Happy New Year

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2007 has not been the greatest year for many of us, so together let's make our mantra:
"2008 will be GREAT".
And who knows, if we all say it loud enough and often enough, it will come true.

Until next time...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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Festival of Lights

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GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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I hope that you all are able to spend the day with those that love you the most.
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Take time to recognize the things we DO have to be thankful for.
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Try to remember to tell the people you love that you love them and are thankful for them. I'm saying it to you all now ;)
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HAPPY GIVING OF THANKS!
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Until next time...

WHEN THE $#IT HITS THE FAN

I'm writing this in a brown font today. Seems appropriate. There's a proverb - when the shit hits the fan. It kinda really did.

I have a blocked pipe in my house.
Shit has exploded out of the toilet in the guest bathroom.
Not really exploded, but sorta boiled over and oozed all over the bathroom, and even under the closed door.
It is an understatement to say it is disgusting.
Why am I sitting here and blogging when there is a shitload of crap going on? Because the plumbers - yes 2 of them - are trying to fix this mess.
Nothing I can do at the moment.
Did I mention the snake they used sprayed shit all over the walls, too?
Decor goes to trashbags.
This is day 2.
I can not use the water.
Nor the upstairs bathroom.
I had to stay at a hotel last night.
Nothing I can do at this point in time, except wait for the gallons of tears that have been dammed up inside waiting to pour out.
I guess that will finally happen when they give me the bill.
Or when I have to begin sanitizing my entire house - top to bottom.
GOT BLEACH.

It's ironic, you think things are shitty, then they really are.

Until next time...

BEEN OVER A MONTH

Well, well, well it's been over a month since I have updated.

SSDD - same shit different day.
I changed the digits in my age.
E-Checks are free now.
Brit Brit is still a trainwreck.
DWTS is my new obsession.
A tree fell and missed my house by a foot.
The Indians didn't make it into the World Series.
It's raining tonight. So.Cal needs the rain to put out the fires.
I'm thirsty now.
I really want a sandwich because I'm out of bread. Going to the store in the morning.
I am tired.
Goodnight.

Until next time...

Hmmmm, what to write about

Welp, I've been reprimanded yet again to update the old bloggy thingy. So here goes.

You'd think I have been busy or something. It's not like I have a 40 hour a week job to go to to take up my time!!!!

Let's see, where should I start. *wheels spinning in my head* Ok, I'll start with the wedding weekend. If y'all wanna go and get a cuppa joe and a biscotti I'll wait a minute to start writing!!

Everyone back? Ok, here goes...

We left on Friday. A little (ok, a lot) later then we had planned on. We were going to have lunch in Pitts. at Lidia's, but we didn't get to Pitt's in time. (AND, for the record, I was ON TIME. It was not my fault!!) But, we were together, so it didn't matter where we ate. My cousin Fran, she's the one responsible for me having this bloggy thingy in the first place, was in from San Fran and rode with us. There were 6 of us in the van, and we talked and laughed all the way to P-burgh, so the 2 hour trip seemed like 5 minutes.
At the hotel we met up with a bunch of other cousins, including ones that came in from Houston, Atlanta, Cin-City and other Clevelanders. In the evening we had the rehearsal dinner. It was a lovely evening. Good food, good company and lots of laughing and a little drinking! Joanne even had a mysterious stranger buy her a drinky! Afterwards we hung out in the lobby until the wee hours of the morning.
Saturday was the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding. Amy was gorgeous and Ken was so handsome. The church was beautiful, too. In the evening was the reception and we all cleaned up quite nicely!! OMG, there was the cookie table. No, there was the cookie ROOM! I never saw soooooooooooooo many cookies in my life and I am old! Not even in a bakery are there as many cookies as were at this wedding!! Again, after the reception we hung out in the lobby until the wee hours. I however, went to my room and returned to the lobby in my jammies! Doesn't everyone hang out in nice hotel lobbies in their jammies!!!!!!! DON'T JUDGE ME!! Ha ha ha ha ha
Sunday morning was a brunch and then the trip back to Cleve. On the way back we stopped at IKEA. Of course we had to have the requisite shopping experience and eat swedish meatballs and apple cake! Doesn't everyone do that when they shop??
All in all, it was a FANTABULOUS WEEKEND.

Monday had to roll around. It had to. Damn it.

Cough, cough. Sniffle Sniffle. Snort snort. REPEAT. Are you getting my drift?? Yep, I woke up like I was hit by a truck. A truck carrying the flu and it deposited it's load all over me. DAMN TRUCK.

I am gonna get gross now, so if you wanna scroll for a second, it's ok with me.

How much gunk can one nose hold??? I have been blowing it non stop now for over a week! I don't have a big nose. Just a nose of average girth and length. I looked up nasal gunk. (gotta love that google) It claims that one only produces an ounce of nasal gunk per day. Regardless of how sick one is. I BEG TO DIFFER! I swear, it is in the gallons!!

OK, done with being gross (for now!) so you can stop scrolling!

Ohh, I discovered a new delicacy (no, not Yak - which I have still not tried) - Pretzel Shooters! You take a pretzel and then shoot in 5 m&m's and eat all together! Delish!

So, how about that OJ Simpson? I find it poetic justice that he may finally go to jail for something! YAY!

Didja watch the Emmy's? Show rather sucked, but, SALLY FIELD rocked!

Well, I think I am done for now. I have to blow my nose AGAIN!!

Until next time...

I HEAR CHANTING...

I was sitting and playing on the lappy and I heard chanting
new post, new post, new post. I looked around and finally looked at my blog,
and there was Cher, chanting at me!! So Cher, for you, here's a new post. And if you and anyone else that may read this is bored, IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!!!!!

~~~ DANIELLE - I will take a cyber trip downunder and check out your blog. I haven't been over in a while. No excuses, just haven't been around ;(
How's everything? How are the kids? Did you move to Sidney already??

~~~ CHER - When do you wanna get some Java again? Wanna include Abby and go at night or in the day? Call me!!! (And, keep your car keys in sight!!)

~~~ BRIAN - Thanks for all of your bloggies. I am an addict! I check your blog before I check my own!!

~~~YAAKOVA - Are you ever reading?? Post a comment if you stop in. I miss you!

~~~SHARON - Can't wait for Friday! What a weekend to come.

So, you may wonder what Friday is. Are ya? Huh? Huh?? Glad you asked. LOL
Friday we take a road trip to Pittsburgh for our cousin Kenny's wedding. A small group of us are going early, so we can go and have lunch at Lidia's, in Pittsburgh. Then, we check into the hotel. Friday night is the rehearsal dinner. Saturday afternoon is the ceremony and Saturday night is the reception. Sunday morning is a brunch and then back home.

I 'm excited to see some cousins I have not seen in a while that will be coming to the wedding. Fran will be a riot, I'm sure. If you remember any of my past blogs, Fran is the reason I have my own bloggy! So, you all can blame her!!!!!!!
We are going to share a room, so I imagine I should buy some NASA diapers, because she will have me laughing all day and night!!

Oh yeah, I had a job interview last week. It went well and on Thursday I have to go back to take a "personality test" . I have been studying, so hopefully I will pass the test!! DON'T LAUGH, I flunked one earlier!! Either I have NO personality or one that SUX!! Wish me luck! And CHER, I know how to get there now!!

I'm thinking I am probably at the end of this installment. Wait, I remembered something else!!!

~~~I went to the Indian's game on Saturday. AND for the 1st time ever, my team WON! I had NEVER been to any pro sporting event where the home team won!! Woo Hoo!! We creamed Chicago. But they creamed us on Saturday!!

~~~Can you believe Nicole Richie served a whole 82 minutes??? I can't even flat iron my hair in 82 minutes. GEEZ. And Lindsey will face no felony charges?? Gimme a break. OK, OK I won't rant again on this one.

~~~I want to try YAK. Not TO yak (I am good at yakking). The meat Yak. You know the animals that kinda look like rams. I hear they are very lean and delicious. A little goes a long way, and it is not supposed to be as gamey. If you know where one can get Yak, lemme know. OK? Thanks.

Alright, I think I am done now. Cher, did I do ok??????? LOL!

Until next time...

About...NUTTIN"

I haven't updated in a long time. Really not much to talk about. I guess today will be something of a Seinfeld blog - a show about nothing!

~Still not working.
~Still sweating my ass off. Did you know I hate the humidity? And then combine that with the heat - - ick. ICK! What I want is a PLAIN OLD TEMPERATURE reading. Not one that has to be combined with a "heat index" or a "wind chill factor"!!
~Had to get a new cell phone. How do I use it??????? If any of you left me one of the voice mails on it, I am NOT ignoring you. I have no idea how to retrieve them!!!!
~I don't like pigeons.
~Free range chickens? Do other chickens have to pay to use the range? Is there a chicken range toll collector??? Or if it is on a menu, why isn't it indeed FREE??? What about, say Free range Bison? Who would be brave enough to try and collect a toll from a bazillion pound Bison that wants to roam on the range? Not I!!!

I think I need another cup of coffee now. Or maybe I have had 1 too many!!!

Until next time...

LA LA LA LA LOHAN

Ok, I admit it, I am getting old. I just don't understand these kids today. What is wrong with the Lindsay's, Brit Brits, Paris' and other young celebutants of the world today?

They are living a dream of so many young girls and yet they choose to turn that dream into a nightmare.

These brats have not only a silver spoon, but apparently coke to put on that spoon. Give me a break already. You can afford to live a priviledged life - HIRE A DRIVER.

It is sad that young girls look up to these morons. What a lovely example to set.

What is even more disgusting then the behavior of these twits, is the behavior of their parents. Did they ever read Parenting Magazine? They sure didn't teach their children well.

Accept the help that you have pretended to get. I would bet that LiLo or Brit Brit will not be named as spokesmodels for Promises anytime soon.

You may not care about your own lives, but don't kill someone else in your stupor.

Why do I even care?
Did you watch the Democratic debate last night?

RANDOM THOUGHTS

Why do celebrities inject collagen into their lips so they look like they are wearing two dead fish on their mouths? Do they really think that is attractive?

If you think about random thoughts, are they still random?

How can someone you have so much in common with (except gender) turn out to be such an a$$? Does that make you and a$$, too?

Why can't skunks spray in an aromatic scent, rather then a stank?

If you don't eat junk food, it is amazing, you will lose weight.

Why does too much coffee make you jittery, yet hanging out in a coffee house is so relaxing?

How can some people be so mean to animals? They are just a 4 legged form of humanity. Shame on Michael Vick, you belong in jail.

Why would Paula Abdul let her life be put on TV? With her 15 assistants, why wouldn't anyone stop her? Or feed her? Or let her sleep? Or get her help?

If I stop typing now, does it mean I am done thinking random thoughts?

Until next time...

Happy Birthday, Leah Marie

Happy Birthday, Leah Marie

On Monday we would have said Happy Birthday to you
The world should have been wide open for all you wanted to do
a shining star
a tender soul
a happy spirit
a gracious young lady to everyone you knew

I miss you much, I always will, my dear.
I still can not believe you're no longer here
a contagious laugh
a hug so tight
a twinkle in your eye
The depth of love you gave made you wise beyond your years

That drunken driver crossed the line
He took away someone so young, so devine
a cute little girl
a lovely young lady
a beautiful memory
Leah Marie, rest in peace, your in my heart till the end of my time

The Old Maureen IS Coming Back!

So I don't have a job - BFD.
...I can sleep as late as I want
...I can wear shorts and flip flops all day
...I can stay up till 4 am if I want
...I can do whatever I want during the day
...I can even do nothing during the day

What do I have
...a roof over my head
...food on my table
...a car that can take me to the next job
...a loving family
...great friends
...cyber-friends
...my health

What is worse then my situation
...the thousands of soldiers at risk of dying every day
...the thousands of soldiers that have already lost the battle
...the families that have to mourn for loved ones
...people ailing with serious illness
...the homeless men, women and children
...the hungry men, women and children
...the people that are truly lonely

I am blessed with so much. I just needed to sit back and see it.

Thanks for putting up with me.

Where's the good?

I am trying to find the the good , and it seems way too elusive
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You know the expressions - shooting one's self in the foot, or, we are our own worst enemy? They are ringing so very true for me right now. The ringing is so loud, like bells tolling in my head.

I had two jobs lined up - or so I thought. I wasn't sure how I would decide which one to take when I would finally be faced with that decision. Foolishly, after the interviews with both places, and the certainty that was given to me at both places, I suspended my job search. How effing stupid was that?

When the first one called me last week and said that I was NOT getting the position afterall, I was kind of shocked. But, I tried to look at in a way as not a personal way. I chose to pick out the negative aspects of the job and became thankful I didn't get it. Besides, I had the other one in the bag (as I was led to believe). It was just a matter of time until it came thru.

This morning the phone rang. They went with someone else. I was speechless. I still am and I don't know what they are thinking. I know the other person that was up for it, and I am more qualified, better suited for it and already had marketing plans in place for them (which I had shared with the interviewer and she was all excited by it). By the way, I worked for them before, built them a HUGE business, made them an a$$load of money and trained other managers for them.

So, here I am. Back to square one. I can't stop crying. I am scared as hell. I don't want to burden or scare my family right now. My friends are all at work. I can't even talk without bawling. I know I have to begin the search again, but I have just totally run out of steam.

Maybe tomorrow I can find the good that came out of this. Maybe.

Lucky 7's

Today is 7-7-07 and inspired a lot of talk about luck and transversely bad luck. I must admit, I was more of a believer in bad luck then good luck, but I sat back and really thought about it. Most (not all) of the bad things that I have experienced or chalked up to bad luck really (REALLY) could have been a whole lot worse. I have thought about a number of them and discovered what in fact turned out to be "lucky" about the experiences.
Let's go back a couple of years...

BAD LUCK - 2 discs herniated and 2 more bulging. Pain unbelievable.
GOOD LUCK - learned to take better care of my back and posture. Learned exercises. Also, discovered that I had high blood pressure and am being treated for it. Had the back problem not happened, maybe the blood pressure would have continued to rise and, well, I don't wanna go there.

BAD LUCK - Furnace caught fire in my house.
GOOD LUCK - I was not hurt except for some minor smoke inhalation. My house still stood. I learned that I did not have adequate home owner's insurance, but, on the other hand I increased my insurance and am adequately covered now. I also had every bit of fabric in my home dry cleaned or steam cleaned. Eventually, my house will be completely re-painted from top to bottom.

BAD LUCK - I lost my job with Pfaltzgraff.
GOOD LUCK - I no longer had to schlep any heavy dishes, much better for my back. The company had changed hands and the new corporation was not a nice place to be, anyhow!

BAD LUCK - Got robbed at work.
GOOD LUCK - I realized that jewelry is not the career path for me. Even if I was not losing this job, I would be looking elsewhere. I also learned some great relaxation techniques to get thru the stress and fear.

BAD LUCK - Losing this job.
GOOD LUCK - Being available for the RIGHT and GREAT position to become mine.

BAD LUCK - Fell very hard for the wrong guy.
GOOD LUCK - Able to have those feelings again and finding out it was doomed sooner then later.

Those were some of the things that have caused me the most stress over the past couple of years. Had I thought about it in the lucky vs. unlucky terms, I could have faced far fewer sleepless nights. Lucky for me I figured it out - finally.

Until next time...

Back when I started this blogging thingy, it was purely by accident. My cousin Fran started a blogspot, and I wanted to comment on her blog. I had never even heard of a blog up to this point! By some strange occurance, when I tried to log in, it brought me to the dashboard and kinda forced me to create a bloggy of my own. Since Fran is my cousin, and the participants on her blog were all cousins, I , being the creative genius I am, came up with the name cousinscorner! How original! When I left the first post - NO ONE commented. Forever. I never even came back to it for the longest time.
Then, thru Fran's suggestions I checked out other blogs. Eventually, I visited other blogs, began commenting and was told - matter of factly - to start updating my blog! The rest is history.
I have "met" so many nice people thru the blogoshpere. I call you my strangerfriends. The kind words and encouragement you have given me is not unnoticed and certainly is appreciated.
I just want to say a global THANK YOU!

Until next time...

For Danielle!

I was admonished by Danielle for not updating, so, after bowing my head in shame, sitting in the corner for a time-out and slapping my wrists, here is an update.

It is probably going to be a let down, because not too much to write about. Sorry in advance. Let's see...

~ Gained .4 at weight Watcher's ;(
~ Worked today, the 4th of July. Independence Day - not to independent! Was supposed to be off, but I won't go there.
~ Have you seen the Paula Abdul show on Bravo? OMG, she is a train wreck!! Is she drunk, drugged out or just plain DITZY? If I were Paula I sure wouldn't want my life chronicalled on TV for all to see. And on video, to come back to haunt me forevah!
~4 more days open at work, then a couple to pack up. Worried to be out of work, but, glad to get out of there. After it is over, maybe I will write about some of things that I dealt with there. I thought I had a really good job lined up, but, it fell through. Fear is starting to set in.
~ Did any of you see Isaih Washington on LKL? That man needs to keep his piehole shut, put his tail between his legs and move on.
~ Impeach Cheney and then Bush.

~ Where are you Yaakova? This is for Shayna ---> =^..^=
~ Sharon, are you lurking?
~ Cher, I'm still thirsting for some java!
~ Sara, thanks again for the card.

So, Danielle, was it worth the wait? I warned y'all it would be pretty boring here in blogland!

Until next time...

Paris Shmaris

Did you watch Paris on Larry King tonight? I couldn't help myself, so I watched some of it. And, the bit I watched was more then enough. Can you say spin?! I don't really believe a word she said. Did you catch the look on her face when LK asked her what her favorite passage from the bible was? OMG, it was priceless. She looked like a doe in headlights!! That girl has never read a page of the bible!!! She totally got busted on that one. Then she said that, basically everything we read about her is BS and is just a mis-conception about her! HA HA.
I suppose it wasn't really her in the porn tape.
Or that it wasn't really her that drove drunk.
Or that it wasn't really her that drove while under suspension and the list goes on...
And Ms. Hilton wants to be a different person? Why if the old one was so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!

After the PH debacle, I turned on Nancy Grace. I was sickened as they revealed more information about Bobby Cutts, Jr. The son of a bitch was on line, on his dating site, looking for a new girl just a mere 12 hours after he "allegedly" killed his unborn daughter and her mother. The disgust just keeps multiplying with this case. This guy needs to fry.

What is this world coming to?

Until next time...

WOO HOO

UPDATE...

The cretin, Uranus pled guilty at the 11th hour and there will be NO trial. YAY. I don't have to face him and testify. WOO HOO. YIPEE.

Until next time...

This and that

Here's wishes for a good weekend for all. I will be working. Only 2 more weeks left to go. I will be ready to get the hell out of there, but wish I had somewhere to go. It is scary, this thing called the future.

I was offically served with papers to testify on Tuesday. DRATS. I guess there is still an 11th hour chance the cretin can cop a plea. I have to call on Monday afternoon to confirm everything. Let's all do a cyber blog-o-prayer that he does take the plea. Then that chapter can finally be closed - and I would not have to face him. That would be nice. Maybe those cards will fall in my favor for a change.

I am wishing positive thoughts for Jessie Davis and her family. What a tragic story. That poor little boy - her 2 yr. old Blake. Maybe, just maybe, she will return safely along with her newborn daughter, Chloe.

Yaakova - are you stopping in to read? How are you? Leave a note so I know you are ok. How are the pets?

BB - your pics are so beautiful. I love to look at them.

Cher - HI! Where have you been? Aimster keeping you busy? What's up? I am thirsty!

I guess I should be sleeping already. It is late and I have a 12 hour day tomorrow.

Until next time...