It's Friday and you know what that means. Time for the Friday Five. This week with a Chanda Twist. As always, answer any 5 or go wild as a June bug on a string and answer them all. Ready....here we go....

1- Something you have recently added to your "Must Have" list.

In the early morning hours Thursday, I caught a show on PBS about craft's in America. One man and his creations caught my eye. His name is Kit Carson, and he makes the most amazing and unique jewelry! I fell in love with his work and got right on line to do further research. His pieces are one of a kind and STUNNING. Below is an example of his work that I LOVE! All done by hand.

2-Has your back ever been up against the wall?

OH YEAH!

3-Did you learn something from the experience?

Yes. I learned, The Yankee can be quite naughty. But that is not news. Not to me at least.

4-How often do you burn candles?

At least 5 times a week.

5-Most romantic thing you have read lately?

A message from The Yankee.

6-What song do you turn up the volume on right away?

Sweet Home Alabama (turn it up) Take It To The Limit and The University Of Alabama Fight Song!

7-What would happen if the woman with a nipple on her foot, hooked up with the man with a penis on his arm?

Not sure, but I bet they would be on Jerry Springer.

8-Do you snore?

I personally don't think so, but you'll have to ask The Yankee.

9-What color is your keyboard?

Board is black, keys are slate gray.

10-Do you cry at weddings?

Yes. In fact, the only one I didn't cry at, was the one I SHOULD have been crying at and that was MINE.

11-Do you have a nickname?

Several, Rocky being the oldest one.

12-Do you have a MySpace page?

No.

13-Florida or California?

Despite the Bush/Gore election fiasco, Florida.

14-Last thing you put in your mouth?

Popcorn.

15-What is your left hand touching?

My necklace.

16-I like Chanda because:

She is a beautiful person, inside and out. And has some rocking tattoos!

17-Chanda makes me

Want to visit Edgewood Estates and hang out with her, Rob, Marc and Brother T.

18-Chanda has

A dental chair and a lot of other neat stuff in her home.

19-Chanda is

Intelligent, witty and sweet as pie!

20-My personal message to Chanda is....

Where can I get a dental chair?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOKE:

My Sweet Little Man, Bo's daughter, Brooke, is 4 years old today.

Below, is my favorite picture of Brooke and her daddy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY GIRL!

Later Ya'll...^Belle^

Just a few things that I have noticed.

SEEING:
It is getting difficult for me to see the computer screen. I keep moving back farther and farther from it in order to see. At this rate, I will have backed up into the bathroom by Christmas.

LOST AND FOUND:
I can never find anything when I want it. For instance, for weeks I have been seeing my little sewing repair kit each time I turn around. I needed it last night to sew on a button, which by the way, is the full and complete extent of my sewing skills. I searched and searched for the thing and never did find it. Until this morning. So, now that I have the repair kit, I can't find the blasted button!

I try to keep things neat and organized to prevent wasting time looking and searching for things. The item I search for most is the TV/DVD/VCR remote. Why don't they put a call button, like they have on cordless phones on those things.

In the, Do What....? department is the statement that people always make after searching for something. "It was in the last place I looked." Well, DUH! If you keep looking for something after it has been located, you are a "good'un".

PEE CIRCLE:
It is amazing to watch the Rat Pack when they go outside to potty.First out the door, barking and running wild is Bonnie Blue, followed by her brother Bubba. Brooke and Buffy remain on the porch until Bubba has made a quick patrol around the yard.

Once they deem it safe, they leave the porch and start sniffing around, looking for just the right spot. Buffy is usually first to select a spot and begins to pee. Brooke comes along behind her and pee's in the very same spot. Followed by Bonnie Blue, then finally Bubba. Sometimes Lady will get in on the action and pee where Bubba has just left his mark. He will stand by and watch her, all the while, kicking up dirt with his back feet. Once she is finished, he pee's again on the spot.

YUCK!
Why do dogs wait until they get back inside before throwing up?

I WONDER:
Why women on TV are singing,smiling and grinning about tampons. Speaking of such, have you checked out the price of those things recently..? I can find plenty to sing about, but that isn't one of them!

WEIRD:
I recently read about a woman who has grown, what was described as a, "...fully functional nipple..." on the bottom of her foot! How can it be, "..fully functional.."? Gives a whole new meaning to, "Kiss my foot".





THE SOUND OF SILENCE:
It makes me sad to see a couple sitting across the table from one another and not speaking. I watched this couple last night have dinner, and they never said a single word to one another. Even when the man needed the salt, he pointed instead of asking for it.

THANK YOU:
Why is it so difficult for some people to say thank you. Very often I watch a gentleman holding open the door for a lady, she breezes right past without even acknowledging his act of kindness. Then you have the type that get all huffy and want to open it for themselves. I ALWAYS say, "thank you".

There was an incident last night at Wal-Mart that made me a little angry. While waiting to check out, I noticed that the lady behind me had one of those Swiffer floor cleaner starter kits and some refills in her buggy. It just so happened that I had a $10.00 off coupon for the starter kit that would expire in a few days that I was not going to use.

I offered her the coupon. Without looking, and cutting me off, she shook her head and looked away. I should have let it drop, but instead, informed her that it was a $10.00 coupon. She snatched it from me and didn't say a word. RUDE....RUDE....RUDE....!


CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
Cell phone conversations in pubic. For or against? I realize that sometimes it is necessary, but my experience has been, most of the time it's not. I don't have a problem with it, well, not a huge problem, what I do have a problem with is, LOUD conversations.

A man last night got on my very last nerve, blabbing on his cell phone. Loud enough for everyone to hear. SHUT UP AND EAT!

Interesting to note that a poll recently revealed that most of the people you see in public talking on their cell phones, aren't talking to ANYONE!

I MISSED A SPOT:
Too much perfume and cologne is a pet peeve. It is supposed to be subtle...NOT overpowering. If the scent arrives 5 minutes before you, and lingers 5 minutes after....YOU HAVE ON TOO MUCH!

THE WORLD IS MY GARBAGE CAN:
People throwing trash out of their automobiles, or into the parking lot. Carry a plastic bag with you and dispose of it properly when you get where you are going!

HAMMER LANE HOGS:
This has to be number 1 on my list. Truck drivers call the left lane, the hammer lane. This lane is for PASSING. So, PASS and then get back over!

In my estimation, and Super Trooper backs me up on this, MOST of the accidents on I-20, are caused by these hammer lane hogs. They hold up traffic, people get frustrated and then take chances to try and get around them, and before you know it,an accident has occurred and very often, someone has lost their life. PASS AND THEN GET OVER!!!!!! The life you save may be your own!

NO SEX TOYS FOR YOU!

You have to love the state of Alabama! They want to protect us from everything that is evil: gambling, lottery and vibrators.

It is not illegal to be in possession of these things, you just have to buy them out of state. I can't even get an Adam and Eve catalog delivered to my home, yet, a store down the road has Playboy,Penthouse, Hustler,etc,displayed in the FRONT of the store, facing the parking lot.

Go to Mississippi casinos and count the number of Alabama car tags. Same story over in Georgia where folks play the lottery. The same folks that want to save us from the lottery, are the same ones that will buy raffle tickets. SAME THING.....DIFFERENT NAME!

In the county that I live in, you can purchase beer, but you won't purchase it cold, because that is against the law. Until the mid 1970's if you wanted to buy alcohol, you had to travel to the next county or cross over into Georgia.

And now, they want to save and preserve our "morality". GIVE ME A BREAK! One solution was to make the sale of these devices legal for "medical" reasons.

What....? People in Alabama don't have sex.....?

Leonard Pitts,Jr of the Miami Herald, recently commented on the sex toy case going before the Alabama Supreme Court and had this to say:

"Any Alabamian seeking an inflatable girlfriend or battery-operated boyfriend will have to buy it out of state -- possession is still legal. But in-state retailers like Williams will be out of business. Get this: The court reasoned that the ban is constitutional because Alabama has an interest ``in preserving and promoting public morality.''

Public. Morality.

Beg pardon, but unless people were using Williams' merchandise on park benches, it's hard to see what public morality has to do with this. Hard to see anything, in fact, except another government intrusion into our private lives. One need not be a purveyor of sex toys to be profoundly troubled by that."

I have one thing to say to the powers that be in Alabama government: 2 is company. 3 is a crowd. STAY OUT OF MY SEX LIFE!



Later Ya'll...^Belle^

I had a fantastic Manic Monday post all written and ready to go, when I realize.....hey.....dumb-dumb.....it's TUESDAY!

I do believe there is a 4 day window where you can blame things on other people (at least on my blog there is), so, still being inside the 4 day span, I blame, The Yankee for my memory lapse. I was going to say that he "bumfuzzled" me on Friday, which means confused, yet, when you type it out and look at it...well....it could mean something totally different and also illegal in the state of Alabama.(More on that later in the week)

My Monday wasn't really all that manic. I was on pins and needles waiting for my babies to get back from Tennessee. Princess called around 2:00pm to say that they were almost home, and her husband, my dear son in law, was going to pick up some steaks and ribs to put on the grill and to be there around 4.

I thought that was so very sweet, until I learned that the REAL reason he asked me over was so Trooper Junior was STOP asking, "Where Me-Ma?"

I pull up into the yard and there he stands, blonde hair shining. He sees me and begins running in place. I get out of the truck and he sprints toward me,little chubby arms up in the air, screaming, "Me-Ma.......Me-Ma......"

In that moment, I could have cried, and probably would have, had there not been several sets of eyes on this little reunion.

I picked him up and kissed his little face. "I missed you! Did you miss me?" I asked.

He smiled,putting his hands in my hair, "Oh....Me-Ma...." he giggled before planting one on me. It just doesn't get any better than this!

Also worth noting from their Tennessee trip was an incident at one of the outlet malls. Princess was walking ahead with Trooper Junior, while Super Trooper lagged behind with 5 month old Angel.

Princess suddenly hears Super Trooper calling her name. She turns to look and he is standing there with a strange look on his face. Upon closer inspection, it is determined that a bird, and by the looks of it, a rather large bird has pooped on Super Trooper's head. YUCK!

See....that's what happens when Alabama people go to Tennessee...they s**t on you.

The following was sent to me by my niece and I enjoyed it. Hope you will too.

1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you..

2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.

6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

11. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.

12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.

13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

REMEMBER: WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
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Later Ya'll...^Belle^

"At last.....my love......has come along......"

This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Describes the way I felt when I met The Yankee.

Along those lines, the comment of the week, just so happens to come from the above mentioned, Yankee. Excuse me while I gush and blush, but I thought it was beautiful, and wanted to give it a front page spot.

COMMENT OF THE WEEK:

As special as all the gold in Ft. Knox. She could not be any better cherished or loved. Protected without question, Loved without fear, Wanted without hesitation.....

by The Yankee (PM , CC ) on Friday May 25, 2007 @ 6:20 PM

Okay let me have it or

Later Ya'll...^Belle^

It's Friday and you know what that means, time for the Friday Five. This week, with a Marc twist. As Always, answer any 5 or go Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries crazy and answer them all. Ready, here we go....

1-Favorite cracker?

Cheez It.

2-Where do you do most of your grocery shopping?

Super Wal-Mart for most things, a home town grocery store for meat.

3-How many loads of laundry do you do per day?

At least 1.

4-How much is gas per gallon where you live?

$2.94 about 10 miles from here,$3.05 right down the road.

5-Last thing in your home to be repaired?

Refrigerator (Thanks Daddy!)

6-What is music to your ears?

2 things come to mind. When Trooper Junior says, "Me-Ma" and when The Yankee says, "You belong to me."

7-Are you naughty or nice?

Both. Nice in public. Naughty for The Yankee.(Caution: Should You feel the earth move tomorrow and think it's an earthquake, fear not, it's just me and The Yankee)

8-Who would you rather date- Homer/Marge Simpson, Hank/Peggy Hill, Fred/Wilma Flintstone,George/Jane Jetson?

I'll go with Fred.

9-Something you like to watch?

The Yankee take his clothes off.

10-Which do you take off first, shirt or pants?

Shirt

11-Bacon,Ham or Sausage?

Hormel Black Label Bacon.

12-Favorite ride?

The Yankee.(Can you see a common theme)

13-Memorable line from a movie?

"I'd rather be his whore than your wife" -Titanic. (You were expecting the Bridges quote...right....?)

14-Strange food habit?

I sprinkle salt on strawberries and peaches.

15-Favorite kiss?

Any that comes from The Yankee.

16-I like Marc because:

He is brilliant, sweet and witty.

17-Marc makes me:

So very glad we met via Blogstream.

18-Marc has:

Biggie T and biggie muscles.

19-Marc is:

A Bama Boy....ROLL TIDE ROLL!

20:My personal message to Marc is:

When are we going to Swinging Richard's...?

Later Ya'll...^Belle^