oil change

OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOMEN :
>1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the
last oil change.
>2) Drink a cup of coffee.
>3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly
maintained vehicle.
>
>Money spent:
>Oil Change $20.00
>Coffee $1.00
>Total $21.00
>==========================================================
>
>Oil Change instructions for Men :

>1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of
oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check
for $50.00.
>2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive
home.
>3) Open a beer and drink it.
>4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
>5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
>6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
>7) Place drain pan under engine.
>8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
>9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
>10) Unscrew drain plug.
>11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in
process. Cuss.
>12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms.
Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
>13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
>14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
>15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil
filter and twist off.
>16) Crawl out from under! Car with dripping oil filter splashing oil
everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash
can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
>17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him.
>Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage
door opener.
>18) Sunday: Skip church because 'I gotta finish the oil change.' Drag
pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole
in back yard instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.
>19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
>20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
>21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
>22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to
gasket surface.
>23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
>24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
>25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
>26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard,
along with drain plug.
>27) Drink beer.
>28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily
dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily
patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in
lawnmower gas.
>29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw
kitty litter on oil spill.
>30) Drink beer.
>31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with
oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench
tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
>32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
>33) Begin cussing fit.
>34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
>35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
>36) Beer.
>37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood
flow.
>38) Beer.
>39) Beer.
>40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
>41) Beer.
>42) Lower car from jack stands.
>43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
>44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled
during steps 23 - 43.
>45) Beer.
>46) Test drive car.
>47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
>48) Car gets impounded.
>49) Call loving wife, make bail.
>50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
>
>Money spent:
>
>Parts $50.00
>DUI $2500.00
>Impound fee $75.00
>Bail $1500.00
>Beer $40.00
>Total - - $4,165.00
>
>But you know the job was done right!

My hubby would agree with this

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You are calm and rational person with a good deal of balance in your life. Friends consider you to be kind, caring, and truly loyal. You are easy going and trusting. However, you are too sensible to fall for mind games. Open to the world, you are not afraid to be yourself. If you don't get enough sleep, you are: Able to cope It's hard to sleep next to you because: You're a bed hog

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

Micheal Buble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQnkYwfNfk

"HOME" is the name of this song and video.
Micheal Buble is one of my favorite singers. He's really awesome.
And cute too.
Enjoy.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Well guys and gals
here she is "41" years ago today. Aug. 25,1966. Taken one hour after I was born.
Weighing in at 5 lbs. 10oz.
She's grown now.
103 lbs. and 5'2".
My mom always said I had the "mouth of the south". I still yell and scream, just like the day I was born. LOL!!!!!!

I just wish my mother was here to celebrate this day with me. But I know that she is looking down on me today smiling and wishing me her best. I do miss my mother. Today belongs to her just as much as it does to me. She's the one that had to endure the labor and not to mention that she had me nautrally, and I WAS BORN FEET FIRST. She said that I came out kicking and screaming, and that I'd always land on my feet. That is why I came out feet first.
She refused any drugs and wouldn't let them turn me around. Not to mention that I was born early too. AT 24 Wks. and the doctors said I wouldn't make it.
I'd like to prove them wrong.
I love my mother
and miss her very much.

What a night at work???????

It started out as any other night.
Until about 9:00 p.m.
One patient refused to get in the bed.
Talked her into getting into bed. Me being my silly self
was cutting up with her and making my co-workers laugh.
It took 4 of us to get her into bed. Did you hear me "4 people".
Well, get her into bed and she starts fighting with me and another
co-worker. Grabbing coworkers arms. Then proceeds to grabs mine.
I get loose while she's hitting the other girl. Then she reaches up and
grabs a hand full of my hair. I asked her to let go and she refused.
I hate to have my hair pulled. So I tell her " YOUR MESSING UP MY
DO". She pulls harder and then finally lets go; and says:"WHAT DO?"
I laughed.
Then she said she was gonna call the police. I told her go ahead.
I told her "I'LL DIAL THE NUMBER FOR YOU."
After that she didn't say another word the rest of the night.

Some of the things older people come up with to say.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow night brings.
We shall see.
Oh but wait there is a FULL MOON on Tues. the 28Th.
GREAT! That is when ALL THE FREAKS COME OUT......

Long time ,no write

It's been awhile since I've been on here. I have been busy.

My daughter from Texas came to visit and we had a GREAT time. Now she is back in TX. and I miss her so much. She is the one that was in the car accident back in June. And her forehead where she had stitches, looks pretty good. She is now "15". Gosh, they grow up so fast. And not to mention that Heather the one that lives with me, is "16". I have to say, that I have 2 very beautiful daughters. I am very proud of them both.

And my hubby;BBW is in Kansas-AGAIN. He's scheduled to be there until Dec. 1st. He left on the 13th of this mth. This will be the longest we have ever been away from each other.

And next Sat. (the 25th) is my birthday. I'll be "41" and I will be celebrating it ALONE. It's just another year. With BBW in Kansas, trying to find the Yellow Brick Road{LOL}, and Heather is going to West Va. with our friend, I will be ALONE. Me and the animals.

Any ideas on what I should do-by myself???????

I will write more later.

But for now here's a pic of me and my beautiful girls.

Heather, Me, and Errin

EXCITIED

I am so excited.

My daughter is coming home,

and my other daughter is coming

to visit for a few weeks.

Only 1 hour and 20 mins until

they land. I've missed Heather

(the one that lives with us) and

can't wait to see the youngest one

Errin. They are just as thrilled as

I am. So my weekend off is going to

be spent with them both.

Talk to y'all soon.

Still here

I am still here. I've had alot going on. Feeling under the weather and getting ready for my daughter to come home and the other to visit. I only have 5 more days until they arrive. My best friend is throwing them both a "Welcome Home party" on Sun. Lots of food and drinks for the adults.
Also in the previous weeks, I shut the car door on my right pinkie finger, broke the nail-completely off. Keep in mind I get my nails done every 2-3 weeks. I couldn't move the pinkie for weeks. If it was broken, the doctor couldn't do nothing.
I don't know what I'm gonna do with noise in the house and actual PEOPLE here.
It's just been me and the 3 cats and the dog. Which isn't too bad, until I get ready for bed. The 3 cats all want attention at the same time and I only have 2 hands. So they fight over who gets me first.
The dog wakes me at 9:30 am every morning to go out on the balcony to lay in the hot, blistering sun.
But it will be nice to have someone to come home too. I mean a human.
And work has sucked too. But what is new there.
More later.....

a funny

Made me think??????

I was off work last Fri. and agreed to have dinner with my best friend Wendy that night.
As I pull up to her house, my friend from work calls to tell that a dear and sweet patient of mine had passed away. He had just gotten back from the hospital and wasn't really doing too good.
On Thurs. night, the last time I saw or took care of him; he was like his old self. He use to rub my arm. Well he did this as I was feeding him.
I never really knew what this man was like or what he did in his life.......until I read his obuartiary. He was a very smart man. Here is some of it:

" During World War II, he worked for Douglas Aircraft in the design and production of the aluminum wings of the C-54 cargo plane. Following the war, he had a distinguished 26-year career as a project engineer and executive for Reynolds Metals Co. During that time, he developed the extrusion process for producing the first seamless aluminum drink cans. He was also instrumental in introducing to the nation the use of aluminum foil for cooking. Following his retirement from Reynolds, he served as director of Buildings and Grounds for Virginia Commonwealth University, including the 50-building hospital campus of the Medical College of Virginia. He was also active in the Boy Scouts. After he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, he served as a local and regional scout leader for 25 years, including service as the Chicago Area District Boy Scout Commissioner. The family wishes to thank the staff at Chesapeake Healthcare for their extraordinary care during his stay."

That makes one really think what did this person do with their life.
I basically take care of people for a living. That is my career. And come to find out, this was a very smart man.
What are people going to say about me when I pass on? I miss him and still have a hard time walking into to his room. Because for the past 5 1/2 months, I helped take care of this man. But he always did tell me "thank-you" for anything I did for him.
Why can't some of the older people I take care of be like that? It also makes me think, "What kind of person am I gonna be when I get older or if I end up where someone has to help take care of me? No one knows how we will be when we are older and have to depend on someone else to help or take care of us. I just hope that I turn out to like some of the good ones that I have been able to help take care of.

Having a bad week

My week hasn't been so great, so far. And it's only Tues. you say. Well let's start with that I was sick Sat. ( my day off) and Sun. was my scheduled day off, but stupid me picked it up. Thinking why not? Hubby and daughter are gone. Well, I was still sick that day too. Tried to call off from work and they said, "they weren't taking any call offs." Oh, did I mention I was coughing and running a fever. Didn't matter. Go to work anyway.
Thought I was feeling better by the time I got home Sun.
NOPE!!
Mon. am woke up with a fever and called off. I was miserable all day. No one to take care of me or cater to my needs. Started feeling better and went to work on Tues.
So hopefully somewhere around the corner the rest of the week has to get better. At least I hope it does. I'm still not feeling like myself. I should've taken more time off.
Off to bed to get some sleep and rest.
Tomorrow is another day.

Errin- my baby girl

this is a pic of my baby Errin, that was in the accident.

she's only 14 yrs. old.

My ex is saying that she's having issues riding in a car. Which is understandable.

To think my baby is gonna have to plastic surgery.

The cut is above her right eye and is near the hairline.

But she's doing okay so far.

My youngest daughter, Errin

Well where should I start?
Let's start on Fri. (the 8Th), that was my day off.
At 6:30a.m. I awaken from a very deep sleep to go make a potty run and thinking "I'll be able to go back to sleep."
Well, much to my surprise my cell phone was flashing-which means that someone has called me.
So I look at it and see that it was ex-husband (whom lives in TX.) that has called and left a message and a text message too.
So I check the text the text first.
This is what it read. Now remind you I'm still half asleep.
"Errin is okay,stitched up, it will require plastic surgery. Don't call here until 11 am your time. We need some sleep. Message received my time at 5:19am.
So I PANIC!!!!
Then I listen to the voice message.
It states,
Lori, Errin was in a car accident and we're at the hospital. She's going to be okay.
He stops talking and I can hear the doctor in the back ground saying, she's gonna be sore and she's a banged up.

OKAY!! I AM WIDE AWAKE NOW. CRYING MY EYES OUT. Keep in mind hubby is in Ky. and other daughter-Heather is in TX. visiting. First thought that pops into my mind is OMG! my daughter needs plastic surgery. She is mangled and all cut up.

I call daughter, Heather, who is there; and she thought I was crazy. She didn't know anything about it. So she wakes up grandma to find out what is going on.

Well, I call hubby(who is an hour behind my time) at 6:30am and I'm crying so hard into the phone he can't understand me. He thought I was in an accident.
so he calms me down and I proceed to tell him the story. In between dropped calls.
Heather calls me back with info. First it was, she was in the back seat on the passenger side and they got t-boned from a driver that ran a red light and the impact was on her side and she was the only one that got hurt. She's okay, she had to have 13 stitches. Her eyes were all scratched up and face has little scratches on it.

Well, about a half a pack cigarettes and half a pot of coffee I was well awake and a nervous wreck. Hubby gets me calmed down. I call a few family members and friends.

Well at about 11a.m. my ex calls with info.
I immediately start crying and shaking. Okay, here's what he said.
Errin has 15 stitches in her head. It wasn't a straight cut, it was jagged. Her eyes were fine. In fact, she was wearing her glasses and they weren't broken, bent or scratched. She had blood all in her head and all over her.
That is enough to scare any parent. We still don't have the full detail of the accident. Awaiting the police report. But it seems that this guy that was driving the car Errin was in, is the one actually at fault. He is the one that ran the red light.
But the impact was on her side and she hit the window from the crash.

That had to be one of the scariest things I've gone through. My baby was in a car accident.
She is very lucky to walk away with just 15 stitches. I tell her that every time I talk to her.
It could have been worse and I'm glad it wasn't.
I told her God and her grandmother were watching down over her. She is so lucky.

This accident happened about 1:30 a.m. (TX. time). There is more to the story that I will tell later.

But after all that stress, a bottle of wine throughout the day at about 6 p.m. I was feeling relaxed(for the most part). Every time I look at any of her pictures I thank God she's okay.
And then my weekend was spent working 15 hours each day. So tonight I hope that I get some good sleep and sleep in later.

That was my day off and my weekend. Errin will be coming out to visit in July and Heather will be with her coming home. I can't wait to see both of them.

So now it's off to bed to rest and SLEEP!!!!!
I hope that everyone had a good weekend.

Oh by the way, yes her name is spelled with 2 R's not one-Errin. It is something different.

T.V.shows

Does anyone out there watch the new show "Travler?"
OMG!! I am hooked on it now. Since all my favoritve shows
aren't on right now, I've picked up a few new ones.
Like; Travler, The Starter Wife and Army Wives.

I am so glad that we have the DVR so that I can record
shows I want to see and watch them when I get home.
I really miss Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives
and CSI. But I have been watching the reruns when
they are on.

Tomorrow night is The Starter Wife, so I will watch
that when I get home from work.

Talk to ya later.

Hello everyone, it's me

Yes I am still here. Sorry it's been a long time since I've been on.
Well, I am alone- daughter gone to TX. until July and hubby gone
to Ky. until July. What am I ever gonna do???
Well, it's me and the animals- I am the zoo keeper. Sometimes it feels
like a zoo with them. For some odd reason 2 of the cats like to chase
one another when it's time for me to go to bed. The puppy has actually
been good. He makes himself a little bed on the sofa and sleeps until
I get up and then he has to go outside and lay in the sun on the patio.
My daughter turned "16" yesterday. Now she's gonna think that since
she's an official teenager; that SHE knows everything. But don't most
teenagers think that way. But she is a good girl.
I will write more later.
Just wanted to let my friends know that I was still here. Just been a little
busy. I will find time to write more later.
Take care.
Have a good Monday everyone.

Oh it's FRIDAY

I was off today. My daughter and I went shopping for "our summer wardrobe", well, started anyway.
We went and did our shopping and before hitting Old Navy we decided to grab some lunch at Ruby Tuesday's. I ordered a glass of wine and much to my surprise the waitress asked for my i.d. I laughed and was grinning as I happily pulled out my i.d. for her. She commented that I DID NOT LOOK I WAS BORN IN 1966. That made my day.
Well, on our way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick a few things. I grabbed 2 bottles of my fav wine ( ok, I'm a wine-o,lol).
As the cashier was ringing up the groceries and came across the bottles of wine also asked for my i.d. I giggled and showed it to her and she commented about my age too. So that made my day. Getting carded twice in one day, WOW!!!!
My daughter and I don't act like mother and daughter sometimes and people have said that to us. I take that as a good thing.
We like SOME of the same music and we argue like sisters.
She's leaving next month on the 21st for TX. to visit her dad and sister and won't be back until July. I hate to say it, " I'm gonna miss her."
When I come home from work at nights we sit and watch t.v. together and talk.
Maybe I'll pick up extra shifts at work or work on a few days off. Who knows?
With her gonna be gone and BBW gone to who knows where, I won't have anyone to hang with at night. Except for the cats and the dog. Now that I think about work might be the answer.
It's off to bed to listen to the thunder and rain.
More about my life later......

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Please take a moment to send a prayer or thought to the families and friends and those that lost their lives in the VT shooting that happened on Mon.
It has been noted as "THE WORST SHOOTING IN YEARS AT A SCHOOL". I have been trying to follow Fox News on this matter and it's heart breaking for me to listen to.
At least 33 people killed and others injured.
The students attending the school and their families need our thoughts and prayers along with the ones that lost their lives for NO reason.
My heart aches for such a tragedy. And to know that it's in the state that I live.
Neal Boortz has also listed a post on this horrifying tragedy.

President Bush and the First Lady are due to arrive today for a service at VT.

So take a moment to send thoughts and prayers to all at VT today.

ALL ALONE............

Sitting here all alone, well not quite; 3 cats and a puppy.
The baby cat (Boots) has gone psycho. Running up and
down the stairs. It sounds like a freight train roaring through
the house. The puppy barking at his OWN shadow in the
patio door. And the other 2 cats sleeping or eating- as usual.
No t.v. or radio on, just the noise from the animals and
the rain and the wind.
It's quite soothing. The rain beating against the roof and the
wind blowing.
AAAAWWWWW!!!!! SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
Just wish BBW was here to snuggle up with
and listen to the rain also.
Well off to bed I'm going, I think????
Good night.

I'm still here and there.........

Sorry it's been awhile since I've been on. Alot has been going on lately.
BBW is now in N.C. which is only 4 hours away. I was off last weekend and
drove up to spend the weekend with him, since we weren't together for
our first anniversary. But he did very well for me. He got me the jewlery
I wanted and then sent me Godiva chocolates and orchids. So I made out
good. How's he gonna top the next one????
Plus last Sat. am I awoke to snow. Yes, in April and in Va. Beach we got SNOW.
I'll be glad when the warmer weather gets here.
Plus things at work. It has been wearing me out. It's not the work but some of my
patients. Gosh! I do not want to get old or at least not like some of them.
I thought I had lost a patient over the weekend and come to find out she was
sent to the hospital and she's still there.
But I do have a really cool patient. She's been there for about a month and she's going home on Fri. The doctors said she'd never get any better. She came in with a feeding tube and couldn't hardly speak nor did she walk. Well, now she's talking and walking and eating regular food. She is only 48 yrs. old. I'm gonna hate to see her go. Her family is wonderful. We've all formed a bond.
And then there are your crazy ones, your bossy ones, and the ones that are pure lazy. But I enjoy what I'm doing. I will continue my nursing career. I plan on going further. I like helping people and caring for them.
Well, more later. It's bed time.
Don't forget me, I'm still here but not as often and I'm sorry.
More later..........

Hello everyone.....

I know it's been awhile since I've been on. Sorry, have been busy and haven't had too much to say.
Well, BBW is home for the weekend. Mon. he is leaving for N.C. and he'll only be 4 hours away. So the first weekend in April I am going to go visit him. Since he'll be away for our 1 yr. anniversary on Wed. but we will have the weekend together. It'll also be a "get-away" for me.
Work is still the same. I've actually had a couple patients pass away. It hits you cause you have been the one taking care of them for awhile and you start to get close to them. Everyone tells me it will get easier. But I do have a few that think they are the only ones I take care of.
I have a new pt. and she's only 48 yrs. old. WOW!!! She is very sweet and I've gotten close to her family.
I did manage to plant flowers outside last weekend. My daughter and I did, and she hates to get her hands dirty. But she told me she had lots of fun.
I hope that everyone is doing well.
I did go to a book signing for BBW. It was Neal Boortz. He is an interesting man. I'd never been to anything like that and actually enjoyed it. But while I was there I did meet some unusual and strange people. One lady that was talking to me, had her whole face, neck both arms and hands tattooed. Yea!! She noticed one I have on my left breast, it's a small rose. She was telling me I could have it touched up or removed. I do not want to do either. She asked why? I told her I got that years ago and it can fade away just the marriage did,(my 1st. marriage). She was kind of creepy.
But some of the other "normal " people were nice.
The things we do for the ones we love, huh.
Well I was trying to figure out what to get BBW for our anniversary, so I got him a PlayStation game, it was my daughters idea. She said he wanted it. I think he liked it. It'll give him something to one the weekends while he's away.
Well, I'm off today and gonna spend time with hubby after he gets home from work.
Maybe one night I'll tell a few stories from work. Some can be interesting and funny.
Take care all......
And..........
T.G.I.F...........