UGH

Again I'm sucking at keeping up my blog. Apparently I need to pencil it in on my daily schedule.

We have had the crud here at the Mud Duck home. Every single one of us has come down with some form of it. While this is my favorite part of the year, I also hate it because my kiddos seem to bring home every aliment known to man.

And this stuff hangs on tenaciously. I'm on my 3rd week of it. I have kept up with my exercising in the mornings but last week the crud had a hold of me so badly that I skipped it.

I have added Yoga to my regimen. I can't believe how much I enjoy this type of "exercise." I put quotations around exercise because there are some hard core Yogis' out there that cringe when they hear Yoga referred to as exercise.

I'm all gung ho on it though and am constantly surprising myself with how my body can move. I can curl my body into a ball and balance myself for a nano second on my hands.

Okay so it is only for a nano second, but hey I can still say I did it.

What Excites Me

The silliest things get my excited.

My newest is some new add-ons that I found for FireFox. Now I think FireFox is the greatest browser out there and I don't understand why everyone isn't using it.

I currently have a lot of their add-ons downloaded, but tonight after FF was done with it's latest and greatest update I found some more.

I don't know if they are "new" or not, but to me they are and I'm in love.

The first is ScribeFire. This blogging add-on lets you post to your blog while FF runs on the top half of your screen. You just click the little notepad icon on the toolbar at the bottom and boom, it opens an editor. So simple. No more logging into my blog accounts and navigating to the place I want to be. With the click of my mouse I'm there.

The other add-on is FoxyTunes! How did I miss this one for so long. It also runs on the bottom toolbar and you can connect to almost any music player you want. All the controls are down below as well as scrolling text that tells what is currently playing. For those of us who love to listen to their tunes while surfing the web it is the bomb. (do people say bomb any longer or am I dating myself?)

Told you I was strange.





Now playing: Toby Keith - You Ain't Much Fun Since I Quit Drinking
via FoxyTunes

Oreo Workout

3 weeks ago I started getting up early and exercising. I love it. I feel great all day.

We recently aquired satelite TV. While surfing through the channels I came accross FitTV. All day exercise programming. Whoo Hoo.

I tuned into the channel this morning (after my regular session) I sat on the couch, watched these people really working out.

I ate Oreo's. :)

Fishing - My way and His way

This summer we went "Up North" for a week, as in a family vacation. Most Mud Duck's like to fish among other water sports since we have so much of it. I don't get a whole lot of enjoyment from fishing. I think the Fish Hot Line puts out the word when I'm around and they all steer clear of my line because I never and I mean never catch a fish.

Have you ever fished with a 2 and 4 yo who cannot sit still for a minute. Nor can they even stop talking for a nano second. One will be in the cooler digging out ice cubes to throw while the other is flipping switches for the blower motor, the horn and whatever else is on the instrument panel. This does not make for a relaxing time and 20 minutes into it I'm ready to jump in the lake and never come up for air. I definitely do not go for that kind of fishing.

In keeping with the title of this post, here is fishing his way;

Pull out a fat slimy worm
Stick a hook through it few times
Cast
Catch
Reel in
Pry hook out of equally slimy but also floppy fish's mouth
Either keep or pitch back
Repeat over
and over
and over again

Fishing my way. (Also referred to as the RIGHT way)

Tune radio to a station that plays some rockin songs
Turn the volume way up (a treat as never listen to music loud for fear of ruining kids hearing)
Shed all clothing except way to skimpy bikini that wouldn't be caught dead in typically
Slather on the SPF50 (cause have to admit am getting older, don't want more wrinkles)
Dig through cooler for ice cold Barcardi Breezer
Stretch out at opposite end of boat from husband
Lay back and shut eyes
Hope to make appropriate noises when husband catches "the big one".

Now that is the only way to fish!!!

Back.......but for how long?

Yes as I have stated before, I suck at blogging. My last post was over 5 months ago. I guess I should consider it an accomplishment that I still have this blog.

So what has been happening in Mud Duck land you may ask. (And if you aren't, quit reading now because you are about to find out)

I think I will tell of one major thing that happened in 5 months today. Then I will tell another thing tomorrow. That way I'll have to keep coming back and posting because I wouldn't want to let all of you down. (yes I'm assuming someone is reading this)

The family and I went to Orlando this summer. Labor Day weekend to be exact. And it was H O T! In the past we have always visited when there is still snow on the ground and a "-" in front of the high temp of the day in Mud Duck land. So we were in love with FL. I always thought it was sunny and in the 80's with no humidity to speak of. (I regularly bury my head in the sand)

So this time around it was in the mid 90's and with the humidity the heat index was 105 give or take a few. This is how every day went that we were there. Blistering hot by 8:00 a.m. - Not fit for humans by noon, thunderstorms that made you want to run for your life at 2:00, freaking hot again and even more humid by 5:00.

When we finally arrived in Mud Duck land it was 88 degrees and it felt like a breath of fresh air. We will stick to February, March and November for our FL va-ca's.

What is a Mud Duck?

I suck at blogging. Seriously I can't keep going for more than a few days, once I even made it for a few months. But I fizzle out and quit. Eventually I stop all together.

I'm a little bored this morning and was clicking through old links. I came across a blog of someone I tagged in January and read her response. She asked what the hell is a mud duck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_Duck
"Mud Duck" is a derogatory term used by people in Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota to describe residents of Minnesota. The term appears to be a play on the Minnesota nickname of "Land of Ten Thousand Lakes" and the notion of a species of duck that tends to feed on the muck of the bottom of a lake as well as the unclean and raucous habits of ducks generally.

So to Cheeseheads, and Idiots Out Wandering Around, I'm a mud duck. (And I'd rather be a mud duck than claim to be from WI, or IA.) ;)

Just a bit of useless trivia for you.

I've Been Tagged

I have been tagged by a dear woman, Brandie, that I have "known" online for a few years now. You all now get a chance to read, Six Weird Things About Me! (Lucky you)

"THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the "6 weird things about you." People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their comments and tell them to read your blog."

1. I abhor talking on the phone. Seriously I HATE HATE HATE it. I will do damn near anything not to talk on the phone. I'll let the call go to VM and then immediately check to see what the person wanted. If I have to call someone, I will try to call them when I'm most likely to get their VM.

2. I'm "Sound Sensitive" which is a really nice way of saying I go bonkers over repetitive noises no matter how soft they might be. Quickest way to see me go ballistic, drum your fingers on the tabletop and my head just might blow off. Makes going out in public with me really fun.

3. I cannot eat corn off of the cob. I love corn on the cob. You can stand right in front of me, cut it off the cob, hand me a plate of it and if I try to eat it, I'll gag and throw up. Must come from those childhood dinners where we had to sit at the dinner table until all of our food was gone, even if we had to sit there until bedtime.

4. Wet hair in the bathroom makes me gag. I can't write anymore on this or I'll be sick.

5. I'd rather watch movies I've already seen then new ones.

6. I'm not a spring chicken and I love to watch the shows on MTV. I'm currently watching The Duel and The Real World. I will watch them on my computer the following day after they aired and eat my lunch during nap time. I find it weird that at my age, I'm watching a bunch of teenagers.

My dh is right, I'm nuts. I'm sure he could go on and on about me, but Brandie only wanted six. Since I haven't been blogging much of the late, I haven't been reading much either. But here are some folks who I am tagging because I like their blogs.

Smoov

Home Jewels

Lumpyhead

So that's only 3, but if you have been reading along, then you'll know that I'm LAZY!