Duane 'Dog' Chapman Arrested in Hawaii
By MARK NIESSE (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated PressSeptember 14, 2006 8:37 PM EDT
HONOLULU - TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman and two co-stars on his show were arrested Thursday in Hawaii on charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in the bounty hunters' capture three years ago of a cosmetics company heir.
Chapman, son Leland Chapman and associate Timothy Chapman were taken into custody and did not resist arrest, said Mark Hanohano, U.S. Marshal for the district of Hawaii. "It went down without incident," Hanohano said.
Mona K. Wood, a publicist for the star of the popular cable series "Dog The Bounty Hunter," said Chapman would be vindicated. "He arrests the bad guys - and he is definitely not one of them," she said.
The charges stem from Chapman's capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster on June 18, 2003, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, said Marshals spokeswoman Nikki Credic in Washington.
Chapman's capture of Luster, who had fled the country after being convicted of raping three women, catapulted the 53-year-old bounty hunter to fame and led to the reality series on A&E.
The three are being held in Honolulu. Bail has not been set. They will face an extradition hearing to Mexico under terms of treaties between the U.S. and Mexico, Credic said.
Chapman's son Leland, 29, and Timothy Chapman, 41, no relation, assist Chapman in exploits chronicled for the TV show around the Hawaiian Islands. The show focuses on Chapman's family as much as the bounty hunting, which generally involves tracking down bail jumpers, often creating emotional scenes with repentant captives.
Charges have been pending against the three since local police in Mexico arrested them shortly after they roped in Luster. They posted bail but never returned to Puerto Vallarta for their court hearing on July 15, 2003, Credic said.
Mexican authorities demanded that the Chapmans transfer Luster to Mexican police. Their refusal to do so led to their initial arrest.
A U.S. warrant for their arrest was signed by a federal judge in Honolulu on Wednesday.
September 14, 2006
September 06, 2006
Almost caught up & ready to go!
I think it was my Aunt that e-mailed this to me. All I know is that I cracked up when I read it.
It reminds me of a skit on the Man Show a few years back for a ficticious product called "Crack Spackel" That cracked me up as well.
Almost caught up refers to my Postcrossing activities.
This past week I mailed out BOTH of the photography books I contributed to & today I mailed out the creative notebook I contributed to. I still have to finish my "In the kitchen" handmade postcards & my matching photo/postcard round robin activites. Those won't be finished before we leave though.
Today I recieved a postcard from South Korea. That is very exciting for me. It is a first from that country. Hopefully my card from Jamacia will arrive soon as well.
In the mail I received the vacation planning kit I requested for our upcomming trip. There are even some coupons included for a couple of the sites we are planning to see! It will be so nice to escape this heat for a few days. Hopefully blogger will let me post photos of our trip when we get back!
The little one is getting teeth again & the oldest one got her ears pierced on Monday. She has been asking for the past few months & we have been able to discourage it. On Monday, she asked again & I told her it was going to hurt. She still wanted them pierced though. After she got the first one done, she didn't want the second one done anymore. Too bad, I wasn't going to pay $40 for ONE ear to be pierced! She screamed & cried but she got it done. After that we went for ice cream. After ice cream she asked to return to the store to tell the lady that pierced her ears sorry. I didn't suggest it, she just did it! She said "Lady, I'm sorry I screamed. Thank you for my earrings." For the record, the studs are now made with 14K gold instead of the stainless surgical steel ones they used when mine were pierced back about 1982.
!!NEWSFLASH!LIFELONG NAILBITER BREAKS THE HABIT!!
Also, it has taken nearly 37 years but I FINALLY have grown out my fingernails! I have been a habitual nail biter for as long as I can remember. I FINALLy have stopped snacking on my fingers & not only do I have natural nails, but they are 1/4 inch out past my fingertips! I even let the manicurist paint them...RED! My hubby LOVES it but I am still getting used to them. I have finally stopped accidentally scratching myself, my kids & my hubby with them. Only ONE broke off & that was a month ago so it is nearly as long as it's fellow nine nail siblings. I must admit that it feels good not to feel ashamed of my nasty, ragged looking fingers any longer.
In closing, I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I must go as I have many things that require my attention before bed tonight.
August 21, 2006
I placed in a contest!
I entered a postcard contest & I tied for second place! I never win or even place in anything so this is huge for me.
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The cause of my husbands headaches are still currently unknown. After an MRI, an MRA & & $1000 in medical bills for those two tests...all we get are "I think the cause of your headaces are probably due to tension" Tension?!?! Thanks alot Doc! If it turns about to be something else that wasn't discovered & my hubby becomes mamed or worse...I am suing that specialist. On the other hand, I am glad it's not something serious like Cancer or an Annurisim. A $1000 bill when we were expecting a $200 bill is a tough thing to swallow. Thank God we have medical insurance.
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We are also taking TWO trips in the months ahead. We are going to San Diego to Legoland, the Whaley house, Scripps Aquarium & to Mission Beach. Bob didn't get to go anywhere on vacation...except once to Italy growing up. He is making up for vacations he missed as a kid with our children.
Later this year we are headed to Illinois to see family members. We drive straight through to Chicago & work our way down the state to see my family. The last time we saw family members in Illinois was November of 2003 so we are overdue for a visit. We were going to fly but by the time we bought tickets, dealt with ever changing air line restrictions (not good with a pre-schooler & a 1 year old) then we had to rent a car as well. We could rent a mini-van & pay for gas & still come out money ahead. That is what we are doing. My Grandmother Gaskins knows we are comming for a visit, but the T's do not yet. Of course my MIL knows as well.
Due to these two trips I must pass on trip to go with my girlfriends (no spouses or children allowed) to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. There is no way my hubby could get the time off work to watch the girls in addition to the time off for the other 2 above mentioned trips. It stinks but it's a necessary choice & my family has to come first. It's not as if I won't enjoy our two planned trips. Since there is talk of doing a "girls only" trip every year, maybe I can go next year.
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We are also taking TWO trips in the months ahead. We are going to San Diego to Legoland, the Whaley house, Scripps Aquarium & to Mission Beach. Bob didn't get to go anywhere on vacation...except once to Italy growing up. He is making up for vacations he missed as a kid with our children.
Later this year we are headed to Illinois to see family members. We drive straight through to Chicago & work our way down the state to see my family. The last time we saw family members in Illinois was November of 2003 so we are overdue for a visit. We were going to fly but by the time we bought tickets, dealt with ever changing air line restrictions (not good with a pre-schooler & a 1 year old) then we had to rent a car as well. We could rent a mini-van & pay for gas & still come out money ahead. That is what we are doing. My Grandmother Gaskins knows we are comming for a visit, but the T's do not yet. Of course my MIL knows as well.
Due to these two trips I must pass on trip to go with my girlfriends (no spouses or children allowed) to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. There is no way my hubby could get the time off work to watch the girls in addition to the time off for the other 2 above mentioned trips. It stinks but it's a necessary choice & my family has to come first. It's not as if I won't enjoy our two planned trips. Since there is talk of doing a "girls only" trip every year, maybe I can go next year.
August 04, 2006
Hopefully, they caught the right guy(s)
Police Arrest 2 in Ariz. Shootings Case
By CHRIS KAHN (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated PressAugust 04, 2006 10:26 AM EDT
MESA, Ariz. - Authorities arrested two men Friday in connection with a series of fatal shootings that have terrorized Phoenix area residents for more than a year, a police spokesman said.
The men were apprehended at a gated apartment complex and were being held at Phoenix police headquarters, police Sgt. Andy Hill said.
The men were considered suspects in the "Serial Shooter" case - one of two serial killers whom authorities say have been operating in the Phoenix area.
Authorities have said that the so-called "Serial Shooter" is believed to be responsible for killing six people and wounding 17 others, mostly pedestrians and bicyclists, since May 2005.
The most recent was Sunday in Mesa when a 22-year-old woman was fatally shot as she was walking from her parents' home to her boyfriend's house, authorities said.
Fear and paranoia have gripped Phoenix neighborhoods in recent months as police linked more and more seemingly random shootings to one assailant. Investigators believe the Serial Shooter targeted people in both the western and eastern edges of Phoenix's sprawling suburbs.
Police had said they had no idea who the Serial Shooter was, what he looked like and whether he was working alone.
"I hope they got him," said Caroll Roberts, whose 19-year-old son was shot in the torso last month and survived after four hours of surgery. "I want to shoot him in the stomach to see how he'd like it, like he did my son."
Officials from several police agencies searched the apartment complex Friday morning as part of the investigation. Some used flashlights to peer through the windows of a car, which was later hauled away by a tow truck.
Television footage showed police officers carrying what appeared to be several rifles or shotguns away from the apartment. Complex resident Loraine Salyers said she lives near where police came in Friday. "I came out and there were like a hundred cops," Salyers said. I was so scared. My heart's pounding."
Phoenix police have had about 200 officers working to try to solve the Serial Shooter cases and to find a second serial killer dubbed the "Baseline Killer."
The "Baseline Killer" is believed responsible for killing seven women and one man since last September, and sexually assaulting 11 women and girls in the past year.
Authorities have said that the so-called "Serial Shooter" is believed to be responsible for three dozen shootings of people, and dogs and horses. The shootings have generally happened late at night, with no witnesses.
Robin Blasnek, 22, was gunned down at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Neighbors heard a shot and ran to help the young woman, but she soon lost consciousness and died at a hospital.
The shooting was linked to earlier cases because of similarities and forensic evidence, authorities said.
Blasnek's father told the East Valley Tribune that his daughter grew up as a special needs child, and lived part time with her parents in Mesa and at a group home in Tempe.
"She was just a great kid. Very, very naive, and pure as far as not understanding the dangers of the world," Steve Blasnek said. "I guess my only regret is that I didn't give her a big hug."
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Phoenix Police Department: Police Arrest 2 in Ariz. Shootings Case
By CHRIS KAHN (Associated Press Writer)
By CHRIS KAHN (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated PressAugust 04, 2006 10:26 AM EDT
MESA, Ariz. - Authorities arrested two men Friday in connection with a series of fatal shootings that have terrorized Phoenix area residents for more than a year, a police spokesman said.
The men were apprehended at a gated apartment complex and were being held at Phoenix police headquarters, police Sgt. Andy Hill said.
The men were considered suspects in the "Serial Shooter" case - one of two serial killers whom authorities say have been operating in the Phoenix area.
Authorities have said that the so-called "Serial Shooter" is believed to be responsible for killing six people and wounding 17 others, mostly pedestrians and bicyclists, since May 2005.
The most recent was Sunday in Mesa when a 22-year-old woman was fatally shot as she was walking from her parents' home to her boyfriend's house, authorities said.
Fear and paranoia have gripped Phoenix neighborhoods in recent months as police linked more and more seemingly random shootings to one assailant. Investigators believe the Serial Shooter targeted people in both the western and eastern edges of Phoenix's sprawling suburbs.
Police had said they had no idea who the Serial Shooter was, what he looked like and whether he was working alone.
"I hope they got him," said Caroll Roberts, whose 19-year-old son was shot in the torso last month and survived after four hours of surgery. "I want to shoot him in the stomach to see how he'd like it, like he did my son."
Officials from several police agencies searched the apartment complex Friday morning as part of the investigation. Some used flashlights to peer through the windows of a car, which was later hauled away by a tow truck.
Television footage showed police officers carrying what appeared to be several rifles or shotguns away from the apartment. Complex resident Loraine Salyers said she lives near where police came in Friday. "I came out and there were like a hundred cops," Salyers said. I was so scared. My heart's pounding."
Phoenix police have had about 200 officers working to try to solve the Serial Shooter cases and to find a second serial killer dubbed the "Baseline Killer."
The "Baseline Killer" is believed responsible for killing seven women and one man since last September, and sexually assaulting 11 women and girls in the past year.
Authorities have said that the so-called "Serial Shooter" is believed to be responsible for three dozen shootings of people, and dogs and horses. The shootings have generally happened late at night, with no witnesses.
Robin Blasnek, 22, was gunned down at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Neighbors heard a shot and ran to help the young woman, but she soon lost consciousness and died at a hospital.
The shooting was linked to earlier cases because of similarities and forensic evidence, authorities said.
Blasnek's father told the East Valley Tribune that his daughter grew up as a special needs child, and lived part time with her parents in Mesa and at a group home in Tempe.
"She was just a great kid. Very, very naive, and pure as far as not understanding the dangers of the world," Steve Blasnek said. "I guess my only regret is that I didn't give her a big hug."
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Phoenix Police Department: Police Arrest 2 in Ariz. Shootings Case
By CHRIS KAHN (Associated Press Writer)
August 01, 2006
Mom Tracks Down Toilet-Tissue Pranksters
July 31, 2006 9:30 PM EDT
NORCO, Calif. - Teenagers who toilet-papered and damaged a home now face felony vandalism charges because of a mother's extraordinary sleuthing.
Katja Base, mother of six, was unwilling to let the teens get away with it, saying she tracked them down to teach her kids about accountability.
Base awoke one February morning to find her front lawn strewn in white two-ply toilet paper. She and husband Ken also found damaged landscaping and light fixtures as well as ruined finishes on two cars.
Dog food and flour also covered the lawn.
Realizing the sheriff's department has better things to do than track down teen pranksters, Katja Base decided to do some detective work.
"There needs to be accountability," she said. "Mainly, I pursued this as a lesson for my daughters. I don't want them to ever come to me and ask why I didn't do anything about this."
Base persuaded supermarket managers to tally daily toilet-paper buys for the week and a Stater Bros. manager said there was a run on bathroom tissue two days before her home was vandalized.
At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, someone bought 144 rolls of toilet paper, cheese, dog food, flour and plastic forks, the same items found on her lawn and house. It was a cash transaction, making it difficult to trace the purchaser, but the store had video surveillance.
The video showed four teenagers making the purchase, one of them wearing a Norco High School letterman's jacket with a name stitched across the back. The store's parking lot surveillance camera showed the truck they were using.
Base then borrowed a Norco High yearbook and used online databases to get the name, phone numbers and addresses of the teens on the store tape.
"Her work was instrumental in helping us to identify the suspects," said Lt. Ross Cooper of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The information was eventually sent to the district attorney's office and prosecutors confirmed that about six youths were now facing vandalism charges. However, they would not release details of the case or names of the defendants because they are juveniles.
The maximum penalty for the adult would be three years in prison; the juveniles could face probation and restitution, district attorney's office spokeswoman Ingrid Wyatt said.
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Information from: The Press-Enterprise, http://www.pe.com
July 31, 2006 9:30 PM EDT
NORCO, Calif. - Teenagers who toilet-papered and damaged a home now face felony vandalism charges because of a mother's extraordinary sleuthing.
Katja Base, mother of six, was unwilling to let the teens get away with it, saying she tracked them down to teach her kids about accountability.
Base awoke one February morning to find her front lawn strewn in white two-ply toilet paper. She and husband Ken also found damaged landscaping and light fixtures as well as ruined finishes on two cars.
Dog food and flour also covered the lawn.
Realizing the sheriff's department has better things to do than track down teen pranksters, Katja Base decided to do some detective work.
"There needs to be accountability," she said. "Mainly, I pursued this as a lesson for my daughters. I don't want them to ever come to me and ask why I didn't do anything about this."
Base persuaded supermarket managers to tally daily toilet-paper buys for the week and a Stater Bros. manager said there was a run on bathroom tissue two days before her home was vandalized.
At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, someone bought 144 rolls of toilet paper, cheese, dog food, flour and plastic forks, the same items found on her lawn and house. It was a cash transaction, making it difficult to trace the purchaser, but the store had video surveillance.
The video showed four teenagers making the purchase, one of them wearing a Norco High School letterman's jacket with a name stitched across the back. The store's parking lot surveillance camera showed the truck they were using.
Base then borrowed a Norco High yearbook and used online databases to get the name, phone numbers and addresses of the teens on the store tape.
"Her work was instrumental in helping us to identify the suspects," said Lt. Ross Cooper of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The information was eventually sent to the district attorney's office and prosecutors confirmed that about six youths were now facing vandalism charges. However, they would not release details of the case or names of the defendants because they are juveniles.
The maximum penalty for the adult would be three years in prison; the juveniles could face probation and restitution, district attorney's office spokeswoman Ingrid Wyatt said.
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Information from: The Press-Enterprise, http://www.pe.com
July 30, 2006
Artist Builds Vegas Sign With Cards, Dice
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Artist Bryan Berg sits on a ladder in front of his sculpture of the famous Las Vegas sign made from playing cards and poker chips at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 27, 2006. LAURA RAUCH
By FRANCISCA ORTEGA (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated PressJuly 30, 2006 3:23 AM EDT
LAS VEGAS - Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1,800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Super Glue. Add an artist who likes to stack things and mix in some Vegas glitz. "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas," or at least welcome to a life-size replica of the famous sign made out cards, dice and poker chips.
Bryan Berg, perhaps best known for building a 25-foot castle out of playing cards, broke his no adhesive rule to build the sign for the World Series of Poker.
Berg called the sign, which is attached to a scaffolding of wood and weighs 400 pounds, a "logistical nightmare." It took about 450 hours to complete.
"It's like brain surgery," he said. "I didn't even know if it was possible."
Unlike the original at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip, the replica does not have a flat front. Pockets of its face are left bare so the structure's interior design is revealed. The honeycomb pattern of the cards and their laminated covering catch the light, making it appear the sign is lighted up and shimmering in the desert heat.
It hangs above the stage in the Rio hotel-casino's convention center, where more than 8,500 entrants are competing in the main event of the World Series of Poker tournament.
A graduate of Harvard's Graduate School of Design, 32-year-old Berg began stacking cards when he was 8. At 17, he won a Guinness World Record for the world's tallest house of cards with a 14-foot-6-inch-tall tower. In 2004, he broke his own record with a 25-foot-tall recreation of Cinderella's castle.
What started as a hobby has turned into a career for Berg. He now makes sculptures out of cards full-time.
This is the first time Berg has used glue in one of his sculptures.
When Loctite Super Glue commissioned him for the project, he said he agreed only if the final design "flew, floated or hanged," - something so people could see glue was used.
"I don't (usually) use tape, or glue anything together, and I've never even considered it. I've always been a purist," he said. "I think it's important that I'm up front about it."
July 29, 2006
You know you are an Arizonan if ...
1. You are willing to park three blocks away because you found shade.
2. You can open and drive your car without touching the car door or the steering wheel.
3. You've experienced condensation on your ass from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
4. You would give anything to be able to splash cold water on your face.
5. You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.
6. "Dress code" is meaningless at high schools and universities (picture lingerie ads).
7. You can drive for four hours in one direction and never leave town.
8. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
9. The four seasons are: TOLERABLE, HOT, REALLY HOT, AND ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!
10. You know that the heat you feel when you walk outside is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
11. You think someone driving wearing oven mits is brilliant.
12. Salsa is a part of your daily diet.
13. You can listen to a weather report of 117 and not flinch.
14. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
15. You can pronounce San Xavier, Saguaro, Tempe, and Cholla
16. You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
17. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
18. You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees.
19. You can make sun tea instantly
20. You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
21. The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.
22. You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance
23. You actually burn your hand opening the car door
24. Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter.
25. You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box
26. Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse.....some fools actually try to jog.
27. You know hot air balloons can't rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.
28. No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car
29. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River, and, on that note, you have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
30. You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!
31. You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
32. Most of the restaurants in town have start with "El" or "Los" or end in "bertos."
33. Your house is made of stucco and has a tile roof.
34. You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.
35. People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
36. You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.
37. You can't find anyone at a park until 7:00 PM
38. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arizona.
1. You are willing to park three blocks away because you found shade.
2. You can open and drive your car without touching the car door or the steering wheel.
3. You've experienced condensation on your ass from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
4. You would give anything to be able to splash cold water on your face.
5. You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.
6. "Dress code" is meaningless at high schools and universities (picture lingerie ads).
7. You can drive for four hours in one direction and never leave town.
8. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
9. The four seasons are: TOLERABLE, HOT, REALLY HOT, AND ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!
10. You know that the heat you feel when you walk outside is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
11. You think someone driving wearing oven mits is brilliant.
12. Salsa is a part of your daily diet.
13. You can listen to a weather report of 117 and not flinch.
14. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
15. You can pronounce San Xavier, Saguaro, Tempe, and Cholla
16. You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
17. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
18. You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees.
19. You can make sun tea instantly
20. You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
21. The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.
22. You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance
23. You actually burn your hand opening the car door
24. Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter.
25. You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box
26. Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse.....some fools actually try to jog.
27. You know hot air balloons can't rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.
28. No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car
29. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River, and, on that note, you have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
30. You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!
31. You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
32. Most of the restaurants in town have start with "El" or "Los" or end in "bertos."
33. Your house is made of stucco and has a tile roof.
34. You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.
35. People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
36. You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.
37. You can't find anyone at a park until 7:00 PM
38. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arizona.
July 17, 2006
Committing to change
Committing to change
Facing long standing issues
Dealing with the pain
Pain born of actions
From my less than innocent
Teenage romances
Pain born of constant
manipulation by a
Master with a face
Pain born of secrets
Of my own in order to
Protect my family
Pain born of searching
Unknowingly for true love
Without condition
Pain which led to an
Unhealthy relationship
With eating and food
A relationship
That left me feeling happy
As well as betrayed
Now habitual
Food has become a friend
As well as a foe
I have committed
To let food be nourishment
Not a friend or foe
I have chosen
To eat to live and no longer
Will I live to eat
Facing long standing issues
Dealing with the pain
Pain born of actions
From my less than innocent
Teenage romances
Pain born of constant
manipulation by a
Master with a face
Pain born of secrets
Of my own in order to
Protect my family
Pain born of searching
Unknowingly for true love
Without condition
Pain which led to an
Unhealthy relationship
With eating and food
A relationship
That left me feeling happy
As well as betrayed
Now habitual
Food has become a friend
As well as a foe
I have committed
To let food be nourishment
Not a friend or foe
I have chosen
To eat to live and no longer
Will I live to eat
July 13, 2006
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1. In about 3 hours we head to town to visit the Dr. 2. He will give us the results of my husbands MRI 3. Hopefull we will find the reason he has had SO MANY horrific headaches. 4. I am scared to know but even more scared not to know. 5. On the way home we pick up my new eye glasses. 6. I found a black spider with two yellow fuzzies on his back outside this week. 7. I opened the back door & found a BIG lizard sunning himself about 3 feet away. 8. I nearly crapped my pants when I saw him. 9. I have lost 3 pounds this week. 10. I am down ONE 8 ounce can of soda each day. 11. I have been journaling everything I put in my mouth. 12. I have consumed 8 to 13 glasses of water each day this week. 13. I have exercised on Sun, Mon & Tues this week. That is up from NO exercise at all! Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!) |
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July 06, 2006
Thursday Thirteen Edition #48 Week 2
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1. We got the flat tire on the car patched. 2. The Monsoon offcially began on Sunday. 3. We took the girls to a free Fourth of July Fireworks show. 4. The show was REALLY crappy! It was the worst I've EVER seen! 5. It rained REALLY hard about 30 minutes after we got home. 6. The four of us went to the Doctor on Monday. 7. The girls got 4 shots each. 8. The Dr. told my husbnad to get an MRI. 9. He thinks my husband might have an annurisim. 10. I am scared about it. 11. I was on the phone with the Dr. office, the insurance company & the Diagnostic center for a total of 3 hours today. 12. I took the kids to the librbary today. 13. The oldest made a paper plate frog for the craft at the library. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. |
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July 01, 2006
Pictures from our visit to Texas
*Hey Crissy! Do you recognize the outfit Char is wearing?*We drove to Texas to see my Husbands Grandmother. He had not seen her in a VERY long time & she had NEVER seen either of our children...or me for that matter.
The Baby's 1st Birthday Cake photos
I KNEW she was going to do this, so she was only wearing her diaper. She was just starting to come down with the flu so we had no party. Within a few hours her sister & I had the flu also, we just didn't know it was the flu at that time.
June 30, 2006
Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Garden
Butterfly Exhibit at the Garden
A path at the Garden
Cactus Flower bloom at the Garden
Sunflower along the Roadside
June 08, 2006
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2. My middle name has been passed down in my family for 200 plus years 3. I am currently recovering from the Flu. 4. I have liked & belived in Angels since I was a VERY small child. 5. I have seen ghosts on more than one occasion. 6. I am a Stay At Home Mom. 7. I am an avid Postcrosser. 8. This is my first edition of Thriteen Things. 9. I am BEYOND proud of my "Baby" Sister. 10. I have been a slave to the laundry this week with 3 of us having the Flu. 11. I have seen the hand of God & am no longer worried about what others think when they hear it. 12. I have an unshakeable faith in the Lord. 13. I am in the process of changing my eating habits & reintroducing exercise into my life. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!) |
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June 06, 2006
Yard of a Thousand Lakes
Yes, you read it correctly. It seems that I may have as many as 1000 mini-lakes in my yard. Okay, so it's a bit of an exaggeration but there is at least one that is about 1100 square feet. I only know this because it is about 1/2 the size of my house! Not to mention there are at least 20 OTHER smaller but still sizeable mini-lakes on our acre of land. We got a rare early June rain/wind/dust storm that blew through about 2 hours ago. First came the sudden dramatic drop in temperature, next howling winds & TONS of dust. It got to the point that it was literally ZERO visibility! Next came rain that was being blown by the wind with such force, it sounded like hail hitting the windows. I was seeing cloud to ground lightening & it was close enough I could feel the electricity in the air. I placed both the girls in the doorway between the bathroom & master bedroom, away from all windows & electrical outlets, unplugged the phones & electronic devices & had candles & matches close at hand. The dust was so thick that at 5pm...it was black as pitch outside. That is of course when we lost power. Char was fussy the whole time while Liz was pretty good, but asking if daddy was inside when she saw the dust. Once we lost power all bets on calm little ones were lost. I kept them both in the playpen & sat next to it, talking to them & telling them a story. The power was only out about 10 minutes, but with my voice fading fast due to my coughing...it was 10 minutes too long. I was much relieved when I saw my hubby pull up outside in front of the house, knowing he was safe. He works outside & on top of roofs every day so when I see lightening & dust storms, I have a very real concern for his safety. Now we are housebound for the next few days (not that I was going anywhere anyway being sick) & the work truck is parked on the street until the ground solidifies again.
I called my mom & told her to get her a$$ straight home as the storm was headed her way & fast. She called a little later telling me my Grandmother is in the hospital due to MAJOR swelling in her legs from being immobile. Until they get this mess with her back figured out, this could be an ongoing problem. They admitted her to reduce the swelling & to make sure no blood clots have formed. Say a prayer for her. She could use all of them she can get.
BTW, I am still feeling like I got run over by a truck but Phlegm Dam broke wide open last night about bedtime & has been flowing strong ever since. I'm not kidding, I've filled TWO bathroom trash cans with Kleenex since 7 am this morning! Yes, my head & sinuses are pounding but it's a good thing. It IS a GOOD thing...right?
I called my mom & told her to get her a$$ straight home as the storm was headed her way & fast. She called a little later telling me my Grandmother is in the hospital due to MAJOR swelling in her legs from being immobile. Until they get this mess with her back figured out, this could be an ongoing problem. They admitted her to reduce the swelling & to make sure no blood clots have formed. Say a prayer for her. She could use all of them she can get.
BTW, I am still feeling like I got run over by a truck but Phlegm Dam broke wide open last night about bedtime & has been flowing strong ever since. I'm not kidding, I've filled TWO bathroom trash cans with Kleenex since 7 am this morning! Yes, my head & sinuses are pounding but it's a good thing. It IS a GOOD thing...right?
June 05, 2006
Update from the House of Flu
This won't be long either. We are still coughing & hacking up our lungs. Liz & I are at least. Bob seems to be "okay" still. That's a good thing since he is the one with the paycheck. Charlotte I'm happy to report is doing MUCH, MUCH better.
Last night Char slept in her room while Liz & I shared the bed. Bob slept on the couch so he wasn't sleeping in sheets & pillows tainted with our Flu germs. The plan is for me to wash all our our bedding, including pillows & such so he can sleep in our bed tonight. I will be on the couch, propped up so I can breath. I think Liz may end up in her Daddys chair for the same reason.
I did manage to something other than just nap for the first time since Thursday I think. I took some Nyquill & Liz some Triaminic so we both ended up getting some decent sleep. I heard Bob come in & give Liz Triaminic. He said that the way the two of us were hacking it was keeping him from sleeping....in the other room! I would have given Liz meds but I was so dizzy from coughing & sheer exhaustion I couldn't get out of bed. Since I had no voice, I couldn't call out to Bob either. I am not very dizzy this morning.
I talked to my sister this weekend, as well as my Grandparents & Grandma. Nobody even told my sister that Grandma had back surgery! That really pissed me off. HELLO! It's back surgery! Actually NECK surgery! It's stuff like that my family DOESN'T say that gets to me. I'm used to the gossip & bad mouthing. When something IMPORTANT comes up that family members NEED to know about? It's amazing how fast the gossips mouths shut! It becomes family business only if it is about them they want sympathy! GRRR!
Oay, I need to head back to bed. I am getting dizzy again & don't want to crawl across the house to get there.
June 02, 2006
This won't be long
I just wanted to do a quick update.
We left for Garland, Texas (around Dallas) on Friday night. We drove straight through & it took us about 16 hours. We had a room at the Gaylord Texan & it was beautiful. Sunday we spent the day with his Grandma, 2 Uncles, an Aunt-in-Law & his neice & nephew. Monday we headed back home & returned Tuesday morning. In all, we had a good time.
Yesterday both the kids & I began to get sick. The three of us were running fevers all day. The smallest was vomiting up formula & pedialite, but feeling better by bedtime. The oldest was feeling okay at bedtime but woke me up by vomiting all over her bedroom at 1am. That is why I am awake right now. Then there is me. I have been running a low grade fever, sweating like a pig or freezing, spewing vomit & feces like crazy & am lightheaded. I can't forget that I have developed a sharp pain in my left ear...usually the sign of an ear infection for me. Gee? Wanna come over so you can get sick too? Let's just hope my hubby doesn't catch any of it.
I know it will all pass. I know this could have happened at any point over the holiday weekend (thank goodness it didn't) Unfortunately, it doesn't make me feel any better right now.
With that, I am off to bed.
We left for Garland, Texas (around Dallas) on Friday night. We drove straight through & it took us about 16 hours. We had a room at the Gaylord Texan & it was beautiful. Sunday we spent the day with his Grandma, 2 Uncles, an Aunt-in-Law & his neice & nephew. Monday we headed back home & returned Tuesday morning. In all, we had a good time.
Yesterday both the kids & I began to get sick. The three of us were running fevers all day. The smallest was vomiting up formula & pedialite, but feeling better by bedtime. The oldest was feeling okay at bedtime but woke me up by vomiting all over her bedroom at 1am. That is why I am awake right now. Then there is me. I have been running a low grade fever, sweating like a pig or freezing, spewing vomit & feces like crazy & am lightheaded. I can't forget that I have developed a sharp pain in my left ear...usually the sign of an ear infection for me. Gee? Wanna come over so you can get sick too? Let's just hope my hubby doesn't catch any of it.
I know it will all pass. I know this could have happened at any point over the holiday weekend (thank goodness it didn't) Unfortunately, it doesn't make me feel any better right now.
With that, I am off to bed.
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