LadyGunn

The "C" Word

2011-09-18T21:15:00.003-05:00

Yup, cancer. THAT dreaded "C" word. I certainly never thought it was something I'd hear at the age of 32, while pregnant with my first child.I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer at the end of July or the beginning of August. I can't keep track - it's been a crazy time recently. The good news is that the doctors all say that if you could choose your cancer, this would be the one to

It's ALIIIIVE!!!

2011-09-18T20:27:00.003-05:00

Time to necro this old thing from the graveyard of blogland. It's been a little over two years since I last posted and there have been a few changes in my life during that time. Let's see:Went on my first dateGot engagedGot marriedChanged jobsAccepted position as Directors (with my new DH) of Cubbies at churchGot pregnantWas diagnosed with cancerHad surgery to remove said cancerStarted the

Purple Hair?!?

2009-08-18T22:14:00.004-05:00

I'm getting to where I finally can say that I have a definite favourite colour. It's purple. Below is a portrait of me by one of my Sunday School kindergartners. I was wearing purple that day. :)"Gimme five... er... nine!"I was inspired by a fellow member on my long hair forum who has hair about my length, but purple. It's mouthwateringly gorgeous! Unfortunately, I could never pull that

iPod...

2009-06-03T09:42:00.004-05:00

Here is the latest list from putting my iPod on shuffle:The Four Seasons: Summer - solo violin by Janine JansenSend Her An Angel - Jackson WatersWhen My Heart Beats Like A Hammer - B.B. King & Eric Clapton (the link is a different version without Eric)The One - Abney ParkGreat Lengths - PFRA Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Dwight YoakamTwo Hands - Jars of ClaySunrise - Norah JonesThe Motions -

Job Status

2009-06-03T09:31:00.003-05:00

I completely forgot to update here about my job situation. I posted it on Facebook, but that doesn't really help those of you that I'm not FB friends with.I did get the Receptionist / Staff Assistant position that I had applied for. I started doing that fulltime on April 27th, so I didn't have to lose any seniority. It's not my ideal job, due to the almost constant contact with people, but I

Hair, Hair, Wherefore Art Thou Hair...

2009-04-17T10:20:00.005-05:00

(Okay, that title's strange, but whatever... )My hair was at 34 inches, or just barely hip length (when the curl is pulled out - just hanging loose, it looks about waist) the last time I measured, which was around a month ago. I did have a growth spurt followed by a stall (grrr... ) back in December and January. From December 10th through January 27th (-ish), my hair grew 3 inches. Not bad when

Work Update

2009-04-17T10:13:00.004-05:00

I keep thinking that I need to post to this blasted thing, but only when I'm driving or in church (way to focus, huh?) or someplace else that is Internet-less. Anyway, on to my little bit of news...I got a 30-day lay-off notice on April Fool's Day, but alas, it was no joke. I've been in my current position as Clinical Records Clerk for a year now, which makes a total of 5 1/2 years at this

So...

2009-01-24T23:22:00.003-06:00

Let's see, what's been happening lately... We had Gavin & Clara the end of last week & the beginning of this week, so there were hobbits underfoot. Mom keeps Julia while Jennalee is at work & that one was not happy that she had to share her Grammie! They did help distract me from what was going on Tuesday, which also happened to be my 30th birthday. The socialist may try to ruin my country, but

Music

2009-01-24T22:26:00.003-06:00

I know - I've been a bad, bad blogger. Friends have taken me to task over it, saying I should provide them *cough*LaShay*cough* with something to read.Here's a list of some recent songs that have popped up on my iPod whilst on shuffle. I'm linking to videos for the ones I could find.Stand in the Rain by Superchick (a Firefly fanvid, but it has the song. And Firefly. Is it sad that I can tell you

Judgement House 2008 - Makeup Room

2008-11-24T09:46:00.003-06:00

I was in the makeup room again this year & made up the tortured guys. Torturing people is apparently my specialty.This is Joe, one of the guys I made up every night. I loved doing the slash across his face. All of the blood was done with a medium called "Fresh Scab". Quite fun to play with...Joel was once again a demon, but this year he was Damien, a higher demon & apparently Satan's right-claw

Judgement House 2008 - Hell

2008-11-05T01:10:00.005-06:00

Our church just finished this year's production of Judgement House. We did the Web of Lies script this year & I was once again on the makeup team & played a tortured person in Hell.First up, a video of our Hell scene...The sobbing you hear - that's me. Which is why I'm still trying to get my voice back after 7 nights of constant sobbing & screaming. My hair is still recovering too. It would get

Performing Monkey Numero Uno

2008-11-01T01:04:00.003-05:00

I now have my first ever performing monkey. (Confused? Read the little blurb under my profile pic at the top... Got it? Good.) There is a sad little man (?) who apparently feels he needs to display his lack of intelligence & good manners, and on my little corner of the intertubes, no less. Therefore, I have turned comment moderation on to keep him from dragging my comment sections into the sewer

My Hair Obsession

2008-10-10T18:55:00.005-05:00

So, I got my pretty little hair sword last week. The more I see & use it, the more I love it! Ain't it purdy? The other one is a rose hair stick from longhairgirl.com. I love these things - they hold so well with less hair damage than elastics or metal barrettes. Plus, when your hair is up, the ends are protected & therefore get fewer splits.I'm loving the condition my hair is in since I've

The Name of the Jeep is...

2008-10-06T22:35:00.003-05:00

Eowyn!Eowyn had 17 votes, or 36%. Inara & Kaylee each had 4 votes or 9% and "Other" had 22 votes for 47%. I thought I'd list the names that y'all put in for "Other", along with my guess as to who submitted some of the names...Jap (I think your Jeep is male!) ~ From a lovely lady at my long hair forum.Wait, wait wait. Kaylee or Inara, but no Zoe? ~ Zoe should be something a bit more "slinky",

Insert huge cheesy grin here

2008-09-29T16:32:00.003-05:00

I am so completely geeked over what is coming in the mail! Lookie... It's a hair sword (or stick, if you want to be all technical & not-fun), based on Eowyn's sword from the Lord of the Rings movies! NightBlooming at Etsy custom made it for me & she said it went out in the mail today! I am so completely stoked it isn't even funny! Muahahaha!Sweet... :-D

Help Me Name My Jeep!

2008-09-27T20:43:00.006-05:00

A little note - if y'all are gonna vote Other, please put a comment with the other name. (I'm looking at you, Flanders & Ramone...)~~~~~I got an new vehicle (finally!) after Kaylee, the '98 Dodge Avenger I've had for the past 3-ish tears (<-- heh, that was a typo that I'm gonna leave since it definately applies) finally drove me outta my mind. So, I traded her in on a lovely (I'm talkin' *

My First Cabela's!

2008-09-11T01:11:00.000-05:00

I finally got to go to my first Cabela's on the trip. Peanut & Jer informed me that it was small as size goes, but that's okay. I was tired (can't remember if I had to use the cane that day or not - yes, I bought a cane... at age 29... *sigh*) and broke so I was trying not to tempt myself so I didn't look too intently at anything. I did check to see if they had a Taurus .357 Magnum, which is what

South Dakota - the Badlands

2008-09-04T23:38:00.000-05:00

Okay, I started this (let me check...) on Monday, it's now almost Friday. Boy, I'm really on the ball here, aren't I? (Insert roll of the eyes here)~~~~~So, we (the parental units, Jen, Jer, Julia & me) are on vacation after attending a family reunion in Nebraska with Mom's side. We went from northcentral Nebraska, where the reunion was, to Rapid City, South Dakota. Yesterday we drove over yonder

Music....

2008-08-19T23:59:00.003-05:00

Here's a list from today's shuffle mode on my lil iPod. I've linked some of the songs to videos so y'all can hear 'em too, if'n ya' want to.Secret Agent Man ~ Johnny RiversSt. Louis Blues ~ Peter CincottiSpoonful ~ Etta JamesI'm My Own Grandpaw ~ Ray StevensWishing You Were Somehow Here Again ~ The Phantom of the Opera SoundtrackCome Thou Fount ~ Jadon LavikPure ~ Superchic[k]Sinking ~ Jars of

Oops...

2008-08-19T13:06:00.003-05:00

I've been a bad blogger this summer - no posts for what - 2 months? If you're one of the approximately 2.6 people that read this site on a regular basis, I sincerely apologise. My excuses are as follows:~ Carter Grant was born in July, as was Julia Jane. Yay - more hobbitses for me to spoil!~ I joined the Long Hair Community (LHC) & am figuring out how to properly care for my hair so I can grow

Huh...

2008-06-22T16:05:00.004-05:00

Since the State Fair last year, I've been wearing one of those magnetic anklets that is supposed to be a cure-all. People would occasionally ask me if it worked so a couple weeks ago I decided to test it. Left it off for several days & I ended up in enough pain that I had difficulty walking & standing straight. Guess it does work after all. Wacky...

Playing Hooky

2008-06-22T13:29:00.003-05:00

I stayed home from church today since the Lyrica is really laying on the side effects, namely dizziness, and it probably wouldn't look good for me to be wandering around the church looking like I'm drunk as a skunk. The poor kids in Children's Church & Sunday School... "Why did Miss Marla just fall into the wall?"Speaking of church, our congregation has grown enough in the past couple of years

Blegh...

2008-06-19T17:50:00.004-05:00

My fibromylagia has been rearing it's ugly head lately. I missed Tuesday, worked only two hours on Wednesday & didn't go in today. Probably won't go in tomorrow either. I did start today on that new med that has been advertised for FMS, Lyrica, so we'll see how it works out. The main side effects are supposed to be nausea & dizziness. I am kinda dizzy-ish, not terribly bad, but I have a humdinger

(This one is titled 'Ack! I forgot to give it a title!')

2008-06-19T16:49:00.004-05:00

I have a confession to make - I splurged & got an iPod. A shiny silver 80GB iPod Classic, to be precise. I have all 3 seasons of Bones, in addition to Firefly & lotsa lotsa music. Since all the cool kids are doing it, guess I'll post whatever pops up on shuffle...1. He - Jars of Clay2. The Point of No Return - The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack3. Creepin' In - Norah Jones with Dolly Parton4.

Workety Work Work Work...

2008-04-24T19:28:00.003-05:00

I have a new job! Yee-Haw! I'm still at the same place, but I'm now a clinical records clerk, which means that I do all the filing for all six cottages. I'm also going to be setting up all or most of the appointments for the campus & I'll be the backup for the food lady when she's gone. This was my first full week filing. I'm actually enjoying it but it is taking me some time to get used to

Tales of Woe Work

2008-03-18T02:51:00.003-05:00

I am on my 15th night in a row of working. Only 10 (also in a row) to go until I leave for the church women's retreat with Mom & Belle. I am getting quite sick of this place, due in part to the long hours but mainly just from all the go se (Firefly Chinese for crap) that's going on. So far we have lost 2 overnight staff since they were both no-call, no-shows 4 days in a row & a third who would

Quotable Movie Meme

2008-03-17T02:24:00.007-05:00

Yet another movie meme, this one snitched from SWG...Here's the dealLook up 15 of your favorite movies on IMDB.Take a quote from each and post them for your readership to properly identify.As your movie-savvy readers correctly identify the quotes’ cinematic origins in the comments, strike out the quotes and name the commenter who answered correctly.If the commenter also identifies the name of the

Happenings...

2008-02-10T17:29:00.000-06:00

So, since it's been a while, I'll get y'all caught up on what's been going on...(I had a boatload of stuff to blog when I was thinking about it earlier, but now it's all slipped my mind. Hmph!)Let's see, we had two clients from work - ages 14 & 15, steal the cottage car & take a little jaunt to Emporia, about 70 miles away. They were caught there & are being charged with felonies for car theft,

The Movie Meme

2008-02-10T16:09:00.000-06:00

Wow, it's been quite a while since I've updated this here page. And now that I'm back, here's some useless fluff, snitched from Leslie...The rules are simple: Copy the list of movies below and mark off the ones you’ve seen. Add ’em up, and include the number in your post title. How easy is that?I’ve highlighted the ones I’ve seen in boldface. Feel free to do the same.Rocky Horror Picture

Tea & Crumpet

2007-12-25T11:27:00.000-06:00

Okay, time for a couple of pictures from the Ladies' Tea at church and an introduction to the newest fluffy member of the family.First up, we have a shot of my tea table, done in blues, since that's what my china pattern is. I got napkins rings this year from good ol' Wally World & placed a red rose in each for a touch of Christmasy color. Above the forks, I placed favours for each guest. They

Fun, Fun...

2007-12-10T18:30:00.000-06:00

Take a gander at the forecast for next coupla days here in Dorothy-Land...Wichita Weather ForecastTonight: Heavy freezing rain, with significant ice accumulations. Wind: SE/E 5-10. Low: 29.Tomorrow: Freezing rain likely with ice accumulations nearing 1 inch. Wind: N 5-15. High: 31.Tomorrow night: Freezing rain or sleet, mixing with light snow late. No snow accumulation expected. Wind: N 5-

We Interrupt This Blog For A Very Important Announcement

2007-12-08T04:40:00.000-06:00

There will two new hobbitses in the family come next summer.Peanut & Belle are both expecting, due about a month apart. This will make 6 nieces & nephews all 5 & under next Christmas. Fun times, indeed...Oh yeah - YAY! ;-D

Judgement House - Prank

2007-12-08T04:22:00.000-06:00

I completely forgot about the prank that Matt played on everyone the last night!Matt was one of the guys who played the "dead" kid. He's the one in the video of part 2, below. Anyway, he set it up with Mom beforehand to have some fake blood there & told those of us playing the hooded demons to really go all out when we were attacking & dragging him out in the last 4 or 5 scenes he did.After his

Tea Time!

2007-12-08T03:51:00.001-06:00

We had another ladies tea at church last Sunday & Mom was assigned to make all the scones this year.Which means I was assigned to help make all the scones. (I'm not really upset, just think it's funny that Mom being on a committe means I am too.)We used the same recipe as last year & made 7 double batches. That's a lot of cream cheese. Dad helped mix several of the batches up.Anyway, I started

Oh. My...

2007-12-08T02:31:00.000-06:00

I am not a nurse. I am not trained or equipped to deal with recently post-operative children who have holes in their throat. Especially when said hole is draining mucus at an alarming rate. I don't recall "cleaning mucus out of a hole in a client's neck" being in the job description, but they would probably say that falls under the "and anything else needed" section.I so want to gag right now...

Judgement House - Hell Scene Videos

2007-12-04T04:28:00.000-06:00

PS. This here is post #500.~~~~~~~Here are the videos that I tried to take of the Hell scene. It was just with my little camera so the quality isn't very good, and as you can tell, it was really dark in there. You can see enought to get the gist of it, though. Keep in mind that it was around 110 degrees & smelled of burnt hair.Scene 1... Scene 2...And now for a little humor - the promised disco

Judgement House - Makeup Room - Removal

2007-12-04T04:15:00.000-06:00

After it was all over, they got the joy of removing our masterpieces. Most of it came off with Pond's cold cream & eye makeup remover. Sometiems we had to use this stuff called Bond-Off that was supposed to be able to take off anything. It didn't work so hot on Tina, but I think the collodion just really liked her or something. Andy hamming it up for the paparazzi... Matt peeling his sister

Judgement House - Makeup Room - Demons

2007-12-04T03:48:00.000-06:00

I did some of the demons' makeup, mainly Tina's. Each demon was kinda half & half - one side normal, the other demonized, to demonstrate how Satan & his demons are deceptive & dont' show their true sides to the world. We started with liquid latex on the icky side, layering that with tissue paper to give it a nice wrinkly effect. Partially latexed Tina... After the latex dried, I would use my

Judgement House - Makeup Room - Crash Scene

2007-12-04T01:59:00.000-06:00

I didn't do any of the crash victims. Those folks were Mom's specialty, as well as several of the other makeup ladies. They used lots of blood. Lots & lots of blood. Mom bloody-ing up one of the kids.Mint flavoured blood - yum! At the crash scene... Just ignore the glowy red eyes.One of the girls who was 'thrown' out of the car at the crash scene. Road rash... looks so lovely.

Very Important

2007-11-26T14:00:00.000-06:00

This is a video that everyone needs to see. The message that it gives... it's just, well... Just watch it & you'll understand.See. Wasn't that enlightening?And, yes, I am totally addicted to this song.

Judgement House - Welcome to Hell, Part Duex

2007-11-23T20:58:00.001-06:00

Hell was rather, ah... hellish. Heh. By the way, the Hell jokes were flying like mad and the church garage will forever be known as Hell. I think it'll be a little hard to forget since the smell of it is kinda soaked into the walls. We burned hair between each group to it nice & icky smelling & we had a heater going as well. It was usually between 100 - 110 degrees. The guys were so proud of

Judgement House - Welcome to Hell

2007-11-23T19:32:00.000-06:00

Our church did Judgement House this year. The Mothership & I were on the makeup team. I would help in the makeup room, then head over to Hell to be available for touch-ups. The last night though, I got to be one of the hooded demons. Most of my pictures are of Hell, demons & the makeup room. There are a few of the dead folks & the crash scene.Demonized me... there's a hood on the cloak that

Useless Fluffiness

2007-10-22T10:11:00.000-05:00

I got an email from Belle & figured I'd answer it on here. So, enjoy this dose of useless fluff. :-)1. What time did you get up this morning? 10:15 - I didn't work last night & stayed up late in attempt to halfway keep my schedule 2. How do you like your steak? Medium - some red but still dead 3. What was the last film you saw at the movie theater? Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix 4. What

:rolls eyes:

2007-10-20T04:44:00.000-05:00

Ahhh, what a world, what a world...The other morning we ended up secluding a girl after she was sent back from the school for refusing to take off her coat. She has readily admitted that the reason she acts up is for the attention, so while I was monitoring her thru the little window in the locked door, I refused to look directly at her & just kept track of her in my peripheral vision. Another

Videos of the Hobbitses

2007-10-20T02:31:00.000-05:00

First up, we have Bobo & Little Man wrestling with Flanders, with Sugar Plum in a cameo appearance toward the end...And, now Sugar Plum (who had just finished saying "A-dba-dba-dba" to me & then laughing uproariously - I can only assume it was the world's 2nd funniest joke, as there are no remaining copies of the #1 joke per Monty Python), Nameless (who really, really needs a name), Little Man,

New House...

2007-10-08T16:26:00.001-05:00

A few pictures of the new house. All off-white walls - which I personally think is unacceptable, but that's just me. :-(The entryway, view from the front door - the floors are laminate. The piano is now against the wall on the lower right side. The two bedrooms are off to the right side, the living is to the left, the kitchen is down the hallway around the corner & the bathroom is at 12

The Firing Range...

2007-10-08T16:08:00.000-05:00

Since the hobbits are here & it's slightly impossible to study, I'll post a few pictures from an afternoon at the range. As you can see, we kinda need to hit the whole area with a bush cutter. I think Viking Dad is planning on burning it all off once the majority of the weeds are dead.Flanders, Ramone & Jer...Ramone's turn - the backstop-thingie also needs to be replaced. And they used metal

Things That Make Me Mad...

2007-09-26T05:01:00.000-05:00

...people who adopt a 6-year-old from another country & then decide they don't want her three years later and then don't have the guts to tell her themselves....social workers who don't tell the same girl for 2-3 months that her parental rights are terminated because *whining* "we don't know how to tell her - let's get a consultant to tell us how". Guess what - the consultant is gonna tell you

Poor Kitties

2007-09-12T01:29:00.000-05:00

Well, we figure we know what happened to my other kitties. (Zoe was run over.) Mom looked out in the back yard yesterday morning & there was a coyote not 20 feet from the back door. He must've gotten Sydney & Wash. We're keeping the new kitties (from Peanut) in the shop at night & making sure the new pup is in either the shop or the pen to hopefully avoid losing them.I miss my Psycho-Sydney & our

sniff

2007-09-04T13:33:00.000-05:00

Well, we're partially moved out to the new place. The outside kitties - Sydney, Wash & Zoe - did well for the first several days. Now, though...I haven't seen Wash since Wednesday of last week, Sydney since late Friday night/early Saturday morning & Zoe was accidentally run over on Sunday while the I was at the firing range with Flanders, Ramone & Jay. Peanut gave us two of her baby kitties to

Oh. My. Gosh.

2007-08-18T08:43:00.000-05:00

Yesterday my coworkers & I discovered the dangers of diarrhea.One of the girls, who was described by the therapist as the craziest client she's seen, came out to use the restroom. She came to the office & just stared at me. I was getting ready to ask what she needed when she mumbled "I have diarrhea". I said that the bathroom was open & then... the smell hit. It was so bad I'm surprised I didn't

This. Is. Awesome!

2007-08-16T04:35:00.000-05:00

Meet... The Duct Tape Bandit!And this sounds like something from Monty Python...And I might read more newspapers if we had more little gems like this:'Everything had to be just right for this to occur,' Ebel said, possibly confusing 'right' with 'horribly, horribly wrong'.

Note To Self...

2007-08-16T04:02:00.000-05:00

Don't read ghost stories while working alone in a dark cottage...

The Piano of Doom

2007-08-13T05:25:00.000-05:00

Ya' know those old player pianos that you can drop a quarter in & then hear some "lovely" music from? Yeah, well, Mom's booth at the local antique shop is right behind one of those things. Durn people kept dropping quarters in that stupid thing when we were there on Saturday & it plays L.O.U.D. I was really wanting a shotgun there for a while.For the piano, not the customers. Mostly...

Bwahahaha!

2007-08-13T05:00:00.000-05:00

I have a new nickname that I absolutely love! But first, a little back story...I have had several switchblades throughout the years, some bought on missions trips in Mexico & one purchased from my job partner at Cessna. I thought they were all lost until the parental units & I were cleaning some stuff out of the garage a month or so ago. I found one of them & was so excited that I carreid it with

Useless Fluff

2007-08-13T03:33:00.000-05:00

You Are Mud PieYou're the perfect combo of flavor and depthThose who like you give into their impulsesWhat Kind of Pie Are You?Mmmm... chocolate...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You Are a Chocolate CakeFun, comforting, and friendly.You are a true classic, and while you're not super cutting edge, you're high quality.People love your company - and have even been known to get addicted to you.What Kind

Whoa...

2007-08-13T01:18:00.000-05:00

No posts for 2 weeks! D'oh! Well, I'm back again. Been busy - moved from my house to the parental units' house. My house sold and Mom & Dad don't take possession of their new house until the 27th, so I'm in their current house for now. My poor kitties have to bow to the senior kitty, Boo, & so are now outside puddy-tats. The kittens are loving the fenced-in backyard but it's taking Sydney a bit

Poor Dead Language

2007-07-29T02:00:00.000-05:00

Your Score: Older FutharkYou scoredLanguage of the Norse, Older Futhark! Thirty symbols, all told. And no hardier, more warrior-like tongue has ever graced the longships of the Viki or left the Celts and Saxons in such quivering fear. There's only one drawback, that being you died 800 years ago. Link: The Which Ancient Language Are You Test written by imipak on OkCupid

maniacal laughter

2007-07-29T01:11:00.000-05:00

That quiet, fizzy sound you hear is my brain cells dying off en masse in horror.I just realized what my schedule is going to be for the next rest of the year. I'm going back to school full time, taking Microbiology Lab & Lecture, Chemistry Lab & Lecture & online Medical Terminology. I'm also working every single night for the next month, moving in about 3 weeks, right before the family reunion

Back To The Accent

2007-07-25T00:27:00.000-05:00

I've been stuck in a British accent again. I blame all the movies I've been watching. Absolutely everything has been either (that's pronounced I-ther, of course...) British or set in England.The Importance of Being Earnest... Mansfield Park... An Ideal Husband... the new Pride & Prejudice... the 6-hour A&E Pride & Prejudice... and of course, Doctor Who...And with Colin Firth being in several of

Hobbits

2007-07-23T09:31:00.000-05:00

The Mothership, Peanut, Belle, her hobbits & I all went down yonder to Wichita a while ago to celebrate a cousin's birthday. As you can see below, Little Man & Bobo conked out on the way down.Sugar Plum wasn't so inclined, especially after seeing Auntie Peanut's new phone. Oooo, new toy!Poor Bobo wasn't feeling well, so he & Belle were in the van trying to avoid, ummm... spewage... while we were

1, 2, 3... STOP!

2007-07-23T09:24:00.000-05:00

I'm driving myself insane with counting. I find myself counting steps as I do rounds at work, walking around stores, to & from the mailbox, everywhere. This morning after taking the kids to school I kept catching myself around 20 or 30, would stop then start again at 31, stop myself around 35-40 & then do it all over again. It wasn't a problem on the way to school as I was trying to keep a hand

Spirited Personality?

2007-07-20T11:02:00.000-05:00

Your brain: 100% interpersonal, 160% visual, 60% verbal, and 80% mathematical! Congratulations on being 400% smart! Actually, on my test, everyone is. The above score breaks down what kind of thinking you most enjoy doing. A score above 100% means you use that kind of thinking more than average, and a score below 100% means you use it less. It says nothing about how good you are at any

More Babies

2007-07-20T09:35:00.000-05:00

More pictures of little Wash & Zoe. They are both so bitty next to Sydney that I've taken to adding 'Tiny' to the beginning of their names. It doesn't help that Syd is getting bigger since she's been eating their kitten food instead of her own.Commandeering the pillowShy Tiny Wash - I love his pewter colour.

The New Babies

2007-07-14T11:43:00.000-05:00

There have been two new additions to the family. Meet 2-month-old siblings Wash (boy) & Zoe (girl). (Cain't tell that I'm a Firefly fan at all, can ya'?) Adopted from the local Human Society.(Ummm... I meant Humane Society. Tee-hee...)Little Man with Wash, obviously a very patient & flexible little bebe.Zoe getting the full scritching treatment from sis-in-law Kat.Zoe versus the broom. I think

Sooo... Hungry...

2007-07-14T01:19:00.001-05:00

My stomach is driving me nuts.I get hungry every 4-6 hours. And I mean must-eat-NOW-or-I'll-get-sick hungry. Very annoying. I used to eat once or twice a day - when I got to work & when I left, or sometimes just once in the middle of my shift - and be perfectly fine. One Saturday I woke in the evening, very shaky & light-headed & feeling sick. I had to think back & realized I hadn't eaten since

This Doctor is the Cause of my Addiction

2007-07-12T05:34:00.000-05:00

I am now hooked on the new version of Doctor Who. I was watching Jay's hobbits &, while waiting for The Munsters to come on, we ran across an episode on Sci-Fi. It was "Love & Monsters" with this funky green guy that kinda looked like Fat You-Know-Who from Austin Powers. He absorbed people into himself & then their faces showed up in his skin. Quite, ummm... yucky. I got a kick out of how one

I'm Daffy!

2007-07-12T05:24:00.000-05:00

In more ways than one!I am aDaffodil What FlowerAre You?

Sleepy Talker

2007-07-12T04:11:00.000-05:00

I did a room check last night & was upstairs when I heard Half-Pint, who is downstairs, say "Watch... watch... watch... WATCH THIS!" I continued the check & heard two of the other girls laughing about it.I've also heard her whine "But I was gonna eat that, Erin!" followed by "It's not fair!" and a huge sigh. Another staff saw her sit bolt upright & hold out 4 fingers while exclaiming "Guess what,

The Unibrowed One

2007-07-12T03:21:00.000-05:00

You Are BertExtremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them!You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule youYou are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evilHow you live your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to othersThe Sesame Street

They Can't Do This To Me!

2007-07-12T01:32:00.000-05:00

Givenchy has discontinued my favourite perfume, Organza Indecence. The cost has skyrocketed. I got a bottle a couple years ago from eBay for about $35. The retail price then was 70 to 80-some dollars. Now a bottle the same size costs anywhere from $120 to (brace yourselves) $200!I rarely find a perfume I like as much as I do this one. And the bottle - Oo-la-la!It bothers The Mothership's sinuses

Eeeevil Children of the Night...

2007-07-06T04:54:00.000-05:00

We have a client (P) who is downright mean & e-e-evil. I had to hold another client back from going after her after P mocked her for being given up by her biological mother 2 days after she was born. Several days ago, she & another girl ripped up the little half-pint client's favourite stuffed animal. She just doesn't care about anyone else at all.Part of the problem is the parents. Girl goes on

The Price Is Right...

2007-07-06T04:35:00.000-05:00

$4655.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worthWith a curtsey to RSM...

She's Ba-ack...

2007-06-27T09:33:00.000-05:00

Finally - the return of the Psycho Sydney!Chillin' on the couch with Snowball.Bo-ring... Snowball isn't much of a conversationalist.Peanut's bebe kitties - all four are girls & already spoken for. (There was a moth on the door.)

Success!

2007-06-27T09:25:00.000-05:00

Ah-Ha! I am victorious over the Intertubes at last! (This time, anyway...)I finally managed to get the wireless 'net to work at the local coffee shop, so I can upload pictures off of Vickie, my little laptop. So y'all get to look at some of my pictures from the visit to Flanders & Belle's...Flanders playing with my bow as Bobo looks on. You can see another arrow down at the bottom of the pic -

Funny Chillens

2007-06-27T03:31:00.000-05:00

We have a new client. She's a tiny little bit of a thing. The other day, another staff had the following conversation with her...Staff: So, where are you from?Girl: (very perky) Haiti!S: Oh. ... How old are you?G: (again, very perky) Nine!S: Why are you here?G: (still perky) 'Cause I'm homicidal!S: Oh. ... Oh! Really?G: Yeah, I threaten to kill people!S: Ooo-kay...Looks like we'll be

LALOLKFATYK!

2007-06-16T14:02:00.000-05:00

I was (kinda-sorta) hit by Leslie, who knows I'd jump on the bandwagon anyway, so here's the newest gig in Bloggy-Town: THE "LALOLKFATYK" MEME (Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know)When you get done reading about my quirks, answer the questions yourself and either post them on your blog or in the comments below. If you answer the meme on your blog let me know so I can sneak

Knives & Jewelry...

2007-06-15T02:55:00.000-05:00

...What more can a girl ask for?So, I'm having this jewelry party tonight. While I'm there, I'll be wearing a pretty little spoon-handle ring, a bracelet with teacup charms & a sparkly necklace. Ooh, can't forget the earrings. In my pocket, I will have my little Leatherman. And in & on my pretty, sparkly purse, will (as always) be this & these.Heh. I can just feel the lecture coming my way from

Just For Laughs...

2007-06-14T18:09:00.000-05:00

The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the LadyGunn.Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes: And another I couldn't resist!Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my LadyGunn. Prepare to die!Which movie was this quote from?Get your own quotes: From Her Omnibus-ness, Miss Leslie...And also, this...MISSING:LadyGunnWas last seen trying to make a molotov cocktail'What will

Ick, Part Deux

2007-06-14T17:38:00.000-05:00

Well, I finally got sick. It started with a virus, diagnosed when I went to the doc on Friday & mutated into bronchitis by the time I went back on Monday. I had to go see Doc Liz again on Wednesday to get drops for the ear infection that started up & the gunky eye-boogers I've been getting as well. (Doesn't 'eye-boogers' just have a lovely ring to it...)Tonight is my first night back at work, so

Ick...

2007-06-08T01:25:00.000-05:00

I think I'm getting sick. It would have to start up two days before my weekend.I have plenty of PTO time saved up - 140 hours vacation plus 240 hours of long-term sick leave that I can use if I'm out sick longer than 5 days, but I think I need a break from work (hence the not wanting to be sick on my weekend). A coworker told me yesterday to just call in if I don't feel like working for a day or

Stuff

2007-06-04T09:20:00.000-05:00

I'm up at the farm right now with Flanders, Belle & their passel o' hobbits.Rumsfeld accompanied me on this trip, once I retrieved him from his last little jaunt into the depths of our neighborhood, that is. I didn't realize until we were clear up here that he'd broken his harness (this was #4) & I had no way to keep him from running off. Dad was here & we managed to bolt (yes, you read that

Haaaaa-lellujah!

2007-06-01T01:35:00.000-05:00

My schedule has changed! I now work Tuesday thru Saturday, which means I have my Sundays back. I can now have a, uh... what's that word again... let me think... oh yeah, a life!

Woo-Hoo!

2007-06-01T01:00:00.000-05:00

Peanut has passed her state boards!From Mom's email:Family and Friends,Thank you so, so much for praying for Peanut on her big test day lastTuesday. We just found out this afternoon that she passed. The relief has been exhilarating and such a blessing for Peanut (not to mention a couple of others of us!). The test (computer) stopped after 75 questions which meant that she either passed with

Kids, Kids, Kids...

2007-05-29T02:34:00.000-05:00

Ever want to throttle a child one moment & the next squeeze 'em & tell them everything will be alright?Parents - you have my utmost respect.Right now, we have some kids that I don't ever want to see again, some that I want to take home with me & some that bounce back & forth between the two. I guess it's always like that here, though.The ones I wouldn't care to see again are the brats - they pick

A Little Rant

2007-05-29T02:20:00.001-05:00

Turns out a fella at work has been spreading lies about me. I worked one night with him & D, and he's claiming that we didn't do any work - he did everything. D cooked, we both packed meds for kids' home passes & we did some of the room checks as well as the laundry. I also spent part of the time mending clothing for the girls & sewing a (very cute) curtain for the kitchen window. He did some of

Thank You

2007-05-28T08:13:00.000-05:00

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who have served & are currently serving in the military. You are what makes this country great. You are true heroes.“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and

Movies Galore

2007-05-24T04:56:00.000-05:00

Since it seems to be the popular thing to do...Pick out ten favorite movies, then look them up at IMDb. In the overview at thetop of each movie’s page, there are "Plot Keywords," usually five of them. (Plusmore, if you click the link.) Take the first five, and post them. Then the restof us get to play movie buff and see if we can guess them.Here goes1. Arranged Marriage / Friend / Drunkenness /

Sugar Plum

2007-05-24T04:28:00.000-05:00

I meant to put this in with the Baby Pictures post, but kinda forgot the little girl. This is Sugar Plum at 8 months, laughing at an apparently very funny Mommy. She loves to stick her tongue out. I forgot to mention that when Belle, the kids & I went to Kansas City to visit Flanders in training for the new railroad job, a little birdy flew overheard & uhhh... unloaded onto Sugar Plum's head. She

Baby Pictures!

2007-05-20T05:08:00.000-05:00

I forgot to mention that Peanut grad-e-ated from Nursing school. (Congratulations!) Jer already has plans to retire in June now that she'll be raking in the dough. A few pics (shamelessly stolen from Kat's Facebook page...) Nameless (I so need to get a real nickname for this poor kid) with Auntie Peanut & Mommy Kat. Nameless in the swing at the park. Isn't he a cutie-pie! And now for the picture

Things That Make You Go Hmmm...

2007-05-17T01:21:00.000-05:00

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"Who was the first person to say "See that chicken there....I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's butt?"Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?I think the answer lies somewhere in

Dave

2007-05-17T01:11:00.000-05:00

A friend, Dave, died of a heart attack yesterday at work, while in one of the cottages with the kids. The girl who was going off & stressed him out is on the run. She doesn't yet know what happened, but her peers are threatening to kick the ever-lovin' you-know-what outta her once she returns.His daughter also does overnights here & his dad/her grandpa died several months ago. In addition, the

Old Maid Aunt

2007-04-29T05:50:00.000-05:00

Lil'Un & Elf were after me again on Friday about my love life, or lack thereof.They asked me if I had a boyfriend & then why not. I asked if I was supposed to have one, they said yes. I'm 28 and that's old enough, so I should be married. Then Lil'Un suggested that I marry Jay, their dad & my cousin. Sorry, kiddos, I may be a bit of a hick but my neck ain't that red...What's sad is that with their

I Have A Dream...

2007-04-29T04:51:00.000-05:00

...A dream where, one day, instead of having to redirect the children with restrictions and amends that they care nothing about, they will wear shock collars & the cottages will have electrified zones so that they will stay in their designated areas.A dream that those collars will have little ampules of Haldol & Geodon that can be triggered by a remote control so that when they go all crazy,

Turkish Martyrs

2007-04-27T16:56:00.000-05:00

Warning: Very gruesome details are included in the following report.From an email from a local missionary friend:On April 18, in a gruesome assault against Turkey's tiny Christian community, five young Muslim Turks entered a Christian publishing office in the southeastern province of Malatya. They then tortured and slit the throats of the three Christians present.The following report is from

Pony Ride

2007-04-26T08:40:00.000-05:00

I completely forgot to do a post on the pony ride Viking Dad & I did through Garden of the Gods when we were in Colorado last Labor Day weekend. (Nothin' like being timely...)My horse was named Cannon & Dad's was Maverick. For some reason, he said that he was an intermediate rider, even though ol' Pebbles never went past a trot with him, knowing he wouldn't be able to handle it. He & Maverick got

Ugh...

2007-04-26T03:07:00.000-05:00

I just realized that I've been in pain every day for 15 years. That's longer than most of the kids at work have been alive.Crap. This bites.

Church Funnies

2007-04-26T01:16:00.000-05:00

Church Bulletin Bloopers: Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:~~~~~Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water

More Guns Please

2007-04-19T01:58:00.000-05:00

I am getting sick & tired of seeing those "No Guns Allowed" signs every time I turn around.I can understand what they are trying to achieve, but the method just doesn't make sense. I don't think a goblin is going to go to a store, see the amazing sticker on the door & go "Oh no! They have a sticker! I guess I can't rob this place!" Sorry, but that ain't gonna make a bad guy turn around & leave.

Heaven Help Us...

2007-04-19T00:55:00.000-05:00

From an independent living assignment in the cottage - What our half pint client will need when she moves into her first apartment:1. bed2. ckawch (couch)3. silverwer4. chaer (chair)5. lamp6. fernuter (furniture)7. food8. vakuomclener (vacuum cleaner)9. brome (broom)10. plunger11. napcins (napkins)12. grill13. rags14. londery baskit15. sampow (shampoo)16. condichner17. mony18. job19.