HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

With only 2 days left before my due date, I think it is time to pull out the "Big Boy"!!! LOL

Solution to problem below...

I missed one clue...

These weren't 3 separate dice! It was only ONE!

The problem was to figure out what was odd about it!

Here's the solution...



I simply love brain teasers!!!

Keep them coming!

Dice Solution...

After carefully examining the 3 dice above...
The only thing that I could conclude, is that the 1 and the 6 have been switched in places on the second dice!

My solution in illustration below...

Extremely Exhausted

For the past 11 days, I have been battling with a nasty, deep, chest cold. It might have been alright and quite acceptable in normal circumstances, but I am 17 days away from giving birth and every coughing spell I go through, seriously takes the wind out of me and hurts my already sore belly!

Last Friday, I had a false alarm. I was out shopping with my husband and two daughters, when all of a sudden this sheer pain came over me. We had just arrived at the Toys R Us, when I asked my husband for the keys to the van.

I was dizzy, short of breath and honestly didn't think I would make it to our van, as I made my way, holding on to the outside walls of the store! My entire world flashed before my eyes, as everything spun, all around me. I couldn't wait for this feeling to be over. Seemed like an eternity.

On Saturday, I had little to no energy in me. I knew something wasn't quite right. We packed up the kids and headed off to the hospital. I arrived at the Maternity Ward's Case Room and the nurse immediately took me in. I was pale and looked like a ghost. After almost 5 hours, the final diagnosis was made. The baby is fine, but I was the one who had a very low blood pressure and I was told I needed to get plenty of rest. Not the easiest thing to do when you have a full household to care for.

Luckily for me, this was the long weekend, therefor my husband was home and could manage things while I rested, relaxed and slept! Believe me, I made the best of it!

I feel a great deal better. Unfortunately, this bloody chest cold is still taking a beating on me physically! I wish I could take something to relieve the symptoms, but I cannot, as I am pregnant!

I have but 17 days left before I am due. I can only pray that I will have enough energy to see this final delivery through! I am extremely exhausted from all the coughing and look forward to some relief!

I wish I could go into labor NOW! But this is not something I can control!

Until such time, I will try to take it easy and get the necessary rest I need!

When it's too quiet...it's never a good sign!

Click on image to view, up close, the full magnitude of this mess!

5 CASES WHEN IT IS OK TO USE THE 'F' WORD

Seven Menopausal Dwarfs

Economic Situation Predicted

'I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.'

Thomas Jefferson 1802

Coughing Up Lungs

It all started with a sore throat.

Last Friday morning, I woke up with the sensation, deep within my throat, as if I had spent the entire night swallowing razor blades, downing each one with lemon juice!

I didn't think anything of it at first, as once I had my first cup of coffee and some breakfast, the rawness of that feeling somewhat went away.

Later on that day, out of no where, I simply began to sneeze, violently at times, for no apparent reason. Such instant brutal force could catch even the strongest bladder off guard, as you cannot control matters and simply end up peeing yourself!

Nearing the end of my 4th pregnancy, lets just say, I do not go anywhere without some sort of protection against this!

Then, as if that weren't enough, the coughing started! At first, it was mild and there seemed no need for concern. Until, it progressively became worse!

As if the violent sneezing spells weren't enough for my already weakened bladder, add to this coughing spells which could honestly kick the wind out of you and render you to the brink of sheer exhaustion!

I am already in a vulnerable state. My abdominal muscles have been stretch to full capacity. All of my vital organs have since been displaced. To have to now deal with such nasty coughing spells, needless to say, I am at the end of my energy levels!

It seemed to be going away. I spent the entire day, Monday, taking it easy. Come 2:30am, early this morning, I woke up due a massive coughing attack! It came out of no where, causing me to get out of bed and deal with it!

I am simply glad I did not wake up the entire household!

When will this nasty bug go away? I am extremely fatigued and honestly fear that one more coughing spell like that, will send my unborn child flying out prematurely!

What sucks even more, is the fact that while pregnant, I cannot take anything to ease my symptoms! ARGH!!!

Please give me strength, so that I may get through this! I think I have quite enough to deal with right now!

No more! Please!

How the Stockmarket Works

Once upon a time in a place overrun with monkeys, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish, they became harder to catch, so the villagers stopped their effort.

The man then announced that he would now pay $20 for each one. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. But soon the supply diminished even further and they were ever harder to catch, so people started going back to their farms and forgot about monkey catching.

The man increased his price to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so sparse that it was an effort to even see a monkey, much less catch one.

The man now announced that he would buy monkeys for $50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on his behalf.

While the man was away the assistant told the villagers. 'Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has bought. I will sell them to you at $35 each and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each.'

The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys. They never saw the man nor his assistant again and, once again, monkeys weren't worth anything.

Now you have a better understanding of how the stock market works.

Stress Free & Lost

For years, I have allowed myself to be totally consumed by stress. There was not a single day that went by without me chewing off the skins around my finger tips, or pulling out loose hairs from my head!

How lost I feel today!

With everything major out of the way, as everything has since been taken care of, I find myself completely lost without my old friend called "STRESS"!

Many would say: "Wow! That's great! Now you can finally relax!"

But what does it mean to relax?

I have never been one to sit idle for longer than 5 minutes! There is always something that needs to be done or something that needs to be taken care of. To relax, in my mind, means to waste time! I am not one to allow time to go by without some sort of positive action.

So here I am. It's Monday morning and I have absolutely nothing on my agenda. I have no calls to make, no one to argue with and no fear of anything major falling upon my shoulders.

I am lost!

There are only 25 days left before my 4th pregnancy comes to an end. Could it be??? Will I finally know what it means to enjoy the birth of my child without any stress to blanket him? Will I finally be able to breastfeed in complete calm and actually succeed at it, this time around?

I truly hope so! Only time will tell!

Prize Winning Advertisement

I'm sure that you have seen pharmaceutical advertising in a doctor's office on everything, from tissues, to exam table cover paper.

Well, in my book, this one should get the prize...

Wal*Mart Applicant revealed...

Below is an actual job application that this 75 year old senior citizen submitted to Wal*Mart in California . They hired him because he was funny.....



NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Old Bastard)
SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who will cooperate).
DESIRED POSITION: Company President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.
PREVIOUS SALARY: A lot less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.
REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.
HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.
PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment .
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 lbs.?: Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be 'Do you have a car that runs?'
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, so they tell me.
DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job - no! On my breaks - yes!
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde supermodel who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
NEAREST RELATIVE: 7 miles
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Oh yes, absolutely.

***Old People Rock! ***

Pregnancy Test

For a few weeks now, ever since my sister got her IUD pulled out, she has been hoping and trying to fall pregnant again. I guess she sees me on my 4th child and can't help but want another, just so that my nephew wouldn't grow up an only, lonely child!

I was at the pharmacy, when she called that she was on her way. She was coming over with my nephew to spend the day with all of us. She asked me if I could pick up a pregnancy test for her. I didn't think anything of this, as I was more than happy to know that she was trying to fall pregnant again!

When I got to the shelf, where all the pregnancy tests were displayed, I was immediately overwhelmed with the choices they had. Prices ranged from $10.00 all the way up to $30.00, depending on how accurate you wanted the test to be! They even had tests to measure a woman's fertility cycle! I couldn't get over how far our world has advanced in this area of medicine!

With the pharmacist counter right behind me, I proceeded to walk over and ask someone for help!

MB: "Excuse me? Could I please get some assistance?"

Pharmacist: "Sure Madame! How may I help you?"

MB: "Could you please tell me which one of these pregnancy tests is the most accurate, for its price?"

The pharmacist took a good look at me and responded...

"Go home, look in the mirror and save your money!"

I almost peed myself laughing!!!

It never dawned on me, how odd my question must have seemed, given my current condition!