MONDAY HEADACHES

WELL I GOT THE BRIGHT IDEA TO CUT OUT CAFFEINE ON FRIDAY. SO STARTING SATURDAY I HAD NO CAFFEINE. WELL NEXT TIME...OH WAIT THERE WON’T BE A NEXT TIME...I WON’T START ON THE WEEKEND. I WILL WAIT AND START ON WEDNESDAY THAT WAY I WILL HAVE A WEEK TO GET OVER THE HEADACHES BE CAUSE HAVING A HEADACHE ON MONDAY MORNING ALWAYS SUCKS ASS. TODAY HAS BEEN SO SLOW BECAUSE OF MY HEADACHE AND THE PHONES HAVE BEEN GRATING ON MY NERVES THE SOUND OF THE RINGER ON THE PHONE IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME GO ALL WWF ON IT. OK NOT REALLY BUT I REALLY WANNA TURN IT OFF.
THIS WEEKEND WAS AN OK WEEKEND. I DIDN’T REALLY DO ANYTHING BUT THAT IS OK BECAUSE I DIDN’T REALLY WANNA DO ANYTHING. I AM FINDING THAT I AM REALLY STRUGGLING WITH LIFE ANYMORE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT BUT I AM FINDING THAT NOTHING REALLY MAKES ME HAPPY ANYMORE. I HATE IT WHEN I FEEL LIKE THIS BUT I KNOW IN TIME IT WILL ALL PASS. I KNOW CAN SEE WHAT PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY GO THROUGH AT TIMES. IT DOESN’T MAKE IT ANY EASIER BUT IT SURE MAKE ME FEEL NOT SO ALONE.
JOSH AND I ARE GETTING ALONG REALLY WELL AND I HOPE BY SAYING THAT THAT I AM NOT JINXING US. GUESS IF IT DOES OH WELL NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I CAN SEE THAT HE REALLY IS TRYING TO CHANGE AND THAT IS ALL I CAN ASK OF HIM. I AM TRYING AS WELL AND I HOPE HE CAN SEE THAT WITH ME AS WELL.
WELL I HAVE DECIDED THAT I AM GOING TO GO TO THE GYM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND TAKE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OFF. THE WEEKENDS ARE TOO HARD FOR ME TO GET MY BUTT MOVING AND DRIVE THERE. SO I AM GOING TO TRY AND GO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND REST ON THE WEEKENDS. WE WILL SEE HOW LONG THAT LAST THOUGH. I AM REALLY TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT THIS TIME SO I HOPE IN TIME THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME PROGRESS. I HOPE THAT TIME COMES SOON! I AM GOING TO KEEP TRYING BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS THAT I WILL SEE THE RESULTS IT WILL JUST TAKE AWHILE.
THE GIRLS ARE BEING THEMSELVES LIKE ALWAYS. I DON’T KNOW THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED CATS LIKE I HAVE NOW. THEY ARE TOTALLY CRAZY. YOU CAN NEVER PREDICT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FROM MINUTE TO MINUTE ANYMORE. THEY WILL DO SOMETHING SO DUMB AND TOTALLY CATCH YOU OFF GUARD ALMOST ALL THE TIME BUT THEY ALWAYS MAKE ME SMILE THAT IS FOR SURE.

WILD WEEK

WELL IT HAS BEEN A WILD WEEK TO SAY THE LEAST. I AM SO GLAD THAT THE WEEK IS OVER AND I AM HOPING THIS WEEK WON'T BE AS EVENTFUL AS LAST WEEK WAS. IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WAS THINGS AFTER ANOTHER. I HATE WHEN I HAVE WEEKS LIKE THAT. IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES ALL YEAR TO GET THROUGH 5 DAYS. I ALSO AM REALLY STRUGGLING WITH BEING HAPPY. I KNOW I AM DEPRESSED BECAUSE I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. IT IS SO HARD TO FEEL LIKE THIS AND STILL TRY AND FUNCTION AND TO HIDE IT FROM EVERYONE. I KNOW MISTI NEEDS ME RIGHT NOW AND I AM TRYING TO BE THERE FOR HER. I JUST HOPE THAT I AM DOING A GOOD JOB AT RIGHT NOW. I AM SURE TRYING HARD BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I AM DOING ALL THAT I CAN DO FOR HER. I KNOW THAT I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS FUNK THAT IS FOR SURE.
I FEEL SO BAD FOR MISTI. I WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO TO HELP HER OUT. I AM NOT GOING TO BLOG ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT ISN'T MY PLACE AND IT ALSO IS MY NEWS TO TELL. I JUST HOPE THAT SHE REALIZES THAT SHE DESERVES BETTER THAN WHAT SHE IS GETTING. I KNOW THAT SHE KNOWS THIS BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH SHE LOVES HIM. I KILLS ME TO SEE HER STRUGGLE LIKE SHE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING THIS LAST WEEK. I KNOW IF SHE JUST GIVES IT TIME THE PAIN WILL PASS. I JUST HOPE SHE CAN STICK IT OUT UNTIL THE TIME DOES HEAL IT.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK AND I STILL AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE! I AM SURE GETTING TIRED OF IT THAT IS FOR SURE. I HAVE FINALLY CUT OUT SODAS AND CHIPS. I KNOW DON'T HAVE MUCH THAT I LIKE TO EAT BUT IT IS TIME TO BECOME HEALTH AGAIN AND WORK ON MY WEIGHT. I AM HOPING THAT BY CUTTING OUT THE SODAS I WILL BE ABLE TO START TO LOSE WEIGHT. WE WILL SEE BUT I AM HOLDING OUT HOPE THAT I AM ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND IT WILL START TO COME OFF SOON. I AM GOING TO THE GYM IN THE MORNING AND I AM GOING TO TRY AND GO TO THE GYM 4 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK FROM NOW ON. I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE CARDIO CINAMA THOUGH. IT IS SO MUCH COOLER AND LESS STRESSFUL FOR ME. I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE IN THERE ARE WATCHING THE MOVIE AND NOT STARING AT ME. SO IT IS SO MUCH NICER FOR ME. I AM GOING TO TRY AND TALKING MISTI INTO GETTING A GYM PASS WITH ME SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO GO ALONE ANYMORE.
I PLAYED THE SIMS 3 ALMOST ALL DAY LONG. BEFORE I COULD SAVE ALL THE PROGRESS THAT I MADE THE LAP TOP SHUT OFF! I WAS SO PISSED OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I HAD TO RESTART AND RE-DUE ALL THE STUFF THAT I HAD WORKED ON ALL DAY LONG! IT IS SURE ALOT OF TIME TO RE-DUE IT ALL BUT I DID IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME I SAVED IT EVERY HALF HOUR SO THAT IF IT DID THAT AGAIN I WOULDN'T LOSE AS MUCH. THE FAMILY THAT I AM PLAYING NOW JUST HAD TWIN BOYS SO NOW THE HAVE 4 KIDS! I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT IS SO ADDICTING FOR ME. I WISH I KNEW CAUSE I AM SURE THAT I WILL PLAY IT MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW AS WELL/
JOSH AND I ARE GETTING ALONG WILL WELL. I THINK HE REALLY HAS CHANGED AND IF HE HAS I KNOW WITH OUT A DOUBT THAT THIS MARRIAGE WILL WORK OUT. I KNOW THAT BEING MARRIED ISN'T EASY AND THAT WE HAVE IT HARDER BECAUSE OF HIS JOB. I AM WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND I GET THE FEELING THAT HE IS AS WELL. IT IS NICE TO NOT FIGHT ALL THE TIME LIKE WE USED TO. I FEEL LIKE THE JOSH THAT I MET AND FELL IN LOVE IS BACK AND THAT IS A REALLY GOOD THING. I HOPE HE STAYS THE WAY HE IS NOW AND NEVER GOES BACK TO HOW HE WAS TOWARDS THE END OF THINGS.
THE GIRLS ARE LOVING LIFE. IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO SEE THEM HAPPY AND CONTENT IN WHATEVER THEY DO. THEY ARE LOVING THE WEATHER AND THEY LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I THINK THIS WINTER IS GOING TO BE QUITE A SHOCK TO THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO MISS GOING OUT AT NIGHT AND DURING THEY DAY. THEY ALSO ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE THE LITTER BOXES AGAIN AND I AM SURE THAT IT WILL PISS THEM OFF. THEY HATE USING THEM NOW THAT THEY REALIZE THAT THEY CAN GO OUTSIDE IN THE DIRT. OH WELL THEY WILL GET USED TO IT THAT IS FOR SURE.
SORRY THAT THIS POST IS SO LONG BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME UPDATE IT DURING THE WEEK SO I TRY AND DO IT ON THE WEEKENDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WEEK AND HAS A GREAT SUNDAY!

STORYS FROM AIRPORTS

A DC airport ticket agency offers some examples of 'why' our country is in trouble!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so her hair wouldn't get messed up by being nearthe window. (On an airplane!)
2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts.'' Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa.'' His response -- click.
3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, 'don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG)
4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife (Landra Reid) who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada ?'' I said, ''no.'' She said, ''but they look so close on the map.'' (OMG, again!)
5. An aide for a cabinet member(Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. I pulled up the reservation and noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.'' (Aghhhh)
6. An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois , but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.
7. A New York lawmaker, (Jerrold Nadler) called and asked, ''do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?'' I said, 'no, why do you ask?' He replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!'' After putting him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was dying laughing).. I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, Ca. is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on his luggage.
8. A Senator John Kerry's aide (Lindsay Ross) called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?''
9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman, Bobby Bright (D) from Ala who asked, ''how do I know which plane to get on?'' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.''
10. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, Florida. Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?'' I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola, FL on a commuter plane. She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''
11. Mary Landrieu (D) LA. Senator called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.'' I double checked and sure enough, her stay required a visa. When I told her this she said, ''look, I've been to China four times and every time they've accepted my AmericanExpress!''
12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) called to make reservations, ''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York.'' I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''are you sure that's the name of the town?'' 'Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the man. After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere." ''The man retorted, ''oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!'' So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ''you don't mean Buffalo, do you?'' The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.'' Now you know why Government's in the shape it's in!
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED

PMS & GPS

What do you get when you mix PMS with GPS?


A crazy bitch who will find you.

PISTACHIO PRINCIPLE????

The "Pistachio Principle" of Weight Loss By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Posted Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 2:29 pm PDT

72% of users found this article helpful.

James Painter, PhD, RD, has come up with a new, non-dieting approach to weight loss that he calls the "Pistachio Principle." He says his experiments have shown that people can consume fewer calories without consciously restricting themselves, and yet finish a meal feeling as satisfied and full as does the average American who consumes more calories.

Long-term failure of diets

As justification for the new direction he is taking, he cites the fact that all forms of dieting, including the Pritikin Principle®, the Atkins Diet®, and Weight Watchers®, have yielded poor long-term weight-loss results, and he points to rebound eating in response to feelings of deprivation as one probable reason for their failure.

To address weight issues from another direction, Painter, a professor and chair of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University, advocates a behavioral and environmental approach that he's developed.

How, you ask, can you have calorie reduction without a feeling of restriction or deprivation?

Why increase those feelings of deprivation?

According to Painter, Americans over the past decades haven't consciously set out to increase the amounts of fat, carbohydrates, or calories they eat--there's no grand plan afoot to gain lots of weight. And so, he questions why we would do an about-face and consciously restrict extra calories, thereby igniting feelings of deprivation.

In one of Painter's behavioral studies, subjects self-selected helpings of either shelled pistachios or those still in their shells. Since pistachios in shells take more effort and time to eat, the actual calories these subjects consumed were 50 percent less than those eaten by the shelled-nut group. And the upshot was, both groups felt equally satisfied with their portions, and equally full.

How you might put the Pistachio Principle to the test:

• Instead of drinking juices, where calories are quickly consumed, eat fresh fruit instead--a whole orange or tangerine, for example, eaten slowly and section-by-section after peeling it, takes longer to consume and has fiber you don't find in the juice.
• If you have a hankering for peanuts, go with shelled vs. unshelled.
• Try cutting up fresh fruits and veggies into much smaller pieces than you normally would and see how slowly you can eat them.

The bottom line is that it takes your brain 20 minutes to get the signal that you're full. The Pistachio Principle may slow your eating down to the point where you can feel that the stomach is full before you tuck into that second helping.

What do you think about the "Pistachio Principle"?

TEXTING AND DRIVING

Hello guys... I know I send a lot of junk sometimes... but I really feel
that this is worth watching.. heartbreaking really. If any of you have kids
who drive please let them watch this as well. I'll be honest the video is 15
minutes long.... but so very worth watching... it may save a life. The link
is below...


http://ut.zerofatalities.com/texting.php

OBESE PEOPLE HAVE "SEVERE BRAIN DEGENERATION

A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.

Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by 8 years.

The results, based on brain scans of 94 people in their 70s, represent "severe brain degeneration," said Paul Thompson, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of neurology.

"That's a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer's and other diseases that attack the brain," said Thompson. "But you can greatly reduce your risk for Alzheimer's, if you can eat healthily and keep your weight under control."

The findings are detailed in the online edition of the journal Human Brain Mapping.

Obesity packs many negative health effects, including increased risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and some cancers. It's also been shown to reduce sexual activity.

More than 300 million worldwide are now classified as obese, according to the World Health Organization. Another billion are overweight. The main cause, experts say: bad diet, including an increased reliance on highly processed foods.

Obese people had lost brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes, areas of the brain critical for planning and memory, and in the anterior cingulate gyrus (attention and executive functions), hippocampus (long-term memory) and basal ganglia (movement), the researchers said in a statement today. Overweight people showed brain loss in the basal ganglia, the corona radiata, white matter comprised of axons, and the parietal lobe (sensory lobe).

"The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than the brains of those who were lean, and in overweight people looked 8 years older," Thompson said.

Obesity is measured by body mass index (BMI), defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. A BMI over 25 is defined as overweight, and a BMI of over 30 as obese.

The research was funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Center for Research Resources, and the American Heart Association.

I FOUND THIS ARTICLE VERY INTERESTING. THINGS LIKE THIS HAVE ALWAYS INTERESTED ME THOUGH.

TRUNDLE TRUNDLE

THIS WEEKEND WENT BY WAY TO FAST! I NEVER DID UPDATE THE BLOG ON SUNDAY. SO THIS WILL BE A LONGER POST DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT.
FRIDAY NIGHT I WENT WITH GRANDMA OUT TO CAMP WILLIAMS TO BRING CHRIS SOME PIZZA. ON THE WAY OUT THERE WE GOT STUCK BEHIND A LADY THAT WAS GOING 40 MPH. THIS OF COURSE PISSED GRANDMA OFF. SHE SPENT THE WHOLE DRIVE YELLING AND GETTING MORE AND MORE PISSED OFF THE LONGER IT WAS TAKING. I OF COURSE WAS LAUGHING AT HER THE WHOLE TIME. SHE HAD A HIGH PREST DINNER TO GO TO THAT NIGHT AND WANTED TO PROVE TO GRANDPA THAT YOU COULD GET OUT THERE AND BACK IN 30 MIN’S. WHEN GRANDMA WANTS TO PROVE A POINT YOU DON’T GET IN HER WAY. ANYWAY WHEN WE FINALLY GOT TO CAMP WILLIAMS THE OLD LADY WAS GOING ON BASE. THIS REALLY MADE ME LAUGH AS GRANDMA GOT EVEN MORE MAD BECAUSE THE LADY WAS STILL IN FRONT OF US. WELL WHEN WE FINALLY GOT AROUND HER WE GOT TO CHRIS AND GAVE HIM THE PIZZA. WHEN GRANDMA TURNS AROUND HERE IS THE LADY ASKING US HOW TO GET TO THE OFFICERS CLUB. THE LADY PROCEEDED TO TELL GRANDMA THAT SHE COULD GET LOST GOING AROUND THE BLOCK. GRANDMA WAS LIKE I COULD SEE THAT. NEEDLESS TO SAY GRANDMA WAS ABLE TO PROVE HER POINT. ON THE WAY HOME SHE TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I BLOGGED ABOUT THE LADY! SO THIS PART OF THE BLOG IS FOR GRANDMA!!!!!
ON SATURDAY GRANDMA AND I WENT AND DID OUR USUAL SATURDAY SHOPPING BUT THIS TIME GRANDMA WAS PISSED AT GRANDPA SO SHE WANTED TO STAY AWAY AS LONG AS SHE POSSIBLY COULD. I SWEAR THOSE TWO ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING LOL. ANYWAYS SO WE STARTED AT HER SISTERS WHERE WE DROP OFF APRICOTS AND TOMATOES THEN WE WENT TO THE MALL SO THAT I COULD GET A CHARGER FOR MY PHONE. MY PHONE CHARGER TOOK A CRAP AND I NEEDED TO GET IS REPLACED. SO GRANDMA WENT INTO JC PENNEY’ AND I WENT TO THE T-MOBILE STORE. WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR ONE OF THE REPS TO GET DONE WITH THERE CURRENT CUSTOMERS I FOUND 2 COVERS THAT I WANTED AND I ALSO FOUND A CLEAR CASE THAT GOES OVER THE COVERS SO THAT IF I DROP IT LIKE I ALWAYS DO IT WILL PROTECT THE COVER! I WAS SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE I TEND TO DROP MY PHONE BECAUSE MY HANDS ARE NUMB. NEXT WE WENT TO SAM’S CLUB TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP. SINCE I DID IT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 4TH I GOT A $10 GIFT CARD. SO I TALKED GRANDMA INTO BUYING ME TWO NEW PILLOWS. I LOVE TO SHOP WITH HER CAUSE IF I PLAY THE RIGHT CARDS I NEVER HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING! AFTER WE GOT DONE THERE WE WENT TO HARMON’S TO FINISH THIS LEG OF OUR SHOPPING ADVENTURES FOR THE DAY. A FEW HOURS LATER MY BROTHER TEXT ME AND HE NEEDED DEODORANT SO WE WENT TO WAL-MART AND BACK OUT TO CAMP. THIS TIME THERE WASN’T ANY SLOW DRIVERS. WE ALSO HAD TO PICK UP HIS LAUNDRY SO THAT GRANDMA COULD DO IT AND TAKE IT BACK TO HIM THAT NIGHT! WELL I GUESS HE SAW LACHELLE BECAUSE SHE WAS OUT THERE FOR HER LAST DRILL BEFORE SHE SHIPS TO BASIC TRAINING. MY GRANDMA SAID THAT SHE WAS CRYING AND WHAT NOT. SHE WAS TELLING MY LITTLE BROTHER THAT SHE WAS JUST USING THE GUY SHE IS SEEING. BUT KNOW ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH HER ANYMORE. SHE STILL HASN’T GOTTEN HER STUFF OUT OF MY STORAGE UNIT SO IT LOOKS LIKE I AM GOING TO BE STORING IT WHILE SHE IS GONE AS WELL BUT I DO KNOW WHEN SHE GETS BACK SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ME TO GET IT. I AM SURE THAT WILL TURN INTO A HUGE FIGHT BUT IT ISN’T MY PROBLEM IT IS HERS!
THE GIRLS ARE CRAZY LIKE ALWAYS. ON FRIDAY NIGHT SYLVIA WAS OUT UNTIL 4 AM. THE NEXT DAY SHE WANTED TO SLEEP ALL DAY BUT I WOULDN’T LET HER. EVERY TIME I FOUND HER I WOULD GET HER UP AND TRY AND KEEP HER AWAKE SO SHE WOULD SLEEP ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SHE WAS SO TIRED COME SATURDAY NIGHT THAT SHE FELL RIGHT ASLEEP. I FIND IT FUNNY HOW I AM TALKING ABOUT HER LIKE SHE IS MY BABY BUT I GUESS IN A WAY THEY ARE JUST LIKE MY KIDS. GRANDPA HAS STARTED CHASING SYLVIA WHEN SHE HISS’S OR GROWLS AT HIM. I TOLD HIM THAT IF HE KEEPS DOING IT EVERY TIME SHE DOES IT SHE WILL STOP DOING IT. WE WILL SEE IF HE KEEPS IT UP OR NOT. ELINORE IS ACTING REALLY WEIRD AROUND ME LATELY. SHE HAS STARTED TO BE REALLY SCARED ALL THE TIME AGAIN. I WISH I COULD GET IN HER HEAD AND FIGURE OUT WHAT SETS HER OFF. THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN THOUGH SO I WILL JUST KEEP TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AND IF I DO MAKE SURE I DON’T DO IT ANYMORE.
JOSH WILL BE HERE TONIGHT. SO I AM GOING TO MEET UP WITH HIM AFTER THEY GYM SO THAT WE CAN GO TO DINNER. I ALSO MADE HIM BROWNIES BECAUSE HE WANTED THEM. WE WILL SEE HOW THAT ALL GOES. WITH HIM AND I YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THINGS WILL GO. IT SHOULD BE OK THOUGH I AM NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING MAJOR TO GO WRONG. IT SHOULD BE A NICE VISIT WITH HIM.
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE SIMS 3 ALL WEEKEND LONG. I HAVE STARTED TWO MORE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. I USUALLY JUST START ONE PERSON AT A TIME BUT THIS TIME I STARTED TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MARRIED. SO IT IS FUN. ONE OF THE COUPLES JUST HAD A BABY AND I AM HOPING THAT THE OTHER COUPLE WILL HAVE ONE SOON. I AM FINDING IT IS HARDER AND MORE FUN TO PLAY COUPLES AND NOT JUST ONE PERSON AT A TIME. I LIKE TO LIVE OTHER PEOPLES LIVES FOR THEM. SINCE I DON’T MUCH IN MY OWN LIFE IT IS FUN FOR ME TO MESS WITH OTHER PEOPLES LIVES EVEN IF IT JUST IS A COMPUTER GAME!
WELL I THINK THIS POST IS LONG ENOUGH! HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND!

MICE

CHEATING AT THE GAS PUMPS

Cheating at the gas pumps
(PRINT OUT YOUR RECEIPTS!!!)
This email was sent to me by a friend whose cousin is the Lewiston fire captain. This is true. It happened to them three weeks ago somewhere in Lewiston(Idaho) on our way to Augusta(Montana) . The pump should have totaled @ $38.00 (and change). When the receipt was printed, and she checked it was $ 47.00 (and change). She got mad, went inside the store, asked for a calculator and let them do the math They refunded her. she told them that if they cheat, they had better make it right. Normally, her husband would skip printing the receipt.. Not her. We saw on the news the other night that this is happening everywhere. Brian pumped exactly one gallon of gas. The price did not match the cost of one gallon. It was higher. He went inside and complained, got a refund. There is also a number on each pump that you can call and complain.. This is a true story, so read it carefully. On March 24, 2009, I stopped at a gas station in Lewiston . My truck's gas gauge was on 1/4 of a tank. I use the mid-grade, which was priced at $2.21 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around 14 gallons to fill it up. When the pump showed 14 gallons had been pumped, I began to slow it down. Then, to my surprise , it went to 15, then 16. I even looked under my truck to see if it was being spilled. It was not. Then it showed 17 gallons on the pump. It stopped at 18 gallons. This was very strange to me, since my truck has only an 18 gallon tank. I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news I heard a report that 1 out of 4 gas stations had calibrated their pumps to show more gas had been pumped than a person actually got. Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the right amount: Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 10 GALLONS in your tank, then look at the dollar amount. If the dollar amount is not EXACTLY 10 times the price of the fuel you have chosen, then the pumps are rigged. In my case, as I said, the mid-grade was $2.21 9/10 per gallon; my dollar amount for 10 gallons should have been $22.19. I wish I had checked the pump. It doesn't matter where you pump gas, please check the 10 gallon price. If you do find a station that is cheating, contact the state Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to the Commissioner, the info is on the gas pumps.

CHOOSING A WIFE

A man wanted to get married. He was having trouble choosing among three likely candidates. He gives each woman a present of $5,000 and watches to see what they do with the money. The first does a total make over.. She goes to a fancy beauty salon gets her hair done, new make up and buys several new outfits and dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much.. The man was impressed.. The second goes shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him a new set of golf clubs, some new gizmos for his computer, and some expensive clothes. As she presents these gifts, she tells him that she has spent all the money on him because she loves him so much. Again, the man is impressed. The third invests the money in the stock ma rket. She earns several times the $5,000. She gives him back his $5,000 and reinvests the remainder in a joint account.. She tells him that she wants to save for their future because she loves him so much . Obviously, the man was impressed...The man thought for a long time about what each woman had done with the money he'd given her... Then, he married the one with the biggest boobs..Men are like that, you know.There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on
Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. If you don 't send this to five 'OLD' friends right away there will be five fewer people laughing in the world!

BEST SHORT JOKE OF THE YEAR

A 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath.
"Mom", he asked, "Are these my brains?"
"Not yet," she replied.

CLUNKERS

CASH FOR CLUNKERS...........
I QUALIFY
IF MY BODY WERE A CAR....
If my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish, and my paint job is getting a little dull. But that's not the worst of it. My headlights are out of focus, and it's especially hard to see things up close.My traction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather. My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins. It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed. My fuel rate burns inefficiently. But here's the worst of it --
Almost every time I sneeze, cough or laugh, either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires.
ASH FOR CLUNKERS..........
I QUALIFY -
How about You?

LOTS OF POST COMING

TOMORROW I AM GOING TO POST REST OF THE E-MAILS FROM WORK. IT SEEMS LIKE I AM SO BEHIND AND LIKE I AM HARDLY POSTING ANYMORE. I PLAN ON UPDATING TOMORROW AS WELL BE WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH I REALLY GET DONE. IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET CAUGHT UP ON POSTING ON WHEN YOU GET BEHIND. I AM SURE GOING TO TRY THOUGH!

Noahs Ark

1. The woodpecker might have to go!

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark. ..

One : Don't miss the boat.

Two : Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three : Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

Four : Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Five : Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Six : Build your future on high ground .

Seven : For safety sake, travel in pairs.

Eight : Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. Nine : When you're stressed, float a while.

Ten : Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

Eleven : No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. NOW, wasn't that nice?

Pass it along and make someone else smile, too.

Found This Funny

Chocolate Math

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
tell me your age; you'd probably lie anyway - but the Hershey Man will know! YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
This is pretty neat
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minuteWork this out as you read Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50 - I'll wait while you get the calculator
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ...if you haven't, add 1758..
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born
7. You should have a three digit number
8. The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

9.The next two numbers are YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is) THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

STRANGE DAY

WEDNESDAY WAS A REALLY STRANGE DAY FOR ME. THINGS AT WORK WERE DOING WEIRD THINGS AND THEN JOSH SHOCKED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I ALSO STARTED TO FEEL FUNNY. I THINK I AM HAVING AN MS FLAIR UP BUT THE AGAIN I NEVER HAVE ANY IDEA ON WHAT MY BODY IS DOING ANYMORE. ALL IN ALL I HOPE TODAY ISN’T AS WEIRD AS YESTERDAY. I DON’T KNOW IF MY BRAIN COULD HANDLE ANOTHER DAY LIKE YESTERDAY.
WHERE TO BEGIN WITH YESTERDAY. WELL LETS SEE THE FIRST WEIRD AND VERY STRANGE THING THAT HAPPENED HAD TO DO WITH A COMPUTER AT WORK. ONE OF THE GUYS NEEDED HELP PRINTING OFF A PDF FILE. SO AFTER I GOT THAT FIGURED OUT AND STARTED PRINTING IT WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS PRINTING THE PAGES OUT OF ORDER AND IT DIDN’T WANNA PRINT ALL THE PAGES SO WE TRIED AGAIN AND GOT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PRINT OUT THEN BEFORE. ON THE THIRD TRY WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED UNTIL THE END. WE DIDN’T GET PAGE 18 AND AFTER THAT IT PRINTED DOUBLES OF THE REST OF THE PAGES BUT THE WEIRD PART IS THE DOUBLES DIDN’T MATCH AT ALL THEY WERE TWO DIFFERENT MODELS?!?!?!?! IN THE END WE HAD TO GO THROUGH PAGE BY PAGE AND HAVE THE PDF OPEN ON THE COMPUTER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WHAT. WE PRINTED IT TONS OF TIMES AND WE NEVER DID GET THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF PAGES. I AM STILL CONFUSED ON WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE.
JOSH SHOCKED ME BECAUSE HE WAS IN FLORIDA AND HE ACTUALLY DID WHAT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO!!! I WAS SO SHOCKED I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM. HE HAS NEVER BEFORE DONE WHAT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO WHILE HE IS THERE. HE HAS ALWAYS IGNORED ME AND FORGOT THAT I EXISTED WHEN HE WAS IN FLORIDA OR SPRINGFIELD. SO MAYBE HE IS ACTUALLY TRYING AND HE IS CHANGING. I MEAN I CAN’T BE SURE BUT HE IS SURE ACTING LIKE IT THAT IS FOR SURE. LIKE I TOLD MISTI IT WILL TAKE TIME TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF HE HAS REALLY CHANGED AND IF HE IS TRYING. I HOPE FOR THE BEST BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS OVER TIME. I AM HOPING FOR THE BEST THOUGH AND STAYING POSITIVE ABOUT IT ALL!
THE GIRLS ARE CRAZY. I GUESS THIS MORNING MY GRANDPARENTS WERE OUT IN THE GARDEN AND SYLVIA WANT TO BE WITH THEM OUT THERE. WELL THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE SPRINKLERS THAT WERE BLOCKING HER WAY. SHE JUST SAT THERE AND CRIED AND CRIED FOR THEM TO COME GET HER. I MEAN ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS WALK AROUND. MY GRANDPARENTS THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS SO FUNNY. I GUESS SHE COULDN’T FIGURE OUT THE WHOLE WALK AROUND THE SPRINKLERS. THEY ARE SO CUTE AND CAN ALWAYS MAKE ME LAUGH OR SMILE!

WORK WORK WORK

IT SEEMS LIKE ALL I DO IS WORK, GO TO THE GYM AND GO HOME AND DEAL WITH DRAMA THERE. OH WELL THAT IS LIFE FOR ME ANYMORE. IT IS VERY RARE THAT THERE ISN’T SOME KIND OF DRAMA AT HOME OR AT WORK. OH WELL THAT IS HOW LIFE IS AT TIMES. I GUESS IT IS PART OF BEING A GROWN UP. I HAVE DECIDED THAT IF THIS IS BEING AN ADULT I DON’T WANNA DO IT ANYMORE. I AM TIRED OF IT ALL. I WISH IT WAS JUST THAT EASY TO NOT HAVE TO WORK AND DEAL WITH THE DAILY STRESSES OF LIFE. I KNOW THAT I AM TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS DIFFERENTLY NOW AND THAT IS HELPING ME STAY MORE POSITIVE MOST OF THE TIME. SO TIMES I HAVE SLIP UPS BUT MORE THAN NOT I AM DOING REALLY WELL AT STAYING POSITIVE. I HAVE ALSO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I AM NO LONGER GOING TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLES PROBLEMS MY OWN. I DON’T THE TIME ANYMORE TO WORRY ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE’S PROBLEMS. I AM GOING TO FOCUS ON MY FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE AND FIX MY LIFE AND MAKE MYSELF HAPPY THIS MAY SEEM SELFISH BUT AT TIMES IT IS WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO SURVIVE AND NOT BE SO STRESSED ALL THE TIME.
JOSH IS ON HIS WAY TO FLORIDA SO THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HE IS WITH ME WHILE HE IS DOWN THERE. YOU NEVER KNOW WITH HIM ANYMORE. SO FAR HE IS DOING REALLY WELL BUT I AM ALWAYS HESITATE OF FLORIDA BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE MOST OF THE STUFF THAT WENT WRONG STARTED. I CAN STILL REMEMBER THAT NIGHT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY AND NOW LOW HE MADE ME FEEL ABOUT IT ALL. ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HIM DRINKING AND HIM BEING A MEAN DRUNK TO ME. IF HE CAN’T CONTROL HIS DRINKING AND HOW HE ACTS THEN HE HAS NO REASON TO BE DRINKING. HE HAS BEEN DRINKING LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW HIS LIMIT AND YET AT TIMES HE STILL DRINKS TO THE POINT WHERE HE DOESN’T REMEMBER THINGS AND THAT IS WHEN WE ALWAYS FIGHT AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH BECAUSE HE LIES ABOUT IT. WHAT HE DOESN’T GET IT IS I ALWAYS FIND OUT AND I MOST OF THE TIME ALREADY KNOW BECAUSE I TELL THE CHANGE IN HIM. I HOPE HE HAS LEARNED TO CONTROL IT OR DON’T DRINK CAUSE I WON’T DEAL WITH IT ANYMORE. HE ALREADY KNOWS ALL THIS I JUST HOPE THAT HE IS TAKING ME SERIOUS THIS TIME! LIKE I TOLD HIM THE LAST TIME HE WAS HOME HE JUST NEEDS TO BE HONEST WITH EVERYTHING AND IF HE CAN’T DO THAT THEN HE IS WASTING MY TIME AND HIS OWN TIME! HONEST IS ALL I ASK FOR ANYMORE.
THE GIRLS ARE BEING THERE USUAL MONSTER SELVES. THEY ARE LOVING THE OUT DOORS AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH THE PROBLEM THAT THEY WON’T EVER WANT TO BE INSIDE CATS AGAIN. IF I EVER MOVE OUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITH THEM. I WILL BE SAD IF I LEAVE THEM BUT THEY WILL BE SAD IF I TAKE THEM WITH ME. I KNOW ELINORE WILL BE SAD EITHER WAY BUT I AM SURE SYLVIA WILL ADJUST TO ME NOT BEING AROUND. WHO KNEW TWO CATS WHO WERE SCARED TO DEALTH OF BEING OUTSIDE WOULD START TO LOVE IT SO MUCH! THEY WOULD RATHER BE OUT THERE THEN IN THE HOUSE. THEY NEVER STRAY VERY FAR FROM HOME AND THEY WILL COME WHEN I CALL THEM. I CAN REMEMBER HOW I WAS WITH THEM WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED GOING OUT ALL WORRIED AND COULDN’T SLEEP BUT NOW I COULD REALLY CARE LESS. HALF THE TIME I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF THEY ARE IN OR OUT. THEY ALWAYS COME TO MY WINDOW WHEN THEY ARE READY TO COME IN.
GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CHRIS AND LACHELLE ANYMORE. CHRIS GONE TO SUMMER CAMP WITH THE GUARD AND LACHELLE SHIPS TO BASIC TRAINING ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. SHE STILL HAS TO COME AND GET HER STUFF FROM THE HOUSE AND MY STORAGE UNIT BUT WE WILL SEE IF SHE EVEN COMES AND GETS IT. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING THROUGH HER HEAD AT TIMES. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY ARE ON OR OFF. I AM JUST HOPING WHILE SHE IS GONE THAT I CAN GET CHRIS TO SEE THAT THERE ARE "NORMAL" GIRLS OUT THERE. I WANT TO MAKE HIM SEE THAT HE DOESN’T NEED TO DEAL WITH HER CRAP ANYMORE. I KNOW IF HE LOOKS HE CAN FIND SOMEONE BETTER THAN HER. I WOULD EVEN TAKE JAIL BAIT BACK AGAIN. SHE WAS TEN TIMES BETTER THAN LACHELLE WAS THAT IS FOR SURE!!!!!

INFUSION

WELL FRIDAY WAS MY INFUSION FOR THIS MONTH AND IT WENT PRETTY WELL. ONE OF THE NURSES WAS PRACTICING USING THE ULTRA SOUND MACHINE AND GOING FOR DEEPER VEINS SO THEY ASKED ME IF I WOULD LET HER PRACTICE STICKING ME. SO I SAID SURE WHY NOT AND SHE DID REALLY WELL ON ME. IT EVEN HURT LESS WHEN SHE DID IT WITH THE MACHINE AND IT GAVE MY OTHER VEINS A REST FOR A MONTH. I BROUGHT MY COMPUTER WITH ME AND IT SURE MADE TIME GO BY FASTER THAN IT USUALLY DID WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE A COMPUTER WITH ME. ALL IN ALL THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD INFUSION!!!!
ALL DONE UNTIL NEXT MONTH!

QUOTE FOR TODAY!

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
Love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't.

$15.44

ON SATURDAY BEFORE MY MRI I RAN TO KOHL'S. I KNOW I SAID I WOULDN'T SHOP THERE AGAIN BUT THEY HAD RUNNING SHOES ON SALE AND WE ALSO HAD A 10 DOLLAR COUPON OFF OF A PURCHASE OF $20 DOLLARS OR MORE! SO I HAD TO GO AND SEE IF I COULDN'T FIND SOMETHING CHEAP AND CUTE FOR THE GYM. I GOT THERE AND FOUND THESE REALLY CUTE WHITE AND SILVER NIKE'S AND THEY WERE ON SALE FOR 28.77 AND THEY ARE REGULARLY $72. SO THAT IN AND OF IT SELF IS A GREAT DEAL! SO I GRAB THEM AND WENT UP TOO THE REGISTER TO CHECK OUT. WHEN SHE RANG THEM UP I GOT AN EXTRA 15% OFF WHICH WAS NICE. AFTER THE 15% OFF CAME OFF THEY WERE 24.45. SO IN THE END WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE I ONLY SPENT $15.44!!!!!!!!!! I SAVED 57.55!!!!!!!! THE SHOES ARE TOTALLY ME AND REALLY REALLY COMFORTABLE!

MRI DRAMA

WELL I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN MRI ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT WE GOT A CALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESCHEDULING IT. SO AFTER I GOT IT THROUGH THEIR HEADS THAT I CAN'T COME IN THE MORNING THEY DECIDED TO RESCHEDULE IT FOR SATURDAY AT 11:30. FRIDAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK I GOT A CALL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL SAYING THAT I NEEDED TO PUT DOWN A $250 DEPOSIT IN ORDER TO HAVE MY MRI. I DIDN'T GET IT THEN AND I STILL DON'T GET IT BUT I HAD THEM PUT IT ON MY CREDIT CARD. SO GOING INTO SATURDAY I WAS STILL PISSED ABOUT HAVING TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY WHEN I HAVE TWO INSURANCES RIGHT NOW. WE GET THERE AT ABOUT 10:45 BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SURE WHERE PARKING AND ALL THAT WAS AT HUNTSMAN CANCER. I GET DONE FILLING OUT ALL PAPER WORK AND THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THEIR MRI MACHINE IS BROKE. THEY HAD JUST GOT THE PART BUT WEREN'T SURE IF IT WOULD BE UP AND RUNNING ON TIME. SO WE SIT THERE FOR LIKE 20 MIN'S ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT ISN'T WORKING AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SEE IF I CAN GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR ANOTHER BUILDING TO HAVE IT DONE SINCE I WAS ALREADY THERE. WELL I KNEW I COULDN'T HAVE IT DONE AT THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF MY PRIMARY INSURANCE. SO I ENDED UP AND ANOTHER BUILDING THAT HAD A REALLY GOOD AND FAST MRI MACHINE!!!! SO THEY GOT ME CHANGED AND LAID DOWN AND WERE TRYING TO START AN IV FOR THE CONTRAST FLUID WHEN THEY WERE READY FOR IT. THE FIRST ONE THEY PUT IN INFILTRATED SO THEY HAD TO PUT ANOTHER ONE IN THE OTHER ARM. AFTER THIS POINT IT WAS SMOOTH SAILING FOR THE REST OF IT AND I WAS DONE IN 40 MIN'S!!!!!

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ISAIAH 65:24

Isaiah 65:24 Before they call, I will answer...

This beautiful story was written by a doctor who worked in Central Africa.

One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities..

Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in. Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates).

'And it is our last hot water bottle!' she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest pathways.

'All right,' I said, 'put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts. Your job is to keep the baby warm.'

The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her mother had died.

During prayer time, one ten-year-old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. 'Please, God' she prayed, 'Send us a hot water bottle today. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon.'

While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, 'And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?'

As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say 'Amen'? I just did not believe that God could do this. Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, received a parcel from home.

Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!

Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door... By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there on the porch was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children. Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly... Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box.

From the top, I lifted out brightly-colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend.

Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the..... could it really be?

I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could.

Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed forward, crying out, 'If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!

'Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted! Looking up at me, she asked, 'Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?'

'Of course,' I replied!

That parcel had been on the way for five whole months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator. And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it 'that afternoon'.

'Before they call, I will answer.' (Isaiah 65:24)

MOUSE

SYLVIA BROUGHT A MOUSE INTO THE HOUSE THIS MORNING! I HATE TO WATCH THEM TORTURE THEM. GRANDPA HAD TO THROW IT OUTSIDE SO THEY COULD CONTINUE TO TORTURE IT AND PLAY WITH IT. WHEN I LEFT I DIDN'T SEE IT ANYMORE AND SYLVIA WAS IN THE HOUSE EATING HER CAT FOOD. VINNIE I GUESS BROUGHT IT TO HER. SHE LOSES INTEREST IN THEM THOUGH BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T REALIZE THAT YOU CAN EAT THEM. SO GIVE HER ABOUT 15 MIN'S WITH IT THEN SHE WALKS AWAY FROM IT. SO VINNIE TAKES IT BACK AND EATS IT! IT IS TOTALLY DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!
THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE! EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE REVOLTED LIKE I AM!

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THIS IS A VERY TRUE STATEMENT!

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I HATE TUESDAY'S

I HAVE DECIDED THAT I HATE TUESDAY'S. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ALWAYS DRAG AND I NEVER HAVE ANY WORK TO DO. IT SURE GETS OLD JUST SITTING AROUND AND DOING NOTHING ALL DAY LONG. I GUESS IT IS JUST PART OF HAVING A JOB AND WHAT NOT. I AM SURE IT SEEMS WORSE BECAUSE I AM SUPER BUSY ON MONDAYS AND WHAT NOT.
SYLVIA IS STILL ON THE HUNGER STRIKE OR SHE WON'T EAT DRY FOOD AND SHE IS ONLY EATING WET FOOD WHICH ISN'T GOOD FOR HER. OH WELL SHE WILL EAT DRY FOOD IF MY GRANDMA WILL STOP FEEDING HER WET FOOD ALL DAY LONG. I KNOW THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN THOUGH. GRANDMA GIVES INTO THE CATS TOO EASY. OH WELL THAT IS WHAT GRANDMA'S DO SPOIL THEIR GRAND KIDS. SINCE THE GIRLS MAY BE THE ONLY GRAND KIDS SHE WILL EVER HAVE I GUESS SHE CAN SPOIL THEM ALL SHE WANTS.
CHRIS AND LACHELLE ARE UP TO THERE SAME OLD SHIT. THEY ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING AND THEN MAKING UP THEN FIGHTING AGAIN. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT WILL NEVER CHANGE WITH THEM. I ALSO DON'T SEE THEM EVER BREAKING UP. I THINK THIS IS THE CYCLE THAT THEY WILL BE DOING FOREVER AND A DAY. I DO THINK THAT AT SOME POINT ONE OF THEM WILL END UP IN JAIL FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BUT THAT ISN'T MY PROBLEM OR MY WORRY ANYMORE. THEY BOTH CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. I AM DONE WORRYING ABOUT THEM AND THEIR DRAMA ALL THE TIME. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AND THEN MY OWN STUFF. ALL I DO KNOW IS THAT SHE NEEDS TO GET HER STUFF OUT OF STORAGE OR IT WILL BE GONE WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM BASIC TRAINING.
I AM GOING TO GO TO THE GYM TONIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T GO TOMORROW AND I DIDN'T GO ALL WEEKEND LONG. I HAVE REALLY BEEN STRUGGLING WITH MIGRAINES LATELY SO I HAVEN'T BEEN GOING. I HAVE LOST THREE POUNDS SO I AM GOING TO KEEP GOING AND LOSE THE REST OF IT! I KNOW I CAN LOSE IT I JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOTIVATED AND WHAT NOT. I THINK THE BEST MOTIVATION FOR ME IS THAT I AM PAYING FOR A GYM PASS SO I HAVE TO USE IT. IF I WASN'T PAYING FOR ONE I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD EVER GO.

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THIS PICTURE JUST MAKES ME SMILE!

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WEEKEND HAPPENINGS

WELL IT IS SUNDAY AND I HAD A BUSY WEEKEND AND ON TOP OF IT ALL I HAVE HAD A MIGRAINE ALL WEEKEND LONG. I GUESS WHEN IT RAINS IT POOR'S. JOSH WAS HERE AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE HIM BUT HAD FOR ME BECAUSE I GET BITCHY WHEN I HAVE MIGRAINES AND WHEN I DON'T FEEL GOOD. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I TRIED TO BE NICE AND I HOPE THAT HE COULD SEE THAT. HE ALSO WASN'T A JERK THIS TIME SO I KNOW THAT HE WAS TRYING AS WELL. I HOPE THINGS WORK BUT I AM STILL ON THE FENCE ON IF IT WILL WORK OR NOT. I AM GOING TO KEEP TRYING AND AS LONG AS HE TRIES THEN WE HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE.
JOSH AND I WENT AND SAW HARRY POTTER LAST NIGHT. I LIKED THE MOVIE BUT I COULDN'T STAND THE ENDING. IT REALLY SUCKED! I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE DONE MORE WITH HIS DEATH BUT I GUESS THEY HAVE TO CUT OUT SOME THINGS IN MOVIES WHEN THEY ARE BASED ON BOOKS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF READING BOOK 7. SO FAR IT IS REALLY REALLY BORING BUT I HOPE THAT IT PICKS UP OR I AM GOING TO HAVE A HELL OF A TIME FINISHING IT.
MY LITTLE BROTHER IS LETTING MY BORROW ONE OF HIS LAPTOPS!!! I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE IT PLAYS SIMS 3 AND MY COMPUTER WOULDN'T PLAY IT. I WAS SO EXCITED BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO PLAY IT AND NOW I CAN. I AM ADDICTED TO IT NOW. EVEN JOSH LIKED PLAYING IT. ONCE YOU START PLAYING IT YOU DON'T WANNA STOP. I WISH I COULD PLAY IT ALL DAY AT WORK BUT I KNOW THAT I CAN'T PLAY IT WORK JUST A WISH IS ALL. NOW AFTER WORK AND ON WEEKENDS I WILL HAVE SOMETHING MORE TO DO THAN JUST WATCH MOVIES.
SORRY FOR SLACKING ON PICTURES THIS WEEKEND. I WILL POST 3 TOMORROW TO CATCH UP.
OH AND THE BEST PART OF THE WEEKEND IS. . . I LOST THREE POUNDS!!!!! I HAVE GONE TO THE GYM TWICE NOW AND I AM ALREADY LOSING WEIGHT. I AM SUPER EXCITED! I DID GO TO THE GYM THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF MY HEADACHES BUT I AM FOR SURE GOING TOMORROW. I AM GOING TO TRY AND GO EVERY DAY. SINCE I AM LOSING WEIGHT I AM MOTIVATED TO KEEP GOING AND NOT GIVE UP. I ALSO AM GOING TO GO BACK TO EATING SALADS FOR LUNCH.