Meet Bubba!

Holy cow it's been ages since I last posted! I've gotten really bad about keeping up my blog. Anyways, I had to at least make a post today to show off our new dog! His name is Bubba & he is one and a half years old. We got him from a nice couple out in the country who breeds dachshunds, but they had to find a new home for Bubba because his dad kept attacking him. He's such a good little guy...doesn't bark at all! Dan said the only time he heard him bark today is just the little bark he let out when I got home, but I think it startled him when I came in since he was sleeping on the couch. But I gave him a treat and took him out in the yard for a potty break and he warmed right up to me. Anyways....meet Bubba!

R.I.P. King of Pop

1958-2009

WD40

I received an interesting e-mail about all the useful things you can use WD-40 for, so I thought I'd share!

WD 40

Before you read to the end, does anybody know what the main ingredient of WD-40 is?

Don't lie and don't cheat.

WD-40. Who knew? I had a neighbor who had bought a new pickup. I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this beige truck (for some unknown reason). I went over, woke him up, and told him the bad news. He was very upset and was trying to figure out what to do probably nothing until Monday morning, since nothing was open. Another neighbor came out and told him to get his WD-40 and clean it off. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully and did not harm his paint job that was on the truck. I'm impressed!

WD-40 who knew? 'Water Displacement #40' The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a 'water displacement' compound.. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Convair Company bought it in bulk to protect their atlas missile parts.

Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. When you read the 'shower door' part, try it. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower door.. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as glass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your stove top ... Viola! It's now shinier than it's ever been. You'll be amazed.

Here are some other uses:

1. Protects silver from tarnishing.

2.Removes road tar and grime from cars.

3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.

4. Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery.

5. Keeps flies off cows.

6. Restores and cleans chalkboards.

7. Removes lipstick stains.

8. Loosens stubborn zippers.

9. Untangles jewelry chains.

10. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.

11. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.

12. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.

13. Removes tomato stains from clothing.

14. Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.

15. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.

16. Keeps scissors working smoothly.

17. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.

18. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks.

19. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!

20. Gives a children's playground gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.

21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers. 22. Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.

23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.

24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.

25. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.

26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.

27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans

28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.

29. Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly.

30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.

31. Removes splattered grease on stove.

32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.

33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.

34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).

35. Removes all traces of duct tape.

36. Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain.

37. Florida 's favorite use is: 'cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers.'

38. The favorite use in the state of New York , WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.

39. WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a little on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. Also, it's a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose. Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some states.

40. Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.

41. WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.

42. Also, if you've discovered that your teenage daughter has washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and rewash. Presto! The lipstick is gone!

43. If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start.

P. S. The basic ingredient is FISH OIL.

One Thing After Another

Whew...two weeks since my last post. Boy time flies! Well, last weekend one of our cars broke down across town. So since we didn't have money for a tow, we ran to Wal-mart and bought a cheap tow rope and roped it to our other car and dragged that sucker clear across town. Now that was a trip. Of course I was the one in the broke down car to steer it, but when you don't have any power you lose the brakes, so it was a game of bumper cars on the way home. Very entertaining! Luckily, we hit all green lights most of the way home, so that was a relief! Luckily, when we were doing some research online trying to figure out what was wrong with the car, we went on craigslist and found an out of work mechanic willing to do cheap labor and we also found a guy that was able to tow the car to the mechanics house for like $30! We took the car over on Wednesday night and were able to pick the car back up last night (Friday)! The guys was cheap and fixed the problem, which was a broken timing belt.

Now last night, I decided to do a load of laundry right before I went to bed. So I threw in the clothes and started the washer. In the meantime, I decided to take my daily bubblebath. Well, when I got out of the tub there was water all over the floor. I just figured maybe the toilet overflowed because I flushed it right before I got in the tub and started the water and when the water is running you can't really hear anything else. So, I thru down a couple of towels to try to soak up the water. But the water just kept coming and I was really confused. So I yelled for Dan to bring me the mop and when he brought that back to me in happened to check the washer and when he opened the door to the closed that it's in the water was gushing out of the bottom of the washer...so it was running under the wall in the bathroom...under the carpet in the hallway and even managed to run into the second bathroom on the other side, under the sink cabinet and out onto the floor. What a mess and to boot...it was 11:00 at night. So, we called maintenance who wasn't happy to have to come out. For some odd reason the on-call maintnance man lives 45 minutes away. You would think they'd have someone that lives on property as on-call maintenance.

Now things happen in three's, so sure enough...we wake up this morning and no hot water! Yep, the pilot light went out on the hot water heater! So, they just came back and reinstalled the washer and got the pilot light lit, so we should have everything fixed now! Keep your fingers crossed!

So, after all of that crap...I decided to go on a shopping spree this morning, which I never do, but Bath & Body Works is having there semi-annual sale right now and it just so happens that I finally ran out of all my stuff from past Christmas's and birthdays, so I splurged and bought $85 worth of stuff, but if I would have bought everything I did without the sale I probably would have spent a good $200+! So, I'm happy...I got a lot of good smelling stuff and I gotta have my bubble bath. Anyways, that's been my eventful week! Guess I better go try to do laundry again and hope they fixed the washer right and it doesn't explode water everywhere again! Talk to you later!

Movie Marathon & Apartment Shopping

Hey everyone! How's everyone's weekend going! Mine has been okay, just been bumming at home on the new couch all weekend watching movie after movie since we rented about 10 from the video store the other night. Can't pass it up when they off you half price on all movies for 2 weeks! Especially when there new releases are only $2.60 and everything else is normally .50-$1. Love Family Video!

Loving the comfy new couch! It looks a lot bigger in an living room of an apartment than when it's on the showroom floor. It's a monster, but we love it! The only other thing we've been doing over the weekend is apartment hunting. Even though our lease isn't up until middle of September we still have to give our apartment 60 days notice we are moving out. So after looking at a couple places, we actually found a complex right down the road that had crazy deals! It was had to pick which apartment we wanted because we had it narrowed down to the 2 bedroom 1 bath and the 2 bedroom 2 bath. The tricky part was you had the choice on both styles for classic or renovated. Of course the classics were way cheaper because they didn't have the new cabinets and granite counter tops. We finally decided on the biggest layout, which was 1100 square feet, 2 bedroom & 2 bath in the classic style. It has a fireplace and the biggest kitchen! We'll actually be able to get our huge kitchen table out of storage and put it in the kitchen. Plus we even have a bar area with tons of storage underneath. It also has a fireplace...yeah!! Only downside was no washer and dryer...it was $40 extra a month to get an apartment with one and we requested 1st floor, so there is a laundry room literally right ourside the door, so that's not a big deal. Anyways, so glad to get that all out of the way so early, so we weren't scrambling to find something last minute. Now we'll just have to start going through stuff and pitching stuff we don't need and donating stuff we don't use anymore to make the move easier. Heck, we'll probably even start packing up stuff we don't use. Well, that has been my weekend. I volunteered to work tomorrow since we stayed in town and it's only for 4 hours! But the extra money helps! Anyways, enjoy the rest of your weekend! Bye!

Hilarious!

Long time, no see people! Keepin busy here trying to put in some overtime at work here and there when I can, so don't even want to look at the computer when I get home. Haven't been up to a whole lot latey. Enjoyed the sun that was out all day yesturday even though it was a bit chilly because of the wind, but that's Chicago for ya! We went and put our down payment on the new couch we are getting and we are going to have that delivered on Friday this week...so excited! Can't wait & it's going to be a 3 day weekend to boot, so we'll actually have somewhere comfy to sit when we have our movie marathons. I would have liked to have gone somewhere for the long weekend, but between mid-month bills and that down payment...I'm wiped out in the moo-la catergory! It goes fast!

Yesturday afternoon we headed out to Hammond, Indiana to go see the comedian Lewis Black in concert at the Horseshoe Casino. It was an awesome show! I was nearly in tears a good part of it I was laughing so hard. If you don't know who Lewis Black is...go look up some of his stand up on You Tube. If you seen the movie "Accepted" he was the one playing the part of the dean of the fake college. Anyways, he was a riot and it was so worth the drive to go see him. The drive wasn't so bad, but we did get stuck in traffic and were worried about being late but we actually got there an hour early. After the show we were walking around the casino, so we decided we'd try our luck with the one dollar bills we had on us. We had six, so I took $3 and Dan took $3...I went to one machine and it was a nickel slot and I won a couple dollars right away, but lost it all pretty quick. Then Dan walks up and shows me this voucher...he won $50...lucky duck! It was gone though as soon as we hit Chicago because we were hungry since we didn't eat before the show, so we got in Chicago around 11pm, so we stopped off at The Hard Rock Cafe since they were still open. After that, we headed home and crashed about as soon as we got home...so tired after a long day! That about sums up my weekend. Today was just a lazy day of laundry and I baked and decorated a couple dozen cupcakes and then make up a batch of chocolate chip & walnut cookies. Then I chopped up some watermelon...made some sloppy joe's. I still didn't get everything cooked I planned on today, oh well! Anyways, still got some laundry that needs folding, so I better wrap it up. Talk to y'all soon!

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Happy Mama's Day!

Happy Mother's Day Mom! Same to all you blogger mom's out there too! Hope everyone had a great day. How was everyone's weekend? Mine was quite dull. I went to work on Saturday for some overtime while it was available...I was going to try to work 7.5, but I could only tolerate staying for 5.5hrs. I got done the main thing I wanted to get done, so I took off 2 hours early. Didn't really do anything once I got home though other than watch a movie and some t.v. Today we woke up fairly early because the sun was shining so bright in our bedroom. I looked at the clock and it was only like 5:30am...you would have thought it was noon as bright as it was already. Irritating when you want to sleep in. So we just flipped on the t.v. and watched some older shows. Then Dan had to go help a friend load up his U-haul truck, so I got the kitchen cleaned up and got the laundry started while he was out. Then I got a call from the furniture store offering us a different financing option, so we ran over to the store and got approved. So when payday gets here this week, we can make a down payment and the couch will be ours! YES!!! I can't wait...it's a comfy couch! Even though we got it fully warranteed and stainguarded I already told Dan no eating on the new couch because he gets stuff everywhere. Now the trick will be trying to get the old couch out of the house and to the dumpster. It's big and heavy and just awkward to try to carry & we have to get it out before they deliver because they aren't allowed to move it...bummer! For all I care, we can go buy a chainsaw and chop up the old couch and carry it out in pieces since it's completely fallen apart anyways. It lasted a good 5 years though...can't complain. I'll include a picture of the new couch below. We were actually wanting leather and could have gotten the couch we picked in leather, but we both really liked the microfiber. I think the color is what drew us in and I would have never thought I would have bought a colored couch, but we couldn't resist!