Time to Dance

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:10:54 -0700

My last post explaining where i'd been went under review ... and seems like it's been that way ever since. Anyone that has come here from long ago might remember the dance i'd do if daughter left her fiance.. i've been a dancing!

I know I should be more caring but about the time my son called to ask if she could for certain stay here with the baby I gave up worrying about what kind of person I was. This is MY daughter and if my son thinks MY daughter i ...

Viewing Spring

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:49:46 -0700

For whatever reason I'm only getting lines instead of images..they are in my profile. Just a few...that's all.. just three. Cherry Blossoms. Maybe later I'll fix it but right now I have to go to work.

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eh..

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:32:48 -0700

I hate spring cleaning... it's seriously cutting in to my computer time! I haven't posted to livejournal either cause I've been swamped! ...

Sharing E-Mail

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:14:04 -0700

I was at the checkout of a K mart. The clerk rang up $46.64 charge. I gave
her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I gave it back to her
and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favor and gave her the
money back. She became indignant and informed me she was educated and
knew what she was doing and returned the money again. I gave her the money
back again, s ...

Grandmother's Love???

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:09:38 -0700

Kids came over for their birthday. Trying to get everyone together at once is enough to add to my gray hair!! Anyway, two sons went to lunch with us. One went home to get ready to see his girlfriend, the other came home and waited for his sister whom he shares this day with. They are not twins they are five years apart. My daughter finally showed up and so did the youngest with the new baby. As well as some friends of my husband's. ...

Things My Mother Taught Me... Sharing email.

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:01:21 -0700

1.My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2.My mother taught me RELIGION.
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3.My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4.My mother taught me LOGIC.
&q ...

Pity, Empathy, Anger, Concern.. and the day is early!

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:27:37 -0700

I have a paper cut and I'm feeling sorry for myself; afterall it's like a cold. It's not fatal so nobody feels bad for you.. you just have to feel sorry for yourself. Blah, insert a smart alec tone of voice there! ANYWAY, so there I am drowning in the pain of this silly papercut when my husband calls.

It seems he's gotten the truck stuck today but he's out. Then there was the matter of the locked window. For whatever rea ...

Pity, Empathy, Anger, Concern.. and the day is early!

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:20:28 -0700

It seems he's gotten the truck stuck today but he's out. Then there was the matter of the locked window. For whatever rea ...

I'm Lagging

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:17:00 -0700

I know I'm lagging... I know where the story is going I'm just having a hard time taking it in that direction. ...

Hi

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:36:13 -0700

I know what direction I was going to take this story but am having a hard time getting there. New readers, scroll down for the first part.

Birthdays are nice.. and I had a long eventful weekend which included a visit to the "tax man." Also, a grandaughter's gymnastic thing but we were told it started at one. My husband has diabetes, I have hypoglycemia so we figured, eat lunch right before it and we'd be fine. It didn't even ...

Part Four

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:55:19 -0700

Cinzia awakened with the disconcerting sensation that something was wrong. A feeling that would be justified when she looked around at her surroundings, trying to place where she was. This was not her room. What.. happened? How’d she get here?

Hazel eyes took in her surroundings. She appeared to be in a what? A loft? Warehouse?? But it was certainly quiet for what she’d think a warehouse should be.

Sharing E-Mail

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:56:59 -0800

A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband.
Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen.

South Dakota from the Sky ...

Part One

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:47:33 -0800

Cinzia, a young girl fresh out of college, was given the chance to go travel before she had to settle down. She had this his last bit of time before she had to become a self sufficient adult. Pittsburgh girl was going to be set loose on the sunny beaches of San Diego and she was excited at the endless, if not imagined possibilities.

Her parents saw her to the security area of the airport, both gave her hugs before letting her go. Cinzia t ...

Take A Trip On A Train

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:44:46 -0800

My daughter and her six week old bundle of joy came over today. It was the first I've seen her in a long time when she wasn't grumpy. However, I didn't get to post today so I leave you with this.. a vision that for a moment, can take you down a path to another time.. long ago. Enjoy.

Cypress Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. We went and the truck broke down, a part that was on national back order. Go figure. Our hotel bill ended up being way more than our mortgage for only two weeks. But, we had to fill that time up with things to do.

One plac ...

My Rules For Me..

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:58:02 -0800

I've made a decision. I think I am not going to leave. After several hours of work and thought, and work.. (yes, it keeps interfering!) I don't want to quit writing. I can move to another blogsite but there will still be the same problem. That being that I just may disagree with someone which is cool... but never do I intend to upset another person, I might but it's certainly not my intention.

So..with that in mind, I will state ...

Quandry

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:29:05 -0800

Sometimes it only takes one irritation.. one misunderstanding for me to wonder just why I am here.

My intention is not to upset people. IN fact I thought I made it clear but, eh.. I was wrong. What I forget is that people have a way of reading in to something what they want to hear..what justifies themselves.

Yet, in the process of trying, perhaps a bad attempt at an apology.. . an apology for something i honestly shouldn't have had to apologize for,&n ...

Bath Time

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:36:43 -0800

Is there anything better than a bubble beard?

And why the need to clean my shower doors? I used WD-40 on them awhile ago.. (IT WORKS!)

I guess I'm just glad any residue has been washed off. Maybe I should have just thrown her in there with some Ajax and then I wouldn't have to clean the tub?

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Sleeping Child

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:06:21 -0800

I start writing and keep ending up going on bitter tangents. My grandaughter is here with me right now. She slept until noon. My son didn't know if I should wake her or not. It seems when she's with her mother she's kept up late. So now he can't break that cycle.

I think now as I write.. he should let her sleep as needed then on the day he has to give her back to the mother, wake her up early so the mother gets to deal with ...

New Glasses

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:28:33 -0800

I am officially retiring those rose colored glasses I've been wearing all my life.

After half a century.. yes I said it... they are apparently pretty darned scratched up leaving alot of what I see rather funky looking!

Now, what to replace them with. Maybe some sunglasses so nobody will recognize the person behind the wild ideas I can come up with.

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Digital Dreams~ Wordless Wednesday

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:28:50 -0800

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New Game Show

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:56:53 -0800

This show just started.. Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? You have to answer questions from 1st to 5th grade and win money. This is semi comical... and of course anticipating that I am indeed smarter than a 5th grader I thought I'd answer the first question. What month did Christopher Columbus arrive in the United States? Hhmm..that holiday is not long after school started... SEPTEMBER!!

It was October. This wasn't looking good. ...

Insert Subject Here

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:00:16 -0800

Can you insult someone in a forum such as myspace or this space, or any public forum then try to claim that your rights are protected by freedom of speech?

Legally, I think, as long as you do no actual damage to a person's career or otherwise ruin their reputation to a certain extent you can speak your peace.

BUT, does that make it right? I don't think so.. I don't think there is a forum where it is okay to be totally unkind. The cou ...

I Jumped On The Bandwagon Too..

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:53:55 -0800

Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self -- always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are natural ...

Think Before I Speak

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:35:53 -0800

I never was good at talking to other people in some circumstances. I speak my mind long before I give thought to the words that tumble right out of my mouth. Needless to say I spend a lot of time apologizing for mis-speaking.

A couple of these blunders have remained memorable over the years. There was the person that found out he had rectal or colon cancer. There was a chance he might have to wear a colonoscopy bag and he really didn't want to do this.&n ...

Just My Own Opinion

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:50:02 -0800

According to Joan Rivers you have to be dressed wonderfully on the red carpet when you are critisizing others. And while I think the red furry coat thing is a bit much she does look nice on the surface clothing wise. And I like Joan Rivers but now when I see her I just watch her upper lip to see if it moves when she talks. You can over do the botox or whatever she has going on there. But then, with this red dress she has on... purple shoes. Purple ...

Name Change

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:21:41 -0800

Thanks Kenneth..

I'd been wanting to change the name of my blog. Illusive Thoughts sounds like I have ..uhm.. erm..what's the name of that .. I forgot, Oh, Alzheimers.

Digital Dreams. It's a comical reference to his last comment yet.. I liked it. I don't like to take what I didn't make up, without giving credit where credit is due...so thank you for that idea.

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I have a real problem

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:33:55 -0800

Wasn't it me that posted the 12 step program for email addiction?

And.. it's me that just sent myself email to make sure my email works.

However, in my defense this behaviour is not the norm but I've been waiting for pictures from my brother that I haven't seen in well.. since 1969. So, I'm anxious.

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One Desperate Housewife

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:51:11 -0800

Sunday. All day Sunday I look forward to Desperate Housewives. How can you miss a show that a woman is willing to mow a lawn in an evening gown? I mean.. haven't we all dreamed of doing this?

It's just a show that is real life mixed with enough bizaare to make it comical..laughable. And I do like to laugh!

But tonight I'll be deprived of the ladies and gentlemen on Wisteria Lane so we can watch yet another awards show. How many ...

I Hate Snow!

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:41:56 -0800

So.. I am not sure how much snow is out there. I think six feet! Oh wait.. I am being a wee bit melodramatic. Perhaps five to six inches on a guess?? Being originally from San Diego I rather hate snow and much prefer the milder climate of S. California. Were instead of snow we could have flowers right now.

Flowers is off topic.. Six inches of snow on the ground and people start to shovel. My husband shovels in shifts. That way there isn' ...

Drug Sales!

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:51:23 -0800

I am evil.. just plain evil, eh? ...

Ramblings

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:56:33 -0800

Last night was a comedy show we've had tickets for since the comedian was booked.. and some friends went with us. The evening was fun, entertaining and ended with the news on the answering machine that the stress test I had the other day was good. I apparently can go back to excersizing again. <insert an appropriate amount of enthusiasm here for me cause I sure don't have it!>

My husband is working today, my son moving from his apartment to a re ...

Smoothed Over..

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:09:57 -0800

Hopefully, this will be the last post on this topic but I use this forum to say all the things I don't want to say.. then I can move on. Unless it comes time to celebrate of course.

So, I did not call older daughter up. ( See prior post.. I forget sometimes others read this!) That would be a waste of time and only cause more problems but I did call younger one. I told her I was sorry she had to hear all that from big sister but big sister couldn't spe ...

Letter to my Daughter

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:09:31 -0800

(( No, I did not send this.. probably won't either..maybe I should. I just know I'm hating this drama going on right now!!))

Dear Kiddo,

I'd talk about this over the phone but you get frustrated and want to get off before you hear anyone out.. and I guess I understand that.

I think first what I want to say is that when your sister speaks you really must learn to take only half of what she says and only swallow that with several ...

So much for dancing

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:56:31 -0800

I've already explained my daughter and our hope that she doesn't marry the man she's with. Anyone with children knows the best tactic is to keep your trap shut no matter how much you want to speak your peace. Why? You put the very child you wish to save in the spot that now she's defending him.

So... with that in mind I have this fake smile I wear just for those occasions.

Today I talked to her on the phone and she thought I'd heard she ...

Internet Addiction?

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:25:26 -0800

( Spirited Minikin, hope I spelled it correctly) asked if there was a 12 step program for internet period. I found this and thought I'd share. I couldn't tell if it had pop up's so I just copy and pasted it here but it came from anvari.org.. enjoy. I feel I must point out that I don't necessarily agree with all of those steps. )

1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Interne ...

Email Addiction

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00:48 -0800

Email Addiction?

Are you addicted to email?? Here is a 12 step program for you. In fact, you don't even have to leave the house or your computer to attend meetings.. the meetings, as I understood the news, come to you in your email.

Maybe I'm wrong but wouldn't that defeat the purpose? Either way I know I'm not giving up my computer!!

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Not Allowed To Gloat? ... Darn!

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:20:54 -0800

So, my daughter just had a baby last month with her boyfriend now fiance. We've all held our breath hoping she wouldn't marry this guy. I will give you one example, though there are many, she brought their clothes to my house to wash. She had to drive him to work first cause his lisence is suspended. So she got here about 10:00 am.. she did laundry until about 1:00 or so when my son's daughter spilled red juice on the kitchen rug. My daughter got out of the laundry so I c ...

Just my own opinion..

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:50:57 -0800

Anna Mae He is currently at the center of a custody battle. When she was three weeks old her parents relinquished custody of their daughter to another family. Supposedly so the child could get medical insurance. And supposedly they understood this to be a temporary measure. The ruling says that the parents didn't have full knowledge of what the consequenses were.

The family that this child is being taken away from has raised her for the past 8 year ...

Personal Venting

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:29:55 -0800

My father died about 12 years ago. I never knew he had money because he was so miserly but according to the lady he was married to for the last five years of his life, he'd felt very guilty for things that happened in his children's life that he had absolutely no control over. I do not hold him responsible nor would I ever but he himself never could let go of the guilt. He did the only thing he knew to do to try and make ammends.. he saved every penny he co ...

Email

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:47:46 -0800

Redneck Catfish.
Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak. But, all of Bubba's neighbors were Catholic....And since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday.
The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest.
The Priest came to visit Bubba, and suggested that he become a Catholic. After s ...

Wonder If Someone is trying to tell me something?

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:38:45 -0800

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Credit Cards Easier to Come By For Some??

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:55:30 -0800

A couple weeks ago I went to my bank and opened bank accounts for my grandchildren. These accounts are for them when they become adults so either my social security number or the child's social security number was required. This was required for natural born citizens of the United States.

Now, I hear that Bank of America has started to allow people with no social security number to get not just checking accounts but credit cards too. The requirment for the cre ...

Now We Will Resume Our Normally Scheduled Blogging

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:42:02 -0800

I just ordered pizza. It will be interesting to see if I get the pizza I ordered. The lady talked so fast I had no clue what she was saying. Eventually I started to feel bad for asking her to please slow down and repeat herself. I'm glad they took the thirty minute time limit off your pizza too. I don't know if I'm right but I just figure I'd stand better chances of getting a warm pizza if the driver gets here in one piece!

Nothing else went on today. Nada. It ...