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When my mother was ready to leave her home in the country, I insisted she move to town. One reason, she would be close to me of course, what an incentive that is in it self. She could come clean my house for spending money She could even cook for us! Wow! The other, of course, was the beauty of town living. Beautiful things like: Food delivery Shopping proximity Trash pick up Sewer Curbside Recycling But the main selling point, obviously, is winter driving. The secondary country roads are woefully neglected. Residents drive perilously down unlighted, tenuous, winding paths There is neither a glimmer of salt nor a hope of a snow plow. But in town, I told her, the roads are cleaned right away. They even plow the alley ways Even if they don’t, with all the traffic, there are clear tracks to navigate by 8 am The snow is ALWAYS cleared away and gone by noon. Who wouldn’t live here? So of course she moves here. AND We have sub-zero weather and non-stop snow. So of course I was a liar, she cl

Ugh today was one of those days But as long as charming beats out annoying, life is good. Annoying: Server problems in cubeville Reds and Oranges on my screen. Fat has won out over chubby Blizzard warnings Wind chills Charming Half days Tweets AWD takes on snow for a southern Diva Heated seats in a skirt Gossip Blogs My rocker on Guitar Hero. (she is so cute but so tough too)

I, among other talents, can whip up a great tasting home made meal. That is not to say I am a good cook. I am however creative. I like To think of myself as queen of the 10 minute prep meal. Tonight I am making one of my favorite dishes. Home made Vegetable Soup: What you will be served, a steaming bowl of tomatoes based soup with a mixture of variable spices Succulent beef that falls apart at the touch, green beans, corn, peas, potatoes, onions, carrots and is that a hint of celery? DELISH! How it is made 1 huge cans V8 Juice 1 huge can of beef meat 2 cans whole new potatoes 1 can of corn 1 can of green beans 1 can mix veggies 1 can opener Thrown in a pot and cooked for an hour Sprinkle water on forehead to simulate sweat Yell at everyone to leave you alone for god sake I am trying to cook. Basque in the praise. SHHHH internet don’t tell anyone ;)

Being the worldly mature wise woman that I am, I thought I would share with my dear friend THE INTERNET some of the golden nuggets of wisdom I have accumulated over the years. If a dog eats a tampon it comes out whole. If you mow over it in the yard puffs of white confetti shoot out the side. If you have hemorrhoids and wear a girdle, it will speed healing and ease pain Caffeine withdraws causes severe headaches and can take weeks to go away. When your kids are older they won’t talk of the trip to Disneyland but will go on about the times you sat under their fort and played Babies. EX-Smokers are not preachy pushy because they want to help you, they miss smoking and you are enjoying it way too much. Some women love to complain There isn’t much you can’t buy. If you sing out loud in your car at the top of your lungs with your kids they will do the same with theirs. If you do it with your husband they will tell you to shut up Video games are addicting Some people don’t want to laugh Be a

It’s official. As of yesterday I have went from full time cube dweller office goddess to part time have not a clue peon. Yay! I have been at the same office job for 13 years and although I love (loathe) it, the hours were killing me. I have my own thing going on at home and don’t really need the office work. It was more where would I drive my sweet ride and snazzy clothes sort of thing. That and a little bit of company loyalty mixed in with one of my best friends works there. Also the work environment is one that is cutting edge techie and I eat that up too. But enough of that boring dribble, after months of finagling complaining moaning threats etc they agreed to let me work half days. Imagine all the wonderful things I will accomplish with all this time now Internet. Here is a Short list of things I plan to do: Shop so we actually have food in the house for once. Pay my bills on time and organize them by expense type and soon to be created budget Teach the dog how to heel stay and lo

I had 5 days off from my day job and was overwhelmed with so much time and what to do with myself Below is a sample how I spent all my time unproductively Slept A LOT Prepared three different meals on my own Ate out twice Got nails done Bought myself clothes while shopping for his bday gift Ate frosting out of a can Figured out how to add friends to my Wii Played guitar hero alot (I made the virtual cover of a Korean mag.) Went to see Marly and me Purchased Mario Kart online Decided I really need to work lots of hours as am a slug if I dont.

I have never been one of those people who wish they had thought to say that. I have however, wished at times I had thought not to say it. At least out loud Examples below: From cubeville of course. Me: We could just flow chart it. Her: What do you mean? Me: A chart, if this than that sort of thing, cover all the variables and what not. Her: OH YES!! We can use circles and squares. Me: Maybe even diamonds. Her: What? Me: Maybe not, let’s keep it simple Her: That's what I meant. Me: Sweet! Tech 1: Should I bring tools Tech 2: What? Me: You could just use your fingers and teeth. Tech 2: What? Tech 1: What do you mean? From home: Me: Did you get lost? Her: No Me: I thought you couldn’t find it? Her: I didn’t know where I was going. Me: Yes hun that would be you really lost. Her: Shut up Me: We all lose our way now and again. Her Are you going to shut up? Me: Sometimes I flounder about, wonder what I am here for, wonder what it all means. Her: I’m going now. Me: I’m going to the