The Pond

We are all getting so accustomed to using cell phones that it won’t be long before we forget about pay phones altogether. Today, while at the lumber company, I needed to use my phone to check which plywood hubby wanted. I had not picked up my cell phone but instead picked up hubby’s. Since I couldn’t call hubby, I bought what we thought would work. I needed to buy more plywood than I brought home. Darn.

There are still times when, although cell phones are convenient, phone cards are a great help. We sure could have used one today. GetMeCallingCards.com is a great site to get phone cards. You can use phone cards to make international calls without having to use a pin number. Prepaid and rechargeable features make calling cards so easy to use and keep on hand. You never know when they will come in handy.

We are eating out a bit because my sister’s kitchen is a wreck. Hubby is laying a new floor in there and everything has been put all over the house to get them out of his way. Let’s see. Wednesday night we ate at a Mexican restaurant. We gals had Margaritas and were giddy and sleepy when we left. The food was delicious. I wish our Mexican restaurant offered the same selections. I am tired of the same stuff everytime we go there.

Last night we made a quick trip into Wendy’s because we wanted to get to my niece’s pinning ceremony on time. Tonight will be pizza. We have to eat at our favorite pizza place, Mr. Gatti’s. They offer a pizza buffet that is very good. It even has dessert pizza. I am getting hungry!

Oh my! I’m not used to these noises! Little girls, screaming, giggling, running through the house.

My niece’s two daughters are here and they are so darn cute. They are 4 and 9 and so full of energy. They’re both curly headed and silly, having fun and we’re having fun just listening to them. Oh, to just have half of the energy that those two little girls have!

It has been good to get together with my mom and my two sisters so we can discuss our upcoming flea market venture. We have never tried to sell our handmade bags and crafts this way. We have a few things to decide before we get to Knoxville. My niece has recommended a few things to us since she has done this type of sale before. She has a cash register that tallys each sale separately so we each receive credit for what we sell. She said a good credit card rating is something that will help us get our business up and running. I have been checking out the information given at creditcardsclub.com to get the best information for our business. If you are interested in information about different credit card offers they are a great source for information.

With our credit lined up and our booth rented, all we need to do is get our products made. The date will be here before we know it.

Mother’s Day shoppers have run amock. We went to the lumber yard to get a piece of plywood for Lynn. He is laying my sister’s floor while we are here in Kentucky. We thought we were going to be hit by more than one vehicle. The invention of the cell phone is not a great thing when it comes to driving. People were driving on the center cement piece and then jutting out into traffic. It was scary. I’m glad we were in my sister’s big truck. Why do people wait until the last minute to do their shopping and then drive around like crazy people?

I know that my daughter has had an influence on me when I start enjoying the same movies that she enjoys. She enjoys horror movies and has talked me into watching a few. I have not always been receptive since I like to sleep at night. I am a wimp. There is a new Frontier(s) movie that I might get to see and tell her about FIRST!

On May 9th, the unrated, uncut and controversial version of Frontier(s) will be released. The DVD will be available for purchase on May 13th for those of you who want to watch it over and over and over. Muwahahah! Are you wondering what all the controversy is about with this movie? Well, for one thing, most unrated movies rarely make it to the theaters. This one is not only being shown at select theaters, the popularity of this movie is rumored to be phenomenal. The second reason for the controvery is that it is SCARY. Can we say blood, guts and gore.

This movie is said to be the French answer to the cult movie Saw. I never watched Saw but I heard it was pretty lame. Well, just watching the trailer to Frontier(s) had the hairs on my neck standing up. It is not for the faint of heart. I will be watching it on a DVD during daylight hours. OK, I admit it. I will let Stacy watch it and she can tell me about it. I have enough gray hairs.

Here it is, after midnight and I am awake. So much excitement after attending my niece’s graduation ceremony from nursing school! Good thing Val sent me her Four Foods on Friday list so I can do something fun. Here are her questions for #28:

#1. How do you make chicken salad? I use canned chicken and add miracle whip, celery and sliced grapes

#2. Fast food chicken. What fast food restaurant makes the best chicken? I had chicken at Captain D’s today. It was very good.

#3. What’s your favorite way to eat chicken? I love to eat barbecued chicken legs right off the grill. I try not to wear a white top.

#4. Share a recipe using chicken or take a picture of a chicken dish. I am away from home so I think I will pass on this one. Unless you want to count how I make chicken salad as my recipe.

This meme is so easy and lots of fun. I have met some very nice bloggers through

Val’s Four Foods on Friday. She hosts it every Friday. Check it out!

Having been involved in a contest a few weeks ago, I was curious to see the finalists and see what made their videos special. I went to the semi-finalist gallery and oh my gosh, I was amazed at how each video was different. There are some great, although amatuer producers of fine commercials out there. They might want to quit their day jobs. LOL

It was so hard to pick a favorite as I listened to heartful and sometimes funny stories of why they should be chosen to win the Renuzit TriScents “Transform Your Home with Tanya Memme” Promotion. You really should go to the semi-finalist gallery, watch the videos and cast your vote. You could help some deserving person win a wonderful prize. I mean, have you seen the things Tanya Memme can do to a home? It is simply amazing. It is easy and fun to vote. Simply go to the TriScents Video Gallery before June 7th and cast your vote. It would mean a lot to one special person to be the one with the most votes. They will receive a $20,000 home makeover with Tayna Memme! You can place up to one vote per day.

I chose this entry because of the heartfelt need that this person wrote about. I feel like they deserve a break for all they have put up with.

This evening, we attended the nursing class graduation ceremony for my niece. I think this was one of the nicest ceremonies I have ever attended. It was so warm and personal. It was done in a very respectful and professional manner. Each graduate was honored in such a way that you knew each had dedicated themselves for the past two years to doing their best. It wasn’t always easy, as most of the men and women had families to raise and every day lives to contend with on top of the horrific amounts of studying required. I commend them all.

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