She Scraps In Silence

I found this poem that was written by Thena and it reminded me SO much of myself. I just wanted to share it!

She scraps in silence in the night,
With family sleeping in their beds,
Working by a soft dim light;
The dog sitting by her wishes to be fed
And whines for her to make it right,
But settles for a nap instead.

One piece of paper, then one more or less
Inspired by those whose pages rock,
She is overwhelmed by books she will confess,
But hopes that fame at her door will knock
As she struggles to artistically her soul express,
And strives to overcome her scrapping block

And on that note and with that thought in mind,
She tears and paints and embosses yet again.
Her inspiration she does seem to find
And a victory she sees that she will win.
No longer does she feel she's in a bind
For once more creating is her friend.

Thena

Nursery Rhymes Today

Just a few nursery rhymes I thought I would share.

Mary had a little pig,
She kept it fat and plastered;
And when the price of pork went up,
She shot the little bastard.

Mary had a little lamb,
Her father shot it dead.
Now it goes to school with her,
Between two hunks of bread.

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To have a little fun.
Stupid Jill forgot the pill
And now they have a son.

SIMPLE SIMON met a Pie man going to the fair,
Said Simple Simon to the Pie man, "What have you got there?"
Said the Pie man unto Simon, "Pies, you dumb #$%!

"HUMPTY DUMPTY sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the kings' horses,
And all the kings' men.
Had scrambled eggs for breakfast again!

HEY DIDDLE, DIDDLE the cat took a piddle,
All over the bedside clock.
The little dog laughed
to see such fun,
Then died of electric shock.

GEORGIE PORGY Pudding and Pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
And when the boys came out to play,
He kissed them too 'cause he was gay.

What I did on my summer vacation

So I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Wisconsin to visit two of my children. It was sooo good to see them again! I can't tell you enough how much I miss them kids! I had a blast while I was up there! I have been back for three days already and I tell ya......my feet and legs are STILL hurting! We kept ourselves quite busy over the past week. We went to the State Fair, a car show, 7 mile fair, shopping at Gurnie Mills (where I SCORED at Archivers!), hunting for long lost relatives in the cemeteries, visited my mom and Grampa Phil's burial place, went to the Art Museum where we named some of the art there ourselves. (This was funny as hell!) I visited my girlfriend Janet and her boys and ate dinner there and looked at her scrapbooks and took some fun pictures. I took a trip to see where Holly works and got to meet some of the people she works with. We even took Sarah and her roommate Erin out for lunch since it was Sarah's 24 th. Birthday! Went shopping at Southridge with Ryan, Holly and Sarah and discovered another scrapbooking store right across the street! WoooHoooo! We checked out the bookstore that Holly always goes to and I didn't do too bad there. I mere $21 is all I spent. I'm getting better with them books stores I tell ya! We went to Leon's for the ever-so-wonderful custard sundaes they have. Even Izzy came with us. It was so cool to see him again. He *hearts* me! Sat around upstairs and looked at old pictures and laughed till we cried, took a bike ride with Stosh and Holly experienced her first bike ride. She looks like a natural on the back of one! Stopped at the greasy George Webb's but didn't bother buying a burger. No one didn't want my money so I didn't give them any. Poop on them! Went to Best Buy and bought Ryan his belated birthday present and stopped at Cold Stone Creamery to taste their over-rated ice cream. That's exactly what it is too.....over-rated. IMHO. Went to a yardsale, went to Michaels, went to Steins, went to Goodwill and went to a couple gas stations so Ryan could shove off his beautiful mom to a few of his friends! (That's my boy!) Went to the lake front and took a long walk down the pier and got some cool shots of the city lights at night, (Thanks to Ryan!) Holly and Marcus took Ryan and me out for dinner at Olive Garden. Boy was it scrumptious! Ryan took Holly, Grandma Marcia and me out for breakfast and boy was that good! Got to scarp by Holly's girlfriend Sarah's parents new house. Wow was that nice! Got some lovely shots of their home along with the beautiful backyard with all the flowers, waterfall and fish. We also stayed and scrapped by Holly's house the last night I was there. Unfortunately I didn't bring none of my scrapbook stuff with me but that turned out to be a bonus for Holly because I just worked on her book! I was just so happy to be scrapping it didn't matter who's I was working on! We watched a couple really good movies and spent a lot of time laughing our asses off looking at t-shirts on the computer and watching the videos on ebaum. Tom and Marcia also cooked us a fantastic dinner with a shit load of food on the grill. I think I actually came back home 15 lbs. heavier! Took a couple trips to the gas station to make sure both my babies vehicles were filled up before I left. Holy crap was gas expensive! Well, at least that's what I thought until I got back home. Holy Moly! The weather was BEAUTIFUL! A couple hot days but nothing like it was here! I couldn't believe how nice the weather was! I hated to come back home to this shitty 98 degrees with high humidity! Ugh!
Well I could ramble on and on all day about all the things we done but I think you got the point. We had a blast and I am so thankful that the kids and I got to spend good quality time together! I can't wait until I can go back and we can do it all over again! Now it's back to reality and all the responsibilities that go with it. I'm not happy about that, but, I AM happy that I have many many happy memories from this summers vacation with my kids! Thank you Ryan! Thank you Holly! I love and miss you both so much! You are the BEST!!!

Our Dogs the Perverts

What is it about the bathroom that causes our 2 dogs such interest? I would have to say that at least 95% of the time I have at least one, and often both of them in there with me while I'm using the toilet. It's uncomfortable, really. I look down, and there's these EYES looking at me. Why? What fascination can they possibly gain from it? One might say, "Well, shut the door." It has no effect. Honey has learned some Houdini trick and opens the door and parades on in anyway. It's quite embarrassing to have friends over and have her invade their privacy. In the mornings, when I first get up, Honey, Willie and I generally have what I fondly refer to as "toilet time." I stagger on in there and they run on in, bumping their head against my legs, looking up at me adoringly, wagging their tails like crazy, waiting for me to pet them, which I normally will do. Then the three of us will just huddle in the bathroom while I'm on the toilet. Both of them oblivous to whatever else that I might be doing.

Besides my time on the toilet, it's also inevitable that I am visited when I am in the bathroom brushing my hair, teeth or whatever else one does while in there.

Now that I think of it, it's just Willie that's the pervert. Honey just sort of meanders in to make sure that nothing exciting is going on that she might be missing, but with Willie it's a duty and an obsession. Of course, this is the same dog that insists on licking the floor, barking in the middle of the night for no reason and that is strangely drawn to the smell of my black pants.

I Hate Socks

I hate socks. I've come to that conclusion after just doing the laundry. Socks just suck. Number one, I'm one of those kind of people who take them off at the drop of the hat and then somehow just one of them gets lost. I think there's a black hole somewhere in this house that sees them and wants to taunt me by just taking one, leaving just one and making me wonder and ponder what's become of it's pair. I have a whole little section on top of the shelf by the washer and dryer comprised of lonely socks, hoping that I'm going to find it's sole mate but somehow, they never seem to turn up.

If that wasn't bad enough, I just hate dealing with socks at laundry time. It's annoying to have this huge pile of socks that I have to dig through to match up and then fold nicely together in those little balls. I just had to get that off my chest. Thank you for listening. I feel much better now.

Just waiting for Friday

Boy did this past week go by fast! So far I got everything that I need to get done before I leave to go see my kiddies up in Wisconsin. I paid all my bills, bought new bundies, (I got this from mom, she used to always make sure I had new undies before we went on vacation anywhere!)cleaned the house, made out my packing list and took care of all those little odds and ends that needed to be done. Now I am READY! I wanted to get my hair cut and highlighted but I don't think I will. I still haven't decided what style I want so I think I'll just wait for now. It's just that it's so darn hot and I think I may be getting too old for having long hair. I need something new. After all I wore my hair the same way since I was about 14 years old! Any hoot, all I have to do now is wait until Friday comes so I can head on out to the airport and get on that plane. I really really really am in dire need of a vacation right now! They are killing us at work and the stress is just building up right now. I can't wait to get away from that place, even if it is for just 11 days. I am going to miss Honey and Willie. I always have a hard time leaving Honey for any length of time. Especially now since she hasn't been feeling well. Her nose is still plugged and everyday I have to clean out her one nostril because she gets dried up boogies in it. I'm going to try and get her into the vet on Thursday or maybe even early Friday before I leave. I'm starting to get a bit worried about her. I don't want to go on vacation and not be able to relax because I'm worrying about my little Honey Bunny back home, you know what I mean? We'll see how that goes.
I'm going to try to keep this blog updated even while I am in Wisc. That way Scott will be able to read and see what I am up to daily. I sure wish he was coming with me! They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder so maybe it will be good to spend a little time apart. I miss him already just thinking about it. Don't worry babe.....I won't be gone too long. Just when you go to bed at night, call Honey up on my side of the bed and it will feel like I am right there with you. You'll rub your feet against her and you will think it's my legs. Yeah, so I haven't shaved in a while, SO WHAT?
Well that's all for today. I want to get some scrapping done before I go to bed. I have a nice clean, organized room that's calling out to me right now. I think I am going to work on some beach pictures. I have a lot of ideas in my head right now and I want to get to work while I'm inspired. Gotta go!