http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodsheila/260419656/
Sheila out there has this THING...and she doesn't know what it is. I think you smart people should go look at her and tell her what it is.
My thoughts were spit tune, religious torture devise, cooking vessel, fireplace??
http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/confessions_of_a_pioneer_/2007/08/oh-lawsie-mercy.html
Ree...who is linked to the right...and down a little...has contests every once and a while. Most of them are trying to come up w/ clever names to her photographs. She takes pictures of farm animals, cowboys, punk kids..all sorts of things.
I'm always one in about 1000 people trying to be clever. This last contest was for a $400 Home Depot Gift Card. That would have REALLY came in handy since we need a new back door. Ever since dad broke it.. Long Story!
So... I came up w/ a very very clever answer. I didn't win..but Ree outed me and complimented ME.. Ree the queen of 2000 hits a day.
Ree is a granddaughter, daughter, wife and mom. They own a working cattle ranch and have a farm. They do all sorts of strange things...like get up before the sun and work outside. She also home schools her kids..has withdrawals from LA occasionally..has a retarded brother that is VERY cool..everyone knows him...she takes awesome pictures.. Oh Yeah, and she cooks, makes it seem really easy. I make her brisket ALL the time and it is easy..plus I've gotten a little slap on the booty from hubby due to his excitement of the brisket..
I love me some Ree.
I was humming that song..weren't you?
Speaking of music J and I watched this Queen special in HD last night. It was a live concert in Australia or something. It was awesome!!
So on to the Jack update: He had a rough day yesterday. First there was the squirting out of my arms and flying..to which he recovered. (thanks Biddy, I did feel better after your kicking the preganant dog story)
(for crying out lound...WORK...I'm going to have to really start blogging at home, or just quit my job and play on the internet all day)
Anywhoo... Jack FREAKED when J was trying to take the couch out of the house so he got to play w/ Molly next door for a while. Then he went back there when J and I went to Target. We came home and I asked him to sit on the NEW couch with me and watch Dateline..you know what that booger did? Ran in the bedroom under the bed. Eventually he came out and hung out with us but all he did was sleep.
1am, 3am, 5am, 6am...little Jack had to GO... J took the first 2 times and I took the 2nd two. He went EVERY time. Good Jack = Sleepy MP
SO, training the boy even more today..this time it will take me out of my office and away from my computer. How the hell does that work? I may have withdrawls.
J is picking Drew up from school..then they are coming here to the office so everyone can see Jack.. I'm the most popular girl in the office today. Babies and Puppies..if you have them you must bring them into work!
Big Brother tonight..I am SO hoping that Amber is going home.
This weekend is the Greek Festival. Speaking of Greek we ate food from Ari's last night. I was STILL full when I woke up. I got alot of things that I couldn't pronouce and brought it to mom and dads..Father loved it. I got mom spaghetti and dad a chicken sandwhich..Greek food scared them.
There is an air show this weekend, that's another option. Sitting on my ass is an option too. I know we want to see Bourne Untimatum. Who knows. Monday we're going to the baseball game. We are 2 games out so it's actually fun watching a game when it matters. I think we play Pittsburgh...and that's the Cardinals I'm talking about. We have baseball's BEST fans.
Drew is going to be joining the Cub Scouts. Tonight is the first meeting :-) Tell me that isn't cute!!
OK...GOD I have a lot of work to do!!
He talks slower now. His voice is weaker. But his mind is as sharp as a scalpel. And Dr. Jason Goldfeder is still doing what he loves: training medical students...the 35 year old Doc has been diagnosed w/ ALS. Digging this story to remind people of the disease that robs people of their bodies leaving their minds sharp. THERE IS NO CURE!!
read more | digg story
J: I got the old furniture out, finally!
(recliner and large couch w/ 2 recliners on either side)
M: How did you do that?
J: I got the recliner out by myself. Then I tipped the couch on it's side. It's bigger than a refridgerator.
M: What was Jack doing?
J: I had to take him next door to Gloria's. He was eating the stuff that was falling out of the couch. Oh, I found my glasses.
M: How did you get the couch out?
J: Allen was at Gloria's. He helped. We owe him $40.
M: Oh good, everything got out OK.
J: Just minor structural damage to the doorframe, don't worry about it.
Great!
You don't feel like reading blogs..here is a fun game. Well, I thought it was fun.
read more | digg story
I'm a BAD BAD mommy. I dropped puppy Jack this morning. Well I didn't DROP him, he flew from my arms. I feel HORRIBLE. I've been holding back just sobbing like a baby.
The alarm went off. Normally I would lay there and listen to the traffic and maybe a song on the radio. With Jack though it's up and out the door. Jack heard the music and stepped on my face. He was running all over the bed ready to get helped off..he can't jump that high. So I take him in my arms, go to the back door, down the steps, open the door and we walk into the yard.
As I lowered Jack to the grass he flew... and landed.. he flew at least a foot, or two..I don't know. He YELLED..and yelled and yelled. My heart stopped beating and I picked him up and held him to my chest. My mind raced. I need to run inside and put on my clothes and take him to get xrays..is he breathing, is anything broken..how am I going to explain this to Drew...I'm going to have to miss work. How can I live with myself. All this was in 30 seconds.
Then Jack licked my neck and my face. I put him down on the ground and lowered myself to the couch outside. Breath in, breath out..repeat. He looks at me and crawled under where I was sitting. I thought: OMG he's crawling away to die.
Jack put his paws on my leg and I picked him up. We went inside. J was in the kitchen..
J: Did he go?
M: Umm, he flew out of my arms
J: I heard him yell
M: Do you think we should take him and get him checked out?
J: Can he walk?
M: Yeah
J: He's fine. Put him down.
Jack runs into the dining room and pushes his ball around with his nose.
J: He's fine, did he go?
Jack squats like he's about to pee. I scoop him up yelling NO. We go back outside. This time he does NOT wiggle in the least bit. I set Jack on the grass. He goes #1 then runs, skips and jumps behind the tree and goes #2. I scoop him up and bring him back inside. He runs around some more. In this time J has started my shower for me. I hop in, Jack stands at the bathroom door and barks at me.
I guess he's fine. I feel HORRIBLE. If Jeremy would have allowed him to fall I would have killed him. I hope my conscious eases up on me soon cause I feel like shit.
EDIT: Just received the personal text message from my husband.. "He's fine"
1. Please go to www.mamalogues.com today. Dana has a video linked to her site that is hysterical. I don't know how long it's been out there...and I may be the last to see it but I don't care. I think it is brilliant!
2. Training the boy went well yesterday. But after typing this I'm going to make myself some bullet points so I stay a bit more on track. I had him take Kiplinger training today. How to Handle Difficult Customers: 16 Secrets in 60 Minutes. This boy is coming from college..to warehouse to operations...he doesn't know that much about dealing w/ all different types of people on the phone.
3. Jack is doing great! Thanks for asking. He went potty outside again this morning and slept through the night. Last night though he moved a bit North and ended up next to my face more than my waist which he did the night before. Not sure I'm digging that all that much.
4. Reminder: Tonight my BIL's BBQ team will be features at 8:30 on the FoodNetwork..that is CST. Amber and Dani from BB8 will be on The Power of Ten on CBS. Not sure about time but I'm thinking 8pm.
5. We are getting new furniture tomorrow. American had an AWESOME deal a couple months ago so we ordered replacements for the living room. The recliner was dead. J still sat in it but it was barely staying together. I bought the chair and couch about 11 years ago. 10 years ago my then roommates dog chewed the handle of the recliner. She never apologized, I was devastated but got over it. One time Renee, some drinking buddy boys and I all used the recliner to play astronaut. We tipped it upside down. It was funny..the recliner was never the same, it leans. It eats things too..remotes, money, food. I'm sure when we take it apart and put it in the alley J will find his lost eyeglasses. The new furniture is stain protected and it's brown. It is a love seat and couch. It's brown. I'm thrilled!
6. Mom and Dad have an out of town guest coming. He's a priest from Chicago. He doesn't stay at their house anymore since dad uses my room and now there isn't a spare bed. The priest stays at the Red Roof Inn near the house. This is the same hotel that the hooker was doing tricks..and she assaulted the guy...and it was all in the news. You think mom and dad would tell him it's a hooker hotel. Oh well.
7. It's hot again, and STILL dry. As Jenn mentioned the other day we are seriously having a drought. It sucks. There is a slight chance for rain this weekend.
8. I haven't read in a week or so. I just haven't taken the time. I have to get back in the mood.
9. People just came in my office and are making me work..WTF??
10. We have a LONG weekend. Just me, J and Jack... I'm looking forward to it!
I have no idea what time today I'm training the boy. He's sharp and it won't take very long. I just have to explain what I do all day. You know, give him links to blogs and stuff so he has reading material. Wouldn't that be funny. He does happen to be the big bosses son. He has mostly been in the operations side of things, alot of work in the warehouse. I'm pulling him from the dark side into the light...that which is sales.
Until then I can still play around and check out what is going on. Did or didn't Owen Wilson try to kill himself? Poor baby, I think he needs help. :-( Funny guys sometimes have issues w/ depression, I guess I wouldn't be surprised.
Hulk Hogans kid was in a car crash. I'm glad he wasn't killed but I really couldn't care less.
Alberto resigned. Good for him. I'm sure he'll find another job. Wouldn't you quit if you were constantly in the news for NOT doing your job. Not a political statement on my behalf..I'm just sayin...
Greece is on fire. It's a Greece fire. Get it..OMG, not even funny w/ lives at steak. Don't throw water on it.. OK, I'll stop.
My blog layout was all screwed up before, now it's back to normal. VERY strange.
Drew had his first soccer game this weekend. According to him BEFORE the game he was 30% liking soccer, by the end of the game he was up to 90%. Good to know. He played well, the whole team did really. They lost. It was just a start of season CYC Tournament. It was at St Cletus.. Cletus makes hubby laugh.
The cat bit me on Saturday. Rocky..We were in the yard and I was barefoot. He thought my painted toenails were something fun to play with. He had my entire ankle in his mouth. I have puncture wounds...I was actually bleeding. Bad kitty. It's still a little bruised. :-(
We attempted to watch Snakes On A Plane while Drew was in the other room playing Webkins. Needless to say, the screaming on the TV encouraged Drew to leave the computer and run and see what was on TV..there were boobs and snakes..things to make a young child have nightmares. I jumped and ran which scared the child more. He didn't see the boobs OR the snakes... Sunday he asked to go to the zoo since BB didn't let him see the snakes on TV.
You know what I realized? This weekend is Labor Day weekend!! Wooo hooo!
I have been on the phone with this IDIOT!!!! I'm going on 20 minutes and she has me going in circles...AGGGG.....
Jack was great last night. He played in the yard with the cats in the yard for a while..then played inside. We cuddled up in bed and watched The 4400 and Dead Zone..then went to sleep. Jack woke up when the alarm went off. I took him outside and he went potty.
ZERO accidents in the house. Yeah!!
Pregnant girl at work is supposed to be on bedrest..but she figures that she rests more sitting in the office. SO who knows between now and her C Section Day of Oct 5th that she will start her leave. We are training the young boy at the office to be her replacement. I won't get to read blogs in between phone calls today. Bummer!!
Back to reading my morning blogs :-)
This was last year at the American Idol Concert. This was Drew's first concert. He was obviously in awe when Chris Daughtry came out on the stage.
We have a new Wii game, I should be recording this. Drew is signing YMCA...omg...really...somebody shoot me.
In the middle of the song he starts beat boxing..well what would you do if you had a microphone in your hand.
We haven't gotten ANY of the storms that have been streaming through the midwest. We're pretty much having a drought. Lawns are burning up and we went back to that 100 degree temperature.
Today the relief!
We've already lost power here..I moaned, "I can't see my popcorn"..which was vital since I had burnt half of it and couldn't see the dark kernals. One smarty pants yelled, "I'm running to the iPod cage"..which we have in our warehouse. Poor warehouse guys don't have power back yet though the rest of us do.
We really need this rain, I just hope we don't lose power at home. What do you do w/ an 8 year old when the power is out? And it's dark? I'd say go to sleep but you know that isn't happening.
I'm going to enjoy the down time by going up to the front window and watching the storm!
I love a good meme..and will do them whenever I have the opportunity...just cause I'm wierd like that.
www.rmecurio8.blogspot.com Over at Prologos Rebecca said anyone can do it if they want to. SO I'm going to do the meme...and if you want to you can to! Just let me know that you did cause I love to read meme's as much as do them!
Four things about me you may not have known:
1. I could eat cereal and milk every meal of the day.
2. I HAVE to shower every day or I look like a crack addict my hair gets so greasy.
3. I'm adopted and have non-identifying information.
4. I am a daddy's girl.
Four jobs I've had:
1. Cashier
2. Assistant Manager at a retail store.
3. Tram Operator at the Arch
4. Sales
Four movies I could watch over and over again:
1. When Harry Met Sally
2. Out of Africa
3.The Wizard Of Oz
4. St Elmo's Fire
Four favorite TV shows:
1. Big Brother
2. The Amazing Race
3. The Closer
4. The 4400
Four favorite hobbies:
1. Reading
2. Watching TV
3. Going to Movies
4. Going on Trips
Four places I have lived:
1. Mom and Dad's
2. Dorm
3. My House where I live now
4.
Four favorite foods:
1. Pasta
2. Seafood
3. Chicken
4. Mashed Potatos
Four websites I check daily:
Not blog friends...
1. www.stltoday.com
2. www.ksdk.com
3. www.tmz.com
4. www.fbofw.com For Better or For Worse comic strip
a movie..drop of the puppy. Go to Aruba...drop off the puppy. 
?? How do you not know you have a child in the car? I don't care how busy or preoccupied you are. You have to know that you have the baby! Don't you??
read more | digg story
