Love them when they're not mine :) But I don't have any, so I guess I do love them.

Loyal.
I like to think so

Has great social abilities yet easily jealous.
Definitely jealous... horrible trait I'm stuck with! And yes, I'm social.

Very stubborn and money cautious.
Money cautious? Not right now, LOL. I just bought a new bedroom set and am going to California and Disneyland for my birthday :) :) I deserve it though, cut me some slack :P

Birth Month Traits:

JANUARY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY: Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH: Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL: Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE: Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY: Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST: Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER: Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER: Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

Good News!

2008-01-15T03:03:00.000-06:00

I

FOUND

GELATO!!!!!!!!!

Sorry.... had to get that off my chest. And yes, I bought 6 little containers of it. They're only like 8 ounce servings. It's gonna be a good week :)

Wal-Mart Trip #2

2008-01-13T00:19:00.000-06:00

Ok, first off, WHERE THE HELL IS MY GELATO??????????????? It's not fair, I guess they're like Godiva, get you hooked on something sinful and then freakin take it away! UGH

So I went to Wal-Mart for the sole purpose of getting some gelato because I decided I reallllly wanted some. Also decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and get gas while I was there.

THIS TIME I remembered that my phone had a camera, and I tried to take a picture, but by the time I got it out and on, the dude quit doing his little tai chi/karate looking poses in the little attendants booth. Perhaps he heard me laughing......... hehehe.

Had to share one more story :)

p.s. I bought Breyer's Fried Ice Cream instead...

I have GOT to use my camera phone more

2008-01-12T21:42:00.000-06:00

So I'm in Wal-Mart, not a big deal right? I'm in the checkout, and I hear a horrrrrrible crash. Then some woman went running, so I figure her kid knocked something over, but then there was more crashing, and about 20 people went toward the front to see what was up. Curiosity getting the better of me, I had to go look too. I was also remembering I have first aid training, and if there was an injury, I should go help out. So what was it? You know how most Wal-Marts have a book section up front, and then back side of it faces customer service? Somehow that ENTIRE length of the book section toppled over backwards. But amazingly, not many of the books or magazines were in the floor, and no one was injured or seemed to be near it. I don't have a clue what happened, but it was amusing.

And then I walked out and to my truck, and there was a bride and groom coming out of Wal-Mart from the grocery side. She was holding her skirt up and stepping carefully. I don't even want to know why they were there...

Only when I got in my truck did I think about taking a picture, hehe.

Happiness is...

2008-01-11T13:53:00.000-06:00

a new bed! Somewhere under this mattress is a beautiful cherry sleigh bed :)

:(

2007-12-24T00:17:00.000-06:00

At least I can turn up the heat now.......

Don't miss the push-ups....

2007-12-15T03:29:00.001-06:00

A rough day

2007-12-09T20:59:00.000-06:00

Today was finally the day that I got to go up to see Donna. I took the other female night shift supervisor with me, and one of our workers, Llury, who used to be the day shift intern under Donna.

The procedure went excellent, but she's now taken an expected slide backwards. Donna has a touch of pneumonia and we had to sanitize our hands to see her today. Even though she has had a few good days, today was not one of them. Because she's in ICU, we were only allowed in during visiting hours from 1-1:30, even though we stretched it to about 1:45.

It was great to meet some of their family, and Donna really does have an amazing support group and lots of love. While we were there they were keeping her very sedated. They are still draining bad fluids from her brain and are pumping good fluids into her as much as they can and she's basically swimming in fluids, so she's very bloated and swollen looking. Donna did snap awake a couple of times while we were there, but her eyes were very glassy looking and she didn't really concentrate on anything or even look away from her husband. It was very heartbreaking to see such a strong and lively woman be so critically ill and there were a couple of times that I had to close my eyes and not let a tear fall.

Some of the good things I learned today is that Donna's husband, Gary, is quitting smoking, and will not let Donna start smoking again once she is released. He said that if she's been without cigarettes this long, there's no need to pick up one when she's better. Her sister Kathy also said that all of the siblings are going in for CAT scans to see if any more of them have any aneurysms because they've learned it doesn't necessarily run from parent to child, but can be common among siblings. They also have an amazing doctor taking care of Donna, he's one of the very very best in his field and Gary said that he keeps him updated on everything that's going on, explains everything Gary wants to know, and when Donna was in surgery for 6 hours, they had a nurse call him every hour with a message from the doctor. It's truly a miracle that Donna is still with us and has as much life in her as she does.

Love is an amazing thing!!!!

2007-12-08T03:32:00.001-06:00

The outpouring of love from the people working for my company is just amazing...

I haven't written about it, but one of the supervisors on day shift, who is also the sister of my night shift manager, suffered a rupture of an aneurysm in her brain stem on Monday and was taken to the hospital and then flown to Springfield for better care. It is now Friday and Donna is still in the ICU in the hospital, but she is making very good progress toward recovery.

But back to the love... Say what you will about the Hispanic culture and population, but I have a renewed respected for them tonight. When we first learned of Donna's condition, they immediately got a box and wrote a sign about what happened and asked for a donation of money during the breaks at work. Monday night they collected $198. Before the night was over, they were already making plans to have a dinner on Friday night to raise money by charging $5 a plate and ladies of the plant making food. Somewhere along the line, they even got the plant manager and owner to donate 60 pounds of chicken to cook.

So Friday rolls around, and I have now learned that we have some amazing women and amazing cooks in our plant! We had way too much food, in fact some of it is now in my fridge! But we managed to make about 60 plates before each group took a break, more as were needed, a few that just had to make their own plate and we fed all that wanted to buy a plate. There were a few that gave us a $20 and only wanted $10 for change. The ladies even made plans to sell hot chocolate and desserts at second break. But in total tonight, we took in $758.60 to send to Donna's family! I also picked up 6 get well cards from the stores and had as many employees as wanted to sign a card for Donna. I can't wait for her to be coherent enough to look at them and be reminded of how loved and missed she is :)

I talked to Becky later in the evening, and when I told her what the final tally of the dinner was, she was beside herself. She was telling me to make sure we told everyone there and all those ladies how much they appreciate it, and how much they are loved and how much the family appreciates them.

It really makes me feel special to be a part of a huge family like that!

I love...........

2007-12-07T03:55:00.000-06:00

Blue Bunny Gelato!!!!

*Drools* The Hazelnut flavor...... oh my....... I have to go back to Wal-Mart tomorrow night, that's how much I love it, LOL.

Mondays suck

2007-12-04T02:50:00.000-06:00

That's all I have to say today.......

And pray for Donna and her sister Becky.

Thursday Thirteen #5

2007-11-29T15:15:00.000-06:00

Thirteen Favorite Spots in Rogers

1. Famous Daves.... BBQ is lip smacking delicious!

2. Veteran's Park.... Long walking trails, perfect to wear out a bonkers pup.

3. Promenade Mall.... Only because they're decorating it for Christmas and it looks beautiful!

4. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.... Enough said. (sorry girls)

5. Rogers Public Library.... I was out of books to read, took me all of 30 seconds to get a card, simple and easy!

6. The church with the three giant crosses.... Just makes you wonder who they were trying to outdo.

7. Our Corporate Office.... They print my bonus checks, I have to love them, lol.

8. My duplex.... It's where my monster kitten is :)

9. Acambaro.... I don't care if they all got arrested, the food is damn good!!

10. Taco Bueno.... Cheesecake Chimichangas, enough said

11. Andy's Custard.... The closest version of Shake's that I have. Yummy Frozen Custard

12. Wal-Mart... It's just an addiction thing, sorry.

13. That really cool place I haven't quite found yet... I've only been here 3 months!

knock on wood

2007-11-29T02:52:00.001-06:00

I seem to have beaten the sinus infection..........
shhh.......... don't tempt it to return........

;)

Searching for a title...

2007-11-28T12:35:00.000-06:00

I want a cool title for my blog... Any suggestions? I want to make a cool header like Lesley has, although I can't really use a character from a book I'm writing, hehe.

Thursday (Saturday) Thirteen #4

2007-11-24T15:03:00.001-06:00

Thirteen Reasons I forgot to do a Thursday Thirteen...

1. Mashed Potatoes

2. Green Bean Casserole

3. Fresh, hot rolls

4. Giblet Gravy

5. Homemade Stuffing in the crock pot

6. Broccoli Cheese Casserole

7. Macy's Day Parade on TV

8. Sweet Potatoes with brown sugar and cinnamon

9. Caramel Apple Pie

10. Peanut Butter Fudge

11. Still complaining that mom didn't make her corn casserole!

12. Turkey Hangover

13. It was a Holiday and I spent it with family!

SNOW FLURRIES!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-24T03:47:00.000-06:00

There are SNOW FLURRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

I heard on the tv earlier that there were scattered flurries, but when I left work at 3am, I got to see them! Oh how nice it is to see flurries! Flurries, Flurries, Flurries! I LOVE SNOW!

A taste of what's to come.....

2007-11-22T23:44:00.000-06:00

I'm soooooooo excited to be in a duplex and have a yard to decorate!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T14:12:00.000-06:00

What yucky weather...

2007-11-21T13:05:00.000-06:00

I was thinking about taking a walk in the park this morning, but the weather is yucky. Too bad I'm not in Iowa. My friend Renee sent me a picture this morning, a "We've got snow, do you?" rubbing it in my face picture, hehe. And not only that, a former co-worker posted 60 pictures on facebook of snow in Montana. *sighs*

Mother Nature doesn't love me :(

But on the bright side..... there's a glimmer of hope that I may finally be getting over my sinus infection. Yesterday I felt pretty good, and today is looking good as well (so far).