My Sweet Pea’s in Texas

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Why is the world..............

Why is the world would someone want to vote for a man who has NO pride in his country!!!!



Saturday, October 11, 2008

What a way to wake up in the morning!!

So I am sound of sleep. I kind of wake up and here feet walking around. I thought it was Katie. She comes and gets in bed with me and snuggles. Well then she didn't get in bed so I figured I was just hearing things. I went back to sleep. Then I hear hissing from Nubley. For those who don't know she is my cat. I thought maybe Lucky our outside cat snuck inside when Gary left at 6am to go hunting. Well her hissing got really bad and then I hear some more hisses and they were not cats! I crawl to the end of the bed and up pops eyes! OMG!!!!! What the h*e*double hockey sticks is that? Then I get my pillow and try to get it away from attempting to get on the bed. I try to hit it again and it went under Gary's desk. So I fly up and grab my phone it is the first thing I grab because I attempted to turn my light on and I had unplugged it so I could use my heating pad. Push one of my buttons to get light. I shined it over at the desk and what do I see but this!!

I am screaming of course. I am fumbling for my glasses, wondering if I am seeing right. Put them on yup I am seeing right. I get up, grab Nubley, shut the bathroom door, the closet door, and last but not least, got me and Nubley out of there and closed the bedroom door. After that I am thinking how in the world am I going to get that thing out! I am thinking I have to call someone. I was not going to call Gary he is hunting so I call my dad. Mind you it is 6:30 or 7am. He doesn't get up that early. I say oooooh well and I wake him up. I apologize and tell him that a raccoon tried to get in bed with me. He goes what! I have a raccoon in my bedroom. Then I had another thought, did any others come in with that one? So I go looking around and here comes Katie. So I tell her to go to the kitchen and wait for me. I go with her and see the screen door open. That darned raccoon opened our screen door enough for it to get in! By this point my mom is by my dad and my sis who stayed there last night. My sister goes have you taken pictures I say oooooh I should do that! I am still scared because I still have no clue how I am going to get this thing out of my house! Looked around the house some more to make sure there were no more, and no more thank goodness! I am telling my dad to come over. Then he says take the screens off. I said oooh good idea! I went and got a screwdriver to get the screen off the window. I go to do that and this is what I see.



This raccoon is the fattest one I have ever seen!! I get the screen off of the left side so it can get out without having to get out next to me. But that thing never even moved! It smelled my hand through the screen. It wasn't even scared of me! I took the screen off and the thing is so darn fat it could not climb out the window! I even took a broom and put it under its bottom and it still could not get out. I took the other screen out and it had to get out by standing on the shredder. All in all everything turned out good! The raccoon walked away into the sunrise! Hopefully I will not be seeing the girl again in my bedroom! Here are some more pics of her escape!





Oooh I forgot when she got out she walked of to the screen door to see Katie and then off she went. I thought it was too funny!


This was the mess I found when I went into my bedroom. She was a clean raccoon, I have to say! No bathroom breaks for this girl. Thank goodness! But she got into Gary's garbage and pulled his ipod off his desk. Then I went into the bathroom. I put powder on in our bathtub, so there is powder in the tub. I look in the tub and see little raccoon prints in the powder and then little prints on the rugs.


So I hope you enjoyed my adventures of me and the raccoon that wanted to snuggle! Hee hee On an ending note here she goes........



Friday, October 10, 2008

SARAH PALIN

I did not come up with this, but sounds accurate to me...~Susie

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--- Sarah Palin
Just information for anyone who is interested in both sides of our
voting choices...........
Interesting. Nobody's perfect....(except you and me)..ha,
ha Listening to the mainstream media these last few days, I've
learned a few things about the GOP's VP nominee but also had to
learn a few things on my own. To wit:

1. From the media I learned Sarah Palin's husband had a DUI
conviction 22 years ago.
* On my own I learned that Ted Kennedy (hero of the tribute at the
DNC convention) was drunk while driving a car off a bridge in
Chappaquiddick. That same crash killed a young campaign volunteer
with whom he was having an affair. Oh, it has been said that woman
was pregnant with his child.
* Mr. Palin's (who is not running for office) DUI came a mere 4
years after Barack Obama (who is running for president) stopped
using cocaine and marijuana (by his own admission in his autobiography).
Shocking - it's OK for the presidential candidate to use drugs or
the party patriarch to kill someone while driving drunk, yet the
husband of a VP candidate should be demonized for something done 22 years ago.

2. From the media I learned that Sarah Palin's daughter is pregnant.
* On my own I learned that Joe Biden's (the other VP candidate) son
was paid a large amount of money as a consultant to credit card
company MBNA. That same company had business before Senator Joe
Biden concerning regulation of consumer credit practices. After the
company paid a hefty sum to Mr. Biden's son, Biden voted in favor of
legislation to help that company. No kidding !!!!
* That same son, Hunter, is also engaged in a legal investigation
and lawsuit for defrauding a former business partner

Shocking - it's a crime for the republican VP candidate to have a
child who's pregnant, even though that is irrelevant to how she
performs her job.
It is ok, however, for the democrat VP candidate, while a senator,
to vote in favor of a company that paid his son over a quarter of a
million dollars.

3. From the media I learned that Sarah Palin should be considered
'selfish' for agreeing to run for VP knowing about her daughter's
condition. Knowing that her public role would bring extra scrutiny
on the family is selfish, and she should have declined to protect
her child (actually heard this on ABC this weekend).
Strange - the same people who said Sarah is selfish for running for
VP did not seem to care about any impact on Chelsea when Bill
Clinton had his dalliance with Monica Lewinsky. That was a private,
personal matter, you see.

4. From the media I have learned to be 'concerned' that Sarah Palin
probably won't be able to manage her family and do an effective job
of being VP at the same time.
Funny - I never heard anything about Hillary's ability to support
Chelsea while re-doing health care, or any of the other feminist icons
who state a woman can balance work and family. They also never
mention that Barack will have to balance time with his children
while meeting with heads of rogue nations or how Joe Biden's kids
don't even have a mom and will be fighting for his time, maybe even
while he hosts white house coffee fundraisers and sells nights in
the Lincoln bedroom.

5. From the media I have learned that Sarah Palin is 'too
inexperienced' to be a heartbeat-away from the presidency.
* Apparently taking on corruption in your own party and running a
state that's the same size, people-wise, as Delaware (hint hint:
that's where Joe Biden is from) is not really experience.

* However, time spent as a 'community organizer', and with less than
180 days in the senate where you've authored no significant
legislation, is just the type of 'change' we're looking for from the
top of the ticket.
Funny - inexperience at the top of the Democratic ticket is a mantra
for 'change' and 'hope', while strong practical everyday experience
as that of the #2 Republican is cause for concern. ??

6. From the media I learned that Sarah Palin's husband once got a
ticket for fishing without a license.
* I haven't heard much about the fact that, if he were still a
practicing attorney, the VP candidate Joe Biden would be disbarred
for plagiarism, not once but multiple times.
It's ok to break the rules if you're a democrat candidate but not Ok
if you are the spouse of a republican candidate.

7. From the media I learned that Sarah Palin doesn't know much about
Iraq ; in fact they wondered if she even knows where it is.
* Sarah's son volunteered into the US military and is now deployed
in Iraq . I guess that doesn't count.
Sarah has spent more time with troops in Iraq (she visited Iraq last
year as commander of the Alaska National Guard ) than Obama has, even
while running for president. In fact, when Sarah went to Iraq she
spent time with the troops.
When Obama went on his 'foreign policy' tour, he skipped a military
hospital visit to go instead to work out at the Ritz Carlton. The
military welcomed Obama, but would not allow the media crowd to go
along - so, without the press adulation, a visit to the troops would
be a waste of Obama's time !!!!

8. From the media I learned that Sarah Palin is a 'lightweight' and
she better be a 'quick study' to keep up with the facts of this team.
Funny, nobody is talking about how, after Barack Obama had 'visited
57 states' and, according to him, he only had '5 more to go' or
endless other stupid gaffes that expose who he really is.

9. From the media I have learned that (gasp!), Sarah Palin's husband
was once a registered member of a 3rd party that favored states'
rights (man, this is really bad stuff).
* That same media has been silent about the story that when Barack
Obama announced his first senate run, he did so in the home of
William Ayers. Mr. Ayers is an un-repentant terrorist convicted for
bombing the pentagon. This same Mr. Ayers said, about 9/11, that he
and his group did not do enough, to harm our military and he wished
he had done more.
During the same time as that comment, Ayers was serving on a Board
with Barack Obama. All notes and information about their serving
together is now locked up by the corrupt Chicago democrat machine
and any reporters' access to those records are being blocked by the
Obama campaign.

If we've had any doubts about the bias of the media, it's pretty
clear now where they stand. This bias is egregious and corrupt.

Pass this on to some of your friends who are on the fence and who
get all their information from Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Wolf
Blitzer, Tom Brokaw and the gang. The only way to stop such bias is
to spread correct information using the NEW media, the Internet and
other outlets which will make these guys irrelevant.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Makes sense to me........

Dream Big ! Live the Dream !!
The Birk Economy Recovery Plan
I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG..

Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in
a We Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000
bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.

Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman
and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals
$425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a
We Deserve It Dividend.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free.
So let’s assume a tax rate of 30%.

Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.
That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult2018+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
Pay off your mortgage – housing crisis solved.
Repay college loans 3 what a great boost to new grads
Put away money for college – it’ll be there
Save in a bank – create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car – create jobs
Invest in the market – capital drives growth
Pay for your parent’s medical insurance – health care improves
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean – or el se

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks
who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed
Forces.

If we’re going to re-distribute wealth let’s really do it...instead of
trickling out
a puny $1000.00 ( “vote buy” ) economic incentive that is being
proposed by one of our candidates for President.

If we’re going to do an $85 billion bailout, let’s bail out every adult
U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG – liquidate it.
Sell off its parts.
Let American General go back to being American General.
Sell off the real estate.
Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here’s my rationale. We deserve it and
AIG doesn’t.

Sure it’s a crazy idea that can “never work.”

But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion
We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in
Washington DC .

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because
$25.5 Billion is returned
instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh.....I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it’s either good for a
laugh
or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion!!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Investments‏ *TOO FUNNY*

If you purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you

would have $49 left.



With Fannie Mae, you would have $2.50 left of the original $1,000.

With AIG, you would have less than $15 left.



But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drunk all

of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND,

you would have $214 cash.



Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink

heavily and recycle.

Isn't this something to think about!‏

If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the SecretService, he would be disqualified because of his past association withWilliam Ayers, a known terrorist. For this same reason, he would bedisqualified from joining the military. If he is elected President he would not qualify to be his own bodyguard!

Monday, October 6, 2008

Ok

I had another blog for this. But decided to put it here instead, so maybe I would be more accountable. Since more people see this blog I want people to see and go oooh she is doing really well or oooh no she is not on track. I hope people will actually tell me to! It wont hurt my feelings either I promise! I was doing so well on my weight loss! I lost a total of 33 lbs in less than a year. I was very proud of myself and then the dreaded thing called life happened and I stopped working out and stopped watching what I ate. Well my eating wasn't to bad but it was not the greatest. So I watched the scale inch back up well then my scale needs a new battery so I really do not know how much it inched back up but I think it has been around 10 to 15 lbs. I went down to 183 and now I think I am around 195. I hope to anymore than that. Hee hee

It has been very busy around here and I was making myself to thin with everything! My family and my well being was put on the back burner. I realized that I was a miserable basket case and I needed to start 1. Thinking of myself and 2. Thinking of my girl's and hubby! So I am no longer working at the girl's school. I stepped down as lead teacher and will sub for them as they need me. That right there was very tough. I was teaching anywhere from 9 to 14 2 year olds with Emmy in there too. So when I went home it was like I had a class of 2 year olds 24, 7. So now I have my me time back when Emmy is at parents day out and Katie is in preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I really want to focus on the 5 things that I really enjoy in life.

1. God
2. My Husband
3. My Girl's
4. ME
5. Photography

The 5th one I am really wanting this as my career. So I have been really trying to work on things in that department!

It has felt like I have had 50lbs taken off of my shoulders since I have had made this decision to get my life back together! So here are few thing that I have done to make sure these things are taken care of.

1. I have made a schedule of my schedule for everyday right down to each minute. It my sound like over kill but it has really helped and has gone brilliantly so far(at least for the last 4 days now 5days)!

2. I set the alarm to get up every morning now not just Tuesdays and Thursdays. So I am now getting up around 6 during the week and Sundays and when I want to or when the girl's get up on Saturdays.

3. I have set aside time to just be with Gary. An hour a day when the girl's are in bed. I know I put my husband on my schedule but I have to for the health or our marriage. It was never bad but it can always be better! I love him so much that I feel bad when I don't spend some kind of time with him alone! A lot of people say well he works at home you should be spending a ton of time with him. Well we didn't! He works in the office/bedroom and so we really didn't spend much time.

4. I go to bed now before 10pm. I was going to bed WAY to late! Midnight was the norm and was grouchy when I woke up!

5. I am now starting today to get up and work out first thing no matter what! At least M-F.

6. Go to church every week no matter what!

7. I have set aside time to be with just the girl's just us. No computers no TV. Also to have patients with them they are not 10 year olds they are 3 1/2 and 2. Have fun with them. Teach them things doesn't matter what it is. It can be as easy as doing the dishes.

8. Reduce my computer time.

9. If I say I will do that later I tell myself no do it now!!

And last number
10. Spend time by myself to reflect on me and to do what ever I wish. Weather it be just get out of the house to enjoy the outdoors, find something to take pictures of, go for a walk. No matter what just doing what I want to do and do it not say I will do it later! See #9

If you have gotten this far in this post GOD bless you this has been a long one!

I hope you can help me by annoying me about if I have worked out today, that is how I will keep my schedule going. As it is the start of my day!