| I never write in here anymore |
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I never have the time but maybe someday I will again... Kids, summer stuff, gardening, cleaning...too much to do.
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| The dog... |
[02 Feb 2006|08:12pm] |
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We did not get the puppy. He went to a couple without kids. I feel severly stereotyped and cheated. They thought that small dogs do not belong in homes with small children because they MIGHT harm the dog in some way. Give me some freaking credit, ya know?
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| ICE YOUR PHONE!!! |
[23 Jan 2006|07:50pm] |
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ICE your phone
ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. Paramedics are turning to people's cell phones for clues to that person's identity. You can make their job much easier by adding en entry in the contacts list of your cell phone under ICE, with the name and phone number of the person emergency services should call on your behalf. You can save them a lot of time by ICEing your phone. You can even have more than one contact: ICE1, ICE2, etc.
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| Baby... |
[13 Jan 2006|02:33pm] |
by Ticker....
How cute!
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| AMAZINGLY SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES FOR MEN |
[04 Jan 2006|01:25pm] |
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1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup
Of boiling water down your throat and presto. The blockage will be
Almost instantly removed.
2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by
Getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. About lifting the toilet seat by
Simply use the sink.
4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed
For a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to
Use a timer.
5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you
From rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
Button.
6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you
Will be afraid to cough.
7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will
Forget about the toothache.
8. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really
Are:
You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.
9. Remember:
Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom.
If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You get another chance!!!
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| Coolest Nail Place |
[04 Jan 2006|01:10pm] |
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Last night I went to Jenny Lee Nails in Canandaigua and got this new thing called "Solar Nails". They are so pretty!!!! They are pink and whites, the nice ones not the airbrush kind..you know, pink powder and white powder..., they have a perfect edge seperating the pink and the white, and they are SHINEY!!! She buffs them with this special stuff. They will not yellow or chip even if you go tanning every day (guaranteed)!!! Best of all, fills are only 18, you only need to have them done every 25-35 days and the full set was only 35!!!!! They were super nice and spoke GREAT english ( Don't laugh...that can be important) and they also do a ton of other stuff like waxing, peds, manicures, gels, overlays, airbrushing, and that awesome massage chair pedicure...YUM!!! They specialize in toes ( they airbrush them and apply acrylics) and the Solar Nails. Yes, I fully expect my brother to have some smart ass thing to say about this journal entry but I felt I needed to share with my felow gal pals.
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| 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body |
[03 Jan 2006|10:20pm] |
Soothe a burn, cure a toothache, clear a stuffed nose...
by Kate Dailey, Men's Health;
1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear.
When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you're more discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it's not worth gagging over. Here's a better way to scratch your itch: "When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm," says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. "This spasm relieves the tickle."
2. Experience supersonic hearing!
If you're stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. It's better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. If, on the other hand, you're trying to identify that song playing softly in the elevator, turn your left ear toward the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music tones.
3. Overcome your most primal urge!
Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? Fantasize about Jessica Simpson. Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won't feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. For best results, try Simpson's "These Boots Are Made for Walking" video.
4. Feel no pain!
German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord.
5. Clear your stuffed nose!
Forget Sudafed. An easier, quicker, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure is by alternately thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then pressing between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you'll feel your sinuses start to drain.
6. Fight fire without water!
Worried those wings will repeat on you tonight? "Sleep on your left side," says Anthony A. Star-poli, M.D., a New York City gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at New York Medical College. Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid reflux. The esophagus and stomach connect at an angle. When you sleep on your right, the stomach is higher than the esophagus, allowing food and stomach acid to slide up your throat. When you're on your left, the stomach is lower than the esophagus, so gravity's in your favor.
7. Cure your toothache without opening your mouth!
Just rub ice on the back of your hand, on the V-shaped webbed area between your thumb and index finger. A Canadian study found that this technique reduces toothache pain by as much as 50 percent compared with using no ice. The nerve pathways at the base of that V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.
8. Make burns disappear!
When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natural method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the skin is less likely to blister.
9. Stop the world from spinning!
One too many drinks left you dizzy? Put your hand on something stable. The part of your ear responsible for balance-the cupula-floats in a fluid of the same density as blood. "As alcohol dilutes blood in the cupula, the cupula becomes less dense and rises," says Dr. Schaffer. This confuses your brain. The tactile input from a stable object gives the brain a second opinion, and you feel more in balance. Because the nerves in the hand are so sensitive, this works better than the conventional foot-on-the-floor wisdom.
10. Unstitch your side!
If you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground. This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch, according to The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men. The fix: Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground.
11. Stanch blood with a single finger!
Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed-if you don't mind choking on your own O positive. A more civil approach: Put some cotton on your upper gums-just behind that small dent below your nose-and press against it, hard. "Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose," says Peter Desmarais, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Entabeni Hospital, in Durban, South Africa. "Pressing here helps stop them."
12. Make your heart stand still!
Trying to quell first-date jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical-services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. It'll get your heart rate back to normal.
13. Thaw your brain!
Too much Chipwich too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. "Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too," says Abo. "In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache." The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
14. Prevent near-sightedness!
Poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics, says Anne Barber, O.D., an optometrist in Tacoma, Washington. "It's usually caused by near-point stress." In other words, staring at your computer screen for too long. So flex your way to 20/20 vision. Every few hours during the day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breath, and, after a few seconds, release your breath and muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles such as the biceps and glutes can trick involuntary muscles-like the eyes-into relaxing as well.
15. Wake the dead!
If your hand falls asleep while you're driving or sitting in an odd position, rock your head from side to side. It'll painlessly banish your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure. Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don't let your sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around.
16. Impress your friends!
Next time you're at a party, try this trick: Have a person hold one arm straight out to the side, palm down, and instruct him to maintain this position. Then place two fingers on his wrist and push down. He'll resist. Now have him put one foot on a surface that's a half inch higher (a few magazines) and repeat. This time his arm will cave like the French. By misaligning his hips, you've offset his spine, says Rachel Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., co-owner of Results Fitness, in Santa Clarita, California. Your brain senses that the spine is vulnerable, so it shuts down the body's ability to resist.
17. Breathe underwater!
If you're dying to retrieve that quarter from the bottom of the pool, take several short breaths first-essentially, hyperventilate. When you're underwater, it's not a lack of oxygen that makes you desperate for a breath; it's the buildup of carbon dioxide, which makes your blood acidic, which signals your brain that somethin' ain't right. "When you hyperventilate, the influx of oxygen lowers blood acidity," says Jonathan Armbruster, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Auburn University. "This tricks your brain into thinking it has more oxygen." It'll buy you up to 10 seconds.
18. Read minds!
Your own! "If you're giving a speech the next day, review it before falling asleep," says Candi Heimgartner, an instructor of biological sciences at the University of Idaho. Since most memory consolidation happens during sleep, anything you read right before bed is more likely to be encoded as long-term memory.
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| GREAT QUOTE |
[02 Jan 2006|10:10pm] |
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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!!!
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| My 2005 highlights!!! |
[02 Jan 2006|02:51pm] |
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Following the lead of Gin, here are my My 2005 highlights!!!
In January We had the blessing of our very first BOY, our beautiful son Ethan.
In February I married my best friend in the whole world and regained a relationship with Ginny which is now SO awesome and was worth the work.
In March I was baptised and am now a full-fledged Latter Day Saint.
In April Grama J died and we know that she is in a better place and in no more pain and we are grateful for that.
In May Greg was promoted to full Certified Trainer and got a raise.
In June Jess turned 16 and it was an awesome sight to look at her and recall her as a child and then to see her now.
In July
In August I turned 38 and we all went to Darien Lake.
In September the kids went back to school. Nuff said. I also found out that I was pregnant with number 4 AND LAST.
In October we took Ethan out for his first Halloween dressed like Tigger.
In November we enjoyed an awesome Thanksgiving with Greg's family.
In December our baby boy turned ONE!!!!!!
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| Finally |
[01 Jan 2006|01:16pm] |
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Finally have my new journal look and all it's quirks working.
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| What did you do for New Years Eve??? |
[01 Jan 2006|12:00pm] |
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Well, since the BABY stayed up, so did we. LOL!
We ate Fondue, (Meat and Fruit)gave Jess a ride to Ben's and drank Fresca Citrus Peach Soda. YUMM!!!! (Sugar Free AND No Caffeine)
We watched the twilight zone and sat around. FUN!
The weather here was crummy and Ethan was not feeling well so we felt like we did not want to get a baby sitter.
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