Due to the climate of political correctness now pervading America, Kentuckians, Tennesseans and West Virginians will no longer be referred to as "HILLBILLIES."
You must now refer to them as APPALACHIAN-AMERICANS.And furthermore ...
HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:
1 She is not a "BABE" or a "CHICK" - She is a "BREASTED AMERICAN."
2. She is not "EASY" - She is "HORIZONTALLY ACCESSIBLE."
3. She is not a "DUMB BLONDE" - She is a "LIGHT-HAIRED DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY."
4. She has not "BEEN AROUND" - She is a "PREVIOUSLY-ENJOYED COMPANION."
5 . She does not "NAG" you - She becomes "VERBALLY REPETITIVE."
6. She is not a "TWO-BIT HOOKER" - She is a "LOW COST PROVIDER.
"HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT MEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:
1. He does not have a "BEER GUT" - He has developed a "LIQUID GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY."
2. He is not a "BAD DANCER" - He is "OVERLY CAUCASIAN."
3. He does not "GET LOST ALL THE TIME" - He "INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS."
4. He is not "BALDING" - He is in "FOLLICLE REGRESSION."
5. He does not act like a "TOTAL ASS" - He develops a case of RECTAL-CRANIAL INVERSION."
6. It's not his "CRACK" you see hanging out of his pants - It's "REAR CLEAVAGE."
January 31, 2007
January 30, 2007
Sick as a dog
Right now, I am sick as a dog. I was feeling great all day long. I got a lot done & even spent some time on the floor with my kids. We were playing with toys & i even read them both a couple of books. They each spent time in my lap individually & together. It was a great day!
Then I deceided to make french toast for dinner. The girls don't like that so I made them scrambled eggs with a little pepper, vanilla & shredded cheese. They gobbbled it right up, as always. I ate my french toast & about an hour after doing so it hit me hard.
Without going into detail, I rear got acquainted with my toilet seat very well tonight. I made more than 10 trips in less than 2 1/2 hours. I probably lost 5 pounds, but that is NOT the way to do so. Gee, think I was feeling very well? I was hot & then cold & then hot again. I really hope it's not food poisoning, but I think it might be. I've never had it before to my knowledge. I do know that I won't be eating or making french toast anytime soon. I am glad that the kids didn't have any. My husband either for that matter.
I also got news Friday morning that my Grandfather (88) fell in the bathroom & broke his hip. My Aunt called & told me that the ball popped out of it's socket. Due to his age they replaced the socket & reset the ball. The Dr. said that if they replaced the hip, it would never heal. He already is at risk of serious complications due to his age & his weakened heart (a stroke in 2005). Today I got an e-mail saying that the Dr's are having trouble keeping his blood pressure stable & they are really concerned with fluid building in his lungs. They also told my Aunt that there is a high probability that he may suffer another heart attack or stroke. If that happens, I pray that he passes & doesn't suffer any longer. Since Grandma is basically willing herself to stay alive long enough to care for Grandpa, I expect that she will follow him to heaven not longer after his passing.
I told my husband what is happening & he asked if I was wanting to go see them. I told I didn't need to becasue we just saw them in November. He said that is good because we could not afford to go. I told him the truth. I told him that I was glad we went in November because I would rather have seen him one last time in life than to see his lifeless body in a coffin. I also told him that I fully expected that the trip home in November would probably be the last time I saw at least ONE of my Grandparents, probably all three of them actually. They are aged 88, 84 & 84 after all & all are in poor health. The T's live in an assisted living home full of Seinors. Grandma G. lives alone, but I'm not sure how much longer that will be the case. She gets a lot of help from her neighbor David & her 92 year old sister Margaret. My Uncle also drives down from the Peoria area everytime she needs to go see a Dr. in Saint Louis. We would go & help but we live over 1000 miles away. That makes it impossible for us to help out with things.
I am headed to bed. I will fix typos when I feel better.
Then I deceided to make french toast for dinner. The girls don't like that so I made them scrambled eggs with a little pepper, vanilla & shredded cheese. They gobbbled it right up, as always. I ate my french toast & about an hour after doing so it hit me hard.
Without going into detail, I rear got acquainted with my toilet seat very well tonight. I made more than 10 trips in less than 2 1/2 hours. I probably lost 5 pounds, but that is NOT the way to do so. Gee, think I was feeling very well? I was hot & then cold & then hot again. I really hope it's not food poisoning, but I think it might be. I've never had it before to my knowledge. I do know that I won't be eating or making french toast anytime soon. I am glad that the kids didn't have any. My husband either for that matter.
I also got news Friday morning that my Grandfather (88) fell in the bathroom & broke his hip. My Aunt called & told me that the ball popped out of it's socket. Due to his age they replaced the socket & reset the ball. The Dr. said that if they replaced the hip, it would never heal. He already is at risk of serious complications due to his age & his weakened heart (a stroke in 2005). Today I got an e-mail saying that the Dr's are having trouble keeping his blood pressure stable & they are really concerned with fluid building in his lungs. They also told my Aunt that there is a high probability that he may suffer another heart attack or stroke. If that happens, I pray that he passes & doesn't suffer any longer. Since Grandma is basically willing herself to stay alive long enough to care for Grandpa, I expect that she will follow him to heaven not longer after his passing.
I told my husband what is happening & he asked if I was wanting to go see them. I told I didn't need to becasue we just saw them in November. He said that is good because we could not afford to go. I told him the truth. I told him that I was glad we went in November because I would rather have seen him one last time in life than to see his lifeless body in a coffin. I also told him that I fully expected that the trip home in November would probably be the last time I saw at least ONE of my Grandparents, probably all three of them actually. They are aged 88, 84 & 84 after all & all are in poor health. The T's live in an assisted living home full of Seinors. Grandma G. lives alone, but I'm not sure how much longer that will be the case. She gets a lot of help from her neighbor David & her 92 year old sister Margaret. My Uncle also drives down from the Peoria area everytime she needs to go see a Dr. in Saint Louis. We would go & help but we live over 1000 miles away. That makes it impossible for us to help out with things.
I am headed to bed. I will fix typos when I feel better.
January 24, 2007
Thursday Thirteen Week #4
Thirteen Things about This week
1. My husband went to Illinois to help his mom move across the country.
2. They thankfully avoided being involved in any of the crashes near Amarillo, Texas due to the severe
3. My Mom kept my oldest daughter for a sleep over to give me a mini-break.
4. All I did was worry about my husband's safety & take care of the little one.
5. My daughter had a blast at Grandma's house.
6. The little one & I had some fun as well.
7. Missed my husband so much it hurt.
8. My oldest one is acting up & testing her limits with me.
9. She has a little sassy mouth on her & it needs to stop.
10. I have not written any Haikus this week, even though they are all pretty bad.
11. I completed my 40 day Fast Food Fast this week.
12. It felt REALLY good to acomplish the fast successfully.
13. I am writing this on Wednesday while I have time to do so.
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January 23, 2007
Why does this have to be so hard?
I LOVE both of my children SO much. WHY disciplining them have to be so hard sometimes.
My oldest is at the age where she is testing the boundries & asserting herself. She seems to forget that I am the Mommy & I am the one that makes the rules around here. She flat out ignores me! When I tell my hubby about it he generally rolls his eyes & gives me the impression he could care less about what happens when he isn't here.
Today she was mouthy & rude all day long. At 4 pm I had had enough. Daddy has been home all day & he finally got to witness what I deal with more often than not. She deceided that she wasn't going to eat the Chicken noodle Soup I made for dinner. Here comes the battle royal. After an hour of her refusing to eat & sent her to her room. She continued to ignore me. I don't know how it got to the point of me removing all of the toys, TV & movies from her room but I did. Daddy finally stepped in & HELPED me with her. She throws this BIG hissy fit, screaming & crying & stomping all through the house. This happens often. I stood my ground even when I felt horrible about removing all the fun things from her bedroom. I even tried to talk to her in a calm manner. She begged for her TV back & I told her again she could have her TV & movies back tommorrow if she was good all day tommorrow. Then she begged to her Daddy & he told her the same thing. He told her that he was tired of her talking to me that way & it needed to stop.
I don't know what to do. It doesn't matter how much time I spend with her alone or what we do. She is not happy unless she has ALL of my individual attention. I have TWO kids & I really do my best to spend individual time with both of them as well as together.
When I actually did get to TALK to her tonight she told me that she doesn't know how to pick up her toys. I KNOW she does because she can pick them up & put them away properly when she wants something.
I am at a total loss of how to deal with her. She is good to her sister & good to her Daddy but she seems to have a real problem with me for some reason. Maybe it is because I am the one that stays at home with the kids. Maybe it is because I am the one that handles the discipline. Maybe it is just because...I don't even know anymore. All I know is that I am completely exhausted by the constant power struggle with an almost 5 year old. I THOUGHT I was good Mom but many days I have my doubts. She behaves when we are out places, puts things that she gets out away without me even asking, she says please, thank you & excuse me. I KNOW I am doing something right. WHY am I her constant target of frustration. She doesn't even talk to me, she YELLS everything to me. She stands right in front of me & YELLS intead of talking to me. I nicely remind her to use her indoor voice & it works....until the next sentence.
I just don't know what to do anymore. I told her, once she calmed down, she was going to have to earn her toys back by being good & listening to me. She seemed to understand that. I hope it works because I am flat out of ideas on how to deal with this.
My oldest is at the age where she is testing the boundries & asserting herself. She seems to forget that I am the Mommy & I am the one that makes the rules around here. She flat out ignores me! When I tell my hubby about it he generally rolls his eyes & gives me the impression he could care less about what happens when he isn't here.
Today she was mouthy & rude all day long. At 4 pm I had had enough. Daddy has been home all day & he finally got to witness what I deal with more often than not. She deceided that she wasn't going to eat the Chicken noodle Soup I made for dinner. Here comes the battle royal. After an hour of her refusing to eat & sent her to her room. She continued to ignore me. I don't know how it got to the point of me removing all of the toys, TV & movies from her room but I did. Daddy finally stepped in & HELPED me with her. She throws this BIG hissy fit, screaming & crying & stomping all through the house. This happens often. I stood my ground even when I felt horrible about removing all the fun things from her bedroom. I even tried to talk to her in a calm manner. She begged for her TV back & I told her again she could have her TV & movies back tommorrow if she was good all day tommorrow. Then she begged to her Daddy & he told her the same thing. He told her that he was tired of her talking to me that way & it needed to stop.
I don't know what to do. It doesn't matter how much time I spend with her alone or what we do. She is not happy unless she has ALL of my individual attention. I have TWO kids & I really do my best to spend individual time with both of them as well as together.
When I actually did get to TALK to her tonight she told me that she doesn't know how to pick up her toys. I KNOW she does because she can pick them up & put them away properly when she wants something.
I am at a total loss of how to deal with her. She is good to her sister & good to her Daddy but she seems to have a real problem with me for some reason. Maybe it is because I am the one that stays at home with the kids. Maybe it is because I am the one that handles the discipline. Maybe it is just because...I don't even know anymore. All I know is that I am completely exhausted by the constant power struggle with an almost 5 year old. I THOUGHT I was good Mom but many days I have my doubts. She behaves when we are out places, puts things that she gets out away without me even asking, she says please, thank you & excuse me. I KNOW I am doing something right. WHY am I her constant target of frustration. She doesn't even talk to me, she YELLS everything to me. She stands right in front of me & YELLS intead of talking to me. I nicely remind her to use her indoor voice & it works....until the next sentence.
I just don't know what to do anymore. I told her, once she calmed down, she was going to have to earn her toys back by being good & listening to me. She seemed to understand that. I hope it works because I am flat out of ideas on how to deal with this.
January 08, 2007
SA Blog Challenge for week of 1/8
1. I've come to realize that my life is...on hold right now because I choose to be a stay at home mom Life as I envisioned it at least. I am happy for the most part.
.2. I am listening to...my kids playing in the playroom, which is something we didn't have 18 months ago.
3. I talk...about losing weight & this year I am taking steps to reach that goal...25 pounds at a time.
4. I love...my family.
5. My best friends...friend actually lives 70 miles away & I don't get to see her often but i cherish the times we do get to see each other.
6.Love is... something that takes dedication & hardwork. It doesn't stay around if you neglect it.
7. Somewhere, someone is thinking...why in the he!! can't he put the toilet seat down when he's finished his business! LOL!
8. I'll always...love my husbad & my children. They come first..no matter what.
9. The last time I cried was because...my husband & I had a fight. We don't fight to the point of tears often, but ti is part of the course of our relationship.
10. My cell phone...lets me call my Grandparents every Saturday without long distance charges.
11. Before I go to bed...I have no routine. I need to establish one for a better nights rest.
12. Right now I am thinking about...how I don't feel like cooking dinner. Since we are broke & we have stopped buying those prepackaged meals..I have no choice so I'd better learn to enjoy it!
13. Today I... played Dance Dance Revolution for 2 hours with one child while the other took a nap. Good sweaty cardio fun!
14. Tonite I will...read more of "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King...a Christmas gift from my husband.
15. Tomorrow I will be...sore from playing the dance game, but I at least take a 30 minute walk with the kids.
1. I've come to realize that my life is...on hold right now because I choose to be a stay at home mom Life as I envisioned it at least. I am happy for the most part.
.2. I am listening to...my kids playing in the playroom, which is something we didn't have 18 months ago.
3. I talk...about losing weight & this year I am taking steps to reach that goal...25 pounds at a time.
4. I love...my family.
5. My best friends...friend actually lives 70 miles away & I don't get to see her often but i cherish the times we do get to see each other.
6.Love is... something that takes dedication & hardwork. It doesn't stay around if you neglect it.
7. Somewhere, someone is thinking...why in the he!! can't he put the toilet seat down when he's finished his business! LOL!
8. I'll always...love my husbad & my children. They come first..no matter what.
9. The last time I cried was because...my husband & I had a fight. We don't fight to the point of tears often, but ti is part of the course of our relationship.
10. My cell phone...lets me call my Grandparents every Saturday without long distance charges.
11. Before I go to bed...I have no routine. I need to establish one for a better nights rest.
12. Right now I am thinking about...how I don't feel like cooking dinner. Since we are broke & we have stopped buying those prepackaged meals..I have no choice so I'd better learn to enjoy it!
13. Today I... played Dance Dance Revolution for 2 hours with one child while the other took a nap. Good sweaty cardio fun!
14. Tonite I will...read more of "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King...a Christmas gift from my husband.
15. Tomorrow I will be...sore from playing the dance game, but I at least take a 30 minute walk with the kids.
January 02, 2007
In these wee early morning hours I found myself mindlessly websurfing. I went to You Tube. I had never been to You Tube so I was curious.
I looked up the videos of Saddam & hesitated. I asked myself....did I REALLY want or need to see video of man dying? The answer was no. No I did not want or need to see this mans execution. Regardless of what many people may think, Saddam was a human even if his actions were less than honorable in the views of many. I don't agree that it is right to dance in the streets due to the death of ANYONE....not even for the death of the Butcher of Bagdad.
Now as for our former President Gerald Ford, many in the country are in mourning. I was VERY small when he took office. I can't remember him being sworn in as President of the United States of America. I only have glimmers of memories of President Ford from watching the news. It's ashamed that more politicans aren't more like President Ford. He wasn't perfect, nobody is. I think that honesty & a level head is a much needed change in Washington. I don't just mean in the oval office either.
I find myself now living in country where many of it's BORN citizens feel it necessary to censor themselves on the web & in public. Heaven forbid an AMERICAN actually feels comfortable enough to speak their mind. I know that I certainly don't! I feel as if some of us have had enough of the government spoon feeding us their crap & want to do something about it. Some of us are tired of the government spoon feeding us their crap & are afraid to try to do anything about it. Then there are a few that believe whatever the government tells them to believe.
I find myself somewhere between being afraid to do anything about it & wanting to do something about it. I honestly don't KNOW what I can do about it other than try to educate myself about the issues, the canidates & try to make the best educated decesion I can in the next election. Of course, one must actually vote to make his or her voice heard.
Big issues for me are the same many other Americans. Immigration is among the most important to me. Education & healthcare are probably the two MOST important issues to me. Not only do I have children & also have 2 parents that are approaching retirement age & have no assests, no healthcare, no pension & are living on borrowed time.They will have no choice but to work until they die. I don't have room for them here & I will never be able to afford to place them in any type of care facility.
I think it's time to stop rambling & go grab a nap before everyone in my house wakes up. Being a MOM I don't have the luxury of sleeping in.
I looked up the videos of Saddam & hesitated. I asked myself....did I REALLY want or need to see video of man dying? The answer was no. No I did not want or need to see this mans execution. Regardless of what many people may think, Saddam was a human even if his actions were less than honorable in the views of many. I don't agree that it is right to dance in the streets due to the death of ANYONE....not even for the death of the Butcher of Bagdad.
Now as for our former President Gerald Ford, many in the country are in mourning. I was VERY small when he took office. I can't remember him being sworn in as President of the United States of America. I only have glimmers of memories of President Ford from watching the news. It's ashamed that more politicans aren't more like President Ford. He wasn't perfect, nobody is. I think that honesty & a level head is a much needed change in Washington. I don't just mean in the oval office either.
I find myself now living in country where many of it's BORN citizens feel it necessary to censor themselves on the web & in public. Heaven forbid an AMERICAN actually feels comfortable enough to speak their mind. I know that I certainly don't! I feel as if some of us have had enough of the government spoon feeding us their crap & want to do something about it. Some of us are tired of the government spoon feeding us their crap & are afraid to try to do anything about it. Then there are a few that believe whatever the government tells them to believe.
I find myself somewhere between being afraid to do anything about it & wanting to do something about it. I honestly don't KNOW what I can do about it other than try to educate myself about the issues, the canidates & try to make the best educated decesion I can in the next election. Of course, one must actually vote to make his or her voice heard.
Big issues for me are the same many other Americans. Immigration is among the most important to me. Education & healthcare are probably the two MOST important issues to me. Not only do I have children & also have 2 parents that are approaching retirement age & have no assests, no healthcare, no pension & are living on borrowed time.They will have no choice but to work until they die. I don't have room for them here & I will never be able to afford to place them in any type of care facility.
I think it's time to stop rambling & go grab a nap before everyone in my house wakes up. Being a MOM I don't have the luxury of sleeping in.
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