Hump Day Humor

 

It was entertainment night at the Senior Center. Claude the hypnotist exclaimed: "I'm here to put you into a trance; I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience.

 

The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat. "I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It is a very special watch. It's been in my family for six generations"

 

He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting,  "Watch the watch, watch the watch, and watch the watch ..." The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface.

 

Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until, suddenly, it
slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, shattering into a hundred pieces.

 

"SHIT" said the Hypnotist............. It took three days to clean up the Senior Center

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Shea Butter Me Up

(attempt #2)

It's that time of year when we all have the same troubles known as dry-skin-itis.  That is exactly what the dermatologist described me as when I thought I was experiencing poison ivy.

Remember I thought I had the mad itch?  Seems it was STRESS and Dry skin.

She told me to hydrate; no more HOT showers (the heat dehyrates - but I love hot showers!!!); stay moisturized and keep the stress low!!!

In doing so we all have to be mindful of the ingredients in the lotions.  NO Alcohol, very little perfume and color; full of oils and refined natural butters like Shea butter, almond and Jojoba etc.

Some of my favorite indulgences are:

  Oh yeah!!

http://www.canyonsunskincare.com

Canyon Sun....yes Angie I stole the picture!!  Talk about baby smooth!  Love the Moisturizing Balm - it is especially good on extreme dry areas such as elbows.  I've used it on my hands in extreme situations. 

The Body Butter, Brown Sugar Scrub and Lip Balm are also very, very nice.  Great for everyday use and especially for those "oh so wonderful" nights out!!

Plus you don't have to use handfulls of this stuff.....just a dab'l do ya!

Another product I've used daily this winter was Keri Nourishing Shea

 It is light, low on fragrance and leaves the skin silky.  Plus it's not very expensive - I got a large bottle at Big Lots for $5.

Shower time is when I like to use the scrubs in place of my Dove soap.  Love Dove soap!!!  Less harmful to the body, no deodorizing elements to dry the skin.  But it just doesn't cut it when it comes to having silky smooth skin.

Some of the shower scrubs I like are

 

  Ulta Coral Sand Scrub.  This has grains of sand in it....gotta be careful not to scrub too hard or it will scratch ya.  This has a delightfully light, beach type scent.  About $17, but if you shop right you can catch these on the buy one get one free sale.

It goes well with the Water Lotus hydrating gel they have too.

One I found recently that I liked was at Bath & Body Works "Be More Pacific" a tropical shower cream with Tahitian Monoi Oil ý an ingredient used by the best island spas for its deeply moisturizing, supremely soothing effects.

Nice!!  Smells good too.  Leaves a light silky smooth feeling.  I like it better than the other one, although it is nice.

Since we use a lot of heat in the winter, the air is dry in the house as well.  If I were smarter than I looked I'd use a humidifier, but....

I'm very picky about my face and the products I use on it.  I am a former Mary Kay user turned to CLINIQUE.

I like the lipsticks of Mary Kay and Clinique....they seem to hold true to their color the best for me.  Just can't wear the cheap stuff on my lips.

Don't even get me started on my hair and nail products.  AOL doesn't have enough room for me to write about that!!!

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Cold N Crazy / Distant N Aggravated

 

Temperature:	33°F 1°C
Conditions:	Fair
Winds:	NE 8 MPH NE 13 KPH
Relative Humidity:	35%
Barometer:	30.82 Steady
Visibility:	10.00 Miles 16.09 Kilometers
Feels Like:	26°F

 

And it's NOON!

I know this isn't as cold as yesterday's Green Bay / NY game but geeeesh!

I'm a summer girl.  I want and need my warmth!

 

Happy MLK Day to those of you sitting at home with the day off.  Me?  I'm at work, but you can't tell it eh? 

I would have LOVED to stay home today.  There is lots to do there.  Managed to get the tree in its box and back in the closet.  Still, that one room needs my attention in the worst way.  It's where everything ends up.  Craft tools, my serger and sewing machine, an extra table and computer.  Boxes of who knows what.  Gotta do an early Spring Cleaning in here!!

I spent 10 hrs Friday and 7 hrs Saturday working on Dance Costumes.  We still have a long way to go yet.  Rhinestones; bows on barrettes; slip stitching way too low bodices.

Why did I volunteer for this?  I'm still asking myself that one!  I must be nutz!

Dress rehearsal is February 2nd that's why.  And even then there will be straps and skirts pinned for adjustments.

February 15th is the first Dance Competition.  We have to be ready!

 

 Tom and I have been very distant for quite some time.  No "touchie feelie", no emotion (except when he's bad), just existing together.  We talked briefly Saturday morning about whether or not we were "happy" and I flat said that NO I wasn't.  I can't be.  I can't get to that plateau without waiting to go over the hill in a downward spiral.

I was in an even mood when he wasn't home Thursday night.  Because I'm in a leveled off mood with him.  If I were estatically happy I would have been crushed as in the past. 

I cannot change him and I cannot babysit him.  He even said to me "well if you had a feeling that I was gonna....." and I said "I can not babysit you!  You have to take control of your self!"

We sat and talked for quite a while.  It's the same conversation.  I explained that the reason I made the comment on Thurs "I can smell" that he'd had a drink is because #1 I can smell it and #2 everyone else can too #3 and they would question why he was drinking and bringing Miss T to dance and #4 if he were stopped by a cop...........well, I'm not interested in losing my daughter because he can't control himself.

I mean, come on......why have a beer with lunch KNOWING you have a duty to drive my daughter to a function?  What's wrong with a soda, tea or water?  Use your brain man!!  That's all!

Then he's mad cause Miss T's mad at him, so that gives him an excuse to go out and buy drugs.

Come on!

I told him I'm already looking forward to the plans I may have to be making very soon.  i.e. living arrangements. 

He needs to decide real quick like what he wants and needs to do to save his family. 

 

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Hubby's in Heaven as NY wins NFC!!

 

Well, I can't believe it!

Sorry Scott...........guess Green Bay is staying home!!

Lot's of noise coming from my Tom right now.

Yes, he had to stay home and watch the game due to recent extra curricular activities!!!!

Funny thing, cause his brother has tickets to the Bowl Game.

Hmmmm.....wonder if I can send Tom to him and...........

I just went online giants.com and ordered THE black hat and THE grey t-shirt "as seen on TV" ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

Mish-Mash

 

Hey Y'all! 

It's been a weird kinda week for me.  Lots of mixed emotions. 

First, I did speak with Mr Ryan on Friday.  We shared information; he told me some personality traits about his daughter and I shared with him my personal experience with xRoomie.  He mentioned "drums" and I told him to google "drum circles".

(Martha - the kid loves drums!!!) 

He will talk it over with his wife and consider xRoomie's offer to help.

My bestestfriendinthewholewideworld is upset with me STILL about me not attending the "batchelorette" night.  I sent her an email "what to do when...." and I received a short, curt reply to it which began an email exchange.  I was near tears!  I could have cried my eyes out, but I held it back.

I hope we got that straightened out.  Still, I AM guilty of not being a very good friend as of late.  I haven't seen her since Oct!  (bad me and I feel like crap for it)  Seems her X is refusing to help pay for their daughter's wedding; and her current is being a butthead.

    Sigh.............I can't fix everybody.

xRoomie is not so comfortable in her current situation.  We had lunch this week (yay!) and talked.  I told her that her room was always available.  Well, of course, 90% of her stuff is still here LOL!!!

Thursday Miss T had a half day at school so I told her to come to my office and I would put her to work!  I let her file (I hate filing) while Mr Man went for lunch.  He came back and I could SMELL that he'd had a drink and he didn't even have to get close to me.

He said One Beer. 

He took Miss T to her dance class, then they came back and she was bent out of shape!!

Seems she had an issue with him and motioned that it was "his breath". 

He then says "she thinks we're going to fight" and I said"NO, she's been told and is learning things for herself and in school about people who drink and their actions so don't be so surprised that she's acting this way!"

It bothered him because, as he put it "it was only one beer" and he feels like she and I are over reacting.  So he leaves her with me.

She and I go out to eat, then I realized I had to be back at the dance studio to help hang and tag the costumes.  They needed to be ready for Feb 2nd's dress rehearsal.  I called and left him a msg on his cell.

We got home at midnight!  No Tom.  Not till 3am.  I checked his account online...............

YEP!

I had told him on Wed that I transferred $300 into his personal account, for gas, etc.  He had wanted to go to Myrtle Beach for a boat show on Friday and Saturday.

Remember the incident just before Christmas?

De ja vu!  Mirror --- Ditto --- Encore performance.

Friday morning after meeting with Mr Ryan, I picked up Miss T from Nanny's --- got a call from boss's daughter asking if I could pick her up from  College and take her to a friend's house.....SURE.

Picked her up at Noon and then went BACK to the dance studio.  Miss T and I were there until MIDNIGHT.

Once home, Tom said "I'm confused.  That's all I have to say right now, so let it be."

    ????????????????????

I said "I think you have that backwards --- I am the one that is confused.

It's 11am on Saturday and raining.  Gonna rain all day.  He's still in bed, no surprise.

Going to be an intersting day.

Should I stay or should I go???  I need to stay home and work here.  I am also needed to help with dance.

I need Calgon.

I need ME time.

I wanna run away.

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Ryan Update - still missing & a little preaching

I keep scanning through the local radio station and newspaper websites but there is not an update there.

However, Miss T was back in school today (she was out recouperating from previous night's anxiety attacks).

She said that Mr Ryan did NOT find his daughter.

So sad....my heart ached when she said that.

I IM'd my xRoomie who said :

"I told ya - it's not good for the girl"

Of course I don't want to hear this.  But she picks up that the girl is with an older male and "not able to escape, can't call home".  The male is a person known (local) to the girl, and not a nice person she says.

xRoomie has said I could offer her services, but she in NO WAY wants any publicity.

I am going to see the Dad face to face and give him a copy of our conversation.  I hope he will accept her offer.  He is a Christian, so he might have difficulty with it.  On the other hand if any of what she told me rings a bell with him to begin with, he may just give it a try.

What could it hurt?

As a Christian myself, belief is based on faith.  I have faith that there is a God; one that created this Earth.  I cannot see Him in the human form, and I cannot answer "how" I "know" He is real except to say FAITH.

Aren't there people in the Bible who could "see" things?  Prophets?  Yes.  Didn't it say there'd be others with such gift?

I have witnessed my dead X fall to the floor like a rag doll after I began singing "Jesus Loves Me" while he was out of his mind trying to harm me.  Just by speaking the Name of Jesus.

I have witnessed xRoomie telling me something to be true before I could prove it more than once.

(Tom's arrest area and the missing Caddy for example)

Do I believe in her abilities?  Yes, I do.

She is not evil or out to harm anyone or cause them harm.  Her gift is utilized for GOOD.  She has helped the police and such in missing persons cases.  Who steers her?

I cannot explain her gift or why she was given it.  There are questions that cannot be answered as our minds conceive.

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Omissions, Confessions & Scolding

   It was brought to my attention that I did not reveal my bowling scores of yesterday. 

That's because the first 2 games were pathetic.  I don't even remember the first score -- something stupid like a 96 and the 2nd game was 111.  Then by the time I was good and warmed up, my third and last game was a 136.

All in all not too bad for someone who rarely bowls anymore.  Maybe once, twice a year.  I haven't league bowled in over 12 years.  Teresa said that I needed to "join" and get a sanction card so that I can substitute on teams when needed.

I need to practice a bit more.  Plus I really was worried about - OK, you're gonna laugh at me ..........

.........breaking a nail.  I know, I know. 

                   

When I was league bowling I held an average between 135 and 143.  Once I had a 200 game!!!!  Never did I ever get a perfect game.  I chipped many a nail too.

But........these acrylic's held up.  Maybe, just maybe I can bowl again.

Today my legs and back are a bit sore.....yep!  I need to work out.  I need to bowl more.  I need to do more things for ME and get out of my rut.

Last night the kids were OK.  My child was the worst it seemed....very loud even after I called her on it several times.  I spoke to her about it this morning.  But they were down by midnight and quiet.  One fell asleep about 11....the other 2 were watching a movie and fell asleep soon after.

Hubby came in about 11:30pm.....decent.  Proud of himself.  I basically ignored him and he went on to bed.  I had warned him not to come in acting all stupid with a house full of kids.

Don't need any kids going home talking about how T's Dad acts....

I still feel like he was fibbing to me last night though.  I'm having a hard time with that.

Scolded.  YES, ME!  Scolded by LJ..... we all know how stubborn she is, right Angie???.  She is a great gal who deserves the world!  And well, she had a small item on her "wish list" that Santa didn't get, so.........bad me, I found it and sent it to her.

So spank me!  I'd do it again...... and you can scold me all you want! I'll still be standing right here tapping my foot with my arms crossed!!

I figure my payback will be when I'm screaming at her for HELP as Miss T heads into the teen years.  After all, look at what a great job she did with Megan.

Don't worry......Martha, Shelly, Melissa, Missie, Chris and many more ..... I'll be yelling your way too as I'm grounding T for the rest of her life, taking away all her worldly possessions and forbidding her to talk to "that" boy and hang out with "those" girls!! 

  Sharon

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