Things I am thankful for...

(I'm always a day late and a dollar short)


Except for numbers 1-6, these are in no particular order:
1. My Freedom
2. My husband

3. My family and friends
4. My beautiful twin neices Jasmine and Lilly (15 months old)
5. My family and friend's health
6. My furkids
7. My lovely home
8. My job
9. Chocolate
10. Dairy Queen Georgia Mudd Fudge and Brownie Supreme blizzards
11. (While I'm at it:) Ben and Jerry's Fudge Brownie and New York Super Chunk Fudge
12. Pecan Pie
13. A working vehicle
14. The money to afford a Christmas tree and Christmas dinner
15. The money to help an unfortunate family in our area
16. The money to donate to the Humane Society
17. Target-I love Target
18. Robert and Russel who have gone off to defend our country in Korea and Afghanistan respectively
19. My Uncle Al and Uncle Bob who have repeatedly helped in the war effort by building bases and developing programs-also Uncle Bob who helped in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts helping to ID the deceased
20. Holiday spirit
21. The general goodness of human kind (though lacking lately-when it is shown, it's beautiful)
22. The unconditional love of doggies.
24. Italian food
25. Bread (can you tell i'm on a diet??)

What are you thankful for?

(Fiona)









(Frank)

Gadammit I got tagged..........

Thanks Duck... thanks a lot.

60 mindless questions about me...

1. First name:Meghan
2. Were you named after anyone? Named after myself. My dad saw me and all the other name choices flew out the window and I was forever known as... Meghan.
3. Do you wish on stars? I used to
4. When did you last cry? Saturday
5. Do you like your handwriting? Eh...
6. What is your favorite lunch meat? Turkey
7. What is your birth date?March 2.
What is your most embarrassing CD? I am not embarrassed about any of my CD's.
9. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Uh huh! I love me!
10. Are you a daredevil? Nay. in the literal action i am not. But I moved all the way to Boise from MN by myself, for myself... in a leap of faith that a relationship would work out (it did...)
11. Favorite Magazines? Dog Fancy, People
12. Do looks matter? I believe they do initially but the personality and actions make the looks so much more pronounced. You can be so pretty but behave ugly and you are ugly
13. How do you release anger?I talk things out, throw mini tantrums, get cranky and argue
14. Where is your second home? Apple Valley, MN
15. Do you trust others easily? To a point. I tend to be more on the wary side
16. What was your favorite toy as a child?BARBIES!!!!!!!!!!
17. What class in high school do you think was totally useless?Phy Ed-Square Dancing
18. Do you have a journal?Many. Do I faithfully write in any of them? No.
19. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Not a lot, but it is a favorite form of humor for me
20. Favorite movie(S): Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Ever After, Office Space, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein
21. What are your nicknames? Meeg, Meeghander, MegPegLeg, Meg, Meggie, Magoo, Megs, Morgan Mundane
22. Would you bungee jump? Not unless I had a death wish
23. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Yes. Mom taught me well. I still feel guilty if I don't.
24. Do you think that you are strong? Yes physically and emotionally
25. What's your favorite ice cream flavor?Oh gosh I love ice cream... Ben and Jerry's New York Super Chunk Fudge
26. Shoe Size?9.5
27. What is your favorite color? RED and browns
28. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? I loose focus, easily distracted.
29. Who do you miss most? Me at age 6, my family in MN, my twin neices
30. Do you want everyone you send this to send it back? Eh.. Feel free to reply!
31. What color pants are you wearing? Gray
32. What are you listening to right now? MrShife sneezing (his eyes were closed...) Repip's music
33. Last thing you ate? Tuna fish and half a bananananana
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Crimson Red (or another inappropriate favorite: Indian Red)
35. What is the weather like right now? Inverted, Sunny and hazy-can't see the mountains
36. Last person you talked to on the phone?My Body Shop at Home Consultant
37. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Face, body type, clothing style
38. Do you like the person who sent this to you? The Duck tagged me, and he's alright. He aint heavy... he's my brother...
39. How Are You Today? I'm fine, a little hungry, has anyone seen my shoes? How are you?
40. Favorite Drink? Strawberry Daquiries
41. Favorite Sport? Ick
42. Hair Color?Brown Ash Brown-blonde highlights
43. Eye Color? Blue
44. Do you wear contacts? Nope, nevah evah
45. Favorite Food? Italian
46. Last Movie You Watched? Bedknobs and Broomsticks
47. Favorite day of the year? Christmas Eve evening and Christmas morning
48. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings? Shyea happy endings
49. Summer Or Winter? It really depends, sometimes I just LOVE the winter time. Fall is my favorite
50. Hugs OR Kisses? Cozy hugs
51. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? Ice cream
52. Who Is Most Likely To Respond? Poodlebomb
53. Who Is Least Likely To Respond?Probly Mrshife. He won't want to be tagged
54. Living Arrangements? Own my own home with husband, two dogs, a ferret and a bunny
55. What Books Are You Reading? nothing right now, but my favorite series is the Stephanie Plumb series by Janet Evanovich-and Pride and Prejudice
56. What's On Your Mouse Pad? At work: a wristrest and home: Winnie the Pooh
57. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? Medium and the news
59. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Um hi? The Beatles... hands down for me!
60. What's the furthest you've been from home? Grand Bahama Island on the worst trip of my entire life....
Here you are tagged people:
MrShife
Poodlebomb
Cher
Totolehero
Sorry guys.

Missing: 8 pregnant goats and 2 car doors (uh...reward for the goats)

I don't know, this just struck me as funny:

Cops in Lincoln Nebraska were called to file a report on stolen property: 2 purple Honda car doors and 8 pregnant South African Goats. Talk about random!

How do you go about coming to that end result? Where the crooks just cruisin' around town looking for something to do and happened upon some goats with the "come hither" looks in their eyes, or was this planned?

"Dudes... tonight, I'm really jonesing to steal some car doors... Purple ones! What do you think?"

"Yeah! Oh and lets get some goats too while we're at it! Pregnant ones! That'll double our booty!"

Well they are kinda cute...

More solved mysteries that have been torturing our souls...

Alright folks: as promised: The Origins of Bobby Pins and Bobby Socks! (Enter some super hero them music here)

Bobby pins came about in the early to mid 20's when women started to cut their hair in the classic bob:(Thanks for the pic, Cher) They used the pins to make the waves stay in place or whatever they were currently sporting. Since their hair had been "bobbed off" they invented Bobby pins. Yeah, not as exciting as I thought.

Bobby socks are of the same idea. During the 50's girls had been wearing knee high socks. When these anklets were invented they were bobbed short, or bobby'd hence bobby socks. Again not exciting at all, but it has cleared up that curiosity as well. What else would you all want to know about. Tell me all the questions that have been plaguing you and I'll see what I can come up with. Ooh! We can turn this into a game of Balderdash!

this blog has gone to hell in a hand basket...

They do exist! All this time I've been trying to figure out what the heck a hand basket looked like. Would it be a normal basket held in the hand? Would it be like the basket Little Red Ridinghood carried to her Grandma's? Or was it really just a misnomer for a purse? Also if anything is going to hell in a hand basket, how would everything fit? Did they mean hand cart? The kind where two people pump the lever to make it move? Again how would lots of things on that trip to hell be able to fit? I picture a cave that is orange from firelight with a winding railroad spiraling right down and everyone is sitting in there screaming (like in the cartoons) and then they land in a pile of marshmallows... Well I can't answer those questions, but at least I know what a hand basket is now.

B**CH you better step OFF!

I've recently noticed that my office has been on a campaign to "Fight the Flu," hanging taunting reminders up all over (bathrooms, kitchens, taping them to our backs...) to wash our hands. Making the unsanitary feel guilty, as if they are being watched, leaving the bathroom without sanitizing before hand. Taunting, yelling signs-hanging on mirrors and cupboards reminding you that if you do NOT wash your hands this is what will happen:

So not only will you be taunted if you don't sanatize after you tinkle, you are threatened with bodily harm. Note the backhand coming from Blondie as Tootsie sneezes into her Kleenex "Bi$$h don't you be doing that by me!" Wham! backhanded-Tootsie falls to the ground and cowers... Next time she will wash her hands. Next time she will not sneeze by Blondie. Blondie is violent.

Mother moose corrupts calf, takes it on a drinking binge

Here's a great way to have some fun on a cold Swedish winter's night: get the local Mooses drunk off their butts and watch them attempt to fend off local police...

After eating fermented apples which the moose (meese?) found in an apple field, they became
schnockered and turned their binge for food into a rowdy party to which the neighbors were not invited. Police called to the scene chased them away only to have them return for some more irresistible nectar of the gods... At this point the moose became irritated at the efforts to keep them away-I mean what a downer man! You police aren't drunk too? You don't know what you are talking about-quit raining on our parade, I'm sotally tober... As their words became more slurred. Police called in a hunter and his dog to offer some "incentive" to the mooses to leave. The moose urinated in defiance... Eventually the drunken mooses wandered off into the night, their binge over, only to be found the next morning with circles under their eyes and a raging headache. They were seen around noon rummaging for tylenol and some leftover Carl's Junior...

So this leads me to my question of the day: What animals would you most like to see drunk?

I think my choice would be a chubby little lumbering black bear...

Nutt wants Dick in pocket

Check out these headlines!

Nutt pulling Johnson out to start Dick against Cocks

Nutt wants Dick in pocket against Cocks

Nutt says Dick in, Johnson out when playing Cocks

(It's a double entendre...)

These links are to blogs that talk about the story. The Dallas paper pulled the headline in favor of a less suggestive one.

Which one is your favorite?