Cleaning the hard drive

Saw these 2 pics on my hard drive and thought I'd share them. The pic in the chair cracks me up because that was in an airport (I think it was Logan) and there were just these random white rocking chairs all around. Seems like something you'd see in the south but it was up north. I guess she has a thing for sunglasses.

His and Hers

I made some labels today for some new folders I'm going to organize and I just couldn't resist having a little fun with this. With both of us having been married before we each have paperwork pertaining to our divorces. I won't really use these labels but I'm going to leave them on the counter long enough for my dh to see them. A lot of headaches go along with divorces and the choices that get you there so I figured I'd find a way to have some fun with it. A different kind of "his and hers" LOL

I love this video

I've always been a sucker for this type of stuff. Not only do I really like this song, as cheesy as it is but I really like the sound of the guitar in this video. On a side note, are there other school districts that name their schools by numbers? I'm from FL and all our schools have names that are unique, and around here, that means things related to Space. Take a minute and check out this video, it sounds really nice.

What is this?

My husband sent me this picture from his trip to Arizona recently and I can't figure out what it is. He thinks its a road runner but neither one of us have ever seen one in person so we aren't too sure.

Kings Firecrackers

Here's an amazing video of 32 Elementary school girls from Kings Mill, Ohio . They're known as the Kings Firecrackers. This video is of a half-time show at a basketball game. They are cute and really put on a show.

What do you do with these?

Do They Bloom?

I'm looking for something different to plant this year.
I wonder if they come in different colors?
I wonder about the fragrance?

I wonder if it would help to put those preservative packets in the water?

I wonder whether they would look better on the kitchen table or in the entry?

I wonder if they're cheaper by the dozen?
I wonder if they come long-stemmed?

Captured at 115th and Allisonville Rd. in Fishers Indianapolis . The sign is real and was up for two hours before someone stopped and told them how to spell PEONIES!

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Not sure if I believe it or not but its still funny

Puppy Love

I saw this video on someone's blog and had to post it. It gets funny around 45 seconds.

Family Drama

This week I've had the opportunity to learn first hand what a person who is bipolar and addicted to drugs and alcohol can do to a family. In short, it ruins everything and does nothing but hurt people. Our Easter was dampened by my brother in law (BIL) getting drunk and high and getting into some trouble. He was drinking at a cemetery and ended up passing out and breaking his nose and splitting his head open in front of a man riding his bike.

Its amazing how one call to 911, one ambulance ride and in the end, one family pretty much destroyed. My inlaws (ILs) are enabling BIL by giving him endless money that gives him the freedom to buy large amounts of alcohol and pills and that is a huge part of the equation. After my 12 year old stepson cried after being in a car with his drunk uncle, and my ILs knew that BIL was on a downward spiral, in my book that is just about unforgivable. If the grandparents make excuses for their 32 year old child who is putting other people in danger then its hard to accept as a parent/step-parent. And, if you are a grandparent you should never, never put your grandchild in an uncomfortable situation, even if it means standing up to your own son. You do not put your grandson in a dangerous situation, END OF STORY!!!

Drugs, mental illness and alcohol can ruin a family and I hope that at some point my ILs realize that what BIL has done. In my heart I am done.

Spring Break

I miss having a Spring Break. Its one of the only things I really miss about not being a kid anymore. It was SO nice looking forward to it and then once it got there it always went too fast. I guess I will just have to settle for having Good Friday off. Sometimes any type of break is nice.

Fun Marriage Advice

I saw this on Yahoo today and thought I'd post it. Some of these are good ideas! Sorry the link is so long

http://dating.personals.yahoo.com/singles/relationships/24281/dating-101-the-best-relationship-advice-i-ever-got/;_ylc=X3oDMTQyYTR0bTdxBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEX3MDMjE0MjE1NDczNgRrA1RoZSBCZXN0IFJlbGF0aW9uc2hpcCBBZHZpY2UgSSBFdmVyIEdvdARzZWMDZnBfdG9kYXkEc2xrA2RhdGl%20Zy0xMDEtYmVzdC1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXAtYWR2aWNlLWktZXZlci1nb3Q-

This is my favorite. Tonight I started doing that and Mike said "ooh you are getting the napkins out. That means dinner is just about ready! Too funny

#3. Tabletop Trick

"My aunt told me that if I'm running late when it's my turn to make dinner, just set the table. That way my husband thinks he'll be eating any minute, so he doesn't start complaining, which buys me some time. It's a silly trick that sounds straight out of the 1950s, but I have to admit that I've tried it a few times in the three years I've been married -- and it works!"

Kim Kardashian's butt

Have you seen these photos of Kim Kardashian, the before and after Photoshop? The wrong one got posted and Kim's response is great. She basically admitted that yes she has cellulite and yes her photo was photoshopped. I think its really cool that she had that type of response. I'm on the slender side but I like that more and more celebrities are trying to show a realistic view about body shapes and sizes. Check out her blog to read more: http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2009/03/bfm_enlarged/enlarged-yes-i-am-complex.php

What happened to Spring?

Its not even officially the first day of Spring yet here in FL and I think we are going to end up just skipping it this year. Straight from "winter" to summer. 60 one day, 90 the next, thats Florida for you.

Eww I saw his tongue!

Thats what my daughter said tonight when she saw a boy kiss a girl tonight in a movie we were watching. I said "well, what do you think people are doing when they kiss like that?" She said that she thought they were just mushing their lips together and was actually pretty surprised to hear that the tongue was actually involved in that type of kissing. Poor kid is only going to find out more and more stuff like this in the next few years LOL

What Goes Around

Tonight Julie and I sorta had the night off. My hubby was working late so we were on our own so we took advantage of that and went to Pizza Hut for some personal pan pizzas to go. When we were leaving I noticed the man that walked in the door although he'd probably never even remember me. About 5 years ago when he was starting Chiropractor school I met him through the guy I was dating at the time. I remembered his name was Dave (I think!?!) but I don't even remember his last name or his wife's name. I remember stuff he did though because what it was so similar to what my boyfriend at the time was doing. Dave and his wife had gotten married a few months before they moved down to FL for him to go to Palmer (chiropractor school). I guess they'd been dating 5 or 6 years and then finally got married before they left Indiana. They did not even last 9 months in FL before they split up! From the other girlfriends/wives of Palmer students I heard that when he flew back to Indiana for a wedding he ended up hooking up with a girl who was also in the wedding. His wife stayed in FL because she was a high school teacher and didn't want to take off in her first semester working. So, I don't remember how she found out but she did and left his sorry ass here in Daytona. What he did that was so similar to Brandon (my boyfriend at the time) was that he was sort of near the older side compared to students there but really longed to have that "college life" feeling going on. Brandon was 37 and was sort of frozen in time at that Frat Boy stage and that stuff seemed important to Dave as well. How did that stuff work out for both? Both are still alone. When I saw Dave tonight he had gained quite a bit of weight and I noticed that he had lost that muscle tone he used to spend so much time working on. He ordered a large pepperoni with extra onions, one 20z Mountain Dew and nothing else. The lady at the counter joked and said "Girlfriend must be busy tonight if you are ordering extra onions" he gave a sad little laugh and said "nah I'm single so I don't have to worry about the onions being a problem. Wait, maybe thats the problem LOL". No, I don't think the onions are the problem. I think its the fact that heh got greedy and kept wanting more and more but never really happy to settle with anyone or anything. I hope he is happy with all he ever wanted but never got.

Free Steak

Found a giant rubber band in my mashed potatoes last night and got my filet mignon taken off the bill. I wasn't even bothered by it, its not like it was a big deal. The manager apologized up and down but that was totally unnecessary. I was just telling Mike about stuff I read in the book "Waiter Rant" about foreign objects in food and then I noticed numbers on what I thought was part of the potato skin. Great timing too because I used my fork to take it out of the mashed potatoes and our server walked by and saw. It was a nice dinner, even though they didn't need to take my dish off the bill.