Sick

I'm sick as a dog! I have this nasty flu! I tried to deny it, but mother nature caught up with me! I had to call in sick today! Can't keep anything down! I'm sick! I just got my voice back yesterday, worked 2 days with no voice! Haven't had a fever until today! Wow, usually the fever is the first to hit! Anyway....... I'm sick! Don't wanna be though! I want to eat! I wanna feel better! The other managers told me 2 days ago to call out..... I refused! Why today? Anyway! I'm sick..... gonna have to get over being sick. One of life's things... ya know? talk to ya later!

Wrong man!

The wrong man was voted in as president! The ones who voted him in will realize they've made a horrendous mistake!

HEY

It's November 2, 2008! I am FREE and HAPPY and loving the new SINGLE lifestyle! Single agrees with me! Marriage SUCKS! I would not recommend marriage for ANYONE!
My mama is in the hospital right now! She is about to go into surgery to have her gall bladder removed. I do NOT have a good feeling about it, at all! I'm a very spiritual person, and I do NOT have a good feeling!
VOICE MAIL is not my thang! I do not like leaving voice messages!
I called my pastor, and I called Shelly (the one I call the associate pastor).... no one answered!
I am 400 miles from my mama! Sorry, probably more than 400 miles, probably about 550 or more........ She is in Savannah right now, I would like to be with her!

New Nickelback Video

Really cool song! But then, it's Nickelback!

Rude People

I refuse to deal with rudeness first thing in the morning! Someone was coming to my house to do some repairs, and it was scheduled for him to be here at 8:15 am, he shows up at 10 til 8. He says I should call and reschedule, ok, whatever! He was flat out nasty and rude, I will be calling my landlord and seeing if there is someone else he can send out, and if there is a more convenient time for ME for him to come out. I'm so tired of people thinking I have to work around their schedule, sorry dude, I'm the one who needs stuff done, you don't get a f**king penny from anyone until it is done, and you're gonna be nice to me, or you can go elsewhere! Just how I feel!

Now, I'm done venting, lemme give the landlord a call!

Priscilla

Got to see Sarah Palin

I got the opportunity to see Sarah Palin in Ft. Myers the other day. She gave an awesome speech. I've never been to anything like that before in my life, and I had a good time. I'd definitely go to see something like that again. I wish I had a link so I could post the video here, but I don't have one as of right now.

Anyway, just wanted to stop in, let ya all know I'm still here.

I'm really enjoying my new house (Oh, I forgot, back in late August, I moved out on my own, and am now in the middle of a divorce). I haven't felt this free from stress in a very long time. I think everyone knew this was a long time coming, it was just a matter of when it would happen.

Well, let me get going for now. I will talk here again soon!

Priscilla

My Cell Service

Is really making me angry! Had I known it was cause this much trouble to add a line, I'd never have done it. Wow! Anyway, just thought I'd get that off my chest right now!
I'll talk to you later!
Priscilla

Estelle Getty

Has died!
She was my favorite off the Golden Girls (which I still watch!)...

Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica.
"Estelle always wanted to be an actress, and she achieved that goal beyond her dreams," former "Golden Girls" co-star Rue McClanahan told The Associated Press. "Don't feel sad about her passing. She will always be with us in her crowning achievement, Sophia."
"The Golden Girls," featuring four female retirees sharing a house in Miami, grew out of NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff's belief that television was ignoring its older viewers.
Three of its stars had already appeared in previous series: Bea Arthur in "Maude," Betty White in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and McClanahan in "Mama's Family." The last character to be cast was Sophia Petrillo, the feisty 80-something mother of Arthur's character.
"Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her," Arthur said in a statement.
When she auditioned, Getty was appearing on stage in Hollywood as the carping Jewish mother in Harvey Fierstein's play "Torch Song Trilogy." In her early 60s, she flunked her "Golden Girls" test twice because it was believed she didn't look old enough to play 80.
"I could understand that," she told an interviewer a year after the show debuted. "I walk fast, I move fast, I talk fast."
She came prepared for the third audition, however, wearing dowdy clothes and telling an NBC makeup artist, "To you this is just a job. To me it's my entire career down the toilet unless you make me look 80." The artist did, Getty got the job and won two Emmys.
"The only comfort at this moment is that although Estelle has moved on, Sophia will always be with us," White said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
"The Golden Girls" culminated a long struggle for success during which Getty worked low-paying office jobs to help support her family while she tried to make it as a stage actress.
"I knew I could be seduced by success in another field, so I'd say, 'Don't promote me, please,'" she recalled.
She also appeared in small parts in a handful of films and TV movies during that time, including "Tootsie," "Deadly Force" and "Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story."
After her success in "The Golden Girls," other roles came her way. She played Cher's mother in "Mask," Sylvester Stallone's in "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and Barry Manilow's in the TV film "Copacabana." Other credits included "Mannequin" and "Stuart Little" (as the voice of Grandma Estelle).
"The Golden Girls," which ran from 1985 to 1992, was an immediate hit, and Sophia, who began as a minor character, soon evolved into a major one.
Audiences particularly loved the verbal zingers Getty would hurl at the other three. When McClanahan's libidinous character Blanche once complained that her life was an open book, Sophia shot back, "Your life's an open blouse."
"I always told her she should be a standup comic. She was so funny in person," McClanahan recalled. "She would always say, 'Why couldn't we make these characters Jewish? Why am I Sicilian?'"
Getty had gained a knack for one-liners in her late teens when she did standup comedy at a Catskills hotel. Female comedians were rare in those days, however, and she bombed.
Undeterred, she continued to pursue a career in entertainment, and while her parents were encouraging, her father also insisted that she learn office skills so she would have something to fall back on.
Born Estelle Scher to Polish immigrants in New York, Getty fell in love with theater when she saw a vaudeville show at age 4.
She married New York businessman Arthur Gettleman (the source of her stage name) in 1947, and they had two sons, Carl and Barry. The marriage prevailed despite her long absences on the road and in "The Golden Girls."
Getty was evasive about her height, acknowledging only that she was "under 5 feet and under 100 pounds."
McClanahan said her nickname for Getty was "Slats."
"Because she was so short, itty-bitty," she said.
In addition to her son Carl, Getty is survived by son Barry Gettleman, of Miami; a brother, David Scher of London; and a sister, Rosilyn Howard of Las Vegas.
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Associated Press Writers Robert Jablon and Solvej Schou contributed to this report.
Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

Life Happens....

So, my vacation is definitely over with! I'm on a 7-3 schedule lately! How EXHAUSTING! I'm NOT a morning person at all! Shelly is out, though, so I'm doing her shifts until she comes back. Anyway, just wanted to stop in and say a quick hello! These days of working 7 and 8 days without a day off, also, is getting to me! Nickelback is my music tonight, so lemme get back to it!

Later,

Priscilla

Bummed

I don't know why, but I'm just bummed out today! I went to my neice's birthday party earlier, and then I dropped my kids off at home, got some money from the ATM, went to Popeye's and then went driving for about an hour. I was listening to one song that I really like, and I just started crying, for no reason. Anyway, gonna go to a message board and hang out for a while, I guess.

Later,

Priscilla

Getting Better........

I'm still on vacation, and I am getting better! The flu is leaving my body, thank goodness! Unfortunately for me, my vacation time was spent here in town! BUT fortunately for McD's, I was given the opportunity to make up sick days! I hate making up sick days on my vacation, but since I wasn't out of town, it worked out! AND it's all done now! WOOOOHOOO! I don't have to worry about it now! I don't go back until Monday!

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! 2 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday days OFF IN A ROW! THAT NEVER HAPPENS for me! Wow! I do NOT look forward to going in on Monday, BUT I do look forward to some events on Friday...... I do have to replace a tire for my car, BUT other than that......... things are AWESOME..... and McD's will not be in my vocabulary on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday!

Anyway, I shall chat later!

Priscilla

Was a Happy 4th

We had a fun day on the 4th. We were over at my SIL's house all day. Put 3 grown men and fireworks/firecrackers together, you have a bunch of overgrown boys, but they had fun! Everybody was happy! We all got to see some pretty fireworks all day!

Today is my birthday, and I can't get past this nasty flu. I'm trying to eat right now, but it's not agreeing with me too much.

I DON'T WANT TO BE SICK ANYMORE!!!!

Anyway, let me get going for now. I'll talk to yall later!

Priscilla

Still Sick

I did go in to work last night for inventory, and what normally takes me 3-4 hours to do, took over 5 hours last night. I didn't think I'd ever get done. And sometime during the shift I started throwing up. I couldn't keep anything down, and that of course didn't help. When I got home and got a bath, I tried to sleep, that didn't happen, not with me getting "sick" every half hour or so. I called in sick this morning for the entire day. I couldn't even hold my head up this morning. It was horrible! Anyway, I stopped throwing up earlier today, finally ate something this evening, and have some nyquil. My voice is coming back, but things still hurt really bad in my chest. I'm still having some problems breathing, and hopefully things will get better soon.

I guess I'll talk to yall later.

Priscilla

It's Official!

I'm sick! I have one of them nasty summer time colds! And I lost my voice today! Wooooohoooooo......... no, not really! I want my voice back, and I want my throat to stop hurting! My throat is not only sore, but feels like someone took some sandpaper and just rubbed it on there for a while! Feels wonderful! (yah, right!)

I actually called in sick to work! I NEVER DO THAT! I called the store manager this morning and she agreed that I sound terrible and don't need to go in so early and I need a little bit of rest! I don't want to miss work, I hate missing work! BUT, man I'm sick! So, instead of working the entire 3:30-close shift, I will be going in around 8 (probably around 7:30) to do my month end inventory. And of course I have to get sick JUST BEFORE my vacation! WHAT? WHY? And it's gonna be one of those 3 week things that has to "run it's course", you know?

Anyway, I'm sick! I have a nasty cold! I feel terrible! I hate missing work! I shall chat again here soon!

One

Metallica did an awesome job on this song! Absolutely one of the best they've ever done!

Tim McGraw Fan for life!

Wow! WHO in the world would have thought the dudes performing would see a dumb*ss in the audience abusing someone else in the audience! WOW! Tim McGraw did! This one dude hit a woman in the audience, Tim saw it, stopped the concert, called for security, they didn't show up fast enough for him.. hmmmm SO HE took matters into his own hands (I don't blame him for that one!)........ and pulled that particular "fan" ONSTAGE! AND then the bodyguards disposed of him to the actual SECURITY!
Some folks are criticizing him for that........ SO? OK, whatever! He is a REAL MAN! IF YOU see a man being abusive to a woman (EVER) you shall do something, right?
That's what Tim McGraw did! AWESOME DUDE he is!!!!!!
I'm a fan for life now!

Pris

Can't win for losing!

He is such a f*cking bully! After this many years of the shit, I've had enough! He is very verbally and mentally abusive, but he's "right" all the time, and I'm always wrong. I could retaliate to what he posted on his myspace blog, but I won't even go there! It's not f*cking worth it! I'm tired of it all! He has always acted like he's so much better than me! I've never done anything right! And when I actually wanted to make it work, I was totally ignored and made to feel like I was a lump of dirt under his shoe! But, he's right and I'm wrong!

Nickelback's Far Away

This is a super fantastic song! I absolutely love it! This is the ringtone I have set on my cellphone for when my sisters and my mama call me, because they are so far away from me (400 miles) and I'm really missing them right now with these gas prices so high!

Oh No!

I get in from work at 1:45 am........... my kids are still awake! WHAT THE HELL? OH NO! But, I bet if I were to say something to someone, I'd be wrong for thinking THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN BED WHEN I GOT IN FROM WORK!

WTF???????????????

All Taylor had to do was LISTEN to me and leave the room! That is IT! BUT she chose be a little drama queen and just freaking sit in the chair and cry! But I'm wrong? WTF EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHATEVER!
I WANT OUT NOW! I can't deal with this shit anymore! NO MORE!
I have NEVER had any backup from his stupid ass! he has ALWAYS put everyone else first and me last! WHY should I go on like this! WHY?

NKOTB

They grew up! Wow! Watch this new video by them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TLv1tm9kws

The LaBelle School System

Oh Wow! How wonderful they really are! Ok, whatever!

A few weeks ago, the school staff of LES decided to take it upon themselves to put my son in one of their own personal vehicles and bring him to my workplace. Yep, they sure did! Well, all hell broke loose after that, b/c it is illegal for them to do that! We have gone round and round since then with the school board. I've met with the Assistant Superintendent, he was actually a very pleasant person, and very apologetic, BUT I still wonder how much was accomplished in my trying to get my son out of LES next year. I want him at UES next year, I think he'd flourish better there. I have this sinking feeling, in my heart, that he will be in LES next year, though. I just have that feeling.

Anyway, Aaron has been tardy a few times this year. Being tardy at least 10 or 15 times (can't remember which) counts for one absence (I can understand that). Aaron was tardy at least as many times as Taylor, if not more, and she got her tardinesses counted against her. NOW that David and I have stirred up a ruckus at the school, Aaron got awarded perfect attendance this year. I'm glad he got it, but would be PROUD if it were true. The politics of the school system, to keep parents "quiet" and to keep things from being stirred up, OH MY GOODNESS! Just goes to show you the politics of this little town! OMG!

What a f*cking crock some things really are!

And, anyone from the LaBelle School System staff who may be reading this, PLEASE don't take it away from my child, you'll break his heart, but know, as his parent, I know what is going on!

Aaron's Mom

I Feel Gigantic!

I put on my jeans earlier, can't even get them to button up right now! Ewww! Was glad to get them off! So I decide to step on the scales to see how much weight I've gained! NOPE! Haven't gained any weight at all! WHAT? Nope, sure haven't, have actually lost a couple of pounds, I'm just BLOATED! There has GOT to be a cure somewhere for this! OMG! Yup, Mother Nature is being a bitch right now, she is visiting, and she's being unusually stubborn this month! WHY? I can only chalk it up to "Mother Nature has a mind of her own!" I would go get on some hormonal treatment, but then I really WOULD gain weight! I KNOW in the back of my mind somewhere, all this will be gone in a few days......... Currently I feel like a gigantic COW and this seems never-ending! I've actually eat LESS this month than normal! BUT I feel bigger than normal! My Jeans DO NOT FIT! AT ALL, but I've lost weight!

All you men out there, BE GLAD you don't have to go thru this like we do!

Anyway, in a few days or so (hopefully by the end of today) I will be past this!

I shall chat again soon!

Priscilla

PS......let me mention this....... in 2003 I was diagnosed with PMDD (if you think PMS is bad, try out PMDD just once!) I wish I didn't have it, but I have no control over it! I just do what I normally do and hope each month that "this month will be calm" and not stormy and bad! I NEVER know what will happen from month to month! And yes, it runs in my family! My youngest sister has been diagnosed with PMDD as well! So it's not just in my mind or my head, it is a medical condition that really does exist, and unfortunately I have been diagnosed as having it! And it runs in my family! Ewww.... I hate it!

Carmen C. from Mickey D's

Needs to learn to keep her damn mouth shut and quit making shit up about people! Enough is enough! One of these days, she's going to say the wrong thing about the wrong person, and it's going to come back on her!

Now, I feel better!

THANK YOU BO!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Bo Bice! He is AWESOME! Not only does he sound awesome, but his music is awesome! David can't stand him! Tonight I'm having "one of my moments" and just want to be here in the room alone and NOT be bothered by anyone! I get like that, especially when I get hormonal. I wanted David to leave the room, so I put on some Bo Bice music! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! What a great choice I made there!

I'm not trying to sound selfish, it's just hormones raging out of control! I get like that about this time each month. Can't help it! Mother Nature has her own involvement in this too!

Anyway, I shall talk to yall soon!

Later,

Priscilla

Why Do I Bother?

Why? My life flat out SUCKS! All I ever do is work and come home, work and come home! Nothing ever makes sense here! The house is such a mess and I can't take anymore. I didn't make the mess, WHY should I have to clean it! I need to get out of this nasty little town for a bit! Enough is enough! There is way too much stress in my life right now!

My Keyboard!

Hey dude, not sure what is up with my keyboard! When I type C it comes up as xc WHAT??? My backspace key is coming in handy today! I just called David, he always has a spare somewhere! WooHoo! I will be replacing my keyboard today! I just have to replacxe the spare eventually! ROFL! Look at replacxe! it xcomes up as xc! ROFL!!!! I'm fixin' to replacxe this keyboard!

Days Later......

It is a few days after the school incident! I'm not an unforgiving person at all, unless my children are involved. I don't think Mr. Baker (the asst. Principal) is a bad person, he was just doing his job, as told to him to do by the principal. It just took a few days to climb down from the anger! The principal is the one I hold responsible for the events of that day! The Asst. Principal was ONLY doing what his immediate boss told him to do! OR maybe he was doing what he felt she thought he should do, ANYWAY, Sue Schaeffer is still responsible, she is the principal of that school........ IT is ALL on her shoulders! There will still be a meeting with the school board on Monday! As long as Ms. Schaeffer is involved with LES, my children will not attend that school after this year! I have every intention of pulling my son OUT of that school for the next school year! He is going to have to repeat the 3rd grade anyway, WHY not just put him in a better school where he may actually learn something?
He certainly did not learn anything in LES! He's not a bad kid at all! For him to be suspended for not doing homework, I think that is a bit outrageous! He should have been put in detention....... OH, but wait, he WAS put in detention 14 times........ and all of them UNSERVED............. HE hasn't got a clue what detention is (thanks to the teachers who put him there and didn't explain why he was there)..... AND since his dad and I were not called even once, not even the first time it happened, how do I know he was given detention?
I just LOVE LES... ok , yeah right!!!! Whatever!

What A Day!

Today was going great at work! We had fabulous times for lunch today! Our crew was hyped, I was hyped! It was awesome! Around 2, the Assistant Principal of my children's school shows up and asks to speak to me outside. I saw my son standing outside! My son has done NO work for days, NO homework, NOTHING! Apparently notes had been sent home with him, no one knew anything about it! They had decided to suspend him from school for 2 days. WHAT? So when the Assistant Principal left, I called David and told him what was going on. I could tell on the phone he was furious. He said, "Call Grandma!" So I did. Grandma wasn't too thrilled with what I had to tell her, and she said, "Call Terrie." So I did. When I told Terrie, who happens to work for the school system, that Aaron had been brought to McDonald's by the Assistant Principal, she was LIVID! She was like, "THEY cannot do that! They are not allowed to leave the premises of the school with any child without a parent's permission, did they call you or David?" When I said No, she told me to call the Superintendent. She told me later on she'd be up there to get Aaron from McD's. I called the school board but the superintendent is on vacation, so I got ahold of the Assistant Superintendent, and he and I played phone tag. Eventually David spoke with the Assistant Superintendent, then he called up to the school and gave them the "what for" for taking our son off the premises WITHOUT someone's permission. Then he set up a meeting with the principal and the assistant principal for when he got off work at 5:30. As of right now Aaron is no longer suspsended. I will be going to the school board tomorrow morning. Today is not the first time I've wanted to pull my children out of that school. There are 3 elementary schools in this town for the kids to go to. I will be going to the school board in the morning and having a chat with the Assistant Superintendent, and then I will be getting a waiver to get my son OUT of that school next year. If he's not learning something there, there is a reason. They aren't teaching him like they should. I feel they are picking on him. I'm not letting him off for not doing his work, he hasn't even put forth an effort. If he'd put forth an effort and still not learning something, then that would be different, but something in that school is making him not want to do anything. I will bring that up. I will bring up other things as well. I don't want him going to that school anymore. There are about 3 weeks left of this school year, so there's no sense in pulling him out right now for 3 weeks, but next year, I want him at one of the other schools here in town.

David, also, is not done with the school board on some of these issues either. What I can't comprehend is WHY did they NOT call either of us? Apparently Aaron has 14 detentions that he failed to go to! 14!!!!!! I didn't even know about 1, let alone 14! AND NO phone call from the freaking school! WHAT is wrong with that picture????

Anyway, done venting for now! I will talk to yall soon!

Priscilla

BEST Middle of the night Dish!

For the insomniacs out there (like me!)........ if you get hungry in the middle of the night........ here goes....... there is a bacon ranch omelet i like to make....... awesome omelet (so i say)...... add some bacon bits, cheddar/jack cheese mix and some ranch seasoning to a dish........ scramble up the eggs...... add the mixture while the eggs are bubbling up in the pan (don't ask for exact amounts, that'll be up to you, what you're preference is)... THEN, recently, I added to the mixture, 2 pieces of white bread, add some butter/margarine to the mix (whichever you prefer, I prefer margarine), actually add the margarine to the bread, throw the bread in the pan, let it brown on the one side, while that side is browning, add margarine to the other side, then flip it...... if it sticks, that's ok in this situation...... b/c you're gonna chop up you're buttered (margarine slathered) and pan toasted bread to your omelet mixture! TASTY! But wait! After you mix it all up together, and put it on the plate, you have to put some grape jelly (or your fave flave of jelly) on the mixture, then mix it again! WOW! What a fantastic dish!

I'll talk to yall soon!

Priscilla

Getting over the stomach bug, but....

Now I feel like I'm getting a cold. I woke up today with my throat sore, and I can't stop sneezing. I feel yucky! Anyway, whatever has been going around, all of it just needs to go away.

Later,

Priscilla

Been so sick!

Friday at work I got hit with a stomach bug. Saturday they sent me home b/c I still wasn't over it. Sunday I was still feeling a bit yucky, but better. Monday I felt ok. Tuesday I was fine, until that evening! I got hit again and hard with something else, or maybe another strain of the virus, I don't know. I just know I had a fever all evening and all night Tuesday, and a good part of the day today. I finally (after so many days) got some food in me and some water. I'm feeling better, but still not at 100%. Anyway, gonna get going for now. I will talk to yall soon!

Priscilla

TWINS..........

I did not know George and Laura Bush were the parents of a set of twins...... WOW!!!!!!!!! HOW amazing! Jenna and Barbara are the twins of George and Laura! I just found out tonight! WOW! I am a twin myself! That is why this amazes me! As much time as I spend online... and I just found out tonight! I am REPUBLICAN! But my guess will be our next president will be democrat! EWWW!

PETA can bite me!

I'm sorry but Saez had his first run in a Kentucky Derby! PETA is just nationally stupid! Saez had his first run, EVER! DO NOT suspend him! The horse (Eight Belles) was old, that is why her ankles were broken..... they euthanized her to put her out of pain! IF I were in her place, that is what I would wish! But I cannot take her place! PETA is one of those organizations that should not exist! AND get this.... I am an animal lover....... I have 5 dogs and 8 cats........... BUT Eight Belles was old........ it was her time to go........... her ankles broke b/c she shouldn't have been in the race, but she was old..... she was an old horse....... Larry Jones raced her b/c he had confidence in her, he didn't know her ankles would break! It's not Jones' fault or Saez's fault, just one of those things that happen! Saez should NOT be suspended, IF he is....... I will NEVER support any horse races again! It was NOT his fault, he just rode her.......
Horses are beautiful creatures that God placed on this earth....... Eight Belles was a beautiful horse, but it was HER time to Go home with God!
Saez just happened to be her last rider! NOT his fault! IF PETA wants to go for suspending him, they are fuc**kin stupid! OK! NOT his fault, if you wanna blame anyone, blame Larry Jones, but still he is not to be held responsible for her death........ He didn't know her ankles would break......... God called Eight Belles home....... it was her time! NOTHING any human can do!
Saez and Jones... know this, I'm behind YALL!!! I will NEVER support PETA! EVER!!!!
I'm sure Eight Belles (that I never met) was a beautiful horse, but it was HER time! God called her home! NOTHING yall did or could have done could have saved her....... it was HER time!

Eight Belles...

PETA wants Eight Belles jockey suspended
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP)—People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking the suspension of Eight Belles’ jockey after the filly had to be euthanized following her second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Gabriel Saez was riding Eight Belles when she broke both front ankles while galloping out a quarter of a mile past the wire. She was euthanized on the track.
PETA faxed a letter Sunday to Kentucky’s racing authority claiming the filly was “doubtlessly injured before the finish” and asked that Saez be suspended while Eight Belles’ death is investigated.
“What we really want to know, did he feel anything along the way?” PETA spokeswoman Kathy Guillermo said. “If he didn’t then we can probably blame the fact that they’re allowed to whip the horses mercilessly.”
Eight Belles trainer Larry Jones said the filly was clearly happy when she crossed the finish line.
“I don’t know how in the heck they can even come close to saying that,” Jones told The Associated Press on Sunday. “She has her ears up, clearly galloping out.”
Guillermo said if Saez is found at fault, the group wants the second-place prize of $400,000 won by Eight Belles to be revoked.
Saez, a 20-year-old Panama native, was riding in his first Kentucky Derby. He frequently rides for Jones.
A call to the jockeys’ room at Delaware Park, where Saez raced on Sunday, went unanswered.
Eight Belles, the first filly since 1999 to run in the Derby, appeared fine until collapsing while galloping out after the finish.
The letter to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority also sought a ban on whipping, limits on races and the age of racehorses, and a move to softer, artificial surfaces for all courses.

Ewww....

I have been really sick the last couple of days. Thursday was Aaron's birthday, that was ok. Friday was a great day at work, until I ate some rice someone gave me. I already was feeling a bit like I didn't want to eat anything, but the rice was just "glaring" at me, and looked so good, so I ate it. Well, within half an hour, I really started to feel bad! My stomach felt yucky! I said to myself, "I hope I'm not getting that stomach bug that's been going around." I was hoping it would be the rice, but I know if the rice was bad, it wouldn't have hit that soon. So I stood up a little while later, and walking around I was ok, then I walked outside in the heat, and it really hit me then. OMG! My world started spinning! I knew then that I had that stomach bug. So I somehow made it to the bank to drop off something, then made it home, took a bath, told everyone to stay away from me that I was sick, and I went to bed for the rest of the night. Sometime during the evening Taylor came in and asked me something about cinnamon sticks, and that's all I remember about that. I had to be at work at 11 on Saturday, so I woke up at 10 on Saturday and I felt ok. Started getting ready for work, and about 10:30, the dizziness started again. Taylor was heating up cinnamon sticks and pizza and asked did I want any and I said, "NO!" So I made it to work, I walked in, and Carmen said, "You look terrible!" I tried to stick it out, but before 2 they sent me home, and I came home, and slept more and more. I couldn't bare to eat anything Friday night. I tried a popsicle, and the hydration from it felt really good on my throat, but not on my stomach. Ewww! Saturday night I was finally able to eat something. Not much, but something. Today was a little bit better. My stomach was still a little "eww" but for the most part it is better. I have my energy back. I don't feel like I want to sleep all the time, and the fever is gone! Yes, there was a fever with it. If it had been food poisoning from the rice, I don't believe I'd have had a fever like that, and had it been food poisoning, it wouldn't have hit so quickly... it would have taken a few hours to go through my system before it hit.

Anyway, I don't wish this on anyone, and to those who have been exposed unknowingly, I hope you don't get it!

I will talk to yall later!

Priscilla

So Angry and in pain!

Today is my son's birthday, and I guess he was testing me! I told him last week if his mess wasn't up, there would be no party! I feel like I'm being tugged at from all corners right now. It's like everyone expects me to do EVERYTHING around here while they all do nothing! My kids are the laziest 2 people in the world, and I'm sick of it! I know people will stop by here later, my house looks terrible! WHAT do I do? My back is killing me today, I am in so much pain! I need to go to the chiropracter and have it adjusted, I just don't have the time today. I know if I do too much here (which I am going to do) I will pull something and will be in even more pain!

Well, let me see what I can do about all that and I'll talk to yall later!

Priscilla

Knee Injuries Galore......

Seems like a YEAR of knee injuries in this family! OH MY GOODNESS! The Hicks family, that is! YES, Terrie, you are still a Hicks! THE day Terrie fell off the boat and bruised up her shin, earlier that day I had closed the freaking safe door on my knee (left knee) and she had come thru my DT and I told her about it (as I "winced" in pain!) and she laughed........ and later that day she fell...... OK?????? that was our 2nd same kinda injury on the same day........ a few years ago we BOTH got badly burned on the same day.......... both the right arm i believe........ anyway, since that day, i've fallen at home and injured and badly bruised up the RIGHT knee of mine....... OH my goodness........... and yesterday (Saturday, April 26, 2008) my son (Terrie's nephew) decided to take a dive off the back doorsteps and land on his KNEE on the big ac unit........ OH WOW....... if this just has NOT been a month for knee injuries........... my left knee, that got "slammed" in the safe door at work (BY accident, mind you) still hurts......... the bone got bruised, and bones do take time to heal....... the right knee (this past week) was just one of those at home "slip ups" where the kids left something on the floor and I didn't see it b/c i work such odd hours, my sleep times come few and far between.......... BUT the bruise on my right knee looks BAD right now........ although the left knee, the bone was bruised and less visible than the right knee, was the worse one........ the right knee may look bad, but the left one is worse...... i showed the big bruise on my right knee to the kids in hopes they'd clean up their mess...... didn't work....... they looked at my knee like, "MOM, I'm so sorry........" then did NOTHING else.......

YES TAYLOR, I was scared of that Bull tonight, BUT I was more scared of the bucking horse....... OMGoodness.... that horse came after the spectators (at the Bullpit Rodeo) tonight...... OH WOW! I've seen the bucking bulls before, but tonight was the first time I saw a rider ride out on a bucking bronco (horse) bareback! HE had courage! THAT horse was PISSED OFF! OMG! HE, the horse, headed towards the gates....... towards the spectators...... you've never seen so many people step back so fast before.... i'd say run, but they didn't run, they just stepped back.......... that horse was MAD, ANGRY....... OMG!

I'd watch something like that again and again too, if given the opportunity to!

The Bullpit Outreach Ministry Rodeo every 4th Saturday of every month! On May 24th and 25th, though, it will be a paid rodeo rather than the norm........ they are sponsoring 4 young riders to go to Texas.......... I SO WANNA be there, I HOPE i can be there........ don't know what my work schedule will look like though!

OK, so my kids and i are taking up horse riding lessons............. WE will be (hopefully) riding in a rodeo soon........... in about 2 or 3 years hopefully........

Anyway......... time to say "Night" .......

I will talk to you soon,

Priscilla

American Idol

AI REALLY pisses me off! Carly Smithson was the BEST performer on the show this year! SHE IS AWESOME! EVERY FREAKING song she sang was AWESOME! So tell me, HOW THE "F" did she get eliminated? Brooke W was horrible, Jason C is even worse, HOW are THEY Even still on the show??????? AND Carly got eliminated??????? WHY????? CARLY always does an awesome performance!

I'm MAD! I'm ANGRY! I'm PISSED OFF! American Idol is stupid sometimes! Carly Smithson was the BEST on the show this year! HOW did she get eliminated? HOW? Her music is AWESOME! AND everyone I've talked to about this agrees with me........ HOW did SHE get eliminated when you have NO talent Jason and some talent Brooke?

Anyway, Carly, if you ever read this, YOU'RE THE BEST of the 2008 season on AI as far as I'm concerned!

Priscilla

Revisiting My Teenage Years

Lately I have been listening to LOTS and LOTS of music from when I was a teenager! A couple of weeks ago it was Randy Travis! I love his music so much! Awesome! My favorite Randy song is "Diggin' Up Bones".

Tonight, it is the night for New Kids On The Block! YES, I was a NKOTB freak just like everyone else my age at the time! My favorite song is "Cover Girl". AND they're doing a reunion tour! I wonder if they can still move like they did in the late 80's/early 90's! Anyway, I wanna go see them!

So, I shall talk to you all soon!

Priscilla

Did It Again....

Injured a knee today, but it was the opposite knee than the last one I injured. I slipped on something the kids had in the floor and I bruised it up pretty bad, but I will be ok! It will heal soon, I'm sure.

Anyway, just stopping in just for a minute!

Later,

Priscilla

A Good Day for once, please?

I've had crappy days lately, been really "down" and getting depressed and not feeling like myself. WHY should today start out any different? I was hoping to sleep in, didn't happen. Taylor calls from school to say she lost the checks for lunch money on the way to school. Luckily I found them. Since I was out of the house already, I chose to pay a bill. Get home, go to change clothes, the puppies are sitting in my way, and there was an old cell phone charge on the floor, with the prongs sticking up. You can only imagine how painful it is to have the prongs of a cord stick into your foot. And yes, it is bleeding, so it went in just deep enough to break the skin. It hurts like you wouldn't believe!

Anyway, going to try to relax some before I go to work, and try to enjoy some "me" time that is beyond much needed for the moment.

I will talk to yall later!

Priscilla

Carpet cleaning....

It is almost 1 am, and I am about to rip some carpet out of the house! Yes, I pick odd times of the day to clean (I like cleaning late at night when everyone is asleep). The hallway carpet in this house is just "dead"... if you know what I mean! That carpet has been so "used and abused", it is time for it to go. Anyone who walks in the hallway can see a flat trail where the "walkway" has been established on that part of the carpet. The only "fluffy" parts to it is where a piece of furniture may have been stored for a small length of time. And since I have got a lot of tiles left over from where I re-did the living room floor about 2 years ago, I'm gonna use them tiles (probably not tonight though) and re-do my hallway! It's gonna look so much more lovely! And eventually, the entire house will be carpet free, and my allergies won't be quite so bad! If only I could convince David we need to get rid of a few cats, my allergies would be even better. There are too many of them darn cats in this house and he has it in his head that it would "just not be right" to put them outside. Some of them want to go outside! They like it out there. Cats were meant to be outside critters, not inside ones.

Anyway, lemme go work on pulling that carpet out of the hallway!

See ya soon,

Priscilla

PS.. I'm having a Randy Travis week this week. I've been listening to him for days! LOVE LOVE LOVE his music! Have since I was about 12 yrs old.....

My daughter this morning decided to take off to school and left her brother behind at home. They are suppose to walk together. She has lost all priviledges for a very long time. I'm so angry with her.

Then, I come to find out, my son lied about his homework. He told me last night it was done. Showedme a page that was done, and said that was ALL of it. He flat out lied to me!

Neither of them have done anything I have asked them to in the last day or so. They'll be lucky if they have anything other than beds in their room when they get in from school today.

I am very angry right now!

I'm very angry over a situation at work. I'm so angry, I am going to be meeting with the big boss this week sometime. The store manager sent me an ugly message at work, and it pissed me off! It was about a new girl that works there, and then there was an accusation made against me that is very untrue, and I let the store manager know that! I feel I am owed an apology, and I will tell the boss that one. So much stuff has been done to me there, or said about me and NEVER once have I recieved an apology! I'm to the point I'm in tears right now b/c of that place! I'm sick of the nonsense at that place! Enough is enough! I really want a less stressful job with better hours! Anyway, I'm done with this little blog for now!

Priscilla

Why do things happen like they do sometimes?

That precious little angel was to be brought into this world today. However, she never made it to this world alive. There seem to be NO answers in a situation like this. It is very devastating and heartbreaking to her parents, the ones who loved her and wanted her so much! My heart really goes out to them right now! They are going to be held up daily in my prayers! I don't know much else to say.

I know this may be a little bit confusing to some people, but I just had to say what I had to say!

Update....

Just to let you know, my SIL "T" did NOT break her leg, it is just badly bruised up! Thank goodness for that, right?!!! For my knee, the swelling went down after 2 days, but I do have a bad bruise (with a knot inside of it) on the inside of the knee, but it will go away, it will be fine! It hurts for anyone to touch it, though, therefore, I refuse for ANYONE to touch it! In about a week, things should be ok!

Anyway, if you have a bruised body part of any kind, just know it will be a few days before that part feels human again, but you'll be ok! That's the way it always happens!

Will talk to ya soon!

Priscilla

An Injury Day Sunday

What a day, what a day! I had to be at work at 7 am, I am NOT a morning person at all! I was not awake when I got there. At 7:30 this morning, someone needed change, so I got it out of the safe. There is this large filing cabinet right next to the safe. Well, remember, I was half asleep, would NEVER in a million years have done this on purpose, believe me! Go to close the safe, and I normally don't close that door too gently, it's a door, I just close it like I do any door. I slammed the safe door into my left knee, and OMG! My knee was caught between the safe and the filing cabinet! I was certainly awake then! It was painful right when it happened, but after a couple of minutes, the pain started to fade to a burn, so I took some aspirin anyway, just in case. I worked for about 4 hours after that on that knee, with it constantly just swelling up. I had already told everyone at work what had happened. They all cringed.
Well, around 11:30, I was in so much pain, I had to sit for a little bit, so I had another manager take the floor so I could grab a quick bite of something. Well, it wasn't long before I had to get back up on the floor again! I couln't move very fast at all! That is not like me. If I can't move fast, something's wrong. Anyway, sometime during lunch, my SIL "T" came through the DT, and I told her what had happened, and she was like, "Now that wasn't too smart!" and laughed at me, but that's a typical response from any of the inlaws, she meant nothing by it. She knew I didn't do it on purpose.
Ok, the day goes on by, I'm scheduled off at 4. I had already left a message in the store manager's inbox about what had happened. By 2:30, I had to call her, b/c I wasn't for sure if I was gonna need it seen or not (I always lean more towards NOT if I can help it). So she got updated on everything through the day. I told her, "I'm gonna get my deposit done now, and get on out of here so I can go home and put ice on this." She said that was fine.
Ok, get home, get a hot bath, go lay down with an ice pack, it's starting to feel better. My SIL "A" shows up, and I filled her in on what happened. Well, I laid back down and was falling asleep before she left. Around 6:30, I woke up to hear David on the nextel with his younger sister. Apparently "T" had fallen either off the dock or the boat, and they think she may have broken her leg. This is NOT the 1st time "T" and I have had "similar" injuries (I just want to know which leg of hers it is) on the exact same day. Last time, we both got badly burned. I know mine was my right arm, I believe hers was her right arm, but can't be for sure. But, "T" always outdoes me on the injuries!
I sure hope she's doing to be ok! As much pain as I'm in, I'm sure she's in worse pain. I will definitely say a prayer for her!
My injury is gonna end up being a badly bruised knee. The ONLY way I will go see a doctor with it, is if I can't walk tomorrow. My knee is still swollen, but I have ice packs, and a bag of peas (compliments of my MIL) for it!
I will talk to yall later!
Priscilla

What an interesting day at work today!

We had a CO2 leak today, actually the tank is still leaking, but we opened up the backdoor and let most of it escape. The CO2 monitors started going off at one point and then the flashing light for the CO2 went off, so when the light flashes, that's not a good thing. I have a "tech" call into the company to fix it, hopefully they'll show up soon! And of course, as luck would have it, the small, backup tank ran out of CO2 about an hour after we hooked it up, so we had to switch back to the big tank.

Co2 is scary stuff! It'll kill you fast! It is a colorless and odorless gas and you won't even know you're "breathing it in".

Anyway, day is over! I have a headache from it! And I'm sleepy!

I will talk to ya later!

Priscilla

Lemonade

This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it

everyday. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.

4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

6. You mean the world to someone.

7. You are special and unique.

8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look.

11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

Why?Why?Why?

Why, Why, Why?

Do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are going dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks whenyou throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, "It's all right?" Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, "That hurt, you stupid idiot?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

Why Parents Drink

The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had phoned in sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. ' Hello ? '
'Is your daddy home?' he asked.
' Yes ,' whispered the small voice.
May I talk with him?'
The child whispered, ' No .'
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, 'Is your Mommy there?' ' Yes .'
'May I talk with her?' Again the small voice whispered, ' No .'
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, 'Is anybody else there?'
' Yes ,' whispered the child, ' a policeman '.
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, 'May I speak with the policeman?'
' No, he's busy ', whispered the child.
'Busy doing what?'
' Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman ,' came the whispered answer.
Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, 'What is that noise?'
' A helicopter ' answered the whispering voice.
'What is going on there?' demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.
Again, whispering, the child answered, ' The search team just landed a helicopter .'
Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, 'What are they searching for?'
Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle... ' ME .'

I miss you, Mike!

My Uncle Mike (McLeod) died Dec. 9, 2007. He died of cancer. Cancer is such an enemy! Mike is the reason I did Relay for Life this year! He was only 49 yrs old when he died . Mike was the kind of person most of us call "good people"! He would do anything for anyone, would give the shirt off his back if you needed it.... he NEVER did anything to hurt anyone! He was a very good person! He did not deserve to have cancer strike him like it did! HE had a FULL life ahead of him, but cancer robbed him of his life. WHY? WHY?????? We will NEVER know the answer as to why, we just know, he was a GREAT person, made an awesome impact on many lives..... And God chose to take him at a young age for His own reasons! Doesn't mean I'll stop missing Mike, I will always miss him! But, God has a reason for everything!

Mike has really been on my mind a lot lately, but tonight I was looking thru Crystal's photo album on myspace (Crystal, being my Aunt Debra's DIL) and Aunt Deb (my daddy's sister, and Mike's wife) was looking very BEAUTIFUL and HAPPY in the pics! I know she knows Mike is in a better place now! I love my Aunt Debra so much! SHE is such a "trooper"........ she is an RN and she knows medically the agony Mike went through, yet she still carries a smile!

I love my Aunt Debra so much! And until the day I die, I will always love Mike, and know he will be in ALL OUR HEARTS!!!!!

The way I see it, we shall celebrate Mike's life everyday, not ever mourn it! He was an awesome person, and he is with God now! And his spirit is STILL in our every day lives!

By the way, there is a Relay for Life meeting on March 25 at (I believe) the Community Christian School...... they need committee members..... I am very WILLING to help them out! I sure Hope I make it to the right place at the right time!

God keeps working daily in my life! Mike is my reason for doing Relay this year.

Anyway!!!!

I will TTYL,

Priscilla

My Son

Decided to shave his eyebrow today! Take a peek! LOL And, he has to go to school like that! He'll learn not to try things like that!

My Kids

I swear they both have an evil side to them. I just got brand new MK business cards in the other day, along with an inker and other things. Well, over half my business cards are now missing, and if the inker has any ink left in it, I will be amazed! They have until noon on Sunday to produce my missing business cards, or they will lose their tv, computer and x-box until they find my cards, or until they earn enough to replace them.

Anyway, let me get going for now. I just took a muscle relaxer (I didn’t realize rolling bales of hay across the McD’s parking lot.... don’t even ask, but yes we did it... would make me this sore, you wouldn't think one bale of hay would be so heavy) and I’m about to take about a 30 minute hot bath!

Later, Priscilla

PS... I wish we could post music on here....

Can't sleep....

It's like 1:25 AM, and I can't sleep! But, that's ok, I have to be at work at 4 am. I hate opening, though! Gotta love the food service industry! AS SOON AS I can get out of it, I will, and I won't go back!
Anyway, I hear my bathtub "calling" me right now for a hot bath! :-)
The pic posted below is of my 2 younger sisters, Becky and Melissa (the taller one), when they were pregnant! My Aunt Debra wanted a pic of them both pregnant at the same time! Don't they look adorable? SO glad it was them and not me!

If you look below this post, you'll see a pic of the babies!

See ya later!

Miss Pris

Posting multiple pics?

So I'm trying to figure out how to post more than 1 pic on a blog! By the way, if you read my blog, you will learn I center EVERYTHING! Just how I am!

The gorgeous babies in the pics below are my gorgeous nieces Mayson (with lil specs of hair) and Eriyhanna (with the black hair)!

Little Miss Eriyhanna was born on Oct. 30, 2007, looking JUST like my son Aaron when he was a baby! And yes, Eriyhanna is a mixed baby! Her mama is white (my sister Becky) and her daddy is black! Long story on that one that I will NOT get into online!

Little Miss Mayson (her last name happens to be Dixon... yes they did that on purpose) was born on Nov. 20, 2007. She looks just like her mama (my sister Melissa) when she was a baby! Her daddy is Scott, who Melissa has been with since 2001, they NEVER have married, been living together for 7 years now (at least 7 years, I think they got together before 2001, I only met him at my Nana's funeral in July 2001, but they'd been together long since before she died) and now that they've been living together for so long, they are considered "Common Law".... not that it really exists anymore, BUT if they were to go to the courthouse, I can bet they can claim it, AND she can change her last name to Dixon!

I lived with David for 6 months before we got married. I moved in with him in Sept. 1995 and we got married (by a preacher... the preacher who baptised me.. the one that when I was a child I swore up and down he'd be the one who'd do my wedding, and he did...), well, we got married March 1, 1996!

I believe God has a reason for EVERYTHING!

I've been going to the "Cowboy Church", The Bullpit Outreach Ministries church services since early October of 2007. THIS is the 1st church service I've chosen to go to every week since I got married.

Anyway, I'm awake right now, have to be at work in 3 hours and after work, I'm sleeping!

I'll talk to yall soon!

Priscilla

This is a beautiful picture of Taylor playing in the leaves at my mama and daddy's house in Georgia!

My Kids

My kids are standing here watching me type! This is my day off from work! Taylor says, "I'm reading it!" I shall post embarrassing pics of them here soon! We just looked at Aunt Terrie's blog, that I happened to stumble upon the other day! Should I leave a comment and tell her I found her blog? Taylor says, "YES!"
So then it will be from my blog, but a hello from Taylor!
Anyway, just stopping in for today!
Miss Pris

Hello

This is my first post here! Just stopping in and saying HEY!