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I'm a stay-at-home mom of three, in my mid-forties. I home school my two youngest children. My eldest is grown and on her own. I've been married to my husband for 16 years and we have two dogs, Katie and Kismet. We live in the upper Midwest of the U.S.
Age: 49
Age: 49
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Location: Illinois, USA
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Long Time Gone
Posted 3/26/2007 11:35:43 AM
I know it's been a long time since my last post. Things have been changing around here and the changes have not allowed me time online like I used to have. The big news?
I'M GOING TO SICILY IN SEPTEMBER!!!
Yes, my dad and step mom are taking my oldest daughter and myself to Sicily, Rome, Pompeii and Naples. We pay our air fare and he pays everything else! How cool is that? I am leaving my hubby and small kids behind for a glorious 15 days! I love my family, but I need a break, and the kids are too young for a trip like this one. My husband doesn't like to travel; he's very much a home body. It's an opportunity that I cannot pass up. We will travel to Sicily, which is the birth place of my dad, and drive around to different locations of interest in Sicily, one of them being the town where my dad was born and raised. It's a little outside Enna. We will see Mt. Etna and Palermo, to name a couple, then travel to Rome for 5 days, which will include an excursion to Pompeii and Naples. I'm so excited about this trip! We leave Sept. 26th.
Other news; because of above mentioned trip, I had to go back to work. Not too bad a thing, since it is at our own business, but it is 7 days a week. We own a delivery business, contracted by one of the city's main newspaper companies. I have taken a very small route delivering to homes in a small area. The hours are 3 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. It's worked out really well because the kids come with me and when we get back home, after having breakfast, we get right into school. We're finished by noon, at which time the kids eat lunch and then nap for about an hour. We're back in bed by 7:30/8 p.m. each night. Interestingly enough, I find I have more time each day to get things done. It's been working fine and the kids are getting enough rest for their age. They are thrilled to be in school while the other kids are just waking up, and finished while they are still in school! They are actually doing better in classes. Weird.
Anyway, this has been an adjustment. The hours are strange for me in particular because I have always been a night owl. Now I have to change all that. Of course, after my husband is finished training a few new drivers, we will then split the days up so the kids and I aren't working all 7 days. We each get a break then. It will work! If I can keep it up, I may keep doing this even after my trip, just to have some extra money in my pocket.
So, that's what's been going on! I hope I find everyone well! Spring is here in the Midwest and it's wonderful!
Posted 3/26/2007 11:35:43 AM
I know it's been a long time since my last post. Things have been changing around here and the changes have not allowed me time online like I used to have. The big news?
I'M GOING TO SICILY IN SEPTEMBER!!!
Yes, my dad and step mom are taking my oldest daughter and myself to Sicily, Rome, Pompeii and Naples. We pay our air fare and he pays everything else! How cool is that? I am leaving my hubby and small kids behind for a glorious 15 days! I love my family, but I need a break, and the kids are too young for a trip like this one. My husband doesn't like to travel; he's very much a home body. It's an opportunity that I cannot pass up. We will travel to Sicily, which is the birth place of my dad, and drive around to different locations of interest in Sicily, one of them being the town where my dad was born and raised. It's a little outside Enna. We will see Mt. Etna and Palermo, to name a couple, then travel to Rome for 5 days, which will include an excursion to Pompeii and Naples. I'm so excited about this trip! We leave Sept. 26th.
Other news; because of above mentioned trip, I had to go back to work. Not too bad a thing, since it is at our own business, but it is 7 days a week. We own a delivery business, contracted by one of the city's main newspaper companies. I have taken a very small route delivering to homes in a small area. The hours are 3 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. It's worked out really well because the kids come with me and when we get back home, after having breakfast, we get right into school. We're finished by noon, at which time the kids eat lunch and then nap for about an hour. We're back in bed by 7:30/8 p.m. each night. Interestingly enough, I find I have more time each day to get things done. It's been working fine and the kids are getting enough rest for their age. They are thrilled to be in school while the other kids are just waking up, and finished while they are still in school! They are actually doing better in classes. Weird.
Anyway, this has been an adjustment. The hours are strange for me in particular because I have always been a night owl. Now I have to change all that. Of course, after my husband is finished training a few new drivers, we will then split the days up so the kids and I aren't working all 7 days. We each get a break then. It will work! If I can keep it up, I may keep doing this even after my trip, just to have some extra money in my pocket.
So, that's what's been going on! I hope I find everyone well! Spring is here in the Midwest and it's wonderful!
Sparkle!
Posted 2/9/2007 11:57:06 AM
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while since I've posted anything in here. I just don't have the time I used to have these days, but I try to get in here when there's anything really worth posting. Today there is. I have found this wonderful website for jewelry! It's called Sparkle!. At the end of this post, I'll put the link so you can all go and have a look-see. If you love jewelry like I do, this site is for you. The prices are really reasonable and the stuff is gorgeous! It comes highly recommended by the owners best friend who I know from ka-Bloom. I have bookmarked Sparkle! and I'm on their mailing list. I look forward to great things from them as they add more items. My eye is greedily focused on the Anklets and Accessories which are coming soon. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, why not go check this site out? I'm sure you'll find some great ideas for friends and relatives!
As promised, here's the link:
http://www.sparkle-ga.com/index.html
Posted 2/9/2007 11:57:06 AM
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while since I've posted anything in here. I just don't have the time I used to have these days, but I try to get in here when there's anything really worth posting. Today there is. I have found this wonderful website for jewelry! It's called Sparkle!. At the end of this post, I'll put the link so you can all go and have a look-see. If you love jewelry like I do, this site is for you. The prices are really reasonable and the stuff is gorgeous! It comes highly recommended by the owners best friend who I know from ka-Bloom. I have bookmarked Sparkle! and I'm on their mailing list. I look forward to great things from them as they add more items. My eye is greedily focused on the Anklets and Accessories which are coming soon. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, why not go check this site out? I'm sure you'll find some great ideas for friends and relatives!
As promised, here's the link:
http://www.sparkle-ga.com/index.html
We'll Be Back
Posted 2/5/2007 10:06:31 AM
Thank you, Chicago Bears, for giving us one hell of an exciting year and back to back Championships. Congratulations to Rex Grossman, our Rookie QB, for taking us to a place in one year that it took Payton Manning NINE to get to.
Posted 2/5/2007 10:06:31 AM
Thank you, Chicago Bears, for giving us one hell of an exciting year and back to back Championships. Congratulations to Rex Grossman, our Rookie QB, for taking us to a place in one year that it took Payton Manning NINE to get to.
Superbowl Weekend!!! Finally Here!
Posted 2/2/2007 12:59:48 PM
I'll just let this picture say it all...
Posted 2/2/2007 12:59:48 PM
I'll just let this picture say it all...
Shits and Giggles
Posted 2/1/2007 9:46:41 AM
It's too cold for riding lessons, so I thought I'd post some Irish humor for you all. Disclaimer: I am half Irish. There now.
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said,
"Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass
every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!"
Miraculously, a parking place appeared.
Paddy looked up again and said, "Never mind, I found one."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he
meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
The man said, "I do, Father."
The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall."
Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
"Certainly, Father," was the man's reply.
"Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest.
Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you want to go to
heaven?"
O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father."
The priest said, "I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you
die you don't want to go to heaven?"
O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group
together to go right now."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the
obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend,
Finney.
"Did you see the paper?" asked Gallagher. "They say I died!!"
"Yes, I saw it!" replied Finney. "Where are ye callin' from?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding
in
Connecticut. The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and
then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.
He says, "Sir, have you been drinking?"
"Just water," says the priest.
The trooper says, "Then why do I smell wine?"
The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, "Pour me a stiff
one - just had another fight with the little woman."
"Oh yeah?" said Charlie, "And how did this one end?"
"When it was over," Mike replied, "She came to me on her hands and knees.
"Really," said Charles, "Now that's a switch! What did she say?"
She said, "Come out from under the bed, you little chicken."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Flynn staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking
buddy,
Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Mary.
He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their
upstairs
bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing
the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A
whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially
painful.
Managing not to yell, Flynn sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in
the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He
managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a
Band-Aid
as best he could on each place he saw blood.
He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his
way to bed.
In the morning, Flynn woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt
and
Mary staring at him from across the room.
She said, "You were drunk again last night weren't you?"
Flynn said, "Why you say such a mean thing?"
"Well," Mary said, "it could be the open front door, it could be the broken
glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing
through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's all
those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.
Posted 2/1/2007 9:46:41 AM
It's too cold for riding lessons, so I thought I'd post some Irish humor for you all. Disclaimer: I am half Irish. There now.
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said,
"Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass
every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!"
Miraculously, a parking place appeared.
Paddy looked up again and said, "Never mind, I found one."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he
meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
The man said, "I do, Father."
The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall."
Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
"Certainly, Father," was the man's reply.
"Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest.
Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you want to go to
heaven?"
O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father."
The priest said, "I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you
die you don't want to go to heaven?"
O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group
together to go right now."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the
obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend,
Finney.
"Did you see the paper?" asked Gallagher. "They say I died!!"
"Yes, I saw it!" replied Finney. "Where are ye callin' from?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding
in
Connecticut. The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and
then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.
He says, "Sir, have you been drinking?"
"Just water," says the priest.
The trooper says, "Then why do I smell wine?"
The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, "Pour me a stiff
one - just had another fight with the little woman."
"Oh yeah?" said Charlie, "And how did this one end?"
"When it was over," Mike replied, "She came to me on her hands and knees.
"Really," said Charles, "Now that's a switch! What did she say?"
She said, "Come out from under the bed, you little chicken."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Flynn staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking
buddy,
Paddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Mary.
He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their
upstairs
bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. As he caught himself by grabbing
the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A
whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially
painful.
Managing not to yell, Flynn sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in
the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He
managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a
Band-Aid
as best he could on each place he saw blood.
He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his
way to bed.
In the morning, Flynn woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt
and
Mary staring at him from across the room.
She said, "You were drunk again last night weren't you?"
Flynn said, "Why you say such a mean thing?"
"Well," Mary said, "it could be the open front door, it could be the broken
glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing
through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's all
those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.
Weather Alert!
Posted 1/30/2007 4:41:25 PM
A terrible storm headed straight for Miami. It's scheduled to hit early afternoon, Sunday.
Posted 1/30/2007 4:41:25 PM
A terrible storm headed straight for Miami. It's scheduled to hit early afternoon, Sunday.
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Rants and Raves: Immediate Thoughts
Posted 1/30/2007 10:27:49 AM
I'm so tired and crampy today. I just want to stay in bed all day. But, I have to teach and cook. Mom's have no time for fatigue.
My son's birthday party went off without a hitch on Saturday. He finally got a GameBoy. He's wanted one since his big sister got one for her birthday back in October. We weren't going to get him one because he's always playing the Playstation 2, but he wanted one and his grandpa wanted to give him what he wanted. It's a good thing Grandpa doesn't live with us. LOL! Alex is his only grandson and he tends to want to spoil him. Meh, it's what grandparents are for. I don't stress out over it. My children will not be damaged.
My in-laws came on Saturday. My father in-law is getting to where he can hardly walk anymore. I don't know what's wrong with him, their's is a very secretive family. But it's really my mother-in-law that is so very sad to see. She's in advancing stages of Alzheimer's. She can't form complete sentences much. She can't write her name or use a phone. She can't cook. The worse part is that she's aware of what's happening to her. You can see her frustration. Sometimes she makes jokes about it, but you can see she's embarrassed. I remember when I first met her. She was a spitfire. Always on the go, working and volunteering at the senior citizen's home once a week. Mind like a steal trap. This disease is horrible. It robs one of dignity as well as memory. We work so hard through our lives making memories. We take pictures and video tape. We keep journals and letters from loved ones. In the end, with this disease, it's all for nothing.
Posted 1/30/2007 10:27:49 AM
I'm so tired and crampy today. I just want to stay in bed all day. But, I have to teach and cook. Mom's have no time for fatigue.
My son's birthday party went off without a hitch on Saturday. He finally got a GameBoy. He's wanted one since his big sister got one for her birthday back in October. We weren't going to get him one because he's always playing the Playstation 2, but he wanted one and his grandpa wanted to give him what he wanted. It's a good thing Grandpa doesn't live with us. LOL! Alex is his only grandson and he tends to want to spoil him. Meh, it's what grandparents are for. I don't stress out over it. My children will not be damaged.
My in-laws came on Saturday. My father in-law is getting to where he can hardly walk anymore. I don't know what's wrong with him, their's is a very secretive family. But it's really my mother-in-law that is so very sad to see. She's in advancing stages of Alzheimer's. She can't form complete sentences much. She can't write her name or use a phone. She can't cook. The worse part is that she's aware of what's happening to her. You can see her frustration. Sometimes she makes jokes about it, but you can see she's embarrassed. I remember when I first met her. She was a spitfire. Always on the go, working and volunteering at the senior citizen's home once a week. Mind like a steal trap. This disease is horrible. It robs one of dignity as well as memory. We work so hard through our lives making memories. We take pictures and video tape. We keep journals and letters from loved ones. In the end, with this disease, it's all for nothing.
Same Ol Same Ol!
Posted 1/26/2007 2:53:45 PM
I haven't been in here all week. I've been pretty busy this week with scouts and riding lessons and now, today is my son's birthday. He's 7 fingers today! We're having a party for him tomorrow and I need to clean house and shop for food and gift.
So, short and sweet, hello to all and I wish you all a great weekend!
Busy, busy, busy.....
Posted 1/26/2007 2:53:45 PM
I haven't been in here all week. I've been pretty busy this week with scouts and riding lessons and now, today is my son's birthday. He's 7 fingers today! We're having a party for him tomorrow and I need to clean house and shop for food and gift.
So, short and sweet, hello to all and I wish you all a great weekend!
Busy, busy, busy.....
Raves Only: I'll Take That Crown, Thank You!
Posted 1/22/2007 11:43:55 AM
Yes, the Bears are who we thought they were! And Chicago is going to the Superbowl! I'm very excited about the Bears/Colts match up. I'm a Payton Manning fan and a Tony Dungy fan. Both men are class acts and they've worked for so long to get to the big Bowl game. They deserved to win yesterday! I'm so proud of them! Lovie Smith and Tony are long time good friends, so I believe the Big Game is going to be played clean. No somersaulting into the end zone. No nasty words screamed at opposing players.
Having said all that, I do believe the Bears will beat the Colts. If our defense and offense play the way they did yesterday, the Colts don't have a chance. Whoever wins, both teams earned the right to be there.
Cheers!
Posted 1/22/2007 11:43:55 AM
Yes, the Bears are who we thought they were! And Chicago is going to the Superbowl! I'm very excited about the Bears/Colts match up. I'm a Payton Manning fan and a Tony Dungy fan. Both men are class acts and they've worked for so long to get to the big Bowl game. They deserved to win yesterday! I'm so proud of them! Lovie Smith and Tony are long time good friends, so I believe the Big Game is going to be played clean. No somersaulting into the end zone. No nasty words screamed at opposing players.
Having said all that, I do believe the Bears will beat the Colts. If our defense and offense play the way they did yesterday, the Colts don't have a chance. Whoever wins, both teams earned the right to be there.
Cheers!
Married To A Funny Man
Posted 1/19/2007 11:34:55 AM
My husband sent this to me this morning and I figured it's a great way to start off the weekend. Enjoy!
Posted 1/19/2007 11:34:55 AM
My husband sent this to me this morning and I figured it's a great way to start off the weekend. Enjoy!
Fresh from my shower, I stand in front of the mirror complaining to
my husband that my breasts are too small. Instead of
characteristically telling me it's not so, he uncharacteristically comes up with a suggestion.
"If you want your breasts to grow, then every day take a piece of
toilet paper and rub it between them for a few seconds."
Willing to try anything, I fetch a piece of toilet paper and stand in
front of the mirror, rubbing it between my breasts. "How long will
this take?" I ask.
"They will grow larger over a period of years," my husband replies.
I stopped. "Do you really think rubbing a piece of toilet paper
between my breasts every day will make my breasts larger over the years?"
Without missing a beat he says, "Worked for your butt, didn't it?"
He's still alive, and with a great deal of therapy, he may even walk
again although he will probably continue to take his meals through a straw.
Stupid, stupid man.
Raves Only: It's Friday!!!
Posted 1/19/2007 11:12:16 AM
Of course, being a stay-at-home mom, this means more to the people who go out to work than it does to me, but still! Happy Friday to you all!
My daughter's riding lessons are going well. She had her second lesson yesterday and she did so much! The teacher says she should be ready for group lessons after only one more private lesson. I'm so proud of her!
We have no plans for this weekend, it's going to be a quiet one. I probably should use the time to house clean.
Nothing more! Have a nice weekend everyone!
Posted 1/19/2007 11:12:16 AM
Of course, being a stay-at-home mom, this means more to the people who go out to work than it does to me, but still! Happy Friday to you all!
My daughter's riding lessons are going well. She had her second lesson yesterday and she did so much! The teacher says she should be ready for group lessons after only one more private lesson. I'm so proud of her!
We have no plans for this weekend, it's going to be a quiet one. I probably should use the time to house clean.
Nothing more! Have a nice weekend everyone!
Raves Only: Oh, I Forgot To Tell You...
Posted 1/15/2007 2:28:04 PM
Cindi just reminded me that I wanted to talk about the party I went to with my sister. It was her company's Winter Extravaganza. It was so much fun! Open bar meant I drank a lot of martini's. The music was ok. The DJ seemed to have a problem getting off of the hip-hop. I don't mind hip-hop, believe me! But I can only take so much of it at high sound levels. Ouch! The food was yum-o. The people were so nice. She works with a bunch that know how to have fun! There was one guy there that is pretty much the comic relief in the office and he sure was at this party. The dude stands about 9 feet tall and he came in wearing a fuzzy, fuzzy purple hat. You couldn't miss him! He's what they call 'Skanky Boy'. His wife and kids live in another state and he's here whoring around town every night, according to him. He says his wife is cool with it. He talked about how his wife got him an IPod for Christmas while he got her zip. He actually bragged about it! What's your bet the poor woman never has to worry about him being involved in an office romance? What a catch. They have kids too, poor things.
Anyway, we had a ton of fun and then came back to my house and gabbed till 2:30 a.m. over coffee. My alcohol tolerance is quite high, so no, I wasn't drunk. Don't ever want to be. Those days are far behind me. But the martini's were really good! *sigh* I love my life and my family, but every now and then it feels good to escape and forget that I'm a wife and mommy for a couple of hours.
Posted 1/15/2007 2:28:04 PM
Cindi just reminded me that I wanted to talk about the party I went to with my sister. It was her company's Winter Extravaganza. It was so much fun! Open bar meant I drank a lot of martini's. The music was ok. The DJ seemed to have a problem getting off of the hip-hop. I don't mind hip-hop, believe me! But I can only take so much of it at high sound levels. Ouch! The food was yum-o. The people were so nice. She works with a bunch that know how to have fun! There was one guy there that is pretty much the comic relief in the office and he sure was at this party. The dude stands about 9 feet tall and he came in wearing a fuzzy, fuzzy purple hat. You couldn't miss him! He's what they call 'Skanky Boy'. His wife and kids live in another state and he's here whoring around town every night, according to him. He says his wife is cool with it. He talked about how his wife got him an IPod for Christmas while he got her zip. He actually bragged about it! What's your bet the poor woman never has to worry about him being involved in an office romance? What a catch. They have kids too, poor things.
Anyway, we had a ton of fun and then came back to my house and gabbed till 2:30 a.m. over coffee. My alcohol tolerance is quite high, so no, I wasn't drunk. Don't ever want to be. Those days are far behind me. But the martini's were really good! *sigh* I love my life and my family, but every now and then it feels good to escape and forget that I'm a wife and mommy for a couple of hours.
Raves Only: Whew! Made It!
Posted 1/15/2007 2:10:24 PM
Good Rex showed up for the game on Sunday! We beat Seattle!!! Yes, it was ugly. Yes, we squeaked that win in. But a win is still a win, no matter how you get or how you look at it! Rex played a good game. If anything went wrong I'd say our defense needs work. They can't be getting tougher in the 4th quarter. It's almost too late by then. We went from having the #1 defense in the NFC to the 5th. We are not pressuring the other teams' QB's at all. We used to!
And what the hell happened to San Diego?!! I am truly stunned at that loss. I thought for sure they'd be in the Superbowl. But it does boost my hopes for my Bears. If a team like SD can fall to the Pat's, for God's sake, we certainly have just as good a chance at beating the Saints next Sunday as anyone. And don't start quoting me the stats, I've been following them. If I were to listen to the stats the Chargers should have won yesterday and the Ravens should have beaten the Colts. The team with the #1 defense in the league rolls over and dies against the team who has been struggling in defense. Go figure!
I'm still standing by my QB, Rex. Is he the best QB in the league? Hell to the NO! But go look at Peyton Manning, whom I adore and I think deserves a Superbowl ring more than anyone. He's struggling too. Tom Brady has had better seasons. And by the way, where's Donavan McNabb again?
It could very well be that this is a charmed year. The Bears could be in the Superbowl! Why not? There's only one game that stands in our way. Chicago has precious little to brag about in the sports arena. Let us have our party. We are not confident that the Bears can take us all the way, but we will bleed, sweat, and cry right along with them.
Posted 1/15/2007 2:10:24 PM
Good Rex showed up for the game on Sunday! We beat Seattle!!! Yes, it was ugly. Yes, we squeaked that win in. But a win is still a win, no matter how you get or how you look at it! Rex played a good game. If anything went wrong I'd say our defense needs work. They can't be getting tougher in the 4th quarter. It's almost too late by then. We went from having the #1 defense in the NFC to the 5th. We are not pressuring the other teams' QB's at all. We used to!
And what the hell happened to San Diego?!! I am truly stunned at that loss. I thought for sure they'd be in the Superbowl. But it does boost my hopes for my Bears. If a team like SD can fall to the Pat's, for God's sake, we certainly have just as good a chance at beating the Saints next Sunday as anyone. And don't start quoting me the stats, I've been following them. If I were to listen to the stats the Chargers should have won yesterday and the Ravens should have beaten the Colts. The team with the #1 defense in the league rolls over and dies against the team who has been struggling in defense. Go figure!
I'm still standing by my QB, Rex. Is he the best QB in the league? Hell to the NO! But go look at Peyton Manning, whom I adore and I think deserves a Superbowl ring more than anyone. He's struggling too. Tom Brady has had better seasons. And by the way, where's Donavan McNabb again?
It could very well be that this is a charmed year. The Bears could be in the Superbowl! Why not? There's only one game that stands in our way. Chicago has precious little to brag about in the sports arena. Let us have our party. We are not confident that the Bears can take us all the way, but we will bleed, sweat, and cry right along with them.
Raves Only: Gameday
Posted 1/12/2007 11:57:31 AM
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! The Chicago Bears take on the Seattle Seahawks. We have as good a chance as any! If Good Rex shows up to play smart football and our defense gets their act together, we could win.
GO BEARS!!!
Posted 1/12/2007 11:57:31 AM
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! The Chicago Bears take on the Seattle Seahawks. We have as good a chance as any! If Good Rex shows up to play smart football and our defense gets their act together, we could win.
GO BEARS!!!
Post Holiday Thoughts
Posted 1/11/2007 2:01:16 PM
My sister emailed this to me this morning:
T'was the month after Christmas and all through the house, nothing
would fit me - not even a blouse.
The cookies I ate and the eggnog to taste, at each holiday party had
gone to my waist.
The punch and the snow balls, the bread and the cheese, and the way I
never said, "No thank you, please!"
I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt and prepared once again to
do battle with dirt.
I said to myself, as only I can, "you can't spend the winter dressed
like a man."
I won't have a cookie, not even a lick, I want only to chew on a long
celery stick.
I won't have potatoes, or gravy, or pie, I'll munch on a carrot and
quietly cry.
I'm hungry and lonesome - life is a bore, but isn't that what January
is for?
Unable to nibble - no I won't even try it,
Happy New Year to all, and to all a good diet!
Mikayla had her first riding lesson today. She's feeling muscles she never knew she had. LOL! I didn't think she'd be able to actually get on the horse this lesson, but she did. Not only did she get on but after walking Jaz around the arena a few times and getting used to steering him, she was able to cantor and learned how to post. She did well for her first time! She is in desperate need of developing her upper body muscles. She has no strength in her arms or abdomen. She had a hard time pulling herself up onto Jaz even with a leg up from her teacher. We must work on that. Eventually, it will all come together for her and her coordination will come in line too. It's pretty exciting! She's sore but happy.
Have a great day everyone!
Posted 1/11/2007 2:01:16 PM
My sister emailed this to me this morning:
T'was the month after Christmas and all through the house, nothing
would fit me - not even a blouse.
The cookies I ate and the eggnog to taste, at each holiday party had
gone to my waist.
The punch and the snow balls, the bread and the cheese, and the way I
never said, "No thank you, please!"
I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt and prepared once again to
do battle with dirt.
I said to myself, as only I can, "you can't spend the winter dressed
like a man."
I won't have a cookie, not even a lick, I want only to chew on a long
celery stick.
I won't have potatoes, or gravy, or pie, I'll munch on a carrot and
quietly cry.
I'm hungry and lonesome - life is a bore, but isn't that what January
is for?
Unable to nibble - no I won't even try it,
Happy New Year to all, and to all a good diet!
Mikayla had her first riding lesson today. She's feeling muscles she never knew she had. LOL! I didn't think she'd be able to actually get on the horse this lesson, but she did. Not only did she get on but after walking Jaz around the arena a few times and getting used to steering him, she was able to cantor and learned how to post. She did well for her first time! She is in desperate need of developing her upper body muscles. She has no strength in her arms or abdomen. She had a hard time pulling herself up onto Jaz even with a leg up from her teacher. We must work on that. Eventually, it will all come together for her and her coordination will come in line too. It's pretty exciting! She's sore but happy.
Have a great day everyone!
"Forever In Blue"
Posted 1/10/2007 12:00:47 PM
Ok, I know these books are largely directed at young readers (age 12 through ?), but I have enjoyed them myself. I read the first book after seeing the movie, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They did a wonderful job with the movie, in my opinion, but as with all movies taken from books, the book told more. After reading through to the third book I found myself truly caring about what happens to these four girls; wondering if their friendship can stand the tests of time, growth and distance.
As with all good things, this series too must come to its end. It did so this week with the release of the fourth and final book in the series called Forever In Blue. I hope that the title speaks of a good ending where the girls' friendship survive. I have read a review from someone who read the book. This person tells of an ending that is sure and without a death (hello, J. K. Rowling?), proving that a series can come to a definite ending without killing the main characters off.
I have not purchased my book yet, so I can't give my own review. I do, however, recommend this series if you're looking for a touching, beautiful story. One that could hit closer to home than you think it can. I know this final book will not disappoint me and I can't wait to read it!
FYI - The author is Ann Brashares.
Posted 1/10/2007 12:00:47 PM
Ok, I know these books are largely directed at young readers (age 12 through ?), but I have enjoyed them myself. I read the first book after seeing the movie, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. They did a wonderful job with the movie, in my opinion, but as with all movies taken from books, the book told more. After reading through to the third book I found myself truly caring about what happens to these four girls; wondering if their friendship can stand the tests of time, growth and distance.
As with all good things, this series too must come to its end. It did so this week with the release of the fourth and final book in the series called Forever In Blue. I hope that the title speaks of a good ending where the girls' friendship survive. I have read a review from someone who read the book. This person tells of an ending that is sure and without a death (hello, J. K. Rowling?), proving that a series can come to a definite ending without killing the main characters off.
I have not purchased my book yet, so I can't give my own review. I do, however, recommend this series if you're looking for a touching, beautiful story. One that could hit closer to home than you think it can. I know this final book will not disappoint me and I can't wait to read it!
FYI - The author is Ann Brashares.
Sumbitch
Posted 1/5/2007 12:11:57 PM
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great day and are looking forward to a wonderful weekend! I know I am! To start you all off, my daughter sent this to me just now and I thought I'd pass it along to you. It made me laugh! Enjoy!
P.S. Lazybones, tree down! LOL! Funny how the thing comes down faster and easier than when I put it up. *scratches head*
Posted 1/5/2007 12:11:57 PM
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great day and are looking forward to a wonderful weekend! I know I am! To start you all off, my daughter sent this to me just now and I thought I'd pass it along to you. It made me laugh! Enjoy!
A filthy rich North Carolina man decided that he wanted to throw a party and invited all of his buddies and neighbors. He also invited Leroy, the only redneck in the neighborhood.
He held the party around the pool in
the backyard of his mansion.
Leroy was having a good time drinking, dancing, eating shrimp, oysters and BBQ and flirting with all the women.
At the height of the party, the host said, "I have a 10ft
man-eating gator in my pool and I'll give a million dollars to anyone who has the nerve to jump in."
The words were barely out of his mouth when there was a loud splash and everyone turned around and saw Leroy in the pool!
Leroy was fighting the gator and kicking its ass! Leroy was
jabbing the gator in the eyes with his thumbs, throwing punches, head butts and choke holds, biting the gator on the tail and flipping the gator through the air like some kind of Judo Instructor.
The water was churning and splashing everywhere. Both Leroy and the gator
were screaming and raising hell. ! Finally Leroy strangled the gator and let it float to the top like a dime store goldfish. Leroy then slowly climbed out of the pool. Everybody was just staring at him in disbelief.
Finally! the host says, "Well, Leroy, I reckon I owe you a million dollars." "No, that's okay. I don't want it," said Leroy.
The rich man said, "Man, I have to give you something. You won the bet. How about half a million bucks then?"
"No thanks. I don't want it," answered Leroy.
The host said, "Come on, I insist on giving you something. That was amazing. How about a new Porsche and a Rolex and some stock options?"
Again Leroy said no.
Confused, the rich man asked, "Well, Leroy, then what do you want?"
Leroy said, "I want the name of the sumbitch who pushed me in the pool.
P.S. Lazybones, tree down! LOL! Funny how the thing comes down faster and easier than when I put it up. *scratches head*
Yay! 2007!
Posted 1/3/2007 1:20:08 PM
I'm really excited about this new year! So many things are going to happen that are good. The kids will be going through some changes and learning new things that will help shape their character. As much as I miss them being tiny babies, I love each stage of development they go through. It's such a treat to watch my son. He will turn 7 on the 26th of this month. He's such a little 'man'. 100% boy! He got a lot of G.I. Joe action figures and vehicles for Christmas and plays for hours on end with them. He got some really cool fighter planes that he plays with all day as well. He's so funny to watch.
My 10 year old daughter is so busy reading all her 'horse' books. I have to actually go looking for her because she's so quiet! I always find her reading. All she talks about is when her horseback riding lessons will begin. We visited the stables last week and were really impressed with the place. Even more impressive were the condition of the horses there. They all look beautiful and healthy. The owner of the place doesn't like to work the horses in lessons more than once a day. The horses seem calm and secure. Not skittish with each other or with people. I feel we've made a great choice for Mikayla. This opportunity will teach her so many things that will be good both physically and with life lessons.
This will also be the year in which we see a glimmer of light at the end of the financial troubles tunnel. A lot of stress will be lifted from our lives.
It's going to be a fun year in the entertainment industry too. Favorites will be back. Highly anticipated movies and books will be coming around. One book should be coming out soon, in fact. The next (and, I think, last) book in the 'Traveling Pants' series is due out this month or next. Of course there is the much talked about 7th Harry Potter book coming out this year. I'm looking forward to it with both excitement and dread. It's always sad when a favorite book series comes to an end.
Anyway, we rang in our New Year at my mom's house with my two younger sisters, two nieces and all my kids. My husband had to work and he had to get up at 2 a.m. so he did not join us. It was fun!
Now, I'm on a mission to lose weight. Mostly to get exercising. I have a high school reunion to go to in November and I want to look better than I do now.
I hope you all have great things happen this year in your lives! See you around soon!
Posted 1/3/2007 1:20:08 PM
I'm really excited about this new year! So many things are going to happen that are good. The kids will be going through some changes and learning new things that will help shape their character. As much as I miss them being tiny babies, I love each stage of development they go through. It's such a treat to watch my son. He will turn 7 on the 26th of this month. He's such a little 'man'. 100% boy! He got a lot of G.I. Joe action figures and vehicles for Christmas and plays for hours on end with them. He got some really cool fighter planes that he plays with all day as well. He's so funny to watch.
My 10 year old daughter is so busy reading all her 'horse' books. I have to actually go looking for her because she's so quiet! I always find her reading. All she talks about is when her horseback riding lessons will begin. We visited the stables last week and were really impressed with the place. Even more impressive were the condition of the horses there. They all look beautiful and healthy. The owner of the place doesn't like to work the horses in lessons more than once a day. The horses seem calm and secure. Not skittish with each other or with people. I feel we've made a great choice for Mikayla. This opportunity will teach her so many things that will be good both physically and with life lessons.
This will also be the year in which we see a glimmer of light at the end of the financial troubles tunnel. A lot of stress will be lifted from our lives.
It's going to be a fun year in the entertainment industry too. Favorites will be back. Highly anticipated movies and books will be coming around. One book should be coming out soon, in fact. The next (and, I think, last) book in the 'Traveling Pants' series is due out this month or next. Of course there is the much talked about 7th Harry Potter book coming out this year. I'm looking forward to it with both excitement and dread. It's always sad when a favorite book series comes to an end.
Anyway, we rang in our New Year at my mom's house with my two younger sisters, two nieces and all my kids. My husband had to work and he had to get up at 2 a.m. so he did not join us. It was fun!
Now, I'm on a mission to lose weight. Mostly to get exercising. I have a high school reunion to go to in November and I want to look better than I do now.
I hope you all have great things happen this year in your lives! See you around soon!
My New Year Wish
Posted 12/30/2006 10:43:57 AM
Good Morning everyone! I'm just popping in here while I have a brief moment to wish you all a safe, healthy and wealthy New Year! I haven't had time to get around to all your blogs and thank you all for stopping by here. After this weekend things should get back to a slower pace and I'll have more time to visit.
Till then...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Posted 12/30/2006 10:43:57 AM
Good Morning everyone! I'm just popping in here while I have a brief moment to wish you all a safe, healthy and wealthy New Year! I haven't had time to get around to all your blogs and thank you all for stopping by here. After this weekend things should get back to a slower pace and I'll have more time to visit.
Till then...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Catching Up
Posted 12/20/2006 1:12:43 PM
Hello everyone! I've been so busy lately with the holidays coming and shopping and baking to get finished. Also, we had our puppy spayed yesterday and I've just picked her up from the vet. She's pretty pathetic. Very lethargic and not much interest in food, but that's to be expected. I think it's kinda cute that they used pink sutures. My son is so upset over it all. It's really odd, but then again, he's a pretty sensitive boy. He's almost 7. I had my husband take him to work with him for the rest of the day just to get him out of the house and away from the puppy.
Today is our last day of school until Tuesday. I think we'll have half days next week. Tomorrow the kids and I are going to bake cookies. They're excited about it all. I'm going to have the camera ready. Friday the kids are both going downtown with my sister to her office where they'll have fun in an office party for the kids. Jack and I will spend that time finishing up last minute stocking stuffers for them. I'm looking forward to it!
Our oldest daughter was surprised when we gave her a new cell phone for Christmas. A pink Razr from Motorola. She's having a lot of fun with it and I'm happy that she has a phone that has a good enough signal inside her house. This is her only phone and I hated that the only way I could ever talk with her was by text messaging because you could never get hold of her on her old cell phone.
I hope you are all having as much fun this holiday time as I am! I will most likely be offline until after Christmas, so a very Merry Christmas to all!
The Bears have clinched home field advantage throughout the play-offs!!! This could be our year!!! *crossing fingers*
The Bulls beat the Lakers last night! I hope they can turn their game around and change that 15 and 10 record. They're good enough! Still better than Miami Heat!!!
Happy Holidays!
Christmas Blessing to all!!!!
Posted 12/20/2006 1:12:43 PM
Hello everyone! I've been so busy lately with the holidays coming and shopping and baking to get finished. Also, we had our puppy spayed yesterday and I've just picked her up from the vet. She's pretty pathetic. Very lethargic and not much interest in food, but that's to be expected. I think it's kinda cute that they used pink sutures. My son is so upset over it all. It's really odd, but then again, he's a pretty sensitive boy. He's almost 7. I had my husband take him to work with him for the rest of the day just to get him out of the house and away from the puppy.
Today is our last day of school until Tuesday. I think we'll have half days next week. Tomorrow the kids and I are going to bake cookies. They're excited about it all. I'm going to have the camera ready. Friday the kids are both going downtown with my sister to her office where they'll have fun in an office party for the kids. Jack and I will spend that time finishing up last minute stocking stuffers for them. I'm looking forward to it!
Our oldest daughter was surprised when we gave her a new cell phone for Christmas. A pink Razr from Motorola. She's having a lot of fun with it and I'm happy that she has a phone that has a good enough signal inside her house. This is her only phone and I hated that the only way I could ever talk with her was by text messaging because you could never get hold of her on her old cell phone.
I hope you are all having as much fun this holiday time as I am! I will most likely be offline until after Christmas, so a very Merry Christmas to all!
The Bears have clinched home field advantage throughout the play-offs!!! This could be our year!!! *crossing fingers*
The Bulls beat the Lakers last night! I hope they can turn their game around and change that 15 and 10 record. They're good enough! Still better than Miami Heat!!!
Happy Holidays!
Christmas Blessing to all!!!!
Da Bears!
Posted 12/12/2006 9:52:20 AM
The anti-Rex Grossman movement is at a loss for words this morning. Some of them have changed their tune! I heard it last night! The very commentators that were screaming for Brian Griese for the last few weeks, did complete turn-abouts last night! They even began the game slamming Rex! But by the end of last night's game, they were dripping in honey-talk over the guy. Fools! Idiots! I'd like to start watching the games with the sound off. I'm so sick of everyone comparing the guy to Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. He's not either one of those two. He hasn't even been in the game as long as they have! Anyway, I've said all that before. Rex Grossman rocked last night!
Devin Hester! Can you say MVP? He ran the the ball TWICE down field for touchdowns! The guy is a definite threat. He's gold!
Speaking of Gould, Robbie Gould MISSED TWO last night!!! Unbelievable! Ah, well. All good things and all that.
Last night was a sweet win, particularly because it was done in St. Louis. I am Chicago born and raised, and as such, I am a die-hard Cub fan. A win in St. Louis is always a good thing!
Now, many of you might be thinking, "Yes, but it's Chicago! They'll fall flat on their faces in post-season." You know what? We Cub fans are so used to disappointment yet so full of hope, having dealt with it for 99 years! I'm just happy that we have such a great season this year and that again, we won the division and are in the play-offs.
You gotta give me that! Oh, and the Bulls beat the Pacers last night too. Yes, the clouds may be thick and gray, but the sun is definitely shining on Chi-Town this morning!
Posted 12/12/2006 9:52:20 AM
The anti-Rex Grossman movement is at a loss for words this morning. Some of them have changed their tune! I heard it last night! The very commentators that were screaming for Brian Griese for the last few weeks, did complete turn-abouts last night! They even began the game slamming Rex! But by the end of last night's game, they were dripping in honey-talk over the guy. Fools! Idiots! I'd like to start watching the games with the sound off. I'm so sick of everyone comparing the guy to Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. He's not either one of those two. He hasn't even been in the game as long as they have! Anyway, I've said all that before. Rex Grossman rocked last night!
Devin Hester! Can you say MVP? He ran the the ball TWICE down field for touchdowns! The guy is a definite threat. He's gold!
Speaking of Gould, Robbie Gould MISSED TWO last night!!! Unbelievable! Ah, well. All good things and all that.
Last night was a sweet win, particularly because it was done in St. Louis. I am Chicago born and raised, and as such, I am a die-hard Cub fan. A win in St. Louis is always a good thing!
Now, many of you might be thinking, "Yes, but it's Chicago! They'll fall flat on their faces in post-season." You know what? We Cub fans are so used to disappointment yet so full of hope, having dealt with it for 99 years! I'm just happy that we have such a great season this year and that again, we won the division and are in the play-offs.
You gotta give me that! Oh, and the Bulls beat the Pacers last night too. Yes, the clouds may be thick and gray, but the sun is definitely shining on Chi-Town this morning!
Of Head Colds and Horses
Posted 12/9/2006 9:42:15 AM
I just wanted to give a quick shout out to you all and wish everyone a great weekend! I have a terrible cold and no voice at all, much to my children's delight. I have a busy weekend in front of me too, so I don't even have time to rest properly.
The big news is in the Christmas present my husband and I are able to give my youngest daughter. We confirmed it all yesterday. Mikayla is 10 years old and is obsessed with horses. She's a great reader as well and she reads every book she can get her hands on about horses. Her dream is to own many of them and ride whenever she wants to. She doesn't yet understand the cost that goes into all that, much less the care of animal and buildings/grounds. However, there is a stables 20 minutes away from our house that offers lessons at a very reasonable, unheard of, price per lesson. She will learn not only to ride, but how to groom and care for a horse. She must pass certain levels in order to advance in classes. At first she will be given private lessons. When she proves she can groom, saddle, ride and put aways a horse on her own, she will advance to the next class. They offer a work program as well, which my daughter will love because all she wants is to be around horses all the time. We'll look into that when the time is right, but for now, I just can't wait to see the look on her face when she gets the card containing the announcement of her first lesson! My husband was so excited after getting off the phone with the owner and trainer. I started to cry! LOL! Anyway, I know this all means more to me than to all of you, but I am just so excited about it that I can't help but blab to everyone!
Everyone, have a great weekend!!!
Posted 12/9/2006 9:42:15 AM
I just wanted to give a quick shout out to you all and wish everyone a great weekend! I have a terrible cold and no voice at all, much to my children's delight. I have a busy weekend in front of me too, so I don't even have time to rest properly.
The big news is in the Christmas present my husband and I are able to give my youngest daughter. We confirmed it all yesterday. Mikayla is 10 years old and is obsessed with horses. She's a great reader as well and she reads every book she can get her hands on about horses. Her dream is to own many of them and ride whenever she wants to. She doesn't yet understand the cost that goes into all that, much less the care of animal and buildings/grounds. However, there is a stables 20 minutes away from our house that offers lessons at a very reasonable, unheard of, price per lesson. She will learn not only to ride, but how to groom and care for a horse. She must pass certain levels in order to advance in classes. At first she will be given private lessons. When she proves she can groom, saddle, ride and put aways a horse on her own, she will advance to the next class. They offer a work program as well, which my daughter will love because all she wants is to be around horses all the time. We'll look into that when the time is right, but for now, I just can't wait to see the look on her face when she gets the card containing the announcement of her first lesson! My husband was so excited after getting off the phone with the owner and trainer. I started to cry! LOL! Anyway, I know this all means more to me than to all of you, but I am just so excited about it that I can't help but blab to everyone!
Everyone, have a great weekend!!!
You Must Be A Chicagoan
Posted 12/8/2006 8:04:02 AM
As a Chicagoan, I appreciated this when it was sent to me.
Forget Rednecks .....here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about .... Chicago.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in Chicago.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Chicago.
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Chicago.
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in Chicago.
If "Vacation" means going anywhere south of I - 80 for the weekend,you live in Chicago.
If you measure distance in hours, you live in Chicago .
If you have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again, you live in Chicago.
If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Chicago.
If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you live in Chicago.
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in Chicago.
If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody is passing you, you live in Chicago.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in Chicago.
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction , you live in Chicago.
If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in Chicago.
If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you live in Chicago.
Posted 12/8/2006 8:04:02 AM
As a Chicagoan, I appreciated this when it was sent to me.
Forget Rednecks .....here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about .... Chicago.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in Chicago.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Chicago.
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in Chicago.
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in Chicago.
If "Vacation" means going anywhere south of I - 80 for the weekend,you live in Chicago.
If you measure distance in hours, you live in Chicago .
If you have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again, you live in Chicago.
If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Chicago.
If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you live in Chicago.
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in Chicago.
If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody is passing you, you live in Chicago.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in Chicago.
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction , you live in Chicago.
If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in Chicago.
If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you live in Chicago.
What He Said!
Posted 12/6/2006 9:17:18 AM
I know this has been around for a while, but I like it and I agree with it.
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on a CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
Herewith a few confessions from my beating heart: I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them on the cover of People and Us constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits and kitty litter. I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They never know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my life if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so important?
I don't know who Lindsay Lohan is either, and I do not care at all about Tom Cruise's wife. Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are. If this is what it means to be no longer young. It's not so bad.
Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away. I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians.
I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't like it being shoved do wn my throat.Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to. In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events.terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school . the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK. Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.Now we 're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Are you laughing?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in. My Best Regards .. honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
Posted 12/6/2006 9:17:18 AM
I know this has been around for a while, but I like it and I agree with it.
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on a CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
Herewith a few confessions from my beating heart: I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them on the cover of People and Us constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits and kitty litter. I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They never know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my life if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so important?
I don't know who Lindsay Lohan is either, and I do not care at all about Tom Cruise's wife. Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are. If this is what it means to be no longer young. It's not so bad.
Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away. I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians.
I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't like it being shoved do wn my throat.Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to. In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events.terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school . the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK. Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.Now we 're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.
Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Are you laughing?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in. My Best Regards .. honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
Is It Over Yet?
Posted 12/5/2006 6:50:51 PM
Here it is, 20 days before Christmas, one of my favorite holidays, and I'm so stressed out I feel like I'm going to explode. The really, really bad news is that the feeling is growing! I have a list of things I need to accomplish by Christmas and I feel like there's just not enough time in a day to get them all done. My comfort is that my house is decorated and I'm not entertaining family this year. Sheesh!
I really hate when I do this to myself because I take all the joy and fun of the season completely out of the picture. I can't even blame anyone else for it! I do this to myself! It's not like Christmas just appeared this December, 2006. It comes every year, same as always. There are 364 days in between holidays! You'd think that would be enough time, wouldn't you? Then when Christmas finally does get here, it's gone in the blink of an eye. I think this is why many experience a certain amount of depression after the holidays. They call it the Holiday Blues. It's because you stress out for weeks before the day, then it goes by like a hurricane, and it's like hitting a brick wall after running at it at full speed.
I guess this would come under the heading of 'Rants'.
On the 'Rave' side, Christmas is such a beautiful season in our home. The kids have such a great time and they have been taught from birth that to give is better than to receive. You can see it everytime someone opens a present that they've picked out. Their eyes light up! Ah!
Another 'rave': I bought my copy of Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest today. I can't wait for the time to sit and watch it again!
Posted 12/5/2006 6:50:51 PM
Here it is, 20 days before Christmas, one of my favorite holidays, and I'm so stressed out I feel like I'm going to explode. The really, really bad news is that the feeling is growing! I have a list of things I need to accomplish by Christmas and I feel like there's just not enough time in a day to get them all done. My comfort is that my house is decorated and I'm not entertaining family this year. Sheesh!
I really hate when I do this to myself because I take all the joy and fun of the season completely out of the picture. I can't even blame anyone else for it! I do this to myself! It's not like Christmas just appeared this December, 2006. It comes every year, same as always. There are 364 days in between holidays! You'd think that would be enough time, wouldn't you? Then when Christmas finally does get here, it's gone in the blink of an eye. I think this is why many experience a certain amount of depression after the holidays. They call it the Holiday Blues. It's because you stress out for weeks before the day, then it goes by like a hurricane, and it's like hitting a brick wall after running at it at full speed.
I guess this would come under the heading of 'Rants'.
On the 'Rave' side, Christmas is such a beautiful season in our home. The kids have such a great time and they have been taught from birth that to give is better than to receive. You can see it everytime someone opens a present that they've picked out. Their eyes light up! Ah!
Another 'rave': I bought my copy of Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest today. I can't wait for the time to sit and watch it again!
Rants and Raves: What Am I Doing Here?
Posted 12/4/2006 12:07:07 PM
I already have a Live Journal set up and it's been there for about a year. I love posting in it, but sometimes I find that there are things that really annoy me and I wanted a place to go and just let fly. I also come across things that really excite me and I want to post those things as well. You can either respond to my rants and raves or ignore them. Please keep in mind that this is my blog and I may say what I feel. It's the sole purpose of this blog. Agree or disagree, it's all good. Understand that you cannot change my mind on issues I post about, neither am I here to change yours. It's simply what ruffles my feathers at the moment.
With all that being said, my first 'Rave' of the moment has to be:
The Chicago Bears have clinched the division!!! We actually have a team worth boasting about in football!
My first 'Rant':
The Bears are 10 and 2 this season WITH REX GROSSMAN! Leave the guy alone!!!
Posted 12/4/2006 12:07:07 PM
I already have a Live Journal set up and it's been there for about a year. I love posting in it, but sometimes I find that there are things that really annoy me and I wanted a place to go and just let fly. I also come across things that really excite me and I want to post those things as well. You can either respond to my rants and raves or ignore them. Please keep in mind that this is my blog and I may say what I feel. It's the sole purpose of this blog. Agree or disagree, it's all good. Understand that you cannot change my mind on issues I post about, neither am I here to change yours. It's simply what ruffles my feathers at the moment.
With all that being said, my first 'Rave' of the moment has to be:
The Chicago Bears have clinched the division!!! We actually have a team worth boasting about in football!
My first 'Rant':
The Bears are 10 and 2 this season WITH REX GROSSMAN! Leave the guy alone!!!
FeedBack
SmokedSilly
3/26/2007 11:46:58 AM
I havent seen you on here since the Colts beat up on the Bears in the Super Bowl....nice to see ya again
Lazybones
1/29/2007 6:00:30 PM
sorry, no. My buddy's a die-hard Colts fan so i'll be rooting for them this year. Although i think the bears defense is fkn awesome, i hope they lose so they won't be tricked into keeping grossman around next year ;)
Lazybones
1/26/2007 7:30:08 PM
that's ok :) nothing wrong with spreading the love.. its good karma all around. I'm taking it easy this weekend.. saving my cash for the big party next weekend
Lazybones
1/19/2007 12:28:08 PM
thanks, you too. you gonna have a football party on sunday?
queenbee1001
1/17/2007 9:54:36 AM
LOL! No, Lazybones, I don't do pictures unless I'm the one taking them. Not many people have a wide angle lens on their camara's. *blink-blink*
Lazybones
1/16/2007 12:12:15 PM
nice :D anyone take some drunken pictures u can share with your newblog friends? ;)
Lazybones
1/16/2007 12:08:33 PM
seriously... I think the chargers made 101 mistakes, but o well, at least your Bears are moving on. good luck!
Lazybones
1/12/2007 5:48:35 PM
o yah? U got a girls-night-out planned?
Lazybones
1/11/2007 11:05:00 PM
hi QB - hope you got your domestic specialist duties done alright. i love that sumbitch joke btw
queenbee1001
1/10/2007 3:51:50 PM
Rainbow, I'm going through that too! Perhaps we can encourage each other.
Lazybones
1/3/2007 3:39:15 PM
thanks for the comment - happy new year! get rid of that tree already ;)
queenbee1001
1/3/2007 2:03:05 PM
Ooh, Cindi, you must let me know how that goes! I would think that homeschooling a teen would be easier, but I could be wrong? I'm looking forward to it but I have a few years to go yet.
Lazybones
12/20/2006 4:39:17 PM
not at all, be my guest :)
narnianprince
12/9/2006 12:15:42 AM
Welcome to my world and thank you for accepting me as a friend! I love your blogs and hope that you will enjoy mine also. I look forward to seeing more of you. Have a truly wonderful and Blessed day!
_daisuke_
12/8/2006 11:19:50 PM
tnx 4 accepting my request!!!!!
queenbee1001
12/4/2006 1:08:14 PM
Thanks for the 'welcome', Lotus! Cindi, I love home schooling too. I'm in my 5th year doing it. We plan on H/S-ing until the kids are college bound. If I were younger, we'd still be having babies. However, we began late and now it's too late.
3/26/2007 11:46:58 AM
I havent seen you on here since the Colts beat up on the Bears in the Super Bowl....nice to see ya again
Lazybones
1/29/2007 6:00:30 PM
sorry, no. My buddy's a die-hard Colts fan so i'll be rooting for them this year. Although i think the bears defense is fkn awesome, i hope they lose so they won't be tricked into keeping grossman around next year ;)
Lazybones
1/26/2007 7:30:08 PM
that's ok :) nothing wrong with spreading the love.. its good karma all around. I'm taking it easy this weekend.. saving my cash for the big party next weekend
Lazybones
1/19/2007 12:28:08 PM
thanks, you too. you gonna have a football party on sunday?
queenbee1001
1/17/2007 9:54:36 AM
LOL! No, Lazybones, I don't do pictures unless I'm the one taking them. Not many people have a wide angle lens on their camara's. *blink-blink*
Lazybones
1/16/2007 12:12:15 PM
nice :D anyone take some drunken pictures u can share with your newblog friends? ;)
Lazybones
1/16/2007 12:08:33 PM
seriously... I think the chargers made 101 mistakes, but o well, at least your Bears are moving on. good luck!
Lazybones
1/12/2007 5:48:35 PM
o yah? U got a girls-night-out planned?
Lazybones
1/11/2007 11:05:00 PM
hi QB - hope you got your domestic specialist duties done alright. i love that sumbitch joke btw
queenbee1001
1/10/2007 3:51:50 PM
Rainbow, I'm going through that too! Perhaps we can encourage each other.
Lazybones
1/3/2007 3:39:15 PM
thanks for the comment - happy new year! get rid of that tree already ;)
queenbee1001
1/3/2007 2:03:05 PM
Ooh, Cindi, you must let me know how that goes! I would think that homeschooling a teen would be easier, but I could be wrong? I'm looking forward to it but I have a few years to go yet.
Lazybones
12/20/2006 4:39:17 PM
not at all, be my guest :)
narnianprince
12/9/2006 12:15:42 AM
Welcome to my world and thank you for accepting me as a friend! I love your blogs and hope that you will enjoy mine also. I look forward to seeing more of you. Have a truly wonderful and Blessed day!
_daisuke_
12/8/2006 11:19:50 PM
tnx 4 accepting my request!!!!!
queenbee1001
12/4/2006 1:08:14 PM
Thanks for the 'welcome', Lotus! Cindi, I love home schooling too. I'm in my 5th year doing it. We plan on H/S-ing until the kids are college bound. If I were younger, we'd still be having babies. However, we began late and now it's too late.
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