What an interesting premise for a show! It’s on right now. I just found it last week as I wasn’t sure what time it was on. It’s either miss the noon news to watch it or catch it later on TLC at 6. I can’t seem to catch it on TLC.
Anyway, they just had a little black lady come out and said ‘hello, I’m Martha Stewart’. So cute, right?
I guess prison may have humbled our Martha. She seems more open and not as reserved. I hope that the second Cybil Shephard tv movie about her life behind bars won’t burst my bubble. She was asked if she had scrubbed toilets, and she said she did. They showed a scene from the movie where she wanted her fellow inmates to make origami cranes as Christmas decorations (guess they can’t use scissors). I’d watch the movie just to see that!
It was funny to see Sean Combs (P Diddy or Diddy or whatever) on with her. He taught her how to rap and she taught him how to wrap as in gift wrapping. One of the editors from ‘Celebrity Baby Blog’ caught the taping of that show and had people recognize her from the show or audience! She was invited back for a baby shower show they are doing. Danielle’s own daughter is due in early October, so she doesn’t know if she can come back for the special show.
I still love the MSL magazine. I stopped getting it for a while and then found myself picking it up at the grocery store.
Catch her if you can-don’t forget her apprentice show is airing on Wednesday nights.

I went to my mom’s today to deliver a new vacuum to her. The motor on the one I tried to fix must have gone bad. When I plugged it in last week, it sounded like a jet engine taking off! So I suggested that she get a new one from Walmart. Actually Brian and I got it and she paid for it. It was the same exact vacuum for under $40. I wasn’t going to pay over $55 for another make that was also 12 amps of power. So today I took off parts that may break (please no) off the old one and took the empty shell out to the trash bin. Then I tried the ‘whiz whiz’ (we call it that for the scaredy cat here Cosmo). I got up at least two+ pounds of dirt out of her downstairs rugs! That was after I ‘raked’ (she has a plastic rug rake) up dog hair. I decided to change the bag already just so all that fine dust doesn’t get into the motor.

The guys went to Pop-pop’s house, so I came home to an empty house. I got my shower and settled in to watch the pre-show for the Emmys and then the actual Emmys. I like to see what the Hollywood gals are wearing. I guess if you once dressed Barbie and her friends, you love evening dresses. ; ) I think the judges have no imagination or something. Brad Garrett is good, but 3 Emmys in a row? I was happy that ‘Lost’ won for best drama. I got hooked on that show. May season 2 be is as good.

I guess I will be cleaning up the yard decorations this week. I hate to wait until I have to do a mad scramble when the cold weather sets in. I have all the gnomes and fairies in a group already. It looks like they are having a meeting or something.

Mom’s birthday is Friday. My two sister-in-laws, my brother, maybe aunt and uncle and I will be taking her to a restaurant that I have never been to. I like the restaurant within walking distance of mom’s, but they want to take her somewhere different. I have to write a little something this week in celebration of mom’s 75th. I hope she likes her gifts from us. I’ll tell you about them after they are given to mom.

Do you stitch for events like weddings, engagements, or other things that might not last? If you’ve been unlucky, and the two have broken up, what happened to your stitched gift?
This is an unusual question.
I have stitched a wedding sampler for a friend. I mainly do gifts for kids or for people who I know will appreciate my many hours of stitching and will hang or display the design. As for if the people broke up, I don’t know. The sampler contained a Biblical verse and it had hung in their home years ago, so at least it got some ‘wall time’.

…I thought she was going for Preston and then I heard on Access Hollywood that she went with Sean Preston. Brian actually picked our boy’s name. At the time I was thinking the only well known Seans were Sean Connery and Shaun Cassidy. I think it’s a pretty name.
My Sean has a mean streak in him tonight. I had Cosmo on my lap and he was a bit skitterish there. I was trying to play with him and Sean came in and clapped his hands really loud. Why? Anyway, you guessed it, the cat tore into my hand and even left a piece of his claw embedded there. Ouch! Now I haven’t been feeling well either, and that’s all I needed. All my emotions over the last few months came to the surface and the floodgates opened. I went to the bedroom to collect myself and Brian told Sean to apologize to me and he got mad and threw down the remote control to the Dishnet and broke it! We now have the one out of his room and also ordered two from a seller on eBay which Sean paid for.
I guess he’s tired from driving a lot, but he knew that the cat freaked before the other two times he clapped his hands. So as punishment, I am not washing his clothes, getting his dinner or helping him with a school paper due soon.

The three of us have had our ‘moments of weakness’ this week. Brian had his on Sunday with his tummy, but after ‘that passed’ he was able to walk around the flea markets we attended. Sean had his on Tuesday with his mini-migraine which lasted a hour (until he took Tylenol) and mine was last night with my body aches. It must be some kind of bug floating around. I got up with a lower backache and sore knees. I did all my walking days ago, so what the hey? I need to get groceries in this house today, so I will push myself to get out.
We did have rain and it was a torrent rain. It rained a bit this morning too. When you depend on well water, every bit of rain is a blessing. We were lucky enough to get a water pumping station across the road at the end of our property-so if worse came to worse, we could hook up to it.
A pal on tribe got to go to a Extreme Makeover: Home Edition location last week. I am so happy for her! She got to meet everyone on the show except Ed and Preston. Preston is her main man. I don’t know if she mentioned to Paul DiMeo about our high school connection, but maybe she isn’t a talker. I would be blabbing my head off. The EM:HE gang were at a local mall here looking for candidates for a makeover. Maybe I’ll be able to go to a location too! That would be awesome.

Today it’s a funny kind of a day. I was going to go food shopping (tomorrow, tomorrow!), but it looks like we will be getting the first rain in 2 weeks. If we have had some more rain, the flowers in these photos would be twice as big.

Love those blue salvias, yellow celosia and marigolds mingling among the columbine and I believe soapwort. The annual under the pink portuluca took off-it’s blue blazer (my memory is bad today).
This did great except that the one salvia died. It looks a little unbalanced. I found some vinca on the ground and stuck it in and it took root.

Welcome to my home. Brian put down the brick sideway about 10 years ago.

I found this on Jenna’s Blog…if I did this or something like it before, excuse me! It’s a fun way to spend some puter time:

Bold all those that you ever were guilty of doing. When you are done, add one thing that is true about yourself to the end, then post the list to your journal.

I’ve run away from home.
I listen to political music.
I collect comic books.
I shut others out when I’m sad.
I open up to others easily. If I like you I will.
I am keeping a secret from the world. Doesn’t everyone?
I watch the news.
I own over 5 rap CDs.
I own an ipod. Sean has one.
I own something from Hot Topic-the only Hot Topic I can think of is ‘The View’
I love Disney movies. Stop killing the mothers off
I am a sucker for hair/eyes.
I don’t kill bugs.
I curse regularly. Let’s say I try not to let one slip out when mad or stressed
I have “x”s in my screen name.
I’ve slipped out a “lol” in a real conversation.
I love Spam.
I bake well. I love to bake especially cookies
I would wear pajamas to school.
I own something from Abercrombie.
I have a job. Well, sorta..not only am I a domestic goddess, I’m also an online auctioneer.
I love Martha Stewart. Or can I say she’s my mentor? LOL
I am in love with someone. Gee I hope so after over 21 years!
I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
I am self conscious.
I like to laugh. I ‘understood’ Monty Python as a teenager!
I smoke a pack a day.
I loved Go Ask Alice. We had to watch in in middle school.
I have cough drops when I’m not sick. Ricola!
I can’t swallow pills. Not the horse size ones!
I have many scars. C-section and gallbladder to blame on my torso and a few minor ones on my face and hands from a car accident and other boo boos
I’ve been out of this country.Oh Mexico!
I believe in ghosts. Why not?
I can’t sleep if there is a spider in the room. See my earlier post!
I am really ticklish. But you can’t tickle yourself!
I love chocolate. I would bathe in it if I could!
I bite my nails. Sometimes
I am comfortable with being me. So who else can I be?
I play computer games/video games when I’m bored.
Gotten lost in the city. DC was not a fun place to get lost in.
Saw a shooting star.
I have had two serious surgical procedures. See above comment.
Gone out in public in my pajamas.
I have kissed a stranger. Mainly at weddings?
Hugged a stranger. See above.
Been in a fist fight with the same sex. It helps having 3 brothers to teach me to defend myself.
Been arrested.
Laughed and had milk/soda come out of your nose. It was soda and I had a seriously choking attack. Pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
Made out in an elevator.
Sworn at my parents.
Kicked a guy where it hurts. As I said I have three brothers…
Been skydiving.
Been bungee jumping.
Broken a bone. Does a toe count?
Played spin the bottle.
Gotten stitches. I climbed a ragged fence when I was about 3-right between my thumb and pointer finger.
Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour. I hate milk.
Bitten someone.
Been to Niagara Falls.
Gotten the chicken pox.
Crashed into a car. I was the passenger in a VW Bug and it was an Econoline van-blacked out even.
Been to Asia.
Ridden in a taxi.
Shoplifted.
Been fired.
Stole something from my job. I ate a few good chocolates from a Gourmet Shop I worked at.
Gone on a blind date.
Had a crush on a teacher/coach.
Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Been to Europe.
Slept with a co-worker.
Been married. Am married
Gotten divorced.
Saw someone dying. My maternal grandmom.
Driven over 400 miles in one day. We drove to Florida the year I graduated from high school.
Been to Canada.
Been on a plane.
Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Thrown up in a bar.
Eaten Sushi. tried sushi-yeck
Been snowboarding.
Been skiing.
Been ice skating.
Met someone in person from the internet.
Been to a car show.
Gone to college.
Done hard drugs.
Taken painkillers.
Met a celebrity. John Travolta-we didn’t actually talk with him back in ’75-he signed a photo of himself for me! And then there was Frank Bielec from Trading Spaces.
I like playing practical jokes. I do occassionally
Once swore Disco would never die. I have to swear I did disco dance!
Seen a ghost. It was on an internet site where they had cameras set up in an abandoned old hospital. A face came right up to the camera after I had seen nothing but darkness for like an hour!
Attended a professional sporting event. Phillies and Flyers
Attended a live rock concert. Many!!
Have ESP-I have foretold many events-it’s like a feeling of doom sometimes.

My mom went to the doctor today because he was concerned that she was still suffering with pain after over 2 months of having shingles. She has postherpetic neuralgia.
Researchers say about 10%-15% of those who experience shingles go on to develop persistent pain, a condition known as postherpetic neuralgia. The condition affects the nerves and the skin and causes pain that can burn, ache, or resemble an electric shock. (Sounds like fun!)
I am bummed that she couldn’t have been in the percentage that gets over it. She’s lost 10 pounds and is down to 113, but she looks thinner. Now she has a pain patch, the pain pills and some other kind of medication. Hopefully the Ensure she drinks will help build her up. I’m still pushing vitamin and herbal therapy. Too bad she didn’t go a month ago. Wish her well as her big birthday is in 10 days.
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Brian just called and wanted to know if I wanted a three week old kitten that needs to be bottlefed. A lady at work has three. Now who would be feeding this kitten all the time? And what about my 5 yr old cat Cosmo? I would break his little heart! Cosmo has to go to the vet’s for a few shots today as it is. I think because he saw the kitten in person he was ‘taken in’ by its cuteness. Ah, what a guy.