tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31075999694694089822024-03-04T23:21:02.669-06:00The Right GirlsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-83586809024416968012012-08-12T08:42:00.001-05:002012-08-12T08:42:34.223-05:00For Your Viewing Pleasure...An oldie but goodie has been reworked:<br />
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"Now we're going to have to pin everything on Romney from the recent spate of public shootings to ... Madonna not going into retirement!"<br />
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"And for god sakes, go tell the campaign shrink to notify Biden."
~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-54160844914799789892012-08-11T10:16:00.001-05:002012-08-11T10:17:05.056-05:00Paul Ryan!If you've been a long time reader of this blog, you'll remember I said this about Paul Ryan:<br />
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and this:<br />
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and this:<br />
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and this:<br />
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...all about Paul Ryan.<br />
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And yes, I still have a crush on him.<br />
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Good job, MITT!<br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-56801322342967144162012-06-15T08:16:00.000-05:002012-06-15T08:16:53.296-05:00Waiting for a RulingWhile we wait for the Supreme Court to render their ruling on Obamacare, let's take a moment to discuss a fantastic legal organization. The ACLJ's mission is to protect religious and constitutional freedoms: <br />
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Today the ACLJ celebrates <a href="http://aclj.org/our-mission/about-aclj#item-1" target="_blank">Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow's</a> first Supreme Court win 25 years ago. Since then, there have been many victories.<br />
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Take a minute and look at their website. Consider joining their <a href="http://aclj.org/register" target="_blank">email list</a>. You can get updates on Pro-life/Abortion, Israel & the Middle East, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom, Radical Islam & National Security, Marriage & Family Values. <br />
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Also, depending on where you live, you might be able to catch Jay Sekulow on the radio. You can also listen through their website. More than once has he taken a call about homeschool issues and referred to cases they are currently litigating. <br />
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Go visit their <a href="http://aclj.org/" target="_blank">site</a>. You will not be disappointed - unless you're a raving liberal, in which case, read some and get educated. <br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-54597537767349646502012-06-14T16:39:00.001-05:002012-06-14T16:40:26.202-05:00Talk About Spin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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He then proceeded to hit another car. He then passed out. Had he not needed hospitalization at that point, he would have been arrested.<br />
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The story coming from the Department of Commerce is that Bryson suffered a seizure, which caused the crash.<br />
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While that might be, I find it difficult to believe he could exit his vehicle, have a conversation with the men whose vehicle he hit, and then manage to flee the scene. This does not sound like a seizure. This sounds like a character flaw. <br />
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Do we need to discuss character flaws in the Obama Administration? <br />
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My first gut-emotion when she called being home with the kids "childcare" was sadness. I feel desperately sad for her and her children. First, those kids do not get to lay around and rest during the summer. They go-go-go through the school year and then hit the summer, only to go-go-go some more. When do they rest? When do they have a chance to get bored and learn to expand their imaginations? When do they get to just "be?" It is hard to "be" when you have a constant schedule. When do they get to sleep as long as they want? When do they get to set up a tent in the backyard or stay up all night with a flashlight and a book? When do they have... summer?</div>
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We are a one-income household. My husband works full time, but I am not bringing in any money. Being home is not a simple "luxury." It is a sacrifice. Our cars are 8 years old. I do not have a lot of new clothes. My kids do not have multiple pairs of shoes. We live on a budget that requires me to cook from scratch for most meals. </div>
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The Mommy Wars do not continue to rage because women have to work, but because some women refuse to see that raising one's own children is not a lesser-than activity. The mindset that spending time with the kids, getting creative in how to spend that time, is not menial work for the under-educated, but noble work. Her Freudian Slip gave me a glimpse into her mindset that made me feel sad for her and her kids. </div>
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Cognitive dissonance: This man told a judge he would stop making babies, yet he fathered NINE more babies in three years. Take a break, buddy. <br />
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Vasectomy: Dude, if you can't keep it in your pants and (obviously) eschew the use of condoms, try snipping the cords to the baby-maker. Try it. You might like the freedom.<br />
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Responsibility: Catch a clue. You have THIRTY children and yet you have only one job, and clearly have time to hook up with more Baby Mamas. Try getting more work. It'll keep you busier - and maybe slightly too tired to make more babies.<br />
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And Tennessee Ladies: Please take note of this man's face. Do NOT assume he's shooting blanks. Unless you want only $1.50 a month to support your baby, this man is a bad bet. <br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-83697646367247367342012-05-18T18:11:00.002-05:002012-05-18T18:13:17.613-05:00Enough with the Class Warfare!Sadly, <strike>Carrie Bradshaw</strike> <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/05/18/sex-city-star-takes-obama-class-warfare" target="_blank">Sarah Jessica Parker</a> has gotten into the swing of carrying the bully stick. I am so beyond sick of the class warfare cry. Frankly, I prefer the <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/24/snl-alum-on-obama-what-a-fking-asshole-audio/" target="_blank">Jon Lovitz</a> style of addressing class warfare. He was also Hannity last night and said something fantastic.<br />
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Fat Tax. An extra percentage of money attached to your twinkies, ho hos and soda pop. Raise your hand if you are appalled at the thought of the government being involved in your midnight binges in front of Nick at Night. After you calm down, go get yourself a mocha latte and think about it this way. That extra money (pennies really) could be a key player in the war against becoming China's bitch. If that tax money is collected and applied to our national debt we could begin to change the dynamics of our economic policy.<br />
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Think of all the junk food you as an individual or family buy. Yes - all that fast food, junk food, soda, and crap is making us one fat nation. But do you think people are going to stop buying all of it just because there is a fat tax on it? It is all about personal responsibility - and that responsibility is not affected by pennies. It is affected by emotional attachments to food. Just like the cigarette and alcohol taxes, the fat tax will just be added in to the dollar amount and not even considered as government interference. People may grumble and shake their fists, but they will still buy their twinkies. People will still go to McDonalds. People will not suddenly become slim and healthy because their happy food is taxed.<br />
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I gotta tell ya, after getting into a conversation with a liberal who told me I couldn't possibly be pro-life because I am a woman, this video does not go too far. Since when do all women have to think alike? Yes, I have a vagina and yes, I am a mother, but that does not mean I am pro-choice and vote Democrat (tuh-tuh).<br />
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So tell me. Does this video go to far for you? Does it not go far enough? Why?<br />
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that are being done with it... libraries, roads, ammo for our kick ass military.
What I don't picture is the millions of dollars being sucked out of our budget
and paid directly to the pockets of our ex-presidents. Now, I don't begrudge the
former presidents'(or their widows) their social security or their medicare.
Everyone (at this point and time) is eligible for those programs when they
become of age. I don't mind the cost of the Secret Service either. We want them
protected. What I have a problem with is the amount of money budgeted every year
for phone calls, office staff, travel, office space, postage, and other
miscellaneous overhead that should be paid out of their own (rich) pockets - not
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as bad. George W is at the top of the list with his request for 1.3 million
dollars for 2013. His daddy? He wants $879,000. Clinton requests a smooth Mil
for his overhead. And even Jimmy Carter wants his share... at the cost of
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We owe all this to the Former President's Act of 1958. That sweet deal was
brokered so that our Presidents would be taken care of. Hmm. I thought that's
what their pensions were for? Who knew we would be paying for staples, postage
and paperclips forever. (Mrs. Reagan do you really need 7 grand for
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Don't like it? Utah is spearheading a campaign in Congress to stop our tax
dollars from funding these items. But only if the president makes over $400,000
a year. Not ideal, but hey - it's better than just shooting our tax dollars
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~ J</div>Lady Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828734408801202334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-81806202453434000352012-05-15T08:13:00.001-05:002012-05-15T08:13:16.594-05:00If You Have the Time - This is Worth WatchingJonah Goldberg sits down with Ginni Thomas for an insightful and educational interview. He answers the following questions:<br />
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*If you were in the establishment media, what questions might you ask President Obama?<br />
*Tell us about your new book
Discuss the emergence of the “No Labels” crowd.<br />
*Give us a 30,000 feet up perspective on American politics in 2012. <br />
*Discuss the left’s perspective on American exceptionalism.<br />
*Are the tactics of the left hardening and getting more extreme, uncivil?<br />
*What gives you hope?<br />
*Discuss the president’s “fairness” rhetoric and how it divides Americans?<br />
*Wasn’t electing America’s first black president a milestone to celebrate in America?
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-37095169539698803032012-02-08T08:06:00.001-06:002012-02-08T19:37:07.925-06:00Our Battle Is Not NewA friend sent this mid-20th century to me through YouTube and it seems like a good one to share:<br />
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Notice the final lines:<br />
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"When anybody preaches disunity, tries to pit one of us against the other through class warfare or race hatred or religious intolerance, you know that person seeks to rob us of our freedom and destroy our very lives... Working together to produce an ever greater abundance of material and spiritual values for all - that is the secret of American prosperity."<br />
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Food for thought, yes?<br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-48930405622744783192012-02-05T07:09:00.001-06:002012-02-05T07:10:23.329-06:00Jumping in a Little LateI am not a Romney fan. There. I said it. He's too slick and too ... too for me. While it has been proven his attack team might very well be able to match Axelrod's level of conniving sleaze, Romney simply does not excite me as a candidate. Simply put: I think he's moved to the Right for the election cycle when he's really a moderate on par with John McCain. Moderate Republicans do not win the White House.<br />
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As for Newt. Well. Dear Newt. I very much enjoy him in debates, but he seems rather undisciplined. He flings pins all over the map and gets a little lost periodically. For instance, the Bain debacle - challenging the free market - made me wonder what on earth he was thinking. </div>
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Ron Paul has not a chance, but he will stick it out until the convention. He self-appointed task to encourage discussion has brought in the moderate youth who are no longer enamored of President Obama. What happens to their votes when Paul fails to win the nomination?</div>
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I like Santorum. He is the only Conservative candidate on the GOP stage. Santorum, however, lacks flash and the pizzazz needed to win the nomination. </div>
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It's early. I need coffee. If you are out there, please post some comments and tell me what you think about the candidates.</div>
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~ G</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-69504201188742020092011-08-29T06:54:00.000-05:002011-08-29T06:54:42.212-05:00If You Take Away a Mom's OfficeIf You Take Away a Mom's Office<br />
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If you take away a mom's office and give it to her son for a bedroom, she will need a place for all her stuff. <br />
She will look around and realize the only place to put her bookcase and all the bills is her bedroom.<br />
When her husband and son move all her stuff into the master bedroom, she will look at it with growing dismay and realize looking at bills before bedtime wrecks the sanctuary feel of her room. She will decide she must reclaim the kitchen desk that was surrendered to the children as a spot for crafts and computing. Alas, if she reclaims the kitchen desk, she will have to relocate all the kid crafting and project parts.<br />
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Her eyes will fall on the pantry and she will decide the children may use the bottom of the pantry for their paints, glues, pipe cleaners, mod podge, and colors. The pantry will require reorganizing to make room. To make room, the Mom will need to take cooking vessels and party trays from the pantry and put them in the kitchen. To put them in the kitchen, she will have to make room, which means reorganizing the kitchen cupboards.<br />
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The Mom will throw out cracked sippies and unloved storage tops to spruce up her kitchen and pantry. She might even make ice cream in the much-wanted, and then forgotten, ice cream maker. When she finally gets the kitchen reassembled and the pantry just-so, she will start the process of placing the kid craft cabinet contents into the bottom of the pantry. Doing so will make her remember why she gave the kids the craft cabinet in the first place: Visibility. From multiple vantage points, the Mom can see Little One grab the finger paints before church or Middle One snag wiggle eyes for his backpack and Big Kid attempt to walk off with the roll of butcher paper.<br />
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She will realize sacrificing the kitchen desk to the children actually helps maintain her sanity and some sense of cleanliness in her home. She will promptly move the kid paraphernalia back into the kitchen desk, and revel in her pristine pantry. She will decide maybe the bills can stay in her room because to bring them out in the kitchen would create more chaos that saving her bedtime sanctuary is worth. Maybe she will use some fabric from the craft cabinet to fashion a curtain to cover bookcase shelf holding the files and bills. The mom will sigh and wistfully think she really needs an office.<br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-36853410685471694692011-08-10T07:24:00.000-05:002011-08-10T07:24:19.688-05:00Drip... Drip... GUSH!The kitchen faucet is dripping.<br />
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No, that is not a metaphor for our financial disaster created by Washington.<br />
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MY kitchen faucet is dripping. Drip. Drip. Drip. <br />
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If I lift the lever and turn off the faucet right in the middle, the drip stops.<br />
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Confession? It has dripped long enough that even the kids know how to stop the drip. Darling... um... kinda. <br />
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Not only is the faucet dripping, but the plumbing under the sink is dripping. Specifically, it drips when the disposal runs. The disposal seems to be perpetually clogged. I noticed the drip when taking out the garbage. The drip/gush under the sink appears to be coming from the U-bend connections.<br />
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So. What's a Girl to do?<br />
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I could turn off the water and try to figure it out. Excuse me, I could try to figure it out and then turn off the water and fix it.<br />
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Or, I could use my home warranty and spend $50 on the deductible and have a plumber come out and fix both problems.<br />
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I could do it myself for, what, $10? That leaves me $40 for groceries or kid clothes or to transfer into savings.<br />
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What would you do?<br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-64472066300510374702011-07-29T12:13:00.000-05:002011-07-29T12:13:00.837-05:00Need a Letter to Adequately Express Your Outrage?Better yet, do you know any liberals who need help expressing their outrage? Check out <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2h1OhJ/www.chickenhead.com/">this link</a> and click the "Outrage Generator."<br />
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Just for kicks, I will fill out my own letter and post it here. Then, you do the same in the comment section and we can giggle self-righteously to ourselves. <br />
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Here's my letter:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">To Whom It May Concern,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">I am writing today to shriek my utter OFFENSE over the fact that anyone dared to momentarily think the dreaded K-Word.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You see, I am inordinately proud of my ethnicity – and why shouldn't I be? It took incredible skill and hard work on my part to be conceived – not to mention all the determination it took me to master blinking. That's why pride in my ethnicity constitutes my entire one-dimensional identity – and for that I deserve automatic and constant validation.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Now, I'm a supporter of free speech and all, but when it isn't gushingly positive about people to whom I condescend for cheap political points, then it's time for draconian censorship!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Furthermore, as a member of the esteemed International Society of the Ancestrally Fixated, it is my pleasure to remind you that only WE are allowed to use the K-Word – as a proud expression of our resilience.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">You know, growing up Jedi in my overly tolerant hippie commune, it didn't take long to realize that the problem with today's world is that people who are different from me are too criminally self-absorbed to fixate entirely on MY feelings. And that's why when those people used the K-Word, I felt I'd been</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><em>personally</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">smacked, and as such hereby formally demand their public exectution.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Yours Truly,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">G</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">PS: I won't be surprised if you ignore me. That's just the kind of treatment I'd expect from a typical sneaky cracker like YOU!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 7px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 7px; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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Fun, right? Go make yours and report your findings. :-)<br />
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~GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-17248920842383636172011-07-27T09:25:00.004-05:002011-07-27T09:25:00.905-05:00Racing to AmenYou might remember Little One <a href="http://rightg.blogspot.com/2011/01/brave.html">asking to "brave."</a> We have changed how we pray nightly. We have transitioned into praying the Lord's Prayer at the end of our nightly prayers.<br />
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Now Little One asks to "brave" with her brothers. This has turned into gathering in the boys' room where we all pray the Lord's Prayer together.<br />
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The only thing is Middle One races... <i>races</i>... to the end. The kid cannot wait to say "Amen." He says it with a flourish-y shake of his head and then grins to himself.<br />
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Oh, to be God and know what that kid is thinking.<br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-55344105218248894522011-07-26T10:36:00.018-05:002011-07-26T10:38:12.444-05:00Lessons From BedHa. How many hits will this post get with the use of "bed" in the title? <br />
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Here is the deal. I hurt my weak ankle two weeks ago. This is the ankle I broke 23 years ago and the same ankle I sprain or twist every few years, whether it needs it or not. Consistency is important, doncha know?<br />
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Ahem. My ankle sustained injury and was feeling better. Then, like a classic <strike>dumbass</strike> <strike>moron</strike> <strike>idiot</strike> fool, I gave in to the kids wanting me to jump on the trampoline with them and... two hours later the pain was unbearable. My ankle felt like it did post-surgery when I was a teenager. Nice, huh?<br />
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Sigh. At any rate, I am now in reduced-severe pain (thank you, hydrocodone) and bedridden. This is day two. As miserable as the prospect of being bedridden for proper healing is, it reminds me of all the tips and tricks I learned while on bed rest with my last two pregnancies. <br />
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Let me share the lessons from bed:<br />
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1. Get dressed. Even if you put on super-comfy flannels or your favorite sloppy shirt and shorts, get out of your jammies. Getting dressed gives structure to the day. This is "awake" time (even if you take 3 naps today), so dress for being awake.<br />
2. Open the curtains or blinds. Natural light in the room helps keep your internal clock on some semblance of "normal." It also prevents you from feeling like Vampira.<br />
3. Make the bed. Yes, you are on bed rest or bedridden, but save the clean sheets for night time. Park your toosh on top of the comforter.<br />
4. Park your toosh in the middle of the bed. Chances are good your beloved will not take a snooze during the day. This is your throne for the duration, so dominate the space Your Highness! Save staying on your side of the bed for nighttime - when you are back in the jammies and under the clean sheets.<br />
5. Brush your teeth and wash your face. Plan on a shower later in the day to break up the afternoon.<br />
6. Assemble your bed stuff first thing in the morning. This is the stuff you keep with you all day. For me, this starts with a tray. A tray provides a place for drinks and meals. It also keeps all your stuff organized so your current mess of a life does not feel more out-of-control than necessary. My tray holds:<br />
<ul><li>the telephone</li>
<li>the cell phone (which you can't see in the pic because I'm holding it)</li>
<li>reading material</li>
<li>the remote</li>
<li>laptop</li>
<li>water, preferably with a lid</li>
<li>meds, unless you tend to forget how and when to take them, in which case have your husband or mother dole them out when necessary</li>
<li>lip balm</li>
<li>extra pillows</li>
<li>throw blanket</li>
<li>anything else you need, like tissues or reading glasses</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My tray for today. See those blue shorts at<br />
the bottom of the pick? Those are leftover<br />
maternity shorts from Big Kid's pregnancy. <br />
They are comfy. They look like hell and<br />
need hemming on one leg, but I they are<br />
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See the other extra pillow and throw blanket?<br />
These are most excellent for naps.</td></tr>
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</div><div>6. Settle into bed rest. Ease into it like a bubble bath. You are stuck and not going anywhere, so stop trying to be "you" and chill out. </div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">7. Come up with a TV viewing plan. Flip through the guide and find about 20 things that interest you. Record them. Watching home improvement shows or the current marathon of "Millionaire Matchmaker" will give structure to your day. If you are bedridden for 3 days, scroll through the guide and record things for the next few days. Having something <i>attainable</i> to anticipate makes things easier. You will not be cleaning anything or moving anything or pulling weeds. You are stuck in bed. Embrace it. You are not lazy - you have been ordered to bed. Find ways to enjoy it! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">8. If you have kids, plan special time with them - or embrace the random moments. Have a movie night in your bed with just one of your children. Give your daughter a pedicure. Read with just one child. Yesterday I was awakened from a snooze to play ponies with Little One. Each one of my kids has had the opportunity to hang out with me. Who knew bed rest could equal special time alone with each kid?</div></div><br />
Bed rest is not a helluva lot of fun, but can be made quite bearable. I'm just sayin.' <br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-40635219508053382892011-07-25T11:00:00.000-05:002011-07-25T11:00:10.201-05:00The Best - Another Culinary WinOverheard at our dinner table:<br />
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Middle One: Mama? Did you make these cinnamon rolls yourself?<br />
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(Truth in advertising requires me to tell you we had breakfast for dinner. That included sausage, scrambled eggs, and cinnamon rolls. Back to the touching story...)<br />
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Me: Yes.<br />
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Middle One: [Eyes wide] These are the best cinnamon rolls I have ever eaten. You really made them?!<br />
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Me: [Trying not to get misty-eyed] Thank you, honey. I really did make them. I am so glad you like them. <br />
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Sniff. Sniff. Hmmm. It just occurred to me that we sound like the Cleavers. Oh, well!<br />
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So, a great big shout-out to the <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/">Pioneer Woman</a>, er, Ree Drummond. Thank you for the best cinnamon roll recipe ever! <br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-39120946319279859452011-07-23T10:20:00.000-05:002011-07-23T10:21:17.343-05:00Yeah, It's a RACK!May I simply say that it cracks me up that the post with the most traffic on the blog is <a href="http://rightg.blogspot.com/2010/03/shes-got-great-rack.html">She's Got a Great Rack</a>?<br />
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</div><div>How many men have stumbled upon that post when looking for... something else?<br />
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I'm just sayin'<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-34691210470632660942011-07-22T12:10:00.001-05:002011-07-23T13:24:42.669-05:00Whew! Glad for Confirmation.Reading the latest issue of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marie-Claire-1-year-auto-renewal/dp/B001THPA4O?ie=UTF8&tag=ther058-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Marie Claire</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ther058-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001THPA4O" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (please do not judge me for reading such a liberal-leaning <strike>rag</strike> mag), I noticed a link to a career quiz. Curiosity got the best of me and I typed in the link to <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/career-money/jobs/career-makeover-quiz">take the quiz</a>. <br />
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As it turns out, I am well-suited for my current career as a stay-at-home mom. In fact, according to the quiz, I am incredibly fortunate to have a job I love, one where I feel appreciated (yes, well-fed, healthy kids and husband who seeks me out for my opinions count as "appreciated"), and one where I have a healthy attitude about what I do.<br />
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Thank you, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marie-Claire-1-year-auto-renewal/dp/B001THPA4O?ie=UTF8&tag=ther058-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Marie Claire</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ther058-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001THPA4O" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> for confirming what I already knew. Sometimes a silly quiz can feel like a great big pat on the back.<br />
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<a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/career-money/jobs/career-makeover-quiz">Take the quiz</a>! Please come back and share your results below.<br />
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~GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107599969469408982.post-39848137507561263412011-06-19T09:18:00.000-05:002011-06-19T09:18:23.639-05:00I Have Not Had a Whole Lot to SayThe past few months have ushered in a quiet phase for me.<br />
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I have been asked how the <a href="http://rightg.blogspot.com/2011/03/but-i-do-not-want-to-be-nice.html">Nice</a> plan unfolded. Well, that in and of itself is a story.<br />
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The bottom line is I am a helluva lot nicer.<br />
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The long story is I took extreme measures to get there. Well, extreme for me. The truth is Darling is working very hard these days. It is what it is and it is not going to change for another year or so. It has been this way for a couple years. About 18 months ago, I remember standing at my friend's kitchen island and saying I could feel the stress changing me and I did not like it.<br />
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I did not like it.<br />
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The stress of being the single mom with three kids and a husband wore me down to the point where I would daydream about going to sleep and being in bed for an indefinite amount of time. I would drive past a big tree and the thought would cross my mind that if I slammed into it with the car I could buy myself some rest time in the hospital. <br />
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Um, that is not okay... just in case you wondered.<br />
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At my annual lady visit, I finally asked my OB/GYN for some meds to take the edge off my stress. This is my doctor who delivered Middle One, shepherded me through two miscarriages and three D&C's in one year, and guided me through pregnancy with Little One. Over the past eight years, she has had occasion to ask me if I needed "help" or something to help with my blues. I always turned her down.<br />
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I turned her down because 30 minutes of hard exercise could lift my mood for a couple days. I turned her down because a long talk with a girlfriend could lift my mood and pull me out of the blues. I turned her down because I felt the tools I had to lift myself continued to work.<br />
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And then they did not work anymore.<br />
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By this winter, 30 minutes of exercise lifted me for an hour, not days. Talking with a girlfriend became an in-the-moment ease of worry and the long-lasting effects evaporated. Eating better did not help. Getting more sleep did not help. Adjusting how Darling and I tried to get things done around here did not help. Falling on my knees and giving it to God did not offer the long-lasting heart-lift it used to offer.<br />
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And then I needed to start looking for a job.<br />
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More stress.<br />
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I had to look for daycare options for Little One.<br />
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More stress. Heartache.<br />
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So at my appointment, I asked for help. I asked for help. <br />
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My doctor asked at least 20 questions to assess my needs. I told her I needed a little help for the next year or so and we agreed that this would be a short-term plan until Darling's work load subsided and things got back to normal. She prescribed Celexa, warned me that the first two weeks might be rough (fatigue, nausea), but by the end of two weeks, I should feel great.<br />
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I went to Target pharmacy, paid my $10 for 3 months' worth of daily meds, went home and took one before bedtime.<br />
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An amazing thing happened. Aside from the crippling fatigue and near-pregnancy nausea, I felt like "me" again. I could actually think again. The words and thoughts in my head no longer felt like a jumble of words, words, emotions, words, words, words, but rather a linear pattern I could decipher.<br />
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The best and the worst part? The first few days slayed me. Darling and I would have a conversation and I would watch him visibly recoil, waiting for me to fly off the handle at him. The kids seemed to brace themselves for me to start yelling. I did not, however, fly off the handle. I did not, however, start yelling at the kids.<br />
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I was back. *I* was back. <br />
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I have always been anti-meds. If natural, non-medicinal methods can do the same thing, do them. I delivered all my children, including my pitocin-induced baby, without pain meds. I had researched the tools, practiced the tools, and used the tools to do it without medicine. That philosophy served me well for years. For most of my life, medicine has not really been necessary. It was necessary here. <br />
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It brought me back. It gave me myself back. It gave Darling his wife back and gave my children their mother back. <br />
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By the end of the two weeks, I felt great. I feel like me again. I did not realize how un-me I had become until I got "me" back. It has been a lot to process, a lot of consider, and a lot to experience. <br />
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And that is why I have not had a whole lot to say.<br />
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~ GUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2