My Metabolic Rate Is Stuck

My Metabolic Rate Is Stuck

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Vintage Thursday's

My "FIRST Vintage Thingies Thursday" post....



This little box was handmade, hand carved by my Great Great Grandfather....He made this box in 1894 and gave it to his wife for her 19th birthday in 1895. It was made from a growth on a tree trunk using an awl and a file. The picture does not do it justice....beautiful wood and intricate detailing!



Check out; Confessions of an Apron Queen for more inspirational vintage reads.






Ooohhh and....last night the 'bride to be' was over, I gave her a choice of 3 out of the 16 dresses that I have purchased, and this is the dress that she chose for me to wear to the wedding this weekend...have to take in the waistline...

LIFE

What is this thing called Life…….
Can you block it?
Can you stop that which flows?
There are so many different answers to so many questions. Why we do what we do. We make mistakes. Sometimes life takes us to where we do not want to go. I have to live with the decisions I make and they are not always right, but it was good at a particular moment. Life it seems does not come in black and white. We all live in the gray areas most of the time. We cannot block it nor stop that which must flow. Life goes on regardless, whether we are dead or alive.. Each day I try to live fully, take action, love more, get informed, get involved, be more patience, listen more etc etc etc…. but things don’t always turn out the way you want it to be. Things are usually not what they seem. Sometimes life gives you kodak moments. Sometimes it gives you bitterness, sadness. Sometimes it slap you with things you can’t comprehend….Why is it that most of the time bad things seem to happen to good people when it is least expected ? Life it seems is like an illusion. An illusive butterfly landing softly and ever so tenderly and then there are hurricane moments out of nowhere!
The only thing I found to be true is that there is a Force greater than I am. This is my journey into the riddle of life as I know , see and experience it. Where it will take me I have no idea, as yet. This much I know, I am looking forward to it.
Oh the tangled web we weave into our lives….

Monday, July 28, 2008

Our 'New' Photos



The Rock and I went to Vegas last month...while we were there we decided to have our pictures taken...sad to say we have not had a 'professional' picture taken for 7 years. Needless to say, our looks have changed considerably in the past 7 years. You can see that The Rock has been working out and now has contacts again. I haven't changed all that much! ;^)

Saturday, July 26, 2008

THE Blow Dryer.....



I had to purchase a new blow dryer...nothing fancy...just something to get the job done...right?! It's one of those purchases that you can't get too excited about...it's not a luxury item or something to wear or even something pretty, it's just one of those items that you can't live without, like a garbage disposal or an ice maker!


I get it out to get it ready to use...it has a diffuser attachment...COOL! I might like this! I put the diffuser on...whoa...that made the dryer heavy! Okay, I grab my brush, section off my hair...here we go....BUMP!! OWWWWEE!! Now mind you, I have a pretty hard head, but this is a bit much! Kayyy, let's try this again...this thing is sooo big and round and heavy....instead of starting at the back of my head...let's try the front and side, maybe that will be easier...AGHHH! HOW DO YOU USE THIS THING!! Maybe if you have a personal stylist living with you...but to use this thing alone is dangerous! Too late now for any suggestions ....I thrown the bugger away!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Up coming Wedding...

I felt gooood this past weekend.....I found my shoes and handbag for the wedding! Yeeeha!Problem is....I still have a problem in the dress area! I now have another 2 dresses coming in the mail ( hopefully tomorrow ) That will make a total of 15 dresses that I have purchased so far! Good news is I have already re-sold 2 of them on ebay! To make matters worse I had originally planned to lose 15 lbs by this weekend! Wellll....that has'nt happened! But hey...at least I have the shoes and bag...ohhhh and the new perfume! LOVE it...Armani Diamonds!
The wedding is NEXT weekend!
....WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR????? OK now I'm depressing myself! I'm going to start taking my 'happy pills' again!


Saturday, July 19, 2008

A.A.A.D.D.=Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

I just recieved this from a friend thru email....it soooo sounds like me!


A. A. A. D. D.

Does this sound familiar???Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. -Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it develops:I decide to water my garden.As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trash first.But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox, when I take out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only 1 check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside thehouse to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke isgetting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered.I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote someone left it on the kitchen table.I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table , so I decideto put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels andwipe up the spill.Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.At the end of the day:----the car isn't washed,----the bills aren't paid,----there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter,----the flowers don't have enough water,----there is still only 1 check in my check book,----I can't find the remote,----I can't find my glasses,----and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll che ck my e-mail.Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember to whom it has been sent.Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY.GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTIC.P.S. I just remembered.I LEFT THE WATER RUNNING IN THE DRIVEWAY!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Ongoing Saga of...'What will I wear to my Step-sons Wedding"


My stepson, Jam, is getting married to Shel, August 2 of THIS year! Mind you that is only "2 WEEKS AWAY". I have known about this for 2 years now! I knew the colors of the wedding (yellow, brown and green) for 1 year and I asked Shel, what color she wanted me, the step-mother of the groom, to wear! Sage Green!!! At that time I was estactic, I really like that color. I didn't want to get ahead of myself so I didn't start looking for a dress until January of this year! WELLLL...this is NOT the year for Green, it seems! This will be a casual wedding, so I am thinking something like I could wear again! Simple, but kind of dressy! I shopped for 2 months, looking for "THE" sage green dress. Finally gave up and bought material, the 1st picture. I know it looks like a sack but it is fitting in all of the right places!

Well in March, I find out that Jam's mother has already bought her dress! It is not Green! It is white with pink flowers and lt brown and tan. And Shel being the sweet girl she is, says it's okay. But Shel's mom and I are still looking for 'the Green' dress that Shel oringinally wanted us to wear! After looking in all of the stores and all of the web sites I could find, The green dress was nowhere to be found! So, I'm thinking, okay, Shel said she really didn't care what color we wore (since her mom and I were having so much trouble finding 'the dress') So I start buying dress from ebay....different colors, (that I think will still co-ordinate with the wedding colors) Dress #1=okay but not looking too good on.

*Dress #2=NO WAY

* Dress #3= HORRIBLE
Dress #4= Cute, but not right!

Dress #5 Hey! I really like this one!!!! Dress #6= I COULD NOT pass this one up.....I got it for a mere 15 cents....NO KIDDING!! AND it is an EVAN PICONE-Beautiful dress...but still not right for what I am expecting and wanting to wear
Well then I find out from Shel's mom, she is looking for a pale pink dress......okay.....I will try to match and co-ordinate with that ...Dress # 7=Pretty... but too big and a little too dressy.... my personal opinion! Well...by now, I am really frustrated!!! We are getting down to the wire here....and still no dress Oh, I forgot about the one that I bought as a white dress and dyed it green! Dress#8= Looks good on but still not happy.... I'm still liking Dress #5 and hey, it's a Liz Claiborne! It's just not green and I would so like to go with Shel's original wishes.....she is the Bride and it is her wedding! IF she had said in the beginning she would'nt care what we chose....that would be a different story! NOW here is where I get carried away with the bidding wars on ebay! Dresses #'s 9, 10, 11 and 12.....Let's just say that from all of the dresses I got from ebay, over half of them are re-listed for sale! What a waste!! See...how desperate I can be at times!!! And compulsive!!

And today, I get an email from Shel's mom.....she has found "her GREEN dress"!!!! Sooooo...Tomorrow....I plan to go out...AGAIN....LOOKING for a green dress! OH, I also have about 5 more listed in my favorites on ebay.....waiting for the right moment to maybe put in a bid! I have 2 WEEKS...... I would truly like to find "That green dress" this weekend!!!!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

New Addition to the Family




This is 'Sugar Kisses'...8 weeks old. Already spoiled rotten! Sugar is doing excellent on her potty training. She can drag around a stuffed elmo that is 3 times her size and is learning the word 'NO'. She is making friends with our two felines in the household, although they are still a little dubious of what to make of her!





She is quite a contrast to our Senior member; Jazze Josephine Blue (Jose), our white boxer with one blue eye. A true 'Mutt and Jeff' combination! Jose has taken it upon herself to be 'Mother and protector for Lil' Sugar'







A couple of years ago, "The Diva" granddaughter (on the left)dressed up as 'Paris Hylton' for Halloween, with a toy stuffed Chihuahua.( Her friend on the right was Miss Scarlet from Clue)
Now that we have Sugar, she said she can use the real thing and people might think she is "Paris"...She's a dreamer with high ideals.






























Monday, July 14, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to THE Keeper....

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Hey J...Have a "Great Day". G- I wish you were still here! We drank a couple of Margarita's in your Honor last night!



(don't worry A, Your Love was just fine)


Have a HAPPY DAY!! Love YA!



Saturday, July 12, 2008

HOW IT ALL BEGINS.....

The Keeper contacted me 3 months ago and said I should try this blogging thing.
At that time I was working my springtime job, (it only lasts 6-8 weeks every spring), and working 40 hours a week, (which I am not accustomed to cause my fall and winter job I only work about 16-20 hours weekly), I could'nt find the time to sit down and check this all out!
ANYWAY...I still continued to check The Keeper's blog periodically.
Soooo.....I get on The Keeper's Blog today and there is a picture of a blender...and something about corn! Go figure! A couple of hours later, I decide to find out why a picture of a blender is on The Keeper's blog...so I click on "Pleasing Procrastinator".....WHOA!!!
I do a couple of double takes and look again....there is a very recent picture of my two grand-daughters...I scroll down (all the while thinking " who in the hell has my babies picture"),and I see "this person's" picture below "ABOUT ME"....and I'm thinking, she looks familiar!
SO...I'm sitting at my computer...still looking at "this person's" blog page for at least 60 seconds..."WOW"...that looks like my daughter!!! I say something to my husband (who is having a conversation with his son in the other room) 'I think this is A*****a '! Of course he has no clue as to what I am talking about! (He didn't realize I been checking out blogging). So I get up and tell him I think 'A*****a'(my daughter) has a blog...but the picture doesn't really look like her! Now I am stressing a little. I sit back down at the computer again.....OMG! IT IS HER!!!!
By the way,That is a really good picture of YOU!
SO I go back to The Keeper's blog....NOW I understand about the blender and the corn!!!
THEN, I call my daughter...."How long have you had your BLOG??"
WELL...now I HAVE to try this!