Are they talking about you??

I found the following article on CNN.com today. I was laughing hysterically while reading it. I had to post it. But I thought I would add my own comments for your entertainment.

Here are 12 of the most annoying types of Facebook users:

The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. "I'm waking up." "I had Wheaties for breakfast." "I'm bored at work." "I'm stuck in traffic." You're kidding! How fascinating! No moment is too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus.

I had to block someone because they did this. It was someone I have not seen in 15 years who had a status update every 10 minutes about something so boring I cannot even tell you what it was. I like the occasional random comment. It makes me laugh. But once a day is plenty for me.

The Self-Promoter. OK, so we've probably all posted at least once about some achievement. And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist.

I like to put links to blog on Facebook. But mostly when it involves lots of pictures or something I think will make people laugh. I hate, hate, hate it when people brag non stop on Facebook. If something good happens to you that is fabulous. Post it....once. Don't post on your page and then find a way to mention it as a comment on everyone else's updates for the next 3 days even when their status updates have nothing to do with it. This just leads me to think you are over compensating for something that is terribly wrong in your life. When people only talk about material things it leads me to think that is all they have going for them. And that is just sad.

The Friend-Padder. The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies -- you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway -- might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 "friends?" Unless you're George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That's just showing off.

1000 friends....really??? Tell me a something personal about each of them and I will let this slide.

The Town Crier. "Michael Jackson is dead!!!" You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff.

I so know this person!!! But I won't name names. I never post these updates but I do love to comment on them. Maybe these people have nothing else to write about and this makes them feel important. On a side note...the shooting that happened here in Orlando last week....I first heard about it on Twitter from Perez Hilton....he is in LA and it was happening just down the road from me. So maybe I need these people to keep me in the loop. I am okay with this one.

The TMIer. "Brad is heading to Walgreens to buy something for these pesky hemorrhoids." Boundaries of privacy and decorum don't seem to exist for these too-much-information updaters, who unabashedly offer up details about their sex lives, marital troubles and bodily functions. Thanks for sharing.

None of my friends do this....thank goodness!!

The Bad Grammarian. "So sad about Fara Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe". Yes, I know the punctuation rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron.

This might be me. I might be the moron. Sometimes I cannot spell my own name.

The Sympathy-Baiter. "Barbara is feeling sad today." "Man, am I glad that's over." "Jim could really use some good news about now." Like anglers hunting for fish, these sad sacks cast out their hooks -- baited with vague tales of woe -- in the hopes of landing concerned responses. Genuine bad news is one thing, but these manipulative posts are just pleas for attention.

I so know this person too!!! Unfortunately I almost always fall for it and leave a comment. Maybe I just really care about people. I feel that much worse for them when they have to post the bad news on Facebook and can't just pick up the phone and call a friend or family member to talk about it. Call me...I will talk to you.

The Lurker. The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a while, you'll be talking to them and they'll mention something you posted, so you know they're on your page, hiding in the shadows. It's just a little creepy.

I am just going to pretend this person does not exist.

The Crank. These curmudgeons, like the trolls who spew hate in blog comments, never met something they couldn't complain about. "Carl isn't really that impressed with idiots who don't realize how idiotic they are." [Actual status update.] Keep spreading the love.

Yep, I know this person as well. I am especially sickened when people post negative comments about people they encounter at work when they work at a non profit that deals with terminally sick people. It just makes me ill.

The Paparazzo. Ever visit your Facebook page and discover that someone's posted a photo of you from last weekend's party -- a photo you didn't authorize and haven't even seen? You'd really rather not have to explain to your mom why you were leering like a drunken hyena and French-kissing a bottle of Jagermeister.

My crazy photo days are long gone...maybe I should not say that. Something from my past may come back to haunt me. I do however post crazy pictures of other people...uh oh...maybe this is me too!! I will have to not do this so much.

The Obscurist. "If not now then when?" "You'll see..." "Grist for the mill." "John is, small world." "Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not." [Actual status updates, all.] Sorry, but you're not being mysterious -- just nonsensical.

I don't really have issues with this one. I think this person may just be sending a message to certain people without divulging to much info. I am okay with that.

The Chronic Inviter. "Support my cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which 'Star Trek' character are you? Here are the 'Top 5 cars I have personally owned.' Here are '25 Things About Me.' Here's a drink. What drink are you? We're related! I took the 'What President Are You?' quiz and found out I'm Millard Fillmore! What president are you?"

This one annoys me oh so much. I am not even going to mention Farmville in fear of offending people. But lets just say that these things are not my cup of tea....unless you catch me on a day when I am really bored.

Another one I am going to throw in this category is asking for donations. You are raising money for cause.....good for you. Post it once or twice. But 5 times a day, everyday for 2 weeks. Too much!!! Now I just think you are tacky. Now is not the time to pester people over and over for donations. You ask me once or twice and I don't donate....maybe I am the one that needs donations.

You probably mean well, but stop. Just stop. I don't care what president I am -- can't we simply be friends? Now excuse me while I go post the link to this story on my Facebook page.

Fun with Madison

On Sunday afternoon Michael, Dave's brother, and Madison, his daughter and our niece, came over for a visit. We love to have visitors on Sunday afternoon. Madison was great entertainment and she kept all 3 of us busy. Our house is lacking in the kids entertainment department. So we had to work with what we had. She quickly found the kitties' pirate ship and tried to get in it. That did not last long. She could not figure out how to get her whole self in it. So she moved on the a roll of wrapping paper...until Dave tried to take it away from her.

And back to the pirate ship....

Then she took a spin in the chair.

And back to the pirate ship...she was determined to figure this one out.

Maybe Dave can entertain her for a bit.

Nope...lets bring back the wrapping paper.

Time for a bottle...I had to get in on this action.

We thought that would lead to a nap....nope....time to count the stairs. Who knew that a 2 year old counting stair could entertain 3 grown adults for a 1/2 hour.

After that she did take a nap. And that was the excitement of our Sunday afternoon. To be honest we very much enjoyed it. We had not seen Michael and Madison in 6 weeks so it was great to catch up.

When did this happen?

What is this world coming to??? Right now the worst insult you can give someone is to "defriend" the on Facebook. This makes me laugh. I have had a couple of run in's with these types of situations.

A little while ago a messy situation arose between two of my friends. I won't go into details. Somehow I got thrown in the middle. I am still not sure why. But my initial reaction was to go to Facebook and make sure the person who started it all was not posting mean things on my other friends page. The other friend being one of my best friends it is only natural for me to want to protect her from Facebook craziness. I log on only to find that the person who started it all had defriended me and my friend. I have never been so relieved in my life. I was just about to pick up the phone and tell my friend to defriend this person. And this was not a good time for her to be going through this. So I was so happy to not have to make that call. Later we all laughed and laughed about this. It is all just so silly. Since when did Facebook become such an important part of our social lives? I am very interested to see how this one plays out. Does defriending someone on Facebook mean that you are no longer friends in real life? Or does it mean that you are just in a bad situation with this person at this moment in time and need to step away for while? For me it is just stepping away until the situation works itself out. But that's just me....

The other situation involves someone else I have known my whole life. She has a crazy family member....and no it is not me. The crazy family member would friend her on Facebook only to display stalker like activity and then get mad and defriend her. If I remember this correctly I think she did this a few times. And then the crazy family member blocked her. Blocking....is that a bigger insult than just defriending??? I am still laughing about this one...are we all not 30 something years old??? Why don't we act like it??? Or is this how 30 something year olds act???

I actually read a few articles online about this. People are obsessive when it comes to how many friends they have on Facebook and how many followers they have on Twitter. If you have 1000+ friends on Facebook do you really know them all??? Do you judge yourself by how many online friends you have? 10 years ago you would have been laughed at and made fun of for such a thing. But today this is what people do. Do you know at any given time how many people are following you on Twitter? Do you get upset if someone stops following you? I heard there is a website out there where you can find out who stopped following you and see which tweet they read last that made them stop following you. I think it is called Quitter.com. That is stalker crazy!!! I block every other person that follows me because they are not real people. They are Twitter spam. That is a whole other topic.

BTW...I am not judging you if you do these things. I am just curious as to how people feel about their friends and followers.

I, for one, cannot tell you exactly how many friends I have on Facebook. Somewhere between 100-200. But I know them all...either personally or from the blog world. And to be honest sometimes I feel like I know more about my blogger friends than my real friends. Maybe one day I can meet all my blogger friends in person...how fun would that be??? I do love my blogger friends....I love my real life friends too. @FabulousAlly has maybe forty something followers. I don't know them all but that's okay. As long as they are not trying to sell me something or fall under the "adult" category I am okay with that. Twitter friends can be fun.

When I was in college we seriously made fun of anyone who had online friends. And now it is the cool thing to do. Time changes everything....

It was a Kim & Aden weekend

This weekend our very good friends Kim and Aden got married. It was a beautiful wedding!!

The festivities started on Friday night with the rehearsal dinner. It was at a great outdoor place in Winter Park called Hot Olives. The food was great. Kim had them serve conch fritters just for us. That is all we ate in the Bahamas when we were there for our wedding 2 years ago. We got her addicted.

Here is Natalie and Dave. Me, Jenny & Kim, the bride to be.

On Saturday we got all dressed up for the wedding.

The bride and groom just after being announced as husband and wife. Isn't she a gorgeous bride???

I loved the brides maids dresses....just look at the back of them.

The reception was very pink....loved it!!!

Time to get the party started....here comes the wine and champagne.

This is officially the worst picture of the night. Dave has his mouth full of food and Kim has her eyes closed.

Pretty, pretty brides maids.

On the dance floor...

Shake it Van!!!

Me, Kim and Natalie on the dance floor.

The wedding was a Park Plaza Gardens on Park Ave. It is a very cute little restaurant and hotel. There is a balcony that wraps all the way around it. This is where she threw her bouquet from.

Jenny was determined to catch that bouquet.

And she did.

After the reception we headed over to a local bar. There was no one there when we walked in. There was a guy playing the piano and the mood was very mellow. We brought the party with us including music by Britney, Miley, Beyonce and Rihanna. We turned it into a dance club. I think Dave is enjoying this.

Kim had hired us a limo to get around in for the rest of the night so we could go from bar to bar. The limo even drove us home all the way on the other side of town. We were so grateful that she did this. Otherwise we would have spent $50 on a cab ride home.

Dave and Aden were enjoying the limo ride more than the rest of us.

Natalie and I in the limo.

It was an amazing night. We loved every minute of it....right up until I started to fall asleep at the bar. I am not a late night person.

Tag!!!

We were tagged by Wears Inappropriate Shoes. Thank you so much to award!!! You must check out her blog. It brings back so many wonderful memories of being a student at The University of Tennessee....oh to be in college again.

Here are the rules:

Use only one word, pass along to six favorite bloggers, and tell 'em you did so.

So, here we go:

1. Where is your cell phone? Table

2. Your hair? Wet

3. Your mother? Fabulous

4. Your father? Wonderful

5. Your favorite food? Chicken

6. Your dream last night? Funny

7. Your favorite drink? Water

8. Your dream/goal? Babies

9. What room are you in? Living

10. Your hobby? Shopping

11. Your fear? Hurricane

12. Where do you want to be in six years? Here

13. Where were you last night? Wedding

14. Something that you aren't? Pretentious

15. Muffins? Blueberry

16. Wish list item? Baby

17. Where did you grow up? TN

18. Last thing you did? Eat

19. What are you wearing? Pajamas

20. Your TV? NFL

21. Your pets? Kitties

22. Friends? Awesome

23. Your life? Happy

24. Your mood? Nervous

25. Missing someone? Family

26. Vehicle? Pathfinder

27. Something you're not wearing? Makeup

28. Your favorite store? Target

29. Your favorite color? Aqua

30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday

31. Last time you cried? IDK

32. Your best friend?(s) Jessica

33. One place that I could go over and over? Africa

34. One person who emails you regularly? Mom

35. Favorite place to eat? Roy's


So now I am going to pass on the tag to:

Another Online Mom
Jessica and David
Dee's Adventures
The Starnes Family
YackYackYack
Preppy 50 and Loving Lilly

AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

We went to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios last night. This is one of my favorite things to do. They had 7 haunted houses....made by the people who make horror movies. So it is like you are really in the horror movie. It is gory, gross, violent and down right terrifying. And that is why I love it. They also have a couple of shows and and scares zones. And some of the regular rides are open too. Regular price is something like $80 a person. But Dave worked some magic and we got in for $17 each. When you live in Orlando you learn how to work the system.

The first house we went it was the Chucky House...as in Child's Play. I used to love those movies. Walking up to it I told Dave that I just knew that they would have midgets dressed up like Chucky. I was wrong!!! Chucky was about 6 feet tall. He pretty much jumped out from every corner of the house. I screamed every time. The whole house was filled with toys such as army men and good guy dolls. One room had the monkeys from the barrel of monkeys game hanging from the ceiling. There were tons of them. All of the sudden a huge, 6 foot tall, yellow monkey busted out of wall. We all wanted to scream but we looked at each other a burst into laughter. It was a 6 foot tall yellow monkey!!! I really wish I had gotten a picture but they threaten to kick you out if you take pictures inside any of the houses.

So we survived the good guy doll attack. The next house we went into was The Spawning. I don't know this movie. Something to do with a nuclear leak or aliens. I am pretty sure an alien peed on me from above. It really freaks me out when the people are above me and trying to grab me and it grosses me out when they use water to be alien pee. That is all I recall from that adventure.

Next up was the Saw house. Now I have never seen any of the Saw movies. I do love horror movies but I cannot stand to see anyone get cut. So I refuse to watch these movies. It was full of puppets and pig masks. I did not get it. But at one point I am pretty sure I saw a guy get his head cut off. And somehow I wound up in a room with eight doors and one of the pig men came out from everyone of them and surrounded me. I froze and Dave had to push me on to the next door.

Somehow I always got pushed to the front of our group. I was slow so the people in front of us were no where in sight. Dave would purposely stop just so that I would wind up in a room by myself. I would stop and close my eyes and think to myself "if I don't see it then it is not there" and then Dave would eventually show up and guide me out of the room. Sometimes I would scream because someone else in another room screamed. Dave would look at me and ask why. There was nothing there. And sometimes I screamed for no reason at all. It was just that scary.

After Saw we went to the Bill and Ted show. This show is hilarious. Bill and Ted have a new adventure every year with icons of Pop Culture and then they all dance randomly. This year involved the kids from Twilight, Lady Gaga, the new and old Star Trek people, Michael Jackson, GI Joe, Meghan Fox, and many others. There was a disclaimer at the beginning that that they would not talk about Octomom or John and Kate. That made me laugh.

From there went to the Frankenstein House. It was nothing special. The Wolfman House scared me though. You had to walk through the forest and the Wolfman would jump out from every corner. It was all set in the 1800's. Sometimes the scenery itself amazes me in these houses. Dracula's house freaked me out a little too. Those brides of Dracula would appear out of nowhere. They would even drop down through the ceiling. There were a lot of bodies lying around in that one. You never knew which ones were fake and which ones would jump up and chase you. Yes, they really chase you.

There was one scare zone the was pumped full of fog and zombies. The zombies love to jump out and scare you!!! We got a couple pictures with them.

It was a great night. It drizzled off and on all night. So we took shelter in the ladies room for a bit....even John took part in this. Can I tell you how many guys tried to walk right in only because they saw him standing in the doorway. It was pretty funny.

If you like to be scared you would love this event. It is not for kids though. I don't think there is an age limit but I would recommend 18 and up. There is a bar set up every 10 feet too. So it is definitely an adult event.

And now for some photos....

This is our self portrait at the entrance. Here is me tweeting in line at Dracula...Can you tell I am really trying to stay awake at this point. It was way past my bedtime.
Here we are with the zombie....not sure why I have a silly look on my face. May have something to do with the fact that the zombie who was just trying to attack me is now posing for a photo.
This guy is not yet a zombie...he was running from the zombies....I think he lost his car.

Here we are hanging out in the girls bathroom...trying to stay dry.
In line for the spawning.
Dave and John and some of their many beers.
That is all the photos I got...unfortunately they did allow photography in most of the attractions.

Oh the excitement....

Tomorrow kicks off a series of super busy, super fun days for me. It starts with dinner at the Melting Pot for breast cancer awareness....sponsored by Estee Lauder.....yay....free make up and cheese!!! Then we are off to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. Dave got us tickets for a great price!!!! When you live in a theme park infested town you learn how to do such things. I love HHN. It is like you are in a horror movie!!! I will take pictures to share this experience with you...if they allow cameras. I go every year and have never taken a single picture. I can't remember if that is because I just forgot to or if they don't let you. We will find out tomorrow night.

Friday is the rehearsal for Kim's wedding. I am reading in her wedding...last time I checked Dave was the one with the public speaking talent...not me. Maybe he can give me some tips. I am so excited to be a part of the wedding so I want it to be perfect. After that we are off to the rehearsal dinner. Those are always fun!!!

Saturday is the wedding. I love a good wedding....friends, celebrating, food, wine...what more do you need on a Saturday night???

Sunday I will take a nap.

Happy Thoughts!!!

There have been many good things going on around here.

Dave's business is doing better everyday but I won't bore you with those details. Just know it is going well.

Taylor Swift is coming here in March. Yay Taylor!!! I am so very excited about this one. I hope I can get tickets. Her shows have been selling out all over.

Lady Gaga really scares me but she is playing at the Hard Rock Live just down the street in Jan. I am very tempted to go. She is so over the top that I think it would be very entertaining.

Our dermatologist won the $189 million powerball lottery....he bought the ticket just 2 miles from us. I wonder if he is still taking appointments???

I booked our flights to Nashville for Thanksgiving. I am so excited about the cold weather and seeing the Fam.

H&M opened here yesterday. I was a bit worried about the crowds but I was in and out in 30 minutes. I even tried on several things. I got a fabulous purple sweater and an awesome purple coat. I also go a cool hat....Dave says I am not cool enough to wear the hat and that it would look better on Miley Cyrus. He does not know what he is talking about.

The Nordstrom Rack opens in a few weeks. It is about time we get one of those!!!

U2

Last night we went to the U2 concert in Tampa. It was a great concert!!! Now people keep asking me who was better U2 or Britney. I find this the most annoying question ever. Britney...hands down....is better. Why??? I have been a Britney fan for 11 years. She is my favorite. I know every word to every song she ever sang. I never listened to U2 until I met Dave 8 years ago. And it took them a few years to grow on me. I do like them now but they are not comparable to Britney in my mind. Britney puts on a show with dancing, special effects, costumes and circus performers. U2 puts on a concert and plays/sings great music. Those are two totally different things. And they are both excellent at what they do...but I am and always will be a much bigger fan of Britney than U2. I find frustrating that people think they can change that.

On to the show....Check out this stage. It was massive. It reminds me of something you would see at Universal Studios. Did I mention it was hot??? It was 95 degrees yesterday in Tampa. It was hot in the stadium. That is why we are glistening in this picture.

And then U2 took the stage....

And Dave screamed, danced and sang from start to finish. At times he was more entertaining than Bono.

Just so you know it is okay to bring a baby to a U2 concert. I am sure Dave has made note of this.

I thought these next couple of pictures were pretty neat with the lighting and all.

I was pretty impressed with the special effects. The screen above them eventually stretched down....

Bono literally pulled this kid out of the audience and onto the stage. So it is also to take your kid to a U2 concert....and if you do he might get pulled on stage. I think Dave wants kids now more than ever.

He is still singing.

He told me that was sweat all over his shirt. I think it is beer.

A couple more cool pictures...

The guy behind us was nice enough to take a picture of us...with U2 in the background.

And then it was over...

It really was a great concert. At one point they even talked to a guy in outer space via satellite. I wish they would have sang our song though....The Sweetest Thing.

Fun in the hot, hot sun!!

We checked into the Hilton Clearwater Beach yesterday afternoon. It has been a while since I have been to Clearwater. It was a very nice hotel. And the sand was so white and so fluffy. Dave said it was fake. Why??? Anyways...It was the perfect place to stay for the U2 concert that was at the Buc's stadium in Tampa. We got to relax for a few hours in the sun before going to the concert.

I have lots of pictures and video from the concert that I will post later. It was a fabulous show. I was shocked that I knew just about every song they sang. And Dave had the time of his life. He was dancing and screaming the whole time. I think he told me 100 times that that was Bono...right there....in the same place as us.

Say a little prayer....

My precious Sweetpea is in a really bad place right now both physically and mentally. I won't go into details because that is personal. But please say a prayer for her. She needs it in a desperate way. And Sweetpea, if you read this, just know that we love you and you can always count on us to be there for you no matter what. I know that underneath it all is the the sweet little girl I use to sing little mermaid songs with. She is still there... I know she is.

I remember when she was 16 months old she came to live us through a temporary foster care program. It was only supposed to be for 2 weeks. That turned into 7 years. The day she came to live with us she became my little sister. I was 11 years old and I thought that a baby sister was the best thing ever. I would feed her and change her diapers like she was my baby doll. One time we ran out of diapers so Mom went to get some. I had her laying my lap watching TV. All of the sudden I felt something so hot that it burned my leg. She peed on me!!! I will never forget that.

I remember when I was a camp counselor and she was finally old enough to go to camp. She would get mad when I would pay attention to any of the other kids more than her. All of the other counselors knew her as the baby gap girl....because she always wore baby gap clothes. In her first soccer game the score was 3 to 1. She scored all the goals...for both teams. On her eighth birthday we had a slumber party. It was the night before I went off to college. Instead of packing I gave her and all her little friends makeovers!!! That was more fun than packing.

We have so many great memories. And I just know that there will be many more. She has been through a lot in life. She has been beat down in so many ways. But I really think she can get through it. Deep down she is a beautiful, caring, fun girl who means so much to me and my family. She just needs to realize it.

Lots to look forward too!

We have a lot going on over the next few months.  So I thought I would update you all... Friday we are heading to Tampa to see U2.  I am just hoping that it cools off by then.  We have been hitting record highs this week.  The concert is outside in the Buc's stadium.  It is at night but it can still be really hot at night. We are sitting on the club level...do you think they AC there???  I am curious to see what all the U2 fuss is about.  Somehow I doubt it will compare to the Britney Circus but I am sure it will be a good show.   Then we get to go to the beach on Saturday.  Yay beach!!!  With this heat I am sure we will be jumping in the ocean.

Kim's wedding is in two weeks. We are looking forward to that weekend.  The rehearsal dinner is Friday and the wedding Saturday.  It will a fun time with friends!!

We are going to Nashville for Thanksgiving.  I have been working on my menu all week.  I love to cook Thanksgiving dinner.  I am especially excited that Sweetpea will be there.  I do love to see my Sweetpea.  And I think....just maybe....I can get Mom to go Black Friday shopping with me.  To me this means going out to the mall....to her it might mean watching QVC all day.  We'll see how this goes.  It might be me and Dad at the mall and Dave and Mom watching QVC with picture in picture football.  Because Dave has to watch football...but yet I see him secretly enjoying watching QVC with Mom.

We are back in Nashville for Christmas.  Dad and Dave are going to the Titans Dolphins game.  That should be interesting.  Dave is going to need to get a long sleeved Dolphins shirt....do they make such a thing???? You could never wear it in Miami.  I am kind of hoping to go to Memphis for a couple of days over Christmas.  I want to go to Graceland and eat some BBQ....separately...not eating BBQ at Graceland.  And maybe visit Tunica for a little casino fun in the cotton fields.  Dave has never been to Memphis so it might be fun.  My grandparents used to live there so I have been many times.  The one thing I remember about Memphis is the water taste different...but in a good way.  I always thought it was because it came from artesian whales.  Then I learned it did not come from whales....it came from wells.  Dave says this is because people in TN pronounce "well" like "whale".  Now it all makes sense.  And yes I really did think the water came from whales.

Then just after Christmas Suzanne (Dave's sister) and her daughters, Kayli & Cheri, are coming to Orlando.  We will finally get to meet our great nephew, Hopper.  We are so very excited to see all of them.  It has been a while...We are going to go to Disney and Universal while they are here.  There will be another holiday dinner...yay!!  for holiday dinners...and a New Years Party.  I love to have people over for the holidays....that means I get to buy more holiday decorations because people will actually see them. 

Found this in my yard today...

He is an ugly thing, isn't he? This is not the actual one I saw but it looked the exact same. I heard something wrestling in the grass and saw this guy. It took me a few minutes to figure out what it was. It is a soft shell turtle. I honestly thought it was a tiny headed armadillo. I will add this to the list of creepy crawlies that live in my yard.

The Grocery Escapades....

So I come home from Publix this morning with a car full of groceries. Dave decides to help unload and put things away. We get everything in and most of it is on the kitchen table. Before we put things away I decide to show him my fabulous finds from the farmers market...which are on the other side of the kitchen. Meanwhile little miss Mahi decides to snoop in the groceries. She gets her paw stuck in a bag, panics, and jumps down from the table....taking the bag with her. There was a big glass bottle of olive oil in that bag. And of course it shattered when it hit the tile floor. Olive oil everywhere!!! Luckily most of the glass bottle stayed in the grocery bag. So Mahi runs off terrified...with olive oil on her paws. Now it is all over the house.



Dave says the only thing we can clean it up with is dish soap. So then the floor is covered in oil and Dawn. This is a slippery combination. And Mahi is still making oil paw prints all over the house. Anyways....I mopped and mopped and I have to say the kitchen floor has never been cleaner. I left it up to Mahi to clean her paws....well, I got most of it off so it was no longer dripping. I let her do the rest. Maybe it will help with the hairballs.



So while I am mopping Dave starts to put the groceries away. Later on I find frozen peaches in the cheese drawer. When I asked him about it he said that was not frozen peaches....it was cheese. It clearly says frozen peaches on the bag and looks nothing like cheese. He only goes grocery shopping once a year so he does not know the difference.

1,2,3....Peter, Paul and Mary

Have you heard the new Britney song? I am pretty sure it is about a threesome.