JUDE, THERE'S AN ELEPHANT ON YOUR WALL!

Hi guys!! Busy day today......lots of shopping, groceries and then a fun couple of stops at both Walmart and that wonderful huge new Dollar Store. Holy crap, last time I looked, there WASN'T a tree that grows money in my yard.......... but you'd think I figured there was, cuz I got lots of really cool stuff today. Yup, one of them is an elephant on my wall.... in the living room, I replaced a shitty little old clock on the wall with a big, beautiful one with roman numerals and a faded picture of a very beautiful elephant on it ( I just love elephants, I think they are so spiritual and wise). It's not a cheap looking thing, which it might sound like from my description (animals on clocks Jude??) it's really very classy looking, I think, anyway, LOL I also replaced my old plastic kitchen clock (blue, ugh.... with a blue plastic knife and fork for hands, ptui!!!) with a very similar clock to the elephant one, but smaller, still with black roman numerals but some faded SUNFLOWERS (yay!!) That and some little cupboard shelf organizers, a new folding plastic table for the laundry room, (I've been wringing my hands trying to find something that will work down there!) and some kitchen drawer organizers ~~ all of the above purchased at the ever waaay too busy Walmart. Then at the Dollar Store........GREAT buys....... I got new kitchen hand towels, nail file, nail brush for hubby, and another gas lighter (for lighting the gazillions of candles and incense I burn, lol) All for $1.00 each! So about that money tree that isn't growing in my yard....... "screw 'em if they can't take a joke", is what I say! I haven't really spent that much (I can't) and it's all coming out of the bonus I got at work for Christmas anyway.

Cake update: there's still a half a piece left. Hubby didn't eat the whole piece for his "breakfast" this morning. Tsk! Tsk!

Beef Stroganoff update: there's enough left for hubby and I each to take some to work tomorrow for lunches. YUM. And okay Rich, I believe you about doggies masturbating. Yikes what a picture I have of THAT in my head. I wonder if there's a famous picture of THAT too, like the one of doggies playing poker??? No, I don't want one if there is, either, thank you very much. Besides, I think it would clash with my elegant and lovely elephant clock.

Happy Birthday to my friend and "second mum" Leona!! I love you very much, woman! (she's only a couple years older than me, but when she was my supervisor at work she fussed and worried over us, and took care of us just like a mum would......)

Back to the salt mines tomorrow.......and I'm NOT looking forward to the long walk down my back alley to get there ~~ I was back there today looking at it, and it is sheer ice. OMG but ice like that terrifies me! Never used to, and it isn't as if I'm an old lady, but I am getting scared of falling and breaking some bones or seriously hurting myself. It's times like this when I wish I could just stay home until it's not so slippery. The sidewalks and a lot of the roads are bare pavement but our alley doesn't get much sun for all the trees and it takes awhile for everything back there to dry up.......so when it's warm like this, it melts like crazy during the day, and then just re-freezes at night. Sheeeit!!

Well it's time for this chick to get this warpaint scrubbed off and get into the "go to bed silly, you have to work tomorrow" mode...... I'll wish you all a good Monday and catch you on the flip-flop! Take care of each other! ~~PEACE~~

Love Jude

AND NOW.... ANOTHER HORROR SCOPE BY GYPSY JUDLES
"For Capricorns the next week will bring a variety of problems. You will find difficulties with children come to a head, and that's not a good thing as everyone knows Capricorns are all childish and immature themselves. Try to keep your wits about you and not let the little buggers get the better of you. If they do, send them packing off to join the French Foreign Legion..... that'll fix 'em! For Aquarians, the next 72 hours are crucial for those of you trying to adopt or become foster parents. Beware of little brats with French/English dictionaries looking to avoid a forced flight to France, oui? Now is an excellent time for all signs to hang around airports searching the trash cans for discarded flight tickets to France. Vacation in "gay Paree", anyone? All people with birthdays today have goofy grins and love to say "Yup you betcha" and "Okee Dokee".