Ok, somewhere along the way, I found a new meme to partcipate in. It is called Funny Fridays. Don't you just love the button?

When I was thinking about what to post that is funny, I thought about the clip below.

It aired the other night. I've seen it dozens of times, but everytime I do, I laugh so hard I cry........

For those who don't know the show, Jerry (the fellow being polygraphed)  has recently started dating a woman police officer.

One day while visiting her at the prescinct , he sees the polygraph machine. He asks his new Gf what it is. She tells him, and remarks that they have had some well-known people there.

She gives an example- a guy from Melrose Place, then asks Jerry if he watches the show. He says no. She doesn't believe him and challenges him to take the poly.

He really DOES watch the show, so here goes..............enjoy!



Continuing on to Friday Fragments:





Can I say "call me a little backwards"?

Wednesday night I had my Journal Writing class. I had to stop at the store afterward. Since I hadn't eaten before class, I found myself cooking at 9:30 at night.

I had been hankering for roast beef hash, so that is what I had for supper Wednesday night. Along with some toast, no egg.

The next morning (yesterday) I got a bit busy blog-hopping and working on a new website....I happened to remember around 10 a.m. that I hadn't eaten yet.

I had left-over goulash. Yum.......................

Speaking of my new website.........

I have started another business of sorts. I have created a website with information on starting a blog, gaining followers and making $$$ blogging. For those who need help, I am for hire. I have a great blog designer I'm talking to about helping with the "prettier side of things". Some of you may know her, and I'll make a formal announcement when everything is hashed out.

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Are all the goats gone?

I may be getting rid of my last 3 goats today. Unfortunately, the trailer we were interested in but couldn't see yet because the guy was out of town...SOLD!

Which is ok I guess as Ron STILL hasn't started his new job. He's definately got it- the guy got ahold of him the other day. He's just been so busy himself he hasn't gotten the service vehicle set up for him.

Dyslexic typer?

For some resaon I can WRITE normal, but when TYPING, I'm dyslexic.

Do you know how many times in a day I type the word "service"? I usually type it "servcie" accidentally. Same with other words- I often screw up at least two letters. And I am a pretty good speller when writing.

News on iPod

We got some sad knews the other day concerning iPod, our service (that word AGAIN!) dog. Check it out HERE.



Now that we have no more goats (I think) we have two spare buildings......Ron has pretty much already taken over the girls goat house, since he needed a place for all of his tools when he lost his old service (that word AGAIN!) vehicle. Plus it's attached to the building where he already has a bunch of his junk.

I thought maybe the Princess and I could make a girls hang-out/office in the boys house.

I know a lot of people are thinking-yuk!

But actually, once you get them out and dry out the flooring, you can't smell any goat smell. If we were to do anything like a girls hang-out we would have to dry it out good, then put new flooring over that, then wood, tile or carpet.

Or I can make a little "pad" for one of the boys (adult children).........

.......get 'em out of the house one way or another!

It will probably end up filled with junk....



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Been on a field trip this week?

I'll admit it, I'm guilty of NOT going on one this week, again! But if you did, go to the link above and add your link and post about your field trip on your blog.

It's a gorgeous day out...............

I have a few more work related thing to do online, then I'm headed outside! Later, I'll be back for Virtual Girls Night Out.


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We've been doing a lot of walking with iPod, the puppy we are raising for Canine Companions. It amazes me how people will stay in their OWN lane, quite close to the shoulder, rather than down the MIDDLE of the road, like true country folk! Someone came dang close to hitting Rocky the other day.

I yelled, "Drive in the middle of the road like everyone else does!"

If you are a follower, you may remember my previous post about this subject.

You may have also noticed the title mentioned something about missing poop. You can find out about that HERE

If you think missing poop is mysterious............how come I can never find my Christmas socks at Christmastime, yet when looking for socks in July, all I can find is Christmas socks!

Gotta be the kids........

Speaking of being off season, the other night in journal writing class we were doing a particular journaling exercise.......I was sharing with the class that the first time I did it, I realized I still had a scarecrow from Halloween on my mailbox post and it was Springtime!

If you want to know what the journal writing exercise was...well you have to take my class. Ask me how you can................

Another Strange but True family story........

You'all may remember the story I told a few weeks ago about my great-great (great?) uncle, the bus driver.....Read that funny story HERE.

Here's another one....

This one involves my Grandpa G.(my paternal Grandpa) and Uncle B. (Married to Grandpa's sister).

They both liked their drink.....

One day when my dad was little, Grandpa G. and Uncle B. decided to build some new steps for the house.

They obviously liked their drink a little too much....

....and made the stairs backwards! The were SKINNY and TALL, instead of long across with only a few inches between steps. You needed to have legs 3 feet long just to climb the stairs!

Golden Child got a 91.66 average this quarter, and his GF got a 95.66 average! Congrats, guys!



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Ok, I'm a little late for Virtual Girls Night Out and Friday Fragments. But I hope you'all feel it was worth the wait! Hey, I rhyme! Get it? A day late- worth the wait?

Anyhoo............continuing on...

Friday Fragments


Last weekend, I made Chili. Adding the ingredients, I got to wondering why it's called Chili when it's hot. I mean I know it's because of the Chili pepper, but why call a hot pepper chili?

Inquiring minds want to know...


I was taking the puppy outside freezing my butt off in the 40 degree SUPER- windy weather. I was observing a tree with a squirrels nest. As it swayed to and fro, I got to wondering if squirrels ever get dizzy. Are they like drunken sailors, stumbling around in a stuper, possibly even falling out of the nest?

Never saw a dead squirrel in my woods, but hey ya never know!

Anyone out there ever studied the effects of swaying trees on the neurolgical system in squirrels?

Just wondered....

Water-logged eggs a la mode, anyone?

Sometimes I get so busy with my home business, home schooling and animals (4- legged and human!) that time flies right by and I didn't even realize it!

Yesterday, Princess Der and I were trying to remember what we did Sunday. We could not for the life of us remember.

Have you ever had a day like that?

It's crazy, and what's even crazier is that as I wrote this, I remember some of what we did!

The power of writing!

So what did we do?

Right now I remember 2 things. Princess Der and I went grocery shopping. BUT, before we went to the grocery store, we stopped by another trailer dealer. I saw a brand new light weight model that our truck could pull (or our new/old van).

I was looking for a cheap used trailer, but most in my opinion are overpriced and have no guarantee. Or are real dumps. I can get a brand new one with less than $2,000 down and about $150- $250/mo.

I may do it, I may not. Have a few things to get paid off first. If I got rid of my car payment, that would free up money for a trailer w/o more debt. I am also getting rid of my goats this spring. I really want to travel. It is also getting to be a pain feeding EVERY morning and EVERY night now matter WHAT the weather. And if you can't be home, you need to hire someone....

...and their feed and hay keeps going up, up, up in cost. Freeing up that money alone would be a trailer payment!

Ok, I mentioned a new/old van. As some of you know, Ron's boss owes him quite a bit of money. The place closed down. Well, the other day the boss called. Supposedly he's going to give Ron one of the vans and something ( a welder???) for partial payment. I hope it's one of the decent vans. Ron said it could haul a trailer.

We are into our second week of classes at our homeschool co-op. Read about that and our other homeschooling adventures HERE.

iPod the puppy is doing great! I forgot the camera to take pics at puppy class (again!)

Water Update:

We ended up needing a new pump- around $300.00! Can we say "Ouch" ? Ron fixed it himself, then gave us a lesson on how a water pump works. Check it out on the homeschooling page HERE.

As far as the biz, I've been concentrating on my new marketing program. I made some new contacts at the homeschooling co-op. May have some new customers there.

I am also putting together some classes- they will probably be by teleconference.

One is Journal Writing - this is not just writing in a diary. There are actual exercises one can do to solve problems, build confidence and possibly discover the writer within. Because journal writing provides both emotional and mental clarity, it can reduce stress and lead to better physical and mental health.

I have taught this class several times at our local library and at BOCES.

The other is Blogging for Beginners- This is for BEGINNING bloggers - those who have never had a blog and need help, or who have started a blog, but never done anything with it.........

If you would possibly be interested in either one, let me know. There will be a cost associated with it, the amount depends on the length of the course. I can let you know details when you inquire.

Yesterday, the Princess and I went on a Field Trip. We returned home to discover that we had no water!


Not exactly unusual here- we have issues occasionally. We have a doo-hickey under the house that you can use to reset the water if necessary. It has always restarted eventually, usually with one hit of the reset switch, sometimes a couple. Last night, it would not reset.

Ron tested the reset box and it has power going to it. Apparently so does the pump. Poor Golden Child had to dig through all the snow to find the pump this morning. Ron thinks the pump is going- it did kick on today, and we got full water. But that was it.

Ron needed some kind of pipe to pull the pump up and check it out- and see if there is even water in the well. Golden Child called his buddy's dad and got one. It was too small. So Ron is at Home Depot right now getting on, or the stuff to make one. We priced pumps, and it looks to be about $240.00. Cheaper than I thought, but sucks with Ron not working right now.


When I took Golden Child to school this morning, I went to the convenience store next door and got a cup of coffee, 2 gallons of water and 6 stale donuts. Yum-yum....stale donuts and over-heated coffee. Came home, made some coffee and got to work.

The Princess and I started putting clean snow in buckets and putting it in front of the coal stove.

I started "cooking" some on the stove, and soon had enough to flush the 2 toilets.

There are dishes everywhere, the kitchen floor is filthy from the dogs running through after being outside and us walking in with boots on hauling snow and water.

The Princess and I decided to also make a solar oven, something we've been talking about. I know, do a project when you have a minor "crisis" going on....Check it out on our homeschooling page on this blog.



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For the last couple of days, Princess Der has been sick as a dog. Ironically, the puppy has had a little soupy-poopy. What I want to know is, why don't we say a dog is "as sick as a human?"

I started a new marketing system that has just tons of educational video's and articles. I have been learning soooo much! I wish I had found this about 3 years ago! It would have cut my learning curve in half and launched my biz forward that much faster.

If we are supposedly experiencing global warming, why is it snowing here, there and everywhere? Since when did it snow when it was warm out. In NY, it only snows when it's cold! And ewwwww baby.........it is cold outside!

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Life has been just flashing by! Of course, my various activities eat up a lot of time.

In addition to trying to get a little work in, Saturday I dismantled much of my "office". Many of you may remember when I finally got my office. After kids moving in and out, I finally claimed a room before someone else came back and did! That room became my office/Girl Scout storage space/holiday storage space, etc...

The room was pretty much cut in 1/2. Well, Little Man's Daddy and Momma are seeing a mediator on Friday, and hopefull Little Man will become a  member of the household at least 1/2 the time. At least until Dad save's enough $$$ to get another place. We haven't seem Little Man in a few weeks. I'm having withdrawals!

So, I gave up my space so the Little Guy can have a space to call his own.....

I got a new (to me) counter. We tore out a dinosaur of a counter from my kitchen about a year ago. We were going to get a little counter on wheels. Well, we are master procrastinators. Then Ron's job was in jeopardy. So we put it off.

The other day, On my local homeschool website, someone had one for $25.00! After a few emails, a little phone tag & missing each other once, it came home last night.
Here's a pic:



It has a few "puppy chews" on one part. I told the lady that was ok- it's not that bad and we are getting our puppy today anyway.

Just in case anyone got all ga-ga over the puppy, Rocking wanted everyone to remember who is King in this household.....

It's not Ron...

I have been reading tons of RV ads, looking at Rv forums and more....

I think for what I want (for now) and what we can afford (next to nothing), we may go for this one. It's very old- like 30 years, but the engine has only 60,000 original miles.

We looked at it yesterday. I knew it was a fixer-upper (which is a-ok with me). It was better in a lot of ways than I suspected it would be, but had a few drawbacks.




It does have a FULL bath (although not huge), a bigger fridge and a monster of a counter top across from the stove that I love/hate. Great for storage, but a space hog.

But.... there is no separate sleeping quarters except the space over the cab- that would the Princesses bedroom. The table becomes a bed, but I would prefer to use that only if absolutely necessary. I want that available for mornings- Ron & I are both early risers.

The table & couch are u-g-l-y. I will probably recover cushions/paint table or replace whole thing.

Ceiling above loft bed needs to be glued back up/maybe replaced.

Design on walls is u-g-l-y, but I have been reading on RV forums that you can paint over that. I did it when I lived in a trailer years ago.

I'm waiting for the seller to get back to me with measurements. I am pretty sure if I got rid of the tub, and stole a little bathroom space, I may be able to get a sleeping space- full size bed or queen.

Anyway, it is pretty cheap...but! The wife did pull me aside and said that they are willing to take ANYTHING- they are moving on the 1st and do not want to take it. Apparently she had purchased the rig w/o consulting hubby. She loves to camp, come to find out he doesn't!

Today I have several leads to call for the biz that come in over the weekend. We need to double check the house and make sure it's "puppy proofed". Tonight we get the puppy and I believe have our first training class.

 You can read about our puppy adventures HERE.

Well have to go feed the goats. Which reminds me, I'm probably getting rid of my farm animals this Spring. You can travel with dogs, but not goats or chickens! Plus, I'm getting tired of the everyday chores, going out and feeding 2x's a day NO MATTER what the weather!

Anyone northern/central NY want some goats, chickens or ducks, let me know!

Like... I need to go do it now! Brrrrr......................

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