I Finished A Sentence

I am so proud of myself. A few weeks ago I was on the phone with my sister, ET and I finished a sentence.

I had mentioned to her that my son's girlfriend, Sandra, actually liked my cooking!!

Bless her heart. I can only imagine that she has lived on a diet of Lucky Charms and burritos all her life. Actually, it's kind of funny but she actually prefers the store brand of Lucky Charms over the real ones. I think they're called Fortunate Flakes or something like that. I couldn't remember so I looked in the pantry to see and they were called Rainbow Treasures.
She must have gotten them from Krogers because the Food Lion brand is called something else. Magic Charms maybe?

I don't know. I usually shop at Food Lion. The service isn't as great as Martin's but actually Martin's isn't as good as it was before they bought it from Ukrops. But Food Lion is convenient and less expensive.

Believe me, every penny saved can help. Food is so expensive these days! Everything is. I don't see how young couples can afford to buy houses or even rent apartments when they are starting out. And if they have children.....well....whew!

I'm really glad JM and Sandra have absolutely no desire to have children at this time. They want to wait years. There really is no rush. I was 27 years old when I had my first.

That was a good age to start a family. I know some people start a lot younger and do fine but there doesn't need to be a big rush. Of course if they get married and have kids I won't be a meddling mother-in-law...hopefully. I do hope they let me help. And there really isn't anything wrong with me being in the delivery room. I can recommend I great pediatrician. If they aren't feeding the baby right or dressing it appropriately, I'll need to help them out. Oh my, I hope they don't forget to put a hat on my grandchild when they go out in the cold.

I hope they don't feed him/her solid foods too soon. I know Sandra likes solid foods but a baby can't have that for a while.

Sandra actually does like my cooking.

I made pancakes the other day and she loved them. I think she really does like my cooking.

SEE! I finished the sentence!!

(no applause necessary)

Do You KNow Where Your Computer Is?

I am Afraid. You should be afraid. Be very afraid.

This thing we call a computer has more control than you may realize. I discovered this yesterday when I tried to turn mine on. First of all, I had not turned it off, but it was off anyway. After I turned it on, the only thing I could get to come up was a screen that said....










"Your computer is unable to start. We will attempt to find and repair the problems. It could take a few minutes."

1st of all, that should have been my first warning. If my computer won't start up, then how can it send me a message telling me so.
THEN, it asked me if I want it to run a scan to try to find an fix the problem.

"Click YES or NO"
(Reminded my of those love notes from grade school, "Hi. I like you. Do you like me. Please check YES or NO).....whew, glad those days are over.....

ahem
Monkeys Are Funny.

Well, I am usually very wary of clicking on any buttons that I've never seen before but I clicked away. Then this little bar appeared on the screen that had a blue dot running back and forth across it. It said it was checking for the problem and then would attempt to repair it. This happened for about 10 minutes. Then it stopped and said that it could not repair the problem but if I entered more information, Microsoft might be able to crack the problem. It would try again.

"Please click....
Send additional information (recommended).......
Don't Send....."

There was another box. It said "Click here to review problems."
That seemed safe.
I clicked that button and this is what I got. (The numbers have been change to protect the innocent)


6.1.8600.5691.333
6.2.6955.147556
unknown
602
3
Bad Batch
6.3.7800.5692.30210
8888

WELL, thank goodness they cleared THAT up!!

I decided to try to old standby. Turn off the computer and then try to turn it back on.
I tried that.
It asked me, "Are you sure you want to turn off your computer?"

HOW IS IT THAT A COMPUTER THAT WON'T START CAN CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH ME!! ALSO, I AM NOT A CHILD! WHY IS IT ARGUING WITH ME!!!!!!

With bated breath, I turned it off...waited a few moments....and turned it back on.











Is the suspense killing you yet??







Well, that was enough excitement for one day.
I'm exhausted!!!!

Never-the-less, I cannot help but wonder, when I am asleep at night. What exactly is my computer doing? It is chatting with other computers? Is it video taping me? OR is it just trying to think up ways to drive me crazier.

I'm not afraid.
No sir-ee.
I'm gonna live to be 93.
I play safe for you and me.
Cause I'M No Fool!

P.S. The video says it's about 8 minutes but it's really about 40 seconds.

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Hey There, Georgie Girl!!

So here I am.






I'm trying to get back in the zone.
The Blog Zone. Picture, if you will, a woman. She is sitting at her computer...wait a minute. I said The BLOG Zone, not The Twilight Zone.











I'm trying to figure out how to get back in the rhythm.

How about a simple, "I'm Back!"?

Do I just start writing like I've been here all along?

Do I try to play catch-up? By the way, A Merry Christmas to Us All; God Bless Us Everyone!













Do I just start rambling along and see what happens? No, that would be silly and SO out of character for me.

Do I fill everyone in on my surgery.
OK, I'll do that.
I had surgery. Am doing well.












Now what?
Do I pretend I never stopped writing and pick up where I left off? Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Do I talk about why I haven't been blogging? That gets old.



Maybe I'll start off with a meme. Memes, Memes, Memes Oh My! No, Somehow I get the feeling we aren't in Kansas anymore.













I could start off with a song. Then again, I wasn't singing when I left. Never even said "So Long". (or farewell, auf weidersehen, or adieu. To you, and you, and you and you and you.)











Then again, I could always just slide in quietly. With so many people switching over to Facebook these days, perhaps nobody even noticed. Of course I haven't really been around there either. And it's been so long since I've checked my email, I'm afraid to even open that.

I don't know. There are just too many options. I think I'll just sleep on it and start back another day. After all, tomorrow IS another day!











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Things to Do, When You Can't Do Anything

Things to do when you can't do anything....

1. I'll let you know when I think of something.

OK, You Asked For It!!

Did you ever wonder what Wonder Woman's Mother may have looked like?

Hhhmmm after typing that sentence I couldn't help but wonder what Wonder Woman was wondering about herself. How long must one wonder about something before they are given the official title of Wonder Woman. I think I would have to be somewhere in the top 10.

oops, it has been a long time but.........Monkeys Are Funny.

So, we were wondering what Wonder Woman's Mother may have looked like.

I can't believe I'm doing this. Anyone who knows me and many who have just read my blog know I really do my best to avoid having my picture taken. BUT sometimes you just have to "bite the bullet" (wasn't it Wonder Woman who caught the bullets in her teeth? I know she used her bracelets to block most of them......).

Anyway it just wouldn't be right to leave you wondering.

Wonder No More..........






Yes, Yes...I know it puts the Wonder Bra to shame and looks like a Madonna reject. I can hear her now. "Well guys, I like the idea but lets go in the opposite direction and add a few cones...."

It took the first half of the day to shower, wash hair, actually put on make-up (wow!), get dressed and stand there like that (trying not to faint) while Alberquando took my picture. It only took 3 shots. The smile was supposed to be my fake Scarlett O'Hara smile that I mastered years ago, unfortunately I had been holding it frozen to long and it looks a bit like Scarlet after one to many Mint Juleps. *grin*


Whew! Then I was exhausted, took off the brace and took a nap. I may need to wait a few more weeks before I try to save the world from tyranny, injustice, and the "bad guys".






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What is ADHD?

Often I am asked what it is like to live with ADHD. Usually by the time I am finished trying to explain it, the person that asked can see it for themselves. AND they are usually more confused than they were before they asked me.

This clip is a speech given by an 11 year old girl that has ADHD. It is called "Living With ADHD". Between the visual and the speech, this is probably the best way I have ever seen it explained. I think that by the time you get to the end of this clip you will get a glimpse of what it is like.

She did an amazing job.

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The Cough Drop Story

I am in the middle of reading a book. Actually I am in the middle of reading about 10 books, but that's another story.

The name of the book is Driven To Distraction, byEdward M Hallowell MD, and John J Ratey MD. It is about recognizing and coping with ADD and ADHD from childhood through adulthood. I think the authors have been spying on me my whole life as I could have been the person they refer to in just about all of their examples. Most people have a few ADHD symptoms, the problem is when you have most of them.

There is one story called The Cough Drop story that I can relate to so well that I am going to share it with you. A lady is talking to her doctor...

"....that is about a cough drop someone left on the dashboard of our car. The other day I saw the cough drop and thought, I'll have to throw that away. When I arrived at my first stop, I forgot to take the cough drop to a trash can. When I got back in the car, I saw it and thought, I'll throw it away at the gas station. The gas station came and went and I hadn't thrown the cough drop away. Well, the whole day went like that, the cough drop still sitting on the dashboard. When I got home, I thought, I'll take it inside with me and throw it out. In the time it took me to open the car door, I forgot about the cough drop. It was there to greet me when I got into the car the next morning."

Now think about that story and add it to just about every aspect of your life. whew....

What was I talking about???

Busyness VRS Productivity

I read an interesting quote today.

"Don't Mistake activity for achievement. Busyness does not equal productiveness."
John Wooden.

Hours later when I had completely forgotten about that quote I sat down to write my blog. I scanned my last few posts and 2 of them jumped out at me.
After I grabbed them and put them back into the computer, I figured that there must be a reason they were trying to get my attention.

It was these posts:

"I Won't Be Late"
and
"I Would Never Do That."

HHHmmm, "Don't mistake activity for achievement. Busyness does not equal productiveness"

Well, That is Certainly Something to Think About................

I'm always busy.....but productive?.......I think in one of my next posts I'll write a short (HA HA HA---Sorry.... me...write something short...IMPOSSIBLE!! The words are all there just DYING to come out! (also it may not be my next blog because I may have the NEED to write about something else...which could happen....but probably won't....but if it does it doesn't mean I won't write about this subject on another day....maybe...I'm just not sure....we'll see.)

A blog about my day would probably be similar to the 2 posts I mentioned above.

I KNOW!! I'll improve my Productivity and THEN blog about it.
Well, if that's the case I'll be back in a few months.

Maybe I'm done with this subject after all.

But it is something to think about.

"Don't mistake activity for achievement. Busyness does not equal productiveness" hhhmmm, definitely something to think about............

I Won't Be Late.....

I am always busy.
I am always rushing.

I am always late....(just ask any one of the ladies that I babysit for during their Bible Study....I think they must only keep me because I'm CK's sister).

I know being late is rude. I know being late is inconsiderate. AND I know I hate waiting on someone else if they are late.

I am going to make it a point not to be late again.....well, at least a lot less often.

I really really try to be on time. I really do!
What do you mean you don't believe me?
I do!
No, I'm not lazy and I do care about your time. Please forgive me. It's not intentional. I actually make it a point to be on time or even 1 minute early.....(if I'm too early I may have to sit...quietly....with nothing to do.....(cold shiver). I always have a book or crossword puzzle with me in case I have to wait.....and sit.....quietly....with nothing to do.(another cold shiver)

To be on time I:

Leave myself notes,

Set a timer for at least 15 minutes before I have to leave.

Set the timer again for 10 minutes before I have to leave.

Set the timer again for 5 minutes before I have to leave.

But then I have those 3 minutes just sitting there. t i c k---t o c k..... t i c k----t o c k ....

I get everything I may need to take with me and either put it in the car or at least by the door.
(keys, purse, book, crossword puzzles, bag of whatever, jacket or sweater in case where ever I'm going has the AC up too high, t-shirt in case it is too hot, diet coke for on the way there, frozen water bottle for on the way home......I never said I'm not always prepared.....Ok, yes...I CAN say Obsessive Compulsive....don't rub it in!)

I've already checked the dog's water bowl and put her on the outside cable.

I've already checked that lights are out.

I've already made sure any candles I may have had burning have been blown out.

I've already RE-checked that any candles I may have left burning are blown out.

The stove is off. The dryer is off (I'm a fire fighter.....I know about dryer fires).

I've done the last email check and even logged off the computer to avoid re-checking one more time.

My shoes are on (almost always sneakers even if I'm dressed up. I will have already put my pumps in the car to put on at the last minute....but I think I addressed that once before).

THE TIMER GOES OFF

I have it go off the last time about 1-2 minutes before I MUST leave.

I go towards the door.

Oh yeah, let me leave a note to "Guacamole" to let him know where I am. (I think I need to change his name,,,Guacamole just doesn't work for me....for now on he is JM).(he's the 17 yr old)

The phone rings....I won't answer it...but I will check caller ID just in case it is an emergency.

Going back to the door...did I turn off the lights in the back of the house? I know I did. I better check real quick.

I'm out the door....door is locked.....No, I didn't lock my keys in the house.....give me a break!

While I'm outside I'll grab the mail.

Oh, I better unlock the door and put the mail inside after I quickly scan it.

Oh good, there's my water bottle on the counter. I almost forgot it. The ice is starting to melt. I'll just add a few ice cubes.

Dropped the ice or spilled the water.....clean it up.
Really rushing now.

Walking out the door again. Lock the door. Oh look, I forgot to turn off the back porch light this morning.

Unlock the door, turn off the light, reclose and relock the door.

Oh #$&//*# (shoot)
I locked my keys in the house this time.

I need to go out and get the spare that we have hidden in the....AH HA! Bet you thought I was going to tell you where the key is hidden.

OK, I'm really rushing now.

I run and get the key, unlock the door, get my keys, drop the spare on the counter, realize that if I don't put the spare back where it goes it will never get back there, check that I have both keys, run to put the spare one away, stop to pat the dog that is now barking furiously because I keep running back and forth and jump in the car...hot, sweaty, out of breath and ready to go.

Opps, forgot my cell, I'll need to run in and get it.

Unlock--- pick up cell---relock.

There's my neighbor...Quick "Hi, How ya doin'?"

Back in the car....start the car....start slowly driving out of my subdivision....check the gas tank level...................