Warning. . . . . . .

Warning, everyone knows that
Wednesday is "hump-day"
You know, get over the middle of the week.
Do not type in google images hump day
because you will get some pretty
nasty stuff!!
Any-hoo, hope you have
a great Wednesday. . .hump day.
Do whatever you like ;)

Day 2. . . I want chocolate!

Here I am at my work station eating lunch, day 2 of the "four letter word" and I want some chocolate and perchance some red vines and . . . . .

Tuna salad, I actually really like my tuna salad, it's just when you put in your mind that there is something out there, like fries and a burger and some mashed potatoes with gravy, that would taste d-i-v-i-n-e!

Black olives (15 of them)

I do so love the Ranier Cherries!

I had 18 of these bad-boys.

And some yummy yogurt . . .cherry, ummmmmmm

This is the most important of all

my consumption items.

This gives me that little pick-me-up

I need to face the afternoon.

Actually, I must confess. . . . . . . .

I down one of these in the first

20 minutes I'm at my desk each morning.

It's a bonus if I get one for lunch

TAKING MY TITLE TO TASK. . . . .

This is the new food pyramid. I'm going to try to eat from it. Mr. Mr. has agreed to "eat better" with me. So, here we go again, the two fattie-la-rue's trying to shed a few pounds. It's so hard, I love bread and cookies and rolls and a big old dish of sugar smacks before bedtime, or possibly a pb&honey sandwich with a large glass of cold chocolate milk, and red vines, and chocolate-carmel-macadamia-nut clusters (we call them heroin balls, cuz we always want a "fix") I've been good today, lots of cherries (I have no control when it comes to cherry eating, but they work to "purge" the old gastrointestinal tract and that could lead to a weight loss on the scales.)

I'm not sure what this is doing here, sometimes I can't get pictures to load to my blog and sometimes, like now, a picture just appears. I do sort of like the bedspread in this picture.

These are the dreaded scales that I mount. . . . not often enough. I used to weigh myself every single day. Boyd made the comment that I weigh myself more regularly than I say my prayers, and I was shamed, because it was true. But, I'm proud to say that I pray more often than I weigh myself these days. I used to have some big old upright scales that were downstairs, and I would still make my weigh (?) downstairs every single morning. My routines consisted of removing all my jewelry, my underwear and spit before I stepped on them. It was sort of sick. I'm proud to say that now I just remove my underwear. . . . no spitting no removing of the jewelry *sigh**

This is the every fabulous and handsome Jon Bon Jovi, I think he's terrific. . . . need I say more, this picture says it all. . . .ummmmmmm.

I'm in dire need of a pedicure. I'm thinking it will be on my "to do" list this week.

I know that this post has "rambled" on. That's because it's titled "Random Ramblings and Sassy Snippets" so I need to come up with a sassy snippit now:

Umm........I've been watching the uncensored "Sex and the City" and you would think that I could remember some sassy thing to say from there. . . . . . .ummmmm. . . . .they are sometimes over the line of sassy to nasty, but that's what makes that show so fun to watch.. . . . It's my guilty pleasure I'm sorry to say. Oh, well, no sassi-ness to be had today.

It's time. . . . . . .

Yeah, it's Friday
My floors were finished this morning.
The sun is shining.
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm going out to dinner tonight.
My floors were finished this morning.
I get to clean house tomorrow.
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm going to go for a ride on Benny this weekend.
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm smacking my lips thinking of a large glass of sun punch.
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm going to get organized.
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm simplifying my life.
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm getting rid of some items on KSL.com
My floors were finished this morning.
I'm amazed at how the simple things if life really are the best.

New Floors . . . . scratched!

The biggest deepest scratch (above)

The same scratch that was tried to be sanded out.

We've had new walnut floors installed in our home. We had new appliances installed over the weekend. We have new scratches on the floors from the install process. This necessitated the floors being sanded down and re-coated. Which required another *sigh* night in a hotel. (**I have a very interesting side story to that!!**) but I digress. We're hoping to get some $$ back from where we purchased our appliances to cover the cost of re-doing the floors. They still need (2) more coats of protection, hopefully (1) today and (1) tomorrow. Then I will be able to move stuff back and get my life back. This has been a long process.

**my side note. We stayed at a Hampton Inn last Friday night. (while the 1st coat was drying on our floors) This hotel is located in Sandy and has convenient freeway access. (not that you care) So, on Tuesday, when I try to get another room at same Hampton Inn, I wasn't able to get one on-line, so I called their front desk, I'm told there were no rooms available. I think to myself. . . .(self: why?) so I ask the gentleman "What's going on that you have no rooms?" and he states: "We are almost always full on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights." I was stunned. Imagine my surprise at looking for a room in all the other hotels in the same area. . . . . .........all full. I used to look at those Hotels and wonder how they stayed in business. I'm guessing that construction workers and Expo-Mart peeps are the ones staying there. Do any of you know? The long and short of it is we stayed at an La Quinta in Midvale (it was a bit scary!!) But we are alive and well, and I did a thorough search of the room for bed-bugs. (which brings to mind another story about us , Brad, Bev, and a can of raid at a Hampton Inn in Orlando, but that story is for another day! Ask me and I will tell it to you)

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Last week Harmony and I were invited
by my son's wife's father's wife (ha)
to a painting party.
She stressed the fact that you didn't need any kind of painting skills.
So, we trudged. . . actually skipped
to the class.

This is what the classroom looked like in the beginning

This is my own personal canvass
at the start of class.
(did I mention I have no
painting skills?)

Here is my canvass as
I'm starting my
Masterpiece
(based on Van Goghs "Iris's in a Vase")

This is Sharleen, my daughter-in-law's
Step Mother-in-Law.
She has more talent
in her little finger fingernail
than I have in my whole big ole' body
times by a factor of 7

This is my finished
painting. Not much to look
at but so fun to create.
I will be going back to this
place. I think my garage walls
will be known as the:
"Gallery of Fame/Shame"

Here is a picture of all
the participants, proudly (?) holding
their artwork.
The Place is called
"Painting With a Twist"
It started out as Corks and Canvasses
in the South.
This is a franchise and I hope they
do well. The owners are young and
sweet and fun and they have a huge dog
named Sky (Grate Dane)
They do not have a Liquor License yet
but when they get it, I will love going
and watching what is created when people
have lowered their inhibitions and just
paint away!!!
They are located in the strip mall on the
south side of 6400 South across the
street from Fashion Place Mall.
Check them out!!!

Open Letter to my "Floor Guy"

Hey floor Guy,

When I discussed my flooring with you in APRIL, I
informed you that June 6, 2011 was my "drop dead"
date. I HAD to have it completed by then. Well,
I'm having a new refridgerator and dishwasher
installed on Saturday, June 4th. My floors aren't
completed. I've put off the installation 2 times.
I'm a bit "put-off", I've developed a twitch. My
fridge is in the garage. Just count how many times
you open the fridge in the evening. . . .
What to do! What to do!

Simmering in Sandy