HAPPY HNT!!!!

LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Sometimes I feel like roadkill on the information superhighway.

One more exam done! I hope I did okay. Next course starts now!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Bumper sticker of the year: "If you can read this, thank a teacher -and, since it's in English, thank a soldier"

Finally, the truth is out there!

Doctor update

Well, I found a wonderful friend to take me to the doctor yesterday. However, the news is not that great. I have torn the cartlidge in my knee. I now have to go for physio for a month, then have a scope, then surgery. Oh yeah. When I do something, I do it well. I still want to know what I ever did to those damn gophers.

Happy HNT!

I am looking at you, looking at me.

THINGS ABOUT ME!

Participate with me on this. It's actually quite interesting. are bound to be clever! This is what you are Supposed to do, and try not to be LAME and spoil the fun! Just give in and do it. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little knownfacts about your friends. It is a fun and easy 45 questions to answer.

1. FIRST NAME: full name?Cheryl?
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?My Mom
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Today
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Chicken doesn't it all taste like chicken?
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I would hope I would have better taste
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Does a Blog count?
8. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? What do you think?
9. DO YOU STILL HAVE TONSILS? Yup all original parts included (except appendix but who actually reads the appendix anyway)
10. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Depends on the day. Today I would and hope the rope snaps.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORTIE CEREAL? Golden Grahams
12. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? And waste precious time? Of course not.
13. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Wussies R me
14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Creamsicle flavor,
15. SHOE SIZE? 7 same size as my feet. Duh
16. RED OR PINK? Pink. Unless I just shot someone I really don't like. Then red.
17. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I can only pick one?
18. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Grandparents
19. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yes! I want to feel the love
20. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? Brown and White pants and brown sandals.
21. LAST THING YOU ATE? Cheese stick
22. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? 80's internet radio station.
23. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Teal
24. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? Vanilla
25. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? I screamed at Jim. Talked to Karen
26. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? They are breathing.
27. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Naturally. I don't do this for just anyone.
28. FAVORITE DRINK? Coke Slurpee.
29. FAVORITE SPORT? Baseball
30. HAIR COLOR? Umm natural colour would be brown.
31. EYE COLOR? brown
32. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? nope
33. FAVORITE FOOD? Shrimp
34. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Happy endings
35. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Over The Hedge.
36. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Beige
37. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter. I get grouchy in the heat
38. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Bubbles Betrothed
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Dots
40. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV.? Hockey.
41. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Babies laughing
42. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Stones
43. THE FURTHEST YOU BEEN FROM HOME? Florida
44. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Yep…tying cherry stems with my tongue. Learned it from Pam.
45. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Nov 26/70 Winnipeg.

CLUMSY ME

Did I ever mention that I am kind of clumsy? Well, I am. Through the whole baseball season, I kept warning my kids to watch out for the holes in the field. Most of them are gopher holes. Guess who fell in the gopher hole. Yup, Me. Almost two weeks ago. I have finally given in. I am going to see the doctor tomorrow. My knee keeps swelling up and really hurts. Even driving is uncomfortable. By the end of the day, walking is a new experience in pain. At the school this morning, I had two people looking at it. One has concluded that I have water on my knee. The other thinks I have torn either a tendon or cartlidge. Either one does not sound promising. If it is anything like that, I am hoping I will get crutches. You know, play the sympathy card. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I want to know what I ever did to those damn gophers!

JUST A LITTLE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

I read that Cherry was having a bad day. I saw this and thought of her. I hope it brings a smile to all of you. It did to me.

Nutty as a Fruitcake... That's me!

Hola everyone. Hope you all had a relaxing weekend. Happy Father's Day to all. Things here were their usual craziness. Rushing from one thing to the next. Not a lot of funny things to tell. I do have a whine today. Yesterday, my in-laws phoned. They announced they were coming over. It was 8pm already. I was in my pj's. I was not impressed. Then they called back and said they weren't coming today, but they would come to my daughter's baseball game tonight. They NEVER come to any of her activities. It made me wonder what was up. Then they say they have an envelope for my husband. Forgive me for being cynical, but somehow, that does not sound good to me. When they are involved, it is usual something to upset me. This is not what bothers me the most though. Here is the problem. I don't want them to know that I am back in school. I will miss the baseball game because I am in school tonight. My husband has told me he is going to tell them where I am. I really don't want them to know and he knows it. Both of my sister in laws are back in school. I will constantly hear about how they are doing so well. They are on the honor roll, they are succeeding... blah, blah, blah. They will also start comparing me to them. Why aren't you on the honor roll. Why can't you work, raise a family, and go to school? My daughter does it. You get the picture. I don't need the added stress. I know I am doing this for me and I shouldn't care what people say or think, but it is not in my nature to let these things go. My MIL always compares. Before we bought our house, I was always hearing how HER daughter had a house. She didn't have to live in an apartment. When I got my tattoo, I got a huge lecture about how it was such a horrible thing. I was subjected to a 20 minute lecture. Just so you know, both their daughters have tattoos. They never got the lecture. I can feel my anxiety level increasing at an alarming rate. I know I am being a suck here. Thanks for letting me rant. Now I get to tell you about my wonderful parenting. ( that was sarcastic) On Thursday, I went to my son's baseball game. I had a meeting so I missed most of it. I got there for the last inning. It looked like a pretty good game. I guess the umpire left something to be desired, but I didn't see anything too bad. Anyway, my son had a great hit. It was a double. The next boy at bat hit a home run. The play was not at home plate, but the catcher was purposely standing in the way. My son tried to run around him, but he kept moving to stay in his way. Finally, my son ran past him and bumped into him. It was innocent and neither boy was hurt. The catcher took exception to this and hit my son. The player who ran home after my son told the catcher to cool it. Then the catcher took another swing at my son. I could tell my son was trying to hold his temper. Usually, he is mild mannered, but if you make him mad, look out. In the 5th grade, he threw his best friend over the drum set in music class. Finally, the ump saw this and tossed the catcher out of the game. The catcher spent the rest of the game in the bleachers glaring at my son. This catcher and two of his friends hung around after the game. They were just waiting to corner my son. Here is where the bad parenting comes in. I am ready to get right in the middle of it. I am not scared of some punk. You do not try and hurt my boy or you have to deal with me. A parent in the stand yelled at the opposing coach to watch his player. His response was "Watch your own". Eventually, they gave up and went home. I was glad to see the team act like a team. They all stayed close to each other to prevent any of them from being hurt. We play this team again on Thursday. I try not to be a sport parent from hell, but sometimes I can't help it. We will see what happens.

HAPPY HNT!

Okay, this is an example of my warped sense of humour. Have a happy HNT!

I AM BACK!

Sorry, I haven't been around a lot lately. The person who called them the lazy days of summer never had kids! I have been frantically finishing my term paper. I am done and I handed it in yesterday. Hooray! I decided the Instructor should not be teaching Professionalism. Class starts at 6 PM. Last night he came running in at 6:20. Yelling "I am here, don't leave"! Then he forgot most of the handouts. It is frustrating to say the least. On a happy note, I got to ride in a Limo and I am not even dead! It was my friend's daughter's 9th birthday. So he rented a Limo and picked up me and my family. We went to dinner and drove around for an hour after. I had a great time. This little girl wanted to go and see the boy she likes. He wasn't home, he was visiting his grandma. So we went there. His parents had called ahead. The little boy and his grandma were waiting on the steps when we got there. I felt so bad for this little boy. He looked like he wanted the earth to open up and swallow him. He is so cute. My son, (being 13) said, he wouldn't mind if three girls came to see him in a Limo. I am aging rapidly here. My son has been busy getting into trouble. He called home from school to announce he got into trouble. Apparently, he and his friend thought it would be a good idea to leave the school grounds and eat their lunch on the top on the hockey change room roof. What goes through their minds I will never know. Obviously they got caught. I asked if he was suspended. He said " I don't know hang on" "Hey, am I suspended?" "Good news Mom, I am not suspended" Great I am so proud. Now he can only leave the school grounds if he goes North. If he goes South, he will be suspended. My Mom is considering buying him a compass so he doesn't get mixed up. I don't think he will see the humor in it. Then my son and I were talking. He tells me "Hey Mom, did you know you have to be 18 to buy a Playboy magazine?" I think I aged another 10 years. " Gee son, how do you know that?" "I tried to buy one" Did I mention how proud I am. How will I ever survive the teen years. That has been my little world in a nutshell. Hope all is well with the gang. Take care.

Happy HNT, Sort Of

A thousand apologies gang. I know it is HNT day but I have no picture today. Nothing worked out right. I finally decided on a funny picture, and I couldn't get onto Blogger. Then I finally got on Blogger and the batteries on my camera are dead. I will charge them and try to post the picture later tonight. Sorry. On another topic, the price of charity has sure gone up. Inflation is a killer. I just bought a box of chocolate covered almonds for some fundraiser. They cost $4.00. There are exactly 12 almonds in the box. Good thing I am charitable. Well I am off to the library to START my term paper. The one that is due on Monday. Can we say PANIC!!!!! Wish me luck. I wish you all the best. Till later.

MESSAGE TO THE GANG

Message for the Mrs. I am still here. I was having trouble getting onto blogger. I couldn't post on mine or read anyone else's. Today I can. So here is a quick update. I am starting to feel like the sun is trying to break through. I think I might make it. Plus, I got my transcript from school today. Before I opened it, I felt that I would be happy with a C I would be happier with a B but oh well. I opened the transcript and read my mark............A. I GOT AN A! I am doing cartwheels all over the place. I am thrilled. Go Me! I am so happy. Now if I could just get started on my term paper for my next class, I would be over the moon. I THINK I am supposed to be writing a paper on whether I agree or disagree with labeling children. I can see both sides but I have to chose one. I am so indecisive. This is tough. Anyway, that is what is new in my little world. I hope the sun is shining on your world too.

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I'M NOT CRAZY.. STOP LAUGHING.. REALLY I'M NOT

Ha Ha. Made you think about that didn't I. It is that time of year here in the Peg. The invasion of the the creepy crawly insects. It is the time of year, when a simple walk down the street is an exercise in evasive maneuvers. It is the time of year when you walk down the street frantically waving your arms above your head and no one looks at you strangely. Yes, it is the attack of the canker worms. If you have never experienced this type of invasion, let me enlighten you. These little worms dangle from the trees on their invisible webs. You don't see them until it is too late. They crawl everywhere. In your hair, on your legs, on your back. They survive by eating the leaves off the trees. If you stand outside, you can actually hear them eating. At the risk of offending animal rights activists, I will say, THEY SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO ANNOY US! So here I sit unshaded by trees, (assuming it has finally stopped raining), listening to them eat, and waiting for the next suicide attacker. It makes you look forward to the invasion of mosquitoes and the mosquito fogging protesters. Ahh summertime in the Peg.

HAPPY HNT

Sorry gang. This is not the best picture, but I was running out of time. Please forgive me. I will try harder for next week. Have a Happy HNT.