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Anger Management
Posted Aug 23, 2005
Today, once again, as it happens SO often in my groovy life, I'm buzzing happily along and I get side swiped by something that is entirely not my fault. This is not the "I didn't do it/finger pointing namby-pamby stuff that siblings hopefully grow out of before they turn 21" But the I relied on someone else to do thier job properly and they didn't and now I'm completely left hanging by my finger nails without a net.
Usually it is things that my dh has procrastinated on and now these "things" have gotten so late/out of hand that we (of course i'm included because i married him) are in deep doo doo.
//This time it was someone at the town hall who messed up, I paid money for the boys to go to football camp this week. This morning bright and early,I loaded the kids in the car, cleats, shin guards found and on,lunches in hand and I get to the field and no one was there. I go to 3 other practice fields in town and not a soul at any of them. I call the camp director (whose number I have from the flyer that was sent to my house 2 months ago) and she said, oh, the camp was 2 weeks ago, you DIDN'T pay attention to the flyer DID you? "Why yes, certainly i did, I gave you the application that i cut out of that same flyer with a check for the money which had my name, address, and phone number on it" I answered a little shaken, because now i was 20 min. late for work. Well, she said, everyone else forgot the flyer and just filled out a slip from my desk which had the right date. I didn't write that flyer, it was wrong." Agreeing that she took my money along with the application. She said she would see if I could get a refund."
My sis, dh and people at work (once i got there) were upset about the money. But I am upset because once again I feel like I have no control over my life. I have to scramble for babysitters, plans for this week get thrown in the air. I feel taken advantage of ooh-i hadn't thought of that before. It turns out that the week that the camp was actually held, I took that week off because I didn't have anyone to watch them. sheesh! My sis gave me permission to get angry, but once again, i took to playing loud music in the kitchen and singing loudly rather than yelling at someone. DH overdrafted the bank account 3 times again this week, where am i? In the kitchen scrubbing pots and pans to "A New World Record" pretty silly huh?
Better than going shoppping and making this all worse!! But really what would yelling at this Lady have gotten me? Camp was over two weeks ago, It wouldn't bring it back, and would have made her mad too. Oh well. Onto the next accident.... right?
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Foster Dog Duke
Posted Jun 5, 2005
Whoohoo!! The coonhound got adopted! The coonhound got adopted! YEAH! Nobody knew he was kitty-kat-krazy because he was in a shelter for the first year of his life. The first time he saw a cat in our house it was HAAAROUF! HAAAROUF! (i hope you get the picture-at least hear it in your mind) and after a while the cats even played tag-team to tease him. He didn't hurt them, it just appeared he wanted to sniff the cats, but they were not having any of that, they are MUCH too dignified to have an ungainly goofy, big pawed tripping over himself pooch sniffing around thier feline quaters. However he went to a family with no cats.
Yippee!!
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How To Give A Cat A Pill:
Posted May 18, 2005
I have read this in many places, it was emailed to me by a good friend 2 years ago and never fails to bring tears to crack me up, hope you enjoy this and remember IT IS HUMOR ONLY! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!
1.Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and apply gentle pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2.Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3.Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw soggy pill away.
4.Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of 10.
5.Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
6.Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7.Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for glueing later.
8.Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
9.Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply Band Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10.Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11.Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus jab. Throw away T-shirt and fetch new one from bedroom.
12.Ring Fire Department to retrieve cat from tree across road. Apologise to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to miss cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13.Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
14.Get spouse to drive you to the Hospital, sit quietly while doctor stitches finger and forearm and removes remnants of pill from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
Call RSPCA to collect cat and ring pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
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Cooking Hint #2
Posted May 17, 2005
If you are putting Spagetti gravy in a plastic bowl and don't want the bowl to turn orange then rub a bit of oil in the bowl first to coat.
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Cooking!
Posted Apr 23, 2005
A happy cooking hint, I heard on the radio today that the way not to get all teary when cutting onions is to take a bite of white bread and hold it in your mouth while slicing away. Well, wouldn't you know, this afternoon it worked! However, tonight I had to cut more onions in preparation for tomorrow night's dinner and all I had were crackers, that did NOT work!
Bread--yes
Crackers--no
Just a helpful cooking hint you can astound and amaze your friends with!
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gobiefishy ... Stuck between the bookshelves at the library of (Hey kid get off of there!!) DOOOOOOOM!!!!!
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