MEMORABLE SURVIVORS

First, let me thank you all for your kind comments and prayers for my dear friend hearts...she asked me to send along her thanks and to let you know she appreciates it....

This week I am taking a page (or stealing an idea) from my blogger buddy Palm Springs Savant. Usually on Saturdays he has what he calls " The Saturday Seven". He is away this weekend so I have decided to take over in his absence and have my own Saturday Seven: My 7 most memorable Survivors in honour of the new Survivor season that just started. So here it goes....

#1 Jonny "Fairplay" :


This guy is not one of my favourite Survivors...quite frankly I was glad to see him get voted off on Thursday night but he is, however, very memorable. No one will ever forget his name OR his lying antics..lol.

#2 - Richard Hatch :

Again, I can't say I like this guy or how he played the game, but he IS the original Survivor. He outlasted and certainly outwitted in the first season when no one else had ever done anything like this...and watching him walk around naked all the time most definitely makes him memorable..lol.

#3 - Colby Donaldson :

Can anyone say hubba hubbaaaaaa?? I think this "good ol boy" made Texas proud...and who could ever forget a face like that..lmao.

#4 - Rob and Amber :

I didn't really care for either of these players in their original seasons but they sure grew on me during "All Stars". I enjoyed watching them get close. Amber brought out a side in Rob that wasn't apparent on his first season...he wasn't the bigass jerk that he came across to be. They are certainly a couple I will never forget.

#5 -Bobby Jon:
I think Bobby Jon was one of the few Survivors who brought heart and spirit to the game...and he never gave up, even when he knew it was hopeless. He might have come across as not the sharpest pencil in the box at times...but he could never be forgotten (oh did I forget to mention he is HOT!!!...lol)

#6 - Stephanie LaGrossa :

This chick was simply amazing...she fought hard to stay in the game...then came back the next season determined to do it even better. That time she got to the final 2 and I find it hard to believe any Survivor fan could forget her.

and finally......

#7 - Rupert Boneham:

This man is a walking contradiction...he looks like Grizzly Adams and has the heart of a big fluffy teddy bear ya just wanna snuggle...no one will ever forget Rupert...or his catchy smile...

Sooooooo what do all you Survivor fans out there think??? It was hard to pick just 7...of course now that I am done I am thinking of Tina and Tom ( both former winners)...and of course there was Jerri...who could ever forget her?? LOL. Soooo who is your favourite?? As Rick always says, "comments are free today"..lol.

As always, to be continued...........

MY THOUGHTS TONIGHT.....

Hi all...I hope everyone is having a great week.

I have been tossing and turning this post around in my head all day...I have given it alot of thought.

I love my lil blog....and I really do heart y'all that stop in to read it...

I often find myself reading something...then right away, I think ohhhhh can't wait to blog about this..lol.

I have vented...shared...been goofy...and often tried to make ya laugh...so tonight I ask a favour of you all...

I have a very good friend named "hearts"...and I love her more than I could ever imagine...she is an online friend that I hope to some day meet face-to-face and hug the stuffing outta her...

This gal has seen me through some really hard times....has reminded me to keep faith when things seem so impossible that I haven't known where else to turn..

She has made me smile and laugh, she has cried with me...comforted me...and the odd time made me wanna strangle her..lmao....

She is so very wise and my life has been enriched so much by having her in it...in ways I can't even imagine...

Anyway, I mention all of this because she has some stuff going on right now and needs all the prayers she can get. Of course, it isn't my place to go into details...it is enough to say it is REALLY bad stuff...

So for anyone that believes...please say some prayers for hearts and her family....I am praying hard for them...but again they need all the prayers they can get...I believe prayer can be a powerful tool...and I have seen first hand how powerful bloggerland can be...please pass the word, if at all possible... (Any comments left here, I will be sure to pass along to her)

I wasn't sure if it was right to ask this of you all...but I decided to anyway...

Cause I just love her that damn much.....

As always, to be continued....

THE EXTERMINATOR

OK I am really happy because I have FINALLY found the solution to our mouse infestation...

I have found a "killer" who will take care of them in record time...

Find a video below of the exterminator in action...lmao

As always, to be continued.........

SUPER BOWL ADS

Well the gnome went out with friends last night to enjoy the Super bowl in all it's glory. I was grateful that I didn't have to listen to him scream..lmao.

One complaint they often have is that we Canadians don't get to see the same expensive ads that the U.S. sees...and often they are hilarious...I found a few of them this morning on youtube...that cracked me up...so thought I would share them...lol. Enjoy!!!

As always, to be continued.............

SOS: AFTER THE M.F.H ENDED

Welcome everyone to another edition of Soap Opera Sunday. If you would like to play see brillig or kate for details and rules. If you decide to play and wanna get some linky love for your story please go here.

I have given a lot of thought about what should follow my telling of "The Marriage From Hell".... and somehow it only seems fitting that what should come next...is...well what actually came next. ( Now Fica...I think you know this story?? If so, don't spoil the ending in comments please....lmao.)

I won't bore you with the details of what followed our breakup. Fuckhead has never taken no for an answer very well...and things were pretty crazy in those initial days...lets just sum it up by saying it included physical abuse..verbal threats..and one night, things went as far as an attempted rape...details of which are NOT suitable for SOS..so lets move on...

The following years were lonely ones...I was a single mom with very little support or help. To say my social life was on life support would be an understatement...and for the most part that was ok with me...I accepted it as my fate in life.

It wasn't that I even wanted another man in my life...I had trusted two men in my life...FH and my father...both of which hurt me and abused me...and I knew there was no way I could ever let any man get that close to me ever again. I locked up my heart and threw away the key...

Yet I was so sad and lonely...I was so desperate to not feel all alone in the world... I would lay in bed crying myself to sleep thinking that I would be alone forever....

Those were long, lonely years....eventually I somehow came to peace with it and accepted my life how it was. I can't say I was happy about it...but I remember thinking that I just had to accept it. I decided that I would spend my life raising and tending to the needs of my gremlins. When they were old enough that they didn't need me anymore, I would be one of those old ladies who spent her Saturday nights playing bingo then going home and cuddling with her cats..lol.

This was how my life went until the fall of 2000 when my best friend in the world convinced me that I should get myself a computer and the internet. Little did I know how it would change my life..lol

I will go into some of the trouble I managed to cause another time..lol.

Fast forward to February of 2002...my best friend W and I decided we needed to have a girls night out...and proceded to get very drunk...lol. She had come across an online website where singles could meet and exchange info...and she wanted me to sign up. I refused...after all, I thought, what kind of nuts would sign up for something like this. Besides that, who would want to have anything to do with someone like me...I was fat and ugly...and not exactly a good catch being a single mom of 2 young gremlins...

Anyway, after a number of very strong drinks W and I decided to make me a profile on this site...thinking that I had nothing to lose...and I knew I wasn't going to include any personal info...

At first, we were goofy...then common sense overcame my drunken mind and I insisted that we be honest and accurate. I figured that no one would be interested anyway, and that would be that!!!

We had a great time that night...as we always did...we went out dancing and were goofy...

It wasn't until the next morning that I again thought about the profile that we had made on that dumb site...I went to check it out to make sure it wasn't totally stupid sounding....then gave SERIOUS thought to deleting....the whole idea made me feel uncomfortable and insecure..

I don't know why...but for some reason an inner voice told me to leave it alone...and I did. A few times during the day I again went back to the site determined to delete the profile, but I just couldn't do it. At this point, I decided that I would leave it up for one week...then I would delete it and not look back, no matter what !!!

The following night (Monday) I was playing on the computer and decided to check out the site. When I logged on, I had 3 messages from people that had viewed my profile and wanted to make contact with me. I was actually shocked that anyone even took the time to read it...

The first message was from a man that lived in my hometown and liked my profile. He said he liked women that were FFB (full figured and beautiful)..then proceeded to tell me that he was happily married and just looking for someone to have an affair with...

I believe my response to him was a brief FUCK YOU ASSHOLE....oh yeah baby, I am sure as hell gonna help this guy have an affair like the skank that screwed my FH while I was home taking care of the gremlins???? whateverrrrrrrrrrr...

Next, came the second message....from a chick that had a husband but wanted to explore her newfound h0mosexuality...I actually laughed out loud at this one...I didn't even respond, just laughed and deleted it...figured she had more to figure out than I did..lol.

At this point, I was convinced that my initial instincts were right and I should just delete it all...but decided to read the third message..

It was from a male...who was single and straight...something the first 2 candidates weren't...lol.

He lived in a little town not too far from me and wanted to know if I would add him to my msn. I hesitated for a few minutes but didn't figure it could do much harm so I added him to my instant messenger...

Was this a mistake??? Was I asking for trouble??? Would he turn out to be some kind of loser or whacko??? Only time would tell I guess...........

As always, to be continued ( next Sunday)........

MY GREMLIN THE COMEDIAN

Well we survived.......the house was clean.....the food was cooked.....and no mice decided to make an appearance...lol.

I think I mentioned on my last post that I have been cleaning like a dog for 2 days because the gnome was having company tonight...a gal that he worked with came over with her hubby to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs battle the Ottawa Senators. This rivallry is called "the Battle of Ontario".

Now hockey up here (especially in this one-horse town) is a pretty big deal. When the gnome and I first started dating, he took me to a social event for his work where I met alot of his co-workers. The majority of the evening's conversation centered around the hockey season. After listening to the gnome chat with one of his bosses for a bit, I finally spoke up and said "So what do y'all talk about when it isn't hockey season?"

Without even batting an eye, the gnome's boss quickly responded "Next year's hockey season!!!"

So the couple we had over tonight are diehard Senator fans and I think I have mentioned that the gnome BLEEDS Maple Leaf Blue...so it always makes for an interesting evening to sit back and listen to them debate and heckle each other.

Tonight, dear gremlin #2 decided that he needed to try out his future as a comedian...the big goofball. The following "joke" was told.

gremlin #2 : hey guest, guess what?

guest : yes dear boy? (what the hell was she thinking?? LOL)

#2 : Well ya know I always say that gnome drives me totally crazy...

guest: really???

#2: yes...but at least he has a license to drive me there ...hahahaha.

Goshhhhhh ya think the boy will be taking over for Letterman anytime soon??? I hope sooooo,...cause I am not getting any younger and need him to take care of me in my old age..lmao.

As always, to be continued...............

FRIDAY FOLLIES

Small update: To all your BB fans(yes Jamie I am talking to you..lol), I am looking forward to the return of BB in a few weeks...this is the ONLY good thing that has come from the writers strike..lol. Thus look for the return of BB Friday on this blog....where we can dish, bash and predict what will happen next!!

Well we have survived another week and the weekend is upon us. The gnome has a fun filled weekend for himself which is wonderful except that leaves ME holding the bag to do everything that needs to get done...

I have spent all day cleaning and shopping for groceries since the gnome invited another couple over tomorrow night. This might be fun but they are coming to watch a fucking HOCKEY GAME!!!

Now I know it is anti-Canadian to not love hockey...but honestly...I HATE IT!!! So I get to cook and clean for something I don't even wanna attend..lol.

Anyway, the following lil "joke" somehow hit home today...so I thought I would share...to all the guys that read this blog, please keep coming back...I heart ya all...even when I bash ya...lmao.


A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.

The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.

In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter , the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened.

He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.

He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'

She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?'

'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

lmaoooooooooooo

As always, to be continued.........