October 9th, 2007
October 8th, 2007
Happy Birthday Grandpa Doug, I miss you
Me and Grandpa
Doug about 1974
Today is my grandpa Doug’s birthday, he would be 79. Grandpa Doug died 1 Aug 1991 from a heart attack.
I saw him for the last time in May of 1991. He and grandma lived out of town and we were there for mother’s day. My son was 5 months old and I remember Grandpa was playing with him so I ran into the kitchen to get my camera. I told Grandma and other friends and family that I would never forgive myself if I didn’t take a picture of them together and something happened to Grandpa. Everyone laughed and smiled because I was so sentimental. I cherish that picture today.
I miss him very much. I miss his laugh and his nickname for me. He was a full blood Cherokee and always greeted me in Cherokee (o-si-yo, a-ge-yu-tsa) but for some reason he always said “adios” when someone left. LOL : )
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October 7th, 2007
October 6th, 2007
Square Melons
A round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerator and the usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on refrigerator shelves.
Japanese Farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square shape by inserting the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.
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October 5th, 2007
Allah, Infidel’s & Jesus
ATLANTA AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND AIRLINE COMMUNICATION:
Atlanta ATC: “Tower to Saudi Air 911 — You are cleared to land eastbound on runway 27L.”
Saudi Air: “Thank you Atlanta ATC. Acknowledge cleared to land on infidel’s runway 27L- Allah be Praised.”
Atlanta ATC: “Tower to Iran Air 711 –You are cleared to land westbound on runway 27L.”
Iran Air: “Thank you Atlanta ATC. We are cleared to land on infidel’s runway 27L. Allah is Great. ”
Pause: Static..
Saudi Air: “ATLANTA ATC - ATLANTA ATC!!!”
Atlanta ATC: “Go ahead Saudi Air 911?”
Saudi Air: “YOU HAVE CLEARED BOTH OUR AIRCRAFT FOR THE SAME RUNWAY!!!!! WE ARE COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. WE ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE. INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE!
Atlanta ATC: “Well bless your hearts, and praise Jesus. Y’all be careful now and tell Allah “hey” for us.”
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October 4th, 2007
Healthy Eating
Yesterday I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. My blood pressure was high, my cholesterol was high, I’d gained some weight, and I didn’t feel so hot. My doctor said eating right doesn’t have to be complicated and it would solve my physical problems.
He said just think in colors…
Fill your plate with bright colors… greens, yellows, reds, etc.
I went right home and ate an entire bowl of M&M’s
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October 3rd, 2007
Fun and frustration with ants
Let me start off by saying, I keep a clean house and have never seen any bugs in the house, not even flies.
Last night I saw an ant in the pantry. They aren’t fire ants, just the little bitty ones. My husband and I gathered boxes and laundry baskets and cleaned all the food and small appliances out of our enormous pantry. I mixed up a solution of vinegar, borax, a little dish soap and water to clean the pantry shelves and floor. I had been meaning to do that for about a month now anyway. I did find lots of crumbs and some cereal on the back of shelves, my bad.
After I cleaned all the shelves and small appliances we put it all back and I was happy! As a precaution, I placed a paper towel soaked in the cleaning solution on each shelf and a small container of vinegar on a lower shelf.
This morning, I saw another ant and I went nuts! I cleared the pantry out again but before I put the food back, I got on line to see what kind of ‘ant cure’ I could find that was all natural and safe for the dogs. While searching, I even found people who LOVE ants and won’t even give advice on how to get rid of them. I didn’t ask but I looked around and was thinking about it when I saw a post that said ‘don’t even ask’. What a kook!
I saw an ant on the counter so I tested with cinnamon, I think he ate it. I tested with borax and he ran. So I trapped him in a 3″ diameter circle. He was running in circles for 10 minutes! If he went another 10 minutes, I was going to break out the video camera! Well, he finally crossed the line and died. I found another victim but he was stronger and kept crossing the line. So I made the borax barrier taller, didn’t help. I buried him in borax but he kept climbing out and running. I finally got him with my finger. lol I wish I had a magnifying glass.
I am getting obsessed and frustrated. I cannot find out where they are coming in and it is pissing me off. There aren’t a lot of them that I see at once, just 5 or 6. We had put banana peels and apple cores in the trash this morning so I put that in the garage and everything in the pantry is sealed so will they just go away if they can’t get to anything? Any suggestions would be appreciated!! Until then, the bottom of the pantry is sprinkled (heavily) with borax. Smells good though.
UPDATE!
I just read on wikihow.com that borax should be treated like a poison!!! I have just vacuumed the pantry and cleaned it again for the 3rd time in 12 hours. *heavy sigh*
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It’s gonna be a bad one
WHEN YOU SEE THIS ON YOUR WAY OUT THE DOOR IN THE MORNING
go back in and have another cup of coffee. It is probably not going to be a good day!
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