"Wa Wa WaWa Wa..." (Random thoughts... no pattern)

Do you ever go through your day... and everyone that is talking around you sounds like the "grownups" on the old Charlie Brown cartoons? Today was that day for me.

"Blah... blah blah blaaah... blah blah." "Wa Waa... wa wawa...?" "Blah...blah blah blah.... blahblah.... blaaah blah blah?" "Wa Wa Wa Wa Wa!!!" "Blah blahblah... blahblahblaah... blaaaah... blah blah." "Wawaaaa Wa... wa wa wa... Waaa wa wawa."

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I never wrote anything yesterday I see. Hmmmmm. Musta been tired. Made it through two full days of work so far. Had dinner with my Aunt Dorcille last night. (Quite a feat in itself on a work night!) ((Ankle still bothering me... but I gotta keep my household running... so I gotta suck up the pain... and suck down more anti-inflammatory and pain pills))

I think the lady at work who does the cakes 5 days a week does a fantabulous job. I never criticize her work... and there have been some techniques and things that I have actually learned from her. She has learned some things from me as well. BUTTTTT... A couple months ago... she did a display wedding cake...(right before wedding season)... that was horrible. I really think she was in a big hurry to just put something up there. Unfortunately... we had alot of bad comments on it. ((I hope she never heard them))...... so............today... I made a new display wedding cake. Looked so nice. Light peach colored with white lacy look all over the top with ruffles and peach roses. ((much nicer to the eyes than dark red, white and dark blue roses)).... got lots of nice comments on it today... made me feel good.

I've been thinking about the terrorist things that have been happening all over the world. I am not political at all. I don't know much about politics... nor do I understand stuff like that much. I do read other people's blogs about it... try to understand... form somewhat of an opinion in my mind... and never goes much further than that. Today... however... I wanna say something. I dislike all of the fear that terrorists try to put into people's minds. I don't care who you are... or where you live... terrorism can strike anywhere. No one is "protected" from it. I dislike the people who live in this country...(that I love and have a large amount of pride in being a citizen here)... and they complain and complain about the way things are in this country. Why stay here if you are so unhappy? I, myself, feel a little bit safer in a country that at least tries to defend itself when OUR PEOPLE were killed without notice on 9-11. I live thousands of miles away from New York when the planes crashed into the world trade center and all of those people died a horrible horrible death... but MY HEART CRIED. That happened to my family! Honest, hard working, fellow Americans who also had that same pride in this country... became my family the day the towers fell. Yes... bombings in other countries are just as horrible. They should never be allowed to happen. Unfortunately, we have no control over out of control people. Don't you dare live in this country and complain to me about life here. Life is what you make of it! Don't you dare live in this country and play the race card to me... I don't want to hear it! If you live your life thinking that everyone hates you because you "look" different than the average American... then they WILL! There are nasty white people in this country... there are nasty black people in this country... there are nasty people of every color and race in this country. If you are a good person (race and color aside)... then... appreciate what you have... no matter how bad it may seem... stop moaning and groaning and be proud that you live in a country that our young men and women would be more than happy to go to battle at a moments notice...and put their lives on the line... to keep your butt free!

Ok... that said... I hate politics.

We were hoping that my mother-in-law was "the one" in Ohio who one the Mega Millions Jackpot of $170million. *Sigh... she wasn't* So... because I can't tell you that she WAS the winner.... I will tell you about the time she ALMOST WAS the winner. This makes me physically ill every time I hear it... and talk about it. Rich's mom owns mail routes. She employs a man... (who is more like family than anything)... who drives her routes for her. She is a hard core lottery player. She actually has a calendar with the winning numbers written down on it... and she picks her numbers ((by some unknown to me system)) and goes down and buys her lottery tickets. She wins alot of money sometimes... it just totally amazes me. Anyways... Sonny... (her driver)... and her take turns buying the tickets... playing the same numbers all the time. Nanny...(Rich's grandma)... knows what their numbers are... and if they are at work... or busy... she will check the numbers for them sometimes. One night... about 5 years ago or so... Nanny turned the t.v. on and realized that every single number picked was exactly the same as their numbers!! She was SO excited!! She told Marcy (Rich's mom) and asked her if she had bought the tickets that time or if Sonny had bought them. Marcy said that it wasn't her turn to buy them... so she promptly got on the phone to Sonny to make sure he kept the tickets safe because they won!! Sonny... with just a few quiet words... made Marcy's heart sink completely under her feet. "I thought it was your turn to buy them..." he said. 3 million dollars slipped right through their fingers... and they never even had a chance to touch it! My mother-in-law said that she was physically ill and sobbed with her head on the kitchen table for hours and hours. Doesn't it make ya wanna cry?

I hope all of you are having a wonderful Sunday. I sang praise and worship songs to my Father in heaven today while I was "in transit" back and forth to work. I really wish I could have supper at Jesus' house tonight. I bet his house is really awesome!

I'm kinda tired. Having all this time off... sleeping in... staying up late... really takes it's toll on ya! ;-)

I think I will make an apple pie tonight... 'pending on how many apples I have left. If I had them... I would put caramels in it and make a... (you guessed it)... caramel apple pie. MMMMM... diet? NO! No... don't think I have heard of that before.... LOL!!! (Just kidding)

Ok... I hope ya'll have a great start to your week tomorrow. Bye Bye... Come again... please put your empty popcorn containers in the trash receptacles outside the door... bye bye now... bye bye... see ya later... hasta la vista, baby!