Link of The Day

On my links on the sidebar is Atlanta Princess . She is an aspiring actress and model and an awesome blogger friend. I learned of Sephora through her. :) She is also a talented writer. Recently she was selected to be a player in the upcoming World Series Of Poker (July 29) by a company who will be advertising through her, which of course will bring major exposure and may bring many opportunities her way, not to mention the real opportunity to win $$$$$$ if she does well. She has started a new blog detailing her adventures as the event draws near.
Good luck, girlie! :)

http://www.ihavethenuts.blogspot.com/

Sometimes, in my life events have occured that made me feel like, "Whoa! What is happening? I didn't deserve this!" I feel like the stars must be aligned backwards and am confused by the
fact that irrational situations are able to continue with no just cause. It feels like the magnetic gravitational pull of right and wrong has shifted and is no longer being valued. I bet I'm not making sense here, but anyway I feel like I'm coming out of one of those phases in my life and I'm grateful to God for re-aligning the cosmos.

Quotes of The Day

Best comments on my new puppies. :) Commenters shall remain anonymous since I didn't ask them if I could post their emails.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!I CAN'T STAND IT!!! CAN'T STAND THE CUTENESS!!!!!THEY JUST MAKE ME WANNA RUN AROUND AND WRESTLE!!!!STOP IT!!!!"

and:

"I think they're going to be my computer wallpaper for awhile."

and:

"OH! MY! GOD!

I can honestly say that I’ve never seen cuter puppies than Chewy and Gizmo! I am so in love with your new babies! Oh my god Shari! Seriously I am going to have to post them on MY blog . . . if that’s okay! They are way too adorable! I am freaking out at their cuteness! Please give them love and kisses from xxxxxx! OH MY GOD SO CUTE! "

FREE 411

A few months ago I read online about 1-800-411-Metro. If you are like me and never seem to have a phone book handy, and cringe when you are paying money for 411 or avoid using it, then you may like this. There is an ad you have to listen to, typically takes just a couple of seconds, and the rest of it is just like dialing regular 411. Actually, the customer service is friendlier. 98% of the time I have been pleased with using it. They connect you directly to any business listing that you ask for, and for a residential listing, they verbally give you the number. It is nationwide. Best of all, it is FREE. It really is. I thought to myself at first, "Wow, I hope too many people don't start using this, because it will somehow quit being free", but there are messages on there asking everyone to spread the word. I guess they will be able to charge more to advertisers if the customer base is larger.

Go here to see more pictures of the puppies.

Our new puppies, Gizmo and Chewbacca (Chewie) and our cat, Puddin

QUESTION OF THE DAY










Do you believe in reincarnation?

We saw the movie The Lake House tonight. It features Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. It is so romantic. I am already looking forward to seeing it again when it comes to DVD. It's "Ghost" meets "Somewhere in Time", and has it's own touch all in one movie. A sort of life merging time travel and can love conquer all. I won't go into anymore details about it, but if you have a soft spot for a good love story, I thoroughly recommend it .

Helicoptor Game



An addictive little game that Dylan and I love to play. You just hold down and let go of the button on the mouse to avoid objects.

Play Helicopter

I am officially blogging in outer space. Wonder if I'll get any comments? :)

I forgot I had turned the moderate comments thing on and I thought I just wasn't receiving any.
I had alot of fun catching up. :)

Pink is The New Blog has exclusive photos of Tom and Katie's baby

http://trent.blogspot.com/2006/06/breaking-suri-holmes-cruise-makes-her.html

If you are looking for a deep or intellectual topic, read no further. :)
One of my interests is going shopping for makeup. I love girlie products. I like stumbling upon new things to use. I recently discovered a place called Sephora, and OMG it is girl heaven. If you have never been in one, I very highly recommend it! It has all the brands of makeup from the high-end Department stores, and THEN some. :) Everytime I go in there, I feel my heart start beating faster with an overwhelming excitement and anticipation of new discoveries just crammed everywhere you turn. It's so comical, we just noticed when Rickey and I are at the mall and we are at sports stores, I start shifting back and forth, feeling aches in my low back, feet hurting, etc., but Rickey is totally content. When we go in Sephora, I am floating through the store. I could literally spend hours in there, just window shopping and discovering new stuff to use....but for some strange reason Rickey's back starts hurting in there, so we have settled on "you go to your store and I'll be in here", and that has worked out great. :)
I recently discovered the product you see a picture of, called Little Red Dress. It is liquid lip stain in a bottle. The applicator is similar to a fingernail polish brush and tickles when you put it on, but it is great! It is just fun and girlie to use. I never wear red lipstick--it just doesn't look natural on me, but this does, and it lasts a while. You can put on as much or as little as you want, to deepen the shade.
Another great product is Ojon shampoo and conditioner. Their slogan is "The people of beautiful hair". Don't believe that all shampoos are alike and that the more expensive ones aren't better. I used to think that until years ago when I tried a few pricier ones. The Ojon has shea butter in it and is just awesome. Sephora has practically every moisturizing cream and face lift in a bottle on the planet. The other day I was given free samples of something called Lift Fusion which is supposed to work miracles on fine lines. It must be good, because it costs way too much.
Well, I could continue, but I'm being summoned. Happy makeup hunting.

Laugh of The Day

Reading back over your post and noticing that you put "heart rendering", and then start to say to yourself, "That doesn't look right... That doesn't even sound right. Wait a second.....oh how embarrassing...it should be....."
LOL !

:)

We saw the movie Cars on Friday. Cute. Sweet.
We are still painting and working on the house.
Someone in my family and I are at odds right now, and they have chosen at least for now, not to be a part of my life.
We haven't spoken in almost a month.
Although I love this person, I haven't liked alot of their persona for a couple of years now.
It was utterly heart-rending when this person rejected me.
I was completely amazed that they were able to exit my life like that.
I agonized over it, racking my brain, reviewing our entire relationship, searching for things I may have done that contributed to the demise. Although, I knew in my heart that this person wasn't coming from a righteous place, and had indeed been shallow and selfish for quite sometime, I still tried to make excuses and reach for ways to excuse his/her behavior. "Maybe if I had done this or that differently".....and praying that very very soon we would be able to talk this out and renew our relationship....constant tears, anquish, heartache, intense anxiety, etc.
I soon found out though, through a third party closely involved, that this person is having the time of their life and couldn't care less about re-establishing communication with me. Not only was this person thoroughly enjoying their life, they felt no compassion upon hearing of my suffering, just commenting, "Do I have to break down to feel bad?"
When I heard that, it helped me more than anything.
I was given a few more details on this person's disgusting current personality which I had temporarily emotionally pushed aside while missing them-remembering only the best in them.
I could write a book of the kindness and love I have bestowed to him/her.

At this point, everyday is becoming easier. I am starting to recognize that I am feeling a little uplifted at the lack of negative situations and neediness that he or she caused in my life. Like a weight has been lifted. On levels I wasn't even aware of, I am realizing that maybe this person stole from my identity a little whether intentional or not, and I actually now have enough time and mental reflection to re-establish some of who I am and have had to supress.
Of course the current situation can't go on forever, there will have to be some sort of resolution, how much of one only time will tell. I do know that the longer they are able to go without being a part of my life, the harder it will be for me to open back up my heart or respect them ever again.

Have you ever sat there staring at your your blog, wanting to write, opening up your "create a post" section and blankly stared at the screen with everything and nothing in mind, words refusing to flow?
Happy Friday. Have a good weekend.

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Brad and Angelina with their new baby. That is going to be a very photogenic person.
Strange how we haven't seen Tom and Katie's baby.....you know since Tom's been so public with their relationship...and now we've seen him and Katie out, but no baby pics. Still looking for one that will look like them?

We've been doing one of those "get rid of your junk" cleaning escapades. As I read once on Eileen's blog and implemented, we had 3 piles....one for trash, one for donate, and one for keep. I think she and her friend got it from Oprah. Thanks, Eileen. :) I'm glad I read that, because it made things go smoothly and I had more clarity with what I should do with everything. We still have so much to do.

We are painting some rooms in the house... well, as of right now- they are. :) I'm blogging. By the time we are finished, we will have re-painted over half of the house. I'm still trying to decide which color to paint the wall around the fireplace. Right now it's the color that was there when we moved in- a deep olive green color--Except for that one wall above and around the fireplace, the rest of the living room is an off white. I like the contrast of two colors in the room, but I am totally ready for a change. Suggestions? I typically like light, unobtrusive colors (I was surprised I liked the green), because I prefer that the decorations and furniture set the mood of the room, rather than an intense color on the wall. It's a fine line. What looks good in one person's home and style of house looks tacky in another. And of course, what I like, someone else may think looks horrible and vice versa. Everyone thinks they have good taste.....including me... :)
Last year Rickey convinced me to do our bedroom in an electric ice blue color. We did the crown/trim in a shimmery pearl color. I really like it alot. That pewter and mirrored dresser goes really well with it. Not for the living room, though.

For whatever reason- $$$, time, motivation, etc.----during my entire "adult" life- I have never completely decorated my home down to the finishing touches. This is now what we have set out to do, one step at a time. Rickey kept thinking of selling and I was like, "Not until we finish this and appreciate and enjoy it." You can laugh, but I have never had curtains as an adult, anywhere I've lived. Blinds, yes. Curtains, no. I wanted them, but money prevented, or I would feel overwhelmed with the styles and choices. As you may have noticed when I wrote about the sofa we bought, I usually feel apprehensive about any decorating I do. I hate regretting it....ending up with "buyers remorse" and being stuck with it. Anyway, curtain shopping is another event ahead. It is nice to finally have a home that I don't have to run it by the landlord to do this or that.


I have wanted to blog lately, but I haven't felt able to express myself for different reasons....
I still go to your blogs' consistently. They make my day, many days. :)