Starting Over Yet Again

I'm really liking my hair

2011-01-01T15:01:00.002-05:00

To think I have fought my curls for 38 years.. I absolutely love them now. I guess the older I get the less time I want to spend working on my mop top.. If you have never tried Devacurl, you should. I use the no poo 2-3 times a week, one condition daily, I spray matrix biolage leave in tonic and scrunch it into dripping wet hair. I then scrunch paul mitchell sculpting foam (to skimp on it) I then use the deva fuser and dry for about 1 minute in sections, then lay my ends in the fuser and do that for about a minute. I usually have to pin up my bangs because they have a curl pattern of their own.. They never lay flat and stick in different directions..

Devacurl Day 2

2010-11-26T17:27:00.002-05:00

OMG.. My hair feels great and I am only on day 2.. Imagine the long term results.. I can't wait.. I cleansed my scalp with Deva No Poo, massaging gently into the scalp.. I rinsed and applied Deva One Condition, I raked this through my hair with my fingers for a few minutes, making sure I conditioned every strand of hair. I rinsed with warm, not hot, water, I left a little one condition in my hair. While my hair was still soaking wet, I mixed Deva Angel and Set it free in the palm of my hand and raked that cocktail through my hair. Then I tilted my head forward and scrunched all the excess water out. I then took an old Tshirt and scrunched the ends a little, just enough to absorb some dripping water. Since I am on a grow out with my bangs, these are a little struggle.. I took some Angel and ran it through my bangs and did a little side sweep.. Not like I want them but they will do.. I officially put my flat iron and curling iron in the bottom drawer out of sight.. I diffused a small section at a time for about 15-20 seconds. then I let it air dry the rest of the way.. Once it was dry I did a dry crunch on my hair and it feels wonderful and looks healthier than ever.. Thanks Devacurl.. Anxiously awaiting my devacut in Charlotte in a month or 2..

Devacurl day !

2010-11-25T11:46:00.003-05:00

I am starting my devacurl routine today.. I have the no poo, one condition, angel, and set it free. This is the first day I used the deva products and I absolutely love it. I have stalked the devacurl facebook page for months looking at the beautiful hair cuts Lorraine Massey gives and decided its time to let this fro go.. So far my hair is extremely soft, not crunchy and wet looking as usual. One side has a tad bit of frizz coming but not much. I took some set it free and rubbed it on my frizz and poof its gone. I am having a hard time deciding what to do with these fried bangs, I have been straightening these things for 30 years. Now they just stick straight up. Right now I have them pinned back until I can find a way for them. They are a bit of a struggle but if I am going to have healthy hair again these things can stay pinned to my scalp and the world can see my movie projection forehead..

The house has been done for a year

2010-11-25T11:14:00.003-05:00

I have so much decorating to do. I have been here for a year and my walls are still bare, cheap curtains from walmart hanging up and no decorations anywhere to be found. Finally furnished everything, I only need 1 more night stand. I will never understand why furniture stores sell bedroom sets with only 1 night stand and I buy it with 1 night stand.. I need 2..

2010-07-24T09:18:00.001-04:00

I forgot I had a blog...

2010-07-24T09:14:00.002-04:00

I have completely forgotten I have a blog. I have been so consumed with my virtual farm on facebook. I am getting so disgusted with facebook and farmville. Facebook to me is a place where if you add your enemies, you will have drama.. If you are being nice and adding people you really don't like, you will have drama. If you add your co workers there will be drama. I'm sticking with my blog from now on.. The last pictures I posted was the basement being poured for the house.. I will add pictures of the completed house in a few minutes. I am now on a new mission.. Save Lolita, a killer whale who is being held captive in a small tank. I have spent many days reading up on her and watching videos. It is extremely sad..

Kent's Insulation Aerospace Roanoke, VA

2009-12-31T09:24:00.002-05:00

Just had to add my thoughts on this company.. As you are all aware we built our house. The house is complete except for the items Kent's Insulation was suppose to be here to finish 2 weeks ago. I am living in a brand new house with no mirrors, no toilet paper holders and no towel racks. Kent's was suppose to install these items for us weeks ago. We have called 3 times to ask when they will be here. The answer we received " Let me check and I will call you back". The last call we made on Wednesday December 30th, the guy acted like we were bothering him.. " a large sigh, let me check, I'll call you back".. we have heard that before. It is now Thursday December 31 and no one has called us back. With the unprofessionalism of this company, I would have to maybe even question to quality of their work now. I have figured what the hell, I have done this long without mirrors, toilet paper holders, and towel racks, I am searching for someone else to install these items. When they finally do call to see when they can come here to install, I will just sigh and say let me check AND I WILL CALL YOU BACK.. I would not recommend this company to no one. I am the first one to build in our new subdivision, so I will have alot of influence on the new ones building. I have already told my neighbor who will start building in the spring to find another insulation company and I will tell all others aswell.

More house pics

2009-06-21T19:53:00.003-04:00

Otis sporting his shades

2009-06-21T19:49:00.000-04:00

Recipes

2009-06-15T19:15:00.002-04:00

My mother and I are posting our favorite recipes at www.dianeandcandy.blogspot.com. I feel like I am the only one who is putting recipes on here. Ma said she would add some as soon as she got back from vacation. The pigeon forge trip.. remember that ma... Lets see that was the first week of May I believe.. We are now into June almost July.. Get with it. Take a pill and get going.. Love ya bunches.

Quality time at the beach...

2009-06-14T12:39:00.002-04:00

We went to Holden Beach for Doug's nephews wedding. It was a very beautiful wedding and Doug was able to spend alot of time with Brandon and Nathan. He really enjoys spending time with his kids. The smiles that were on his face the whole week are unexplainable. I just love to see him happy it brightens my day. They played at the beach and they had a lot of conversations on the front porch. We are awaiting our next family trip in July and I expect it to be just as good as this one.

Poor Doug!

2009-05-30T08:41:00.002-04:00

My feelings are so hurt. Doug said I would not make a good nurse. I thought I did pretty good. He hit is head and put a big gash in it and it was bleeding pretty bad. I took my time and effort to doctor up his big head and he complained the whole time. You should have seen his face when I went to take the tape off. OUCH!!!

Home Sweet Home!! Finally 5 years later

2009-05-14T22:03:00.008-04:00

The front porch.

standing in the drive way looking at the house

my front yard looking at the front of the house

looking in the house from the backyard haha

i think doug is standing in my bedroom

Nice even hole in the yard

My front yard

Harley is showing Otis some love...

2009-05-09T20:38:00.003-04:00

Like I said in a previous post. The dysfunctional family. Harley is showing Otis he is the man of the house. Ernie ball has picked the perfect name for Otis.. Otis Winchester Montgomery. All we can do is love these little guys no matter how they act.

Congratulations Brandon!! finally off the payroll.

2009-05-07T20:37:00.005-04:00

Brandon graduated saturday from Ferrum. We have promised not to pick on him anymore and call him names, like Van Wilder and Rodney Dangerfield back to school. Congratulations Brandon. Enjoy Florida..

My boys get along.. well they get along ok..

2009-05-01T19:17:00.002-04:00

Getting along great!!! scroll down..

Otis is getting along ok.. Harley is Otis's lazy boy.. If my PawPaw was still alive I would have him make Harley a Poor Harley sign..

Otis is his name

2009-04-30T15:51:00.003-04:00

Doug has decided on a name.. And the winner is

"SIR OTIS WINCHESTER MONTGOMERY"

A new addition to the dysfunctional Montgomery family

2009-04-30T15:08:00.004-04:00

Meet our new son. We have not decided on a name, we are tossing around bentley, oscar, gus, brutus or webster. I will update everyone at a later time.

The Love of My Life...

2009-04-23T19:42:00.002-04:00

I love you more than a fat kid loves cake
I love you more than a hooker loves sex
I love you more than George Bush loves oil
I love you more than Obama loves the poor
I love you more than pigs love mud
I love you more than Mexicans love America
I love you more than Monica Lewinsky loves dirty dresses

I am sure you get the picture. I know I do not say it enough but I love you from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. You are my life and I don't know what I would do without you. I love you more than anything in this world. It's you and me baby for eternity... sealed with a kiss..

Have you noticed Ice Cream is smaller? 16 ounces smaller

2009-04-20T20:40:00.003-04:00

I ventured out to the grocery store today after work. I have been absolutely disgusted at the prices in the grocery stores. I have cut back on alot of things, I have started buying store brand items. I mean heck you can't even afford to eat. Take a look at the picture above. I was so excited when I seen Breyer's ice cream was finally on sale. Buy one get one free.. Great I reach in the freezer, get out what I thought was 1/2 gallon of mint chocolate chip ice cream and to my surprise it was smaller than before. I noticed we have gone from 1/2 gallons of ice cream to .375 gallon of ice cream and the price has gone from 4.99 to 5.99 so we have lost .175 gallon of ice cream and had a $1.00 increase. Un freaking believable. Needless to say I did not purchase bryer's ice cream instead we sacrificed klondike bars and ice cream sandwiches 2 for 5.00. And everyone wonders what is happening to the economy. Well here you have it. Pay more get less... I may purchase their .375 gallons of ice cream if they put it on sale buy one get 3 free...

Why does it take so long for a dog to poop?

2009-04-18T22:51:00.002-04:00

Geez.. My dog barks to go out, we go out, he barks to come in, we come in, he barks to go out, we go out, he barks to come in, we come in, this whole ordeal goes on for an hour or so. When he finally decides its really time to do this, he barks and knawls all over my feet, arms and head. We go outside for the 7th time. He runs from one side of the front yard to the other, head is held up high, with a nice smooth run as if he was in the purina dog show going for best in show. After 15 minutes of looking for the right spot, he circles his spot and circles and circles and circles. We go through atleast 10 circles. Finally he squats to let it out.. nope he's back at it again. some more circles.. Ok.. here we go he squats again.. nope not the right spot back across the yard. Now he is barking.. Finally a spot. He squats, the poop comes out, he kicks the grass with his back paws and tries to cover it up. While all this is going on, I am dodging a damn bat that is nose diving at my head several times. We finally come in. I give him his snack for being a good boy and there he is at the door wanting to go back out. We go back out he runs straight into the grass squats and pees. Like we could not do this all in 1 trip. Back inside another snack and he goes to sleep. This whole production took over 1 hour and 30 minutes.

BWI on the WII. Wii Bowling while intoxicated.

2009-04-18T15:39:00.003-04:00

I won every game. I guess I was the only one not intoxicated at the time. Kevin (Doug's older brother) looked like the statue of liberty after every throw. His arm would go straight up in the air and he held it there until his turn was over. After a few games he started kicking his leg up in the air with the statue of liberty stance. So he looked like the statue of liberty standing on one leg.

Harley is home from the groomer.

2009-04-18T15:37:00.002-04:00

I just love our new groomer. She does a great job with Harley although Doug has a fit when he picks him up and he has bows in his hair. Our groomer blow drys every dog by hand she does not kennel dry them and that is why is coat is so smooth.

BOYCOTT THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW!!!

2009-04-13T23:19:00.002-04:00

Rumor has is it, George and Cindy Anthony will be on her show sometime in May. I am so sick of seeing these grandparents raking in proceeds from the death of their grandaughter. I am asking all friends, family, coworkers, and bloggers to hop on the boycott Oprah bus. All we are going to here is lies lies and more lies. Please do not watch this interview and give the Anthony family their 1 hour of fame. I read somewhere that neither one of these people are working anymore because of the sale of photos, videos and giving interviews. Where is the voice for Caylee all I hear coming out of their mouths is justice for Casey. This woman killed her daughter and all the evidence proves it. Quit living a life of lies or you will be spending eternity in hell with Casey while Caylee is spending eternity in heaven with a new warm and loving family. So theres a choice.. tell the truth and break free from all your stress and worries and you will be with Caylee again when God calls for you or continue to tell lies and protect a child killer and you can spend eternity in hell with the child killers...

TAX DAY TEA PARTY

2009-04-12T08:34:00.002-04:00

ok everyone lets take america back and this is how we are going to do it. Please make every attempt to let your voice be heard.
http://taxdayteaparty.com/

Finally I made a Nascar decision

2009-03-30T21:03:00.003-04:00

I have been a Mark Martin fan since 1992. When he announced his retirement in 2006 and then decided to run part time, I felt I needed to find me another driver to cheer for that was full time. Don't get me wrong, I still think Mark is a great driver and a very respected driver and I will continue to show my support for him. Once Matt gets into the Nascar scene, I will pull for him as well.
During the 2007 season I cheered for Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson. During 2008 it was Tony Stewart and Dale Jr. I still had not decided on a permanent driver.
We are now into the 2009 season and I have decided and the winner is KYLE BUSCH. While I was at Bristol last year during driver introductions when they introduced Kyle everyone was booing and flipping him the bird and with grace this man rode in the back of the truck waving and smiling. Right then I knew I was going to be his number 1 fan. I love the bow he takes after everyone of his wins. I love the sarcasm. As much as people dislike Kyle, he sure can drive a car.
I really get upset with people throwing their trash and beer cans at these drivers they dislike. Regardless of how much you dislike someone, you have no right throwing beer cans at these drivers. If you dislike him so much quit going to the race because he will win a majority of them.
I realized after Martinsville this week that I was walking into a war zone wearing my Kyle Busch sweatshirt, so I purchased a "Don't be such a Dick" sticker from some guy in the parking lot. I would just hold up my sticker and take a bow.
Back on this damn beer can stuff. These idiots are sure to have a beer banned from the tracks if they continue to disrespect these drivers like this. I witnessed a few idiots throwing beer cans at Johnson when he won at Martinsville. I would love to stick those cans up their a$$.
While I was leaving the martinsville track I seen Richard Childress, Montoya, Bowyer, and Jeff Hammond. They look alot different in regular clothes instead of a walking billboard for their sponsors.
So here's to a good year with a new driver with a new fan. Good Luck Kyle and no matter how many beer cans they throw at you on the track, I am probably getting 5 times worse. But don't worry I stand my ground and cheer for you as loud as I possibly can while holding my new M&M Koozie high in the air and turning and taking my bow.

AIG Bonus

2009-03-22T08:54:00.002-04:00

$165 million in bonuses. Nope.. it was $218 million. I will never earn a million dollars in my lifetime. I heard on the news last week a man said he did not know how he could live on 8 million a year. Well dude, Give me a million dollars and I will show you how to live on 30,000 a year.
I need a job with AIG. I owe almost 5000.00 in taxes this year, do i make my check out to the IRS or to AIG?

Happy 1st Birthday Harley!!!

2009-03-22T08:11:00.001-04:00

WTF!!!

2009-03-21T23:37:00.001-04:00

What the hell are people thinking these days? Why are there so many mothers killing their children? These innocent children did not ask to be brought into this world, these mothers brought them here, just to turn around and kill them.
I have been following the Caylee Anthony story for some time now and it breaks my heart. How can someone murder this beautiful child. She is so sweet and precious and deserved to live a long wonderful life. I believe everyone is innocent until proven guilty but all this evidence sure does point to the mother. I can guarantee you if someone approached me to attempt to take my child from me, they are going to have a fight on their hands. I will not stand in shock and watch someone walk away with my child, I will on the other hand beat you down and teach you the lesson of keeping your hands off my child.
I feel for these grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. I know they have been criticized for what they are saying and doing and protecting their daughter. Well I will not judge on that situation. You don't know how you would react if you were in this situation. I just hope they can find closure and move on with their lives but with all the media and hype on this story these grandparents will never have peace and will always be reminded of this terrible tragedy. Rest in peace beautiful Caylee..

My Husband Mr. Doug

2009-03-15T07:08:00.000-04:00

2009-03-06T22:15:00.000-05:00

FedEx Ground Contractor Wives Club!!

2009-03-05T21:13:00.000-05:00

I married a Fedex Ground Contractor 5 years ago. This is a real job. I think the wives of these contractors should receive a weekly settlement for having to put up and deal with all the bs that goes along with it or give them some kind of supplement or even an extra .04 on the mile for the wife.
1. Have you ever tried to read one of these settlement statements? This is like trying to figure out the zodiac cipher.
2. How many times were you laying in bed, almost asleep, and the damn phone rings and as soon as he hangs up you hear your husband ranting and raving for 2 hours after he hung up and this continues on until the next morning and possibly into the next day.
3. How many vacations have you taken? Well not very many. We schedule our vacations from Saturday to Sunday. 2 wonderful days with a possibility of maybe NO interruptions. ok that was a lie. We have taken vacations but we have to pay dearly.. financially and mentally. We try to go somewhere with in a 4 or 5 hour radious so if something major happens we are not that far out.
4. This contract they have is worded in a way that every aspect of it there is a damn addendum that rebuts every section of the contract. Why have one?
All in all its not that bad for me because I also work a full time job so I can leave the house but as soon as I get home its fedex time.

I use to work at FedEx Ground so I can see both sides of the situations. I see Fedex side and I see my husbands side. I try to make him see the Fedex side of things and he gets upset with me because I am usually right. Things can go good for 3 or 4 months and then boom bang doo loppity pow all hell breaks loose. I try to explain he needs to take the good with the bad. You go 4 months no problems and then all of a sudden 1 issue arises and its the end of the world. Well surprise honey... I wish I could have a job and only 1 problem every 4 months. I have learned the one downfall of being a contractor is you never gain any seniority. It does not matter if you have been there 15 years or 5 years you are all treated the same. Same pay, Same treatment. You never gain anything with years of service. Not even respect.

Now onto the contractor/employee lawsuit issues. My husband would die if he had to become an employee. We have discussed this many of times due to the recent stories of all these contractors suing for employee status. He enjoys his freedom to come and go as he pleases. The free time he has. I noticed some of the managers do not understand the contract nor do they know the definition of independent contractor. If some of these newbie managers would take a contract course I think things would work better. You just have to remind them they are crossing the boundaries read section blah blah in my contract you cannot do this.

I am anxiously awaiting his 2 a.m. phone call tonight..

Harley "Pimp Daddy" Montgomery

2009-03-05T21:09:00.000-05:00

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

2009-03-01T21:41:00.001-05:00

I have been trying to understand why some people tell lies that are damaging to themselves and others. Why do people do this? Is it a real mental disorder or just something to get attention? The liar is the one who is going to hurt in the long run, so why put yourself through this. Why not just be honest with everyone and be honest with yourself. I have to learn how to cope and confront a compulsive liar and I am in need of help on this. Some people lie so much if they told me it was raining I would have to look outside for myself. I believe I am dealing with a compulsive liar.

What is the Difference Between a Pathological, a Compulsive, a Chronic, and a Habitual Liar?

Pathological Liar

A pathological liar is usually defined as someone who lies incessantly to get their way and does so with little concern for others. Pathological lying is often viewed as coping mechanism developed in early childhood and it is often associated with some other type of mental health disorder. A pathological liar is often goal-oriented (i.e., lying is focused - it is done to get one's way). Pathological liars have little regard or respect for the rights and feelings of others. A pathological liar often comes across as being manipulative, cunning and self-centered.

Compulsive Liar
A compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and reflexive way of responding to questions. Compulsive liars bend the truth about everything, large and small. For a compulsive liar, telling the truth is very awkward and uncomfortable while lying feels right. Compulsive lying is usually thought to develop in early childhood, due to being placed in an environment where lying was necessary. For the most part, compulsive liars are not overly manipulative and cunning rather they simply lie out of habit - an automatic response which is hard to break and one that takes its toll on a relationship

Harleys 1st Yellow Snow

2009-03-01T20:58:00.001-05:00

It's been a while

2009-02-27T22:28:00.001-05:00

I have been so busy lately. No time to blog, No time to sleep, No time for anything. I am hoping to get back into this real soon. Doug had a steriod injection in his back today so I took the day off to spend with him. Once I get him feeling better, I am hoping to be back blogging full time. Miss you all.

Meet my son Sir Harley Davidson Montgomery

2008-11-29T18:36:00.000-05:00

A New Blog, A New Life

2008-11-15T10:44:00.001-05:00

I have come to realize things happen for a reason. Life's changes are hard to deal with but as time goes by it gets easier. I have spent most of my life trying to help others and make them happy. I guess I went about it all the wrong way. People have learned to take me for granted so I have decided to set them all free. I can't help people if they do not want to help themselves. I can no longer accept responsibility for others actions and feel guilty when they fail. It's time to move on and begin my new life.