EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS 2-14-2009

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Ow ow ow! Sheesh… I had little puppy teeth burying themselves in my ankle… Ouchie! I am absolutely not into pain! Guess who got thrown into cage until I could get this thing written? Aw… you guessed… Her zonked out for now! And I do think I am in trouble now…A LOT of trouble!

Max, who is snoring mightily at the moment, has become Viva’s playmate…Newbie, her protector… Spudley, her Boss man! The rest of the 6 pack plus aren’t quite sure about her yet… This sounds good, right? Wrong! Max is the worst to have as her playmate…

Max races up stream to play with the new neighbors dogs. Viva wants to go with him. Max is a little rowdy… He also steals (like the Spuds) shoes, toys and all kinds of stuff…Yesterday, he came home with an empty plastic bottle hanging out of his mouth! (He’d gotten into the neighbors’ trash! ) He sort of looked like Edward G Robinson with a huge cigar. Well, Max and Viva had a good time playing but the yard is starting to look like the city dump… Oh dear, and I have visitors coming on Monday.


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Well, gonna keep this short today… I have a lot of work to get done before Monday. I will mostly be off line until the visitors leave… I have no idea how long the lady plans to be here. I’ll check emails and pms periodically. Now! All of you stay out of trouble or I will send Broom to thump upon you! Lolol

Take care all of mine… go in safety always. Hugs and much love, meems

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From my TPO, Nancy....lolol

The 2008  Darwin Awards

Yes,  it's that magical time of year again when the  Darwin Awards are 
bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.

Here are the  glorious top 10 winners: 

1. When his  38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during
a hold-up  in  Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did 
something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and  tried the
trigger again. This time it worked. And now, the honorable  mentions:

2.  The chef at a hotel  in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting
machine and, after a  little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance
company. The  company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a
look for  himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's
claim  was approved.

3.  A man who shoveled snow for an  hour to clear a space for his car during
a blizzard in  Chicago  returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken
the space.  Understandably, he shot her. 

4. After  stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver
found that  the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from  Harare
to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his  incompetence, the driver
went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone  waiting there a free ride. He
then delivered the passengers to the mental  hospital, telling the staff that
the patients were very excitable and  prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception
wasn't discovered for 3  days.

5.  An American teenager was in the  hospital recovering from serious head
wounds received from an oncoming  train. When asked how he received the
injuries, the lad told police that  he was simply trying to see how close he could get
his head to a moving  train before he was hit. 

6. A man  walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter,
and asked  for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a
gun  and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly 
provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20  bill on
the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer...  $15. [If
someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime  committed?]

7.  Seems an Arkansas guy wanted  some beer pretty badly. He decided that
he'd just throw a cinder block  through a liquor store window, grab some booze,
and run. So he lifted the  cinder block and heaved it over his head at the
window. The cinder block  bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head,
knocking him  unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The
whole  event was caught on videotape. 

8. As a female  shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed
her purse  and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to
give  them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police 
apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the 
store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for  a
positive ID. To which he replied, 'Yes, officer, that's her. That's the  lady I
stole the purse from.' 

9. The Ann  Arbour News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger
King in  Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash.
The  clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register 
without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said  they
weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.  [*A 5-STAR
STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER] 

10. When a man  attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a
attle street,  he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the
scene to  find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled
sewage. A  police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline 
and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake.  The
owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the  best
laugh he'd ever had. 

In the in terest of  bettering mankind, please share these with your friends
and family...  unless of course one of these individuals by chance is a
distant relative  or long-lost friend. In that case, be glad they are distant and
hope they  remain lost.

*** Remember... They walk among us!!!  ***

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS 2-13-2009

posted 5 minutes ago, updated 5 minutes later

2009-2-13 0750est

Good Grief! I am surrounded by the 6 pack plus! Wall to wall critters back here in the apartment… The Viva has decided to live dangerously and has been chewing on Spudley’s ears… Spudley has made it known that she is not to be chewing on his ears with them needle sharp puppy teeth… Does Viva pay attention? I don’t think so. Oh dear, emom to the rescue! I grab rotten pup, (kinda reminds me of the Marv!) and shove her buns in the cage for her own safety… Wonder if they make cages for untamed Marv’s? Oh oh.. The boy’s gonna get me now for sure! Gots the giggles already!


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Donââ‚... ask me why I was wandering around re-reading TCornish’s profile, but I was! Spotted the pic of the giant strawberry in his photo-faves… The strawberry immediately took me back to my childhood and the visits to Grampa Stone’s.

Well, he had a strawberry patch out back… While the grown ups were inside drinking beer and gossiping, I would go out to the strawberry patch. Let me tell you, there is nothing like wandering up and down the rows of berries, grabbing a ripe one then popping it into the mouth! Nothing! Hot from the sun and a little dusting of God only knows what on them… Grampa never said a word that I know of about my eating up his luscious and lovely ripe strawberries. TC honey, thanx for sparking the memory. What a time that was!

I guess I need to publish a DISCLAIMER here. Several times in the last month or so, I have been nailed for posting some forewarded info that may or may not have had incorrect data. The ‘nailers’ have suggested strongly that I go to an off Eons fact checking site for corroboration. (wonder who checks on the fact checkers)

Well now, I trust the people from whom I receive this info… I trust them implicitly! They email (notice I said email) the items… I decide whether to post the items in the various groups who might have an interest. Should anyone have a problem with a posted item… Do the research… PM me… and I will take it from there. If the person who nails the error wants the credit, I will gladly give the credit for the correction… IF I feel one is needed! Minor discrepancies or urban legends cannot always be weeded out.

My opinion on the above? It strikes me as strange that a person would sign on with Eons; go direct to VNV or other military/veterans groups.. correct a month old article, then refer me to another site to check the facts… all on the same day! Gives one to ponder.

Well, I guess I have another almost mouth to feed… I saw Mary out yesterday… asked if she was missing a Tickle Me Elmo or a blonde bear. Nope! A white tenny pump? Yup! Really, I should learn not to ask questions… now I feel that I must go out and try to find the lady’s white tenny pump! Lolol Wearing one shoe out here just doesn’t work… I hesitate to mention snake boots to her… Even with all the dogs around, there are good sized rattlers and lots of copperheads running around… People have been bitten during every season of the year up here… It pays to remember that and be cautious…

I watched an episode of Twilight Zone yesterday… Title: Paladin of the Lost Hour. Starred Danny Kaye and John Bryant. Two people who want the world to be a better place… Bryant plays the roll of a Viet Nam Vet… a great story line… I was crying at the end… for all of mine…

Well, I guess that’s it… More cleaning to do… yucky pucks! I HATE HOUSEWORK! Grumble mumble… should have been born rich instead of so good looking and charming! LOLOLOL

Take care all of mine… go in safety always.. Remember to hold the line (where ever it might be) and don’t forget to check the skies… My guys are up there playing today… lolol…

Hugs and much love … meems

P.S. A big thanks to KK for the hard work she does! She's the lady who posted the valentine greeting and music in VNV and WHVV for mine...

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2009-2-12    1158est

Oh my gosh!  The storm gods came out to play with a vengeance!  Lost power over nite… The silence woke me… The wind was still blowing… moaning and screaming around the house.  Trust me, the gods were rowdy…Anna spent yesterday in the basement… Mary, the new neighbor, was terrified… I told her to get herself down here when the weather is that bad… She lives in a beautiful double wide trailer and it is tied down but up here that might not be enuf! 

Beck called this morning to make sure I was ok…. She, God love her, lives on top of a mountain in a trailer.  She was terrified too.  Sheesh! 

I was walking the walls yesterday, all day…  I know when it is tornado weather; I can feel it. Yesterday was the day!  Louisville caught it this time and has a lot of wind damage.

I have a shutter blown loose out front… A canvas chair and a 5 gal bucket are in the middle of the back yard.  The sun is out; the winds are calm and the 6 pack plus are sleeping!  Can you say: peace and quiet for a few?  I still haven’t gone outside to check the roof for damage… 

‘It’ ain’t never gonna stop!  Now, I have company coming Monday noonish… this means cleaning and picking up and doing all those ‘homemaker’ things I hate to do.

The latest on Viva!  Oh dear!  I was sitting here minding my own business… trying to read some of the news… Viva was under the puter table in/on the doggy bed.  Well, she let out a scream; I jumped a foot!  She came flying out from under the table… Yipping for all she was worth!  Did an immediate Uturn and tried to climb up my leg!  Now what?!?

I looked and there was nobody else under the table… just her.. What in the world?   Oh oh!  Duh Paula!  How bout the wires to and from the puter must have bitten back?  I never gave them a thought!  I don’t think she will chew on them again but I must remember to keep her away from dangerous stuff.  This is like having a child going thru the terrible twos… Those lil puppy teeth are like needles and I don’t even want to talk about them lil front feetsy toe nails…

I’ve discovered that Viva likes to chew on fingers (mine) toes (also mine) and the hem of my bath robe…Cute now maybe but down the road, if she grabs my robe, I will be brought to a screeching halt or end up starkers!  Lolol 

Speaking of, she wants to go outside… back in a few… lolol

Back… lolol  I mustn’t forget the Marvin today… He was featured on the home page this last week…

Or view link  http://www.eons.com/photos/photo/471426-Marv-Featured 

Thank you, KK, for fixing it so I could post a pic of Marv’s latest Avatar.  Are you sure this isn’t a wanted poster?  Lolol  Way to go Marv… It’s about time your talents and abilities were recognized…  I know, I know… They are kind of hard to find but tenacity and perseverance will win in the end!  Woo Hoo!  Gotcha!

The other day, I tripped over a couple of personality tests in The Jersey Girls group… What Breed Of Dog Am I? And What Kind Of Cat?  Lolol   Would you  believe I am a St Bernard dog and a Snow Shoe cat?  Now, a St. Bernard I know about… What the heck is a Snow Shoe Cat?  Another sumfin to look up when I can work it into my schedule.

Guess that’s it for a while… gots to go check the house for possible damage… feed the chickyducks. 

Almost forgot to tell you about Viva’s first trek down the back steps… Maybe tomorrow!  Lolol  gotcha!

Take care all of mine.. go in safety always… I must remember to build a wind break on the west side of the house… or take up wind sailing or sumfin…lolol  hugs and much love… meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS 2-10-2009

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2009-2-10 818est

Grumble, mumble, fuss, moan, groan! I woke up before breakfast this morning! Come on in here and set a spell.. I COULD say ‘enter at your own risk today’… LOLOL Just give me another cup of coffee and I will be fine… Or not!

I had forgotten how much work a little critter could be… Sheesh… Can you say: Attention split? I ‘ve not been able to hang on to one coherent thought for the last several days… God knows, my attention span was iffy before … now, it is non-existent! lolol

I finally wrote a note which I was able to decipher about the daily News… I don’t know if it is me or the server or a glitch in the system but it seems like some editions are not showing up/staying in some of the posted groups… I don’t see any consistency at all. If it’s me, I will try to be more careful in the future… as for the other possibilities, I’ll just have to live with it! Ratz! I wish I could be more dependable.

Haven’t had a chance to check in with my friends or talk on the phone…. Trust me, I put on running shoes when I hit the floor. Lolol..

Viva is doing fine… a little bewildered about the house rules and stuff but Spudley is now keeping track of her…

I went out to the mail box yesterday with a parade of critters… Viva was getting too close to the road… I asked Spudley to shoo her back and he did! Grumped at her… she went screaming up the side ramp and waited til I let her in the side door… Way to go Spuds!


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There has been a request by the family for any info on S.A. Robert A Levinson. MIA (Iran) for two years. If anybody has anything, drop me a note and I will relay info. Thanx.

Oh, just a minor heads up… Expecting high winds in this area today… High winds equal trees down, possible landslides because of thawing conditions.. This means that my service is again on the iffy side… Love my mountains but it can really be nerve wracking up here.

Take care all of mine… go in safety always… Remember to be thankful for the small everyday things. Small things bring contentment.

Hugs and much love… meems

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EMOM'S MOUNTAIN NEWS 2-9-2009

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2009-2-9

Good grief! Is it too late to run away from home? Change names? Body transplant? Leave no forwarding addy? Face lift? Dye hair? Lie (big one) about my age/charm/pleasing disposition? LOLOL

I’m worn out already and it’s not even noon yet… lolol Trust me, puppies, grocery shopping and getting older is a bad combination at any age.. At my age, it can be a disaster!

I forgot Grasscutter was coming out yesterday to drag my sorry buns to the store! Well, he was here… I went and changed clothes (or should say I got dressed), put on my fancy mocs then off we went to the store… Bot just enuf to keep supplies up and then came home.

I’m tellin’ ya by the time I go home, my feet were about to fall off! Sheesh… Fancy for the feet ain’t the thing for my feet anymore! COMFORT is the magic word! Oh yeah! Feetsies give up, so does the rest of this body…Comfy shoes might not be purty, but they work for me! Lolol

Anyway, by the time all the groceries were put away, I was too tired to get on the puter very much. Can you say: went to bed early? Oh yeah… puppy and groceries too much for one day’s work… lolol

1447est… Just got back in the house… Cloudy and iffy out there today but warm! Played in the dirt for a while and put the bird bath out in the side flower /cherry tree bed. Packed and toted a few heavy rocks. Waved at my flyguys. Tripped over the 6 pack plus. The doors are open and so is the bedroom windows… I can handle this kind of weather with no trouble at all! I can smell the earth and in the air the scent of the change to the coming season.

Keeping this short today.. gots to busy with a whole list of other stuff ‘to do’! lolol Take care all of mine… go in safety always… Remember to buy ears plugs at the same time you get a new puppy! Oh Yeah!

Much love and many hugs… meems

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2009-2-8

This was sent to me by Jas2Maui… Hope it connects ok cause it has a big ‘Awwww” factor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco

I took the following test and this is how I scored on Good Cop/Bad Cop:

Bad Cop

Special Agent Jack Bauer: "The only reason that you're conscious right now is because I don't want to carry you." Based on your answers, you'd make Jack Bauer look like a crossing guard!

Now, down to business… I think… maybe or not!

Mornin’ everybody.  Get your buns in here and set a spell… Coffee or tea or whatever your heart desires!  Breakfast too… I think I will fix some fried biscuits this morning.  Been a while since I have fixed em… Been just a hair busy lately and I ain’t much of one for breakfast anyway.  Don’t do cereal either and I almost fainted when I saw the price on a box…was over $5.00!  Sheesh! 

Well now, to the Viva!  OMG!  She’s settled in a little better.  Right now she is sleeping  in the kitty cage… for her safety and my peace of mind… Did you know that the Lord invented puppies to be movable garbage disposal units?  Oh yeah!  Good grief, she eats a lot…  lololol 

Yesterday afternoon, I took her outside for a while… The  new neighbors dogs were out.  The 6 pack headed up road… Viva decided she was going with them.  The Spud decided she was to stay home.  Anyway,  she starts to follow…Spud goes after her and nips her on the buns (you don’t  need to go there yet!) … she yips, runs back to the emom and hides under the skirts of my robe … lolol   Guess who stays close to home and the emom now?!?! 

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Just came back in… Out/in/out/in… You’ll be a lot safer if you don’t ask if I am getting any exercise!  Trust me!  The back door is open and so is the east window…. Beautiful day… 57° already…

The clouds have cleared some and I could see blue up there.  I saw contrail patterns and one of my flyguys up there getting in his airtime… “To touch the face of God” Oh, I wish!  Maybe next time around I will have wings… lolol

Guess that’s it for now… Take care all of mine… Go in safety always..  Remember to look for the silliness around you and enjoy it.   There’s a lot of it out there!

Hugs and much love… meems

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2009-1-29    1303est     

Got the giggles even though I haven’t been up that long….Looky what I received from the Marv..

“Did you know many people in Kentucy have lost the electrical power and their water too?

Do you live near Kentucy?

If so fill your bathtub with water and your light bulbs with electrity , just in case.

M

P.S. Just trying to be helpful, or is that "trying to be trying"?”

Lordy pete, what a brat!  And y’all thot I was joking… Does anyone see/detect a note of sympathy in the above message?  I don’t think so!  However, corresponding with the Marv does have it’s benefits… just what they are, the benefits, I have no idea… still searching!  Gotcha rotten kid!

I finally slept well and seem to be recovering from the stress of the rabies scare… In case you missed it, the preliminary report came back negative… My critters are ok and will not have to be put down… Whew… two weeks plus an additional 30 days is a long time to hold your breath…  I do not handle this type of thing at all well and recovery times vary…Sometimes this old war horse can be on the fragile side…

Oh gee… Brooms… somebody asked me about my mini brooms and the makings.  Ok, here goes:  Gather wild grasses… soak in water over nite… Cut sections of Mimosa or Pear branches … length should be 3 to 4 inches in length.. pencil size in diameter.  Take a 16 inch section of  bailing twine or some type of  macramé cord (if you want to add color)

Use a safe type glue… Elmer’s or similar.

Now comes the hard part… 

Take the damp grasses… lay out flat… place  center of grass across  middle of  cord…  add thin strip of glue… tie bundle to bottom of  wooden ‘handle’ ..  fold upper grasses toward the bottom section of grass.  Then wrap and tie off, then trim off excess… place broom near/over heat vent to help drying.  I hope I didn’t miss anything here… any questions, just ask!

Sorry guys, I know that was boring for you.  You just have to put up with us women sometimes… lolol 

I know I am running late… trying to catch up… I seem to get worse as I get older…

The weather here is improving, thank goodness… and the power has stayed on.  It’s a totally different story in the areas around me…

Take care all of mine… Go in safety always…Remember to appreciate the good things… hugs and much love… meems

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2009-1-26    1342est

Afternoon all!  Welcome home, my dear hearts, welcome home!

Where do I start?  The phone’s been ringing off the wall… Bringing updated info to this sweet lil ol lady.  (would I lie?)  Well just might or not!  Lolol

The very good!  The raccoon was not rabid… at least not in the preliminary exam of spinal fluids… Now, a 30 day wait for the final report…

I’ve finished filling out the income tax papers and the envelope is sitting in the mail box for tomorrow’s pick up…

Now, we all know I am dyslexic… especially bad with numbers… Don’t read well either…  (I am one of the reasons God invented tax preparers)…Well, kids, I started on the standard deductions work sheet last nite on the 1040A. 

I don’t think I’m allowed to quote word for word but the following should give you the idea. 

If you have placed a one in box 3A, then go to box 15B, C or D… Depending on which box you WOULD (? ..mycaps) choose on the 1040 form, if you use that form,  place a specified amount in box, 2, 4, or 5.   Should the specified number be two or less, put an x in box  1.5D on the 1040A.  This information only applies on even numbered days on the 2005 calendar…See page ## but only if it is a Wednesday!

This only comes around once a year, right?!?  I certainly hope so!  Sheesh.  Later today, I need to find some papers from Social Security (last year’s).  If it ain’t one; it’s the other! 

Question: how come it is that the words become more complicated the older the tax payer gets?   And yes, the word ‘Would’ does appear in the work sheet.. Shaking my head here…

Let me see… I’m supposed to be making a couple of brooms but other than gathering the grasses and the wood for the handles,  I haven’t had a chance to start work on them yet.  

I made my very first mini-Broom for OlBear… He is such a brat… His Broom stands there to give him a heads up whenever he, the bear, misbehaves!  Lolol  Bear is really scared of me… the KK and LittleEva!  And rightfully so cause we tell on him!  Lololol 

Bear’s Broom…lolol

  Then, there’s the Marv!  Him has a cold… him are grumpy… complaining and generally venting all over the place… And worst of all, he feels that I have abandoned him!  (lolol  He wouldn’t be that lucky…)

I know I am forgetting sumfin but I just can’t drag it out of the fried brain! 

Later, Brats… Take care all of mine… go in safety always… Remember to make sure that you are always on the right day of the calendar… and DO know your ABC’s!

Hugs and much love… meems…

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