Oh my gosh! Totally forgot to mention this - :::Drumroll please::: Olivia used the potty last night! YAY!

It's pretty sad that the best time for me to color my hair (L'oreal Excellence Creme 6RB for my curious bloggerees) is 1245am. So, you may ask, why are you doing your hair *now? Well, I am WAY overdue. I have gray hairs at my temples ::sob:: Very noticable gray hair. ::sniffle:: Besides, I don't want to scare Dara into thinking she's meeting an old lady LOL! It should be fun - we will be meeting up tomorrow night at Ikea (LOVE that place!) around 615pm. We will do dinner and shopping! Wheeee! Girls night out!

Dinner was AWESOME! I can't get over just how good fresh corn can be! I just caught the season premiere of Sex and the City. I loved the scene when Brady's belly button came off and the cat snagged it! Bahahahaha! I also have to say that Steve is looking kinda cute. ::grin::

Olivia and I stopped at a farm market and got some beautiful tomatoes and luscious looking cherries. I also picked up 6 ears of corn and 4 cucumbers. So - dinner tonight will be grilled steaks, fresh corn and tomatoes and pasta salad. Well - off to cook!

We're baaaaaack! I spent $78 at Bruno's! I got a bunch of cold cuts and I bought some GREAT looking Del Monico steaks and 2 lbs of homemade sweet sausage. Paul is thrilled. He's been wanting a good steak for a while. Moira will be spending the later part of the afternoon with a buddy and she was also invited for dinner. After that, they are taking her to a kiddie amusement park for a couple hours. YAY! She's excited about it. Me too!

(story from Yahoo) Most Afghan boys are circumcised between the age of two and five by religious elders who say a prayer before removing the foreskin with a knife -- without anaesthetic. If the boys are lucky, they will be plunged into an icy stream before the ritual in order to numb any pain. But the Turkish operation -- while yielding to tradition -- was a strictly medical procedure with a local anaesthetic being applied before the foreskin was removed with a sort of soldering- iron gun that cuts through the flesh and seals the wound behind it at the same time. (it's good to be Turkish... at least you can get anaesthetic!)

Road Kill Koalas.

(link snagged from Erin) I think I am gonna barf... check out this headline.

Have tons of errands to do today.. bank, butcher, Shop Rite.. I will be signing Moira up for a summer reading program. It looks like a lot of fun!

G'night!

(link snagged from Colin) Extreme Survival Quiz. I scored 6 out of 17 "You are so dead! You never stood a chance. Do yourself a big favor and brush up on your survival skills." Sheesh!

Well - better late than never! Moira's party went extremely well. The kids had a blast, the pizza was excellent and the ice cream was awesome! YUMMY! I haven't had pizza (excluding a trip to Pizza Hut which was DISGUSTING) in over a year. It was soooooo good! LOL! Moira got some really nice presents. She was most excited about the Matchbox cars, racing set and the game of Operation. She did get some Barbies (ew) and some cool art and crafts stuff. Now, before I get bashed about Barbie, it's not that I don't like Barbie. We have too MANY Barbies! ::grin:: But - Moira enjoys playing with them from time to time, depending on her mood. My Mom *hates* Barbies.. says it gives girls a negative self image. C'mon. If my daughters think that they are supposed to look just like an adult version of Barbie when they grow up, then Paul and I haven't done our jobs as parents.

Ok - it's way too hot out. We're going in the pool. Wheeeeeee!

Moira's playdate is here. He is such a cutie.. I love this kid! He's so polite.

::yawn:: I stayed up way too late last night. I was reading A Cup of Comfort for Friends. It's very much like a Chicken Soup for the Soul type of book. Of course, I bawled through half the stories... Today is Moira's party. One of her buddies is coming over around noon for a playdate. Then, I will be taking the both of them to the party later today. I have someone coming to test out water. He'll be here between 10am and noon. I guess I should get cleaned up so I don't scare the crap out of him!

LOVELY day today! Did a lot of work around the house. I managed to get to the Dollar Store to buy crap for the goody bags. "Goody bags?", you may ask. Yes, goody bags. Moira is having her official birthday PARTY tomorrow night at the local pizza place. After I feed all 8 young hooligans (and their parent(s)), we will be walking next door and getting ice cream. Very easy. No clean up for me to worry about! YAY! I also got over to KMart and bought 10 more 21 gallon storage totes. Oy - too much work!

I just *love* Trading Spaces! Paul loves Amy Wynn.

Ahhh! A chance to sit down for a few minutes and have a drink ::getting comfortable:: One of my sis in laws was supposed to come over for a visit but she had to cancel at the last minutes. The kids were a bit disappointed but they managed to get over it. Paul and I were working in the bedroom, hanging a desk top (it folds down) and painting. Work called.. he has to go in. Now. Crap. So, while he was gone, I was repacking the kids clothes, storing them in Rubbermaid totes, to be put back up in the attic. Let me tell you, the girls have a LOT of clothes. I got rid of a lot of the smaller stuff but there are some that I just can't bear to part with. Olivia will be one well dressed little girl. Moira's clothes are in pretty good shape so I store them in the attic until Olivia can fit into them. I also cleaned out their closets (LOTS of clothes) and dressers. While up in the attic, I found some boxes of books. Titles like Little Women, my Riverdance program and book, a book about Disney villans, some Star Trek trivia books (in good shape too - maybe ebay?) and a bunch of others. I have to pick through them... in my spare time of course ::grin:: Well - time to get the pasta going - spaghetti for dinner tonight! Yummy!

I am getting attacked by a freakin FLY! It's DIVE bombing me! Ack!

Oh - we had a great time at the mall today. Moira got a bunch of clothes from Old Navy, JC Penney and the Disney Store (who are having a 50% off sale on kids clothes). She picked out some pretty nice stuff although I drew the line at fleece pants with the word "Angel" across the ass! Yes - they were for 5-7 year olds.. nice, huh? She just liked the pants. I freaked out (inwardly) and said to her,"Well, your Dad would freak out if we brought home pants with words across your butt!" The funny part, she agreed! By the time we left the mall, the traffic and weather were SO awful, we ended up going to my Mom's house and eating dinner there. She wasn't home. Dan, her partner, was getting his pacemaker put in today. He's doing great. My Mom came home around 715pm and was happy to see us. I think she needed to just have the kids around her, just all silliness and goofiness. They really make her so happy too. ::smile::

WAY to go Zannie and Allan! Little Packet is here - all 7lbs and 20.5 inches of him. ::sniffle:: I love babies! My other girlfriend had HER baby tonight! Little Haley! It's stormin' babies!

Did you guys hear about Sharon Osbourne? Oh man.. so sad. No one should EVER have to suffer from cancer.

Hmm - 2 kids, cloudy rainy day and no TV ( I won't turn it on - Moira is so mad! LOL!). I am thinking ROAD TRIP! Freehold Mall.. here we come!

Easy dinner tonight.. hot dogs! Woohoo! I had a meeting at church tonight to discuss Sunday School in the fall. We need to get some more volunteers to assist us. There are a lot of kids and not enough classrooms. The church is going be going through a major renovation, rebuilding the sanctuary and adding on classrooms. Our Pastor is very much interested in technology and would like to set up (in the near future) a computer lab for the kids. We've got a great curriculum set up for the kids. I hope we can get a few more volunteers!

We had a nice afternoon - until we had massive thunder and lightening around 2pm. Mom came down for lunch and a swim. The girls had a blast, as usual, when any grandparent comes for a visit. We lost power, just for a moment. I had to re-boot the computer ::grr:: but there were no other incomveniences besides that.

Good luck Zannie! We are all pulling...err....pushing...umm.. ROOTING for you! Yeah - that's it! Go Zannie! Have Brucie already! Push 'em out, shove 'em out, WAYYYYY out!

Where the hell are all these flies coming from? I have a crapload of them in my house! I think Paul killed about 8-10 of the little bastards. UGH - I HATE 'em!

Oh man.. they found that poor little 5 year old girl who was missing in California. I can't wait until they catch that bastard. Sick freak.

It is hot today. Bleech.

Hmmmph! Looks like one bottle I purchased is a Wheaton figural bottle. I am trying to figure out when they were produced. I guess I won't be making my millions on Antique Roadshow today!

Back from Wal-Mart. Don't get me started about the damn senior citizens! But, I did find a nice desk lamp for my bedroom for about $20. I didn't see any quilts that I liked though. It's going to be hard, looking for one that I like. We also stopped at the old/new shop and I found a couple neat looking bottles. One is an old glass AVON mouthwash bottle, with the original top. The bottom of the bottle says AVON Breath Fresh Mouthwash. Use full strength in the morning, after meals, before social engagements. ::grin:: I'll have to see what I could sell it for on eBay!

Good morning campers! Had a great day yesterday... I rounded up the kidlets around 4pm and brought them back into the house so I could get dinner started. After dinner, I got to go food shopping by myself! ::happy dance:: I managed to spend about $122 on basics.. like ketchup, paper towels, produce, etc.. Paul took the kidlets into the pool while I was out and managed to get them all tired out. After they were in bed, Paul was playing with our scanner and trying to capture some images he had on paper. Our scanner is pretty outdated - especially by current standards. Just 600x1200 and I *think* 30 bit color. I saw an article about some of the new Epson scanners being released :::drool::: I want one! Especially this one. Well - Christmas is coming.... Paul had made an appointment for Tru-Green (lawn service) to come and give us an estimate. Our lawn is pathetic. . I had just gotten up and was walking into my living room when I heard my screen door open. Scared the crap out of me - I thought someone was breaking in my house! Turns out it was Dom. He got here at 810am ::yawn:: Heck, we were still sleeping when he arrived. We didn't have to be home (or awake! LOL!) when he arrived so he wrote up the estimate. Pretty reasonable - and we need to do SOMETHING. Our lawn is begging for help!

Oh my gosh - it is SO nice outside. I just steppped inside to get the kids some ice pops and jump online super quick. Sun, comfy chair and Harry Potter are calling me back outside... Ciao!

EW! Got this link from Quinn. I can't believe I did it!

Ok - I fixed the gallery link. NOW, you are able to check out my pictures!

Just got back from the butcher shop - Bruno's. God - I love that place. Next time, I am going to buy some steaks... they look SO good. YUMMY!

Can anyone get to my photo gallery? Does the link work?

Paul is watching a show on HBO with Ray Liotta and John Leguizamo. It's about a pyromaniac - Point of Origin. I am totally freaked out - I can't imagine how a person is able to do such a thing to another living thing.

I have been shredding more papers. Ugh. I swear, I have to get more organized!

I have been working in the house all day.. Oy.. am I tired!

I am uploading some really nice shots from yesterday's party and the fair. Check them out here!

Ok, ok, I'll jump on the bandwagon...here's my blogchalk Google! DayPop! This is my blogchalk: English, United States, New Jersey, Manahawkin, Kate, Female, 31-35!

C'mon people.... just $25 more dollars will bring Erin to her minimun amount so she can walk! Donate til it hurts... then donate some more!

I am so stinkin' tired! Miss Olivia woke up no less than 5 times last night... between 330am and 445am. I didn't get to bed until 2am! Poor kid, I have NO idea why she was up so much ::sigh:: but she seems pretty perky this morning. ::yawn:: At least someone does!

Been playing with my template. Whaddya think? Be honest - but gentle!

We had a GREAT day today. I have a bunch of pictures that I need to upload (from Friday and today). We visited my Dad and StepMom today. We all had a great time. It was nice to see my niece again. I gave them a copy of the girls portrait (the one from the fair). I didn't have time to get it framed but they will be dropping it off at a shop near them to have it professionally framed (it's 13x17) and I will pay for it. We left around 645 and made it home by 730pm. Bath, meds, books and bed. 9pm - turned on the Robin William special on HBO. I laughed my ASS off. In fact, I laughed so hard that I had an asthma attack. His description/re-enactment of a colonoscopy exam was priceless. A narrative of a "Viagra Moment" caused me to cry from laughing so hard. So now - the special is over. My hands are all jittery from my asthma inhaler. Nothing like a few shots of albuterol to make a person all shaky! Wheee! I need to work on the photographs.. will try to update later!

HOLY crap! It seems like forever since I have updated! ::sobbing:: Can ya'll forgive me? The past couple days have been extremely busy. I took the girls to the Ocean County Fair yesterday. It was gorgeous but hot. We saw a bunch of animals (4-H shows), a comedian/magician that totally enthralled Moira! I had the girls profile drawn by a man who used all pencils and chalk. The likeness was very eerie - he really caught them dead on, even down to a small dimple in Moira's left cheek. Beautiful - I can't wait to frame it and hang it up ASAP! Our bedroom is still an ongoing project. So far, the 2 bureaus are finished. They look fabulous. The 3rd dresser still needs to be primed and painted. So far, the room is REALLY coming together nicely, even though we don't get too much time to work on it when the kidlets are around! We also put up some wood shelves and we also are going to hang a small drop leaf desktop. It drops down when not in use and it will certainly come in handy OUR next project is the living room and hallway. We are going to rip up the carpet (YAY!) and replace it with the Pergo Presto, which is just snap together.. no glue. I have a trip planned to IKEA and l will be getting some small lamps and some decorative storage for the bedroom (to go on the shelves). Oh yeah, and meeting Dara too! ::grin:: Paul and I went through our 4 drawer file cabinet and we shredded 3 garbage bags FULL of old papers, pay stubs, etc.. I hate filing!!! Well - I have a busy day for tomorrow. Moira and Paul are going to church in the morning and have to run a couple errands. We are going to my Dad and Step-Mom's house tomorrow for a combination birthday and anniversary lunch/dinner thingie! It will be fun - I get to see my niece, whom I haven't seen since May. Ta-ta for now!

I think Colin shops at my Shop Rite! Read this GREAT supermarket rant!

Well, we never made it to the fair today. But, we can go tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be just as beautiful tomorrow too. Hooray! I was outside most of the day with the girls. I puttered around the yard, cleaning the flower boxes, running the sprinkler, washing, hanging on the line, and folding a mountain of laundry. Or, as Allison says, "mount laundry" Teehee! So, I am pooped. My knobs arrived today and they look FABULOUS! ::grin:: What can I say, I have great knobs!

I am CONNECTED! Woohoo! I have to say, cable modems ROCK! My father in law is coming down in a little while to pick up his power washer we borrowed a couple weeks ago. It's 70 degrees! Gorgeous clear skies.. white puffy clouds. I love this type of weather. I am going to take the girls to the Ocean County Fair today, if things work out around here. I'll catch up more later! Ta-ta!

(link snagged from Heather)
Which Willy Wonka character are you? I am the most annoying of all Wonka characters. I am so greedy, snobby; basically just a stuck-up rich bitch. Everyone hates me! I am Veruca Salt. You most often are found saying "I want it now!" My fate: I fall down the educated eggdicator, where I am possibly "sizzled like sausage".

I got my cable modem! YAY! Now - normally, I would set it up right away. Except, I can't. The cable outlet/jack it behind our mammoth sized entertainment center. It is impossible for me to move. So - I have to wait until tonight to test it out. If I have waited 3 years, I suppose another 4 hours won't kill me. I hope!

Michael Jackson and the race card, as mentioned by kd. My comments? MJ is a freak. Plain and simple. He is a walking example of a child star experiment gone completely wrong. He is just so disturbing looking. The simple fact that he chose to do this to himself is just frightening. I found this, with 3 pictures, from ChuckJerry. Check it out and bring your barf bag.

Speaking of pregnant - Zannie, what the heck is going on with you and lil Brucie??

A friend of mine was in a car accident yesterday.She is pregnant and due in 3 weeks. Thank God she is ok and of course the baby is ok too. She rear-ended someone. The police officer was right behind her when she did it.

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!

YAY! I am going to meet Dara on 7/24 at IKEA. What could be more fun than an evening of good friends, dining together and shopping? Not too much more!

WOO! We just signed up for digital Internet with Comcast! Hooray! I'll be connected by tomorrow!

I HATE AOL! Arrrgghh!

I need to get a stinkin' cable modem. It's taking me forever to shop! Arrgghhh!

While Moira is in VBS, we will be heading to the Depot to check out paint samples. I think I am painting my living room red!

YAY! My knobs are on the way! They should be delivered tomorrow!

Finally, a chance to sit down and write. Moira loved all her stuff, especially the Pixter ::grin:: I will probably pick up some of the game cartridges off eBay. (*SPEAKING of eBay, have you guys heard that eBay is buying PayPal? Hmmm.. what a way to corner the market!) Mom and Dan came down to visit yesterday. Mom went swimming with the girls. They had a blast! Moira also has Vacation Bible School this week. 6pm-8pm. She loves it. Gee - life is good! The pastor of the church was looking for people to help with the website (as I had posted earlier this week, the church site is a mess). I tinkered with it, just set up some basics (links, etc) and sent it to him. He really liked it. So, I will be helping with that too. He is pretty fluent in database work (Access and Visual Basic) and can write his own ASP pages! I am impressed!

I just finished baking a birthday cake for Moira. She will be six years old today ::sniffle:: I can remember SO much about the day she was born. By the time she arrived, I was so exhausted. My labor started around 730am and I finally had her via C-section at 7:10pm. She was 7 lbs 15oz and 19 inches long. Happy Birthday to my wonderful, beautiful daughter. I am so proud of you and I love you very much.

Anyone have a good link for bedding and bedspreads? I know of Domestications. Any other good ones?

More painting being done here. The bedroom walls have been completed. Now, we are doing the sills and door. I ordered these clear glass pulls (30 of them) for our newly painted dressers. 1 was a brownish-orange wood color and the other 2 were a beige color with flowers stenciled on them (ick). Hey - I can't complain about the furniture.. they are all good pieces.. just ugly. Now, they are painted a lovely clean white!

Susan, I hope things are ok in your neck of the woods. I have been reading about all the flooding in San Antonio. Oy!

I am such a geek - I am a State Quarter junkie. If anyone would like to save me some state quarters, I would buy them from you.

Beautiful day! Wooooooooooo!

Oh.. one more thing! Good thoughts and wishes to Zannie.. she will be having her baby VERY soon!

:::Yawn::: Going to bed.. Mom is coming over in the morning (wait, it's ALREADY morning! LOL!) around 10-ish to swim. Paul had to fix a couple parts on the pump today. He is SO handy! My Dad and Step-Mom were down today. My SM went swimming with the girls. They were in heaven! It was really cute. They finally got out and we had a nice lunch. They left around 2-ish. Then, Paul and I took the girls back into the pool for about another hour. We ended up grilling some chicken for dinner. The girls had a great time, playing in the sandbox, on the swings, chasing fireflies... it was a lot of fun! They stayed outside a little too late and by the time they got cleaned up and ready for bed, it was 930pm. Hey - it's summer. They did crash big time though! No noise from either one of them. Well - I will chat more on the morrow! Ciao!

I want blogrolling but they aren't accepting any new accounts as of yet.::whining:: But I waaaaaaaaaant it. Heee!

Woooo!!! I broke 10,000 hits! ::sniffle:: You love me! You really love me! ::bowing::

It seems that Moira is now addicted to Junkyard Wars - she loves the show! She is just like her dad.

Jason! Where are you? When will you be back?

it's 11:49am and 93 degrees. Of course Paul is mowing the yard. Idiot.

A Happy and Safe 4th of July to everyone. Don't blow off any body parts!

Some pictures of the munchkins...

Forgot to mention that I qualify for extended unemployment benefits. 3 more months! YAY!

Ohhhhhhhhh! You MUST check this out. If you like to organize, this link is for you. (link snagged from Rachel!)

Hey - I found Allan on Google. Check this out. He's mentioned towards the end. Zannie is due like ANY moment. Poor kid - it is SO stinkin hot. It sucks being pregnant in the summer!

tooo hot...ugh... 92 degrees according to the Weather Channel) HEAT INDEX REACHING TO 95 TO 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACK!

I have to go to WalMart today. UGH! I need to get cat food, apple juice and dishwasher detergent. Shelley went to the store last night but didn't get me ANYTHING! ::grin:: I am glad to hear that her friend is doing well.

Crazy busy day today. Up early, did banking and headed up to Mom's place. I did a bunch of errands for her. The girls and I didn't get back home until 445pm. My poor plants looked like hell. I had to water the hell outta them. The pool was actually very very warm. We didn't even go swimming tonight. I wanted to hustle the kidlets into bed on time tonight (which I sorta did!) I might be helping to work on my church's webpage. It's really pretty bad ::gulp:: Should I say that? LOL!

Moira had a friend over today. The girls had a lot of fun.. BBQ, pool, make-up kits, dress up clothes... I wanna be 6 again!

I found a local butcher shop (Brunos) that sells Boars Head deli products. They also have a childrens boutique and a detailing shop as well. Inside the butcher shop, they were advertising a "Luca Brasi" cheesecake. Teehee! My step-Mom would LOVE this place. Very old school type shop. I bet there are a few places like this up in Brooklyn. The woman who runs the shop, Marie, was really very nice and helped us out. She shared a few slices of the meats and they were VERY good. I think I will be shopping here about once a week! I only spent $20.19!

Oh! Totally forgot to mention that Paul and I got new cell phones, Motorola V120c, and a new cellular service. We had Cingular but it really sucked. We went with Verizon Family Share. At least we will be saving a couple of bucks a month.

Good evening! I hope everyone had a good weekend. We got a lot of work done around the house. Paul washes and cleaned both cars, practically detailing them. They look gorgeous! He powerwashed the house and it looks SO much nicer. I can't believe it. The pool got up to 90 degrees again this weekend! Ahhh! Talk about heaven! Moira was at a baseball game last night. When my sis in law brought Moira home, at 1130pm, she was totally wired. Full of sugar and adreneline. Oy.Today I just did some cleaning and took the kids back into the pool. They had so much fun. I got a slight sunburn - just barely pink. I am already getting a nice tan. I don't want to get all brown and full of skin cancer (which also runs in my family). So - I will have to be careful... Mom was discharged from the hospital today. Thank you again for all the kind emails, comments and cards! Shelley - got your card the other day! I was going to buy THAT one for YOU! LOL!

I weeded out a few old blog links and would like to add a few more. Any suggestions?

ok - I was a little excited when I wrote the previous post. My final exam grade was 96 but my grade for the class is 89. Still - woohoo!

89 baby! WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!

STILL waiting!! ACK!

Oh man - I *just* finished my final. I had to access Jeff's (instructor) computer, get a file and adjust the default website in IIS on my computer. That was the hardest part for me ::sigh:: I think I did it right. It came up under my localhost as well as the default for IE. I am waiting for my grade now ::biting fingernails::

My thoughts are going to Zannie and Allan. He was one of the WorldCom employees that was laid off today. Top officials at WorldCom were subpoenaed today.

Man - my afternoon just flew by ::WHOOSH:: The kids played with PlayDoh (DOH!) for an hour. My carpet was a mess afterwards... messier than usual! Now, I made an inpromptu fort with a sheet and 2 chairs. They are thrilled. I am SuperMom! LOL!

Susan got the keys to her new place! YAY! Happy painting ::snicker::

I visited my Mom last night. I brought Moira with me. Mom needed a few things from the house so we stopped there first. We got to the hospital around 7-ish. I bought Moira a late dinner and we ate with Mom, in her room. Mom will be in the hospital through the weekend. I can't go up to see her today because I have my final. Tomorrow, Tim will be down and he will go there for a while. I will probably come up on Sunday and help her out with some things at that time. She is pretty beat. The pneumonia is really kicking the crap out of her. She isn't getting much sleep but who the hell can really sleep in the hospital anyway? My Dad, when he was in for the triple bypass, had a helluva time. He is a super light sleeper to begin with so he was pretty happy to get home. Wish me luck on my final! I typed up more of my notes last night. I can use my notes tonight so I am trying to get everything typed up and filed in my notebook. AND - just in case, backed up on a floppy disk. After this class, I am FREE! No more school! Moira is pretty excited about that. She likes it when I am home. Tomorrow, Moira is going to a Blue Claws (minor league baseball) game tomorrow night with my sis in law and her boyfriend. What a life this kid has! Certainly a better social schedule than I.

picked this up from Jason Heard Wed. mornings at 6:40 AM on Newsradio 970 WFLA-Tampa. Visit Tedd Webb online at, http://www.teddwebb.com . I was watching TV last night and saw the promotion of the BET Movie Awards. BET stands for Black Entertainment Television. I thought for a moment, man have we built a distance between ourselves. We are really into hyphenating ourselves. Imagine the horror of someone starting the WET. The White Entertainment Network? What if they sponsored the WET Movie Awards, and only white people would be eligible to win? I can hear the out cry now. Why then is it OK and acceptable for the BET Movie Awards. We are all one people. Right now we have one common enemy, one common goal. Why do we insist on dividing ourselves into little categories. African American, Hispanic-American, Italian-American, hey folks we are "Americans"! It's time we took a long look at the situation, instead of creating more distant between ourselves, let's close ranks. Let us show the world we are "one country, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all". WE could spend the rest of our lives hyphenating ourselves into little corners, and that is exactly what our enemies would want. Union philosophy, fingers gripped together form one strong hand, individually they can be broken. This 4th of July, be proud to fly the flag, be proud to sing our hymns of praise and glory. This country has earned the respect from the rest of the world, let's make sure the locals give theirs.

Moira and I are going to visit Mom tonight. I talked to her earlier and it looks like she will be in for the weekend and possibly discharged on Monday. She sounds a little better today although still a little weak.

Has anyone seen the Sears commercial with the guy who walks into his kitchen, opens the fridge and pulls out the carton of milk? He sneaks a quick glance at his wife, who has her back to him while reading the paper at the kitchen table, then quickly chugs the milk. A moment later, he spews out a mouthful of milk and leans over the kitchen sink, gagging. His wife, who hasn't turned around at all, calmly states "Oh, by the way, the refrigerator is broken." The man responds by gagging again, still leaning over the sink. Heehee.