HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2009 is good to all of you :)

What is this???

Ok so I know what it is but let's see if you do. Jo.. I am sure you do know so be quiet LOL. Deb.. do it without looking first.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIC!!

Happy Birthday Vic, I hope all your birthday wishes come true ♥ I love you my silly, crazy bffl ho!! Have a great day!! ♥♥♥

Storytellers

So late last night I was watching VH1's storytellers and they had Kid Rock on there. I tell you after watching that I have a new respect for him. Not really sure what it is he said that turned me around but he is funny and as he says "I am real and I say things that other people are thinking but are afraid to say" and that is so the truth. He is a lot smarter than I thought he was. Just a great guy all around.

Tommy--- and interesting music thing was mentioned. You know how on his "All Summer Long" song you said something about having to pay for the Werewolves Of London... well actually he has to pay for the Sweet Home Alabama also. He broke it down and it is actually, what he called a "run" on both songs. Meaning he started the song and you could hear the Werewolves part and then he put the Alabama on top of it. If you actually listen to both of them separate they sound the same. Not sure if I am explaining this right but you could hear it so well when he did it on that show. He was talking about how when rappers and hip hop people do it they use the words to whatever song they are running over. But he decided to do it with a whole new song. I hope this makes sense and if not you might want to look for "Storytellers" on VH1 and listen to how he explains it better.

Ok because I just had to

Would you eat this?? I hate pumpkin YUCK!! But my friend Deb actually made this and kind of ummmm dared me not to put this on my blog so I just had to LOL

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! What is everyone doing for the holiday? I'm going all the way 6 houses down the street to my parents. I better leave extra early in case I get stuck in traffic. My sister and I are cooking and of course I waited till the last minute and will be at the grocery store tomorrow with all the other procrastinators.

So what is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? Mine is my mom's stuffing. And does anyone know what the difference between stuffing and dressing is?

I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and spend it with people that are near and dear to you...

Where's Willy?

These flyer's are in all the elevators in my office building:

Where's Willy? Have you seen Willy? He is very friendly and affectionate, last seen wearing a pink rhinestone collar..

OK just reaching here but HE probably ran away because his owner made HIM wear a pink rhinestone collar lol!

Ok so I know

it isn't even Thanksgiving yet but I LOVE Christmas. So I am putting Christmas backgrounds on here early LOL

OMG i did it!!!!!

Ok so I went out with a friend today and she talked me into piercing my belly button. Been wanting to do it for a long time and I finally said what the hell and took the plunge. Did it hurt?? OMG like hell. Would I do it again? I sure would. They are so sexy!!!!

OK so now I feel

Way way way old. I can not believe that today Kendrick is EIGHTEEN!!! Where the hell did the time go. Just does not even seem possible to be happening. But it is a sure fire way for a good kick in the butt to tell you you are getting OLD!!!

Happy Birthday Joanne

To my bestest bestest bestest girlfriend ever. I love ya Bunny foo foo LOL. And I so hope you have a good one!!!

Somebody help me, help me,

help me pleaaaase. OK I know a super bad Donny Osmond song, but it could be worse I could have sung ABC LOL.

Anyway I keep seeing these commercials for Verizon and in it they are saying something about sharing pic's, texting and flix's. Ok I obviously know what pic's and texting are but what in the hell are flix's? Never heard of them before other than as a movie and I can not see doing that on a cell phone. So help!!! Anyone have any ideas?

I am so with Carrie on this

I am so freaking sick of listening to celebs and musicians alike telling me who they are voting for. So sick of them plugging whoever. I wish they would all just shut the hell up. And Carrie kudos to you for speaking EXACTLY what I think most of us think.

Carrie Underwood doesn't believe in celebs who share their political affiliations.

"There is someone I do support, but I don't support publicly," she says in next week's TV Guide magazine. "I lose all respect for celebrities when they back a candidate."

Why so cranky?

"It's saying that the American public isn't smart enough to make their own decisions," she explains. "I would never want anybody to vote for anything or anybody just because I told them to."

Conversation With A 3-Year Old

My niece Avery called me last night and this is how it went:

Me: Hello?
Avi: Hi Joy Joy what doing?
Me: Hi honey, I'm deciding what cake to make for grandaddy's birthday party, do you think he'd like a golf ball cake?
Avi: Yeah he likes the golf
Me: What are you doing?
Avi: I picked a boogie
Me: You picked a boogie?
Avi: Uh huh I picked a boogie out of my nose
Me: What did you do with the boogie, did you put it in a tissue?
Avi: I ate it
Me: You ate it? You ate the boogie?
Avi: Yep I ated the boogie out of my nose
Me: Avi D what am I gonna do with you silly girl? Ummm and how did it taste?
Avi: It was good, do you like boogies?
Me: Can't say I do sweetie, they look kinda gross
Avi: You should try it, have you tried it?
Me: No I've never tried it
Avi: We can put boogies on granddaddy's birthday cake, he would like that
Me: You can make grandaddy his own 'special' cake how's that?
Avi: OK cause I have lots of boogies I can make a big cake
Me: Grandaddy would love that!! Tell your mommy you're going to make a special cake for him all by yourself
Avi: MOMMY!!!! I'm going to make grandaddy a special boogie cake just from me!!!!!
Me: What did mommy say?
Avi: She said not to tell grandaddy what the special ingredient is and I'm not allowed to call you anymore hahahha bye Joy Joy Willy Wonka is on bye!!
Me: Bye Avi D lmao

Melrose Place Is Back!!

Ever since they brought back 90210 I've been hoping that Melrose Place might make a comeback too and it is!! No info on when but they are looking for someone to write it right now. I hope it's not another year before it happens, but this made my day (I know I have a sad little life don't I lol).

Texting

Ok so again we were in the car listening to the radio on the way home from Wilmington, which by the way with 3 kids can be a very LONG drive ;O), and they were talking about texting and such. They were asking people if they had ever sent a text or IM to someone it wasn't meant to go to. Most of the stories I have to say were pretty damn lame but there was one that had me rolling. Lop didn't think it was as funny as I did but OMG yes it was. Anyway this girl was talking about how she and her boyfriend were having text sex LOL and she accidentally sent the text to her brother LMFAO instead of her boyfriend. Anyway she was saying her brother was not to happy to be getting that text from his sister. OMG I was laughing cause I can not even imagine sending something like that to a family member. But it did make me wonder if anyone has sent a text or something to someone who shouldn't have gotten it

Talents

To which I have zero. As sad as that may sound it is very much the truth. My sisters zapped it all from my mom so that by the time she had me all talent was gone LOL. Anyway on the way from Wilmington we were listening to the radio and having fun. But I was thinking what would be the one talent you were not born with that you would like to have? For me that would have to be playing the drums. There is just something about them that makes you feel better. Maybe because I could pretend the drum part was someones head LOL and could take frustration out like that. Not sure but would love to be able to play them.

I have a Pet Peeve

OK lately something has been irritating me, it may be insignificant in the grand scheme of things but I'm annoyed. Why late at night do cable channels like Lifetime, Food Network etc. run those awful infomercials? I hate infomercials! If I'm up in the middle of the night and turn on the TV I want to watch a real show not have Billy Mays screaming at me to buy Oxy Clean. We are paying for cable service, and paying a lot, why can't they run regular programming 24/7? They have channels dedicated to everything under the sun, why can't they have a dedicated infomercial channel for the people who do like to watch them?

Friends and Family???

Ok so for the past ummm 2 weeks or so I have been noticing that whenever I talk to friends or family (one in particular) That all I hear about is them them them. I have one person, Joanne, that I love to talk with because I make her talk and she lets me talk. We talk on the phone and email and it is the ONLY time it isn't about just one of us. Even if one of us is upset we still talk about each other lives. But it just seems with everyone else I end up sitting on the phone and end up doing other things and just saying uhhh huh every now and then. Is it just me? Or does anyone else get this also?

Just Curious

Ok so all I hear these days is how FOX News is such the Rep. channel. Ok I will even go with you on that. But why the hell is everyone so up in arms over it when there are what 5000 Dem. channels out there? The pull for Obama is just plain out of control. It amazes me when Biden screws up they never talk about it until FOX brings it up. But let MCCain or Palin do anything, no matter how small and they are all over it. So McCain might have ONE channel pulling for him and people get upset? OMG this world really has gone mad. Makes me sad to see what my children are going to have to face

More Twins

You know how we were talking a while ago about all the celebrity couples having twins? Now there is another one. Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke somebody just announced they are having twins in April I think. This is just bizarre.

Ideas for 2nd Stimulus Cover Broad Swath

The drumbeat for lawmakers to do more to boost the economy is growing louder. And the chances have increased that Congress could pass a second stimulus package during its lameduck session following the presidential election.

Over the weekend, Ed Lazear, the president's chief economic adviser, said that at least "parts of the country" are already in recession.

On Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told House lawmakers that "consideration of a fiscal package by the Congress at this juncture seems appropriate" given the risk of a "protracted slowdown."

And the White House said again that President Bush would be "open" to ideas for a second stimulus package, although press spokeswoman Dana Perino added that the administration would want to see details first before signing on. The administration believes that many of the proposals being discussed would not stimulate the economy.

Subtext: one person's idea of stimulus is another person's idea of pork.

Indeed, the path to enacting a stimulus measure is fraught with political and economic complexity. It has to be timed right and contain the right measures. It's more art than science.

What's Being Discussed

Democrats have been pushing for a second stimulus package for months. Many of their proposals have featured direct cash assistance, while Republican plans have been focused more on providing tax incentives and tax breaks.

Among the proposals from Democrats: extend jobless benefits, increase food stamps and invest more money in infrastructure projects to create jobs in the near term.

Critics of the infrastructure spending idea say it takes too long to work as economic stimulus. But proponents say it can create jobs if the money is put toward projects that are ready to go but for the funding.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials estimates that $18.3 billion worth of such projects are pending.

Democrats have also called for a moratorium on foreclosures and for making permanent a temporary increase lawmakers passed last February on loan limits for mortgages that may be backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration.

The temporary increase on those limits to $729,750 was intended to make mortgages in high-cost areas more affordable. Previously, any loan over $417,000 was subject to higher rates. Under current law, the loan limits will fall to $625,500 next year if no changes are made.

Democrats have also been pushing for a reinstatement of seller-paid down payment assistance, which was prohibited in a housing bill signed into law this summer. The Federal Housing Administration, which backs affordable loans for borrowers with low-income or less-than-stellar credit, has said down payment assistance leads to too many homeowners defaulting.

Democrats, however, have been proposing more restrictions be placed on the provision so that it would result in far fewer losses to the FHA.

Republicans would prefer that stimulus measures include more tax breaks than direct payments. Among them: a temporary reduction or elimination of the capital gains tax on stocks and lower income tax rates for companies that buy distressed assets.

House Republicans are also calling for purchasers of homes that are not primary residences to be entitled to the same capital gains exclusion as owners who sell their primary residences. Currently, a single homeowner can exclude $250,000 of capital gains on a sale, while couples can exclude $500,000.

The proposal would only apply to people who bought second or third properties over the next 18 months and held their properties for at least five years.

"This could help take foreclosed properties off the market, raising home values," said House minority leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.

The presidential candidates, whose crisis-related stimulus plans differ in most ways, nevertheless both call for suspending the income tax on unemployment benefits and temporarily exempting seniors over 70-1/2 from having to make any withdrawals from their IRAs and 401(k)s.

Meanwhile, Bernanke suggested to lawmakers on Monday that they include measures "to help improve access to credit by consumers, home buyers, businesses and other borrowers."
Among the possibilities, he suggested that there could be more direct lending from the federal government to states - which are suffering from a budget crunch - as well as to consumers and businesses. Tax credits are another option, he said.

Among the possibilities, he suggested that there could be more direct lending from the federal government to states - which are suffering from a budget crunch - as well as to consumers and businesses. Tax credits are another option, he said.

Not Just the 'What' but the 'When'

Economists caution that any stimulus package must be well timed or it risks doing more harm than good.

Of course, that's easier said than done.

Bernanke said Monday that stimulus should be enacted when things are at their worst.
"Any fiscal package should be structured so that its peak effects on aggregate spending and economic activity are felt when they are most needed, namely, during the period in which economic activity would otherwise be expected to be weak," Bernanke said.

But Lakshman Achuthan, managing director of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, thinks ideally the best time for stimulus is at that crucial turning point between recession and recovery.

"[It] would be most effective if it hit the economy when it was already on the cusp of an upturn, thereby creating more of a V-shaped recovery. As of today, we do not see any sign of recovery in the next few months," Achuthan said.

Of course, the lag time between when legislation is passed and when it goes into effect can be two different things. The first stimulus package was passed last February. It consisted mostly of tax rebates. The rebates were first sent out in late April and continued into the summer.
The verdict on the effectiveness of those rebates is mixed to negative: While they boosted consumer spending in the short-term, they didn't do so nearly as much as they boosted consumers' savings or ability to pay down debt, neither of which is considered a short-term boost to economic activity.

The initial outlay for that first package, which also included business incentives, was $168 billion. This time around, depending on which measures are used, the cost could run between $150 billion and $300 billion.

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He did it again

Ok so they finally released Rock N Roll Jesus on Rhapsody so I got to listen to the whole album. I really never thought I would ever like a Kid Rock song but damn there are some GOOD songs on this one. When I heard this I had to google the words. The song just blew me away and then I had to see what he did with the video. Kid you got me with this one and so DAMN true. Here is the video and I am posting the words under it.



It's another night in hell
Another child won't live to tell
Can you imagine what it's like to starve to death

And as we sit free and well
Another soldier has to yell
Tell my wife and children I love them in his last breath

C'mon now amen, amen, amen

Habitual offenders, scumbag lawyers with agendas
I'll tell you sometimes people I don't know what's worse
Natural disasters or these wolves in sheep clothes pastors
Now God damn it I'm scared to send my children to church
And how can we seek salvation when our nations race relations
Got me feeling guilty of being white
But faith in human nature, our creator and our savior, I'm no saint
But I believe in what is right

C'mon now amen, amen
I said amen, amen

Stop pointing fingers and take some blame,
Pull your future away from the flame
Open up your mind and start to live
Stop short changing your neighbors
Living off hand outs and favors, and maybe
Give a little bit more than you got to give

Simplify, testify, identify, rectify
And if I get high stop being so uptight
It's only human nature and I am not a stranger
So baby won't you stay with me tonight

When a calls away
to break the sound
I'm faden down, I need someone
Oh to be someone
They just sinken down, and holden back
I hold the dawn and run
They don't save a child
Oh, to save a child

It's a matter of salvation from them patience up above,
So don't give up so damn easy on the one you love, one you love
Somewhere you got a brother, sister, friend, grandmother, niece or nephew
Just dying to be with you
You know there's someone out there who unconditionally, religiously, loves you
So just hold on 'cause you know it's true
And if you can take the pain
And you can withstand anything, and one day
Stand hand in hand with the truth

I said amen, I said amen
I said amen, I said amen,

Amen

Get involved or let go?

Ok so Preston who is in 4th grade comes home a few weeks ago with this assignment to ask his parents which person they are voting for and why, and then why not the other. Then was told he need to stay up to 10:30 to watch the debates and tell what FIVE key points they made and why they where good points.

So in other words what are your parents thinking on this because let's be real here do we really think a 4th graders mind is going to even begin to grasp what he is watching? Now grant you he is in Focus (which is for the smarter kids) but seriously even at that he would get so bored with it. I agree kids should learn about who is going to run there country but in FOURTH grade to be asked to watch the debates? Maybe I am undermining my child's ability to grasp what is or isn't being said here.

To me this draws the line and is not this teachers business. Because let's face it. It is going to be MY paper he is writing. His father is out of town or it would be his paper. So therefore it would be bias.

Anyway.... thoughts on this issue would be helpful

It is crap like this

that makes me want to throw the hell up. We have friends on both sides. We may not see eye to eye on things and you know what? It is all good because that is what makes us all different. But when I see crap like this it just makes me want to throw up. Get over it NOT EVERYONE thinks or acts like you. OMG and to think she is ever so serious. I know who posted this and it is this crap that made she and I not be friends anymore. I mean grow the hell up!!! The following is her post NOT mine:

Seriously...This is beyond ridiculous at this point! I've had people argue with me for years that Republicans are not racist, that they are kind, God fearing individuals who wouldn't hurt a fly. I'm going to say it again, no they aren't! The racism is there and it's blatant. The hate is there...It's blatant too. The shear meanness is there as well and if you support the Republican party then that is you too. This is what you are voting for. Their answer for everything is violence. Don't agree with them? That's ok they'll pull out their guns and just shoot you. Or better yet they'll just beat the hell out of you, because you know talking is over rated in their minds. Sick!

The Dirt Nuggets Are Gone!!

YESSS!!!! It took a court order to do it but the nasty dirt nugget neighbors loaded up a U-Haul and moved out yesterday! I'm dancing in the street!!

FINALLY justice is served

LAS VEGAS - Thirteen years to the day after being acquitted of killing his wife and her friend in Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

The 61-year-old former football star was convicted of all 12 counts late Friday after jurors deliberated for more than 13 hours. He released a heavy sigh as the charges were read and was immediately taken into custody.

Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after his murder acquittal, could spend the rest of his life in prison.

I for one jumped up and down saying YES YES YES!!! Never bought he didn't kill his wife and now finally he did something that they can put his stupid ass away for. Thank you Las Vegas for doing this!!!

THANK YOU Sonny Perdue

Man what a differnce a bill?? hell if I know if that is what it is called LOL. But he put something in effect that has brought movies galore here!! Lop has 3 he is doing now, flying out next week to Wilmington to shoot a part in some new HBO series, and is auditioning like freaking mad. Has another Disney one that he thinks they really want him for and no telling what else, since there are 20 more coming through here until Dec. It was sad because Tyler Perry called and wanted him to do some new series but he couldn't do it because he has so many movies he is shooting. Broke my heart because that would have been 70 episodes. But I guess movies are really the better thing right now. Or at least that is what his manger tells us.

The best part is he shooting one with Demi Moore and I so can not even wait. I grew up with her on screen and I am so meeting her. (If I where a lesbo I would so do her LOL, well her and Jodie Foster... Hey Tommy sorry but I think I would have the better chance with her ;O)) And he has a month on this other one starting tomorrow. Dean Cain (the newest Superman from TV if you don't remember him). Not sure who is in the others.

But life is good right now. So again THANK YOU Sonny Perdue!!! This actor's wife is ever so grateful to you. But damn we miss working with you Tommy!!!

Classmates

One site I am glad came about. It has been so interesting how many people I have found and caught up with within the past year. Not sure why this has been the year but it has and it has really made me happy.

So have any of you found any long lost friends though that site??

So this morning

I sit and wonder.... I look at our local TV stations website to pull my news from (sorry folks I just can't watch it anymore. WAY to depressing for this girl) and all over gas stations are out of gas! So I sit here wondering if it is happening everywhere. I do know it is in Nashville but not sure if it is anywhere else. But I also wonder what is going to happen when people just can't get to work! I mean are bosses going to take the "I can't find gas anywhere" excuse?

Out of boredom

I admit that I watched the boring Emmy's for a bit last night. But it was actually funny because more than half of the TV shows they had up for them I sat there going "what show is that and I have never even heard of it." Needless to say after about 15 minutes I turned it because when you don't even know the shows and never heard of them it is pointless. I know one of them said something about thanking AMC??? for airing it and giving him work etc. I did not even know that they had new TV shows on that channel!! Did you??????? Not even sure I would think to look for them.

My greatest question ever presented

Ok so I am actually saying this on paper per say. Maybe it is because when written and in front of you, you actually have to deal with it and not just put it to the back of your mind. So I found out that my oldest son is actually smoking pot!! I know the horror of it all right? Ok well, here is my problem... I know it is wrong, so wrong and I know it can lead to bigger and even more wrong drugs. BUT (isn't there always a but??) I am one who smoked pot. Yes i did, I know big shocker for some of you LMFAO!! But I did. And actually I went through that phase of life and I stopped doing it. Maybe it is because I didn't like it to begin with, well actually it was because I never had a hangover until I stopped smoking it. And I actually didn't like having a hangover, therefore more pot smoking LOL. Anyway... ( I so hate the words I digress LOL) So how do I deal with this without being hypocritical?? I did it and he knows I did. I am not one to lie to my children or let them think I am this great perfect mom ( I know I really am LOL but they won't buy it hahahaha) but now that it is in front of me like this I am at a loss for words. I wish some great inspirational words would come to me, but I am not Tommy Houseworth and my mind doesn't work like a writers. I can not let it just go and I have tried to "talk" about it but it seems all I can do is scream and that gets us nowhere because he looks at me like what the hell mom you did it and you turned out ok!! Well I am not so sure about the OK part ;O).... anyway... anyone out there is cyber land have any great ways of dealing with this???

Ok so I have to say this

me and my friends went to go see "The Women" today. I just had to. the previews for it were to good to pass up. So like the commercial said I grabbed my friends and we went. I LOVED the movie. I am over the reviews by men. I think they just did NOT "get it". It is a girl thing for sure. But the one thing, and I admit it took me 95% thru the movie to notice it, was there was not ONE guy in the entire movie. Not just talking about talking scenes but not even walking in the back ground. NOT ONE GUY!! That amazed me and it was done so well. So if your a girl I say grab your friends, find the money, and get your butts to the theater. OMG you will NOT be sorry!!! On a funny note there was one man in there that was all by himself. I was thinking hmmmmm wonder what that is about!!! LOL

Howard Stern Auctions Woman's Virginity

Howard Stern is facilitating auctioning off the virginity of 22-year-old San Diego student ‘Natalie Dylan’ (pictured right) this morning. Whether you’re a fan or not of Howard Stern’s show, if you’ve ever listened you know this is the type of stuff he loves to air. The auction will be conducted at bunnyranch.com, and that the deal will be consummated at the Bunny Ranch in Nevada (seen on HBO’s hit series “Cathouse.”), where Natalie’s sister happens to work as a prostitute. The San Diego woman who says she wants to sell her maidenhood to pay her college tuition, will conduct the auction, on Stern’s Sirius radio show.
“I don’t have a moral dilemma with it,” says the pretty brunette, who’s using the pseudonym of Natalie Dylan “for safety reasons. “We live in a capitalist society,” she tells the NY Daily News: “Why shouldn’t I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity?"

I don't know who is worse, Stern or this dumb bitch. Stern I expect this from...

Bucket List

Ok so I watched the movie and I actually really liked it. Not as funny as I would have liked but I do like it none the less. I told Joanne that she and I are making our own. What an awesome idea. Never heard of it before but damn what a great idea. So do any of you have your own bucket list?

Stupid Celebrity Baby Names

The names these celebs keep coming up with continue to amuse and horrify me at the same time. My General Hospital hottie Ingo Rademacher (hubba hubba insert heavy breathing) recently had a baby with his girlfriend. They named him PEANUT JAI RADEMACHER
This is a huge bummer because Peanut Jai was my first choice if I had ever another boy. Or a girl. Or a sandwich filling.

Another pondering thought

Well let's make that two LOL.

Why is it that so many men when they go gray the color on there head changes and there eyebrows stay the same. Not sure why all the sudden I have been noticing this but now it has me wondering???

Also why is it that we close our eyes when we kiss someone?

Now this is plain scary to me

8 Drugs Doctors Would Never Take

With 3,480 pages of fine print, the Physicians' Desk Reference (a.k.a. PDR) is not a quick read. That's because it contains every iota of information on more than 4,000 prescription medications. Heck, the PDR is medication — a humongous sleeping pill.

Doctors count on this compendium to help them make smart prescribing decisions — in other words, to choose drugs that will solve their patients' medical problems without creating new ones. Unfortunately, it seems some doctors rarely pull the PDR off the shelf. Or if they do crack it open, they don't stay versed on emerging research that may suddenly make a once-trusted treatment one to avoid. Worst case: You swallow something that has no business being inside your body.

Of course, plenty of M.D.'s do know which prescription and over-the-counter drugs are duds, dangers, or both. So we asked them, "Which medications would you skip?" Their list is your second opinion. If you're on any of these meds, talk to your doctor. Maybe he or she will finally open that big red book with all the dust on it.

Advair

It's asthma medicine... that could make your asthma deadly. Advair contains the long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) salmeterol. A 2006 analysis of 19 trials, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that regular use of LABAs can increase the severity of an asthma attack. Because salmeterol is more widely prescribed than other LABAs, the danger is greater — the researchers estimate that salmeterol may contribute to as many as 5,000 asthma-related deaths in the United States each year. In 2006, similarly disturbing findings from an earlier salmeterol study prompted the FDA to tag Advair with a "black box" warning — the agency's highest caution level.

Your New Strategy

No matter what you may have heard, a LABA, such as the one in Advair, is not the only option, says Philip Rodgers, Pharm.D., a clinical associate professor at the University of North Carolina school of pharmacy. For instance, if you have mild asthma, an inhaled corticosteroid such as Flovent is often all you need. Still wheezing? "Patients can also consider an inhaled corticosteroid paired with a leukotriene modifier," says Dr. Rodgers. This combo won't create dangerous inflammation, and according to a Scottish review, it's as effective as a corticosteroid-and-LABA combo.

Avandia

Diabetes is destructive enough on its own, but if you try to control it with rosiglitazone — better known by the brand name Avandia — you could be headed for a heart attack. Last September, a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study found that people who took rosiglitazone for at least a year increased their risk of heart failure or a heart attack by 109 percent and 42 percent, respectively, compared with those who took other oral diabetes medications or a placebo.

The reason? While there have been some reports that Avandia use may cause dangerous fluid retention or raise artery-clogging LDL cholesterol, no one is sure if these are the culprits. That's because the results of similar large studies have been mixed. So the FDA has asked GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, to conduct a new long-term study assessing users' heart risks. There's only one problem: The study isn't expected to start until later this year.

Your New Strategy

Stick with a proven performer. "I prefer metformin, an older, cheaper, more dependable medication," says Sonal Singh, M.D., the lead author of the JAMAstudy. "Avandia is now a last resort." Dr. Singh recommends that you talk to your doctor about cholesterol-lowering medicines, such as statins or the B vitamin niacin. Swallowing high doses (1,000 milligrams) of niacin daily may raise your HDL (good) cholesterol by as much as 24 percent, while at the same time lowering your LDL and triglyceride levels.

Celebrex

Once nicknamed "super aspirin," Celebrex is now better known for its side effects than for its pain-relieving prowess. The drug has been linked to increased risks of stomach bleeding, kidney trouble, and liver damage. But according to a 2005 New England Journal of Medicine study, the biggest threat is to your heart: People taking 200 mg of Celebrex twice a day more than doubled their risk of dying of cardiovascular disease. Those on 400 mg twice a day more than tripled their risk, compared with people taking a placebo.

And yet Celebrex, a COX-2 inhibitor, is still available, even though two other drugs of that class, Bextra and Vioxx, were pulled off the market due to a similar risk of heart damage. The caveat to the consumer? In 2004, the FDA advised doctors to consider alternatives to Celebrex.

Your New Strategy

What you don't want to do is stop swallowing Celebrex and begin knocking back ibuprofen, because regular use of high doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding. A safer swap is acupuncture. A German study found that for people suffering from chronic lower-back pain, twice-weekly acupuncture sessions were twice as effective as conventional treatments with drugs, physical therapy, and exercise. The strategic needling may stimulate central-nervous-system pathways to release the body's own painkillers, including endorphins and enkephalins, says Duke University anesthesiologist Tong-Joo Gan, M.D.

Ketek

Most bacteria in the lungs and sinuses don't stand a chance against Ketek, but you might not either. This antibiotic, which has traditionally been prescribed for respiratory-tract infections, carries a higher risk of severe liver side effects than similar antibiotics do. "Ketek can cause heart-rhythm problems, can lead to liver disease, and could interact poorly with other medications you may be taking," says Dr. Rodgers. "Unfortunately, it's still available, and although many doctors are aware of the risks, some may still prescribe it without caution." In February 2007, the FDA limited the usage of Ketek to the treatment of pneumonia.

Your New Strategy

Can't imagine catching pneumonia? The last time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculated the top 10 killers of men, this deadly lung infection (along with the flu) came in seventh. Avoid backing yourself into a corner where you might need Ketek by always signing up for your annual flu shot — if you have pneumonia, it'll reduce your risk of dying of the infection by 40 percent. And if you still end up staring at a scrip for Ketek, Dr. Rodgers recommends asking to be treated with one of several safer alternatives, such as Augmentin or the antibiotics doxycycline or Zithromax.

Prilosec and Nexium

Heartburn can be uncomfortable, but heart attacks can be fatal, which is why the FDA has investigated a suspected link between cardiac trouble and the acid-reflux remedies Prilosec and Nexium. In December 2007, the agency concluded that there was no "likely" connection. Translation: The scientific jury is still out. In the meantime, there are other reasons to be concerned. Because Prilosec and Nexium are proton-pump inhibitors, they are both incredibly effective at stopping acid production in the stomach — perhaps too effective.

A lack of acid may raise your risk of pneumonia, because the same stuff that makes your chest feel as if it's burning also kills incoming bacteria and viruses. You may also have an elevated risk of bone loss — in the less acidic environment, certain forms of calcium may not be absorbed effectively during digestion. "The risk of a fracture has been estimated to be over 40 percent higher in patients who use these drugs long-term, and the risk clearly increases with duration of therapy," says Dr. Rodgers.

Your New Strategy

When you feel the fire, first try to extinguish it with Zantac 150 or Pepcid AC. Both of these OTC products work by blocking histamine from stimulating the stomach cells that produce acid. Just know that neither drug is a long-term fix.

"To really cure the problem, lose weight," says Michael Roizen, M.D., chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic and coauthor of YOU: The Owner's Manual. That's because when you're overweight, excess belly fat puts pressure on and changes the angle of your esophagus, pulling open the valve that's supposed to prevent stomach-acid leaks. This in turn makes it easier for that burning sensation to travel up into your chest.

Visine Original

What possible harm to your peepers could come from these seemingly innocuous eyedrops? "Visine gets the red out, but it does so by shrinking blood vessels, just like Afrin shrinks the vessels in your nose," says Thomas Steinemann, M.D., a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Overuse of the active ingredient tetrahydrozoline can perpetuate the vessel dilating-and-constricting cycle and may cause even more redness.

Your New Strategy

If you still want to rely on Visine, at least make sure you don't use too many drops per dose and you don't use the stuff for more than 3 or 4 days. But you'd really be better off figuring out the underlying cause of the redness and treating that instead. If it's dryness, use preservative-free artificial tears, recommends Dr. Steinemann. Visine Pure Tears Portables is a good choice for moisture minus side effects. On the other hand, if your eyes are itchy and red because of allergies, pick up OTC antiallergy drops, such as Zaditor. It contains an antihistamine to interrupt the allergic response but no vasoconstrictor to cause rebound redness.

Pseudoephedrine

Forget that this decongestant can be turned into methamphetamine. People with heart disease or hypertension should watch out for any legitimate drug that contains pseudoephedrine. See, pseudoephedrine doesn't just constrict the blood vessels in your nose and sinuses; it can also raise blood pressure and heart rate, setting the stage for vascular catastrophe. Over the years, pseudoephedrine has been linked to heart attacks and strokes. "Pseudoephedrine can also worsen symptoms of benign prostate disease and glaucoma," says Dr. Rodgers.

Your New Strategy

Other OTC oral nasal decongestants can contain phenylephrine, which has a safety profile similar to pseudoephedrine's. A 2007 review didn't find enough evidence that phenylephrine was effective. Our advice: Avoid meds altogether and clear your nasal passages with a neti pot, the strangely named system that allows you to flush your sinuses with saline ($15, sinucleanse.com). University of Wisconsin researchers found that people who used a neti pot felt their congestion and head pain improve by as much as 57 percent. Granted, the flushing sensation is odd at first, but give it a chance. Dr. Roizen did: "I do it every day after I brush my teeth," he says.

Can someone again try and

make me believe there is global warming with temps like this in August let alone in the state of GA!!! Ummm it will be a hard thing to convince me of it right about now

And Rest In Peace again

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme From Shaft" won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65.

Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after he was found by a family member, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Ok a question????

So someone sent me a picture today. In was a young girl in a bikini who clearly did NOT need to be in one. Now I am the first to say that way to many girls are having body issues and eating disorders off the chain. There is way to much pressure to be "skinny" and such. But my problem is this. If you are comfortable in your weight I am fine with that, BUT I do not need to see fat rolls pouring everywhere and that is NOT attractive. Jeff Foxworthy (whom I love) did a thing on big girls wearing things on there butts that say juicy and other things like that. THAT IS NOT JUICY!!! There is no way I would, nor would I let my daughter, wear a bikini if she is way over weight. So my question is this..... would you????? Or am I just being shallow??

What's in the Water?

What is in the water or air out there in Hollywood? Have you noticed how many couples are having twins lately? J Lo & Angelina/Brad had theirs already, now Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O'Connell and Lisa Marie Presley are also having twins. And I think there is another couple also that is not coming to me right now that are having twins. Seems like a lot to me and with the exception of maybe J Lo I don't think any of them used fertility drugs, or they say so anyway. Just thought it was kind of curious.

Can we say OMG

Okay whoever lied and said school was free needs to rethink that little statement for sure. Went school supply shopping and TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY dollars later they have there school supplies. And this is without new book bags. How insane is that???? I remember when I was in school all we needed was paper, folders and pencils. SERIOUSLY two hundred and fifty dollars is not even right!!! And this does NOT include school gym uniforms or anything of the sort. this is JUST for supplies. The other thing that pisses me off is all the stuff the teachers need for themselves. They get money for supplies and I know they have to go into there pockets for things BUT Office Depot and places like that also offer them a teacher discount on things. I would rather just give them some money and let them buy the supplies off the discount that they get and I don't!! Just my little complaint of the day

Rest In Peace

CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian who worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago’s South Side, died Saturday at age 50.

“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

She said no other details were available and asked that his family’s privacy be respected.

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

Wow was I ever shocked when I read this this morning. I loved him in Ocean's, well all of them. He will be missed a lot

Bumper Sticker

I saw a bumper sticker this morning that reminded me of the people on TOB. It said "God Hates Republicans." Are you serious? I'll never understand people the equate every part of their lives to politics and the Republican vs. Democrat fight. And why bring God into it? I really doubt that God gives a crap which party you belong to. It's all very childish to me, some people need to get a life.

Well the first part is done

So I took the kids to register for school today. All went well, but Preston is not very happy with his teacher. It might be because it is a male teacher and he has never had one, not sure but I sure hope that he can get over whatever it is about his teacher he doesn't like. Now Caleb has a INCREDIBLE looking Science/homeroom teacher. I was like DAMN where did you come from. Let me tell you he is HOT HOT HOT!!! LOL I even told him he could get in trouble in that class as much as he wants :O)!!! Madison is a bit scared with it being her first year in middle school and because of her disability (dyslexia for those who do not know that already) she is in a resource class and she is not that happy about it. It makes her stand out and that upsets her. At her old school it didn't matter much but here it is going to. I hate it so much for her since this is going to be a hard adjustment anyway and middle school are way hard years!! But tomorrow we go for the supplies and Monday they start. Good Lord where did all the summer go?????

50 things about me

I saw this on another blog and thought what the hell LOL

1. Do you like blue cheese?

Yes! Haven't met a cheese I didn't like

2. Have you ever been to Yellowstone Park?

Nope but maybe one day

3. Do you own a gun?

I do not but my husband does

4. What are your favorite songs?

At the moment they are:

1. All Summer Long: Kid Rock
2. Fall For You: Secondhand Serenade
3. I Kissed A Girl: Katy Perry

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?

Yes because I can not stand them

6. What do you think about hot dogs?

They are good when I am in the mood for them. They have to have chili, mustard and onions though

7. Favorite Christmas song?

"So this Is Christmas" John Lennon

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?

Coffee.

9. Can you do push ups?

Yep but only the girly kind. I have ZERO upper body strength

10. What was the name of your first pet?

Wendy and she was the best Great Dane ever

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?

All my rings

12. Favorite hobby?

I do not have a hobby

13. Favorite trait of spouse?

None LOL

14. Do you have ADD?

Lately I think that I do

15. What one trait do you hate about yourself?

Only one??? My entire body!!!!

16. What’s your middle name?

Lynn and I hate it

17. Name 3 thoughts you are thinking at this exact moment?

1. My life is an absolute mess

2. I wish I was anywhere but where I am right now

3. GOD help me

18. What did you buy yesterday?

Grocery's

19. Favorite vegetable?

Steamed asparagus

20. Current worry right now?

Is my marriage going to survive

21. Current dislike right now?

Having to find a job

22. Favorite place to be?

The beach in San Diego or Carmel

23, What did you do to bring in the New Year?

Watched Dick Clark of course. What is New Years without him?

24. Name three people who will complete this?

I don’t know…

25. Believe in God?

Very much so

26. Do you have an unusual skill?

Nope. Not really any skills at all. How sad is that fact?

27. What shirt are you wearing?

A pink (did you really think I would have on any other color LOL) shirt

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?

It has been so many years ago I don't even remember. I do love how cold they stay

29. Can you whistle?

Nope

30. Favorite color?

Gee ya think pink might be it??

31. Would you be a pirate?

In a heart beat as long as Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom where on that pirate ship with me ;O) LOL

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?

I don’t think I have ever sung in a shower. I thought they only did that in movies

33. Favorite girl’s name?

Toss up between Isabella, Paisley and McKenna

34. Favorite boy’s name?

Hunter

35. What’s in your pocket right now?

Don't have a pocket

36. What made you laugh last?

Something Joanne said in an email. She always has a way to make me laugh when I do not feel like it. She is the best of the best and I love her so much

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had?

when I was young I used to pull my knees out of socket all the time and I always ended up on crutches

39. Who is your loudest friend?

Brent

40. Do you like where you live?

I hate this state. Way to hot and muggy and humid and the list just goes on and on.

41. How many TVs do you have?

Six. Is that not over the top crazy?

42. How many dogs do you own?

One

43. What would you do if you hit a deer while driving?

Scream

44. What is your favorite book?

Toss up between Rebecca and Evergreen

46. Favorite Sports Team?

Baseball if I am in the stadium

47. What were you doing at 12 a.m. this morning?

Watching a LMN movie. I know the dreaded chic flick station ;O)

48. What was the first thing that you thought of when you woke up this morning?

Do I have to face another day of hell?

49. What song do you want played at your funeral?

I do not even want a funeral. I want people to have one hell of a party and laugh about all the fun we had when I was alive. And they better be playing some LOUD Bon Jovi, Areosmith and many others like them

50. Does someone have a crush on you?

LOL I think so ;O)

I so can not even believe

that is is August already!! This summer has literally flown by and the words from my mother of "time goes by so much faster the older you get" are ringing in my ears. I feel like my kids where just let out of school and they are already starting back on the 11th. Wow where has my summer even gone?

Chic vs. chick

Ok so Joanne and I have been talking about the correct spelling of the word chic/chick when you are referring to a girl. I have always known it as chic, because a chick is a baby chicken. Not sure if it is a southern thing or what. So what do you use when you are spelling it out and talking about a girl?

Now this is just over the top funny

Ok you have to know that I am so NOT the Joe cocker fan. Guess it is because of the way he moves and because I can never understand a damn thing he is singing. My sister sent this to me and OMG .... well you just have to watch it

GOTTA LOVE LITTLE BOYS

Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the checkout counter. The man at the counter asked the older boy, 'Son, how old are you?' Eight,' the boy replied. The man continued, 'Do you know what these are used for?' The boy replied, 'Not exactly, but they aren't for me. They're for him. He's my brother. He's four. We saw on TV that if you use these you would be able to swim and ride a bike. Right now, he can't do either one.'

I found

The bet recipe site ever. If you need something new and are bored, well this site will keep you from that. I have yet to make anything that is not good. Most of the recipes on this site take 30 minutes to cook and use 1 or 2 pans. So not only are they fast and easy they have little clean up that goes with them. The site is www.realsimple.com I do warn you that you might want to make sure you have ink for your printer LOL

Would You Eat This?

Ok I have to say I like everything in this one BUT the look of it makes me want to gag

Dirt Nugget Neighbors

Vic suggested I blog about my dirt nugget neighbors so here goes lol. The owner of the house next door who I really liked moved in with her fiance, so her daughter and her baby, another couple and their 2 kids plus another guy are living there now, 7 people. They are total dirt nuggets and talk like they only have a 7th grade education. Only one of them works and has a car, the other 3 adults have no jobs or transportation. The kids are running the neighborhood till all hours of the night (they are 8 and 10). The one girl over there, since she has no car, rides her daughter's bike whenever she goes up to the shopping center with the daughter on the back of the bike. One of the guy's went around the neighborhood asking to cut people's lawns one day. When it was my turn I told him my son does it. He said he was slacking in that area. I told him that was because our lawn mower has been broken. But that pissed me off! He is 30-something, no job, no car, so who is slacking him or my 15 year old?

Yesterday the little 10 year old boy, whose name is Bubba, (lmfao how perfect is that?) came over to ask me if he could sweep my deck and driveway for $3. He was trying to earn money to buy his mother a birthday present. I was really touched and thought how sweet is that? So told him to come back today and he could do it. After talking to another neighbor last night I found out the kid is running a scam, it's not really his mother's birthday at all! That little shit went around the neighborhood doing this to everyone and earned $25 so far. When he comes back today I am doing one of two things. Either I will rave to him about how sweet he is to try and earn money to buy his mother a gift and how much I admire him for that and when I see her I am going to wish her a happy birthday and tell her how sweet he is and go on and on and make him squirm until he confesses OR I'm going to give him a ton of little chores and then only pay him the $3 for all of it. I am beyond pissed at that little lying, conniving brat. He's going down!!!

Bidding War Over Brangelina's Baby Pictures

Bidding for the first pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new spawn, Knox and Vivienne, was hovering between $11 million and $12 million yesterday, said insiders. People and OK! “both wanted it at all costs,” said a source. Even though People scored the snaps of the couple’s last baby, Shiloh, one OK! staffer argued that owner Richard Desmond had a higher tolerance for spending because he can spread the cost of the pictures among 17 international editions of OK! Either way, Brad and Angelina will likely donate the money to charity.

Seriously? Really? These magazines are wasting their money if they think we are actually dying to see pictures of these celebrity babies. Who cares? If I never saw pictures of these babies I wouldn't care less.

Well here we go again

Ok so I watched P.S. I Love You last night and wow was I surprised at how good that movie was. Just a super feel good movie. This, Juno and Waitress are ones I am really going to have to make sure I own. Waitress was so good also. Saw it awhile ago but it just came out on On Demand and I can tape it on DVD from there. Anyway if you are looking for a good movie PS is a great one to watch

There are few

movies that I ever say I HAVE to own it but Juno is one that I HAVE to own. That movie was so over the top good. I loved the humor in it and just the whole thing. I laughed and laughed some more and it just took me in. If you haven't seen it you have to. What incredible work the guy who wrote that one did.

Would You Eat this???

Ok i do like meatloaf but have never understood why the hell people find it necessary to put ketchup on it. this looks so beyond nasty to me.

Awwww now this one

really breaks my heart. I loved Bozo as a kid. Him and Mr. Green Jeans....... I for one will miss you Bozo

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Harmon, who appeared as Bozo the Clown for decades and licensed the name to other Bozos around the world, has died at age 83.

Harmon died Thursday at his home of congestive heart failure, his longtime publicist, Jerry Digney, told The Associated Press.

Although not the first person to play Bozo, Harmon took on the famous clown's persona and, as an entrepreneur, he licensed the character to others, particularly TV stations. Those stations then recruited their own Bozos for local shows.

Harmon met his alter ego after answering a casting call to make personal appearances as a clown to promote records. He got the job and eventually bought the rights to Bozo.

Along the way, he embellished Bozo's distinctive look: the orange-tufted hair, the bulbous nose, the outlandish red, white and blue costume.

Would You Eat This?

Ok so this week she had stuff that was actually not that bad LOL so I pulled from another month. Want to see if you can even tell what this is and what is in it

Canadian Talk

This has been bugging me for years, maybe someone can explain it to me. When Canadians say they are going to the hospital or the University, why do they say 'he's in hospital' or 'he's at University.' Why don't they say THE? When I hear this my brain screams that it's bad grammar and it drives me crazy!

Would You Eat This??

Ok I really need to know what is with this girl and why she makes things that look like someone whacked off in them. Sorry to be so blunt but seriously......

This song

just makes me go way back and pretty much tells you what summers where like with us. the only difference is we were in TN and not MI

I am not sure what is worse

what I post or what people actually post they are having for dinner. here are a few she had on there under her what are you having for dinner thing she does.

Last night we had quesadillas with -- get this -- Granny Smith Apples, sauerkraut and low fat cheddar. They were REALLY good.

OMG is she serious?? the sound of that combination makes my stomach want to heave

I found a recipe for sesame peanut butter noodles, and I'm going to use whole wheat udon.

Okay I like peanut butter but seriously peanut butter noodles? WTF? And after that I am not even sure I want to know what udon is.

Would You Eat This?

Ok I am all for a good steak sandwich. Nothing wrong with them at all UNTIL you have blood pouring from the steak that is so raw it makes me gag just looking at this.

What the hell

Ok so I just checked my email, which can I bitch one more time that I am NOT a guy and I do NOT want your damn viagra, I do NOT own that part on my body so give it a rest PLEASE!!! Anyway, I have this email in my inbox, no name in the to, no name in the from and inside it is completely blank? Ok how the hell do you send something like that? I sat there for 5 minutes thinking what the hell. That was way beyond weird to me.

Now part of this makes me so mad

Okay so he is losing his 10 million dollar home. I don't even care about that. You make close to 250 million in your career and you are an idiot and do heaven only knows what with it. That just makes me sick. BUT to not pay your child support makes me madder than hell. You had the children pay support for them. Just cause your Holyfield (or hell even Bobby Brown for that matter) does not give you the right not to pay for the children you helped birth. She didn't do it alone. I understand you have 10 kids, but frankly if you can't pay the support for them then you shouldn't have laid with the women to make the kid. Or hell have you ever heard of protection? These kinds of people piss me off.

A legal notice that appeared in a local newspaper shows his Fayette County estate is under foreclosure. The 104-room, 54,000-square-foot home worth an estimated $10 million is set to be auctioned by a bank on July 1.The mother of one of Holyfield's nine children says he has missed two child-support payments. Toi Irvin, who lives in Clayton County, filed a petition for contempt in Fayette County Superior Court on behalf of her 10-year-old son.Irvin says she was told by Holyfield's representatives not to expect the payment for May and June totaling $6,000."It wasn't so much that he didn't pay," Irvin's attorney, Randy Kessler told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "She was told they didn't know if she would be paid at all."The 45-year-old Holyfield has declined comment on the child-support allegations and the foreclosure.Holyfield last fought on Oct. 13, 2007. He has been trying to secure another heavyweight championship.

It is offical

Hell no longer has anything on the state of Ga. OMG and to think summer has not even hit yet. You know it is bad when you go to a pool and your kids are jumping around because the pavement is so hot it could literally fry an egg. I swear I walk in, throw on some oil, and nope no sun block LOL but I don't burn, and throw my float in the pool and stay there. ONLY get out to pee which is funny because even though I drink 64oz of water all I do is sweat it out. But here is just a taste of what we have for the week and you have not even added in heat indexes. Heaven help us when July and August get here

Would Yout Eat This???

Ok now I really really love mashed potatoes. I mean I really love them. But OMG who in the hell puts Olives and sun dried tomatoes in them. That is enough to make anyone gag. I mean who does that? The one comment she had on there was her husband would not touch them with a 10 foot pole. Well this is the one time I would agree.

'Weed man' bagged

Seriously how stupid can you be? But it's hilarious at the same time.


Note to drug users: Be careful how you label people on your caller ID.
An Annapolis man was arrested Monday for drug possession after he called another man who was being arrested, city police said.
It started out as a simple traffic stop. At about 10:30 p.m., an officer on patrol pulled over a car on Church Circle near Duke of Gloucester Street for failing to stop at the red light, police said.
The driver was identified as Joshua S. Greene, 22, of Glencoe. Mr. Greene told police he did not have his license with him, but a check through MVA records showed that his license was suspended, according to a police report.
While police were arresting Mr. Greene, his cell phone rang, and the caller ID said it was "Zack the Weed Man" calling.
Officers asked Mr. Greene if he was planning to meet Zack to buy drugs and he told them no. One officer called "Zack the Weed Man" back and confirmed the meeting place at the gas station near his Morris Street home, police said.
The officer took Mr. Greene with him and went to the gas station, where they found 19-year-old Zachary J. Mazzola.
Mr. Mazzola told police he had about 3 grams of marijuana in his pocket and that he was planning to smoke it with Mr. Greene, police said.
Mr. Greene was charged with failing to stop at the red light and driving on a suspended license and Mr. Mazzola was charged with drug possession, police said.
Officer Hal Dalton, a city Police Department spokesman, called the drug arrest "pure luck."
"I guess people who are involved in illegal activities don't think of such things, but you never know who might be around (when your cell phone rings). It's kind of a risk that goes with the territory," he said.
If it hadn't been for the phone call, and the way the caller ID was labeled, the officer likely wouldn't have known about the drug activity, he added.
"When you have him labeled 'the weed man,' that raises suspicions right there," Officer Dalton said.

Because Joanne always wants one

I thought I would buy this one just for her LOL ;O)

I think I have heard it all now

Okay so I was watching the dreaded Hannity and Colmes and they had some IDIOT on there talking about fat and overweight people causing Global Warming. I mean was she serious and for real? Now that has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard in my life. Something about it putting more weight on a plane and in a car and therefore using more energy and gas. Then she was saying something about eating red meat that helped them cause this. OMG I have seen I don't know how many FAT veggie heads out there. I think people have really gone off the deep end these days.

I am not sure

what is going on with me lately and all the sudden loving country music. And much of it to Lop's dismay LOL. But hey Tommy he loves the Eagles right? Although we are both still trying to figure out how you even know that. Might be the company I have been keepin' LOL But this guy is off the chain funny and I love this song. I have to say that I am with him and being a girl I want a guy who is STILL a GUY

And for his other one that made me laugh

until I cried because of the truth to it ;O)

Would you eat this?

Ok now really if you say you would (Tommy) I am seriously taking you somewhere to have your eyes checked LOL. What the hell was she thinking when she put this picture up. I am not going to even say what it looks like between those tortillas because well I am trying to let your own imagination run wild with this one. I swear I almost puked when I saw it.

GRRRRRRR

Ok because Tommy had a thing on his blog about not complaining I have been trying to restrain from doing it as much as I usually do LOL. But I am so OVER Netflix and all there site changes. They are beginning to piss me off now. I loved when I could click on new releases and it would list everything for that week that was coming out. Now they have this page where it make zero sense to me anymore. I am just glad that I go to movies.com and see what all is coming out and add it in before it releases. But I sometimes miss something and that part would put me back on track. Why do people keep messing with things that work? The saying goes if it isn't broke don't fix it!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRR

What the hell?

Ok let me start by saying that I love and I mean LOVE Morgan Freeman. But what the hell has he been thinking lately with some of the roles he has been taking. I watched "The Feast Of Love" and then there was that other one and its name is/was so forgettable that I can not think of it but it was around some chic in a grocery store or something. I mean really he doesn't need the money. Maybe the script reads better than what actually gets on film. But seriously I am questioning why he is doing some of these roles. I have not seen the Bucket List. Wat to see it but after that last 2 that I have seen with him in it I am almost not wanting to.

Ohhh That fresh spring time air

There is nothing I like more than a spring or fall day. Just something about being outside and breathing fresh air (although some would disagree with me on it being fresh LOL). Laying out (and please no skin cancer lectures either cause I will argue you down in a sec with how much better my skin actually in in the summer than winter) seeing people finally looking healthy again with sun on there bodies, seeing your neighbors again, smelling the grills of people cooking outdoors, the smell of fresh cut grass, hearing the laughter of kids playing outdoors, swimming pools, all the great summer fruits (cause lets face it winter fruits have a lot to be desired and I am sorry but necturines, strawberries and watermelon are NOT good in the winter) picnics, the laser show, at least once at stone mountain, lemonade, corn on the cob, potato salad, windows open are just a few of y favorite things when this time of year hits. Now grant you come August in the south I will be bitching LOL about how I want it to be fall again. But for now I am enjoying what is around me and savoring every moment of it

"Would You Eat This?"

Okay I would maybe eat the sweet potatoes. But this meat looks NASTY!! I so an not eat meat with blood in it.

Across The Universe

There are few and far between movies that really catch me these days but I have to rave about this one. It is actually funny because you have to know I am so NOT the Beatles fan but seriously this was one awesome movie. Maybe it was because they weren't the ones actually singing the songs, who knows but it was so GREAT!!! If you have not seen it I recommend it highly! Of course you have to like musicals but if you do you will love this one. I say that even if you are like me and not a huge fan of the Beatles.

"Would you eat this?"

Well I already know Tommy's answer because let's face it LOL he will eat anything. I can not do fish of any kind (unless it is a shell fish like crab or lobster) so knowing this had salmon made it even worse. I will not mention what the crap she has on this looks like to me LOL. Especially the little bubble thing at the bottom left side ;O)

Harold & Kumar

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay opens today!!

Now this really has got to be the funniest I have read ina long time

Sorry for the run-on words I had to copy and paste it out of a pogo email. But my stomach hurts from laughing.

Hair Removal.... All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The Epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now...the wax. Read on... My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: "Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet." So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your Hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off. No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure This out. (YA THINK!?!) So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck Together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000degrees. ("Cold wax," yeah...right!) I lay the Strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It works! OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this! Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin Extraordinaire. With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my hoo-ha and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (it was a long strip) I inhale deeply and brace myself....RRRRRRIIIIPPP!!!! I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!.... OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!! Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the Strip. CRAP! Another deep breath and RIPP! Everything is spinning and spotted. I think I may pass out...must stay conscious...must stay conscious. Do I hear crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe............ OK, back to normal. I want to see my trophy - A wax-covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it. Where is the hair??? WHERE IS THE WAX??? Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip...it's not! I touch. I am touching wax. I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now Covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake...remember my foot is still propped upon the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down. Sealed shut! My butt is sealed shut. Sealed shut! I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!" What can I do to melt the wax? Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest damn water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the Wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right??? *WRONG!!!!!!!* I get in the tub - The water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or Sterilize surgical equipment - I sit. Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub...in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax. So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cemented myself to the porcelain!! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!! I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter "So, my butt and hoo-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!" There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located,"Are we talking cheeks or hole or hoo-ha?" She's laughing out loud by now.....I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box. YEAH!!!!! Right!! I should be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions. I resort to trying to scrape the wax off with a razor . Nothing feels better than to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!! By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event. My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace....the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY STARS!!!!!!! The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It's sooo painful, but I really don't care. "IT WORKS!! It works !!" I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair.... THE HAIR IS STILL THERE........ALL OF IT! So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts. I could have amputated my own leg at this point. Next week I'm going to try hair color...... SIPPING VODKA

When one of your fears comes true

I admit to occasionally leaving the house in my pajama's to pick my son up or grab something to eat at a drive-thru, stuff like that, nothing where I ever have to get out of the car and risk being seen. When I do this I always make a silent wish that I won't break down, get pulled or or have an accident. My luck ran out after picking my son up from karate one night recently when I was broadsided by a little old lady whose glasses had to be 5-inches thick. After she hit me I pulled into the 7-11 to survey the damage. The parking lot was lit up like it was the middle of the day and there I am in my pajama's in the middle of the 7-11 parking lot looking like a bag lady. Then the little old lady had the nerve to ask me where I came from!! Ummm sweetie you hit me broadside, you were coming at me like a misile how did you not see me? Then she said she must have a blind spot. I'll say you do!! Your whole windshield is a blind spot obviously! Luckily the damage was very minor, we exchanged our insurance info and went on our way.

I'll probably still go out in my pajama's from time to time lol

Brazilian priest carried aloft by balloons disappears

SAO PAULO, Brazil — A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons was missing today off the southern coast of Brazil.
Rescuers in helicopters and small fishing boats were searching off the coast of Santa Catarina state, where pieces of balloons were found.
Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from the port city of Paranagua on Sunday afternoon, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute.
He was reported missing about eight hours later after losing contact with port authority officials, according to the treasurer of his Sao Cristovao parish, Denise Gallas.
Gallas said by telephone that the priest wanted to break a 19-hour record for the most hours flying with balloons to raise money for a spiritual rest-stop for truckers in Paranagua, Brazil's second-largest port for agricultural products.
Some American adventurers have used helium balloons to emulate Larry Walters — who in 1982 rose three miles above Los Angeles in a lawn chair lifted by balloons.
A video of Carli posted on the G1 Web site of Globo TV showed the smiling 41-year-old priest slipping into a flight suit, being strapped to a seat attached to a huge column green, red, white and yellow balloons, and soaring into the air to the cheers of a crowd.
According to Gallas, the priest soared to an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) then descended to about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) for his planned flight to the city of Dourados, 465 miles (750 kilometers) northwest of his parish.
But winds pushed him in another direction, and Carli was some 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast when he last contacted Paranagua's port authority, Gallas said.
Carli had a GPS device, a satellite phone, a buoyant chair and is an experienced skydiver, Gallas said.
"We are absolutely confident he will be found alive and well, floating somewhere in the ocean," she said.
"He knew what he was doing and was fully prepared for any kind of mishap."

I hope they find the guy but this story amuses me thinking of a priest (and if you know me you know how I feel about catholics and priests in general) wearing a helmet and being carried away by a giant bouquet of balloons lmao.

Would You Eat This???

Sorry I have been out of town and unable to do this while I was away. But here is this weeks edition. I will let you guess what this is.. and it isn't a lump of lard even though that is what it is looking like to me LOL

Ok because Tommy posted

this on his blog and I think it is way too funny I had to grab it to and get it over here.

Now this

is funny. But I am with Franky on this one for sure!! ;O)

http://americancomedynetwork.com/animation.html?bit_id=25239

This weeks "Would you eat this"

was a toss up so I decided what the hell let's go for 2 of them. The first one looks like someone took a dump after eating peanuts to me and the second... well we are still trying to figure out why the hell you would put mashed potatoes on a plate with cake. Ok I know it is really ice cream but tell me that does not look EXACTLY like mashed potatoes ;O)

OK now this is scary

3rd-Graders Allegedly Plotted To Attack Teacher

WAYCROSS, Ga. -- Police say they have questioned a group of south Georgia third-graders about a plot to attack their teacher, apparently because she had scolded one of them for standing on a chair. The nine students are too young to be charged with a crime under Georgia law, a prosecutor told the Times-Union of Jacksonville, Fla. They include girls and boys, ages 8 and 9. Authorities withheld the Center Elementary School students' names.Waycross Police Chief Tony Tanner called the plot a serious threat that involved an attack on the teacher. "We did not hear anybody say they intended to kill her, but could they have accidentally killed her? Absolutely," Tanner said. "We feel like if they weren't interrupted, there would have been an attempt. Would they have been successful? We don't know." Tanner said the scheme involved a division of roles. One child's job was to cover windows so no one could see outside, he said. One was assigned to clean up the blood after the attack. Tanner says school officials alerted police last week after a pupil tipped off a teacher that a girl had brought a weapon to school."We estimate between six to nine students were involved. We're not sure at this point in the investigation how many of the students actually knew the intent was to hurt the teacher," Tanner told the Times-Union.Officials said the parents of the students have cooperated with investigators. By law police officials cannot question children without their parents' or guardians' consent. He says police seized a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape, electrical and transparent tape, ribbons and a crystal paperweight from the students, who apparently intended to use them against the teacher. The alleged target was a veteran educator who teaches third-grade students with a range of learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, delayed development and hyperactivity, friends and parents said. Tanner said the plot apparently began taking shape last week after the teacher chastised a girl about standing on a chair. Police expected to forward the results of their investigation to prosecutors, Tanner said. Children in Georgia can't be charged with a crime unless they are at least 13, District Attorney Rick Currie said. Theresa Martin, spokeswoman for the Ware County school system, told The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville, Fla., that administrators would follow school system policy and state law in disciplining the students. "From what I understand, they were considered pretty good kids," Martin said. "But we have to take this seriously, whether they were serious or not about carrying this through, and that's what we did." Four mothers of other third-grade students at Center Elementary called for the immediate expulsion of the suspected plotters. Stacy Carter and Deana Hiott both cited school system policy stating that any student who brings "anything reasonably considered to be a weapon" is to be expelled for at least the remainder of the school year. "We don't want our children around them," said Carter, who learned about the incident from a teacher at the school Friday night. "The one with the knife could have stabbed my child or someone else's child at lunch or out on the playground." "This is an isolated incident, an aberration. ... We have good kids," said Center Principal Angie Coleman.

This is incredible

Ok I LOVE American Idol and this guy just floors me with how good he is. What he did with song just makes me say WOW this is a star in the making. I can not wait until he comes out with an album. OMG he is GOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!

My ever pondering questions

Why in the hell do they call a Red Bud tree and a red onion red? Okay I know I am NOT color blind. They are PURPLE!!!

Who decided that bad words where bad? I mean when did someone decide Bitch was a bad word and why? Or any of the others? That just has always been an ever pondering question.

Anyone know the answers to these?

Vacations

So I was gone all last week to see my mom. Have not been to see her is about 2 years. I know that is sad but very true. Boy it is hard when you parents start getting old. Ok she is old but I mean looking old. Was hard for me to deal with. Guess as kids we don't want to see our parents age. But how do you tell your parents they need Miracle Ear? OMG her TV was so loud I thought at times it would break my ear drums. And I always felt like I was screaming and not actually talking. She for sure needs a hearing aid but no clue how to even approach the subject without hurting her feelings. Any ideas out there?

HaPpY EaStEr EvErYoNe!!!!

Hope you all have a good and blessed Eater!!!!! We aren't doing much. Actually probably finishing cleaning our house. We are having ham. mashed potatoes (Jo I couldn't find horseradish at Sam's and I was tired from running), asparagus with cheese sauce and yeast rolls. For dessert it is a Bunny cake compliments of Sam's LOL.

This weeks "would you eat this" winner is

Ok I love mashed potatoes. But why in the hell would someone put YOGURT in them? And the blood on this plate running into them makes me want to hurl looking at it.

For those of you who want to know

Joanne found this for me and thought I would share. So you have an idea of when you will get your check

Per CNN money today, here is the planned tax rebate table

Direct deposit payment

If last 2 digits of your SS# are: Your rebate should be sent by:

00-20 May 2

21-75 May 9

76-99 May 16

Paper check

If last 2 digits of your SS# are: Your rebate should be sent by:

00-09 May 16

10-18 May 23

19-25 May 30

26-38 June 6

39-51 June 13

52-63 June 20

64-75 June 27

76-87 July 4

88-99 July 11

Deb this "peep show" picture is just for you LOL

Ok people

really it is just rain. You cant blame it on the fact that you haven't seen it in awhile because OMG it has been raining at least once or twice a week for over a month now. Learn how to drive in it. I promise it is easy!!!!

Tommy this is for you

I saw this on another blog and remembered how one of your kids... sorry can't remember which one LOVED Star Wars so here ya go. This is so cute

Student Driver Crashes Into DMV

LEESBURG, Va. -- A student driver crashed into a Department of Motor Vehicles building on Saturday when she was taking her road test. Police said Nita Sureka, of Ashburn, accidentally accelerated when she was trying to park, crashing into the building at 945 Edwards Ferry Road. The building was damaged and had to be closed for the day. No one was injured inside the building. A passenger was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Sureka, who was driving a 2000 Volkswagen, was cited for reckless driving.

Oops!! Wonder is she will be afraid to drive after this little faux paux? Having an accident "before" you even get your license can make you hesitant about driving at all. Kinda like what happened to me when I innocently drove my boyfriend's car off a pier and into the river. Again ooops!! It could have happened to anybody!!

And this weeks winner is.....

Joanne and I had hard time picking our "would you eat this" this week. But really I think this is the worst of them. The other was some nasty looking tofu (who eats that crap??) soup. Not even sure what this is but Joanne thinks it looks like slugs LOL on top of something called Polenta???

I never thought I would see

the day when it cost me FIFTY DOLLARS to fill my gas tank. this is so ou of control it is crazy. I would "get it" a bit more if the people from the gas places where feeling it but there NOT!!! Just making MORE money for there fat little selves. I am SICK of it!!!!!