I’m the grilling queen. Or at least I like to think I am. I have cooked a lot of foods on my gas grill. I’m lazy like that because I don’t want to get the house too hot. So I will pop whatever I’m cooking on the grill. I have made steamed brussel sprouts on the grill. I have made stew on the grill and even breakfast. But today I made a meatloaf on the grill for supper. See…..
Doesn’t it look delicious? Then later this afternoon I’m gonna make BBQ potatoes and baked beans. Yummy right? The one thing I haven’t tried yet is desert. I want to try something simple at first maybe brownies or a cake. I know it can be done, I have seen it done. I just haven’t gotten brave enough to try. What have you grilled that you normally wouldn’t grill?
The Unknown
Is the universe in align tonight or maybe hell has frozen over. All three of the girls are in the bed and it’s not even 9 pm. I don’t really know whether to be happy or sad.
I am in a major funk tonight. I am still ticked at hubby… aka turd muffin tonight for his actions these last couple of days. I suspect I know what the problem is. His eye dr’s appointment with the Disability Office thingy is a week from tomorrow. We have been waiting on this for 3 freakin’ years and I think he’s beyond frustrated and beyond tired of being rejected. I just wished he’d tell me what the hell crawled up his ass so I didn’t have to guess.
We are hoping that his disability goes through this time. We have been talking about moving, but honestly we aren’t 100% certain that’s what we want to do. I really really hate the thought of having a house payment on us for the next 30 or so years and not knowing what the future holds ya know? Paying bills and buying groceries is hard enough around here, I just hate the thought of it. But on the other hand, we want more land, more freedom and to be honest, away from our families. It’s a damned if you do and damned if you don’t situation. Driving me crazy!!
Today I’m in a bad mood. Here lately my hubby and I have been having our little tiffs if you will. Here lately instead of talking things over with me, he’s been decisive for the both of us. I’m sorry but that’s not how I roll and he knows that. It wouldn’t be so bad if he would just sit and talk to me instead of already deciding something will or won’t be done. It just drives me crazy.
There’s a school dance Friday. Jelly Bean wanted (as of this morning) to go. I told hubby about it and I was going to talk to him about her going alone. I have been to the dances at school and I know that once the kids are in the building they are forbidden to leave until the dance is there and the parents come to the gym to get them. I mention it and he just flat out says she’s not going . Excuse me. So here we are driving to school in a full blown argument. I still haven’t spoke to him.
It’s amazing to watch everything bloom and come to life in the spring. This morning, even though it’s a little cool, I went outside equipped with my camera to take some photos of all my flowers that are blooming. So far my favorite is the purple rose, it has a lemony scent to it.
I love the yellow in these flowers. They just seem to stand out.
And these purple beauties are gorgeous.
I also took pictures of my garden. It’s coming along very nice. We already have to tiny tomatoes on the vines. I can’t wait. My herb garden is going good to. That cilantro will go great with those tomatoes to make some homemade salsa. Yummy. Now I’m hungry. LOL
Getting Paid for Blogging
It’s 2008. There are many ways to make money from sitting at home and in front of your computer. Many people I know do Blog Advertising. There are several different companies out there. I have worked for quiet a few and for the most part the vast majority are legit, with the exception of one that I know of. I decided to give Buy Blog Reviews a shot. I mean after all I do enjoy working from home and I will give any company a chance.
Buy Blog Reviews system is pretty easy to maneuver through. Once your blog is accepted you find ads placed by advertisers and place a bid on the work. If you are accepted you have 7 days to complete the assignment. They pay twice a month on the first and on the 15th. Pretty good for me.
Anyone who is looking to work from home should really consider to Get Paid Blogging. It’s really easy and it could mean extra income for your family. Hey you can save up for a trip or pay bills. Give it a try!! I have an I love it!!
What has happened to the youth? My girls have always loved Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus. Today Jelly Bean tells me about how some parents where pitching a fit over these new Vanity Fair photos. I guess I have been under a rock because I had not heard of the story. Then all of a sudden it’s all over the news.
Photo via Newsday.com
Excuse me, but why didn’t a responsible adult for this 15 year old step in and say oh hell no. Why did any photographer think it would be artsy to take a provocative photo as this os a child? I don’t get it. What happened to our children having idols that didn’t appear on the front cover of a prominent magazine half nude draped in a satin sheet.
And if I had been her parent, I would have refused to have a shot taken like that, no matter what the price. Because my child’s dignity and respect means more to me than an artsy photo on Vanity Fair. Regardless of her celebrity status, she’s still a child and this is repulsive to me on so many levels as a parent. As a mother of three girls who idolized Miley Cyrus. When will our children have idols they can truly believe in?
I got this email from a friend and had to post it. It’s the funniest thing I have read in a long time. Enjoy!!
This will make you laugh so hard you may pee on yourself or just be crying so hard that you can barely finish reading it.
A guy who purchased his lovely wife a Pocket Taser for their anniversary
submitted this:Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie.
What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety….??
WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home.
I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I’d get the blue arc of elect ricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave. Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?
There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?
So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another. Th e directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. All the while I’m looking at this little device measuring about 5″ long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, “no possible way!”
What happened next is almost beyond description, but I’ll do my best…? I’m sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, ” don’t do it Dipshit,” reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn’t hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and . . .
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD . . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . . WHAT THE HELL!!!
I’m pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs? The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room.
Note: If you ever feel compelled to “mug” yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thras hing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative?
SON-OF-A-BITCH, THAT HURT LIKE HELL!!!
A minute or so later (I can’t be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling. Apparently I shit myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone.; I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I’m still looking for my nuts and I’m offering a significant reward for their safe return!!
P. S. My wife loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!
Nick K.
Sleep Deprived
At first I had hoped it was perimenopause, but apparently I’m a little young for that. I don’t understand it though. I can work my butt off all day and not sleep well at night. I toss, I turn, I get up to go pee (something I have never done) and I just lay there staring at the ceiling. I do not drink anything with caffeine in it, so that’s not the culprit. Why won’t my body let me sleep?
Insomnia runs in the family. I wonder if it’s their fault. Can I blame them? Sure I can. I really hate resorting to taking something over the counter, because if I do that, I will sleep forever. Blah. I just wanna sleep all night again, is that too much to ask for? LOL















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