Sunday Sunday....

Good Morning Campers...

How is everyone this morning? There is a nip in the air here and I am loving it..I have the windows open as we "speak" and it feels so good..I will have to close everything back up and out the air on before noon as it is going to be in the high 80's here again but at least I get to air the place out for a few hours...

So I went to the Lisa Williams show...I have to say I am now a bit skeptical!!!! there was a lot of " can anyone relate to a Bob?" um....audience of 500 or so of course someone will know a Bob that's passed..then when the person acknowledged the questions seemed more like a process of elimination.."did he have a pain in his side?" then the person would answer no he had cancer of the liver..then she would respond.."did he lose his hair and was upset about it?"  see where I am going with this??  anyways it was still a lot of fun and she did do one true reading where she told a widow that her hubby had seen her scotch tape his picture frame..that was real to me because how would she have known that?  like I said a fun evening but a bit of an eye opener..and no my Mum did not come through although I could have "related" to one of the Princess Di stories....I wore my Mums ring and somehow can't bring myself to take it off...

I drove with Jen to Tallahassee and back yesterday to help her parents clean out their storage unit...bit of a waste of time as they didn't keep much..and my Saturday was spent in a car when the weather was almost perfect but oh well..I WILL spend sometime today enjoying this weather out on the deck....I went a little bonkers in Booksamillion and bought 4 more books to read.... ;-)

 

Hope you all are having a great weekend...

L

 

one more thing...

I forgot to tell you about a little incident at the bar Saturday night. My co workers and I are all sitting around chatting and the subject of Go Karting came up..well this one chick who is skinny (this is relevant to the story)  looks me dead in the eye and says "I don't think you would fit in Go Kart".... the table fell into a awkward silence..it was one of those moments where your life flashes before your eyes and I actually saw myself jack her skinny arse up off the stool and slam her on the ground..thank god it was only a vision but next time I am not so sure..... tell em this..why are so people so cruel?? talk about a buzz kill.. <sigh>

Just me...

                                                                                                  

                                  

            

            (thanks Bethe for the tag)

Good Morning Campers!!!

How are we all this fine Wednesday/Hump Morning??? There is definitely a chill in the air this morning..okay so not really a chill because it's still 70 degrees out there but it is windy and cooler than normal and I am so ready for some fall like weather that I'll take it!!!

Things are going well here in my neck of the woods...had a great weekend last weekend..Friday I went out to lunch with Jen and to the movies..we saw "The women"..awesome chick flick and get this...not one single male in the entire movie!!!! how clever!! I always knew we didn't need them anyway :-p  I highly recommend you go with your gal pals to go see it....Jada Picket Smith plays a lesbian and she has some of the funniest one liners in the film.... Saturday I went shopping at my fav store Kohl's..got some new jeans and a couple of tops...then onto the baby shower for the Dr. at work...after that we headed to the pub for some much needed drinks and to dish the dirt...LOL...Sunday all the lads in the neighbourhood that drink all my soda and eat all my food paid me back my helping Ryan do the yard work...then we had a mini football party and our Jags won their first game of the season...yay!! I worked Monday and Tuesday and now I am off again for 5 days..yes I am aware I have the best schedule on earth...don't hate!!  Thursday is the Lisa Williams show..can't wait...Friday is girls day again and Saturday I am driving with Jen to Tallahassee to help move her Mums stuff out of storage...next weekend is the official "over the hump" party for the squadron..meaning we are over half way through this deployment..we are holding it at the base.. we have a DJ and everything..woo hoo!! Then Nov 1st I am going to Savannah for the night with another friend to go shopping and to see an Irish band...so as you can see I am keeping busy and getting out there and am officially off the pity pot ;-)

Have to share a little bit of gossip..as you know I hate our office manager...I don't know if I told you however that she fired one of my co workers.."just because" and replaced her immediately with one of her friends..did not advertise the job etc etc..it was an inside job per se....well the fired co worker is now getting unemployment and is suing our office to the tune of $650,000!!!!!! She has pages and pages of documentation on how she was treated...smart girl kept a journal...I am so glad that this "person" will finally get her comeuppance!!!!!  they have not said anything at the office yet but there has been a lot of behind closed doors whispering going on...yes I am gloating...:-P

Okay that is all I have... I shall leave you with my five...

1. Autumn!!

2.. great day at work yesterday...

3... skype!!!!!!

4....my hot coffee this morning and some computer time...

5.....All of you reading this....

 

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5 things

 I got this from Sharon over at

 http://journals.aol.com/tpiez4me/CoastalComfort/entries/2008/09/19/5-things/2042

The 5 List

5 things you collect

Fairies...books...handbags...watches...stray teenagers...

 5 things about your hair 

short..highlighted..sassy...spiky...complimented on...

5 things about your pets

miss our deceased cocker Dylan...Fin the fish that has lasted for over 2 years...Cadet our spassy yorkie...that's only 3 things though ..

5 things in your junk drawer

take out menus..photos..pens..glue...papers...

5 things you love to eat in summer

burgers off the grill..Mexican food...potato salad..corn on the cob...crab legs...

Your turn

Noo Deal :-(

Good Morning Campers!!

  Well deal or No Deal was definitely a No Deal for us  :-(

Here's how our trip went...

Wednesday: Arrive at airport ..flying US Airways..find out that they charge you to check ANY bag...$15 for the first $25 for the 2nd and $100 for bags 3-9...unflippingbelievable...fly to Charlotte NC...change planes to LA...while on flight you have to pay for every single item.. coffee..tea...soda...water.. EVERYTHING... get to LA..no bags..yes folks just like last time I flew they lost our bags.... fill out paper work etc etc..meet the guy with the deal or no deal sign...;-)  he drops us at the Hotel..we check in and then he leaves us to it...literally..we did not see them again until FRIDAY morning...the hotel is beautiful but with no clothes we can't do to much except sit by the pool in our grungy traveling clothes...we eat in the hotel restaurant and call it a night...

Thursday...I call the airline and they tell me the bags came in on a flight at 7pm and the bags were delivered to the hotel at 1am..(why did it take 6 hours to deliver bags 5 miles?) so I call the concierge and they tell me no bags...to make a long dull story short I had to make several phone calls and get pretty ugly in order fro them to search the hotel to find that the bags were put in LOST and FOUND luggage and not in the delivered luggage spot hence the concierge couldn't find them...so at 9am we finally get our bags and the hotel gives us complimentary breakfast delivered to our room..very nice it was too...;-)  we unpack get showered and call our contact at the studio to see if they need us..they say no but not to go too far in case they should wrap taping early and might need us..so we get the trolley to manhattan beach and so a scenic tour of the gorgeous houses..the beach the shops etc..we stop off at a couple of malls and then head back to the hotel (Brandon needs 2 hip replacements and can't walk too much).. we hung at the pool and then ordered in some food and got a good nights sleep ready for our "big" day...

Friday....we call them to see what time we are needed and they say be ready in the lobby at 9am...we get ourselves all prettied up and go to the lobby...they pick us up on time and we drive to the studio..when we get there it a lot of hustle and bustle..producers coming in and out ...telling us what we will be doing..how it will go etc etc..they have us hidden behind closed doors because we are the surprise guests..they move us to the green room and tell us hair and make up will be in shortly..as the producer is leaving he mentions that if the first contestant of the day ends up having  long show they "might" not have time to film us and if that happens they will release us and bring us back at a later date but not to worry because they doubt that will happen...anyway we get hair and make up..my god they put so much powder on me I looked so old!!! hated it! they didn't do much to my hair except flat iron it a little....so we sit and wait and wait and wait..they pop their heads in once in a while to ask if we need anything..there were drinks and snacks and a flat screen TV with movies etc..there was a bathroom in there too..thank god...this was 10am...at 1pm we get lunch...then we wait and wait some more...at 3pm some young girl comes in and says "okay we are releasing you" they quickly ushered us out the back door...still hiding us in case we come back to tape they didn't want the "surprise" ruined...and that people was that!!!! so disappointing...they said it happens all the time and they often have to bring people back..well I already told Brandon I won't be going back..you are totally responsible for your own expenses other that the hotel and flight...so we didn't get to meet Howie..Brandon didn't even get to say hi to his nurse...it was fun to be at the studio ..they film the new Bonnie Hunt show there <looks at Lisa Jo>  and we rushed past her dressing room..I saw her name on the door...LOL.. so anyway we go back to the hotel room and poor Brandon has to call everyone and tell them he didn't make it on the show..his Mum had spent a lot of money on buying him new clothes too...she said I hope you didn't take all the tags off..LOL..we had Chinese food delivered and went to bed....and Saturday we flew home....

so it was definitely No deal for us....:-(

How was your weekend???

I'm going!!!

It's official..we're going!! Flying out to Los Angeles via Charlotte NC Wednesday return Saturday....staying at the Westin...driver picking us up from airport..been told to look for the man holding the "deal or No deal" sign..LOL.. very excited..took a few hours off tomorrow to get prepared...have to cover the evening clinic though..:-(

will write more tomorrow...my mind is going a million miles a minute here..I am frantically making lists..LOL

 

Deal or no deal...

Good Morning Campers!!

Hope everyone had a good weekend..mine was pretty good...

Do you guys remember me talking about Brandon? He is my sons best friend from elementary school who had a stem cell transplant because of leukemia..he spent almost 2 years in hospital...thank god he is in full remission now..well anyway..his grandparents bought him a Dodge charger and then the make a wish foundation pimped it out for him..it is gorgeous..well now the producers from Deal or No Deal called him and want him to go on the show as the "surprise" guest for one of the contestants..she was his nurse at the hospital and they were looking for one of her former patients to come on the show to surprise her and the hospital gave them Brandon's name...how exciting huh?? wait there's more..his Mum won't let him go alone and she has to work and his dad has to stay home with the kids so guess who may be chaperoning Brandon to L.A.? yep me!!!!!! First class all the way baby..limo from the studio to pick us up etc etc...We will know for sure today if they are okay with me going but I don't think they will mind..they actually pay for people to have their teeth fixed if they are a mess..did you know that?? crazzzzzzzzy...Brandon always calls me Mum and eats at my house almost every night...we are very close..I was very flattered when he asked me though...if I get to go we fly out Wednesday..shoot the show Thursday and return Friday....I will let you know later today...the producer will be calling today...   ;-) 

(Ryan and brandon in car)

 

 

(the guys who "pimped his ride")

I have to work today so I need to get off here and hit the shower....have a good week everyone...

P.S. looks like Ike is heading west...glad for us but it will still be a problem for someone... :-(

L

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Surely not another entry form her?? ;-)

I was tagged a couple of weeks ago by Christopher from

 http://cmarlow480.blogspot.com/2008/08/10-things-i-love-with-letter-b.html

I'm to list 10 things I love that begin  with the letter "C"... so here I go.better late than never huh Chris??

1. Christmas..the atmosphere..the spirit..the carols..decorations..anticipation..excitement...all of it!!

2..Chocolate..British preferably..

3...Candles....Yankee are the best brand and my current fav scent is Autumn leaves...

4....Cruising..on a boat along the river... sun on my face..cold beer in hand...bliss!

5.....Cherubs..have always liked them..especially in Stained glass in old Churches...

6...... Cemeterys..have always loved the peace and quiet and spirituality I feel there...I wish with all my heart I could go to the one where my Mum is  and talk to her...

7.......Crumble...Apple Rhubarb with custard..yum! my fav childhood pudding...

8........Calendars...love the clean new slate feeling at the beginning of the year...

9.........Cleaning..yes I love to clean..love the feeling of looking around and everything is clean and tidy and in it's place and the house smells clean and fresh!

10..........Cheese...in a sandwich..on a burger...on it's own...love it!!!

I hate tagging people so if you want to do this go ahead I'll even let you pick your own letter... ;-)

 

 

Saturday Morning...

Good morning Campers!!

Been doing a bit of decorating in here this morning..like the new Autumn colours??? When is the first day of fall anyway? And when do we put the clocks back??..(mental note to self to look both of those up)

So want to know what I am excited about? Well.. do you remember me telling you how much I like the British clairvoyant/medium Lisa Williams? (she had her own show on lifetime for a brief time) well anyway she is coming to the Florida Theatre downtown and I am taking Jen with me as a birthday present for her and a treat for me!!!!!! I am so excited...I have always said if she came  anywhere near here I would go.. check out the link below to find out who she is if you want...

 

Click here: Welcome - Lisa Williams Medium

 

Yesterday was a good day..me and Jen did our usual Friday girls day of running errands and grabbing a bite to eat..it was a blustery day..rained on and off but we didn't care..we always have a good laugh...spent some time looking at all the fall..Halloween and dare I say Christmas stuff they have  in the craft store..bought me a couple of little projects to do...went to bed early with my book...I've been really lucky lately in my book choices and have become quite the bookworm...speaking of that I went for an eye exam on Wednesday...I found a place off base that will accept our military insurance..that was well and good..the eye exam was free but the flipping frames and lenses came out to $680!!!! I said "thanks but no thanks" I will take my prescription elsewhere...man they were some cool shades though!  ;-)

So what are your plans this weekend? I am going to get some laundry done here and take it up to the Laundromat to dry.. do a bit of housework...maybe watch a bit of TV..read my book..cook something for supper..nothing really exciting....kinda keeping an eye on the weather for the latest about these darn storms..they say the one we in Florida need to worry about is Ike...got our local weathermen  spooked for some reason...

Hope you are all have a great weekend...

L

ello ello...

Good Morning Campers!!!!

How is everyone? I just spent a pleasant few minutes browsing through J Land ..checking out a few new journals..catching up on some others...got me to thinking about how much I used to write and how much I enjoyed it...I realize I miss it... So I decided to just sit here and start writing and see what happens..so here we go...

Gotta say it's been a funny old year for me all round...I have been in a bit of a rut..down in the dumps..okay a mopey old cow truth be told!! BUT I have been taking steps to correct the situation...I have started exercising again regularly...got me one of those Tony Little Gazelles..you know Tony right?? hyper active loud obnoxious sales guys.."you can do it" is his line..think Billy May for exercising!! Anyway I set the thing up in the Florida room and walk/run for 20 minutes each morning as I watch the news...it does make a difference in the way I feel and is more convenient than driving to the gym...also the machine cost me less than one monthly payment to the gym...shocking really...here is a link to Tony's gazelle so you can see what it is I am talking about...

 

Click here: Tony Little - Detail

 

 I bought mine used at the Play it Again sports shop next to where I work..it's a place that sells used sports equipment..I only paid $60...

Enough about that..I am also getting out and about more..accepting invitations to things and generally putting myself back "out' there..those of you who have read me for a while know that I have been down this road before and I am sure it has a lot to do with my hormones and my age but there are other deeper issues that I don't talk about in this journal that explain a lot of why I feel the way I do...while I am not ready to talk publicly about what is going on in my life I will say those issues are being addressed too and I have hope...;-) 

Things at home have been there usual crazy selves..we have to get  new pool liner to the tune of $$$$3000..my dryer quit.. it can't be fixed..need a new one $$$ .. I have been going to the laundromat..very interesting place I have to say....makes for some good people watching...LOL.. True Beauty borrowed her dads truck and got a huge nail in the tire and that needs replacing more $$$$$...we are sitting here waiting to see what the latest round of storms are going to do..we have Hanna..Ike and Josephine to contend with....does anyone else think it's weird that we name these storms because I do!!  And we all sit around chatting about them like they are old friends...bizarre..LOL

Hubby has been gone for 3 months already and we are more than half way through this deployment..his tentative date to return home is December 11th... so at least he will be home in time for Christmas...did I just say the "C" word?? yikes...it will here before we know it....which means Fall first..or Autumn as I like to call it..my favourite time of year... I will have to change the colours in here soon...

Okay I have rattled on long enough...before I go here is my list of five good things..haven't done that in a while either..

1. Feeling like my old self...

2.. that I have the funds for the pool liner...

3... new friends and reconnecting with old ones..

4.... good books

5..... All of you as always...