HAPPY EASTER

Me and my furry friends want to wish you and your families a very Happy Easter. Wishing you many blessings. Hope the Easter Bunny is good to you.

This poor setter just know this is wrong, wrong, wrong. Poor guy. He is ready to eat that bunny.

Love

Gremlins or Polly? You guess.

OK, here is how it is. My sweet, kind mom goes to my house during the day to let Spikey out to do his business. Then she let's him back in until I get home. Until I can afford to "Spike" proof the back fence, this will work out fine. I can always tell if Mom has been "looking" around when I get home. I can especially tell if she helps herself to a little snack. And, don't get me wrong, of course I totally do not care...she could eat anything she wants at my house. The problem is, she does not leave items the way she found them. For example....check out the back of jelly beans below....
...there is a good 5" area of air trapped in the bag. Yes, she resealed the bag, but trapped all the air inside. Excuse me, but isn't air what makes things go stale. I know, I know, jelly beans are not going to go stale for about 8 months, but still...the bag should be properly closed like this:

Here is another example of what I am talking about, and in this case, it would make a difference if air is in the bag. Now, this is a re-enactment....The names have been changed to protect the identity of the innocent. Remember, all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Viewer discression is advised. (I know I am crazy!) I actually stumbled upon the pretzel bag last week.

OK, this is an exaggeration...it didn't have the clip to the side and a gaping hole at the top, but it was just clipped at the very top, with about 8 to 9" of air trapped in the bag.

LL: Mom did you eat some pretzels?

M: No, wait, yes, how did you know. Did I not seal them up? (she knows herself so well)

LL: You sealed them, but with a whole lot of air in the bag.

M: Oh, well....

LL: But, that is what will make them stale - the air.

M: I know that

(exaggerated photo from disgruntled pretzel bag owner below)

This is what the bag actually looked like.....pitiful. Took a good five hours of freshness out of my Snyder's of Hanover Sourdough Nibblers. Shame

Just to let you know, I had taken a picture of a properly closed Pretzel bag, but I can only upload 5 pictures per blog. You will have to wait until another time, or drop by and I will show you how the task should be performed. In case you have an emergency, e-mail me.

Love - Happy Thursday!

Recession hits ANGEL SOFT!

(This is how my dog looks at me after I have been taking pictures of the toilet paper)
Ok, lets get down to business. I guess the recession has hit the people at Angel Soft. I have been buying this toilet paper for, well, I guess as long as I have been buying toilet paper. Sure, sometimes I would try other brands, but I always ended up going back to and being very satisfied with Angel Soft....until now.

The last two twelve packs I have bought have been different. Bad different. I thought the first one was odd because none of the rolls were glued down to the cardboard roll in the center. It made it very strange to try to roll off some paper. I noticed that with this twelve pack, each individual roll really has no integrity....see how the second one is just bent up....and it is because of this.....

....I believe they are rolling a lot less paper on the roll now. There are gaping holes in the paper when you squeeze it just a little. That should not happen. Yes, they are rolling a lot less paper, but not rolling it as tight so that the roll appears (to the naked eye) to be as big as it has been. Cheap, cheap, cheap!

I mean just look....push it a little and look at all of the emptiness - air throughout the roll. Give me a break! Don't mess around with my toilet paper!

Any suggestions on what brand I should try next or where I can get a life?

It's been a while....

....since I blogged. I am having the hoo-hum-drums. I started taking Chantix again to stop smoking (again), and it really seems to be affecting me oddly this time. Not only is it curbing my desire to smoke, it is also curbing any passion, emotion, good feelings, creativity. I have just been a blob for the past couple of days. I am not going to stop taking my Chantix, though. I really need it to stop smoking.

Like I mentioned, I haven't felt like doing much. My Mom's bday was Friday and me, her and Rachel went to Caldwell's Grill (don't have to go back - I am such a food snob). That was fun. I went to a bridal shower on Saturday. That was fun. Tim and I ate at Pizza Hut on Sunday. That was good and fun. And that is about it for the weekend. Jenfer made it back from New York. I was so glad that her and Kadie (I first typed Dakie - I think that will be her new nickname) got to go. Kadie made me this card for my birthday one year. I liked it so much I bought a frame and hung it in my kitchen. Thanks Dakie!

Wish me luck on quiting smoking, and say a prayer for me.

Love

Speaking of Ringo....

...she made this for me. She is so creative! It says "You may forget the kind words you say today, but the receiver will cherish them forever." Great words to live by.

She also made me this fish. It is long - almost 2'. It hangs over the door out of the kitchen to the carport. I see it every time I leave my house. It makes me smile. It is a one of a kind work of art. Get it, there is not another one like it in the world! The silver part is actual metal that the fashioned to the wood fish. It even has metal teeth! and a glass eye!

Now, all ya'll have to do is make something for my house and I will do a special blog spot on you! (LOL - kidding)

Thanks Ringo!

Why do I blog?

Why did I start this blog? I don't know....why do I not drink through a straw in a resturant?....why do I say birfday and fumb (thumb) even though I am 40 years old?....why when asked a question about a number I always say seventeen-fifty?....why do I say settle up instead of settle down?....BECAUSE I AM CRAZY!

No, really, I started blogging after my friend Jamie did. Her blog inspired me; I thought it would be fun. (By the way, I update my blog A LOT more often than Jamie updates hers - she has gone almost a MONTH without an update!!!!) What would my loyal readers do if I didn't blog for a month?

Which brings me to the reason I have continued to blog....I have so many friends that read it and tell me they love it! Thanks so much for being supportive!

Special shout out to Ringo and my follower from South Alabama!

Love

USELESS INFO #77

~ Vegetarians make up 4 percent of the U.S. population

~ In the U.S., more Frisbees are sold each year than baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined.

~ Al Capone's famous scars (which earned him the nickname "Scarface") were the result of an attack. The brother of a girl he had insulted attacked him with a knife, leaving him with three distinctive scars. (bet he sleeps with the fishes)

~ M&Ms stands for the last names of Forrest Mars Sr., the sweet maker, and his associate, Bruce Murrie. The candy was developed so soldiers could eat sweets without getting their fingers sticky.