LOL..are they serious?

Monday Man Candy

Well howdy ma'am... breathe ladies! I've posted this cowboy hunk before. Don't think I'll hear any complaints...do you?

Goodbye Turkey!

I don't know about you all but I'm about done with turkey! We've been eating it since Thursday and I just polished off my favorite part of left over turkey, a turkey salad sandwich. Right after that I tossed the carcass into the trash.

Now all that's left to finish is the green bean casserole and some stuffed celery.

Razor on a Stick?

Don't give up shaving, ladies. Okay, it sounds crazy but I think it's a great idea. One of my co-workers and I was talking the other day about how hard it is to shave our legs sometimes. My daughter is nine months pregnant, need I say more? I have a bad back that often affects my hips, which affects bending over. I'm sure there's others out there who wish there was a better way of reaching their legs when they shave. How about the elderly? Whoever invents this will make a fortune! And I'm going to be so mad that I didn't get to it first.

Another thought. What about pot candles? And I'm not talking pot roast! LOL

BUTT LIFT

Dear Family and Friends,

Most of you know I went in for a surgical procedure for a Butt Lift. I didn't have the most pleasant experience. I should've left well enough alone.

I wanted to show you how it turned out. I hope this keeps YOU from having this done.

Please, PLEASE, PLEASE . . . don't get a Butt Lift. You will most certainly regret it !!!

Did everyone have a great Thanksgiving? It turned out to be a very nice day for us. All of our favorites were on the table. Sweet potato casserole, deviled eggs, stuffed celery, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy and fruit salad. This year someone brought a Paula Dean pecan pie, man was it tasty! We also had a pumpkin pie and my daughter tried her hand at making a sweet potato pie. Came out a little lumpy but very flavorful.

We reminisced about my mom's home made cornbread stuffing, a holiday favorite. And her pea salad, which my daughter and niece hated but would eat it silently every year so not to hurt her feelings. We called my sister and step-father in North Carolina for a chat. And sat around discussing whether we would go shopping on black Friday, and the anticipated arrival of the new baby on December first.

I was in charge of the stuffing and turkey this year. I make bread stuffing which goes inside the turkey. I think this year it was the best I've ever made. It was nice for a change, that we all chipped brought a dish. I recall too many Thanksgivings where I would spend my day cooking in the kitchen while everyone else got to visit. Then we would eat. And I would spend more time in the kitchen cleaning up. It was the same for my mom when she was alive. Though, she would cook the whole day before Thanksgiving, too. I think she enjoyed it.

I'm enjoying a mini vacation from work. My granddaughter has been staying with me and I put her to bed at 7:30, with the thought that I'll get up once she falls asleep. The only trouble is that I fall asleep too! The last couple of nights I've slept a good 12 hours! I can't remember the last time I slept more than 8 solid hours. I even took a nap today. Felt good...:)

Gabrielle Lee

Congratulations! You're the lucky winner for a download of Breathless Surrender! Thank you for playing over at The Romance Studio party with the rest of us.

Tory

TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,
BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,
I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.

THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED -
THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION
WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.

TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.

I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY,
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,
MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS.
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!


HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

I saw the most beautiful rainbow on the way home from work today. It was huge and seemed very close to the ground. I could see it from one end to the other, and the colors, all five of them, were so vibrant! People were pulling off to the side of the road just to take pictures. I wish I had a camera, I would love to have shared it with you.

Monday Man Candy

With clothes?

Or without?

Either way he's one handsome hunk!

The Romance Studio

Is holding a party until the 23rd and I'll be there, along with a lot of other authors. Tons of excerpts to be read. Prizes including a Nook will be given out when it's over! So head on over and leave your comments.

The Romance Studio Party

Power Outage

At my recent assault trial, I offered a plea of "Guilty with an explanation." The judge asked me what my explanation was, so I told my story.

"Your Honor," I said, "I had a mammogram appointment, which I actually kept. I was met with: 'Hi! I'm Belinda!' This perky clipboard carrier smiled from ear to ear, tilted her head to one side and crooned, 'All I need you to do is step into this room right here, strip to the waist, then slip on this gown. Everything clear?' I'm thinking, 'Belinda, try decaf. This ain't rocket science.'

Belinda skipped away to prepare the chamber of horrors. With the right side finished, Belinda flipped me (literally) to the left and said, 'Hmmmm can you stand on your tippy toes and lean in a tad so we can get everything?''

Fine', I answered. I was freezing, bruised, and out of air, so why not use the remaining circulation in my legs and neck and finish me off? My body was in a holding pattern that defied gravity (with my other breast wedged between those two 4 inch pieces of square glass) when we heard, then felt a zap!

Complete darkness and the power went off! 'Oh, maintenance is working. Bet they hit a snag.' Belinda said, and headed for the door. 'Excuse me! You're not leaving me in this vice alone are you?' I shouted. Belinda kept going and said, 'Oh, you fussy puppy...the door's wide open so you'll have the emergency hall lights. I'll be right back.' Before I could shout 'NOOOO!' she disappeared.

And that's exactly how Bubba and Earl, maintenance men extraordinaire, found me... half-naked with part of me dangling from the Jaws of Life, and the other part smashed between glass! After exchanging a polite 'Hi, how's it going' type greeting, Bubba (or possibly Earl) asked, to my utter disbelief, if I knew the power was off.

Trying to disguise my hysteria, I replied with as much calmness as possible 'Uh, yes, yes I did thanks.' 'You bet, take care' Bubba replied and waved good-bye as though I'd been standing in the line at the grocery store.

Two hours later, Belinda breezes in wearing a sheepish grin. Making no attempt to suppress her amusement, she said, 'Oh I am sooo sorry!' The power came back on and I totally forgot about you! And silly me, I went to lunch. Are we upset?'

And that, Your Honor, is exactly how her head ended up between the clamps...."

The judge could hardly contain her laughter as she said 'Case Dismissed!!'

Truths for Mature Humans

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer History if you die.(I ditto that.)

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. (Gosh, this happened to me just the other day!)

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. (This was me but lately I've discovered I really like naps.)

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. (I think my friend Nancy and I would both like this one.)

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? (That's easy! Just roll it up into a ball.)

6. Was learning cursive really necessary? (I can't even print, much less write cursive! My 4-year old granddaughter is learning it right now.)

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. (I agree.)

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. (Yeah, it's called Monday and Friday.)

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again. (Please!)

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.(Good one!)

15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well. (I don't have any problem finding the ice cream buried in the back.)

16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters! (Oh my god, I've actually done this!)

21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and pinning the tail on the donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time! (I think the sound of the alarm going off is the worst sound in the world.)

24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important. (Ladies.....Quit Laughing.)

Well duh!!! I think I have this whole aging thing figured out. Our minds don't age like our bodies do, and that sucks! I'll be 55 next month. Still a young chickie, in my mind. Yet as I grow older and try to continue doing what I've always done I find it's not as easy as it used to be. And I have aches and pains that remind me of it, too! It's not fair that my mind still thinks and makes me act like I'm twenty. Goodness, will I still feel like this when I'm seventy? I hope so.

My mom used to say, why don't you grow up? I guess I don't act my age and never have. I enjoy life and find humor in almost everything I do. I express it, too. If that makes me immature then I embrace the title with pleasure! I'm having fun and I'm not hurting anyone.

I was always the fun mom and I want to be the fun grandma. For Halloween I had my toenails painted orange and black. I think I'll do green and red for Christmas!

Guess whose engagement ring this is.

Monday Man Candy

TOP PICK!!!

Night Owl Reviews said...

This was a smoking hot read. If you have capture fantasies, this will be a keeper for sure. Alexis and Reid have great chemistry, and while they’ve tip toed around one another they both know that they could have something special. When the restraints are removed and they are able to connect physically it becomes obvious that this is more than a short-term thing. With danger and disaster looming, the edge of desire is that much more intense and made this a spectacular read.

Reviewed by Cris

There are five things that you cannot recover in life:

(1) The Stone...........after it's thrown,
(2) The Word...............after it's said,
(3) The Occasion.......after it's missed, and
(4) The Time.............after it's gone.
(5) A person...............after they die

Baby Dolphin Rescued!

You know these stories touch my heart...

A baby dolphin is lowered into a swimming pool just hours after being rescued. The mammal was discovered by walkers on a beach near the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. It was suffering from injuries believed to have been caused by fishing. There was no sign of its mother. The dolphin is only about ten days old.

Richard Tesore, head of the NGO Rescate Fauna Marina, has been caring for tiny animal in Piriapolis, 62 miles east of the capital, Montevideo. And while his cute charge is a hit with visitors, it seems they must queue behind a penguin if they want to see him.

The Magellan penguin is also being looked after at the centre and has taken an interest in the new patient. The natural survival rate for dolphins within their first year of life in the wild is 20 per cent.

The death toll of captive born dolphins is much higher. According to the US Marine

Four Hoots!

For Breathless Surrender at Nocturne Romance Reads! This is the first time they've reviewed any of my books. They have a lovely website so check it out if you get a chance. Karia reviewed Breathless Surrender she said she liked it...was kind of hard to tell at first but she gave it 4 hoots so I guess that speaks for itself.

There is a forced seduction scene, I prefer that over the word rape, at the beginning of the story that she had trouble with. I can understand that might be hard for some readers to get through. But the scene is crucial to the plot and not something I took lightly when writing it.

I personally believe there is a difference between rape and forced seduction.

Monday Man Candy

Last week some of you commented that you liked a man in uniform. Well, here are a couple more to to wet your appetites. These are two of my favorites out of my keeper files.

Ten Pound Baby

Say what?!! You heard right folks. My daughter has to go in to the hospital twice a week for a stress test because she's a high risk pregnancy. Right now little Mason weighs over seven pounds and they informed her if she goes full term he could very likely weigh ten pounds. They're going to take him on December one, the third time they've changed the delivery date. Alivia was just three pounds shy of nine pounds so it will be interesting to see how much he's going to weigh.

Mother and baby are both doing great and we're all waiting impatiently for the delivery day to arrive.

Brrrrrrrrrrr...last night was four quilt, three cat weather! Alivia and I hibernated I think. I put her to bed at 7:30 thinking to get up after she fell asleep, but I fell asleep. Probably missed a lot of good late syfy movies. We didn't drag our lazy butts out of bed until 7:00 o'clock this morning!

Did y'all remember to turn your clocks back?

Wouldn't you know it? We're having a baby sprinkle for my daughter tomorrow and I have a brand new zit the size of mount Everest on the side of my nose! I guess I'll never outgrow those things! LOL

Quilt Weather

I love it! It's supposed to get down to 47 degrees tonight. I already have the windows open and I've added a couple extra quilts on the bed. One of them is over a hundred years old, and made by my great grandmother. Alivia is spending the night with me and commented that she likes that quilt. Little does she know she'll someday inherit it.

Fall is my favorite time of year, and when the weather begins to cool it's a welcome change for us Floridians. The cats seem to enjoy the change, too. They sit in front of the window, taking in the fresh outdoor air. Jezzie is running around right now, all frisky and playful.

We'll sleep in late in the morning, Alivia and I snuggling beneath the covers. And when I can drag my old butt out of our warm cocoon I'll make my favorite Barnie's Santa's White Christmas coffee, and settle in my old chair for a day of syfy.

Breathless Surrender Excerpt

Special Agent Reid Masters, temporarily going by the name Mike Dunstin, came to a halt in front of Alexis, standing for a moment and just staring at her. She gave no sign that she knew anyone was there. But instinct told him that she did. Reid gave her credit. She had to be terrified, yet she remained quiet. No screaming out or pleading for release, no twisting at the rope binding her wrists in an effort to break the restraint. The only signs of her turmoil were the tear tracks lining her cheeks.

Resisting the urge to look at the two-way mirror again, his gaze dropped down her body slowly, feeding the need uncurling and growing in his belly. He’d never had to perform with an audience before. Could he do it? He reached forward, needing to see more of Alexis. He answered his own question when he pushed her hair back to expose her luscious breasts, swelling over the top of her push-up bra. The shape of her full, sensuous body was hot enough to bring him to full arousal.

She let out a whimper when he touched her face, her body stiffening. It didn’t stop Reid from removing the tape over her mouth, exposing pouty lips that were meant to bring a man to his knees. She parted them immediately and sucked in air. Then her tongue came out to wet them. His gaze roamed slowly over her features, drinking in her flushed beauty. Fuck! The bastards had hurt her. A bruise discolored her cheek. He was careful not to let his expression give him away.

Tony, the brown-nose rat, had to be the reason Alexis was here. They’d gone barhopping a couple nights before. Tony had a big mouth. Reid should have remembered that. While making idle conversation with the man to gain his confidence, the topic had turned to women and Reid had casually mentioned there was a hot babe living next to him that he’d like to get his hands on.

Alexis opened her mouth and Reid knew she was going to speak. He moved his mouth to her ear and made a sound for her to be quiet. “Alexis.” He’d made it his mission to learn who all his neighbors were when he moved into the building, but he’d have wanted to learn the beauty’s name regardless. “Don’t say anything.”

She caught her breath in obvious surprise. Reid sensed it was because she recognized his voice, not because he’d spoken her name. “Mike?” The voice that passed through her trembling lips was soft and frightened. “Why are you doing this?”

“That’s not important right now.” Reid said against her ear. “Do you want to live?” Ever aware they had an audience, he ran his hand along her collarbone and around the back of her neck, burying his fingers into the fall of her hair. Damn! Just like I imagined, thick and silky. He rained kisses along her soft cheek to her mouth. But he only toyed with her lips, teasing them with the barest touch of his. Letting their breaths mingle.

“Yes,” she whispered against his mouth. “I—”

“No talking.” His hand was still buried in the luxurious mane of her hair. He pulled her head back, exposing her throat to his hungry mouth. The light scent of her flesh was intoxicating and he had to fight the urge to devour her.

“Please…” she pleaded softly, trembling wildly. “Let me go. I won’t say anything.”

She didn’t listen very well, but then he couldn’t blame her. And Reid didn’t have time to explain what was going on. He had his orders, and his gut told him to get on with it and get her out of there as soon as possible. He had to wonder whether once he removed the blindfold, she would fight him tooth and nail. Or would survival instincts kick in, allowing her to succumb unwillingly to a situation out of her control? And mine.

“Mike”

He felt her slight resistance when his mouth covered hers but he steeled himself to ignore it. Her lips were soft and the taste of mint caught Reid off guard. His moved his hands over her, from her hair down to her waist, taking hold of her hips and bringing her close to him. He kissed his way to her bellybutton, wrapped his arms around her knees and lifted her to give her arms some relief.

UCLA STUDY
(very interesting and short)

A study worth sharing with friends both male and female:

A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example: if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features. However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest with a bat up his ass while he is on fire.

No further studies are expected on this subject.

The Color Purple

I stayed up and watched The Color Purple last night. Gosh, I can't remember when I saw it last, probably around the time it came out. The movie is riveting. I'd forgotten how sad it is. Some big name actors in it, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover to name a few.

There's one scene where two teenage sisters, who are extremely close, are torn apart by the abusive husband of the one sister. Simply because the other sister wouldn't sleep with him. and hit him where it counts. It's powerful and heart breaking, and very hard to watch. They don't see each other again for something like 40 years.

If you haven't seen it I recommend it. But fair warning, it's a long movie.

Monday Man Candy

Take your pick ladies!