Something a little different

I have worn acrylic nails off and on for years.  I have soft nails that tear and growing them out to a decent length just doesn’t work.  I also have a problem with nail biting (I know – disgusting habit!!) that goes back to my childhood. 

With my crazy schedule lately, I have not had time to do the upkeep on my acrylics so I pulled them off.  My hands looked terrible until last night.

About a month a go, my daughter in law told me about Kiss glue on fingernails.  For $5 a pair I thought I would give them a try.  I got the short length since really long nails make me crazy.

Here is the link to their website.  (They have prettier pictures on their site.  I think the box shown here is old packaging.)

If my camera wasn’t 2 floors below I would take a picture of them on my hands.  They look fabulous!  The package says they last for 7 days but my DIL says usually 10 days.   They also have them for your toes so you can have a pretty French manicure on your little piggies, too!

They go on really easily because they have little tabs to hold them  in place while you glue them (no glue stuck to the ends of your fingers!)   It took me about 10 minutes to glue them on since I had to try the different sizes to see which ones fit which fingers the best.  So much nicer than sitting in a chair with nail dust flying around you for 60 minutes.  For convenience alone, I think these guys are totally worth giving a try!

Now, admit you are surprised that I am not making any snide comments about Sarah today!

Sarah’s memoir

Sarah’s memoir is finished.  She had a co-author and then spent several days at Harper working round the clock with the editors.  Wonder how much of Sarah is really in this book? 

She has difficulty stringing together several words into an intelligible sentence.  How could she write a book?  (I’m just saying…)

Sarah's globetrotting...

I read that Sarah Palin is in Asia (getting some much needed stamps on her passport).  Wonder if they would like to keep her?

My Keds

When I moved to Seattle I discovered Costco.  I love Costco.  We don't have one near here.  Well, there is one in York but that is a heck of drive to pick up groceries and whatnot.

I moved to Seattle a little over 10 years ago. Not long after I moved there, I purchased a pair of leather Keds at Costco.  I love these shoes.  I love the way they fit my feet.  I love the classic look of them, sort of timeless.  I just discovered that the leather has pulled away from the rubber on one side.  I will keep my shoes but only for yard work.  I will miss them being part of my weekend wardrobe.  I think the thing that bothers me the most is that they are another piece of life in Seattle that I am losing.  That hurts my heart.

Maybe I should make a trip to York.

9/11 Remembered

I was living in Seattle. We were sleeping soundly when the phone rang. He jumped out of bed to answer the phone. He listened for a moment, had a very strange look on his face and then handed me the phone. "It's your mother." I said hello and my mother's first words were "It's bad out here. We are under attack. Turn on the television." I quickly hung up, grabbed a robe and headed downstairs. He had turned on the tv and was sitting in front of it with that same strange look he had when he talked to my mother. We watched, barely comprehending what we were seeing. It was surreal. It was confusing and frightening.


And then we saw the towers fall. The horror took my breath away.

We watched for hours and then he went to the Southcenter Mall as it was reported the Red Cross was there taking donations. Originally he was going to give blood but they said they didn't need that. They needed money. So we gave. And we prayed. It was all we could do.

I am remembering those today who lost their lives and those who lost their loved ones. I continue to pray for our nation and our leaders.

I love it when this happens...

Looks like Mr. Wilson (Republican, South Carolina) my have stepped on his own foot!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090910/pl_politico/26970

What's all the noise about?

President Bush (younger) addressed the school children in 1991. It was available to all the schools across the nation. What's the big hooey about President Obama addressing school children? All the noise is nothing but right wing politics and bigotry.

Once again, America looks foolish in the eyes of the world.