We Got Rain - and Other Stuff

Yesterday I heard thunder but didn't pay much attention to it. Then I noticed the sky was getting darker and darker. Then HALLELUJAH ...it started to rain. We needed it so very much. Everything has dried up. Grass has looked like hay, and the state placed a ban on burning.

Oh the pitter patter of raindrops sounded sooooooooooooo wonderful.

It rained for a good twenty minutes, and you could hear the yard sighing with relief!

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By the Way, I'm making

Roasted Sesame Pork Tenderloin

and

Mile High Chocolate Cheesecake Cake

for dinner tonight.

Anyone want to join us?

Happy Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my birthday. No big celebration...just a quiet day for me. I plan to eat pie for breakfast, play games on Facebook, read, do the crossword puzzle, the jumble, and the celebrity cipher in today's newspaper. I may soak in the tub this afternoon, while the kids are at the movies (they are going to see Transformers 2), and then give myself a pedicure.
A lovely way to spend the day, I think.

No fancy presents - but I am really excited because my husband ordered me a:

Coupons, Cards, & Creativity Set from the

Couponizer

You all should know by now, that I love being organized...and I love organizational STUFF, and this set is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cool. I'm getting the new and improved Couponizer, the Giftionizer, and the Giftionary! I think that he also ordered extra refill pages - WooHoo!

On to other things.

I thought that my 300th post was coming up very soon, but when I went back through and checked - I had a LOT of drafts saved - so #300 is a ways off yet...and I was sooooooooooo looking forward to having a giveaway ;-(

But I said to myself (and me, myself and I have some wonderful convos now and then), "Why couldn't I have a Big Birthday Bash Giveaway?".
I answered "Well, why not - that's a great idea!".

So a Big Birthday Bash Giveaway it is!!!

I now have 48 followers, and I'd like to have more (I know that it's kinda stupid - wanting more followers, but I'm a goofball - you'll know it)...like maybe a couple of thousand. But right now, I'm gonna shoot for 100. When I reach that number I'll choose (and of course it will be random - not gonna play favorites) a winner.

What's up for grabs?

A Home Pedicure Package consisting of:

Melaleuca's Sun Valley Sole to Soul Foot Scrub, Foot Lotion, and Foot Spray.
A foot scrubby thing, to get rid of all that rough dead skin on your footsies.
And a bottle of nail polish
(If that magic number arrives by the last day of the month - I'll throw in a bonus of some kind.)

What do you have to do to enter?

Become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know that you joined my crew.
(If you're already a follower - just leave a comment letting me know that you already follow.)

That's it!

So I'm thinking that I should sign off today with some words of wisdom
(since wisdom comes with age - I should be plum loaded with the stuff)
so here are a few pearls that I've gleaned over the years:


Check to make sure that you don't have a trail of toilet paper stuck to your shoe (or somewhere else) before leaving the stall when you are using a public restroom!

Never comment on a woman's pregnancy unless you are positive that she is really pregnant!

If your kids want an animal and promise that they will take care of it...don't ever believe them!

Men need most things spelled out for them!

Grand children are just like your children - you fall in love with them instantly. They can also be just as much trouble as your kids, but you can usually send the grand children home when you're tired of them.

Speaking of grand children - don't give them your cell phone number...when they learn how to text message - they will drive you insane!

If you get tired of solicitors calling you - give the phone to your 5 year old
( child or grand child)
and have them tell the caller all about their favorite tv show, best friend, what they learned in school that day, what they did at Disney World, etc. etc.

When you get cranky - send yourself to your room with some chocolate and a good book.

Learn to say no - say it nicely - but say it!

If you get out of bed on the wrong side...just get back in.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Fashion just for fashion sake, is just not worth it!

Go to the beach or the pool, even if you're fat!
Nobody else really cares what you look like - and the sun is usually so bright bouncing off the water, people are squinting... which makes you look smaller.

And last, but certainly not least...Stressed spelled backwards is DESSERTS - we all have stress so always eat dessert first, this way, you don't have to worry about saving room for it!

Love, Peace, I'm outta here!

My First Ruby Tuesday Subsmission!

So who's house is this.....


keep scrolling down


I promise


It's really a Ruby Tuesday post!


Honest


I'm telling the truth.


You're gonna see some RED.


Really and truly.

It's John and Kate plus 8's new digs, and here's...Ruby Red Kate - she's kind of scary!

Sorry, but I just had to throw this in.
If he cheated on her, then shame on him. There just isn't any excuse for that...but dang...
...as hateful as Kate is, in the public eye...I can't even begin to imagine what she's like when the cameras aren't rolling!!! He hasn't wanted to do the show for several years now, and I certainly can't blame him for that.
These people can't go to the bathroom, and not have peopling knowing what they did in there!
Was the money really worth it? If they invested wisely they will never have to worry about their finances, but at what price?

I feel sorry for John and Kate,
but I really feel for those poor kids!

Now tell me...Who didn't see this coming?

I love this photo because this is what my family photo's are like! Kid's screaming, squirming, and looking anywhere but at the photographer!

Okay - on to my Ruby Tuesday Shots.

I took these photo's yesterday morning.

This is a supermacro shot of just one of the many flowers in each clump of flowers - on my geraniums in my front yard.

A pair of red shoes - not very exciting, but they are RED.

And another geranium.

I am soooooooooooo excited about finally being able to shoot in macro and supermacro.
Thanks so much to The Wife and Jientje
for their assistance in teaching an old dog some new tricks!

Every Wonder Why?

Every Wonder...

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why a woman can't put on mascara with her mouth closed?

Why you don't ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Why is it that doctors call what they do - a practice?

Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on start?

Why is the person who invests all your money called a broker?

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic, called the rush hour?

Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes...why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

Just Wondering ;-)

Everyone's a Winner!

Anybody want a free button or signature for your blog? Well

then...head over to April Showers. Everyone who follows the

rules is guaranteed to win! You'll have to hurry cause the offer

ends this evening. Sorry about the short notice, but I just found

out about it!

Only in America!

Only in America...

1. Can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

2. Are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

3. Do drug stores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get hteir prescriptions while healthy people buy their cigarettes at the front.

4. Do people order cheeseburgers, large fries and a diet coke.

5. Do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counter.

6. Do we leave cars worth thousands of dollares in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

7. Do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

8. Do we buy hot dogs in packages or ten and buns in packages of eight.

9. Do we use the word politics to describe the process so well: "Poli in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning blood sucking creatures.

10. Do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

I'm Doing a Guest Post over at Because Mom Said So

Hi Everyone - remember when I was in the running to win an established money making blog? Well I didn't win, but a great mom named Cheryl did, and today I'm doing a guest post there. Please head on over and say hello. While you're there, check out her site and enter some giveaways.

Why?

BECAUSE MOM SAID SO

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Thank you!