Friday's Feast !!

Appetizer
How fast can you type? 85wpm, on a good day

Soup
What is your favorite online game? Myspace headgames

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), how intelligent do you think you are?

Monday=8, Friday=3...thank God for weekends:)

Main Course
Name three of your best teachers from your school years.

1. Mrs. Cameron-3rd grade teacher that taught me sign language.

2. Mr. Dixon -5th grade teacher

3. Mrs. Anderson-Spanish I teacher that was a total crack up. She called me lowwwwwwwwwwwwwwra.

Honestly, these are the only teachers names I remember...lol...sorry, its been a while.

Dessert
What are your plans for this upcoming weekend?

Going to the science museum with my boyfriend Michael, my son, and his best friend.

3 more weeks until May 18th Shrek III

TT #8

Thirteen Things that smell good to me
1. Anything my boyfriend Michael cooks.
2. Fabric softener.
3. Freshly popped popcorn.
4. Roses and Carnations.
5. Babies that have just been lotioned up.
6. Cologne on a man.
7. The ocean.
8. Fireplaces burning in the winter time.
9. Apple shampoo.
10. Coffee first thing in the morning.
11. Candle stores.
12. Cookies baking in the oven.
13. Coconut lime lotion from bath & body works.

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Wordless Wednesday

Supportkids....friend or someone put here to drive you nuts?

Guess what boys & girls?? I still haven't received my money from Supportkids thru Direct Deposit. This is money that was sent to them on 4/9 and today's date is 4/24. What I don't understand is, why it is taking longer than snail mail? The Customer Service people have called me back regarding this issue, although, its not the friendliest response and I feel like all I get is the run around. Wait a minute Ms. Customer Service Girl, aren't I the one paying your paycheck?? How dare you take that tone with me and fix this problem while your at it. I'd bet my child support that your paycheck is never late. You get my money and could care less how long it takes to process my cut as long as its lining your pocket, who cares about the children....Blahblahblah....excuse after excuse.

Here is what Direct Deposit is suppose to be like:

When your employer sends your pay directly to your checking or savings account rather than issuing you a paper check, you're participating in Direct Deposit. These deposits arrive and are made available to you more quickly(key word here) than paper checks. Direct Deposit is the most widely used electronic payment. In 2005, 4.4 billion payments were made using Direct Deposit, a 5.1 percent increase over the previous year. As many as 145 million Americans use Direct Deposit to receive their pay or government benefits. Did you know that Direct Deposit has been around for almost 40 years? It has a proven record of success - 97% of people who get paid via Direct Deposit are satisfied with it.

I get Direct Deposit thru my work. What is the purpose of convenience if your getting your money later?? Enquiry minds want to know. Why dont they just terminate my contract and put me out of my misery? Again, Id rather NOT get the money than pay Supportkids for the mental anguish of wondering what in the heck is going on and why I cant buy groceries because they have no clue as to the whereabouts of my child support......Ugh, im so disgusted. 5 years of this...Ive paid them for 5 years. Thousands of dollars and this is the type of treatment I get. Its not about the Customer Service, its about THEIR profit. Whatever....I say again....Dont hire Supportkids!

Happy Monday:)

Supportkids...the saga continues!

OK...so, help me out on this one. After my last blog update on Supportkids, I was contacted via phone(by Supportkids) to let me know that they are upgrading their services and Direct Deposit is now being offered. They wanted ME to be one of the first to have the option of this service. I thought to myself, "hmmmmmmm, someone's been reading my blog...Great!"..Well, my response was, "Sure...Awesome....Sign me up"...they sent the form and told me it would take 30 days to get it set up. WONDERFUL!! Now, correct me if I'm wrong but Direct Deposit is suppose to expedite payment...correct? If things went the way they use to, I would have received a check today via snail mail. Instead, I received notice via e-mail that it was going to take 5 to 10 days for my payment to post via Direct Deposit. Ummmmm, wait...what's wrong with this picture? Ya, it may appear that I am never satisfied but HELLO, I wanted my money no later than 3 days after they received it. It was sent to them on 4/8...today is 4/20 and I have to wait 5 to 10 additional days?? I don't get it....I'm so done with this system. This whole thing gives me a freakin headache. Someone has missed the whole point on this one!! Thanks for the effort Supportkids but you still havent gotten it right.

TT #7

Thirteen Things I will never do: 1. Jump out of a perfectly good airplane. 2. Pet a Tarantula. 3. Drink the water in Mexico. 4. Ride in a submarine (claustrophobic). 5. Bungee Jump. 6. Eat something that is either still alive or looking at me. 7. Wear stilettos to Disneyland. 8. Eat anything slimy. 9. Get use to driving in traffic. 10. Hang out at a nude beach. 11. Understand male logic (is that an oxymoron?) 12. Get my tongue or any other orifice on my body pierced. 13. Stop believing in my children. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Wordless Wednesday

A student wrote:
When I first heard about the multiple shootings at Virginia Tech yesterday, my first thought was about my friends, and my second thought was "I bet it was Seung Cho." When we read Cho's plays, it was like something out of a nightmare. The plays had really twisted, macabre violence that used weapons I wouldn't have even thought of. Before Cho got to class that day, we students were talking to each other with serious worry about whether he could be a school shooter.

Public Assistance....

I got this thru an e-mail today and thought I would share...it makes a good point:

Like a lot of folks in this state I have a job. I work, they pay me. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them?? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do on the other hand have a problem with helping someone sitting on their ass. Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check????

I wonder what you'd have to do to pass a law making welfare recipients pass a drug test before they could continue receiving financial aide???? Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmm.

Happy Friday the 13th...Did you know.....

Before the 19th century, though the number 13 was considered unlucky, and Friday was considered unlucky, there was no link between them. The first documented mention of a "Friday the 13th" is generally listed as occurring in the early 1900s.
However, documentation aside, many popular stories exist about the origin of the concept:

*The Last Supper with stories that Judas was the thirteenth guest, and that the Crucifixion of Jesus occurred Friday.

*That the biblical Eve offered the fruit to Adam on a Friday, and that the slaying of Abel happened on a Friday (though the Bible does not identify the days of the week when these events occurred).

*That it started on Friday, October 13, 1307, the date that many Knights Templar were simultaneously arrested in France, by agents of King Philip IV of France.

However, historically, there is no true date that the Friday the 13th superstition can be linked to. Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they are simply unable to get out of bed when Friday the 13th rolls around. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute estimates that more than 17 million people are affected by a fear of this day. Despite that, representatives for both Delta and Continental Airlines say that their airlines don't suffer from any noticeable drop in travel on those Fridays.

Warning: A British Medical Journal study has shown that there is a significant increase in traffic related accidents on Friday the 13ths.

Be the exception to the rule...its all about mind over matter and remember, its just another day!

TT #6

13 Disney movies that have no mothers or the mothers are killed off. 1. Bambi 2. Dumbo 3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4. Cinderella 5. Pinocchio 6. Finding Nemo 7. The Sword and the Stone 8. The Jungle Book 9. The Little Mermaid 10. Beauty and the Beast 11. Aladdin 12. Pocahontas 13. The Goofy Movie Brought to you by the Disney's Dead Mothers Club. A big thank you to my boyfriend Michael for pointing this out to me. He has 13 more posted on his blog. That's pretty sad. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Happy Monday!!

Something to make you smile...Happy Friday!

CAR TROUBLE

A blonde pushes her BMW into a gas station. -
She tells the mechanic it Died.
After he works on it for a few minutes, it is idling smoothly.
She says, "Well.....what's the story?"
The mechanic replies,........"Just crap in the carburetor"
(pause.......).......... She asks, "How often do I have to do that????"

Happy Easter!