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Useful To Know?

My claim to fame is that I know all kinds of fact, figures and information. None of it is that useful really. Just the most important things you will never need to know. Like the fact the 25, 000 people died building the Panama Canal. Makes you wonder if they provided Life Insurance huh?

The most dangerous job is commercial fishing. With 142 deaths per 100, 000 Discovery hit it right with their hit TV show - The Deadliest Catch. Most of those deaths are the result of slips and falls overboard. Hope they carry Funeral Insurance. Other jobs that are high on the danger list are pilots, aircraft engineers, logging, etc.

One thing that most people are terrified of is a shark attack, but there are only about 100 per year on average world wide. Deer are the most dangerous animal to humans in America. In 2007, 223 people were killed when their cars struck a deer compared to only one person in the country being killed by a shark.

See, I told you…lots and lots of crazy information floats around in my head. I can give you many reasons to look into Life Insurance Quotes.

But, as I said…none of it is that useful. It does SOMETIMES come in useful to know some crazy fact or figure to spout out…but mostly people just look at you like you are weird and wonder why in the heck you would know something like that.

A Day of Winners

Whew, Tate’s Karate test is over. Supper has been made and eaten. Dishes have sorta been done (they are sitting in the dishwasher). A load of laundry is going. An ad for people who have suffered from malignant Mesothelioma is playing on the television. And the dog is snoring.

Me, I am just tired. It has been a really busy week around here with everyone going in different directions and on top of that one of Bric’s offices is relocating so last night we were finishing up the packing and loading of trucks. I left early compared to most…I think they said that they finally finished with the last load and left at 4:30 this morning. While I should feel guilty for leaving earlier than the majority…I am not going to at all…I made supper and delivered it to them and then packed up 2 of the rooms.

Now, let me introduce some lucky folks tonight…

Rubbermaid Drawer Organizer Winner: #41 - EMMA L HORTON

Country Bob Sauce Coupon Winners:

#38 - madwoman-doing-cartwheels

#8 - Chelsea Price

#2 - 3boyzmom

#92 - Terry C

#70 - Jason

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Check your e-mail for verification and instructions.

The Boots

My elders always used to say that time goes by faster the older you get. And when you are 15 to 20…you roll your eyes everytime you hear the saying and think something to the effect of  “Old People are so weird”. Yes, I remember being that know-it-all 20 year old who had all the time in the world to accomplish everything under-the-sun.

During my 20’s I worked for the local EMS (Emergency Medical Services). At 20 the job represented thrill and excitement. Today, I am positive it would represent something totally different in my life…like giving others the hope of tomorrow. But,I didn’t make it past my 20’s in that job. When I was 28 I knew I was getting close to the end of my time with EMS. I dreaded putting on my beloved steel toe work boots and BDU’s. I dreaded walking through the door of the office, washing the ambulance and getting ready for the first call of the day. My back ached from lifting people all of the time and my heart ached for those we couldn’t save. My albatross seemed to be very young children. Every shift I worked for the last few months I would be the one that would get the call of an infant not breathing or something similar. And I began to hate my job. One morning I went in and the first call of the day was a house fire. It is something I will never forget….ever. There were 4 children in that home. They had been left alone long enough for one parent to leave to go into work and the other to be getting off of work. Something I am sure these parents had done hundreds of times. After all, the kids weren’t there alone for long and they were all safely tucked into their beds sound asleep. Only this day turned out very differently. All 4 of their children were lost in that fire. Those parents became childless in a matter of minutes due to leaving a candle burning, leaving their children at home along…and them all under the age of 5.

I will never forget that father screaming at me to save his children. I will never forget the smell of charred flesh. I will never forget finding that young child burned to the window frame where he was trying to get out of a smoke filled house.

And, I will never forget that I walked out on my job that very day.

I still have those boots that saw joy, happiness, grief and despair. To some they are just work boots. To me they are a reminder that life is short and that time flies. They may just sit in my closet unused but they are as much a part of me as my left arm. A token of memories gone by that I can’t forget nor let go of.

See, sometimes a pair of boots aren’t just a pair of boots.

A Maxine Monday

Today has been one of those days.

I really really think I should just go back to bed and stay there until tomorrow.

You know those days where you click here and go there. Kinda like a Merry Go Round, no matter what you do you are still going in circles.

Of course, it could have to do with the fact that it is a Monday.

It should be illegal to have Mondays!

Transformation

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The Swap

My kids decided to swap rooms. That may not sound like a big deal to most people…but you don’t know my kids. Erin is the messiest girl alive and Tate is a packrat. I told them, it was all up to them…I wasn’t getting involved in this adventure. It took them 4 days. FOUR days. It was almost enough to drive me over the edge to drinking. I thought those 2 would never finish and there is still stuff crammed into the laundry room. What did I do this whole time? I decided since I couldn’t drink I would start gambling online.

I am not a poker player. Never have been. So, I read the instructions. I think Blackjack is more my speed. Less skill involved.

Do you gamble online? One thing about it, the other players wouldn’t be able to see that I have absolutely no poker face. I give everything away. When we all get together here at my house and play Shanghai Rummy…everyone knows what kind of hand I have. There is just no hiding it.

Now, what was the craziest thing found during the big room swap? An empty jar of cake frosting. I will just let you guess which one was hiding that away. Oh, we did get rid of about a thousand pounds of rocks though. My house leveled back out.

Accckkkk! And some Winners

Ok, I am a slacker. I admit it. Life gets in the way, I get behind and things turn to chaos.

I have this new thing that we just can’t help snuggling with. She is just too adorable!

She will cuddle in just as close as she can. She is such a people dog. She likes being in the thick of things and loves all of the attention you are willing to lavish on her and then some. We think she is such a star that she should be receiving tv deals. And oh my goodness, those little puppy licks will get you every time!

And we had company over for dinner and cards last night. And to prepare for that I had to do a gazillion loads of laundry. Seriously…and I still don’t have it all caught up. Why I have so much laundry I have no idea. But I have done about 7 loads a day for the past 3 days. AND JUST LET ME SAY…I am SICK of laundry!

Karate is every night this week, we are preparring for a tournament this weekend. Tate will not be competing because…on Monday he received his Yellow Belt. So, with him moving up a belt and a tournament so soon he decided that we would just go watch, support his fellow teammates and volunteer our services to support our studio in the tournament. It is sponsored by UKS, where Tate takes and they will need people to run for stuff, ScoreKeepers, TimeKeepers, etc. DO I have a picture of Tate getting his Yellow Belt? NOOooo, this well prepared mother forgot her camera at home.

Now, the whole point of this post is to announce some winners. Well, that is at least what it started out having the intention of.

Yoplait - #1 - JamieZ

Tacofuness - #49 - Melanie

Congrats on your wins!!