HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And may the wings of destiny carry you
aloft to dance with the stars.

THINGS I'VE DONE

I got this from http://arewethereyet2.wordpress.com/

THINGS I'VE DONE (not in 2008 but at some point in my life)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland ( DisneyWorld)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (what a nightmare that would be!)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (I think…when I was little…not positive it was TOTAL)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

I'm a copy cat...

in that I stole this from another blog...

Your rainbow is intensely shaded blue, black, and yellow.

What is says about you: You are a powerful person. You appreciate optimism. You're good at getting people to like you. You share hobbies with friends and like trying to fit into their routines.

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For those of us in IL

I got this in an email... don't know where it came from but considering what our IL Gov has been up to... being in the nationwide spotlight, I thought I'd share.... enjoy

Have you seen the new 2008 State Christmas Carol?
To the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

Get packin’, Rod Blagojevich
The state’s in disarray
The Tribune wants you unemployed
At least by Christmas Day.
The TV pundits want your head
Could there be pay to play?
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Save Illinois!
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.

Good riddance Rod Blagojevich
Your Elvis look’s inane,
The Senate’s mad, so’s Lisa’s dad.
You drive us all insane.
Our transit’s broke, the state’s a joke,
The Tollway’s one big pain.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Save Illinois!
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.

Good luck old Rod Blagojevich
The feds have quite a place.
Fitzgerald’s poked his nose around
And if he has a case,
George Ryan’s moving stuff around
Creating extra space.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Save Illinois!
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.

GGgggrrrrr... just gotta vent

I hate December... I hate christmas. I'm SO broke it's not even funny... not that being broke is ever funny... I'm just SO frusterated. TF has been telling me for close to 3 weeks how he is going to pay "$5, 6, maybe 700" in support and it keeps getting put off. So and So backed out of the deal (supposedly TF is supposed to sell off some motorcycles or parts or something) WHATEVER!! In the meantime, there ain't gonna be christmas at our house if I don't get some damn money soon. And on that note...

THANK YOU DAD!!! You're the best!!! I know I already still owe you for the remainder of the carpeting laid in the rental and probably for other things too, yet you're still willing to help me out... your damn near 38 year old daughter who shouldn't have to get any help from anyone but...

Back to TF. It's not like he's ordered to pay any HUGE amount of money in child support. Just $250/month in support, $42/month for half of what I pay for G's health, dental, etc ins and $50/ towards back support owed for a total of $342 a month or $4,104 year. As of RIGHT NOW, he's paid $2,822 this year... making him $1,282 behind... FOR THIS YEAR ALONE.

Ok... I'm done bitching for now... off to have lunch with the munchkin (G... Sunshine....) as she is Student of the Week this week.

Thanks again, dad and BITE ME TF!!!

Have a good weekend

Christmas Meme

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I don't know that i've ever had eggnog but the name sounds gross...

but I love me some hot chocolate



2. Does Santa wrap presents or set them under the tree? he wraps some... others are just under the tree



3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I prefer white but we have colored



4. Do you hang mistletoe? I don't know where my mistletoe is



5. When do you put your decorations up? usually the day after t-giving.. this year... when I get/got around to it. (bah humbug)



6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? ????



7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: christmases at my mom's mom's



8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I was pretty young. Maybe 1st grade. I was the youngest on my block and the older kids ruined a lot for me.



9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? just the jammies Santa leaves for us while we're at church



10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? lights, bows, candy canes



11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? HATE IT!!!



12. Can you ice skate? nope



13. Do you remember your favorite gift? nope... maybe a cabbage patch kid????



14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family



15. Dessert? what about it?!?



16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? BC (before children) we always played board games after Christmas Eve church



17. What tops your tree? a big bow



18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving. although this year... I'm having a hard time getting into Christmas