Happy New year!

Live, Laugh, & Love!

I hope this new year brings many new opportunities for tons & tons of the above.

Merry Christmas Everyone

This song just makes me smile!!! I pray that everyone is Happy this holiday!

*MUWAH*

Doggies Forced into the Christmas Spirit

Zoie is not happy about this, but How cute?

Bad Bella

What are ya gonna do?! *Sigh*
Bella's new past time. BAD DOG!
Now she not only looks like Chewbacca, but fits the name.


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Now playing: Garbage - #1 Crush
via FoxyTunes

WOOT!

I completed "South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play" last night!
That last level had me very frustrated.
I was so excited when I beat it!

GAME COMPREET-O! Save South Park	25 Acquired 12/5/2009 ---------------- Now playing: Lady GaGa - Christmas Tree via FoxyTunes

Holiday Time

Our Thanksgiving was great! we loaded up the kids & drove to Saginaw. We had great food & got to see Mary Kay & Burt.
We played a few games of Yahtzee & guess who got the three Yahtzee's in one game? ME!!!!
At least the drive up & back was uneventful this year...Oh wait there was the soybean truck that rained beans down on us:(

It's been many years since we've had a real tree. I have to have a fir tree, Scotch pine loose too many needles. The Douglas Firs have been very expensive in the past.
We have one of these growing in the front yard. I tried to get hubby to chop it down last year.
He chopped the top off this year for our Christmas tree. I think it is the prettiest one we've had!
I'm still allergic though:(


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Now playing: Tanya Tucker - Away in a Manger
via FoxyTunes

Love This Game

1 VS. 100 opened a new season!!!

This time they added Achievements.

Safe Keeping Extended Play: In a single round, saved up the maximum of three Skips.	10 Acquired 11/21/2009
Quarter Century Answered a total o f 25 questions correctly.	10 Acquired 11/21/2009
Go Streaking! In a single round, achieved a Streak of five consecutive correct answers.	15 Acquired 11/21/2009
Speedy Delivery In a single round, scored a total of 1300 points through time bonuses.	20 Acquired 11/21/2009

Love and Rockets "Mirror People"

Found this gem on Guitar Hero 5. I like the beat!

I'm so happy with my feet on the ground
So happy, my head spins around
Quite content to sit on this fence
Quite content now a little bit older
The mirror people one day shall be free
The mirror people laugh at you and laugh at me
The mirror people, know not how to cry
So they scream, the mirror people scream inside
Because I could be nothing at all
Because I should be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
Time goes by so slow
When your stuck to me
Time goes by so slow
When your stuck to me
Yes it's true we're all in a gutter
And yes it's true please set me free
The christian says
I love love everybody
And you and you and you can be free
But I'm so happy with my feet on the ground
So happy my head spins around
Quite content to sit on this fence
Quite content
Now a little bit older
Because I could be nothing at all
Because I should be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
I wish I could be nothing at all
Time goes by so slow
When your stuck to me
Time goes by so slow
When your stuck to me

Brett Dennen - Follow Your Heart

I am a dreamer
And I'm a lover
I've been let down
I've loved and lost
I've been alone
I've been far from home

Follow your heart
Follow your heart
Follow your heart and you won't get lost

I been a poor man
I been a rich man
I made a fortune
And I've paid the cost
I've had some good friends
They come and go

CHORUS

I've been cheated
I've been defeated
I played the game and I've been
Double crossed
Every friend of mine
Has been in hard times

Another Birthday

Hello 39!
I absolutely love the cake!

I'm truly blessed to have all of my family & friends in my life!!!!!
Thanks for the love!!!!


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Now playing: 311 - 1,2,3
via FoxyTunes

Employee Game Achievements

I think working for a living (Especially in a factory) would be more fun, better worker morale if we could earn achievements.
Earning achievements similar to XBOX game, Mafia Wars, or WOW achievements.
Today I could have earned the Burn Baby Burn Achievement...To get this achievement you need to set your hair on fire while welding.
The Fix It Achievement...You get this one by welding your one thousandth rework shelf & as a bonus you unlock the intermediate welding skill!
How about this one? The Forever Achievement.....You get this from working at your place of employment for "forever" as a bonus you unlock a Raise!
I can't forget the All Day Long Achievement.....This one involves doing the same job, stuck in one spot all day long. The only bonus you can unlock with this achievement is a new all day long job tomorrow.

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Now playing: R.E.M. - 1,000,000
via FoxyTunes

We Watched

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

This was a good movie, very action packed, tons of funny parts.....a tad on the long side though.
I have to get me one of those three wheeled motorcycles!

The soundtrack for this movie is good also, This song stood out for me:

I feel insane every single time I'm asked to compromise
‘Cause I'm afraid and stuck in my ways and that’s the way it stays
So how long did I expect love to outweigh ignorance?
By that look on your face I may have forced the scale to tip

I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane

(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy

Shame pulses through my heart from the things I've done to you
It's hard to face but the fact remains that this is nothing new
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin but deep inside I'm not insane

I'm not insane, I'm not insane
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane

(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
(You'll learned your lesson)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(But first you'll fall)
Come back again it's almost easy

(guitar solo)

Now that I've lost you it kills me to say
(Hurts to say)
I've tried to hold on as you've slowly slipped away
I'm losing the fight, I've treated you so wrong now let me make it right

(Make it alright)

I'm not insane, I'm not insane(evil laugh)
I'm not insane, I’m not... not insane

(Mother)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(Said it all)
Come back again it's almost easy
(You'll learned your lesson)
Come back to me it's almost easy
(But still you'll fall)

Come back again it's almost easy

The Sunrise This Morning Was So Cool.

Fall Colors

You Never Really Know the Lyrics to A Song......

Until you sing them!
This Is Conventional Lover by Speck. This song is featured in the game Rock Band 2.
It is too funny, but catchy.
I Love the "Tap my mana" part, LOL!

Who left you hanging on that peg all alone?
You look near mint to me babe and I wanna make you my own
I wanna be your captain, my Pon Farr is a-risin'
So step on over here girl, my love is enterprisin'

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me show you some conventional love
I don't mean to boast, I don't mean to brag (ooh love long and prosper)
But I'm a man whose only issues all come in mylar bags

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me give you my conventional love
I'll give you my heart, I'll treat you nice (ooh love long and prosper)
And the games that I play only have twenty-sided dice

They're polyhedral!

Let's hit the dealer's room and get you something fine
That collectors bust of Cthulhu reminds me of how you blow my mind
Now let me take you dancing in my best Starfleet dress uniform
You'll want to tap my mana once you've seen me perform

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me show you some conventional love
I don't mean to boast, I don't mean to brag (ooh love long and prosper)
But I'm a man whose only issues all come in mylar bags

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me give you my conventional love
I'll give you my heart, I'll treat you nice (ooh love long and prosper)
And the games that I play only have twenty-sided dice

Uh oh
Saving throw!

And when we get to mating, I'll always treat you kind
I'll never bend you too far back or ever crease your spine
But there's one thing I won't promise, there's one thing I won't do
Can't leave you in the box babe, this collector is coming through

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me show you some conventional love
I don't mean to boast, I don't mean to brag (ooh love long and prosper)
But I'm a man whose only issues all come in mylar bags

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me give you my conventional love
I'll give you my heart, I'll treat you nice (ooh love long and prosper)
And the games that I play only have twenty-sided dice

Let me be your conventional lover
Let me give you my conventional love
I'll give you my heart, I'll treat you fine
And I'll make sweet love to you while we're watching Deep Space Nine

Family Game Night

We played Family game Night on XBOX with Ma & Pa this weekend.
Pa is the luckiest dice roller ever! Saturday night he wanted to play "Just one more game."
He got the highest Yahtzee score I have ever seen. (588) Or some dumb thing. He had Three Yahtzees!!!
I did manage to win one game. I only got one achievement unlocked where Pa as Soakitincider2 & Ma as guest unlocked a few more achievements.
I need to make their own XBOX profiles!!!

Ground Floor Apartment Rolled a full house using only 1’s and 2’s Pa got all of these....... All the Sixes Get a Yahtzee with all sixes! 20 Dice Time Clock up over an Hour of playtime in Yahtzee 20 Acquired -- For the Win! Win one game of Yahtzee against a friend 10 Acquired -- Real Small Roll a small straight starting with a 1 20 Acquired 10/10/2009 I Only Need One... Roll a Yahtzee, Full House or Large Straight on your first roll 30 Acquired 10/10/2009 apa needs a new pair of shoes Shook the Yahtzee dice for longer than 10 seconds It was all very fun!!!!!! 10 Acquired 10/10/2009

Things Looking Up!

Well we all need to keep thinking positive because it is so working. They called some Set-ups & a few select people back to work after one day of being laid off.
This week we go back to 5 days.
Woot for having a full paycheck!
Many thanks to those working to get us orders & to our customers for buying!!!!!!

Same Stuff Different Year

The smoke has cleared and once again I feel lucky to still have a job.
I hope these numbers are correct.....We had 315 people and now we have 125. This lay-off was the biggest I've seen at our company. (1996 would be a close comparison, but we had way more employees at that time.)
I am one of two operators left in our department. It is going to be different on Monday. I'm curious to see how production is going to run with so few experienced operators and a handful of set ups and support.
This is the ultimate do more with less scenario!!!!
Those who are left are down to 4 days a week. Today was my first Friday off and I spent it giving the kids haircuts and baths!

It seems like the end of the world right now, but I have faith that orders will drop in and that this will be short lived.
Our company has, even in bleak times magically kept going and growing......I hope this trend continues.


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Now playing: Seether - Careless Whisper
via FoxyTunes

The Jeff Dunham Trip

This show was awesome. My face hurt from laughing.
A guy named Brian AKA "Guitar Guy" opened.....He was impressive.
The "Lil guys" kept making fun of Guitar Guy, LOL!

"Silence! I keeeell You!"
"Shut the hell up"
Peanut is ok, but he can be annoying:)
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