i read 2 books yesterday. yes 2 books. i know get a life. i took monkey to monkey joe's and he played for 3 hours and i read. then the guys were watching a football game i didn't care to see so i started another book and finished it.

the first book was this. normally i love her books. this one made me mad. the main character ellen just made me crazy. you may like it. i'd be interested to see if anyone else felt the same way.














then i read this one. my friend supercoolmom that i'm in blogger book club with said she was going to read it with her other book club. so i thought i would check it out. it was GREAT!!! it's told by a 15 year old autistic boy who finds his neighbors dog dead in their front yard. big c went to a school that had inclusion with autistic kids and there were 2 in his class. he was good friends with one of them and i'm good friends with his mom. this book really made me understand what he (and his mom) are going through. and how his mind works. it's funny and sad and amazing how he processes things so much differently than i do. if you know anyone who is autistic get this book. even if you don't read it anyway. thanks supercoolmom for the recommendation!!

it's great to live in the south!

YIKES!!

rain rain go away.....

i just can't be happy can i? when it doesn't rain for weeks and we are in a drought all i can think about is rain. now that we have soooo much (thanks to Fay) i can't wait for it to stop. yesterday we got over 6" of rain. and the thunder this morning woke me up. it sounded like a giant walking across the yard. super loud. and it's supposed to do it some more today. *sigh* my yard looks like a swimming pool. now i'm going to have to mow again. i was hoping i was done with that for the year!

this is the last week before school starts for us. and it's been pretty boring. on monday my friend deborah and i took the kids for a ride on our new light rail. it's not close so we haven't done it before. but it takes you downtown right to the new children's library, Imaginon.
i enjoyed it but the older boys said they were bored. of course they were. they're teenagers and need to totally entertained all the time. the little kids really enjoyed themselves. the only problem we had were the high school kids that got on after us and were rude, crude and vulgar. i wanted to turn around and say "do you kiss your momma with that mouth?" but i was afraid of getting hurt. :)


i highlighted my hair last night. i don't know why i didn't go into hairdressing after high school. i'm very good at it! (if i do say so myself)

i rented What Happens in Vegas last night. i have seen it before but it was so funny. and hubby laughed and laughed. and we got Island of Nim. very cute. jodi foster did a great job. very neurotic.

i am hoping to order monkey's school stuff this week. if it would stop raining and my hubby could go to work we would have the money to do that!!!!!!!!

i've been setting up field trips for us to take. we have tickets to see some plays at the Children's Theater. peter pan, a Christmas story and frog and toad. monkey will love them. and we are going apple/pumpkin picking. and another zoo day. we are going to have so much fun!

and have i mentioned that i'm addicted to Facebook? thanks sis. (note the sarcasm) i love flair! if you have a facebook account add me.

VOTE FOR ME!!

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Housework was a woman's job, but one evening, Carol arrived home from
work to find the children bathed, one load of laundry in the washer
and another in the dryer. Dinner was on the stove, and the table set.

She was astonished!
It turns out that Ralph had read an article that said,
'Women who work, and had to do their own housework were too tired to
have sex.'

The night went very well.

The next day, she told her office friends
all about it. 'We had a great dinner. Ralph even cleaned up the
kitchen. He helped the kids do their homework, folded all the laundry
and put it away. I really enjoyed the evening.'

'But what about afterward?' asked her friends.

'Oh, that ... Ralph was too tired..'

God is good.

42 ODD Things about me meme!

1. Do you like blue cheese? yes, the stinkier the cheese the better
2. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? yes , i'm such a rebel!
3. Do you own a gun? no, i'm afraid of them!
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? red b/c it made a great mustache
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No since they are never for me, just for my kids
6. What do you think of hot dogs? i think they are best burnt
7. Favorite Christmas movie? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - "If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet I wouldn't be more surprised than I am now."
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? i prefer scotch but i ususally just have water! ;)
9. Can you do pushups? yes but only the girly kind
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? wedding ring is what i should say b/c i wear it all the time but i have some great earrings and i think i like those best
11. Favorite hobby? reading
12. Do you have A.D.D.? no. hey look! is that a chicken?
13. What's one trait you hate about yourself? since i'm on happy pills i have no bad traits! :)
14. Middle name? Rogers - maiden name. i don't have a real middle name. my folks were so convinced i was a boy they never picked one out
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? austin, camera, trashmen
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly have? water, wine, water
17. Favorite TV show? iron chef and jon and kate plus eight
18. Current hate right now? having to get a job to pay for gas for michael to get to work!
19. Favorite place to be? new hampshire on the party porch. i miss it!
20. How did you ring in the new year? watch the terminator series and played board games with the kids
21. Where would you like to go? Greece
22. Name three people who will complete this? melissa, jennifer, cathy b
23. Do you own slippers? yes but they are completely worn out, will have to get some new ones this year. they are fuzzy and purple!
24. What color shirt are you wearing? orange my favorite!
25. Do you like sleeping on satin? yes b/c it stays super cold all night
26. Can you whistle? yes but not very well. but i whistle great through a blade of grass!
27. Would you be a pirate? sure. travel to faraway places, get a great tan, and get to keep all that great loot!
28. What songs do you sing in the shower? ususally stuff from musicals.
29. Favorite girl's name? Cassidy
30. Favorite boy's name? Michael
31. What is in your pockets right now? not cash that's for sure!
32. Last thing that made you laugh? my kids. they made the video characters head super big on jax and daxter and we laughed our butts off
33 Best bed sheets as a child? what an odd question. i can't remember but any as long as i didn't have to put them on the bed they were the best
34. Worst injury you've ever had? car accident, got hit by a drunk driver. i was fine really but my sis was pretty beat up. and i broke a fingernail once...
35. Do you love where you live? yes!! but the traffic is getting really bad from the new development down the street. i'm thinking of putting nails in the road to make them slow down!
36. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2
37. Who is your loudest friend? jennifer
38. Does someone have a crush on you? everyone that knows me!! :)
39. What is your favorite book(s)? the far pavillions
40. What is your favorite candy? mary janes! yum but you never get them at Halloween anymore. boo
41. Favorite Sports Team? Cincinnati Bengals
42. What song do you want played at your funeral? the Grinch!




job info coming soon.....

bad news

i got a job. :(