Ahhhhh Surprise Surprise... I'm back

Well, mostly I'm back because the 2 hour delay for my kids elementary school has been changed to "closed" which I was happy to hear... as I won't be headed for the shower or business attire anytime soon today.

And so... my "Less cream, more green" campaign continues.... that's right.

I have chucked my beloved Light Cream for the very sweet and not so delicious concoction they market as fat free, sugar free, nondairy creamer... French Vanilla. (which begs the question, do the french know about this?)

I know I know, it's kind of like a Marlboro smoker switching to Newports under the pretense that they aren't as enjoyable so they won't smoke as many.... Because let me tell you... after the first day or so... I start to think, Hey, this syrupy sweet crap isn't so bad... and Now I'm up to a pot of coffee before work again.

AND, in my effort to put more green in my diet, I am making myself a lovely hummus, baby spinache, broccoli slaw wrap each day for lunch. Yesterday I added a little extra crunch with the baby snow peas.

The hummus is a life saver... it's tasty, spicy and makes all the difference in the world! AND, I know it's high in fat ... but not higher than .... say..... the chicken lo-mein... which is what I would buy if I was buying lunch.

So, we will see if my new campaign will assist me in my effort to be healthier in 2009.

Also, I am a big promoter of Office Humidity!

I have a nice little humidity tray on my desk, that I put water in (from my water bottle) and it seems to be helping my little personal area... Hydration Across The Nation.

yes, I am the new Dr. Suess!

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Humphrey cried, "why humidify"

Bernice stated, "humidity is over rated"

While I sat and sat
and sat and sat and sat

and listened to their cold dry hacks.

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Aren't you glad I'm back!

HA HA HA HA HA HA AH AH AH AH AH AHA HA HA

Have a great day!

Rosie the Wonder Disco Dog

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Surprise Surprise

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!

As you may have surmised, everything is going swimmingly well here at Rosie the Wonder Dog's House.

I'm sorry I haven't written in ... oh, say.... 3 months! I think I have the CTD... That's Chronic Tired Disease. Not to be confused with sleeping disease... because I'm not doing much of that! HA HA HA HA HA

The kids are taking swim lessons at the YMCA this year, that's actually great... but a little stressful when it's time ot sign up... I had to go there yesterday and 1/2 hour early to get a number, because the lessons fill up really quick... last sesson I heard that the lessons filled up online in 6 minutes!

Two things were in my favor yesterday.... #1) I was there early and I got number 8
#2) Comcast announced a statewide outage! So, atleast the comcast users weren't clogging up the sign up works! Good 'ole technology

Slag 1 continues to remind me why we got divorced... not in words, but in the things he does!

I love winter! I hope we get a nice be pile of big fluffy white snow!

My middle daughter is doing well in Kindergarten, she has some great friends, including one a couple of houses down the street... My youngest asks me every morning how old she is... because she really really wants to go to kindergarten and hopes that she will turn 5 in her sleep! HA HA HA HA My oldest is doing much better in school and hasn't had an asthma attack in almost 30 days! I don't know if that's due to the new medication or the humidifier I finally put in their bedroom.

Well.... that's about it.

Jealousy is a terrible terrible thing... and I am fighting the green monster! I'm not jealous of money, clothes, or looks...... I am jealous of .... BLACKBERRIES... I promise, if you get me a balckberry, and pay the $150.00 a month fee for unlimited phone and data access... I will update my blog daily... ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ah aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I'm really pissed at the blackberry industry. You would have thought by now the whole cost of the thing would have come down... but instead, they keep making the little handheld beauties cooler and cooler.... thus justifying the continued expense... OH WOE IS ME...

Well I guess it could be worse.... they could have increased the cost of coffee and priced me right out of my 2 pots a day! That my friends would hurt.

OK Have a great day!

Ahhhhh it's Good to be Back.

Well.... long time no write. A couple of things have happened since the last time I wrote... hmmm let's see.... We elected a new president, The American People found that that the 700 billion bail-out is not actually going to bail out anyone... and NASA shares the first pictures of a couple of planets that exist outside our solar system.

OH yeah, life is good.

I'm not going to whine about the economy... atleast I'm working... right? I'm not going to whine about my lack of sleep... which is probably related to my stress about the economy... because, atleast I'm working ... right?

I would like to take a moment and lament.....

The status of the laundry in my home. (hahahahahahaha)

I know, I know, my laundry doesn't bother you.... but I gotta tell you, it has absolutely over run my house. There are atleast 2 full laundry baskets of clean (and sometimes folded) laundry in every room... AND there is still a pile of laundry on my bed...

OH WOE IS ME.......

Tonight... tonight, I am going to rid my home of the "un-put away" laundry in the myriad of baskets. I am going to pack those dressers to the brim.... I am going to sort, I am going to fold, I am going to be the LAUNDRY CHAMPION! .... rrrrriiiggghhhhtttttt.... We all know what I'm really going to do... I'm going to get the kids to bed around 8:00pm... and I lock up all the doors, turn out all the lights... and hit the sack! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

This thanksgiving I will be having some family over for the holiday! I'm very excited, I will be cooking the bird... and opening up the can of cranberry's! HA HA HA HA HA OK, maybe some vegetables and what not... It will be great! AND maybe.... Just maybe.... a fire in the fire place.

OK, that's it, I have a headache...

The kids are finally healthy, my oldest had a terrible asthma attack this week, she is ok now. But boy, is that scary. The other two have coughs, which the Dr. has chalked up to allergies too. I don't know where all these allergies have come from...

I have a cavity... I really have to find a dentist... it doesn't hurt ... when I don't eat! HA HA HA HA HA Can cavities cause brain tumors... because, honestly, a "yes" answer is pretty much what it is going to take for me to get to a dentist.

I'm going to be left with the front 4 teeth and nothing else. Imagine the dismay of my potential suitors to learn.... that my full set of choppers is just a clever facade. At least I'll lose weight! HA HA HA HA HA HA Nothing but dinner through a straw for me! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

OK... you can all remind me about this toothless entry... in about 5 years when it actually comes true!

Have a great day!
I'll try to write more... I have to go take some Advil for my toothache

Police were at my door at 6:00am

Well, as you know, I was visited once before by the police seeking answers as to the whereabouts of my neighbor....a 23 year old, we have since dubbed... The felon.

I know another young man who grew up in the area and he said that my neighbor spent much of his high school years (and there may have been more than 4) selling drugs. This I believe.

So, this morning... early... sometime after 4:00 am (which is when I was up and at my computer) the police rang my door bell. It was probably like 6:00, because I was just waking up my little princesses to start a new day.

I go to answer the door, but my front porch was dark when I moved the curtain aside to peer through... So I opened the door a fraction and said, "Hello"

They promptly identified themselves and I went to turn on the front porch light, but the bigger of the two burly badge toting dudes said, "No lights mame. We are trying to keep a low profile"

So, Logn and short of it is.... "Len the felon" is on the run. I told the police that I had seen him several times over the last few weeks, I said that the two cars in the driveway probably meant that he was home and so was his mom... and that I hadn't seen him driving in months... and that mostly his girlfriend did the driving.

The girlfriend statement got them all hyper... and atleast 2 of them whipped out their notebooks... but they were quickly crestfallen when I answered their questions and it was clear that I didnt' know her name, her license plate or anything... and that in fact, I was pretty useless as an informant ...

AND frankly... at that hour in the morning, not too attractive either.

So, they bid me adieu and I did too.

That got me to day dreaming about big burly cops and I remembered recieving an email with pictures of some really nice looking men who were supposedly cops in Bergen County NJ... sigh... yup.... pretty sad. I wonder if I can find that email... it might be worth posting the pictures! HA HA HA HA HA AH AH AHA

Hello My Minions.....

Ahhhhhhhh I'm back. I'm back with a chip on my shoulder the size.... well, the size of texas (or the floating island of garbage between california and hawaii which is reportedly twice the size of texax -don't believe me click here) --- which for us northerners.... would make it like the size of 16 New Jersey's! HA HA HA HA (The link to the article by the way is from the LATimes... and it's mostly about the birds that are dying from eating the plastic and the island of garbage is referred to as "Eastern Garbage Patch". So if you want to find your own references you can google that.)

OK... I'm on the soap box about the latest Obama email .... I gotta tell you... some pretty smart people are spreading the most ridiculous emails about this man. AGAIN, I say... I'm a registered republican (yes, I know B. blah blah blah .... ) but I gotta tell you... the latest email is just so ridiculous that I can't imagine anyone passing it around with out doing some research.

AND SO, without further adeiu.... Here it is... SANS the pictures... which was how it came to me:

"Subject: FW: FW: FW: GET THIS AROUND THE COUNTRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

I cannot believe this man admits going to flag burning ceremonies and he is trying to become our president!!!!??? He is going to LAY ASIDE HIS HATRED if he is president and DISARM our country…OH COME ON!!!!

Read this and pass this along.

There is more than taxes at stake in the election!!!Wow, if you want to read something that will scare your socks off, read this in its entirety! Perhaps there are SOME out there who are beginning to get 'the picture'.

The following is a narrative taken from Sunday Morning's televised 'Meet The Press'. and the author is employed by none other than the Washington Post!! Yeah......the Washington Post of New York and Los Angeles Times fame!! Must say that I'm dually impressed.................. From Sunday's Televised 'Meet the Press' Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the American Flag.

Obama Explains National Anthem Stance Sun, 07 Sept. 2008 11:48:04 EST, General Bill Ginn' USAF (ret.) asked Obama to explain why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played. The General also stated to the Senator that according to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171... During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. At the very least, 'Stand and Face It' Senator Obama Live on Sunday states, 'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said. 'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'We should consider to reinvent our National Anthem as well as to redesign our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. It's my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren. If we as a Nation of warring people, should conduct ourselves as the nations of Islam, whereas peace prevails. Perhaps a state or period of mutual concord between our governments. When I become President, I will seek a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts. We as a Nation have placed upon the nations of Islam an unfair injustice. My wife disrespects the Flag for many personal reasons. Together she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past, many years ago. She has her views and I have mine'.
Of course now, I have found myself about to become the President of the United States and I have put aside my hatred. I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path of hope. My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country's First Family. Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America .

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard it right. This could possibly be our next President. I, for one, am speechless."

Now. Plllleeeeeaaaaassssseeeeeeeee............... never mind that this email was already on snopes and there was video tape of him not saluting the flag, but there were other pictures when he did... also, none of the other candidates were facing the flag which was also stated as a rule.

OK... I'm better now... really I don't know how people can continue to pass this stuff on... AND I almost hesitate to put it on the web, but it's just soooooooooo over the top... but

Sooooooooo I have a couple of projects in the works. Nothing I can disclose... bwaaa haaaa haaaa All I can say is... if it doesn't work out, I know what I will be giving you all for the holidays! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ... cough cough... oh I crack myself up! HA HA HA HA HA HA AH AH

So... let's see.... I have some things to enter in the top secret blog... but I am .... yawn.... tired. Perhaps I will enter them..... perhaps not. You will have to check.

For those of you that aren't aware.... I also have an industrious blog called...........

http://mombloggerworks.blogspot.com it's a mishmosh of work ideas and some blatant attempts to earn advertising money. (a girl has got to work doesn't she?) I'm thinking about putting a shingle out infront of my house.

Just a shingle. ha ha ha ha ha ha

Actually, i just can't decide what to put on the shingle. Like..... I think I'd like to be a consultant.

I don't think I want to give advice. I don't think I want to councel. I think I'd like to be .... a REFERENCE CONSULTANT

So, if you have somethign that you want to do.... I can come up with some information and references for you.

Would you pay for that? Would you pay for me to research something and print you out the results of the research? eh?

OK... gotta go tuck some kids into bed.... Have a nice night....

How about this... i'll let you have one Reference Consultation Free! Send me one question.

Have a great day!

Surprise..... And Update

Good Morning.
It's 5:18am and it's still dark out! As my kids would say, "is it wake up time yet?"

Everyone is happy and healthy.

Halloween is around the corner. I will have 2 black Bats and 1 butterfly bat fluttering around my house on Halloween. That is if I can get around to sewing the wings onto the shirts I bought.

My parents are here and have been here since last wednesday, as a result I have been able to sleep in my bed.... because it's not covered in laundry. The living room, however, looks like the stone hendge of of laundry.... pillars of neatly folded clothes all waiting to be put away. HA HA HA HA HAHA HA H

Mom and Dad will be staying until sometime on Wednesday. It's been nice and relaxing.

Rosie the wonder dog it well, she is very happy because my parents brought their dogs and she LOVE to play with other dogs.

September was a particularly harrowing and trying month. I will have to remember that for next year, I think it has a lot to do with returning to school... and getting the kids back on schedule.

IT IS NOT THAT I AM GETTING OLD!

and.... I am not set in my ways! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

I had a funny conversation with Slagboy. As you know he filed bankruptcy last year in April (that is his second bankruptcy) ... and... he is now pondering whether he should stay living up north or move back into his house, or whether he should buy another house.

I looked at him blankly trying to imagine the world he lives in.

if you haven't already taken my poll..... (thanks to those that did...) Please take it. I only got 16 responses.... that's 986 shy of how many I was looking for! (smile) ----- speaking of unrealistic expectations! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Congradulations to M Colkins! Who has repositioned herself a mid a booming metropolis and is living la vita loco! You Rock G-Friend.

Also, Hugs to B the K, who I have sorrowfully neglected!.... I am remembering even more neglect as I recall that I didn't even think to call and wish happy holidays over the recent big holidays... yikes.

Friends in Idaho? You still there? Getting ready to batten down the hatches for the winter and start up your roof shoveling business?

To All.... have a great day!

It's is a balmy 28 degrees out right now.
I just noticed a funny quirk about Weather.com. There is a weather alert and it makes the sound of thunder... even though the alert is for frost.

What does frost sound like?