Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas (all 2 of you that read this :) ) I sure did! I have also become addicted to Wii and now I want one! Even though a 5 yr old and 7 yr old kicked my butt most of the time. :)

We had some crazy weather here in North Texas this past week. It started out in the beginning of the week in the 20's during the day and then by the day after Xmas it was 82 out. Crazy TX weather!

Funny Emails

I am sure everyone has been getting these emails. I find it odd that I have become so popular with these foreign prince and princess' that want to share their money with me...hee hee hee. :) Here is one of my favorites. I love the grammar in the email too.

Princess, Amirah Ahmed.
25/301 Wilson RD
Dappaya west
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso.
P O Box, 8761
Private / Highly Confidential,
Subject Matter:/ Invitation Of Help

My Dear friend,
I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things unfold,we will know each other better, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and importance of the information.

This project is based on Trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds. I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly and you would never regret this.

I am a female Student from University of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou , I am 20 yrs old. I'd like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction.

Well, my father died earlier six months ago and left I and my junior brother behind. He was a king, which our town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his death. I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not literate enough to know my entire father's wealth. He left the sum of USD$15.600.000.00 dollars (Fifteen Million, six Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in a security company.

This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and chevron Oil Company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction. I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the security company to your bank account and I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay 30% of the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and another 10% interest of annual income to you for handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely, and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach me. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible, I will send you my picture as soon as I hear from you, And i also understand fully that you will not betray this trust, I sincerely apologise for this inconvenience.I know as a person you most be asking a question why do i choose you, well you are right if you ask, the almighty angels of God vesited me and even revield your email address to me like a dreams. Please take note based on this, I will demand for the following requirement:1) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture that would not require much technical expertise in your country where part of this fund will be invested?

SECURITY:
All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this money have been carefully worked out, So this transaction is risk free, though you are required to treat this business with strictest confidenciality.

At the receipt of your email confirming your willingness to assist me, I will require from you copy of standard document of self identification as a trust instrument in order to build a trust bridge between us and assure me of the safety of the money when transferred into your bank account, which is required in this business hierarchy.

Please, all these requirements are urgently needed as it will enable me to establish a stronger business relationship with you hence I will like you to be the general overseer of the investment there after.

Please dont bother to reply if you are not interested,Yours Sincerely, Princess, Amirah Ahmed. Pls. contact me with this address, amirah_ahmed03@yahoo.fr

My 50% Off Tree

I finally finished putting up my tree. I call it my 50% off tree because all the decorations (ornaments, beads, skirt) and the tree itself were all bought at 50% off. :)

Crazy Weather

In the past 24 hrs we have gone from 60/70 degree weather to a tornado watch (complete with my first experience of the sirens going off at 11:15pm) to a wicked thunderstorm w/downpour to a morning of lots of wind starting at around 60 degrees and ends the day with low 30 degree temperature with a wind chill in the low 20s and to top it off a little sleet/freezing rain.

I guess its true what they say about Texas weather, if you dont like it wait a little while, it will change. :)

I Still Hate Time Warner!

So my cable has been out all week, and a tech was scheduled to come out tomorrow morning to find out what happened...or so I was told.

This morning I had a Dr's appt (Everything is fine, I had a physical a couple weeks ago and this was a follow up to go over my test results) at 930am so I was still getting ready at about 830am when the phone rang. It was the Time Warner Tech saying he would be here in about 15-20 min, surprised I tell him thats great but I was expecting him tomorrow morning. So I just blurt out nevermind I will take what I can get, please come now. Heck, when I went in for my physical I was left waiting for nearly 1 1/2hrs so they can wait on me for a change. :) Ironically I had on my to do list today to call Time Warner to confirm my appt with them for tomorrow morning since their track record with me is not good at all. They either dont show up or are always late and with the wrong equipment. :)

So in the mean time I take Gizmo out to do his business and turn on the TV so the guy can see clearly that I have no cable. About 15 min later, the cable pops on. So I run outside and find the guy and ask "Are you the Time Warner guy?" Which he replies yes, so I tell him the cable just popped on. So then he tells me what the problem was....apparently someone was out on Mon and when they went to put the cover back on their cable box thingy outside, they knocked my cable wire off. Easy fix but still upsets me that this could have all been resolved so easily without me having to be home waiting for a tech and could have been fixed within the first day!

I will post over the weekend about my Dr visit. :)

GRRRRRR!!!!

So yesterday I get home from work and find that I have absolutely no cable. I have phone and internet service but absolutely no cable.

As many of you know, I am a TV junkie and cannot survive without TV. I sleep with the TV on for crying out loud. :) I first checked all the connections and made sure the wireless modem was working properly and all checked out ok. Then I checked my bill to make sure I paid it on time and of course I did. So then I called Time Warner (the company I loathe and am only a customer because I have no other options). They said everything on their end looked good and agreed that I was in good standing with them. So the only option I have left is to wait for a tech to come out. Seeing as how I have a job now and do not have any time off accrued, I cant take off during the week to wait for someone to not show up on time. So now I have to wait until SATURDAY.

I will go crazy! I am missing all my favorite shows...Greys, the Office, Biggest Loser, Lipstick Jungle...ahhhhhhhhhhh what will I do?

PS: Last night I slept with a DVD that played on a loop. :)