Weekly Picker-Upper

Well, blogging was non-existant this week... with the new job creeping around the corner and and getting ready for the holidays, my mind has been a bit blurred and fuzzy... (Ok, ok.... so what else is new, it always is, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!! LOL!!!) I just haven't had much time to sit and blog, can you believe that one? I even managed to put up my precious Christmas tree (ofcourse I'm already panicking with Useless eyeing the ornaments as play toys, he's broken a few ornaments already.) I was able to get pictures of me and my two youngest by the tree as tradition always plays out, my oldest is missing from the pics as he was passed out in my bedroom from his bus trip from Austin and his 12 hour shifts at work for the last seven days. He called it "Hell Week", he works for Whole Foods in Austin and caught the worst possible assignment at work. Thanksgiving was definitely a very pleasant one, I got to spend it with PC and his wonderful family and then came home and cooked a ham and a turkey with all the trimmings for my kids. I even got to spend time with my godson. Pictures will hopefully be posted as soon as PC can get them to me.

Maxine will hopefully make an appearance tomorrow, hoping she's not caught under a computer or under a desk rearranging computer cables and such!

So, to make up for some lost time, here is a weekly Picker-Upper....


A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of dollars for dinner.

The woman took out her bill fold, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?"

"No," I had to stop drinking years ago, the homeless woman replied.

"Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?" the woman asked.

"No," I don't waste time shopping, the homeless woman said. "I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" the woman asked.

"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless woman. "I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!"

"Well," said the woman, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my hubby and myself tonight."

The homeless woman was astounded.

"Won't your hubby be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting."

The woman replied, "That's okay. It's important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments, and wine!"