Susie Q

Newspaper and Coffee, What Else Does One Need?

2009-08-04T11:31:00.000-07:00

I spend a great deal of time reading the paper and drinking several cups of coffee each and every morning. I admit I even get up far too early because I am too excited to sleep knowing the daily ritual awaits.
Sometimes I feel like it's wasted time, (it can easily take hours as I do the crossword too), but I also see it as a reward for years of having NO time to do anything in the morning but get my butt out of bed and care for children and then later high tailing it to an office job at the butt-crack of dawn.
I share this love of the newspaper with my Dad. He still gets up early and reads the local paper from cover to cover. We have had some great conversations about our passion for the lost art of a good morning paper. I pray there will never be a time that the printed word is replaced by the internet (((shudder))). It ain't the same! Yet we both HATE a messy paper, black smudged hands are a sign of a cheap print.
Our love of a good newspaper will always be something I remember my Dad and I having in common. We discuss topics, sports and random issues because of our daily fix.
My love of a good crossword is inherited from my mom. For years she did it every morning and I just assumed I could never master one. Yet, here I am, years later, doing one and sometimes two everyday. I often think of her when I do.
My love of comics is one I share with my daughter Sarah and my granddaughter Lauren. They don't get the paper everyday, but I make sure to pester them with the really giggle-inducing ones whenever I get the chance.
I really do love reading the newspaper and enjoying a few cups of Joe!
Still... I have a hard time enjoying it completely, always feeling a need to be productive. It's a dilemma.
I know what you're thinking...waaaaaaa!

Bleacher Bums

2009-03-25T19:39:00.000-07:00

Jimmy is down in the "workout room"/"music room"/ "ping pong room", (don't ask) practicing with his quartet. Their working title is "Bleacher Bums".
They will be performing at the newest HART, (Hillsboro Artist's Repertory Theatre) production. It's a play about Cubbie's fans sitting in the bleachers at a Cub's game and they will sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at the 7th inning stretch. They are too cute for words.

"Ted", WE just call him "Ted"

2008-11-28T20:58:00.000-08:00

Ted was in Jim's Boy Scout Troop, (Troop 10, Newport Beach California, he was "Teddy" back then).

He attended Newport Harbor High School with Jim and yours truely. His sister was a cheerleader.

He was gorgeous, a perfect example of the insanely, jaw dropping, excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin, specimens at my High School. And... he was a drama geek. I mean GEEK! They would patrol the halls, always in packs of 8 or more, too loud, too in your face.

I despised them. AND I WAS A BAND GEEK.

For me to judge the beautiful people, seems almost criminal, but you really had to experience this band of thespians invading your personal space and you'd be right there with me, bandy geeky and all, wanting them hurt.

Here's some Ted Trivia:

Ted was the captain of the water-polo team in college.

Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Took a 16-year-old Brooke Shields to her Dwight Englewood senior prom in 1982.

He was in Love Boat and Happy Days.

(I LOVE this one!) "Patron saint" of the website "Jump the Shark" (a phrase describing an event in a TV show that marks the start of the show's decline) because of his frequent roles as a fresh or a replacement character shortly before the termination of many shows.

Before taking the role of Jefferson D'Arcy on "Married with Children" (1987), he played Peggy's husband in a Christmas fantasy episode in which Al wonders what life would have been like if he had never been born.

Ted McGinley, but we just called him "Ted"

Trains

2008-11-10T19:13:00.000-08:00

My husband is downstairs right now, ripping apart his train set. You read that right. He is 50+ and he has a train set. I might add, it's a kick-ass train set.

Over the years, he's employed the family to contribute. Sarah and Josh installed a lovely

white-trash trailer. It has a car on blocks and is on the "wrong side of the tracks". (Duh)

Scott constructed a warehouse that is so detailed it deserves a good inspection.

There is a baseball field, a cemetary with mourners and an open grave. There are cars and trucks, some in the aftermath of a crash.

A haunted house sits on the hill and there is even a hobo's cave near the train tunnel.

All in all, it's pretty cool.

But read the beginning of this post again and you'll see, HE IS RIPPING IT APART!

Cause, you see folks, he is his father... His dad always had to have a project and Jim is just following his genes.

It's time for a new train layout. The kids and grandkids can't wait to get down and dirty composing the new and improved one. Trust me, it's a good thing!

(Good grief, I hear wood splintering, that can't be good...)

Crocs for the Cure

2008-10-07T17:41:00.000-07:00

Could this be the #1 "Crap for the Cure"? Me thinks it could be...

Josh, my son-in-law. And Hayden...

2008-08-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

It's as though he is being doused by an unknown.

Joshie, honey, that's you squirting you...

I titled this, "Josh sissy". Enough said.

Note the similarities...

A blogging slacker, but not a complete slacker...

2008-08-05T22:32:00.001-07:00

I am a blogging slacker. I know I'm not the only one, but hell's bells, it's been ages!

This here is a pic of Jim singing in a quartet at our Tualitin Valley Harmony Master's picnic held at your's truly's. He and my dad sing together in a chorus. A SWELL time was had by all at the annual picnic.

There were about 45-50 attendees, much good munchies and lots of really good music. If you've never heard Barbershop 4-part harmony then, well I'm sorry for you. I was raised with it, (as were my own kids) and I can tell you it's mighty fine stuff. My sister Sarah, my Dad, Doug and I also performed with an old Hillbilly song my parents uesd to sing, called "Way Back in the Hills". I can still hear my mom's voice when I sing it. Kind of a good heartbreak.

Anywho, I just wanted you to know I was still kicking, even if it is in 4 part harmony.

I stole the idea for this post, so nah, nah, nah

2008-07-17T19:16:00.000-07:00

Rob wrote on his blog about the Police concert he and Sarah just attended and he asked a stellar question...

"Ever think of how many concerts you've been to in your life?

For me -Sugarcubes, Public Image Limited, Living Colour, Depeche Mode, OMD, Sinead O'Connor, Billy Idol, the Cure, Book of Love, The The, Peter Gabriel, Police, Nine inch Nails, David Bowie, Violent Femmes, Afro Celt Sound System, New Order, Fishbone, Janes Addiction... to name a few, Rob"

So here goes my list:

KISS, Alice Cooper, Dan Fogelberg, Genesis, Kenny Logans, John Denver, Julio Englasis, (with Jim's mom!) Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Air Supply, The Little River Band, Beach Boys, Amy Grant, Michael W Smith, The Supremes (without Diana Ross, lame), Allison Krauss w/ Union Station, America, and of course The Days the Nights, Tibanna, Red Shelter, and the one that started with an "F", Can't remember for the life of me.

Speaking of The Days the Nights, they are playing on July 25th at Mt Tabor. I shall be there...

What's your list like?

Floating home, a dream that will remain a dream, for now...

2008-06-11T10:09:00.000-07:00

Isn't this amazing? Cute as a button, would be so much fun for the family to share?

Yeah that's what we thought too, so Haley Jim and I headed out on a "what the heck" tour of some floating homes Monday afternoon. It all began with this one, cause damn, it only costs $94,000 and the moorage is low, ($350 a month). It has a swim float and you can tie up 2 small boats. The only hiccup was the location, looked a tad industrial. Gawd, if that was the extent of it, but nooooorrrr.

Let's see, Jim said he wouldn't feel safe parking the CAR there. It was right off the freeway and tucked right by the overpass. Still, look at the views...

But it was the walk to the house that did us in. The steps were, um, iffy. There is NO WAY a child could safely make it down them and an adult carrying said child would be terrified! The ramp was three boards laid on a deteriorating excuse for a gangplank. But the worst part of the experience was the DECAY all around! It was so saaaad! Beautiful old tugboats, fishing boats, other floating homes just rotting! No people working on them, heck no people at all. This cute little house just sitting there, (floating there) looking adorable but there's just no way! No Way!

Oh well, it's still fun to look.

No "three-peat for the Beavers"

2008-05-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

'Tis a sad, sad day in Beaver Nation.

Our beloved Beaver Baseball Team has been overlooked for a return visit to Omaha for the College World Series.

Even though they won back-to-back titles annnnd even though their stats were better than some invitees annnnd even though they clearly know who's really in charge, (see picture...)

May a pox be upon the selection committee.

Because I love you...

2008-04-17T10:55:00.000-07:00

Ashley's blog about the enviroment and it's decline due to our arrogant misuse of our world's resources, really had me thinking. (Thank you Ashley, well done) But it also showed me that if she can share with us what she's learning regarding this very important topic, I realized I needed to share some stuff I've been learning too.

Here goes...

I have been studying the book of Matthew this year and we are currently examining the many parables Jesus taught regarding End times and His return. Mighty powerful reading.

He is coming back, ready or not. And even if you die before He returns, where are you going? Heaven IS NOT the default location.

Life is hard enough, I can't imagine how I would fare without His presence. I seek Him everyday, in prayer, through study of His word and service for Him. I grieve for those who live a life without God. Even those who believe in Him are essentially "practical athetheists" when they don't live with Him in mind.

Here's what we studied this past week...

Matthew 25:31-46

(Jesus speaking...) "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

God deserves your attention. He really does. Where does He fit in your life? The big picture is eternal, not temporal.

Now I step down off my soapbox...

You know I love you all!

New Meaning to Being "Two Faced"

2008-04-09T19:42:00.000-07:00

Just saw this and had to share...

This baby girl named Lali, was born March 11th in a northern Indian village and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess. Apparently she has an extremely rare condition known as craniofacial duplication, where a single head has two faces. Except for her ears, all of Lali's facial features are duplicated - she has two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes.

"She drinks milk from her two mouths and opens and shuts all the four eyes at one time," the hospital said.

The little girl is being hailed as a return of the Hindu goddess of valor, Durga, a fiery deity traditionally depicted with three eyes and many arms.

Yeeeessshhh!

My Grandbabies are Flying!!!!!

2008-03-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

I've been a praying animal today!

My grandbabies, Lauren and Hayden are in the air as we speak, (or as I type). They are flying Alaska Airlines to John Wayne Airport in Orange County California to go to Disneyland for the very first time. This here, (Look up) is the actual flight tracker. Needless to say, I've been praying for them all day.

Sarah, Josh and Kate are sitting in a different plane, almost ready to takeoff. The kids are flying with Josh's parents and Sarah and Josh are taking Kate separately. More prayers there.

Here's what I've been praying for...

Travel Mercies, (safe, no fears, no frenzy, fun times, easy transitions)

Health, (they have all been sicker than pooches lately)

and

THE BEST TIME EVER AT D-LAND! (no one gets lost, not too many people seeing as it's Spring Break, that the kids are blown away by the Magic Kingdom)

I've gotta go now, Sarah and Josh are taking off and I gotta pray...

Good grief...

2008-03-21T09:33:00.000-07:00

I feel like sh!t! (notice the poo colored text) Headache, nauseous, shaky.

And I'm one of the healthier ones.

Poor Josh and Sarah and the Chilcott kidlings, they have been kicked in the proverbial rear end!

Now I hear the Powells are starting all over again.

And Sarah G is heading to Portland/Hillsboro this very day to spend a funfilled week with us! Should be an interesting visit. I bet she'll bring home a marvelous souvenir!

At least I blogged...

2008-03-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

It's the tilt of the head and the butt-licking grin that really slays me here.

I have nothing to add...

You can imagine my surprise...

2008-02-22T19:02:00.000-08:00

So I was just wasting my time on MySpace, heck that's what it's all about, right? And I'm checking out some of James' friends, Dillon is especially hilarious, when I spot this poor guy passed out in a chair. His fabulous friends have piled tons of carp ON him and he appears completely unaware. I giggle.

I look a little closer and I think, mmm, I've seen the pattern on the chair before, it looks alot like the chair/sofa downstairs.

Then I look even closer and... EVERYTHING looks familiar.

Crikey, it ought to, it's in MY FAMILY ROOM.

Yeah, that's Andrew...

I laughed so hard...

Can You Just Picture It?

2008-02-11T15:23:00.000-08:00

Cancun Mexico. Warm sand beaches, cold cervezas, hot tortillas. ((Snicker)) Asking the locals, "dondo esta la bano?" And all for free, gratis, nada.

The Oregonian is hosting a travel photo contest and I, being the AWESOME wife that I am, have entered some of Jim's photos.

The grand prize... Meh-hee-coo. Of course if we win, there will be flying involved, but we can just off that bridge when we get to it. (See Ashley's Flying Phobia Blog...)

Here are the entries:

The first two are from the ship used in Master and Commander docked in San Diego. The next is the "chiluns" sitting pretty in front of the Catamaran Resort in San Diego. These 3 are entered under "Making Waves", water themed pictures outside the Pacific Northwest.

The nexy catagory I entered is "Pacific Northwest"

These are:

"Message in a Bottle" Lincoln City Summer 2006

"Follow the Leader" Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washington Summer 2007

"Flip Flops in the Sand" Whidbey Island Summer 2007

Adios!

Johnny Depp?

2008-01-30T16:45:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness! I have just watched the most random, yet interesting film. Yeah, this one is a film, not a flick, very artsy. (Jim would have despised it!)

"Before Night Falls"

I know, I know, you're saying, "Susie, where have you been? This sucker came out YEARS ago!" But I found it on a movie channel and had some time to kill, so I made me some tea and hunkered down.

Right out of the shoot, the credits had me in a quandary. Johnny Depp? Sean Penn? Really? But that's what they said. I was INTRIGUED, I tell you!

It's a true story, based on the memoirs of Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990). It begins with some beautiful story telling, as Arenas' own poems are read, all the while showing the squalor of his childhood. In one scene he is a very innocent 10 or 11 year old, running away to join the Revolution. He is given a ride on a donkey pulled cart driven by none other than Sean Penn! (That's him on the left)

Seriously, the worst "white guy-turned brown guy" I have EVER seen. You can tell it's him in a second, his makeup is atrocious and frankly you are so surprised by his very presence, that you're already in a shaky state. But then HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND BEGINS TO SPEAK!

This is a "Spanish-ish" language film. Heck even the so-called English sounded like no English I'd heard. Kinda hard to understand, but when in Cuba... But where the rest of the film you struggle to understand the very heavy accents, this time, you just want it to stop. (Think Kevin Costner in Robinhood), he sounds like a REALLY bad Cheech.

The story moves on to his adult life. Reinaldo was a gay writer in Revolutionary Cuba. Not the best sorta guy to be in those days and in that place. He was in constant fear for his life and was in and out of prison a good deal of the time. AND THIS IS WHERE HE FIRST MEETS JOHNNY DEPP! (That's him on the right) Ol' John really moves out of any kinda comfort zone you may have thought possible. His charactor smuggles Reinaldo's latest novel out of the prison so it can be published. How does he do this you ask? Well, one hint, he is famous for the capacity of one of his orifices. I will wait right here for you while you get this one... (Humming, da-da-da-da, da-da-da. Da-da-da-da. Dah! Da-da-da-da...)

The End!

Zap

2008-01-26T11:30:00.000-08:00

I've been up since 5:20am. It's Saturday. I have NOTHING to get up for, yet here I am, it's nearly noon and my day is already old. I feel like I've had too much coffee, ready to punch the wall, and like I've been struck with lightning. This is going to be a LONG day...

Pork Swords and For Shiz Up the Spat

2008-01-14T15:15:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6faS7jrebU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oicIa31nRPQ

I would give my left "teet" to write like that.

Oh and you must do a bit o' research on the writer Diablo Cody, fasinating reading!

Just Kill Me!

2008-01-05T17:33:00.000-08:00

My worst nightmare...

Two cleaning women, trapped inside a broken elevator for two days, survived on two cough drops and six aspirin until they were rescued.
Beata Bartoszewicz and her mother, Roma Borowski, entered an elevator in an empty building in this Chicago suburb on December 22. After the elevator doors closed, the women discovered they were stuck on the first floor of the two-story building.
There was no response from an emergency call alarm and the women couldn't pry open the doors, Bartoszewicz said.
Neither had a cell phone or water and the building wasn't due to open until after Christmas.
The duo became dizzy from hunger. "I was close to thinking I was going to die," Bartoszewicz said.
The women tried to sleep on their coats and used a corner of the elevator as a bathroom.
Bartoszewicz said her mother continually reassured her.
"She kept saying, `We're going to be OK, and we're going to spend Christmas Eve at home,"' the 25-year-old said.
Two days later, on Christmas Eve, an employee of the building happened to go to work. Borowski said she heard him talking on his cell phone. The women yelled for his attention and he heard them.
Fire crews freed the women an hour later.

I miss having a dog at Christmas...

2007-12-22T13:20:00.000-08:00

Ah, dogs at Christmas.

Martin J Dog was not really a problem, he was disinterested really. He was never a "good" dog, just sorta lazy. I like that in a beast.

Then there was the tinsel eater, Walter. Man, nothing says Christmas like a dog with tinsel hanging outta his butt.

But my all time favorite Christmas Pooch story was Jessie. Please understand, I HATED that dog! (This random quote comes to mind... no clue why.)
"You stupid, worthless, no-good, Geedee free-loading son-of-a-b!tch. Retarded, big-mouth, know-it-all, a-hole jerk.
'You forgot ugly, lazy, and disrespectful.'
Shut-up b!tch. Go fix me a turkey pot-pie."
(Quick, what movie...?)
Jessie "stalked" the tree. Crouched down low, head hung, eyes averted, he would circle the tree endlessly. He was so dim you could tell it was new to him at each turn. Duuuh!
Good times, good times.

Bite Me!

2007-12-09T09:41:00.000-08:00

The Guys vs the Girls 2nd Annual Gingerbread House Building Contest

The Girls make an esthetically pleasing cookie home

The Guys make rude, crude ugly frosting covered messes.

(They won last year!)

The question is, do they have flying monkeys?

2007-11-30T18:17:00.000-08:00

http://www.scifi.com/tinman/

This looks amazing! I'm all a'twitter...

This Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night at 9:00pm on the Sci Fi Channel.

(It stars Zooey Deschanel from Hitchhiker's Guide and that creepy guy from Circle of Friends, Alan Cumming, (ewww).

The Days The Nights in Concert

2007-11-29T10:07:00.000-08:00

The boys are back! Come support them this Friday Night, November 30th! This an all ages venue so all can attend.

There will be several VIPs present, so let's show them how much we love our band "The Days The Nights", (formerly "Mirrors")

Details below

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=44269232

2007-11-25T17:24:00.000-08:00

Cessna 150

Thought you felt stuffed after Turkey Day? Here's something to chew on...

A man ate a Cessna 150.

Yes, that’s an airplane. And the guy who ate it is a French dude named Michel Lotito, who goes by Monsieur Mangetout (French for “Mr. Eats Everything.” See what he did there?). I've seen this moron consume a bicycle.

Lotito engaged in the stunt to earn a place in Guinness World Records (his actual record is for Most Unusual Diet: two pounds of metal per day), but his iron stomach’s downed a lot more than just a plane. He’s also the proud eater of 18 bicycles, a bunch of TVs, a wooden coffin, and several supermarket shopping carts. Not to mention all the lightbulbs, razor blades, and other knickknacks he’s downed on variety shows.

Looking for a reason why you shouldn’t try this at home (or with your home)? Well, Lotito’s got a natural advantage because his stomach lining is twice as thick as a normal person’s.

Thank you and have a good day!

It's Begun!!!!

2007-11-20T19:37:00.000-08:00

Jim has already started hanging lights! Good grief, it's November 20th! He intends to really go nuts, (cause hanging 'em today isn't nuts enough) on the day after Thanksgiving. He only put white lights around the deck and I must admit, it's really pretty.
Still...

Give me S'More

2007-11-09T09:37:00.000-08:00

Bring your stick, your long forkie thing, your bended wire coat hanger and you, friends and neighbors, are welcome to roast your 'shmellows or weinies (that's what she said) on Susie Q.

Seriously, the blasted meds for the hotflashes aren't working yet and I am going bonkers! It's been 2 1/2 weeks but the doc said I should be feeling mighty good in less than 2 weeks!

Alas, I may just be stuck with this insanity for quite some time.

Anywho, if you want to roast afore mentioned roatsy stuff, you know where I live.

Princess Heaven Baby!

2007-11-02T10:43:00.000-07:00

Just one of the awesome sets

Belle with the "Dinner Parade"

Good times were had by all as Jim and I took Lauren to the Disney's Princesses on Ice. She was soooo excited! It was cheese factor 1000 for the adults, but it was JUST right for the little girls in attendance. The skating was quite good and the sets were fantastic! Lauren and I decided Sleeping Beauty's costume was the prettiest, (think Barbie) and the Under the Sea with Ariel was the best over all.

Audrey and Sarah are set to go on Sunday, I've warned Sarah that a princess dress would be best, I felt bad for Lauren. As we waited in line it became apparent that dressing for the show was a big part of it. She was very disappointed until Jim and I bought her a flashing crown. (Jim had to have her turn it off while driving home, he said he kept thinking there was a cop behind him, tee, hee!)

Now we have to think of something fabulous to take Hayden for his birthday. Ideas?

Watch Out For Cougars, They Bite!

2007-10-27T08:47:00.000-07:00

You know just when we think the new Cougar, (RV Trailer) is going to be the santuary Jim and I envisioned, the place of peace and good times, it bites you right in the hindend!
We just picked it up from the dealer for some fix-it repairs and took it out this weekend. We're in Corvallis (to see OSU kick Standfords butt) and Jim went to empty the tanks. No big deal. Only he finds the handle to release the galley (kitchen) waste tank is missing. You read that right, it's MISSING!
Now we used the rig several times and it was there, I can assure you. But it has vanished! Some dykey chick at the trailer place was futtsing around with the tanks, (we had some problems with the toilet draining too slowly). She emptied all the tanks and played around some, (really not sure what she did) and apparently removed the tank release for the kitchen area. Why? Cause she's a dykey chick with a man problem? Who the he!! knows...
What does this mean you may ask, or you may not, cause I'm sure this post is right up there with THE MOST BORING to date, but I don't give a frig, cause I'm pissed.
It means he had to lay on his back in the freezing cold and using a vise grip, managed to relaese the bastard.
But here's the real problem, Jim is trying to be mellow out, the doctors are concerned. He is under too much stress and his blood pressure is not great. He's just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and frankly we, his loved ones, are kinda worried.
So anywho, send some good thoughts his way and watch out for Cougars, they bite!

Across the Universe, yeah baby!

2007-10-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to see this!

Frankly anything Beatles works for me, but when I saw the trailer for this, I had to clench the ol' butt cheeks! Twas too, too exciting!

We're hoping to see it tonight, but this weekend for sure.

I'll let you know how if it lives up to my expectations...

2007-10-02T15:54:00.000-07:00

Seems having "no uterus" isn't enough, I have to go on hormone therapy too.

(How do you make a hormone? You don't pay her...(((yuck, yuck, yuck))))

But seriously folks, it's outta control. Every hour or so my lips get numb, I feel like I've just had a mild shock, then the lava begins, slowly until I am a sweating mess. I've been having these suckers for years, but lately it's just too much. After the heat sets in I get a blinding headache. I can handle it during the day, but at night I'm up every hour then struggling to get back to sleep with a flipping headache. But here's the really fun part....if I don't wake up right away and get all the covers off, I wake up with a raging case of hives! For years I didn't know they were related, but after my doc appointment today it's highly likely. Have you ever had hives? Good grief! Giant welts all over and they itch like nobody's business! Sorry for the rant, but I'm hot and I have a headache!
So how 'bout them Dodgers...?

Happy Trails to You...

2007-09-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

Intro-ducing the new and improved Mac-Trailer! Yes friends and neighbors, we have stepped it up and purchased a new trailer.

This was a VERY impulse buying kinda thing, but after the initial panic attacks and the what the hells?, we are at peace with it. (Well, Jim is and I am getting there...)

Jim and I had a FABULOUS time at the RV show and saw this puppy and just had to take it home.

Tis a thing of beauty. We REALLY wanted a permenant bed and a comfortable place to sit, neither of which we had in the little trailer. This guy has a sweet kitchen area, a slideout with a couch and a bed that is always made. The shower is nearly as big as ours at home and the salesdude threw in an electric tow crank. (Jim was practically swooning, he HATED the manual one, think money grinder...)

Anywho, we will be trying her out next weekend when we head to Corvallis for the next OSU (go beavs!) home game.

Oh, by the way, the trailer is a Keystone Cougar. I can't wait to hear what name Jim will christen it with. You know what I'm talking about!

Yeah Baby!

2007-09-04T01:12:00.001-07:00

Mirrors at the Ash Street Saloon, Thursday, September 6th at 6:00pm

A rep from Mercury records is flying in from NYC to check them out (thus the early time, they will be playing before the already scheduled show)

Come one, come all! Jim and I will be there for sure!

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2007-09-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary Steebur!

I love you more everyday, how did I get to be so lucky?

God is good!

They injected what into your face?

2007-08-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

Yes friends and neighbors, here is just one of the sad freaks walking this earth with her ass in her face. That's right, she paid good money to have her ass fat injected into her cheeks and lips. That's really all I have for today, have a good day.

Sue's 5 Favorite "Desert Island" Movies

2007-08-14T16:05:00.000-07:00

Racing With the Moon - Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern and Nicholas Cage. Sweet movie about two young men the month before they head off to fight the "Japs" during WWII. Penn and McGovern were actually engaged during the making of the film which makes the love story nicley believable. I just love me a good love story!

The Big Chill - Terrific ensemble cast (before it was in fashion...) It's always fun to tell people Kevin Costner is the dead guy. The music is wonderful and the story is fun. I especially love Willim Hurt's cokehead character and the pot sequence is genius. Glenn Close usually freaks me out, (you know what I mean... there's always the question is she a guy?) but her coked out bedroom scene is hysterical!

Check out "The Big Chill in 30 seconds, re- enacted by Bunnies"

http://www.angryalien.com/0905/bigchillbuns.asp

Love Actually - Another fabulous ensemble flick with Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley and my favorite, Bill Nighy. It's so tender and funny. I cry myself sick at the part where Emma Thompson's character finds out her hubby is unfaithful. Really hard to watch cause I think about how she KNEW what that was like since her scum bastard husband, Kenneth Branagh cheated on her after YEARS of marriage. ((shudder)) I adore the kid learning to play drums, (Drums are my life!) and the couple who act as stand-ins in porno films, hysterical everyday dialogue between them as they pretend to grind it out!

Bye, Bye Birdie - Major guilty pleasure here. I love this stuff!!! Ann- Margaret, Bobby Rydell, Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, Paul Lynde and Maureen Stapleton. SO GOOD!

The telephone song...

-Hi, Nancy!

-Hi, Helen!

-What's the story, morning glory? What's tale, nightingale?

-Tell me quick about Hugo and Kim!

-Hi, Margie!

-Hi, Alice!

-What's the story, morning glory? What's the word, humming bird?

-Have you heard about Hugo and Kim?

-Did they really get pinned? Did she kiss him and cry? Did he pin the pin on? Or was he too shy?

-Well, I heard they got pinned

-Yeah! Yeah! I was hopin' they would!

- Oho! Now they're livin' at last, Goin' steady for good!

-Hello, Mister Henkel, this is Harvey Johnson, Can I speak to Penelope Ann?

-Is it true about Kim?

-Penelope!

-I just knew it somehow

-About the ball...

-I must call her right up!

-Saturday

-I can't talk to you now! Goin' steady, You know it Goin' steady, Man, it's crazy, man! Goin' steady, You know it,

-It won't last!

-Not at all!

-He's too thin!

-She's too tall!

-Hello, Missus Miller, this is Harvey Johnson, Can I speak to Debra Sue?, etc...

And last but not least

Fargo - Heck anything by the Coen brothers is worth a watch, but this one is especially odd and wonderful. I love the pregnant cop SOOO much! The North Dakota accents are a scream. (Go Bears!) Stars William H. Macy, Frances McDormand and Steve Buscemi. Really what's not to love?

Spamalot

2007-08-10T10:12:00.000-07:00

SPAMALOT! It's coming to Portland !
August 21st - August 26th

Jim and I will see it on the 23rd. We've had season tickets with Brodaway Across America for a couple of years now and I tell you it is money well spent. (Hope we can continue for many more years)
We've enjoyed "Mama Mia", (our favorite so far), "Peter Pan", (with Kathy Rigby, it kicked ass!), "Lion King", (amazing!), "Sweet Charity", (with Molly Ringwold, (HORRIBLE!, the only one we hated) , "Hairspray", (wonderful!), "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", (a really nice surprise, and absolutely hysterical!), "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", (a genuine giggle), to name a few.

Why do I taunt you with this? I just read Kara's latest blog, (Subject: Her defective "O", ((snort, snicker)) and her sister responded with this FABULOUS bit from Mony Python's Holy Grail.

It doth me well, good sirs, I shall enjoyeth this goodly farce in thy absence...

BROTHER: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying,'O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade that with it thou mayest blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.' And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--

MAYNARD: Skip a bit, Brother.

BROTHER: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.'

Amen.

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness...

2007-08-05T08:42:00.000-07:00

And I quote,

"Burning Man is an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance"

HUH?

Preps are under way, drugs are being stowed, flamboyant costumes are hung and ready to pack. I mean, really,the excitement is palpable!

This year's Burning Man is set to begin soon. From August 29th through September 3rd, the desert outside Black Rock City is tranformed into, um, how can I put this?... A FREAKING FREAK SHOW!

OH MY CHEESE!

Past themes have included Fertility; Time; Hell; Outer Space; The Body; The Floating World; Beyond Belief; the Vault of Heaven; Psyche; and Hope and Fear. The theme for 2007 is The Green Man.

MOTHER OF PEARL!

Again I quote, (cause frankly I have no words)

"Burning Man must endure as a self-supporting enterprise that is capable of sustaining the lives of those who dedicate themselves to its work. From this devotion spring those duties that we owe to

one another. We will always burn the Man."

They burn the "Man" the night before Labor Day, so if you haven't purchased your tickets, well you better get on it.

WOW!

She's No Paris!

2007-07-30T18:52:00.000-07:00

Does she look a tad familiar? Well she outta! That's Danica something or as you may know her, little Winnie from The Wonder Years! Isn't she adorable?

Okay, she is smokin', but the fun thing here is, she's standing on the red carpet to promote her BOOK. (Are you listening Paris and Lindsay, the chick wrote a book...you know the squarish thing you step on to reach your stash...) And get this... it's called "Math Doesn't Suck". It's to encourage young women to think beyond stereotypes and "get" into math.

Lindsay and Paris (and any other ho-bag, druggy, losers getting all the press) snort your dope, drink your 12th drink, barf your way to thin, whatever pathetic thing you're doing at present to "party", and we will look, cause you are the train wrecks we can't help but gawk at, but you know folks? What does that say about us? There's no real press for anything good anymore, and frankly we don't really care to follow it even if there was.

Damm, now I'm depressed... Maybe I'll click on "The Girls Next Door", the nifty reality show about Heff's (that would be Hugh) 3, (THREE) girls living with him in the Playboy Mansion.

Oh Lord, we are doomed...

I may not understand it, but I LOVE this show!

2007-07-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

John From Cinncinnati, HBO series

Jim and I have just finished the seventh episode of this new series on HBO and we are completely hooked! James has watched several as well and he's as confused and intrigued as we are.

I introduce you to John, (definately NOT from Cincinnati) Butchie, the druggie ex-pro-surfer, his mother, Cissy, the foulest-mouthed, messed up gal, positively tweaking with rage, the head of the family, Mitch, another ex-pro-surfer, (you guessed it, lots of surfing...yeah baby!) and their grandson and Butchie's son, Shaun, quiet and sweet, he's an up and coming, just about to be signed, surfer. That's the main cast, but as with any really good show on TV nowadays, it's the secondary cast that keeps it interesting. Here they are... (some very familiar faces huh?)

Anywho, I'm so sick of trying to format this post, the damn pictures keep disappearing and shifting.

Mmmm, it is a weird show, perhaps even the post should be. Just a thought...

Cheese!

2007-07-26T18:50:00.000-07:00

I'm a gonna slice me some sharp chedda', who wants some?

Baseball Been Verdy Verdy Good to Me...

2007-07-23T19:13:00.000-07:00

MY, (they are mine I tell you!) Los Angeles Angels continue to hold 1st place in their division! They are 2 games in 1st and have been for some time now.
The great part of the drama is, (and for those who follow a sport with love and a tiny bit of lunacy, it truly is drama) the team in 2nd is my second favorite team in the world, the good ol' Mariners!
It's a win, win situation for Susie Q!
Then to make this an even better season, the Cubbies are only 3 or so games out of first in their division, and the Padres (our very own Portland Beavers are their farm team) are doing very nicely in their division, basically tied with the stinkin', nasty Dodgers. (Okay, THEY just piss me off)
Anywho, I'm loving this whole dealio. Can you imagine a Padres/Angels or Cubbies/Angels or (swooning a bit here), Mariners/Angels World Series?
I feel faint...

Haley's a Big Girl Now!

2007-07-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

Our own little Haley, aka Hopper, has officially gone big time!
Last night she purchased her very own amazing camera, cashing in her pay checks and graduation money. It is "really sumpin".

It was an emotional moment for all of us! I kept thinking, "I must remember this moment in time, it is important".

The wildflowers were shot in Seattle at the Olympic Park and the tootsies belong to Charlotte. (I have trouble not biting them... wiggling my fingers ala the "Shlee of A" or Ashley for those not quite in the loop of Mac-weirdness)

Haley has had the dream of becoming a professional photographer for some time now and the family can attest to the fact that she has "the eye". Jim and Sarah have it too, but Haley is the first to really feel compelled to pursue the gift beyond everyday picture taking.

I always thought Sarah might, heck she still might, she certainly has what it takes. I can only say thank you to her and Jim for setting the bar so high, Haley is reaping the benefits.

I'm a mighty proud mama. I have the BEST children in the world!
Sarah is the most beautiful prego, (don't you think?) and we all know she and Josh produce GORGEOUS children, in addition she is easily one of the funniest persons I know.
Emily is THE most caring, sensitive being I've had the privledge to have in my life, she and Jon make some mighty fine kids themselves, (Molly said "Hi Sue-Sue, I love you!" to me on the phone this very morning. I know, I know... brilliant child! (Em also has the most stunning hair, I'm only a tiny bit jealous, grrrrr!)
James is the most talented drummer/musician in the world. There I said it and I mean it! ((((Pbbbbllllll)))) He is also one of the kindest souls I've ever met. I also adore his "gal" Ashley.

So you see, life is good. Did I happen to mention how much I love my hubby Jim? Yep, that's me, blessed beyond measure. (((AAAhhhhh...)))

I Watched Kate Kick!

2007-07-10T15:31:00.000-07:00

I finally got to feel "Baby Chilcott" kick. Okay, that's not entirely true, I actually SAW her move. Good stuff I tell you!

Sarah was laying on the couch and whispered for Haley and I to come quickly. We watched in awe as the little miracle wiggled around in Sarah's tummy. But I must say, she is already a little ratfink; stopped kicking the instant I tried to FEEL her kicking!
I've had four babies of my own and witnessed countless pregnancies, but honestly it continues to blow my mind. Seriously how can you not recognize God when you experience that?

And you know what? I kinda wish I could feel that for myself again. (((sigh)))

Her Name is Alice

2007-06-29T15:07:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! Honestly, in all the years Moose (aka James) has been producing music with a variety of bands, this one, Mirrors, is THE one!!!!!

http://www.myspace.com/mirrorsband

I am listening to "Her Name is Alice" and I find myself near tears. Am I pathetic? Okay, maybe a tad. But you must understand, James has been involved in some amazing bands in the past and I always KNEW he would make something happen. But there is a maturity about this band, Mirrors, that is different.

Anywho, if you haven't heard them, NOW IS THE TIME!

They are playing 3 shows soon. The one Jim and I will attend is at the Ash Street Saloon, but Sarah, Haley and others will hit the Satyricon gig. The Tonic Lounge is an option, but it will be their first live show, so the band is not too quick to promote that one.

Mirrors is currently #32 on the Daily Chorus top 40 unsigned bands list. Good God! You must read the review, dammit, I'm teary again...

Happy Birthday Moose!

What a Rip!

2007-06-24T08:15:00.000-07:00

So Hopper, (aka Haley) Jim and I headed out to Best Buy yesterday to see about getting her 6 month old camera repaired. We gave it to her at Christmas. The L.E.D. panel died a short time ago and then while we were in "Wibbey", or Whidbey Island for those that insist on proper names, the whole thing just stopped working. Very frustrating.
But we bought it at Best Buy and seeing as it is a new camera we assumed a repair would be reasonable, possibly covered under the warranty.
What maddness! To think such utter nonsense! Silly us.
NOTHING is covered and to repair it would actually cost nearly as much as the camera itself. The best part of the conversation with the "Geek Squad" (and... may I say DAMN, they really are geeks) was we were told if we got it repaired the WARRANTY WOULD NO LONGER BE GOOD. What?
Anywho, no camera for Hopper. 'Tis a sad, sad Hopper.

See Spot run. Run Spot run. Spot! Stop humping the cat!

2007-06-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

Remedial reading you ask?
What does that have to do with the price of beans? What is she talkin' 'bout?
Well I'll tell ya. I just got caught reading a LARGE PRINT book, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout sucka. (Good grief, no more gangsta talk, I promise)
The other day Jon picked up the book I'm reading, and right there on the spine, in humungus print, it says LARGE PRINT. Jon just sorta gives me a look. Something between a, "Oh God this is funny" and "Oh God, you poor thing." Twas not a nice look.
So the secret is out. Susie Q reads LARGE PRINT books now. My mom did too, so there. But seriously folks, it's been a while since I'd really gotten into a book and I was thinking, what's up with that? I love reading. I read the paper and do a Bible study every morning, do the crossword everday, and read the awesome blogs of my friends and family. Yet it had been far too long since I'd immersed myself in a good book and it was kinda sad.
Then, Jim and I went to the new Hillsboro Library in Dawson Creek. First may I say, if you haven't gone, by all means get your sorry a$$e$ there pronto, 'tis a thing a beauty! Anywho, I'm strolling along, just loving the whole experience, books everywhere, it's magical. Hunted down Papa's books, (I love doing that, and yes, "Elsa" is there, but not "Diesel Death", he promises to rectify that soon), and I stumble upon "The Difference Between You and Me" by Kathleen DeMarco. I cracked it open to read a few lines of dialogue, THE most telling part of a book and the best way to decide if it's a keeper, and realized the print was massive, AND I could READ it!
Now I'm not saying I can't read smaller print, but it gives me a headache. Reading glasses just make me a tiny bit sick and don't really help that much. It's not a matter of focus really, oh I don't know. But since then, I've read several books and I'm as happy as a clam. (Such an odd saying, what makes a clam happy? But, I digress...)
So make fun of me all you want, (and you know you will) I am back reading novels again and I'm just tickled pink.

I Have a Zombie in My Bedroom!

2007-06-01T12:26:00.000-07:00

I admit, it is my own doing. I medicated Jim into a coma. In my defense, he was useless anyway, the allergies had turned him into a snotty, red eyed, cranky pain in the butt. I am a horrible person with zero compassion, I know that's what you're thinking! But you know the real Jim, funny, kind, cute. Not the "Allergy Jim", oh no, this is a different beast all together.

He had taken, not one, not two, but three alegras yesterday, utterly useless! He drove a million miles, (from around 9 am until after 5pm, from King City to Astoria to Clakskanie and back...) and I was worried he'd crash into a tree or "sumpin"! Seriously!

So when we got home from church last night, I insisted he try a benadril or two. He took two. He fell asleep at 10pm, and I had to wake him at 9:30 this morning!

But the crap worked! He was, albeit fuzzy, a nice guy again! So I gave him two more this morning! Thank God he doesn't HAVE to work today, cause it's out of the question! He just woke up again (it's 1pm) and walked by, his hair sticking straight up, groggy, but JIM! He looked at me and muttered,"Don't squeeze the Charmin" and just kept walking. I laughed for 5 minutes!

I Can't Jump Rope!

2007-05-29T15:46:00.000-07:00

I know what you're thinking, why on earth would a 50 year old woman even WANT to jump rope? Fair question, it does boggle the mind a bit. But I found myself still looking for something to do after a quick workout this morning and saw the jump rope just sitting there taunting me. I knew I could DO it, it just wouldn't be pretty.
Well, it wasn't! I promise to never do it again. Things were just a' jigglin. Sad day.

The U-Haul Experience

2007-05-20T17:42:00.000-07:00

Ah the fragrance, the amibiance, the purr of the motor, the hum of the radio...
yeah not in the piece we rented to move the "Shley of the A" and "the Moose" to their new digs. (That would be Ashley and James for those out of the loop)
The U-Haul's odor was especially ripe, a mixture of oh say, wet dog and a$$. Trully unforgettable I must say. The ambiance...just foul, filth and fungus.
I love that you have to sign your life away to rent one of these heaps, agreeing to return it clean, (ha!) and undented, (there was scarcely an inch of undented exterior). I almost felt sorry for the poor engine as it panted and sputtered, it was sufferin' I tell you! The steering wheel had a lovely squeel to it each and everytime it turned aaaannnndddd the radio was broken! (This was a sad day for us as we sat in the cab, Jim, Haley and I, DESPERATELY wanting some lively Mexican polka music to accompany our ride.)
But we survived and now James and Ashley are living in a really nice apartment overlooking the gorgeous Oregon treeline. It really is beautiful!
No more smelly, scary elevator! (First time I rode the thing alone, I couldn't figure out how to open the door. Scared the crap out of me!)
No more urinating homeless guys, or good grief, homeless wanking guys peeking in a window, (just heard that fun story today)... No more having to call the cops every few nights 'cause some poor slob was getting the holy tar beat out of him.
Good times, good times.

A Cheap Blog I Know But...

2007-05-15T13:48:00.000-07:00

This is so worth it! Make sure you let it load completely and have your sound up. This sh#t is classic, some amazing stuff right here. ENJOY!

http://www.bravia-advert.com/paint/thead/

What, oh my gawd, did you hear that?

2007-05-12T20:52:00.000-07:00

Oh no, I have one..., You should see her motions..., Ha,Ha, another dollar, ha!..., Here's a lottery ticket..., you could buy porn..., I got like 20 dollars to Jamba..., thank you..., Jamba..., thank you..., you look so tan..., you look so tan, like I hate her..., I hate her sooo much, she's like so strange, like nothing better, like obvious, like she is so..., who?... I've never been attracted to him..., Oh my gawd, did you hear that..., I love this song...
Honest to God, I sit here listening to the ramblings of the Haleyettes and it amazes me. There are only 6 or 7 girls here for the "Hopper's (aka Haley) B-day Party" and the conversation hasn't had a nansecond break. Not one!
I'm tired just listening to it! God Bless the teens, they have more to say in a few minutes than I have in hours, nay make that years!

Words that mean "barf" or "50 Ways to Leave Your Lunch"

2007-05-11T09:51:00.000-07:00

God is good! He let me make it through my mind-numbing, exhausting, but "oh so wonderful" Women's Retreat over the weekend and the crazy BSF Tuesday and Wednesday (Bible Study Fellowship, for the heathens in the group) until the "cruds" hit poor little sick me.
It started with a general," gaaaahh" feeling yesterday morning, then progressed to a "better keep a large platic baggie in my purse, gonna puke anytime" kind of day. I ended with a killer sore throat, you know "the lumpy vs scratchy"kind, (tee, hee, it sounds like The Simpsons!)
But for those of you fretting and stewing, I am feeling better so far this a.m. The throat is still sore, and I'm a bit gaggy feeling, but I don't feel as though I might hurl anytime soon.
Which brings me to the many different names for "barf". Besides the afore mentioned "hurl", I can come up with a few. My challenge to you fellow bloggers is, let's see if we can find "50 Ways to Leave Your Lunch".
So far we have; barf, hurl, puke, leave your lunch. I add; regurgitate, vomit (a classic), ralph, spew, toss your cookies, up-chuck, (and some new ones for you...) review your meal and the re-incarnation of food. That's 12 so far. Let the games begin...

When did racing cars on Shute Road become okay?

2007-05-07T19:16:00.000-07:00

Good gravy! I'm driving home from yet another softball game, (Haley may have broken her hand, more to follow) and minding my own business, driving one of my favorite patches of road along the airport on Shute. You know, the nice windy road where driving at the speed limit feels a "tad" fast! (((yesh)))
Suddenly my "happy place" was disturbed by the o-so-familiar sound of vvrrroooommm, vvrroooommm. Some Jacka$$, weaving in and out of traffic with some other bonehead right on his tail! I kid you not they were going 65mph or more in a 45mph, which I've already said feels "nicely" fast already.
Now the speed was not the reason I wanted them to plow into a lightpole and exit this earth like the bad guys in "Ghost", screaming and flailing about as the demons drag them under, it was the way they were driving.
With complete disregard for the folks inches away from them.
I can tell you, I did my utmost to slow them down, (((rubbing hands))). I really got one of them too! I slowed WAY down, like to, oh... 15! Pissed that rat-bastard off, but good. Alas, he was determined, and snuck around me disappearing around a corner. I was livid I tell you.
But then, I see flashing lights! My heart lept! It freaking LEPT!
Okay back to the real world... of course it wasn't either of the a-holes pulled over, it was some poor soccer mom. Groan.
Oh well, I can dream...

The Mac Gym is Now Open!

2007-04-28T10:12:00.000-07:00

So it wasn't enough Jim and I spent a fortune to NOT use "the club", aka Hawthorn Farms Athletic Club, for months at a time, now we have our very own gym downstairs that I can NOT use!
No really, I'm soooo out of shape latley, I feel like I'm 50 years old, or something! Crap, I am!
I know, I know, no excuses! I promise to workout at least 30 minutes this morning. I should have joined Em and Jon for the March of Dimes walk today, but alas, I was too lazy to get up early. Next year we will make a real show of it!
It truly amazes me how quickly we can slide when it comes to diet and excercise. I was doing soooo good, and now those hard won pounds-down are creeping, %$##, sprinting back on! Okay, random druggy thought, where do the pounds go when you lose them? I mean one minute they are a tangible thing, the next vapor? (((Passing the doobie on))), (that would be joint for you "chillins")
Now off to use the Mac Gym, or would that be the Gym Mac, get it? Gym Mac, Jim Mac? I'm slaying myself here!!!!

"Jimisms"

2007-04-26T09:24:00.000-07:00

So we're sitting there watching "the Hopper" aka Haley, play softball yesterday. It was a good game with enough activity to keep us excited and rooting for the Liberty Falcons.
(Funny thought...rooting, is that right?, Is it really the same word as a pig diggin' in his little ol' sty?, Sorry, I digress)
Anywho, so there we were, sitting in the bleachers, and Jim comes up with a new "ism". He says B.I.T. For those who are not in the know, Jim throws these jewels out all the time. EVERYTHING is an acronym. In softball they can stand for any number of things. For instance, B.O.B., would be "beef on base", (when a fat chick is on base). Or H.O.D. "Hopper on deck". You get the idea. So he says B.I.T., I think for a moment and... of course... "Beef in 'tween". I scared myself, I tell you!
He was referring to the 450lb father of our Varsity pitcher whose younger daughter plays on JV. Both daughters were playing at the same time, so he positioned himself... right in the middle! Yes friends and neighbors, B.I.T. "Beef in 'tween". And yours trully got it! Ain't that a hoot?

So What's With The Random Asian Guys?

2007-04-24T21:15:00.000-07:00

Anyone notice the random Asian dudes walking or riding bikes from around the Cosco area to the Hillsboro Airport? It's freakin' me out man!!
No really, there are anywhere from 2 to 10 walking and riding bikes, wearing the same uniforms, heading towards the airport. I've never seen them further than the airport...until today! Oh yeah, there were two of them riding their little bikes...
wait for it...
towards DOWNTOWN HILLSBORO!
Okay, okay, I'm back, but really have ya seen these guys? Jim and I saw the two riders today and we commented that perhaps they had escaped their compound 'cause the orders had come to lay on their beds with squares of fabric on their faces after taking the poison...
Know what I'm sayin?
Seriously, if you don't, please ignore the rant, but Good grief if you have answers, spill them!

Like I don't have enough to do...

2007-04-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

Good grief, I must be mad to start a flippin' blog, but alas, it is so.
Join me friends, in the ramblings of an old (okay, older) woman. A woman of years, a lady of time, a... nevermind.
I am Sue. The daughter of Doug and Pat, (Mom, I miss you more everyday) the wife of Jim, (is he the greatest or what?, I love him more and more everyday, my best friend) the mom of Sarah, (beeeutiful, smart, pregnant, fabulous) Emily, (kind, caring, bright, vavavoom) James (amazing, talented, intelligent, handsome) and Haley, (athlete, gorgeous, wonderful, facinating)
Huge breath... the grandmother of Lauren (gracious, brilliant, stunning) Hayden, (funny, adorable, tender) Molly (hysterical, precious, talented) Charlotte, (darling, sweet, can't get enough of) and last but not least, Baby Chilcott, (already loved, can't wait to meet).
Yup that's me in a nutshell. Stay tuned for not so "nutshell" blogs.