Stupid is...as Stupid does.

Wake up call!

As I do every day, I went to my computer to check my bank account. I attempted to log in only to be refused. The message given me was "No Such Account" I tried three times before I started to panic.

I immediately called the Bank. They informed me that they had frozen my account because it had been "compromised". Banks are very sophisticated in their security systems, and for that I am thankful. It seems that they monitor habits when accessing an account online, and became suspicious when mine was accessed from another Country. They shut it down and notified me via email (which I failed to open BEFORE I freaked out).

Long story short, we had to completely close our account and open a new one. I had to give them a list of what payments or checks that were yet to come out of the account so that they would be aware. My new checks that I had ordered about a month ago, aren't any good now. They are sending me a free box of checks for the "inconvenience", which won't arrive for 7-10 days. Thank goodness they allowed us to keep our check card numbers so that we could continue using them.

Then I started thinking about a Dateline report about thieves who would wash checks in Bleach to remove the ink and then re- write them. Then...I thought, How stupid could I be?

I actually posted pictures of my checks online (to show off my grandson). Oh..I took a pen and scribbled out all of the vital information, but....If common thieves can "bleach" the ink off, just think what a smarter thief can do with a computer and an idiot like me.

P.S. Yes, the Check post has been removed.

Happy Boy

Paint by Number

I'm desperate to find someone to paint my house. The man who put up our GutterGuard system gave me an estimate and told me to call him when we get ready to paint. Well,...I call his number but he won't answer his phone, and I've been calling for a week. I've left message after message, and believe me...that was harder than you think.

Every time I call I have to listen to "Larry, the cable guy"(yeah , the red neck comedian) say "He's comin, hold yer horses, dang, how many times you call him in a week?"and so on and so on until it finally goes to his messages. If his purpose is to get you to quit leaving messages, it works. I let it ring a couple of times and before "Larry" can utter his first nasally "He's comin" I figure he's not gonna answer so I hang up.



Thankfully, Koz gave me the name of someone else, so...I called him and HE ANSWERED! He's coming this week to give me an estimate. Yeah!

Git

-r-

Done!

Ocean Play

Gabe and his Uncle Josh in Destin.

A Little "Carrot Lovin"

An Apple a Day...

...I wish! I have another "dreaded" visit to the Dr. today. Maybe it won't be that bad because I don't think I'll have to see my "Devil Doctor". But knowing him, he'll make a point to see if I've lost any weight. Good thing...I have. (This visit is just to have Blood work done to check things like cholesterol, blood sugar and all that good stuff. I won't know the results until September 5th.) The good news is, I've lost 20 pounds in 1 month! I know, I know, a lot of it is just "water weight", but hey....a pound is a pound. In this world, filled with all of these brilliant minds, why, just why, can't someone come up with an anti-fat pill? I mean it seems that everything that has been invented or discovered over time has just the opposite effect. I don't know who discovered Chocolate, but whoever it was, he should be shot. The same thing goes for the person who decided to add sugar & vanilla to cream and then decided to freeze it.

As for that apple... bring on the caramel!

SKINNY PEOPLE TICK ME OFF!!! Especially when they say things like, "You know sometimes I forget to eat." Now I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my car keys, but I have never forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat.--SIOUXSIE Q

Someday I'll....

1) Walk out of Wal-mart without spending more that $25.

2) Go 3 days without having to shave my legs.

3) Learn to cook for 2 instead of 5.

4) Put more than $5 worth of gas in my van at a time.

5) Use a hair color to get rid of gray.

6) Let my husband win an argument.

7) Drive to Alabama without having to stop for a cat-nap.

8) Go 1 year without a speeding ticket.

9) Wash the towels before we run completely out.

10) Have extra light bulbs, salt and trash bags on hand.

11) Give in and get glasses.

12) Be able to see the dog poop before I step in it.

13) Be a size 10 or 12 or 14....

14) Go to bed before 1 am.

15 Enjoy life and forget about 1 thru 14.