LOL...YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE THIS...

Yesterday I went to get my uniforms for school...and on the way out of the uniform store...I accidentally hooked a top on my purse.....No I did NOT notice this...purse is heavy so I just didn't notice....You know..I walked the whole length of the mall and no one said a damn thing! Until I was just about to walk out the door......and some lady said Ma'am you have a dress hanging from your purse. I'm like OMG! So I had to walk ALL the way back to the other end of the store and return it....(it was an extra small so no point trying to keep it...lol) not that I would anyway...I was getting warm all that walking wearing the big long leather coat...sheesh...I also went to office depot for school supplies,I decided they were a bit too pricey for my budget...so I went to wal-mart...I can't tell you the last time I was in a wal-mart and didn't see some lazy a$$ in pajamas....sheesh. Complete with Eyeore slippers....... :o

got my hair cut today...too cute...lol wapped it off at the shoulder.

Next Monday is the big day...wooo hoo!

ACK!..................REALLY?!?

OMG!! These are my books for school........HOLY COW! They weigh a ton too...don't all fit in the back pack either....lol



The poor young lady that brought them out from the back for me was so small I thought she was going to fall over...lol

some interesting things in this book...lol

One it the book itself the other is a work book.....the work book is a paperback and it is just as heavy as the hardcover!

This is the smallest...sheesh...for CPR...lol

Then there is a class the Bible as literature....(Concordia University is a Lutheran school)

I was there Tuesday (21st) for orientation I didn't see the campus (night)then but the school was pretty...But I went back the next day to pick up the books.....OMG!!! what a pretty campus!!!!! Gorgeous actually....over looks Lake Michigan...I will get my Camera up there in Spring! What a fabulous view!

Well...me and roomie are sick as dogs.....It started as a bad sore throat for me...Wednesday I could barley talk...today I have a squeaky hoarse voice...but at least the fire in my throat is gone sheesh......

Got some more great news today remember the positive TB test......I went for the chest x-ray Monday....And a "New" TB" test.....got the results today....ALL CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy was that worry some for me...What a relief! I did learn something new Monday too..the nurse told me that old skin test is not very "accurate" so I got a new blood test test done...

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

REALLY!?

I spent Friday at the food bank to help hand out toys for the little ones....And you wouldn't believe the ATTITUDE some people have........complaining because they have to WAIT........REALLY??? I was there for maybe....4 hours...others were there since 8am....we handed out toys till 2:30pm...that was a long day for some of us....And WOW did we get some nice stuff donated! New and used! One of the volunteers daughter is a publishers and some big publishing place and they donated loads of brand new books!


Thursday was my birthday and my friend Renee and here hubby took me to dinner! We went to Olive Garden...I had the steak gargonzola alfredo......ohhh yummie! and tiramusu for dessert....ohh yummie!


Today is roomies birthday.....seeing I have no money..I made her breakfast....fried potatoes...lol


My sister in law to be's car died..she was going to give me a ride to a free clinic, I would have gone by myself but it's in a "questionable" neighborhood...so I did not want to venture there on my own, I'll have to next Saturday if her car is not fixed, we also need to go pick up my dress (I'm maid of honor) not looking forward to that but hey....it is an honor..and I do like her....ok...I love her...and brother #1.

I still have a bad feeling that things will not work out for me going to school..I just can't seem to shake it....so aggrivating.......and depression is setting in....~~~~~~~~~SIGH~~~~

SERIOUSLY!?

Well as you know I may be going to school January.......IF I can make it threw the fricken physical.....crap............leave it to me to come up POSITIVE on a TB skin test.....I have to now go get a cheat X-ray....sheesh....(I am not showing any "other" symtoms so I was told not to "FREAK" ) Well easier said than done......I was (am) terrified. But Brother #1 says not to worry he has come up positive also and didn't have it..........TWICE...so I did calm down a bit...Just a bit...I was also told by the Dr. that I am NOT passing this to anyone ......I wish I could be sure.....

I also need insurance to go to school......OMFG REALLY!?!?!?!?!?!? I seen some of the monthly rates!!!!!!!!!!!!ALMOST PASSED OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you freaken kidding me?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? couldn't afford those when I was working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How are people supposed to afford that???

We had our first snowfall...yuck......only an inch or two...I have not put up a tree yet...I'm just not in the mood for Christmas this year.....at all.

So that;s what's happening in Mel's world.....I will keep you posted

BECAUSE OF LOVE!!!!

BECAUSE OF LOVE!!!!A brother and sister had made their usual hurried, obligatory pre-Christmas visit to the little farm where dwelt their elderly parents with their small herd of horses. The farm was where they had grown up and had been named Lone Pine Farm because of the huge pine, which topped the hill behind the farm. Through the years the tree had become a talisman to the old man and his wife, and a landmark in the countryside. The young siblings had fond memories of their childhood here, but the city hustle and bustle added more excitement to their lives, and called them away to a different life.The old folks no longer showed their horses, for the years had taken their toll, and getting out to the barn on those frosty mornings was getting harder, but it gave them a reason to get up in the mornings and a reason to live. They sold a few foals each year, and the horses were their reason for joy in the morning and contentment at day's end.
Angry, as they prepared to leave, the young couple confronted the old folks "Why do you not at least dispose of “The Old One." She is no longer of use to you. It's been years since you've had foals from her. You should cut corners and save so you can have more for yourselves. How can this old worn out horse bring you anything but expense and work? Why do you keep her anyway?"
The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, scuffed at the barn floor and replied, " Yes, I could use a pair of new boots.
His arm slid defensively about the Old One's neck as he drew her near with gentle caressing he rubbed her softly behind her ears. He replied softly, "We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.
Baffled and irritated, the young folks wished the old man and his wife a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.
The old couple shook their heads in sorrow that it had not been a happy visit. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How is it that these young folks do not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts?
So it was, that because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the insulation smoldering on the frayed wires in the old barn. None saw the first spark fall. None but the "Old One".
In a matter of minutes, the whole barn was ablaze and the hungry flames were licking at the loft full of hay. With a cry of horror and despair, the old man shouted to his wife to call for help as he raced to the barn to save their beloved horses. But the flames were roaring now, and the blazing heat drove him back. He sank sobbing to the ground, helpless before the fire's fury. His wife back from calling for help cradled him in her arms, clinging to each other, they wept at their loss.
By the time the fire department arrived, only smoking, glowing ruins were left, and the old man and his wife, exhausted from their grief, huddled together before the barn. They were speechless as they rose from the cold snow covered ground. They nodded thanks to the firemen, as there was nothing anyone could do now. The old man turned to his wife, resting her white head upon his shoulders as his shaking old hands clumsily dried her tears with a frayed red bandana. Brokenly he whispered, "We have lost much, but God has spared our home on this eve of Christmas. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair. We will look down upon our home and give thanks to God that it has been spared and pray for our beloved most precious gifts that have been taken from us.
And so, he took her by the hand and slowly helped her up the snowy hill as he brushed aside his own tears with the back of his old and withered hand; the journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow.As they stepped over the little knoll at the crest of the hill, they paused to rest; looking up to the top of the hill the old couple gasped and fell to their knees in amazement at the incredible beauty before them. Seemingly, every glorious, brilliant star in the heavens was caught up in the glittering, snow-frosted branches of their beloved pine, and it was aglow with heavenly candles. And poised on its top most bough, a crystal crescent moon glistened like spun glass. Never had a mere mortal created a Christmas tree such as this. They were breathless as the old man held his wife tighter in his arms.
Suddenly, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and mystified, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the tree, in resplendent glory, a mist hovering over and glowing in the darkness was their Christmas gift.
Shadows glistening in the night; bedded down about the "Old One" close to the trunk of the tree, was the entire herd, safe. At the first hint of smoke, she had pushed the door ajar with her muzzle and had led the horses through it. Slowly and with great dignity, never looking back, she had led them up the hill, stepping cautiously through the snow. The foals were frightened and dashed about. The skittish yearlings looked back at the crackling, hungry flames, and tucked their tails under them as they licked their lips and hopped like rabbits. The mares that were in foal with a new years crop of babies, pressed uneasily against the "Old One" as she moved calmly up the hill and to safety beneath the pine. And now she lay among them and gazed at the faces of the old man and his wife. Those she loved she had not disappointed. Her body was brittle with years, tired from the climb, but the golden eyes were filled with devotion as she offered her gift---Because of love. Only Because of love. flowed as the old couple shouted their praise and joy... And again the peace of love filled their hearts.
This is a true story.
This is an Inspirational message sent to a small group of people. My hope is that it will make your day just a little bit better.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did Ya Ever Wonder How Pumpkin Pies Are Made??????

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY DAY!!

REALLY!?

As most of you know I volunteer weekly at a local food bank.....and we can get a family just about anything they need if ..say... they have a house fire or whatever....we have clothes to hand out if needed we hand out toys for Christmas......warm blankets and warm clothes for the homeless sleeping bags for them too...Well this last Wednesday we had 3 winter baby buntings (?) you know the winter thingy's for baby's that look like a bag with hoods ...well any way..during the course of 2 hours....3 of them were stolen.....It gets kinda crazy there so it is impossible for the people to keep an eye on everything but dang......I just don't understand the mentality of some people.........makes me sick..it rally does.......and we are getting busier and busier when I first started there about a year ago we seved anywhere from 90 to maybe 100 families a week.....now we regularly serve 150 families a week.......next week (week before Thanksgiving) will be a killer....(I'm usually gone but I cannot afford to go by Aunt Irma this year....My heart is broken....I will not be there this year) But I guess last year 250 families came to get food...

All the volunteers got a letter of thanks from the food pantry...and told us how many families and individuals we serve.....2,093 men,women and children in 642 families in September alone.During our 2010 year which ended on September 30...we registered 2,408 unique households....serving a total of 6,443 households (I'm sure this strange totals represents more than one family per home) representing 11,630 men, women and 9,921 children . That to me is an awful lot of people who for some reason not to be able to support their families...Ok I'll shut up there that another rage for me...lol ANYWAY.......

Guess what I got in the mail Wednesday???? Go ahead guess!!!!

I GOT MY ACCEPTANCE LETTER FOR COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I start January 3rd! I still got a few things to get done first but I'm in!!!

WOOOOO HOOOOO I'm on my way to getting smart...lol

HOW TO BE A GRACIOUS BITCH

HOW TO BE A GRACIOUS BITCH Jennifer's wedding day was fast approaching.
Nothing could dampen her excitement - not even her parent's nasty divorce.Her mother had found the PERFECT dress to wear, and would be the best-dressed mother-of-the-bride ever!

A week later, Jennifer was horrified to learn that her father's new, young wife had bought the exact same dress as her mother!Jennifer asked her father's new young wife to exchange it, but she refused. ''Absolutely not! I look like a million bucks in this dress, and I'm wearing it,'' she replied.Jennifer told her mother who graciously said, ''Never mind sweetheart. I'll get another dress. After all, it's your special day.''A few days later, they went shopping, and did find another gorgeous dress for her mother.
When they stopped for lunch, Jennifer asked her mother, ''Aren't you going to return the other dress? You really don't have another occasion where you could wear it."
Her mother just smiled and replied, ''Of course I do, dear.....I'm wearing it to the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding.''
(NOW I ASK YOU - IS THERE A WOMAN OUT THERE, ANYWHERE, WHO WOULDN'T ENJOY THIS STORY?)


HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!

THIS AND THAT......

I got his shot outside my door......it was just hanging there....spider webs are stong I guess...lol

It was quite windy at times too....

I spent holloween here in Belgium Wisconsin...By my friend Betty and Paul's house....(Betty lived next door to me since she was born)

This was someone's house cute decor..lol

This is Betty.................isn't she beautifull! I didn't get a shot of Paul :(

This is Landon...he is 7 I think he is Betty and Paul's older son. Paul asked bvefore we left for trick or treating How long BEFORE I am carrying this stuff? (the sheild and sword)...lol......20 min...lol......amoung the other complaints....How much longer? Are we done yet....Can we go home now...?......lol kids today are such wussies.

This is the little cutie pie who just turned 2 the day before.....This is Dylan.......

This is Emily....she turned 5 today!! This is Rachel and Joe's youngest...her older sister is 19..lol

Little Emily is NOT a girlie girl......she plays football.(tosses that ball with a perfect spiral!!)....likes cars no intrest in dolls....and like Mustang cars.....Very unlike her older sister Whitney.....ALL girl......

I am sooooo glad the elections are over no more phone calls...people coming to the door...ugh

Brother #1 sent me my birthday present.....a month early......but that's ok I'll can use the cash for the application fee for school. ( I will get the money back)

anywho...that's what's been happening with me......besides watching tv.....and job hunting....

My fav show lately is "Unsolved Mysteries"..lol.....I was watching 1000 way to die and Disorderly .......something or other....1000 ways to die is kinda morbid...It's alledgedly about the stupid way people actually die.......but I gotta wonder...some of them seem a bit "far fetched" if you ask me but....Others...well let's just say ..you can't fix stupid....The other one is police vidioes...from the different police staions...high speed chases and sobriety tests...lol some of them are funny......and of course..I'm a big C.S.I. fan so I watch alot of reruns of that.....and All in the Family...lol.

Till next time....later

GARBAGE TRUCK

Law of the Garbage Truck
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so ...
Love the people who treat you right.
Pray for the ones who don't.

Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

Have a blessed, garbage free day.




I went to a friends birthday party for a two year old yesterday........omg!! didn't get home till 1:30 A.M.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was fun tho... was had to tell whose birthday it was when it came time to open the presents......5 other little ones were right there...lol...I think he loved the singing Mickey Mouse card the best...lol.

WELL TODAY I FOUND OUT.....

Just how stupid I am...lol I had to go back to the hire center for signing up for some other government program or something...and it took two days...well today was day two....we had to take a reading test.....vocabulary......and..the dreaded math test....geeeeeeeze......40 questions on the math test......25 mins to do...no calculator (!) God...I don't think I got many of the fractions right...or the multiplying...lol. Oh Well.....I know it doesn't mean I'm stupid but DANG!!!!!

I CANNOT wait till this election is OVER either....I cannot stand the phone calls every fricken day..........who are you supporting?? Who you voting for?......If I answer by mistake I always say "who ever wins the EEENIE MEANIE MINEY MO...and hang up.....SHEESH......Or if I am in an exceptionally bad mood...I say none of you fricken business.....

Let's see what else.....OH I managed to piss off brother #2 again.......LOL. He was apparently "working" for one of his "friends" and he didn't pay him $245.00 owed for his work ( No clue here) So he wanted to put a complaint in with the Better Business Bureau. (?) I tried to explain to him that tha's NOT what the BBB is for......That it's for checking out....But before I could finish explaining this to him he said FUCK YOU You just don't want to do this foir me....BLAH BLAH BLAH.....SHEESH.....The next day he calls wants me to call 411 for him and get the number for the Wisconsin Labor board...so I did.....1-866-667-6572........3 mins later he call back I WANTED THE NUMBER FOR THE WISCONSIN LABOR BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's the Washington number I can't call that on my phone (?)................I said.....WELL THAT'S THE FRICKEN NUMBER THEY GAVE ME.....and hung up......sheesh......Why on EARTH does that jackasss thinh I was put on this earth to drop everything to do his bidding? or whatnot?

hope everyone is doing fine!

A FUN FACT FOR EACH STATE.......

ALABAMA .... Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968.

ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.

ARIZONA .... Is the only state in the continental U.S. that doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time.


ARKANSAS .... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S. .

CALIFORNIA ... Its economy is so large that if it were a country,it would rank seventh in the entire world.

COLORADO .... In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics.

CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University .

DELAWARE .... Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.

FLORIDA .... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the U.S. 's largest city.

GEORGIA .... It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.

HAWAII .. Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents in any other state.

IDAHO ... TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.

ILLINOIS .... The Chicago River is dyed green every St.Patrick's Day

INDIANA ..... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which get a half million letters to Santa every year.

IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.

KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the house in The Wizard of Oz.

KENTUCKY .... Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox .

LOUISIANA .... Has parishes instead of counties because they were originally Spanish church units.

MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.

MARYLAND .... The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892.

MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.

MICHIGAN .... Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the world.

MINNESOTA .... Bloomington 's Mall of America is so big, if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.

MISSISSIPPI ... President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here ... that's how the teddy bear got its name.

MISSOURI .... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.

MONTANA .... A sapphire from Montana is in the Crown Jewels of England .

NEBRASKA .... More triplets are born here than in any other state.

NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Birthplace of Tupperware,invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.

NEW JERSEY ... Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.

NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.

NEW YORK .... Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.

NORTH CAROLINA ... Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.

NORTH DAKOTA ... Rugby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America.

OHIO ... The hot dog was invented here in 1900.

OKLAHOMA .... The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.

OREGON ... Has the most ghost towns in the country.

PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) was first used in 1980 by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.

RHODE ISLAND ... The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673

SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.

SOUTH DAKOTA ... Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.

TENNESSEE .... Nashville 's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world.

TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.

UTAH ... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.

VERMONT .... Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.

VIRGINIA .... Home of the world's largest office building .... the Pentagon.

WASHINGTON ... Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.

WASHINGTON D.C. ... Was the first planned capital in the world.

WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.

WISCONSIN .... The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays.

WYOMING .... Was the first state to allow women to vote.


I hope you enjoyed this. I found it interesting

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY.....

I had a great day today....I went to a birthday/retirement party for one of the guys that used to live across the street from me for years and years...could not ask for better weather! Sunshine blue skies...nice breeze...and best of all great company! Gosh their daughters two girls have gotten so big since they moved, and soo pretty.

I also got to meet one of my other neighbors new baby for the first time ...even tho he is two...lol he looks just like his Grandpa!!! Their parents and my parents were best friends..they moved in the neighborhood (next door) shortly after we did in 1965.....they were the first Mexican family....lol the stories I hear,,,lol I guess the rest of the neighbors were "less than" thrilled about it...lol But My Mom and Dad were very welcoming to them.

Poor Tom...he was surprised... but he and everyone had a great time...everyone was way overfed...tuna salad.....potato salad....some kinda pasta salad.....and my other neighbor made some "BLT" dip......OMG!!!! was that good! even tho she left out the tomato...lol. She said I left it out because some people don't like tomato....cheese and crackers....and cup cakes ..cake and ice cream (vanilla and pumkin pie ice cream......talk about yummie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

The kids had a great day playing football in the yard....the NFL might just have their first female quarterback in a few years lil Emily.....she is four at the moment.....she can toss that football!! Perfect spiral too! and HARD.......good thing it's a nerf ball!!!

Before I left for the get together I took a walk in the park across the street by me and took some pics of the great fall colors.....I would have waited till tomorrow but with my luck they would have fallen off the tree at night...lol Of course I forgot to take the camera to the party.....~SIGH~

I WITNESSED A MURDER ON TUESDAY....

I was on the bus stop going food shopping after the bank so I was by my old place of employment...saw one person I knew.....we chatted for a bit...he retired and was just going in to clean out his desk....any way was good to see him....Not to mention very pleasant to look at...lol. any way.....I was waiting and this ~AHEM~ large man came to wait for the bus too...bus came I gopt on...and sat down....and the ~AHEM~ large man got on after me...and as he sat down I noticed the ladybug on his butt.......lmaooo ~~SQUISH~~~

It was a very exciting week for me......ladybug murder on Tuesday.....and on Wednessday the "tree butchers" came....Or was it Monday for the tree butcher?....hmmmm all my days run together now...sheesh. Well any way the tree butchers are the city workers who go up the city streets trimming the tress on the street...funny tho they wouldn't listen to me when I told them to cut three certain trees down..pricks...lol. They did go light on my tree tho at my request...they really butcherd the one across the street from me, looks like a dang Q-tip.

Well that's it for my exciting week...lol

WOW...NOTHING EXCITING

Nothing exciting here it's cold....and dreary....yesterday was very windy...out of the north...BRRRR.

having a bit of trouble with brother #1 and brother #2......brother #2 wants brother #1 to call him........I sent brother #1 brother #2 phone number........with a nice message that he would like to talk to you........I got a reply NO! I give up...I guess brother #2 is sick cirrhosis (?) of the liver or something like that....I think brother #1 is just being stubborn....well so is brother #2 but....someone will feel bad if someone passes on before he decides to at least talk to him...GRRRRR family. I see trouble at brother #1's wedding next June.......because of brother #2 ~~SIGH~~

I am still working on school...I need to get a physical and some special blood test before hand and get some type of health insurance...wonder which orifice they'd like me to pull the money for that out of. Seeing I have no orifices left........and none of them had any money in them anyway....but I will manage somehow......In the meantime I still have to search for jobs that aren't there.... and the few that are are in places I cannot get to...seeing I don't drive.....I think even if I did drive I don't think I'd want the job anyway...not for the amount they are offering anyway....most of them are for less that $10.00 an hour, or temp services. I did get a call from a company.....but they work on Saturday's and the bus don't run there on Saturday's....how nice....*&0)(&^9. It's a pain to apply for jobs too because I have to look up the address to see if I can get there and you would be surprised at the number of places that do not have addresses on their websites...sheesh.
Wish I had something more excting to tell...not even a funny bus story......sheesh.....

OLD FARTS

I'm passing this on as I did not want to be the only old fart receiving it.

Actually, it's not a bad thing to be called, as you will see. Old Farts are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner . Old Farts remove their caps and stand at attention and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in them.

Old Farts remember World War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal , Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age , the Korean War , The Cold War , the Jet Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peacekeeping Missions from 1945 to 2005, not to mention Vietnam .

If you bump into an Old Fart on the sidewalk he will apologize. If you pass an Old Fart on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a lady.

Old Farts trust strangers and are courtly to women.

Old Farts hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside for protection.

Old Farts get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and children and they don't like any filth or dirty language on TV or in movies.

Old Farts have moral courage and personal integrity. They seldom brag unless it's about their children or grandchildren.

It's the Old Farts who know our great country is protected, not by politician's, but by the young men and women in the military serving their country.

This country needs Old Farts with their work ethic, sense of responsibility, pride in their country and decent values.

We need them now more than ever.

Thank God for Old Farts!

I was taught to respect my elders. It's just getting harder to find them.

WHY IS GOD MAD AT ME.......SHEESH.....

WHY?! WHAT DID I DO? I'm a good person....I don't drink......I don't do drugs......I volunteer at a food bank....I try and treat people nice..........I had my meeting with my case worker today....I left there HAPPY.......I called Concordia University when I got home and made an appointment with them........and then got the wind knocked out of my sails.......real quick........They have a campus close to my house.......Their classes started in August...the new classes start in January...(for evening)...because I missed getting registered for August......well.....here is the thing...They only have evening classes......get this......at their MEQUON campus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN MELANIE GET TO THE MEQUON CAMPUS????......YES.......BUT.....The bus that goes close to there (I'd have a 15 min walk) get this........the bus route will be DISCONTINUED.
I have a friend with a car that may take me but I have to give her gas money to do so...I need to check with the case worker to see if They will pay her gas money and stuff....other wise I won't have her do it and will figure something eles out. Maybe I'm just meant to stay stuid? who the heck knows.

And to top it all off washer died.

~~~~SIGH~~~~~

IT FIGURES.......

LOL.....Really......? No the washer did not stay working..........did 2- 1/2 loads...... :( Oh well.....



hey! Applied for a job today....keep things crossed for me.





Went to see a movie yesterday.....Knight and Day with Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise..was that a good movie...action packed but not all bloody gorey and funny too. (at the budget $2.00)
wanted to see the Karate kid but they didn't have an evening showing for it :(


I want to see the expendables when it comes to the budget...looks like a good movie....has to be Stallone...Willis.....ludgren (?).

hope everyone has a great weekend!!

GO FIGURE....................

Well I FINALLY heard from my case worker......get to go see her on the 8th.......only been waiting since August 20th........finally got her to answer an e-mail...sheesh.

And guess what else.......washer is now working...CJ's other half finally came over and he turned it on and filled it up a bit and put it on spin.....piece of crap worked.....so I put in a small load ....worked just fine...wonder why sh** like this happens to me.....I called CJ and told her to tell him it's working ok.....well for now any way...I heard him yell in the background...that I just wanted his body...LMAOOOO (not)

Weather.....a balmy 63 today.....feels wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally some relief.
but...it's cloudy :(

well that's it for now.....have to go watch "Unsolved mysteries"...lol

UCLA STUDY...............

UCLA STUDY (very interesting and short)

A study worth sharing with friends both male and female:

A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For example: if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest with a bat up his ass while he is on fire.

No further studies are expected on this subject.

AND SO IT BEGINS...........

I am FRUSTRATED beyond belief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot stand it any longer......I spent an hour 60 minutes!! on hold with MATC (Milwaukee Area Technical College) because I needed to make an appointment to get this paperwork filled out for the dislocated workers program ...........that my case worker told me needed to be filled out BEFORE I can register for anything......the lady at MATC told me they can't fill out the fricken paper work UNLESS I am registered.....so I could not even get an appointment to see a councilor......WTF!!! Dingbats...I'd need to see a councilor anyway to find out what I need to register for, for my career of choice.....( I wanted to go for dietetic technician) I guess I'll just have to stay dumb. I did call my case worker but they are soooo busy I have no clue when she will get back to me. All I see now is a carrot being dangled in front of me....chasing something I'll never catch.

In the mean time I still have to job search for jobs that just are not there...or they ar in Menomonee Falls......Waukesha.......Franklin....Racine.......Places I cannot get to because I do not drive.......*()(^%^&%%($^&(^&^*$&

TEMPERATURE RIGHT NOW........62 DEGREES!!!

It finally cooled off a way lot here! Feels so good...great sleeping weather! Today is a busy day..have to head to the hire center.....cash first unemployment check.......call MATC to make an appointment with a councilor I ll have to take some sort of test for something....I am a bit nervous but...hey gotta do What I gotta do..ya know...lol.

That's it for now...

OH WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well compared to yesterday anyway......oh was it HOT yesterday....and humid...bleck. AND................................wait for it...................................
MY ON LOAN WASHER TOOK A DUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(&(^&(%^&$&^^&)&*()()_)*^$%#$@#!@#Q GRRRRRRRR! Could not believe it! Opened it up...still full of water.... (well at least it wasn't all over the floor this time) so I'm hoping it's just a belt.....and I was/am getting a bit discouraged with the job hunting....school is looking better and better everyday....lol My biggest disadvantage is not knowing how to drive.....But now with no job can't afford to learn or get a car..and now with the mandatory insurance law, sheesh. Not to mention gas......repair bills...( I can't keep a washer working...can you imagine a car?!)

Today was absolutely gorgeous!! was warm but the humidity is GONE!!!! Oh sooooo nice...fan is on..but it's just stirring the air around now...


have a wonderfull week......or till however long it takes me to find something interesting to write about......if anybody but Jack reads this...lol

Love you guys!

OMG..IT'S HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

Well it is........feels like a sauna.....I'm dripping all the time can't get my bra on...to sticky....smell even right outta the shower..(yes I use soap...lol) can't sleep at night......wish my Dad had bought a house with AC.....sensing a bit of crabbiness? read three more books....2 Deavers and a Patterson.....(Beach Road was WAY good) So was The bodies left behind....has a Deaver and a Patterson to go yet....

Went to the "Hire center" and took one of those tests that tell you what you would be good at for a career//lmaoooooooo who are they kidding with that test? dance therapist?!?!?!?!??!? I am fat out of shape 46 year old woman..pu-leeezze. Athletic trainer?!?!?!?!?!? see previous reason.

Too funny! I am thinking of going back to school.......

hope it cools off soon.....

HONESTY

A successful Christian business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business.
Instead of choosing one of his directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.

He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO.. I have decided to choose one of you." The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued, "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO"
One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his wife the story.

She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed.
Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by--still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow.

A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick at his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right.. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful--in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed; a few felt sorry for him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!" All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the financial director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!"
When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed. Jim told him the story

The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive! His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it.
"Jim couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new CEO?" the others said?
Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers.

When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

If you plant goodness, you will reap friends

If you plant humility, you will reap greatness

If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment

If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective

If you plant hard work, you will reap success

If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

If you plant faith in Christ, you will reap a harvest

So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.

Two thousand years ago Paul wrote to the church at Galatia the same story but with fewer words, "What you sow, so shall you reap". (Gal.6:7)

We are grass that will wither and die but the incorruptible seed of Gods Word will live forever - sow it daily into the life of your family!
(1 Peter 1: 23 - 25)

MY WEEK THIS WEEK........

Well another week goes by......You know...It's like one big day.....I don't even look forward to the weekend anymore :( ( shoot me now......) Wednesday I went to another ball game .....was way to hot to enjoy....and we lost 10-2 sheesh........and the people I went with...new sister-in-law to be (brother #1 getting married next year) and her daughter and her boyfriend he was bothered by a drunk that was sitting next to him.......s-i-l had a headache......and I have no idea what was up with her daughter..prolly p-o'ed at boyfriend.....that's it...no more being nice...lol S-I-L did call up later and apologised and said thank you again.....



I was SUPPOSED to go to a "trade act program orientation" on Tuesday...but seeing my days all blend into one now I showed up on Thursday....I did get it rescheduled......for August 4th......I think I (we) get extra benefits of some sort because I (we) lost our jobs to another country....Today was the last day of work for many of the union workers there.....Very sad day....but some of them not all but....were just about ready to retire...the was one lady there.....she started in 1945!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she is 89....go home...lol


The new baby "Ozzy" is doing ok..him and Floyd have "come to terms" with each other......Floyd hissed at him and he laid right down...lol.....they have chased each other..Floyd got to annoyed one day and smacked him upside the head one morning...lol

Well that's all for now.....

WELL...LET'S SEE.....

My week went ok.......went to lunch at "The Horny Goat" I know funny name...but the food is FABULOUS!! I was supposed to meet a few other laid off workers that I worked with...but only me and my friend Pat showed up.....Oh well...I had a great visit with him...We got to talking about one of the girls I invited to come with us...and I told him we will prolly never hear from her again....he said..you think so? I said..yea All the years I have known her I have NEVER heard her mention a girlfriend or anybody else she may have hung out with...just her hubby..He said come to think of it neither have I. I thought it was quite sad myself...so did he...friends enrich your life so much...whether you have met them or not..I consider all of you my friends....
The pic below is of the "outside" bar....it's right on the river...wonderful atmosphere friendly staff.........The owner must have spent MILLIONS! He has a vollyball court and put in docks on the river side..great place!


This was my lunch....coconut shrimp....(appetizer really but..I also ate 1/2 of Pat's lol) this was served with some kinda mango salsa....OMG!!! make your eyes roll back in your head it was sooooo good! and some Asian dipping sauce..yum.....

This was Pat's appetizer lunch.....cheesy tater tots....OMG!!!!! Again...so good make your eyes roll back in your head...they are the big triangular tater tots..with their homemade beer cheese sauce...(sooo good) made with horny goat beer (they also make their own beer....several different kinds.....) and with some roasted pepper something on top with I think it was garlic ranch sauce...and fried strips of tortillas sooooo good

we had a bad storm.. the next day........nice sky huh? and it was only late afternoon....6 pm maybe

river running down my sidewalk.....

looking down the street.....

lol.....this is Floyd.....

That's al for my week.....

till next time!

YIPES........

yipes!! 7 Inches in an hour in some places...

(July 23) -- A man was rescued from a sinkhole in Milwaukee, asking "What happened?" after his Cadillac Escalade plummeted into the a chasm that opened up during a deluge.


A man was rescued from a sinkhole in Wisconsin after his Cadillac Escalade plummeted into a giant hole in the middle of the road, which was caused by extensive flooding.

Lance , 25, said he was driving his new Escalade down the road when he noticed something odd: "The streetlight was just, like, underground," he told AOL News in a phone interview today. said he didn't have much time to process what he was seeing. "I was trying to comprehend it," he said. "Then the road just collapsed under me." he fell about 20 feet into the hole and lost consciousness for a few seconds because of the force of the impact. When he opened his eyes, all he could see was mud, telephone wires and water rushing at him from out of a sewage pipe. "I thought, 'I'm either going to get electrocuted or drown,' so I knew I needed to get out," he said. The Milwaukee resident had climbed out the window of his SUV when a man standing above the gaping hole offered him a much-needed hand.Mark , 46, says he reached over the edge of the growing sinkhole and helped pull the driver onto solid ground by his belt loop.

Fortunately, no one was hurt, though T says his new Escalade is totaled. The car remained in the sinkhole Friday afternoon in drive, and had not yet run out of gas. But sinkholes weren't the only problem in Milwaukee on Thursday night, when wild weather wreaked havoc. The torrential downpour flooded homes and streets, and forced General Mitchell International Airport to close until noon today, WBAY 2 reports. Two people were struck by lightning.Still more rain is on the way for Milwaukee today, and the National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for the already sodden area.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!Roomies new baby!!! she named him Ozzy.....he is just the cutest thing...Floyd ...well...he is NOT happy with the "new addition" he has gone upstairs and will not come down..he is scared to death of the 4 month old kitten...lol

She adopted him from a no kill shelter called second hand purrs....the sweetest baby....

Floyd also has another hematoma (spelling) on his ear...sheesh...and an ear infection...so not a happy boy...not feeling good...new thing in the house, poor baby


will keep you posted..................

JUST WHAT THE F**** IS THIS!?!?!?!?!?

This "thing" was on my front porch this morning scared the hell right outta me...
GROSS GROSS GROSS.........turns out it is a "green crab spider" most commonly found in KENTUCKY.......Guess where I am NOT going.........it was not very big but it made up for it in grossness...EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

a neon green crab spider......


ewww gross

It dies next time I see it.......maybe.....if I'm brave enough......~~~~shudder~~~~
And the worst thing.........?

I'm USUALLY not afraid of spiders..................

HAD A FUN WET TIME AT THE FROLICS!

This was the sky after the RAIN.......at least it stopped...lol

Of course the pics are in no particlular order lol this is a pic of the people watching the band B.F. rain...lol

nice sky huh?

This is my friend Sandie.....(will be sister-in-law)

This is the hill where most people watch the fireworks from...we call em "hill people"...lol and it is a great spot for watching them...most of them prolly been here ALL day....picnicing and drinking....( the best place to watch them is right next to the beach where we sit...)

after the rain people were useing the tarps as a giant slip and slide one guy went right under the fencing...dumba$$ about the 4th person the sheriffs arrived.....so ends the stupidity...lol

this is the area right in front of the stage where the band plays.....the band never did start back up again...stage was too wet....water and electricity don't mix to well...lol

Me and David Gruber....he is a local lawyer has adds on t.v. "ONE CALL THAT'S ALL.......lol

My friend Renee ...lol

And Marta......she has the "HOT'S" for him...lmaoooo

Marta dancing..with her beer...lol

Renee before the rain......

Renee after the rain......lol

Marta before.......

Marta after...lol

kids dancing......(like I said...pics are in no order....before rain)

a couple dancing....

sky over the lake......

ANOTHER NIGHT OF FUN FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight is water frolics night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO
Great fireworks great company!!!

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY DAY AT THE BALL PARK...

This is the view from my seat!

woo hoo great tickets!! 10 rows from first base!!!

This is Maryanne..her hubby Dennis...and their daughter Lauren.

Jim Edmonds

was HOT in the park.....at least we were on the shady side of the park...lol

The t-shirt toss....lol

The field cleaners......

7th inning stretch....the Klementz Racing Sausages come and race...lol....three of them fell this time...lmaooo It's gotta be hard to run in those costumes...lol

(of course the pics don't go in the order I wanted them)

here they are before the start...

Me and Bernie Brewer

Bernies duggout.....when we get a homerun Bernie slides down the slide..he didn't get to slide down this time :(

This is a memorial to the three men who died in a crane accident when the park was being built in ..I believe it was 1999.

Nice view of home plate

First pitch.....that little guy from the boy scouts I think did a great job!!

Corey Hart

another nice view of the park.....

singing of the National Anthem....










I had a great time and I do have four more tickets for July 28th...same seats!!

We ate at the NYCE club at the ball park.....I WON'T be eating there again.....$12.00 for a cheese burger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it wasn't all that good either! $3.50 for a soda I was going to have the "buffet" till I found out it was $38.00!?!?!?!?!?! NOT. It's cheaper to eat at the concession stands...better food too....

Even tho we lost 9-3 I had a great time There are still more pics too.....so maybe I'll post some every once in a while...lol

I bought some new bath towels for myself today....Roomie went "kitty" shopping today...She went to a place called "Second hand Purrs" and picked out a 4 month olf baby boy...will get pics of the new boy when he is delivered....they do a background check and all that stuff BEFORE they give you your baby....and deliver it so they can kinda "check the place out" so to speak....make sure you're not a hoarder or something....lol...

ok enough for today...LATER!