A joke I had to share...

Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement. The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week.

The second sees his family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment, then waits eighteen weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another month and finally has his surgery scheduled for a year from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?

The first is a golden retriever.
The second is a senior citizen with an HMO.
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It would be funnier, if it wasn't true.

Quote of the day...

"Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her
Sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you
A home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give
Her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what
Is given to her.
So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.

----sent to me via email today from a dear friend...who is very straight forward, honest...and a devout Catholic....she cracks me up!!

Where Are The Grown Ups?

Last weekend my family from Pennsylvania visited for the holidays....We exchanged gifts and shared dinner at Aunt Mary's in Sulpher Springs...The kids really enjoyed themselves...evidently more than any of us knew! I found these photo's on Emily camera! Unbeknown to me or any other adults that I'm aware of... they were putting on quite a show in the family room...Take a look at these crazy photo's!!! I think we have a movie star in the midst of our little family...Jenna is the blond bombshell singing her head off!!!I'm sorry I missed the show!!!

A quick little note...

...just skimming through some of my most recent posts...I was sounding a bit negative...(which I try to avoid at all times!)....
I'm so blessed...I have healthy children...God in my life...a good job...a roof over our head and wonderful family and friends!

Merry Christmas!

Sick and Tired...

We had some sickness in our house this week...AGAIN...
It appears...lots of families are sick...a stomach flu is going around.....Sunday night Maddy got it! Last night...Emmy...who next? Hopefully not me!! After talking with their Dad...he said that all his kids had it last weekend...(and the girls spent this weekend down there)..Although he insists the girls didn't catch it from them...he says it had been over a week since his kids were sick?!?... duh? I'm not blaming him or anything....why does he always say stupid things like that? Germs can live for a long time...I don't care where they got it...they have it...and we are dealing with it...
This has been a long and trying year...I'm normally the type of person who starts her decorating Thanksgiving Day and finished by Sunday...Not this year...it's been so hectic...we just got our tree last week...we decorated it very quickly...Maddy hardly helped at all...I felt like Emily was in a rush...as for the rest of the decorations? Still in boxes in the family room... My family is coming in from Pa. the end of the week...and I'm not ready!! Whats wrong with me? I'm so tired! Am I the Grinch?

Updates from the Smith Girls...

It's hard to believe its been so long since my last post....work is crazy...as usual this time of year...
I took Molly to her appointment with the Animal Communicator/Psychic and hands on healer of People, Places, and Animals...her name is Marilene.
I really didn't know what to expect when I arrived at her 17-sided round mansion...I was hoping and praying for a miracle....but to no avail...Molly was not cured and we left Marilene's three hours later...in pain.....However, the whole time we were there...Molly was extremely relaxed...flexiable...and NOT crying she was very comfortable....more than I'd seen in weeks!
Marilene gave me so much insight about Molly's thoughts and feelings...as well as her past...not to mention a few extremely personal things related to my family... that nobody could of known...not even me! Everything she told me was right on........it was truly an amazing experience.
Molly was laying down throughout the whole session...and Marilene was right down there with her...at one point toward the end of the session...Molly wrapped her paws around Marilene's wrist's...literally grasping her wrist..as if she was thanking her...
In the end...Marilene thought Molly was out of alignment...which...i suspected...After all she did get hit by a car...Marilene gave me some hands on therapy techniques that I've been doing daily...along with a new treatment the Surgeon prescribed..which is 3weeks long...we are one week in..After Molly finishes that... we are done...and we will move on...with Molly at home or in heaven.