I hate to admit it but I will.
I felt a little bit of fall creeping in this evening.
I was outside, in the backyard, it's dark, I'm in
my skivvies and a t-shirt (no one could see me),
sitting in a lawn chair,feeling the cool
breeze, watching the limbs of the trees
wave at me, basking in the the little bit of street lamp
light that comes from the street beyond our fence.
I could smell a bit
of rain, I could feel the dampness.
I'm trying to fight it. I don't want fall. I do
this every year. I want summer to stay. It's such
a bitter parting. I know it's not quite time yet
to pull out the jeans, the sweatshirts. To call the
lumber guy for firewood, but I feel it coming and
I'm starting to get a bit sad. I don't want to see
the leaves start to die. Yes, they are pretty when
they start to change but soon they turn all brown
and stick to the ground in such a sad end.
I do like football, but I sure hate
the bulky fall (then winter) clothes.
Labor Day weekend is upon us. Tho I'm ready for
the extended holiday weekend, I don't want
it to be the close of my beloved summer.
I'm not ready DAMN IT!
I never am.

Know I still wish you a happy Labor
Day weekend with no labor!

TMI Tuesday #98. Yes I realize it's not Tuesday anymore!!! But
I decided to do it anyway!!!

1. What is the best relationship advice you've ever received? There is other fish in the sea. And indeed, there was, still is.

2. How many people have you dated at once? How many people do you think it is acceptable to date at once?
I have dated two at once. I really think it's acceptable to date as many as you
want. Let me clarify: I don't think one should be having sex with all of them.
But each to their own.

3. What made your worst kiss so bad?
Bad breath, too much saliva, I felt like I was kissing a salamander. Uck!

4. Can a relationship last if the sex is bad?
Oh hell no!
Sex is a huge way of bonding intimately with your mate and it that sucks then usually you are not gonna feel as connected as you could. I would have to say that
the majority of people need this in a relationship and it would be quite
miserable to have to deal with. Also, I don't see why one would have bad sex, unless
you having sex with someone you just can't communicate your wants and desires.
If you can't communicate, then there alas another problem.

5. What one thing would you like your partner to do every time you have sex with them?
Want more!!!

Bonus (as in optional): What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
Conversation

I have gone to the funeral home 4 times this
summer. Just one of the reasons why my
summer has just been jammed packed with
fun. Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Now, my office administrator wants me to
go to a funeral with her Thursday morning.
Now, here's my dilemma: I don't want to
go. Period. BUT she is my boss. I don't
know the person who died nor really anyone
that the person who passed away (tragically) is
related to. The person who passed away is the sister
of a lady who is in the company that does our
billing. My administrator knows the lady that
works for our billing company. I don't know
how well she knows this lady but she was
visibly shaken when she learned how the ladies
sister died. I tried to ask today what happened.
She said it was too upsetting to discuss.
I have since figured it out thru my sister
seeing the news. The ladies sister was
killed in a murder suicide. The ladies
sister was shot by her husband and then
he shot himself. HORRIBLE.
So evidently this has been on the news,
in the papers. I, being the one who tries
not to listen to the news, had no clue.
So here I sit, not wanting to go, but feeling
that maybe I should since I can tell my administrator,
my boss, wants me to go with her. I guess she doesn't
want to go alone. And, too, it's another person
from the office going, paying their respect.
I DO NOT WANT TO GO!
I feel torn. Don't want to not do a
good deed. Don't want to disappoint
my boss. I told my boss that I have been to
visitations 4 times this summer. She said to
me, "why don't you sleep on it".
Huh?
Wasn't mentioning that I've been to the
funeral home 4 times this summer a big enough,
yet gentle enough "No"?
Obviously, not. My sister gave me some good
advice. Just say that I have been thru enough
tragic funerals. Which is true.
Am I awful? Am I being selfish?

So today was a bizarre day.
Had a staff meeting this morning.
One of the topics was how
some stranger walked in our office
on Friday (Thru the back door) and stole
an employees purse right off the
staff lounge table.
So we were greeted with annoying
door bell type sounds when we
entered our office. Any movement
made around the door and the annoying
noise starts going off loudly, over and over.
After the meeting, after my lunch
my blood pressure dropped. I wasn't
feeling the best. Infact, I thought
maybe my blood pressure was up.
Not that I suffer from high blood pressure
but that's just what it felt like.
I made it thru feeling yucky.
The AC went out in the entire building.
That didn't help matters.
I also was a bit worried since RCIA
officially started last week and me
and another catechist were to teach
this tonight.
I worried becuz I still don't think
I'm really ready to be a catechist
but hey! I learn best from being thrown
into the fire and atleast I am not alone.
The greatest thing happened tonight at class
besides making it thru:
I get to be a sponsor this year!!
And I absolutely just click and just
adore the lady I get to sponsor to become
Catholic.
Very excited!
She's is awesome. I get
to help her with her walk, her journey,
her faith formation.
What an extraordinary gift to bestow on me.
So, anyway, enough about me, how bout you?
How was YOUR Monday?

*What side of the heart do you draw first?
Left side


*Can you dive without plugging your nose?
Nope. Infact, I don't really dive since
I hit my head on the bottom of the pool
when I was a kid.


*What color is your phone?
navy blue and silver. I just love those
colors together. Guess I should be a
Dallas Cowboys fan.


*Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?
Jerrster.
I just had to say that!*wink*


*Where are you right now?
Home. Bored.


*How do you feel about carrots?
Uncooked they are fine.
Cooked--no way.


*How many chairs at the dining room table?
Four


*Who is the best Spice Girl?
Posh


*Do you know what time it is?
7:14 p.m.


*What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
I have been stuck in an elevator twice.
So I would keep my wits about me.
I would open the little door with a phone
and call for help or I would use my cell phone
which luckily worked.
And then I would wait, trying not to sweat too
much and then I would crawl out between floors,
as I have done. Or I would wait till the doors
opened.


*What's your favorite kind of gum?
Orbit bubblemint


*T or F: All is fair in love and war?
False


*Do you use words that you don't know the meaning to?
No


*Do you like to sleep?
Who doesn't?


*Do you know which US states don't use Daylight Savings?
Arizona and Hawaii

*Do you know the song Sugar We're Goin' Down?
No


*Do you want a bright yellow '06 mustang?
Not a fan of Mustangs. I use to drive my ex's old
Mustang, stick shift and whenever it rained
we had to watch acclerating. I don't know if
that is the case anymore but the car probably has
too much power for me. And yellow? No way. Not
my color for a vehicle.


*What's something you've always wanted?
plastic surgery


*Do you wear a lot of black?
Yes, but I'm not a goth chick.


*Describe your hair.
Short, bobbed, highlighted honey blonde
with dark roots

*Are you an adult?
Age says I am.
My mind tells me no.


*Who is/are your best friends?
Can't say I really have best friends.
Don't feel I am as close to my friends
as I once was. I need some best friends.
I need some friends that I have things
more in common. I need some friends
that I feel I can share more of myself
with and vise versa. I feel I have
alot of acquaintances in my life.
Hubby doesn't count. That's different.


*Do you have a tan?
Yep. But it's fading. I got
to work on that. I want to have
a summer glow forever. Maybe that
way I will feel better about Fall
and Winter.


*Are you a television addict?
No. Infact, lately, I find TV to be irritating.



*Do you enjoy spending time with your mom?
My mother died when I was very young. Didn't know her.
Then I got a step-mother who was abusive.
Even tho I forgave this woman, who was the closest
thing to a mom that I have experienced, I don't
want to hang out with her.

*Are you a sugar freak?
No


*What is your favorite movie?
Honestly, I don't have one.


*What's your sign?
Scorpio


*Where do you wish you were right now?
Anyone who reads my blog should know.
But I will say it again,
The beach, in the ocean.


*Who did you copy this from?
Dialup Princess


*How do you know them?
From Blogland


*Would you have sex with them?
Um....no.


*What brand of shirt are you wearing?
some old ratty t-shirt ??????


*Have you ever smoked anything?
Cigarettes, cigars, pot, hash, a chicken.

Life is not about the end of the story
where you put down the book with a
satisfied sigh. It's about all the chapters
in between that makes your heart race,
bring a smile and make you cry as you
work your way, deliciously exhausted to the
end, where you get to say......
That was a great story!!!!

Love this quote!!!!!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!

So, I'm at work today, sitting at my desk and this old
dude is sitting in the waiting room picking his nose.
Yuck!
Dude, don't you know I can see you?
Don't you know that everyone can see you?
This is probably, TMI, but TMI seems to be
such a popular topic here in blogland,
but old dude picks and then looks at his
finger to see if he's got anything!!!!
And then he picks some more.
It is like he's digging for treasure.
Huh????? In the middle of a waiting room?
Gross. I know!
I know you have seen this all before.
People seem to forget that others are around.
I see people in their cars doing all sorts
of stuff and picking their nose is one
thing I see too much of.
Or guys scratching or maneuvering their 'parts'.
Why am I blogging about this?????
There is a point, I promise.
My question to you is:
DO YOU EVER GET LOST IN YOUR OWN LITTLE WORLD
AND FORGET THAT OTHERS ARE AROUND???
Just curious........
Come on!
You can admit here. You can also answer anonymously.
Ha!

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And the heavens opened up and it rained like crazy today.
The sky was an ominous gray.
I know we need the rain but it just made
me so sluggish.
One of those days where
I just want to curl up on the couch with
a good book. Great day to take a nap.
To hear the rain falling on the house.
It's almost like taking a sleeping pill.
Or
it would be a good time to run out in the rain
and play a little. Did you ever do that
when you were a kid? Go out in a summer rain
and just hang out in it? Playing, laughing,
getting drenched, splashing in puddles,
stand under a leaking gutters?
I loved doing that as a kid. I can even
say I've done it since I've been an adult.
One night it was raining one of those warm
summer rains and I just hung out in it.
My husband thought I was crazy.....maybe I am.
It was so refreshing to let the rain pour down
on me. My hair slick to my head. My clothes stuck
to my body. My barefeet stepping in puddles.
Sometimes it's good to just let go and be a kid,
be foolish, do something you rarely do.

Awoke this morning and I was late.
Don't you just hate it when you are
dead asleep and then you wake up
and realize that you are waking up
45 minutes past the time you set
your alarm? The alarm for some
mysterious reason didn't go off!
You wake from a dream. You can't remember
the dream and then you think you are
even later than you actually are!
Oh that's the worst!
So instantly I'm stumbling around
trying to get it together. Trying
to form thoughts. One thing is clear
I'm angry. Damn it! Not how I want to
begin my week.
Things got better. Thankfully.
Now my life is getting ready to hit
my busy season. Church and all.
Most of all I am seriously considering
returning to school. I will make up
my mind in about a week. School, will
start in two weeks.....that is if I decide
to take that big jump. It's been awhile
but I have always wanted to go back.
So now is my opportunity. An opportunity
to better myself. It will be challenging.
But I think I'm up for the challenge.
Wishing you all a good week.

(A great tribute video of Elvis--wish they could have used an
actual Elvis song tho!!!)



It's the eve of the 30th anniversary of
Elvis's death.
For those who have been reading my blog,
you know what a big Elvis fan I am.
I just got done watching Larry King Live
with Larry interviewing Priscilla Presley
inside of Graceland.
I wish I was among the 50,00 fans down in
Memphis.
I have been to Graceland once. Want to go
again and again.
You really do feel his spirit there.
So today my blog post is in memory of Elvis.
Elvis is the King of Rock and Roll.
Forever may his legacy live!

(By the way, as always, I will be wearing
one of my Elvis shirts to work tomorrow!
Maybe I should take a pic!)



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I say many prayers.
Not nearly enough.
Tonight I went to mass.
Holy Day of Obligation.
As I lift up my prayers,
there are many I lift up;
family, friends, people I don't
know. One thing I always
mention is our troops. All those
brave men and women stationed all
over the world: Iraq, Afghanistan,
etc. My heart goes out to them.
So since I'm feeling sentimental
I just had to put this song on my
blog today. Listen to the words.
Really puts things into perspective.








Yes, another country song!
TIM MCGRAW "If You Are Reading This"
If you’re reading this
My momma is sitting there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
War was just a game we played when we were kids
Well I’m laying down my gun
I’m hanging up my boots
I’m up here with God
And we’re both watching over you

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my momma always prayed where it would go.
If you’re reading this I’m already home.

If you’re reading this
Half way around the world
I won’t be there to see the birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
Stand up for the innocent and the weak
I’m laying down my gun
Hanging up my boots
Tell dad I don’t regret that id follow in his shoes

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul is where my momma always prayed where it would go
If you’re reading this, I’m already home

If you’re reading this, there is going to come a day
You move on and find someone else and that’s okay
Just remember this
I’m in a better place
Soldiers live in peace and angels sing amazing grace

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul is where my momma prayed where that it would go
If you’re reading this
If you’re reading this
I’m already home







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WISDOM

One evening an old Cherokee told his
grandson about a battle that goes
on inside people. He said,
"My son, the battle is between two
'wolves' inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,
sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity,
guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false
pride, superiority and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love,
hope, serenity, humility, kindness,
benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth,
compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about if for a minute
and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied,
"The one you feed."

Oh my!
Now that I have learned this little video function on my digital
camera.........goodness! the things I could do!!!
But for now here are the pugs.
Narration by me.
Do I sound like I'm from Kentucky?





Aren't they sweet??????

Almost live and almost in person!

Well, lookie here!
Miss wonderful lovely Robyn at
confessionofatrophywife.blogspot.com
tagged me and bestowed me with this lovely honor!
I am humbled *blush*

Now I must pick 5 female bloggers that I think
rock!
Goodness! That is a hard task but here I go!

#1 Nancy Bee
I just love this lady. Lately she did away with her
most interesting blog but I am hoping if I beg
hard enough and talk her into comment moderation
that she will come back and grace blogland with
her awesome-ness!!!! I need her inspiration
and so do others! And when you do come back
you must put the above pic on your blog and take this
tag!

#2 Miss Understood
This lady inspires me with her expressful words.
She is straight from the heart, genuine, and to
the point! She is bloody fantastic!!!

#3 Keshi
What a caring, beautiful, inquistive soul.
She always gets my mind to thinking about
all sorts of things I would not normally think
of. She is like a lovely candle illuminating
blog world.

#4 Lilly
She is so funny, sarcastic and sweet. I can't wait
to read what she is has to say. It's almost
like a Seinfeld episode--it's about
nothing but nothing that is so freakin' interesting.
And I just want her to keep writing on and on.
If she writes about that she is craving chocolate
and coffee, there will be no one I rather read
writing about drinking their coffee, or going
to Chicago, or throwing boiling water into
the freezing air!

#5 Leigh
Such a loving soul that has masked some
hurt, anger and bitterness. She makes me want to hug
her and then she builds me up when I have been
down, and it's tho she's the Rock of Gilbrator.
Lately I have seen a change in her. Some wonderful
things seem to be happening and no one deserves
it more!

Okay wonderful blogger ladies, if I didn't mention
you it's not that you don't rock my world becuz
you do. I just had to pick 5. I would pick you all!!!
And blogger dudes---I got to create an award for you.
Ya'll rock too!!!!

1. What is the worst/corniest pick up line someone has used on you and/or you used?
"Hey baby, how about some fries with that shake" (Puh-lease!!!!!)

2. Have you ever gone out on a date with someone and went home with someone else? Explain.
Let me see.........Well, it wasn't an actual date but I liked two guys and both
were visiting me at my job. I use to wait tables and both happened to come in on the same night. So from one table to the other table I was a flirtin'. Neither knew about the other and both I had a serious attraction. I ended up making out with one
in their car that night. Little did the other know!


3. What is the worst thing (spread a rumor, hook up with their SO, etc...) that you did to a friend? Did they do anything to deserve it?
The worst thing I ever did to a friend was tell her that I would be a bridesmaid at her wedding and then backed out about a month before. I don't know why I ever told her I would be a bridesmaid. I guess I felt guilty saying no. And then I backed out completely. She didn't deserve it. I just felt that we weren't that close of friends for her to even consider me as a bridesmaid. I should have been more honest. It wasn't a very nice thing to do! Shame on me.


4. What is your favorite sex scene in a regular movie (not porn)? Why?
The movie "Unfaithful" with Diane Lane and Richard Gere.
The sex scene is with Diane Lane and her lover the first time she cheats.
WOW! I especially like how Diane acts out the pleasure and the guilt that she has afterwards. Her acting of that moment was perfect.

5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? What would you change on your SO?
With me, I would want to change how emotional and sensitive I am. I wish I didn't let things bother me so much. I worry. I react. I cry over sad movies. I cry if I feel I am wronged. Don't get me wrong I don't cry all the time like some crying lunatic but tears do come quite easily.
What would I change about my SO? Sometimes I wish we had a little more in common so I guess I would change the fact that sometimes we are opposite. But hey! Opposites attract right?!


Bonus (as in optional): What countries, other than your own, have you had sex in? Was it someone on the trip with you? Someone from that country?
Sadly I must say, I have only had sex in the great U S of A.

You may have seen this little riddle before, maybe not.
I think it is hilarious!
Okay, below is a picture. It was a table for sale on Ebay.
HOW CAN YOU TELL IT IS BEING SOLD BY A MAN??
First look and guess. You made need to click on the picture
to see it in a bigger version. Answer is below the pic. Hope
it makes you laugh as hard as it did me!






















And the answer is:
















Look in the mirror of the picture!!!!!!!!!!!
(Again, you may have to click on the picture
to see a bigger version)
Do you see the NAKED man taking a picture
that is reflected in the mirror????
Isn't that hysterical??!!!!!!!

Since I have been working at my 'new' job,
we have music that plays in the office.
There is a 5 disc CD player/AM/FM radio.
So I am about tired of the CD's that we have
so since we have limited radio stations that
come in clearly, I have been listening to alot
of country. It's one of the country stations
that comes thru crystal clear.
Well, I really wasn't that big on listening
to country music. I knew some of it; I guess you
could say that I knew the popular songs.
NOW I find myself wanting to listen to country!

There is this one song that I just think is
so beautiful. It is beautiful becuz the
singer wrote it for his wife. Yes, I know alot
of singers are inspired by their wives/girlfriends
but this one just got to me.
So here is the song (from youtube),
if you would like to hear
it. The lyrics are posted underneath.
After you listen and/or read. See more of my
comments below.







She's Everything
by Brad Paisley
album: Time Well Wasted (2005)
(Will Nance/Brad Paisley)

She's a yellow pair of running shoes
A holey pair of jeans
She looks great in cheap sunglasses
She looks great in anything
She's I want a piece of chocolate
Take me to a movie
She's I can't find a thing to wear
Now and then she's moody.

She's a Saturn with a sunroof
With her brown hair a-blowing
She's a soft place to land
And a good feeling knowing
She's a warm conversation
That I wouldn't miss for nothing
She's a fighter when she's mad
And she's a lover when she's loving.

Chorus:
And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her, I go on and on and on
'Cause she's everything to me.

She's a Saturday out on the town
And a church girl on Sunday
She's a cross around her neck
And a cuss word 'cause it's Monday
She's a bubble bath and candles
Baby come and kiss me
She's a one glass of wine
And she's feeling kinda tipsy.

She's the giver I wish I could be
And the stealer of the covers
She's a picture in my wallet
Of my unborn children's mother
She's the hand that I'm holding
When I'm on my knees and praying
She's the answer to my prayer
And she's the song that I'm playing.

Chorus:
And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her, I go on and on and on
'Cause she's everything to me.

She's the voice I love to hear
Someday when I'm ninety
She's that wooden rocking chair
I want rocking right beside me
Everyday that passes
I only love her more
Yeah, she's the one
That I'd lay down my own life for.

And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
She's everything to me
Yeah she's everything to me.

Everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
She's everything to me...


Okay, I would just freak if my man wrote me
something like this and on top of it, sang
it to me! I would be a blubbering idiot!
So here is my question of the day:

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A 'MUSE' FOR A SONG,
A POEM, A STORY AND/OR A PIECE OF ART????

Eternally True
A sailor came across a mermaid fair sunning her tail
and combing her hair singing her song,
soft and sweet dreaming about having two feet.

He drew closer and she turned with a start,
dove into the water in a beautiful arc.
He cried out in sorrow, and begged her to stay
his breath caught quickly when she swam back his way.

Her beauty was breathtaking, her eyes teal green
she swam closer to him, as if in a dream.
He reached out his hand and offered her his love
she reached for his hand, timid as a dove.

He felt as if he knew her, as if they had
been lovers before, from a time way back when.
He looked in her eyes and saw into her heart
The love inside her, she could clearly impart.

A breath of heaven, a goddess of the ocean
just on look from her, sent his heart in motion.
Stay with me he said, and gave her a sweet kiss
I will love you forever and never remiss.

Would you leave your world and come live in mine?
Could you love me for always and never repine?
Would you pledge me your heart, body and soul
Once you say yes, I can never let you go.

He looked in her eyes and saw all his dreams,
he saw the great ocean caressing moonbeams.
He looked over his shoulder and felt the earth
sigh he made up his mind, said his final goodbye.

They dove underwater, each hand in hand
he looked down below him and could no longer stand.
Where his legs had once been,
a tail anew sleek and powerful, a deep aqua blue.

They undulated and turned through the silky tide
the waves carried them deeper on a soft gentle ride.
His heart was full as was her heart too
together forever and always, eternally true.
~ C.L.Kilburn

I thought I would post my first HNT pic.
I thought it was a really good HNT and why
not post it again?
Why let a good pic go to waste!