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You have a VERY good imagination. This is a figment of your imagination, because I am not awake yet. However, I do not want to spoil you fun and tell you that you are imagining this, so you can keep reading, and I will remain quiet on the subject.
Yesterday...UGH, one of those days when nothing major happens, but all the little things that go wrong, make you want to run away from home, become an English as a Second Language teacher, that is High up in a mountain somewhere in Lower Mongolia, with a population of 7.....
Morning starts, this hurt, that hurt=nothing major.....try to take Chips for a walk and everything is a sheet of ice---he is slipping and falling all over the place---frantic, because he has to defecate and the toilet keeps sliding out from under him.....he falls, starts to whimper, i go over to him, massage, rub, "It's okay Buddy....Good boy" lick lick (my face stings because it is so FREAKING cold out...a completely new experience for me, having dog saliva freeze on my cheek)....it occurs to me
"hmmm, who does one call when your dog slips on ice and breaks a leg?" SKWALK "911 doggie emergency, what is your emergency and location please?" SKWALK......"Oh operator, Chips has fallen behind my house, in the old apple grove...you know the one that was here when all this land was a farm....his leg is broken...we are at the 5th or 6th tree down from the Dogwood...Hurry please".......SKWALK "Do you mean, 5 trees down from the Dogwood? or 5 old Apple trees down from the Dogwood? Is it the first Dogwood or the the 2nd one? .....you know lady, you have to calm down and be specific." SKWALK......"Oh I'm sorry, I am just so upset because he is whimpering, licking my face, and the doggie slobber is freezing on my cheek...we are at the 5th tree down from the second Dogwood.".....SKWALK, "We are sending a car now.".............siren heard in the background.....eeooo eeeooo eeeooo, I look up to see the Ambulance pull up to the 3rd tree down from the 2nd Dogwood, 2 big Doberman's jump out, and begin to Bark orders at me.......
So, anyway, does anyone know who you call? I give up the walk, go home and play with him teaching him tricks, so that he is not bouncing off the walls with energy not spent....then the phone be-gins-to-ring....little annoyance here...little nonsense there....I am shaking my head, but it's okay, then the kids start to call....All but one kid-call was nice and life is grand....but you know, it is a law that there Always has to be One....I am not even going to go into it, but I will just keep reminding myself all day long that if he annoys me enough today, he is not a child anymore...I could smack him up side his face, if I wanted to.....Oh ---OH, DON'T LAUGH...I could, you know.....he would be too respectful to hit me back, and it wouldn't hurt him anyway, sort of like a mosquito bite, but it would make me feel better.....Kids!....
I don't how I am yet today, because I am not writing this....remember I'm still sleeping.
There! That is all that you can think of that I might say, if I were awake yet. Maybe I will eventually wake up and add something of interest here....I guess we'll see.
I hope you find 100 reasons to smile today
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THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE GUARDS AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER:.....I have it all written out in an Open to All Journal of January 28th....I found it very interesting
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Exercise the fog out of your brain:
TODAY'S TEASER:
1.)...about half of the bones in the human body are located in 2 places; what are these 2 places?
2.)There are two kinds of elephants: What are they and how do they differ?
3.) A whip makes a cracking sound, when it is used: Why?
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ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TEASERS:
1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?
21 steps: It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which is the highest honor given any military.
2. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and, if not, why not?
He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path, he executes an about face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.
3.) The First Law of Motion: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
You have a VERY good imagination. This is a figment of your imagination, because I am not awake yet. However, I do not want to spoil you fun and tell you that you are imagining this, so you can keep reading, and I will remain quiet on the subject.
Yesterday...UGH, one of those days when nothing major happens, but all the little things that go wrong, make you want to run away from home, become an English as a Second Language teacher, that is High up in a mountain somewhere in Lower Mongolia, with a population of 7.....
Morning starts, this hurt, that hurt=nothing major.....try to take Chips for a walk and everything is a sheet of ice---he is slipping and falling all over the place---frantic, because he has to defecate and the toilet keeps sliding out from under him.....he falls, starts to whimper, i go over to him, massage, rub, "It's okay Buddy....Good boy" lick lick (my face stings because it is so FREAKING cold out...a completely new experience for me, having dog saliva freeze on my cheek)....it occurs to me
"hmmm, who does one call when your dog slips on ice and breaks a leg?" SKWALK "911 doggie emergency, what is your emergency and location please?" SKWALK......"Oh operator, Chips has fallen behind my house, in the old apple grove...you know the one that was here when all this land was a farm....his leg is broken...we are at the 5th or 6th tree down from the Dogwood...Hurry please".......SKWALK "Do you mean, 5 trees down from the Dogwood? or 5 old Apple trees down from the Dogwood? Is it the first Dogwood or the the 2nd one? .....you know lady, you have to calm down and be specific." SKWALK......"Oh I'm sorry, I am just so upset because he is whimpering, licking my face, and the doggie slobber is freezing on my cheek...we are at the 5th tree down from the second Dogwood.".....SKWALK, "We are sending a car now.".............siren heard in the background.....eeooo eeeooo eeeooo, I look up to see the Ambulance pull up to the 3rd tree down from the 2nd Dogwood, 2 big Doberman's jump out, and begin to Bark orders at me.......
So, anyway, does anyone know who you call? I give up the walk, go home and play with him teaching him tricks, so that he is not bouncing off the walls with energy not spent....then the phone be-gins-to-ring....little annoyance here...little nonsense there....I am shaking my head, but it's okay, then the kids start to call....All but one kid-call was nice and life is grand....but you know, it is a law that there Always has to be One....I am not even going to go into it, but I will just keep reminding myself all day long that if he annoys me enough today, he is not a child anymore...I could smack him up side his face, if I wanted to.....Oh ---OH, DON'T LAUGH...I could, you know.....he would be too respectful to hit me back, and it wouldn't hurt him anyway, sort of like a mosquito bite, but it would make me feel better.....Kids!....
I don't how I am yet today, because I am not writing this....remember I'm still sleeping.
There! That is all that you can think of that I might say, if I were awake yet. Maybe I will eventually wake up and add something of interest here....I guess we'll see.
I hope you find 100 reasons to smile today
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THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE GUARDS AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER:.....I have it all written out in an Open to All Journal of January 28th....I found it very interesting
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Exercise the fog out of your brain:
TODAY'S TEASER:
1.)...about half of the bones in the human body are located in 2 places; what are these 2 places?
2.)There are two kinds of elephants: What are they and how do they differ?
3.) A whip makes a cracking sound, when it is used: Why?
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ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TEASERS:
1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?
21 steps: It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which is the highest honor given any military.
2. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and, if not, why not?
He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path, he executes an about face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.
3.) The First Law of Motion: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
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Good morning, from the land of "I slept 5 hours, but God forbid Hubby not wake me to ask me if we should check the cats, then he goes back to sleep and I am awake to deal with cats...." BTW, no neighborhood cats out in this lovely 10*F (-4*C) with nasty wind child weather. He was worried about ours. Who sleep on a sleeping bag and are probably sleeping more than I get to, an din more comfort....
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Well, I slept 9 hours! Yeah... I was meant to be at my mom's 90 minutes ago. As you can see... Not hurrying over there. I need an hour to wake up, shower, dress, and just care enough to not go back to bed when it's this kind of fibro-achy day.She's been asking me if I'm okay. A lot. Everyone is wondering what's next. Like, she tried calling me an abuser and nearly had me investigated by cops,...
Know what you mean about the kids...I only have two grown girls, and always seems to be something!! Gotta love 'em.
I think I actually know all three of the puzzles today, but not saying Anything yet cuz...."better to be silent and thought a fool than to open one's mouth and prove it"
HUGS and have a great day!!!
Mebbe we is all jest fleas on Chip's rump yer talkin' two???
Well D I can't match or beat your story (Dream) Poor Chips. I hope he was able to do his business...lol.
Well it's snowing, yup snowing AGAIN. When is it ever going to stop. In just this week, we have accumulated over a foot of snow and there's more to come today. One way or another I have to get into Curves today. I don't want to mess up my diet and excercise program. I have been doing really good. Thank goodness for a 4 wheel drive SUV.
Got my son straightened out and he got some money to help pay for school. Thank God! And hubby is still going to employment offices as much as possible to look for a job. We are being optimistic about this.
Better start to get ready. Have a great Friday.
Hugs and such Fancy Pants
I'm being a good girl (LOL been a long time since I was a girl) and laying in bed. Bear will start calling the HMO today and getting their ass moving and hopefully by next week, I will be in surgery. Biggest issue right now is the obstruction. I can get fluids down but solid food just comes back up and is undigested. So, good old Glucerna until they get this taken care of.
Thanks for all the well wishes, thoughts and prayers you have sent. Although I am not up to answering every one of them right now, know that each one is very much appreciated.
Ya'll take care, make it a good day and go in a good way! Gentle hugs....
I've been in a Coma since Jan 99 and I'm having this really bad nightmare first they told me I had cancer and then they made me go through a year of cancer treatment and ended up with this darn fibro. I keep expecting to wake up any day and find out that I only hit my head really hard and it's still Jan 99.
Your doggy 911 reminded me of the 911 call I made a few days before Christmas. "There's a deer laying in the middle of the road it's been hit by a car I don't know how bad it's hurt or if it's just in a state of shock. Oh wait it's getting up it's running off back into the woods. The driver that hit him, no he didn't stop oh wait there are two cars pulled over a little ways down the road. Their getting in their cars and driving away" They did send the police up they drove up the road real slow and then back down.
Hope everyone has a Great Day
Hugs
Well Im awake anyhow!!! .. pain calmed down bout 3pm yesterday.. was a all day ache.. but today so far much better.. think the barometer was low yesterday.. have a big high of 11 degress today.. UHGG.
Might have to buy a sun lamp.. been a sunless winter.. and very cold.. and still have at least 3 more months to go.. eeekk!!
Have some chores to catch up on today.. Took the day off yesterday and layd around so. have a few to do.. then will plop in my recliner for a few..
I also got a big chuckle out of chips story.. lmbo.. your gift to us.. ty needed a good chuckle this am..
wishing everyone a great friday.. and a wonderful weekend.. love and hugs to all... :)
Mornin Sunshine! See, you were just dreaming. Everything is gonna be okay. Chips will go out...he'll find a spot under the big pine trees and do his business "mission impossible" style.
D.....my mom still threatens that she'll slap us into next week if we don't behave. Just give the child the "look" and it'll all be done with. I love that power of being a mom. You don't have to say anything...just give them the "look" and it's done. I wonder where this originated?
Just remember that first law of motion while slapping our child. What stays at rest remains at rest (this makes it easier to catch up to them) and what stays in motion remains in motion unless it hits a face (i.e. this would be your hand). And if the come back to say anything about the sudden slap....just explain that you were teaching them physics.
Hope everyone has a great day!!! Happy Friday!
ROFLMAO!! I'm sorry, but thats too funny! Poor chips! Sunshine does the same thing, and its hilarious to watch!
Hope the dog slobber has melted off your face, and you are happily making snoring sounds by now.
Its cold and the sidewalks are icy here. Shawn went out to get the mail yesterday and yup..you guessed it, fell flat on his butt! Now this is a 250 lb man, in front of cars going by on Main st....He was NOT happy when he came back upstairs, LOL! He was fine, just had a sore hiney...
I start work today...but not at the resort I told you all about last week. We talked it into the ground and felt it was not in our best interest for me to take a job so far away right now. We simply don't have the money to relocate there right now.
But...on the good side of it...My old boss from the diner where I worked 2 doors down from my apartment stopped by yesterday and asked if I wanted to come back to work there. I'll be working wed-sat.'s there, cooking. Alot less pressure on me, type of job. I'm, looking forward to it, at least I'll know exactly what I'm doing when I walk back in that door today, I just have to remember where everything is, LOL!
So while the dream job had to be put on a shelf, something else came along that I like to do...Somebody MUST be watching over me, and for that I am grateful.
Hope you all stay warm, dry and OFF the ice today! I'm going to have to be very careful walking to work today. I think I'll avoid the sidewalk and walk up the street, LOL!
Love and hugs all around!
Laurie
You know I must say that it's stories like these that make me glad we don't have to "go" outside! Can you see us slippin around on the ice? LOL
Congrats Laurie, I'm so glad everything is coming together for you! Have fun at work!
Hugs everyone! jilly
I am awake now and I can tell you that sleeping in was just what the Doctor ordered....I am PUMPED now and ready to write my musings....But I see that you all did it for me already. Thank you for your cooperation. we will have to do this again sometimes. : )
SMJ, all that I can say to you about all of this is, just stay tuned....my life is very INteresting, to say the least....Everyday is an adventure LOL
Rap, I Know, Right (as my daughter says all the time...who taught this kid to talk anyway?)....my next dog, I am toilet training. really. I do feel sorry for him though....I can tell you that If it were me, I would be doubled over in pain and so impacted, that I would explode, before I would put my bear butt out on that ice........Poor dogs....god does have a sense of humor...
Wht,....at first I was going to say, "Nooo, I am not real. I am just part of your Imagination.".......however, now your little line about being feas on Chips has sparked a little idea in my head...hmmmm, this could be very fun to play with.....with your permission, I am going to steal that idea, and build a story around it......
Hey there Fancy Pants, yes he managed. Glad to hear things worked out for you son and keep up the optimism...things will work out. Hugs to you and Kudos to you for sticking to your Curves regime.
Basket, I am keeping you in my heart and sending all the well wishes and healing vibes I can muster. Be well my dear friend.
Mary, Do you remember that hospital show on TV, that went on for a few years, and the final episode you learned that the entire series was just the imagination of an Autistic child? Maybe that is what we all are.
Trish, I am THRILLED to hear that you finally have gotten a break. It is long overdue and I hope you have a Fantastic day today and feel better with each moment that goes by
Wonder Woman, I LOVE THIS IDEA. Oh Thank you...Physics lesson... You are Brilliant Woman....Just Brilliant....can I be you when I grow up, please?
Helllll-oooo Sunshine, I am so HAPPY for you getting the job offer. I just knew that something would go well. Relocating now is a big step to take, so this news is just grand. As for Shawn's falling...remember he has a boo-boo on his butt, so if he says, "Hey Laurie, Kiss my A--" don't get insulted....maybe he just needs a kiss for real LOL....sorry I couldn't resist it..
JillYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, HI, I have missed you. HI, how are you? HI and hello too.