The end

About that time, Jessie heard her mom call her. "Jessie, have you seen Arron, he said he was coming out to play with you" "Yes mommie, he is here with us, he is ok Mom"

They were having a lot of fun. Branden looked up and saw his mom standing on the porch of their house. He knew she was going to tell him to come in for lunch. They had been playing for a while and he rememberd his mom telling him lunch would be ready.

"Well, Jess" Branden said, "I guess I better get in the house. My mom is going to be calling me back home anyway. I can see her up there now getting ready to call me if I dont go on in. So maybe we can play later on, OK?"

"OK Branden I had so much fun being a dinosaur. You always have the best ideas." Then they both said goodby for a while and went back into their houses.

Friday Fodder

What Kind of car do You Drive

From the time we are kids and able to get our drivers licence, we start thinking about the car of our dreams. I used to play a game with my oldest son. We would see really cool cars as we were driving. We would try and find cars that I would look good in. We found some pretty cool cars. I would say Hey Anders( his name is Andy, but  call him Anders) look at that car, wouldnt I look good in it? And of cource, he would agree. I love my babies. We were picking out all kinds of cars, but none of them weould ever be mine.

MY first car was a lime green 71 Dodge Deamon. That heap of metal could fly. She was very heavy, probably the safest car I ever had. If I was ever hit, I dont think I would have felt it, too much.

Anyway, none of the cars I ever drove were actually mine. I owned them with my husband. That is not such a bad thing, but they werent mine. They wernt what I wanted, what I alone dreamed of, what the car of my dreams was. Those cars got me from here to there.

Then, Chrysler came out with the PT Cruiser( this is where we hear angels singing) and I saw the car of my dreams. I hadnt even seen the inside of it. I couldnt remember the name, I just knew it when I saw it I had to have one. It took me forever to remember the name of the car. I just knew it looked like and old style gangster car. I was in love with a car. Every time I saw one, I longed, yes longed, for a cruiser. I knew I would have one.

Finally, last year, February 13, my husband and myself went to the chrysler dealership and purchased my first brand new car and it was a shiney new red PT Cruiser. I just love my Cruiser. It is the base model, but it isstill the best car. And, it kicks ass over the mountains getting to Santa Cruiz to see my sisters. I was passing up fast cars, and looking rather smug as I was doing it. John wouldnt let me get  the turbo Version, I wonder why.

So, now tell me wht kind of car you drive and  does it fit your personality? Just wondering on this silly Friday Fodder day.

Entry for May 11, 2006

It must be a slow week. Or everyone is busy. More than likly it is that everyone is busy. Summer is here, or the spring/summer start. Folks are able to leave their inside domains. Do stuff with the family, and they should, so less stuff on the blog pages. In a way, that is good. I am goin to assume, that is because we are spending more time with our familys. The days are longer, so maybe folks are outside breathing real air for a while. The only reason I have time tonight is because, well, I just took it.

I was reading on Jens blog how the poor lady was bombarded with obsene requests when she was first featured on the "Interesting Blogs " page. I remember that Emily  went through a similar experience. How sad. What should be fun, is turned into something that could be traumatic, well, not traumatic, but certanly not fun. What some people feel they can post just because we cant see your face???  And the thing is, when you go to check out their profiles, there isnt one. They arnt even mature enough to create a profile and they want this personal stuff from you.  What does this say about how some people are raised these days. Not much. Personal morals and ethocs have left the building.

About twice a week I get invitations from someone to be on my friends list. I check out the profile, and if its empty, its deleted. Yep, the delete key is my best friend on the keyboard. This morning, I decided it would be ok to chat with some guy from NY. It turned out he was actually in VA at the time, he had moved. I guess its as good thing they cant see you. I was laughing so hard the whole time. He was telling me how good looking he was, he didnt have a pic of himself. Brn hair n eyes, hard body, and juicy lips?????? What the hell are juicy lips. I want you to know i was hysterical. Then the topper, he gave me his cell number and wanted mine. He waited for me to get a pen...... ON LINE, HE WAITS FOR ME TO GET A PEN!!!!!OMG!!!!! Then asks, are you ready, and gives me his number and asks for mine. Then says, call me. lmao. So I told him I had to go and logged off. OH, and he kept calling me baby, that was gonna do the trick for me. Thats all it takes to get a lady to talk to you. too much.

Anyway, I just thought taht was so funny. I guess there really is no online etiquette. You can do what you want, say what you want, and until check the do not call back box, they can just keep on buggin you. For the most part, you are never going to actually meet the people you insult or embarrass, so I guess for some, it doesnt matter. I am happy I have my little circle of 360 friends and I am choosy who I invite and except from.

Thats all for now. The weekend is coming and I hope you all have some wonderful plans. Have a good time.

Entry for May 06, 2006, story

As they watched the A-pod walk silently back into the forrest, it gave them both a very sad feeling. They looked at each other and wondered why he didnt have any friends. Pink spoke first, "Scary, why doesnt anyone like the Arronopods? How come they dont have any friends? Look at him, he looks so sad." She was right. The arronopods head was hanging so low, and every once in a while, his whole body would shake. Even from across the river, they could see it. Pink thought for sure he was crying. Poor Arronopod.

When Scary answered, Pink was very surprised to hear what he said. " I dont know why he doesnt have friends, Pink. Maybe if he had a friend, they would find he was fun, and not pesky. Want to swim back and see if he wants to play?"

Pink was so happy to hear this. She couldnt bear to watch this other dinosaur be so sad. She knew they were always alone, but she didnt know why. This was a good time to make a new friend. Since Scary had a louder voice, he called out to the A-pod to stop. They both jumped back into the river to swim back across. The A-pod didnt hear, so Scary screamed again, and Pink joined in. They were both screaming for the A-pod to stop.

They saw him stop and turn around. He was looking at them from the edge of the forest. He almost disappeared. They almost lost another friend. They yelled at him to stop, they wanted to play with him. The Arronopod had heard this before from other, bigger dinosaurs. He had been fooled a lot of times into thinking they wanted to be his friend. He didnt want to be fooled again, so he turned one more time to go back into the forest.

"PLEASE STOP!" yelled Pink and Scary at the same time. They were swimming as fast as they could to get to the other side. It was harder to swim back across the river because of the way the river turned. But they kept on swimming. Pink was getting very tired, but she wasnt going to stop. She had to get back to the A-pod. She had to make him feel better. She wanted to be his friend. Scary was right beside her, making sure she was able to make it back across. She was his best friend, he couldnt let anything happen to her.

It seemed like forever, but they finally crawled out of the river. They could only lay there for a few minutes. They were so tired, but they checked to make sure the A-pod wass still there. When they looked up, they could see he was still standing there. A smile was starting to appear on his A-pod face. He walked closer to the other dinosaurs, slowly, because he didnt know what they were going to do. He was just a friendly kind of Pod, he just wanted to play, that is all. If only someone would play with him.

When Pink and Scary caught their breath, they asked the A-pod what he was called. He replied"my mom calls me A-ron, so i guess if you want to be my friend, you can call me that too. "

Entry for May 05, 2006, story

Jess and Branden stopped what they were doing to watch the rabbit run away. They started laughing so hard, they forgot they were supposed to be Dinosaurs. Jess asked Branden, "Did dinosaurs laugh like that?" And they started laughing again.

When they returned to being dinosaurs, Jessie led the way this time. She was walking slowly and looking both directions, watching for any danger signs in the area. While they were walking, they would stop every once in a while just to look around, sniff the air, and make sure they were safe. Even though Scary was a tough dino, there were still other dinos to be aware of.

From out of nowhere, an Arronopod came running toward them! They could here him screaming, making them aware they were in danger. Arronpods were pesky little creatures. They couldnt cause a whole lot of damage, but once they saw you, they follow you around until you can loose them again. Sometimes they bite your tails, not real hard, but hard enough to make it hurt. Poor Arronopods, they dont have a whole lot of friends. Maybe if they werent so pesky, they would have a friend.

"Run Pink run" Screamed Scary from behind. He stayed behind Pink to make sure the pod couldnt get to her. He knew she could not defend herself against a pod of that size."Faster Pink" they could see the water up ahead and knew they had to reach it to be safe from the Pod.

Pink could see the river up ahead. She knew the pods couldnt swim and the only way to escape would be to make it to the river before the pod could catch them. Pink heard Scary yelling at her to run faster, and she was trying. As they ran, they could see all the other creatures in the forest getting out tof their way. Little flying things were coming out of nowhere to avoid being stepped on by the running dinosaurs.

Suddenly, she could feel the water on her feet and she knew she would be safe. She kept on gong deeper in the river until she was swimming to the other side. Pink looed behind her to see if Scary was there. There he was, right behind her. She felt so lucky to have a friend like Scary. They finally made it to the other side and crawlewd out of the water. When they looked to see if the Arronopod was still there, they could see he had turned and was walking back into the forest. They were safe, for now.

OK, now I want Jess and Branden to tell me what they want to happen next. If someone else wants to contribute, feel free, be a part of the story. Remember, their moms have lunch ready for them, and they have to go eat soon.

Entry for May 05, 2006

HI any one who happens to pop in here. It has been a while since I tapped on the keyboard for a blog. When i get off work, sometimes I just cant seem to get my mind to blog mode. I can comment on blogs, I just cant do my own. Well, we have some construction goin on at work in the area I work in. They are expanding, which means more Cheetos for everyone, Yeeeha! Anyway,I didnt have to work Last night, cool huh? I dont know what I did all day, bought my best friend her birthday present, hope she likes it. I fell asleep at 6 pm. Out cold. Woke up on the couch at 1am and went to sleep again in bed. then, slept again, out cold, until 6 am.  WOW! 12 hours. I never sleep that long. Ever. And it feels good. Ususlly I sleep 6, maybe 7 hours. off and on. When you work graveyard, or 3rd shift, midnight to 8 am, sleep is a very important part of your day. Alot of 3rd shifters, especially the folks with kids and family at home, dont get goood sleep. It is broken into peices. 3 or 4 hours here and there.

So today, I am going to clean my house, go to Costco, try and get a chapter done of school work and I woulld like to start a new quilt with the scraps from my other quilts. Pretty big agenda. I will probably do the schoolwork tomarrow. OH, and I need to do another chapter of the blogstory for my grandkids and Branden. It is right after this. That has been driving me nuts. Does anyone besides Amber and Tania read that? It must not matter to anyone else, or they would be asking me what is going to happen.

I like to see the numbers of pageviews to peoples sites. Some people have a huge amount of pageviews. Into the thousands. I always wonder exactly what is a page view??? do people pop in and out without reading your blog, do they actually read it, and if they do, did they like what they saw. It doesnt really matter, of course. just another silly thing to think about. Those kinds of things dont hurt the brain too much. I guess its better that everyone doesnt comment on every blog they read, then no one would be getting anything done, HUH ??Amber??? Never mind, some people have huge hearts and not enough time.  I think I am starting to ramble. I need to get started on my list of things to do. So, I hope eveyone has a wonderful weekend. The sun is shining here in sunny California, at last. So I need  to get started before it heats up my house too much.

Entry for April 30, 2006

Yesterday we wentto pick up our wine that we bought so long ago. I of course was the designated driver for the day, so any wine I drank was early in the day. I made sure we ate periodicly, just to keep the mixture balanced. Worked for me, not my husband. hahaha.

Some people just dont know when to stop or even slow down. Wine it seems, keeps on hitting, even after the last drink is drunk.  this time, I got a few more bottles of white from the wineries I like in the plaza. Remember, there are 12 wineries there. I havent hit all 12. Only the ones i know I like. I bought  a bottle of really nice white, will be good for the summer if I let it sit that long.  oh, by the way, I gave the wrong web address the other day to Macchia. Just in case you would like to try it, the real address is www.MacchiaWines.com  try that one. They also have maccchia@lodinet.net   I dont know if either of those work, they are whats written on the invitation sent out for the party.  Anyway, have nothing but studying and emptying my car out today planned. I huess thats enough. for now. see ya all later.