September 13, 2010

Silly Surveys

A friend of mine on FaceBook got bored the other day and did a ton of surveys. I'm doing them here just for fun.
Are you willing to admit to.... ?

Do you know the words to the Spongebob Squarepants theme song?
yes
Have you ever quoted a cartoon character and which one was it?
yes - Porky Pig
Have you ever danced in the rain just for the heck of it?
yes
Have you ever shaved off your hair completely from your head?
no
If you could get a tattoo what would it be of and where would you put it?
second one would be on the foot, gardenia and ankle chain
Have you ever picked your nose and wiped it someplace when no one else was looking?
who hasn't?
Have you ever had an accident in your pants as an adult?
yes
If you could have one wish for anything in the world, what would it be?
no more poverty
If someone was willing to pay you $50,000 to shave your pet bald would you?
bring on the clippers
Have you ever shared a shower or bath with your pet?
no
Have you ever tasted pet food and what animal was it meant for?
yes - dog (Larry Moore dared me when I was 4)
When you wake up in the morning to your alarms do you get up at the first beep or do you hit the snooze button and how many times do you hit it until you get up?
hit the snooze once
If a friend ever broke their arms and you came to stay with them to help them out would you wipe their butt for them after they pooped.
don't know... but I'd shave their pits for them!
If someone would pay you whatever you asked for would you pose nude in a picture for anyone to see?
no
If you could take one law (federal, state or local) and get rid of it so it was now legal what would it be?
the right to carry a concealed weapon
Have you ever sold blood, done medical testing, or sold your reproductive specimens for money?
no - I give it all away for free
If you could take over and change part of a government run program what would it be?
I'd fix Social Security.

Quote: Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. - Stephen R. Covey

I'm Back

Not even sure I remember how to do this. But here goes.

I am an insomniac... it's almost 4 a.m. and I am wide awake. Guess that three hour nap wasn't such a good idea.

Updates from previous blog entries. I no longer play Hatchlings... it's now all about FarmVille. Dancing with the Stars... hmmm, I didn't watch last season because that "child-pimping witch" Kate G. was on. I plan on checking it out this next season.

Had some big surgery... it's all good now.

The year 2009 ended great... a new "niece" Olivia came into the world and I was there. Coolest thing ever!

Quote for today: "A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself." (no idea - it's 4 o'clock in the morning and I'm not looking it up!)

October 13, 2009

Moving Up

Quote for the day: So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. ~ Matthew 20:16

May 8, 2009

Two Moms

Back at the beginning of the year, Auntie Beth and I were talking and she misspoke and said something about her being my mom. I laughed and corrected her but she actually was right. I continued by saying that both Jen and I had two mothers; one biological and one who loved us and we both laughed. Jen and I were both very lucky. We both really did have great mothers. Yet we were both very lucky that we also had an aunt who cared for us. My mother and I would not have survived those dreadful teenage years if I didn’t have Aunt Beth and Uncle Rod to escape to. Aunt Beth was incredibly good about sharing her daughter with my Mom when Mom needed her most. Jen and I are both very lucky to have two incredible women that love us so much.

I wrote the paragraph above back in the beginning of the year and have saved it to post especially for Mother’s Day. Since then I have come to appreciate more and more how great these two women actually are. Over the past ten days I have watched the two of them dealing with Gam’s injury and subsequent hospital stay and nursing home visit. Without fail they both have been there every day, making sure that she is taken care of and keeping her company. They had a great example in their mother and are both setting wonderful examples for their daughters. I hope that I can act as well as they have if ever I am put in the same situation.

Lots of Love and MUH to you both!

Quote for the day: Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. ~Oprah Winfrey
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April 24, 2009

The Concrete Kid

Gam's house is no longer hers. Settlement was today and now it belongs to someone else.

At Gam's request, Frank and I went over last night to check on it for her. She wanted to make sure that the guys who did the concrete work had put up a proper barrier so that no one would write in or drive over the fresh concrete. Thirty-two years ago, when I was but a mere 13 years old, Pappy paid me to sit and watch and make sure that no one wrote in the newly poured concrete driveway. Before I started my job, Pappy and I took a stick and scratched in "1977" at the top near the garage, it's still there. They don't make concrete and kids like they used to because the new work was unguarded for a couple of hours and no one had touched it. I wanted to scratch in "GAM" somewhere (unobtrusively of course!) but it was too hard and I had to abandon my plans. Our township is putting in a walking path in one of our parks with customized bricks, I think I'll have a GAM brick put in so her name lives forever even if she can't.

Quote for the day: In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony. Eva Burrows

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March 24, 2009

A Vist with Dr. Z

Well, it's official, I am now old! I woke up Saturday morning and my right elbow was really bothering me. It was worse on Sunday and then by Monday night I was in agony. Advil was not working. Waited until the doctor had hours this afternoon and then went in for the diagnosis. I have tendonitis, kind of like tennis elbow. Motrin, ice and an Ace bandage are the cure. The doctor thinks it may have been caused by a repetitive motion... crocheting!

I remember years ago when Dad had a similar ailment. He wore a thing on his elbow when bowling. I remember thinking it was just old age catching up with him. That was about twenty years ago. Yikes! I'm the same age now!

and Mom, if you're reading this tomorrow, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Quote for the day: Get busy living or get busy dying. ~ The Shawshank Redemption
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March 16, 2009

They're Back!


I'm so excited. Dancing with the Stars is back! I don't yet have a favorite but I'm thinking it's going to be a woman this year. Former playmate Holly is really good and Denise Phillips definitely has potential. Although I have to say Ty Murray is one cute little cowboy!

I am now not available on Monday and Tuesday evenings between 8 and 10.

Quote for the day: Work like you don't need the money, love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching. ~ Aurora Greenway

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