It's Almost Over

Maybe one of these days I'll enjoy the holidays. Not sure when that will be but I hope it will happen at some point.

I know there are lots of things I should be thankful for, in fact I am very glad for many things, but the holidays are not one of them. I am looking forward to tomorrow though. I'm leaving in the morning for New Jersey to see my sister, her husband and her two boyd (17 and 10). I cannot wait. I've never been up there at this time of year (during the holidays). The holidays were a lot better before they moved up there (guess it's been 4-5 years now). At least my sister and the boys made it a little better.

I'll be coming back on New Year's Day so it's a longer visit than I usually get to have. We're not going to the city (New York) this time. That's a good thing. My Year!

Everyone be safe!!!

Momma Needs A New Pair Of Shoes

Well I was invited to go to a Texas Hold 'Em charity event this evening so Chris and I went. I have never played before but I like to watch it on TV. Watching and playing are a little different. Anyway, I was playing on a table and ended up winning. I had already won a Tony Stewart baseball hat (I already had won one in another raffle so I gave it away) in a raffle during the game, and then when I won they gave me a $100 gift certificate to FYE (I guess it's a record store in the ball). Then, the first place winners from the 6 tables played for the final winner. Guess what? Yep, I won. I got 4 tickets to see the Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat and a parking pass in March. The tickets are on the club level so I am sure they are good seats and are probably expensive tickets. The bad news is, I don't like basketball. The good news is, I won. I'll probably give them away - who knows.

It was exciting to win though especially with it being my first time playing. Beginners luck I guess.

Not too much else going on right now. Fixin to go to bed so I'll let you guys go now.

Later.

Mr. Hankey

Biddie just reminded me about Mr. Hankey when she mentioned she like the Dancing Pooh (dancing Pooh-hee hee hee) from Marni's Soulja boy (with Winnie the Pooh). For those of you who don't know about Mr. Hankey - or South Park for that matter, please do not be offended. It takes a different kind of person to appreciate Mr. Hankey.

Hope you enjoy.

7 Things About Me

Biddie over at Life, or something like it dared bloggers to take this on. If you haven't read hers, please do. They are good. Marni tagged her to do it, and I felt compelled to take it on even though she didn't double dog dare me.

So now I have to decide if I give the X-rated version or the other version. Guess we'll have to see what happens.

1. The first time I smoked pot was at a church retreat. I had never done it and the girls I was "friends" with assumed I had smoked it. Then I heard that sometimes the first time you smoke you don't actually get high so I thought that maybe I would be OK. Not so...They pulled out several Cheech & Chong joints, we were up some trail in the woods and we smoked away. I thought I was OK but when we started walking back, all of a sudden I just started seeing trails and I swear I met God that day. It scared the crap out of me. For dinner I ate all kinds of things I had never had before. I think I even ate greens and liked them.

2. When I was a senior in high school, I hated it. My friends all went to another high school so I was miserable. I got this hot idea and actually thought it would work. I went into my counselors office and told her my parents were getting a divorce and that my father was moving to the school district my friends went to school and that I was going to transfer to that school and live with him. She said, "Ok, just have your father come by and sign the papers and we'll get you transferred." Well that was a long time ago but I think I said something similar to Homer Simpson. Anyway, I walked out and came right back in and said, "I just lied to you. My parents aren't getting a divorce, but if you don't transfer me to the other high school I'm quitting school (that I could do without parents permission and she knew it)." She then proceeded to talk to me and within an hour both my Mom and Dad were at the school and I ended up going to college my last quarter of school. I stuck it out even though I had LOTS of absences. I skipped school all the time my senior year.

3. I had exploratory surgery on my neck when I was in 6th grade. It turned out to be a weird drainage from my salivary glands, but it was yucky. The first surgery they thought it was a cyst. When they went in it wasn't and it drained for a year until I had surgery again the next summer (the second surgery was exploratory). I think my case might be in some medical journal because it was definitely strange. You can still see the scar. When people ask me what happened I tell them I cut myself shaving. Being a woman it usually takes a couple of seconds for people to say "what?"

4. I love scratch off tickets. Did I mention - yes I did - that I won $10,000 on a scratch off ticket on Thanksgiving? I was giving thanks that day for sure.

5. I am a huge animal lover. Sometimes I like animals better than people. Is that so wrong?

6. I sang in a chorus at Georgia Southern College and we sang backup for Barry Manilow for one of his concerts in Savannah, GA on a couple of songs.

7. My favorite author is Stuart Woods and I love his books about the character Stone Barrington. The Harry Potter books were pretty good too.

Not everyone knows all of these things. But you guys do now.

I Kicked a Baseball Hat Because I'm Sexy and I Do What I Want

I'm tagging Marni, Coffeypot, Biddie and Her Indoors...

I got this as an e-mail but had so much fun sending it to my friends today that I thought I would add it to my blog.

In the e-mail you're supposed to go through the month and day of your birthday and based on the color of shirt you are wearing it creates a funny sentence.

Let me know what yours is, and even if I didn't tag you, let me know. Mine is the title.

__________________________________

This is TOO funny type out the sentence you end up with, in the
subject line and forward to your friends...also, send it back to the person that
sent it to you. DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING ALONE~

Pick the month you were born:
January..... I kicked
February... I loved
March....... I karate chopped
April......... I licked
May.......... I jumped on
June......... I smelled
July.......... I did the Macarena With
August...... I had lunch with
September. I danced with
October..... I sang to
November... I yelled at
December... I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1............. A birdbath
2............ A monster
3............. A cardboard cut-out of Luke Skywalker
4............. A tennis ball
5............. A snowman
6............. A gangster
7............. My rat
8............ My tutu
9............. My lamp shade
10............ My toe
11........... My booger
12............ A banana
13............ A fireman
14............ A stuffed gorilla
15............ A goat
16............ A pickle
17............ Your mom
18............ A towel
19............ A Smurf
20............ A base ball hat
21........... A ninja
22............ Chuck Norris
23............ A noodle
24............ A squirrel
25....... ..... A football player
26............ My cottage cheese
27........... My pineapple
28............ An iPod
29............ A surfer
30............ A llama
31............ A homeless guy

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White..... Because they were after me again.
Black....... Because my underwear were tight.
Pink........ Because nobody was looking.
Red........ Because the voices told me to.
Blue ......... Because I'm sexy and I do what I want.
Green..... Because I think I need some serious help.
Purple.... Because the world thinks I'm wonderful.
Gray....... Because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow.... Because I was bribed by the president.
Orange .... Because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown.... Because the clown was crying.
Other....... Because the aliens left their chip in me.
None...... Because I'm a ninja (be prepared to answer questions if
you get this one)

Now type out the sentence you made, in the subject line and forward
to your friends. Don't forget to send it back to the person that sent it to
you! I can't wait to see what you get stuck with!

Being Thankful

I liked the idea of listing what I am thankful for. This Thanksgiving was weird. My Mom called me the week before Thanksgiving and informed me she would not be cooking. Imagine the horror! There are only 3 of us here in Georgia (my Mom, my brother and I). My sister (her husband and my nephews) live in New Jersey. We don't see them very often (only if we go up there mostly). When she said she was not cooking, she said that was what she wanted and said what did I want to do (like it mattered). I told her I understood that she had cooked the holiday meals for the last 40+ years and that with just 3 of us, I understood that it was a lot to do for just the 3 of us. I then asked her what was open and she said she called the Cracker Barrel and they were opened so that's where we went. Not the worst place to go. She proceeded to go on about how she was a "bad mother", I didn't exactly say that she wasn't just that I understood.

Anyway, we got over all that and actually had a good time. I went over to her house on Wednesday after work (got to leave at 11:30) so after going home, grabbing my stuff and my dog I got over her way at about 3:00. We decided to go to Wal-Mart and the grocery store so we went on our way. I ran into Kroger to get the cooking bags (for my turkey). On my way in, I noticed the lottery machine, so on my way out, I put a $20 bill in and purchased 2 $10 tickets (Slot Machine tickets).

That was our last stop so we went on home. I wanted to scratch them by myself so I went into the rest room and scratched the first ticket...nothing. The second ticket I was scratching and towards the last one I got "luck" in one of the chances which means I won on all 16 chances. Usually I win $1 at each chance, but when I scratched the winning amount on the line where the "luck" was, it $50. I scratched the other ones and all of them were $50 or $25 each for a total of $500. I called my Mom while I was in the bathroom and she thought I needed toilet tissue. I told her no, and to check out the ticket I had and add it up. I went into the kitchen and she was adding it up on a calculator. It was $500.

My brother and I went and cashed the ticket and got some more scratch offs. My Mom won't buy them but she'll scratch them so I got some more for us all to scratch. We had some winners that night and went to get some more on Thanksgiving day. Well, we were all scratching at the kitchen table and I was scratching a Gold Rush ticket. My first number to scratch was a winner so I scratched the amount - it was $1,000. I scratched the second number and it matched - it was $1,000 too. I couldn't believe it so I had my brother look at it. This ticket had 15 chances to win and each chance was a winning number with either $1,000 or $500 for a grand total of $10,000. Can you believe it? I have to go take the ticket on Monday to the lottery office so I can get my check. Is that not cool?????

What am I thankful for?

My family: They drive me crazy but isn't that their job? I'm visiting my sister the day after Christmas and returning on New Year's Day. Can't wait.

My friends: I have lots of friends, but I don't see all of them on a regular basis, but that doesn't really matter. We can all pick up where we stopped before.

My job: At least I have one to complain about. Just kidding. I actually love what I do. I've been at my place of employment for almost 14 years and am doing something new the last 3 years. I love it because it's finally a more technical job.

My house: I've only had it for a little over 3 years, but I love it.

My roommate: It's a new situation but it has been a really good thing financially. Also, she is a good roommate. I am VERY thankful for that.

My animals (Harley and Beaker): They give unconditional love and always at the right moment.

My experiences: They made me who I am today - I think I'm OK.

My health: I may not be at the appropriate BMI (Body Mass Index) for my height and age, but I am not aware that I have any terminal disease.

Last, I very much agree with Marni on this one...

Our troops: They took a job in the service and unfortunately it is a time of war. They are brave people who keep us safe in our country and defend freedom.

Soulja Boy SpongeBob Style

Marni inspired me. I was watching the American Music awards and they did the Soulja Boy dance. It made me go back to her blog and watch Pooh again. Then I found this...Enjoy!!!!!