This morning I seemed to have developed a sinus headache. I know I've had them in the past, but just never really did anything about it. I ended up taking a clariten and some advil, hoping to get rid of the pain part - however, it just wasn't cutting it. I decided to run to the store this afternoon to get some actual sinus meds.
When I got to the pharmacy at Wal*Mart, I started scanning the shelves....
Thinking to myself:
Let's see....Sudafed? Supposed to work and get the green booger guys out of my head...okay..here's a shelf...ummm...well, these little cards with the picture on it...does that mean they're gone? Umm nope - it says I have to bring it up to the counter to get it...that's odd. Okay, here's the generic brand - I don't mind using that and saving $10.00...Okay...let's see...non-drowsy? Perfect!
I sacheted my little self up to the counter and handed the lady the card.
Lady: "Do you have your identification?"
Me: "Yes, here you go..."
Lady types in my license number..."Okay, now I need you to sign the screen and click 'accept'."
Me: "Why is there such a rigmarole to buy a box of generic sinus stuff that costs $1.70?"
Lady: "It contains an ingredient which is used to make Methadone - the state requires that we take your license number so that you're registered...you're only allowed a certain amount for a certain time-period"
Me: "No kidding?"
Lady: "Okay, you also need to pay for it here..."
Me: "Should I have a bodyguard escort me out? hahaha..."
Lady: "Good idea.
So, I paid her the $1.70 and took my life into my own hands. I started looking at people..."Is that person going to attack me for my generic-brand sinus medication? Is it that the green booger guy hiding near the lettuce?"
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Ridiculous Behavior of Dancing With the Stars Viewers
First the dude with the gun shooting his television when Bristol advanced on Dancing With the Stars causing a 15-hour standoff with the Po-Po!! NOW white powder in an envelope?! Come on people! Is this competition really THAT important?! Believe me, I am a HUGE fan of the show! As a matter-of-fact (as lame as it sounds) it's in my top 5. I will "SHHHHH!!!" people if they are talking during the critique and the scoring...and yes, even Brook's painful attempt at interviewing. (Bless her heart) I vote like crazy (phone lines AND abc.com) I "live tweet" for fans to vote for (this season) Brandy & Maks. I even have a twibbon of them on my Twitter Picture!
I noticed the "white powder" story when I turned on my computer and saw this headline: "Was Bristol Palin Targeted in Dancing White Powder Scare?" All I could do was just shake my head.
Come on folks...just get over it! This is just getting pitiful. What's done is done. They just happened to put someone in who has a lot of fans. Chalk it up to a disappointing end to Season 11
My advice to the Producers of DWTS: Because there are a lot of fans who feel as if they've been cheated - I have heard/read many people declare that they won't be watching anymore. I suggest that for Season 12 they need a MAJOR cast. Perhaps an All-Stars? Bring back Mel B I would love to see Emmet or even Gilles! Avoid bringing back the obnoxious; (Kate Gosslin).
Come on Dancing With the Stars - redeem the show.
That's what's on my fabulous mind.
I noticed the "white powder" story when I turned on my computer and saw this headline: "Was Bristol Palin Targeted in Dancing White Powder Scare?" All I could do was just shake my head.
Come on folks...just get over it! This is just getting pitiful. What's done is done. They just happened to put someone in who has a lot of fans. Chalk it up to a disappointing end to Season 11
My advice to the Producers of DWTS: Because there are a lot of fans who feel as if they've been cheated - I have heard/read many people declare that they won't be watching anymore. I suggest that for Season 12 they need a MAJOR cast. Perhaps an All-Stars? Bring back Mel B I would love to see Emmet or even Gilles! Avoid bringing back the obnoxious; (Kate Gosslin).
Come on Dancing With the Stars - redeem the show.
That's what's on my fabulous mind.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
What's Going on With Me Today...
Monday, November 8, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
America and Our Double-Standards
Monday night is one of my favorite nights of the week~not only because the first dreaded day of the week has been completed, but more importantly, that's when my favorite show is on: Dancing With the Stars. Technically, it should be called Dancing with the Has-Been Celebs because it's usually people who have been out of sight for awhile...not of their own accord. It seems as if the producers of the show search out these people to make for an interesting show. Yes, there are those who have been on the show that are recent celebs. Evan L (I'm not even going to attempt to spell his last name) Mr. Evan is a recent gold medalist in Men's Figure Skating.
This Season of DWTS has Bristol Palin who is a daughter of Sarah Palin. For those of us who follow politics & such know that Bristol, who was a high-school student at the time, got pregnant & had a baby out of wed-lock. She is now a "teen activist" for abstinence.
Although Bristol isn't an actual celeb or even a good dancer, she is now in the top 5. For the record, I AM surprised that she is still on the show. The first moment she was announced, she opened up herself and her family to more public ridicule. I have seen many awful comments on Twitter about her.
Yes, she screwed up. No, she's not married. Yes, she is now an advocate to help teens from making the same mistakes she made. Yet the public is so hateful toward her and her bad decision which she is trying to warn other teens about.
Anyway, I'm not sure if people realize this or not but Brooke Burke former contestant and now a co-host of the show...has about 4 kids by her live-in BOYFRIEND. She has said many times that when people refer to her as "married", she doesn't correct them. Have people made comments concerning that? Nope!
Mario Lopez just had another kid....with his GIRLFRIEND. Have people ridiculed him? Nope!
How about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? They had a couple of kids as a result of an affair...any ridicule and disgust there? For about a minute, now they're worshiped....oh by the way...are they married? Nope!
Are we not hypocritical in our thinking?
Bristol Palin is in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
Brooke Burke is in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
Mario Lopez is in the public eye and has a baby with a girlfriend out of wedlock.
Brad Pitt & Angelina are in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
The only one who is contrite and regrets her decisions is the one who is mocked and ridiculed...Why?!
That's what's on my fabulous mind.
This Season of DWTS has Bristol Palin who is a daughter of Sarah Palin. For those of us who follow politics & such know that Bristol, who was a high-school student at the time, got pregnant & had a baby out of wed-lock. She is now a "teen activist" for abstinence.
Although Bristol isn't an actual celeb or even a good dancer, she is now in the top 5. For the record, I AM surprised that she is still on the show. The first moment she was announced, she opened up herself and her family to more public ridicule. I have seen many awful comments on Twitter about her.
Yes, she screwed up. No, she's not married. Yes, she is now an advocate to help teens from making the same mistakes she made. Yet the public is so hateful toward her and her bad decision which she is trying to warn other teens about.
Anyway, I'm not sure if people realize this or not but Brooke Burke former contestant and now a co-host of the show...has about 4 kids by her live-in BOYFRIEND. She has said many times that when people refer to her as "married", she doesn't correct them. Have people made comments concerning that? Nope!
Mario Lopez just had another kid....with his GIRLFRIEND. Have people ridiculed him? Nope!
How about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? They had a couple of kids as a result of an affair...any ridicule and disgust there? For about a minute, now they're worshiped....oh by the way...are they married? Nope!
Are we not hypocritical in our thinking?
Bristol Palin is in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
Brooke Burke is in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
Mario Lopez is in the public eye and has a baby with a girlfriend out of wedlock.
Brad Pitt & Angelina are in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
The only one who is contrite and regrets her decisions is the one who is mocked and ridiculed...Why?!
That's what's on my fabulous mind.
Monday, November 1, 2010
This same friend of mine works for a local non-profit agency...she gave the guy my name and number and we set up a meeting. Unfortunately, the guy really didn't have a plan...nor did he have a tax-exempt certificate. Sooooo... let's just say, more-than-likely a no-go.
Frustration.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Illegal Side of Antiques!
I know I piqued curiosity as to my "exciting" evening! You all know me too well - normally, I am sarcastic when I say things like, "I just had an exciting evening". Only this time; well, it was exciting.
The other day my friend Trish told me that her brother had found a WWII knife at a lawn sale here in town. He owns an antique shop and was planning on selling it there. However, she immediately thought of Craig because everyone knows about his interest in WWII military collectibles.
I called Craig and told him about the knife and he was interested in it. He asked if there was any way that I could see if I'd be able to bring it home so he could look at it after work. I called Trish and we were able to make arrangements so I could take it home so Craig could check it out.
So, I brought the knife home, Craig checked it out and decided that it wasn't anything that he was interested in. I sent a text to Trish to see if she wanted me to bring it over - it kind of worked out because her son was at Pik Qwik.... this gas station/quick mart kind of thing. I said, "cool" and brought it up to the store.
I had only met her son once before, so I couldn't really remember 100% what he looked like. When I drove in, I saw his truck... it seemed that he was there with a couple of friends, so I just quickly hopped out of my car - I started to hand the knife to him and said, "John?" (made-up name) The guys looked at me and said..."No?!" I thought, "Crap! I can't remember what he looks like!" Just then, he and his sister drove up - I told them how I just got the wrong truck and probably scared the crap out of them!! Yup. I totally felt stupid.
I got home and was doing some work when Craig called me from outside - I walked to the front door to come face-to-face with two police officers!! A SHERIFF AND A LOCAL OFFICER!!! (I swear this is true)
"Were you just at Pik Qwik with the silver Saturn?"
I smiled nervously and said, "Is this about the knife?" (I swear)
So, I had to tell them the ENTIRE story... including mistaking Trish's son's truck with the other kid's truck!!
I guess my threatening Italian self made the guys nervous...(profiling?) so, they decided to warn the cops that there was this psychotic Italian chick uptown wanting to ice some guy named, "John" with a World War II Army knife.
The GOOD thing in all of this; I think it's good that teenage boys are concerned about people with weapons! Seriously! Normally kids are kind of like, "Whatever", but these guys were concerned for the safety of the public!! LOL (Too bad it was at my expence!!)
I called my friend right after they had left and said, "Girl!! You are never, never, never, never, EVER going to believe what just happened!!!!" Yes, she got a huge kick out of it and there was MUCH laughter over the phone! It was pretty dang funny.
Oy vey!!
The other day my friend Trish told me that her brother had found a WWII knife at a lawn sale here in town. He owns an antique shop and was planning on selling it there. However, she immediately thought of Craig because everyone knows about his interest in WWII military collectibles.
I called Craig and told him about the knife and he was interested in it. He asked if there was any way that I could see if I'd be able to bring it home so he could look at it after work. I called Trish and we were able to make arrangements so I could take it home so Craig could check it out.
So, I brought the knife home, Craig checked it out and decided that it wasn't anything that he was interested in. I sent a text to Trish to see if she wanted me to bring it over - it kind of worked out because her son was at Pik Qwik.... this gas station/quick mart kind of thing. I said, "cool" and brought it up to the store.
I had only met her son once before, so I couldn't really remember 100% what he looked like. When I drove in, I saw his truck... it seemed that he was there with a couple of friends, so I just quickly hopped out of my car - I started to hand the knife to him and said, "John?" (made-up name) The guys looked at me and said..."No?!" I thought, "Crap! I can't remember what he looks like!" Just then, he and his sister drove up - I told them how I just got the wrong truck and probably scared the crap out of them!! Yup. I totally felt stupid.
I got home and was doing some work when Craig called me from outside - I walked to the front door to come face-to-face with two police officers!! A SHERIFF AND A LOCAL OFFICER!!! (I swear this is true)
"Were you just at Pik Qwik with the silver Saturn?"
I smiled nervously and said, "Is this about the knife?" (I swear)
So, I had to tell them the ENTIRE story... including mistaking Trish's son's truck with the other kid's truck!!
I guess my threatening Italian self made the guys nervous...(profiling?) so, they decided to warn the cops that there was this psychotic Italian chick uptown wanting to ice some guy named, "John" with a World War II Army knife.
The GOOD thing in all of this; I think it's good that teenage boys are concerned about people with weapons! Seriously! Normally kids are kind of like, "Whatever", but these guys were concerned for the safety of the public!! LOL (Too bad it was at my expence!!)
I called my friend right after they had left and said, "Girl!! You are never, never, never, never, EVER going to believe what just happened!!!!" Yes, she got a huge kick out of it and there was MUCH laughter over the phone! It was pretty dang funny.
Oy vey!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
81 Years
Happy Birthday Mom!!
Friday afternoon, my big sister & her hubby and a couple of the girls were able to come up to Maine (from Massachusetts) to celebrate my mom's 81st birthday! Last year didn't quite work out for everyone, so it was kind of a happy-birthday-here's-a-card type of birthday.... which isn't how you would want to celebrate an 80th birthday!!
My mother was kind of concerned about feeding everyone, but the awesome cook of the family (Cathy) was ready to make some dynamite lasagna!! (And dynamite it was!) I really wasn't much of a help. I only bought the ingredients. Yes, I hang my head in shame.
Off to Union we drove to enjoy the food and company. My other sister Beth drove up from Portland and we were all together again. :)
It had been awhile since we had a "formal" supper together. With my Italian family, it's very different from my mother-in-law's traditional Martha Stewart family suppers. At my mother-in-law's house. All plates are set with forks, knives, spoons, etc on a cloth table-cloth. All food is set neatly in pretty serving dishes. My brother-in-law (my sister-in-law's husband) is the cutter of poultry, beef, turkey or whatever the main course is. Plates/dishes are politely passed around with many a "please" and "thank you". No one eats until the last person has their food placed in front of them. As I said, Martha Stewart.
As I said, it had been a long time since we have all eaten a special meal together. That being the case - I was kind of shell-shocked to see food being eaten in different places, no formal ceremony. I LOVED it!! I MISSED it!! I was back to normalcy!! Well, the normalcy I've always known anyway!! My sister just recently sent out an email forward titled, "Growing up Italian" sitting around the table I was personally doing/seeing things from the list!! One was eating the lasagna with a fork in one hand and bread in the other hand. Another thing was eating salad as dessert. When I realized the things we were doing, I had to point it out. Yes, we had a great chuckle over it!!
Another thing that was hysterical: My mother always preaches against the dangers of Sweet & Low or any other sweetener for that matter. To quote her: "Eeets not good...dere's too mach haspertaim! Eet makesa you seek" While scouring the cabinets for candles to put on her cake, what should Cathy happen upon? ARTIFICIAL SWEETNER! We had So MUCH fun teasing her about it!! I pointed at her and shouted: "UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN!!" It was awesome!
I have been fighting a cold, so I was feeling yucky. I was having a tough enough talking, so when it came time to sing the traditional anthem, I just had a couple of squeaks come out!! Oh well...I can't always be perfect. (hahahahaha!)
All in all, it was such a fun day and we had a really great time together. :)
I love my mamma.
Friday afternoon, my big sister & her hubby and a couple of the girls were able to come up to Maine (from Massachusetts) to celebrate my mom's 81st birthday! Last year didn't quite work out for everyone, so it was kind of a happy-birthday-here's-a-card type of birthday.... which isn't how you would want to celebrate an 80th birthday!!
My mother was kind of concerned about feeding everyone, but the awesome cook of the family (Cathy) was ready to make some dynamite lasagna!! (And dynamite it was!) I really wasn't much of a help. I only bought the ingredients. Yes, I hang my head in shame.
Off to Union we drove to enjoy the food and company. My other sister Beth drove up from Portland and we were all together again. :)
It had been awhile since we had a "formal" supper together. With my Italian family, it's very different from my mother-in-law's traditional Martha Stewart family suppers. At my mother-in-law's house. All plates are set with forks, knives, spoons, etc on a cloth table-cloth. All food is set neatly in pretty serving dishes. My brother-in-law (my sister-in-law's husband) is the cutter of poultry, beef, turkey or whatever the main course is. Plates/dishes are politely passed around with many a "please" and "thank you". No one eats until the last person has their food placed in front of them. As I said, Martha Stewart.
As I said, it had been a long time since we have all eaten a special meal together. That being the case - I was kind of shell-shocked to see food being eaten in different places, no formal ceremony. I LOVED it!! I MISSED it!! I was back to normalcy!! Well, the normalcy I've always known anyway!! My sister just recently sent out an email forward titled, "Growing up Italian" sitting around the table I was personally doing/seeing things from the list!! One was eating the lasagna with a fork in one hand and bread in the other hand. Another thing was eating salad as dessert. When I realized the things we were doing, I had to point it out. Yes, we had a great chuckle over it!!
Another thing that was hysterical: My mother always preaches against the dangers of Sweet & Low or any other sweetener for that matter. To quote her: "Eeets not good...dere's too mach haspertaim! Eet makesa you seek" While scouring the cabinets for candles to put on her cake, what should Cathy happen upon? ARTIFICIAL SWEETNER! We had So MUCH fun teasing her about it!! I pointed at her and shouted: "UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN!!" It was awesome!
I have been fighting a cold, so I was feeling yucky. I was having a tough enough talking, so when it came time to sing the traditional anthem, I just had a couple of squeaks come out!! Oh well...I can't always be perfect. (hahahahaha!)
All in all, it was such a fun day and we had a really great time together. :)
I love my mamma.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Pretty Little Snowflakes
Winter; A loath-able season. The season I dread every year. The time of year I never look forward to. It seems to melt together into one, long, dark...time period. I always reminisce about Summer and running out in a tee-shirt and shorts, sometimes barefoot, but normally with "flip flops".
Each time we have a snow storm, it's the same thing: Heavy, wet, cold snow. You walk into the house covered & bringing all kinds of the wet stuff in with you. You would have to be June Cleaver (or my mother-in-law) to keep the stuff from dragging throughout the house. Unfortunately, I am neither.
This morning at 5:30 I woke up... actually, I hit the snooze button, but wasn't actually allowed to go back to sleep thanks to my cat who is MY mother figure. In other words, she's doing to me, what I do to my kids to get them up... less the sitting on their chests and tapping them on the nose. Up I got - meandered my way downstairs to try and figure out which door in my kitchen was actually the microwave! (I noticed that when I put that down as my status, there were many others who have done the same, including putting shoes in the refrigerator) Julie, my feline "mother" always demands that her needs be put first. I don't stand on ceremony with her...I just plop some food down in a bowl and call it a day. After about a minute she skips over to the door and in an, don't you think I am sooo adorable even though I step on your face kind of 'mew'. I want to go out!! Yeah - I admit it; it is cute.
When I opened the door for her... I caught first sight of it; the snow floating down from the sky. I usually watch the channel six news while I make lunches and even though the weather report came on a number of times, I just don't remember it. To quote my mother, "I have too many pencils in my head" The whole microwave/cabinet thing really threw me off! Anyway, there it was...MORE snow. Ugh!!
As we all know now, it snowed all.........day..........long. And by glancing out the window, I see that it is still making it's way down from the heavens. The only GOOD thing about it: It's the pretty snow. YES I SAID IT!! Pretty!
Even though it was kind of slippery, I decided to take my life into my hands and go Old County Road to bring Katherine to school... Yes, there have been some major accidents on that road, however, that's the way I like to go. When we got to the quarry, I looked across and saw the pine trees with snow on their base as well as on the tops, some of the trees looked as if they were growing in front of the rocks...seeing that always reminds me of that scene in The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe when the Pensey children had on their heavy coats and were crossing that cliff/bridge thing.
After I dropped Katherine off I had to talk to another parent outside... on my black pea coat I had fluffy snowflake after fluffy snowflake land on me. These were the kind of snowflakes that you try to make as a little kid in school... you cut out a big circle, fold it about 100 times, then a little snip here and a big snip there - you end up with quite a piece of paper that your parent smiles and puts it on the refrigerator with the other 250 paper snowflakes.
I kept gingerly picking them up with a finger to see the patterns - all so beautiful. Of course, I thought of how it is said that there are NO two snowflakes alike. I was holding a conversation with myself in my head (I know everyone does it, if you say you don't - you're a liar!!)
My conversation went something like this;
"They say that there are no two snowflakes alike."
"Is that even possible? How did 'they' discover this??....With the heaps and heaps of these pretty little snowflakes around...how can their NOT be some that are the same?!"
"Why doubt it?"
"Why believe it?"
"Well, there are no two people alike. Even identical twins. They share the same DNA, but they're still different."
"True, but snowflakes..."
"Stop and think about God creating these snowflakes... "
I then imagined seeing a giant handful of snow and with a gentle breath of air... the pretty little snowflakes floated down to earth and landed on my black pea coat.
This was a really good reminder to me today about no matter how small I may feel - or how I think my problems don't matter one bit to God...because after all....He has more pressing business... No, I'm important to Him. We are all important... we are all special. Even while there has been that huge disaster in Haiti and so many people are going over to bring water, food, medical help...I am still important. However...I in no way compare my issues with the ones people have in Haiti...(just for the record) It's a love thing.
I'm off for now...
Goodnight little snowflakes!!
Each time we have a snow storm, it's the same thing: Heavy, wet, cold snow. You walk into the house covered & bringing all kinds of the wet stuff in with you. You would have to be June Cleaver (or my mother-in-law) to keep the stuff from dragging throughout the house. Unfortunately, I am neither.
This morning at 5:30 I woke up... actually, I hit the snooze button, but wasn't actually allowed to go back to sleep thanks to my cat who is MY mother figure. In other words, she's doing to me, what I do to my kids to get them up... less the sitting on their chests and tapping them on the nose. Up I got - meandered my way downstairs to try and figure out which door in my kitchen was actually the microwave! (I noticed that when I put that down as my status, there were many others who have done the same, including putting shoes in the refrigerator) Julie, my feline "mother" always demands that her needs be put first. I don't stand on ceremony with her...I just plop some food down in a bowl and call it a day. After about a minute she skips over to the door and in an, don't you think I am sooo adorable even though I step on your face kind of 'mew'. I want to go out!! Yeah - I admit it; it is cute.
When I opened the door for her... I caught first sight of it; the snow floating down from the sky. I usually watch the channel six news while I make lunches and even though the weather report came on a number of times, I just don't remember it. To quote my mother, "I have too many pencils in my head" The whole microwave/cabinet thing really threw me off! Anyway, there it was...MORE snow. Ugh!!
As we all know now, it snowed all.........day..........long. And by glancing out the window, I see that it is still making it's way down from the heavens. The only GOOD thing about it: It's the pretty snow. YES I SAID IT!! Pretty!
Even though it was kind of slippery, I decided to take my life into my hands and go Old County Road to bring Katherine to school... Yes, there have been some major accidents on that road, however, that's the way I like to go. When we got to the quarry, I looked across and saw the pine trees with snow on their base as well as on the tops, some of the trees looked as if they were growing in front of the rocks...seeing that always reminds me of that scene in The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe when the Pensey children had on their heavy coats and were crossing that cliff/bridge thing.
After I dropped Katherine off I had to talk to another parent outside... on my black pea coat I had fluffy snowflake after fluffy snowflake land on me. These were the kind of snowflakes that you try to make as a little kid in school... you cut out a big circle, fold it about 100 times, then a little snip here and a big snip there - you end up with quite a piece of paper that your parent smiles and puts it on the refrigerator with the other 250 paper snowflakes.
I kept gingerly picking them up with a finger to see the patterns - all so beautiful. Of course, I thought of how it is said that there are NO two snowflakes alike. I was holding a conversation with myself in my head (I know everyone does it, if you say you don't - you're a liar!!)
My conversation went something like this;
"They say that there are no two snowflakes alike."
"Is that even possible? How did 'they' discover this??....With the heaps and heaps of these pretty little snowflakes around...how can their NOT be some that are the same?!"
"Why doubt it?"
"Why believe it?"
"Well, there are no two people alike. Even identical twins. They share the same DNA, but they're still different."
"True, but snowflakes..."
"Stop and think about God creating these snowflakes... "
I then imagined seeing a giant handful of snow and with a gentle breath of air... the pretty little snowflakes floated down to earth and landed on my black pea coat.
This was a really good reminder to me today about no matter how small I may feel - or how I think my problems don't matter one bit to God...because after all....He has more pressing business... No, I'm important to Him. We are all important... we are all special. Even while there has been that huge disaster in Haiti and so many people are going over to bring water, food, medical help...I am still important. However...I in no way compare my issues with the ones people have in Haiti...(just for the record) It's a love thing.
I'm off for now...
Goodnight little snowflakes!!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Please!! No one Startle the Groundhog!!
Welcome February! A month where the cold just blasts against you each time you walk out the door. Unless you have a remote car starter, you are one of the unlucky ones just as myself who has to RUSH out and start the car and give is a good 15-20 minutes to get the windshield defrosted & the interior warmed up enough so you don't shiver while trying to steer. Yes, there have been a few times where I've had to just race out the door with the kids and hop in the car with the windshield pure frost. I end up trying to squirt it off with the windshield washer/wipers to no avail! So, I end up being one of those ones who is peeking through a tiny patch of clear window to make it across town to Nicholas' school!! Thankfully, I've been able to remember and go out to get things rolling!
Tomorrow being February 2nd, it is once again, Groundhog Day. In all honesty, I never give it a thought until you look in the paper the next day to see a picture of an ungodly amount of people hovered around this hole waiting for the poor little beastie to make it's grand outing. He probably never sees it coming... He wakes up in the morning, has a nice cuppa joe to accompany his breakfast that his wife has prepped for him. He then goes and brushes his teeth and fluffs his fur. (Or is it hair?) He gives his wife & kids a hug and kiss and lets them know he'll be home for supper. Out of the hole he goes, just to be greeted by thousands of flashes from the paparazzi!! He doesn't even have a nano-second before he dashes back into his hole, slams the door and bolts!! "That's it!! I am NOT leaving this place for another six weeks!!"
I'm off to bed for now.... I'm dreaming of an early Spring!!
Tomorrow being February 2nd, it is once again, Groundhog Day. In all honesty, I never give it a thought until you look in the paper the next day to see a picture of an ungodly amount of people hovered around this hole waiting for the poor little beastie to make it's grand outing. He probably never sees it coming... He wakes up in the morning, has a nice cuppa joe to accompany his breakfast that his wife has prepped for him. He then goes and brushes his teeth and fluffs his fur. (Or is it hair?) He gives his wife & kids a hug and kiss and lets them know he'll be home for supper. Out of the hole he goes, just to be greeted by thousands of flashes from the paparazzi!! He doesn't even have a nano-second before he dashes back into his hole, slams the door and bolts!! "That's it!! I am NOT leaving this place for another six weeks!!"
I'm off to bed for now.... I'm dreaming of an early Spring!!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
My Milestone
I don't expect everyone to rejoice as I am rejoicing on this - just because it's more or less been a personal struggle. My family has seen me go through these struggles time after time & year after year. Asking for prayer, hoping with all that is in me that my "faith of a mustard seed" would get God's attention and would grant my continual prayer....then I would experience discouragement and heartbreak as I would suffer another seizure.
Did God hear my prayers? Yes. Why weren't they answered immediately?! I have no clue.
Many people who know me well, know the struggles in my life that I believe with all of my heart was the cause of these seizures. There is no damage to my brain - as was discovered with MANY MRI's and EEG's and a long stay in the hospital to see if surgery was possible. It's taken me over 20 years to have this epiphany.... the epileptic seizures were the result of emotional baggage.
The location of these seizures...which is the common case - are normally in the temporal lobe (the sides of your forehead), but after tons of testing & a week in the hospital with wires stuck in my head (NOT pleasant) and a video camera aimed at me ready to record when a seizure would occour. They deduced that the location was in the Hypothalimus right smack-dab in the middle of my brain. They COULD do surgery...but to think of them having to cut my head apart...
The Hypothalamus controls emotions/mood, hunger, blood pressure, sleep cycles and many other functions - "they" say that it's what connects the feelings to the body.
About six years ago I had a huge thing in my life happen which MAJORLY threw me off!! It was ONE day...because of this thing, I ended up having 3 major seizures in one day. I don't really want to say exactly what happened, but my family and a few close friends know the major emotional upset it was. Anyway, an entire year had gone by with a seizure or two a month. Kind of "normal". During that year, I had A LOT of emotional healing going on...I know that sounds like psychobabble... but what else am I supposed to call it?
Perhaps I'll explain it another time.
That year - I had a MAJOR breakthrough...!! The results of that healing: No more Complex Partial seizures. (Thank God!)
Now, I still deal with the Partial seizures... aka - gelastic seizures. I have had these ones since I was real little, whereas the Complex Partial seizures started when I was 11. To describe the Gelastic seizure to someone who doesn't really know anything about epilepsy is actually embarrassing for me. In fact, if I end up having one in front of someone, I don't want to explain it. I don't even want to admit to having a seizure. Once the "S" word is mentioned, people start to panic and then get all weird. If anyone is interested in knowing the signs... read this link.
Gelastic (Partial) Seizures
As I mentioned before, it's been a personal struggle, which yes, has effected others at times, but I think after 5 years people have lost interest and don't really care about my celebration...so I probably won't announce another year.
I DO thank all of my friends who have acknowledged this milestone....you guys rock!!
Love you all!!
Did God hear my prayers? Yes. Why weren't they answered immediately?! I have no clue.
Many people who know me well, know the struggles in my life that I believe with all of my heart was the cause of these seizures. There is no damage to my brain - as was discovered with MANY MRI's and EEG's and a long stay in the hospital to see if surgery was possible. It's taken me over 20 years to have this epiphany.... the epileptic seizures were the result of emotional baggage.
The location of these seizures...which is the common case - are normally in the temporal lobe (the sides of your forehead), but after tons of testing & a week in the hospital with wires stuck in my head (NOT pleasant) and a video camera aimed at me ready to record when a seizure would occour. They deduced that the location was in the Hypothalimus right smack-dab in the middle of my brain. They COULD do surgery...but to think of them having to cut my head apart...
The Hypothalamus controls emotions/mood, hunger, blood pressure, sleep cycles and many other functions - "they" say that it's what connects the feelings to the body.
About six years ago I had a huge thing in my life happen which MAJORLY threw me off!! It was ONE day...because of this thing, I ended up having 3 major seizures in one day. I don't really want to say exactly what happened, but my family and a few close friends know the major emotional upset it was. Anyway, an entire year had gone by with a seizure or two a month. Kind of "normal". During that year, I had A LOT of emotional healing going on...I know that sounds like psychobabble... but what else am I supposed to call it?
Perhaps I'll explain it another time.
That year - I had a MAJOR breakthrough...!! The results of that healing: No more Complex Partial seizures. (Thank God!)
Now, I still deal with the Partial seizures... aka - gelastic seizures. I have had these ones since I was real little, whereas the Complex Partial seizures started when I was 11. To describe the Gelastic seizure to someone who doesn't really know anything about epilepsy is actually embarrassing for me. In fact, if I end up having one in front of someone, I don't want to explain it. I don't even want to admit to having a seizure. Once the "S" word is mentioned, people start to panic and then get all weird. If anyone is interested in knowing the signs... read this link.
Gelastic (Partial) Seizures
As I mentioned before, it's been a personal struggle, which yes, has effected others at times, but I think after 5 years people have lost interest and don't really care about my celebration...so I probably won't announce another year.
I DO thank all of my friends who have acknowledged this milestone....you guys rock!!
Love you all!!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
It's Time for "The Talk"
Okay boys & girls. Let's come and sit down on Mamma's knee. It's time for the talk. There are things that must be explained before this action gets put to use. Without this wisdom, things will start going all willy-nilly, people will become confused and many others extremely hurt.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TERRY YOU FREAK?!"
It's what you're all expecting: It's the dislike button. Currently, there are way too many people out there who are creating causes to add a dislike button...many people can't be trusted with such a tool. So, baby steps must be made...not great leaps. There must be clarity.
Here is an example of the current confusion on Facebook:
Reading down the Status Updates or even the News Feed, I'll see something written such as, "Another earthquake has hit Haiti, such a terrible tragedy!" Your mind automatically goes to; "People are going to think that I LIKE what has happened in Haiti if I click on the "LIKE" button!! If I had a "DISLIKE" button, people will know that I don't like what has happened in Haiti!" Sorry, but that thought pattern is wrong.
In this case, the "like" button is to AGREE the person's thought. "I agree with this person! These earthquakes ARE horrible tragedy, therefore I will click LIKE to show that I agree with this person's thought!"
If someone else who actually grasps the concept of the like/dislike option and saw that the person hit the DISLIKE option, well that would set off some MAJOR issues!!
I think that the BEST option to keep from that confusion: Put Agree or Disagree options instead. It will be easier to understand...and peace and harmony will dwell forever in Facebook land!
Now as uncomfortable has "The Talk" has been...I still want to know what's on YOUR fabulous mind....take the poll on the side!! ------->
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TERRY YOU FREAK?!"
It's what you're all expecting: It's the dislike button. Currently, there are way too many people out there who are creating causes to add a dislike button...many people can't be trusted with such a tool. So, baby steps must be made...not great leaps. There must be clarity.
Here is an example of the current confusion on Facebook:
Reading down the Status Updates or even the News Feed, I'll see something written such as, "Another earthquake has hit Haiti, such a terrible tragedy!" Your mind automatically goes to; "People are going to think that I LIKE what has happened in Haiti if I click on the "LIKE" button!! If I had a "DISLIKE" button, people will know that I don't like what has happened in Haiti!" Sorry, but that thought pattern is wrong.
In this case, the "like" button is to AGREE the person's thought. "I agree with this person! These earthquakes ARE horrible tragedy, therefore I will click LIKE to show that I agree with this person's thought!"
If someone else who actually grasps the concept of the like/dislike option and saw that the person hit the DISLIKE option, well that would set off some MAJOR issues!!
I think that the BEST option to keep from that confusion: Put Agree or Disagree options instead. It will be easier to understand...and peace and harmony will dwell forever in Facebook land!
Now as uncomfortable has "The Talk" has been...I still want to know what's on YOUR fabulous mind....take the poll on the side!! ------->
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Express Yourself!
Every now and again I will be inspired to share something. I have my "In My Fabulous Opinion" blog where I post my reviews for the different shows I enjoy watching. I think basically my family and maybe one or two friends actually read it. Just the same, there are things that I think of during the day or experiences that I figured I'd share separately....
I hereby introduce: WHAT'S ON MY FABULOUS MIND!
This evening, I am staying home from church because my girlie has a migraine. I'm guessing it's from all of the sledding that they did in the cold air & the bright sun. Sun glaring on snow into ones eyes: not a good combination!! So, I told her to sit back, have some aspirin & mom will make you some tea!
Like any other Facebook junkie, I wrote it as my status, "Is going to have a spot of tea with Katherine." One of the first responses was from my friend, James which posted, "Pip pip cheerio..." to which I responded; "..and Bob's your uncle!!.."
After that, I had a myriad of expressions that I like & dislike pop into my head!!
I have actually used, "And Bob's your uncle" before and have had people look at me funny! It's an oooooold Irish expression meaning "and that's how it's done" or "and there you go"
Here's an example of it in use:
To make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you take two slices of bread. On one slice you spread the peanut butter like this.... on the other slice you spread the jelly like this... then you put the two slices together like this.....AND BOB'S YOUR UNCLE!
Now, I sense people reading this and are wondering at what age I was dropped on my head. I come from a family of readers. Reading opens up your mind to a lot of words, expressions, and wit. Where else would we get, "Elementary my dear Watson!" but none other than Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries. (Yes there are MANY Sherlock Holmes books, of which I have read them all!) I know I've mentioned it before, but I really like the movie S.H. movie they just came out with - it was pretty spot on if you ask me. I want to see it again, but I can't find anyone!! Anyone want to go??? Or do I need to be one of those sad, pathetic losers who sit in the back corner by themselves stuffing their face in the dark?
Back on track!
Of course, there ARE many expressions that can be derived from movies such as, "Ya savvy?" (Pirates of the Caribbean) But that's a whole other blog!! I did that one a couple of years ago and a lot of people got a kick out of it and really participated. I'll get it going again soon.
Some expressions are used in greetings. One I use often and really need to cut back on because it's getting obnoxious in my own head: "Hi Terry! How are you?" I respond, "JUST DUCKY!" I use it because an old timey Mainer friend who passed away a year or two ago used to say it. Another friend of mine responds, "Oh...I'm alive and kickin'!" I suppose it's much better than going on a 10 minute monologue on my grandmother's goiter.
Another personal favorite of mine is one I use when I am punishing or stating the seriousness of something...
"If you don't stop hitting your brother so help me I'm going to bust you in the head!! So let it be written, so let it be done, world without end, Amen!!"
another I use:
"I've said my piece and counted to three"
One that I use often...compliments of my awesome Italian Mamma:
"I have too many pencils in my head!" Translation: I have too much on my mind.
There are quite a few which REALLY get on my nerves!!!!
One in particular: If a person bumps into someone causing them to spill their hot coffee all over their soon to be father-in-law....what should be said:
"I am so sorry!! Are you okay? Let me help clean this up!!"
No, instead people just say: "My bad."
My bad? No apology? Talk about a brush-off!!
One that's kind of annoying, but it does make you think and keeps you on your toes is the; "That's what she said" response. I don't have a tendency to think like a skeevy perv, so I don't bother with that one.
I have a ton of others, but I'll leave off there. I'd love to hear YOUR favorite/non favorite expressions!!
What's on YOUR fabulous mind??
I hereby introduce: WHAT'S ON MY FABULOUS MIND!
This evening, I am staying home from church because my girlie has a migraine. I'm guessing it's from all of the sledding that they did in the cold air & the bright sun. Sun glaring on snow into ones eyes: not a good combination!! So, I told her to sit back, have some aspirin & mom will make you some tea!
Like any other Facebook junkie, I wrote it as my status, "Is going to have a spot of tea with Katherine." One of the first responses was from my friend, James which posted, "Pip pip cheerio..." to which I responded; "..and Bob's your uncle!!.."
After that, I had a myriad of expressions that I like & dislike pop into my head!!
I have actually used, "And Bob's your uncle" before and have had people look at me funny! It's an oooooold Irish expression meaning "and that's how it's done" or "and there you go"
Here's an example of it in use:
To make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you take two slices of bread. On one slice you spread the peanut butter like this.... on the other slice you spread the jelly like this... then you put the two slices together like this.....AND BOB'S YOUR UNCLE!
Now, I sense people reading this and are wondering at what age I was dropped on my head. I come from a family of readers. Reading opens up your mind to a lot of words, expressions, and wit. Where else would we get, "Elementary my dear Watson!" but none other than Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries. (Yes there are MANY Sherlock Holmes books, of which I have read them all!) I know I've mentioned it before, but I really like the movie S.H. movie they just came out with - it was pretty spot on if you ask me. I want to see it again, but I can't find anyone!! Anyone want to go??? Or do I need to be one of those sad, pathetic losers who sit in the back corner by themselves stuffing their face in the dark?
Back on track!
Of course, there ARE many expressions that can be derived from movies such as, "Ya savvy?" (Pirates of the Caribbean) But that's a whole other blog!! I did that one a couple of years ago and a lot of people got a kick out of it and really participated. I'll get it going again soon.
Some expressions are used in greetings. One I use often and really need to cut back on because it's getting obnoxious in my own head: "Hi Terry! How are you?" I respond, "JUST DUCKY!" I use it because an old timey Mainer friend who passed away a year or two ago used to say it. Another friend of mine responds, "Oh...I'm alive and kickin'!" I suppose it's much better than going on a 10 minute monologue on my grandmother's goiter.
Another personal favorite of mine is one I use when I am punishing or stating the seriousness of something...
"If you don't stop hitting your brother so help me I'm going to bust you in the head!! So let it be written, so let it be done, world without end, Amen!!"
another I use:
"I've said my piece and counted to three"
One that I use often...compliments of my awesome Italian Mamma:
"I have too many pencils in my head!" Translation: I have too much on my mind.
There are quite a few which REALLY get on my nerves!!!!
One in particular: If a person bumps into someone causing them to spill their hot coffee all over their soon to be father-in-law....what should be said:
"I am so sorry!! Are you okay? Let me help clean this up!!"
No, instead people just say: "My bad."
My bad? No apology? Talk about a brush-off!!
One that's kind of annoying, but it does make you think and keeps you on your toes is the; "That's what she said" response. I don't have a tendency to think like a skeevy perv, so I don't bother with that one.
I have a ton of others, but I'll leave off there. I'd love to hear YOUR favorite/non favorite expressions!!
What's on YOUR fabulous mind??
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