Today is a good day!

While chad has been working 12 hr days, I've been busy -- today, Izzy and I made cookies, fixed breakfast and lunch, I did the dishes and cleaned up most of the house!

My resolution to Simplify Simplify Simplify is going pretty well! Amazing!

Izzy now has a chore list, so we can now sanction child labor!
She is outside playing with chalk - now her once purple pants are multicolored. I'd add laundry to her chores, but she can't reach the controls yet.

I have a new pencil sharpener - it ROCKS! (Just part of my love of office supplies.)

I've had the XM on Lucy all day -- have yet to hear a bad song! (Cracker, Morrisey, Paul Westerburg on now, Pearl Jam, Adam Ant, The Presidents of the United States of America, Cake, but no Led.)

Hope everyone has a good day~

~Do I love you do I hate you I got a dyslexic heart~

shameless plug

I've been playing around with google video... here is one I did for a class last year... enjoy...

Finding Whitman

15 minutes and counting!

The taping went well. Here are a few picks of me on TV, thanks to a friend of my mom. Overall - being on TV was a cool experience, and somthing I don't think I'll forget soon!

Enjoy the photos!

Here is a picture of the first group of contestants.... I'm the one on the blue stand. Bill, the man next to me wanted to know if I knew how to jitterbug in case he won... I told him no. Louise, in the pink next to me, won by 100 stinking dollars!!!!!




Here are shots of me... boy the camera really does add weight!!!

DA FOOZBALL AND THE GREAT STEAK INCIDENT

Colts, Steelers, and the theives they called refs thats who played the game Sunday afternoon. The ref's tried to STEAL the game away but guess what... The RAT BASTARDS couldn't get it DONE!!! It was incredible and I think I scared Isabella as I was running around the house ranting and raving like a lunatic but hey it's football and it's MY TEAM DAMMIT!!!

The best part... I went to work and got paid to watch the 2nd half. That's right ladies and germs 17.50 / hr to watch da foozball. Mama says foozball is da devil... Anyway the OVERRATED Colts got beat and shouldve had their ASSES handed to them even worse if it weren't for the cheating referees. It was all over ESPN radio and even Boomer Esiason said "I don't care what the officials say you and I both know that was an interception and it would have been a travesty if the Steelers lost this game." Yep even a former Bengal admitted the refs tried to CHEAT! It was different when the refs just made sucky calls like they did the whole game for both sides but when they blatantly CHEAT for a team like they did on this call when it was obvious to everyone in the COUNTRY what the correct call was man that is just WRONG! OK that's my FOOZBALL RANT! Whew! It gets me stirred up just thinking about it

SO TO THE COLTS AND THE OFFICIALS WHO CHEATED FOR THEM I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU! ENJOY IT! YOU DESERVE IT!

I had a picture of a middle finger in the air for the colts and the refs in this spot but I have been censored by my FAIRY FREAKIN BLOGMOTHER!

OK on to bigger and better things... I noticed a few comments regarding the 2004 Great Steak Incident. When it comes to cooking let me preface this by saying there are MANY, MANY things I can do better. Cooking is just not one of my strong suits. Nonetheless I decided one day in 2004 I would attempt "BROILING". My thought process went something like this 1. I'm HUNGRY 2. I have steaks 3. BROILING is FAST 4. The grill is OUT OF GAS Now if you know anything at all about broiling it should be that the oven gets VERY VERY HOT as was the case on the day I decided to broil 2 lovely N.Y. strip steaks. Broiler hot? CHECK Steaks in the oven? CHECK Oven door closed? CHECK I can taste them already these babies should be ready in just a few short minutes. OK the steaks have cooked for 8 to 10 minutes and they are starting to sizzle. Steaks Sizzling? CHECK Time to take the steaks out of the oven. Oh really what's this? The oven door has apparently locked itself and will not open as the LATCH IS FRIGGIN BROKEN! Oven door won't open? CHECK Um, Lisa honey could you come in here for a minute while I try to burn the house down? At this point I have the entire kitchen full of smoke and in my infinite wisdom have forgotten to turn off the broiler. Steaks in the oven for 15 to 17 minutes and burning to a crisp while the entire house fills with smoke? CHECK OK Lisa comes in and immediately turns off the oven like any non-moronic person would have but at this point the oven is hot because the broiler has been on for 20 minutes that these steaks are about to char into oblivion. The latch is busted and WILL NOT OPEN. So if the latch won't open what should we do? Obtain butter knife and attempt to cut through metal slats in front of oven so that we can reach the latch to manually unlatch it? CHECK I spent the next (I'm guessing here) 2 plus hours attempting to BREAK / CUT the oven door open. At one point I seriously considered ripping the door off the hinges and buying a new oven. Instead I finally was able to "CUT" through the front of the door and reach the latch and get the oven door open to retrieve my "slightly" charred N.Y. strip steaks. Hence the duct tape. You know what they say kids? If you can't duct it F%&* IT! and that ladies and gentlemen for your reading pleasure was the Great Steak Incident of 2004.

Cook dinner? How 'bout if I do the dishes instead?

I made something for everyone!

Today, Izzy and I made cup cakes... they are delicious! In honor of it being Friday the 13 th * Everyone can have a cup cake -- enjoy!

And yes, that is Duct tape on our oven, thanks to the Great Steak Incident of 2004. Sorry folks.

* The only freaky thing that happened today -- for a while, my work computer would not type capital letters. Go figure!

Is this January???

This morning, a cool misy fog was floating across the fields as I started my car. Very serene. this is more like spring than January! Even my succulents are starting to bud already, and they should't be doing that for another two months. I like the snow, and I hope I get to see some here soon!

5 more days until the taping of Cash Explosion -- I am soooooo excited!

Well, off to enjoy the 40-50 degree spring-like weather!

I got the Clap

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The Clapper, folks, I got The Clapper for Christmas.

I was so excited when I opened this -- I played with the tree lights for a good 20 minutes. The whole reason I wanted this: We have a king size bed (the best marriage saver in my opinion -- big enough for 2 bed hogs, a cat, wiggly 4 year old (sometimes) and several of her stuffed animals) and when it's time to turn out the lights, it's quite a stretch over to the night stand.

Clapper, you have saved me! Now, when I am ready for the lights to go out CLAP CLAP and poof - they are gone!

We are still working on the sensitivity level. For some reason, it responds very well to the high-pitched laughter from my daughter. She commands it with her voice. Other random noises (a-hem) turn it on as well.

Hooray for this "As Seen on TV" gadget!

And now for something completely different --> The Clapper

Information and Mis-information

On Monday, if you've been listening to the news, 13 miners were trapped in a mine in the coal fields of West Virginia. It's been all over the local news here, before the national news.

Tuesday night, I tuned in to get the latest updates... around 9 pm, word was that they found one miner, dead at the explosion.

Right before midnight, news arrived that the remaining 12 were alive (terrific news!!!!) however, no "official word" from the coal company.

I just tuned in at 3 am, and now the word is that only 1 survived, and is in serious condition at the hospital.

It was heartbreaking to see the press conference with the president of the coal company. He genuinely cared for his people and was torn apart. My prayers are with him and the 13 families.

After listening to him, I don't hold the company at fault for the miscommunication (They may be responsible for the accident, but we'll decide that later)... I do hold the media responsible though for acting too irresponsible. With the talking heads of the national news channels, so much speculation flew around. It's irresponsible. One of the reporters even had the gall to ask if one distraught family member held the governor responsible for all this. They supported the governor (I guess they were looking for a Hurricane scandal) However, within minutes of hearing the news that her dad had died in the mine she was going to sue. Now the blame game begins on all sides.

Now the Governor is facing a press conference, and having to put up with ridiculous questions, over and over again.

This area of West Virginia is the honest to goodness heart of America - God fearing, hard-working people. I just don't think that the national media has any idea what that means, or can appreciate it (how un-American to mention God and to praise Jesus on national TV) and to "report" on what is speculation is not to be counted upon.

What we can count on though, is Geraldo with stunning commentary. I heard him say he wanted to "wet his finger and lick the coal off of the faces and kiss them" because he was so happy to hear they were alive.

Please say a prayer for the families.