A Little Halloween Humor on this Freaky Friday Halloween......

The Bar.


It was Halloween and three vampires went into a saloon and walked up to the bar.
"What will you have?" the bartender asked.
"I'll have a glass of blood," the first replied.
"I'll have a glass of blood, too, please," said the second.
"I'll have a glass of plasma," said the third.
"OK, let me get this straight," the bartender said. "That'll be two bloods and a blood light?"

Thursday 13.....Worst Halloween Candy

Halloween is almost here, have you bought your candy, are your costumes ready?



Halloween is full of fun/funny memories for me. I remember dressing up, my mom driving me and my brother around in her car, parking at the end of the street and letting us go up to the houses, as she followed behind in the car. We always made our own costumes every year....not like today, when you just go buy them off the rack, with no thought and hardly any planning. We were witches, mummy's, ghosts, ho boes....I only had one bought costume as a child....I believe I was in first or second grade and I was Raggedy Ann....it was a cheap plastic smock/dress that went over your clothes with a plastic mask, held by rubber band over your head...it had the two little slits where your nose went and little holes for your eyes...looked just like this actually.

Looking at it now, I laugh out loud at how ridiculous it was....but, back then, at eight years old, I thought it was the shiznit....yow!

Anyway, thinking about going out to buy my Halloween Candy today, got me to thinking about some of the worst Halloween Candy I got when I was a child, so I thought, what a perfect Idea for a Thursday 13 post...

So, here goes...13 of the worst Halloween candy from my childhood memories...

1. ) Apples (possiblity of razor blades)...they were always thrown away!

Why, even today, do people continue to give kids apples? Unless they are family, they get thrown away. My mom didn't allow us to eat them, I don't allow my kids....I am sure most are fine, but, I don't take that chance.

2.) Raisins....when trick or treating, it's for candy...raisins, unless cooked in something, or just gross..

Getting these as a kid, my brother and I usually chucked them out of our bag before we even left the front of the persons house.

3.) Toothbrushes...

What kind of evil person, gives a kid a toothbrush for their loot bag on Halloween....seriously? Even if you are dentist, that's just all kinds of wrong.

4.) Religious tracks..

Come on, we were kids...we didn't need to be told we were going to hell for trick or treating...luckily, I have never seen my kids get one of these..but, I grew up in the South, the Bible Belt...and you better believe there was always one or two religious fanatics out there that threw these in our bag...weirdos!

5.) Popcorn balls..

These were just..NASTY.....who in their right mind gives these to kids? Seriously, these were always thrown away...unless you are having a party at home, for people you know, don't give these out to trick or treaters...they will be thrown away!

6.) Mary Janes...

These came in this packaging, but also in the black and orange wrapping. Remember those? They always were the last halloween candy left and by Spring, Mom usually threw them away. My kids hate them too...and in our household, they are usually thrown away within the first week.

7.) Wax bottles..with the juice inside...

These were nasty...my brother would squirt the juice inside at me....I hated them!
Wax lips too..any kind of candy, made with wax, is just not candy!

8.) Bit-O-Honey....

I felt the same about these as I did about Mary Janes....anything that I had to chew for minutes and minutes, just not worth the effort...and the taste, don't even get me started on that...not like honey at all.

9.) Good-N-Plenty...

They looked like medicine, they tasted like it too...I absolutely abhorred this stuff....needless to say, right into the trash they went as well.

10.) Dots...

Chewy, jelly like candy...usually hard, no flavor...not a good candy to give out.

11.) Candy Corn...

As a child, I hated this candy as well...I like it now though....mixed in with some popcorn, not too bad.

12.) Pixie Sticks...

It's not that these were that bad, they were just a pain in the ass to eat...usually, the tip of the stick would get wet, from your mouth, you couldn't get all of the candy out...plus, they were messy. Today, if my kids get them, into the trash they go!

13.) Licorice...

Out of all the candy out there...this, black licorice is the one I loathe the most.
Hated it as a kid, hate it now.

That's it..my 13 most hated candies from my childhood trick or treat days..
What were your worst candies?

Also, how many of you parents out there wait until your Kids go to sleep, and pilfer through their candy, taking out your favorites and stashing them away for yourself?

I think this year, I am going to tell my kids that they have to tithe their candy, like you do in church, 10% of their loot, goes to me....just to cover my expenses, you know..for the costumes I lazily bought them, the gas money to drive them around, etc....Don't you think that's a good idea? Then I won't have to feel guilty about secretly stealing it from them after they go to bed..lol.

On a more serious note, I hope my kids also remember Halloween fondly when they grow up. I hope they make trick-or-treating fun for their children one day. I hope that with every year, I have been able to help create special Halloween memories for them.

And...to keep your house safe and make it memorable for your trick or treaters...give out the good candy, none of that crap I listed above..or you might end up being remembered by your neighboorhood kids as....


Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Take This Job And Shove It!!!!

Yesterday....I quit my job! UM....but, the Branch Manager wouldn't let me...

Here's the scoop...

You all know how much I hate my job and I dislike my Commercial Manager..i.e..Mr. Burns....well, yesterday, the shit literally hit the fan! I was at my desk, dutifully working, and he walks in, ranting and raving about an invoice for a sub contractor that we use...an improperly submitted invoice, by the contractor...an invoice without correct information on it,that two months ago I had called the subcontractor about, told them until we get proper information and a W-9..we could not process it for payment..I had to leave a message for them, as they didn't answer the phone...they never called back...so, yesterday, Mr. Burns had a meeting at an apartment complex in town, for some work he was going to sub contract them for...at the meeting, they asked Mr. Burns where there payment was...so, he came back to the office, bellowing/yelling at me, loudly and hatefully...I calmly looked at him, trying to explain my end of the deal, and told him not to yell at me.....he continued on and on and on, ranting and raving, I calmly stood up, looked at him and said, "I Quit...I have put up with enough !"...I went to the restroom, stood in the stall and started crying, "Oh, shit...oh, shit, oh, shit...I just quit my job, two months before Christmas, and I just quit my job"....Hubby had already emailed me that morning, telling me to quit before hand, as we had just had a discussion about it the night before and that morning, before I came to work....yet, I freaked out! I went into my Office Managers office (she is new, 3 weeks-not really, she worked here several years ago and came back, and is also a friend of mine) and she had heard Mr. Burns yell at me, said it was totally uncalled for and he was out of line, but for me to please reconsider, please not quit...I told her how I have been feeling for a long time about my job, how much I have come to loathe it ...she understood, but begged me to reconsider...

I came back into my office and Mr. Burns was on the phone and I started packing up all my personal stuff (pictures of my kids, candles, drawings the kids made me, etc.) and he immediately lies and tells the person on the phone that he had an urgent meeting that came up and he had to go....he jumped up from behind his desk and came right up behind me, saying things like, "Donna, please don't do this...stop! I need you..I can't do this without you"....blah, blah, blah.......he came around to the front of my desk and started yelling, "I am sorry I am not Tony (Tony was my former commercial manager and I totally thought the world of him)...You have never liked me, because I am not Tony" on and on, whaaa whaaa...as he was yelling this, extremely loudly, like a crazed psycho..my Branch Manager who is across the hall, came into our office, told Mr. Burns to, basically, sit down and shut up....He reamed Mr. Burn's ass, told him he heard him yelling at me across the hall and there was absolutely no excuse for it...Mr. Burns immediately started apologizing..."I am so sorry Donna...I was on a job site, yelling across the property and didn't realize I had not toned it down"...bull shit! He was trying to cover his ass with our boss...at this point, and I hate when I do this, but I was in tears...streaming down my face...my Branch Manager pulls up a chair, and basically begs me to reconsider...telling me, "We have been together a long time, please reconsider this...I don't want to lose such an exceptional employee, the company doesn't want to lose you"....like I said, blah, blah, blah....

I mean, I was going to walk out the door, right then, right there....but, I do like my Branch Manager and my Office Manager, and I couldn't do that to them...I told him I would think about it, he said that was all he could ask, but if I were going to quit, to please give them a couple weeks.....he then continued to ream Mr. Burn's....also telling him he needed to relax, calm down and quit being so off the wall all the time....

For the rest of the day, I had bouts of crying spells, and Mr. Burns didn't speak to me hardly at all....I emailed hubby, asked him what I should do, he still tells me to quit...

Right now, this morning, I don't know where I stand....I am scared...as it is so close to Christmas and without my income, I doubt the kids will have Christmas and I can't do that to them..I have to have a job lined up...so, I am torn...I had a very sleepless night last night....I am sure there are going to be many more sleepless nights until I figure out what to do...this job is like a cancer, it continues to break me down, mentally and emotionally.....I know I have to make a change...if not now, the first of the year.....

What a great weekend!

Monday already..yuck! I so didn't want to get up and come to work today....but, I am here...it sucks already. Our coffee machine is broken..and I am about to die for a cup of coffee....I am trying to figure out a way to slip out of here and run up to the Village Pantry and get a cup...this is so going to be a long morning...(sigh)....

On a happier note....Hubby and I had a terrific weekend!

Friday night, he picked me up from work and we went to the gym together...he enjoyed the pool and the hot tub, while I worked my little butt off! But, after my workout I joined him in the hot tub and we swam for a little while..it was nice. Later Friday night our friend Michelle came over and spent the night with us...because we went to NashVegas Saturday and she came along with us. For all of you that don't know what I am referring to...Nashville, TN.....We had planned on leaving super early, but we stayed up late Friday night, (like 2 A.M) watching The Notebook...she had never seen it,it was raining, so our satelitte was out....The Notebook is one of my all time favortie movies...every time I watch it, I end up bawling like a baby...and, I do believe Michelle shed a few tears too...anyway, we didn't get up dressed and out of the house on Saturday until just a little after 9 a.m....

On the way, we were amazed at how cheap gas had gotten...I don't buy it, hubby always keeps the car full for me...but, when I seen this sign, I just had to take a picture and document it here on my little ol' blog...

I think this was somewhere just before we got to Kentucky....$2.33 a gallon...almost $2 less than what we have been paying for so long..Awesome!


We got to Nashville around 3:30 p.m....I got to meet my first blogger! Yay! I immediately called Flat, to see when we could meet up....her guy was sleeping, so we agreed to meet in an hour and a half..so, we went to the mall...my poor girl Michelle needed a new pair of shoes, as the pair she had just bought, at Shoe Carnival...were missized..well, not actually missized..she didn't know when she bought them, that the shoes were both left feet...lol...poor girl! So, we went shoe shopping! Yay! I got a really cute sexy pair and she got a cute pair as well...Hubby also made friends with the mall wildlife...LOL...look at how freaking huge this teddy bear was...that darn thing wouldn't even fit in little Max's room, it is bigger then the poor kids room itself!


Around 4 P.M. (Nashville time), We met up with Flat and Bat...they were great! I swear...she is more beautiful and charming in person than I could have thought possible...I probably made a fool out of myself, because I never shut the hell up! She is so cute and her accent...to die for! I forget, after living in Indiana so long, how Southern I don't sound anymore....I miss my accent! We met up at TGI Fridays, had a drink, shared an appetizer....I would have loved to have visited with them more, but they had a Hockey game to go to...and we still had to check into our hotel, get ready for our night out...so, unfortunately, after about an hour, we had to part ways! But, I am so looking forward to meeting up with you again Flat! You guys were awesome!
Here is a picture of us at the bar (TGI Fridays)...


Yikes! My hair looks horrible....keep in mind, we had been in the car for almost 7 hours...I was a little worse for wear....if that isn't the case, then me and my hairdresser? We need to have a serious talk...Isn't Flat gorgeous....I am so jealous of her hair....also, bad, bad camera angle!

I don't know what I was thinking...I should have taken a picture of Flat and Bat together..but, I was seriously having such a girl crush on Flat...I kind of didn't acknowledge Bat too much...poor guy just sat quitely at the end of the bar, listening to us hens cackle....Sorry Bat! I did enjoy meeting you too!

Here is a picture of my friend Michelle and myself...



Keith and Michelle...


We had a great time..but, all too soon, we had to say goodbye To Flat and Bat..and get to our hotel, check in and start getting ready....since the club we were going to opened at 8 p.m...and hubby is a stickler for being places early....

Before heading to the hotel...we had to stop by Kroger for a few things, and thanks to Flat giving us the heads up, that no store, be it WalMart, Grocery stores, etc...carried alchohol..most notably...wine....so, we also had to stop by a liquor store...because the club we were going to, you had to bring your own bottle, of whatever you choose to drink. Michelle is not much of a drinker..so I tried to pick a nice fruity wine for her and Keith to share and Mama here got herself a nice bottle of Chardonnay...(it was so very good)....

On the way to the hotel, we got turned around...missed our exit and had to back track...hubby had forgotten to take his medicine and was beginning to get a little agitated....(he is on medicine for his thyroid-or I should say lack of one..he had to have it removed last year-and also for his blood pressure)...so, he was beginning to experience a little anxiety...as we got to our hotel...there was some kind of huge wreck or chemical spill, all I know was it made it very difficult for us to get into our hotel..there were 7-8 police cars, fire trucks...all we could see was the semi-truck..no other car....


Ok..the pictures aren't the best...you can't see too much..but, trust me...it was a mess! (A photographer, especially from a car, I am not....don't judge)....

We finally made it to the hotel, checked in, hubby went to his room, Michelle and I went to ours, to start getting ready....after a couple hours, here are the finished results....




(Wow....either we don't know how to take pictures..bad angles, etc...or as I said, My hairstylist and I need to seriously reshape things..my hair is supposed to angle down, evenly on both sides, I swear, when styling it, I did....why does is look so funky?....oh well)

We got to the club, Menage's, around 8:30...and the place was dead! Hardly any people there...we held out hope that things would pick up..but, it never did....we had a good time, but, it just wasn't the right crowd of people for us....I did get hubby a little tipsy and Michelle had several glasses of wine....we were relaxed and we enjoyed each other's company very much.
We got back to our room, after a late night snack from Mickey D's..oh, around 3 a.m...I went to hubby's room for a while...getting back to my room around 4:30 a.m..and I died..literally, only to wake up a couple hours later, unable to sleep...damned alchohol....we were all up and on the road by 10 a.m....after a stop for coffee, of course. I wasn't hung over....just tired, not feeling 100% my best....I had only had about six hours sleep in two days....I realize..I am getting too old for this crap! LOL....

We had a great time on the way home...hubby is quite entertaining...especially when going through the fast food drive throughs...he likes to mess with the people that work the drive thru windows...it is hilarious..he had Michelle and I laughing so hard we were in tears...literally. It was great!

Hubby battles narcolepsy really bad, so we often switch off, he drives for a while and I have to watch him closely, to keep him awake and focused..but sometimes, he has to quit being such a "man" and give the wheel of the car over to me...so, at one point, once we reached Kentucky...we had to exit off and pull over to switch...we pulled over right by this sign, and for some reason, we found it hilarious....


The sign at the top said Prohibited....we were laughing hysterically...especially about the animals on foot....What were the poor animals supposed to do...rent a car, or get ticketed? Funny, huh? Only in Kentucky....(nothing against Kentucky, mind you or the people that live there...just thought it was funny.)

My girl Michelle is having a really hard time..she is the most wonderful Mom, to five little kids and very seldom does she get a weekend to herself...she had to force her ex to take the kids and before we were even out of Indianapolis, within and hour from being home...her ex's Mom called and got her so upset, telling her she needed to get the kids right then! Dead beat dad's piss me off and I so wanted to go with her to get them and give them a peace of my mind...hubby works with her, that's how we met...and he told me that she did have to go pick them up, but she did let them all...the ex, his parent's have it! Good for you girl! I don't like to see them walk all over her...makes me furious! She deserves to have a life, some time to herself once in awhile...it makes a woman a better mother!

All in all, it was a great weekend! Just way too short.....Thanks again, Flat...for taking the time to meet up with us...I hope we can do it again on our next trip down.

So, how was your weekend?

Friday Funny!!!

THIS IS A NONPARTISAN JOKE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY BOTH PARTIES!
NOT ONLY THAT-- it is POLITICALLY CORRECT!!

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'

'No problem, just let me in,' says the man.

'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.'

'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the senator.

'I'm s orry, but we have our rules.'

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.

They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly & nice guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

'Now it's time to visit heaven ..'

So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'

The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would nev e r have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. 'I don't understand,' stammers the senator. 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champ ag ne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garba ge and my friends look miserable.
What happened?'

The devil looks at him, smiles and says, 'Yesterday we were campaigning.. ...



Today you voted.'

And....it's only Wednesday....

Tired you say? Tired of what? Well...a lot of things....for starters, tired of not being able to sleep at night. I don't know what is wrong with me as of late, but I have great difficulty staying asleep...I fall asleep ok, for an hour or so, then I wake up, to go to the restroom, or what not...and I can't go back to sleep!
Last night was another one of "those" nights....

Lack of sleep ( I probably got two hours total), a major headache, coupled with some PMS...I feel like a walking time bomb....it's really going to be a long day.

At least "Mr. Burns" isn't here today....thank goodness. I wanted to kill him yesterday....between him and my job itself, my stress level is pretty high. I have finally started to see the light here at work.....the major part of my work load, that has totally consumed me for the past three weeks, was pretty much completed yesterday...so, I am somewhat relieved. I still have a few loose ends to wrap up, but overall...I am done with the "project"....

So...hopefully, I can get back to blogging a little more then I have....I haven't been around to read hardly any of my blogging buddies lately, so I hope to get caught up on all of your blogs soon...and comment.

That's another thing I am tired of...lack of comments....I know I don't post as often, but I have explained why, but seriously...comments around here are few and far between...and of the blogs I have visited recently, I have found that blog rolls I used to be on, gone! I am no longer on there...what the heck did I do? I guess I am just not entertaining enough anymore, huh? Dixie isn't bringing it to the table...Why? Well, it's this little thing called life! Or, as I have been told before, by another blogger that took me off of her blogroll, she removed me because of some of the bloggers I had myself linked to via my blogroll..she found them "objectionable"...okey dokey then....so, don't read the people I am linked to that you find objectionable..just because I find them entertaining, doesn't make me a bad person...good grief!
I find more and more, that blogging is somewhat like when you were in high school....there are so many little cliques out there....you are either in or out...and if you are out, then you can't help but feel like, "Why am I not good enough?"....well for me, I really don't care anymore...I blog what I want, when I want, for me.....I am so over blogging for other people...I am not going to worry about blog rolls, comments or anything....I don't like losing readers, none of us do....I don't think there is a blogger out there that is not a comment whore....everyone loves to get comments....I still love to get them, I am just not going to stress over it if I don't....

Moving on...another thing I am tired of...Dancing With the Stars...seriously, what the hell is up with that show? Cloris Leachman, safe last night....Toni Braxton sent home? You have got to be kidding me? This season just isn't cutting it for me....I am too busy, too disinterested, to spend my evenings in front of the t.v....I don't have enough hours in the day...I will blog about it when I can, when I find it interesting enough. Last night, I caught a recap of Monday nights show...just a few of the dances....the jitterbug, performed by Brooke and Derek was my favorite...Julianne and the kid (can't remember his name) did really well too....I felt Len judged badly, just because he didn't like the jitterbug....both Derek and Julianne and their partners should have all gotten tens...and to continue to keep Cloris on, just for "entertainment" value is wrong...I thought this was a dance competition? Guess I was wrong.....hence, my "tiredness" with the show....

Tired? Yep...tired of life in general...it is consuming me...tired of not having any time to myself....I hate my job, that is no secret...I give 110 % of myself for 8 hours a day, every day....then I have to take care of my family, which is a no brainer...I love my family dearly...but, ya'll...it is hard! It is so hard to work all day, take care of the house (cleaning, grocery shopping), cooking for my family, helping with homework, spending quality one on one time with the kids and the hubby, helping with things at my kids school, trying to fit in the gym three times a week, minimum....leaves absolutely zero time for me...unless, I forego sleep....by choice...and if you know me, I don't willingly forego sleep...I can't...I go go go from 6:30 in the morning, to minimum 11:30 at night....I am wound tight as a timex wind up.....I need some down time.....for me.....but, you go to the gym, you say? Yes, I do go to the gym, but I don't look at that as "down time"...that is hard, grueling, and painful....I don't take pleasure in that...I do it because I have to...many days, I literally drag my ass in there.....I have to make myself do it....if not, the 30 pounds I lost? Back on my ass...not going to happen! I worked too hard to lose it....so, regardless of how physically tired I am, like today, come 5:15 today, I will be on that treadmill....

Hubby and I are supposed to take a mini road trip this weekend to Nashville...I don't look forward to the drive..but, I do look forward to getting there.....because, I am going to meet my first blogger! Yay! I am meeting Flat...from Flat Coke and Flies...I can't wait...we have tried to meet up a couple of times, but for some reason or other, it just hasn't happend....this time, I am going to make it happen...You hear me Flat? I will be calling you sometime on Saturday for confirmation of meet up location, m'kay?

Well, my rant is over...back to work I must go...after I read some blogs of course..

Don't fault me...the cat's away...of course I am going to play some....especially after the day I had yesterday...

Later..gators!

Update....Parent Teacher Conference....

Well....conferences didn't go too bad last night...Aaron (9 yr old) did extremely well...all A's and B's, one C...the C was in math...he is struggling a little, but I see that he can bring that up, he just needs to check his work.

Max on the other hand...well, let's just say I was right about his teacher and leave it that...I am not happy with her at all..she talks in circles, makes no sense...she tells me that Max is immature....Hello!!! He is 5 yrs old....this is kindergarten we are talking about here.....she threw out the ADHD thing..I told her, hold it right there....are you a doctor or a teacher? She goes, Well... a teacher, it may be too soon to tell, I am not sure...he is just very energetic...and I told her, a little boy full of energy does not make him a candidate for ADHD.....I also asked her was this her solution for every child she had? Well, no...Max is not the only talkative child in the class....this is my worse class ever for talking and I have been teaching a long time.....I won't go any further....she is just ridiculous....I would give anything to take him out of her class....

As far as school work goes, he is doing ok...not great, but o.k....he is graded with checks, plus marks, minus marks, the majority of every area were checks and plus marks.....

I was rather pleased with their report cards though....have some work to do with Max, and he is coming along....he is just all boy and if Mrs. S can't handle kindergartners, she should change professions!

Friday Funny For You......

One evening a husband, thinking he was being funny, said to his
wife,

"Perhaps we should start washing your clothes in Slim Fast. Maybe it
would take a few inches off your butt!!"
His wife was not amused, and decided that she simply couldn't let
such a comment go unrewarded.
The next morning the husband took a pair of underwear out of his
drawer.
"What the heck is this??" he said to himself, as a little "dust" cloud
appeared when he shook them out.
"April," he hollered into the bathroom, "Why did you put talcum
powder in my underwear?"
She replied with a snicker... "It's not talcum powder......
it's 'Miracle Grow'."

A Little Indiana Humor.....

A Little INDIANA Humor

Forget Rednecks, here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about
Hoosiers...
If your local Dairy Queen (or hot dog stand) is closed from September through May,
you may live in Indiana.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they
don't work there, you may live in Indiana.

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may
live in Indiana.
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who
dialed a wrong number, you may live in Indiana.

If "Vacation" means going anywhere south of Muncie for the
weekend, you may live in Indiana.

If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Indiana.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than
once, you may live in Indiana.

If you have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and
back again, you may live in Indiana.

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging
blizzard without flinching, you may live in Indiana.

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but
leave both unlocked, you may live in Indiana.
If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
them, you may live in Indiana.

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a
snowsuit, you may live in Indiana.

If the speed limit on t he highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80
and everybody is passing you, you may live in Indiana.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are
filled with snow, you may live in Indiana

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter
and road construction, you may live in Indiana.

If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car,
you may live in Indiana.

If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you may live in
Indiana.

If you actually understand these jokes you definitely live in
Indiana....

Just a little on the nervous side.....

I am kind of a nervous person....I worry over everything, some things much more than I should....I always tend to think the worst of any situation, beforehand, during and after...

That is why today...I am a nervous wreck....tonight is parent/teacher conferences for my two youngest boys....

As I have stated in an earlier post, my nine year old has ADD...we have been up and down some major roller coaster rides, including his diagnosis, repeat of first grade...and still, in second grade, there are some slight issues...just due to him not always reading directions, checking his work...which has caused some D test grades to be brought home....I am sure that issue will come up tonight during the conference...overall, he is doing much much better this year. Most grades are A's and B's....so, his conference shouldn't go too badly.

See, my main nervousness comes from the conference scheduled for my smallest monkey...

Max...


This child just doesn't seem to get it...this is his first year in "real" school, he is in all day kindergarten....and he's not doing so well...The first week of school, he had a note sent home from the teacher...for talking too much. This child honestly, never, ever, ever shuts up...his mouth is like high speed internet, or a CD set to replay repeat...over and over...on and on and on.....we are constantly telling him, "Max, please be quiet"....allllllllll day long!!! He is a people pleaser, and an entertainer...he feels that it is his duty to make people laugh, be the entertainer, the crowd pleaser, and he is everybody's friend...seriously, I'm not kidding....even the older kids in the school..they know Max...his work he has brought home, is not up to par, just how should I say this...half-assed effort??? Anyway, his Dad and I have been on him pretty hard, and his Grandma works with him too on the things he needs to learn to succeed in kindergarten....he is not dumb, in fact he is very smart, but he does not put forth the effort that he should...

Also, his kindergarten teacher is the same one Aaron had and her and I just didn't see eye to eye...in fact, at the time, before Aaron's diagnosis, she told me during the first conference, "Aaron is like the absent minded professor"....um, that pissed me off! Instead of trying to help Aaron, she blew him off, telling me she had too many kids in her class to focus more time on Aaron...so, he was passed to first grade, and we had that first year from hell, let me tell you..his first grade teacher was wonderful, along with Resource teachers and the principal, some testing, and a visit to a pediatrician, more tests...we figured out where Aaron needed help, we got it and he is doing much better....

Now, Max has this same kindergarten teacher...I don't like her, I don't care for her and I wish that I could have switched Max teachers..but, I didn't want to cause any conflict at the school....she isn't untrained, in fact she has won a Teacher of the year award...I just don't like her, or her attitude....she doesn't seem to truly care about the job she does and the impact she has on the kids she teaches...

Anyway, they selected Max to be in the Title 1 resource program....because currently, he is not meeting state standards...he went to pre-school, his Grandma and I both have worked with him, we know he can get it, he is just not doing it at school...so, they will take Max out of class, three times a week, for a half hour each time, and the resource teacher will work with him one on one....

That will hopefully get him headed in the right direction....

So, I am not looking forward to the conference....I hope she doesn't say anything to piss me off and I hope the conference is not full of negatives...

Keep your fingers crossed for Max....

How do I get myself into these things?

It's that time of year...Halloween/Fall Parties at your childs school....guess what?
I inadvertently signed up at the beginning of the year, to help with the fall party for my son's 2nd grade class..um, yeah..I did...but, I didn't elect to chair the party, coordinate the party, plan the party...and, um...guess what? I was appointed "person in charge"....what the heck am I going to do..the party is in 9...yes, 9 days.....I have never planned a classroom party before..

What am I going to do? There are only two other mothers on the list that was assigned to help me, as of this morning, um...can't reach either of them...
Am I responsible for the cost? What kind of food do I serve? I don't know if it should be Halloween themed or specifically just fall....do we have games?
Do we have time for games? I don't know...on the note from school, it said Fall Party (20 minutes).....

I have always been the "helper"...the mom that sends in the cupcakes,or the candy...that's about it....

Please, someone out there in bloggy land, help me!!!!!!!!
Leave me a comment with any ideas you may have to get me out of this hole I have dug myself into!
I would forever be grateful..
Sincerely,
Dixiechick

Wow...almost a week has passed!

Monday Images




It's Monday again, time to start another crazy work week! I can't believe it has been almost a week since my last post. The word busy does not even begin to describe how t hings have been going for me.
Between my job, going to the gym, my family...there is just no time for blogging lately. I love to blog....but, something has to be pushed onto the back burner for a while...and, blogging it is.....
Hopefully soon, things will calm down for me with work and I can get back into the swing of things.

As far as my life and my family...we are all doing well. Other than the huge blister I have on the bottom of my right foot right now...I am doing awesome! Hubby and I went out for our date night Saturday night and the shoes I had on were sexy as hell, but not meant for dancing....ouch! We went to dinner Saturday night at McGraws...oh, my..there food is so delicious...a little on the expensive side, but the restaurant is very upscale, the wine selection is amazing....I had the best glass of Merlot then I have ever had in my entire life....we were really dressed up, as is most patrons that go to this restaurant....when we were almost finished with our meal, this group of guys walked in, all dressed in shorts and t-shirts, wearing ball caps, they sat at the bar...hubby was not impressed...he thought these guys were being really disrespectful, for wearing there ball caps in the restaurant...I mean, we don't allow our boys to wear a hat out to eat, or even at home at our dinner table, so Hubby told the hostess his thoughts on the matter, He said, "This isn't McDonald's...those guys need to be a little more respectful of this establishment/the owner and the other dining patrons, that come here, shell out big bucks for the ambience as well as the food"...the hostess totally agreed, and within minutes, we seen one of the managers talking to the guys and next thing you know...the hats were removed....too funny! After dinner, we decided to head downtown to the Knickerbocker Saloon...for a cocktail, check out the band that would be playing there....I had this martini, called the Sharkbite...it was really good, but what was so amazing, was the colors...my...this beautiful blue with some red swirled in it...yum, yum...the band was really great, they played the best jazz...I could have sat and listened to the ma ll night, but it was really hot in there, so we left after an hour or so....we went to the Neon Catcus, the same bar that we took our friends to last month...and it was just as bad this time, as it was last time...I don't think we will ever go back...just not our sort of crowd anymore....anyway, that was our Saturday night.

I never realized a blister could hurt so bad. I am honestly limping! Yeah, I am a wuss.....seriously, I can't even go to the gym tonight...this stupid blister is going to throw off my whole work out routine for the week....I try to go 3-4 times a week...so, in order to do that, I will have to go Weds, Thurs,Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow night, I have a hair appointment after work, so that doesn't allow me any time Tuesday....there are just not enough hours in the day...oh, wait a minute..Thursday is booked up too....I have parent/teacher conferences after work...so, I guess it will be Weds, Friday, Saturday and Sunday...
That is going to be hard...I try to give myself a break in between days I work out, because, let's face it...I am old....my body doesn't hold up as well as it did 10-15 years ago....Saturday afternoon, I went for a work out, ran 3 miles, walked 1 mile, then did 10 minutes of cardio on the bike, and 20 minutes of cardio on the eleptical, then 45 minutes of weight training....afterwards,I got sick....I have never gotten sick before....I didn't think I was going to be able to drive home....Hubby was mad at me for pushing myself so hard....an we came to the conclusion that I was an idiot, and drank way too much water during my work out and maybe that is what made me sick...but, I have to drink lots of water...my mouth gets so dry when I am running, and I pause the treadmill and throw the water down....so, I am going to try and hydrate more before my work out and drink less water during...
Ok...moving on....
Hubby and I had such a nice day on Sunday....not only was the weather beautiful...but we didn't have to get kids until after 6 Sunday night....so, we dressed and went to town, he took me shopping at the mall....I really needed some new clothes.....everything I have is way too big now, and I was starting to look like a bag lady....so, he bought me some really cute clothes for work and some work out clothes...then we went to lunch at Christo's....there food is always so good and it is cheap! I think our total bill came to like $18.....we had just enough time to go home, take a little nap, then we had to drive down to Rockville to get the boys....
After picking them up, we had to stop at Hell Mart for groceries, Subway for the boys dinner and then home to bathe, clean up and get them in bed...
I did manage to watch most of Desperate Housewives....in between trying to get everything else done.....

Tonight is Dancing with the Stars....surely to goodness, Cloris will be gone...why oh why do they continue to keep her? I mean, last week, due to Misty May being injured, Rocco was safe, otherwise he was going to be voted off...now, he is not very good, but compared to Cloris, come on? I mean...it's almost like American Idol with Sanjaya..remember that? How people kept voting to keep him on..just to screw around...I think that is what is happening here....Hopefully, time at work tomorrow will permit me to do my Dancing with the Stars recap....I will definitely take my notes tonight and try and be prepared for tomorrow.

In other Dancing with the Stars news...do you guys remember a couple seasons ago when Helio Castraneves won with Julianne? Do you remember how crazy I was about him and her...I even drove around with a vote for Helio sign in my car...I know, lame, huh? Can you believe what is going on with him? He was arrested for income tax evasion? The dude owed millions of dollars in taxes, didn't pay them...He has tons of money, why would he be so stupid....he truly deserves whatever sentencing he is going to get....I loved him, what I thought he stood for...now, he is just another disappointment...I hope Penske racing fires him too!

Well, that's all I have for now...I have to get to work, lot's to do, so little time...
Have a great week everyone!

This is me...buried, beneath my desk!

I have a fabulous dancing with the stars recap...but, no time to write it and post it. I am so sorry...but, as I stated last week, I am swamped at work and I don't see the light shining any time soon. Seriously, my desk looks just like the woman in the photo above. If I had my camera, I would take a picture and show it...it is so bad!

My stress level is super duper high....I don't have time to write this post..but, I figured I better put something up....my apologies to my DWTS fan's.....it takes me at least an hour to put up a recap....and I just don't have time.


My predictions for DWTS tonight? Cloris..she has to go...she is just too looney, can't dance and you can only be so funny. Sad to see Misty May out though...do you think they will bring Kim Kardashian back? Rumor has it, they very well may...


Tune in for the results show tonight...depending on which coast you are on...the times vary, so make sure to check your local listings...some channels are airing it before the presedential debate (or whatever is taking place tonight) and some are doing it after.

Bye-Bye Cloris!

Wow....I am so honored....

I just received an email that my blog was nominated for a blog of the day award!
Wow....I don't know what to say, but thanks...Bill. Here is a link to Bill's Blog of the Day site...
http://blogofthedayawards.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html





Please check out the Blog of the Day site...if you are looking for a great new blog read, or you just want to nominate someone that you think is deserving.....head over to Blog of Day site and find that new blog or nominate that favorite blogger of yours.

Have a great Weekend everyone!

Friday Funny!!!

If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago you
would have $49.00 left.

With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1,000.00.

With WorldCom, you would have had less than $5.00 left.

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank
all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling
REFUND, you would have $214.00 cash.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink
heavily and recycle.

It's called the 401-Keg

A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles a year.

Another study found Americans drink, on the average, 22 gallons of
alcohol a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to
the gallon.

Makes You Proud To Be An American!

Dancing With the Stars...Who was eliminated last night?

Well, Baby's back...won't be back no more....
Reality t.v. star....Kim Kardashian...got the boot to her big ol' bootie last night.

Ten stars now remain, next week...they will be tackling the Jive or the Vienesse Waltz...should be interesting.

My prediction was that Cloris would be going home...but, my strong second choice was Kim...which probably means Cloris better up her game with her Jive or Vienesse Waltz next week, or she will be cussing her way off the show.

Now, for your thoughts...

Was it really Kim's time to go?
Do you think it should have been Cloris or Rocco?

Tune in next Monday....for Dancing with the stars....Week 3.....

Dixiechick...out!