HA! Are you freakin kidding me!!!

Below is a copy of an email I received from my MIL, it is supposed to be an actual article from Good Housekeeping in 1955, but snopes says it is fake. Either way I thought it was interesting and very funny. There is no way, no how that this would ever be me!!! Could you just imagine, I am sitting here laughing & thinking about it.

*Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

*Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

*Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

*Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

*During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

*Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.

*Be happy to see him.

*Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

*Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

*Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

*Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.

*Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

*Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

*Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

*A good wife always knows her place.

Redneck Romance

Last night I was flipping channels and saw that one my favorite all time movies was on, so of course I had to watch, it is one of those movies I can watch over & over again. The American President. Well I didn't that Bill also loves that movie. I was a little shocked cause after all it is a romantic movie or a chick flick. So we both reclined the recliners on the LOVEseat and cuddle together and watched the movie together, it was great cause everyone knows that Bill is not that kind of guy.

Also we have 2 new members of our family:

Their names are Franklin & Angel, here are some pics of them. They were born on June 23, 2006.

We are talking about getting a pot bellied pig next!!

Franklin on the left & Angel on the right

Frankin

Kayla & Angel

Lilly & Angel

Things are changing

Things are about to change, actually they already have started. It started tonight with the snake, I had did some research and bullsnakes DO NOT make very good pets. So I had made the decision that we would set him free. So when we went to set him free, we found out that he had already escaped. The funny part about this is that he has been staying in Bill's workshop. So as you can guess Bill was having a fit. Do I mean a fit!! SOOOOO......Mom had to save dads life from the big bad snake. I found him and picked him up and let him go. Bill is happy again. When doing research on snakes last night I did discover that a great beginner snake is a corn snake. They are supposed to be real docile. So sometime next year I will get the kids a cornsnake. Bill isn't to excited about it, but I figured it would also be a good learning expeirence for him also.

Another thing that is about to change is that the kids will no longer as of this weekend have satellite in their rooms, let me tell you they are not very happy about it. I told them that they should be thankful to even have a TV in their rooms!


Something is bothering me:
A person whom I care for posted on their blog finally, and this was the post.

Who your true friends are
I guess its a fact of life. When you break up with someone that you have dated for a LONG time, it is at that point and time that you find out who your true friends are.
You date someone for 9 years. YOU introduce this person to a group of people. You become friends with the same group for at least 6 of those 9 years. You do EVERYTHING with that group and I mean EVERYTHING.
6 years later you find yourself no longer with the person you were dating/living with while becoming such great friends with this group. The group that you thought were your friends suddenly stop calling you, asking you to hang out etc etc.
When He and I first broke up, the one thing I didnt think I would lose,out of everything else Ive lost due to this break-up, would be my friendship with this group. I never thought in a million years that I would become the outcast.
Apparently, I was wrong, thats what I get for thinking.
Its amazing how people can take sides so quickly and believe everything the other person is/has been telling them.
It amazes me that it can be thought that he had no fault whatsoever in this break-up. That Im the reason for this happening. I am completely at fault, to blame. That he is perfect (Which he even admitted to me that he thinks he is).
It amazes me that these people are being told things that are completely untrue, however, since he is telling them, theyre taking it as gospel.
This hurts so much and makes me cry often, but...the one thing I have found out of this realization, is that there is ONE person, out of the whole group, who is truly my friend.... And for that I want to thank her. I know she knows who she is.
A bit of advice to everyone out there that are friends with a couple that are going through a breakup: There is 2 sides to every story. Don't judge until you've heard both sides and know all the facts. Don't take sides. If you were true friends before, you should still be true friends after.
That's all I have to say about that.


Someone awhile back told me about seasonal friends. What is a seasonal friend you ask. Well they are your friend only because they have to be, like saying because of a marriage, or a relationship. But when that marriage or relationship ends then so does the friendship, they were only your friend because they had to be and it was for the season of the relationship. Well.....

I AM NOT A SEASONAL FRIEND!!!

I also hope that I don't have any seasonal friends. I am very hurt by this post. I have included this person on several occasions, but have been turned down because of the other person will be there. Don't blame me if you are trying to oust yourself. I have true feelings for you if you are reading this! Please don't be a seasonal friend!

Now I am going to go to bed and irratate my husband!!! Goodnight!

Petting Zoo

I feel like we have the startings of a petting zoo. Maybe we should start charging people to come over!(actually a great idea) hehe!


The old man




The baby



The girls

The 3 footed turtle

The baby bullsnake

Next summer Bill wants to have a pond dug, so if we get that then I want some ducks, so I guess we will have some ducklings in our future.

TV

Paula posted recently about bumper stickers, and Jennifer made a comment about bumper stickers with cuss words in them that she doesn't want her children reading. Well this is something that I am really sick of my children hearing about. Erectile Dysfunction!!! I am so tired of hearing those what seems like 10 minute commercials! The government talks about children watching violent shows & movies on TV, which in turn causes the children to shoot and kill their parents, but it is ok to hear the TV talking about sex, orgasm & erectile dysfunction! I get so mad when those commercials come on. How more violent can you get than watching Wile E. Coyote try to blow up the Road Runner every week, that is a show that EVERYONE used to watch when I was growing up and I don't remember hearing about anyone killing their parents because of that show. Also it isn't so much the TV & music, it is the parents not teaching their children & just letting them do what they want.

I have to go to work now I guess I will stop compaining!! :D

Have a great day!!

"Crikey!"

So I saw that one of favorite TV charaters died. It was very sad to hear. I did not ever think he would die from a stingray, I had always said "One of these days he will die from a croc" guess I was wrong. He will be missed.

T.G.I.F

Need I say more! I do have to work for a little while tomorrow, but I couldn't say no to really good money for a short time period. But thankfully it is a 3 day weekend. This has been a REALLY busy work week for me, and I am very thankful that it is almost over!!

T hank
G oodness
I t's
F riday

The new babies are doing good considering they have to deal with Kenny! They grow very fast, I can tell a difference in them already in just a few days. We also put in a cat door for the Zues, that has been interesting trying to teach him to use it, I think the little flap needs to disappear!

Have a great weekend!!!!

xoxoxo

Welcome to the Chicken Ranch

Welcome to the "New" Chicken Ranch......and no I don't mean the best little whore house in Foley!!

For awhile now my husband has been wanting chickens, and has been telling me how he is going to get some. Well it started with getting 3 hens & 1 rooster, then a couple weeks later he says it will just be 3 hens, then the other night he says 5 hens. Well I came home tonight and we are now the parents of 9, yes I said 9 baby chickens or chicks. He said all they had left were 9 and he was going to buy 6 and that he couldn't leave the last 3 there all by themselves. I keep thinking "Thank Goodness They Are Not Great Danes!" He wanted to get them for this weekend, he thought it would be fun to have them here when everyone came out on Saturday. I will admit they are cute, but really how much fun are they, all they do is poop! I would rather have my neice poop on me, then it would be worth it! Soooooooo here are some picks of our 9 new babies!

The kids have finally started school!! YAAA!! Yesterday was their first day, We had the bus numbers wrong, so which also means we had pickup times wrong. Kayla missed her bus, so I had to take her. It is nice knowing that they are not home all day long trashing my house. Bill gets home before I do and everyday I was waiting for his blood pressure to shoot out the top of his head from fighting with the kids about the messes they had made and not cleaned up. The really nice thing was that my sink wasn't piled with dishes and there wasn't food and sticky stuff all over the counter tops. There were just a couple of sticky spots on the floor, which was easy to take care of.

Kenny & I went an seen Pirates of Caribeen 2 on Sunday. Very good movie, Just the drive to go see it sucked!! We don't go to the movies very often, so when we do go, I don't say no if the kids want something.....It is amazing how quick $45.00 can go!!

Well I need to get ready for work......Have a great day!!!

It's been awhile...

I know it has been awhile since my last post.....but what can I say I have been busy! The holiday, the moving, the unpacking, the float trip, more unpacking, and now the upcoming party.

Something happened Monday that every time I think about it, I start laughing. Bill brought a back hoe home to do some work. I was in the house unpacking when Kenny said to come outside. Bill wanted me. So when I got out there, Bill said he had found a rattlesnake. My first thought was Missouri does have a rattlesnake, but it is very unlikely to actually ever see one, but I will give him the benefit of doubt. So I start digging around, and I find Bill's "rattlesnake". It was a little bitty garden snake about 8 inches long, and thinner than my pinky finger. I laughed at him, picked up the little snake a put him in the woods so Bill could get back to work. I have never met anyone so scared of a little, and I mean little snake.

New homeowners

It is official we have been homeowners for 24 hours now. YAAAA!!!! Now we can't wait to actually start living there. We will be there Friday night, if anyone wants to come up. The last 2 days our dog has been completely exhausted. He is so funny, he just goes and goes, then crashes hard. I have not had a dog in a long time, and I find it amusing how much he is like a child, even when it comes to playing in the sprinkler. We found out from the people that we bought the house from that there are 3 caves by our property. One of them, he said has about a 80 foot drop that you have to go down to get to the entrance of. Then he said that it is huge. Bill & I are so looking forward to going exploring! I love caves. The old homeowner also told us about the very large owl that likes to sit on our dusk to dawn light. I am also looking forward to seeing him.

I am off to bed, need lots of rest for tomorrow!!


I Love The Country Life!! :D

One Year Ago Today.........

Today is my 1 year blogging anniversary. I posted my first post on July 13, 2005.

Things that have happened over the past year:

I have gotten a really nice vehicle.
I started a new job, and make pretty good money.
We are buying a house.
Celebrated Grandma & Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary.(How cool is that!!)
I have not worn a baseball hat!! (hehe)
Paula & Mike are having a baby!! (SSSSOOOO excited, can not wait)
I feel that Bill & I have grown closer. (Awesome)
Went on a great float trip, and getting ready for another great one.
Have made new friends, and have gotten closer to old friends. (When I say old, I mean they are some old farts!)
Have gone to the Art musuem for the first time ever, with my daughter.
We have added a member to our family. (Spoiled Dog)
Went to my first ever drag show!(That was a total blast, can't wait to go again)
Was very close to a lightning strike.

Hmmmmm...........I could go on and on, but I am starting to bore myself. So anyway.......................

Happy 1 Year Blogging Anniversary To Me!!!

Big Stupid Jerk

No I am not talking about Bill!! I am talking about the homeowner of the house that we are about to buy, or should I say hoping to buy. Where to begin..........The jerk has been fixing the front wall termite issue. He now wants us to back out of the contract on the house because he thinks that since he has fixed things for us and spent alot of money that he could put the house back on the market and sell it for more. The whole front wall turned out to be infested pretty bad with termites. So he tore out the drywall to fix all of the framing, which was a total loss. Well he has decided that he has spent enough money, so he is NOT going to put drywall back up. So Bill said fine he would buy the drywall and fix it, that is when we found out that he was hoping we would back out of our contract. So when we move into our house in 2 weeks, when looking at our living room all you will see is 2 windows and 2x4 studs!! I have a really bad feeling. I think he is going to pull out of the contract and we are going to lose the house. Bill says that if he does back out, he is getting a lawyer and suing him for all the money we have spent!! I have been told that buying a house can be stressfull!! But come on, this is just STUPID!!

FUN!!

These would be sooooooooooooooooooo much fun on a DF float trip, especially the first one, by the way the second one is a slide and trampoline.

Employee Of The Year

Every Wednesday morning at work we have a meeting. At today's meeting my boss Sharon said that it was that time of the year to nominate someone for team member of the year. She goes into this whole thing talking about the person she is nominating and why, when a little over half way through I realize she is talking about ME! Then she annouces that it is me, that she is nominating. The top 3 people from across the U.S. will get to go to the national conference in Sept. which happens to be at the Adams Mark in STL this year. The top person picked will get $1000.00 and 2 dozen roses. I was a little shocked and very embaressed. My co-workers said my ears turned bright red. This is so cool even if I don't make the top 3. I have never felt so appreciated at a job before, and let me say it feels pretty good!! Of course I had to nextel Bill this morning and tell him and he got all excited for me, which made me even happier. So again it was a good day at Merry Maids. :D

Jerk Cottleville Cop

We were at Mike & Diana's yesterday for their big party. I had about 6 drinks between 3pm and 7 pm. Then I quit drinking. Went to bed around 10 or so, and slept until 3am. When I woke up I was not feeling good, I was having really bad stomach cramps, so I gathered the family and we went home. On the way home the cramps were getting worse, at a stop light past the SCCC, I opened my car door and got sick twice, then I closed the door and proceeded to pull over, when here comes one of Cottleville's finest, with lights and pulls me over. He thinks I am drunk because I threw up, I tell him that I am not drunk, just very sick to my stomach. He takes my license, but does not ask for insurance, does not run my plates, and does not ask me to blow either. Then he tells me I should be ashamed for driving my family while being drunk, He does not want to arrest me in front of my children and tells me to call someone to come and pick us up. I am very upset over the prick assuming I am drunk, because I got sick, and I look drunk because I just woke up about 10 minutes earlier!!! My poor kids were scared to death!! Bill and I were mad because he kept calling me drunk but not testing me, or asking for any info. I think it had to do with the heat, cause even today I am fine when inside, but when I get out in the heat I get sick to my stomach. Thanks to Mike & Paula for getting out of bed at 4 am and coming to get us and take my truck home.

This is what I think.......

I think that maybe the Def Leppard/ Journey concert should not be attended by us, and instead I should have a big house warming/bon fire party that weekend instead. It would be a hell of alot cheaper. Sound OK to everyone?

Making a decision

Last night we filled out the contract for the house, it is being faxed to the listing agent this morning at 9am, they have until 8pm tonight to decide if they accept it or not. Bill made me choode a closing date last night, I was told that I would have to give something up if they accept the offer on the house. We could either close on the 21st of June, which means we would move the weekend of the 24th, which is also the weekend of The Phantom Of The Opera or close on the close on the 28th of June, and move the weekend of July 1st, which is Mike & Diana's annual party. Soooooooooo I chose the 21st. It is killing me, I have always wanted to go see Phantom, and now I have to possibly give it up. Which is even worse is that we paid $100.00 a ticket to go!!! It was hard!! I tried to talk Bill into the June 14th, but he said no, because our mortgage lady said she really needs a full 3 weeks. It is 3 weeks but, if they except we still have negotating to do after we get the appraisal and building inspection, and they said figure a week for that. Anyway as disappointed as I am about giving that up, I am also very excited and can not wait for this day to get over with. I wish I had a cell phone, cause Krystal is going to call Bill's cell today if she hears from them before 5pm, after that she will call us here at the house. So if they decide early in the day, I have to wait until I get home and see Bill, and if he knows I will have to pry it out of him!!!!

Our Dog

Our dog Jack has quite the personality. He can not stand to get a bath, but loves to play in sprinkler. He was so funny today, and very wet and stinky!! Here is a video of my goofy dog!! He would not stop barking at the water.




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So I was looking at appliances today at Sears.com, and found some of the stuff I would like to have. The only problem I am having is choosing a color. I can't make up my mind. I like Stainless Steel but if it is not kept perfectly clean all the time it looks like crap. I like white along with the bisque, because they are light colors, but the only problem with them is that, like the fridge I have now, it has a texured handle that no matter how much I scrub it is gross looking. Then of course is black, I don't really want a color that dark, but on the other hand I think it looks cleaner. I am also baseing this info on alot of the houses that I clean. So what do you guys think? I am thinking black, then have white cabinets and white counter tops. One of the houses I clean, I love his kitchen. He has the black appliances, with the white counters & cabinets, and it is really a beautiful kitchen. Please tell me what you think.

Peace out......Krystal should be here real, so we can fill out the contract. Byebye!

Finally.......

Finally my husband speaks!! We are going to write up a contract Sunday evening and offer a bid on the house, Krystal said to only give them about 24-48 hours to respond to it. Wish us luck and keep your fingers crossed for us!!

Also I have a timer in my car, so of course we timed it and checked the miles tonight. From the entrance to our subdivision to the driveway of the house is 24 miles and it takes about 30 minutes. So I hope our friends are willing to make the occasional drive.

Men/Boys are funny!

Yesterday Bill purchased a new toy, oops......I mean a new yard tool. I am not sure who is more excited him or Kenny. It took Bill about 3 minutes to cut the backyard with it yesterday.

Does anyone know who were the top 3 on Idol last season, We know Carrie & Bo, but can't figure out who the 3rd person was, anyone remember?

2nd Viewing

Soooooo.....we went to the house again tonight. We were there for about an hour or so. The house is going to need alot of work, but it is totally livable. Our agent called the sellers agent and we basically got good news. She pretty much said that when they listed the house, they had no idea what to list it for, she said to have the people interested in it to make an offer. So we are thinking that we might be able to get this house even cheaper than what we had planned. Just warning you guys now, if we do buy this house, please do not let the really ugly wood paneling turn you off on the house. Try to look past it. When we got there tonight it took Bill quite awhile to be able to look past the paneling and see possibilities....I know you are thinking ..no problem........or..it can't be that bad. Well to me it is, but I had no problems looking at what could be done. The paneling makes the house look really cheap and old, in all reality the house is only 17 years old, only 3 years older than the one we live in now. I took a but load of pictures!!

Today at work was a pretty cool day for me........I cleaned Jimmy Kennedy's house. If you are wondering "who is that" He plays for the Rams!! He is #73, he is a NT (nose tackle) or you could just say a defensive tackle. He is a very nice guy. I was there when he got home from the hospital with his new born son, whom he had to show off to us. Very awesome also. He lives in Camelot, where Orlando Pace also lives.

The House

Well I applied with some mortgage companies, We were preapproved today. So tomorrow we go out to the house again for a 2nd showing, then Wend. evening we meet with one of the mortgage people. Hopefully within a month or so we should be in a house!! When we were at Chili's for dinner tonight, Bill said that he wants to build a bar in one of the outbuildings. The one that is attached to the workshop, which would work out really good, being that the work shop already has a woodstove in it, and we are taking the garage furnace with us. This is all based upon if we get this house of course. I am kinda of scared cause the pre-approval went so easily. We can't pay full price for the house. If the people who are selling it are not willing to come down on the price, then there is no way we could buy the house. Wish us luck!! By the way, we will be here for Idol tomorrow night. We go to see the house at 5pm, so we should be back in time, if not you guys know how to get in. Just beaware of the big bad dog in our garage!!! :D

The Weekend

What a weekend!! It started off with not having to work at Papa Murphy's which was kinda weird. Then we didn't have a whole hell of alot to do this weekend. A pretty boring weekend as a matter of fact. Saturday Bill played golf, the kids & I looked at houses. We found 2 that we really like. Slept in today since it was Mother's Day. I cooked a meal that my husband refused to eat but I figured it is Mother's Day so I will cook want I want. It was really good. Grandma & Grandpa K. joined us for dinner and they loved the food. The kids gave me a candle and roses with carnations. Very pretty!!! We loaded up in the car and took Bill to see 1 of the houses that we really liked. He also liked it, the property is just beautiful!!! I applied online tonight for some home loans with 5 different lenders. The house is kinda out there, but it is totally what we are looking for. Now just keep your fingers crossed that we can get it. We took Jack with us, and it was funny watching him and the kids. That dog ran all over, he has never been able to run like he did tonight. He was so wore out when we got home. Bill keeps telling me to not get to excited, cause we don't know what is going to happen. But it is so hard to not get excited when all 4 of us actually agree on something!! It is about 25 1/2 miles from my current house up Hwy 79. The other house we found is 1 mile from the Warrenton exit.

Here are some pictures: They do no justice at all!!! The house sits on 3.11 acres. It would be great place for parties & bon fires!!! It would be awesome for a Halloween party!!

When you pull into the driveway.

The front of the house.

Standing in driveway looking at the front left side of house.

Standing on the backside of above photo looking toward driveway.

Backside of house looking in the opposite direction on the property from the above pictures.

The inside needs some updating: But everything is very fixable!!

The wood paneling would have to go bye bye!

Notice all the outlets in the living room, Bill said that is normal for these kind of homes. I thought it was quite funny, every room has a butt load of outlets.

Again the paneling needs to go, and some new light fixtures and faucets.

Again a bunch of outlets!

The bathroom is pretty nice, new faucets and maybe some new tile. It is a pretty big bathroom and Kayla loves the tub.

Well I am off to bed!! It is late and I need some sleep.

Heartbroken

I am upset and heartbroken to see Chris leave A.I. I am starting to think that the show is fixed, and that they will never let a rocker win the show. My only hope left for the show is for Taylor to win it. If he gets booted next week I will not watch the final show. In my opinion (which most people don't agree with) Kat should have went home tonight and Elliot next week. I am sure Chris will be making cd's, which I am looking forward to. So now I am off to bed with a heavy heart.

Really Gross

I am just letting you kow now that this is going to be a gross blog entry, but I just have to tell ya what happened today.

I am at my last house, which is one of my usuals, actually she is my last house every Friday. She has a 17 or 18 year old son. He is kinda weird, ok he is really weird. She has list all over her fridge for him, daily check off list. It has things on it like, warsh body with soap. I find that funny considering the age of the kid. So anyway, I go to clean his bathroom and guess what he left me a surprise in the toilet!! I know what your are thinking........But it was not a turd!! Apparently he had a date with Hand-gela before we got there, and didn't bother to flush afterward. My partner asked me, if I was sure that, that is what it was? I told her that I have been married for 14 years and have 2 children, I think I know what it looks like by now!! So anyway I just had to tell you about that, I figured that since I am such a nice sharing person, that I should share my surprise with you!

Have A Good One!! ;D

Stupid People

Today at work the funniest thing happened, at least I thought it was pretty funny.

So behind my work building is another office building, with 4 offices in it. Right next to the side of my work office is a NO PARKING sign, well I had to stop by the office today for about 2 minutes, long enough to run in and get some paperwork for a house. As I was getting back into my car some little old lady with nothing better to do than bitch, pulls up beside me and tells me that I am not supposed to be parked where I am, and that I better get my car moved, meanwhile thinking to myself...."Shut the hell up". So I drive forward (towards that back of the building) to turn around and go to the house I have to clean. The old lady pulls into a handicapped parking spot, and goes into one of the offices. I decided that I needed to look her car over. So I pulled up behind her parked car and guess what!!! She does not have handicapped plates, sticker or a tag!! I couldn't help it but to laugh my ass off along with everyone else in my car. She is a idiot just looking for something to bitch about. Some people!!!

Out with the old, In with the new

Over the past couple of months there have been some changes, and over the next few will be some more.

Old: Hurricanes with cheap dark rum (good stuff)
New: Captian Morgan with OJ, Cranberry & Grenedine (YUMMY!)

Old: 94 Ford Taurus (shaggin wagon)
New: 05 Ford Freestlye (not sure of new nick name yet)

Old: Living in someones elses home (in laws house)
New: Soon to be living in own home (our house)

Old: Avia stupid tennis shoes (don't buy that brand they suck!!)
New: Nice pair of New Balance (ahhhhh, much better)

Old: Get rid of old friends (LOSERS!!!)
New: Hmmmm......have no friends!! (just kidding guys, I love you all!!)

Old: Papa Murphy's (work every weekend)
New: Merry Maids (nice paychecks, off on weekends)

I put in my notice today with Papa Murphy's, my last day will be May 5th. I am still going to work every other Sat. at Merry Maids, but I will be off around 4ish, so that will be nice. I will also be around on Friday nights & Sundays.

The story of my life....Kenny.....Trouble at school.

What a day, it was actually a great day at work. The problem began when I got home. Kenny was in his room crying and not a cry I have ever heard from him. This morning after I left for work, he went into my room and took his portable DVD player and put it in his backpack and took it to school. Of course he also took the movie that I had just watched with him, which was one he should NOT have even had! Jarhead!! Every other word is F*CK!! So the principle took it away from him, I have to go to school in the morning to retrive both items and I am sure get preached to by the principle for allowing my child to watch this movie. Also Kenny received 2 days in school suspension. What am I going to do with this child?

Not to change the subject or anything........but if someone could tell me how to fix my computer that would be great. The problem is......I have 2 drives DVD reader (top drive) and a DVD burner (bottom drive). Well the top drive will not stay closed!!! It is driving me crazy!! Please help!!!

Funny Photo

This funny photo needs a funny caption........please help!!!

Promotion

I am officially a team captian now!! Next week I am going to try the new solo program. I will make 38% of every job I do and if I have good attendence every month, then at the end of every month I will get a $200.00 bonus.....So I told my boss sure lets give it a try. So I will start that next week. Also I have my new hire bonus right now, which goes on for the next 6 months, well my 6th month will be in July and I thought that I would lose that bonus because I asked off for the float trip, but I won't be losing that bonus because I asked off and it was approved. It is only if you have an unexcused absence that you lose your bonus. YAAAA!!!

Off to do laundry and finish watching Walk the Line, then going to watch North Country.

See ya wouldn't wanna be ya!!

Smell ya shouldn't have to tell ya!! :D

It's a great day at Merry Maids!!

It was a pretty good day considering the pain in the ass lady we had to deal with for 3 anal hours!! I guess all my hard work is paying off.......or at least it will be. Sharon (my boss) told me today that she is trying to hire some more people, and as soon as she gets some more, I am being promoted to team captain. She says I deserve more pay and as soon as she can hire someone to work with me she will promote me. Which I am guessing will be about 2 to 3 weeks!!! I was pretty excited since I haven't even been there a month yet. She overall had a lot of good things to say about me to me. So as I was saying, it was a good day at Merry Maids!!

I was so happy last night on American Idol when Kevin was voted off!! It is about time that chicken little got off stage!! All I can say is that I am praying that Chris wins it!!

Been married way to long!!

So there I was............

The other night I was almost asleep when Bill's foot started to itch, so instead of reaching down and scratching it, he starts rubbing his foot against my toenails to scratch! I couldn't help myself but to start laughing, so then we are both laying in bed with the giggles.

It was a pretty quiet weekend around here. My neighbors are probably wondering what is going on since there was not 1 car parked outside my house this weekend. I came home from work last night expecting a gargage full of people and there was no one except Bill & the kids having one of there rubber band fights. After watching for a while they decided it was time to get mom involved so they all attacked me, I had a welt on my arm, the back of my leg and my butt!! So I decided screw them I am going inside. Then I locked them all out for about 30 minutes, then we loaded up and went to Dairy Queen for ice cream at 11:00 pm. Much better ice cream then Sonic. I was glad it was a quiet night I was tired and got a good nights sleep. Speaking of sleep I think I will do that now.........Good Night

Sorry...........I don't have time

I know I haven't blogged in awhile, but hell with 2 jobs & everything else I just haven't found time and when I have found time I have to tired to think of something to blog about. So here I go, I am going to try to catch up on the last couple of weeks!

Paula & Mike came over the other night and told us that they are having a girl not a boy. I am so excited!! It will be so fun making Sweet Tator even more spoiled than she already will be. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved the baby just as much if it was a boy, but girls are way funner to shop for.

I have been at Merry Maids for 3 weeks now. I do enjoy it. I have a partner now and we are starting to get some regular customers, which is really good. When you have a regular house that you clean it is alot easier cause you are familiar with it, compared to going into a house you have never been in before. I must say, Bill thinks I am a slob...HA! He should see some of these homes I go into....nasty,nasty,nasty!! What kills me is that alot of these homes are easily $800,000.00 homes, and they are just GROSS! But I guess if they were all clean I wouldn't have a job or make any money.

I really love my new car,truck.....whatever it is....I have become really attached to my leather seats, the kids love the dvd player, they watch a movie anytime we are in the vehicle, even if it is only a 5 minute ride, they crack me up.

I have so much laundry to do! If anyone is willing to come over and warsh clothes for me, just let me know!! :) I just look at the mound on my bathroom floor and moan. I am hoping for some time tomorrow. Today is pretty much shot. Which I am done blogging.......I have to take Jack to the vet, then off to work........

Peace Out!!!

Monster Trucks

The monster trucks were in town the other night so we took the kids and they had a blast!! My children are wanting us to buy tickets now for next year. I have to admit I had a blast also, I love the monster trucks. The kids were really excited to see some of the trucks roll over.


Braxton,Lily, & Kenny standing next to Blue Thunder
Kenny loved it when Bounty Hunter tore through this RV

They also thought it was pretty cool when Maxium Destruction jumped the Bob N Tom truck.
Kenny & my favorite.......Grave Digger

Some changes

Some of you know some don't. I have a new job that I start next week. I hired on yesterday with Merry Maids. Full time Mon-Fri. with full benefits and 1 week vacation in 6 months. I am going to stay on at Papa Murphy's 3 nights a week more if at all possible. By staying there should provide about another $500. 00 a month.

Also my car finally shit out recently so I am in the market for another vehicle. Well I found the one I want but now I have to work on Bill cause he doesn't want to spend that much. It is a 2005 Ford Freestyle Limited, it has 13,000 miles on it. It is the mac daddy of this model. It has every option you can get on this type of vehicle. I want it, I want it, I want it.....Really bad. It drives like a dream. It has leather seats, it will sit 7 people, power moonroof, 6 disc mp3 player, dvd system which does not run off of the car stereo, it is its own system with wireless headphones. The price for this car is $23,850.00. If it was a 2006 model it would cost. $31,285.00. Bill says we need to stay around $15,000.00........but when I look for something in that price range it is either 6 or 7 years old already or it is 2 or 3 years old with 70,000 to 80,000 miles on it already.

So anyway now I can say I have posted a recent blog entry! :D

Here is a picture of the vehicle I want. The color is merlot. I LIKE IT!!

I am a......

In response to Dave & Emily's blogs:

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.

Cha Ching

Last night we went to the bar and had a few drinks, which I found a new drink that I like. Captain Morgan (of course), OJ, Cranberry juice, & a splash of Grenedine...YUMMY!!!

So after we left the bar we went to Steak n Shake and had fun, then onto the boat we went....Well I didn't play any blackjack cause all they had were $10.00 & $15.00 tables. So I put $10.00 into a nickle video poker machine and lost it all. I don't know why I did that I hate video poker. So I got another $10.00 from Bill and went and found my favorite game. I love the monopoly slot machines. The first machine I played sucked pretty bad I was down to $1.35 left so I cashed it out and changed machines. I got up to $62.00 and decided that I wouldn't go lower than $50.00, so I ended up cashing out at $50.00. Not bad for a couple hours entertainment. The only bad thing was that it was 5:15 am before we got home.

Silly Dog

Our dog Jack was pretty tired. We found him sleeping like this. I thought it was pretty darn cute & funny!

Goofballs

Getting a beating

March 2,1991..........Rodney King gets the beating of his lifetime by some LA cops, the whole world sees it over and over again. I would know since we lived in California at the time, It was on the news 24 hours a day!! The LA riots were just plain ass crazy! Kinda of like 9/11 we watched it nonstop, there was nothing else on TV.

Fast Forward 15 years..........

FOX 2 TO RE-BROADCAST CONTROVERSIAL POLICE CHASE AND ARREST UN-EDITED AND IN ITS ENTIRETY
As a service to viewers, Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10 pm, FOX 2 News will re-broadcast the entire, un-edited footage of the Maplewood police high-speed pursuit and arrest of Edmond Burns. This story has generated numerous newspaper articles, television stories and has been a heated topic of conversation throughout our community. Hours of local and national radio talk-shows have been devoted to this controversial footage.
Only viewers of FOX 2 News in the Morning who were watching the Monday, January 30 broadcast saw the complete live SkyFOX coverage of the high-speed police chase and the ensuing arrest. FOX 2 has received hundreds of emails and phone calls requesting to see the un-edited footage in its entirety. In order to serve the St. Louis community, FOX 2 News will air the un-edited footage so viewers can see the dramatic chase and arrest, and decide for themselves what really happened.

If you have not seen it cause you just got home from Mars or the Moon, then you should watch this tonight. I won't state how I feel about the whole beating incident, but I will say this.

I can see it coming, the LA riots all over again but this time only in St. Louis.

Since I am on the subject of police issues, Here is another one for ya:

Police Officer Will Be Charged in Lincoln County Shooting of Two Men

Teasley and Brown were pulled over for speeding. They were sitting inside their truck when the vehicle backed up. The deputy, who had been on the force for three years, fired into the vehicle, killing the two men.

The deputy involved now faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Now this I will state how I feel, BULLSHIT!! I feel they deserved what they got!
1. They should of pulled over as soon as the cop tried to pull them over.
2. The dumbass driver should not of allowed his truck to roll backwards.
3. The cop had a right to shot, how was he supposed to know if they were going to hit him or not. I feel he did what he had to to protect his well being.
4. When the truck rolled back in damaged the reinforced bumber of the police car, If it can damage that just think if it would have bones & flesh.

The story could of ended up like this:

Lincoln County officer dead after pulling over a truck that was speeding. The officer was pronouced dead at the scene. Investigators believe that as the officer was walking up to the vehicle it rolled backwards and crushed him to death. The officer was pinned between the bumpers of the truck and the police car.

So you get the point.

I'm just saying.......

To do or see....

Here is a list of the 11 things I would like to see before I die. I know it is usually "10 things" but #11 is a bonus........



1. Go to London

2.Go to Greece
3.Go to Paris
4. Hike in Yosemite
5. Go to Egypt
6. Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef
7. White water raft through the Grand Canyon
8. Take an Alaskan Cruise

9. Go to Bora Bora
10. Travel all over Italy

And last but not least...........

11. See Dave go on a Drunkfest Float Trip

Who needs sleep

Lately because Bill has been snoring so bad I have been sleeping while wearing mouse ears. If you don't know what those are, they are the headphones you see guys wearing on a flightline. They help protect your hearing from the airplanes. So anyway I have been wearing those at night to get some sleep. (I have now learned to sleep on my back) Last night as usual I had them on but Bill's snoring was so bad that I was woke up over and over again. You know when someone is snoring LOUD when you are wearing ear protection and they are still waking you up. After having very little sleep and having had enough of the noise I finally took my pillow and went to sleep on the couch. Not the couch in the living room, that was not quiet enough, I slept on the couch down in the family room. At 4 am my house is actually pretty quiet that is as long as you are not upstairs. :D

She's back!!!

YAAA!!! Steph is back!! Go check her out

Steph

Shopping on Ebay

I have been doing a little shopping and ALOT of watching, of Creative Memories stuff on Ebay. It is funny just to watch people bidding on stuff. People are paying 2 to 3 times as much for stuff on Ebay than what they could just buy it for right from a consultant. I have been watching a bunch of the albums, but they are going for slightly more than what I can order one for, it cracks me up. What are these people thinking? There are a few things that I am bidding on and my bid is more than what it could have been bought for, but they are a retired items. For example of the over priced available items is the Kaleidoscope album which can be bought for $44.00 brand new from the consultant plus tax and a small fee for shipping. I am guessing that for around $50.00 you can have a brand album. Well these albums are selling around $64.00 plus another $20.00 for shipping. That is BANANAS!

So........

Today is my aunt Cassa's 50th birthday, so last night my mother in law, Mary(a friend of Cassa's) and myself snuck over to Cassa's house and decorated the yard. A very big sign, and a bunch of bras hanging from her tree and front porch. Well this morning she was caught taking it down by her sister & parents. When Cassa left for work they snuck in to her house and redecorated the front yard. I will post some pictures later when my mother in law gets home with the camera.

Peace out!

This is for you Dave

This is my first attempt to change a picture. I think this could be fun.

Bitch Session

New Years Eve I tried to get retrive 3 bottles of apple pie schnapps that we bought for a total of $330.00, but when I went to the place of pick up I found out that someone had taken my bottles. Total bummer, a little upset cause I was looking forward to drinking some of it. Then I find out that the people who took it no longer has it, now someone else does. I can never seem to get a hold of this person to get my 3 bottles. We are having our Christmas party with our friends today and still I have no apple pie schnapps to share. It is really starting to piss me off. If it was 3 bottles at $20.00 a piece then no big deal. But we paid $110.00 each for those bottles and can't even drink the shit.

Also....................

What is the deal with the eternal man period! I am so sick and tired of Bill being on his crabby ass mood attitude!! IT IS DRIVING ME MAD!! I am almost to the point of sticking a tampaxx up his ass and forcing him to O.D. on Midol!! I feel like no matter what I do or say it is not good enough and grants me another 3 days of "The Silent Treatment" & "The Anything I Have To Say To You Will Be Fucking Ignorant Treatment". What is a wife of a always crabby man supposed to do?

Interersting

I received this in a email earlier:


WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT,DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH?
My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of Iraq regime has been completed. Since congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete. This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq. This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning. Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short. The United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria, Australia, and Poland are some of the countries listed there. The other list contains everyone not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list. My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening. Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases immediately and indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war. The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell-holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption. Need help with a famine? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France. In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth. Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France, or maybe China. I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France, Germany, and Russia. Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well. Bon chance, mes amis. I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York A special note to our neighbors. Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change. Mexico is also on List 2. President Fox and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple extra tank and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put em? Yep, border security. So start doing something with your oil. Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now. We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska - which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there. They care. It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, "darn tootin." Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America. It is time to eliminate homelessness in America. It is time to eliminate World Cup Soccer from America. To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thanks guys. We owe you and we won't forget. To the nations on List 2, a final thought: You might want to learn to speak Arabic.

God bless America. Thank you and good night. If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.


Thank You Emily!

Sunset

What a beautiful sunset we had yesterday.

Priceless

New shirt from Khols $16.00
Bottle of Malibu Rum $22.00
Food to take to New Years Eve party $37.00
Spending New Years with your friends and seeing your husband look like this.
PRICELESS