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It is hard to say what may transpire. Hind sight is always at least 20/20. Why worry about tomorrow? Today transfixes me and yesterday mesmerizes me. Why set up a blog? Because I like to talk. Or, as others may say, I like to rant. And rave.  Sadly, there is a very limited amount of people who are willing to sit and listen to me.  This can lead to some sad and frustrating conversations with...well, myself. So, for the sake of my sanity as well as everyone else's, I have decided to join the blogging fun and become a blogger myself! What will you find here? Insane ramblings most likely. Some may actually be amusing depending on your humor. I may blog about new things I've discovered (some may actually be new while others may only be new to me; so, bear with me there). Things that annoy, irk, upset, tickle, fascinate, etc. me and every thing in the world is (are?) subject to blogging. Disclaimer: Shouldn't everything pertaining to personal opinion have one? I really like to talk about things that upset me or that I don't understand (often the same topic ). Generally, these topics are controversial to say the least. If you have a problem with my viewpoints, that's fine. But don't yell at me for it. This is my blog and I am entitled to my own opinions! No one is forcing you to read so, just walk away. I do not tolerate yelling at me. I don't like it; don't do it! If you're afraid of being insulted or offended and can't tolerate being debated then just don't start anything. That said, I probably won't say anything to offend or insult; but, we must err on the side of caution! Okay, now I have nothing left to blog about!!  Well, feel free to check me out...uh, erm...I mean my blog and port. Catcha around!***** I am so proud of my merit badges and wanted to show them off!!! ![Merit Badge in Reviewing
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| It's raining, it's pouring. The old man is snoring. He jumped out of bed and bumped his head and couldn't get up in the morning. I think of that half the times when it rains. My grandma used to say it. I don't know where it came from. We always said it in a sing-song voice. I smile when I think of it. |
Well, I went to the movies on Saturday. I saw the new Indiana Jones movie. It was pretty good. There were a few things that were...  A couple of times I had to keep saying to myself, "Shut up, shut up, shut up!!!" There was one obvious continuity issue in the beginning. Mutt and Indy were sitting at a table in a diner/coffee shop/whatever. Mutt stood up and knocked over the ketchup and mustard. They changed the shot and the ketchup and mustard were standing up. Mutt sat back down and the ketchup and mustard were laying down and Indy set them upright. I thought it was funny. Anyway, there were a few "riiight" moments. Sure, whatever you say. But, all in all, it wasn't bad. Lynaia ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Check out
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| I've been meaning to blog for awhile now... It seems, however, that I've worked most of it out in my head. Now, I've kind of forgotten it all. Oh, well.So... Let me tell you about a girl. Neko ♥ Away  Yesterday, the last part of her handle said "Upset." So, I went over and checked her blog. She was upset. So I posted a comment in her blog. I felt bad for her and wanted to cheer her up. Apparently, I did. We've been e-mailing a bit. I reviewed a few items in her port. She's got talent. When you're done here, you should go check out her port. Anyway, she gave me one of those pretty merit badges up there. This one... ![Merit Badge in Supportive
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| We've been experiencing some crazy summer weather! It's awesome. Unbearable hot and humid in the day. Then, bam! thunderstorm city. An insane thunderstorm went through this afternoon. It was ca-razy! Crazy lightning and rotation. Luckily, there are no reports (to my knowledge) of any actual tornadoes touching down. Funny thing happened. We're having this crazy storm. Power goes off for, like, a minute. Nothing unusual. Our power is kind of unreliable. I was glad it didn't stay off. Storm blows through. The sun starts to shine again. The afternoon was looking beautiful. Then, the power went off. They wind had died down and the sun was shining. It wasn't off for too long. Roughly half an hour or so. Nonetheless, why is it we lose power after a storm once everything calms down but not during the storm? I guess it's kind of a blessing in disguise. Who wants to be stuck in the dark during some crazy, raving storm? Still, I find it incredibly odd. |
| I'm not entirely sure if it's the English or just plain American. (Probably American. ) So, I won't accuse one or the other but lay the blame evenly. The English (or American) language has some very odd words with strange pronunciations. How do we expect others to learn the language when natives can't even speak it properly? My biggest complaint is the word "Colonel". If you look at the first part of the word, it spells "colon". How do you pronounce "colon"? Coal-un. (I'm not being scientific but trying to portray a general gist...so, give me a break here.) How do you pronounce "Colonel"? Kern-ul. How did we go from "coal" to "kern"? It doesn't make any sense!!!! Why do we pronounce "Colonel" the same way we pronounce "kernel" instead of like "colon" or "colonial"? Another thing I've never understood... Geo...say it... geo. Just like it's spelled. "Gee-oh". Like the car. Geode, geocentric, geochemistry, etc. Something odd happens on some of the words. The "oh" turns to an "ah" like in "geometry". But that's not a real biggie. Here's what I don't get. It's a name so you may say it doesn't count but it's bugged me since I first encountered it. "Geoffrey". How did that come about? Granted, it's a much prettier spelling than "Jeffrey". But, how did we come to pronounce the "geo" like "jeh"? Now, I would never say "Geo-free". That just sounds bizarre when you say it out loud. But, so does "kernel" when you're referring to a person in the military. I just don't get some of our words. The pronunciations are off the wall. I'm sure there are loads of other examples. Right now, those are the only two that occur to me. By all means though, if there's another word that you don't think is pronounced "right", please post away! (Add a comment if you don't too. )Lynaia ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Check out
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| It was a beautiful, rainy day today. Until about an hour ago when the sun had the audacity to come out. There's been a lot of wind the past week. All the blossoms on the crab apple trees have blown away. It's a real shame. They were so beautiful. So bright and pink. I loved it. Now, it's just the reddish leaves. No more blossoms. I smiled every time I looked out at them. Now, it makes me sad. At least I was able to enjoy them for a while. It's been ages (if ever) that there had been that many blossoms on the trees. Now, they're all gone. I feel tired. I shouldn't; but, I do. I feel like nothing matters right now. It's silly; I know. I could sleep for...ever. It's a funny thing, sleep. I can never get to sleep. Once I am asleep though, I have a hard time getting up. I finished reading the book I've been reading for, like, ages. Which reminds me. I've been meaning to set up a new forum and haven't gotten around to it. Guess it doesn't really matter though. Maybe someone else already has something similar. I'll have to check it out...eventually. Anyway, I've been reading Black Holes and Time Warps by Kip Thorne. A very interesting book. I got it for Christmas. It's more scientific history than the physics itself. And, it's like ancient (published 1993). So, it's not particularly up to date. But, it was still very interesting. I learned a lot about the physicists behind the physics (especially Einstein--reading about Einstein was my favorite part and the beginning of the physics movement). I found out more about black holes too. Before this, I read Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. So, I was able to keep up and fill in a few overlooked (or updated) details. Everyone thinks I'm crazy; but, I like the physics books. String theory, black holes, cosmology. I find it all fascinating. Next on my list is The Secret Founding of America by Nicholas Hagger. Should be an interesting and informative read. I actually already started on it. I started it while I was reading Fabric of the Cosmos. I was going back and forth for awhile. Then, I decided to just stick with one. Plus, I was kinda cheating on Secrets. By reading it with Fabric, it got pushed to the top of the stack. I tease my sister about that. So, I figured I should just go through my list in order. So, now I'm going to dedicate my reading time to Secrets. Next on my list is Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. Then I think I'll read The Count of Monte Cristo. I haven't read that yet. I'm trying to read the books I haven't read yet before I start rereading books. My favorite book is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I can't tell you how many times I've read it. The first copy I had was my mom's. It was from the 70's. I read it until the binding came off. Then, I used duck tape to secure the book together and just stuck the cover on it. That didn't last long though so I had to replace it. This copy is holding up very well...for the time being.I love the old classics. Bronte, Dumas, Austen. I adore old literature. It's my favorite genre. I have very eclectic tastes though. I'll read just about anything. Fantasy, horror, science fiction, history, science, etc... I used to really be into Dean Koontz. I still like Dean Koontz novels but the old stuff is my favorite now. There's nothing like curling up with Jane Eyre or an Austen. I've been watching Cranford on PBS. I do believe I'm going to have to get that book as well. It's by Elizabeth Gaskell. I'm running out of places to keep my books!! I wouldn't have it any other way though! I've always loved reading. I've always dreamed of having my own library. (Secret passageways, too! I'm working on a collection of Nancy Drew books.) Reading takes you away. I prefer it over movies. Yes, it takes longer. But, there's so much you miss in a movie. So much detail. Plus, reading takes you into the world rather than just watching it. I still like movies. I actually think they did a decent job on the latest "Pride and Prejudice" movie. It's good for a quick fix.  It can be hard since I'm on this whole "list" thing. I've been wanting to reread Jane Eyre for eons now. That and Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey and you get the idea. I've been sneaking in excerpts of Jane Eyre. Just little pick-me-ups.  I have this favorite part in the middle. I can just read two paragraphs and *poof* I'm all dreamy! I think I'll pry my hands off the keyboard and put them on my book! See how much I can read before bedtime. Or dawn, whichever comes first! Really, I'll probably read for an hour or so. Course, I'll have to listen to some music too. I'm always listening to music. What goes with early American history? **** I set up that forum I referred it in the beginning of this post. Check it out!
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| It's hot in here. It was above 80 today. Very nice...but, I'm not ready to turn on the ac which means it's very warm and a trifle sticky inside.. It's hot; I'm tired; it's getting late and I don't want to go to bed. I'm feeling very melancholy. And contrary. I should go to bed but I don't want to. I've been wanting to read more of my latest book...but, I don't want to. I don't want to do anything right now. Which is silly. I'm getting a little headache too. Either from being tired or for staring at the computer screen. Doesn't really matter. I suppose I could turn my fan up. It's on its lowest setting. The higher settings make the fan vibrate and make a lot of noise. I'd rather have the noise than roast. I'd really rather it not make noise at all. However, that isn't an option. Pull my hair into a pony tail. That should help as well. I'm growing it out. I'm liking it long again but it really does add heat! I never thought about it when it was short. Now, it's hot against my neck. It needs cut. Well, it doesn't need cut. It's never really needed to be cut. We use the word "need" too much I think. Really, hair only "needs" to be cut when there are split ends or its damaged. I just like getting it cut. Although, anymore, I don't even "like" getting it cut. It's a hassle. I can't find a good stylist/beautician/whatever to cut it. I usually end up annoyed. I went to a regular salon last time. (I had been going to Great Clips. Great prices. Crappy hair cuts. I was always unhappy. Even when I went back and had someone else fix it, it was never what I wanted.) It was a trifle more than I wanted to spend but not bad at all really. Plus, I really like what she did with my hair. But, I don't really want to right now. Still, the layers are doing funny things. When they put layers in my hair I always end up with a "tail." It's like the bottom layer sticks out noticeably. I don't like it! I want to know why I can't have layers without that tail! I don't like my hair straight cut. It needs layers. But, they always have a lot of space in between the bottom layer and the next one up. That's what I don't like and I can't get anybody to do it differently! Oh well. I switched conditioners. I wasn't going to try Dove. I was relatively happy with the Aussie. However, I had a coupon for 3 dollars of two 12 ounce bottles or one 25 ounce bottle of Dove. They had the 25 ounce Dove on "sale" for 5 dollars. So, it was 2 dollars for 25 ounce of Dove or 2.75 for 12 ounce of Aussie. Hmm...now which was I going to take? I wonder. She said sarcastically. I'm surprised. I actually really like the Dove. I have wavy hair. I've noticed that it's a lot curlier since I started using the Dove. So, for 2 bucks, I'm very happy. |
| It is utterly beautiful out toady. Last week that wasn't so. The week before that it was. I meant to blog this last week...but, I didn't. Anyway. There have been a lot of changes in the last couple of weeks. First, the trees and lilacs are in bloom!! YAY!! I love  lilacs. Last week, they were just budding. I was excited. Then, we had a freeze. There it was, everything coming into bloom, almost May and it froze. It was cold. Devastated the magnolia tree next door. Everything else came through alright though. Now, the lilacs and the crab apple trees are positively glorious!! The lilacs smell SO good. A little while back I blogged that my 8 month old nephew was yet to be eating any kind of food. Well, reports are in(and have been for like a week now). My parents went down south to visit a friend of my dad's. My dad's friend's sister was getting married. She was getting married in the town my sister lives in and the eldest lives not too far away. So, they all decided to get together. It was my oldest niece's birthday the following Sunday (27th). (This was Saturday btw.) So, they went out to dinner after my parents visited my dad's friends. They went to my niece's favorite restaurant since it was her birthday. Her favorite restaurant is Buffalo Wild Wings. So, they're all there having a nice meal. Now, you would expect my sister to give Collin a bottle since he's solely on milk. Nope. I couldn't believe it when my mom told me. She gave him a little chicken and french fries!! Can you believe that? How do you go from a diet of milk only on April 7 (I just checked the blog entries and the one I was referring to earlier was on April 7) to feeding your baby chicken (fried chicken no less) and french fries on April 26? Talk about a fast turn around! That just doesn't make sense. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he's eating now. I was beginning to get concerned that she was never going to feed him solid food. You just would have thought it would have been a little more gradual then from milk only to chicken. Someone must have said something to her is the only thing I can think. She's so weird. In another news, a little background info... My youngest niece, Jenna, is going to be 8 on the 28th. I can't understand half the things she says. Never have. I have been commenting (behind my sister's back of course) since she was about 3 that I cannot understand her. Her speech is terrible. She has this gigantic tongue that like lolls about in her mouth when she speaks. So, for five years I have been asking my mom while J doesn't speak better. There was no question of saying anything to my sister. Mom said J would grow out of it eventually. Plus, no one else seemed to think anything was amiss. Then, she went to school. I thought now something would be said about her speech. I mean her mom can't even understand her half the time! But, no. Nothing. I'm beginning to wonder if it's all in my head and I've contaminated the minds of my mom and younger sister. Then, my mom and I were out and saw this adorable little two year old girl. (Not that being adorable has anything to do with anything but she was so cute!) She was chattering on at a mile a minute and we both understood every single word. We can't understand J who was 6 or 7 but we could understand this little 2 year old. I was like see! I began to format the theory that her tongue is too big and my mom collaborated and added that she knew a boy when she was young who had to have his tongue pinned down because it interfered with his speech. Still, nothing was said to her mother. (Nothing was said by J's teacher or our other sister who teaches 2nd grade.) Well, when my parents went down and discovered that Collin is finally eating solid food they found something else out. J is now in speech therapy! I'm like "It's about time!!" I'm just wondering how it came about. I've known she's had problems for, like, 5 years. Why, now, all the sudden, is she in speech therapy? I want to know how it came about. Course, I would never just come out and ask. Besides, some would say that something should have been said by me ages ago. But, you don't know my sister. Plus, there are odd family dynamics going on there. She's only my half sister and she's a decade older than I am. So, there's a little weirdness there. She has (at the time) two kids and our other sister teaches young kids. I'm the last person in the world to tell her there's something not right with her kid. Anyway. So, that's the new news. Collin is finally eating solid food at 9 months old. J is in speech therapy. And, spring is here!! Really and truly. Lynaia ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Check out
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| Going back a post when I was talking about my 10th anniversary as a vegetarian... This morning, while I was in the shower (Isn't that where you realize everything? Does anyone else find that odd?), I realized that it has been three years for another event. Christmas 2004, my eldest sister gave me a little journal for Christmas. I've never done diaries. I don't know why. It just doesn't work out for me. Anyway, I said it was perfect, I absolutely love it, thanks so much, etc., etc., etc. I then put it away and forgot about it. Then, one night, I had this idea for a poem. The words were floating in my head and I had to get them down! So, I was rummaging for some paper when I remembered the journal I had gotten for Christmas. I said to myself, this will be perfect for jotting down poems! I finally had a use for it. Then, I thought back to Emily Dickinson. Don't ask me why. I don't know. I just did. And, I thought, I only get really inspired every now and then. I write maybe a dozen poems a year. They are fantastic, in my opinion, but very few. I said to myself, if I write every day, that's a ton of pieces! They don't have to be great or even good. Just writing would be an accomplishment. And, if only one quarter of the pieces in a given year were good, really good, that would be a LOT! (91 if you're interested.) So, even if most of them weren't any good, I'd still improve my number of good pieces dramatically. Plus, it would be a good writing exercise. I could improve my voice, my flow, my overall writing. This would be a good thing. So, in the beginning of March 2005, I set a goal for myself to write everyday. And, I have. I have been writing everyday for three years. That's over 1,000 pieces!! There are some that are good, some that are silly, some that are pathetic. I was afraid I would run out of ideas eventually. I haven't yet. I'm still writing one piece every night. I don't limit myself to that. That is my minimum. I have to write at least one piece everyday. I think I have improved my writing over the last few years. I don't think about the number often. I've got a huge stack of once blank books. I look through them every now and then. It's fun to look back. I can see how I've improved. There are some good ideas there too. All in all, I think it's been a very good thing. It's hard to believe it's been three years though. It seems like a long time. And, yet, it doesn't. Time's funny like that. ** Hey! I just noticed something. I started this blog a year ago!! Yeah, it says "created 04-09-2007". I guess it really is anniversary time! That or I just start everything in the spring! Lynaia ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Check out
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| No, that's not at typo. I mean gum. As in, chewing gum. She's flipped her lid, you say. That may be true. Granted, I acknowledge the fact that a gum permit would be impossible to enforce when toddlers can acquire the stuff. I'm only funning anyway. All this has a point though. You see, my dad needed a lift. So I picked him up. (In my car, you jokers. )Well, when he went to get in the car, he discovered something...(dramatic music) Someone...some expletive...had put chewing gum on the underside of my passenger side car door handle. Right where you put your fingers to open the door. Gum. Who does that!? I mean really. Who? Odds are it was a case of mistaken identity. We've all heard the story. Someone decides to get back at an ex-friend, or someone they know, or play a prank on someone. They see their car and decide to do something to it. Only, the real owner walks up and is not who they thought. Oops. This is my guess. But, people, if you're going to do something to someone's car, puh-lease make sure it really is their car. I'm begging you. Furthermore, do you know how hard it is to get gum off your car? Without peeling the paint or otherwise damaging the car. I'm proud of my car. I work really hard for my car. It's nothing fancy but it's not a p.o.s. either. It's a really nice car. I mean it's not a Mercedes or anything. It's a Honda. I like my Honda. No frills but only a few years old. I'm about halfway through my payments. They really get you with the interest. Anyway,, people like to bang their car doors into it; but, (please, watch it when you're opening your car doors.) I can buff out a few scratches and dings without to much ado. They're hard to notice too. But, gum? It was really sticky gum too. I did manage to get it off. Goo Gone is great stuff. It took me more than half an hour to do it though. Then, I had to wash my car because I sprayed the whole door and window trying to spray the stuff up inside the car handle. The gum was stretched across the whole top of the inside of the door handle. (That seems like a lot of prepositional phrases.) It was ridiculous. Not happy doesn't describe it. But, really, who puts gum on somebody's car? Granted, I'm grateful that they didn't key it or anything. Still...come on. If I had caught the little devil....  My car's all better now though. And cleaner too. It needed washed anyway. The trees are throwing things at it. The poor car can't catch a break! Luckily, it was a nice day to be cleaning gum off my car. Sunny and 70. Perfect gum cleaning and car washing weather. So, just promise me this...if you decide to stick your gum on somebody's car, write them a nasty note instead. Once read, you can't erase or wash away words. You'll do more damage to them. And, I won't have to clean your gum off my car. If you get the wrong recipient, they'll just be confused and go on their merry way. See? That way everybody wins. Except the person you're trying to get if you get them. Not that I'm condoning that sort of behavior. Really, we should rise above such childish behavior. But, if you can't, do it my way. That way, the collateral damaged is lessened. And, I won't have to yell at you again.  Now, I'm going to try to forget about my car and the gum incident. It has gotten late. I need to be getting to bed. I'll probably have nightmares about gum... Lynaia ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Own the internet: http://www.agloco.com/r/BBDC4202 Check out
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      It hasn't been exactly ten years...it's been ten years...ish. It's a round-about anniversary. The exact date doesn't really matter. It doesn't matter because I can't remember. If I could remember the exact date then it would matter but I can't so it doesn't. Anyway.This month marks my tenth anniversary as a vegetarian. Yay! I'm very proud of that. I have been a vegetarian for ten years. That's a long time!! Darn near half my life. Forty percent for those of you who are curious and want to do the exact math. Not that it matters. My family thought it was just a phase. A crazy, insane phase. They don't really understand. This is something I have a hard time understanding. I kinda get it but not really. My dad grew up on the farm. A couple of his brothers still do the whole farm bit. My one uncle is a pig farmer. Raise 'em, kill 'em, eat 'em.  They've always done the whole thing. The whole thing makes me sick. Hence, vegetarian. It's funny though. How many people get sick at the idea of killing an animal and, yet, they will eat it? I think there would be more vegetarians if everyone had to kill their own food...or, maybe not. I think the detachment is something new. With cities and grocery stores, people just don't think about it. One hundred years ago, everyone knew where their food came from and put a lot of thought into it. Now, we run to the grocery store and pick up a package and don't think about how it came to be. So, if we hadn't gotten detached nothing would have changed. So, maybe, it doesn't matter. Maybe people don't like thinking about it; but, thinking about it doesn't change their feelings. It just makes them feel a little less good about it. It's hard for people to change. Anyway. I'm very proud of my ten years. I'm proud that I'm a vegetarian, even if people can't understand why. What kills me, is when people ask "What do you eat?" Hello! It isn't what I do eat. It's just about what I won't eat. Just because I don't eat meat doesn't mean there's nothing to eat. What hole do you have your head in? People center their whole meals around meat. I find it so bizarre. But, still, isn't it a silly question? I mean, hello, vegetarian? I eat vegetables. And grains, and fruit...have you noticed how many food items people argue over? Between fruit and vegetable. Tomatoes for instance. I say it's a vegetable. I'm told it's a fruit. But, to me, fruit grows on trees. I've been told that tomatoes are a fruit because they have the seeds on the inside. How dumb is that? Squash, bell peppers, um, help me out here I'm drawing a blank!, stuff. Root vegetables don't have seeds. So, are only root vegetables, vegetables? Who decides this stuff? When I think of fruit, I think sweet. Apples, pears, peaches, pineapple. Sweet. Vegetables are sweet. Usually. Vegetables are...different. I mean, they have sweet corn but it isn't sweet like fruit. What's sugar cane? Does it fall into one of these classifications? Or is it just like a grass or something...like bamboo? Why do we feel that we need to label and classify everything. Apparently, we have nothing better to do. Kinda sad isn't it? Anyway. I eat food. Just like you. Just maybe not the same kinds of food. That is, if you're a meaty, I don't eat meat. Which, for people who only eat meat and potatoes, we don't have much food in common. I love potatoes though. Yum. And I don't mean french fries. If the only potato you eat is french fries then we really don't have much food in common. I can't tell you the last time I ate french fries. They barely qualify as potatoes. But, I digress from my digression. The whole point is that I have been a vegetarian for a decade. (There are lots of vegetarians. There are also lots of people who aren't vegetarian but don't eat meat. My great-uncle for instance. Not a vegetarian. Still, he doesn't eat meat. He doesn't like it. Farmer. But, he doesn't like meat. Doesn't have anything against it; he just doesn't like the taste or texture or something, I don't know.) So, ten years. Four tenths of my life. Proud. Vegesaurus. The girl in Jurassic Park was vegetarian (in the movie, I don't know about in real life). Yeah, I think I'm done now. So, I'll wrap up with... YAY! (throws confetti) Ten years as a vegetarian. Let's party. Lynaia ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Own the Internet: http://www.agloco.com/r/BBDC4202 Check out
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| Gerber makes baby food. This is something we all know. But when do you feed your baby baby food? It's pureed mush so I'm thinking little babies. When do you start feeding them "real" food? Three months? Six? Twelve? Is there some kind of guideline. My nephew, Collin, is eight months old, has two teeth, takes "swimming" lessons, and is still on a milk only diet. I know there are vastly different ideas on when women should stop breast feeding. But shouldn't the kid be eating something else as well at 8 months? She tried to give him cereal at 4 months but it bound him up so she stopped trying. Now, I guess she tried to give him something else but he threw it up in a most disgusting fashion. So, it will probably be another four months before she tries to give him anything else. The kid's never going to eat anything! Does anyone else think this is kinda weird? She's into pure, organic stuff now. She buys milk and dairy products from a local farm because they aren't pasteurized. (Alarm bells anyone?) Shouldn't she be worried about bacteria and nasty stuff? Besides, I'm sure somebody makes organic baby food. I don't think she's tried feeding him baby food. I think it's about time. I mean he's 8 months old. He has teeth! (Only two but still.) Isn't it time to be consuming something beyond milk? |
| What a week it was! First, Saint Patrick's Day followed by the official beginning of spring (and my mom's birthday), then Easter! How crazy! Not to mention the fact that we got 6 inches of snow on Friday. It's supposed to rain tomorrow. Get rid of all that yucky snow. I'm ready for it to be warm. |
| I hate daylight savings time. I mean I HATE it. It is so wrong on so many different levels. First off, the sun doesn't come up until...what, noon? Okay, maybe it's not that late. I may be exaggerating a little bit. But, seriously, sunrise is like 9:30. It's beyond absurd. It should not be that late. No, I'm serious now. Cuz, yesterday the sun came up at like 8:30 and now it's an hour later. It's SO wrong. I'm not a morning person. So, now it's earlier than it should be and I'm a little grumpy. It's cloudy out too which doesn't help. Plus, I'm tired of people who don't know how to do anything. Someone stopped by my shop and bought a sig...there's a tiny story there but I'll let it go. So, I personalized the sig for them and e-mailed it. Same as I always do. And, you know there's only one way to attach anything to an e-mail. So, I get up this morning. Annoyed because it's DST now and it's an hour earlier than I would like it and I check my e-mail and the person has responded...without gp. Well, they say I didn't attach the sig right. It was attached but not properly. Now, if it was attached and they can see it and everything, how is it not attached right? Hmm? They said they couldn't download it. I'm saying they don't know how to download it. Ug. I sent a suggestion as to how to download the sig. We'll see what happens. Anyway...I'm frustrated, annoyed, sleepy, grumpy and it's only 10...well, actually it should be nine...unless you go by the sun...then it should be 8. This is why I hate DST. It's STUPID. It doesn't make any sense at all. Now, the idiots who run the government into the ground have extended DST. Why? Cuz it'll save money. How? Cuz they can cook the books and are blind. Sure, it's still daylight at nighttime...but it's dark in the morning. If you're gonna use that kinda logic you should change daytime hours from 8-6 to like 11-9. Then it might make some sense. Still, you're in the same position aren't you? It doesn't matter what time you make it. The sun will do what it's always done. You're just making it noon three hours after the sun crossed the zenith. Which now makes noon 3. Which is pointless. I mean, really, what is the point? Why can't we have lunch at the zenith (true noon). Why does it even matter? It's not like we all run the same schedule. How many people rarely even see the sun because they have the graveyard shift? They go to work after the sun has set and are home, in bed, before the sun rises (at noon). It's all Ben Franklin's fault. He came up with the stupid idea. Sure, he had some great ideas. But, just because you're smart and come up with some great ideas, doesn't mean you don't have some crappy ideas. The people in his time knew that. I mean this is the guy who didn't want the government's mascot (state/fed bird, whatever you want to call it) to be the eagle. No, this is the guy who said, "Eagle schmeagle. We should use the turkey!" Can you image if they had listened to him? Instead of an eagle on your money it'd be a turkey! DST is just as dumb of an idea. Go ahead, disagree with me. It doesn't matter. I've always hated DST and I'll always hate DST. End of story. Cuz it's stupid. |
| So much for all that snow...most of it melted with the last rainfall. It is cold again though. But, it's supposed to be 50 on Monday and Tuesday with more rain. I've seen the sun three times this week! It's a new record. It's a lot easier to get up in the morning with the sun shining on your face. I really like it. I missed the sun. Didn't think I really would; but, I did. I'm generally a fan of doom and gloom. After all this snow, rain, snow, rain, snow and clouds for the last however long, I'm ready for a nice bout of sunshine. Spring is coming. Whether it looks like it or not. The equinox is only two weeks away! Which means something else.... My mom's birthday. I'm not sure what to get her. Maybe I'll just bake her a nice big coconut cake. It's her favorite. Maybe get her some tulips or something...I'm just not sure. I'll figure something out. My oldest sister's birthday is the end of the month as well. (28th, 29th, I don't know...somewhere in there.) She wants "everyone" (Everyone means different things to different people in my family-I'm not sure what it means to her.) to go out to dinner to celebrate birthdays. I'll probably have to go. I'm not sure. I'm a terrible sister. I don't like going out with them (my two eldest half-sisters). The second one doesn't even know how we're related half the time. I mean really. Seriously, at her bridal shower she introduced me as her step-sister. Like we're not actually related. What really smarted was that her half-sister from her mom's side (we share the same dad but she has another brother and sister with the same mom) was there and she introduced her as her sister. Not half or step or anything...just sister. I don't know. They're also a lot older so it's kinda hard for us to relate most of the time. There's ten years difference. It seems like a lifetime sometimes. Or, it could just be that they are totally weird. That's probably it in a nutshell. It doesn't help when you have to ask your younger sister (half, step whatever) how you're related. I mean come on. I mean they've known me since I was born. There's a Jane Austen book...Sense and Sensibility. (I think.) There's a man. He has a son whose mother died. He remarried and had three daughters. He dies, son inherits the estate. The son's wife convinces him that he has very little responsibility for his step-sisters even though his father asked him to take care of them. The way she figures, they only have a father in common so they might as well not be related at all. If they shared a mother that would be different. That pretty much sums up my relationship with my older sisters. We only share a father which might as well be nothing at all. So much for sisterly love. |
Good grief!! The snow is up to my knees!!!!  Granted, I'm kinda on the short side...okay, I'm a little short...all right all ready! I'm short. There, I said it. Still, it's up to my knees. That's a lot of snow. And, it's still snowing! If it keeps this up, I'll be snowed in! Yay? |
| Well, so much for winter being constant. The sound of icicles crashing to the ground outside my window woke me up yesterday morning around 6. I had trouble getting back to sleep. It seemed as though all the icicles decided to come down around the same time but spread out rather than simultaneously. It was raining too. You could hardly hear the rain over the sound the ice was making though. It was weird. The icicles would make a funny sound (like ice when you had water to it) before they went crashing to the ground. It was almost 50 yesterday!! Course, now the temps are falling. I had just a coating of snow on my car this morning. We're supposed to get 2-5 inches tonight. Wind chills will be back below zero tonight. I can't wait for spring! |
| Well, winter is back and with a vengeance! It's cold and snowy!! The snow is very pretty but I'm tired of cleaning it off the walk and my car. Especially when it freezes on the car leaving a nice layer of ice. It seems as though winter is finally here to stay. At least for the rest of the month. It'll be officially spring soon. YAY!! Watch, December and January were warm so winter will extend through April!!! |
| I have discovered "It's Happy Bunny" and I am in love!!! It's simply fantastic and I'm on the way to being obsessed. Okay, well maybe not. But, happy bunny is my new hero. Well, HB is hilarious at any rate. HB always makes me smile. What more can you ask for? |
| Correct me if I am... My eldest sister had her baby boy (her third child) November 26th. He just turned two months old on Saturday. On Saturday, my sister had a baby shower. Now, I don't know who threw the shower or whose idea it was to have a shower. Knowing her though, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if it was her own doing. However, I don't know. At any rate, I find it bizarre to have a baby shower for someone who already has two children and whose baby is already two months old. She also had birth announcements. Our dad was down that way and visited her on Saturday. She gave him a birth announcement to take home to my mom. I find the whole thing really, really odd. My mom thinks that she is having a hard time after this baby. Post-partum or something. Her oldest daughter will be 13 the end of April and helps out a lot. I saw them at Christmastime and her daughter took care of the baby more than the mom did. Fed him, changed him...the whole works. Her younger daughter is 7. Not a lot of help but not much of a hindrance either. I don't know. Am I expecting too much for a third-time mother? At any rate, I still think it was odd to have a baby shower for her...after two months. Am I misguided? Can you have a baby shower for someone at any time before or after the baby is born? (When I say "after," I don't mean like on the way home. I mean after a couple of weeks.) And, do you have a baby shower for someone who already has children? I would love to hear your thoughts on this. |
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