Introducing, Angela!

What a beautiful afternoon!  I drove home with my window mostly down, and we decided to hang around outside for a bit.  I'm so happy when the weather is nice!

I told you about Angela last night.  That is Monica's new best friend, made from a cardboard tube.  Let's take a look:

Here, she is preparing to grill up some food for dinner.  I hope she doesn't get too close to the flame!

Angela is getting ready to chill out on the deck for a while.  Maybe she'll have a drink.

Above, she realized that if she sits in a chair, she's very tall.  I guess that's because she can't "sit."  No waist, you know.

If she could afford expensive beer, she'd probably choose Molson Canadian.

But she can't afford Molson, so she drinks Keystone Light.

Here's a close-up of her face.  The lipstick is a bit heavy, but she's kind of drunk.

Here is one last shot to show the full outfit.  Nevermind the shipping label on her leg.  She's traveled so far.

And there you have it, Angela!  She's an important part of the family, now.  She slept in the guest room last night, which should be fine, right?  Yeah, except that when I walked in there, fresh out of the shower this morning, and flipped on the light, she scared the living daylights out of me!

*sigh*

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Monday 'N Stuff

What a tough Monday at work.  When it was over, I went outside WITHOUT a coat, and got into my car for the ride home.  I stopped for gas, which I pumped WITHOUT a coat, and drove home WITHOUT the heat!  I'm loving daylight saving time.  See?  No "s."  It's not daylight savings time, it's daylight saving time.  I learned something this weekend.

My "pay it forward" is exciting to me.  I will, within the next 365 days, send something to Russ, Amy, and Celeste.  I'll have to find JUST the right thing.  I have a couple of ideas, but we'll see what happens.  I'm glad to have so much time to decide.

I brought a tube home from work.  It's a cardboard tube that is about 5' tall and 6" in diameter.  I thought the cats would enjoy it.  They do, BUT...the girls are enjoying it more.  They teased the cats a bit with it, and then Monica dressed it up.  Yes, I said she "dressed it up."  It's her new friend.

I took some pictures with my phone, but I'll get better pictures with the camera tomorrow.  Seriously.  This thing is dressed in a shirt and skirt, it has a face, it wears shoes, and there is a halloween wig for hair.  Her face is drawn on with markers.  It's funny.

OK, time for bed.  Have a great Monday night, and enjoy your Tuesday!  It'll be daylight when I get home again!  WoooHooo!

Pay it Forward

I'm going to do the "PAY IT FORWARD" game also.......

So here are the rules:

1.~Leave a comment on my blog that says you want to play. First three folks to comment will get a gift from ME. (If I don't know it already, let me know how I can contact you)


2.~Do the same thing on your blog!  The first three folks who leave a comment and commit to doing this on their blog, too, will get a surprise from YOU at a surprise time in the next 365 days!

This will be fun!  Who's in?

Bass Pro Shops, remix

I took the girls to Bass Pro Shops last week, but was so sick that we left after a short time.  Now that we're all over it, and I'll be gone for 6 days next week, we decided to have a day out, starting at BPS again.

Kevin hadn't been there yet, so I warned him about the crowds.  Hopefully, when the new wears off, it won't be so crazy busy all the time.  We wandered around a bit and Kevin and the girls all took a turn at the shooting gallery.  Kevin's pretty good!

After checking out the fish in the massive aquarium (we were there at feeding time,) we were treated to lunch by Kevin.  The restaurant there is quite good!  We got two dinners and all shared everything between the 4 of us.

After shopping around some more, just looking at what is there, we left and headed to Walmart for a couple of essentials that were forgotten yesterday.  While there, we thought we'd check the clearance racks for pants for the girls.

Boy, did we hit it big!  I got a new pair of khaki pants (needed for trade shows) for $7, and the girls got jeans for $5 a pair!  I was so glad that we stopped.  By the time we left there, we were all beat and ready to come home.

It was good to hang out together, and we all had a good time.  I didn't mention that I had missed the Nationwide race today, and now I see that it's on again!  I won't watch the whole thing.  Something isn't the same when you already know the result.

I am ready for warmer weather.  It's been winter for 4 years, it seems.  I want green grass, BBQs, sunshine and flowers.  I want windows open, breezes blowing, and birds singing outside.

It's coming, I know.  I'll be in the desert in 6 days, but it's not supposed to be ALL that warm there.  Still, 60s will feel pretty darn good.

Friday at last

Third time's a charm.  If this doesn't work, then it's too bad.  Sorry.

I'm ready to enjoy a weekend!  Last weekend was wasted on phlegm and fevers, this weekend will be wasted on Nascar and recliners.  That's a much better choice.

One week from tonight, I'll be posting an entry from Vegas.  It'll be a real busy trade show, but we're already trying to figure ways to sneak in a spare hour here or there.  I want to see the sights and drop some pennys in a slot machine.

I told you that Kevin was bringing home a new baby.  Yeah, I've been replaced.

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I'm Baaaack!

PHEW!  That flu is some NASTY stuff!  I was down and out, big time.  I was pretty ill on Saturday and Sunday, worse on Monday, and almost dead on Tuesday.  I came home early on Tuesday, went to bed with a 101 fever (my normal is 97.5) and asked Kevin to shoot me more than once.

The girls have been down for the last two days, but are hyper now, so they're heading back to school tomorrow.  I hope and pray that Kevin escapes it.  So far, he's good.  I now have only a small headache above and behind my eyes, but all else is good.  PHEW!

Now, I'm going to start reading some journals, watching some TV, and enjoying relaxing without wondering how long it'll be until I die.  I've told Kevin to grab a friend and go play with his car to escape the madness of post-illness females.  I'll have to show pictures of his new "baby" this weekend.

I'm back, and glad to be back.  Do NOT go where I've been.  It's an ugly place.  Sick people are gross.  Phlegm, snot, coughs, sneezes, night sweats and moaning.  Yeah, that's been me.  I've been gross.  The only leftovers now are the occasional loose cough, and some nasty dry skin under my nose, which looks like dry snot, if it's not tended to.  ICK!

I'm sick

What a waste of a beautiful day.  I took the girls to Bass Pro Shops, and just one trip up the stairs left me gasping for air.  I knew I was getting bad, so we got out of there, stopped at the evil WalMart for groceries and came home.  I went right to bed.

Walking to the next room leaves me out of breath, and I think Astaryth lost one of her elephants, and it's sitting on my chest.  I made it through, watching person after person fall ill with this crap, while I skated by, avoiding contact.  Last night I was fine, today I am useless.

*whine*