I want this Fish Tank, and the room around it.

Why are men so pig-headed?

Why does it take a car accident to prove what I’ve been telling him for over 10 years?

My little brother suffers from Super Man syndrome. That’s where he actually thinks that nothing bad can happen to him physically. i.e.. sickness.

He thought it was no big deal that he was snoring. You know, most people think that guys=snoring. So deal, right? WONG!

Notice: Snoring is NOT normal. . . for anyone! Of course some snoring is worse than others. If you’ve ever had to sleep on the couch because your partner’s snoring could wake the dead, there could be a real medical problem. Sleep Apnea can be a very serious problem for some people.

Anyway. . . My brother fell asleep on the freeway and rear-ended another car. Thank God he was stuck in a traffic jam at the time and was driving at a slower speed, or I would hate to think how that would have turned out.

This event inspired him to seek help for this problem. He’s the dumbest, smart person I know. -shakes head-

Now is not the time for my cooler to stop working. . . .

I did it. I couldn't help myself. . .

Any mother knows the torture of taking kids, small kids, to a grocery store. You know the endless, "Can I have this?" Well, boys seem to be a bit louder than girls when it comes to this. I know my Kitten can totally relate. Anyway. . .

So, when my son grabs a box of sugar cereal with a light saber spoon inside, and speaks those very familiar words, "I want this." Oh, I forgot, Terry doesn't ask, he tells me what he wants, which gives me leeway of getting creative with the word NO.

The long and short of it is, I said, yes. I can't resist anything Star Wars. Now my son knows my weakness, and shares my passion.

Never play Bejeweled 2 before going to bed. It only adds another hour of no sleep.

My son and I have a date to see Star Wars Sunday morning.

He just doesn’t know it yet.

Had the scare of my life this weekend. Will I recover from just the image, that I can't get out of my head? There is nothing like walking into the bathroom and seeing your son floating face down in a tub full of running water, and not getting a response when I called out his name twice.

You always ask yourself if you would be able to deal with an emergency such as this. It's one thing when it's a stranger, but when it's your kid? I always feared that I would panic and not do what I was trained to do. After this weekend, I will never doubt myself again.

I'm trying to remember what went through my head at that very moment.

With the strength you hear about with adrenaline rushes, I lifted him from the tub to get him on the floor and assess what I would need to do. As soon as I basically threw him to the floor, he started sputtering in shock asking why I did that.

It took 4 hours for the shaking from the adrenaline to stop, before I was able to talk to him. Lets just say he will never play dead in a tub or pool as long as he lives.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! I did. I would even go as far as to say, it was the best I ever had.

This wonderful day started out early in the morning. I'm still smiling and chuckling about Terry's excitement. My son, as many 7 year olds, made gifts at school to present to me on this day. Three in total, spread out around the house while I was instructed to search for each one. I tried to make a good show in searching. He couldn't stand my delay in finding these hidden treasures and proceeded to give me "hints" on where they were hidden. -laughs-

The funny happenings don't stop there, however. After all the kisses and hugs in thanks, he declares his hunger for breakfast and my fixing it for him. I thought to play a joke on him and pout saying, "You're suppose to bring me breakfast in bed on mother's day." He pauses for like 5 seconds thinking then suddenly tells me very fervently to get back in bed. We had a good laugh over it, and I made him some food.

This was all from 6am - noon.

Then I get a call from Becca saying she was coming over to take me out for mother's day. No, she didn't ask. She’s telling me how it's going to be. I can live with that.

First was a visit to Red Lobster of lunch. Then a 3 hour visit to the mall, and lots of shopping. Sears: 2 shirts and a pair of sandals. Charlotte Russe: favorite perfume - Shine. Claire's: Ears re-pierced. And lots of window shopping.

It was a great day.

Still goofin’ with this animation thing. I made this movie short today. It’s from one of my favorite episodes of the Twilight Zone. I took stills from this episode and put them together in different sequences, and using some effects, to make a funny story.

The file size is 20.5 kb’s too large to used as an icon. But, I thought I would show you anyway.

Hey baby girl, I made an icon for you if you want it. Been learning to make animated icons, and this is my first attempt at one. I hope you like it.

A second grade teacher was telling her class about the story of chicken little. She gets to the part where the chicken runs to the farmer yelling, “The sky is falling, the sky is falling.” She then turns to her class and asks, “And what do you think the farmer said to chicken little?” A little girl raised her hand waving frantically to her teacher. “I know I know. I know what he said.”

( Do you know what the farmer said? )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECCA!!!!

My baby's all growed up. -sniff-

Stole this from just about everyone. -snickers-

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
gingsnap_cookie goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Serial Killer (Imagine: little boxes of cereal glued to every part of my body with plastic knifes protruding from each one).
armandspetrat gives you 16 tan grapefruit-flavoured hard candies.
cinnamoncandy gives you 4 brown tropical-flavoured nuggets.
deromanuspet gives you 16 tan raspberry-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
enigmaroolz tricks you! You lose 27 pieces of candy!
exotic_kittenv gives you 10 pink chocolate-flavoured gummy bears.
jenny_grrl tricks you! You get a piece of string.
loreamara gives you 13 purple chocolate-flavoured gummy bats.
mariusromanus gives you 19 dark blue tropical-flavoured pieces of taffy.
poweredbipunk tricks you! You lose 21 pieces of candy!
vampire_armand gives you 14 green coffee-flavoured gummy bears.
gingsnap_cookie ends up with 44 pieces of candy, and a piece of string.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Lets see how much more mischief I can get myself into. -skips along to the next set of doors-

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
gingsnap_cookie goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Serial Killer.
alexsblueangel gives you 6 teal apple-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
bloodimmortal tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!
bloodofthelight gives you 6 teal chocolate-flavoured pieces of taffy.
c_rocker28 tricks you! You get a block of wood.
cat27aj gives you 4 red coffee-flavoured jelly beans.
chansondenuit gives you 14 light orange root beer-flavoured gummy fruits.
ctyger gives you 16 light orange banana-flavoured gummy bats.
dark_november gives you 4 light yellow vanilla-flavoured miniature candy bars.
dreams_within gives you 12 light blue chocolate-flavoured jelly beans.
entreenumber8 gives you 9 mauve coffee-flavoured jelly beans.
gingsnap_cookie ends up with 70 pieces of candy, and a block of wood.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

-skipping along to visit her next set of victi...Um, candy givers-

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
gingsnap_cookie goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Serial Killer.
aaronnavarre gives you 2 light yellow peach-flavoured nuggets.
evenings gives you 10 light orange orange-flavoured gummy fruits.
gloomfairie tricks you! You get an old sock.
nikki_f43 gives you 8 purple apple-flavoured gummy bears.
robynjessica tricks you! You get a dead frog.
the_wild_rose gives you 7 blue peach-flavoured hard candies.
thenillawafer tricks you! You get an old sock.
tresjoli tricks you! You get a broken toy car.
gingsnap_cookie ends up with 27 pieces of candy, an old sock, a dead frog, an old sock, and a broken toy car.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

What a haul! Whoo hoo! Now, the night would never be complete until I visit some vampires. Lets see what they will give, besides a bite.

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
gingsnap_cookie goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Serial Killer.
biancaofvenice gives you 14 red-orange vanilla-flavoured gumdrops.
gabriellelionct gives you 6 light yellow cherry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
jessicareeves gives you 1 white blueberry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
marblebeauty tricks you! You lose 9 pieces of candy!
vampireceleste tricks you! You lose 10 pieces of candy!
vampireestelle tricks you! You get a thumbtack.
vampiresantiago gives you 1 yellow cherry-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
vampiresantino gives you 3 pink chocolate-flavoured gummy bears.
vmpreric tricks you! You get a pencil.
zenobia_ gives you 7 light blue lime-flavoured gummies.
gingsnap_cookie ends up with 13 pieces of candy, a thumbtack, and a pencil.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoon.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker.

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.

Creepy huh? One history lesson people don't mind reading.

It's that wonderful time of the year again. Flu Shot season! Whohoo!

Oh hell yeah I volunteered to run the shot clinic. Anything to get me away from my desk, phones, charts, or what have you.

This Wednesday I'll be setting up my booth for my Thursday and Friday clinic. Making myself a little waiting room, and making it look all spiffy. My schedule as it is now is booked. They have made up a 5 minute schedule which I told them to double book, so that gives me 2 patients every 5 minutes. That should keep me fairly busy. I even told them they could triple book me, I don’t care! Ah, but they said no. -pouts-

I even tried to reason with them, explaining that it only takes me 30 seconds to give a shot, and then 30 seconds to sign the shot waiver. So with 3 people every 5 minutes that will give me 2 whole minutes of free time. But, the boss still said, No. Ah well. I tried.

Okay, so I'm off to get ready for work.