¨Pobody's nerfect¨

Happy Tuesday everyone! Things here and Chez Moogie are going really well. I finished my paper for the first week of class and got it turned in on Sunday. Kind of feels good to have gotten it done early. I've already started on my next week's assignments as it's going to get hectic soon. My parents are flying in on Thursday (remember the cleaning thing?), and I graduate on Sunday. I just want to see if I can get most, if not all of my assignment done before all of that.

For those of us who are ladies (the men might be able to relate), I've listed some bumper stickers I thought you might enjoy. A friend of mine from work sent them to me.

Bumper Stickers for Ladies


BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF

OH MY GOD, I THINK I'M BECOMING THE MAN I WANTED TO MARRY!

GINGER ROGERS DID EVERYTHING FRED ASTAIRE DID, BUT SHE DID IT BACKWARDS AND IN HIGH HEELS

A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER IN HOT WATER

I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER

SO MANY MEN, SO FEW WHO CAN AFFORD ME

COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN ... SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH

DON'T TREAT ME ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU WOULD THE QUEEN

I'M OUT OF ESTROGEN AND I HAVE A GUN

WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT

OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

DO NOT START WITH ME. YOU WILL NOT WIN

ALL STRESSED OUT AND NO ONE TO CHOKE

I CAN BE ONE OF THOSE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENS TO BAD PEOPLE

HOW CAN I MISS YOU IF YOU WON'T GO AWAY?!

DON'T UPSET ME! I'M RUNNING OUT OF PLACES TO HIDE THE BODIES

And last but not least:

IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN

Work has been hectic lately, but that's to be expected this time of year. I've spent the last couple of days putting out fires and that gets really frustrating. You go home feeling like you haven't accomplished anything. Hopefully, I can get a bunch of stuff done the rest of this week so I can take some time off while my parents are visiting. Time will tell. I am really looking forward to my lead coming back so I can get back to just doing my job, but it looks like the earliest that will happen will be the first week in December.

My husband has been travelling quite a bit in his job. Right now, he is in the northern part of the state and will be driving to about three different other sites, slowly working his way down towards back home. He's just thankful that he didn't have to get on a plane. What's nice is, if he has to go to a site that is 60 miles or more from home, the company springs for a rental car. For those areas that aren't, they pay mileage. His project manager has just informed the group that he is taking a new job. He also let them know that they have been actively pursuing new work for them all so there is some hope that the contract will be extended longer than anticipated. That would mean that my husband would have longer to look for a permanent job, and also, he wouldn't have to go back on unemployment as soon. Can't beat that.

Musings from a mom...

Picture one toy, sitting in the middle of the living room, not having been touched in several hours. One child walks over to said toy and picks it up. This immediately solicits a reaction from child #2 (THAT'S MINE!), subsequently, causing a riot in the living room, as well as sending mom to the bottle. :=D

Why is it that when your pick your child up after a play date at a friend's house, the other child's mother goes on and on about how well behaved your child was. Further more, she compliments said child on the fact that she was such a great help in putting away all the toys. My general response is who are you and what have you done to my child? For further clarification, see cleaning post. :D

How come your child is really happy when you pick them up from school/daycare, but the minute you get them into the car, they begin to cry/fight with sibling/moan that no one loves them anymore?

To those of you who have children in your lives, whether they are your own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you smile. Does this sound familiar?

Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children.

After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve.

And the first thing he said was "DON'T!"

"Don't what?" Adam replied.

"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.

"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have forbidden fruit!!!!!"

"No Way!"

"Yes way!"

"Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God.

"Why?"

"Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants.

A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked!

"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked.

"Uh huh," Adam replied.

"Then why did you?" said the Father.

"I don't know," said Eve.

"She started it!" Adam said.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"DID NOT!"

Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own.

Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.

BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY!

If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!

1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the
next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.

2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.

3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young!!

4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't
have said.

5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children
more awful than your own.

6. We child proofed our homes, but they are still getting in.

ADVICE FOR THE DAY!

Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home.

AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT??? IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: "TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"

Have a good one! Ciao4now!

Moogs

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