tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80158776313145301302024-02-07T02:21:17.276-08:00Help In a HandbagHelp and tips for getting through the day is just one step away….Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-72450774164631408572012-10-01T06:58:00.000-07:002012-10-01T06:58:01.522-07:00How I Hate it When That Happens!I take the time to paint my nails last night and wake up this morning with sheet marks on all of them :O...waaaa<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My Bleeding Heart</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Just once and touch my Heart</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But Gently for it bleeds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Reach out…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But gently do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Debralee 1980</span></div>
Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-55915557021970592792012-09-23T18:50:00.002-07:002012-09-23T18:51:55.613-07:00Helloooooo.....I'm Still Here!Came across a poem I wrote some years back....wonder where my head was! haha<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tumbleweeds</b></div>
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I
reach out my heart to only…</div>
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Find
pieces lying by the roadside</div>
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In
tangled tumbleweeds and hotness…</div>
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While
my body burns slowly, quietly</div>
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Fueled
by my desire for that which eludes me.</div>
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And now,
as I come up for air…</div>
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The
wall is once again in place</div>
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This
time to stay.</div>
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No place
for miniscule feelings to tear it down</div>
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As
my heart lies buried beneath the pillars of stone…</div>
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Desire
wanes and it burns no more.</div>
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~ Debralee</div>
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Ever have a day like that? Glad things are going so much better in my life these days...but when I get depressed or just down-in-the-dumps....I am able to write...go figure! </div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-81826304847169710492011-11-10T14:13:00.000-08:002011-11-10T14:13:58.132-08:00Where Have I Been? Not in a Relationship for One....Things have been quite busy around here....I am and probably will always be a student at heart. I love taking classes - they provide the mental stimulation that keeps me on my toes. I love to continue my education in areas of interest and just finished a CSS & XHTML class. Now I am taking a Wordpress class that I think is going to be too easy, but I'm hoping to pick up some tips and tricks along the way that I don't already know. So it will be worth it in the long run. Next class will be Dreamweaver...now that one sounds really exciting...Yes, just call me a geek. I have resigned myself to the fact that - at heart - I am a geek. I just want to learn more and more so...ya know what? That's what I'm gonna do!!!<br />
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Any who....my daughter recently went to ASU - Arizona State University to check out the campus and I have included a pic below...She is only a junior so she is getting a jump on the college thing.<br />
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DDebraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-18585415080436261032011-06-02T07:19:00.000-07:002011-06-02T07:19:50.100-07:00AWOL...Yes....that's MeMy dear friends and followers...I have been so neglectful in my personal writings (I believe due to the amount of time I spend already dealing with articles, blogging for others, and editing the website and newsletter I work for), but here I am. Ready and willing to spill my guts again to you all....JK<br />
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I don't have much to report - I've just been busy with work, the house, yard, and all the animals we've collected, plus a teenager who is now driving (or pestering me to driving constantly since she has her permit).<br />
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For some reason I cannot recall those long lost days when I must have done the same thing with my mom. Are those brain cell the ones that have been destroyed through time or just not that important. I surely will remember the experience with MY daughter. Its enough to drive a parent crazy. Can't wait for her to get her own car!<br />
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We also have a trip planned to Disneyland with Sweetpeas sistas coming up. It will be so good to see them all again...been almost a year....wow does time fly when you're busy!<br />
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Well...that's it for now...back to work and I will be checking is soon.Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-24405279667439366802011-03-05T11:15:00.000-08:002011-03-05T11:15:44.094-08:00Grammy's 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ArnU95eJXM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-11788166381122324602010-12-23T08:21:00.000-08:002010-12-23T08:21:53.463-08:00Merry Christmas To All<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been eons since I've posted here...not for lack of words but more for lack of time to post. My job keeps me busy at <a href="http://www.sitepronews.com/">SiteProNews</a> writing and editing and so by the end of the day...I am worded out. But wanted to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, etc. I do plan on posting more often in the coming year, teenage stuff, girl drama...you know life's little challenges that keep us going. If I didn't have a little drama....I really would be quite bored. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So....until next time....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work is good...Sweetpea is good...Life is Good...could be better, but its Good. I've settled into some good books lately and I forgot just how much I LOVE to read a good scary novel. I read really fast too. I can put a book away in a few days - no problem-o.....just finished a Dean Koontz (one of my favorite authors) book and moving on to another. I LOVE the public library. OK...I know I am just rambling now...I really haven't had a breakthrough moment of writing lately and I am at a loss on what to write that won't be boring or just a bunch of nonsense. So I am going to STOP HERE.</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-66973572090089341122010-08-22T09:22:00.000-07:002010-08-22T09:26:18.346-07:00Just Tell it Like it is....HE IS HOT!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yeah...just tell it like it is....that's what I say. Don't beat around the subject - say what you mean and mean what you say. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sorry for missing your birthday party SIS...I will make it up to you!! But a date and John Mayer....I couldn't say no.</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-7372924865964845982010-08-14T11:05:00.000-07:002010-08-14T11:05:32.042-07:00The County Fair is HERE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MHUilcg0T5z-4cBBfSGCTmv8t08vZITGkipb-iBRYFRtWGhommdAjkeNcpU2cFYO7unlwwDsRAU7aGOOVXAZNdw0pPAiB0KBWL621aVLOKNio7EJIp-jwpsvXTI4Q4LLNBTLptRZKxY/s1600/fair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MHUilcg0T5z-4cBBfSGCTmv8t08vZITGkipb-iBRYFRtWGhommdAjkeNcpU2cFYO7unlwwDsRAU7aGOOVXAZNdw0pPAiB0KBWL621aVLOKNio7EJIp-jwpsvXTI4Q4LLNBTLptRZKxY/s320/fair.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I LOVE the County Fair in my hometown. Every year, I hear many of my friends say, "<b>I hate the Fair..I'm not going</b>" and my question is "<b>WHY</b>?" (Of course, I run into those same people at the Fair every year, haha!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of my fondest childhood memories are around going to our County Fair...the Fair was a culmination of what Summer was all about, you know - having a great time with friends...just hanging out, the excitement of meeting some new friends, the crazy <strike>scary</strike> Carney people and that whole freaky thing, the rides, the smell - ah.. the smell of corn dogs, caramel corn, the animals <strike>poop</strike>...and, of course, the Fair meant school would start soon. A bummer then, a blessing now!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But what I love most about the County Fair, running into people I haven't seen in years while walking around to all the buildings & booths to see all the crafts </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(where else would I buy my toe ring? I think I've bought them from the same guy for the past 10 + years)</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, merchandise, and 4H animals kids have raised. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So when I go today....to just walk around and look and touch and wish I had cash to buy what every I wanted...I will remember - Summer is ending soon, school is starting, and life as I know it will be back to normal...but for a few hours I can pretend that I am not an adult and just have some fun!!</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-11426341338653444182010-08-09T10:12:00.000-07:002010-08-09T10:12:41.521-07:00The Perfect Storm...As I Know It<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did you ever feel like you were in the middle of something so swirly and twirly that you felt like you were in the middle of the Perfect Storm? Stuff coming at you from all sides....and you're on your Lil' boat all by yourself with no life jacket in site? Well...my Perfect Store came and went so fast --- it was like a when (according to Eminem) "a tornado meets a volcano." (I just like the song...not the meaning behind it!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What I want to know is WTF is going on these days? Is everyone in a funk? Several people I know are struggling with events in their lives that just DON'T need to be happening. What happened to good ol' communication and the like. Don't people talk any more...just ASSUME? And you know what that gets you...right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I decided to take things in my own hands and gain some control in my life...by doing the right thing and communicating. Duh...I feel so much better....WTF?</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-9367179760427168192010-08-02T08:00:00.000-07:002010-08-02T08:00:36.039-07:00Demolition Derby 2010.....<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well...my dear peeps..If you haven't been to a Demolition Derby recently (or at all) you must take yourself there! It is a blast. I went with the Pit Crew for the Pink Taco on <strike>Date </strike>Saturday Night and haven't had such raw excitement running through my body for a long time! Love watching those cars crash-n-burn. The exhilaration of the the crowd...cheering on their fav...the announcer booming out over the loud speakers, each drivers' hits, blow-by-blow....I'm telling you - there's nothing like it for this lil' country gal!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We ran in the 2nd to last heat of the evening...there were supposed to be 5 cars in the heat but only 2 showed. But...what a performance those two drivers gave the crowd. Of course, the Pink Taco took 1st Place - a huge trophy and cash prize. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Looking forward to seeing the dynamics between the girls - how much of their personalities are genetic - and how much is environmental. One of my interests left over from my school days....tune in next week to see how things went! Have a great weekend....my friends!</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-37075863784167273902010-07-07T07:07:00.000-07:002010-07-07T07:07:36.051-07:00One Day at a Time...<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taking things 'One Day at at Time' seems to be the best way to look at life. If I had applied that mantra years ago...I would have had less stress, more enjoyment out of life, and a heart that was easier to give to someone. Telling myself that "Life is Good" and knowing I truly mean it is a healthy move in the right direction (one which I haven't always maintained!). Whatever path I choose to follow now is based on a positive attitude and one that cannot be changed or influenced by others. I think we get to a certain place where comfort overrides fear of the unknown and I am comfortable with my life with or without changes. Take the good moments and savor them (with friends and family) and don't look back on unclaimed baggage that may cloud thought and reasoning and those good moments in time and run with it!</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-72975211219069050932010-06-28T07:32:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:09:15.025-07:00Life Is Good....<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Life is Good these days. I have a job, my health & sanity, my daughter is doing awesome and I have someone in my life I really care about. It is amazing what timing has to do with relationships. I have known, </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and been good friends with, </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">this guy for just shy of 30 years and all of a sudden I have seen him through different eyes. Wow...I really didn't see this coming either. Of course, things are still very much in their infancy, but for me to WANT to spend all my FREE time with someone is really, very different than the norm. I gladly helped him paint and move into a new place this weekend, during a damn frickin heat wave, and although a bit on the sore side this morning and probably dropped 5 lbs in sweat alone....I haven't laughed so much and in a long time....I am really very content at the moment.....as I said, "Life is Good!"</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-64839548764699717002010-06-16T08:15:00.000-07:002010-06-16T08:15:18.628-07:00Dear Santa....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYRZ0OHlz1I6EvpOJwpxcPef6skA_Y2GlM7zfe_XY-5t_C7ii-BxZHOqIS8CKvUSv_OsXwqOrDrX35dxmsXKHgtx0VT0feVWCDphCHK6oopCUqSvViyyA0uy7tBrIeq232n7FT_oRgHw/s1600/GerardButler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYRZ0OHlz1I6EvpOJwpxcPef6skA_Y2GlM7zfe_XY-5t_C7ii-BxZHOqIS8CKvUSv_OsXwqOrDrX35dxmsXKHgtx0VT0feVWCDphCHK6oopCUqSvViyyA0uy7tBrIeq232n7FT_oRgHw/s200/GerardButler.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzWFS7WaQFhcirm10ZqUDqfNAeSGuO5EXVlwEDhM8IZce5oL73A2Vtld49J5Vp8Xa48h8riruBbuvE4GQzceGNG-9PWV7_vIFedHTS-by_TbQc-iEhrysCdzqUooCN6FbPqEtcD_0mTo/s1600/RDJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzWFS7WaQFhcirm10ZqUDqfNAeSGuO5EXVlwEDhM8IZce5oL73A2Vtld49J5Vp8Xa48h8riruBbuvE4GQzceGNG-9PWV7_vIFedHTS-by_TbQc-iEhrysCdzqUooCN6FbPqEtcD_0mTo/s200/RDJ.jpg" width="120" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was wondering if I could get my Christmas present early this year. I know it's a little early in the year, but I have been a good girl...I promise I have...I am not asking for a lot...I would like it to be between 5'10" - 6'0" tall, with broad shoulders and a six-pack, so obviously in excellent shape. Somewhere between Gerard Butler and Robert Downey Jr (see photos if you need examples). If I could get it now...I would be extremely grateful and promise to take good care of my present forever. I would not forget about it in a few weeks, like what happens with other Christmas gifts. I would hold it and cherish it for as long as it lasts. I won't need any spare parts either. I promise not to break it or abuse it...just love it forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you can do this for me Santa...I won't ask for another present EVER again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. Thanks in advance for your help!!!</span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-22682524466464048682010-06-09T07:50:00.000-07:002010-06-09T07:50:15.836-07:00Far, Far Away....<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I write more often...in the land far, far away. I have more time to read a good book, watch T.V., surf the Web, give myself a mani - pedicure, take a vacation (of course, that one costs money), visit with my BFFs....you get it, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I really don't mind that the days are in warp speed and there is no time to SNACK all the time. Good way for me to trim down...just get a full-time job! haha....I had a great time in Las Vegas. My gambling story goes like this.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday morning I met the new employers in the lobby of the South Point Hotel & Casino. As I was waiting for them to arrive the "Wheel of Fortune" machines were calling out to me. I texted my BFF and asked if I should bet $20 on the machines...she said "Play $40 and Good Luck."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So.......after a long day working and dinner at the Cheesecake Factory...yummy, yum yum... I got back to my room, changed out of my suit and went down to the slot machine that was calling my name so loudly. There were two Wheel of Fortune $1 machines side-by-side and the right one was open. The machine sucked up my $20 literally out of my wallet and I gave her a few pulls (betting all 5 coins). On the fourth pull a got a few bucks back...on the fifth pull I hit a jackpot and Wheel of Fortune was announced. If you've never heard the machine, you are missing out. There is something about the sound that is an incredible turn-on to me! Well, my heart was nearly pounding out of my chest by this time and the dude next to me was just staring.....I pushed on the button and watched as the wheel spun around...praying that I would hit BIG. Well, I didn't hit big...but got a $75 jackpot. I immediately cashed out, grabbed my receipt and left. I was there all of maybe 3 minutes tops....The dude next to me just shook his head in disgust (he looked like he was loosing big-time, so sorry, not).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yep...that is my big Las Vegas gambling story and I stopped there, resisting the urge to play any more. Yes....I came back a winner with a new job and an extra $55 bucks in my pocket! One hell of a week, if you ask me! </span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-14771369579014497262010-05-30T08:17:00.000-07:002010-05-30T08:17:31.097-07:00Vegas Baby...Vegas!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIRd5-yUwarNR35K57BeRXu1K6k4GTtCH3_34mf0JxfRVdpuQxfHpoCyMmwpw5OfX5KLQGRnEpmbPsRDM8HsXRPBBgP41rEGSMawUZNrmwA5LgwkbV46GBBwUB9BDfy03VtDuvVj1WA0/s1600/vegas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIRd5-yUwarNR35K57BeRXu1K6k4GTtCH3_34mf0JxfRVdpuQxfHpoCyMmwpw5OfX5KLQGRnEpmbPsRDM8HsXRPBBgP41rEGSMawUZNrmwA5LgwkbV46GBBwUB9BDfy03VtDuvVj1WA0/s640/vegas.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The day has FINALLY come. I am on my way to Las Vegas this evening for the big "job interview" and subsequent training. I will be there for several days and I am hoping to have some R&R while there. You know the type "Wheel OF Fortune" my favorite game to play!!! I am not much of a gambler, but that game sucks me in every time I pass one by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I only hope I have packed enough clothes....right...I have more luggage this trip than went down on the Titanic. My motto...you can never be too prepared. I must have business clothes, casual business clothes, dressy casual clothes, bumming clothes, and of course, dressy clothes in case I get the opportunity to go <strike>pick up on some hot stud</strike> out on the town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I haven't gone anywhere for so long...although this is a business trip...I feel very liberated! An adult in an adult world for 4 nights and 4 days...woohoo!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wish me luck on all endeavors ;) </span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-11509913466394394142010-05-23T18:32:00.000-07:002010-05-23T18:34:59.046-07:00Spring Fashion Trends and Handbags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although we are NOT having a Spring here, we can still think about dressing for the occasion. Our local stores are full of Spring clothing and the colors are great this year. I really love the soft, sage greens that are out and the vibrant pinks and fuchsias. Things are selling out fast and if you haven't picked up your Spring handbag....you may be out-of-luck. The economy seems to be doing better and people <i>are </i>spending money on non-essentials. (Nice for the retailers!). This is a must-have this Spring....The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SAK-Artist-Circle-Shoulder-Bag/dp/B0035LCZX6/ref=pd_sbs_shoe_1">SAK Artist Circle Cross-Body</a> handbag. You can find it at <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7O9qdkNFyTyfeQUEZFw0UYllG3pDYRwxWNOa7ErDlhQeXhbmt1vuOFIvg9vIGtIlsXrQtnnj86VZkYZzRlvYzOOS0JOBo1Ro1Vpw2cE3jOIM8w-97Zn5hBhcq2yu0oGzyVncpnsrJik/s1600/SAK+Artist+Circle+Cross-Body.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7O9qdkNFyTyfeQUEZFw0UYllG3pDYRwxWNOa7ErDlhQeXhbmt1vuOFIvg9vIGtIlsXrQtnnj86VZkYZzRlvYzOOS0JOBo1Ro1Vpw2cE3jOIM8w-97Zn5hBhcq2yu0oGzyVncpnsrJik/s200/SAK+Artist+Circle+Cross-Body.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7O9qdkNFyTyfeQUEZFw0UYllG3pDYRwxWNOa7ErDlhQeXhbmt1vuOFIvg9vIGtIlsXrQtnnj86VZkYZzRlvYzOOS0JOBo1Ro1Vpw2cE3jOIM8w-97Zn5hBhcq2yu0oGzyVncpnsrJik/s1600/SAK+Artist+Circle+Cross-Body.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I have been preparing for a, much anticipated, trip next weekend and have had to purchase a few items to supplement my <strike>very unprofessional looking </strike>wardrobe. What I found while shopping is - sale prices are good and there is lots to choose from on the racks....some of the big retail clothing stores are marking down items, and there are some great bargains to be had! <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/6016611/0%7E2377475%7E6016611">Nordstrom Rack</a> was a goldmine for business attire and the shoe sale at <a href="http://www.macys.com/">Macy's</a> was awesome too. My two fav places to shop when I have money to spend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UGH....I don't think they will come off easy either. I don't know what to do...just wait until the glue wears off or try to pop them off myself? The only good thing about this all is that they do look really, really <i>nice </i>for fake nails and Sweetpea also liked how they felt when I scratched her back last night. Hmmmm, maybe that was the whole devious plot...she wanted me to have nails for her back!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway....Tay, (momma goat) has found a way out of our yard that last few days. Much to our surprise, <strike>and I think hers, </strike>on Monday afternoon - there she was looking at us from the other side of the fence! Goats have that "deer in the headlights look" too. So, with a little shake of the coffee can full of grain....she slowly followed Sweetpea back to our yard with no problem. I couldn't find a hole in the fence, so I was a bit perplexed. Then, for the next few days we were finding her out at least once a day! A bit of Houdini blood??? But, I fix HER! Another two rows of barbwire and more fencing up in the back and damn...she better NOT be able to escape again. (Seriously, I think it was by accident...she just pushed on the fence and crawled through in a few places.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If only I could spend this much time and energy with a man, life would be sweet...sigh. I wonder if that will ever happen, but then again I don't have much spare time as it is to even look.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">UPDATE 5/24/10 - The nails are still ON...How do I get them off???? Talk about super glue! Yikes! </span></span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-83290587722397880972010-05-11T17:46:00.000-07:002010-05-11T17:46:43.316-07:00When it Rains...it Pours!!!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK...it HAS been literally raining and pouring around here for months now, but what I am referring to is WORK... I have been besieged by work and all things related to working. That includes the following: </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">House work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yard work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Child work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Home work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cookie Lee work</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creative Web Solutions 4U website work, and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the possibility of 40 hour a week Work work</span>!</li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have cleaned the outside of my house, the yard, side patio I put in last summer, cleaned off and painted the front porch (all the crap is GONE!), rearranged the living room, put all my western stuff away, hung sheers, cleaned both my closets out (just so you know they are each about maybe 4' wide each...very tiny!), cleaned the top of the kitchen cabinets off and washed all the crap there (putting away the country looking stuff), and finally.....cleaned my office out to ready myself for a new adventure that just might be in the horizon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The goats are doing a great job of cleaning out the blackberries and any other edible thing in the back yard, 40, whatever you want to call it...That is one place my cleaning services are NOT needed for now. Whew...I'm tired just thinking about it! </span>Debraleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624276181409558326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015877631314530130.post-13756975178861714232010-05-02T10:08:00.000-07:002010-05-02T10:29:07.749-07:00Puddin & Tay...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK...maybe Puddin & Tay are not quite as cute as the two goat in the wagon, but they hold their own. The baby (Puddin) is wild as they come. I prefer to call her "Wild Thing" but Sweetpea won't have it...It's "Puddin" she says. OK, OK! Momma (Tay) is a bit more friendly and is totally getting that we ARE NOT the enemy. I have started leaving some cobb (feed) by the front gate and she knows that I deliver...haha. She should be called "Piggy" though...as she does not share with the baby. Of course, the baby is not hers so I guess she doesn't feel the need. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tay IS very protective of the Puddin though....Must be motherly instinct. She won't share the grain, but she will stand over her while she sleeps (keeping guard) and herd her away from what she considers a threat. Very interesting to watch this all unfold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The back fence was not quite up to par to keep them in sooooooo.....yesterday I pounded in four (4) more 8' T-posts (ugh, I am sore) and ran two stands of barb wire fencing...about 200'. I am morphing into the Goat Woman....rancher mama! So much work and so little time <strike>and no man around to help out</strike> I don't want to push my luck asking the Bros to help anymore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I did promise some pics of the finished project...so here they are! Puddin is in the first one. Tay is in the second photo and both in the last. Check out the fancy fencing and gate we put up!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now...I just need the goats!</span><br />
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