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| Something for bratmom.... |
| 08.31.07 (9:17 pm) [edit] |
After reading your latest post last night, titled; "Incredibly pissed", I thought I would offer some help...so I searched and searched and I think I found JUST the thing! - after all, what are friends for? :)...
- As you can see, it was originally published in 1955, and I think it will be met with approval, and ease the obvious concern of your grandmother-in-law.....
The Good Wife's Guide
From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955
*Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.
*Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
*Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
*Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.
*During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
*Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
*Be happy to see him.
*Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
*Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
*Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
*Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
*Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
*Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
*Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
*A good wife always knows her place.
;D
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| AAAAAAARRRR! (companion post to bratmom's) ;) |
| 08.31.07 (4:05 pm) [edit] |
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| I need a drink....... |
| 08.31.07 (1:35 pm) [edit] |
What was I thinking...........
Ok, thought I would paint the wall in our youngest's bedroom today, (only doing one wall in a seperate color and leaving the rest of the walls white), - WRONG! - I figured I would move the bed, tape the edges of the wall and the window trim with that blue tape, and maybe get the wall "cut-in" - (meaning to edge, or to paint the edges of said wall, - like an outline if you will. - then I will paint in the rest ith a roller), by the end of the day. I hope to get the entire wall painted by the end of the *holiday weekend - *Labor day is Monday here in the U.S.) - Well I moved the bed, and yep, you guessed it - STUFF all over the floor..... Oi! - Had to clear it all out. Not sure how far I will get on this today! :S
................................................................................
I need a drink...
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| First week of school........... |
| 08.30.07 (7:42 pm) [edit] |
Well - we got through the first week of school! *WHEW!* - I think our youngest did better than I did! - let me explain......there are lots of nice moms and dads at the school. I pick our child up, and so do quite a few other parents nd grandparents. However - there are some who are ...welllll.......let's just say it,... snobs! they wear their expensive clothes and sprayed on tans like it was a sporting event. 
So, although I usually tend to not care what people think, (they aren't paying my bills, etc.), one does tend to feel the pressure. So....instead of wearing T-shirts this year,(from my oh-so-cool T-shirt collection, if I do say so myself), I opted for a nice shirt to wear along with my jeans, (hey, I have to take a stand on something! lol!). I also got my hair cut (it needed it anyway),and even got my eyebrows plucked, (ok, yeah, I needed that too), before school started, so as to be ready for the snobby moms who hang out in the school lobby waiting to pick up their darling brats ...OH! ...er ...I mean children :)
Now I'm not rich, but not poor, right in the middle I'd say, and just a regular gal, but I do like to look nice. -
Well.......it has been very hot out, (still Summer if you ask me), and so, I wore my flip flops :)  ..........I got looks...........you know...the stare or the glance where they look you up and down quickly while pretending not to check out your ensomble' and then turn up their upper lip? 
I then looked at what others were wearing, and saw that their foot atire was, well,...more expensive - sandals more like it, or the more pricey "flip flops", instead of just fun Summer flip flops. So what did I do?....I wore my croc shoes after that - I mean ALL the rich "IN" gals wear them, and their kiddos do too! - I thought, I've got it beat! - WRONG! I got "the look" again today.............I'm going back to my comfy Summer fun flip flops!
(Me thinks these wenches could use some RUM!)
 - Did someone say RUM!?!?!
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| Arrr! - Which one of ye took me Rum??!! |
| 08.29.07 (8:25 pm) [edit] |
Hand it over and no one gets hurt!
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| Hmm - something wrong with my avatar......... |
| 08.29.07 (10:01 am) [edit] |
OUCH!
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| I'm in love... |
| 08.28.07 (7:52 am) [edit] |
LOL! - Well this morning, while my youngest and I were walking to school - we met Hannah. Hanna is a yorkie-poo. Now I had heard of these lil' pups, but had never seen one in person. Smaller than my kids lunchbox, she is the cutest, sweetest little thing I ever saw! - And her mommy, "Miss L", said she got her, cause her own kids are grown and off to college, so she was lonely - I can relate! - (I was tempted to take little Hannah and put her right into my kid's backpack, and take her home with ME!) 
Here's the closest pic I could find of what Hannah looks like - all together now....AWWWWWWWWE!!!
:)
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| "You have a nice day now" |
| 08.27.07 (9:33 am) [edit] |
A very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walks into Wal-Mart with her two kids in tow, screaming obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
The Wal-Mart Greeter says, "Good morning and welcome to Wal-Mart. Nice children you've got there - are they twins?" The ugly woman stops screaming long enough to say, "Hell no they ain't, the oldest one, he's 9 and the younger one, she's 7. Why the hell would you think they're twins?? Do you really think they look alike?"
"No," replies the greeter. "I just couldn't believe that someone would have slept with you twice.
You have a nice day now."
:P
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| Another year begins................ |
| 08.27.07 (4:22 am) [edit] |
Well, in about 3 minutes, the buzzer is going to go off on the alarm clock - and so will begin a new year of school for our youngest - I hate it! - Miss them when they are gone all day............. :(
:(
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| Annoying ......... |
| 08.26.07 (3:06 pm) [edit] |
HA HA! LOVE IT!
:P
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| The curse of The Black Spot!!!!!!! |
| 08.26.07 (10:27 am) [edit] |
HA-HARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! !! Found this avtar - love it!! Got a good laugh! - That mouse has one wicked sence of humour! ROFLOL!
:)
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| A little ditty for the day........... |
| 08.25.07 (1:48 pm) [edit] |
Sometimes when I'm cleaning the house, I need a little inspiration - something to keep me going - Soooooo - Here's a little ditty for the day - to keep you going too - ok, it's not acutally a Pirate ditty,... but it does have to do with water - kinda - and its FUN! - and Hey, rubber duckies want to be Pirates too! - (Doesn't everybody) - So there! :P
~Sesame Street Do De Rubber Duck Lyrics~
Ernie: There's a brand new dance
And it's got a reggae beat
You do it in the bath
While you wash your hands and feet
Get in the tub
Hold your duckie in your lap
Tap your toes while you scrub
In the water from the tap
All: And do de duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck
Rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, rubber duck, duck
Ernie: Come on everybody try
(Do de rubber duck!)
Don't be left high and dry
(Yeah do de rubber duck!)
As you keep on getting wetter
(Do de rubber duck!)
You'll be feeling so much better
(Do de rubber duck!)
You'll be left without a care
(When you do de rubber duck!)
And you can even wash your hair
(While you do de rubber duck!)
It will have a healthy sheen
(If you do de rubber duck!)
Yeah you'll be squeaky clean
(When you do de rubber duck!)
All: And do de duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck
Rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, rubber duck, duck
Telly: Don't get soap in your eye
(When you do de rubber duck!)
'Cause that'll make you cry
(When you do de rubber duck!)
Oscar: Hey all you grouches sing
(Now do de rubber duck!)
Yeah make the bathtub ring
(Do de rubber duck!)
Ernie: Everybody knows
[Do De Rubber Duck lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]
(How to do de rubber duck!)
Scrub your flippers and your toes
(Do de rubber duck!)
The Count: And while you wash away your troubles
(Do de rubber duck!)
Don't forget to count the bubbles
One, two, three, four!
All: Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck
Rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, rubber duck, duck
Biff: All around the woild
(Dey do de rubber duck!)
Whenever folks get soiled
(Dey do de rubber duck!)
Guy Smiley: Watch 'em splishin' and a-splashin'
(Do de rubber duck!)
It's the very latest fashion!
(Do de rubber duck!)
Gladys the Cow: Take at least one bath a day
(Do de rubber duck!)
And you'll moooove those germs away
(Do de rubber duck!)
Hoots the Owl: Come and be a bathtime bopper!
(Do de rubber duck!)
Don't pull out the stopper!
(Do de rubber duck!)
All: Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck
Rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, rubber duck, duck
One more time!
And do de duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck
Rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, duck, rubber duck, rubber duck,
Duck, rubber duck, rubber duck, duck
Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
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| Swabbing the (poop) deck........ |
| 08.25.07 (10:08 am) [edit] |
HARRRRRRRRR! ...ehem........well no I don't mean THAT poop deck! - BLIMEY! - But - I DO have to clean the house today, including my fave...the bathroom! - Ok, I'm kidding!!!! Not about having to clean, but about the bathroom being my fave room to clean! Oi! ..er ...ARG! Monday is the first day of school so, it needs to be done or I'm going to be going crazy when I'm trying to get out of the house in the morning! Lots of clothes to put away too....guess that's why I'm on here...delaying the enevitable chores!
Well - I HAD thought of a pretty clever post for this, but of course now that I'm on here I can't remember a word of it! ( how come the best blog posts come to you when you're sitting on the john, and as soon as you get back on the computer - It's gone! Durn, I hate it when that happens! ARRRRRRRRRRR! ) LOLOLOLOL!
Just thinking - the title for this post is going to look pretty funny when it shows up - (as they usually only shows up in part) - on the recent blogs list! ROF! :P
:P
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| Me and my Mateys........ |
| 08.24.07 (9:44 pm) [edit] |
:D
P)
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| Buried Treasure...found! |
| 08.24.07 (9:51 am) [edit] |
Well, finally was able to fix my comments box in my blog......clicked the "start fresh" button in my templates - ( I must have clicked on something wrong when I was "tweeking"! Arrrrrrr!) - All is well now, and the "treasure of comments" is at long last ...found! P)
~ PG
Ps. - Thanks for all the tips Mateys! - ;)
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| "X" Mark's The Spot! - (or in the case of my blog, the word "comments" marks the spot) |
| 08.23.07 (6:27 pm) [edit] |
Hmmm...ok the comment box works, (and you can actually see it), for my blog when you click on my post in the "recent posts" list - BUT - when you click directly onto my blog - via direct link - it looks like there is no comment box and no coments have been made. But there's a hidden treasure!!!! - (so to speak)
- The coments can be found by scrolling your cursor over the bottom right area of each post in my blog - you will see the word "comment" magically appear and a number next to it, (indicating how many coments have been posted).
It's crazy, I know, bt I must have done something wrong when I was tweaking my blog page - *sigh!* oh well, I am a newbie after all!
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| The Captain Rocks!!!! |
| 08.23.07 (10:25 am) [edit] |
A great quote, from a great man!
"Growing older is mandatory - Growing up is optional - You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing" ... Captain Kangaroo
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| Walking the plank - a leap of faith... |
| 08.22.07 (9:12 pm) [edit] |
Thought this was a testement to a leap of faith so.....
~ The Ant and the Contact Lens~
(A True Story by Josh and Karen Zarandona)
Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing.
Although she was scared to death, she went with
her group to a tremendous granite cliff.
In spite of her fear, she put on her gear, took a hold on the rope,
and started up the face of that rock.
Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather.
As she was hanging on there, the safety rope snapped against
Brenda's eye and knocked out her contact lens.
Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet
below her and hundreds of feet above her.
Of course, she looked and looked, hoping the lens
had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn't there.
Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry.
She was desperate and began to get upset,
so she prayed to the Lord to help her find it.
When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye
and her clothing for the lens, but there was no
contact lens to be found. She sat down, despondent,
with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them
to make it up the face of the cliff.
She looked out across range after range of mountains,
thinking of that Bible verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord
run to and fro throughout the whole earth."
She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains.
You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly
where my contact lens is.
Please help me."
Finally, they walked down the trail to the bottom.
At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting
up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out,
"Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?"
Well, that would be startling enough,
but you know why the climber saw it?
An ant was moving slowly across the face
of the rock, carrying it!
Brenda told me her father was a cartoonist. When she told him
the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens,
he drew a picture of an ant lugging that contact lens
with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want me to
carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy.
But if this is what You want me to do,
I'll carry it for You."
I think it would probably do some good to
occasionally say, "God, I don't know why
you want me to carry this load.
I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy.
But, if you want me to carry it, I will."
God doesn't call the qualified.
He qualifies the called.
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| Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me! |
| 08.22.07 (11:47 am) [edit] |
Hello Nieghbors!
I guess my first post, (or "piece of work"), as sjmclean has let me know, (Hi sjmc! Great to "meet" you, and thank you for your comment and msg!), is actually my second since coming here to tblog, and hopefully there will be more to follow. (I'm a newbie and still figuring out how to tweak my blog - please have patience with me)-( I'm also dyslexic, and failed miserably in my high school typing class, so please excuse the typos!)
A little about me - Um....I love Pirates, (pretty obvious), and movies, and Johnny Depp's work in movies, and no, not just because of the Pirate movies...I have enjoyed his other work too, long before Pirates. I also enjoy other actor's work, and I enjoy movies of all kinds, except the slasher type. I enjoy music, and have had a recent interest in the group; "Newsboys". I am married, and a sahm, and have two kiddos. One in grade school, the other, my stepchild, is getting married next year. - So you can see, we have both ends of the spectrum as far as the kiddos go.
I live on the east coast, and we are expieriencing alot of extreamly hot weather, although it has been finally raining here the last few days. WHEW! I have lived in this area all my life, and so has my hubby. Our kiddos are fifth generation living here. Needless to say, our family has seen a LOT of changes around here!
I'm an artist, and my medium is acrylic and watercolor, and also colored pencils and pastels and graphite. - I like a little bit of everything really. I graduated from MICA, (Maryland Institute, College of Art), and got alot out of my time there.
I have enjoyed meeting new people - at least the nice ones, - and love the sence of humour that some folks seem to really flourish at! I have enough of reality to deal with in life, so I am here for fun and enjoyment. I hope to meet more new people, and have a fun time here on tblog! :)
Thanks for reading!
~PG
Arrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! P)
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| Newbie |
| 08.21.07 (3:15 pm) [edit] |
Hi!
I'm new here - hope to have some fun and make some new friends :)
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