He Makes My Heart Flutter

 

I got an email from Sybil today

that she couldn't post a comment

so I made a test run on last entry...

LOL @ I had to go all the way up to the top

to save my comment

because the button went all the way

to the top.

Grrr @ AOL

LOL

 

Will test this entry

to see

if the problem is resolved!

 

xx

 

P. S.

White Background Marilyn

also available.

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Pushing Daisies

   

OK... back to camp...

 

Like I said,

we trained and prepared for two days

before the campers showed up...

 

This year, the theme was Hollywood movies...

We decorated the General Session room

with huge poster boards of the Oscar,

we put down a red carpet leading to the stage,

and we hung long silver fringe from

the "door of fame."

There was a huge TV screen at the front

and the guys set up a great sound system.

 

The name of my family group was

Spiderman.

I was surprised at how

unbelievable

my poster came out

because we were on a time limit to finish up.

(I swear I only draw once a year

when I go to camp.)

LOL

 

At camp, staffers are usually provided

with two free T-Shirts,

which was great

because I didn't take enough clothes;

The dryer wasn't working at my apartment;

remember?!

 

We always wear the loudest shirt

when the campers come,

so we wore the Pink one...

but I poured on some of

Leah's box of goodies...

a superhero cape,

a boa,

a large peace sign necklace,

and super big sunglasses on my head

not to mention

the glow sticks secured to my wrists!

 

Our goal on the first day is to act so crazy

that the kids wonder what they got themselves into

~ banging on the bus windows~

~ screaming at the top of our lungs~

~ forcing ourselves into their buses,

etc...

The bad thing is that

it was raining really hard

when the kids showed up!

I got caught in the rain

and that is how I got sick

but there was so much to do

that there was no time to be sick...

 

We were covered up in ponchos,

acting & looking crazy, 

We walked the kids into registration,

covering them from the rain

with umbrellas

& helping them with their luggage...

 

One of the girls

that was in my family group last year

showed up at camp this year!

I tapped her on the shoulder

and she turned around.

Kodak Moment

    A little variation using the little monkey. LOL @ I love this little guy...     Thank you for keeping Mother in your prayers... (see previous entry)     I have an interview tomorrow @ 8:00 a.m. (hope I can get there in time)  & an application to drop off...   Please keep me in your prayers, too.   xx     P. S. In the local news, an 800-lb woman is accused of killing her 2-year-old nephew by hitting him on the head twice & crushing his head by sitting on him. The jail can only hold a 500-lb person so she is under house arrest.  
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Going Bananas

 

 

Sorry I am behind in my writing...

but

LOL @ I'm going bananas!

 

Mother was one of the victims

of the flooding

and it keeps raining..,

so she has been battling

with FEMA.

FEMA doesn't want to help her.

Yesterday,

they went to inspect her home.

Please say a little prayer

for her to get approved.

 

Will write more later...

 

xx

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Sunday FUN!

 

 

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Alphabet Survey

 

A is for age:  It's funny how they couldn't be more creative with the letter A!

B is for beer of choice: I only use beer to cook shrimp & onion rings or as a rinse for my hair.

C is for career right now: desperately seeking j-o-b

D is for your dog's name: I have a bird. She is a widow, because she assassinated her husband. Her name is Tidbit. When I had a dog, her name was Betty Davis, because she had Betty Davis eyes. LOL

E is for essential item you use every day: toilet paper! LOL

F is for favorite TV show at the moment:  Nothing. I live in the Valley! If  you don't like Spanish stations, you better have some DVDs.

G is for favorite game: Tied Up In Knots

H is for hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas

I is for instruments you play: guitar sort of LOL

J is for favorite juice: pomegrante

K is for whose butt you'd like to kick: myself for not finding a job yet. sigh

L is for last restaurant you ate at: a steakhouse in New Braunfels, TX

M is for marriage: grrr @ that word should only have four letters

N is for Number of Piercing's: six (ears)

O is for overnight hospital stay: two babies, four surgeries, car accident, overnight sleep study

P is for people you were with today: just strangers

Q is for what you do with your quiet time: sleep!

R is for biggest regret: allowing myself to get fat... grrrrr

S is for status: available

T is for time you woke up today: 6:00 a.m.

U is for if you are unique: There is no one like me.

V is for vegetable you love: broccoli, corn on the cob, potato, tomatoes, green beans, baby carrots...

W is for worst habit: I love food. LOL

X is for x-rays you've had: every part of my body!!!

Y is for yummy food you ate today: icing LOL

Z is for zodiac sign: Cancer (July 19)

 

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Check Him Out!

 

 

Sunday and Monday,

were spent in training

and preparation

before the campers showed up...

 

The days at camp are long.

We wake up early

and we are still having meetings

until about one in the morning...

 

On Sunday,

my co-fac wanted to plan

all the family sessions

all at once... grrr...

I was so sleepy that

I just agreed to whatever

she wanted...

 

What I love about camp

is that it's kind of like a reunion

to able to see people

that were there last year...

and every new person is

welcomed and accepted...

It's kind of going to that place

where everybody knows your name.

LOL

 

When it came time

to divy up the Condos,

I was happy to discover

that I had my own room

and my own private bath...

 

All the other girls

had to share,

some were three to a room...

 

I thought a Condo

was something fancy...

but it was more like an apartment.

It just sounds fancy.

LOL

 

What they failed to tell me is

that I had to share the Condo with

five-and-a-half men!

 

The living room was pretty dark

when I came out of my room

that Monday morning...

 

I thought it was Joseph

sitting on the couch...

but it didn't make sense...

 

Why would Joseph

be sitting there... in the dark...

in our living room...

with his eyes wide-open?!

 

As I got closer,

I noticed that it was Chris...

but we hadn't been properly introduced

yet...

 

 

That evening I was up later than usual,

because I went into another condo

to use my co-fac's computer

to do some job searches.

 

When I went back to my Condo,

Travis was sitting at the table,

making notebooks

with two girls...

They were busy flirting,

and it was late,

so I decided to go to bed...

 

I dragged myself into my bedroom,

put things away,

and started towards the bathroom...

 

The bathroom was dark...

and once again,

those eyes were staring at me...

 

Chris was sitting on the toilet

in my bathroom!

I let out a yell

and ran back to where Travis was!

Thank God, Erienne went back in

to get Chris out of my bathroom!

 

OMGG

@

Chris' visits that morning

and that evening were pranks

from the guys

to scare me!

 

Thank God

they were not around

to catch my yell!

 

Stupid Chris

is the

"half man"...

His eyes look so

scary

 in the dark!

 

Chris

is

Bubba's

friend...

 

 

Bubba

is 

a

ventriloquist...

 

xx

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Short Entry

I am presently at the Employment Center, so this will be a brief entry... Just a note to say that I was not able to add an entry yesterday because the "add entry" button was not visible... Did anyone else have that problem yesterday?! I hope I will be able to go in later today...

xx

Cute as a BUTTON

 

It all started on a Friday,

this trip of FAITH!

 

I quickly threw things into a suitcase

that morning,

completely clueless of what was ahead...

Because the dryer was not working,

I didn't take enough clothes

and only three pairs of underwear...

Grrrrr...

 

I had planned to stop in Corpus Christi

to rest that night,

but my friend was out of town,

celebrating her mom's birthday...

 

I hadn't seen Lil since I lived in Corpus Christi,

which was about 18 years ago...

We got caught up on all the news

of what has happened

since we saw each other last...

 

Lil left me

feeling totally naked

because she cut nine inches

off my hair...

I told her I wanted it cut to the bra line

but she said I would have to wear

my bra higher.

LOL...

but Lil is the only one

who knows how to cut my hair...

and she touched up my highlights on the top, too..

She put a lot of work into my hair...

but when the bill came,

I  was very surprised that

she gave me a break on the price!

I do not know  if I am

cute as a button...

but my hair does look a lot healthier...

 

OMGG @ to top it off,

she took me in for the night

and she fed me!

She hadn't gone to the grocery store,

so we had eggs for supper

and toasted bread with

peanut butter and jelly

for breakfast...

Yay @

how God works

to provide for me!

 

On Saturday morning,

I got on the road towards San Antonio...

I had planned to see my daughter in SA,

but she was out of town...

So off I went into the unknown...

 

It seemed easy enough to get there without a map,

but no one mentioned Hwy 46 & 133...

I had to keep making U-Turns to get there

but I was the first one to arrive...

The good thing about that

is that I had a chance to play 

Goldilocks,

hopping from bed to bed,

until I found the bed that was just right!

 

People started coming in shortly thereafter...

We all slept on bunk beds in a little casita...

It was awfully crowded and awfully cold...

I was upset at myself for not bringing a blanket...

and I had forgotten my camera, too...

 

That night, we got into three vehicles

to go out to eat...

I was a bit nervous about the high prices,

because for the cost of a meal there,

I could probably buy close

to a week's worth of groceries...

I kept looking for the cheapest prices,

but even sandwiches and hamburgers

were expensive...

But then our leader said that

it was his treat...

so all of the guys ordered steak

which was at about $15 a pop,

just for the meal...

not counting drinks...

They ordered appetizers and dessert, too...

OMG @ there were at least twenty of us...

I didn't feel right about ordering

the most expensive things on the menu,

so I ordered the

catfish

and

water with lemon

instead...

It was very good and it wasn't too much food.

As Goldilocks  would have said...

it was just right...

 

Reagan was feeling hot,

so she put her head down on the table.

Then, JC got Heather to put stuff

into Reagan's Sprite...

lots of salt, pepper, sugar...

OMGG @ I was so nervous for her...

and then, he made a toast

to get Reagan to drink the "poison"...

but Reagan didn't notice

any change in the Sprite...

so then, he called a race to see

who could finish their drink the fastest...

No change...

So he got Heather to add more stuff...

to another Sprite...

and challenged her again,

but still...

no change...

 

OMGG @ Reagan never noticed a thing...

but she drank so much Sprite

that she couldn't eat her food

when it came...

 

Reagan was never told

about what happened that night...

Even her sister kept it a secret....

Shhhhhh...

 

Then we got the news...

We would be assigned to condos on Sunday!

I was very excited,

because I have never been in a condo before...

I kept wondering what it would look like

and if I would have a roommate...

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Embrace Your Inner Princess

 

Hello, Everyone!

I am just popping-in

to post one of the

"cutesy" tags

that I made before I left.

 

Thank you so much

for all the

:::spirit sprinkles:::

that you sent my way!

 

I am feeling the

:::LOVE:::

awwwwww ...

 

Heaven knows why I chose

this "cutesy" tag first

and so do I!!!

 

Yes!

I was a Princess

in my own little Kingdom!

I had myown bedroom

with a private bath

and

I shared a Condo

with five-and-a-half men!

(smiling)

 

Will write more later...

 

xoxo 

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Quickie =.P

Hello, Everyone!

Just a QUICKIE to let you know I had to take lots of U-Turns, but I got here safe! LOL

Keep me in your prayers!!

xx

::Spreading My WINGS:::

 

Like I said in previous entry,

all of the tags we made in the graphic group

this week were cutesy...

so I am putting this one in first

because it goes with my Entry.

 

I have no idea how I am going to get to camp

It's a long trip and all I have is a map,

but I am trusting in the Lord

to get me there.

 

I will be leaving in the morning...

and if things go as planned...

I should be back by the 17th.

 

Please keep in your prayers

for a safe trip.

xx

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If You Can... You Can...

 

This week, the group has us making

cutesy tags,

so here is a little bit of Marilyn

before I get cutesy.

lol

 

My horoscope said to stop draining myself

of all my energy and chill

or

I would be dangerous today!

LOL

 

I woke up all ready to face the day...

I still have so much to do...

but...

The dryer still is not working!

My best friend will be out of town this weekend!

My daughter will also be out of town this weekend!

That means that

if I go,

I might not have clean clothes for camp...

and I will have to drive all the way straight

instead of stopping halfway to rest overnight.

 

The people from camp are calling

to ask what day I will be coming to camp.

 

I really want to go...

If God wants me to go,

He will make it so...

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Feline

 

Research proves

that a home that is too clean

will give you Irritable Bowel syndrome...

OMGG @ another excuse to stop

trying to get your home

too clean!

LOL @

maybe they are right

when they say

"Housework kills."

 

Used to be that you could

take a white glove

to my home

...at any time...

...on any day...

until

my second child was born!

 

She would  tug at my skirt

and say,

"Sit down, mommy...

and hug me!"

 

This little girl with all the cats

reminds me 

of when she was a little girl.

She was always

so affectionate,

so loving...

always looking for

something or someone

to hug...

 

She was the first person

who ever loved me!

She was the first person

who ever showed me

what REAL love is...

 

What a miracle we have

in children!

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Taste LIFE

 

Who was the last person or object you shared beds with? If I told you, I'd have to kill you! LOL

What was your last fight about and with who? I am not a fighter.

Do you consider yourself a neat freak? Not since I had kids. LOL

Do you have anyone's clothes? No, but a guy gave me his shirt once.

What's your relationship with the person you last texted? I don't do the text thang...

Do you have a fish tank? NEGATIVO

Last place you took a plane to? I think it was a trip to Central America.

Would you tell a stranger if they had spinach in their teeth? YES, especially if he is HOT. lol

If you found out you couldn't have kids, would you adopt?  Well, I already had them; didn't I?! LOL... I don't want any more kids. Thank you.

What is your preferred method of birth control? No palito, no bebito. LOL

Have you ever lied about your age? Always (in person) but not On-Line.

Ever had an encounter with the police? YES, but the story is too juicy to share. LOL

Last time you went out of town? Four miles from here is out of town. LOL

Whose car were you in last? MINE

Who do you most look like in your family? My aunt Alicia. 

Have you kissed someone with braces? NO... that would REALLY be robbing the cradle. LOL

Do you have a hard time admitting you're wrong? NO 

Do you like to travel by plane? Sure, after a couple of little drinks. LOL

Did you get enough sleep last night? No

Have you ever made out in a bathroom? Yes. Oops did I admit to that? LOL

Has anyone ever hung up on you? YES, but not intentionally.

Looking forward to something this weekend? Camp... if I find a way to go.

Has anyone smoked in your car? Not that I know of, but I do cough a lot in my car so maybe previous owner? (I'm allergic.)

Do you have any bruises? No.

Do you find piercings attractive? NOT ON MEN

Who was the last person you sat next to? my brother LOL

What is the worst subject they teach at school? I liked school. It was the kids who were mean.

If you had 100 dollars to spend on clothes, where would you go to shop? I have no idea. I hate shopping in the Valley.

Do long distance relationships work? It's possible but sometimes close distance relationship don't work either!

How do you earn money? by working for it. LOL

Where were you raised? That's just geography.

When was the last time you talked to your number 1? WHO IS MY NUMBER ONE, LOL. 

What is on your bed rightnow? Sheets, pillows, a book (I think)

Do you name your stuffed animals? I have a teddy bear name Fonzi (Short for Alfonso)

What's the last sporting event you watched? dancing with the stars

Ever collected unemployment? yes 

Your parents tell you they're moving to Mexico: No way Mother would move there!

Do you think you are an argumentative person? no

Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler? poodle

What jewelry do you wear all the time? I only wear jewelry when I go out.

Have you ever had a difficult relationship? but of course!!!

Ever driven into the ghetto to buy drugs? LOL @ just driving into the ghetto is a trip!

Are your ears gauged? No. That's just FREAKY!

How did you feel when you woke up today? I woke up at 4 so I think I woke up too early.

Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now? I am not wearing a shirt!

Ever kissed someone who smokes? YES, yuck @ he tasted like an ashtray.

What do you usually do first in the morning? Go pee, weigh, brush my teeth, shower, clean the shower while I am still in it, clean the bathroom.

What are you doing tonight? THIS SURVEY

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The Raven

 

This was another Mask Challenge.

I tagged it for Indigo

because she likes ravens...

(blank one below)

-=-=-=-

 

Over a week ago,

someone in the building left a note on the dryer

... that it was not working...

Why would someone put a note

on the dryer

and

not call it in?!!

Grrr...

 

On Wednesday of last week,

I noticed that the note

was still on the dryer...

So I caught a neighbor

as I was going out the door

and asked her to call it in...

 

On Saturday,

I went to talk to the landlady

about the dryer.

She said it was not reported until Wednesday

but she says she is not doing anything

 to fix dryers right now

because she is more worried about

leaky roofs

from the Hurricane damage.

 

I was frustrated last week

because I was not able to do any laundry...

OMGG @ I have to look through my underwear

to see if I have any clean ones for today!

So here it is the start of another week

and still no dryer!

 

And bras, well,

I had to give two of them a burial

in File 13 yesterday...

 

I hate to think that I only have one good bra!

I will need to sort through my bras

to see if I can find at least one more good bra!

I am embarrassed to say that

I have too many bras

with only one wire

and/or very little or no elastic or support...

I have to find out when Tax-Free days are

because that is when I buy

bras and underwear.

 

I hate the new bras on the market...

Is it that too many people are looking for sexy

instead of shaping and support

or is it the manufacturers fault?!

Grrrr @ Playtex for only making bras

that come up to your neck...

turtleneck bras?

LOL @ don't make me feel like

a turtle in my bra!

 

So here it is Monday again...

On Mondays, I like to plan my week...

 

Summer Camp starts on Sunday...

I have no idea if I am going to be able to go

or how I am going to get there...

but it is best to be prepared

...just in case...

 

Grrr @ I may have to go out of my way 

to go to a laundrymat to wash clothes!

I need to check the fluids

and air pressure

on my car.

I need to make sure I have

what I need for camp...

I need to make my job searches

to include possible leads for next week...

I need to print out extra copies of my resume...

I need to try to clean up

a little bit before I go...

Etc, Etc, Etc...

 

This means that I may have to limit

my time on the computer

and making tags.

 

Now, I am having problems

with the F and the K.

Grrr...

I wish I could take the computer apart

to see what is underneath my keyboard...

 

I am laughing at myself

because I sound so frustrated.

LOL

It happens!

xx

 

P.S. Sugar mentioned something about

a feeder, because I am not getting alerts.

This computer does some strange things,

including swallowing emails you try to keep.

If you have the address for the feeder,

please send it to moi.

Thank you!

xx

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