Merry Christmas!!

I've put together a few of my favorite things for Christmas.

You can go HERE and turn your photo into THIS! (Free)

And you can go HERE and make movies like the one below. (It cost you $4.99 to download but not to make.)







Also my Mom sent me this really cool Christmas thing!


I want to wish the world a Merry Christmas. (I'm not politically correct.)

Hump day

-) Hump the media for making me aware. For years I’ve had a little thing called “faith” in my bank. When my account got wiped out, they put the money right back in my account. Now this particular bank is under all kinds of scrutiny. My faith has been shaken. Although they have been a good bank to me, it adds a little more unnecessary stress to my daily life. I guess on the other hand I can be thankful for knowing what to look out for.

+) Hump our soldiers. Many of who have had to, or will, go through the holidays without their family. Some will even miss being home this Christmas. I want them all to have a great Holiday Season. Especially one very special soldier named Paul. Here is a poem I’ve gotten a few times in my e-mail. If you haven’t seen it already I’m posing it here.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
'SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.'

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.

'ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.'

While not all soldiers carry a rifle over their shoulder, they all play an equally critical part in our lives whether you think they do or not. Most of us don’t worry about terrorist attacks and war on our own soil. And for that alone, I thank you. Peace of mind is priceless.

+) Hump my wife for trying for 6 months to make sure I had the best birthday party ever. She worked really really hard to keep it a secret form me and to insure that it would be as spectacular as possible.

-) Hump the people at our Knoxville terminal that was told to send 2 scales to Memphis and sent the 2 ugliest most damaged scales I have ever seen. They cost us over $1,500 a pop to fix. I can’t wait for the day they ask us to send you something. I’ll probably set it on fire and put it out with a wet hammer before I put a label on it and ship it out you...

+) Hump the Paint Lady for sending us these cool sites for free stuff. Thank You!!!
Walmart.com - Free Samples
Freebies and Giveaways - Spoofee Forums : Discuss Coupons, Deals, and More
AbsurdlyCool Freebie Finder
Free Toothpaste
Awesome Freebies & Deals - Home
Coupons, Grocery Coupons - The Grocery Game
Anything you want 100 percent FREE! No fees No prices No credit cards
Family Daily Deal, 1 Sale A Day
Online Coupons Deals from DealTaker.com
TeenFreeway - New Freebies Page 1 (You may have to be a teen to get this one to work)
Hey, It's Free! Daily freebies, free stuff, and free samples!
AllYou.com Monthly Giveaway
Printable Coupon Database
Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)
Grocery Coupons
P&G eSAVER
http://www.neverpayretailagain.com/
Kids Eat Free List of Kids Eat Free Restaurants - November 2009
13 Deals
SlickFillers.net - Amazon Filler Item Finder - Filler Items
Amazon Filler Item Finder - Get Free Shipping on Amazon.com
The last 2 are if you are a few dollars short of getting free shipping on Amazon


P.S. To the people that hate war and/or dislike our troops... Get over yourself. Everyone is anti-war. Sometimes war is the only thing that protects your right to keep being a douche bag without consequences.
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In other news, The season finale of Dexter was extremely sad. It really did end with a twist. I won't say much else except that nobody guessed it.

Ambien Story

I love hearing some of the things that people do on this stuff. It is nuts. Please share your story. Thank God none of us have driven on the stuff.

I once decided (at midnight, after taking my nightly dose at 10 pm) that my husband was lost in a cornfield. So I crossed a busy highway by our house (in my nightgown) and wandered a corn field calling his name. Then there was the time that I carried on a complete conversation with an overnight guest (30 minutes after taking the prescribed dose), then decided I was talking to a ghost and freaked out. One time I decided I wanted a Dairy Queen Blizzard at 3 am, and was actually in the car (again in my nightgown) about to head out. Luckily, my husband was present every time I had an ‘episode,’ and ended up going to the doctor with me after flushing my Ambien after the DQ debacle.

I was then put on Lunesta, which, after six months, my insurance declined to cover, so I was put on Ambien CR. It seems to work better (no hallucinations anyway), but I only take it every other night. I’m still very worried about how crazy it may make me.

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P.S. Still can't wait for the new Dexter!!!

Hump Day

1) Hump those cotton pickin' mice. I think I just about got 'em all. 17 in a week. I grosses me out to think that I had 17 critters running around in my house. Thanks to Babs and her tip about reduced fat peanut butter, I don't have to worry about it any more. It's been 2 days and no mice!

2) Hump everyone smarter than me. If you can read this, you are a good candidate. You need a good humping for all the hard work you've put into studying. Besides if someone humps your brains out, you may just get dumbed down enough that we could hang out. That could be cool, unless you think you're smart. And if you think you're smart... well... you can finish #2 smarty pants.

3) Hump whatever factors are making it damn near impossible to find some ammo to hunt with. What the hell is going on? I can't find 270 shells which means no hunting which means no deer meat. This sucks!!! What happened to the days when you could just walk in Wal-Mart and buy some ammo?

4) Hump this southern weather. Why is it that we can have a ton of ice storms every year but rarely ever have snow on Christmas. I remember several years ago we got snow at Easter. GRRrr. Somebody needs to flick the right switches on the weather machine cause I want some snow for Christmas this year. (without flying to Denver)

5) Hump CenturyLink. Our Internet goes down and we sit on the phone through 8 menus only to talk to a tech that hangs up on me because I don't have my account number. Helloooo. I pay my bills online. If I had Internet, I would have my account number. So I get on my cell to look up my account number call back. Again there are the 8 menus one stating "If you are having problems logging on, you can visit our website at W W W DOT CENTURYLINK DOT COM." OMG! I wanted to turn into a digital signal, travel to that machine, and kick it's ass. The first menu a lady says "press 4 if you have qwerst-shuns about ya bill." Then after sitting on hold for another 20 minutes I'm told that it will be 24 to 48 hours before a tech will be dispatched. GRRrrr. Whatever happened to same day service. It was a blessing in disguise though because I borrowed a copy of Modern Warfare 2 and if the Internet was on, I probably wouldn't have gotten the attic and garage straightened up.

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Do any of you watch Dexter? I have just recently started watching it and I am friggin HOOKED. It is probably the best series I have ever seen or could imagine. It is NEVER boring and always leaves you wanting more. I started watching about 5-6 episodes ago and this is season 4. They are talking about the biggest twist in the history of the show. Any guesses on what it might be? I thought the "Hi daddy!" was a huge twist/shocker. I absolutely cannot wait until Sunday night. If any wants to leave a guess in comments I'd appreciate it. If anyone guesses it correctly, I'll send you a prize or something. John Lithgow has to be eligible for some kind of award for his role. DAMN!!! That's all I can say.

Ambien Story

Here is another installment in the Ambien series. If you have been affected or know know someone that has done something crazy on this stuff and don't mind sharing, Let me know.

My sister mixed her Ambien with Methamphetamine to help her come down from her days of being awake. When she ran out of Meth, she downed a few Ambien, except she didn't remember how many she had taken and she would often overdose. But even without the overdose the days on Ambien were HELL. A scary nightmare that I didn't think would ever have a happy ending. I knew my Sister was going to die if we didn't find help for her. The problem is - the doctors and the addict - They contradict each other. My sister had to WANT help and the doctors had to understand the situation. We were not allowed to talk to the doctors (patient confidentiality) and my sister was not about to tell them about her addiction. Not the truth anyway. She would tell the doctors that she was hearing voices, seeing things, having trouble sleeping etc. And in turn the doctor would dish out more drugs and her primary care doctor would dish out some more on her first follow up after leaving Psych. Then she was back in the same living situation she left with all the access to Meth that she could ever ask for. Lets just say we had to remove the source of the drugs to make sure my sister was safe. This took a nice little beating to someones face and a warning that he would not see the outside of a prison anytime soon if he ever gave my sister another form of any drug, legal or not, for the rest of his living days.Long story short, I almost lost my only sister and she almost lost her mind. She was slowing killing herself and brain cells. My sister is forever changed mentally and my family is forever changed emotionally. I am glad that my sister is alive but she will never be the person she could have been.

Mixing it with Meth can lead to nothing good. I have been asked many time if I knew if crystal had already taken her Ambien. I think we have it down to a science now. Take it then really to go bed. Don't take it with just intentions on going to bed. Go! I was on it for 2 months. (not consecutively) I can remember company came over late that Saturday night just after i took one. I remember walking into the wall in the kitchen and feeling drunk but do not remember anything after that. I was told that I was fairly odd. Just zoned out... saying random stuff... and laughing. Apparently nobody was laughing but me. I asked "How is that any different than any other day? I always say stuff that is funny only to myself and laugh while everyone else just stares." Sounds like a good time. Too bad I don't remember it.

Hump Day

I hope everyone had a splendid Thanksgiving.

1. Hump the lady from the "Hoarders" show yesterday. You gave up your son and have had dead cats in your house for 10+ years. WTF! It was comically sad that the maids were having a prayer meeting before entering the house. I am AMAZED. That show cannot be exaggerated. It is the worst of the worst. I cannot get it out of my mind. *shiver*

2. Hump the mice in my attic. I've killed 5 of you in the last 2-3 days and some of you bastards are licking the peanut butter completely off the trap without setting it. Well... I hope you are on your little mouse book leaching off of my wireless network and reading this. I will get you! There is nothing like sitting in a perfectly quiet living room and hearing what sounds like a wiry hairbrush scratching from one side of the room to the other. Could you at least tip toe through the attic at night so I can get some sleep?

3. Hump Duncan Hines for putting misleading directions on the back of their cookie mix. Yeah, I go into Dollar Tree and see some Chocolate Chip cookie mix. I figure for a buck it was a steal. After dinner I forgot what I was doing and asked Crystal, who was reading a book, if she could make the cookies and for about a half hour kept getting the same response. "OK, I will in a second." Finally, to make a point, I storm in the kitchen, pull out the box and decide to make them myself. The directions show a stick of butter and an egg. I start mixing and it really looked like a powder covered clump of butter. That's exactly what it was. I reckon those picture instructions weren't for us men to pick up on because below the picture of a whole stick of butter was the fine print that said I only needed a teaspoon or two. Why not put a picture of 2 teaspoons of butter? Crystal was having a field day with it all and asked, "Why didn't you just put the whole egg in there. That's what the picture shows."

I guess I had it coming.

4. Hump Windows 7. It already has a screen of death. Dang... didn't take long did it. I still have had ZERO problems from my iMac. I couldn't get the disc to eject once but finally figured out how. That's it and it's going on 3 years now. I love that Mac commercial where they go through the various eras of windows and the guy is saying "This isn't going to have ANY of the problems the previous versions of windows had." L O L

5. Hump Black Friday. I know why they call it black Friday now. You have to get up at midnight and stand outside in the freezing pitch black cold hours before the sun comes up so you can be able to get you kids the stuff they like at a price you can manage. Last year we got to Toys R Us at 4 a.m. and were about the 260th people in line. I'm not kidding either. The line went from the door to the edge of the shopping center, made a left hand turn went down the side of the shopping center past the alley and drainage ditch bridge all the way to the complex backed up to the other side of the ditch. It didn't open till 6 and even then they were counting how many people could go in at a time. Grrr. The things people will do for their chillins. This year was a little less hectic but still crazy busy.

Wow. 5 came fast. until next time.