777...FLS at her place

Welcome everyone....glad you made it!

My name is Rambler (you know anonymity is so the thing these days) and I live on the second floor...joke. Anywho, FLS is my kid sis and new to the blog thing and we decided it would be fun to have people who are reading ME (the Rambler) to read me in a different place.

I'd like to intro you to my first little sis (FLS *wink*). She is an amazing person who I've just recently realized is not 8 anymore, but 30 (oops, sorry), a mother, and a smart intelligent human being (of course NOT as smart and intelligent as myself, it's so true). The good genes run in the family I guess. :)

So of course, she's doing one of my interviews.....

Thank you Antibloggedy sis.

My FLS...

1. Would you say I'm the best big sister EVER?

I would not. She's not big by any means. She's pretty remarkable though. :)


**Aww, thanks sis! Even if I feel like Fat Bastard you make me still feel pretty.

2. What's your favorite memory of me?

I think that in general Rambler and I have shared a whole childhood of memories that are all pretty "fave". We shared a lot of experiences. When She and I lived in Rarotonga we were playing on the beach and the rock pier leading away from the hotel our father managed. I remember (a little bit distorted, due to my young age) when I hurt my heel of my foot. It was bleeding and I was in a lot of pain. So my sis carried me to the shore and to get me help. This is the same motherly assistance she gives to me and our second lil sis to this day.

**You know. I totally forgot about that until now. That was the story of our relationship. Pick on each other til the bell rang, but when the black clouds came around I always wanted to make sure you were covered. Heart YOU!

3. If you learned ANYTHING from her, what would that be?

The art of competition. Well I don't know if that was her doing, but I definitely compete with her, even if she is not competing back. =) I am still the champ in "connect four"

**Come on! Seriously. You wanna go again? I'll prove that you suck and I don't! :)

4.Would you say you have a competitive relationship?

Read the above note. Yes. I always win and am always right and all good things that happen to us are my fault. I will also take credit for Little Rambler being so great.

**You can't help but laugh at your lunaticness...(wink)

5. Describe your sister in ONE word?

Diva

**I don't know what you are talking.....HEY, there's only ONE ice cube in my triple soy vanilla latte no foam. I wanted TWO...about. I mean I'm soooo not a diva!

6. If you were cars, what would you both be?

She would be a slow moving, air bag holding, gramma car. I would be a race car. =)

***Oh yah, I bet my slow moving, air bag holding gramma car can beat yours ANYDAY! I'm the turtle baby and your the hare. You know how that story ended?!

7. A way to prevent snoring? Created by you and sis? What would it be and what would you both name it? And would it be dedicated to anyone in particular (wink)?

it is called The Suffocate, Resuscitate, and Bolt Method. You hold all air passage till the snoring person gags, then remove and bolt out of view. This method has been used in many a noisy nights and has been adopted recently by the Survivors of Snoring Group in North America (SSGNA) dedicated to Mom's everywhere. They are hoping to open 1 new chapter in every state before the end of 2009. This is also part of the Pres-Elect Obama economic stimulus package that will allow people to get better sleep so they can make it to work on time, there-fore allowing them to keep their jobs.

**LOL. You think Mom will kill us? Well, she's stepdad's problem now :) hehe, we love you Mom.

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Well, one more day and my 777 series is over. I hope you enjoyed my sisters home for a bit. If you like she loves loves meeting new (bloggy) friends. :) Stay a while, make friends...but don't forget about me?!! (just a smite insecure)

FLS...thank you for hosting today's post. I love you more ways than you can count.


YOU were my first best friend!

Black Friday

Black Friday. Wow, so many things to say about my first experience. I did not attend the frenzied Best Buy line that started as early as 6am thanksgiving day in some locations. I decided instead to purchase the TV later. We did end up getting the one we wanted this evening without any stress or lines....good thing I didn't waste my time in the cold outdoors. Instead I decided to go to the 666Mart (yes they are partnered with the Devil, how else can they give us such deals?!) I went to get one of the Digital "things" and they had all the deals wrapped in plastic, with associate assigned to man the product until 5am then they cut the plastic and duck out of sight. This sort of system is not suggested for those with Claustrophobia, or serious social issues. I am extremely satisfied with the deals I received.
Serious notation: I would like to acknowledge the people who lost their lives today, due to frenzied mentality and poor orchestration of the events hosted. There are mentions of several shootings, a stabbing (by a women with her kids!), and Trampling injuries and death. No amount of discount is worth all of this.

Antibloggedy

Dear Thanksgiving....

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good thanks giving, Thank you very much! Here is my Thank you's for this year:

1. January-Thankyou for my birthday celebration with friends....it was a nice dinner, and I am happy everyone could make it. I am adding a note from my grandfather, from 1992....I miss you Tutu and Ama also.
2. February- Thank you for the special "just you and me" time with little Kai. I know she won't remember it, but we got to enjoy it before the baby arrived.

3. March (a big one) Thank you to Dr. Deitric for bringing me my little angle safely into this world with a lot of humor and good spirits to pass around. Thank you taking into consideration all of my worries about "the last time" Thank you for taking good care of me also, so that I could be there for the little ones. Thank you for Kai and her patience with me during the new sibling transition. Thank you for my new computer and the great deal I got (I have a really "thrifty" friend who knows how to shop, thank goodness.) Because of how well this day worked out, I would recommend every pregnant women get a computer, the day before giving birth.
4. April Thank you for bringing my family to me. Rambler, little Rambler, mom, and Youngest Sis were the best gift a girl could've wanted. Us three siblings together to celebrate a new sibling to kai.....I hope they have as much love for each other, as we do.

5. May Thank you for Chas, who is always has the most patience for a girl who can be pretty A.D.D. and quite unorganized. Thank you for working on the house during all of the months of the year to give us a home to call Home. =)This is also our Anniversary month...this year was 10 years for us. This is part of a letter he wrote to me, Really beautiful, this is only a section of the image.
6. June Where did this month go? I think this was the month of fathers day. Thank you to Chas for being a great dad to the girls. also, thank you to my own dad, who's spirit is always with us. Thank you also for all the perfect days that allowed us to swim at Dave and Renee's. The girls will always love swimming because of D and R. =)
7. July Thank you for those little trips like the one I took to mellon park with the girls and with beautiful Sophie and Heather. It was nice to sit on the grass and listen to great music. I think Kai enjoyed it more though as she ran around that park till I was too tired to stay a moment longer.
8. August Thank you for C's Gramma S(girls great gramma). she is a bright light in a dark room. She is truly lovely and welcoming. Thank you for loving the girls so much. This is when she first laid eyes on little Violet.













9. September Thank you for Kai. Thank you for her 2nd birthday. Thank you for all the friends that came to enjoy it with us. Thank you for all the gifts for her.....thank you for her. Thank you for the Terrible two's, it keeps me on my toes.
10. October Thank you for Halloween. thank you for celebrating with Heather and Eric and Sophie. The girls were so great in their little costumes-Kai was a monkey, Violet a Skunk, and Sophie was a Turtle.......and thank you for this blog. It has brought me closer to my FBS Uber awesome.
11. november: Thanks to thanksgiving. But also thank you for Learning. Kai pooped in the potty this month, Violet Stood up and Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States....Pretty great month. and ohhh kai just said "Thank you mama" , so thank you for giving me great polite kids.
12.December. Thank you for the things to come, for giving me a life that allows me to look forward to the future, that desire to see a great future, and to see the kids grow into such wonderful women.

There were so many more Happy thanks to give, but not enough time in a day to list it. So thank you to my family, Chas's family our friends and also those who we fight....they make for good stories to share. Thank you to all those that think me valid enough to read my blog.

Thanks for reading!
Happy Thanksgiving
antibloggedy

Black Friday.....hmmmmmm?!

If you are even contemplating participating in the festivities, then don't forget to get the special Thursday paper...it will have all the deals, also look online starting at midnight for the black friday online presales....Ohh and stay out of my way! =)

The anticipation of it all! I have a feeling it will be a big let down, but you have to try everything at least once, right? I found myself delaying most purchases till Friday, with the hopes that "it or something comparable" will be on sale and not just on sale, but at rock bottom-below cost prices....even if I couldn't possibly be stretched in that many purchasing directions how can I be at the ***Mart and also at Best Buy at or before they open...(we will be in line around 1-2 am) In actuality the products are probably good deals, but they make the money back on the add-ons that we buy. Oh I just saved $30 on this Digital picture frame, I just need to get a flash card for it....maybe some wrapping paper, tape and oooooh, that dress is pretty, "its perfect!"..."WHAT! this is the only thing in this place that isn't on sale?! Ohhhhh, but its the last in my size and someone else may take it......$30 overpriced and you only have two-five things in the cart. what a bummer. I have to be agressive and stick to the plan, if its not what I went there for, put it in the cart and think about it, till you get to the check out, then hide it behind the really expensive thing over there that isn't on sale with hopes to have a chance to change your mind once you leave the store.

That won't stop me though, I am set on getting an LCD HDTV from Best Buy. I know Circuit City is going out of business, but that means I can wait to go there for a couple of days and still get a deal. They will have to get rid of their stock. We have a G.C. for Best buy from a return we did on another TV after it broke and they couldn't fix it (get the protection plan! saved us $700!) That is the other reason I will not purchase something really expensive from Circuit city.....what if it breaks....SOL!

good luck for all those on a mission and humor me to all those sitting in their warm cozy beds laughing at me sitting on the cold sidewalk.=)...maybe get me a hot cocao.

How Pittsburgh misplaced its H and got it back again.....

Did you know Pittsburgh lost its' H?! There are other pittsburg's and in fact I lived in Pittsburg California (east bay-San Francisco). The thing that makes this place so unique is the H. Back in 1890 till 1911 for a period of about 20 years the H was removed. The out-cry from the public who adored the beloved H took a couple decades to convince "the man" to give it back.
In a campaign to restore order to town names, the Board of Geographic names dropped the H from every city and town ending in "burgh". They thought it would restore order and reduce confusion from multiple places having the same name, but different spelling. "they" wanted uniformity across the nation. They didn't realize how stubborn and strong the pittsburgh people can be. =)

The Other Pittsburgs (found here)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is not the only Pittsburg in the nation. There's even a tiny town in North Dakota that spells it with the "h"! Other Pittsburg(h)s in America include:

• Pittsburg, California - Contra Costa County
• Pittsburg, Colorado - Gunnison County
• Pittsburg, Florida - Polk County
• Pittsburg, Georgia - DeKalb County
• Pittsburg, Illinois - Fayette County
• Pittsburg, Illinois - Williamson County
• Pittsburg, Indiana - Carroll County
• Pittsburg, Iowa - Van Buren County
• Pittsburg, Kansas - Crawford County
• Pittsburg, Kentucky - Laurel County
• Pittsburg, Michigan - Shiawassee County
• Pittsburg, Missouri - Hickory County
• Pittsburg, New Hampshire - Coos County
• Pittsburg, Oklahoma - Pittsburg County
• Pittsburg, Oregon - Columbia County
• Pittsburg, South Carolina - Greenwood County
• Pittsburg, Texas - Camp County
• Pittsburg, Utah - Piute County
• Pittsburgh, North Dakota - Pembina County

Congratulations to Pittsburgh for finding its H and restoring sanity to the ridiculous.

The Antibloggedy

Baby Talk

nah nah nah nah (smile) nah nah nah nah (reach for rolling ball with bell) blah bah bah buah....
this is the sound of my 8 month old right now. It makes me smile more than anything. I am truly proud of her.

How my mothers happiness is my fault =)....

So my sister spilled the news. what was it you ask? My mother, who has put her own life on hold. Who in order to raise 3 children worked 2 full time jobs and 1 part time job, and did odds and end positions. Who gave us every holiday, every birthday celebration, every family get together....
has found someone to share the rest of her life with. S S asked my mother to marry him. Let me tell you their story as I see it.....(I may have the stories mixed up a little and give my self a little extra credit, but that is my job in our family)
My mother and S S met years ago when she was playing soccer for a woman's league. S S got Divorced, My mother was already Divorced and they went on a date. For some reason the timing was not right. My mother had us 3 mouths to worry about and S S was newly Divorced and was dealing with his own childrens mouths.
Flash forward and I, who moved to California for 7 years, moved back home and invited S S to a Birthday party of mine (with hopes to push the two love birds together). In my "persuasive way" I continued to "push" the two to take pictures together, and to talk to one another....my mother always glaring at me with a twisted smile of "cut it out"..... "he's toooo nice she says to me". "I am usually with the "Jock type", like your dad....."oh, really! (says I) and how did that work out for you?"
another twisted smile, glare and the look in her eyes were like: "i'm gonna flick your mouth" Sis, you know what i am saying! you know the look. She said she would think about it... and I told her to give it like 3 dates... she told me to shut up...and said she didn't need me telling her what to do...(mom, apparently you did, and your welcome.=)
So i didn't hear from my mom for like 2-3 weeks because she was "too busy" with her new man! she even stood me up for lunch one day!(yeah, that's right i didn't forget!)
So that is how they owe their entire happiness to me.
The end.....

They have been inseparable ever since. He buys her flowers all the time, Takes care of her, opens her car door for her, opens all doors for her (if he can beat her to it)...(my mom's pretty independent), he kisses her on the forehead, says "yes, dear" tells her she is beautiful, doesn't fight with her, agrees with her all the time, and works really hard. He is as high regarded as any other man in my family, ... he is family. I am so happy for them, because not only is he getting a great woman and great family... but my mother is getting a great man and his family is just as great. I just realized in that sentence that i will officially have 3 step siblings! wow! it really isn't about me!.....
Congratulations Mommy, I love you.
One(edit note: two) question(s): are you changing your last name or is he? and "your not pregnant are you?"