Rainy Friday.......

Ahh, rainy morning here at the outskirts.
What else is new?

Went to the work related barbecue yesterday!!
They had over 30 pounds of chicken!!!
I bet they had leftovers too when all was said and done.

The barbecue was held for the not only us employees, who had flip flopped the isles around, and made the warehouse look absolutely outstanding but, it was also to welcome home the main boss that had the opportunity to go MIA for nearly a month.
She went to China!!

I got the chance to give her a hug and welcome her back yesterday, which in return, she happily replied " It's good to see that your still here with us. I'm happy to see that (D) didn't run you off."
Meaning, the Supervisor.

To my understanding, we get truckloads of product from China.
She went and spent a bogus amount of money on artificial flowers.
I guess either for herself or for the warehouse.........

Who knows?
What I do know, is that when I get a chance to work over in the flower department, I feel like I'm in the movie "The Secret Garden"............



I tend to get a little lost in my own little world when I'm taking the flowers out of their boxes and pricing them.

It's just so much fun!!!

Well, that about does it for right now.
Til then, take care of yourselves, have a wonderful Friday, and so on, and so on.

As always, thanks for stopping by!!

Get your Barbecue apron's on.........

It's that time of the year again......
Get your grills ready, call up family and friends, and
get your smoke on!!!

Today and tomorrow, I have an opportunity to go to two different Barbecue's!!!
Today's barbecue is work related, and even though I've only been there for a little over a month,
a handful of them already consider me as part of their family.

I had quite a few come up to me yesterday, knowing that today is my day off, and ask me if I will be attending the festivities.
With me being a newbie and all, I was happy to see that they're willing to welcome me with open arms into their family owned business. :)

Tomorrow's barbecue will be friend related.
Hopefully, we won't be rain out.

I was able to see one of the many friends that I had lost contact with over the last 10 years or so, at work the other day and she invited me to come up to her parent's house to do the whole barbecue thing with her, her sister, and a few others that I have lost contact with over the years.

So, yes, it is a great day to be alive......



Well, I gotta hop off of here and start getting ready.
Thanks for stopping by and until then,
take care of yourselves.

Have a wonderful day!!!

A little noticable...............

With 147 visits, I just had to put that on here. :-P

Ok, for starters, I really don't do this blogging thing everyday.

So, if I'm a couple days behind, just hang in there.

I'll update as soon as I get the chance. :)

Second, I really do appreciate the fact that your taking the time to read the ramblings

that I post on here.

Did you know?!?



His New York-based publicist, Joann Mignano, on Friday confirmed a report on People magazine's website that said the former Poison frontman was rushed to intensive care late Thursday after a severe headache. Doctors discovered bleeding at the base of his brain stem, the report said.

Michaels is a contestant on Donald Trump's competitive reality show, "The Celebrity Apprentice." He has served as one of the season's most outspoken celebrities and has so far avoided being fired in the boardroom.

At the end of Sunday's episode, an announcer acknowledged his condition and said everyone at NBC "wishes Bret Michaels a speedy recovery."

Michaels had an emergency appendectomy April 12 after complaining of stomach pains before he was scheduled to perform at Sea World in San Antonio. He later wrote on his website that although the surgery "has taken its toll," doctors expected him to make a full recovery.

Before joining the third season of "The Celebrity Apprentice," Michaels starred as the lothario on VH1's lusty reality dating series "Rock of Love" from 2007 to 2009. For three seasons, Michaels searched for the women of his dreams amid a sea of implants, tattoos and thongs.

He also served as a judge on the third season of the USA singing competition "Nashville Star" in 2005

Doctors plan further testing to help pinpoint the source of the brain hemorrhage that is keeping Bret Michaels in intensive care, according to a post Monday on the rocker's website.

A report from doctors is expected this week. The website doesn't say where Michaels, 47, is hospitalized.

"Please remember Bret is, and always has been, a fighter and survivor and is under the best medical care possible," the post added.

Good luck to ya Bret Michaels!!!

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Well, that about does it guys!!
Gotta head off to bed!!

Thanks for stopping by and checking up on me!! :)
Until then, take care of yourselves and have a great tomorrow!!!

It's Sunday!!!........

Friday night, got my earplugs in, sleeping away.
When at 2:30 in tha morning, a clap of thunder startles me out of my slumber!!

We had a storm move through during the night, I take my earplugs out and fall back into my comatose state of mind when all of a sudden..........
6:30, my alarm goes off.
"Aww man, why does time have to go by so fast", I said to myself as I was rushing around getting ready for work.
I've come to the conclusion, that I'm going hav'ta go to bed earlier and set my alarm for 6:00 now.

At work, everything went swell.
The rain's pouring outside, we didn't loose the electricity, and everybody seemed to be in a pleasant mood.

I get to take a break every 2 hours and at the last 4 hours of work the rain stopped and the sun came out.

I don't know if your like me but, I like to see if I can't spot a rainbow after a storm.

I didn't get to see any but, I sure did get to enjoy the sun, for a few minutes. :)

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My Granny is doing fine, in-case you were wondering.
She's back home and feeling much better.

Come to find out, one of her splints had been giving her problems.
The little bugger worked it's way out and was traveling around in one of her tubes that lead to her kidney.

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Here we go again!!

You guys ready?




The $100 bill is the most frequent target of counterfeiters operating outside of the United States, and the changes to the new $100 bill are meant to be "very obvious and visible," according to Larry Felix, the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The new bill has a blue security ribbon that gives a 3-D effect to micro-images that the thousands of lenses will be magnifying. Tilt the note back and forth, and you will see tiny bells on the ribbon change to 100s as they move.

Other changes to the bill: To the left of Franklin's portrait is an inkwell that will change color from copper to green when the note is tilted. The movement will also make a Liberty Bell appear and disappear inside the inkwell.
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Well, that about does it for me today!!
'Til then, have a great Sunday and
take care of yourselves!!

Rain or shine........

My Granny has been in hospital for about a week now, and as me and my King have this saying
"getting old ain't for sissy's." We've both realized that
she's a tough woman and there's nothing that's gonna stop her from living her life to the fullest.

We're gonna bring her home today sometime this afternoon.
Rain or shine.

She had some stints put in her kidney tubes a couple months back....and it just hasn't been right for her since.

Supposedly, the doctors had to take one out, replace, or remove a kidney......
*mumble, mumble*

My King and I have come to the conclusion that, "doctors are nothing but high priced plumbers."
Don't get us wrong,
we thank God for having them around when needed but,
we all know that they're just humans, and tend to make mistakes just like the rest of us.

Yesterday, I said that I had a lunch date with a friend of mine that I hadn't been able to actually catch up with in the last 10 years.
All went well and we're planning on meeting together again in the near future!!

We had both arrived early at where we were gonna eat at, gave each other hugs, then started talking 90 miles to nothing.
It was like we both were in a race to catch each other up on ourselves all in one hour.

Ahh, the excitement of meeting a familiar face. :)

I had came home and took myself a little nap thinking that I'd vegetate around the house.
Low and behold, the sun was beckoning for me to go out and enjoy the nice qualities that it can give.

So, I did. :-)
Two hours worth and I feel great!!


Well, that about does it for today.
Until then, take care of yourselves and have a fabulous Friday!!
And as always, thank you for stopping by. :)

What are you planning to do today?.......

It's Earth Day!!
Although, you should really treat it like it's Earth Day, every day.

My King and Queen did something for the earth a couple of days ago.
Queen planted a red-bud tree at the end of her flower line that's to the side of the house, while my King mowed the yard.

My King loves mowing the yard, you see, he's got a sense of humor about him that I love. As I was pulling up the driveway from work the other day, he was hunkered down acting like he was racing on his riding lawn mower.

I love it when he mows the yard, we have wild onion that grows out here along the outskirsts, and when he mows over it, we get
the pleasure of smelling the aroma.
Plus it's neat because you also smell the dirt from the road and the cut of grass mixed in as well.

My Queen put some more bird feed out for the birds that we have around here and come to find out, they have a regular that likes the bird seeds as well.
Here's a glimpse of the fella......


So, what are you planning on doing for our world today?
Are ya gonna start recycling?
Are ya gonna plant a tree?
You plan on turning that light off in the kitchen while your reading this?


Mother Nature is watching you.


It's pretty simple.....Do something not only for our world but, also for yourself.
You'll be happy that you did!!

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Ok, so you remember how I vented about that little situation that I happen to run into with my associates the other day?

All is well now, and I'm just gonna leave it at that.

I also came across a quote the other day that made a lot of sense to me:

“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?” ~Anonymous~

Hopefully, this will make some sense to you as well. :)


I know ya wanna know more but, I'm not gonna tell the follow up on the whole situation.
The main reason, it would be inconsiderate of me to do so.
Second, I believe in this thing called karma.


I was given a fortune cookie yesterday by one of the many people that love me there at work. She's also a friend of mine as well and here's what it said:

Time is natures way of keeping everything from happening all at once.

I think that this fits perfect with what I've already told you. :)

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Oh, I gotta lunch date with a friend of mine that I hadn't been able to actually catch up with in the last 10 years.
We went to school together and are able to
pass each other once in a great while. We get the chance to say "Hi, how are ya" but, that's about it.
I invited her and her little shadow, this is what she calls her son, to join me for lunch today. :)

She's looking forward to it as much as I am. :)

Well, that about does it for today.
Sorry that I hadn't been here in a few days but, hey, what do expect from a gal that's working
10 hours days, 4 days a week?

In the meantime, take care of yourself and have a wonderful day!!!

As always, thanks for stopping by to check up on me. :)

More to know.......

It's been a cloudy day over here at the outskirts.

I gotta tell ya, I love enjoying the sun when it's my days off.
Sure did miss it today.
I spent the whole day in my pajamas!!

My King was able to post a link of interesting information on what I like to call
"Vitamin D."
If you guys missed it, here it is for ya. I know I learned a lot more about the sun when I got through reading.
Hopefully, you'll be able to learn a little more than what
you already know too!!

Yes, sunshine is a good thing when taken in moderation. Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight. Five minutes a day is all it takes to prevent numerous diseases, such as:

Osteoporosis is commonly caused by a lack of vitamin D.

Rickets, a bone-wasting disease.

Insulin production impairment exacerbating type 2 diabetes.

Obese people need twice as much vitamin D due to impairment of utilization.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by a melatonin imbalance initiated by lack of exposure to the sun.

Chronic vitamin D deficiency is often misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia because its symptoms are so similar: muscle weakness, aches and pains.

Vitamin D prevents prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer and schizophrenia.

Infants who receive vitamin D supplementation (2000 units daily) have an 80% reduced risk of developing type 1 diabetes over the next twenty years.

Shocking Vitamin D Deficiency Statistics:

32% of doctors and med school students are vitamin D deficient.

40% of the U.S. population is vitamin D deficient.

42% of African American women of childbearing age are deficient in vitamin D.

48% of young girls (9-11 years old) are vitamin D deficient.

Up to 60% of all hospital patients are vitamin D deficient.

76% of pregnant mothers are severely vitamin D deficient, causing widespread vitamin D deficiencies in their unborn children, which predisposes them to type 1 diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia later in life. 81% of the children born to these mothers were deficient.

Up to 80% of nursing home patients are vitamin D deficient

People just take vitamin D for granted. Many dermatologists say that you just need to drink another glass of milk, or you get plenty of vitamin D from your diet. Unfortunately it’s incorrect.

They really are ignorant that very few foods naturally contain vitamin D.
Oily fish like salmon and mackerel are abundant in vitamin D but you would have to eat salmon and mackerel 3-5 times a week in order to get your vitamin D requirement. Cod liver oil is another good source, although milk or orange juice fortified with vitamin D has some, but there are only 100 units in an 8 oz glass of vitamin D-fortified milk and orange juice.

So you would have to drink 10 glasses of milk or 10 glasses of orange juice a day. You cannot get your vitamin D easily from your diet. And even if you take a multivitamin, a multivitamin contains 400 international units of vitamin D, only 40% of what you need.

In other words, you would have to make a conscious effort to take a multivitamin, drink 2 glasses of milk, drink a glass or two of orange juice fortified with vitamin D and eat salmon to get the amount of vitamin D that you require to satisfy your body’s needs. Or you could just walk outside and get natural sunlight on your skin. Since sunlight is free, no one is promoting it!

Please understand this is not about sun tanning which is harmful to the skin, only 5 minutes a day of exposure is sufficient for most people.
The ultraviolet rays do not penetrate glass, so sitting by a sunny window or in a car won’t work unless you are in a convertible with the top down.
The further you live from the equator, the longer exposure you need to the sun in order to generate vitamin D. People with dark skin pigmentation may need 20 - 30 times as much exposure to sunlight as fair skinned people to generate the same amount of vitamin D.

That’s why prostate cancer is epidemic among black men -- it’s a simple, but widespread, sunlight deficiency.
Even weak sunscreens (SPF=8) block your body’s ability to generate vitamin D by 95%. Vitamin D is “activated” in your body by your kidneys and liver before it can be used.
Having kidney disease or liver damage can greatly impair your body’s ability to activate circulating vitamin D. 15. Even though vitamin D is one of the most powerful healing chemicals in your body, your body makes it absolutely free. No prescription required.

If more people understood this information, we could drastically reduce the rates of chronic disease in this country and around the world.
Sunlight exposure is truly one of the most powerful healing therapies in the world, far surpassing the best efforts of today’s so-called “advanced medicine.”
There is no drug, no surgical procedure, and no high-tech procedure that comes even close to the astonishing healing power of natural sunlight.

Well, hope ya got a little more information on what sunlight can do for ya.
Tomorrow I go back to work and I know that I'll get to see some
Vitamin D through out the day.
Even if I have to imagine it. :)
Till then, you guys take care of yourselves and as always thanks for stopping by!! :)