Opinions From Me

My my how time flies

2013-06-10T14:39:00.000-07:00

Goodness, I haven't blogged since November! Wow. Of course it's not like anyone followers me.

This past week my hubby and I celebrated 26 years of marriage, doesn't seem like a year has past since 25!! We had a stay-cation and played tourist. We went whale watching, ate out, went to the top of Mount Washington, took our puppy with us. On the way home we found a restaurant that allowed her to sit on the patio with us!

Karlie, using her Restaurant Manners.

The top of Mount Washington was so cold!!!! You could see how hard the wind was blowing in the ice formations.

Our whale watching trip was fun. We had gone out with the same place before and got some really awesome pictures, this trip not so much.

That's about it for now.

2012-11-13T06:06:00.001-08:00

I find myself in utter dismay this morning about the number of states that want to succeed from the union. My dismay is not that states want to, wish mine did! But, if so many people did not want Obama re-elected how did this happen? Are there people out there that voted for him, but don't want to admit it? Are you ashamed of yourself? You should be.

I was told a story yesterday about a a group of people that were having lunch, one of them asked the questions, not to start trouble, Who here voted for Obama and why? For the longest time no one responded, finally one of the people said I did. When asked why he got all mad and accused everyone of trying to start an argument. Now does that sound like a person that is proud of his choice? Do you stand so firm you your "I'm a democrat" state of mind that you vote that way regardless?

I get that a large number people voted for him because they don't want to have to get a job. This government has made it so easy for people to just live off of others it's sad. They live in houses they don't pay for, they get food stamps, free medical care and welfare checks. AND if that is not bad enough, they file income tax and get money BACK!! From what, you didn't pay anything! Makes me sick.

Romney was wrong when he said 47% of the people that don't pay taxes. Why? Well obviously, based on who won the election, over 50% don't. You know the ones I spoke about earlier.

I fear for our country, our freedom, our guns and our children that the burden of poor money management may quite possibly having them speaking a language other than English and I don't mean Spanish!

God please help America!!

2012-11-12T18:41:00.003-08:00

My New Toy!!

After years of not scrapping I started back up again a month or so ago. Spent a couple of days cleaning and organizing and wondering what the heck I was suppose to do with some of the stuff I have. It's pretty bad when you can't remember how to use some of your stuff!

My Silhouette was on of the those items that I couldn't remember exactly how to do a lot of things on. So I went to the website that I have saved in my favorites and it didn't look anything like I remembered. But then again, I couldn't remember a lot of stuff. But then, I saw it! This wonderful, 12 inch by 12 inch cutting machine called the Cameo. What?! It's cuts 12x12! Oh my I must have this! So.....

I got!!

I spent all day yesterday watching tutorials online and practicing and learning how do to so many things on he awesome machine. Then today, I spent all day trying o remember what I had learned!!

2012-11-08T11:44:00.002-08:00

This morning we awoke to the first snow of the season. You know the one, crisp air, evergreen trees dusted with "powdered sugar". Pure white snow, no signs of life. The beauty of snow can be breath taking, it glistens in the sun, make crunching sound first thing in the morning after it melted the day before and then refroze over night. I lovely sight to watch from inside you house with the fireplace a blazing.

Perhaps a nice warm batch of cookies and some hot apple cider to chase the chill away. Yes, the first snow of the season is lovely.

I watched the birds under the bird feeder this morning in the snow, scratching and pecking for seed. The blue jays occasionally landing on the back porch rail waiting for me to toss out some peanuts.

Then, I had to get dressed and go out! Out into the starting to melt, getting slushy snow. It was sleeting as well, I watched it land on the hood of my car, popping up and down like popcorn kernels. It wasn't very pleasant on my face though. I was never so happy to get into Wal-Mart!!!

Winter is upon us soon New Englanders, which I must admit I have apparently become, get out their blankets, sweaters and heavy coats, stay in when we can. So now I am going to get some of those cookies I mentioned earlier.

2012-11-06T14:08:00.005-08:00

So it's been awhile, yet again. I guess I just forget. I got back into scrap booking after a few years of not, so I have been all wrapped up with that.

I am so glad that today was election day. I do believe that if I got one more call to vote for, am I going to vote, will you take a survey I might have to hurt someone. Now take those damn signs down! I really don't see the purpose of those, we know who is running and if we don't then we shouldn't be voting. I also don't get the people standing there with the signs as you are walking in to vote, again, if I don't know, I shouldn't vote!!

Our country is in grave danger and I hope we have some change in the white house and by change I mean president. I saw a sign on the way home today and it said "It's time for some adults to be in the white House." true. We also need some people that love our country, the way it was meant to be. You can not rewrite history, like some dumb-ass's dumb-ass wife said once. You know the one that has only been proud of her country once in her life, well bitch if you aren't proud of this country, go find a new one!! Anyway, I think after that little rant you know who I voted for.

Now, let me also say, he is not perfect either. We have reached a point that we simply must as my son so elegantly put it...vote for the shiniest of the turds.

God Bless America and Keep her heart beating, cause our government ain't doing such a good job!!

2012-10-28T11:16:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was a really great day! I volunteer at a local Animal Rescue shelter, we had a fundraiser event at a pet store in the area.

My husband and I took the coolest two year old Rottweiler/mix. This dog loved EVERYONE! Now, I believe in Fate/Destiny and I surely saw it in action yesterday. When we got to the shelter to pick up the dog, Jake, someone was walking him, so we had to wait for them to get back.

When we arrived at the event I told my husband just stop in front we can unload and then park, he said no, I’ll carry the stuff. As we were getting out of the car a young man was walking by and commented on how handsome Jake was. We stood there in the parking lot for probably 10 minutes talking about Jake!. An hour later he was back with more questions, then came back later to tell us he had put Jake on hold, but could I watch Jake and his roommate’s dog together and tell the shelter how the intro went. He left, came back with the room mate and Chico, bulldog.The intro went GREAT! This guy really wanted Jake he even cancelled plans to go out of town so he could adopt Jake on top of the 4 times he came back to get information!!

If we hadn't have had to wait for Jake, parked where we did, when we did none of this would have happened, if that wasn't fate, I don't know what is!!

Every time I got to the shelter I am amazed at the turn over in animals. Seems like when one goes home a new one arrives. I thrills me so much when they find their forever or FURever homes!! And Jake certainly found his furever home!

Time flies

2012-10-21T14:58:00.001-07:00

Wow, Guess I sort of flaked on this!! Let's try this again.

I recently started volunteering at a local rescue league, walking the dogs and taking care of small animals cages. Rats are kinda cool, while kinda freaky!

When it come to pets, some people really piss me off. My gosh people, think it through. It's a puppy for about a year, then it's a dog, FOR THE REST OF IT'S Life!! Dumb ass. (Said like Red Foreman from That 70's show) Oh yes, kittens are so adorable, until they become cats FOR THE REST OF THEIR Life!! Kinda like kids, they grow up!

There are a few phases of working at an animal rescue place. The I can save them all, I really can phase. They people suck and they should all be euthanized phase. The I'm so depressed that I can't save them all phase. And the I accept that I can only do so much. The place I volunteer at is a no kill, so animals stay as long as the have to.

The thing that pisses me off are the people that get animals with no idea how to care for them, train and most of all love them. They aren't toys that go on a shelf when you are done. They are not objects. Either keep it forever, love always or don't get it! Who on the Earth seriously thinks that their 13 year old daughter is going to want a rabbit?! Come on really? She's 13!! And really love, and by love I mean want to slap the crap out of, we got a new kitten and our cat doesn't like it, so we want to get rid of our cat. You know the one we have had for 10 years. WTF!!! Our oldest son doesn't like the new baby, so we want to get rid of him. I know that's a human vs an animal. But that 10 year old cat is just a lost and confused as your kid would be, that's the point.

I do hold on to the fact that every week a lot of the animals do find their forever homes and that is awesome. However, I usually find a new one now resides in the kennel that was occupied by one who went home. So we keep on helping and hoping that one day they will all have homes.

If you are thinking about getting a pet, please think rescue. They are awesome, appreciative, lovable animals. And yes, I believe they know you saved them!!

Teach me to be nice!

2012-08-21T13:12:00.000-07:00

I really don't understand people. They complain if you are rude or mean or simply impolite. Well apparently trying to be nice is cause for some people to complain as well, or in this instance be an outright bitch!

I went to the pet store yesterday as I was approaching the exit this woman on a bike was coming up to the corner. I thought she wanted to go straight, so I motioned her to go. Well, apparently she didn't want to go straight, she wanted to turn where I was. Even though she was going the wrong way, you know we ride bikes and want to be treated like cars on the road, but we don't want to follow the rules. She was also going to fast to turn and get between my car and the curb. Well she was not shy about letting me know I angered her as she rode her bike passed the driver's side of my car. I couldn't hear her, but I knew she was cursing me by the look on her face and way that mouth of hers was going. So being the soft spoken person that I am, I rolled down the passenger window and yelled Excuse me for trying to be nice bitch! She flipped me off! Oh yes she did.
This is why some times I just don't bother being nice. You just end up getting the bird!!!
Now remember, as stated in the description of this blog...My Opinions, my thoughts. If I offend you get some thicker skin. If you don't like what I said, that's your right, this blog is written in the USA and at this particular point in time WE have freedom of speech.
So have a nice day, and be careful who you are nice to, they might flip you off!

Well being the polite and forgiving person that I am I excited the parking lot and drove right down to the next entrance and cut her ass off again!! This time it was my finger first. I went around the walgreens hoping to get one last up yours, but she had turned around and was heading back up the aisle. Probably a good move.

In Progress

2012-08-07T10:37:00.000-07:00

Learning to set up my blog. Come back soon!!!