How Did I Miss This Awesome Bruno Mars 'Marry You" Wedding Proposal?

I have no idea how I missed this going around, but it is so awesome!

I love the laptops towards the end!  It's also awesome they thought of putting tissues next to her in the car, I certainly needed some!

Twas the day after Christmas

Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house,
Every creature was hurtin', even the mouse.
The toys were all broken, their batteries dead;
Santa passed out, with some ice on his head. 

Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor,
While upstairs the family continued to snore.
And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans,
I went into the kitchen and started to clean.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the curtains, and threw up the sash.

Morrissey - Ouija Board - Talk About Flashback!

WOW!  I had totally forgotten that this song ever existed!


I haven't heard it in over 15 years and out of the blue Pandora played it in my mix and the memories came flooding back.  I played this song over and over again when my best friend Michelle was killed in a car accident when I was 16 (the year the song was released) and again when my only other best friend, Kris, was killed in  another automobile wreck 3 years later.

Of course back then I had it on cassette tape and wore it out pushing rewind, play, rewind, play until my finger was sore.  I have since replaced it with the MP3 version and listen to it fondly.

Lyrics Below

A Good Christian Woman

There was a man who worked all of his life and saved all of his money. He was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more than just about anything, and just before he died, he said to his wife, "Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and place it in the casket with me. I wanna take my money to the afterlife."

So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart 

that when he died, she would put all the money in the casket with him.

Well, one day he died. He was stretched out in the casket, the wife was sitting there in black next to her closest friend. When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said "Wait just a minute!"

She had a shoe box with her, she came over with the box and placed it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down and rolled it away. Her friend said, "I hope you weren't crazy enough to put all that money in the casket."

"Yes," the wife said, "I promised. I'm a good Christian, I can't lie. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him."

"You mean to tell me you put every cent of his money in the casket with him?"

"I sure did. I got it all together, put it into my account and I wrote him a check." Hehehe

Chuckle for the Day - Snowed In

Bye-Bye Biscuit - Rest in Peace

After almost 10 years together, Biscuit left us during the night.  We were not expecting it as he seemed fine a few short days ago.  It is astonishing how quickly things can turn.

We will miss him, especially when he tries to rub our face in the night...

Another 10 bets you will always win

Lilypad - A Final Farewell

Click here for Lily's Diary

Regretfully, Lily's bites while decreasing in frequency began increasing in fierceness.  After a moderate bite on Thursday, Friday night delivered an extremely vicious unprovoked attack resulting in a trip to the Urgent Care Clinic.

It broke our heart, but we were left with no alternatives other than to have her put to sleep.  We spent our final morning with her walking around the lake letting her sniff every leaf she wanted too.  We stayed with her so my face and voice would be the last thing she would experience.  

I am both grief stricken and heart broken.  I can't believe I fell so hard for this little lady.  I have never had a dog that had so much love to give and wanted to be loved so much, yet for some reason couldn't stop lashing out.  It's saddens me that something happened to such a wonderful animal that resulted in this type of behavior.  We have cried more in the past 3 days than we have in the past 5 years.

We only had her for a couple of months, but she had an impact on my heart that will never be forgotten.  Jerry & I miss her terribly.

Thank you to everyone for your love and support.

Cat-Friend vs Dog-Friend

A lady walks into a pharmacy ...

A lady walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist for some arsenic.

The pharmacist asks "Ma'am, what do you want with arsenic?"

The lady says "To kill my husband."

"I can't sell you any for that reason," says the pharmacist.

Capital of Texas

Dumb Ways to Die - LOL

An awesome PSA

Dumb Ways to Die on Tumblr

A Blonde at a Football Game

A guy took his *blonde* girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.

"Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents."

Klingon Thanksgiving

Buy Avon ONLINE to Support a Single Mom with MS

Angie is a single parent, a veteran and is confined to a wheelchair due to MS (Multiple Sclerosis).  Her MS has gotten to the point where it is difficult for her to even write many days, we help her complete her paperwork for AVON and calculate the receipts, though there aren't a lot being located in the largest and poorest public housing community in the city.

She is an amazing mother and takes advantage of every program we offer for her daughter.  Over the summer she chaperoned an overnight sleep over to the Science Museum, just so her daughter would be able to go.  She never gave it a thought or made a peep about it, even though it meant she would have to spend the night in her wheelchair.

If you ever buy AVON, or are interested in doing so, and do not have a regular representative, please consider buying from Angie's storefront.    

You can pay securely online using Credit Card or Paypal!

No more writing checks to your representative 
and working with their schedule!

Enter the code "FirstRep" and receive

FREE SHIPPING to wherever you want!!!

You can purchase AVON from the website:  www.AVON.com and enter Angela Childs of Virginia as your representative, OR

Click on the Lips to go to 

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No order is too small and they have wonderful items on sale for stocking stuffers! 

Beer Please

After Great Britain's Beer Festival, all the brewery presidents decided it would be fun to hit a pub in London and go out for a beer.

The first sits down and says, "Hey, Se? or, I would like the world's best beer, a Corona."
The bartender dusts off a bottle from the shelf and gives it to him.

The second says, "I'd like the best beer in the world. Give me 'The King of Beers.' One Budweiser please."
The bartender gives him one.

Another guy says, "I'd like the only beer made with Rocky Mountain spring water; give me a Coors."
The bartender gives him one.

How to use Chopsticks

Sneaky Old Lady!

A guy shopping in a supermarket noticed a little old lady following him around.

If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at him. She finally overtook him at the checkout, turned to him and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son." He answered, "That's okay." "I know it's silly, but if you'd call out "Good bye, Mom" as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy."

How to get a promotion

People who do lots of work... 
make lots of mistakes 

People who do less work... 
make less mistakes 

Amazing!!

Chuckle for the Day - Man vs. Women Hygiene

Puns for Educated Minds

 

The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.

No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

AKC Trained Adult Pomeranian for Adoption in Virginia

Click here for details and more pictures

Link to Lily the Pomeranian's (Lilypad's) Rescue Diary–*Updated Frequently*

Lily is a very sweet, 4 year old rescue Pomeranian.

She came to our home via the Pomeranian Club of Central Virginia on October 15 from a family in North Carolina that did not have experience with dogs, much less a headstrong, stubborn breed like to Pomeranian.


We have her on a 90 day schedule of weight management, socialization and behavior modification. 

Our goal is to have her ready for a new home right after the New Year.


If you would like to follow Lily’s progress, you can read her regularly updated diary, by clicking here:

Ms. Lily’s (LilyPad’s) Rescue Diary

Pomeranian Club of Central Virginia on Facebook

Less Than People Prefer

Lillypad likes to argue with her rawhide

The Penis Poem

Does your dog know when you're sad?

Does your dog know when you're sad? - TODAY Tech - TODAY.com

Plenty of pet owners are comforted by a pair of puppy-dog eyes or a swipe of the tongue when their dog catches them crying. Now, new research suggests that dogs really do respond uniquely to tears. But whether pets have empathy for human pain is less clear.

In a study published online May 30 in the journal Animal Cognition, University of London researchers found that dogs were more likely to approach a crying person than someone who was humming or talking, and that they normally responded to weeping with submissive behaviors. The results are what you might expect if dogs understand our pain, the researchers wrote, but it's not proof that they do.

6 signs that you're seriously stressed out

6 signs that you're seriously stressed out | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Did your holiday baking binge cause your hair to start falling out? It could've if you had a particularly hectic month preparing for winter festivities. Baking, shopping, wrapping, balancing bank accounts — these things can really stress us out. Take a few moments to check in with your body to make sure you're not sacrificing your health and mental well-being at the expense of a picture-perfect holiday. Physical symptoms of stress, such as dry heaving, can manifest themselves in weird ways when the affairs of life get too overwhelming. And sometimes, you may not even realize that stress is the cause.

1. Vomiting. In his recent book, "On the Brink" (Business Plus, 2010), former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson admits to getting so stressed out during the height of the 2008 financial meltdown that he would start to dry heave, sometimes in private and other times in front of Congressmen and staffers. He's not alone. Dry-heaving (or retching, in medical terminology) is one way that stress can rear its ugly head, more often as a sign of anxiety. Stress and anxiety can also trigger vomiting and a condition called "cyclic vomiting syndrome," a condition in which people experience nausea and vomiting over an extended period of time — often, starting at the same time every day. Dealing with anxiety-induced dry heaves or vomiting starts with getting plenty of rest and drinking water (vomiting can cause a loss of electrolytes), and then finding ways to calm down or eliminate the source of your stress, such as practicing walking meditation.

2. Hair loss. There are multiple reasons that your hair could be falling out, from genetics to medications. But stress is one of them. Among the conditions associated with stress-induced hair loss is alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder in which white blood cells attack hair follicles, causing hair to fall out. Another condition triggered by stress that has even more extreme results is called telogen effluvium, which is basically characterized by a sudden loss (up to 70 percent) of hair. This condition can be difficult to link to stress because the hair loss can occur months after a stressful event, for instance, a death in the family or childbirth, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. However, the organization notes, it's usually a problem that corrects itself once the stressful event is over.

Chuckle for the Day - Take this broom and shove it

Jimmy Falon and the leading men from "Guys with Kids" sing a medley of classic TV show theme songs.

These guys are awesome!

Gotta Love Texas Women! For all my Girls!

Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had set their new wives straight on their duties. 

The first man had married a woman from Pennsylvania and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that needed done at their house. He said that it took a couple of days, but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed and put away. 

Meet Ms. Lily - A sweet Pomeranian rescue from North Carolina

December 2012 - Final Update, Click Here:
Lilypad, Our Final Farewell - May She Rest in Peace

**UPDATE**
After some delays in getting her here from North Carolina, it looks as though Ms. Lily will be arriving in Richmond tomorrow.



Lily is a 4 year old Pomeranian that will be making her home with us for a little while so we can assess her and work on some socialization before we can determine what kind of forever home would suit her.


This is our first rescue for the Pomeranian Club of Central Virginia.

Stained Glass Pug & Pomeranian and maybe a Peacock

Getting all the final measurements together to pick up lumber this week (Jerry gets $$).  Can't wait to get started on new and finish old projects.  We should have my workbench all set up by the end of the month and my goal is to be able to start working on November 1 (gotta leave room in the schedule for the Highland Games next weekend!).

First off I think I will do a real simple piece to check the equipment after the move and warm up my skills.  I am thinking of doing this Pomeranian sun catcher piece, but have to check my glass supply.  I don't think I have enough "natural" colors.  Maybe I'll do another simple peacock sun catcher...

That's not a crack in the glass.
 It's the light reflecting off the fishing line used to hang.

Then I want to finish the Pug I started before the tremors in my hands forced me stop after splashing hot solder on myself a couple times.  Now that the tremors are being controlled with medication, I am really anxious to get going again.

Put Me In Charge! Poppie for President! - UPDATED

Let me start off be saying I did not write this.  It's just one of those things floating around in cyberspace I came across and felt like sharing.

This is a little extreme in some respects, but relateable.  I would say I agree with about 75% of it. But for the record, no citizen should ever be denied the right to vote.

UPDATED-My comments are in red

PUT ME IN CHARGE...

Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards (SNAP); no 

cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice 

and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul 

away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.
(Food stamps are a necessity for some families, just as much as free lunch programs are to some kids.  The problem lies in that anything edible you want can be bought with food stamps as long as it's not "ready to eat".  What can be purchased needs to be really belted down to nutritionally dense foods and packaged foods with less that XX% of calories from sugar or fat (and NOT Lobster, Crab, Steak, etc...).  Companies would have healthier alternatives on the shelf in months if they lost a good part of their market share.  If you want the Ding Dongs or HoHo's, Coke or Pepsi, get a job to pay for it)

The House Dog Rules

2012 Presidential Debate DRINKING GAME!!

Thank You Pulmonary Associates of Richmond (PAR)!

Sleep Disorders Centers of Pulmonary Associates

Everything was great.  This was my second attempt at a sleep study.  I was treated so badly at my last one in San Antonio I spent an hour on the phone with my husband before I finally ripped off the sensors and left.

Needless to say I was very anxious when I arrived last night.

Wade & Karen were great.  They instantly put me at ease and were exceptionally nice.  I checked in at 8:30 and by 9:30 I was snuggled under the covers.

My room from the entry door

I want an Apple 5... This is so sad...

Unfortunately, the kindest thing Jerry & I could think of to say about this is that we HOPE SHE IS mildly retarded.

She's waiting in line because she doesn't trust the internet...

I would love to hear your thoughts...

Pomeranian World Domination

Never to part: Devoted couples share life, death

Call me a sentimental fool, but Jerry & I are so close, I couldn't imagine living without him.
Though not co-dependent, our lives do pretty much revolve around each other.  It's been that way for 15 years and each year it gets stronger.

This story was so sweet I had to share it.  It is a real life "The Notebook" even down to the wife's Alzheimer's.

Never to part: Devoted couples share life, death


By Linda Dahlstrom Health editor msnbc.com
10/9/2008 8:33:47 AM ET NBCNews.com

By all accounts, Aurlo Bonney should have been the first to die.

Once a formidable middle school principal, he had a series of strokes over the last few years. The last one, in
March, stole the 92-year-old’s final vestiges of independence, trapping him in bed and robbing him of his once clear and confident voice. But Virginia, his wife of 65 years, was in relatively good physical health. It was her mind that was losing ground to Alzheimer’s disease. But even as her past and future faded around her, Aurlo remained at the heart of her life, crystal clear.

In hindsight, says their family, it makes sense that on June 11, 2008, when Virginia died, Aurlo was there to watch over her, just as he always had. And, though no one expected it at the time, it also made sense that just eight days after Virginia passed, after Aurlo had laid her to rest and done all the last things he could for her, he also quietly
died.

5 Hot Guys in Bathing Suits, Nuf Said! (Oh, and they are singing about politics)

A very creative way to get certain demographics to pay attention to politics for a few minutes.

Thanks to Full Frontal Freedom for mixing eye candy with politics!

This is Wrong Directions Political Parody of boy band One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful.

There are actually quite a few funny parodies of this song, I will post a couple links at the bottom of this post.

For the lyrics, continue reading...

Stuff I found on You Tube instead of folding laundry :-)

I took a break from doing some chores and got sucked into the vastness of You Tube.

I thought I would share a few links with you that made me chuckle on this lazy Sunday afternoon

Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up

TIK TOK KESHA Parody: Glitter Puke

Maroon 5 Payphone PARODY: Game of Thrones!

Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger PARODY!

Adele Someone Like You PARODY!

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks PARODY!

'The Star Wars That I Used To Know' - Gotye 'Somebody That I Used To Know' Parody

The Real Housewives of Disney Intro

Madtv - keeping up with the kardashians

I Gotta Feeling Parody

Hard decision, but best for Cupid

Waiting for mommy to throw the ball

So Jerry and I have talked and decided that we are not giving our Pomeranian, Cupid, all the exercise he needs.  He is a Pomeranian with the energy and athleticism of a Retriever.

Chillin with his bros

We are looking for home with an active person, couple or family that will play frisbee and fetch with him, take him on walks and runs every day so he is more happy and less bored.  Barbara from Phabulous Poms  is helping us because in addition to being one of the nicest people I've met in a very long time, she is a also a breeder of show poms and shows her own dogs as well.

Helping me with my Bejeweled Game

We will only home him after we meet the family and they must be in drop off range of Richmond, VA, so we can make sure it is an appropriate environment.  We are in no hurry and will only agree to adopt him out if we both agree that the potential adopter seems ok.

Have A LOT to do this weekend!

Can't Eat Pork?

A-s-s-h-o-l-e this you will not believe! I Promise!!

If ever there was a good reason for the US to enact censorship rights of what people name their children like they do in New Zealand!

Once upon a time there lived a sweet little girl whose name is (phonetically spelled here for demonstration purposes) Ah-show-lay.  Sounds almost like Ashley, just with an "O" sound in between the first and last syllable.  Different, but acceptable.  Right?

Chuckle for the Day - Picky Eater

Our dogs do this all the time...