Deodorant warning.

It appears that a 12-year-old boy has died after using too much deodorant. Now CAL uses AXE and I must confess that I understand this situation 100%. There have been times that he has sprayed that stuff and it is difficult to breathe in the entire house. Now it does not take a genius to know that you must get out of the bathroom and get some fresh air.

It also appear that this was not the first time that he sprayed too much of the deodorant and collapsed. I have to wonder if he was trying to huff.

A coroner in Britain has determined that a 12-year-old boy died after using too much spray deodorant in a confined space, according to a report from abc.net.au.

Daniel Hurley collapsed in a January after spraying on Lynx deodorant in the bathroom of his Derbyshire home.

An inquest was told last week that a "volatile" agent in the deodorant upset the boy's heart rhythm.

He was hospitalized after the incident and died five days later from a cardiac arrhythmia, also known as abnormal heart rhythms, according to the report.

The boy’s father, Robert Hurley, told the inquest that Daniel was fit and healthy. He also took pride in his appearance, using hair gels and deodorants, which he often sprayed all over his clothes.

The coroner said it was combination of the deodorant and the fact that it was sprayed in a confined space that caused the adverse effect on the boy's heart.

His death followed an incident several weeks earlier when he had collapsed in the bathroom but quickly recovered, according to the report.

Barnes and Noble

Does anyone have a valid Barnes and Noble coupon. I have found a couple on couponcabin and couponchief but they are not working.

America is a Christian Nation

America Is a Christian Nation
Friday, November 21, 2008

Is truth up for debate? Is it a matter of consensus, fashion, or preference? In the message series "Politically Incorrect", Dr. Robert Jeffress proclaims the unchanging and timeless truth of God's Word on some of the most controversial issues of our day. Pulling no punches, Dr. Jeffress explains why the fashionable wisdom, hypersensitivity, and psychobabble of our day are wrong. From America's founding on the principles of Christianity, the husband's role in the family, and homosexuality's deceptions, to evolution theory's profound lies, this series takes on the tough topics, showing how even some Christians have accepted the spoon-fed ideology of modern America--but enlightening and encouraging with the consistent truth in Scripture.

America is a Christian Nation Part 1
America is a Christian Nation Part 2

If you have a few minutes this is worth the listen. The "theory" that our country was NOT founded on Christian principles is just hogwash and Dr. Robert Jeffress tells you why.

God has blessed this nation because we worship HIM! What message has this election sent to God. Something tells me that we will no longer be a blessed nation. This election people voted with their wallets and not about what was right or wrong.

and it begins.........

The morality bar has been lowered and people are clamoring to crawl underneath.

Ms. Cristal Guns a former pron star turned cafeteria monitor had this to say about her situation: {yes I realize that I spelled that word incorrectly, I don't feel like attracting those types of people to my site - the "star's" name is also spelled incorrectly}

"If this is about morality, our president-elect has admitted to doing crack, and he's our president. Does that make him a bad person?" Tuck said, referring to one of Barack Obama's books, in which he admits trying cocaine. Bill Clinton smoked pot. Does that make him a bad person?

Some parents in Vineland, N.J., as well as the board of education president, want Louisa C. Tuck fired, but district officials were advised by their lawyers and those from the New Jersey School Board Association they have no legal grounds to terminate the 32-year-old from her $5,772-a-year part-time job as an aide in the lunchroom and playground, The Daily Journal reported.

I just want to give a special "Thank You" to all you Democrats out there that made this moment possible.

Christmas and charities

Christmas is the best time of the year to give a few extra bucks to charities. The Hubby and I have a few "pet" charities that see most of our donations. For the next few weeks I will be highlighting some of my favorites, in hopes that you might make a donation of your own.

Now everyone seems to have one or two that are very close to their hearts for whatever reason. This year the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is high on my list. The Hubby's daughter, WB, is training for their annual marathon at Disney in January. I cannot even imagine the dedication that is required to train for a marathon.

CAL and I decided the other day to get into shape and started running. That lasted about three days and then it became cold and we have not run since then. When you are training for a marathon it does matter; rain, sleet, or snow you have to train. I give WB a lot of credit and admiration, but I know what she would love more than that is a donation.

I will be making a donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society before her December 16th deadline. If you have an extra buck or two please consider donating to her team through the following link:

http://pages.teamintraining.org/cfl/wdw09/rpereira

Flooding the Airwaves

I am sure that you have seen/heard this Christmas song. I don't know why but after several years they are flooding the airwaves with it this year. It's good, but I am getting a little tired of hearing it every 30 minutes.

Ok One More

I know you all enjoyed the last Dick story so I will get out of my memory stick and give you one more for the weekend.

Several years ago we needed our front and garage doors replaced. We didn't really have the money to have it professionally done and The Dick proclaims to be a handy man sort of guy. They came up during my mom's vacation (a week).

After the first few days we noticed that The Dick had not showered. I asked my mom about it and she said that when he was in the middle of a project he didn't shower. Great all I could think about was the wonderful brass bed with a new mattress that he was sleeping on. I know this defies all logic. If you are working and hot and sweaty you should shower more not less, but nothing makes sense when your dealing with The Dick.

It took The Dick several days to complete the door project. I think it was about day three when my mom asked if she could use the wash machine to do some laundry. Of course, I was more than pleased to hear that at least clothes would be washed. They were sitting in the living room and Hubby and I were in the kitchen when I heard my mom say "Richard, I did white clothes today and could not find any of your underwear. Where are they so that I can get them in the next load?" I could not believe what I heard next, I kid you not, he said "What the (beep) do you mean, I don't have any (beeeping) underwear that is dirty, we have only been here three days." Mom said "well you should have three dirty pair then." He responded with "Well "women" I don't change my (beeping) underwear everyday."

He constantly calls my mom "women", something that CAL has noticed and HATES. I honestly would love to punch his lights out when he does it. I have had SEVERAL dreams where I have done just that. He also swears like an idiot. Almost every sentence that he speaks has some sort of curse word in it. This goes over real well with the Hubby.

So not only has this pig been sleeping in my wonderful brass bed not showered, but it has been with dirty underwear for over three days - I will leave it to your imagination exactly what he sleeps in.

This added to the fact that the Dick NEVER washes his hands, makes for a pleasant visit every time they come. I love my mother. I have no idea where she gets her taste in men. My dad was no prize and when I was a kid I always wondered what she was doing with him. Then she gets her big chance to upgrade and this is what she "upgrades" to.

Just in case you are wondering, I have many more of these types of stories. I know you are just dying to read the next one. I promise the next one will just show what an idiot he is and it won't be anything about his lack of hygiene

The Dick was the first thing to come to my mind

when I read the story about the lady that had a worm in her brain. What a scary story. She went to the doctor several times because of blurred vision and numbness in her arm. It took several tests but they finally determined she had a tumor.

When the doctors actually operated they discovered that it was not a tumor but a worm.

How in the world did this lady get a worm in her brain? The doctor says it could have been caused by eating undercooked pork or spread by people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. When I read this story to hubby and CAL they both looked at me as said "keep The Dick far away from us".

I have blogged about The Dick before, he is my mother's husband. He is a PIG to put it bluntly. The man NEVER washes his hands. Whenever they come for a visit it seems like we get sick a few days later. The "man" is so nasty. After a visit from The Dick, everything that he has come in contact with gets washed. We throw away any food that he may have touched, bread, cereal, peanut butter, and anything that he has touched.

I have not celebrated Thanksgiving with my mother because of him. The last Thanksgiving was the final straw. He had been out hunting. He came home and told my mom that he got a deer and it was out in the garage. He then went out and skinned and hung the deer. Then he came back in sat down and ate Thanksgiving dinner. He NEVER washed up. He didn't shower and we never saw him wash his hands. We know these things about him so both The Hubby and I watched him very carefully. He gutted that deer and dressed it out and then sat down and ate. Oh and the other thing was that he served himself first and started eating before the rest of the family sat down to dinner.

He touched all that food. The Hubby was so upset and angry that he refused to eat. Imagine my husband in front of a table full of food and he refused to eat. Mom knew that something was wrong and asked me later. I told her. I said that he gutted that deer, sat down, served himself, and ate. She assured me that he had washed up but when I pressed the issue for her to prove it then she said he wore gloves.

Needless to say we have not had Thanksgiving with them since. We also have a rule when they come to visit. If you don't get it before The Dick you don't eat. We probably look like very rude people but the three of us RUN to get our plate fixed before he can.

I have many stories to tell about The Dick. I try not to blog about him often because honestly the "man" turns my stomach.

I will NOT even begin to tell you stories about cleaning after they leave. The one time I found excrement all over the exterior of the toilet. On the handle, the seat, and the tank. I wanted to throw up.

Vacation

I took a "vacation" day today. I am NOT going to work. I refuse to walk downstairs or answer the phone.

My ear is a little sore and still plugged.

I am going to play slots on www.winster.com and sit in my pj's until I feel like getting in the shower. I also have a book that I am reading but so far it is not more interesting than slots.

Plugged Ear

Do you have any idea how annoying it is to have a plugged ear? This morning in the shower, while washing my hair, I felt the water go in and it became plugged. I thought that it was just water and would break within a few minutes of banging my hand against my head. Nope, it is still plugged hours later.

The Hubby just had me put ear drops in and they didn't accomplish anything. It is really strange to have a plugged ear. I find myself talking out of one side of my mouth, walking with what appears to be a stiff neck, and having a hard time with my balance. The most annoying part is that I can hear everything in my head. Not just the voices that are always there, but like when I swallow, chew, or breathe. It seems to echo all the more.

I hope it breaks soon.

News Busted

Caylee Update:

Oh Good, we will know by the end of the week why George and Cindy Anthony insist on continuing the game of charades they have been playing in the disappearance of their granddaughter Caylee.

They will release a statement at the end of the week that will clear this whole mess up and Casey can return home just in time for the next Hot Body contest.

I cannot tell you how relieved I am to know that they will put this entire case to bed.

George and Cindy Anthony belong in the cell next to Casey. They are involved in this thing up to their eyeballs.

Did she just try to steal our coupon?

The hubby and I decided to go get a few groceries for the weekend. We didn't have much money so we planned a few meals and only wanted to purchase what we knew we needed.

In the rice isle I noticed that the Success rice had a coupon for a La Choy product, $.55 off. That was a good deal and while we really didn't need either product we decided to make the purchase. Hubby joked that we would probably forget the coupon at checkout. I pulled the coupon back so that when we put it on the belt we would see it.

The nice lady at the checkout ran our groceries through and gave us a total. Hubby looked at me and said "Oh did you get the coupon". I said "no" and then looked at the checkout lady and said "did you see the coupon". She responded with "NO". Both hubby and I went on a frantic search to look for the box of rice. The checkout lady then said "you had to buy a lot of stuff" This was said with a very heavy accent. Wait didn't she just tell me she didn't "see" the coupon. I said "No I only had to buy one thing". She said "you no buy". I said "YES I did, it was the La Choy noodles and I bought them".

Hubby found the box of rice and guess what, no coupon. I looked at him and said "check the bag better, it has to be here." The checkout lady came around to help us look. Suddenly as she was standing behind the bagger (no where near the groceries) she said "oh here it is". Both hubby and I looked at each other and said "oh good".

She came back to the register and looked at the picture on the coupon and pointed "you have to buy all these" she said. I then read the coupon to her "$.55 of one La Choy product". She then responed with "oh" and gave us the discount.

The hubby paid and I wheeled the carriage (that is what we call the carts here in New England) out the door. As we reached the outside I turned to the hubby and said "did she just try to steal our coupon?" He said, "Yes, I think she did, where did she find that, she was standing behind the bagger when she said "oh here it is". I said "I think she put it in her pocket".

Then we both started laughing hysterically. The lady at the grocery store tried to steal our coupon. She must be pretty good at it because I never saw her remove the coupon from the box, or put it in her pocket.

Hooker?

My wonderful son has a school project that requires family pictures. Last night I handed him the photo album and told him to find what he needed.

A few minutes later I heared him say "who is this hooker?". For the life of me I had no idea who he could be talking about. I don't know anyone that could be classified as a hooker in any way shape or form.

I walk over and looked at the picture. I will let you look along with me:Hooker? Why because Joe's Mom has her shoulders showing. How in the world could he think this old lady was a hooker. NOOOOOO he was talking about ME! I asked him why in the world he would say that. He said my shorts were too short.

Then this morning I read the article about Rebecca Willis. Ms. Willis was asked by her local community center not to return because she was accused of gyrating and simulating sexual intercourse with her partner while wearing a skirt so short it exposed her underwear.

Ms. Willis was 56 years old. They finally reached a settlement and she walked away with $275,000 but is still not allowed to return. "They said they'd burn the place down before they let her come back.

This kid of mine needs some lessons but honestly I don't want him to know what a real hooker looks like.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Today and Tomorrow should be very interesting in this house.

I have to pick CAL up early from school (about 15 minutes) to take him to a doctors appointment. Then I have to return him to school for his wrestling practice that will be until 5. He will then have a half hour break, and then his has to work at the seventh and eighth grade dance until 9 pm.

Tomorrow morning he has to be back at the school for a 7 am wresting practice that should run for two hours and then a clinic after that for another two hours.

He is going to be one tired boy. I should know by Saturday afternoon as to whether he will continue wrestling. I tried to get The Hubby to back me on not allowing him to quit but that went over like a lead balloon.

Looking for a change.

I need to change things. These changes are to my entire life but right now I will focus on my web site.

I am bored. I need a new look. I need something to spice things up and make me want to blog again. The subject of religion and politics have drained me these past few months. Honestly folks I am not intelligent enough to carry on these conversations. I am just a good ole country girl that follows her heart on matters. I see things mostly in black and white and not the grays that the rest of the world sees things.

Anyway I digress. I am looking for a new look. The best way to get a new look is through pictures. I have started a photo blog but until a get a better camera I am not having as much fun as I would like.

Today I signed up with Acobox because I am hoping to use several of their images when I reconstruct my site. They offer blog pictures that are properly licensed, copyrighted, and ready to be copied and pasted directly to your site. You don't have to download, resize, optimize, or maintain a library because it is all done for you for FREE!

I love their collections of panoramic and monochrome pictures, although I was disappointed that they didn't have any pictures of Boston.

One of my favorite pictures is this one:

I will try to use this somehow someway in my in my new blog design. I love to view God's handiwork.

They have a wide variety of pictures and if you are a photographer, I would encourage you to submit some of your work. So far they do not have a large number of photos to choose from.

Wrestling Update:

CAL had his first two hour practice after school yesterday. He said he liked it but didn't really talk about it very much.

They had a packet of paperwork that came home yesterday. The only thing I found disturbing was the page regarding ringworm. Apparently it is prone to wrestlers and is very contagious. It recommends showering immediately after each practice. They are not offering showers at the school so he would have to wait until he gets home. I am concerned.......

The Hubby is not very excited about the entire situation. We are very much home bodies and I think he is looking at this, basketball, and student council as a huge time commitment. OH MY GOSH I married my father. My dad was HUGE on the fact that we could not do things after school because he was NOT running "to town" every night. We lived five miles from "town".

There will be several conflicts with Student Council and Hubby had to point that out SEVERAL times to CAL. He is going to make student council seem like a prison sentence and then CAL won't want to do anything.

I suggesting contacting the Student Council teacher and discussing the matter and seeing what can be done. Hubby doesn't want to do anything because he is sure that CAL will quit wrestling before then. I knew I should have never agreed to let CAL quite baseball last year. Now both of them think ..... "Well if I don't like it I can just quit". Following through with commitments doesn't seem to be a lesson this family teaches. Maybe I should find a Bible verse to back up my point of view.

Wrestling?

Today is the first day of wrestling practice for CAL. This should be very interesting. He is very excited to be a part of his school's team. It is not easy to make a team at his school. Most of the sports are very competitive and only the best of the best make the teams. Several of his friends have tried out (for basketball and soccer) and didn't make it. They were crushed. I think that stinks. They should make the teams a JV and Varsity.

One of my favorite Christmas movies!

The Muppets Christmas Carol. This movie is the best version of A Christmas Carol. It take quite a bit of creative license, but the basic story is the same.

This is the type of movie that is great for the entire family. It has several jokes that only the adults will understand, while the kids will love the muppets.

One of my favorite songs:

Dear God NOT NOW!

I arrived in the office this morning to computer problems. It took me almost half and hour to turn the computer on and get on the Internet. I don't know what is wrong. Do you think it might be the wireless router? Honestly God I really don't need this right now. Don't you remember that CAL washed his phone yesterday? I have to deal with that today.

The Hubby and I are arguing about what we should do. I say that the "plan" continues as normal. We intended on getting him a new phone for Christmas (the phone he "wants" is still to expensive and I am hoping it goes on sale before Christmas). The Hubby wants to get him a new one today and he will have to settle for whatever we can get for free.

Now God you have given me computer problems on top of the phone, and to make everything real nice, we are broke. I bet you were wondering when I was going to bring that up. Yes I am broke. I cannot remember the last time I actually had a little cash. My bank account has been at zero, thank you God that it is not below zero, for months.

God I have learned my lesson. I will be a better steward with our finances. Please God just make this all stop and return us back to normal.

Lukie's Life Through a Lens

I started a new web site a couple days ago. I actually stole the idea from a fellow blogger/plurker. After starting the site I realized that my camera is not suitable. I really wanted to get creative but unfortunately that is not possible at this time.

I am going to continue the site and maybe some time in the near future I will be able to upgrade my camera. Then I can look back on these pictures and laugh. For now I will be as creative as I can and have a little fun.

Major Catastrophe

I have a cell phone for sale, it is a Samsung SUH410. I am only asking $5.00 for this very expensive phone. What a bargain. Now the biggest benefit of this phone is that it is clean. When I say clean, I mean very clean. I wanted it so clean that it was put through the washer today.

I didn't have insurance on the phone so right now CAL is up the creek without a paddle. The insurance on these phones is ridiculous. It is $6.00 a month. I would have paid more in insurance than just getting a replacement phone.

The bad part is that we had plans to upgrade our phone next month. Our phone is really old and can only go for a few hours on the battery. We needed the new phone. That isn't going to happen now. I like CAL having his own phone. It gives me a sense of security. CAL's phone is not eligible for an upgrade for another year.

I am sure they make funny t-shirts just for this occasion. Something like clean phone.... dirt cheap. I guess I better not quite my day job.

I think she was serious!

Today The Hubby asked CAL if he could please go out and rake under a tree in our neighbors yard. This is the little old lady (Mrs. M) that my Hubby has adopted. He clears her driveway every snow storm and we do all that we can to help her in anyway possible.

After CAL went out I decided that today was the perfect day to be "do-gooders". The lady that lives next to Mrs. M is also an older lady who has two grown children that don't visit very often. Her yard is never mowed and is always a mess. The leaves seemed like they are a foot thick.

We start raking and about an hour into the job the lady comes home. Now I would not know who this lady was if I were to bump into her on the street. She comes over to me and gives me a puzzled look. Then asks "what are you doing?" I responded with "can we have some of your leaves?" She then asks "what are you doing with them" I just looked at her with a slight bit of shock and then stumbled "Oh..... we use them in our compost pile" She then responded with "well I use them in my compost pile too......." I just looked at her. Now this lady has not raked her yard in YEARS. Then she said "but my kids are not home to help so you can have them" and walked away. I think she really thought I was raking her yard because I wanted her leaves.

We raked for about three hours, put all the leaves in bins and hauled them to the compost pile in our back yard. Her yard looks awesome. I am just worried that we might get a bill from her in the next couple of days charging us for the leaves.

A Causality

A Causality of the recent living room rearrange. It is a little hard to see in the picture but you can see a HUGE crack in the mirror on the back panel on the left side. I noticed it a few minutes ago and I wanted to cry. It runs almost the full length of the unit and when I reached in to touch it, it is very uneven and sharp. It is not just a surface crack. It cracked and really shifted. I will have to wait to see of it stops or continues. Darn it!

Halloween Candy

My son went trick-or-treating with about 20 friends and they stayed out the entire two hours that is allowed in our town. When he arrived home he must have had about six to seven pounds of candy.

I immediately went through the contents and threw away a portion that I didn't feel comfortable with him eating. There was several unwrapped items and random bits of candy corn. Why in the world would you give kids a handful of candy corn?

I have noticed that a good portion of the candy is very stale. I am sure that many people bought the candy last year on clearance and saved it until this year. Please note to anyone that does this. The candy is yucky. Is it dried out and gross. Splurge for crying-out-loud. The Kit Kat's seem to be the worst, of course because they are my favorite. The sugar wafer on the inside is not suppose to be mushy.

Then again I guess I should be thankful, after all - Halloween is sending your kids out to beg candy from the neighbors. Beggars cannot be choosers.

The funny part is even though I know a lot of the candy is stale I just cannot seem to keep from grabbing a piece every time I walk past the candy dish. I even tried to put the candy dish in an out of the way location. No help. My legs just go out of their way for stale candy. Maybe I should try the alli weight loss pill. What do you think? Will that little pill keep my legs from going out of the way for a piece of last years Halloween candy?

Oh my charming son!

I just yelled at my son "ahhhhh go away and leave me alone". He was driving me crazy about the Hess Truck. He responded with:

Women..... You can't live with them..... You can't make babies without them!

Just for VW Bug

One word answers!

1. Where is your cell phone? desk

2. Your significant other? stressed

3. Your hair? long

4. Your mother? helpful

5. Your father? drunk

6. Your favorite thing? CAL

7. Your dream last night? Obama

8. Your favorite drink? Water

9. Your dream/goal? heaven

10. What room are you in? Living Room

11. Your hobby? blogging

12. Your fear? Obama

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? secure

14. Where were you last night? home

15. Something that you aren't? easy-going

16. Muffins? pumpkin

17. Wish list item? happy

8. Where you grew up? Addison

9. Last thing you did? typed

20. What are you wearing? jeans

21. Your TV? disconnected

22. Your pets? Geckos

23. Friends? non-existent

4. Your life? stressful

25. Your mood? overwhelmed

26. Missing someone? YES!!!!

27. Your car? Jeep

28. Something you are not wearing? smile

29. Your favorite store? bookstore

30. Favorite Holiday ? Christmas

31. Your favorite time? bedtime

32. Your favorite color? green

33. When is the last time you laughed? days

34 When is the last time you cried? hours

35. Who will resend this? mystery

36. One place that I go to over and over: bathroom

37. One person who emails me regularly: Rachel

38. My favorite place to eat: Olive Garden

39. Place I would like to go right now: heaven

40. One person I think will respond: no one

41. One TV show I watch all the time. M*A*S*H

Christmas Ideas

Because I am in the Christmas'e mood I have been looking for "ideas". Most of the time that is the biggest battle, finding something that your loved one will like. I will try to blog about great gift ideas as I find them.

One gift that I know my brother would love is tactical pants. When he was fresh out of high school he wanted to be a police officer. Then my parents went through a very messy divorce (where the police had to be called several times) and that turned my brother off. The Hubby and I ran into the same situation with his divorce. The police were sometimes so rude and condescending that it became hard to have respect.

Anyway I digress, Bub still has a love for the police/weekend warrior lifestyle. He would have made an excellent police officer. It breaks my heart at times.

If you have a loved one who is in the military or law enforcement these pants have many features and are very inexpensive $24.99. Some of the features include:

• A Total of 10 Pockets!
• 60% Cotton / 40% Polyester
• Fade Resistant Fabric
• Diamond Gusset Crotch
• Cinch Waist System
• Cargo Pockets with Organization System
• Two D-Rings Per Cargo Pocket
• Double Knee Fabric
• Airport Friendly, Heavy Duty Hardware
• Double Seat
• Dual Front Slit Pockets
• Dual Front D Rings
• Lower Leg Pockets
• Built In Blousing Strings
• Slanted Cargo Pocket Flaps For Seated Access

The more I look at these pants the more I like them for The Hubby. He hates to carry his wallet in his back pocket and with the cargo pockets they would be perfect.

Hess Truck

**The Hess Trucks back and it's better than ever.... hey ya hey ya the Hess Trucks back*** (singing)

OK I am a HUGE fan of the Hess truck. Each year we purchase three. Jason (hubby's oldest), Jim (WB's hubby) and CAL get a truck. Oh by the way, in a recent rare moment of cleaning, I found last years truck so I know that either Jim or Jason didn't get it. Who will claim the truck?

This year I am VERY SAD to say that Jim and Jason will NOT be receiving the truck from us. If you guys want to keep your collection going (and you don't have Hess near you) I will pick one up for you. It is very upsetting to me. I hope that someday my family can forgive me for being a financial failure.

UPDATE on CAL's Feet

We have stopped the therapy for CAL's feet. I just cannot get him to do the exercises and unless he wants to get better I am just throwing my money out the window. He was very excited to find that he was able to gain a little ground in his arches. He placed his feet in water on the driveway and then walked to the end. He actually has a small arch in each foot. I doubt that it will last unless I can get him to do the exercises on a daily basis. He had one of his friends tell him that her brother has an arch problem and with exercises he has been able to correct the problem.

I think that when the pains come back in his shins, feet, and heels he might be a little more motivated. I am just glad that the pains are not as severe as Plantar Fasciitis, but someday as an adult they might be. I do know that problems with your feet can lead to problems with the back, legs, and the rest of the body.

Gift Cards

My son is having another fundraiser. This one really doesn't cost anything. It is a great idea and I wish that I was purchasing gifts for other family members because this would be perfect. They are selling gift cards. You purchase a $25 gift card for $25 and the store gives a percentage of the card to the school.

They offer cards to hundreds of stores. If you purchase cards please consider contacting me (in the comments) and getting your cards through CAL.

Some of the offerings are:

Amazon.com
AMC Theaters
American Eagle
Barnes & Noble
Best Buy
Blockbuster
Borders
Circuit City
Cheesecake Factory
CVS Pharmacy
Disney Gift Card
Domino's Pizza
Dunkin Donuts
Home Depot
Mobil
Pottery Barn
Sears
Staples
Wal-Mart

the list goes on and on. I know that we will take advantage of the Subway, CVS, and Wal-Mart. They are the stores that I will spend money in on a weekly basis.

Christmas Mode

I have been in the Christmas mode recently. It is probably because we had an OK month last month and money is not as tight. I also know that November will be horrible so if I don't buy things now I will not be able to get them before Christmas.

We have made a decision that we will only purchase gifts for each other and we will not be purchasing for anyone "outside" our immediate family. I just cannot afford to purchase gifts for my niece, nephew, mom and dad. In the past when we were "rich" I would go overboard at Christmas. I remember purchasing Game Boys for N & N the year that they were released. A couple hundred bucks each and then filled in with other items. Those days are long gone. I won't even be spending that much on CAL this year.

Now I just have to try to narrow down CAL's list. He made very reasonable requests. My boy is a sports fan so if I decide that I need a few filler gifts I know that he would be pleased with sports gifts.

I do know that I will only be purchasing items of "need" for The Hubby. He has several needs and I am not sure where to begin. He desperately needs jeans. He had the audacity to say to me this morning. "Honey I need jeans, why don't you pick up a few pairs of Wranglers from Wal-Mart." I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I told him I didn't care how poor we were I would rather go without food than have my husband walking around in Wranglers.

Do you have 20 minutes to spare?

This program was originally broadcast before the election. It is very scary to listen to this now, that President Hussein has been elected. Listen carefully. He talks about many topics, and makes great points about abortion, socialism, and many more.

One thing he states is that it is not the governments responsibility to take care of the poor. It is the churches responsibility. The governments responsibility is to PROTECT the people.

Are you stitting down?

The question has come up as to whether Casey Anthony should get the death penalty. Her lawyers want it taken "off the table".

Most of you who read my site regularly know that I am for the death penalty and have often "screamed" that this person or that person should "die".

My opinion on Casey is different. Death is too good for this lady. I think she should live the rest of her life in the "general population" of the prison. I do not want the death penalty for Casey. Why? Well....... as one little "pretty" psychopathy once said. "I am too pretty for prison. They all want to have s3x with me." That is right, all those lovely ladies in prison will be fighting over her on a nightly basis. That is the life she deserves. My only hope is they don't ask, they just take.

To me it is also irrelevant as to whether Caylee is dead or just missing. Her mother's reaction to either situation is criminal. I hope that someday they find Caylee alive and well. Regardless her mother Casey Anthony should rot in prison.

Asked and Answered!

A very small victory in this election came in California last night. Voters were finally able to voice their opinion on gay marriage, and voice their opinion they did.

California voters have adopted a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage, overturning the state Supreme Court decision that gave gay couples the right to wed just months ago.

Now that the voters have made their opinions known I hope that the National Center for Lesbian Rights, will honor the majority, and this will be the end of this nonsense.

America keeps pushing the envelope. When is it going to stop. I shudder to think what is going to be considered normal in ten to fifteen years. Will marrying immediate family members, children, or even animals be considered acceptable.

Emotionally Bankrupt.

I am emotionally bankrupt. There is no better way to describe how I feel. I am exhausted and I would lay down for a few hours except that I think it will make my headache worse. I am one of those people that get headaches if I don't get out of bed immediately upon waking up. The longer I lie there the worse the headache. I would say that 90% of my headaches surface in the early morning hours. This morning I woke up about 5:30 and had no desire to get out of bed.

The funny part was, I didn't know who had won the election at this point. Part of me wanted to get up and check and the other part of me wanted to pull the covers over my head and hide. The curious part won and I got out of bed. After looking there was no way that I was ever going to be able to get back to sleep.

What I really need is some energy pills just to get me through the day. I am just emotional exhausted.

Christmas Shopping

I did a little Christmas shopping yesterday. I was able to pick up a few things for CAL. I expect this year to be one of the best Christmases EVER. Seriously, we have such limited funds that we might actually take the time to remember the true meaning of Christmas. Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

Rearranging the living room has been such a boost to our self esteem. It is amazing. CAL said last night "Mom I really like the living room like this it is so homey." I agree CAL our home is very lived in and the new arrangement makes it even homeyer.

Can an Obama supporter explain this

Why in the world are people in Kenya praying that one of their own gets elected to be the next President of the United States? Didn't they get the memo that Obama's campaign sent out saying that he was born in Hawaii. I also wonder if you received your phone call from the Obama campaign letting you know that Obama CANNOT live up to the expectations he as sold you on.

This is directed to the lady that thinks Obama is going to help pay her mortgage and fill her gas tank. Honey if he won't even help his own flesh and blood why in the world do you think he is going to help you.