Which Female Icon are You? I'm a .....

So I took this test (idea from Kadi at A Womb at the Innsane) to see which female icon I'm most like and here are my results:

I'm a Marilyn

You are a Marilyn -- "I am affectionate and skeptical."

Marilyns are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.

How to Get Along with Me
* Be direct and clear
* Listen to me carefully
* Don't judge me for my anxiety
* Work things through with me
* Reassure me that everything is OK between us
* Laugh and make jokes with me
* Gently push me toward new experiences
* Try not to overreact to my overreacting.


What I Like About Being a Marilyn
* being committed and faithful to family and friends
* being responsible and hardworking
* being compassionate toward others
* having intellect and wit
* being a nonconformist
* confronting danger bravely
* being direct and assertive


What's Hard About Being a Marilyn
* the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind
* procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself
* fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of
* exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger
* wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right
* being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations


Marilyns as Children Often
* are friendly, likable, and dependable, and/or sarcastic, bossy, and stubborn
* are anxious and hypervigilant; anticipate danger
* form a team of "us against them" with a best friend or parent
* look to groups or authorities to protect them and/or question authority and rebel
* are neglected or abused, come from unpredictable or alcoholic families, and/or take on the fearfulness of an overly anxious parent


Marilyns as Parents
* are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty
* are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence
* worry more than most that their children will get hurt
* sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries

From my point of view it's pretty right on about me, but tell me what you think! Then go take the test and tell me who you are!!

Veteran's Day

I just want to take a moment and thank all of the men and women in the armed forces that have fought/are still fighting for our country! America has had its trials and tribulations, but in the end we are an awesome nation and we wouldn't be where we are today if it weren't for these men and women in the armed forces protecting us....so THANK YOU!

Our Votes are IN!!!

I have to say we picked the best time to head to our location...we got there at 9am, walked right in, got our ballots, voted and were done all within 10 minutes. I was voter #509 and Don was #510. 

Don's ballot had just been taken...

Don't Forget To...

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!

May the best candidates win (if there is such a thing).

Grey's Addict

I just have to say that I can't wait for the season premier of Grey's Anatomy tonight!!!! I have missed gawking at that hottie McDreamy for an hour every week and all the drama that show brings! :)

How many of you are anxiously awaiting it tonight??

Spooktacular New Backgraound!!

I really LOVE Halloween so I thought it was time to start getting in the spirit of the holiday...hope you enjoy the new background!

PS...GO VOTE FOR CHASE for the Heisman, he has fallen to 2nd place!!!! -------->

I Won, I Won...

...holy crap I won the handbag...WoooHoo!!! Shoot I never win anything, my mom is the one that wins all the time at everything.

Thank you to all who went and voted for Kadi@A Womb at the Innsane and then leaving my name!!

I'll let each of you have a turn at using the bag! :)

Go Vote...

...for Womb at the Innsane to win the Dottie Award category of Captain of the Cheer Squad.

If you go and vote for her make sure that you return back to her blog and leave my blog address in the comment section that I sent you there! If you do I will then get 2 extra chances to win a really cute handbag...we all know how much I LOVE handbags, so make sure you go vote by Monday!!

She REALLY wants to win this award and I REALLY want to win the bag!!

What are you waiting for go vote now!!! :-)

FYI...

**Update** So the phone guy decides that it would be a great idea to show up at 9:45am on a Sunday morning...oh well, at least he's here now and it will hopefully be fixed by day end!
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...the phone company still has yet to show up and fix our flippin' phones!!! Ugghh!!!

One of Those Days

**Update** Still no phone service!! I called the company at 4:57PM to see what was up and of course "the technician is running behind ma'am and won't be able to make it today. Will you be home tomorrow ma'am?". "Um, no I won't! It's a little unreasonable to ask someone to sit at home for 2 days!" (or 18 hours for the on/off chance that they may/or may not show up) "I'm sorry ma'am, I will put you on the ticket for the first thing in the morning."...Uggghh!!!

BTW...just because you over use the word "ma'am" doesn't make it any better or right for that matter!!!!

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Yesterday for the most was a great non-eventful day until I got home with the kids from school...it then turned into "one of those days".

Our lawn was in desperate need of mowing because it was like 8 ft tall (okay maybe only 3-4 inches tall but 8 ft sounds much better) and I thought it would be a perfect time to squeeze in mowing the lawn & "mental health time" for mom. I couldn't mow it at the beginning of the week because some children of mine (not a 100% on which ones but I have a pretty good idea of who) were playing on the rider and left the key in the on position which drained the battery (for those of you that are worriers...don't, they couldn't get the thing all the way on & in gear if they wanted too). We do have a push mower but of course it's so old that I can't get the thing on myself so I had to wait for our friend to charge the rider...thanks Mike!

Okay, I digressed a little...so the mower is working for me yesterday, I'm tooling along enjoying my "metal heath break", I just get the front lawn finished and KAPUT...the darn thing of course dies on me and on a hill nonetheless! Crap...there goes my "mental health" and I still have 3/4 of our lawn to do. I check to see why it's dead and of course no gas and no gas in the garage either.

When I mow I like to rock out to my iPod within my iPhone...so I decide to call into the house (I know that's a lazy move but oh well) to get the kids to come help me push this hog up the hill and back to the garage. I make the call and wouldn't you know it the phone goes right to voice mail...so I'm a bit perturbed and march in the house to see who they are on the phone with. I walk in the door and they are all just doing their thing and no one is on the phone...WHATTHEHOCKEYSTICKS!!! We all check the phones and none of them are working...aggh.

So now I have to call the phone company to figure out what the heck is going on with our phones and this is what I get (it's about 4:30PM when I make this call):

Phone lady: "I'm sorry ma'am, did you check this and this and that...well well have to send someone out to look at it tomorrow"
Me: "TOMORROW?"
Phone lady: "Yes ma'am all of our technicians have gone home for the day so you'll have to wait until tomorrow ma'am" (in that condescending voice that all of these people have mastered)
So I'm thinking to myself, 'gone home..it's only 4:30 what the heck?' Also in the back of my head is the fact that Bail has to babysit for me tonight...four kids and no phone...not good!!
Me: "Well that is really inconvenient but if that is my only option I guess it will have to do. What time can I expect them?"
Phone lady: "Between 8-5 ma'am"
Me: "Between 8-5?" Who the heck has time to sit around for 9 hours and wait?!? Oh, and WTH 5:00, she just told me they were gone for the day @ 4:30?!?
Phone lady: (still with the condescending voice) "yes ma'am"
Me: "Alright but what if not home and they need to get in the house?"
Phone Lady: "Well then ma'am they'll leave a tag on the door and you'll have to call back and set up another time"

AGGH...it's 1:40 pm and they still haven't come yet.

Conversation complete and the kids and I headed out to move the mower and got it put away. Nico & I did some raking and then came in to get dinner ready. We ate, I got ready for my meeting, hugs & kisses to them all and I'm out the door. I needed to leave by 6:30 to get there early to hand out info. I get in the car and notice a light saying my tailgate is open...get out to shut it and of course NOT WORKING!!! Call Don to tell him I need the car and he says, "babe I'm not ready to be done working"..."well you just might have to be if I can't get a ride!!!". I get a ride (thanks Aimee) and end up walking in about 5 minutes before the meeting starts...way to late to hand out my stuff...crap!!

On a positive note, myself & some friends ended the evening with a (or 2) $3 margarita(s)(thanks Tony)!! The Margarita ended up as my "metal health break"!!!

"It's Raining, It's Pouring..."

I just have to say that it totally amazes me that we, in the Midwest, can feel the effects of a hurricane! It's raining cats & dogs today! This weather makes want to curl up in bed with a good book...wake me when the sun is out! :)

I hope you all can stay dry today!

Awesome & Bad Olympic News

1) Awesome news is Shawn Johnson finally got her gold medal on the beam...YEAH!!! :) She will go home with: 1 Gold & 3 Silver!

2) Bad news is Ben Askren pinned his first guy and lost to his second guy so he is out! :(