tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57954659042601962352024-03-13T00:19:08.565-04:00The Grey LadyThe Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-5793540941940088952013-03-17T10:46:00.000-04:002013-03-17T10:46:05.166-04:00Damn you John Denver!Never was a "fan", hard to understand why this is the song stuck in me head today. (except, you know, the sun shining for a change....)
Looking on the bright side I guess it could have been Olivia Newton John and Mr. Travolta sashaying and bouncing around up there...shudder.
carry on then.
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-87199058352848707782013-03-16T10:11:00.001-04:002013-03-16T18:44:29.494-04:00Thank God for those strict Gun laws
or this could have gotten right outta hand:
On Monday afternoon, Watkins was changing his daughter's diaper in his minivan near 65th and Maryland when a gunman opened fire. Both Watkins and his 6-month-old baby were hit by bullets. Jonylah died the next day after doctors struggled for hours to try to save her life.
Baby hit with 5 bullets. Dear Daddy is a gang member, but lets all The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-12253723024331595692013-03-11T15:05:00.000-04:002013-03-11T15:10:20.476-04:00Only in Canerder you say?Or perhaps a first class Banana republic:
Only here could we have the offspring of the worst freedom loving Prime Minister in Canadian history challenging that same Prime minister's Mistress and bearer of illegitimate daughter for the leadership of a National Party.
Who knew that just sitting on Pierre's lap could be a career opportunity?
One The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-24846799534531108032013-03-07T07:45:00.003-05:002013-03-07T08:00:14.907-05:00It happens to all of usstill it's a dam shame.
This morning we feature two artists that inhabited two extremes of the music spectrum.
Stompin' Tom ( 77) probably best known for this wee ditty:
But every good Canadian knows he was so much more.
Pretty sure me Dad and Tom are sharing a quart right about now.
Alvin Lee, (68) a wizard,
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-87036519809968650372013-03-06T09:40:00.000-05:002013-03-06T09:40:06.745-05:00The "Only ones" in action againBut if parents did this their children would be taken away for abuse,
Jmyha Rickman was hauled in the back of a police squad car. Her guardian said she was treated like a criminal, all 70 lbs. of the young girl.Rickman’s ordeal began at Love Joy Elementary School late Tuesday morning when she apparently had a bad tantrum.At some point, school officials called the Alton Police to handle the The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-3545561559439592952013-03-06T07:18:00.001-05:002013-03-06T08:34:21.033-05:00 My lord love a duckMy dearest Cattleman,
When I lay down for the night and have you by my side I feel safe in this crazy world, I feel calm, I gather strength from you and know we will always together.
Until you start that infernal snoring, then I plot ways to get one of the children to move out so I can have their room.
Heh.....
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-4212821143411580872013-03-04T23:05:00.000-05:002013-03-04T23:05:44.105-05:00Men around the world cheeredFinally a study most of man kind can get behind:
A team of neurologists found that sexual activity can lead to “partial or complete relief” of head pain in some migraines.
The study, from the University of Munster, Germany, suggests that instead of using a sore head as an excuse to refuse sex, making love can be more effective than taking painkillers.
Wow!!!!!!! Do ya think it might The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-30477506618790568732013-03-04T08:19:00.000-05:002013-03-04T08:19:25.974-05:00Canada feels your painDomestic violence is NEVER funny:
Man smashes plate over boyfriend’s face after he refuses to stop listening to Alanis Morissette
and we understand, that's why we gave her to you.
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-72922535795355843562013-03-04T07:49:00.000-05:002013-03-04T07:58:16.211-05:00Bullying wouldn't be such an issue in Schools
if administration and teachers didn't model it so darn well:
The student grappled the gun away from the 15-year-old suspect on the bus ride home Tuesday after witnesses say he aimed the weapon point blank at another student and threatened to shoot him.
Disarm a would be killer, save a life, get suspended.
According to the referral, he was suspended for being part of an "incident" The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-86275838362221009102013-02-27T20:15:00.001-05:002013-02-27T20:21:27.266-05:00Please don't feed the hungryBecause we are the government and we will save them from a terrible fate.
“The Dept. of Health and Hospitals ordered the staff at the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission to throw 1,600 pounds of donated venison in garbage bins — and then ordered then to douse the meat with Clorox — so other animals would not eat the meat,” the Fox report notes.
Again, just so we’re all on the same page, that’sThe Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-12339952551107406502013-02-26T06:30:00.000-05:002013-02-26T06:30:03.536-05:00Feeble tips for fellow strugglersOr better to do a job right then quickly.
Note to self, when putting honey in the Microwave to re-liquefy one should check to make sure the top is popped off, much less explosive and cleaner that way .... Just saying.
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-88705695641178941522013-02-25T06:30:00.000-05:002013-02-25T06:30:01.293-05:00Lord love a duckSomeone must be able to answer this question.
Why is it that men think they need retina eye scan level security clearance to open a dishwasher, yet at the same time don't get that they need it to take Tupperware and cutlery out of this house?
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-13244069458085381882013-02-24T11:17:00.001-05:002013-02-24T11:18:52.348-05:00It happens to all of usto all of us eventually but it is still a damn shame.
In memory of Otis Damon Harris, lead singer of Temptations,
Brings back Memories of my childhood, My Mamma loved and listened to this allllll the time.The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-5799760298023114952013-02-23T08:10:00.002-05:002013-02-23T18:52:09.525-05:00It at first you don't succeed Try, try again:
Sore throat child from yesterday obviously was consumed with her ice cream mission.
She woke up sometime during the night and ate half a tub of chocolate brownie fudge ripple. She might have gotten away with it except she fell asleep on the couch with the tub on her lap, face smeared with evidence.
Yup a real criminal mastermind that one.
When I found her The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-90479776156478254802013-02-22T08:30:00.005-05:002013-02-22T08:30:47.911-05:00I'll get right on that
Apparently I am the worst Mamma in the whooole wiiiiiide woooooooorld because I don't understand that Ice cream is the perfect breakfast for a child with a sore throat....
I really hate that phase between sick and better, don't you?
Patience, Grey, Patience......
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-9293930928667067002013-02-21T06:01:00.001-05:002013-02-21T06:01:28.919-05:00How retched is that?Flue.
Like dominos.
Later........The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-16480976855914457522013-02-17T19:44:00.000-05:002013-02-17T19:44:25.933-05:00Baby it's cold outsideI took the kiddos to the local outdoor rink today.....
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Now I don't like the cold much and standing or slipping around in a minus 23 wind is not my idea of fun. However I had visions of tired, happy kiddos sleeping soundly tonight dancing in my head, damned if I was going to be the one to call it a day. I am Mama, hear me roar, I can take it, I've given The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-46311756320640183532013-02-14T10:03:00.001-05:002013-02-14T10:03:46.340-05:00obligatory Valentines postAfter all these years, still crazy about the Cattleman. When we decided to make a permanent arrangement I told him not only did I love him, but more importantly I LIKED him.
I think at the time he was a wee bit confused and perhaps he was a a tad insulted. I know he gets it now...
Heh, what can I say?
In honour of the day, the song we played at our wedding:
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-62459536322464180402013-02-10T15:16:00.001-05:002013-02-10T15:26:38.071-05:00This is Libby Davies
Darn it, I despise when bloggers pick the least flattering photo to make a point, I do not want to be one of those bloggers so can I have a do over?
This is Libby Davies.
Marginal improvement. Surely I can do better. Shall I try again?
This is Libby Davies.
I give up, I guess Libby is just NOT what you would call photogenic.
So this is a fair representation of what The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-28332556058797022672013-02-08T11:53:00.004-05:002013-02-08T11:53:52.026-05:00Wanna see what State run Health Care will get ya?No corporate money hungry, penny pinching, uncaring capitalists here, just your average government department I'd say:
“There was a lack of care, compassion, humanity and leadership,” said Robert Francis, chairman of the inquiry, who said the scandal was a “disaster.”Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Cameron said, “Hundreds of people suffered from the most appalling neglect and The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-23229714707271831192013-02-08T08:18:00.002-05:002013-02-08T09:28:55.133-05:00Dear bloated overlordSo many post ideas, not enough time.
Take for example the post about the demise of the penny this week. Didn't happen, now it's old news and hardly blog worthy. Gone..
Then there was the brilliant ( sadly) reoccurring post about "Bullying in schools wouldn't be an issue if the administration and teachers didn't model it so well". The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-19319219352757141582013-02-03T13:54:00.000-05:002013-02-03T15:36:24.515-05:00Are you ready for some football?
Cattleman cooking up his world ( family) favorite Jambalaya and corn bread to bring to the potluck. Gathering with Family, family no matter how you make it, is a goooood thing.
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-39029971767031494962013-01-30T21:29:00.000-05:002013-01-30T21:29:54.109-05:00How does that work?Can someone explain to me how the temperature can rise 50, yes I said a full 50 degrees and it is still a cold, damp miserable day?
The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-34873117625884279352013-01-29T11:13:00.000-05:002013-01-29T11:15:00.116-05:00Woman of a certain age....It's official and it some how is a complete surprise. Go figure.
Went to the Doctor for my first "annual physical" in about five years. I don't do Doctors so well. I think they are in business so I don't want to see them unless I have serious business to take care of. I only go if I have a real health problem or see something coming.
I recently got in touch with the family of my The Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795465904260196235.post-58131858198905181722013-01-26T08:47:00.000-05:002013-01-26T10:04:13.316-05:00Hello again!So here I am back, after about a year of off/ on, off/on
Me thinks I am on again.
Took the time off because Life got scary for a while,
Life got weird,
Life was busy,
Life gave us a miracle,
Life got very personal,
Life became life and intruded on my "reality" and family.
Life became Life and taught me a few things that I should have already known.
Number one: Oh I know this is trite andThe Grey Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269288653617838313noreply@blogger.com0