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6/8/2009 Just another MondayThere I was again, up at 2:00 AM in the morning. AND I had nothing interesting to do. Well, I could clean house, but I’m not going to do that, am I? I need to stay relaxed and bored so I can go to sleep again, right? I had a weird dream and that’s what woke me up. And It was a very disturbing dream. I dreamed I killed The Princess. I have no idea where that came from.
Anyway…a glass of wine later….
Television programming is getting really bad, isn’t it? There is nothing on TV anymore. Especially at 2 in the morning. I gave up all my premium channels, so I wound up watching a DVR”d episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. I don’t know why I love that show, I just do. I love the Foodnetwork.
I watched an episode of “Without A Trace” that was simulcast in Spanish. It was annoying. I felt like I was at the United Nations.
You know what? Take a look around your home. Look at it from a visitor’s standpoint. See what a mess you have? It’s amazing what you’ll put up with. I recently took a fresh eye to the clutter in my house. What a mess! Wow. What we overlook due to habit. I’ve gotta have a garage sale. I hate having them. I haven’t had one in something like 20 years. So this should be a big one.
I have four baby kittens in the house. They are about 4 weeks old. Lola (my dog) likes ONE of them. And she spends all of her time trying to engage this one in play. They’re too young to have a real personality, so I don’t know what she ‘s seeing. Funny part is, this one’s my favorite one, too. Mysterious.
The other day, my daughter took the afternoon off. So my daughter, The Princess, Annah and I went to lunch. Then we went shoppin’. What a scene. Target will never be the same. There I was, haulin’ around 2 buggies - one full of big purses and baby stuff and the other one full of clothes and cleaning supplies. Grace was singing and dancing around and she then dropped her cherry ICEE ( I don’t know how to spell that) and then I spilled my iced tea all over the floor. Bless that fellow that cleaned up.
….I think we can go back, but I’m not sure.
Then we went and visited one of my daughter’s friends who’s pregnant and on bed rest in the hospital. 8 weeks to go. It’s a boy. Parker is his name.
We’re having some great weather. Pre-summer. Or should I say pre-miserable? It’s in the high 90’s and low 100’s with no humidity. Like 98 and dry. Love it! AND……I did talk my son-in-law into getting a pool!! And I didn’t have to pay for it!!!!! Summer will be great!
Disclaimer……..try these at your own risk.
At least it worked for me.:
Did you know……
If you forget (or have forgotten) to use your SPF over the years and on your hands and arms you have sun spots…..try Compound W on these. It’s a wart remover, but will remove those nasty sunspots, too. Takes about 2-3 days tops. Just apply and 24 or so hours later, peel and remove. (my idea, so don’t sue them.)
Did you know that you can make a crack in your white china dishes vanish? Just boil it in whole milk. Then when it comes to a boil, simmer it for about 45 minutes. Your compact broken? The powder cracked? Mix in some alcohol and then let it set. It’ll come back together.
You can seal a garden hose crack with chewing gum? Stretch the gum and wrap it around the hose. Let set overnight and it should be good to go. Layer up a few small sheets of aluminum foil and cut through with your scissors. It will sharpen them right up. About 3-4 layers are just right and just snip through until it feels right. I also heard you can cut through SOS pads and it’ll do the same thing.
Got a crack in a colored china dish or vase? Rub a similarly colored crayon on the crack and run a blow dryer over it to seal it. Works wonders.
And best, but not least…..There’s no need to panic if you’ve dropped your cell phone in water. Take out the battery and the SIM card and gently dry them on paper towels. The put the phone in a bowl of DRY rice for 24 or so hours. If it fell in salt water, then rinse first and then follow the same steps. Unless it was seriously damaged, it should be OK.
Thanks to Women’s World magazine for that.
Movin’ on….
My daughter’s church helps people in need and she’s the one in charge of “stuff“. Yesterday - Sunday, we went over to help a lady whose stove did not work. Hubby’s an electrician, so we figured he could fix it. Actually, I think he can fix anything. They do much bigger things than this, we were just there for this one.
Anyway, on Sunday, we went over and he fixed her stove and her dryer . Later, we’ll go back and fix her ceiling fan. And I use that “we” collectively. As it turns out, I know her from somewhere. I’m glad I was nice to her back then.
I’m always nice to people. Mainly because it’s just right, but you never know when those burned bridges will come back to haunt you!
Don’t judge me, but I’ve been trying to get a concealed hand gun license for a while now. I’ve passed the hard part, but the fingerprint section keeps screwing me up. I’m gonna try for electronic fingerprinting now. I’m afraid the FBI is going to think that I’m trying to put one over on them after so many tries.
I don’t believe that guns kill people. People do. Having a gun handy has helped me a couple of times. And no, I’ve never shot anyone. Nor have I shot AT anyone. I just want to be able to deter someone should the need arise or maybe just even out the odds.
And so on…
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays I go over to The Princess’s house (and since school is out) I get to watch her AND Annah. I get there at 8:30 AM and usually Grace is already eating a popsicle. She only gets three a day. I think she has all of them by 11:00 AM.
Last Tuesday, I told my daughter, Grace’s mom, that I would be taking both Princesses to The Olive Garden for lunch.
It was one day before my big dietary change. I have GOT to lose a few pounds!
Later that day, when we went shopping, Annah and The Princess were in a very good mood. And I cannot begin to relate to you how our conversations went. It was hilarious. Grace was singing, Annah was ‘yah, yay yah, yaying away at the top of her voice in tune to The Princess’s song. Annah is very vocal.
On the way over to Fort Worth, The Princess did her own rendition of “ Doo Waw Diddy Diddy Dum Diddy Doo. You know…THERE SHE GOES, JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET…SINGING DOO, WAW DIDDY, DIDDY DUM DIDDY DOO (Think Bruce Willis).Add in the song: “Found a Peanut, found a PEANUT just now”, and you get the laugh factor. She has got such an accent! Everything has two syllables. She sounded like Granny from the Beverly Hillbillys!
You just can’t feel old when you are around a 7 month old and a 7 year old, can ya now?
Changing gears….
We are thinking about joining my daughter’s church. It seems to be a real live working church. In fact, this church is almost too good to be true. But I’ve seen it in action and I hear about the healing every day. Hubby and I went yesterday and I heard the best sermon on Communion. Learned more than I've ever heard about the Passover AND the guy was hilarious!
Ok, enough about an average Monday for me. Hope your days are as full as mine.
Later….
xoxo
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