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Hi mg

Me...I'm always up at 5 or 6 am...no matter what time I hit the sack...last night I went to bed at 3:30am or so ( usual time for me )...kids woke me up at 5:30am...they always get up early...at the very latest they wake up at 7am...if I'm lucky :D...I haven't set an alarm in 8 years...don't have to.

Lately I've been working on a few things...my job obviously the second main thing to my kids which always comes first...job doesn't pay very well, in fact very little, but it affords me luxuries other jobs wouldn't...eg. I work from my apartment, that allows me to work around the kids schedule somewhat and be here for them.

Other things I've been working on are the blogs, creating my own charity for kids ( should be registered within the next 6-8 months )...just finished the Constitution/By-Laws and the Bill of Rights...now there's just the Registration form left before it gets sent off for approval, and a variety of other projects...eg. just finished painting a few doors.

Then...there's AO...which has been incredibly boring lately...no good arguments to get into...there's the one in Cosmos started by morganlefay but I wouldn't call it an argument as much as I'd call it a borderline insanity :D...which is why I've avoided it for the most part :D

Other than that...whatever time I have left over goes into promoting the blogs...manually submitting them into directories, submitting updated blogs to ping sites, and occasionally posting in the few blog forums I've joined to increase exposure, etc...I expect that by the end of the year we should start reaping the benefits...before the website goes up I'd like to have a good steady flow of visitors.

Well..that's all for now...Happy Halloween Everybody! Taking the girl's out tomorrow night in their giraffe outfits :D

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 11:44 p.m. Comments: 0

Hi mg

Is this Alice Blue easier on the eyes? and are you refering by ' symbols ' to smilies? There's no way to incorporate smilies in ' create post '...you have to doewnload your own and the upload as wanted...here's a place you can get some free, I downloaded about a hundred.

Mazeguy Smilies

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 1:28 a.m. Comments: 0

Hi mg

Ahem!

Do you know how long it would take me to download 17mb at 45.2kbps :D Ouch!


Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 7:41 a.m. Comments: 0

Hi Debs

Take this advice for what it's worth...

First...do not tell Anthony about the cat! If he's that attached to the cat that's one more reason to come home...if the cat's dead, that's one less reason....wait until you absolutely have to...then you can lie about when...and say it just died.

I know...I know...it's not good to lie...but sometimes it's necessary.

Secondly...I don't know what kind of sofa you have or where the cat peed...but...after the girls started to go potty I took the sofa cushions outside and hosed them good then let them dry ( they were foam cushions ) then sprinkled baby powder on them and after about 30 min vacuumed them...just like new...

have a another sofa now but at the time it worked like a dream to get all that baby pee and juice spills, etc...out of the cushions.

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 1:02 a.m. Comments: 0

Kids

Well...one of my daughters actually dumbfounded me the other day...normally that wouldn't happen but...

When it comes to food it's usually three groups...vegetable...meat ( which I include dairy )...and fruit...then she has to ask ' is bread a vegetable? '...errrrrrrrrr...yah! ( :confused: ) kinda...it's like cereal...a grain pounded into flour then made into bread...
' like sand? '
No.
" but you said glass is made from grains of sand '
Yes.
' so...bread is like sand?'
Not that kind of grain...like the wheat fields I showed you...that kind of grain.
' what's wheat? '
errrrrr....got to get some work done now honey...( I sense a Bud and Lou senerio coming on :D )

Undies,

I like rain...everything looks cleaner and smells better after a good rain...hope you get lots.

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 6:14 p.m. Comments: 0

Just peeking in :D

Hi debs,

Congrats on landing the job...Targets loss as far as I'm concerned.

Hi mg,

"I really need to end my diatribe!"...no!...no!...this is just the place for it :D...no judgments and no idiots sharing their two cents.

Eg

posted by Security News Media @ 4:07 p.m. Comments: 0

Halloween

This year it's full body giraffe suits for the kids...large enough that they can wear heavy coats underneath and go out as fat giraffe's if it's cold. :D

Eg ;)

Target should hire you debs...they'd be a fool not to...if the name of those jeans pops into my head I'll let you know :D

posted by Security News Media @ 5:05 p.m. Comments: 0

Speaking of Target

When I was in California I bought two pairs of the most comfortable jeans I ever wore...when I returned to Canada I wore them out and then cut off the label ( to not forget ) so if I ever came across them again I'd be sure to buy them.
Suffice it to say that I never did come across them in Canada and the labels eventually got lost so I don't even know what brand they were anymore.

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 1:58 p.m. Comments: 0

Hi Debs

I'm real sorry to hear about your miscarrage...not much you can say to that to make you feel better about something like that...wish there was.

The blog can be re-created...it's just that I don't have the time right now to promote blogs that aren't getting much of an audience...the blogs are just a stepping stone anyways to an eventual website "for all the members"...the blogs basically are a way for me to learn what I need to know and create an audience here that we can use and re-direct to the website...I'm hoping to create a website that will impress even seasoned webmasters....something between a blog and a website, and yet better than both.

That's the plan anyways.

You should PM me the link to your website so I can add it to the main page.

Hope all works out well with you debs and you don't let this miscarriage get you down...we're here for ya!

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 8:16 p.m. Comments: 0

Happy Birthday!

Ack!!! You beat me to it again!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MG!!!! All the Best to you and yours!

Eg ;)



Hi jinxy,


Post anywhere you feel like...you are always welcome here and when you're ready I'll set up a new one if you want me to. Like I said...I'm glad you're on board and post when you feel like! I didn't intend to create a blog for everyone who joined...it just happened that way...my way of saying thank-you I think...but not everyone wants their own blog I'm sure...you know what I mean.

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 1:32 p.m. Comments: 0

In regards to Deb's and jinxy's blogs

Welll...what can I say...they just weren't being used or veiwed...so...I saved all the posts and transferred them here...

Sorry Deb's...I thought it was a great blog myself...and jinxy, I don't think you wanted your own blog anyways ;)...

I have to concentrate my time on those blogs that are being read by our visitors that way I'm using this time that I could be spending with my kids or doing other things to the best advantage...

I hope you are not too disappointed....in the future, when I have more time, I can always re-create them...bigger and better than before...

in the meantime I hope you will still continue to post in this and the other blogs that interest you.

peace,

Eg ;)

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Friday, September 23, 2005

Time for an update

Well, let's see, what's up with me... Overall, not much. Mostly the same old same old. Without going into enough detail to horrify the men here, it looks like our attempts at baby-making are at a bit of a stand-still. My parts aren't doing what they're supposed to do, so I've got to go in for testing next month. What the tests show will determine our next step. If it's something simple, then we'll go on, but if it's going to be long involved difficult stuff, we'd already discussed it and we're not going the fertility drug/in vitro route. I've seen the emotional toll that that takes on women, and their spouses, and it's not the route I want to go. If it's meant to be, we'll have a child. If it's not, we won't. I'm feeling kind of down tonight though, because I really would like to have another baby, and this is the second time in our relationship we've decided to try to have a child, and the second health problem that's interfered with it. I'm not sure if this is a sign, or simple coincidence. I'm getting a bit tired of Florida...*gasp* Never really thought I'd say that, but I grew up in the Midwest, and so did my husband. We watched the movie Signs a few weeks ago, and it was in Pennsylvania, I believe, but that's not what matters. The house in that movie was in the middle of a cornfield, it looks almost exactly like the house I grew up in. That got me thinking about it, and combined with the weather stress of living here, I have started considering moving. However, my parents are getting to an age where they need me, and I don't think I could leave them. But I'm not sure I can deal with living here much longer either. The constant worry about hurricanes is getting a little old. I love living here, I just can't cope with the stupid stress all the time. But then hurricane season will be over soon, and while the rest of the world is shivering, I'll still be wearing shorts and t-shirts. Decisions decisions decisions

posted by Debs @ 12:53 AM 0 comments

Friday, September 09, 2005 Rambling You're going to have to forgive me today, I've got a lot on my mind. I saw a news article last night about people in my area, and our reaction to Hurricane Katrina. We've given til we can't give anymore. We've raised several million dollars. Our local fire department has sent over 30 semi's off supplies to the Gulf Coast. And that's just the the fire department...not the other smaller groups, not the Red Cross, not the Salvation Army. You should see the interstate here...it's a constant shuttle east to west and back again taking supplies, all of them escorted by the local Sheriff's Department. We've also had a huge number of suicides, and the number of people being treated for depression it quadruple what it was a month ago. Doctors here are flabbergasted, they say it's much worse than it was after 9/11. What the hell do they expect? 9/11 couldn't happen here. The closest thing we have to skyscrapers are local water towers. And then...well, pretty much, the water towers are the only thing that would sustain damage. But we're a coastal community. If it had happened one little bit different, a different steering current, it could so easily have been us. I'm not talking about New Orleans, that was a very specific problem created in a very specific area. I'm talking about the coastal communities all along the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. The people who are standing on concrete slabs where their houses used to be. Is it any wonder that we can't stop trying to help them? Is it any wonder that we're feeling depression, helplessness and guilt? We know that the old saying "There but for the grace of God go I" applies fully and totally here. And those of us who don't believe in God find ourselves in a scary place. If it wasn't the grace of god, then what happened? What kept it from being us? It's numbing. I can't watch TV anymore. The radio, I can almost deal with. I've cried innumerable tears. I've given til I can't do anymore. We've eaten sandwiches and Hamburger Helper for the last week, and we will for the next week, because all our money has gone to help re-build their lives. Our house is on the housing list with the Red Cross and Salvation Army for evacuees. We can't do anymore. But it's not enough. Am I trying to bargain with whatever is out there that controls things? "I've done everything I can to help them, please don't let it happen to me?" posted by Debs @ 2:31 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, September 07, 2005 Decorating the new house! Found some of the most amazing art online today, I was just browsing thru artists I like, and I found www.allposters.com which has some really beautiful art, framed and matted if you choose, for prices those of us with expensive taste and not so expensive budgets can afford. Really a fun site, and you might just find that perfect piece of work. Mike and I like things that are very stark and things that are very bold. We have a "white" house...and decided in the living room, rather than painting the room itself, we were going to leave it white, and use it as a backdrop for very bright colors. I'm having a blast finding what we really want. posted by Debs @ 12:47 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, September 06, 2005 Congrats !!! Congrats on the new digs...well...first I heard about them anyways. I can't wait to get my bills settled and move back into a house...downsized a year+ ago to do a little catch-up. Really miss a front porch and a back yard. Another hurricane headed your way? Hope all is well with you and yours! Eg ;) posted by Egaladeist @ 3:07 PM 0 comments

Holiday letdown So Mike went back to work today after 3 days off with me. I'm lonely and sad today...add to that the fact that it's really cloudy and rainy and dreary, and I think I'm going to go take a nap. We have put our house up on 4 different websites for hurricane evacuees, but not had any responsed from it...we were getting frustrated, as we'd really like to be able to help someone, but then we got an e-mail that said they were having a hard time matching people, and not to take our ads down, because they really want housing, but it could take a couple of weeks, so that made me feel better. We are going furniture shopping this weekend...YAY! We moved into a new house in July, and it's got 4 bedrooms...we moved from a 2 bedroom house, so we've got a couple of rooms that are completely empty yet. I'm looking forward to it, although we're starting off with living room furniture first. Since we're trying to have a baby, we don't want to get the bedroom all furnished, then find out that we have to buy a crib and stuff. ;) So...that's all for now...looks like Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ophelia will be making an appearance in my backyard this weekend, a little nervous about that. I normally take these things in stride, it doesn't usually bother me. However, the current situation on the Gulf Coast has all of us a little gunshy right now. It's terrifying how quickly these things can change, and how little control you have over them...little hell, you have no control over it. And just to add to the fun...I sent all of our hurricane supplies to people on the Gulf who needed them, so now I have to totally re-stock this weekend! posted by Debs @ 1:11 PM 0 comments

Friday, September 02, 2005 The joys of a defective mind So...here it is, 4 AM, and I really really need to sleep. I've got a lot of stuff going on tomorrow, none of it interesting, but stuff I need to be rested and happy for. So why am I awake? Because my brain doesn't have an off switch. I start thinking about things, and next thing you know, 2 hours have passed, or 4, or 6, and I still can't sleep, because my brain won't let go of something. I took meds to help with this, for a long time. However, since we're trying to have a baby, those meds are no longer a good idea. I'm not sure that staying awake for 72 hours is great either, but then I'm not the doctor. So what am I obsessing over tonight? The Gulf Coast, and what those people are going thru. It's like I feel guilty for not having been hit by this particular hurricane. We missed it by a few hundred miles, and I'm grateful for that...but I feel like nothing I do is enough, like I can't give enough, I can't do enough to help them. Eg, I'm the perpetual rose-colored glass wearer. ;) I'm not really naive about people...I just choose to look at the positive most of the time. I realize there is risk involved in opening my home to strangers, but there is risk involved in almost everything. And I know, with our financial situation, that we'd be totally screwed if this was happening to us. We get by, we do fine, but we're always one big crisis away from financial disaster. This would be the kind of crisis that would spell disaster for us, and in their situation, the only thing that would save us from a homeless shelter for a few months would be someone opening their home to us. posted by Debs @ 3:59 AM 0 comments

Disasters Hi debs, It amazes me too every time I see something like this how opportunistic many people can be...with brazen looting, shooting at rescue helicopters, etc... It's nice to know the other side too...people like yourself opening up their homes for the now homeless. Kudos! Eg ;) posted by Egaladeist @ 2:28 AM 0 comments

Thursday, September 01, 2005 Hurricane help So I've been watching TV for the last few days, crying. Literally. I know that I missed this by a small bobble in the forecast. It could be me and my family. My heart is breaking for these people. I've donated everything I could afford to donate, and then a little more, but it doesn't feel like enough. So...today, I found out that on craigslist.com and moveon.org, you can put any housing you're able to provide up for refugees. I've listed 2 bedrooms for free, for anyone who needs them. I'm pretty far away from the area, but not as far as a lot of the people who are offering rooms...so who knows, maybe my family will increase for a little while without us actually having a baby....LOL! My husband is going to flip for the first few minutes after I tell him, but then he'll be happy. He's been wanting to do something too. I have a whole different vent I would like to get out, but I don't think this is the time or place really. However, I will say that overall, People Suck. posted by Debs @ 8:58 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 So here I am... What to talk about? My life is a bit different than most of yours, because I'm a stay at home mom. That makes me different by a long shot than anyone else. So that leaves me with the question..if I write about my life, and what goes on, and the fact that we're trying to have a baby, will anyone read it? Or should I talk about things more worldly? This is the question...stay tuned for the answer! posted by Debs @ 5:42 PM 0 comments

DaFox peeks in CAREFULLY ............ No chains, no whips ................... YET DaFox creeps quietly away :)

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posted by Security News Media @ 6:15 a.m. Comments: 0

Hi mg

56k...WOW! :D I wish...actually it's 45.2 and sometimes only 44...and I like my tin foil hat...keeps the heat in and great for reception :D

Eg ;)

posted by Security News Media @ 7:43 p.m. Comments: 0

Hi mg

It has been quiet in here lately...foxy's on vacation I think...I like this blog too, it's relaxing :D...almost like a home away from home.

Been real busy lately...with the kids...work...the blogs...AO...promoting the sites as time allows...

I've also been playing with web templates for the eventual website...yes...the blogs are just a beginning!

Eventually all this will result in a permanent website for us...but that's not going to happen for awhile.

peace,

Eg ;)

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