I was tagged by Mik on what makes me shudder.

Here’s my list: spiders (ewwwww), seeing a loose dog running around (oh nooooo), my boss saying, "I need you to do me a favor" (gasp-shudder), stopping in traffic on a bridge (GAW!), writing a REALLY good sex scene (oooohhhh-aaaahhhh), heights (egad!), did I mention spiders???

I’m tagging Moe, Larry, and Curly.

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GOODBYE FRIEND
To lose a friend so dear
Though you know the time is near
A heart that aches
And eventually breaks
The tears come tumbling down

Cherish the memories close to you
Pull them out and put on view
When you need a moment to recall
Review good, bad, glad and all
And still in tears you’ll drown

Copyright © 2006 Denise Belinda McDonald

The world lost a remarkable man this week. Jack Fryrear will be remembered and missed more than words can express!

His whit and humor drew all near to him. His love for writing nurtured many. And his love for his wife was to be envied!

Good bye Jack

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I had to go in and create my own template (I could have used a preinstalled one, but I don't wanna).

I found a background pic I like, I plugged it in and now I just have to reinstall ALL my links.

But dern it, I am determined to do this MY way :) can you say Stubborn? Oh, I know SJ is nodding her head frantically and saying, "you're a Taurus, told you so . . . . "

Yeah, well . . . .

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Why do my backgrounds keep dissapearing?????????????????????










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The DH gets mad at me when I say wordy-derds, and the 12yo has started saying, "Mom, watch your words" . . . So, I have had to come up with some creative things to say when I am F#^%$&* P&*^%$# (some are borrowed!)

1) Fedge *
2) Fartnockers
3) Frick *
4) Dern
5) Shiitaki **
6) Holy Guacamole
7) Shee-ite
8) Arse (in another language/dialect, not so bad)
9) Pirates (kids came up w/ that one)
10) Duck head
11) Fidge-it
12) Fudge-sicles
13) Crap in a handbag

Yeah, my kids aren't stupid, but if repeated at school, it's not the real word and you can blame the teacher for having a dirty mind and assuming it means something different! AND at least I wasn't the one who taught them how to pants each other.


* Borrowed from Ghost Hunters :)
** Borrowed from Spy Kids

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Updated: should have specified, the one on the right is the new book--got my author copies just this week!

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1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They SlowDown.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In."

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds".

7. Finish All Your sentences with "In AccordanceWith The Prophecy."

8. Don t use any punctuation.

9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat...use a serious face.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme.

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.

15. Five Days In Advance , Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.

16. Have Your Coworkers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.

17. When The Money Comes Out of The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"

18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling, "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......

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13 uses for Peanut Butter (not recommended for those w/ peanut allergies!)

1) Sandwiches—DUH!
2) Stuff enough in—shuts a kid up for at least 5 minutes
3) Make animals "talk" in films
4) Spackle in a pinch
5) Adds flavor to Thai dishes
6) Get gum out of hair
7) Sticks bird seeds to pine cones for kid art project
8) Sticks chocolate chips to banana
9) Makes celery bearable
10) Awesome cookies
11) Facial, not sure if it works, but keeps you busy for a few minutes
12) If left in the jar, makes a handy dandy weapon when wielded w/ purpose
13) Gave Barney another STOOPID song to sing

...and you ????

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So . . . . . how'd you spend your Labor Day?

Me and mine painted Spare's room. He asked if he could and I thought, "what the heck."
(I have been trying to get my family room painted for YEARS, but the DH won't commit to a color. ggrrrrrrrr )

So I bet you can guess the color . . . PURPLE :-)

The dh would like to think it's for his alma mater, TCU (Texas Christian University) however, Spare likes different things and it's for LSU--we have no tie to the college, (unlike TCU where his dad went, where his grandfather went, where his great-grandfather taught . . .) he just loves all things sports and is hooked on LSU. Unless, or until he gets the big yellow letters on the wall the dh can be in denial!

Boy do I have a headache! You don't realize how much it stinks until you get away from it for a bit. I had lunch with my best bud Sandy J and when I got home WHAMO head starts pounding--but it does look neat!

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