The year is almost over.

I am sorry that I have not been commenting in anyone's journal lately.  I just don't feel like it.  Sad truth but there it is.  My mind is on so many other things.  My parents you know about.  But now there is their cat.  Yep, little old Sara has been attacking mom some and even started to go after dad.  So off to the vet Sara went.  Have to make sure nothing is physically wrong that is making her misbehave.  Dr B couldn't find anything wrong.  So it must be psychological in nature.  Great.  He says the only thing to try is to see if some hormone shot will help her with whatever is going on.  If the shot helps then she will need to get one every 2 weeks or so.  If it doesn't work.......well her condition will only get worse and we can't have her attacking mom.  So we will have to have Sara put to sleep.  It is really sad.

And next......couple weeks ago I went for my yearly exam with the GYN doctor.  He drew blood.  Didn't like what showed up so I had to go to my internist today.  Great news, I have diabetes.  No "pre-diabetes", Dr G says he's calling it diabetes.  But before "we throw medicine" at it I have to see a specialist and make some "lifestyle" changes.  I know I have to do it, but I don't know if I can.  I have depression also and that fights against all the things I need to do because of the diabetes.  Exercise?  Sounds easy enough to walk for 30 minutes a day, but depression makes it hard to get up and get dressed much less exercise.

If it sounds like it, it is.  I am throwing myself a big old pity party today.  All are invited.  Party must end before morning though.

Oh!  My neighbors a few doors down were robbed over Christmas.  Lots of stuff stolen, even a gun is gone.  Lucky no one was home when the houses (yep, houses -- 2 of them) were robbed.

I need to get a dog.  A guard dog.  And one that would force me to go out and walk it everyday.

Kathy

It's that time of year! No, not Santa, it's fruit cake season!!! Yummy!

I am a lucky person.  I know that.  Really I do.  Sometimes I have to throw myself a big old pity party but I know that I am basically a lucky person.

I LOVE my parents.  I am lucky enough to still have them here on the earth with me.  However......I know my mom is driving my dad crazy.  Guess dementia will do that to a person.  But now dad has said he'd leave if he had a place to go.  He even told mom he would move in with one of his sisters (she's a widow) but didn't know if she would let him.  Mom gets all mad and says if they could just get along.  She says just ask me yes or no questions and I will stay in my room and we just won't talk.  NOW dad throws a hissy fit saying why live in a house with someone that won't talk to you.

Take a deep breath Kathy......a long deep breath........

Mom wants to know what I think.  Wants my suggestions on how to make life at their house calmer.  ROTFLOL Wants my ideas?!!! She is kidding right?  If I told her what I really thought she would never speak to me again.  But I'm not mean.  I know that she can't help a lot of the things that comes out of her mouth.  She doesn't realized how she has been changing.

Yep, I'm lucky I don't live with the parents.  I am unlucky in I don't know how the heck to deal with 2 grown people that are acting like 3 year olds.  I know they can't help it -- or maybe they could at least to a little extent.

Pray for them.  Heck pray for me.  We all need some help over in this corner of the world.

Oh!  Totally forgot I did a Christmas journal last year.  It's still up and I am guessing that any links over there still work.  Check it out:  Trying Not To Be Bah Humbug! In the column to the right (in that journal) is a link to eachentry so you don't have to go hunting for entries that aren't on the front page.

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season.  Try to think of the good things.  Tell someone you love them and give them a big old bear hug.  You never know when you might not be able to do it again.

Kathy

 

Tags: dementia, parents, holidays, christmas journal

who didn't know? and just stuff i've been doing

The headline on this is true: Worst Kept Secret in Hollywood - AOL Video Blog  If you didn't know she was gay then your "gay-dar" isn't working.  Frankly I could care less.  She's a great actress.  I heard once that this hilarious guy thought no one had a clue he was gay.  Hee Hee  Again that "gay-dar" would have told you so.  I loved watching him on the Hollywood Squares.  Funny.

I am hooking on one of AOL's free games: The Rise of Atlantis - AOL Games  I can play it for hours.  I totally lose track of time, space, and whatever else when I play it.

I got an email from Amazon today telling me they were sorry but they couldn't ship my stuff when they had planned.  It would be after Christmas before shipping.  Then a few hours later I get an email telling me the stuff has been shipped.  What the???  Doesn't really matter when I get it  -- just some horror movies for me to watch.

I went to the doctor yesterday.  It was time for my yearly exam with the GYN.  I really like my doctor.  But I dread going for the physical every year.  This time he had some blood drawn to check to see if lowering my HRT meds had any effect on stuff.  Can't wait to see what shows up.  Oh and you know how they weigh you every time you go?  I've lost a couple more pounds!  Great!

Sent a small amount of $$ to the local rescue mission.  They work with just homeless (I guess they are all homeless) men.  I really like their stores (used stuff, lots of furniture) but I hate going to the stores because they are where the men hang out and it quite frankly creeps me out sometimes.  I'm sure none of the men are going to attack me, but I feel uncomfortable around so many.

Guess that's it for now.  See ya around.

Kathy

Tags: hollywood's worst kept secret, who's gay, amazon.com, GYN appointment, rescue mission

What time of the year is it?

If you were to go outside today you would never think it was anywhere close to Christmas let alone being December.  According to the weather guy it's going to be in the low to mid 70's all week!  WOO HOO

Most people have traditions for this time of year.  I really can't remember any real traditions my family has had.  I do remember way back when my Granny (that's what we called our grandmother  -- and it really fit her) was still alive, she LOVED chocolate covered cherries.  We always had a box or two around the house for her.  After she died we still bought chocolate covered cherries into the house.  No one really liked them all that much but it was a part of what when "had" to buy every year.  It was probably a good 5 years or so before we stopped buying them.

But this year!  I know it was probably out last year but I just decovered a Hershey Kiss that is wonderful! Cherry Cordial Creme Kisses!  Now these I like!  They taste like chocolate covered cherries but without the cherry and not so sweet either.  I know my Granny would love these things.

While I was looking for the above link I found some fun things at the Hershey site that I never knew they had.  Check these out:

HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Chocolates - Downloads - Screensavers

HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Chocolates - What's New

Great stuff -- and best of all it's free stuff!

Mom gave me some Christmas money early and of course I had to spend part of it early.  I got some games for my computer.  I had been playing the free versions on AOL.  You can buy them from AOL but they cost like $19.95, I found the exact same thing at Wal-Mart for $9.99.  Not bad.  Plus buying them at Wal-Mart I get the CD for a back up in case my computer crashes, you don't get that with AOL.

If you are having "my" great weather what are you doing sitting there?  Get outside!  You know it will get cold sooner or later so get outside now while you can.

Kathy

 

 

Tags: chocolate covered cherries, granny, kisses, warm weather, christmas traditions

Bah Hum Bug

Once upon a time Christmas was really fun for me.  I loved decorating and shopping.

Some how, somewhere all that changed for me.  I guess it was about the time my depression struck in full gear years ago.  And it seems to go down hill every year for me.  Instead of thinking of Christmases past I think of future ones.  Ones where I am all alone.  I saw it happen to my Aunt and I see it slowly happening to me.

And now my family is going crazy.  I don't know if it is the time of year or if its stuff that was bound to happen sooner or later.  I expect it is the latter of the two.

As mom gets older (she's 75 years old) the more hateful she gets towards my dad.  And of course my dad acts like a 2 year old (he's 70 years old) and snaps right back at her.  Then I get a call from mom telling me how dad is acting.  Then I get a call from dad wanting to go somewhere  --  he's just gotta get out of the house.  I go with him.  He drives like an idiot and talks about mom like she is some evil thing.  So I get both parents bad mouthing each other.  If I stick up for the parent being talked about it makes things worse.

I am sick of dad talking about my mom.  It hurts.  Mom is having issues with her mind and memory since she was operated on when she fractured her hip.  You will not convince me that the anesthesia didn't do something to her brain.  I try to overlook some of the things she says.  I try to encourage dad to remember that she is taking meds for her "condition".  (I refuse to call it Alzheimer's  -- yeah some dementia sure)  But he seems to refuse to believe she is anything but acting like the devil.

I hate mom talking about dad.  But somehow it hurts more when he talks about her.  He even got so mad the other day he said he may have to put her in a nursing home because he just couldn't handle her mouth much more.  I wanted to scream at himand could have killed him.  Really.  Mom is physically in pretty good shape all things considered.  But she is getting grouchy and kinda of mean in her old age  -- I will admit to that.  She isn't the same person she was say 5 years ago. 

I know living with her is probably a lot harder than just me watching from the side lines.  But all the fighting is really getting to me.  I have tried to tell each of my parents that I don't want to hear about the other one.  But it is a lost cause. 

I don't know if it will get to the point that my dad says enough is enough or if it will just be an never ending battle until one of them passes away.

I don't know how to handle all this.  I love my parents, really I do.  But all of this (with my depression thrown in) is really getting to me.

Kathy

Tags: parents, fighting, dementia, depression

The on line crafts fair.

I mentioned this last week and forgot to give you the updated link when it came.

First let me say:  I don't know any of these people.  The writer of "Citizen of the Month" is a writer of some sort and seems legit but I don't know.  So if you order anything from anyone be cautious.  Ok?

Here's the link with all the links: Citizen of the Month » The First Annual Blogger Holiday Online Arts and Crafts Fair

Have fun and let me know if you order anything and your experience with that.

Kathy

 

 

Tags: online crafts fair

New Radio Station

My Scotish pal Stuart (Specimen Days) now has a radio station!  Great news for him!  You can find a link to the online radio station in either of his journals (Specimen Days) -- yeah the dude has two journals but they are about the same.  Or you can use this link: Online Easy Listening Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Kafka's World Radio

"Kafka" is Stuart's other online name.

His station is up and running 24/7 now.  WOO HOO  You will love the music he plays.  So be sure to check him out.

Kathy

PS:  If you don't remember Stuart try out these links:

Dance Stuart Dance!

Crazy Scotsman

 

Tags: radio station, Stuart, Specimen Days, Kafka

Is it just a movie?

So there is this new movie coming out.  Looks kind of interesting --  the promos and all.  Then I hear something about it on the Glenn Beck show (on CNN? he's on one of the news networks I just can't remember which.) about atheists and I'm all like huh?

So I have finally looked it up on the internet.  I have some links for you if you want to read about it.   The first link I feel good about it being truthful.  Instead of picking a random second link I will give you the link to the search page and you can check into it more if you would like.

 Urban Legends Reference Pages: The Golden Compass

AOL Search results for "the golden compass"

I'm not going to "preach" on wheter this movie is trying to convert us all or if it's just a movie and you can or leave it.  I just don't know what I think about it.

I will say I never understood all the church hoopla over Harry Potter.  I have read the books and seen some of the movies and I honestly don't see anything wrong with them.  Of course this new movie is supposedly something else.

Kathy

 

 

 

Tags: movie, the golden compass, atheists

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Your laugh for today

You gotta watch this!!!

Click here: Mrs hughes skewed views | Crackle - Stream On

 

Veterans of Foreign Wars -- VFW

In case you are interested in sending some of the members of the VFW holiday wishes:

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): 2007 Holiday Sign a Card Page

I got this link from: 

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Which I get emails from time to time from.

 

Tags: VFW, holiday card for veterans

Christmas cards and other random stuff

I am only sending like 5 Christmas cards this year so instead of getting the boxed kind I decided to spend the extra $$$ and get individual cards.  What I wasn't planning on was the cost of the ones I really wanted.

Yes Russ I bought Hallmark.  And thanks to the cost of the ones I bought your (Russ) retirement should be safe.

I bought those new musical ones.  They are great.  I LOVE them!!!!!  I hate that they are about $5.00 a piece!  I would never spend more than $3.00 on a card, but these are great.  I even bought one that wasn't Christmas because it was so funny (the one with Gilda Radner on it Russ).

Hopefully the recipients of said cards will love them as much as I have.

Next unrelated subject:

While driving down the road the other day my dad and I spot a deer -- dead deer laying on the side of the road.  I would have NEVER thought there could be a deer in this part of town.  Where the heck did it come from?  It was beautiful (although dead) and a rather large deer.

Things like seeing dead animals on the side of the road bothers me.  If I don't stop thinking of it I will end up in tears.  Well dad goes on and on about this deer (which I did call the police to have someone come pick up -- the deer not my dad --) and I am starting to cry and I finally snap at him: I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE! 

Dad knows that I am a cry baby.  I have a HUGE heart for animals and will cry over them being hurt, abused, and yeah, lying dead on the side of the road.

Ok -- trying my first little poll here.  Hope it works.  I wish they gave you a choice of more than 2 answers.  Oh well...

 

 Take care.  I'm going to play some AOL games.  Have you ever bought one of the games on line?

Kathy

 

Tags: christmas cards, expensive cards, aol games, dead animals on side of road, dead deer

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Today is quiz day!

I started this first quiz that I found the link to over at: The 365 Days of Halloween  Whose blog I found through Russ' journal.

Ok sit back, it's going to be a weird quizzen (is that a word?) day:  (click on the pictures, I don't know why the links under the pictures popped up and I haven't clicked on them.  I guess it's just advertising for the sites)

 

122,779 People

Jacksonville Dating

26%

Los Angeles Dating

28% Geek

Las Vegas Dating

I SCORED A 38%

San Francisco Dating

$5550.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worth.

Wichita Dating

60%SOCIAL DRINKER

Arlington Dating

 

 

And this is an AOL quiz:  Holidays: Holiday Food Trivia Quiz - AOL Living  Which I got like 4 answers right.  Bummer.

 

Kathy

 

 

Tags: quiz day, zombies, geeks, disney, cadaver worth, booze, death calendar, aol holiday food quiz

My yard is full of really colorful leaves.

I hope everyone had a great and safe Thanksgiving.  And that you survived the crowds if you dared to go out on Friday.

Before I forget here are a couple links I wanted to share.  The first one is sort of odd (to me any ways) it was sent in a fwd, fwd....mail. I have no idea if the thing is real or not:

Global Incident Map Displaying Terrorist Acts, Suspicious Activity, and General Terrorism News

And something more fun:

Citizen of the Month » Get Ready for “The First Annual Blogger Holiday Online Arts and Crafts Fair”

I don't know the above person.  I read his blog from time to time.  Seems like he has a great idea and some of you might want to participate.

I went to the Wally-Mart with dad today.  He wanted some groceries from there.  I am surprised they weren't busier than they were.  Right at the register they had some DVD's on sale for $2.96!  How could a person resist?  LOL  I'm about broke but that wasn't going to stop me!  I bought 6 DVD's for a total of less than $19.00!  WOO HOO  Glad I had a $20 stuck back in my wallet! 

I have been trying to watch a video on YouTube and the stupid thing isn't working right.  I am getting ill!  Errrrr 

I have tried a new game on AOL.  Well new for me I don't know how long they have had it.  It's called:  Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst.  Here's a link:  Play Mystery Case Files - Ravenhearst on AOL Games  This is one I wouldn't mind actually buying.

Not much else to say.  Sorry. 

Take care.  Steven King's The Stand is on the Sci Fi channel all afternoon.  If you haven't seen it it is really good.

Kathy

Tags: links, wal-mart, dvds, games, ravenhearst

It's almost turkey day!

I have no idea what I am going to do an entry on.  I thought if I sat down and started typing something would come......

Here are 2 sites you need to check out.  Bookmark them and go to them from time to time:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children some of these missing children are way into adult hood now (if they are still alive) 

National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA)  also check out the links on the left of their page marked "profiles"

It amazes me how many children and adults that go missing each year.  And it is even sadder when the police have a dead body and they have no clue as to who it is and no one comes forward to say they knew the person.

Well this post certainly has gone all gloom and doomy.  I have been watching too many police shows lately I guess.

Any ways check the sites every so often maybe you will recognize someone.  Wouldn't that be the coolest?

So Thanksgiving is almost here.  Where has this year gone?  I know that time supposedly goes by faster the older you get, but this is crazy.  First off I'm not that old for time to just be flying by, and secondly time is flying by and I am just sitting still.  It shouldn't be this way.  But what do I know? 

Christmas is almost here. The older I get the more I hate the holidays.  Maybe it's because I am single.  Maybe it's this or that who really cares?  I usually buy myself a Christmas present (or two) and even wrap it so I won't use it until Christmas.  I haven't done that in the past 2 years or so.  It's a little tradition that I have slowly let slip away.

Ok enough of all this downer talk.  Here is a cute, funny video for you to check out.  A little adult language (I think, I can't remember) YouTube - Charlie the Unicorn  Watch the video all the way to the end.  The end will surprise you!  LOL

And to Pamela (his1desire) I wonder is that you my cat Sophie has been talking to?  I still think about you and miss you.  I was so hoping your daughter would take over your journal but I guess it is just too hard for her.  Rest in peace friend.

Kathy

Tags: missing children, missing adults, charlie the unicorn, holidays, pamela, his1desire

Missing

A North Carolina man is missing.  I have seen this on local and national news.  I believe this to be true.

His name is Kyle Fleischmann and was last seen in Uptown Charlotte, NC.  Please check out the website his friends and family have put up and pass the word.

MISSING - Kyle Fleischmann

 

PS Kyle's site also sends you to another missing person site:  http://www.justingaines.com/

 

 

Tags: missing, disapeared, kyle fleischmann, justin gaines

Links! Don't ya just love them?

I have a habit of keeping a notebook by my side while watching tv so I can jot down web sites, or a number of other stuff.  I keep a small notebook in my purse so when I am out (like at the doctor's office) I can jot down stuff without trying to rip apart magazines in waiting rooms.  Buy the time I look up most of the links I have totally forgotten what they were for.

Anyway here is a small ton of links for you to check out.  I haven't done much reasearch on them so beware.  I caution you about having little eyes looking over your shoulder (I would never intentionally send you to a sex site or any with mostly bad language.

I have NOT ordered from any of these sites so if you do do so at your own risk.

Married Dating : Affairs : Married Women : Extramarital Affair - The Ashley Madison Agency - Romantic Rendezvous for Attached..   This I normally wouldn't share but when I hear of it I was blown away that there is such a site!

 

Urban Legends Reference Pages: The Golden Compass

 

 

Funschool - Fun and Educational Games and Activities for Kids

 

 

Welcome to the Doe Network   this is great.  ordinary folks like us try to help find missing kids (or adults) by using the internet. 

 

 

One Week Job

 

 

Slate Magazine - Editorial and Political Cartoons, Comic Strips  Political

 

 

National Treasure: Book Of Secrets

 

 

Skinit.com

 

 

Crystalinks Metaphysical and Science Website   not so sure how I feel about this stuff

 

 

Green is Universal

 

 

Petfinder.com: Adopt a pet and help an animal shelter rescue a puppy or kitten.

 

 

LiveLeak.com - Redefining the Media

 

 

Choose Your Room - Remodeling Center

 

 

mxyplyzk.com  looks like an ad site, but if you click on some of the stuff you will find it takes you to sites like the one above

 

Heard Museum

 

 

ALL YOU :: Homepage

 

 

Where to Find Pick-Your-Own Fruit / Vegetable Farms and cut-your-own Christmas Tree Farms

 

 

:: peaceful company ::

 

 

DoMyStuff.com - Outsource Your Life...

 

 

McCormick Fresh Flavor

 

 

Carol's Daughter - Personal and Beauty Care Items Inspired By Nature And Produced With Love

 

 

Memory Bears, Inc  they can make things out of your loved one's clothing or just make something for you to honor them by

 

Gawker, Manhattan Media News and Gossip

 

The CW Television Network - Shows   click on games

 

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.   Jimmy Justice

 

Chea! — iNTERNETS CELEBRITIES   adult language

 

Dogs In Danger

 

HP - What do you have to say - Gwen Stefani for you

 

Paranormal State   this is with the network A&E  about a new show coming on

 

 

StreetFilms   

 

 

PARK(ing) Day 2007   this event has past but you might like to read about it

 

Show Pages - News To Me - CNN.com   funny stuff CNN has found on the internet.

 

Perception Laboratory Home Page  cool stuff.  you can play around with how you look, how you would look as a different race.....

 

 

RADAR: Pop, Politics, Scandal, Style   adult content

 

Six Degrees - Home

 

Errol Clifford    little boy with rare disease  his parent's blog

 

POSTACRIME.COM - Post and Search for Crime on the World's Largest Crime Prevention Network

 

Jump the Shark: Has Your Favorite TV Show Reached Its Peak? Jump The Shark

 

Hope you have fun and like some of the links.  Let me know which you like and the ones you hate.  If you order from any of them let me know if you are happy with the company.

 

Love,

 

Kathy

 

 

Tags: links

My Hero's.......

*I couldn't find the type of graphic I really wanted so I decided on this one.  Please don't think of this as making fun of our miltary.  It isn't meant to be that way.  My hero's are our military personel -- past and present.  No matter what age, sex, or race.

 

   My hero wears combat boots!

 

To vets everywhere: 

Thank you so much for all you do for our country!  God Bless!!!

Kathy

 

Tags: my heros, combat boots, vets

Do You Believe In......

Do you believe in .........

Ghosts?  Spirits?  Angels?  Demons?  Aliens from another planet?  Any type of  "energy" that is "out there" that is some kind of life form?

Why do I ask?  Lots of reasons I guess.  But my brain is thinking about all these things because of my kitty Sophie. 

Have you ever watched an animal stare into the air and you can't see a thing?  You just know they can see something you can't.

Sophie has been doing that a lot lately.  But what is starting to creep me out is now she is talking to that invisible thing in the air!  Yeah, she is looking at something I can't see and meowing at it.

Could she be seeing one of relatives that has past?  Can she see my guardian angel (and yes, for the record I do believe we all have guardian angels)?

What do you think she sees and is talking to?

To answer my own question:

Do you believe in .........Ghosts?  Spirits?  Angels?  Demons?  Aliens from another planet?  Any type of  "energy" that is "out there" that is some kind of life form?

Ghosts? Nope  Spirits? Yes to a degree  Angels? Yes  Demons?  Yes  Aliens? not so sure how I feel about that  "Other life forms"?  Well I believe in God so that is a type of life form I guess you can say.  And I believe that there is so much that man hasn't figured out -- and may never understand -- so there could be something else out there, don't know what it could be, but I am open to the possiblity.

Kathy

 

Tags: Do you believe in .........Ghosts? Spirits? Angels? Demons? Aliens

Some linky links for ya. And How Scary are You?

Ok I have a few links for you to try.  The first is this that I stole from another journal.  Don't remember whose journal or I would give them the credit:

You Are Creepy

Serial killers would run away from you in a flash.

How Scary Are You?

 

For a somewhat adult scary Halloween story (not too adult): Citizen of the Month » The Werewolf: The Scariest Halloween Tale Ever

 

And they are doing the trick or treat through J-land again this year:  Trick or Treat Thru J Land, my favorite time of the year...

 

And then there is Deadly Cute: Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy™ | contest  Just remember it's all photoshopped......it's not real........or is it?........

 

Nothing to do with Halloween.......a few entries that I have read recently that I enjoyed and thought you might also:

Unhinged  or  http://stillunhinged.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-hump-or-two.html

 

13 Evangelistic Phrases That Produce False Conversions

 

Oh, about forgot.  This is cool.  The National Geographic's first ever wildlife photo they printed:  Wildlife Photography Milestone Pictures, Wildlife Photography Milestone Photos, Photo Gallery, Picture Gallery, Desktop Wallp...  (you can click on the pictures there and save them as wallpaper.)  This reminds me of those new dog and cat photos on notebooks and stuff:  Australian Sea Lion off Adelaide, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers - National Geographic   And you might want to play around on their site here:  Photography, Pictures, Galleries, Wallpapers, Screensavers, Photo Tips, Biographies - National Geographic 

 

Guess that's it for now.  Take care.  Tell whomever you love that you love them.  And give them a huge bear hug.

 

Love,

 

Kathy

 

 

Tags: halloween links, deadly cute, national geographic wallpaper, unhinged

It's Communism I tell ya! Communism!

My mom.  Bless her heart.  Some of the things that come out of her mouth these days.......

Dad tells mom about analog tv going away, make room for digital tv....

Mom is all: It's Communism I tell ya!  Communism!

Ok, where the heck does she get Communism?  When was the last time you even heard that word used?

Is mom's aging mind going looped-de-loop?  She has come up with the wierdest stuff lately but doing away with analog tv is Communism?  LOL

I love my mom dearly.  But I told her that was crazy, I don't think the Russians have anything to do with our tv sets.

So what do you think?  Is my mom right?  And exactly when am I going to have to spend $$$$ on a new tv?  (secretly......I am looking for a great excuse to buy a flat screen.......)

Kathy

 

Tags: analog tv, digital tv, communism

Fried Pickles

While watching the Food Network the other day I saw a food that I just I would have to try.  Ok, I haven't gotten around to trying it yet but I will.  It was on the show "Diners, Drive ins and Dives.  A place here in NC has this.  I LOVE dill pickles, so when I saw this my mouth started to water!  What the heck am I talking about?  Get ready:  Fried Pickles!!  Yup, fried pickles.

I found a few recipes on the net but this one sounds the most like what I saw on the TV:

FRIED PICKLE CHIPS
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. pepper 1 c. buttermilk 1 qt. hamburger dill chips Vegetable oil Combine flour, salt, and pepper, mixing well. Dip pickles into buttermilk and dredge in flour mixture. Deep fry coated pickles in hot oil (350 degrees) until they float to surface and are golden brown. Drain on paper towels or brown paper bags and serve immediately. Makes 8 dozen.

Another one that sounded ok was here: Deep Fried Pickles Recipe: Recipes: Food Network

 Have any of you had a fried pickle before?  If you try to make them let me know how it goes.

I also saw on the Style network how to make fried cheese.  Here is the recipe for it: Crispy Mozzarella Sticks - mystyle.com  Gonna have to try that one too.

I love cheese and pickles!  I think you could/should have them with almost every meal you eat!  Really!  I think I got my love for cheese from my granny  -- she ate a little cheese with every meal.

Nothing going on around here.  I did go to Subway and pick up a turkey/ham sub for lunch.  Yum, I love Subway.

Tags: fried pickles, fried cheese

Dust Buneez! LOL

I love animals, and I just adore bunnies so when I saw the above I had to post it here.  And speaking of dust bunnies......I finally broke down and took a dust mop under my couch.  Found lots of cat toys that I thought were gone, and quite a few dust bunnies.

Speaking of cat toys (and I was.....sort of) I have been finding toys that I haven't seen in years popping up!  Really.  I hadn't seen some since my sweet Ashley was alive.  And one that recently popped up about gave me a heart attack.  I was walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night and saw what appeared to be a real live dead mouse!  (yeah, a real live dead mouse!  LOL  kind of like killing a person dead.)  I turned the light on to find a very realistic cat toy!  Whew......

I'm starting to get a little (very little) caught up on my journal reading.  Just saw that are beloved Joe was laid off.  Has AOL lost their minds?  Hopefully we can keep up with him at his other blog.

I am forever buying books.  I haven't done much reading this year but I still buy books.  I may never get them all read but they will be here when I get ready.  I read a book a few years ago called "The Lovely Bones" which was a FANTASTIC book!  That lady can really write.  Anyways she has a new book out called "The Almost Moon" which I just ordered.  The author is Alice Sebold.  Can't wait to read it.  If you haven't read "The Lovely Bones" you should. 

Kathy

Tags: cat toys, dust bunnies, editor joe, joe, books, the lovely bones, the almost moon,

errrrrr

I just typed a long entry, hit save, and got some error message!  The entry is gone!  Gone!!!!  It has been a long time since I have lost an entry that way (ok, I have lost a few by not hitting save and hitting that little red X instead -- such a stupid mistake, and I hope I am not the only one that has done that :) ).  I'm mad.

I'll try to retype the entry later (if I can remember all of it).

Anyway here's an entry to let you know I'm still alive and making a few rounds in J-land!

Love,

Kathy

quick entry not so quick

I wanted to hurry and say hi before I leave for the doctor.  BUT can't say as much.  Sophie -- my cat  -- is laying across my right hand/mouse.  Typing only left handed is hard.  I'm not a lefty and the old "hunt and peck" method of typing isn't easy.  Maybe a better entry later, with Sophie helping me!

Kathy

 

Tags: sophie helping type entry, cat

Things I Hate

I still can't believe how little time I have been spending on the old computer here.  I don't know what happened that caused my desire to be socialable here seem to leave me.  I hope it will eventually come back to me.

Didn't know what to do an entry on so I decided to just a list of some sort. What kind of list I pondered.......stuff I hate seems good........

1  Politicians  -- they all lie.  not a single one can really make a difference in my little world.

2  Dead animals on the side of the road (or even in the middle of the road).  My heart goes out to them.  Did they suffer?  Is their little animal family worrying because they didn't come back to the nest?  (I'm weird I know it, you don't have to tell me)

3  Cat litter box.  Do I need to make any remarks?  It kind of stands on its own doesn't it?

4  Men who hit women.  My niece finally left her abusive boyfriend.  But I worry that she seems to be drawn to men that hit.

5  My parents getting old.  Well I don't hate their getting old so much as I hate all the physcial problems that are coming with their aging.  It doesn't seem fair.  What's the saying?  Youth is wasted on the young.

6  My telephone company.  They won't leave me alone!  They want to be my internet provider.  ::shaking head::   My internet is cheaper where I have it but for some reason they don't believe me.  They offer money or free months and I still say no.  Well they ever get the message?

7  Housework.  Once upon a time I was really great at keeping a clean house.  But then my depression came at me full force and I mostly could care less about how clean anything is anymore.

8  The marjority of stuff on tv.  I guess I am not the targeted age group or something but nothing much seems worth watching.  Even the news (which I have avoided like crazy since 9-11) seems suspect.  Are any of them really telling us the truth about anything?  I doubt it.

9  People who can NEVER ignore that call waiting beep.

10  Spending big $$$ buying groceries only to find you have nothing to eat when you get home.  What the heck costs so much?

Kathy

Here's something for you to try:

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz646187686b8.html

 

 

Tags: 10 things i hate

Just Random Stuff

Here are a few links for you.  I think you will find the last 2 pretty interesting.  So be sure to check them out.

Jump the Shark: Has Your Favorite TV Show Reached Its Peak? Jump The Shark

 

 

POSTACRIME.COM - Post and Search for Crime on the World's Largest Crime Prevention Network

 

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.  --  about missing children

 

My cousin that burnt down her house, well another cousin gave her 2 smoke alarms as a house warming present!  LOL  Good think S has a great scence of humor.  S went back to the other side of the state to get her mom and bring her to the new diggs.  Aunt M is almost 80 and can't live alone anymore.  In fact Aunt M says she doesn't want to live past her 80th birthday.  I know she has a lot of problems and recently had a stroke......actually she hasn't been the same since her son G killed himself.

 

My cats haven't caught anymore mice so maybe I don't have anymore!  Lets hope!  Sophie has started sleeping with me lately.  I love having one of my kitties to hug at night.  One cat I had for about 19 years would sleep with me every night, she would curl up beside my pillow.....  Hey when you sleep alone it's nice to have something warm and breathing to cuddle up to!  :)

 

It's been about a year and a half and my Aunt E's house is still on the market.  We have kept the electricity on, mow the yard, insurance, and pay the taxes so it isn't cheap to have a house just sitting there!  I know there is a housing slump but this is getting crazy.  Sure the house needs a little work but the price is pretty low.  Oh well I am sure it will sell sometime.

 

Have I posted this link yet? 

Love is respect - National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

 

Or this one?

 

RADAR: Pop, Politics, Scandal, Style

 

Guess that's it for now.  Take care.  Be sure to check out the links several of them are really great!  Pass them along if you want.

 

Kathy

 

 

Tags: link for post crime, link for missing children, smoke alarms, cats, cats sleeping, house selling, more links

I'm late with this. You probably already know.

Penny  --  a fellow J-lander --  died earlier this week.  Her journal is here:  Penny`s Pieces of Ohio  and here is the entry Roxy did about Penny:  RIP ~**Penny**~ We Love You

I had only just started reading Penny's journal.  I am sending up prayers for her family.

 

Kathy

 

Tags: Penny's Pieces of Ohio, Penny died

Mice and Murder

I took my mom's cat to the vet last week and I was telling Dr M about my cats and the mice.  I was totally shocked at what she said.  Are ya ready?  She says "I use humane traps and then take the mice to someone else's property and let them loose.  Then it's their problem."

Has she lost her freaking mind?  Ok I don't use mouse traps or poison because it just seems like such a horrible way to kill something (yeah, like being "played with" by my cats isn't horrible), but to catch a mouse and then unleashes it on some unknowing person?

What is the point in using a "humane trap" if you are just moving the mouse so someone else can kill it?  Is it me or is Dr M crazy?

I have a creek behind my house and a small wooded place so I think that is were the mice came from.  I don't know how the heck they are getting in the house.  My other cats never hunted for mice so either I didn't have them before or I just have better mousers now.

Spike TV has a great new show.  However it is hard to catch!  It seems to never be on but somehow I catch it once in a while.  It's called Murder.  It is sort of a reality type show.  They take regular people and see if they can solve a real murder.  Some of the episodes I managed to solve before they told who/what/how.  The site has full length episodes (I just found out) that you can watch: Murder - SPIKE Powered By IFILM.  If you like shows like CSI you will love this.

I also just discovered that A&E's site has some great games:  A&E Television - Games.  If you are into the CSI type stuff you will love the Crack The Case game!  And for some laughs (and work out that eye hand coordination stuff) try the Tag The Toes game!

Kathy

Tags: mice, mouse traps, murder, spike tv, games

Could it be another entry? Why yes! Be still my heart. LOL

I realize that if you have one mouse in your house you probably have at least 2.  Whoever heard of a lone mouse? :)

So should I be shocked to walk into the kitchen and see Maggie with a mouse hanging out of her mouth? Well yeah!  A freaky looking site.  I just turned around and left the room.  Not the most mature way to hand things huh? 

I decided to just nature take its course.  Yup the next day I find both cats sitting and staring at the poor little creature.  It was still alive!  But it didn't look so good.  I thought it was near death and got it up in a dust pan.  I took it and thew it out in the yard.  It landed belly up and didn't move.  Good it's dead.  Or is it?  I look out of the window a few times and it's still there laying belly up.  Then about an hour later it's gone.  Did it not die and get up an make a run for it?  Or did the neighbor's cat get it? Humm.......

I hope to never see a mouse hanging out of my cat's mouth again!  So weird and "horror movie" looking.

Got word that my cousin left her husband of some 20 years.  She said it had been coming but the "straw that broke the camel's back" was last year when she accidently burned down the house.  Yes, you read that right  -- she burned down the house, to the ground, totally, everything gone, poof.  And her hubby won't forgive, forget, ect......

S didn't mean to burn anything.  She had something on the stove and she and her husband was talking about the tractors or whatever and they went outside and forgot about the burner on the stove......somehow the pan caught fire and before they knew it the house was on fire.  They live in the country so it took a little while before the fire trucks got there and then it was too late.

I say the bigger idot was the husband.  Why?  They had just built the house and didn't have insurance on it.  I have no idea who, what, or why, but I say husband was working making the money and therefore he should have been the one to make sure they had insurance.  Well I guess it was partly up to S also.  I just feel so bad for her.  Hey she's blood relative and the husband isn't so I have to still up for her!  LOL

 

Tags: mouse, mice, cats, cat w mouse, cousin, house burned down, insurance, separated

Links!!!

Just because I have been off line doesn't mean I don't have links to share!  I find links all over the place!  Here are some for you to check out.  I have NOT checked out the sites, I have ONLY checked to make sure they are working links.  I doubt you will find something really offensive (if you do let me know).  Just make sure no little ones are looking over your shoulder until you check out the sites yourself.

What spoiled dogs want - dog care for your pampered pet

reality blurred + the reality TV news digest

Face of Virgin Ad Campaign ‘Never Consented’ / Jossip  you should check this one out if you ever post pictures of yourself or your family!

Jossip - The gossip's gossip sheet - Insider media and celebrity industry gossip

Hollywood.TV

Roll Call Newspaper Online || Index  I try to stay off politics here but this is a pretty good site.

http://www.dearlydepartedtours.com/DDT/index.html  ok, I'm sick and demented.  LOL

America at Home 7 Days

The History Channel - Home Page  has links to some cool history stuff

http://mrimporter.com/  shopping!  I have NEVER ordered from this place, do so at your own risk

X17 Online- Come to the Source

Eventful - Events, Concerts, Tickets, Festivals, Kids, Singles, Sports, Music

Welcome to GoCityKids

The Resident

Gary Brolsma & New Numa! - $45,000 WorldWide New Numa Contest!  we all know about this guy!  Too funny

Lastly I had someone email me some really cute animal pictures.  First time I've seen this set.  If you want to see them email me and I will forward it on to you.

Kathy

Tags: links, forwared email, animal pictures

Just me again

I went to the GYN this week.  He thinks I would be crazy without some HRT at my age.  So we are cutting the dose in half to see if I can handle it and if it does any good for my blood work.  Dr also suggested I try 1000 mg twice a day of Flaxseed Oil.  He knows of 2 people that have definitely seen their blood work improve with taking it.  So  I'll give it a shot.  I will have my blood checked again in a couple of months.

Passions fans!  There is someone bloging about the show here:  Passions Fans  Looks like the killed Fox off.  Wonder who did it?  There is also an online petition to get the show back, but I doubt it would work:  PASSIONS keep it on nbc.com | YouChoose  Personally I wouldn't bother but ya never know. 

I am so behind in reading everyone's journals.  I have got to figure out a way to catch up -- and a way to get myself back online more often!!  My parents are like "you spent so much buying a computer and paying to be online so be online!  Get your butt off the couch and do something".  LOL  Gotta love the parents.  Even though they are getting older, have more aches and pains, some problems with memory, they still ask me every couple of days if I have been online.  Bless their hearts.  :)

Sophie and Maggie are fine.  They had the most excitement ever the other night (read the entry about one less mouth to feed).  They are as beautiful as ever.  I am such a proud furr-mommie!  LOL

Kathy

 

Tags: blood work, HRT, flaxseed oil, Passions, parents, get online, behind in journals

One Less Mouth To Feed

It is quite today.  Everyone is peaceful.  Thinking of all the fun that was being had the other night.  Well, fun for all but one.  And he bravely gave his life for the others.

I had known for awhile that I had more than just me and the cats living in my house.  Yep, I had at least 1 mouse.  Had. 

I heard all this commotion while sitting on the couch watching TV, and suddenly I see this small little mouse running for its life and Sophie and Maggie (my 2 cats if you didn't know) right on the mouse's little heels.

I let out an "OMG" and pulled my feet up on the couch.  Then I just watched as the trio ran around and under things.  I wasn't real sure what I should do.  I don't think I could have caught the little mouse and what would I do with it if I caught it?

Off they all run into another room.  After awhile I can hear the mouse squeaking.  I am hoping and praying it is just calling out for help and not being eatten alive by the cats. 

Yes I wanted the mouse gone, but I didn't want it's exit to be a very painful and horrible one.

I go to bed and wake up in the morning with the cats hissing at each other.  They never do that.  Oh, I see.....in walks Maggie with "her" mouse.  She drops the poor dead little animal and lays on top of it.  Clearly it is her mouse and she ain't going to share her new play toy.

Looking at the mouse you can tell it's dead, no blood or bite marks.  The cats just "played" with it until it had a heart attack and died I guess.  Now they still don't want to eat it, just play with it.  Well I am sorry I can't have them playing with a dead mouse!

I still didn't know what to do with the poor thing.  I ended up just throwing it out in the back yard.  I felt bad about it, but hey maybe some other critter can make a meal off it.

I should not feel guilty or bad for the mouse.  But I do.  I think I must have at least one more because the cats are still sittingand staring at the cabinets...........and even though I feel guilty I will let them "take care of" that one too.

Kathy

 

Tags: cats, mice, mouse, killing mouse, getting rid of mouse