Money and cars

We’ve decided to sell my car. I’ve put in my resume and application at a few places and have had no response. Neither of us want me to go back to the hotel business. Several reasons for not wanting to be in hospitality again but the main thing is I guess for now I will stay home a bit longer.

We don’t have internet at home and I don’t think we will have it for a few more days. Money is so incredibly tight at the moment and that is partly behind the reason for sellign the car. There is a car dealer in town that supposedly will buy used cars so I will call them tomorrow along with the bank who has the loan on my car for a payoff balance. Betsy will be gone soon. In reality I don’t drive my car too often-maybe once or twice the hubbies work on the weekends.

Well, I think I am going to boogie here. Y’all have a great weekend.

Hi!

I’ve placed my recent del.icio.us links on the sidebar but here recently I’ve just been put “xx” on the things I want to come back to so I am going to sort through them.This is just plain weird. It’s tattoo’s that look like the muscles an whatnot under your skin. I don’t know what to think of this.

WordPress wasn’t working with me last night so I thought I would give it a shot at the moment. Here goes nothing!

A few random questions

70 questions…

I’ve seen this around and considering it’s too hot to think I thought I would share…

1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now? Oil of Olay Moisturizing Stuff

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? Nope!
3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator? Nope-fridge check was done yesterday before grocery shopping!

4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink? A few glasses that need to be transfered to the dishwasher.

5. What would you change about your living room? Beside getting rid of the entertainment center and getting something smaller and getting rid of the butt-ugly uncomfortable chair? How about a Lazy Boy for the hubby.

6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty? Dirty-not enough to wash yet either.

7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry? No and I’m wishing I did to add to the pizza tonight.

8. White or wheat bread? Fresh white is good, but I like the healthiness of wheat.
9. What is on top of your refrigerator? A jelly jar with highlighters in it (!?!?!)-no more highlighters!
10. What color is your sofa? Floral-a little pink, some blue, cream

11. What color or design is on your shower curtain? It’s kinda clear but not see through.
12. How many plants are in your home? Two

13. How many candles are in your home? 50+ as I have a bag of tea lights for my tart burner!

14. Is your bed made right now? Made all right-the hubby is snuggled under the covers!

15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it? It’s white.

16. Electric or standard can opener? Handheld-tired of fighting with electric.

27. Comet or Soft Scrub? Comet~

28. Is your closet organized? It ain’t bad but the spare room is horrible!

29. What color is the flashlight that you use the most? Don’t have a flashlight *I was just telling the hubby I wanted one so I could read while he sleeps!

30. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer? Coupons, gum, markers, crap

31. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home? I am my mother-no plastic for me!
32. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now? Yeah-made a fresh pitcher like an hour ago!

33. If you have a garage, is it cluttered? No garage. The cars are cluttered

34. Curtains or blinds? Blinds

35. How many pillows do you sleep with? I think we have 8! I get two, Chris uses three, one between my leg, a floating pillow that ends up on the floor-oh only seven!

36. Do you sleep with any lights on at night? Nope just my security officer!

37. How many ceiling fans are in your home? 2

38. How often do you vacuum? Not enough-hubby is slacking!

39. Standard toothbrush or electric? Standard.

40. What color is your toothbrush? Red-if I grab the right one :p

41. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch? No and I would like one!

42. What is in your oven right now? Pizza-homemade-soon as this is done!

43. Is your microwave clean or dirty? Dirty *sigh*

44. Is there anything under your bed? Probably a few books~

45. Chore you hate doing the most? Cleaning the tub

46. What retro items are in your home? The hubby?

47. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office? The spare room functions as such.

48. If you have a yard, who mows it? Maintenance-with a weed whacker!

49. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now? Dirty and yuck-must mop once the hubby leaves!

50. How many mirrors are in your home? One in the bathroom and one behind my dresser-still ain’t put up!

51. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home? Nope.

52. What color are your walls? White-yuck!

53. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper? Kitchen-sigh

54. Do you have a peephole in your front door? Yes

55. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home? Does hairspray count? Chairs? Dishes? Anything can be used as a weapon if your desperate!

56. What does your home smell like right now? Home-need to light a candle!

57. Favorite candle scent? Usually cinnamon!

58. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now? Dill hamburger

59. Who are in the pictures you displayed? What pics displayed?

61. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen? Yes-with a couple of big items being stored in the hutch!

62. Ever been on your roof? Why would I want to be on the roof?

62. Do you own a stereo? Two

63. How many TVs do you have? Just One.

64. How many house phones? Not a one-a couple of cells though.

65. Do you have a housekeeper? Yeah-she’s about 5′7″ with blue eyes and brown hair and a wedding ring!

66. What style do you decorate in? What ever is on sale!

67. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints? Solid colors

68. Is there a smoke detector in your home? I think so~

68. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip? Computer drive-purse-recipes!

69. Do you know how to work your electrical box? I know how to flip something back on and when to call dad/maintenance to replace a plug!

70. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you? Anything between 65°-75°. I’m hot natured and hate to sweat.

Tag
I wasn’t tagged with this, so if you wanna do it-go for it!

It’s Hot

Just how hot is it?

Bad joke to be had there somewhere. It’s the third day of 100+ temps. Currently at 615 pm it’s 102. Today’s high was 104.

It’s so hot I’m sitting here with the A/C turned to 70 and it’s reading an internal temp of 82.

It’s so hot I’m sitting here in bra, panties, and bib overall shorts. Maybe, that’s too much info.

It’s so hot I’m looking forward to only 98° on Thursday.

Bangor Maine’s current temp is 68° with a low 51°.

I’m moving to Maine.

Oklahoma in August sucks. It also sweats. Like pigs headed to slaughter.

Heat! Humidity! Heat! Humidity!

Get your heat and humidity right here!

There are days I just hate reading my blogreader…

From the NY Times alone I’ve discovered that three were killed in a church in Neosho Missouri, another body has been found in Minneapolis, and they are digging a third hole to get to the miners in Utah. Oh, and Merv Griffin has passed away.

I am so glad to have slept the day away as the unofficial high was 102. My sister’s girls are but a few days (and a year) apart in their birthdays and so today was birthday party day. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t make myself move. Happy birthday Anna and Gabby!

Well, the soup is bubbling and my tummy is hungry so off to a late supper. Ciao!

Friday Feast

Appetizer
What is your favorite kind of pie? Cherry pie is definitely the top five. Apple is up there, key lime, anything chocolate, and good coconut cream. How can one possibly choose?

Soup
Name something that made you smile this week. My hubby doing his usual goofy things, a few email from Tera, nothing specific. The best thing that made me smile was realizing that I don’t have to get up and go to work, although that maybe coming to an end soon.

Salad
What do you do to cool off when the weather is hot and humid? Sleep all day! Really-I’ve worked third shift for a long time and my hubby works third so I am up at night cleaning and goofing and what not. Hey-87 degrees verses 101 and it’s a no brainer!

Main Course
You receive $1,000 in the mail with a letter that says you can only use the money to redecorate one room in your home. Which room do you pick, and what do you buy to spruce it up? The obvious would be the living room-new entertainment center, lazy boy, maybe a tv. But what I would love is the spare room-a futon or comfy chair, some more bookshelves. Make it a office/library retreat.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: My _________ says __________, but I __________. Hubby/I am crazy/think it takes one to know one

Play along here!

I got too much sleep!

I don’t like to sleep at night without the hubby. I’m 28 and haven’t outgrown the Boogie Man/Bad Man scare. At 630 am I was in bed. At 1000 am I let the hubby in the back door and promptly went back to bed. I got up around 500 pm and felt so rested. I haven’t felt this rested in a long time!!

There’s a new John Grisham book coming out on the 24th. It’s called Playing for Pizza. It’s not the typical legal thriller but a sports book set in Italy. I’m number 292 on the library hold shelf for this!

It’s hot. I know, it’s August. It’s Oklahoma. I found a couple of online calculators to figure the Heat Index. This is somehow combining the actual air temp with the humidity percentage to figure out how hot it feels. I actually found two but the one I like is here . I like it because I can figure out windchill here, among a few other calculators. It’s 745 pm here in Tulsa. The temp in 90° and the humidity is 52%. It feels like 96° out there at almost 800 pm. I think next year we will summer in Bangor, Maine. It’s only 74° there.

Well, it’s time to go get things accomplished. I hope this is a great weekend! Ciao!

Friday Feast

*This feast contains leftovers from April 2006.  Consume at your own risk!* 

Appetizer
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how polite are you? Close to a 9-I have my moments but politeness rules.
Soup
What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud? I am chatting with the hubby and I told him Yellow Submarine had just come on my music player-he commented that he was listening to Purple Rain! Color songs! Goofy but hey it is 233 am!

Salad
Who is your favorite cartoon character? Never was a huge cartoon fan but I can remember the Jetsons, Flintstones, and Tom and Jerry at Grandmas.
Main Course
Tell about the funniest teacher you ever had. I’ve pretty well manage to survive without a funny one…hmmm
Dessert
Complete this sentence: I strongly believe that ______________________. I waste more time than anything else.

Play along here! 

A really big post!

The hubby is headed back to work tonight after having five days off. It’s about time

We got paid today-he did, rather-and we’re broke. I just know that God will bless us. We need to borrow from the in-laws and I will probably be calling my mom next week some time to see if she can buy me some meat. I know we will make it. This is a learn and live thing-get stupid with the budget and you end up in deep trouble.

I took our Dish network done to a lower payment plan today-so some of my faves are no longer available. I’m thinking about checking in November, when the contract is up, what the local cable company would be like. Maybe we can get a combo package cause our internet is through them.

Found a great link today to the Tulsa Health Department that lets you check on the restaurant’s inspection. Rather interesting to know how your favorite eating out place did.

There’s a British company that will make you some awesome wallpaper. This isn’t your grandmother’s wallpaper. This stuff makes it look like your in Rome or in a forest. Check out Surface View.

Can I just admit I don’t like social networking site? No Facebook or the other one, no social sites really at all please. You see, in my life, I am so content without a social scene I don’t wish to have one online. Pathetic, isn’t it?

Going through and resorting my del.icio.us links. What a chore! However, discovered you can get a few sample of Folger’s Gourmet Coffee. Sweet! More coffee!

Josh Hancock’s family has dropped the lawsuit. Just tragedy on tragedy. A bridge collapsed in Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota. It was an eight lane bridge on I-35. Get the story here.

I really like this idea: Big Orange Michael is reminding us (or for those of us in the dark letting us know) that August is Happiness Month. The thing to do is simply write one thing that makes you happy. Today it’s several: having the house to myself, awesome homemade pizza, music, and not having to work. What is making you happy today?

Y’all have a great day! Ciao!