New Washer

We went and bought a washer yesterday night. Thank you Jesus. Anyway, while Carlos was hooking it up, I gasped and said, I should take a picture. So I got the camera and took some pictures. Carlos was just standing there and said, you aren't ever in any pictures. I said nope, cause I always take them. Then I realized that I have pictures of Carlos repairing or installing almost every appliance in our house....

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LABEL

I just spent the last 30 minuntes HERE. I got over 10,000 points and I labeled all these different photos with a perfect stranger named guest. I now have a headache and everything I look at I feel like describing in great detail....it was fun.

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Fake Lashes

So I decided that I wanted to try fake lashes...lol...Carlos asked me what in the world made me want to do this! Cause I wanted to, I don't know. Last night after he got home from painting we were sitting at the table and he was working on his computer and I decided to try them out...I should have KNOWN not to do this at 11 at night and just go to bed. So I open the package and I pull out the glue....I was squeezing too hard on the tube while I was opening it and it squirted ALL over my shirt...thankfully there was enough left for me to use on the lashes....so I am putting the glue on the lashes and I put the first one on. I ask Carlos what he thinks and he says well it looks great, but one of your eyes is kinda messed up...which one I ask and he pointed to the one with the fake lashes....I am like are you kidding me?? That's the one I just put on! The other eye is just my real lashes!!! sigh....I need more practice I think. lol. I should have watched these little clips before I even started messing with that stuff: TIPS.

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I am in LUUUVVVV

I am in love with urbanoutfitters!!! They have the most greatest stuff EVER!!

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And Now A Word From Our Sponsor....

Hello out there in www land!! I wanted to send out a special thanks and message to all my readers...all 8 of you.

Carlos - Thanks for the idea - I have had fun....as soon as I am done posting this your cell phone will let you know.

Mom - As if you needed more info into my life! LOL!! Half of this stuff that I write you already know, but you like looking at the pictures and that's great. Love you.

Carrie - I am such a copy cat - you are the best blogger ever!! Give Kate a kiss for me.

Melissa - You are my first "real" fan...I think and you are neck in neck with James for the 2008 Val's Biggest Fan award...keep up the comments and maybe you will win.

James - You are my most "famous" fan...maybe you should let Melissa have the other award since you already have you name in movie credits....I miss you.

Jami - I can't believe that you went back and read all my old posts...I am glad that you like what you read!! Most importantly: Stay away from strange dogs.

To All My Fan's Who Are Incarcerated Somewhere in Texas: Hello!! I hope that you will continue to keep up with VillyVal once you are out....write to me and I will post your comments and questions.

If you are out there lurking - shame on you. That's sneaky. It makes me feel weird to know you are reading this and I dont know you.

photo courtesy of nataliedee.com

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Barber Shop Drop Out

It's funny, huh? That top pictures doesn't look like it is going to well, but that is when they first started and they are all serious. Carlos has been doing his own fades for a minute and all the guys here are like daaannnggg, you do your own??? Can you give me one?? LOL!! Since Alfonzo is by far the most consistent and persistent in asking, Carlos experimented on him. He and Alfonzo went to Sally's, this beauty supply store. They each bough a pair of clippers. Carlos needed a new pair because his would not turn on, and Alfonzo didn't have a pair. When we got back to the house, Carlos looked at his and realized his was too high tech it didn't have the adjuster thing on there....so they started to use Alfonzo's. It pulled his hairs instead of cutting them and the motor in it got so hot that it was burning Carlos' hand to use it. They ended up duct taping Carlos' old clippers so they would run and finishing up Alfonzo's fade. lol. What did I do? Took pictures, kept them entertained by talking to them and that's about it.

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Out....

photo courtesy of http://www.nataliedee.com/ and I like her stuff so you will see more of it in later posts

Well today I am not here - I am out. I don't know when I will be coming back and I didn't want to leave all of you my friends with an empty day so I invited another guest blogger to come and entertain you. Her name is Jami and she has been sick with the flu....you should be fine - I heard she was taking some kind of meds and is no longer contagious.

This past week I got the flu. It was my first time having the flu and I was absolutely miserable. Every part of my body hurt, my legs, arms, ears, throat, my head had so much pressure I thought it would freakin explode! I couldnt do anything not even sleep, and that sucks when you hurt too bad to even go to sleep. I just laid there and cried and whined...then after a few days,just when things got a little better, i could sleep, just never at night,I had to get an infection in my eyes!! It burned and was so irritating and my eyes were always getting matted together... After about 5 days I could sleep normal and I hurt but nowhere NEAR as bad as in the beginning...if I never get the flu again it would be too soon, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. And, as for every year for the rest of my life, I will always get a flu shot!!

Wow. That sucks, huh? Every day you should learn a lesson. What can you learn from Jami? Get the flu shot - use disinfectant cause it can get into your eyes - and stay away from strange dogs.

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Valentines Day

Doesn't this seem a little TOO much like Christmas Day? Even the red...this was on Valentines Day right after school. Victoria came over with the kids and they "opened" all their stuff...little gifts and lots of candy...I guess it is really just about having fun, but you know when EVERY holiday ends up like this we will be in trouble...I personally won't be able to afford it.

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Guest Blogger

Tonight I went to the Carnival with my friend Melissa....I rode 7 rides and one of them I rode twice...since I am still feeling a bit queeeeezy, I thought that I would let my friend "guest blog" tonight...please be polite.....

Well tonight at the carnival before we got on many rides, I had to be smart and point out to val that a friend of mine said she dont ride the rides cause they move them to much. So the whole time val keeps cracking jokes. She was making me feel more and more queezy all the jokes she would say you hear that "loose bolts" or as we are spinning a ride she nonchalantly points out what if we are unscrewing our selves from this ride. As i am feeling so sick to my stomach she sees something on the ride we are riding and says is that throw up i felt it right away my mouth fills with saliva thats when i knew we had to go ................all in all we had a good time we rode rides had fun and laughed alot.

Let's all give a big thanks to Melissa for doing such a great job as our FIRST EVER guest blogger. We really did have a great time. I had not been to the carival for myself in a long time. What Melissa failed to tell me was that it WAS "Suicide Night" and all the things that I "thought" that I heard might have really been life threatening. Well guys my battery is about to die! Have a great night - go to the Carnival and stay away from strange dogs.

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Sushi Part 734

Image courtesy of:www.a1-gourmet.com/japanesefood/

Since I think Sushi is so gross you would think that we would have heard the end of it. BUT I ran across an felllow blogger who has an in depth list of all the correct ways to eat Sushi HERE.

The following are some high lights:

Do not rub your chopsticks together. When not in use they should be placed parallel to yourself on the holder (if there is one) or on the shoyu dish. (What happens if you don't use your chopsticks? Is that rude?)

Don’t put wasabi directly in the shoyu dish. (WHY would you want to eat wasabi anyway since its disgusting and hot?)

It is OK to eat nigiri-zushi (sushi) with your hands. Sashimi is only to be eaten with your chopsticks. (I used my fork and I don't know what Sashimi is but I still used my fork)

Do not pick up a piece of food from another person’s plate with the end of the chopsticks you put in your mouth. When moving food like this use the end you hold, which is considered the polite way. (hmmm, I hope then that you washed your hands before you ate or that end might have more germs)

Eat nigiri sushi in one bite. This is not always easy (or possible) in North America where some sushi-ya make huge pieces, but traditional itamae in Japanese sushi-ya will make the pieces the proper size for this. In North America, try your best and don’t worry if they won’t let you. (yeah, waaay to big...warning: if you cut it with your fork it will all fall apart)

Also, never stick your chopsticks in your rice and leave them sticking up. This resembles incense sticks and again brings to mind the symbolism of the Japanese funeral and prayers to one's ancestors. (since I don't use chopsticks I am safe on this one)

So there you have it - a little info on sushi and how to eat it properly - check out the rest of the page for more info: HERE.

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My Kind of Sushi!

I KNEW it existed!! I was whining about how gross sushi was and didn't someone out there make a dessert sushi? While I was wandering around the internet I found it!! HERE This was an april fools day party. It's rice krispy treats with dried mango, dried papaya (sliced), and candy ginger for fish, and wrapped in slices of green fruit rollups and green 'Yogos' candy roll.With wasabi peas and candied ginger on the side. How totally awesome is that? Thank you thank you! That's the only sushi I will eat. I believe she called it "Faux Sushi"!!!

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Stories From The Past

Today my grandmother walked into my office and announced that she was lonely so she came to visit me. So we ate lunch together and she started telling me stories about when she lived in an orphanage. I am not sure how old she was when she moved in there....I want to say around 7 or so. Anyway, the things that she got herself into during that time was crazy. She told me that everyone used to grade all the orphans in different areas, and for every zero that you got meant that you got 5 spats. My grandmother managed to get 8 zeros in a week. For talking back. That meant 40 spats. So she was given 20 and left to sit and think and when they came back to give her the other 20, she tried to turn the other way to get the 20 on the other side of the butt, which didn't work cause they knew what she was trying to do and moved her back. I asked her if she felt like Jesus with 40 lashes and she just laughed and said no. She told me another story about a classmate of hers that used to tattle on all the other kids. This little girl would tell on every little thing and often didn't tell the truth. My grandmother and her friend got so mad that they managed to get this girl to come down to this old shed and they tied her hands above the rafters. She said the little girls feet were still on the ground but they had her hands tied. Then they went and caught a turkey and tied it to the rafters across from the little girl and left her there. My grandmother ended the story telling me that the little girl never told on them again. I think that my grandmother must have spent most of her time getting spankings and getting in some kind of trouble. She talked about sticking her tongue out at the matron and getting caught. Her punishment was a whipping on the back of the legs...she told me that it would draw blood and then if you squatted down to play marbles with the other kids and started to sweat it would sting - so a constant reminder of what you did. Quite a life lived I would say -and maybe not all the punishment was undeserved.

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Blah blah blah

Don't have much to say...been a great week. Seriously. Yesterday the belt on the washer broke. I found out cause I walked into the laundry room and it stunk! Thankfully I was on my next to the last load - so we all have clean undies....the front porch light doesn't work either but thats not a big deal. We got out car worked on and that is AWESOME. I am fighting this weird scratchy throat and I had to watch four little kids tonight - only one of them was family so I didn't have fun. My sweet hubby bought me feather pillows and a bed spread for Valentines Day....we drove to Coleman to pick up Martika and then took her home today. Soooo....I am tired, but GREAT week. Right now my spacebar on my laptopwon't space andthatIs reallybeginning tobe irritating....I think that I shouldgo to bed cause this postis beginning notto make much sense.

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A Freak of Nature....

I REALIZE this is not a good picture....but it was the best I could do under the circumstances. I have been avoiding my neighbors all winter long. Not really - its just too cold and it gets dark too early for the kids to be coming over. Since spring is on the way I happened to be outside with the kids and snapped this picture of their new dog Diamond. This dog is a Pit Bull. Do you know what the definition of a Pit Bull is? I have a dictionary widgit on my google home page....let me tell you: n. A strong muscular terrier of an American breed with powerful jaws, a broad skull, and short hair, originally developed for dogfighting. Also called pit bull, pit bull terrier, Staffordshire terrier. In other words people - NOT the kind of dog you want roaming the streets OR living across the street from you. I came home today from the store and was unlocking the front door when I felt a sinister presence behind me, I slowly turned and looked right into Diamond's eyes. Do you know one time she ran into my house...anyway, I yelled at Adrian to call the dog. Can you imagine if it got mad?? eeeee...bite the back of your leg and then what? You would bleed. And that would SUCK. I hate dogs. I am not gonna lie. And I really HATE freaks of nature like PIT BULLS.

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And The Price Keeps Going Up...

I bet you thought that I was talking about gasoline....but I'm not. I am talking about the POSTAGE STAMP. It's currently at .41 but in May will go up to .42. I guess its not a LOT of money - but it IS insulting...I would think that the fact that people pay their bills online would be evened out by the fact that more people are SHOPPING online. Getting a package mailed to you costs way more than a letter but evidently my theory is not the case because they keep raising the price. I will not complain if the raise it to .50 a stamp if they would get their stuff together....get mail to the people I send it to on time, hire more employees so that I don't have to wait ALLLLL day in line to mail something....I don't know about you, but somehow I get the feeling they are just gonna keep raising the price and our service won't get better. The only bill I do NOT pay over the internet is the water bill and that is only because they don't have that service available. In fact, last month I took my payment TO the water company....I may just keep doing that...you know in protest of the whole thing.....here is a link of the article I read that informed of the impending doom STAMP.

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Pull Your Pants Up

You are gonna laugh when you watch the following clips from youtube. Basically this guy wrote a song about pulling your pants up - telling all these kids to quit wearing their pants all saggy. In Dallas, they even attempted to put it into legislation and FINE people who wear their pants like that. They spoke about how a big store isn't gonna come in to Dallas because people wear sagging pants...lol...yeah right..money is money whether you pull it out of your skinny jeans or saggy jeans, it all spends the same. Wow. And it has soo much attention paid to this because people don't like the way sagging jeans look - that is a personal oppinion, not something that you should legislate. Can you believe that the government was gonna TELL someone how to DRESS????? Pull your pants up! Ha! Pull 'em down ya'll!! If you are gonna spend your time fighting a style of dress I don't even wanna waste my time with you - how about spending all that time and money and get some real stuff done in Dallas - If you click on the link below the videos you will see the web page on it....ahhhhh, I am tired. I better stop before I get ugly. In a nutshell - the government as NO right to tell me what to wear or how to wear it. Pull em' down!









http://hiphopgovernment.org/

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Mochi Ice Cream

Last night, Carlos and I met my brother and his friend at a sushi bar. I got a bowl of stir fried veggies that were soooo good. Of course everyone else got sushi and made me taste it and I still hate it. (thank you Carrie for the suggestions) BUT we got some ice cream after the meal called Mochi Ice Cream. We chose the green tea flavor that at first had this weird taste to it, but after a bit you got used to it and it was delicious. Carlos described it as a gummy bear with ice cream inside. Pretty accurate description. If you ever get a chance to try Mochi be sure to let me know what you think!! I understand that Mochi is actually the outside shell, that is made from a rice starch and the center is filled with anything from a pastry filling to pieces of fruit or ICE CREAM!!

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Not For the Faint Hearted (carlos and my mom)

So my friends told me they were doing this detox and it sounded really great. I decided to check it out and I found this website: blessed herb. Don't click on it if you have a weak stomach because it shows you what an internal or colon detox is supposed to get rid of. I am using this stuff my friend gave me called Detox 7 and I am doing just fine...no major happenings. I was shocked at what I saw on that site though and Carlos was just freaking out. It was sooo funny....I didn't know that humans could produce what that website has pictures of. Carlos is still trying to be ok...poor guy.....anyway, just thought I would share. LOL!! Come on click on the LINK - you know you want too!! LOL!! DO IT!

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Suushiiii

Doesn't that look good? It looks absolutely beautiful to me....but WHY is it so disgusting??? I am on a mission to find sushi that I like. I know two things: 1)If its raw its gross 2)If it's made with fish its even worse. LOL!! So anybody make a dessert sushi? I am going to try a cucumber and something on Thursday when we go to the Sushi Bar for Happy Hour. Carlos and I went last week....great atmosphere....yucki sushi. My brother would tell me that I need a life....actually, he wants to go to the sushi bar with Carlos mostly...I just get to come because I am a wife...I will let you know if my experience with sushi improves any.

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