The Woman in The Glass Box

Dolly Comes To The Valley

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:08:17 GMT

Hurricane Dolly is now a category 2 hurricane.

The eye wall has reached Port Isabel...

Our "Dick Clark of hurricanes" (lol)

is still awake and he is still covering the storm.

The storm is moving so slowly

even though the winds are at 100 mph.

The eye of the hurricane is expected

to hit Port Mansfield,

which is north of us,

(along the coast between the Valley & Corpus Christi)

but you never know in which direction

the hurricane will decide to go!

The reporter's red pants

are flying all over the place in Port Isabel. lol

Lots of wind and rain

and the sea water continues to rise.

Nearby towns are already reporting damage.

LOL @ the reporters are saying

hello to "mom and dad" and

~ we are ok, compadre! ~

I am glad that I changed my mind

about being a reporter...

P.S.

I told you there was bad weather somewhere.

My body never lies...

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A Whisper In The Wind

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:32:07 GMT

The latest buzz

is that the Valley is waiting

for Hurricane Dolly...

The weatherman says the eye should hit us

in about seven hours...

The Valley people are probably

running around with their heads cut off,

trying to get what they will need to survive

for at least a couple of days...

boards, sand, candles, matches,

canned goods, manual can opener,

radio with batteries, flashlight, etc...

On the news, a man was gathering

his own sand at the beach today,

because the local police ran out

of sand to give to the people...

I hope it will be a pleasant storm...

I love storms...

The Magic Is You

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:25:12 GMT

The Good Ole' Days... (Another Survey from Sandra.)

How much was gas when you started driving? little over $1.00 & I was complaining then! LOL

Did you ever own a record player? Yes, still have one!

What year did you graduate high school? don't ask me now! I just had a birthday!!! LOL

Do you own any Oldies Music? If so, what? Oh, YES! I still have albums, too. Lots of them! Wish I had more CDs with Oldies music because the sound is crisper but at least there's radio!

Where did you go on your first date? to the movies. (blush)

Do or did you own a pair of roller skates? No, we were too poor.

Have you ever played skip-it? Had to look this up on the Internet to see what it is. What does that tell you?!# LOL

Do you remember moon shoes? Another one to look up on the Internet. LOL @ omggg what are they thinking?!

Did you ever do the Macarana dance? Yes! Try doing this attached to another person where each person does half! LOL

What was your first pet's name? Snowball

Have you ever dyed your hair a weird color? Not really. Sometimes it just looks weird. LOL

Did you ever play four square? Ah, whatcha talkin' about here?! Grrr

What about Hopscotch? Finally a game I can understand! LOL

Or Dodgeball? YES! Was the best at this in high school! LOL

Have you ever won a goldfish atthe fair? NEGATIVE

Where did you meet your bestfriend? I met Belle at a workshop.

Do you know how to do the Electric Slide? Girl! I am still trying to get that one right. I am so dyslexic! LOL

Did you like strawberry or chocolate milk better? CHOCOLATE lol bright enough for you?!

What was your favorite food as a kid? Avocado since before I could talk!

What was the 1st video game console you owned? Never owned one of those.

How old were you when you got your first car? 25 or 26?

What was your 1st job? I picked cotton in the cotton fields

Have you ever had a fuzzy steering wheel? LOL... was it Purple or Leopard?!

Have you ever made rice krispy treats? Yes. When my kids were little.

How old were you when you got a house key? does a padlock count? LOL... If so, 17. If not, 21.

Ever met Geoffrey the giraffe? Who dat?!

Did the robots on the chuck-e-cheese stage scare you? Never been to C-E-C. Just the name grosses me out. LOL

What was the first roller coaster your rode? It was on a date with my boyfriend. We were at a fair in Mexico. It was scary because it came apart and we were at the top.

What is your favorite arcade game? DIDN'T PLAY ARCADES

Who was your first sleep over with? It was when my mother would go dancing with her girlfriend. We stayed with her niece and nephew. I don't remember how old we were. We were little, but many years later, that boy gave me my first kiss. Refer to first date above & later date on roller coaster. LOL

Have you ever won a really big stuffed animal from the fair? NO!! Not even a little one. LOL... but they made my name out of wire. It is a pin. I still wear it sometimes.

If so, who won it for you? Refer to inquiry supra. LOL

What is your favorite ride at the fair? Well, it used to be the flying swings... LOL @ drooling over memories... wonder if they still have those...

What's the best fair food? foot long hotdog with grilled onions! YUMM!

How old were you when you got your piercings / tatoos? I got my ears pierced with a needle when I was visiting in Tampico (ouch)... and two more times in the States (I wanted 3 holes in each ear)... but they were never pierced correctly & the 2 top ones have closed.

What were your high school colors? black & gold

How long can you make it on a pogo stick? Are you stupid or something? LOL@ not gonna do that!

Did you have a red wagon? No, my brother got the boy toys. grrr

Did you have a motor powered fisher price car? Ah, I told you my brother got the boy toys but we were too poor for anything fisher price.

Did you ride the school bus? YES, but the kids were so rough that I preferred to walk to & from school. In high school, I would walk home for lunch as well. That was a total of eight miles a day! Whew! Guess that is why I was the fastest runner at school.

What was your favorite toy as a kid? I only had one doll ~ a stuffed doll named Teresa. As a child, I liked Little Golden Books with art by Eloise Wilkin because I wanted to be an artist & I like to draw... When I got a little older, I liked to read superhero comic books under the trailer when we took our lunch break when I used to pick cotton. I also liked to draw from the art in the comic books.

Do you remember the 'My Buddy/Kid Sister' theme song? Never heard of it.

What do you miss most about your childhood? My Grandfather and playing in the meadow, catching fireflies and butterflies, & making mudpies to decorate withlittle flowers... although it was more fun baking cookies in the oven because I could eat them.

What friend of yours have you known the longest? How long? Belle... about 28 years.

Have you seen every episode of Full House? No. Full House was never a favorite of mine.

Where there any shows you were forbidden to watch as a kid? The ones that had kissing. We would cover our eyes. LOL... Oh, so innocent.

Do you have a limit as to how much tv you could watch per day? No, but I was too busy cooking & taking care of a household as a kid. Whatever time I had, I'd rather be with Grandfather or playing in the meadow with the butterflies when Grandfather would take the goats to pasture.

Were you allowed to have sweets before dinner? We rarely had sweets as a kid... a freshly cooked tortilla with butter was our special treat. MMMM... For the past two weeks, I have been making fresh homemade tortillas... Makes me almost wonder why I ever settled for store bought. LOL

Did you parents tell you the walking barefoot, up and down the mountain in the snow to school story? No. I was the one who walked all those miles back & forth to school! LOL...

P. S. For those of you who are still looking for 1953 coins for me, I am still looking, too! I never thought it would be so hard to find them!!! Grrr... Where oh where are they hiding?! Let me know if you find any!

Last Week's Dish

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:45:23 GMT

Well, I spent all day Monday cleaning

the Living Areas of my apartment,

which may be one of the reasons

why I was sick the rest of the week (grrr)...

but I am happy that my apartment is cleaner

than it was before.

My toilet was not working for most of the week

so I had to fill the tank with water

to make it flush (grrr)...

But so happy that now

I just have to pull on the handle.

Although I am not thrilled

about anything that I applied for...

I am happy that I was able to

put in some applications in my Job Search.

I was disappointed that I was the only one

who signed up for the

Secret Pals

and that there was

no graphic contest this week...

But I am happy that

I could devote that time

to sleep & trying to help myself

get over being sick...

Saturday was my birthday.

I was supposed to have met my daughter

and grandchildren in Corpus Christi

but they could not make it.

I was supposed to spend time with my best friend

but she couldn't make it...

So instead of spending the day alone,

I went to Mother's, but

according to the note that was left on my door,

she & my brother were at my apartment

while I was at Mother's.

Grrr @ I missed them by 15 minutes.

So even if I was all alone,

I thought I would make the best of it

and bakemyself a birthday cake...

But I was surprised

with ice cream & cake by my neighbor.

And she gave me a cross as a present.

(She is a nun.)

Wow @ she and her friend dropped everything

just to make my day special!

Well, as it turned out,

my brother & Mother showed up later!

They were at my neighborhood grocery store

& made another go to see if I was home.

Wow @ that was a surprise, because

Mother never remembers my birthday!

But my brother does...

Plus,

I got so many birthday wishes

from my online friends.

Thank you for making my birthday seem special!

Thank you for making my week!

Every day this week could have turned out bad

But it's all about attitude; isn't it?!

:::Oh, so grateful:::

Forget Me NOT!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:03:04 GMT

Today is my birthday!

I don't know why I am so excited about it.

It's just another day!

LOL

Hathor-MyHeartBelongsToYou

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:34:52 GMT

Here is something a little different. Not even the group has seen this one... The animation may take it awhile to load but it loaded up nicely on my Image server with no problem. As mentioned previously, I haven't been feeling well. I am not sure what is wrong. It's kind of scary, because I don't have money or insurance to go see a doctor. Hopefully, it will go away, and tomorrow will be better. p.s. What gives with all this baby bump watch?! I am glad I am not a celebrity (yet~lol). Imagine everybody checking out your tummy?! Oh, my!
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Marilyn & James

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:44:43 GMT

Another blinkie. LOL @ this group loves them... My friend says I have been M.I.A. Actually, I haven't been feeling very well. My head feels as if it has split in two... It could be my blood pressure or a change of weather somewhere in the world! Has anyone listened to the weather?!

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Alyssa Milano

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:39:50 GMT

Somebody pinch me! I won first place in the graphic contest! OMGGG.... If I had to walk up to the front to give a little speech I would be so unprepared!!! I would like to thank all the little people... LOL

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Living In A Man's World

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:40:36 GMT

Another MASK challenge...

LOL @ I still haven't memorized

how to make it...

I had planned to just chill today,

but my horoscope says

to do some chores today ...

so I better get to it.

LOL

I don't plan to knock myself out,

but a little bit won't hurt...

Have a beautiful

Sunday!

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Reflection

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:24:26 GMT

At the beginning of the year, I sat down and just wrote some random thoughts for 2008...

1. To always have everything I need. Three cheers for this so far! Yay!

2. A successful career, doing what I love. Still LQQKing for a J-O-B.

3. To never have to worry about money. Been worried for half a year but even without a job, I am still here!

4. To be healthy and fit and at my ideal weight. Oops... this one pretty much flew out the window so far, because it is not easy to eat healthy when you have no job, but the year is not over yet so you never know!

5. To replace my worn out clothes, purse, and shoes with nicer ones. Received a second hand suit, purse, & shoes from dress for Success but the purse comes apart & the suit is too hot because it is lined. (I live in Tropical Weather!) What I didn't expect is that one of my silent readers sent me a black purse! That was so sweet. Thank you so much for thinking of moi!! It came in the mail today.

6. To spend more time with family and friends. This hasn't happened physically, because I haven't had the money to go up to see my girls & my grandchildren, but I have spent time with family and friends through phone calls and emails. There has even been some improvement in my relationship with my mother. That alone is a miracle!

7. To win the pending case with the man who is suing me... Never heard from them again after the letter I sent. I assume the matter is closed.

8. More bubble baths, manicures and pedicures. I received a manicure this year when I went to a conference. That was sweet and it was free.

9. To go to Youth Leadership camp this summer. I have been accepted to participate as a volunteer facilitator in August. Will I have a job by then or will I be able to go? That is the question.

10. To get in the ocean this year. I already went into the ocean this year. Yay! Hope to go again before the year is over.

11. For my legs to be strong enough to dance... Still hopeful for this. The year is not over yet.

12. To do something creative... I have learned some tricks in PSP this year and my skills are improving.

I would have to say that, even though I am without a job, I have nothing to complain about, because so far, it has been a very good year for me... I hope that things will continue to get better and that God will continue to provide for me until I can provide for myself... Makes me feel at peace that God is so good & that I can trust Him completely.

P.S... For any reader who is trying to find some 1953 coins for me for my birthday, I have decided to look for them from now until July 2009 because I haven't found any yet! LOL... So please keep checking your coins! Thanx a mil. =.)