Important Stuff Before Tuesday

I don't really get how anyone can be undecided at this point ... but just in case anyone is ... the "mainstream" media won't share these with you.



Obama Kicks Off Disagreeing Reporters - No Dissent Allowed (and yes, the article mentions McCain not allowing access from the Dowd...but come on...it's the Dowd!)

It's Going to be like Christmas? Obama-Claus

Are You a Citizen, or a Subject?

This gave me chills!



It's Clearly the Government's Job. Not ours as individuals. Duh.

Read and Laugh


Be Afraid. Be VERY Afraid.



Who Would Iraqis Vote For?

Tipping Less? - I like the note idea.

Have a Happy Halloween and a great weekend!

My Name

I thought this was kind of neat ... I found it over at My Discoveries.

Spell your name using these letters:

A: Best Gf/Bf any one could have
B: You love a certain someone
C: People cant help but check u out
D: You are really lovable
E: You Are Great
F: Easy to fall in love with
G: You never let people tell you what to do
H: You have a very good personality and good looks
I: People love you
J: People Adore you
K: You’re wild and crazy
L: AWESOME KISSER
M: Handsome/Beautiful
N: Easy to fall in love with
O: Best kisser ever
P: You are popular with all types of people
Q: You are a hypocrite
R: You love to kiss
S: You are freakin crazy
T: You are loyal to the ones you love
U: You really like to chill
V: your not judgmental
W: You are popular
X: You never let people tell you
Y: Sexiest bitch alive
Z: Never good enough…

My Result:

M-Handsome/Beautiful (um...not so much)
E- You Are Great (well, yes)
G- You never let people tell you what to do (ain't that the truth!)
A- AWESOME KISSER (hahahahahaha)
N- Easy to fall in love with (ahhh...I'll have to ask hubby but he says I had to trick him into marrying me! LOL)

Go grab and see what your name means.

Something to Ponder

"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government."

~Thomas Jefferson~

I wonder what our great founding fathers would say about our government today.

My 5 Seconds of Fame

Thanks to my friend Jennifer I found out that one of my pieces of jewelry was on the front page of Etsy for a few seconds today. *grin* Woohoo! I'm famous!

Well, not really. I don't know why but they rotate that page crazy fast. I swear it must have been up for less than 5 minutes. But it was really exciting and Jen took a screen shot!

That's my necklace in the far bottom right corner. My mom wants that necklace and the matching earrings. Ha! I may have to take it out of my shop if she hasn't bought it before Christmas. It'll be hers if I can't think of anything else to get her.

I Hate Hospitals

But in a few minutes I'll be leaving for one. My grandmother (my other grandma...not the one that died last November obviously) is 92 years old and very stubborn ... refusing to live with family and insisting to live at home. Well, she fell and broke her hip. She had surgery two days ago and asked her daughter, my aunt, to make sure I knew.

This is my dad's mom ... and she's always treated my brother and I as special. Dad died when he was only 36 years old...I was 8 and brother was 5.

So I'll be heading down to the hospital to visit her for a little while. I'm really not looking forward to it though. :(

Wordless Wednesday - Pretty Pearls

Fun New Surveys

OH look...fun surveys. =) I suppose you've noticed that I enjoy taking surveys. *blush* I'm kind of geeky that way. I feel that everyone is entitled to my opinion. hahahahaha

First off...Credit Unions... I am a member of a credit union and have been since I was 18 or 19. I love it. :)



Next Up...Starbucks! My SIL works for corporate and brings us coffee (for hubby...I don't drink coffee) sometimes. Plus I LOVE the new Salted Caramel hot chocolate. So yummy. And when we were there on Sunday there was a little card I picked up that had a free iTunes downloadable song on it. Neat.



And one that I swear I've already answered. Or at least some version of it.




Have a Happy Tuesday. And don't forget to check out the auction for Saving Shelter Pets!!!

This Week's Menu

I've been cooking lately. A lot. It's frightening and completely against my nature!

But along with the coupon and frugal bug I've been bitten with the home maker bug apparently. I've actually ... *gulp* ... been enjoying myself!

Do NOT tell my husband. I'll never live it down.

Last week I made Chicken and Macaroni and Cheese caserole, Enchilada casserole, Ground Turkey Soft Tacos, and Parmesan Crusted Chicken. We had the mac and cheese two nights. And then Friday we both had frozen microwave meals. :)

So I've been trying to plan ahead and think about what we can make throughout the week. It's more relaxing to know that dinner is planned.

Last night I boiled a chicken and made chicken noodle soup. I got the carrots from my grandfather's garden (they are so yummy) and chopped up some celery. The result was super yummy so last night we had soup and sandwiches.

I'm not entirely sure what we're having tonight but hubby is home so he'd better be making dinner tonight. I'm guessing salmon will be involved.

I have a whole Glad container full of chicken from the chicken last night. I'll either use that for another macaroni casserole or Fajitas. I bought two peppers at the grocery store yesterday. I won't actually eat them but they add good flavor. :)

My recipe list is not very long. Since I wasn't raised to cook I am not very creative when it comes to what I should (or can) cook.

What's your favorite recipe? And remember...I am SUPER picky. I don't eat onions, lettuce, celery, tomatoes (except ketchup or soup), or most other vegetables.

Got any suggestions for easy to cook meals?

Support Saving Shelter Pets

Saving Shelter Pets is a wonderful organization that works super hard to rescue and place those wonderful dogs who find themselves in a Shelter through no fault of their own.

Starting today, October 27, they are holding an auction to raise funds and one of my necklaces is on the auction block for you to win!!!

Bid on goodies through November 21 and get them in time for Christmas. There's even a diamond pendant!!!

Their goal is to raise $2,500 and I hope we can help make it happen. I've already started bidding ... don't outbid me okay? *grin*

Only Another Week

And the madness will be over. I'm really really really looking forward to next week. Our governor's election here in Washington State is just nasty. My husband's union has worked their damnedest to scare him into voting for the Democrat nominee ... and it's partly working. He hasn't finished filling out his ballot. *sigh*

The State Patrol union "dissed" the Republican nominee last time ... I guess. They gave their support to the Dem. I didn't care. The unions almost always support the Democrats - after all the Dems are the ones who give them what they want. Money and power.

The current govna has done her best to buy the support of the unions and the tribes. But I refuse to be bribed. I know it would be in my family's "best interest" to vote for her this year. In the long term though it will NOT benefit us. Our economy has started to slow down just recently. Our unemployment in the state has started to rise. We are "behind" the rest of the country in this respect. Home prices are still pretty high but falling.

And our state budget is out of control - we have BILLIONS in deficits now. I have an inside contact in the Treasurer's office and know that the state budget is insane. And she wants to spend MORE and tax more. That is not going to help us in the long term.

But the powers that be in hubby's union are doing their best to sway him from his conservative standards. It's really sad.

I guess people think it's better to give the state control over their lives. Obama wants to take from the "rich" and give to the "poor" ... oh so Robinhood like ... except that Robinhood took from the GOVERNMENT and gave it back to the people. The exactly OPPOSITE of what he wants to do....taking from the productive in society and giving to the non-productive.

It means redistribution of wealth. Not the creation of wealth and certainly not the creation of opportunity, but simply taking money from the successful and hard-working and distributing it to those whom the government decides “deserve” it.

Socialism (more so than we already have) approaches and I dread the results for the country. I'm trying my hardest to be positive but it sure is difficult.

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under the robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” C.S. Lewis

Please read Bill Whittle's article and think about your decision this coming Tuesday, November 4. McCain / Palin may not be the best choice out there but they are far and away the better choice than the "One".