From My Side of the Mountain

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I hope now someone will come along and read it atlast.

I felt a need to blog simply to express my wonder at the fact that the first half of 2007 is already coming to an end. Didn't I just celebrate the New Year, um, yesterday?

The sheer speed at which I feel the days pass me by is not helped by the fact that I just keep losing my sleep running after one kid or the other. Where has my life gone? I am suddenly feeling old and cranky. Does that mean I am a bad person? I hope not.

I've been tagged by Sierra! http://blog.myspace.com/sierradafoe

Come to think about it, I thought I was non-existent till Sierra decided to tag me. I'll post this on my regular livejournal, too.

Here are the rules:

Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.

At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:

1) My greatest dream is to become a surgeon someday.

2) Sometimes I go on ebay and look for all the things I would love to buy. I waste loads of time on this but I would love to have a decorated nursery and a small dream house. If I get a chance, I would have a small library at home with a rocking chair.

3) I want to purchase every designer outfit I see even if it is way out of my price range. I have a great eye for colour and design and I do a lot of my clothers. I love mixing and matching my kids clothes also.

4) The Full House series, Baby Sitters Club Series, Enid Blyton books are amog my fav. books. I always wanted to fill out those little forms at the end that promised memberships to their respective clubs but since I always got them late, I couldn't. I still regret this. All these books are still there on my keeper shelf.

5) I love laughing and children group around me wherever I go. On my wedding day all the children who were invited constantly came to shake hands with me as they loved the 'laughing bride'. Even after 4 years, some of them still remember that.

6) I am very strong in my beliefs and I do pray every day. This is one way I find peace within myself.

7) I would love to attend a RT convention www.rtconvention.com and subscribe to RT Magazine but since I live too far away I don't think that I ever would. Some of my friends used to collect stuff and send it to me but as life happened many have sccttered away.

8) I feel very strongly about social issues including domestic abuse, child abuse, abortions and other prevalent evils.

Here are the seven friends I tagged:

Dotti Enderle http://www.myspace.com/dottienderle

Dia Calhoun http://www.myspace.com/diacalhoun

Michelle Bardsley http://www.myspace.com/brokenheartvamps

Patrice Michelle www.myspace.com/patrice_michelle

Michele Scott http://www.myspace.com/wineauthor

Joanne Walpole http://www.myspace.com/joannewalpolewriter

Susanna Carr http://www.myspace.com/susannacarr

Meloni sent this one.
http://www.myspace.com/melonicassidy

Thanks, Meloni

HOW OLD DO YOU ACT....

put an X in the ones you do then add it up and thats your age!

[] I know how to make a pot of coffee.
[x] I do my own laundry.
[x] I can cook for myself.
[x] I actually enjoy intellectual conversations.
[] I understand politics
[x] My parents and grandparents have better things to say than my friends.

Total: 4

[x] I show up for school and/or work every day unless I'm sick.
[x] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse.
[x] I've never gotten a detention.
[x] I've watched talk shows to point out the credibility of it all.
[x] I know what credibility means without looking it up.
[]I drink coffee at least once a week.

Total: 5

[x] I know how to run the dish washer and or do the dishes.
[] I can count to 10 in Spanish/French/German.
[x] When I say I'm going to do something I do it.
[] I can mow the lawn.
[x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid.
[x] I remember to water my plants.
[x]I study when I have to.
[x]I pay attention at school.
[x] I remember to feed my pets.

Total: 7

[x] I can spell experience without looking it up.
[x] I clean up my own mess.
[] The first thing I do when i get home is get a soda/drink
[x] I can go to the store without getting something I don't need.
[x] I understand jokes the first time they are said
[] I can type fast.


Total: 4

[] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour.
[x] I can look at someone hot without thinking of sex
[x] I realize that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it

Total: 3

the number you got is how old you act
repost as I act _ (?)_ years old

May is here and I am feeling the heat of summer again. It is good for my kids as they coughed and sneezed through this winter as I was trying really hard not to get sick myself. I wish I had an air conditioner but since the heat is tolerable around here, I don't think it will become a necessity.

My favorite thing to do is read (while sipping iced pepsi) all the books that have been sitting on my nightstand for months. I I start telling you what books are there in that pile we'd have to have 24 months of summer to allow me time to read all of those! With two demanding kids I don't think I would ever have the energy to do anything I like for a long time.

My 3 yr old would be finishing off writing her alphabets from a-z (she has done till t now) in a few days or may be tomorrow. She already knows how to write till 70 and everyday makes me feel proud of her. Between her and my little son, I am in heaven right now :)

Gosh, I feel like am slacking away even though I chase my kids and lifted them up and down and up again. I know in my hearts of hearts that it is not counted as exercise. The reality is, I need exercise to clear my head and get at least an hour 'off' more than anything.

I just need that darn push to manage a few things that are now left as loose ends in my life. Sheesh... my sorry behind needs a shove.

Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?


this quiz was made by Lori Fury

LOL! Just found this on one of my yahoo loops. I can't wait to hear what your new name is. This just takes a minute and will make you laugh.

My new name is in the subject. Don't laugh until you find yours.

We all need a little stress-reliever! This only takes a minute.

Please don't be a bore and ruin it.

Send it on to everyone you know including the person that sent it to you.

Sometimes when you have a stressful day or week, you need some silliness to break up the day. If we are honest, we have a lot more stressful days than not..

Here is your dose of humor...

A. Follow the instructions to find your new name.
B. Once you have your new name, put it in the subject box and forward it to friends and family and co-workers.

Don't forget to forward it back to the person who sent it to you, so they know you participated. And don't go all adult - a senior manager is now known far and wide as Dorky Gizzardsniffer!

The following is excerpted from a children's book, Captain Underpants And the Perilous Plot Professor Poopypants, by Dave Pilkey, in which the evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names...

So:-

1. Use the third letter of your first name to
determine your New first name:

a = snickle
b = doombah
c = goober
d = cheesey
e = crusty
f = greasy
g = dumbo
h = farcus
i = dorky
j = doofus
k = funky
l = boobie
m = sleezy
n = sloopy
o = fluffy
p = stinky
q = slimy
r = dorfus
s = snooty
t = tootsie
u = dipsy
v = sneezy
w = liver
x = skippy
y = dinky
z = zippy

2. Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name:

a = dippin
b = feather
c = batty
d = burger
e = chicken
f = barffy
g = lizard
h = waffle
i = farkle
j = monkey
k = flippin
l = fricken
m = bubble
n = rhino
o = potty
p = hamster
q = buckle
r = gizzard
s = lickin
t = snickle
u = chuckle
v = pickle
w = hubble
x = dingle
y = gorilla
z = girdle

3. Use the third letter of your last name to determine the second half of your new last name:

a = butt
b = boob
c = face
d = nose
e = hump
f = breath
g = pants
h = shorts
i = lips
j = honker
k = head
l = tush
m = chunks
n = dunkin
o = brains
p = biscuits
q = toes
r = doodle
s = fanny
t = sniffer
u = sprinkles
v = frack
w = squirt
x = humperdinck
y = hiney
z = juice

Thus, for example, George W. Bush's new name is:
Fluffy Chucklefanny.

Now when you SEND THIS ON...use your new name as the subject.

And remember that children laugh an average of 146 times a day; adults laugh an average of 4 times a day. Put more laughter in your day !

A 26-year old person decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he told me he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but instantly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring. He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as: a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc. It is however a much safer choice to boil the water in a tea kettle.

General Electric's response:

Thanks for contacting us. I will be happy to assist you. The e-mail that you received is correct. Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach the boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it. To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds before moving it or adding anything into it.
If you pass this on ... you could very well save someone from a lot of pain and suffering.

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