Are we all too busy or what. It is crazy here... Try to have a great day!

Wooo Hooo!!

Johnny is about to lose his first tooth!!

Ive told you before j if your going to clonk him don't clonk him in the mouth ;)

Sorry couldn't help it. :p

Hehehhehehe was he trying to ride loulou again lol

Wooo Hooo!!!

Johnny is about to lose his first tooth!!!


I hear that due to inflation the going rate for the tooth fairy is a 2 dollars.


Or as my nephew says "Two flat monies please Aunt Hedder"

I'm so tired... :(

im so tired... :(

I know hunny we need a bed here in the loony bin that we can curl up in hugs Al xxx

Hugs sweet Al. We were up late last night.

Tuscany, Johnny wants the "paper money because it's the real kind Mom."

The going rate here is about $5 per tooth. Hubby is crazy about rewarding them if they pull it themselves.


hehehhehehe was he trying to ride loulou again lol

Oh, jeeze, I forgot about that one. He got a swat on the bum for that. He can ride Kimmie, but not Lou Lou.

Hey No pain no gain.

I am a little short on cash right now... I am going to start pulling mine, you can send the check after the 4th... really no rush :)

GGGGRRRRRRAAAAAAAA!! I hate this contrator.. OK I'm done now.

Okay!!

Well, hi Myth!!

LOL good job this is the loony bin or we would all be running for the door :D

I guess this is our form of therapy!

Ok let me vent a bit here...

I have been waiting for a week for this contractor to send me the stupid renovation contract. Well we finally got it today!! We were supposed to close today!! I'm so frustrated... So instead of getting to work on our house this weekend, I get to sit and worry weather he's going to sign the contract after we do on Monday... He's suck an A$$...

Who is the contractor?

His name is barry... Honestly we'll do all the work we just needed a general contractor to be able to get the renovation loan...


Got to go feed the kids be back in a few

Ok all I am going to be running off to that party in the mansion... Hopefully I will be able to figure out how to take the pics from my phone and post them in here... Ta ta!

Oh, my GOsh, have fun! I can't wait to see pics!!

Hey guys, just got back from taking my boys bowling! I was state champion in junior high, I used to bowl 210's to 280's, s--- I got a whopping 87 I think. My four year old son maxy beat my butt with 95. At least I beat my 5 year old, eh? Had a bunch of fun, we talked about a lot of things. I haven't read anyone's posts so hopefully you all are well. I wonder how the mansion party will be tonight?? /Loves to all of you.

Not too much going on here today Start. Guess we are ALL tired! Lol

Yeah, it sux when our 4 year olds beat us at something we were once good at doesn't it.

Hooray!!

Johnny lost his first baby tooth!! He said it was "wiggly" last night and lo and behold it came out on it's own today!

So whens the tooth fairy coming around?

Got to come tonight Wizz!

So how is my favorite graduate!!

Congrats man!!

That is the cutest thing... My old friend bought some sparkle dust and put it in with the 50cents for the tooth and oh man that went over really good. I thought it was so sweet. Hope you have a great evening, dus is bringing the trailer home as we speak... Hugs, Start

Whassup Wondertwin, I have missed you all today!! Crazy day. I wish I would have went bowling with my kids today!!

Hey wizz long time no see... you know any good contractors J?

Congrats on the first tooth... lol

Ummm, will have to think Myth. I know a ton, but can't for the life of me now think of who they are.

OHH My GODDD I Love the mummy pictures!! I have missed so much today. Hope you guys are having a Happy FRIDAY!

Aren't those pics great!! Gave me some great ideas for Halloween!

Except he couldn't breath, that is why Grady was yelling at me to hurry yesterday so I could help take the picture. That was with Gradys ten dollar camera, I was LMAO!!

It was great!!

I loved it!!

I can't believe he stayed still long enough to put that much tape on. That is one for the memory album!! How was lunch today? I know your kids are awesome at bowling so... are you in a much better mood now?

Way better, Allheart stopped by and I couldn't be grumpy anymore, she just does that to me. Don't know how. I got my crap together and stopped myself in my grumpy ole tracks! Had a blast with the boys now I am waiting for my oldest son and husband to get home.

Uhg.

You OK?

Good Morning ALL!!

Goodmorning everybody.

It is a new, bright day. Hope all is well with everybody. This is the beginning of my vacation.

Well Canada day is on Monday, so it is considered a holiday. The work is shutting down for a week.

So hope you all have a great weekend.

Joe

Good morning family!!

Tooth fairy came last night and guess what? Johnny "saw" her, LOL. She had on a green dress and a sparkley magic wand. She changed his tooth into 2 dollars.

Changed his tooth into 2 dollars. Lucky guy. He also saw her, must have been so excited.

Yeah, 2 dollars. I got a quarter. LOL.

He was all excited this morning describing her to me. How she flew into his room all grown up and waved her wand then "got small and skinny so she could fit under my pillow"

Ill be headed out to "a Day out with Thomas" today. Connor is so excited, I think he is steaming... lol.

Its cute when they use their imaginations so well.. :)

I can't wait to hear all about it!!

Have fun!

IM excited for the tooth fairy days... I wish I got dollars for teeth. I think we got dimes. Lol..

Oh yeah, we'll be headed down there today, but won't actually ride Thomas until tomorrow... lol.. he will be bouncing off the walls... LOL.. why do we do these things to ourselves?

I think I got a quarter as well. Man I wish I had the tooth fairy Johnny has.

AL, RIDE THOMAS?

Well many teeth are coming in for Joshua, when do they actually start losing their baby teeth?

AL, RIDE THOMAS?

LOL!! Thomas the Train...

Day Out With Thomas (http://www.thomasandfriends.com/usa/parents/dowt.html)

My son loves him!!

Get your head out of the gutter... did I ever mention my husbands name is Thomas... so I always get strange looks from my friends/family... lol :p

Lol, thanks for the link. Thomas the train, now I get it.

Way better, Allheart stopped by and i couldn't be grumpy anymore, she just does that to me. Don't know how. I got my crap together and stoped myself in my grumpy ole tracks! Had a blast with the boys now I am waiting for my oldest son and husband to get home.
Start, you brighten my day as well. All of our days. Hope this finds you smiling.




uhg. That doesn't sound too good AL, hope you are okay!


J and Laura - Many hugs to the two peas in a pod. Miss and love you guys lots.

Hugs to Joe and Synnen and all the rest of you loons :p

If anyone catches up with Chippers, let her know I miss and love her right along with all of you.

Just playing catch up on some things. But it doesn't mean you are far from my thoughts.

Much love

LOL its OK Al I knew what you were talking about my nephews will do that day here 3 times this year hehehehehehe

Good to see you allheart my love I hope you are well missed you xx

Oh, Isn't AH just so sweet!! I miss her beautiful posts. But then again it is summer and lots to do out of doors.

Just got back from getting Johnny some shin guards and a soccer ball. He wanted to buy them for his soccer team with his tooth fairy money. I guess it will take about 8 more teeth for him to pay me back! :p

Well Ill talk to you lovelies later... and Joe...

Ill be back soon with pics :)

Joe they usually don't start losing them until around 4 or 5. I have on with 7 teeth now and the boy only has two... They're already trying to walk!! At ten months...

Now where was the tooth fairy when I was sitting in the dentist chair last Monday?? It took eight shots 5 forceps and 15 minutes for the dr to pull the first tooth... The dr is about 6'4" and about 300lbs... I want my tooth fairy monies...

Oh Myth, You deserve 300 dollars for that tooth. Wow, big scary dentist and lots of meds.

I can not imagine the pain the little one is going through having them break through for the first time.

Already trying to walk at 10 months, they are going to get into everything.

I have been loading up little joshua with tylenol, and natural teething solution for night time only. Helps the little guy sleep.

Hope all is well with everybody.

Joe

Oh... I remember teething. Have you tried Hylands? Worked well for COnnor. He hated the orajel crap.

I never even tried the orajel.

Hylands I used at the beginning. Tried to get it again but could not. I get camillia and it has the same ingredients as hylands and natural. We use that with the tylenol. It definitely helps.

I feel very wary about that orajel stuff, never tried it on joshua because the people we knew recommended the natural way, plus they knew we did not want to use too much stuff.

Thank you al. I here it works for a lot of people and it does for Joshua as well.

Joe

Yeah, I'm definitely up for mor natural stuff. I am not a fan of using medicines if I can help it. I am even leary of tylenol.. lol.

Its quiet here tonight. Im stuck at my parent in laws until Thomas tomorrow. E-town isn't the best place for fun.. lol.

Stuck at the parent in laws, ouch. Have fun tomorrow Al.

Boy I can feel for you there...

OOOOOOOWIE, I am sun burnt. I applied sun screen to all of us, I guess three aplications would have been better. Cool wet towels... Night guys

Goodmorning,

Sunburned, owiee is right.

Keep yourself cool. Lots of fluids too.

Joe

YOu doing better Joe?

Yes, a lot better thank you.

Oh good. It is 10:42 PM here, what is it there?

1:43 am Here. Lol

No wonder lou don't get any sleep honey, you stay up too late... Do you have a hard time falling asleep or is this just your "quiet" time?

Well tonight there was a different reason. Spent some quality time with the wife and watched a movie. It was a three hour movie. It was 12:30 am by the time it was over. Then Joshua was in a weird sleeping position so I ended up waking him up, we figured he would be up in a couple of hours anyway. This way get him fed more and changed and maybe he will sleep more. It is 2 am, not sure if he is a sleep yet but I do not want to go in right now, because if he is sleeping my luck I would be waking him up.

Me, Never ever slept good. 3 or 4 hours top. On the weekends, I tend to stay up later in the morning. My wife especially needs her sleep or you know what happens. Lol

I on the other hand have always lived off the minimum. So if I am awake anyway, get some TV and computer time in.

Heck Joe, I would have been dead long ago if I had your sleeping regimen. In the other post I asked you about a church. It is called the Vineyard. Their motto is "come as you are" I went to church 5 years ago in Alaska and I really enjoyed that one. I think I might have found one in this area... Haven't gone in years so I wanted to check it out.

Pretty cool, does not hurt to check it out. That is an excellent motto, come as you are.

Too many churches are about dressing up all nice and not excepting people who are different or etc...

I should check this one out. I doubt we would have any in my area. Sounds like you had a really good experience their. What were the services like?

Mostly singing and listening to life stories, from a lot of different people not just the preachers sermon, you know... I really did enjoy it. I am a little intimidated to go back, then I am making that step again... I will though. My daughter like going and I have told her we will find somewhere to go. Anyhow I won't go back unless I am completely satisfied... It is a very small one so I know they are just getting started, they get bigger as they grow and more people come and help out. Lot's of volunteering opportunities... The kids and I could use that for sure. Did I tell you Dustin took 7 children on his boat to go on the tube today?? He is such a nut.. I went but stayed off the boat and started a great book.

7 children on his boat. Wow. You love reading? Excellent time for everybody.

EDIT::::::::::::

Church just starting, that is good. Everybody learns and grows together. See the only time I would go to church is if it was with family if not, I did not like going myself.

Some churches that I have been to teach nothing and it is the same each week. Then there is always others where there have been times where there was lots of laughing and joking and had a great ole time.

Hope you find what your looking for.

It was the most beautiful day to be by the water. The foster boys had never been on a boat and they loved every second of it. Dustin was a hero today. He isout in the trailer sleeping with all the kids in our drive way. 6 kids and a big ole teddy bear are sleeping in my driveway. I am LMAO right now. I am tired, I am reading Open Mind right now. I am astonished and just 9 pages into it.

Lmasof, that is so cool camping out. The boys must be having such a good time. It is good they have that.
Open Mind, what is it about?

I am tired too but so many things to do. Lol

It is about teaching us how to have an open mind for other things to enter. New perspectives of old landscapes. I guess that is a great way to put it. I will send it to you after every single person in my family has read it. Hard headedness runs straight through both Dustin and my family. LOL

Morning all.

Happy July 1st!!

I love your avatar tuscany! Morning all... my son is counting down the hours until Thomas... and to top it off my MIL gave him like 5 rice crispy treats. I think his head may explode.

Nothing like a little sugar to jump start an already excited little boy

Lol... Whew-ee! If I could bottle energy...

You would make a million... lol...

That is for sure... Kids are crazy!

I love your avatar start... reminds me of my kids... lol

I would invest in your company if you patent the Bottle of Energy

Ditto... only if it were the natural energy of kids... not these drink things... lol

Wow Myth nice Avatar.

Good morning friends. Well, actually, good afternoon!!

Woo Hoo, I got to sleep in today. Thunderstorms make for good sleeping weather.

Hehehehehe waves hello and runs back to the concert :D

Afternoon. My daughter and I went to a tiny run down hole in the wall 25 person church today... It was cool, more music than anything. A cool band I guess you could say. Never judge a book by it's cover! Hugs to you all, hope you have a great weekend, all the rest of our weekend will be in the toilet, dryer, and mop bucket! Hugs, Start

So it went well and both you and your daughter had fun. That is good.

Yup It has been a long time... Hope you got enough rest to make it through another day in our wonderful lives!! I have lot's to get done, have a wonderful day! Start

Hello again. Back from Thomas. We are all tired now... could definitely use a swig of Pure concentrated Energy right now... lol.

Wazzup family!!

Hey J_9 how you holding up.. I cleaned all day and then took the boys and daughter to nanas to swimmmmmm

Hey Start. Was about to have a hard time, but holding up good. Went to SIL's for 4th of July, yeah, I know it's the 1st but she leaves tomorrow for Germany, so we celebrated early.

Was nice and cool here today. In the 80s. I can handle that.

Yes it has been pretty here too. I just got to thinking about how pissed off or happy I really get when I read some of these posts... ARG! My family is getting along great and I loose my daughter again for 4 days, she will be going with a friend to the coast, LUCKY DUCK... I will miss her very much. She just got back.

Ach, that is summer with kiddos, they always get to go fun places while we stay here at home and hold down the fort!!

That is for sure. I am thinking of heading to Alaska to see my fam and friends. Ha, I might even take a kid or two.

Oh, yeah, that's right you are from AK. I miss it so much!! I miss camping, fireweed, termination dust.

Oh did you say fireweed? I just found some here in my town. I couldn't believe it, I thought it only grew in Alaska. I had to tell the next door lady that when it blooms at the very top that means summer is over... Northern lights... OHHHHHH yes, I don't miss it as much as I love Oregon though.

Oh, I would love to visit Oregon!! I have an aunt or Orcas Island (?)

OMG, Johnny is dancing to

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God I miss the area of the country where we have real seasons!!

Yup, I said FIREWEED!!

They all want me, they can't have me.. macaraina! Sheesh, I can put the crazy frog from You tube on and I bet the kids would sit in front of theis screen for hours giggling at it. You are too funny. I think I just lost my at the video poker. How stupid is that. For some reason this week has been a spending week... WHY?? Get it together Startover22 now damn it...

Crazy frog on YouTube? NO WAY!!

Do it, do it now. You will have it in your head day and night. My kids do and the daycare kids OMGosh it is hilarious. There are kid friendly ones and not so kid friendly ones. Too funny

I sit for hours giggling at monty python on YouTube. Same principle, but better and more sophisticated. Crazy Frog is innesscant, repetitive and annoying idiocy. Monty Python is refined Idiocy.
Cool display pic J 9

Yes crazy frog is funny for the first couple times, but to young children ohhhh they love repetition.

They use repetition in advertising. Because it works.
Have you ever seen Bush singing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" on YouTube?
That's a good one.
Once I saw this strange little yellow thing dancing on YouTube, and by god it was so funny.

I haven't gotten on, my kids have though! I guess I could use the computer for other things instead I just get on here and my email. I will use it for more now though.

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I will be hearing that stupid thing in my head while I sleep. Poor me. J_9 I wish you were close enough to kick right now! Thanks a lot.

LMAO, Start. I could always use a good kick in the A$$, but then again, You were the one who brought it up!

Okay, I need some advice. How do I get a video on here. I know I am behind the times. I would appreciate the advice.

Okay, Joe. You see the letters and numbers behind the = sign on YouTube? That is what you copy and paste.

You can't use the quick reply though. You have to use the Reply button and click on the red YouTube.

Don't do it Joe, your hair will fall out and you will go crazy... Take it from someone who just wanted to post a dang picture... YEs J_9 I know! It was my fault!

Pmsl!! Lmfao!!

I am going to show a video, if anybody thinks of it as offensive please let me know and I will delete it. I find it kind of funny.


(http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ir5CzXzMBi8)

Let's see it Joe, I trust you, a little...

I am trying, Believe. What do you mean, a little. Ye of little faith lol

LOL is right. I wonder if you still have hair and if you are definitely a member of this looney bin? HA I am in a mood...

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Here you go Joe

What am I doing wrong. Lol

Thank you Janine.

Joe, I found that a little weird.. not offensive. You are a silly man. I am leaving now, I hope you guys have a great night. I am tired from the sun and the kids and the hubby and the work. Hugs to you, Start

I thought it was dennis leary who sang it but I was wrong. I hope I did not scare you away.

It is almost 2 am in the morning. I should go get some shut eye.

Peace out my family!!

From one Leo to another. LOL

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You're a leo? Cool! Me too!
2 months 2 go :)

Yes, Goodnight from this leo. To all the other leos.

Loving the song.

Boy were you all up late last night.

Morning to you all.

Its night over here.
But morning anyway.
RAAAAAAAARRRRR!
Gurgle!
Splecch! Hack!
Pop!
Spling!
And finnally, a most satisfying "UNNNNGG!!!"
But that's beside the point. Assignements I should be working on lolz, due tomorrow, and the day after :)

Goodmorning everybody! I personally am always up late and up early.

Here is some peace offering.

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JesusHelper-

I am an early to bed, but early to rise kind of gal myself

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Now this music lol

First song I ever heard in bens car :D

Laura, Yes I agree. Awsome song.

Now If I only could figure out how to put the videos in the post I would actually chose better music to play lol .

I used to play that song, constantly, especially as a lift me upper.

Its actually very easy you only copy the letters and numbers after the = sign in the browser bar and then you come here click the utube button and put the bit you copied inbetwen the ]pasted bit goes here[

I will try again. l

Woo hoo after all that trying to figure it out this morning. Lack of sleep I blame. Lol

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Thank you Laura

LOL its really easy but no one read the instructions when rol added the button months back ;)

I was not even aware of the tube button. How are you today? Hope all is well. Soon I will be going for my catch up nap. Lol

Were fine just watching the clips from yesterdays concert on YouTube me and millie and dancing again lol

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Bah. I can't watch any of these at work.

Hehehehehehe poop, how are you syn my love?

Helloooo!!
How are you all?

Morning!

J_9 thanks for the balance. Ijust noticed it today. That post was from May...

I'm at work - ug

Did I miss the talk about how the "big house" party went?

I'm in class right now... busy time... :P

I'm actually doing pretty well, for a Monday.

I need more sleep (like usual) and more coffee (again... normal there!).

It looks like rain out today, though it's not raining yet, and it's kind of gloomy and yucky. Trying to keep my outlook cheerful though!

Good to hear hunny I just woke up from my afternoon nap hehehhehe ben will be home very shortly I need to cack on with the cooking xxxxxx

I do not like bugs crawling on me!! I don't mind looking at them (cause they are cool) but when they take that first step to get on me, that is it for them!! Smash!

Ewwwwww, bugs!!

I just killed (I hope) a big ole spider that was making a web right on the corner of my sofa and my wall. Right by my favorite place to sit. Now I won't sit there cause I'm afraid the spider is not dead!

Ha that's the great thing about cats nothing like that lives long in this house :D

Ewwwwww it was so BIG!!

Generally I am not afraid of any bug, well except a cockroach (I despise those, even if on TV I have to change the channel), but this spider was so BIG!

i.e. would have played with it till it rolled up and crunched it up :D but he leaves the legs for me to acume up there obviously too chooey

After TX, I will never be truly afraid of spiders up here again.

There, a spider you missed with your shoe could kill you. Here, they might just bite you a little. Besides... they eat da bugs!

We built a swingset for my daughter last weekend, and it is already full of spiders. Any idea how to prevent them? I don't want to put out pesticides because of my kids and small dogs.

I found a brown recluse in my sink last night that was the size of a 50 cent piece. I tried to smash it but in went down the drain before I could so I dumped some cleaner down there and ran the hot water. I hope I killed the sucker...

I am going to throw up! Brown recluses are very common here in Oregon. Barf, throw up, Puke!

WE don't have spiders like that around here, but we have the big palmetto bugs that are JUST AS FREAKING GROSS!

Oh, now we have brown recluses here too. I have been bitten by one and man is that BAD! That was about 17 years ago and I still have problems with the bite area from time to time.

That is funky and I am not going to sleep well tonight. I have a hard time getting myself to sleep and when I have thoughts of spiders it will add an hour.

Lol... I know what you mean about Oregon start... I used to live there. They don't compare to the ones down south though...
Lol

I think you can saddle some of the Palmetto bugs in South Carolina.

Ha you guys have scary bugs thank goodness our country is so much cooler and we don't have them here only in the zoo's anyway.

That's one thing I liked about Alaska... the only bugs were flies (and they were real slow cause it was so cold, so killing them was easy) and mosquitoes. Now they are mosquitoes like I have never seen before!

My dad was a gandy-dancer in Alaska during the 50s when the oil pipes were being built. He said he has never seen mosquitoes as large as they are in Alaska. I guess only the strong bugs survive there.

I am from Arkansas and the rice fields breed mosquitoes by the millions, they are small, fast and mean!

Oh good ole Ak skitoes... Wow, are you guys still on the bugs? I got to get out of here... Hugs to you all, Start

I hate bugs. I scream like a, well never mind. Just do not like them.

Now all I am thinking about is that big spider that I could not catch that I found in the closet among the cloths. It was a size of width wise the size of a orange. My God, I still do not know where it is.

Now try sleeping.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Yup, that really helps me.

Lol, sorry start.

I think I have been apologising a lot today.

Anyway, Fifth element I was telling Proud your favorite part of the movie is the same as hers. It is all around very good movie. I could watch the whole movie over and over again.

Actually a couple of weeks ago it was on TBS BACK TO BACK, did not make sense but that is what they did. Lol

Joe

Joe you are too funny. I am going to find a good chicken avitar cause I collect them!

The avatar of the singing lady.

Cluck Cluck Cluck, you were not kidding start. Clucking away to find another avatar. Hee Hee

Nice!

I'm too lazy to change my avatar often. I have a bajillion great pictures that I've taken, and a GREAT avatar on another board, but it's animated, and I'm not high enough here to have animation. It runs through pictures of each of the Seven Deadly Sins. A friend of mine made it for me :)

I have to say, too, that I'm really getting sick of people deciding that all teenagers should choose adoption for their babies. Grrrrr... it just makes me angry! They only see the good parts of adoption, not the horror stories, or the trauma and counseling people have to go through for years!

I know what you are saying, I know many girls who have had abortions and opted to adopt their bay out to loving homes and the few that chose to keep their babies. That was in high school and I could only imagine what any of these choice have done to them. They are all hard choices and they are all worthy of something!

Synnen, How are you doing?

I wish we all had the option to have animated avatars here it would be so much more interesting.

You know how I feel about the adoption and teenagers having babies. Hopefully everything works out for the best in each situation. The concern of course needs to be about the baby.

Joe

Oh, I know it needs to be about the child. I just get frustrated at the people just blithely throwing the suggestion out that as if that's the best case scenario every single time.

It's like automatically throwing "Oh, you can always adopt" at an infertile couple. Or "He's in a better place" when someone dies. It's like... these pat answers that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the situation at hand, or the very real people involved, and it always just seems terribly insensitive to me.

I am guilty of doing that synnen, but you already know that. Guess we all have our different thoughts and opinions. It is defiantly a very sensitive issue. I agree.

Well I am going to try to take a rest considering I have hardly got any sleep at all. 2 hours I think. So I am off for a nappy.

Synnen, stay strong. Always stand up for what you think is right.

Joe

Joe... thanks for listening to me rant.

Have a good sleep! Hugs to Proud and Joshua.

Anytime, I will try my best to get some sleep. Lol

I will defiantly give hugs to Proud and Joshua for you.

Bye for now.

Synn, let me ask you... What is wrong with saying "he's in a better place?" Not to start a real discussion here, but that is exactly where my father is. Watching him suffer terribly those last few weeks was horrendous.

I used to think it was terrible to say that sort of thing, or... "it was a blessing" That was until I saw it happen with my own eyes to someone who I loved and looked up to. He was my hero. Now he is in a better place because, no matter where that place is, he is not suffering any longer.

Actually... I think it is ENTIRELY appropriate in SOME cases. My grandmother died from Alzheimer's (or rather, complications relating to it), and it WAS a blessing, and a relief when she died, and she was definitely in a better place.

What I object to is people using those phrases as stock answers, regardless the circumstances. While it may be true that a person is in a better place after death... what parent wants to hear that of their young child?

Same thing with the other situations. While in some (and perhaps MANY) of the situations, those answers work well, in some cases it just rubs wrong.

I'm just crabby today, and it's a touchy subject for me. Don't mind me. I just needed to rant for a minute. I'm better now. No... really... you can put the straightjacket away... ahhhhhhhh

I get to miss my daughter for another 4 days. She is heading to the beach. I think I will put myself in her bag and go with!! I need more coffee, I have foster boys, my own kids summer company coming and my house won't stay CLEAN!! I am happy though!

Hey... who cares how clean your house is, as long as you're happy?

That is all that is important. A Healthy happy family. My parents just dropped my little sister off to university for a 5 week program in another province. My little sister is all grown up. Ahhh, Tissue please.

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Exactly what Synnen said.

Awww, I was the youngest out of four. I was always in trouble but my oldest brother always took real good care of me. Still does if I need it.
I guess so, but " I like clean floors and I cannot lie....!!!" (I like big butts and I cannot lie) Sounded the same so I sang it in my head!

You other surfaces can't deny
When a floor shines up and glitters in your face you get FUN!

Um... yeah... I get a little carried away.

What do you think the people that ask "what pill is this" are really up to? Are they scouring Grandma's pill boxes looking to get loaded?

They might be, but I hope not. I have asked what one was because I thought it was a muscle relaxer but wasn't sure and it turned out to be just what I needed... LOL By back was killing me and it was exactly what I thought it was... Some people are just trying to be safe. I would never take anything if I didn't know what it was. Some people are loonies that really like to go through grammas pills and get high...

I wish I had a pain killer right now... something more than Tylenol. My lack of teeth are killing me at the moment...

How are you eating? OMGosh that has to hurt... Sorry!

I'm eating OK... I just wish I had a couple more pain killers, cause my whole jaw aches... Oh well Tylenol it is...

25 of them!! J/K I hate teeth work!

Lol... only had two pulled this week... got to have three more here pretty soon... This is what happens when you fear the dentist and can't reach your back teeth with the toothbrush cause your mouth is so small... lol... I should have taken better care of them in the first place. Not to mention the havoc four kids do on them during pregnancy. The twins really broke them down... *sigh* oh well they're getting taken care of now.

Ohhhh dental work is the worst.

Pudding and mashed potatoes for you :)

Can you alternate tylenol and advil? They had my husband do that after his knee surgery.

What do you think the people that ask "what pill is this" are really up to? Are they scouring Grandma's pill boxes looking to get loaded?

I hope not that is why I posted what I did in another thread just wanting some feedback. Did not get much though.

Back to bugs!!

I found a tick on me!!

Ewwwwwwwwwww

I mean totally gross!!

It's dead now.

I have never even seen a tick and if a bug was stuck in my I would throw up and then it would die a painful and slow death... One leg at a time... So on and so on... See I can be very mean...

Oh, god, it was awful. It was right near my armpit!!

Thank heavens for hubby, he killed it for me.

I would have torn my whole am off!

No J. I had a rx for my pain killers... I found one on my cat... a tick not a pain killer. I usually light them on fire and watch them explode...

Start, are you a city girl? I grew up in the country. I remember seeing the deer ticks "migrate" across the driveway.

Ewwwwwww!! That's soooo gross.

Hello. I see I missed a lot today. I was a busy girl. Doing an application paper on an interculteral experience right now. I hate writing papers.

Interculteral experience that sounds interesting Al.

As far as the bug talk. I just ate dinner and I come here. Yuck.

Well I am hearing the fireworks again. They been going off since Friday night. Today is a holiday.

Have a goodnight Al, and everybody.

Joe

Does talking about ticks count as intercultural?

LOL it would if we didn't have them here... but I find a tick or two on a daily basis.

Not really all that interesting... at least not the writing. I went and visited our Amish country, which was interesting, but now I have to right in MLA which is not...

EDIT... Didnt mean to double post... I apoligize... please don't lynch me publicly... please:o

Hello Al,

Sounds great visiting an amish country. I think that would be the best experience.

As far as doing the write up for it I guess that is not the fun part.

Oh Oh, I think I double posted.

Watching Hells Kitchen right now. Talk about heat. Lol

I didn't realize there were Amish living in Kentucky.

Oh it was terribly interesting. I never have been to an amish village before. I had seeen the shops in Berea at times, but this was an entire establishment with homes as well as shops. It was amazing, when we got there we knew we were close as the power lines stopped and didn't run to the houses. Then we started noticing the tracks from the carriages. I love the crafts they make. It is an amazing lifestyle. I have a lot of respect for such devoted people and hard workers.

Discover Kentucky's Amish Community (http://www.marionkentucky.us/Marion-Kentucky-amish.htm)
This is where we went... still don't understand the website... but I think the government is actually promoting it...

That is very very interesting. Thanks for the link to the website. I think we have amish community in my area too, but I am not sure exactly where it is.

Joe

Do you know what you call an Amish guy with his arm up a cows butt?

Mechanic.

Oh so wrong... but sooo funny..

I feel really guilty laughing, especially after writing a paper on how are cultures are very different but just as important as each other... lol

Do you know what you call an Amish guy with his arm up a cows butt?

Mechanic.

OMG, I freaking LOVE it!!

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Amish Paradise, very nice.

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Just wanted to say good morning

Goodmorning Laura,

Joe why aren't you going to work these days??

I have this week off, Monday was Canada day holiday.

The rest of the week, they are shut down for regular maintnance and other stuff.

Righty oh just thought id ask.

Hi

Morning all.

Fireworks tonight!! I just love a good bang :)

Hehe... bang.

Good morning. Im in a bad mood today... so please bear with me. I am easily annoyed.

But I did find the following article greatly amusing, and wish we had these here...
7-Elevens turn into 'Simpsons' Kwik-E-Marts - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/02/7.eleven.kwik.e.mart.ap/index.html)

Im ready for the holiday tomorrow.

Hi, trudiloulou.

Tuscany: How come you get banged earlier than the rest of us? Fireworks at my town don't go off until tomorrow.

Really?. they have been going off all week here... till about 12:00 am last night...

Fireworks at a lake near my house go off tonight at 10. The fireworks for my actual town are tomorrow night at 9:30.


Oh my you guys should have seen the mansion that I was at last weekend. It was so homey and a kids' paradise. There was a game room and a cool tunnel connecting the bedrooms. The pool with the wading pool, slide and waterfall... it was amazing.

I want a waterfall...

There are fireworks down at the resort oceanfront area every Friday. I get to see the ones at our city park from my house - woo hoo - no crowds and no bugs!

Oooooooohhh, a pool with waterfall - nice.

I think we're going to go to Taste of Minnesota tomorrow, and then see what kind of Fireworks we can find tomorrow evening.

Oooh. What's the taste of Minnesota... if it involves barbque, or any type of food in large quantities for that matter, I'm there... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Im so hungry..

Watch out pregnant hungrey women on the prowl.

Lol

Taste of <insert location> is a whole bunch of restaurants from an area all having booths in a place like the fairgrounds where you can try small portions of that restaurant's food. There is also usually entertainment (Taste of Seattle had a ton of local bands, including some big names), and stuff to shop for, and basically it's a chance to eat all day with a good excuse to try things you normally wouldn't.

Lol... last night I ate all the edges from a batch of brownie ( I like the crunchy parts) and... get this... drank milk from a beer glass... a pilsner... im such a nerd

Lol that is so funny lol

I think I just drooled on myself a little... that festival sounds awesome!
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We have this thing here called "brew at the zoo" which is a sampling from all the local breweries and wineries as well as local restaurants... it all takes place at our lovely zoo.. anyway, this year, of course I can't take part in a lot of sampling (although you know I am going to taste at least 1 wine) I get to eat like crazy. Im so excited. Hell Im paying to go there, if I can't get a buzz, I am definitely going to eat like a horse... especially the fine cheeses some of the wineries make... mmm.

Did you know that Homer is Canadian.

Oh, I hope you have your bib on to catch all the drool. Lol

Godd Morning guys... Hope all is well. Busy busy bee's here!

Hey, spit happens...

Homer is canadian? I thought he was from Illinois..

All Is Well, And Goodmorning To You Start.

Whatsup people?? Nice picture of Homer, that was me the other night before I had my Godiva cheescake from Cheesecake Factory, I think I gained 3 pounds after I ate it. LOL

Ohh. Cheesecake... :)`````

I want a waterfall...


I want a pool :)

I think I need lunch. You guys are making me hungry

I love my pool! We went swimming last night at 10 with a disco ball in the pool for the light. The kids had a blast!!

"ESTROGEN ISSUES"
10 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE "ESTROGEN ISSUES"

1. Everyone around you has an attitude problem.
2. You're adding chocolate chips to your cheese omelet.
3 The dryer has shrunk every last pair of your jeans.
4. Your husband is suddenly agreeing to everything you say.
5. You're using your cellular phone to dial up every bumper sticker that says: "How's my driving-call 1- 800-".
6. Everyone's head looks like an invitation to batting practice.
7. Everyone seems to have just landed here from "outer space".
8. You ' r e not as nice as you used to be and you used to be called dirty names
9. You're sure that everyone is scheming to drive you crazy.
10. The ibuprofen bottle is empty and you bought it yesterday.

TOP TEN THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND
10. Cats' facial expressions.
9. The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.
8. Why bean sprouts aren't just weeds.
7. Fat clothes.
6 Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.
5. The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off-white, and eggshell.
4 Cutting your hair to mak e it grow.
3. Eyelash curlers.
2. The inaccuracy of every bathroom scale ever made.

AND, the Number One thing only women understand :

1. OTHER WOMEN

My friend has that disco ball thingy... it is definitely cool...

I have a pool, we just had it finished afew months ago. WE have colored lights, but they jipped us because I don't have a disco ball. I am pissed about that. The kids love it though. WEll I guess I have the designated house for the pool party tomorrow. WE go house jumping for the block party, so I will be up to my ears in kids and towels tomorrow. I will be glad when the Jello shots begin, whoo hooo!! I like your estrogen issues J, very funny. The other one is cute too. Any other comedic material this morning. My espresso is still in effect so I am feeling good right now. Yesterday we had no power in our building all day so we got to go home!! Two of the transformers blew up, very cool. TOo bad it didn't happen today, then I would get today and tomorrow off. I really wish we had a waterfall, those are awesome, but so expensive. OH well. I guess Ican put it on my wish list. Did I tell you guys I am going skydiving for my birthday in a few weeks, Synnen's anniversary to be exact. July 28th. I have never done it, or wanted to, but all of a sudden I have an urge...

Nic J_9, nice. I think I am definitely a woman with estrogen problems! I love the disco ball idea!

I have this week off, Monday was Canada day holiday.

The rest of the week, they are shut down for regular maintnance and other stuff.





They shut down Canada for a whole week for maintenance? Wow! I wish we could shut down America for about a whole month. We got some serious maintenance to do!

J, I knew you were an estrogen fueled rollercoaster ride from hell right from the beginning. So are you just now trying to get a grip on it? If so, I think that is very nice. For your poor husband that is.

*waves bat* I think I can understand all that and have target practice. You all made me hungry now... Here's something funny... no offense to the guys

For all those men who say, Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free. Here's an update for you: Now days, 80% of women are against marriage, WHY? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.
Men are like...

1. Men are like.. Laxatives... They irritate the crap out of you.
2. Men are like.Bananas . The older they get, the less firm they are.
3. Men are like Weather . Nothing can be done to change them.
4. Men are like... Blenders You need One, but you're not quite sure why.
5. Men are like... Chocolate Bars... Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.
6. Men are like.. Commercials... You can't believe a word they say.
7. Men are like Department Stores... Their clothes are always 1/2 off!
8. Men are like... Government Bonds... They take soooooooo long to mature.
9. Men are like... Mascara . They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
10. Men are like Popcorn.. They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
11. Men are like Snowstorms... You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last.
12. Men are like... Lava Lamps... Fun to look at, but not very bright.
13. Men are like Parking Spots All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.

Awww myh, I wouldn't say these things to my husband



TO HIS FACE ANYWAY!