Bobbie's Takes: Shopping

Bobbie's Takes: Shopping: Started my Christmas shopping today.. It wasn't so bad out there, but of course, it was still early yet. I am marking off the lists line...

Shopping

Started my Christmas shopping today.. It wasn't so bad out there, but of course, it was still early yet. I am marking off the lists line by line and hopefully, will not leave anything out, this year. The list from the girls' are getting shorter but that short list is getting more expensive.. :)  
I even had to go scoping for the 4-legged girls, especially the "Diva".. she snoops under the tree every year and when I show her which gift is hers, the little toot keeps dragging it out from under the tree.. She is so spoiled, but just wait until Christmas, she is always helping unwrap everyone's gifts,thinking that we have hidden another one for her...
A few Santa's were at their post and children already in a line to see them. i remember taking our girls to see the jolly ole fella. Seemed as if we stayed in line for hours only to get up there and our baby start to cry as soon as he said Hello and then my oldest would talk and talk to make sure Santa did not forget anything on her list.
I know this can be a hectic time but if we take the time to set back and try to take it in stride and remember that the gifts are just a small part of the big day that is coming; Christ our Lord is the true reason and family time, gathering around the tree and or table for great food, talk and laughter... and always song and someone would come around with "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and we all sat with eyes glowing and ears listening for that jolly old man and his reindeer. I sing to my girls to this day at Christmas time and always giving praise to what the season really means.. yeah, the gifts are fine... but the true reason is always looking down on us, on Christmas Day and everyday.  

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My funny start to Christmas

The tree is up, cat climbed in tree and dog knocked down ornaments to play with them and the kittens are trying to bite into the pretty little lights... I am going to have a Griswald Christmas.. :)  

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What does it say for you?

How can some people come into your world and seem to drive you to distraction? 
You give your everything and they seem to take what they want and then by the flick of a wand, they are gone or treat you badly.
What does that say for us? Does it show weakness? Does it show that we are gullible? Or just that we are "stupid stamped", for allowing them in our lives in the first place??
Whatever you call it and however your actions to their non/reactions is up to the individual. We are only human.. We can lash out, keep it inside, pitch a tizzy of a fit, smile, cry or a number of things that help us cope.  We decide, most often times, we go about our vindications  the wrong way, but as I said earlier,we are only human.  I guess it depends on how much we invested in that relationship with that person, whether it be a friend, a co-worker or lover, husband or relative. At times, we find ourselves down the road of anger, more so,than needed but it happens.
The "Good Book" states that God made us in his own image and I find  this fascinating. I have to ask, putting aside science, when that pop of thunder and lightning comes across the sky and makes you hold your ears and stand and take notice, is this where the Lord has had enough and this his lashing out or when the rain falls down, could it be the Lord crying out for the love of the people? 
Back to my questions of us and those we let in---- I don't think it means that at all, even though, we feel that way.  It shows that we are compassionate and have a heart for our fellow man/woman and whether it be friend, family, lover, relative.. we try the best we can. Is there such a thing as loving or giving to much for those we have invested in??

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Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours..

Happy Thanksgiving

Today, our feast came off without a hitch... everything as perfect can be for the Wigginton clan, even though the lights went out earlier this morning. I had just put the eggs on to boil and the cornbread in the oven when darkness came in and stayed for about an hour.  

My cornbread dressing (grandmother's and dad's recipe) was "almost" to perfection, this year. :)  The turkey was moist and tender along with the ham... melt in your mouth, tasty, Brad loves preparing the mean, so I leave that up to him to do.  The other sides were delicious as well and those rolls what more could I say.  

Of course, I take chapter out of my mom's book and  nibble or taste while I am cooking and when dinner finally is done.. I am not so hungry but I get a small portion anyway.. 

I am so glad to have this new family tradition with my family... It means so much. 

Now  time for the Christmas Tree and where to put it this year... Hmmmm, maybe over there?? :)

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Stop smell the Roses

I remember my grandmother telling me to stop and smell the roses. I never really understood what that meant, until now. 
My grandmother always loved going places(i guess this is where my free spirit comes from) loved foraging in the woods, we would walk for miles or drive for miles just so she could see the trees and flowers. She loved nature. Everything seemed fresh and new to her. 
I remember we would be out driving and she would say, "Look at that cloud" "isn't it beautiful?" To me, just a cloud.. I never could see what she saw. 
She seemed to know every name of the trees, to me, just a tree. 
Every flower seemed to catch her eye..  She loved every one of them. They were beautiful, but to me, just flowers. 
I was always in a hurry to get back, had my own things to do, and she would always say.. "one day, these roses will not smell so sweet".. "Take a look around you and take it in, all the beautiful trees, flowers and the sky; it will all change one day as it usually does and you will look back and will want to take the time to just be"... I never knew what she meant,thought it was just one of those talks that grown ups usually said to the kids when they were trying to make some kind of point,which we weren't interested in. 
But,I understand Until Now--- I find myself walking out onto my deck and just looking at all the trees and how beautiful they truly are, every limb has a story of life, every leaf is as different as a fingerprint.  A pine tree is different from an oak or river berch or the smell of a sweet magnolia.. mmmm brings back great memories. 
Those flowers, all those flowers that i refused to look at as a kid, how amazing they seem today... I love the pansies every spring and ferns and anything I can put in my garden that I hope will grow, see unlike my grandmother, I do not have a green thumb, but I do the best I can for the time they remain.  
And those, clouds, how many times have I looked up and seen them roll by and not really pay attention. Now, I look up and usually can tell what type of cloud that is rolling by, Cumulus or Nimbus, mostly  but how amazing they look, at times, it seems that if you hold your hand up, you could touch the big cotton balls floating along in that big beautiful blue sky.
I guess my story is or what my grandmother was trying to tell me........is to slow down and don't forget to look at what is around you.. what you have.. because one day, you will go looking for it and it's not as sweet as it once was.   Stop and smell the roses..

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My first attempt at Thanksgiving cooking.

The best time with my girls... today, we are going to start on the cornbread dressing and green bean casserole as well as the huge turkey breast, this evening.  
Can't wait to start this new tradition with my daughters'. I give thanks to all that I have and to my girls who are starting out as young adults and hopefully this will start a tradition for them as they marry and start families.  
I did make a little boo boo when they were younger,i had found a Paula Dean recipe for Rum Pecan Pie.. I made two, of course, because the two younger ones shouldn't have the Rum.. guess what.. i forgot which pie was souped up... yep, yep.. you would have thought I at least would have at least put a toothpick in it.. but no...needless to say.. they ate the sweet potato pie.. :)  
My turkey didn't fair to well that day either.. My very first take on cooking all by myself.  I bought the turkey, made a good brine and after a few hours took it out and seasoned it and shoved that baby in the oven.. you guessed it... I forgot to take out the innerds.. :)  And then the following year.. I did remember to take them out and it said go inside the neck... i went up it's other end... My girls said , mom, really?? i laughed and said this is the only whole, but after about 30 more minutes, we found the neck... it was covered with a flap of skin...how red was my face,growing up on a farm and didn't know this.  :) 
In my defense, don't laugh...I never looked at the turkey close enough.... nahhh.. just didn't pay attention..

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Wrong car/wrong guy

Another true story of me as a teenager.. 

One summer evening at the Drive In ,my sister and I along with the cousin were waiting for our ride to show up to take us to get a milk shake. My sister's boyfriend of course.. She always had the guys swooning all around her. 
We were talking and carrying on as usual about me doing nonsensical things and how I could get myself into things.  Anyway, we were waiting for her boyfriend and as we were talking , I noticed a car drive up and without looking up, of course, not resting my mouth at all; I went over to the car, opened the door as my sister and cousin were telling me you can't get in that car. I didn't listen.. pulled up the seat to the back and climbed right in still oblivious  to what just happened. As I was closing the door to the car, I put my hands in my lap and said.. "Okay, I am ready"  "lets' go"..  My sister and cousin still saying get out of that car and laughing so hard they could hardly stand.  
As I was wondering why they were not getting in the car, I mean this is my sister's boyfriend, why on earth was she not getting in right beside him?  All of a sudden, the guy turned around and said.. "Where do you want to go?" I finally, finally looked up from talking and to my amazement, this wasn't my sister's boyfriend.. a total stranger.. I started screaming and he just kept smiling and said, "This is a first" "you are cute,' he says, I would take you anywhere". I couldn't get out of that car fast enough.  
I was so embarrassed and started yelling at my sister why she didn't tell me this wasn't her boyfriends car... her reply.. I tried but you being you would not listen and plus we wanted to see if you would actually do it.  
Hello!!! What I have gotten myself into.. I could write a book.  


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Be kind

Be kind to those around you. You may never know when the tables might turn and you need the kindness. 

There are people in this world who have no  one to look in on them, or talk or even give them a smile. It doesn't take a great deal of time for you to smile or shake someone's hand.  

We seem to be too busy for that personal connection with another. I understand busy but come on.. what does it take for each of us to stand next to an elderly person and start a conversation or a child/adult that is all alone to ask if they are okay or how their day is going?  Not a heck of a lot of time, does it? 

Someone told me once ..  to be kind and help someone else in need could be your saving grace.. you never know if it could be one of Heaven's Angels testing you.  Now whether you believe in that or not is only within you and you alone, but still stands on testing you... you as a human being to your fellow man. 

And around the Holidays it is so important. These are the days that is wrapped around family and friends and parties (or it should be) . Pick a gift from the Angel Tree and give a gift to a child or elderly that doesn't have anyone to share Merry Christmas with or if you can't help out with Thanksgiving at Salvation Army or a church for those in need- give to a food drive. Give to a coat drive or Toys for Tots or help out with feeding the elderly; any of these may be small to us but to someone else, it can mean the world.  Face it, this day and time, more and more of us are having hard times. We here in the United States are the most giving and I am hopeful that other countries help their friends in need as well.  

Most of us do this already and a great deal of us can not but we still can give smile and a hand. 

Be kind to someone today.......  Be that smile and hope for them.  

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"Did I just do that?" :)

Do you find yourself doing stupid, crazy little things?  Afterwards, you out into the wild blue yonder and say, "What" or "Did I really just do that"??  Raise your hand...   Come on all of you in the internet world.. 
Well, I will be the first hand to raise.  I have put clothes in the dryer and my cat was in there... Poor little thing. I kept hearing a bump in my dryer and thought maybe I had some tennis shoes in to dry. But couldn't find out where the cat was that was just screaming until, I went into the garage to look for the cat and ... ding ding.. it hit me .. OH no the cat is in the dryer.. nooo couldn't be. Oh yes. I opened the door to the dryer and poor Violet,she couldn't get out quick enough. Don't worry, she was fine just shaken. 
And I always think that "R" on the gear shift means... none other than RUN.. thank goodness nothing is in front of me when it happens, I would have a stake in just about everything in this town if there had been. :)  Don't laugh, surely, some of you have done this at least once? yesss? 
I have answered my house phone and said, "Good morning,this is Bobbie, How may I help you?"  
I have also been in a certain store and at check out, I write the name of their competitor in the PayTo line.  "Sorry, did I just do that?" 
I do silly little things as this a good deal of the time. I get frustrated at one of my girls and then can't remember the name and I turn into my mother.... bless her with 5 kids; she would look at us and say each name but the name she wanted. Then afterwards, she would say in frustration "You know who you are, dammit".  I do that, actually do. My girls usually come check my forehead. :) 
I have actually spilled a big huge bowl of turnip greens when I was a waitress; all over the head of a young man (he was in his church clothes)... Oh, no.. did I just do that?  And that is nothing compared to the day as I was throwing our Hot buttered rolls and cornbread to our patrons; I reared back, threw that steaming,hot buttered roll and it slid (literally) slid over the bald head of the man sitting at the table in front of the intended. (part of being too short) ...
I guess I am trying to say on this rainy Friday, that we need to take things in stride and instead of getting angry with the silly little things we find ourselves doing; just laugh it off and say, "Did I just do that?"  

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Catching up

Good Morning. Hope this day finds you well. 

These times, we live in, they are amazing with technology that we have. The computer and  internet is reachable all over the world. Amazing how just with one push of a button, you can talk to someone across the world or look up anything you need or want. 
I say this, in lieu of finding old friends that have long been lost and now are here again.  
When my generation was growing up the only catching up we had was either meeting them out while "cruising" or seeing them in the hallway at school... and if you had a house phone-blow that thing up everyday. :) 
I have caught up to a few friends from my old high school (Mooreville High School) in Mississippi and it's nice catching up with how our lives are now as to they were when we were kids trying to make it through high school and wandering where I lives were leading us. Most of us have been/still married and our jobs/careers have changed a time or two. We or most of us have children... even some of us (not me) have grand children.. Man, are you kidding me? Old enough to have grand children? How time flies. It's funny though, cause, when we are catching up, we most always reflect back to those times of youth and how they were so different as to opposed to today. So much at our fingertips now, nothing is really personable anymore, just occasions. 
If someone at one time in your life was special to you... look them up and say hello and tell them how special they were in touching your world.  It could be the start of a whole new friendship.  

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Listen/Speak

When you know someone who is truly hurting whether it be from death or break-up or just everyday situations.... Show them you care, it may be just by listening. Let them vent (yell,cry,get mad, etc..) however; they feel.
I know when I am down or hurting, it's nice to have someone to talk to and not be myself, as I usually am. Just allowing me to talk, helps.
Show these wonderful people, your friends, that in their most vulnerable time, they matter. Listen with open ears and speak with honest heart.
Friends, true friends, are exceptional people.

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My little diva---

This is my little diva.. Brady Chloe Wigginton.  She was suppose to be a miniature cocker spaniel but while at the vet found out that she was half cocker and half dachshund.. err go my Docker..
She is 7 years old and loves her clothes. She doesn't like any one touching her stuff. She loves sleeping on the pillow beside me and is jealous of my youngest daughter, they tangle all the time. 
As you may can tell, this little sweetie is all mixed up. Her front legs are dachy and back legs are cocker and her long ears and the dachy rib cage.
She knows all the cats by name, if I say a cat's name, she is down on the floor going to that particular cat. 
And she thinks she is big and bad but I can tell you, if someone comes tearing in that front door.. you will find her from the stream of puddles she will leave behind... hiding.  :)  
Love this girl...

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Holistic care for Pulled Neck Muscle

I have added two separate sites for pulled neck muscles. I have so many clients that come in for this issue that I want to post this for your view.  Most often you will not need the help of conventional medicine if not brought on by injury such as whiplash. 
After reviewing the clients intake form on history and medications, I will do a physical assessment to also see if they are using correct posture. Posture can play a great factor in back and neck strain.
With the massage, I ask of the pressure on the area, never do you want to massage or touch without asking the type of pressure, too much can do more harm to an already painful area. 
After the massage, I always advice them on how to help themselves if they can't get into to see me. I am not a physician so my scope of practice is to never diagnose or prescribe but I can advise on my holistic approach, but usually I do ask that they ask their physicians before any type of exercises, if they have already been to see a physician and being treated with certain medications. also, using lavender oil which is great for pain and eucalyptus oil is great for inflammation on those areas is great. Always caution them not to use the oil directly on the skin,depending on the person or oil, it can irritate the skin. I use it in my massage oils/creams or use in bath. Hot and cold packs always good for those overused/overstretched muscles. I also, give them light stretching exercises to do, these can be done any where and takes as little as 4 minutes to help aide you in your recovery.
This is for my sweet cousin that sent me a text this morning on her neck issue. I hope this helps her and anyone who feels that neck area tightening up and causing one bad day.

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http://www.livestrong.com/article/161522-what-are-the-treatments-for-a-pulled-neck-muscle/



http://www.livestrong.com/article/254287-treatment-for-a-pulled-neck-muscle/

The Holidays/Thanksgiving

I was talking with my sister, Rebecca, the other day and we were talking about the holidays. Thanksgiving starts out the Holiday Season. As a matter of fact, called her yesterday on the recipe for cornbread dressing. I had left out something and couldn't figure what it was. Before calling her, I got online and "googled" it. Of course, there were tons of recipes but, didn't tell about the ingredient I use. So, I decided to call her after looking at my 10th recipe online. Becky stated that she uses some of the things that I do to the exception of me substituting cream of celery soup for the celery and I do not add bell pepper anymore(my girls do not like it). I asked her if she used Allspice, she said no, I do. It perks up the Sage for me and my family loves it.
We started reminiscing when we were younger and having Thanksgiving at our grandmother's house and how our dad and grandmother would always try to out do the other on the dressing. We would have 2 dressings every year. Daddy would use less broth and add cream of chicken to his to make it moist but not to the point of it being more soupy as my grandmother's was. Don't get me wrong, they were both great. I liked daddy's more for the taste/consistency and my grandmother's on taste/presentation (she used more spices and ingredients than dad). My grandmother's secret to great cornbread is to use only cornmeal and mayonnaise and water. That's it.... the best cornbread you can eat, melts in your mouth. Daddy would make the turkey and grandmother the ham. We could never get enough of those being so tender, all you needed was a fork.
Now, I make the dressing for my family as to start a tradition and use my dad's recipe along with my grandmother's spices. It turns out great, almost, every time.  :)  I make sure my girls watch and take note of  the recipe so that one day they can share it with their children.
My sister makes our grandmother's fruit salad, I am not big on that dish. I have tried making it a couple times, but never could  get it the way I remembered.
I remember those times, fondly, my mother and her sister and my grandmother sat around after dinner usually talking about the younger/or good ole days and laugh and carry on.It was so much fun and they were good times, you didn't want that day to end.
That's what I wish for my girls... to look back on times as this and remember with a smile and laughter.  

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The night of skinny dipping----

Long story short. After a night with my friends and a cousin, we decided to go to the lake to skinny dip.. yes, my friends, those wonderful guys, loved getting my goat. I didn't think we would actually go to the lake for the swim. We did.
At the lake, the guys and my cousin ran to the lake and of course it was so dark couldn't see but I heard the splashing and everyone saying how cold it was and that if I didn't get in the water they were coming out after me.. Oh, no, I said.. Turn your heads and I will come out to meet you at the pier.". I jumped in and swam out, scared to death. All that was running in my mind was that damn shark, Jaws. If I could have walked/ran on water that night, I would have.  :)
In the water, at the pier, I would not let my friends come near me .. too shy. They tried coming at me from all ends but I stood my ground.. well, actually, I held on tight to that post on the pier. Said I would scream if they came near me. Boy they were such suckers but great friends..
We swam for about an hour then headed back in and as we reached the beach, my great buddies, all ran out and me yelling at them saying noooo.. i don't want to see you naked. They weren't . These jackasses had their buster browns on. They were laughing so hard and saying "We got you". "We wanted to see if you would fall for it" (always trying to put one over on me). I let them have their fun and when they said they were coming in after me, I told them no, I was coming out.. Of course, these turkeys' all eyes on me rising up out of the water and then all of a sudden ..Mouths dropped and eyes looked like they were in headlights.  I too had my undies on.. I looked up at them and said.. "I got you". We all laughed as we walked back to the car. The guys always said that was the night they almost caught Bobbie--- naked---well, almost.

Oh, and with my cousin, she and one other were actually skinny dipping.. They didn't get the memo.

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Who is your favorite?

My girls have a running bet on which one is the favorite. I get the question, especially, when  they are together and corner me. "Okay, mom. We are going to settle this. Which one of us is your favorite?"

I look at them as they smile and look at one another and I reply... "I don't have a favorite.All of you are my favorite." Now you should know that doesn't fly very well.   

I go through this all the time. I love each of them. I keep telling them even though they are different individuals; my love for them comes from a stand point of the differences in them.  

My oldest is my favorite for her being the first. Having her "first"; I became a mother. 

My middle daughter well, she was the favorite for her being the 1st child with my husband.

My baby girl the favorite because she is the baby. And of course, they are favorite in many other ways because of the differences in them.  

I keep telling them that God gave each of them to me to love and protect and though at times when I had to spend that "extra" time with each of them, doesn't mean that they are the favorite but it's because the Lord felt they needed that special time from me to help them grow.    Now as you can imagine, this sinks faster than the Titanic.  

One would think as they get older it would cease. Noooooo, not my girls. This is the one subject for which they get mom flustered.  They do it fun mind you,   :)  

Oh joy, comes the holidays and I get cornered like a little rat.   Hey, does anyone have an invisible pill??  

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It's hot in here...... that menopausal train.

As women get older. There is no way of getting around menopause.(I am not quite there, yet)

 Yes, that mood swinging, hot flashing and our ever loving hormones we have had all our lives start leaving us as though they came in to visit and cause chaos most months and then one day, they up and leave. Now, this is odd, sounds a lot like having kids.  :)

When all these wonderful symptoms start happening all you can do is sit back and let it happen. No stopping this train.  Up and down. hot then cold. weight gain then lose weight. halo then the horns.

What is good about this blasted curse other than no more periods?  I always remember our menstrual cycles being called the curse, that was just an annoyance that came once a month compared to this comes and stays like a relative No offense to my wonderful relatives. And, yes, I call it the curse because when you are going through one of those heat seeking missiles known as a hot flash, you feel as if you are in the bowels of hell.

When one of these little missiles comes calling on me. I go through my  'Lucy' phase... you know that Vitametavegamen commercial.. "Boy, it's hot in here". Yes, that would be me. The daze in the eyes, the head feels as if it is turning around , the mouth, well depends on what mood comes through and at times, I add a new word to the dictionary. And all my poor girls can say is "Mom, are you done, yet?" Those mood swings, I can go from 0 to 60 in a flash. Geez, enough already. Stick a fork in me, I'm done.

And on another note. I have had a partial hysterectomy at the age of 29, so..now you can tell about how long I've been on this roller coaster. Hell, I would have a much better time and fun on a real roller coaster.

So, to all of you women out there. No stopping this train. When it starts rolling down your track of life, hang on cause' you are going to have on heck of a ride.

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Times,they, are ever changing

I look back on my short life, so far, and see how far we have come in movies, television, ads, schools and the electronic age and in general how different humanity of one another has come.


When I was younger, I remember the first walk on the moon. I was very young, but could see and hear how excited everyone was. Of course, I didn't know what that meant, at the time, but since then we  have traveled through space on shuttles and sent things out of our galaxy to the next. Amazing.

On fashion, we find that fashion comes back around from time to time. What was once old is new again. I remember my mom saying keep this shirt or skirt because some day it will be new again.  You know, now I wished I had listened. I threw out so many things that I have seen come back again.  Me, though, I have never really followed the fashion trend. Always my own style, whatever I felt I could put together and feel comfortable and stylish.

Movies and television how far have they come? Just look and see how much different  the language is, but it still gets me that some will take Shit and Ass out and put in son of a *itch or whore or f***.. what the heck is going on here?? and you see more people having sex than in the bedrooms these days.  More on this at a later date.

Schools/friends always  up and down with each generation. Gone are the days of friendship and gathering together after school talking about boys or where to meet up on Friday or Saturday and whose car were we "cruising" around in.With all the electronics about, we are losing our capability of socialization and true friends, too busy on text or social media's (posting ). Not, that I am bashing this invention. I am amazed how you can flip on a switch and talk to someone across the world, just that it seems we are becoming too dependent on these gadgets.

I will be talking about each of these subjects on my blog in the near future and how I feel about these changes.

With each generation, we will come into something new. My wish is that we could preserve what was... It wasn't so bad.



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Note to self.. :)

Note to self...

When cleaning the bathrooms... DO NOT mix chemicals.. DUMMY..

I have the habit of when cleaning and in my own little world of marking down/off the list of things to do; I tend to mix my comet and bleach.... I can hear the siren going off... "Danger" "Danger".. but, the time is past. I bend down to clean it out and then it hits me. Eyes start burning, can't breath and the smell .. ughhh..

One day, my family will come in find me colder than a wedge.. :)

Pay attention, girl and only use one or the other not both.  I know better, (you think).. :)


One of my little life's lessons..

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Freedom comes with a Price

Today, Veterans Day, is a day to stop and recognize those that have given the ultimate sacrifice for what we "all" share and have in this world. 
It doesn't matter which branch of the military was served. The servicemen/women  that have taken an oath to protect and defend, many have given the ultimate sacrifice(death).
I have had many family members in service of our great Nation; even back to the Revolutionary War up to this war. 
They serve/d proudly and not without fear, there is always fear in the sight of danger,but they knew they had a job to do and by the Grace of God they did it. Even though, most knew they may not live to fight another day; these brave souls fought and are still fighting for YOU and ME. 

God Bless You-----and Thank You for the service to our Country.

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Love and Being in Love

Love and being in love are totally different in my opinion. 

We can love many at any given time. They can be friends or lovers. You can love for many reasons and love many for different reasons.You can love one for the hair or their body or how they speak and love another for how they are with you or their eyes or maybe even how they make you laugh.

I have loved a great deal of guys/men at one time or another. No, I didn't date that much, so many of them were my guy friends. I loved them all; differently. I had the best times with "my guys". Always fun to "hang" with and they were always protective and always when I needed my friends to talk to, they would be there.

Being in love is something more profound, sacred, special between two people. Loving someone with everything you are and have. Every time you look at one another there is an instant smile and longing for a touch. And when you kiss;you see skyrockets.When you are apart; you feel empty inside and can't stop thinking about them. It's simply a feeling that sends shivers to your core with knowing that the person beside you; loves you too.

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Update--- :)

I have an update on that dryer.. I have it up and running.

Yayy.. I did it..

This wasn't so hard,just lots of patience with those damn screws.  I made up some new words for the "Bobbie Dictionary". :)

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The day the dryer goes out.

What started out as a hectic day to begin, it only became worse. I had put some towels in the dryer to dry and had gone in to check on them.. NOOO.. They were stone cold.  I started the dryer again, thinking, maybe I had not put them on a high heat. Went back, same thing. Dang.(I shall not repeat what I truly said)..

Okay, I thought to myself. No red light coming from behind as it should be, I think, and no heat inside, could be the heating element. Don't ask me how I know that, I have no idea. Anyway, I look at the dryer as if it were something from outer space and searching for a clue to where it could be and what the heck it looked like.  . I said to myself.. "Hell Google it". I did and what do you know they had a you tube video on replacing the heating element on the dryer.. By this time you can guess, what I am thinking .. Yes, if you were thinking this little red head was about to try and repair it herself... Correct..

I pulled the dryer from the wall, yes, I did by the way, unplug it and started looking at the little screws and how many there were. I had to go and buy another wrench set to fit. I came home watched the video again and set out to tackle this beast. All the screws out and back panel off.. I began to unplug the wires to the heating element to remove it. It wasn't as easy as the video had said but I finally did it.

I  called an appliance store and asked if they carried heating elements for my type of dryer, they did, but one snag.. where was the model number?  Lady, I said, " I have taken this thing apart and found all sorts of numbers and wires and such but no model number, now where do I find that?'.. She replies, "open the door and it should be right there." I chuckled and said I would call her back with the number.. All the way back to the dryer, I kept saying now why didn't I think to look in the door, dummy.. found the number called her back and they have exactly what I need.. I am going to repair this beast on my own tomorrow.  Pictures to follow after repaired.. Who says a girly girl can't do anything but shop?? 

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Time change and my 4-legged, girls.

The times, they are a changing. Well, as far as the "Daylight Savings" time, they are. This Fall backwards and Spring forward thing has always gotten us off kilter. This time of year, we can enjoy the "extra" hour of sleep but then come Spring, we lose that hour.  My internal clock gets confused and as I get older, it (internal clock) needs no help with confusion. :)
I have three wonderful, four-legged, girls..I cook for them every day, twice a day. They have breakfast and then I make dinner. These girls are used to having it served at a certain time of day, before 9a and then 5p. If I don't have it ready, my little Yorkie has a blooming fit and it's amazing they seem to know the times they are to be fed. Yes, they do have the dog food but it has to be Kibbles N' Bits, nothing more or less; they eat this when I am running late or if they want a 'snack'.
As for sleep, my Yorkie could sleep all day long. She loves her bedtime and believe it or not, when the sun goes down, she starts barking to go to bed.And with the time change, that's too early but her little internal clock says differently.  At times, I wish she would go to bed by herself but no, that piercing little voice is relentless until you go to the door and let her in, let her climb her stairs and then you hold the covers for her to run in and make her spot. My Docker on the other hand, has to sleep right beside you on the other pillow. She looks so funny with her little pointy nose poking out of the comforter. Now, the youngest of the group is also my largest, bless her. She can't get on the bed or else we all go down.
In a few more days, the girls should be used to this time change and we will get back to some normalcy.

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Bobbie's Takes: Health care

Bobbie's Takes: Health care: As I have sat and listened to all of this Health care debate. My take on this whole thing is -- it's crap. No, not saying that we do n...

Health care

As I have sat and listened to all of this Health care debate. My take on this whole thing is -- it's crap.

No, not saying that we do not need some type of reform, because we truly do. I have spent more than 25 years in Hcare  industry and know firsthand how difficult it is for a family/individual dealing with the enormous rise of care in our country.
There are many things we can do besides turning our country into socialist nation, which never-ever works.  We can, in my opinion,  reform Mcare and Mcaid, deal with fraud and waste in those areas. We can bring about Tort reform (that is an enormous waste/abuse), we should be able to shop around from state to state for insurance(I know when I was shopping for insurance a few years ago, I was told that if I had been in Ohio or Idaho my premiums would cost me about $100.00 less) this would bring competition and lower cost as well. We can set up Hcare Savings account... Also get rid of all the  regulations, untie the doctors and hospitals hands so they can do what they are suppose to do.. care for patients.We also, need to deal with the cost of the medications.
I have many ideas on helping our healthcare system.. People it needs fixing and it's going to take all of us to make it happen with our politicians. Doesn't matter which side of the fence you sit on.. We can get this done without touching on socialism or communism .... We have the greatest country in the world and we need to keep it great.

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