The girls had their spring concert on Tuesday. Brittany had a solo and she was incredible!! I have no idea where she gets her voice from because I can't sing a note. Anthony even tells me to be quiet when he hears me singing! lol Danielle was also in the concert and she was so cute up there on that huge stage. For part of the performance the younger kids had to sit still on the bleachers as the older children performed. As you can imagine it can be awfully hard for 30-1st graders to sit still for any length of time. I looked at Danielle and was surprised to see her "I am going to hurt some one" look on her face. It didn't take long to figure out the cause. lol She was sitting next to this little boy named William. He was so cute with a suit jacket and a bright red tie. He was also very absorbed in the music that the older kids were singing and he was swinging his hands in rhythm.......everytime he moved his hands he touched Danielle's shoulder or hair. He wasn't hurting her but she kept moving over away from him as far as she could which of course didn't keep him from touching her long hair. lol I was seriously worried that she was going to punch him she looked so mad! hehe Thankfully some of my "don't hit" lectures got through (I just wish they would regarding her big sister lol) because she didn't hit him. Although I did find out when I asked her about it later that she "accidentally" stepped on his foot. After the concert we went out to eat to treat the kids to ice cream and guess who was there? lol William and his family. He made his mom bring him over to our table so he could say hi to Danielle. It was so cute. hehe Danielle did admit on the way home that William was handsome in his suit........but she said "Don't let it fool you mom.......he is still a pest"

Okay.....you asked about those products that we will not subsitute with any other brand. The ones that you would rather go without other than using an inferior brand. I am a sucker for name brands..... lol.... I won't even buy tape unless it's this tape. I am really bad when it comes to food..... I hate store brand or generic items.....if it's not a national name I won't buy it. Marshall and I have a hard time shopping together. His motto when grocery shopping is the cheaper the better...... my motto is I am feeding this to my kids and they deserve the best. If he were to pick out a can of pineapple he would get this on the other hand I would get this. He is slowly learning how to shop like me. lol In fact the other day he came home with this as opposed to this. hehe

Liz - Congratulations on your Grand Opening, I am so excited for you!! I placed my order yesterday and I can't wait to get it! The coffee bean pillar is going to look great on my desk and I can't wait to smell these (Coco Lime Cooler) and this (cinnamon drip candle) should be yummy!!

Graphic by Countryside Heaven

We had lots of fun last night......but no I didn't get falling down drunk. Sorry honey, maybe next time. lol Chris and Nick are lot's of fun to drink with........Big John was with but he ditched us for a teeny bopper........and I don't care what you say John......there is no way that chickie is over 16! hehe I think you better do an ID check.

Marshall and I have a date tonight which we desperately need. My mom is going to watch the kids so that we can get away from here. We are going to dinner and then we are going to meet some friends for drinks. Since Marshall is the designated driver I plan to get completely intoxicated. lol He keeps complaining that he never sees me drunk, he doesn't understand that when I get drunk I don't fall down and slur my words. Most people can't tell when I am drunk.......the one way to tell is for some reason I start hitting people. I don't mean punching them, I mean shoving them (Think Elaine on Seinfeld... Get Out! ). LOL......ask my mom how many times I accidently shoved her off her bar stool. hehe

Hello......if you heard any screaming, yelling, crashing or other signs of distress, please ignore them as they coudn't possibly have been me. I don't have a bit of temper......just ask Marshall. lol (Please excuse me as I dodge the bolt of lightening heading towards me as I tell such a blatent lie hehe)
Welcome to my new blog home. I will slowly, when I have the time, transfer my files from Geocities to here (Inferno Dezigns). I just have a feeling (with all the rumers going on) that my poor webpage will be homeless soon. I had a bit of a problem getting everything transfered but from here on out I am sure everything will be peaceful and calm. Nothing to worry about..........well except for this computer flying your way if it pisses me off again anytime soon. Don't worry, I'll tell you when to duck!

~!@#$%%*# I know I am doing something really stupid......why in the hell won't this transfer?

Okay.........let's hope this works!
Okay.......let's try again
What is it that they say about third time being the charm? keep your fingers crossed lol
Damn it! Maybe it was the fourth time is the charm?

what the hell?

Shit.....I guess I am moving. By the time you read this I should be established at my new home. Which if this goes the way I think it will, it will be just the start of a long move ahead.

Okay......I couldn't get anything to post last night so hopefully this will work today. Otherwise I am going to have to think of moving my site which I do NOT want to do right now.

Darn......is it Blogger........or is Geocities giving me fits again? I can't seem to get anything to post. By the way.......if you hear music on my site it's no thanks to Geocities........I uploaded my music files to my own server because as most of you have probably noticed Geocities doesn't seem to be supporting sound files anymore. I really have to move this site........but I have been here for so long **pout** it just wouldn't be the same anywhere else. I guess I can integrate this page with Inferno Dezigns but I just don't know if I want to....any ideas/suggestions? Help! LOL

After my browsing today (see previous post) I have fairies and dragons dancing in my head. I have decided that the kids and I are going to work on a fairy house. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Speaking of dragons.....Anthony is in big trouble. Marshall has (had) an unopened collector Tarot card set of dragons and guess who found it and decided to open it today? The cards are still okay but he ripped into the cases and tore them. That kid can tear apart an entire house in 5 seconds flat! I can already hear the phone calls I will be getting when he starts school! lol

OMG......how could I have been on the internet for as long as I have been and never have found this page?! I am simply enchanted! If you have any appreciation of art you will be amazed as I have been with this incredible compilation of talent. The art is fantasy art - dragons, fairies, elves.....I am completely in love!
WARNING: Any of you who have a problem with the human body in it's original form (without clothing) will probably want to skip this site....... I wouldn't want to offend any particular group and/or person......and before you send me any letters....(YES - I do find this art family friendly and NO - I do not find the naked body in the form of art to be offensive) ...with that said...

©Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Here are a few of my favorites: Which can all be found at Elfwood Stephanie Pui-Mun Law Linda Bergkvist Joseph Barnhard Richard Thomas Lankes Jose M. Rodriguez Ursula Vernon Elisabeth Mitchell Janet J.E. Chui Thomas F. Abrahamsson Founder of Elfwood

Did I tell you we had snow this weekend? The worst part is that my family blames it on me! Friday night we went to rent movies and the shopping center where the video store is at had these beautiful trees covered in gold lights. I said how pretty they were and that I was ready for snow and Christmas time to be here. Everyone got mad at me for even saying it and then when we woke up falling snow on Sunday they all of course blamed it on me! As if I could cause it to snow! lol

Well......for those of you wondering about our house. We did not get it. The moron decided to sell if to someone else AFTER we had the downpayment together! Sheesh..... I was so pissed off. Not that he sold it to someone else because he had someone willing to pay cash for it so in that regard I can't blame him BUT he told us that the house was ours as soon as we had the downpayment and on the day we had arranged to go see him he was suddenly not around. He didn't return our calls but just kept putting us off via his teenage son. After three days of not being able to find him we finally find out again through his teenage son that the house was sold. I have never seen Marshall so mad, the worst part was when the guy called back and lied that he had been trying to reach us. Marshall's cell phone has caller id and the guy never called, when Marshall pointed this out the guy quickly says that he called us on our home number......funny how he could have done that because we never gave it to him and our number is not listed. After a few hours of being upset I realized that it just wasn't meant to be. First of all the town was a long drive from here which of course Marshall would have to do every day to get to work plus all traveling was on a two lane highway which would NOT be fun in the middle of a blizzard......lol.....as you can see I talked myself out of wanting it which under the circumstances is the best I can do. We are still looking but houses that we can afford esp. with our not so wonderful credit are few and far between.

Part Three - The Restaurant: I was mooned! I have never in my life been mooned.......well not by someone I didn't know at least! lol After we left the hospital (see Part Two below) Marshall and I both decide to go grab something to eat. Neither one of us had eaten dinner and since we were both starting to wake up we decided to stop at a 24 hour diner not far from the hospital. We are seated at a booth and we had just got done ordering when a large group of teenagers started walking in........they kept coming and coming. The filled up the entire back section and it was so loud we had to practically shout to hear each other. Marshall remembered that it was a prom night and most of these kids had probably came from a post prom party. (At this time it is 2:00 am) We are eating our food when I glanced up and seen this kid leap through the air and fall on his back. I still have no idea what in the hell he was trying to do but his friends all thought it was funny. They kept urging him to do it again. I watched in fascination as he put a chair in the middle of the aisle and went to the opposite side to take a running leap. Just as he was about to run the manager came by so the kid sat down at the table closest to him. An older guy was sitting there eating by himself and they start talking like they are old friends. Marshall meanwhile is oblivious to the whole thing because his back is facing the kids. The waitress goes to the table where this kids friends are and starts to take their order. Next thing I know the guy is running down the aisle, jumps on the chair and goes flying through the air, sails past the waitresses head and lands on his back with a loud crash on the top of the table. The poor waitress freaked out and ran away. She had no clue what was going on. He sat down as all his friends screamed and clapped and the manager comes out. The manager is a younger guy and took it all in good stride. He just told the kid to stay seated or he was gonna get strapped in a highchair. I have been at many different restaurants, my friends used to go out and eat and at times would get sorta wild but NEVER did we do anything like that! Marshall and I are finishing up our coffee and trying to have a conversation in the midst of all the noise when I notice a young guy walking past me. He is walking kinda strange and I notice his pants are sagging down below his butt and his sweatshirt is pulled down low. He makes eye contact with me, smiles, walks past Marshall and soon as he is in my line of vision he pulls up his sweatshirt and moons me! His whole entire white ass is sticking out! Then he turns around to make sure I saw and smiled at me! I just sat there speechless and Marshall has no idea what happened. I just started laughing....it was pretty funny. So on that note we went home and I was finally able to go to bed! So........how was your Friday?

Part Two - The Hospital: After the movie Marshall thinks it would a wonderful idea to go out for some coffee and pie. I reply that there is not a chance in hell that I am taking "Your Son" in public again until he is at least 18. All I want to do is go home, put on my pajamas and relax. So we come home, Marshall makes popcorn so I can watch a movie.......(lol maybe we should have just done that in the first place?!)..... I check my email and respond to a few while Marshall puts Anthony to bed. I give a sigh of relief......finally I can just relax. Think again! There is a knock on the door and Marshall answers it. It is my stepsister. One of our limo drivers has a wife who is pregnant and she is due on May 11th. Tim (the husband/limo driver) is at the Shooting Star Casino, in Mahnomen, on a run and Stacy (the wife/pregnant one) has been sick all day. She calls the hospital and they tell her to come in. Problem? There is no way to get her there so she does what any rational pregnant women would do. Call her husband on his cell phone and bitch him out for not being there when she needed him. I think under the circumstances she did well. :-) So Tim calls my stepsister and says he needs help getting her to the hospital. Well Jenny (stepsister) has just had two weeks of major hell in that very same hospital watching her infant nephew pass away from complications during his birth. She was in tears because she couldn't even think of going back. She agreed to keep an eye on my kids and me and Marshall went into town to pick up Stacy a woman we have never met. We get to her apartment and the poor thing looked just miserable. We drive her to the hospital and sit in an emergency room with several weird and strange looking people, mean while Jenny had found someone to drive to Mahnomen and cover for Tim so he was in route back to Fargo (an hour+ drive). We promised to stay with her until he arrived. I felt so bad for her, they wheel her up to the maternity ward to moniter the baby, the baby is fine so they wheel her back down to the emergency room to hook her up to IV's and give her liquids because she was so dehydrated. Tim showed up about 12:45 just as they were getting ready to hook her up to the IV's. Shortly after we left them both at the hospital happy that we could help out. Finally....... I could go home and go to bed right? Nope.......the night wasn't over yet! Stay tuned for part three. :-)

Part One - The Theater: Yesterday was an extremely bizarre day! It started out as most Saturdays do, quiet with the kids watching cartoons. Marshall had to work yesterday so we all waited for him to come home because we were supposed to go look at that house again. He SAID he'd be home between 2 or 3. I took that to mean 3:30 - 4:30 because when it comes to work he is NEVER home when he is supposed to be home.....there is always one more thing to do, one last thing to finish up. Hey, I met him at work, I understand that side of him even if it does drive me nuts. Well, I waited and waited and waited.....no call and no Marshall. I got sick of waiting so I took the kids into town and we went to McDonalds. He finally calls me at 5:30....and of course I yell, he apologizes. I say I am not going home I've been stuck there all day so he comes into town to meet us. I have the brilliant idea of going to a movie, which sounded a like a good idea at the time, but of course I was forgetting one small thing. Anthony! lol Well, we were late for the movie so that should have been the first sign to go home but nooooo....I want to see a movie. I had already seen Chocolat but Brittany wanted to see it and I knew Marshall would like it so I figured that was a good choice that way I could explain the parts they had missed. The first 15 minutes were great. Anthony sat on Marshall's lap mesmerized by the screen eating buttered popcorn. Then he just decided.....that was fun......now what? He decides he wants to stand up by the seats. Keep in mind that the theater was fairly empty and we were way in back with an empty row in front of us and only two people behind us. So I let him stand up.....he wasn't bothering any one.....except for me! lol I couldn't relax. I am one of those people who just freaks if people don't control their kids. I pride myself that I have taken my daughters to restaurants and people would come up to me and tell me how well behaved they are..... I pride myself on the fact that I have taken my daughters on airplanes and have had people come up to me after the flight and thank me again and again because they were so good. Since I have had Anthony I have not had that happen since! lol Go figure?! Well, when my little "angel" discovered the red lights on the stairs we had walked up I knew he wouldn't be happy until he was walking up and down them so I decided to take him out to the lobby for a bit. As we are walking down the stairs he decides that we need to converse. "Mommy? Mommmmmyyy?" And like an idiot I try to hush a two year old. So I walk him down the stairs and he decides it's time to count. "Five, Twwwwooo, Eight, Nine" I was waiting for someone to throw popcorn at us. Because I had already seen the movie I didn't mind letting Marshall enjoy it, especially since he hardly ever gets to movies while I go all the time. So I played pinball and chased after Anthony until he wore me out and we waited in the car. I sat there wondering where my life has went? It was a Friday night and I was on a date from hell with a two year old! But of course when he smacked me on the cheek with his sticky, licorice coated lips all was forgiven! :-) Okay.......well that was part one. I need some coffee and I'll be back in a bit to fill you in on the rest.

Hey Harv.....nice to see you. :-) Have fun at the lake this weekend.

So I wait an entire day to hear back from them and nothing. So I call and the guy on the phone seriously pissed me off. He knew about my email, he knew about the problem and still no call?! You know the reason we went with a local host in the first place is because we wanted "one-on-one" customer service. I don't usually bash companies (people maybe lol but not businesses) because from experiences gained through the limo company I know that sometimes things happen beyond your control. I have been on the recieving end of an angry customer.....it's not the best place to be believe me! So for the most part I TRY to be courteous and understanding when I have a complaint. On the other hand when I try to fix a problem and I have to deal with someone who probably doesn't know how to define the word customer service I get a little pissed off. I have to listen to him mumbling to himself as he tries to find my account (haven't you ever heard of a hold button?! sheesh) and then he proceeds to act like he knows what he is talking about when we both know he doesn't. Unfortunately there was no one else to talk to so I just informed him that I WILL be moving our site and I WILL be calling back on Monday to deal directly with the person in charge. So what is the problem? Somehow they lost our payment and nothing has been credited to our account. I of course call our bookkeeper (lol......my mom hehe) and she gives me the information as to when payments are made. So I call back and calmly tell him this and he really has no clue what to do and so of course our site is still off line! What makes me so mad is that again we are paying WAY TOO MUCH just to have a local server. Our company is one of the largest limo services in town, we have been in business for 7 years so our name is well known, and my family does lots of business with several different companies with the main company that heads up this little business. So where along the lines do they say hey, this company hasn't paid their bill we are going to just shut down their site without finding out what the problem is. HELLO?! I'm sorry, this is just not how I would run a business. I have done billing for a few different jobs and sometimes things get lost, sometimes things get over looked, you don't risk pissing off a customer/client just because it is too much work to contact them in person. I have never had to move a site before so hopefully things go smoothly.

Still nothing from the server......anyone who has any suggestions as to a reasonable yet dependable place to move a business site please let me know. I have no idea how long it takes to move. They had better get in touch with me by tomorrow because they do NOT want to hear from me!

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moved! It is down again........let's see how long it takes them to contact me this time!

Brush with Fame time: I was in a speech class at school where we had to introduce ourselves to the group and relate a story about the most famous person we had met. I was surprised to realize I had so many. Here is my strangest one. I was working in a Chinese restaurant while in high school. I wasn't a waitress, I just bussed tables. Anyway, I was totally obsessed with this person. I had her pictures all over my room, I think it was because not only was she the first model I had recognized with dark hair but she also had a mole on the side of her face just like I do. Anyway, my best friend (who also worked there) came up to me and asked me, "Isn't that the person you have pictures of all over your room?" I looked and sure enough it was her! I couldn't believe it. I mean, I was in a Chinese restaurant in Cheyenne, Wyoming for petes sake and she was sitting at a table with a small group of people eating. She didn't have any make up on and looked pretty but normal. I must have walked by her table a few times because she looked up at me and smiled and asked me to take her credit card to the front counter. I said something brilliant like, "Are you Cindy Crawford?" and she says...."That's what it says on my credit card." LOL I looked and sure enough that was her name on the card! LOL...... I was like in total awe. Then when I returned the credit card to her table she asked me if I would go outside and take a picture of her and her friends in front of the restaurant. I am telling you I was totally shocked. LOL.....she must have thought I was a complete idiot because I just nodded my head, went outside took their picture as they posed in front of the restaurant and then gave her back her camera without saying a word! Sheesh...... you would think that I would have at least asked for an autograph! hehe So that is one of my "brushes with fame." More to come... :-)

I had the coolest dream last night...... I was back at my childhood home and I was in the livingroom looking down the hallway... I walked down the hallway and went outside through the back door. I was in the middle of this beautiful garden (that was never there) and I went swimming in this beautiful pond. It was so relaxing..... I did not want to wake up!

Thanks for the invite! Although going through the member list I am starting to feel old! lol.......on well I guess it's young at heart that matters. Although I might have to ask for a translation on some of the posts! haha..... I don't get out enough. :-) I am so glad that we have been able to keep in touch. The work you are doing with Big Baer is just awesome!! I am so impressed. One of these days Marshall and I are gonna have to get to Chicago. :-) You know what you need though? You seriously need a blog! This way I can keep up with what you're doing! Hehe...... I know..... as if you don't have enough to do! Talk to you later and thanks again!

All emails regarding the previous post can be directed HERE.......but if they are full of evil and hate I will direct them immediately HERE. By sending your hate mail to my email box at the above address or any other address owned by me you give me the sole permission to publish it word for word including your name and email address on this page or any other page published by me for all to see.........so think twice unless you want everyone to know exactly what kind of language you use in the "name of God."
Thank you have a nice day.....
God Bless You and
Brightest Blessings.

I think we bought a house....... I think but I don't want to say "Yes we bought a house" until all of the paperwork is signed. I'll keep ya posted. :-) I am so ready for a change.....not just in real life but on the internet as well. People here are so quick to judge and jump to conclusions without knowing the whole story. Just to set the record straight..... I have NEVER been offended by Christian graphics/scriptures etc. I was uncomfortable with belonging to a group that excluded people based on their religion so I left the group. It is their right to have those guidelines (even if they weren't added until AFTER I joined) just as it is my right to leave because I don't agree with their stand. End of subject? I wish. Let's just say that certain people have twisted my position around enough to call me Satan! lol I'm sorry if I am such a threat to their "faith" but there was no reason to shut down and blame it on me. I left quietly.......I didn't even tell anyone other than the person who needed to remove me......I have ignored hate mail from "God fearing Christian women"........ what the hell do you want from me? Leave me the hell alone.......if anyone is full of hatred it is you. Get over it......quit being so dramatic. Reopen your site like we all know you will and move on. I know I'm not going anywhere so if you think that using false identities to threaten me and my friends is going to get anywhere you have another thing coming. Once again for the record let me state: I do not hate Christians, I have nothing against Christian sites, I have nothing against Christian webrings. I choose to keep my faith private, I choose to not preach to others on my site, I choose to belong to webrings that don't discriminate based on race, sexual preference or religion. I respect your right to choose how you represent yourself and your webpage......all I ask is that you respect my choice to do the same.

There are days when I wonder where in the world all the stupid people come from.........and why do they always seem to find me?!

I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Easter!!! I hope you all enjoy a wonderful day filled with family, friends, peace, love and lots of yummy treats. :-) ~Hugs, Lisa

Graphics by Countryside Heaven

Hello! Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. It has been very crazy around here. I don't live in Fargo but I do live just outside of Fargo and although we haven't been hit by the flooding yet we are keeping a close eye on Floodwatch 2001 and we are hoping that it doesn't get anything like the floods of 97.

We have also had a very tragic death very close to our family. Please keep baby Andrew's family in your thoughts and prayers.

In view of everything going on in my real life the events happening here on the internet are of course trivial.....but they affect me all the same. I am not in the frame of mind to even get into it now but Eden as usual has stated pretty much everything that I have been thinking. You can be sure that I will take the time to address this issue as soon as the things that really matter have been resolved. This issue is very important to me........and again, I would like to thank Eden for taking a stand on something so important.

Went out with Maria and my mom last night and ran into quite a few old friends. I have really missed seeing Dale and even Brad and Joe were there. These guys are so much fun, I think the last time I saw them was when we all went to the Metallica concert together. It was really funny because when I told them I wanted to go they were like, we'll just get your ticket with ours.......well I assumed their girlfriends were going...... nope. I was the only girl there with about 6-8 guys and we had the best time, defiinitely the best concert I've ever gone to. lol I think that has always been the story of my life. For my 16th birthday party I had about 20 guys there and the only girl I invited was my best friend Sandy. All through high school other than Sandy the only friends I had were guys. I've never understood women.......for the most part I still don't. With men you don't have to second guess what they are thinking or what they really mean. They are so much easier to get along with...... and they are so much more fun. Which brings me back to last night. Even though I drank way too much.......which is one of the downfalls of drinking with men.....you can never seem to catch up! lol It has been way too long since I went out and just had fun. Although you can tell that we have all grown up a bit, (well except for the prank jokes played on poor Joe) because our conversations were mostly about our kids. I set up a playdate with Dale and his son Adam and I talked about preschools with Brad for his adorable daughter and I was happy to see the excitement in Jeremy's face as he talked about the upcoming arrival of his second baby. These guys have turned into incredible fathers and I am very proud to have them as friends. We don't see each other as often as we used to but the friendship is always there.

For once I am speechless. You are the best! Thank you for being such a wonderful friend, for always being there when I need you, for always knowing how to make me laugh, for always understanding what I mean when I say the wrong thing, for accepting me the way I am whether it's good or (mostly) bad, for just being you! xoxoxo

I always wondered where this was!
Thanks Juli for passing it on :-)

Yesterday Brittany starts screaming.... "Mom..... Anthony is choking! Anthony is choking!" I can hear him gasping for air in the next room. Marshall and I go running, both of us in the midst of trying to not have a heart attack when we get to the living room Anthony is watching tv and Brittany screams "April Fools!" I couldn't believe it. That was so NOT funny! She made Danielle make the gasping sounds. We had a long talk about appropriate jokes. I hate April Fool's day!

My email is majorly pissing me off!!!! I can't send anything out using Outlook and I know it has to be something really simple and stupid but I just can't find what is wrong. I can get my email I just can't email anything out unless I use my MSN account which I hate!! I have switched my MSN email account to be managed via Outlook......... and all that did was mess it up worse! Damn it! I just love Mondays! lol

I got the strangest email yesterday........a person I don't even know sent me an email and asked me to change some of the site content on this page because they found it to be offensive. Shock was not the word for my response......how about dumbfounded? lol

Only in North Dakota! lol

Coffee......fresh cinnamon rolls....A lazy Sunday. Need I say more? :-)

Okay Eden......I'm here in Poppit land and I can't find you. I some how ended up in some strange "singles bar" trying to figure out this damn game and all these weird people want to talk to me! Where the hell are you??? Help! lol

Last night watching Anthony eat these was hilarious!! He puckered up his face and his entire body started shaking..... lol...... but when we all started laughing he kept eating them just to make the girls giggle. My entire family used to think I was disgusting for eating them and now we all fight over the bag. hehe If you haven't tried them you should.

My cat killed a mouse last night....and she left it for us in front of the entertainment center. I freaked out.....I had visions of Anthony finding it and bringing it to me. Yuck!!!!!!! I get chills down my spine just thinking about it. Luckily, Marshall noticed it first and I didn't have to see it at all. Then I remembered the story I've heard of Marshall's sister. I guess she was sleeping and woke up to find her kitty sitting on her chest with a mouse hanging out if it's mouth! Can you imagine? I HATE mice and living out in the country you are bound to get a few which is why we have a cat. My daughters thought it was funny.....I'm sure they will be telling everyone at school. How embarrassing! lol....but then again I'm telling you all here so what the hell?

Last night I was sitting here at the computer when I heard a loud bang and my kids started screaming. I ran into the kitchen to find my daughters staring at the microwave in shock. It seems that they both wanted a Capri Sun juice which I keep frozen in the freezer to keep their lunches cool and also to prevent them from drinking something that is meant for school only. So my oldest daughter decides that the easiest way to defrost them is to put them in the microwave. Have you ever seen a Capri Sun juice? If you have you know that they are kept in foil pouches!! And of course everyone knows what happens if you put foil in the microwave right?? Obviously not. I guess I just assumed that she knew not to put foil in the microwave. I guess I was wrong! Luckily no one was hurt but it sure scared the shit out of me!

Okay Liz, I am patiently waiting for you to open.....The hard part is going to be trying to decide which candles to buy first. Forget it....I guess I'll just have to try them all. hehe I am soooo excited for you! :-)

I can't believe it's already Wednesday! It's starting to scare me how fast time flies by these days. Spring is here and before I can blink the kids will be out of school and on summer vacation. I really need things to slow down a bit.........where in the hell is the pause button?

Have you ever had one of those days when you wonder why in the hell you got out of bed in the first place? This was one of them. At least now it is time to go to bed. Keep your fingers crossed that Anthony doesn't wake us up at 5:00 am again.

Eden, I love your new page! Snapshots is great......but now I realize I need a new look! I am starting to feel boring and blah. It's a good thing I love you so much or else I might just start to hate you! hehe
xoxoxo for you my friend......I miss you, let's catch up soon. :-)

Hope you all had a fun and safe St. Patty's Day weekend! And hopefully you drank some green beer for me since I didn't have a chance to get any. We had a great weekend bumming around with the kids. Today is their fifth day at home in a row......I think I need a vacation! hehe Not much going on, I'm feeling kinda bitchy today with no apparant reason why. Certain people are pissing me off.....don't worry it's not you. hehe......or is it? lol Oh well, that's a Monday for you.

Last night Nick invited me and Marshall to go have a beer with him and Albert. I wasn't in the mood to find a sitter and I really didn't feel like going. Well, of course Marshall says that if I'm not going, he's not going. If you've been here before or if you know us at all you know this drives me crazy. We are not attached at the hip and in order to keep our sanity we really do need time apart. So I shoved him out the door and made him go. His last words to me were, "I won't be long, I'm just gonna have one or two beers."

Yep, famous last words. I enjoyed a nice quiet evening at home, made cookies with the girls, didn't really do much which was nice. I happened to look at the clock and it was 11:00pm, I figured he'd be home any minute but just to be on the safe side I call him and tell him that if he needs a ride home to call me and I will pick him up. "No" he says......"your mom is here." hehe Well, I knew then that he wouldn't be home anytime soon!

Nope, midnight rolls around and then it's almost 1:00 am. I called him one more time just to remind him that he has to work in the morning! hehe My mom gave him a ride home and he stumbles down the stairs, looks at me through his bleary eyes and says "Why did you make me do that?!" Oh yeah, I poured the beer down his throat!! hehe...... is it my fault if he is an amateur?? Well, I spent a pleasant night curled up in bed reading a book.......he had a nice converstation with himself in the bathroom. lol Yep, he's gonna be mad at me today after a long day at work with a massive headache. Think I should feel sorry for him?

I think my mouth is still on fire! hehe We went out to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings last night. I had the "Blazin" wings and I asked for extra sauce......big mistake. But I managed to eat them and only guzzled down two beers and a glass of ice water. Marshall was laughing.....but he only ordered mild so what can you expect? lol I don't usually recommend restaurants but this is one that I tell everyone about. The service is incredible and the prices are reasonable. If you have one near you and haven't tried it I would definitely go there.......NOW......what are you waiting for?? hehe

Yes, I know it's a little late and I apologize for that but Anthony's birthday (mine too) was on the 11th. So I just wanted to say:

nthony

Anthony is now years old

Graphics purchased from Mary's Little Lamb

I finally got an email address to write to Gilly! I am so excited! Now I can write to him and I won't have to hunt down any stamps! :-)

Gilbert is in Washington now, he is finally finished with his A school. He did really well! He scored second highest on his final test and finshed in the top 5 of his entire class. I am so proud of him!! I miss him every day but we are always together in our hearts. I couldn't ask for a better brother. Gilly......I love you! I hope July gets here soon so we can see you again. :-)

Thanks for the link Marc! Email was never so much fun! :-)

Just got done watching the last episode of The Mole....I would have bet money that Steven was the mole! Sheesh....

ok.so I was a little upset last night. lol.....I guess that would explain the 2:52am posting! hehe I was mad.......I vented.......I am over it. It is not worth being upset over. I do want to say thank you for the credit. It is very much appreciated.

Whoever said that imitation is the best form of flattery lied!! Have you ever worked really hard on something and were really excited about it because it was unique and original and then find that someone else has copied you almost exactly. I don't mean just using your wonderful idea but copying your wording almost word for word, your graphics are just about the same, even the layout is almost the same with just a few changes here and there.

Imagine how you would feel if the person that did this to you was someone you thought was your friend? And then when you confronted them on it their "apology" was "what do you want me to do about it?" I don't know..........I guess I thought a REAL apology would be nice.

Today is Marshall's bday!
Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I love you so much! I hope you have a wonderful day. :-)

Another one of those nights when I just can't sleep. So.......if you happen to be reading this on one of those night when you can't sleep I've made a few links of the new places I have found.

Behind door number one we have ? | Behind door number two we have ?

Behind door number three we have ? | Behind door number four we have ?

And the winner is ???

I was told today that I can no longer say nice things about Marshall. It seems that certain people told him that his reputation is now ruined because after reading all of the wonderful things I say about him on my site they can no longer see him as the mean, nasty person he likes to be. So......I take it back.........every nice thing I've ever said.........I take it all back.

And if you believe that then you don't know either one of us very well. hehe

ok, just a quick note here. My Infernodezigns server is down. I'm not sure what the problem is or how long it will be down. So if you have tried to email me I have no way to respond. Until I get it figured out you can reach me at lisaperalta@msn.com (keep your fingers crossed that MSN doesn't go down as well!)

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Happy Valentines Day!! Be sure and give your sweetie a great big smooch! And honey, I'm sorry I was crabby this morning....I'll make it up to you! *~*wink*~* *~*wink*~*

Graphics by Cute Colors

I got a call from my mom today. One of her best friends and a very close friend to our family has had cancer. His name is Henry and he has been fighting it for quite some time. It had been in remission but is now back worse than ever. Today Henry was told by his doctor to contact his "next of kin", he called my mom. She is the only family that he has. I know that she has been preparing herself for this for a year now, but how can you ever be prepared to lose your best friend? Mom, if you read this please know that Henry is not only in our thoughts and prayers, but everyone who reads this will be praying for him as well. I know how much you love him, I wish there was more that I could do.

I think I am still recovering from Brittany's sleepover! hehe Those girls wore me out! Most of them didn't sleep all night but I did finally tune out the noise and fall asleep around 2:30am. By the time mine and Anthony's bday rolls around on March 11th, I am going to be so tired of planning bday parties we will probably be lucky if I even get us a cake. :-)

Today is Brittany's Birthday!

Today she is


Happy Birthday Brittany!


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I have been very busy here. Everyone went to Los Vegas for a limousine convention leaving me and Marshall to take care of the limo stuff. It is not that hard but having to answer the reservation line 24 hours a day isn't much fun. I had better get a good souvinier out of this and it better not be a tshirt!! haha

We went to a Beez game last night. It was so much fun! I haven't gone to a basketball game since I was in high school. Danielle was bored, she spent most of the game playing with her gameboy but Brittany and I were screaming and yelling. We went to the game because Brittany's class sang the national anthem. They did a wonderful job and I am so glad we went. We are already planning to go to the next home game. The Beez lost, but it was still a fun game. Go Beez!

Today is Danielle's Birthday!!
Today she is

Happy Birthday Danielle!

Graphics by Cute Countryside Graphics

I tried, I really, really tried to go to sleep. I laid there listening to Marshall snore and just decided to get my butt out of bed. I have since done three loads of laundry and a few other misc. chores. I also spent some time surfing and found an Etch-A-Sketch! Cool :-)

Why in the world am I up at this ridiculous hour??? My eyes are blurry, I keep seeing these strange dots in front of me, I am so tired I am feeling light headed! But am I in bed??? NO! What is wrong with me? Ok, this is it......as soon as this is posted I am going to bed. I really am.....I'm not just saying that! What? Don't you believe me?

It happened again! 6:00 in the morning and my stereo blasts through the house at top volume!! The first morning it happened it was Saturday and I waken to a disco song blasting though my house. I thought I was being invaded by John Travolta. My darling one year old son (who was spending the night at grandma's house) decided to set the alarm on my stereo and give me a wakeup call. I poke Marshall in the ribs until he wakes up and turns the darn thing off. Sunday morning, hoping to sleep in a little, I am awaked to the sounds of Selena singing "Dreaming of You". Now, normally I love this song but the point is that when loud music is blasting through my house at all hours of the morning I am dreaming of NOTHING!! Last night I spent an hour trying to figure out how to disarm this annoying alarm. If my one year old can set it I should be able to shut it off right?? You would think! But of course the laws of parenthood are against me and I only succeed in giving myself a headache. Solution number two....make sure the volume is turned to mute before going to bed. #%&@*! Solution number two didn't work.......on to solution number three. Throwing the damn stereo out the window!!

Anthony got a haircut finally. I wouldn't cut it because I knew he wouldn't sit still so Grandpa Bill cut his hair and nicked his ear. There wasn't that much blood!

Started watching the SuperBowl but got kind of bored. 31 to 7 just isn't much of a game.

Yesterday I was officially made a Geocities Heartland Community Leader. Marshall thinks I'm nuts for doing something that I'm not gonna get paid for. I tried to explain to him about wanting to help people just for the satisfaction of helping but he still thinks I'm nuts. He is probably right but if nothing else I will at least get some email. hehe

Danielle's bday is coming up. I am so looking forward to twelve 7-year-olds running around a swimming pool.... haha. I am really getting tired of swimming parties but there isn't much else to do around here. They are all a little too young for the only fun amusement place with go-cars, laser tag, etc. Besides, that place is pretty expensive and they won't let you bring in your own cake you are stuck with their crappy cupcakes. I know that might not sound like a big deal, but every year I like to order the girls a really nice birthday cake with their favorite characters on it, and I would hate to have to serve stupid cupcakes instead. Aaahhh.....if only all of my problems were this trivial. hehe

The yellow page ad is done. I am so excited about it, I think it came out really good....if I do say so myself that is. hehe I probably should have done a lousy job cause now I'm sure I'll be doing it every year.

Reminder to self: When you don't like something keep your mouth shut! When you think something is ugly keep your mouth shut!! When you think you can do a better job KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!

Why? Because after years of complaining about the limousine yellow page ad I have now been given less than a week to design it. After all the bitching I did I couldn't say no but I really, really wanted to. Of course there is no pressure....... ha!

Have you ever been waken up in the middle of the night by someone banging on your door? Poor Marshall jumped out of bed and was dressed in two seconds flat. There was a man wondering around our little town last night and it is our house he decideds to visit. It was about midnight and this man has his face looking in the window and scared the crap out of us. Marshall, being a guy, had to open the door to see what he wanted. I would have just hid and hoped that he went away. The man said that his car broke down several miles up the interstate and wanted to know if we could help him. Then he said he had a flat tire. He wanted to use our phone to call long distance but ever since my stepdad changed phone servers and business plans (another long story) our long distance doesn't work so we couldn't help him. After we locked the doors we called the sherrifs department and explained the situation. We sat in the dark entry way watching as the sherriffs car drove around looking for this man. We finally received a call back that they had found him and had taken him where he had to go. I couldn't go back to sleep so I laid in bed thinking about how sad it is that in todays world, even in our small town in North Dakota, you are afraid to help someone because you fear people you don't know. I wish we could have offered him more than a ride in a sherrifs car to his destination.......I wish we could have invited him in, offered him something hot to drink to warm him up and fixed his tire......I hope he understood why we couldn't.

Time to sell girl scout cookies and I lost my best customers!! Their daughter is now in girl scouts and there goes about 30 boxes! And this year I have two girl scouts selling cookies. Time to pull out my hair. Wanna buy some cookies.........pleeeeeeaaaase!!!

I thought of you today,
I wish I could give you a call
How did we end up here?
Do you even miss me at all?
So much anger between us....
How did we grow apart?
Tears come to my eyes,
A deep pain inside my heart.
I know that you are well,
Or at least that's what I'm told
New house, new car,
New life, new wedding ring of gold
You shut me out, I've slammed the door
No more left to say
Except for I'm sorry, I love you.....
....Maybe another day.
Maybe this will all make sense,
Maybe someday I'll see,
But today I sit with tears pouring down
For two sisters, you and me.

I never knew how strage our limousine drivers......errr excuse me "professional chauffeurs" were! Try to picture this if you can. I am setting up our booth at last weekends wedding show and I had taken out some suction cups hoping to be able to hang our sign with them. The suction cups didn't work so I set them aside as I decorated the table. One of the drivers picks up the suction cup and sticks it to his forehead with a long string of lights hanging from it. I think he says something about his brains falling out. Did I mention that he is bald? It was definitely a strange sight especially when he pulled off the suction cup and he was left with a purple "hicky" like mark in the middle of his forehead that didn't go away. If you are a person who is always "politically correct" you would never fit in with this group. The insults were flying faster than I could keep track of them. Let me see, we had the fat one, the bald one, the short one and of course the one who's only date in quite some time has been his hand. Notice I didn't mention any names? I did take some funny pictures and as threatened they will be posted here as soon as I develop them. Can you tell I had fun? hehe

Another busy weekend. I've been meaning to post here and tell Chad congratulations on his recent engagement!! He is such a wonderful guy and had this incredible proposal all planned out on New Years Eve. Of course she said yes. I'm sure she was overwhelmed by all of the wonderful things he took the time to plan and arrange just to make sure the night was special for her. Marshall is planning to strangle Chad now that I've asked him why he didn't go to the effort to propose that Chad did. That guilt alone should get me at least a night out with no kids. hehe Chad is a sweetheart and we of course wish him and his fiance the best.

I can't believe the holidays went by so fast!! My poor computer is feeling so neglected!! Well, Happy New Year! My brother made it home for Christmas and we just took him to the airport this morning. He is off to Mississippi for his first school after boot camp. The week he was here went by so fast, I just wasn't ready to see him go. At least now he will be able to call and have access to email. The girls are back home after spending the week with their dad, they had a really nice visit and are not ready to go back to school tomorrow. I was spoiled by my sweetie this Christmas and can't wait to get started using my new CD burner. It will be nice to get all of my photos off my hardrive and onto discs. While I'm at it I guess I should get my zip drive installed that has been sitting in a box for too long. I just haven't been to motivated to move my computer away from the wall and disconnect everything. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and enjoy an even better New Year!

Is it almost Christmas vacation yet??? I have too many activities and not enough time and to make things even better two sick kids. Where is that Calgon when you need it?

My sweetie suprised me with a movie I've been wanting to watch so as soon as he get's off the phone we are going to snuggle on the couch and eat popcorn with lots of butter. yummm! :-) G'night, sleep tight.......and don't let those bed bugs bite!!

Receiving wonderful gifts from my secret santa. Thank you whoever you are! :-) I am feeling completely spoiled! *S*

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. Things here have been busy to say the least. This time of year is always crazy. Spent a wonderful girls only weekend with my mom, stepsister and our daughters. Now it's back to reality with too many things to do and not enough time to do it and here I sit at my computer trying to talk myself into moving.

It is sooooo cold outside! I am praying that my car starts. I have to go into town and I am really dreading it. Wish me luck on the car starting because I am in big trouble if it doesn't.

Seconds after my last post I received a phone call that set off World War III in my family. The dust has settled and we are all licking our wounds so to speak. My mom and I are so much alike it's scary! We both react with the same anger and fire when we feel someone in our family (especially each other) have been hurt. The men in our lives both know that we react from our heart and not always logically, they both know that when our tempers are set off there is hell to pay, and they both know that in the end our love for them and our family as a whole keeps us bound together even stronger than before. But does that keep them from being stupid? Of course not!! My stepdad is a wonderful man and an incredible grandfather to my children but sometimes he opens his mouth and the most incredibly stupid things come out. Thank goodness we have resolved things and hopefully we will enjoy a stetch of peace and calm before we drive each other to madness again! Isn't it funny how genetics sometimes over rule our common sense? For the most part I am calm and level headed and then when I least expect it my latin blood takes over and I go ballistic! Oh well, at least it's never boring around here! hehe

I'm mad at Marshall today. I am continuing my anger from last night. At this point I don't even really want to be mad but I feel like if I don't stay mad he will think that everything is fine which it is not! Do you ever feel like you are having the same fight again and again and no matter how many times you try to get your point across it just isn't getting through? I am tired of fighting over the same damn thing and after every fight I hear the same crap that doesn't mean anything because I know the next fight will be exactly the same. When I started dating Marshall I knew he was a workaholic. We met at work so of course I knew that, this was the guy would work 24 hours a day and cover every shift even when he hadn't slept in over 48 hours.......and no I am not exagerating. I knew this, did I think I could change it? No......well maybe.....but not really. The point is all I ask for is a flippin phone call to tell me he is working, that he won't be back when he says he will, and even though he has a cell phone in his pocket he still can't take a few seconds to tell me not to wait for him. That is the worst part.....the waiting. I hate waiting. It brings back really bad memories from my childhood. Marshall knows why I feel this way, he knows why the one damn phone call means so much to me and yet he still doesn't call. Why do I waste my breath?

I just had a visit from Wah Lee. She left a cute message about how my page reminded her of "hot cocoa". I then visited her page which I really liked. Although the picture she has on her main index made me look twice because they guy looked almost exactly like an old boyfriend from high school named Jason. I haven't thought of Jason in a long time. We never let anyone know we were dating because he was a year younger than me and I didn't want anyone to know but damn he was sexy. :-) Isn't it funny when past memories come back so vivid they take you away to a place that was for so long forgotten?

I then realized that being compared to hot cocoa was kind of sad. Sure it's warm and comforting and so sweet but it doesn't seem like that long ago when I would have been compared more to a shot of tequila. Warm with fire and sexy and wild. I know that those parts of me are still there but for the most part I am just a mom........hot cocoa. How depressing.

Yesterday was World Aids Day. I participated in a Day Without Weblogs. I had an email with someone who also participated who was wondering if the whole thing actually did anything positive. I'm not sure, I would like to think that it added to the awareness of the crisis, I would like to think that maybe someone out there found my page and actually followed the links I set up, I would like to think that the time I spent finding personal stories hoping to reach someone actually found their way into someone's heart, I would like to think............but maybe not. ....

Another winter storm here in North Dakota. It is days like this that I am happy to snuggle on the couch next to my sweetie with a bowl of popcorn and a warm blanket. We bought our christmas tree on Sunday from a nearby tree farm. The girls went on a sleigh ride and played with the kittens. We have been thinking of buying the kids a kitten and were happily surprised that the kittens on the farm were up for adoption. Our newest family member is named Mittens and she is black with a white face and paws. She is so cute and cuddly. I will post pictures of her soon. Anthony and Mittens played together all day, with the girls in school Anthony was very thankful for a new playmate.

Well, in case you were wondering......Yes I survived the madness of shopping the after Thanksgiving sales. I actually had a lot of fun. Jenny had the whole day planned out and I just kind of went along for the ride. For the first time in my whole life my Christmas shopping is just about complete and it's not even December yet! Most that I have talked to think I am insane for standing in line at ToysRUs at the crack of dawn and I must say that I agree! hehe But I never said I was normal and I am pretty sure that when next year comes around I will be standing in line once again. Thanks to Jenny for the wonderful day.....and when our parents see their credit card bill we will just have to be sure and remind them how much we bonded on our shopping excursion! :-)

I can not believe that I am up at 3:00 am to go Christmas shopping!! I must be insane! Of course my mom found a way to talk her way out of going (she did hand over her credit cards, hoping to appease her guilt of not going) so it is just going to be me and my stepsister Jenny. I have never even considered getting up early enough to stand in line and freeze with a bunch of women who are probably going to run me over to save a couple of dollars on a Seasame Street toy! Watching Jenny get ready for it last night was amazing. She had all of the newspaper ads spread out in front of her and sorted in order by the time that each store was opening. After sorting through them, she made a list of the things (in order) that she wanted to get. She did confess that she is one of the ones who go barrelling through the store in search of the "free" items. I am hoping to just stay close enough to Jenny in case some old lady attacks me over the last Harry Potter Trivia game so that she can bat them off. Wish me luck.........and wish me well. Hopefully I will survive!

Happy Thanksgiving!

(Graphic by Cute Countryside Graphics)


Wishing you and your family much happiness during the holiday season!
God Bless,
from
Marshall, Lisa, Brittany, Danielle, and Anthony
P.S. Danielle has a special Thanksgiving wish here.

Sorry I haven't posted much this week. Things have been pretty busy here. I am not ready for Christmas and it is just around the corner. John L. is home from the hospital. Go here for more details.

The kids are having another four day weekend. We have all been so busy, we are really looking forward to just being together tomorrow. Marshall will be in big, big trouble if he even thinks of working in the shop tomorrow! He has been so busy getting everything set up for the Tour of Lights and making sure everything is running before we get hit with our busiest time of year.

I have had two letters from Gilly. I miss him so much, isn't that weird? When he was here he drove me crazy!! He should be home for Christmas, everyone is very excited. Jorge will be spending Christmas here in North Dakota with the girls and of course they are very excited to see him. The time has went by so fast, I feel as if he just brought them back from summer vacation!

Quite a bit going on here. Marshall's dad is in the hospital. I will keep updates here.

I also went to Danielle's conferences last week. I didn't write anything here because I wanted to talk to Jorge first which I did on Wednesday. She is not imporoving with her speech or reading the way she should be. She is only in first grade but this and next year are very important years to make sure that she is prepared for the rest of her education. The only way to make sure that she catches with the rest of her class is to send her to summer school. This means that she will not be able to visit Jorge in California for her next summer vacation. Last year it was also suggested that she should go to summer school but I was so confident that she would catch up and I didn't want to interfere with the little bit of time that she has with her dad. I feel so bad about this whole thing. Danielle understood that she won't be going to her dads this summer because she has to go to school. She wasn't upset and I think that is because she also understands taht she is behind the rest of her class and she doesn't like that. She is such a smart little girl and I just know that with the extra attention and help will give her the confidence and skills she needs to catch up. Brittany was more upset than Danielle. Even though they fight (often) they are very close and as Brittany said they "have never been separated."

Jorge is hoping to at least be able to take some time off to visit her here over the summer but it won't be the same as staying with him n California. I will just have to keep her busy and make sure that her summer is extra special. My heart is just breaking over this whole thing. I just don't want her to end up hating school. Having a big sister who is always bringing home straight "A's" is something that I'm afraid will also make her give up on school. Growing up I always had really good grades and I didn't have to work very hard while my little sister had to struggle to get C's. I know that she had a very negative attitude and it wasn't until I moved out of the house and got married that she seemed to finally feel successful in school.

My house is an icebox right now! Yes, I remembered to pay my electric bill but I still have no heat! Why? Off Peak Heating! I live out in the country and where we live we are required to have a heating plan that is called "off peak." What that means is that during peak electric use (the coldest days of the year) everyone on off peak gets heat maybe ten minutes out of every hour. We are supposed to have backup propane heat but our house is old and big and drafty so of course that never works. This plan keeps our electric bills down (of course they are low, we don't have any heat!) and keeps the power company from being overtaxed by too much of a demand. Oh well, one plus to off peak heating is that when it gets really cold we bundle up together on the couch under one blanket and read stories. Except for Anthony who never sits still. He is always warm anyway bundled up in his fuzzy pajamas with the feet. Welcome to winter in North Dakota, stay tuned for more snow, blizzards, ice and cold.

The Broncos Won!

Yeah!! I was a little nervous the last half hour of the game especially after calling Bill last week and laughing at him because the Vikings lost. What a close game. I can't believe that the Raiders are doing so well this year!

Got another letter from Gilbert. He is a little nervous that his graduation might be set back. He didn't say why but he does sound a bit discouraged. I just hope he can hang in there. Everyone I talk to says that boot camp seems to take forever but once it's done you realize whey they make it so hard. For Gil, I'm sure the hardest part is the mental part. Having to take shit from someone and at times even feel abused and not be able to stand up for himself. I talked to his old elementary principal last week and he said that the hardest part for Gil will probably be to have to follow orders without wanting to know why he has to do something. Please send as many prayers his way as you can. I know he can do it, but the more strength behind him the better!

Marshall got to use the new snow plow today. Yes, we FINALLY have snow. I was starting to think that winter was going to take as long to start as the election is taking to finish! I am supposed to be making flyers to advertise the snow removal service and I keep finding something else I have to finish first. I have been putting it off for a few days now, so I guess I should get started before I get in even more trouble. :-) Oh, what the heck, just one more thing and then I'll get started. :-) (sorry honey, I am really going to get started now....)