I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful. If not, it can’t be helped. Fritz Perls If I do my thing and you do your thing And if we don’t live up to each other’s expectations We might live but the world will not survive. You are you, and I am I, and together, joining hands, not by chance, We will find each other beautiful. If not, we can’t be helped. Claude Steiner

You were a spaz and SO annoying. You’d eat Alice’s panties and barf them up whole. You barked like a maniac at any squirrel who dared put it’s tail on your lawn or any mailman who was too rude to greet you. You humped Rachel at any chance you got and ruined Andrea’s fifteenth birthday by breaking your leg. You were a great cuddler, lover and took treats so nicely. You’ll be missed sweet Telemachus. The windows won’t shine as bright now that your pouty lips and face no longer adorn them.

1. I’ve come to realize that my chest-size. . . Isn’t the gift I thought it would be when I was young and they were admired more. If I would have known that they would cause back aches, ill fitting shirts, and be the cause of knocking things off shelves and people off of chairs, I would have tried to do something earlier to make them go away.

2. I’ve come to realize that my job. . . is non existant. And the “jobs” I do have that don’t pay  SHOULD pay.

3. I’ve come to realize that when I’m driving. . . I am more comfortable and at peace with myself. That I can be anyone I want in my little metal and plastic bubble.

4. I’ve come to realize that I need. . . to be content with me. That doesn’t mean that I have to be comfortable in the bad and not make changes, but that I shouldn’t hate myself so much and so often.

5. I’ve come that realize that I have lost. . . my way… I had so many plans for my life and I have only gotten very little done. I guess I should forget the old and create new plans, but it’s hard to do.

6. I’ve come to realize that I hate it when. . . people just assume I am at their beck and call… I seem to be the go to person who never has people let her go to them.

7. I’ve come to realize that if I’m drunk. . . I WILL wake up with a hangover!

8. I’ve come to realize that money… though nice is NOT important.

9. I’ve come to realize that certain people. . . will never learn.

10. I’ve come to realize that I’ll always. . . be fat. No matter how hard I have tried, I have been unable to lose enough weight.

11. I’ve come to realize that my sibling(s). . . hasn’t changed much from when we were kids.

12. I’ve come to realize that my mom… is my best friend, my biggest supporter, a great critic and an amazing woman.

13. I’ve come to realize that my cell phone. . . is an electronic leash and I need to learn how to let it go to voicemail more often.

14. I’ve come to realize that when I woke up this morning. . . that I have too much time on my hands, yet I don’t seem to have the time to do what I need to do.

15. I’ve come to realize that last night before I went to sleep. . . that I depend too much on sleeping pills.

16. I’ve come to realize that right now I am thinking. . . about how the hell I can make a dependable liquid dish soap.

17. I’ve come to realize that my dad. . . is a lot more sensitive now than he was when I was a kid.

18. I’ve come to realize that when I get on Facebook. . . that I have much better things to do.

19. I’ve come to realize that today. . . is just another day.

20. I’ve come to realize that tonight. . . is Thursday night.

21. I’ve come to realize that tomorrow. . . Jerry will be staying the night and I am dreading it majorly.

22. I’ve come to realize that I really want to. . . be a photographer.

23. I’ve come to realize that the person mostly likely to repost this is. . . not important to me.

24. I’ve come to realize that life. . . should not be taken so seriously.

25. I’ve come to realize that this weekend. . . is going to be miserable.

26. I’ve realized the best music to listen to when I am upset. . . is classical.

27. I’ve come to realize that my friends. . . are the best. They are dependable and mean the world to me.

28. I’ve come to realize that this year. . . is going by REALLY fast.

29. I’ve come to realize that my exes. . . are out of my life.

30. I’ve come to realize that maybe I should. . . get off the damn computer and clean my house.

31. I’ve come to realize that I love. . . myself more than I care to admit.

32. I’ve come to realize that I don’t understand. . . anything fully.

33. I’ve come to realize my past. . . is in the past and I have to stop dwelling on it.

34. I’ve come to realize that parties. . . are not as fun as they used to be.

35. I’ve come to realize that I’m totally terrified. . . of being in pain when I get older.

I’ve come to realize that my life. . . is worth living.

This is Ratsputan. I miss him. He passed away a few years ago. He was the sweetest animal, ever and I used to let him ride on my shoulders. I talked to him a lot. I want another rat! We’ll see. Ted probably won’t let me have another.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holi

God Krishna playing Holi with Radha and other Gopis
Also called Festival of colours
Observed by Indians (mainly Hindus, Sikhs,Muslims, Buddhists and Jains), almost all Nepalese (mainly Hindus and a fair amount of Buddhists)
Begins Phalgun Purnima or Pooranmashi (Full Moon)
Date March
2009 date March 11
Celebrations 3 – 16 days

Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and countries with large Hindu diaspora populations, such as Suriname, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, the UK, Mauritius, and Fiji. In West Bengal of India and Bangladesh it is known as Dolyatra (Doul Jatra) or Basanta-Utsab (“spring festival”). The most celebrated Holi is that of the Braj region, placed connected to Krishna – Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon and Barsana, places which have become tourist destinations during the festive season of Holi, which lasts here to up to sixteen days [1].

The main day, Holi, also known as Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other. Bonfires are lit the day before, also known as Holika Dahan (death of Holika) or Chhoti Holi (little Holi). The bonfires are lit in memory of the miraculous escape that young Prahlad had when Demoness Holika, sister of Hiranyakashipu, carried him into the fire. Holika was burnt but Prahlad, a staunch devotee of god Vishnu, escaped without any injuries due to his unshakable devotion. Holika Dahan is referred to as Kama Dahanam in Andhra Pradesh.

Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (February/March), (Phalgun Purnima), which usually falls in the later part of February or March. In 2009, Holi (Dhulandi) was on March 11 and Holika Dahan was on March 10.

I discovered Holi yesterday and have decided that I love the idea of it. I love faiths of all kinds and have tried to incorporate different traditions from different cultures in my life. So, when I discovered Holi, not only was I in love with the story and the celebration, but I loved how beautiful it looks hnd how well it would look in photos. My friends and I have decided to have a Holi type celebration. Sadly, it will be far too cold to do it during the traditional time, so we’re going to either do it in Septermber (the exact opposite day from the actual Holi day) or next year in late May early July. It depends on the fundage. The only requirement is to wear a plain white shirt. I think the colors will look even better when they’re on material. I am going to do my best to acquire a sari (finally) since I have been trying to do so for YEARS!

The following pictures I got from Photobucket. I did not take any of them myself.

WANT
Off white cotton/linen shift
A gold cord
Bonfire
Beach
Sunflowers and other Autumn colored flowers EVERYWHERE
Flower Garlands for all females, a huge one for me
Flower lei type things for all males
Ivy
Pagan Clergy
A home made, symbolic feast
Cherry Almond Cake
Wine, Juice, Punch and many mixed drinks
Many Vegetarian/Vegan dishes as well as meat dishes
Certain friends and family
Mom, Dad, Christy, Richard and Autumn (If they want to)
Granny & Gramps
Great One
Uncle Chris
Aunt Gwen, Jason, Nicole, Jeremy, Cindy
Aunt Colette and Charlie
Lisa S & Matt J
Dick & Noah Hufford
Amy, Michael, Andrea, Matthew, Alice
Anthony and Rachel
Jim and Barb
Care, Bobby, Billy
Trish & Jim Mian
Chuck Kohler
Kirk & Nancy
Carol and Gary
Jerry & Paula
Jenny, Steve, Justin, Emily & Nick, Brian & Val, Kait & Justin, Jessica & Scott, Michelle, Gabby, Cassie, David Lloyd, Corinne & Nik, Arielle, Annick and Michael, Tanja and Alex, Chrissy?, Megan & Sean, Cristin & Dave, Maria and Sheryl, Shawn, Rick M, Jessie Orr & John, Jessie Wheeler & John, Holly & Jim, Jenny Ohmann, Ed, Brit and Amber Orr, Wendi & Cheyenne, Kellie & Chris, Laura W, Lindsay & Jason
Tigger & Diane
Paul & Carrie Hinderliter
Mark & Sheri
Harry T & Kaitlin
George & Joanne S
The list will grow
A video of the whole day, from when I wake until the celebration ends.
All guests to participate
Jenny and maybe Shawn or Brian to officiate

DO NOT WANT
Shoes

A lot of jewelry

Walls

Modern music

A traditional ceremony

Traditional vows

Traditional anything

Catering

Gifts

Limo

Anyone from the Easton side of the family besides dad

ROSES

Makeup unless it’s light, simple and barely noticable

Trash
Recycle EVERYTHING
Composting

Soda or anything else that’s THAT unhealthy

Broken a bone
Been a bridesmaid. I almost was for my SIL wedding, but I then decided to protest and stepped out.
Been arrested
Been on a road trip alone
Been asked for my number by someone I just met
Seen the movie “The Godfather”
Been in a limo
Taken any public transportation other than a school bus
Been on a train
Hailed a taxi
Been to a costume party. I tend to avoid them,
Participated in a large protest or demonstraition
Gone skinny dipping. For obvious reasons.
Stolen a street sign
Streaked. Again for obvious reasons.
Spent more than $100 on any piece of clothing
Changed a flat tire
Gotten straight A’s

Father
Inpatience
Moody
The need for instant gratification
The love to drive
The love of nature and animals
Loyalty
Prone to *********
Must ALWAYS be right
Goofy
The love of measuring and calculating
The love of salt
Cooking
The need to be outside
Stubbornness
My driving skills

Mother
Doesn’t like beer
Loves to read
Can’t sing
Love of Cat Stevens, Don McLean, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Simon & Garfunkle
Love of horror movies
Prone to *********
The love of coloring
Forgetfulness
Goes off wildly
The love of being w/ friends
The love of music

- Constant fighting w/ my MIL (This is FAR before we liked eachother) Because of a fight w/ her, Ted ended up having to knock his dad out from coming after me with a closed fist because he didn’t like me talking back to his wife.

- MIL and GMIL made sure to tell the priest that I was Pagan so that the wedding wouldn’t be a Sacrament for Ted.

- Because my in-laws were paying for a part of the wedding, my MIL refused to let me choose a LOT of my own wedding.

Bridesmaids dresses were hideous. Maroon and shapeless
Maroon dresses, red roses
Sterling Lavender Roses in bouquet, Red roses for bridesmaids

- A week before invites were to go out, the apartment flooded and they were ruined.

- Because of all of the fighting with my MIL and her constant threats to “pull funding”, Ted and I cancelled the cake, the reception hall / catering and the videographer (everything she was paying for) and uninvited 150 guests two weeks before the wedding.

- Wedding coordinator sold MY dress and replaced it with a dress that someone hand made that was 18 inches too short before I put on shoes. She did this between my last fitting and the wedding. I found out 4 days before the wedding and couldn’t afford to buy a new one. She tried to convince me that this WAS my dress.

- Two words. Ruffles and Bows.

- Wedding coordinator lost my shoes, crinoline and nylons on the morning of my wedding. I had to wear white slippers, white tights and a hoopskirt that made my dress a good 2.5 feet too short. Fat girls should NEVER wear hoopskirts!

- In trying to convince me that my antique gold necklace that my grandmother gave me that she and my great-grandmother wore on their wedding day didn’t go with my dress, she lost it. I am devestated to this day that I don’t have it.

- Three words. WORST . HAIRDO. EVER. Done by the coordinator who was also my MIL’s hairstylist. It took 2 hours and three bottles of conditioner to get all of the ratting out of my hair.

- Coordinator made me dress at her house and ride in the front seat of a tiny car in a hoopskirt that was over my head from New Baltimore to Royal Oak.

- Went to pick up one of my best friends for the wedding and he was still asleep and didn’t hear us pounding on the door so he missed the wedding.

- Because of the last 2, I was 20 minutes late for my own wedding ceremony and Ted thought I stood him up at the altar.

- My granny and gramps were too sick to travel that far for the wedding. We decided to have our honeymoon there so we could show them the video and make them a part of the wedding anyway.

- MIL wore black to the wedding and wouldn’t stand for the Blessing.

- Back of the church roof caved in during the ceremony. Too many Pagans in a Catholic Church I guess.

- My aunt, who was taking over for the videographer we cancelled, only taped five minutes of the ceremony. She stopped right before my daddy gave me away. At the end she filmed her daughter and grand-daughter for 6 minutes.

- The church didn’t tape the wedding like it was supposed to. I got screwed on seeing my wedding or taking it to my grandparents for them to see.

- My “wedding dress” fell apart at the reception. The sewing was so shoddy that the train, once bustled, was too heavy for the stiching at the waist and the seams broke.Thank God I had other clothes with me.

- My dress got mud on it from the rain and snow.

- Ted got sick at the recetion and we had to leave early from our own reception.

- No sex on my wedding night.

- People kept showing up at our house that night.

I will give them cool, original earthy names. Hopefully they will not get teased.
I will encourage them to get dirty.
I will encourage imagination and creativity.
I will let them choose how they want to decorate their room.
I will let them choose their own clothes, no matter how young and no matter what color or pattern combination they choose.
I will teach them that books are their friends.
I will teach them the importance of honesty, but also, the gracefulness of tact. Too many parents forget that part.
I will show them and well as tell them that I love them. The words are not as important as the deeds.
I will expose them to culture at every given chance.
I will teach my children traditions of our heritage. If adopted, I will teach them ours and also learn theirs.
I will read to them nightly from BIG books, not just baby books. I will continue doing so long after they have learned to read for themselves.
I will ask them to read to me as well.
I will listen and hear and not be so quick to respond.
I will try not to protect them from ALL bad experiences. After all, how else will a person grow to be strong unless they deal with some hardships?
I will make NO subject taboo.
I will talk to them freely and without prejudice.
I will talk to them about ANYTHING, no matter how painful.
I will act silly with them.
I will play with them all the time. I wish my mom had played house with Christy and me.
I will teach them that beauty comes is all shapes, sizes colors and nationalities and that ugly is not a description for someone’s physical person.
I will encourage active participation in hobbies.
I will encourage them to try things that they’ve never tried before.
I will Encourage them to be artistic.
I will never, ever, fight in front of them.
I will rarely feed them anything canned, packaged and NEVER from a drive-thru.
I will talk to them and try my hardest never to yell.
I will NOT allow them to sleep with me on a regular basis. Nap time occasionally or for the once in a while nightmare (not every nightmare though) is okay.
I will cuddle them every day.
I will NOT spoil them.
I will teach them the value of a dollar, but not make them “earn” an allowance doing chores that they should do with being paid to do so.
I will take pictures of them constantly.
I will make sure that there are always pets in the house. It teaches responsibility and about death at the worst moments.
I will not allow Barbies, Brats or any other toy that I deem demeaning to any person or ideal.
I will do crafts with them.
I will home school, but make sure that they are a part of many outside activities to maintain their social health.
I will cook with them.
I will teach them the importance of good nutrition and healthy cooking.
I will travel with them no matter how short the trip is.
I will not allow my children to have their own cell phone, pager, computer, or laptop until they are 17 or going to college. Whichever comes first. Then, when they do, they will have to pay the bills themselves.
I will built forts, pitch tents and if possible, build a tree house with them.
I will buy toys that run on imagination instead of electricity.
I will not allow my children to be raised by the television. TV will be for special occasions only.
I will make my children spend as much time outdoors as possible. I will be with them as much as possible.
I will not choose my children’s religion. I will teach them Ted’s beliefs and my beliefs, but I will not baptize or choose that religion for them.

Love

It’s the perfect size (in total)
It’s close enough to the city to have all of the cool city amenities, yet far enough away (3.5 blocks out of down town) to be quieter and calmer.
You can get to almost anything on foot and if you can’t, then there is a bus line right here that will take you anywhere else.
You can see the fireworks from my yard.
We can have pets.
The city is an art center.
We have an awesome balcony garden.
We have a huge bathroom.
We have a decent sized kitchen.
We have tons of cabinet space.
We have a big yard.
Our landlord is easy to talk to and very understanding.
We don’t have to pay utilities.
We have excellent neighbors. (mostly)
The neighborhood is nice.

Hate

No screens in 4 of the 7 windows.
The porch gets REALLY hot because it’s over a tar roof.
The yard isn’t fenced in, so the dogs need to be on their “chain” or we have to be with them to keep close eye on them.
No washer and dryer. We have to go to a laundry mat and that not only costs a lot of money, but also abuses the earth.
The bedroom is really small.
It also has a strange “box” sticking out from the wall that supports a heater vent. This “box” makes it very difficult to place furniture in the way we want.
The heating vents act as intercom speakers so we can hear:
Our neighbors having sex (And I am POSITIVE they can hear us)
Their horrid collection of Hanson, Back Street Boys, ‘N Sync, etc. CDs
Their arguments that consist of screaming, crying (usually him) and the throwing of what I have to assume are very large objects… or eachother.
His renditions of “The Sign” and other Ace of Base songs.
When he wacks it to Asian Lesbian Porn. How do I know this? Because apparently he can’t hear the TV over his own moaning, so he turns the TV up and I can hear both CRYSTAL CLEAR.
The video games played by the front neighbor.
The vents also serve as a great way to smell your neighbors, bringing into our home the lovely bouquets of:
Burnt toast and popcorn, several times a month.
David’s cologne that gags me nearly every morning. Why he puts it on so heavy is beyond me, plus, Stephanie is supposed to be VERY sensitive to strong smells.
The previous neighbor’s attempt at “indian food” that smelled of old, burning, stinky cheese and fish.
The even more previous neighbor’s garbage that she forgot to take out before her 30 day stint in rehab. Rotten meat isn’t too pleasant even after a week. Try 30 days.
The smoke alarms aren’t actually smoke alarms, they are heat detectors and are all placed within three to five feet of the oven, thus going off every time I cook.
Speaking of heat; We live in an old house that has been split into 3 units and the heat is controlled by the back neighbor. They don’t like to adjust the heat so that all three units are happy. Thus our apartment is either stiefeling or freezing.
Not enough windows and the ones I have are too small.
The outside wooden staircase that climbe to the 2nd floor is falling apart. One of my friends broke a step on his way down.
Not enough ooutside lighting. I mean we ARE close enough to the city for us to need adequite outside lighting.
The house across the street has band practice in the basement from 7pm until 2am on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It’s loud enough to make the glass in our windows shake.

- Recycle – Use cloth, reusable shopping bags
I have been doing this for almost a year now

- Take quicker showers – If it’s yellow, let it mellow
We can only stand to do this at night. But it’s a start.

- Grow a garden
And we love it. Having vegetables and herbs at our front door is awesome.

- Get produce from local growers
We shop at the local Farmer’s Market.

- Turn off the water when brushing teeth
I have always done this.

- Use the same towel 3 or 4 times after showers to save on laundry
Done, done, done and done.

- Make and use eco, human and pet friendly laundry soap and household cleaners
I just started this and I am shocked that the products work so well. I was a little put off that the laundry detergent doesn’t sud, but then I found out that the chemicals that cause the sudsing are pretty bad for you.

- Compost
Starting this this week.

- Buy things that are either not packaged or minimally packaged
Trying, but still having trouble.

I hate to admit it to the world, though thouse people who really know me already know, I am a terrible house keeper. My place is a mess. I hate to clean. I hate the smell of the cleaners and I hate that I break out or get chemical burns every time I clean with cleaners. (Sue me, I’m sensitive) And to a point, I am lazy. One of my biggest obstacles is a dirty microwave. I hate scrubbing and the fact that it takes FOREVER to get the damn thing clean. Well, today, my first day of being a better housekeeper and cleaning green, I have discovered a miracle. A green microwave cleaner that works perfectly with NO scrubbing. Here’s the recipe:

1.5 cups vinegar

15 drops tea tree essential oil

put it in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 2 minutes.

Wipe clean

That’s it! Really!

*do you hear the angels singing?

It’s too early to be up, yet here I sit, up before the birds. I have not decided if I feel sick or just out of sorts. I am not sure if the feeling I have in the pit of my tummy is nausea or anxiety or an acidy stomach. All I know is that I am awake when I don’t want to be. This is the first day in the last six days that I have been able to sleep in. I have been helping my friend’s mom clean, pack, clean, move, clean, unpack, clean for the past week, every day, pretty much all day. Tomorrow (well, later today, rather) I have a photo shoot with The Cotton Lillies! It is raining right now, It’s an outdoor shoot. Maybe their cheerful, well coordinated colorful outfits will pop better against a gloomy sky… We’ll see. Thursday is my only day “off” because I have to clean my friend’s mom’s place again. I am now her maid. That’s right folks. Times have officially become SO tough for me that I have resorted to cleaning house for about $8 an hour to help the household. It’s only lie $40 a week, but that pays for my smoking and some groceries.

Ted got a call from his old boss, the guy who layed him off at the end of Novemeber and there is a good chance that he will be going back in two or three weeks. I am so ready to have my space back, Aimée time has been severly neglected as of the past 6 months and though I will miss Ted SOOO much and probably go through some serious anxiety with him being gone after being connected at the hip for half a year, I need my space. My letters have seriously suffered because I can’t write with him around. I love to cuddles him and talk. I think we are the only couple in history to be able to be with one another 24/7 and not get sick of one another.

The squirrels that I have loved and fed for over two years have become the bane of my existance. They are eating and/or destroying everything in my garden. It has now come down to my resorting to red pepper seeds in the sol and red pepper spray on the roof and leavs. I hope they don’t go blind. I know I damn near did making the shit. I hope it works. I will be totally pissed if the stuff hurts my plants. I refuse to resort to pesticides. I will just stop growing a garden if it comes that far.

Tired…. I’m just SO tired.

So, On the 20th, Jen, Steve and I went to Hell.

That’s right friends, we went to Hell. (Check out the rest of the pictures on my Myspace.)The original intentions for the trip were to go to the Carnegie Library in Howell to do some research on a haunted property that GCOM is investigating. The archives of the library were amazing. Overwhelming at first, but I got help from this man, Milton Charbanaugh who is 90+ years old and the official Livingston county historian. He made things so much easier to understand. I got so much information. I think I may have been spoiled on this first investigation, because no other place I have been to has that much by way of files and history of the area. Unfortunately, that investigation didn’t happen as the occupants just couldn’t stand being there any longer and they moved. Speaking of GCOM, I am now an official member of the Ghost Chasers of Michigan as their researcher. I am soooo Excited! (See me here. I’m at the bottom. I look awful, but I don’t care. I am in GCOM!) I feel so welcomed into the group and everyone is so nice. I can’t wait to get together with them again. We have monthly meetings and they gather at a bar a few times a month, but with Ted being laid off… still… I just can’t afford to go to the bar. I can barely afford to keep the internet and let me tell you, the internet IS a neccesity to me.

I have Ted’s horrid chest cold. I am SO sick right now. I thought I would be getting better, but nooo… I woke up this morning because my lip had split in the middle of the night and I couldn’t go back to sleep. I am up before the puppy even. Ohhh, the puppy. I love Max. He is the sweetest little thing ever. He loves to cuddle and play. He and Moe seem to be the best of friends,

however he WILL NOT go potty in the litter box. He is too small to go potty outside, so we to have him litter train. It’s not working. I have no ideas left. We have tried so many things. But he is only 10 and a half weeks old. Moe potty trained so easily. Why is it so much harder with Max? Ugh!

I just finished reading “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer. I didn’t think I would like it, but I was suprised. VERY, VERY surprised. I loved it and I can’t wait to read the next book. I love my YA books, but they never seem to grab me like this one did. I suggest you read them.

Well, I guess this is it for now. Take care!

Aimée

I have been one busy chick-e… I have been doing a lot of research as of late, both for my family genealogy and for a ghost hunting group called Ghost Chasers of Michigan (GCOM). I am so excited to be part of this group and I feel completely comfortable with them. They’re a very down to earth bunch of people who are not in the business to make a buck, but to prove or disprove someones supernatural dillemas. I am so happy to be helping a great group such as this. Tomorrow, I am off on a roadtrip to do some research on the next house they will be investigating. We also go a new puppy and that has been a handful in and of itself. He is feisty and does NOT want to potty train. He is a handful, but I like him… so far. Ted and I have also been helping my landlord on the two (now unoccupied) apartments in this building. We are cleaning and painting and doing repairs and showing the apartments if my landlord is unable to do so. He will be knocking off some rent for this, and now that Ted’s unemployed (damn economy) we need all of the help that we can get. 

Well, that’s the update right now.

Au Revoir

Aimée

I am somewhat amazed at this miracle for bloggers. Alphainventions.com. I did not seek it out, it sort of just found me. I was looking at my blog stats and they had skyrocketed. In my list of referrers was alphainventions. So I looked it up and low and behold, it’s a site that just shows blog after blog… It gives people a chance to show off their blog while checking out and commenting on others blogs. It’s pretty amazing! I love alphainventions.

• woke up at about 10:30a
• made breakfast
• blogged
• surfed the web
• hung out with the hubby
• talked to Jess
• made lunch
• more surfing
• wrote some letters
• watched tv
• took a nap
• made dinner (which, by the way SUCKED!!! My home made blackbean burgers were horrible. I need to get a really good recipe.)
• went to Rick Charming’s going away party at Trixies and heard the amazing Dick Darling. Hung out with Em and Jen and saw Janet and Laura Lilly, Tone and Niche and a couple of other people. (I ended up smoking a lot last night   ) :    )
• on the way home, stopped to get Ted some ice cream. I felt like I was satisfying the midnight cravings of a pregnant wife.
• came home and watched Nancy Grace
• watched Forensic Files
• went to bed at about 3a

From: http://samanthasaturday9.blogspot.com/

1. What do you believe happens when we die? I think we may be reincarnated, I believe that we can still communicate with our loved ones until that point. 

2. Do you consider yourself religious? I consider myself spiritual. I know, I know, It sounds like the typical cop out answer. But I am serious. 

3. Do you believe in ghosts? Very much so. I have had some strange experiances that I can not understand.

4. Do you believe that people live on other planets? Quite possibly. I mean, this isn’t the only solar system. There are more galaxys out there, we can’t be the ONLY life sustaining planet, can we?

5. Have you ever seen something abnormal? Many times, but are we talking just abnormal or unexplainable?

6. Do you believe in reincarnation? See above.

7. Have you ever witnessed a miracle? I have witnessed birth many times, but I think that’s the only miracle I have witnessed.

8. Is there a person living or dead that influences your philosophies? The Dalai Lama.

9. Is there a work of fiction that closely matches your spiritual beliefs? Not that I know of.

I found this little list of “Have You”’s and you know me, I have to answer it… So, instead of writing my so so so late letters to my amazing pan pals, I will do this, then on to writing… 

1. Started your own blog How silly…
2. Slept under the stars A few times
3. Played in a band Sort of… In high school… A little
4. Visited Hawaii I wish
5. Watched a meteor shower A few times
6. Given more than you can afford to charity I really wish
7. Been to Disneyland Nope
8. Climbed a mountain Nope
9. Held a praying mantis They were everywhere one summer when I was a kid. We had them crawling out of our poickets and tin cans and bags and corners of our rooms for months.
10. Sang a solo unfortunately
11. Bungee jumped nope and I won’t now that I have seen how a bungee cord is made.
12. Visited Paris someday
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea nope
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch nope
15. Adopted a child nope
16. Had food poisoning too many times to count
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty haven’t even seen it yet
18. Grown your own vegetables yep yep…
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France I will when I get to france.
20. Slept on an overnight train never even been on a train
21. Had a pillow fight who hasn’t?
22. Hitch hiked nope
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill Most of my sick days were “mental health” or a Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “I don’t care if you’re fifty five or seven, everybody needs a day off now and then. It’s a beautiful day. How can I be expected to handle high school?” type days… When I got older and started to work and developed social anxietydisorder, then my sick days were “I am too sick to work but as soon as I call in I feel much better because the stress of having to go in to face all of the people and crap makes me physically ill” days. Now, I just stay home.
24. Built a snow fort yes
25. Held a lamb nope
26. Gone skinny dipping nope
27. Run a Marathon nope
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice nope
29. Seen a total eclipse I think I did when I was a kid
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset Frequently
31. Hit a home run nope
32. Been on a cruise nope
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person nope
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors nope, but  hope to someday
35. Seen an Amish community no, but Ted and I want to go to Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania and that would take care of both 34 and 35.
36. Taught yourself a new language no, but I need to learn French
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied I am truly satisfied, I don’t think money can satisfy anyone.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person nope
39. Gone rock climbing nope
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David nope
41. Sung karaoke sadly, I was talked into it. I will NEVER do it again.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt nope
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant sort of, yes, but then, no… Ted and I saw tht this kid kept counting his money over and over in a restaurant as he was eating. He kept calling someone on his cell and it sounded like he was supposed to meet someone who was going to pay for him and they never showed. When we told our waitress that we wanted to pay for him, she said that was sweet but that the restaurant would eat it. They do that a lot I guess… 
44. Visited Africa nope
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight When I lived in VA, we did it a few times a week
46. Been transported in an ambulance nope
47. Had your portrait painted nope
48. Gone deep sea fishing nope
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person nope
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris nope
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling nope
52. Kissed in the rain who hasn’t
53. Played in the mud happily
54. Gone to a drive-in theater yes, but not in ages
55. Been in a movie nope
56. Visited the Great Wall of China nope
57. Started a business had plans to, but nope
58. Taken a martial arts class when I was younger. I got to yellow belt
59. Visited Russia nope
60. Served at a soup kitchen nope
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies yep
62. Gone whale watching nope
63. Got flowers for no reason rather frequently
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma frequently
65. Gone sky diving nope
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp nope
67. Bounced a check too many
68. Flown in a helicopter nope
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy I wish
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial nope
71. Eaten Caviar nope
72. Pieced a quilt nope
73. Stood in Times Square nope
74. Toured the Everglades nope
75. Been fired from a job a couple
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London nope
77. Broken a bone nope
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle nope
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person nope
80. Published a book yes… sort of…
81. Visited the Vatican nope
82. Bought a brand new car yep
83. Walked in Jerusalem nope
84. Had your picture in the newspaper a few times
85. Read the entire Bible nope
86. Visited the White House nope
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating fish, yes
88. Had chickenpox twice
89. Saved someones’ life I don’t think so
90. Sat on a jury no, but I am waiting for my turn
91. Met someone famous several
92. Joined a book club yes
93. Lost a loved one too many
94. Had a baby nope
95. Seen the Alamo in person nope
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake nope
97. Been involved in a law suit yes and still am
98. Owned a cell phone several
99. Been stung by a bee yep
100. Read an entire book in one day many

For Lunch:

Campbell’s Select Harvest Garden Recipes Potato Broccoli Cheese w/ extra cheese (330 calories)

homemade blackbean burger with fat free american cheese (339 calories)

cheddar broccoli rice (184 calories) and steamed broccoli (75 calories)

that’s 928 calories for lunch and dinner and a total of  1378 calories for the day so far. I hope the blackbean burgers turn out good. It’s the first time I have made them. They smell good…

Okay, So I have not had a cigarette since before midnight of 1/1/09, thus making me smoke free for 35 hours 50 minutes… Yeah. 

The last time I ate meat was at 4:30 pm on 12/31/08 so I have been meat free for 43 hours and 21 minutes… Yeah…

And because Jenny Ö did it, I think I will do it from time to time too… 

Yesterday

cinnamon raisin bagel with 2 tablespoons of cream cheese (390 calories)

morningstar chick (fake chicken) sandwich with cheese and bbq sauce, a baked potato with margerine and fat free sour cream (928 calories) 

equalling 1318 calories out of 1500…

So far today

Blueberry granola with flax seeds cereal and skim milk (450 calories)

I am not craving meat yet. I am sure I will soon, but as of right now, not cravings. I am, however, craving cigarettes badly… Really badly… Ugh!I need to chew on a straw or something. 

From: http://community.livejournal.com/thefridayfive/

1. What is your biggest waste of time in your home? The INTERNET!!!!!!!
2. When at work, what is the activity that you find wastes the most time? The INTERNET!!!!!!!!
3. When getting busy with a date or significant other, what ritual could you do without? While getting busy? I don’t think there is anything I could do without. I like it all.
4. What is the biggest waste of time on the Internet? Stumbling… But I am SO addicted.
5. What do you do at a restaurant to waste time when waiting for your meal? I used to smoke, now, I guess I will find out the next time I go to a restaurant

From: http://thatsmyanswer.com/

Chicken or fish? Neither, I’m a vegetarian… But I likes me some chick patties by Morningstar!

Corn on the cob or off the cob? On the cob with tons of butter and salt.

Do you own any wicker furniture? Why yes I do. I have a papazan chair and I love it!

How often do you put things away? On occassion. It also depends on what it is and where it goes. I rarely hang up my coat, but I always put my socks away.

Be honest, is it really better to give than to receive? Though I love to recieve, I love to give more. I love the look on someone’s face when you have given them something that they have really wanted. That’s like recieving to me. 

From: http://thatsmyanswer.com/

If I gave you a crisp $100 bill and the only requirement was that you had to spend on something tangible for yourself. What would you spend it on? I would finally buy the lens I want. A Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II Autofocus Lens. I want it bad, bad, bad!!!

From: http://www.friday5.org/

1. What’s a dish you always go back for seconds of, even if you know you’ve had enough? Oh… There are sooo many things I will go back for over and over and over… You have NO idea… Some of those things are carol’s cheesy potatoes, my  aunt Marge’s green bean casserole… Yummy!!!
2. For how many seconds can you hold your breath? I have never counted. What? you want me to do it now and count? well, okay, I guess… Here we go… 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18, *gasp* shit! That’s not long at all… Well, I JUST quit smoking yesterday, so, give me some time…
3. What was the second-best thing about your New Year’s celebration? Having it end.
4. What was your most recent second-hand purchase? I have no idea.
5. A second-degree burn on human skin can be identified by the blistering it causes. When did you last suffer a second-degree burn? A few days ago I reached in the toaster oven for my bagel and burned the shit out of myself… 

1. The world is A Vampire.

2. That’s nice, let’s breathe in burning teflon was the last thing I said.

3. I wonder how long it will take to get used to being a vegetarian.

4. Curtsey at the end of all things.

5. There’s something to be said for seitan.

6. Here is where I want to be.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to partying it up with Jen, Ted, Em and the fabulous Rick Charming before he leaves for his cruise gig, tomorrow my plans include sleeping late, drinking tea and finishing the bathroom floor and Sunday, I want to get the house completely clean!

• got up and waited for Ted to come home
• wrote a long ass email
• read a lot
• took a nap
• surfed the web
• Jen came over and ate my home made trifle
• sent some of said trifle downstairs to the neighbors
• went to Meijer
• went to have tea with Em
• came home and read for a while
• watched some tv
• ordered Jenn’s presents (I know, way late)
• tried to go to sleep to no avail
• finished my book
• tried to go to sleep to no avail
• sent a couple of emails
• going to try to go to sleep at 5a (and I have to be up at 8a???)

YA books are sometimes the best and this time is by far no exception. I LOVED this series and I am so so so sad that I am done with it. I hope there will be more, though I doubt there will be. I find myself aching for more, Yearning to find out what happened to the characters… *sigh* 10 out of 10 definitely. 

Tithe - Amazon.com Review

Sixteen-year-old Kaye Fierch is not human, but she doesn’t know it. Sure, she knows she’s interacted with faeries since she was little–but she never imagined she was one of them, her blond Asian human appearance only a magically crafted cover-up for her true, green-skinned pixie self. First-time author Holly Black explores Kaye’s self-discovery and dual worlds in her riveting, suspenseful novel Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. The book has its faults: it slips into shock-value mode; the descriptions are often overwritten (sunset on the water looks like the sun slit his wrists in a bathtub); the language is overly, unnecessarily explicit; and the writing often unpolished. Still, the story’s pull is undeniable, and readers under its spell will be hard-pressed to put the book down.

The novel begins in a bar in Philly, where Kaye’s alcoholic rock-singer mother’s boyfriend tries to kill her. For their own safety, mother and daughter quickly move back to grandma’s on the New Jersey shore where Kaye grew up. This ugly turn of events was all rigged by the Faerie world, as it turns out, a world Black describes in deliciously vivid, if rather overblown, detail. Kaye, a drinking, smoking, foul-mouthed high school dropout in the land of mortals, soon finds herself embroiled–as a human sacrifice, no less–in a battle between Faerieland’s Seelie and more malevolent Unseelie courts. The beautiful, mysterious knight Roiben, torn between worlds himself, falls in love with Kaye–the brave, clever changeling–against his better judgment. Throughout the electrifying journey to the horrific underworld of this modern faerie fantasy, teen readers will relate to a hard-luck tough girl who feels alienated, discovers her best qualities in the worst of circumstances, and finally finds a place between worlds where she can feel at home.

Valiant – From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up–The author of Tithe(S & S, 2002) returns to her dark, dangerous, and amazing world of Faerie. When 17-year-old Valerie catches her boyfriend and her mother fooling around, she runs away to New York City. There she falls in with a small group of teens who live in the subway tunnels. But there is something more to their stories than that of normal street kids. When Valerie begins to notice odd things about the deliveries they make, and when she meets Ravus, a troll, she understands that there is an entire world that she has never known existed–the world of Faerie. Valerie and her friends begin to steal from Ravus’s deliveries, using the Never that he provides to the faeries as a drug. But those who receive the deliveries are being found dead. Is Ravus the poisoner or could it be another of the fantastic creatures they have met? This dark fantasy includes drug use and strong language, but beneath its darkness readers find well-rendered characters, a gripping plot, and pure magic.–Tasha Saecker, Caestecker Public Library, Green Lake, WI 

Ironside - From Booklist

Finding your place in the world is no picnic at the best of times, but pixie changeling Kaye finds it tougher than most. And no wonder: her boyfriend has been crowned king of the Unseelie Court and her best friend suffers from a faery’s curse. In this follow-up to Black’s previous two books about the urban fey, Kaye and her gay friend Corny (from Tithe, 2003) meet brothers Luis and Dave (from Valiant, 2005), and the teens are caught in the middle of a clash between the rival faery courts. As characters struggle to shape their identities, quintessential coming-of-age themes are as skillfully interwoven as in the earlier adventures, as are seductive contradictions: faeries who cannot lie nonetheless find ways to connive and betray, loyalty and love are wielded as weapons, and ethereal beauty often masks cruelty of the ugliest sort. The chilling game of wits culminates in a satisfying conclusion to this dark, edgy fantasy, a must-purchase for Black’s many devoted fans. Rutan, Lynn 
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

• woke at 11a
• did dishes
• had cramps
• whined all day because of said cramps
• surfed the web all day
• read “ironside”
• hung with the hubby
• made home made hot cocoa
• watched House
• wastched Law & Order CI
• cuddled with the Moe and the husband
• blogged
• bed at about 12:30a

… and don’t feel like writing anything… It has been too long since I have updated… Not good… Falling back on old habits… Again…

• woke at 11a
• made breakfast
• hung out
• took Moe to the dog park just to watch him hump everything in sight
• came home
• hung out some more 
• made cookies
• Ted went to work at 3:15p
• blogged
• talked to Jess
• made rice for dinner
• got showered and shaved and ready for the theatre
• straighten my hair
• Jen got me at 6p
• went to get her mom at 6:30p
• went to see The Nutcracker
• took Carol home 
• came home at 10:30p
• talked to Ted at 11p
• went to bed at 12:30a

1. Friends are family.

2. Shitty health; it’s for the birds.

3. I’m ready for good things to start.

4. Lovespell is one of my favorite perfumes or aftershaves or smells.

5. The oldest ornament I have is from Ted’s mom.

6. Take some ingredients, mix it all together and you have a recipe.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to seeing the Nutcracker with Jenn and Carol, tomorrow my plans include taking pictures of Emily’s home made presents so she can write a blog about crafting and Sunday, I want to go see my parents!

From: Friday5.org

• woke at 10a
• made breakfast
• did dishes
• went to the library with Ted
• hung out
• watched “A Prarie Home Companion”
• read for a while
• hung with Ted
• made chocolate chip cookies
• watched the gingerbread house compitition with Ted
• Holly called
• went to babysit Joshua at Brian’s w/ Ted
• hung with Brian after he and Holly got back
• came home to bake
• went to bed at about 2:30a

From: Wednesday Weirdness

1.) Do you get along with your significant other’s parents? If you’ve never met their parents or if you’re single, how did you usually get along with former SO’s parents? In the beginning. 12 years ago, no. I did not. They came from the typical 50’s family unit strictly Catholic where the woman stays in the house and obeys and I came from the hippy home where my parents were equal and my sister and I were taught to have our own belief system and not follow the crowd or conform. Ted’s mother and I butted heads and argued a million times about why certain things “just aren’t done”. She never had a reason why, just that it just isn’t done. Finally, after a few years, she saw how healthy Ted and my realtionship was and how equal we were in it. She began to change and demand respect and equality from her 55+ year old husband. It took a lot of work, but she got there and we eventually became one of my best friends until she passed away on June 2nd, 2008. 

2.) Have you ever stolen a tip from a table while eating at a restaurant? If you saw someone doing this, would you speak up or pretend you never saw anything? I was once a waitress and I know that waitresses survive on every measly penny they get. I would never, ever, ever steal a tip. If for some god awful reason I am short and can not tip. I always tell the waitress and I ALWAYS bring one in when I can. If I see someone steal a tip, which thankfully I haven’t yet. I would confront if possible and safe or I would gtell the waitress nad leave her a tip from me. I have had to tip for people at other tables who didn’t leave a tip after making the waitress bust her ass. 

3.) Do you have any sexual fantasies that you’d never admit to anyone? Nope. Mine are pretty run of the mill, I guess.

4.) What smells do you find comforting? Any earth smell. Rain, dirt, woods like cedar and oak and pine, grass… I love the smell of fresh cut grass. The ocean… I miss the ocean.

5.) Do you ever resent your significant other for not earning more money? Do you ever find yourself jealous because your SO earns more money than you? Never. He is the bread winner here. I don’t work and I don’t care if we lived in a box. He is the love of my life and money and wealth mean little to us. We need it to survive unfortunately, but we don’t care more than that.

6.) If you had to wear a Halloween costume for 3 hours a day, ever day, for the rest of your life, which would it be and why? Ummm… I have NO idea. I guess… ummm… A postal worker? Maybe people would think I had a second job.

7.) Have you ever had sex with someone and kept a piece of their undergarments or anything else for any reason? Have you ever had someone want or try to keep something of yours? No I haven’t and I hope no one has done it to me.

From: That’s My Answer

• Cow
• How
• Now
• Down
• Out
• Round
• Nice
• Face
• Does
• Once

Using the above words, what would your three sentences be? And because we are much more advanced in our schooling than she is, let’s use three of the spelling words per sentence.

1. How now, brown cow?

2. To get there, go down the stairs, round the corner and out the door.

3. She does have a nice face.

What is your opinion of women’s magazines and how they portray women?

Oh, don’t even get me started! I think women’s magazines, for the most part since there are a select few that are descent and don’t make women want to starve themselves, puke up all they have eaten, or just outright kill themselves, are created by advertizers and the “sculpters” of today’s society, to make women feel not good enough, not rich enough, not thin enough, not fashionable enough, not sexy enough, not smart enough and they feed off of the insecurities that most women have just so their advertisers can make sales. You see, the magazine does not make enough money in subscriptions to keep the magazines afloat. They do not write the magazine for you, they write it so that they can sell add space, which pays their bills and lines their pockets. But without the readers, they can not have advertizers, so… Voila… magazines that women feel they MUST read in order to stay in touch, and in style… Ugh!

• woke at 8:30a
• hung out with the husband
• talked to Em
• finished reading “The Last Vampire”
• took Em to the farmer’s market, Petco and Michaels
• came home to find out that Ted got called back to work for 10 days on the night shift. I was happy and bummed at the same time
• Talked to Jen
• Brian called to ask if I would watch Josh so he and Holly could go oout
• watched Josh from 7p until 11:30p (he’s so fucking adorable)
• Brian drove me home
• got home at midnight
• wait up for Ted to get home around 3:30 – 4a
• bed at 4:30a

I just got adjusted to being a day person and now this… I hope he gets days again soon.

1. Do you consider sexy underthings a present for you or your partner? If I buy them for myself, they are a gift for Him. If he buys them for me, they are a gift for him… 
2. What are 3 characteristics of “your type”? Have you best relationship(s) been with your type or when you have gone against it? My current “type” is my husband. My “type” used to be bad boys with major issues, but then I met Ted and he was not my type at all… I am glad I went against that type.
3. What is on your Santa list this year? I don’t have one.
4. Generally speaking, who has historically had a higher libido, you or your partner(s)? It depended on the partner.
5. The unsculptured female bush seems to have passed from fashion. What about men, do you think they need to trim and shave “down there”? Some of them definitely do!

If you were to order a birthday cake for someone who said that they don’t want to celebrate their birthday, but you secretly think that they do, what would you have written on it?

Happy (age) Birthday (Name Goes Here),

You know you wanted this cake!

• woke at 9a
• blogged
• made breakfast
• cleaned house with Ted
• went to get Kaitlin
• went to Walmart so she could register for her baby shower
• went to Holly’s
• took belly pics of Kate
• took pics of Joshua
• took Kate home only to find that she was locked out and stranded
• took Kate to Brian’s
• hung out at Brian’s for a few
• came home at 11:30p
• bed by midnight

From: http://community.livejournal.com/mondaysabitch/

1. What are your thoughts on chastity? Okay, my thoughts on this are strange, but bear with me. I was a slut growing up. I know for a fact that sex complicated everything. I KNOW this. I have experienced it first hand and I have seen it in the lives of many of my friends. I believe that unless you are in a long term, adult, serious relationship, sex will ultimately get in the way of something. I believe that chastity is a good thing. I am not saying that premarital sex is bad, in fact, I believe that one should know if you are sexually compatible with your partner before you marry, but I think that the safest sex with a partner that you know very well ans trust with your life is the only safe alternative to chastity. 
2. How many days do you think you could go with only your computer for company? Maybe a week.
3. What, in your opinion, is the exact opposite of butter? What the hell kind of silly question is this? Wow… okay, the opposite of butter… Let me think… Water maybe… non oily, not used to coat bread… I have no idea.
4. Have you ever seen the musical “Cats”? If so, what did you think of it? Nope
5. What’s the #1 thing on your wish list this holiday season? stability

From: http://curiousasacat.blogspot.com/

1) What one quality of your mother’s would you most like to share? She raised my sister and I to ALWAYS live our lives our own way. She does not agree with me politically or religiously. We fight like cats and dogs if we “debate” the subjects. But she believes that we should make our own choices and live up to our own beliefs because we are our own people and we shouldn’t strive to live up to someone else’s standards, not even those of our parents. We are to be the best people we can be and do as much good in and for the world as we can. I think the reason my mom is like this is because she was a major rebel as she grew up. My mom was raised in a uber Catholic household. She was made to go to church, think inside the box politically (especially since my grandmother imigrated here from France during WWII) go through all of her sacrements and be a proper “American woman”. My mother didn’t follow that path. Instead, she quit school, lived as a hippie, and generally did as she pleased. But she ended up marrying, having kids and becoming a successful woman before living her dream. She still lived (and lives) a great life. So why make her children conform to a specific way of life when people from all walks of life succeed and do well? I love this about my mom. She really is an amazing woman.

2) If you promised never to lie about anything ever again, in what area of your life would be it the hardest for you to keep the promise? When it comes to hurting people’s feelings. I lie a lot when it comes to telling someone that I don’t want to see them or hang out with them. It’s not that I have something better to do, but I get into these moods where certain personalities grate on me and I end up getting really depressed. I can’t tell a person that, so I tell them that I have to take my father in law somewhere or I am going to see my mom. Things of that sort to keep from hurting someone’s feelings.

3) If you found a fifty dollar bill in a vacant lot, what would you do with it?  If there’s no one around I’d put it in my pocket. I mean, if you take it to the police station, it WILL NOT get to it’s owner. If it was in or next to or near any form of ID or something that can be IDed, then I would turn it in, but usually, not so much.

4) What good deed that you didn’t do when you had the opportunity do you wish you had done? I don’t put money in the Salvation Army collections enough, I don’t give to Toys for Tots, there are a million god deeds I wish I had done, but usually I can’t. If I can, I try to always do something good.

5) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.

I want it I want it I want it now now now now!

From: 

What random three things did you do this weekend? Puked my guts out, layed in bed all day long, read a lot

If you had to could you take a vow of silence for 48 hours hours? I want to say that I could. I have to try this. I think that it would be a sort of spiritual experience for me. I talk a lot and I love to talk. I talk way more than I listen and I hate that fact but I never seem to be able to shut up. Jenny has this quote, for the life of me I can’t remember it exactly, but it is something like: a man who speaks knows little and a man who says little knows much.   I really do need to try this. It’s on my list for the betterment project.

I was really on a roll, man! I had gone 53 day IN A ROW of posting in this blog. Mostly, it was meme’s but I was posting none the less. I got SOOOO sick on Friday night. I was vomiting all Friday night and most of Saturday. I was in pain. All of my joints hurt and I kept getting really  hot then really cold and I was running a fever. I just felt horrible. My beautiful husband waited on me hand and foot and I just wanted to do nothing but sleep. Sunday, I could eat and drink, but I was still so sore. My ribs and stomache muscles felt like I had been beated with a tire iron and it pretty much killed me to cough or breathe. On top of that, my CPAP machine that I use for my sleep apnea is on the fritz and I couldn’t use it. Ugh! I am feeling a whole lot better now. Kate called me three times yesterday to make sure I was okay. I love that girl. She just had the exact same thing earlier in the week and she’s pregnant and can’t take anything for when she’s sick. She’s suck a sweetie. I will be doing a photoshoot with her for her belly pictures later this week. I just want to make sure that I am not sick any longer so I don’t get her sick again. So, cute belly pics to come soon.

Au Revoir

mé

I really need to get my priorities in order. I am about 2 months behind on my penpal letters and I feel so bad about it. I will begin writing them tomorrow. Jeny and Tanja, I suck, I know. I love you both and I hope you can forgive me. I have a huge list of things I need to do, and I never seem to do any of it. I am, however, checking my blood sugars more often like I should. Ugh…

From: That’s My Answer

1. Do you decorate your living space at Christmas time? Sure do… I love decorating for Christmas.
2. Inside only? Usually. I don’t have much room outside or a plug to plug things into.
3. Outside?  Both? Didn’t I kind of just answer this one? Hehe
4. A real tree?  Or artificial? Artificial… Why kill a poor tree to celebrate? If you like the smell, spray air freshener, light a candle or go outside. 
5. If it’s a real tree … what do you do with it once Christmas is over? N/A
6. What’s on the top of your tree? An angel
7. Do your tree ornaments follow a “theme”? The colors do. This year it’s red and gold. I have had blue/silver, multicolored and red/silver. Next year I am hoping for brown/gold/green/cream
8. Is there a traditional date when you decorate?  And when you take the decorations down? Thanksgiving night. I do it that day every year!
9. Does the room look bare afterwards or is it just me? Oh, it’s not just you!

1. Snow keeps alluding me.

2. I’m looking forward to being snowed in with my husband.

3. Jenny is the best friend ever!

4. One of my favorite old tv shows is Punky Brewster.

5. I’m done with worrying too much.

6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is watching other people smile when they open a present that you’ve given them and they like it.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to possibly hanging with Jenny, tomorrow my plans include taking belly pictures of Kate and helping Em get ready for her party and Sunday, I want to have a great time at Em’s house warming party!

• woke at 9:30a
• Jenny called at 10a saying she’s drove the last mile to work with a flat tire
• went to the mall to change her tire
• came home and made breakfast
• wached tv
• went to the pharmacy to get the last of my insured diabetic supplies
• called around for prices on tires
• made lunch
• took a nap
• went to Amy’s to hang with her and the kids
• came home at 9p
• went to bed at about 11p