Friday Fodder

I am doing some new stuff, kinda. I bought those Crest White Strips, and i have been using them. Not as regular as I am supposed to, but I have them in right now. I am hoping to one day have these sparling white teeth so you can see me in the dark when i smile. I want my brite smile to make you want to put on your sunglasses. I dont know if that will actually happen, but we will see.

At work we had this contest. We had to concoct our own flavor for chips. Hmmmmm, easy enough, I think. I have always wanted a parmesian flavored puff. I thought, OH Yum, that would be sooo good. OHHHH a spicey parmesaian puff, I can do that. So the rule was that we had to create the recipe from home. We decide which of our products we want to make a new flavor for and they gave us a gallon bag of the base product. I chose puffs. I should have chose something else. This was a huge food nonononononooooooooooo. I melted butter, added the cheese and some spices to make a spicey parmesian. I had really good intentions. Now you have to understand, puffs are harder to make than our other products. There is a secret to making the sesoning stick to it, and not fall off all over in the bag. There is also a big fat secret to how they kleep it from turning into styrofoam. I dont know what that secret was. The end result was the most disgusting, gross, ugly nasty stuff you ever wanted to try and consume.

I broke one in half, and it didnt break, or snap like it should. Then I bit into it and all it did was crush. It was horrible to say the least. I had the bag in trhe car, and I tasted it before I brought it in Thank God. I swear, If I had to let someone even see this ugly product, it would have to be one of those "Dont do this" things. One of my co workers created two fabulous flavors. I loved them both. If they make it to the store level, I will surley let you know. My flavor wont make it there though.

I did something this morning I have never done. all the way home i wanted to go out to breakfast. I dont like eating by myself though, so I usually just go home. I was almost home, about to turn right down my street, but decided to go anyway. I turned left instead and went to the Perkos in the shopping center. I actually got out of my car and went into the restraunt and when the hostess asked how many, I actually said just me. that was what always scared me for some reason. I dont know why, its silly I know. But I am proud of myself for this little bit of bravery.

I dont think I have anything else right now. I think I am done for today. I dont have anything planned for the weekend right now. Hopen you all have a good one.

Breast cancer awareness month

This isn't news to anyone. October is breast cancer awareness month. this means you. It doesn't matter how young you think you are, you need to check yourself or get your mammogram. I did the cancer walk earlier this year and raised some much needed money for the cure. this week the Divine one is walking with her best bud for the cure.She also raised a good amount of cash for the cure. If you eat Yo plait Yogurt, save the pink lids, and send them back to them for their contribution to the cure. This is something we need to take control of. I think about it often. We all know someone who has gone through this. Women are getting sick and dying. Please make your appointment for your mammogram, or do your self exams regularly.

OK, nuf said on that topic. It is supposed to rain all this week. it actually got cold in my house this morning when i got home. I haven't felt cold here for a very long time. I am going to try to keep the heater off for as long as I can stand it. The price of gas is increasing so much. We heard the other day home heating bill this winter were going to increase also. We got our bill this month for the electric, it was higher than last month. We haven't turned on the ac or the heater at all for a while. this makes it a little scary. When its this cold though, it makes me want to stay in bed longer so my Little feetsies don't get cold. I hate having cold feet.

I am going to go on a bra finding mission pretty soon. i don't actually want to go to every store in town and search, but I am going to try and find a supportive bra that doesn't have the horrid under wire. they always seem to find a way to come out of the bra at the most inopportune time, like at work. I have been properly fitted with bras also, and this doesn't seem to help any. I just hate wearing them. Tell me about the worst bra you have ever had, or even the most comfortable bra. I think I am going on a letter writing mission to bra companies. maybe they will fill me in on the best bra.

I am still not getting my alerts from yahoo. I checked my settings, but they say I should be getting them. I will keep looking for the answer for this. OK, that is all for now. I need to set off for the land of nod. I am way too tired. See ya all later.

Entry for October 14, 2007

We are sitting this Sunny Sunday morning enjoying our second to the last bottle of Almond Champagne. This means we will have to make another trek out to the foothills for another case. Oh how sad. this has been our routine for the last 3 months now. A lazy Sunday morning with a good breakfast and sharing a bottle of champagne. I think its a great way to end one week and start another.

Johns aunt and uncle passed away this past year. they lived a very good life and were the best folks you would ever want to know. Really, I did love this couple. They had that feeling about them that let you know you were special, no matter. Anyway, we were given the opportunity to pick something from their estate. They had no children so it was up to Johns father to distribute their stuff. Most of it was given to dealers to sell. We were able to pick this set of Cordials before it was sold though. We also chose a milk glass chicken two piece covered bowl. We love both pieces. I don't think we will ever use the set, but I just think it is beautiful.

I have noticed Amber has left us one more time. She also left the Mash page. I will probably find out how to end that page also. its hard enough for me to keep up with this page and drop in to at least some pages. I don't even know how to change the background in mash. That kind of stuff frustrates me. If yahoo drops 360 and keeps mash, I will probably just stop blogging all together. I started a face book page also, but I don't know how often i will make it there . It might be as much as i visit my Myspace page. I just don't think I have as much to say anymore. We will see how things go. its not that I am no longer interested in the great people that are here, I am.

There is something I have been trying to remember to say here. I log on, get writing and cant for some reason remember it. It really bugs me. I know I have talked about this happening before, but I only remember when i am doing something else. I did get the pillow covers finished for my sister. I am through with faux fur for a while. She likes the satin backing and they both just slide around. It drives me nuts. then the silky threads peel off the satin fabric and the faux fuzzies are flying in the air. I end up sneezing and itching all over, especially my face. I told sis no more for a while. Come get your leftover faux fur and satin. I'm done with it.

OK, I will let you go for now. If I do remember what I wanted to say i will try and hop back on here and add to this. it was something good too, or was frustrating. See, it could be old timers happening. OK, see ya all later.

Ok, just like that, I finally remembered! I used to get alerts from yahoo that I had a message or that someone had commented on my blog. I no longer get these alerts. I tried to get them started again, but I dont know where to go to do this. I thought I had found the spot to get this started again, but it didnt take. If one of you knows where I go to start this again, can you let me know. It does help to know someone has visited my page.

Entry for October 12, 2007

Its Raining here again. Good. I hope it rains for the whole week. We are so short of water here and I just hate going through the whole drought thing every year. Even in the winter, we go through it. I am just happy to be gettin some of the free wet stuff this early in the year. Every little bit helps. I know you floks on the east coast are getting very high temps, well enjoy while you can, cus in no time at all, you will be tramping through the snow.

Speaking of water. The water out of the tap here is awful we think, so we buy our drinking water in jugs from the store. We have two 3 gallon and one 2 galloin jugs. Yesterday I went to Winco to get some bulk sesonings and also fill our water jugs. I put them in the back of my cruiser where I usually put them and headed on home. I usually go the store around the corner from my house, but I needed stuff from Winco, so I had to travel a little further this time. So, I was almost home, around the corner actually. The car in front of me is traveling slow, in the turn lane but no turn signel yet. I look behind me to make sure I can get all the way over to the right to turn and when i look back, three seconds later, she has her turn signal on and her break lights. She turns into a driveway, I had to slam my breaks and heard the water tip over and start to roll around in the back section of my cruiser. Hurry, get around the corner, get to my street where I can safely stop my car, jump out, open the back. Oh crap, half of one of the 3 gallon jugs has just emptied itself in the back of my car.

It wasnt very far to my house from there, but the city was trimming trees. There were city workers everywhere, and I couldnt just do my regular crazy lady driving into my driveway. Then, right in front of my house this guy with a chain saw is cutting limbs into smaller pieces. STOP CUTTING GUY! I dont want my car dinged by wood chips. I finally got into my driveway, and unloaded my stuff. It took two towels to soak up the water and one of the seats was saturated. I tipped up both of them to drain to the floor and the water just poured out of the bigger one. I called John to let him know what happened and to check on the drying process when he got home from work. Im sure it will be fine. Stuff like this gets me though.

I got called off last night, so I went back to sleep and slept pretty good. I have intentions of cleaning house, making cookies and maybe even working on those pillow covers for my sister. I think she keeps giving me projects cus she thinks I have nothing else to do. I am going to have to let her know I am just fine and usually pretty busy, or at least occupeid.

Ok, this is getting a little long for me so I will let you go. hope you all have a great weekend.

A few updates

I got a question from my best bud Amber on my Mash page. She asked me if I am on days yet. Oh crap, I need to write an update blog. From the time the posting went up and I considered putting in for the position, I battled with the decision. I did end up putting in my bid, and I would have gotten it. The morning the bid winners were going to be posted, I went into our HR office and told our HR manager to withdraw my bid. The more I thought about it, the more I thought I wouldnt gain anything if I went on first shift. In fact, I would loose. Right away I would loose the 35 cent shift differential. No biggie there. But I would have to be tuesday through saturday, I could learn to deal with that.But the thing that really made the decision for me was the fact taht I would have to battle for any vacation time i wanted and If I wanted a three day weekend, HAHAHA, aint gonna happen. they only allowed two people to be out at a time, and some of those people have all the good weekends taken before anyonwe else even gets a chance to try for it. I dont want leftover vacation time. I want the time I want and right now, I can get it. So I am staying on Third.

Its starting to cool off here. Taht isnt an update, jsut a bit of info. We are finally droppung down to the low 80's in the daytime and down to the 60's at night. For some this is still hot. For us, its cooling down.

the new tv season has finally started. My DVR is in overdrive. I dont know what I would do if I had to try and watch all the shows i have decided to put on my recording schedule. I eventually get around to watching all the shows, except for the Oprah and Ellen recordings. I only record 5 at a time so every day one drops off and another one adds on. I love my DVR. That would also be called Tivo for some. If yu dont have one, and you like to watch special tv shows, you should get one. you can go on vacatiopn and not worry about missing any of your favorite shows. OK, so much for my DVR promo.

We went to our brother and sister in laws 25th anniversary this past weekend. it was so much fun. The most fun happened though when most of the people started to leave and we were standing around the bar singing with our way too wasted drunk husbands to music on an Ipod. Do you know how bad drunk guys sound when they sing. it was too funny. We came home sunday after going to eat at our favorite place. We got home around six or seven and I had to straight to bed to get up again at 9:30. I was so tired.

Ok, I will let you go here. I have to go find some info on some pics I stole from Ambers Flicker page. I will try this week to get caught up this week with your pages. Have a good week.

Entry for October 04, 2007

I was just thinking about this, and I have a minute, so I am writing this at 10:37 PM, while its on my brain and I have the time.

It is said no one write letters any more. Not this kind, the kind in type, on a monitor of some kind. but the kind on paper with a pen, in hand written words. I dont know the last time I wrote a letter. To anyone. I do like the old greetings though. Sometimes I think of writing a letter and starting it with one of those old fashioned greetings. From back when there was no other way to communicate long didtance. Before there was telephones, radios, or email.

I would love to be able to write a letter starting with My Dearest Dearling..............what ever the persons name would be. In between, in beautiful cursive, I would write all my deepest feelings. Everythng that has happened since my last letter, How I missed this person so, (not so much, just so). I would write about the horrid weather, the neighbors who we all know by the way. I would be ending the letter with All My Love Darling, till we see each other again. I would sign my name, and then put lip marks on the paper with newly applied lipstick.

OK, that is all rather dramatic. I wouldnt , or couldnt write a letter like that today. I would like to, but I couldnt get my hand to do it without laughing. I would be the only one to know i was laughing though, cus that is the way letters go. You just dont see the real reactions. Oh, if you could see my brain working now.

I have a long list of real addresses. I send Christmas cards every year, I try to anyway. I may juast sit down and write a few letters on pretty paper and send them out. They wont be in that pretty cursive though, cus mine isnt that great. I t may just be a trieal run on real letter writing. I will let you know how it goes, when I finally do it. its not a big deal, just a letter. But a letter you can keep. it is a hard copy. It only gets lost because you loose it.

Well, its time to get ready for work. so tell me, do you write letters? teh kind on paper, in and envelope with a stamp attached to it?

European History Week

I bet you all didnt know it was European History Week. Weel, Frito lay has dubbed it thusly. for a few reasons, I have decided to do my part to fake a history. I really dontknow if it is faked, but its not my history as far as I know. Thats another story all together. So here is a pic of the board i put together. I also listed my sources at the bottom of the board. I gave the Bash full credit fore the pics and facts in the floating thought bubbles. I think I want to spatkle it up with some glitter placed in small areas and also have the rest of the pics i so blatently stole displayed somehow. I have an idea about that also. I have no idea what the other folks at work are doing, but this is my entry. it needs to be turned in by next weekend, so Im sure I will figure out where or what i need to do to it by then. I know it is pretty busy, but I still think it is missing something. Its lacking something that makes your eyes want to stay there. I will figure it out, and when i do, i will take another pic and that will be it. That is what I did today.

Last night we went to the sock hop. All the money raised alst night is being donated to help rebuild the Vets hall that was burned down on August 11. We found out Friday is was not electricle, but arson. It was bad until, but when we found out it was arson, it really broke our hearts. Yes, even mine even though i dont belong, and never can. You have to be a vet of foriegn wars to belong. There are a lot of really nice people there though. And they are doing all they can to accumulate cash to make up for what the insurance wont cover. It will take a while to rebuild, but it will be better when it is finished.

OK, that is what I have for today. have a good week.