Amazing Race BB: Week 6

Croatia, Pt 2:  Raining!

Detour:  Bag salt or pull up oysters?

Salt:                                                                                                        Oysters

Tucker/Eric (breezed through)                                                               Kyland (trouble rowing)

J/J (can't figure out reverse on car; had to redo 1 bag)                          Nat/Steph (good work!)

Joseph/Adam (got it!)                                                                             Rubina/Kristine (R-loses glasses!)

Izzy/Paige (issues with sealer; dump and kick wheelbarrow; got it)

Jack/Chelsie (went past the wheelbarrows; had to redo 2 bags)

Roadblock:  Reading A Map and answer questions

Eric-got it in 2 tries:)

Taylor-didn't read all the facts; realized questions change; gets it after 4 tries.

Jas-Gets it in 2 tries:)

Steph-not sure what a relief map is; 1st try

Adam-1st try:)

Jack-2nd try:)

Izzy-2nd try:)

Rubina-2nd try:)

Pit Stop:

Tucker/Eric 1st:)

Rubina/Kristine-Eliminated (was soooooo hoping that when the clue said 'may', it meant non-elim leg!)

Survivor 49: Week 6

 Tribe Switch!  Back to 3 tribes:)

Blue: Stephen, Shannon, Sage, and Jawan (Sage can't stand Shannon!)

Yellow:  MC, Sophi, Rizzo, Savannah

Red:  Alex, Sophie, Nate, and Kristina (who appears to be having an issue with her knee??)

Right away, Kristina is overcome by the heat, and Jeff calls Medical in.  She's fine after some water and a short break.

Reward Challenge:

Yellow wins grilled cheese, potato chips, iced tea, and brownies! Sophi finally gets to eat something other than coconuts!!!!

Red gets just grilled cheese

Blue goes back empty-handed.

Stephen's on the outs at blue; MC at yellow, and Nate at red.

Sophi finds the Knowledge Is Power advantage!  She can ask anyone at tribal about an idol, and it becomes hers:)

Immunity Challenge:

Yellow and Red win, sending Blue back to Tribal.

Tribal Council:

Shannon wants to out Jawan; Sage wants to out Shannon; Stephen's game for whomever.

Shannon voted out:)

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W36

Day 127: Chilly, rain; 58 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC: Isaac

Loader:  Conrad

1) DS Charlie is now over Flooring :(

2) Customer's card declined; he finally used another card

3) Customer's drywall wouldn't fit in truck; returned 90 mins later.

4) Could NOT get Maria or Daniel on the phone!  Turned out everything blew up at once....

5) Customer wanted 2 5' pieces of pipe, since we didn't have any 10' in the 2" size....but since I couldn't get an answer, he had to leave to go get his wife.  If he returns, I'm authorized for ONLY 2 pieces!

Outfit:  Halloween shirt, black l/s tee, black jeggings, Boos

Off tomorrow for choir practice!

Day 128:  Halloween Mid 50s; 76 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Isaac (last day...:()

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Reg 1 refused to print at 3:30; rebooted it TWICE; hopped to #3 at 4:30, then on #2 after Karen left at 5.

2) Customer had me open the large door, even though they CLEARLY could fit through the regular doors (eye roll).

3) Played Balloon Volleyball with 3 y/o Isaac and 7 y/o Jonah, Pro DS Ian's kids.

Appliances, Plumbing, Millwork, and Pro all had toolboxes decorated for Halloween, and passed out candy to kids.  Everyone had a great time!

Outfit:  Fairy costume (pirate dress, black jeggings, flower headdress).

Off tomorrow; we're moving Sara and Angelo into their new house on the far west side of Evansville.

Day 129:  Rare Sun DST Fall begins :(

Amazing Race BB Week 5

Croatia:

Detour:  Deliver Fishnets or Skinning Fish?

Men:  Deliver

Tucker/Eric 1st out.

Women: Skinning!  

Rubina cuts herself, but is okay; Nat/Steph 1st out

Double U-Turn!

Jas/Jag U-turned Izzy/Paige

Joseph/Adam U-Turned Rubina/Kristine

Chadda team wanted to switch, but no one's phone's maps worked, so they returned to try again,even though they were last.  

Roadblock:  Racing downhill in 36 seconds:)

Tucker does it in one shot!

Jag loses his bolts on 1st attempt.

Chelsie, Simone, Paige, and Kristine all struggle to get down the hill in 36 seconds.  Most are 37 or 38, and fatigue sets in.

Pit Stop:

Tucker/Eric 1st

Kyland/Taylor 2nd

Jas/Jag 3rd

Joseph/Adam 4th

Nat/Steph 5th

Jack/Chelsie 6th

Izzy/Paige 7th

Rubina/Kristine 8th

Hannah/Simone:  Eliminated

Survivor 49: Week 5

 Journey:  Nate and MC

Task:  Move sandbags from Point A to Point B before the timer runs out.

TWIST:  There's an advantage in the jungle, but if one finds it, the other loses their vote. Nate realizes MC has a better chance of finding it, so he concocts the scheme to finish the bags all but one, then they go look.  When the timer's nearly empty, they simply move the final sand bag, thus securing both their votes, but neither has the advantage.

At Camp:

Shannon has been uber friendly with everyone except Sage, about creating a merge alliance, but she also tells Steven she wants to vote out Sage. Naturally, this gets back to Sage, who informs the others that Rizzo has an idol, and she feels Shannon is playing way too hard and needs to go. The others agree with her.

Meanwhile, over at Blue tribe, Jawan is driving Savannah nuts. First by using her bag to collect firewood, then by accidentally grabbing her water bottle.  3rd, he seems to try to be around every time she's having a conversation with others.

Challenge:

Reward:  Chickens!

Blue tribe pulls out the win:)  Alex and Steven managed to kill the rooster so they can eat, but the girls are traumatized by the killing.  Though everyone does eat it!  Not like in previous seasons where bleeding hearts either set them free or kept them alive the entire time.

Yellow going back to Tribal; Jason might be on the chopping block, along with Jawan.

Jason's voted out.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W35

 Day 124:  Cool, high 60s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loader:  Jax

1) Had an intestinal issue 30 mins after I arrived.  Thank God Isaiah was there to cover for me!

2) Customer and I harassed each other about his cart:)

3) Customer's card declined; used another one. When I asked if he'd like to make a payment, he looked at me like I had 3 heads and said, "No." As if, "PAY?  You want me to PAY?"

4) Have a new way of doing the LCAs.  Now we log into Touchpoint, scan their IDs, THEN input the phone #.  Geez.....2nd time, it went a little faster.

Outfit:  Palm tree sweatshirt, faded jeggings, Boo danglies

Off tomorrow!

Day 125:  Cooler, low 60s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Learned we ZERO bags; went out and got some of mine from the tote in the car!

2) Hearing impaired customer had problems looking for the right battery/drill combo

3) Customer wanted 50 dog-eared pickets, but couldn't locate them; they were in LG.

4) Customer bought an air compressor and hose, but didn't know which couplings he needed.  Called Hardware; Taylor helped him!

5) Downloaded the new UKG Pro app for my phone, so I can clock in and out.  *eye roll*  This starts Friday.

6) Touchpoint refused to work; had to use 'trusted customer' and get an o/r.

Outfit:  Bless This Mess sweatshirt, faded jeggings, skeletons

Off tomorrow for choir practice, then I leave for Lafayette on Friday and Lafayette ComicCon on Sat:)

Day 126:  Rare Sunday Cool, rain, high 50s; 81 t/a

ASM:  Keri

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Brenda H's son arrived and gave us an update on her:  NO CANCER!!!!  But she did fall recently and blackened her eye.

2) Tried to go to break, but one of my hispanic customers caught up with me at Aisle 17 and asked if I'd come back to check something.....then Isaiah asked me how to input the military discount.....and another customer (Brandon Littlejohn) was asking about S.  I finally went to break about 10 mins late!  "Is it okay with y'all if I go sit down for 15 mins?"  They laughed and said yes:)

Outfit:  Blue Whitehourse sweatshirt, faded jeggings.  No earrings; my right ear is complaining.

Amazing Race BB Week 4

 Budapest, Hungary!

Most of the teams took the early train, but little sleep, due to having to change trains 3 times.  The others left an hour later, but travel straight through, meaning they will be well rested when they arrive an hour later than the sleep-deprived ones:)

Fast-Forward:  Solving a Rubic's Cube:  Tucker And Eric Attempt It and GET IT!

J/J having an issue getting a taxi; they finally put up their hoods up to mask their Muslim headgear.

Roadblock:  Steering a coach around a figure 8 track.

N/S:  2 tries:)

I/P:  3 tries

J/J:  1st try:)

J/A:  8 tries:)

K/T:  2 tries:)

K/A:  5 tries:)

J/C:  4 tries:)

H/S:  10th time made it:)

R/K:  4th time:)

Detour:  Juggling or Dancing while balancing a bottle on your head?

N/S:  Dance; got it in 3 attempts:)

I/P:  Dance Got it on 1st try:)

J/J:  Dance 6 tries:)

K/T:  Juggle 3 tries:)

J/A:  Juggle 133 tries to get it!!!

J/C:  Dance  6th try:)

R/K:  Dance 3 tries:)

K/A:  Dance  9th try (and two meltdowns later!)

H/S:  Dance 2 tries:)

Pit Stop:

Tucker and Eric, 1st place

Eliminated:  Alex and Kat

Survivor 49: Week 4

 Tribe Switch!

Blue: Alex, Steven, Kristina, MC, Sophie, Shannon, and Sage

Yellow:  Rizzo, Jawan, Nate, Savannah, Sophi, Matt, and Jason

Challenge:  Blue wins for the 1st time!

Rizzo finds the rest of his Beware Idol and gets his vote back:)

Now the debate:  Jason, who admitted he's still loyal to his old tribe, or Matt, who revealed he was once a manager at a brokerage firm, and therefore, smarter than his hippie exterior belies?

Matt also tries to get Jawan to turn on Nate, but J TELLS Nate and the others. Meanwhile, Jason tells Sophi he's going to play his Shot In The Dark. 

Tribal:

LMAO....Jawan's face is like seeing Carnegie Hall for the 1st time!

Matt voted out, 4-2 (Jason)-1 (Nate)

Too bad; I liked him.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W34

 Day 121:  Cooler, high 70s; 49 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Slow; arrived 15 mins late, due to long P/T conference with Alex's teachers.

2) Customers leaving carts in the entryway.  One lined his up perfectly diagonally with the water; when I collected it, I noticed someone else had left their H cart in the same way next to the Blue Def!

3) Two customers had unruly kids. I was happy when they left.

4) Honestly wondered if I needed to be worried when an entire family arrived, ALL wearing masks! Think they either left while I was on my break or if they exited elsewhere.

5) Didn't wear my boot; it's bothering the back of my calf too much.

6) Had to gently escort two men out of the store when they tried to enter after we closed (only made it as far as the register).

Outfit:  Dark blue LU safety tee, long capris, Halloween hearts

Day 122:  Warmer, low 80s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Daniel, Alex

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Jax, Isaiah

1) Customer REALLY thrilled we had strawberry/banana drinks!

2) 1st customer after lunch had a door marked 10% off.  I didn't notice the computer glitched; HC Austin gave me my o/r, and I hit pay....the customer remarked, "Something's off about that total."

I looked; it said $23K.  Tabbed back; customer now had 110 doors!  Fixed it, then we joked about the 'new math' the computer was using.  "Must be Common Core!"

3) Went to lunch at 6:10, due to Olivia being busy.

Outfit:  Charlie Kirk Day, so red Sarcasm tee, long capris, thin gold hoops.

For Front End Appreciation, we got tumblers, a gym tote, a wireless speaker, and our patch:)  Plus, I noticed cookies and candy up front, so I ate 2 cookies, one mini-Kit-Kat, and 2 bags of mini cheese balls.  I THINK we're getting Jimmy Johns on Friday?????

Day 123: Cooler, high 70s; 79 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Isaiah

1) Was with new guy John til 4; the crowd arrived and I was waiting on an o/r, so I asked him if he'd stick around.  He left at 4:30, once everyone was taken care of.

2) ASM Alex was on my case; mainly teasing, but after I clocked in from lunch and was headed to the restroon, he stopped me.  "You've got 2 mins; this is becoming an issue; it throws everyone off."

"If you'll stop talking and just let me pee, I won't be late!"  Ended up being a minute late....then had to help a woman find an item (turned out to be a special order), then had to use Isaac's sales ID to ring up Granddaughter Alex's Monster!  She and D had brought me fettucini alfredo, but I'd already eaten.  Managers ordered in Jimmy Johns for Front End Appreciation.  We received tumblers, wireless speakers, patches, and candy.  I'm still waiting for the 'thank you ' note from all the managers!

3) After going up front, discovered the trash, so took it back to Receiving.

Outfit:  Happy People tee, faded jeggings, Halloween Candy danglies

Off the next 2 days, unless I get called in.

Amazing Race BB Week 3

 Czech Republic:  Jas/Jag, Jospeh/Adam, Natalie/Stephanie all working together to drive to the 1st leg, where a Driver's Seat is ahead.  Arrive 2 hours before it opens, they strategize about the Driver's Seat.

Roadblock:  Bottling Beer

3 crates:                                2 crates:                                            1 crate:

J/J  passed 2nd:)                    J/A 3rd! (found J/J's directions!      Izzy/Paige 5th:)          

E/T 4th!                                 N/S passed 1st!                                S/H 6th                                            

 J/Chels 8th!                           R/K 7th!

                                              Ky/Tay  9th

                                              Kat/Alex 10th

                                              Meg/Matt Last

Detour:  Ploughing the field to find the next clue!

Adam and Joseph lost their car keys...found it in the field:)

Roadblock:  Ice Hockey!

J/J got it on 2nd try:)

Nat gets it on 2nd try:)

Tucker:  12th try:)

Joseph:  20th try:)

Simone:  3rd try:)

Paige:  6th try:)

Kristine:  1st try!

Chels:  13th try:)

Tay: 1st try!

Alex:  25th try!

Matt and Megan never even got there; Phil met them at the Ploughing.

Pit Stop:

Jas/Jag gave it to Nat/Steph since it's Nat's birthday the next day.....$2500 ea:)

Tucker/Eric:  3rd:)

Eliminated:  Matt and Megan

Survivor 49: Week 3

 Oh no....Mr. Beefcake Jake got bitten by a venomous sea snake!  Goes to Medical....even though it's a 'dry' bite (no venom), he gets pulled from the game for his own health.

Challenge:  Water Obstacle Course and Turtle Puzzle

Yellow wins, Red 2nd, and now Blue has to go to Tribal again.

Yellow finds their Beware Advantage.

Red finds their Beware Advantage

UPDATE:  Jake is healthy and made it home for the birth of his son:)  Hopefully he'll apply and get a 2nd chance.

Tribal Council:  Have I mentioned how Jeremiah looks like Peanut (Jeff Dunham's puppet)? Sofi wants to vote out Alex.

Alex plays his idol; Jeremiah voted out 2-1.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W33

 Day 119: Rain, low 70s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Austin (back from his cruise!)

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) 1st Zebra refused to log me in; had to use Pro Zach's 4 times!  At my break, swapped it out for one that would log me in.  Didn't have to use it.

2) Customer griped about his inconsiderate kids not helping him, but left his cart in front of my counter AND other customers.  Irony....

3) Customer's card refused to work, so I looked up his account.  "Not found".

Outfit:  Gray Plank LU tee, faded capris, 'Boo' danglies

Off tomorrow!

Day 120:  Cooler, low 70s; 108 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Conrad, Isaiah

1) Customer's weed fell out when he pulled out his wallet.  "oops.....It's legal in Ill'

   "Just be careful going home."

2) Went to lunch at 8.

3) Successfully signed up for my health insurance.

4) Saw Jeff Cardinal:)

Outfit:  Blue USA tee, faded cut off capris, skeletons

Off tomorrow, then leaving for Lafayette on Fri:)

October Goals

 Did August seem to go on and on?  It did for me!

-Lose 5 lbs Lost a pound!

-Get foot checked out 9/4:  Cultures taken 9/11:  Tested positive for staph infection; am on antibiotic silver lotion.  Insurance refused Wound Center and further tests.  Grrr....

-Mammogram Check!  LOVE the new 3D one!

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Bleh....it rained.

-Do well at Cil-Con  Sold 4; paid for my gas.

-Do well at Peoria event Sold 3, bartered 1:)  Paid for my gas...

-Finish writing Heart Song Not yet

-Add words to Aiden Kross and Dragon stories Check!

 Health:  My right foot developed two wounds Labor Day weekend, which podiatrist said tested positive for staph infection. Began putting antibiotic lotion and wearing compression wrap. At first, I tried wearing a sneaker and a house slipper, then discovered my dress China flat worked better. But PAIN shooting up the calf is what has frustrated me the most.  I'm taking waaaaaay too much Aleve, but 4 capsules twelve hours apart is what is keeping it manageable. About once a week, the pain gets so bad it wakes me up (stabbing pain in calf wound), and had to take an extra dose at 3:30 am just to get to sleep at 5.  At least it no longer itches! And I discovered this week (Oct 2nd) that maybe I need to stop putting the sterile gauze dressing on the calf one?  Pain returned to 'normal' on the 2nd.

 Books Read:  7

            Print:  5

        E-book:  2

             DNF:  1

2025 Events:

Oct 3rd:  Fall Creative Market Sold 1

Oct 11th:  LibraryCon, Benton Co Public Library, Fowler, In 0 sales

Oct 11th:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippi County Fairgrounds ($50-Pd 6/13) Sold 5:)

Nov 12-16th:  ICGAHS ($700-making payments)

Dec 3-4th, Good Sam Christmas Craft Show, GSH Hedde Center, Vincennes, In

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan (Pd $120 still owe $60)

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

October Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  245) Lost 1!

-Get Teacher's Pet released Check!

-Order TP copies Check!  10/17 ordered 10

-Order PWT copies Check!

-Order New Antho copies Check! Ordered 15

-Do well at Creative Market Only sold 1, but Marcia sold 8!

-Do well at LibraryCon No one showed, but enjoyed hanging out with BKM and the Tockerts:)

-Do well at Lafayette ComicCon Sold 5:)

-Get promo together for Christmas show

-Finish current chapter of Heart Song 10/20:  FINISHED!!!!

-Add new words to dragon/fairy story Check:)

-Add new words to Aiden Kross story Check and FINISHED it 10/15

-Buy BP machine Finally got one 10/17!!

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book 

Sept Reading Schedule:  

The Lady's Mine-Francine Rivers Probably my favorite of hers!  Very good!  

Dream Girl Drama-Tessa Bailey (Library book):  Good, but not my fave.   Guess I don't understand the whole 'but she's my STEPBROTHER' issue....duh....they're not related by BLOOD; get over it.  Spoiler Alert:  At the end, Sig learns his 'father' is not his biological, and everything's okay.

Fix Her Up-Tessa Bailey (Library book) RR! Good story; loved the humor! And the sex *fans self* WOW!

Innocence Taken-Victoria M. Patton Thought I had the plot figured out, but was only half right. Still, not a bad read.  Just tedious in spots.

Fish Tank-Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra RR!  Some very good stories in there!  Didn't completely understand some of the Cuban ones, but then again, I'm not familiar with the culture.

The Trouble With Angels-Maggie Adams

Just One Summer-Lynn Stevens

She Who Frees The Selkie-K. Malady

Double D Ranch-Rochelle Bradley

The Restless Few-James Watjen

How To Raise Viking Children-Troy Maynard

Trick of the Tale:  Genesis-Jen Selinsky

Echoes of Vengeance-Stephanie Lanham

Memoirs of an Angel-Brian Rodman

Kingdom of Ambrosia:  Soul Walkers-Howlett and Dixon

October Forever-Katie Cawood

The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)

Louise Penney book

A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke

Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews

Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley

I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly

Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly

Franklin and Eleanor

-21

E-book:

The Stanhope Challenge-Cerise Deland 3rd one, okay; 4th one better:)

Dark Side of Disney-Leonard Kinsey Interesting.....not sure I would do any of these.

A Divided Heart-Alessandra Torra Meh....skimmed most of it. Was surprised by the twist:)

Moonshot-Alessandra Torra Good story; skimmed a lot

Trophy Wife-Alessandra Torra Meh.....skimmed a lot

Promised To The Worst Duke In England-Sandra Sookoo

Abigail's Journey-Jean Joachim

Dr. Alaska-Jillian David

Prancing Around With Sleeping Beauty-Stacy Juba

Trimmed In Blue-Sandra Sookoo

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

Murder In Disguise-Sandra Sookoo

Carbon Copy-Terri Ventures

TBB (on wish list-was tired of not finding them!)

The Marriage Bargain-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Trap-Jennifer Probst (2013-$15)

The Marriage Mistake-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Merger-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

Into Thin Air-Jon Krakauer (2013-$15)

The Cookbook Collection-Allegra Goodman (2013-$11)

The Girfriend-Abigail Barnett

The Summer Without Her (Men???)-Siri Hustvedt

Searching For Someday-Jennifer Probst (2014-$8)

Hard As You Can-Laura Kay (2014-$9)

The Year of Living Biblically-A.J. Jacobs (2014-$15)

Retaliation-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10)

Accused-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10) 

Romulus-Marilyn Campbell ($5)

Gaslight Chronicles-Cindy Spencer Pape ($8)

So Far Away-Dakota Madison, et al

Defending Devon-Shannon West

Love Realized-Melanie Codina

Love Resisted-Melanie Codina

Assumptions-Melanie Codina

One The Run-Jade C. Jamison

Decker-AD Ellis

Sawyer-AD Ellis

Twins-RG Miller

Saving Sarah-Nan Reinhart

Monster Among The Rose-Linda Kage

A Life Before-Julien Ayotta

Flower of Heaven-Julien Ayotta

Dangerous Bloodlines-Julien Ayotta

Dare To Love-Sandy Sullivan

If I Fall-Lydia Michaels ($5)

If You Want Me-Tara Mills

Tomorrow-Samantha Kane

Backdoor Billionaire's Bride-Roz Lee (2019-$5)

The Play-Tawdra Kandle

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

Hopeful In Yellow-Sandra Sookoo

Magic In Mayflowers-Sandra Sookoo

Zero Chance-Linda Kage (want entire series in print)

Paging Dr, Breakup-Jillian David

The Girl Vanished-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

The Lost Summers-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

Ballad of Us-Sasha Marshall

Naughty, Nice, Never Been Kissed-Cassidy Hudspeth

Amazing Race: BB Week 2

 Prague:

1) Everyone had transportation issues.  The 1st 8 got off on the wrong train; 5 of them hopped on another train; the other 3 found a train getting them there an hour earlier.  Three more teams arrived at Franfurt to discover their connection was cancelled.  Megan and Matt are on a third train.

Megan and Matt catch up to the 2nd group of 3:)

Roadblock:  Walking out on a plank high above the city to retrieve a clue.

Jas, Adam, and Stephanie make it:)

Tucker, Paige, Jack, Rubina, and Simone make it:)

Kyland, Kat, Lexi, and Matt make it:)

  

Detour:  Knowing villages crests or Deliver glass:)

J/J, A/J, N/S deliver glass

The others do Remember The Chair

Chaddah get the Chair 1st!

K/T do the glass

Kat/Alex, M/M, and A/L do the Chair

Pit Stop:  Jas/Jag get there 1st!

Eliminated:  Angela and Lexi:)

Survivor 49: Week 2

 Alliances are beginning to form:

Blue Tribe:  Annie's on the outs, b/c she's trying to dictate to people about the coconuts, and throwing Jake (hunky beefcake) under the bus, by saying if he makes it to the merge, then his strength is going to steamroll over everyone.

Yellow Tribe:  Matt thinks he has a solid 4, but MC isn't buying what he's selling, and told Sofia about the foursome.

Red Tribe:  Nate is learning a new vocabulary!  'Rizz', 'Cinema', 'fire', and 'vibe':) Nate, Savannah, Shannon, and Rizzo.  Jawan just upset Savannah, who caught a crab earlier, by accidentally using her bag to collect firewood.

Journey:  MC, Jawan, and Jake:)  Jake and Matt are out; Jawan wins!  Chooses to give one of the other tribes a disadvantage at the next immunity challenge.

Alex and Jake find the Beware Advantage, but can't do anything further until they lose an immunity challenge

Immunity Challenge:

Jawan chooses Yellow to run the challenge with 20 pounds of coconuts on their backs AND 10 keys to unlock the rope gate, b/c 'Blue has already been through so much'.

Naturally, Yellow sees it as a hit.

Yellow and Red win!!!  Blue can't do the puzzle, despite a HUGE lead!

Alex finds the hidden immunity idol, and TELLS Annie, WELL AWARE the others want to vote Annie out!  He tells A they'll vote Sophi out.

Tribal Council:  Annie voted out.

From The Stupid Files: Y7; W32

Day 114: Hot, mid 80s; 96 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Was so busy after I arrived, hopped on #2 to help with the line. Kem finally left at 3:30!

2) Was finally able to sit down around 4:30

3) Back pain arrived around 9....ugh.

Outfit:  Gray USA tee, dark cut off capris, thin gold hoops

Day 115: Hot, mid 80s; 95 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Was fairly busy until 7.

2) Back pain after lunch.

3) Was sitting by 4pm.

4) Fan quit around 9...ugh.

Outfit:  Yellow Fla tee, dark cut off capris, sea horses

Day 116: Hot, mid-80s; 81 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Isaac

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Conrad

1) Man arrived for order; took 3 tag-team phone calls to figure out where it was.

2) Got my $.27 raise!  $16.53/hour!  From now on, they're performance-based....ugh.

3) Got 5 surveys AND a credit app!  Alex fist-bumped me 3 times.

Outfit:  Gray USA flower tee, dark cut off capris, dangliy blue marbles

Off the next two days for Mom appt and the Creative Market:)

Day 117:  Rare Sat Warm, mid-80s; 73 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC: Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Ran out of $1s and $10s at 6pm; hopped to #2.

2) Went to break at 9; couldn't get to the trash bags, due to the Star Wars being charged and carts wedged between it and the shelves.

3) Shelves and ice machine behind Pro desk were shoved to the right

Outfit:  Indian motorcycle Vegas tee; dark cut off capris; skeletons

Day 118:  Rare Sun Warm, mid-80s; 94 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Only charged a customer for 3 rebar, instead of 4

2) Only charged another customer for 2 J-channels....then caught it and he paid for the other two

3) Had 2 customers at close.  1 wanted 4 R/R ties; HC Kait arranged it.

Outfit:  Blue flowered tee, dark cut off capris, Halloween Hearts

BB27: Finale

Past Players/Jury Reflection:  

Rehash of the Keanu/Rachel fights.

Rachel, what the hell are you wearing? Red short 'bubble' dress with a cross strap? Did you borrow your daughter's dress?  *gag*

Rachel's jaw hits the floor when she sees both Kelley and Lauren!

Watching the recap, Rachel tells Lauren she acts like Vince's puppy dog, which infuriates Lauren (which she thankfully does NOT show her anger!), then is astounded when Vince has the chance to take out comp beast Keanu, but instead evicts KELLEY in the tie-breaker!

BTW Rachel....your ass is showing while you sit on that couch....

Good lord Rachel....playing cornhole in a freaking red strapless dress (ruffled neckline) and yellow flower earrings while the others are in shorts and T-shirts???  Are you always so dramatic in your 'down time'??

Keanu arrives....he and Rachel have a testy 'you should have listened to me' moment, then Rachels asks if he's the one who peed on the floor!  His response?  "I don't know."

"Then take a mop and clean it up!  There's a swiffer for that!"

Lauren:  Thankfully, we all have our own bathrooms in the jury house.

Morgan is clumsy and trips over everything? Ash thinks Katy Perry landed on the moon???

Ugly crying in the diary room....

May the best Judge win!

 HOH Pt 1:  Standing on drones, twirling and tilting endurance comp!

Ash drops after 28 mins

Vince drops after 53 mins.

Morgan wins!

Jury Debate:  

Ash:  Best social

Morgan:  Good social 1st half; excellent comp beast 2nd half

Vince:  Most HOH wins; most blood on his hands.

Rachel, why the gloves?  Why the red evening gown? Lauren and Kelley, coctail dresses; Keanu and Will, casual dress; Ava her own style.

HOH Pt 2:  Vince vs Ash:  Frankie Grande is back!!! Fly on a zipline to knock down the blocks; then find the pieces with the faces of 6 competitors, then decode it to unmask the Mastermind!!

Vince knocks down the billboards 1st.  Ash still on #2.

Ash knocks down hers; Vince has half the faces assembled.

Vince begins decoding; but keeps getting them wrong.  OMG...it's the ORDER, not the DAY!

Ash realizes it, so is very stealthily changing her answers and WINS! (her 1st win)

Vince has a meltdown.

Mastermind Unmasked:  Dr. Will???  YES!  I WAS RIGHT!!!

Grrrr...Will says he was framed....

There were THREE!  Frankie Grande, Jesse (*gag*), and Aaron??

HOH Pt 3:  Morgan vs Ash:  Pick the false statement

Ash, WTH are you wearing???  A brown skirt with a tank top bustier draping to a V at the end, leaving her hips exposed.

Ash wins, 4-1 (her 2nd win!)

Ash evicts Morgan.  WOW...I thought Morgan was going to win!  I'm not sure the jury is going to award it to Ash though.

Jury Votes:

Jury is SHOCKED when Morgan comes out!  

Ooooh....I might have been wrong....Ash has a very compelling argument.

Ashley revealed she's an attorney, and Julie has to cut her off when she begins to run over her time.

Julie has to cut off Vince too!

Winner:  Ashley!  6-1.

America's Favorite:  Keanu with 65% of the vote (Will and Rachel were 2nd and 3rd)

Taylor won Fantasy BB (*gag*)

Survivor 49 Week 1

 Savannah's in for a RUDE awakening...."This will be the easiest million I've ever made."

Famous last words....

1st Challenge:  Yellow wins their tribe supplies!

2nd Challenge:  Rizzo vs Alex for supplies

Rizzo pulls it out, DESPITE Alex's HUGE lead!  A could NOT find the wheel, even though R had to use A's puzzle as a reference to solve his own puzzle!

Yellow:  Matt (old guy) is a Boy Scout! Jason is a gamer; Stephen has hearing aids; 

Blue:  Jake's SO is having a baby next week: and, he's the 'shoe bandit'; Annie with her pink braids is a musician.

Red:  Savannah's a reporter; Nate works on Marvel movies

Immunity Challenge:

Yellow wins 1st!

Red wins 2nd!

Blue going to Tribal Council.

Tribal Council:

Annie, Jake, Nicole, Alex, Jerimiah, or Sophi?

Nicole gets blindsided.  Annie got 1 vote.

Amazing Race: BB Style!

Teams:

Tucker/Eric (yay!!)        Angela/Lexi (ugh)        Chelsie/Jack        Jag/Jas

Kyland/Taylor (ugh)         Izzy/Paige                   Kat/Alex            Jack/Enzo

Megan/Matt                Hannah/Simone            Joseph/Adam        Kristine/Rubina (Yay!)

Natalie/Stephanie

Netherlands:  Express Pass Challenge:  Bowling/sledding head first

Jas/Jag and Angela/Lexi miss the clue box???

Taylor/Kyland get express pass....ugh.  Give the 2nd Express pass to Jag/Jas

Final ones to finish:  Jack/Enzo.  Will have a penalty hazard sometime

Stacking/Deliver Cheese Challenge:

Megan/Matt are hopelessly lost, but finally found it!

Kat forgot to take off her bandana; driving back to cheese market to return it.

Hazmat:  Eat a herring and ride the clog bike:)  

Herring, check!  Jack in the clog; Enzo cycling. Not doing so well; hopelessly lost and can't find the cheese station. FINALLY got on the right path!

Roadblock:  J/J get their 1st

Picking/arranging flowers:  Jas and Jack team up to help each other.

LMAO.....the shades close, forcing the contestants to use flashlights!

Final 3:  J/E; M/M; K/A

Pit Stop:  J/J 1st place, T/J on their heels:)

Eliminated:  Jack/Enzo

BB27: Week 12

 HOH Comp: Morgan wins!  Ava and Ash can't navigate the cube.

ROFL.....Ava:  "Crazier things could happen:  Morgan could put up Vinnie; Hell could freeze over; Ash could do a chore; Vinnie could finally tell the truth!."

Morgan puts up Ash and Ava

POV:  Remember the Day comp:

Morgan wins again!  

Vinnie to Morgan:  "I would so be dominating this game if you weren't here..."  "Lauren would have been just as good..."  Open mouth, insert foot. Don't make the girl second guess you!  I want Ash to go!

Veto Meeting:

Morgan keeps the noms the same:)

Eviction:

Ava:  "Vinnie, don't contact me after this."

Vince evicts Ava.

Ash, what is with your dress?  Gaping in the back....strange 'tail' hanging off your halter??  Is it all one piece of fabric or something?

And Morgan....a leather coat over black tee, shorts, and knee boots???

BB27: Week 11

HOH:  Vince wins!  Keanu slipped.

Puts up Keanu and Ava.

POV:  The teeny tiny stacking puzzle with the large tweezer challenge!

Morgan wins!  Even though the top row is skewed,

Vince and Morgan, late night, talking about percentages.....is it their 'relationship', or chance at jury???

Family vids!  Keanu's mom strapped on a 'Butt-ler'!

Vince's g/f is a no-show; is he too affectionate with Morgan?

K pitches to Ash to toss him a vote and force a tie; he has a better chance at taking out Morgan than Ava or Vince.  This is going to piss off Vince and Morgan....esp Vince, who does NOT want to break a tie!

Veto Meeting:

Morgan does NOT use the veto,

Keanu, Ava, and Ash have an hour to figure things out.

I DO think Keanu has a point; Vince is just doing Morgan's bidding.  He needs to man up, even though K is basically threatening him with his jury vote.

Eviction:  

Keanu is evicted, 2-0.  No tie breaker needed.

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W31

Day 112:  Cloudy, rain, mid 70s; 76 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Conrad, Jax

1) I opened the large door for a couple with a shower; they pushed it through the side door!  WTH???

2) Did AP4Me; had to redo two questions and watch the video again to get the rest of my points. Not sure why that happened....

3) Found out Raven got the DS slot!

Outfit:  Black dog tee, long capris, diamond hoops

My pain level is getting better; didn't have to sit down until 6:30, but after five mins, was slammed until 7:10!

Off tomorrow to see Dr. Steve:)

Day 113:  Mid 70s; 82 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Raven (filling in for Austin, who called in-he leaves on his cruise tomorrow)

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Jax

1) Sold 1 PWT to Ken (bed bug guy) for $20!  "Keep the change".

2) 1st day in my new boot; was exhausted by 4:30.  Took a 10 min nap on my break and a 45 nap during lunch.  Wasn't hungry; had chills.

3) Got cold at 7:45; Talon sent me to lunch at 8. Dug out my red hooded sweatshirt and napped instead of eating.  Got hot again around 9:45.

4) Only wore the boot until lunch, then took it off and wore my dress croc again.

Outfit:  Purdue tee, long capris, thin gold hoops.

Off to Peoria tomorrow!

BB 27: Week 10

Zingbot's here!  Yikes.....he definitely crossed the line with Morgan's zing.....and for the record, I think Ash had the best one:)

Here's hoping Vince's g/f doesn't take offense at the Morgan/Vince affection.

HOH: Vince!  Beat Kelley in the tie-breaker.

Nominates Ava, Kelley, and Keanu

Ava storms out.

Veto: Vince, Ava, Kelley, Keanu, Morgan, and Lauren

It's the place your balls on the magnifying glass balance beam....and Morgan wins!

She starts gently pressuring Vince to renom Lauren, even though V wants to put up Ash.  Also, Ava wants M to use it on her, instead of Keanu.

Gotta hand it to Morgan; Rachel taught her well.  'Don't leave the HOH's side until you've worn him/her down'.....

Veto Meeting: 

Morgan takes Ava off; Vince puts up Lauren (her 1st time on the block), and she is FURIOUS!

BB Blockbuster:  Lauren wins!!!!!!

Eviction:

Tie vote; Vince votes to evict Kelley.

Morgan, can you PLEASE wear something that covers your bra?

LOVED Kelley's eviction speech!  "Remember, what Morgan wants, Morgan gets."

DOUBLE EVICTION NIGHT!

HOH:  Morgan wins!

She nominates Keanu and Lauren

Veto:  Morgan, Keanu, Lauren, Ava, Vince, Ash

Keanu wins and takes himself off!

Veto Meeting:

Keanu takes himself off; Morgan nominates Ava.

Eviction:

Lauren is evicted, 2-1.

BB Unlocked Mystery Guest:  James Gunn

BB Best Fight:  Rachel vs Keanu "You're Obsessed With Me!" *gag*

BB Best One-Liner:  Katherine "I am sat"  Um....it should have been 'I am sitting down.' (Rachel told her to sit down.  She already is sitting, stupid!)

BB Lost Dignity:  Morgan, with Zac's bracelet in her bra

Zingbot is alive!  Best Zing:  Morgan's....I still like Ash's better!

Love it....Zingbot called Taylor Superficial!!!

BB Best Comic:  Keanu as The Buttler!

BB Worst Game Move:  Zach leaving with a power in his pocket

Who's Gonna Win?

Derrick and Tay:  Morgan

Who will win Favorite Houseguest?  Ava....Riley.....Lauren...

The ONLY thing I liked about BB Unlocked was the Cutting Room Floor.

James:  Vince

*gag* Rachel in the Jury House, looking like a diva.  Grow the f**k up!

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W30

Day 109:  Hot, mid-90s; 91 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loader:  Isaiah

1) No $1s after 4pm; was on #2 until 6:30

2) Was sent to lunch at 8:15.

Outfit:  Black Eclipse tee, faded cut off capris, eclipse danglies

Day 110: Hot, 90; 103 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Jax

1) Car parked behind me at the Salvation Army; had to have a guy guide me out of my space so I wouldn't hit it.  

2) Told him, "I just love people who park behind me."....and the lady who parked the car was right behind me.

3) Saw a couple with a baby; I was about to tickle its feet when the dad said, "Please don't touch him...daughter has a cold and we think he's catching it."  REALLY???  Like my germs are going to transfer up his feet to his immune system?  *eye roll*

4) Shorty (Melissa M) was in the house!  Every time she came over to my area, people descended on me.  Only got a hug.

5) Contractor said he makes 6 figures from his construction company (yay you!), but claims he won't buy a lot, due to a) Jax bouncing a ball and not offering to help while said contractor was loading four 4x4s and b) he was in the TH store, loading several boards and the MGR and two other associates walked on by and never said a word.  So he spends most of his money at Niehaus.

Outfit:  Red LU tee, long capris, small textured gold hoops

Day 111: Hot, low 90s; 83 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Tossed a Hershey's Kiss at a coworker, who promptly batted it to the floor. WTH??  "I'm not a chocolate eater."  Okay; you could have been a little NICER about it!  *eye roll*

2) Thought the printer was out of ink; tried it about 3 hours later and it worked.

3) Alex:  "You need accomidations filed with Sedgewick....but I don't care; I know you're hurting."

So I jumped up whenever I saw him come into my area.

I AM feeling better; I'm not needing the pain meds as much, and Tues, wiped down the soda machine. Tonight, cleaned EVERYTHING.

Outfit:  Blessed G'ma tee, faded cut off capris, small zircon hoops

Off to Mattoon tomorrow!

BB27: Week 9

 HOH:  The White Locust Resort!

Someone's going home....PLEASE let it be Rachel!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Tyler's back!!!!!!

Ava wins!!!!!!!!  BUT....she's NOT HOH.  She merely decides who gets to COMPETE for HOH.

Keanu volunteers, but Rachel drags Ava off, PISSING OFF AVA!

When it's time to pick, Lauren, Keanu, and Rachel volunteer to do it 1st.  Ava picks Vince:)

Vince survives in 6.5 mins!  Next up is Lauren.  STFU Rachel!!!

Lauren survives in 5.5 mins!  Next up is Morgan.

Morgan survies 4.5 mins.  Next up is Rachel.

RACHEL IS ELIMINATED!!!!!!!!  Whoot whoot!!!!!!

WTH was hanging off the back of her pants?

Ding dong the bitch is OUT!  You are NOT a legend, bitch.....suck it up and let someone else win.  You are NOT the queen.

Lauren completed the maze in the fastest time, so she's HOH!

OMG Keanu....grow a pair.  Rachel was NEVER going to beat you, if you two were in the final!  And she was NEVER going to take you to the end!

And puts up Morgan, Will, and Ash:)  (slightly racist; hope no one screams that card, since Lauren's white!)

Veto:  Lauren, Will, Ashley, Morgan, Vince, and Ava.

BB Comics!

Lauren:  13:03 2nd place

Ash:  20:32 3rd place

Morgan:  12:34  WINNER! 

Veto Meeting:

Morgan takes herself off; Lauren puts up Keanu.

Morgan, did you forget half your shirt?

Ash, you're falling out of yours.....

Rachel talks to Julie:

*gag*  "None of these newbies listen to me!"  

Now take your entitled ass back to the jury house.  

BB Blockbuster: The Untangle Yourself challenge!

Typically, the smallest person wins this; Will is hopelessly still tangled; Ash gave Keanu a good run, but K just whipped himself around and won the thing.

Elimination: Ash or Will?  Please be Ash!!!!  I can't stand her....

DAMN IT!  Vince, you had ONE JOB.....evict Ash! Ava and Kelley vs Vince, Keanu, and Morgan.  Grrrrrrr.......

Will is evicted, 3-2.

Ava looks like a brown/red Holly Hobbie....

Morgan, wear something else under your sheer shirt....no one wants to see your black bra....

WHAT IS IT with these backless shirts this season???

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W29

 Day 105: Warmer, mid-70s; 89 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) Wore dress croc on rt foot and did MUCH better!

2) Child was rude to her mom; I chastised her (mildly) and playfully bopped her on the head with a paint roller. Did NOT give her candy, but did give one to her mom! I do NOT reward bad behavior!

3) Took survey and griped about the part-time health insurance that only pays for my vision!

Outfit:  Spare parts tee; faded cut off capris, teardrop crystal danglies

Day 106:  Warmer, low 80s; 80 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jax, Jack

1) Things were slower, so did my LU, SMART CS training, and the Credit training.

2) Customers 'expecting' carts to 'miraculously' go where they're supposed to?????

3) Discovered we're getting another raise....but those from now on are performance-based (SMART service, surveys, credit apps). I'm screwed, unless I go back to bribing for surveys again.....ugh.

4) Went in and spoke to Holly about our crappy insurance, and discovered how to contribute/take advantage of the LERF system. Short term disability is probably NOT the way to go.

Outfit:  Alaskan Hwy tee, faded cut off capris, large gold hoops

Bought a Halloween tee:)

Day 107:  LHS Homecoming Warm, mid 80s; 94 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  DS Charlie, Conrad, Jack

1) Told customer to get plywood; went down 20 with empty cart to talk to Jack.  *eye roll*

2) Was sent to lunch at 8

3) Tried to call Electical and Plumbing; couldn't get a hold of anyone. Sent Conrad to help customer.

4) Perfect score on LU!

Outfit:  Vancouver Aquarium tee, faded cut off capris, sea horses

Off tomorrow, unless they call me in:)

Day 108:  Hot, mid-90s; 93 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) was BUSY until 6:30!

2) #NotSamElliott was in the store!!

3) Did 83 t/a from 3-7pm alone!

Store Meeting:

Went well; Maria made steak and chicken tacos!  YUM!  Raven, Isaiah, George, and some others won awards; Alex sang a Spongebob Squarepants song:)  Man has a good voice!

BB27: Week 8:

 HOH:  Keanu wins, beating Kelley in the final question!

Vince, quit whining to K 'please don't put me up!'  Man up. Grow a pair already!

Rachel:  I don't backstab; I'm loyal; I don't lie.  BULLSH*T!

Yikes Ava....WTH are you wearing?  

Keanu puts up Morgan, Vince, and Mickey

POV:

Mickey, put a tee over your yellow bikini top.....

Rachel's 'Feel the BB Burn'....oh give me a break!  Rolling your eyes at Keanu, and waiting for Lauren to answer a question.....*eye roll*

Keanu announces it's time to pick players and Ash is in the shower AGAIN???

Players:  Keanu, Vince, Mickey, Morgan, Lauren, and Kelley:)

Keanu drew his own name and picked Kelley, which aroused Rachel's suspicions....

Oh gag me.....'I brought you a muffin, because I'm so sweet....the sweetest girl here....' (Rachel)  *gag*

Girl, what is WITH those flower earrings?  How do they even attach to your ears?

*double gag* Angela is the host for this Paris-themed POV!  The Charcuterie Board Protection:)

*eye roll*  Ash, you went to LAW SCHOOL and you can't pronounce 'c'est' as 'SEST'!!!

Morgan wins!  She stacked all of her 35 pieces before they fell off:)

Rachel tries to bribe Keanu with lasagna, to keep Ash and Ava off the block; throws Lauren under the bus.

Whoa.....Keanu floats the idea of convincing Morgan to take VINCE off, by telling her Lauren would be the replacement nom, only putting up ASH instead???  But Morgan gets cold feet.

Rachel threatens K if he puts Ash up.  OMG K....PLEASE PUT RACHEL UP!!!!  GET HER OUT OF THERE!

Veto Meeting:  Morgan takes herself off; Keanu puts up Ash.  GAHHH!!!!  Where's your backbone you're always saying Vinny's lost his???

Ash, SHUT UP!

Mickey, I'm really curious about your hair......

Love it....'the two-headed dragon of Ash/Rachel'!

Rachel, SHUT UP!

Mickey, WTH are you wearing??

BB Blockbuster:  Vince wins!!!!

LOVE Mickey's strategy of putting the balls in her sweatshirt!  But she wasn't fast enough to catch Vince.  

Elimination:  Mickey or Ash?  Oh PLEASE be Ashley!!!!

UGH....Ava, Rachel, couldn't you wear something NICER?  Oh wait....Ava's wardrobe is a throwback to the 60s or before.  But Rachel...you are NOT a fashionista!  That black leather jacket over the leapard print cami is just.....ugh.

Mickey is evicted 6-1.  Damn it......

BB Unlocked:  Ugh....they just skipped a week.  This week's Mystery Guest?

Lance Bass!

Ugh...Jesse is coming back?  *gag*

OH PLEASE LET IT BE RACHEL WHO DOESN'T CHECK OUT OF THE WHITE LOCUST RESORT!!!!!

BB Unlocked:  Actual Episode.

Derek, I'm on your side.....Ash needed to STFU.

Ashley acting dumb?  IS it an act?  Or is it REAL?  I mean, who doesn't know Clark Kent is Superman?  Polio was in the 40s??  Geez....

Scoreboard:  Chelsie still has Morgan, Lauren, and Vince

                      Derek:  Kelley and Keanu

                      Taylor:  Ash, Will, and Ava

                      Intern Andrew:  Rachel

*Jesse* and his 'pec-ulair' behavior aka 'Shirtless Sherlock':  *gag*

-Kelley and her witchcraft

-Will and his bladder issues, aka 'Captain Will's Adult Diapers'

Ava's family....I understand her a little better!

Mickey's in the house!  WTH are you wearing?  Cover up your boobs, girl!!

Being a Have-Not:

This is why I prefer to WATCH the show.  I couldn't handle it, and I'd go for a week w/o showering.

Plus, I'd go nuts w/o something to write on or with.

Taylor, #1, lost the sweatshirt, jacket, or whatever the hell you're wearing.

            #2, lose the heels.

           #3, put some pants on!  No one wants to see your legs.  You are following in Rachel's footsteps, and neither of you are fashionistas.

Hot List:  Ava, Morgan, and Rachel

Not List:  Vince, Keanu, Kelley

OMG!  BEST PART OF EPISODE!!!  Tyler knocks down Derrick, Tay, and Lance with 'Bye Bye Bye'!!!

September Goals

Did August seem to go on and on?  It did for me!

-Lose 5 lbs (starting 241) Bleh....gained 4 instead.

-Get print copy TP ready Check!

-Double-check PWT copies Check; just need to put TOC in final ones

-Pay for Matoon Motel Check!

-Do well at Geek Con Sold 3, which was two more than last year!

-Keep up with BB27 Check!

-Make appt with foot dr about my right leg Check!  Sept 4th. Cutures sent; am on antibiotics while we wait for the results. He's also concerned about a spot on the bottom of my foot.  WTH????

 Health:  Mom's doing better! Her PT is paying off; I only have to support her when she's getting out of the car, instead of helping her stand!

 Books Read:  4

            Print:  3

        E-book:  1

             DNF:  0

2025 Events:

Sept 19-20th:  Cil-Con, Effingham, Il (Pd 12/29)  Sold 4:)

Sept 27th:  Book Nook Book Fair, Peoria, Il ($75 Pd 12/27) Sold 3, bartered 1

Oct 11th:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippi County Fairgrounds ($50-Pd 6/13)

Nov 12-16th:  ICGAHS ($700-making payments)

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan (Pd $120 still owe $60)

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event ($250; Pd $50 5/16 still owe $200)

Aug 22nd:  Geek Con, Evansville Museum ($40)

September Goals:

-Lose 5 lbs (start:  245) Lost 1!

-Get foot checked out 9/4:  Cultures taken 9/11:  Tested positive for staph infection; am on antibiotic silver lotion.  Insurance refused Wound Center and further tests.  Grrr....

-Mammogram Check!  LOVE the new 3D one!

-Do well at First Friday Art Walk Bleh....it rained.

-Do well at Cil-Con  Sold 4; paid for my gas.

-Do well at Peoria event Sold 3, bartered 1:)  Paid for my gas...

-Finish writing Heart Song

-Add words to Aiden Kross and Dragon stories Check!

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Buy BP machine 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books Check!

-Finish current e-book Check! 

Sept Reading Schedule:  

Redeeming Love-Francine Rivers Gotta admit, this one drove me nuts. Sara/Angel/Amanda's overwhelming fear and distrust caused her to run away not once, not twice, but THREE times??  Grrrrr.....

Becoming His-K.I. Lynn Good story!

Finding Home-Sutton Bishop DNF....just wasn't invested in the characters

This Is Us-April Decton Interesting story!

Texas Bombshell-Cynthia D'Alba Good story!  Loved how Chloe called her parents 'Old People'; Alex does that to us!

Tangled In Lavandar-Sandra Sookoo This is one of my favorites by her:)

The Lady's Mine-Francine Rivers

Innocence Taken-Victoria M. Patton

Fish Tank-Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

The Trouble With Angels-Maggie Adams

Just One Summer-Lynn Stevens

She Who Frees The Selkie-K. Malady

Double D Ranch-Rochelle Bradley

The Restless Few-James Watjen

How To Raise Viking Children-Troy Maynard

Trick of the Tale:  Genesis-Jen Selinsky

Echoes of Vengeance-Stephanie Lanham

Memoirs of an Angel-Brian Rodman

Kingdom of Ambrosia:  Soul Walkers-Howlett and Dixon

The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)

Louise Penney book

A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke

Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews

Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley

I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly

Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly

Franklin and Eleanor

-36

E-book:

The Stanhope Challenge-Cerise Deland 1st two, excellent!

Dark Side of Disney-Leonard Kinsey

A Divided Heart-Alessandra Torra

Moonshot-Alessandra Torra

Trophy Wife-Alessandra Torra

Promised To The Worst Duke In England-Sandra Sookoo

Abigail's Journey-Jean Joachim

Dr. Alaska-Jillian David

Prancing Around With Sleeping Beauty-Stacy Juba

Trimmed In Blue-Sandra Sookoo

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

TBB (on wish list-was tired of not finding them!)

The Marriage Bargain-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Trap-Jennifer Probst (2013-$15)

The Marriage Mistake-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Merger-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

Into Thin Air-Jon Krakauer (2013-$15)

The Cookbook Collection-Allegra Goodman (2013-$11)

The Girfriend-Abigail Barnett

The Summer Without Her (Men???)-Siri Hustvedt

Searching For Someday-Jennifer Probst (2014-$8)

Hard As You Can-Laura Kay (2014-$9)

The Year of Living Biblically-A.J. Jacobs (2014-$15)

Retaliation-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10)

Accused-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10) 

Romulus-Marilyn Campbell ($5)

Gaslight Chronicles-Cindy Spencer Pape ($8)

So Far Away-Dakota Madison, et al

Defending Devon-Shannon West

Love Realized-Melanie Codina

Love Resisted-Melanie Codina

Assumptions-Melanie Codina

One The Run-Jade C. Jamison

Decker-AD Ellis

Sawyer-AD Ellis

Twins-RG Miller

Saving Sarah-Nan Reinhart

Monster Among The Rose-Linda Kage

A Life Before-Julien Ayotta

Flower of Heaven-Julien Ayotta

Dangerous Bloodlines-Julien Ayotta

Dare To Love-Sandy Sullivan

If I Fall-Lydia Michaels ($5)

If You Want Me-Tara Mills

Tomorrow-Samantha Kane

Backdoor Billionaire's Bride-Roz Lee (2019-$5)

The Play-Tawdra Kandle

Party Planning Can Be Murder-Kerry Schafer

Hopeful In Yellow-Sandra Sookoo

Magic In Mayflowers-Sandra Sookoo

Zero Chance-Linda Kage (want entire series in print)

Paging Dr, Breakup-Jillian David

The Girl Vanished-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

The Lost Summers-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W28

 103: Warm, low 80s; 77 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Jack, Conrad

1) Kaleb has quit, so had no loader until Conrad arrived at 4:30 (Jack arrived at 6).

2) Customer returned 73 pickets, 7 4x4s, and 5 2x4s, plus a lot of hardware items.

3) DS Ian went to lunch; 5 mins later, needed 2 o/r!  Fortunately, Shelly arrived.

4) Before going to break, something went down my throat as I was ringing up a customer....eyes watered, nose ran and was coughing! Finished the transaction, logged off, and blew my nose.

5) Took my pain meds after lunch, but it didn't kick in. Took off my shoe and walked around in a slipper and sock for an hour.

I might call in tomorrow; this pain is getting unbearable.

Outfit:  White USA tee, dark cut off capris, Yukon color danglies, brace.

Called off 9/2, due to too much pain in both calves

104:  Rare Sun Cool, low 70s; 93 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC: Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) I was cranky about an hour into my shift. We were busy; my back hurt; my foot hurt; whomever had closed Sat had used the wrong trash bag in the larger trash can, AND someone had made coffee.  The place was a mess.

2) I got irritated by people just leaving their damn carts in the walkway.

3) Jax pissed me off when he zoomed past me w/o grabbing my trash 1st.

Outfit:  Gray IN tee, faded jeggings, thin gold hoops.

BB27: Week 7

 HOH Comp:  The Wall!

Have-Nots:  Will, Ash, Morgan

Came down to Vince and Kat, and Vince wins!

Nominations:  Ava, Mickey, Kelley

Rachel, WTH are you using for eye shadow?  It looks ridiculous (red sparkly stuff) and makes you look like a clown! 

POV:  Vince, Mickey, Ava, Kelley, Will, and Keanu.

Game:  Try to 'poison' each other.  Basically, call their bluff.

Ava's out first, followed by Will (who was trying to throw it!), Keanu (who wanted to win!), Kelley, and Vince.

Mickey wins!

Veto Meeting: Mickey takes herself off, and Vince is too scared to put Rachel on the block, so he puts up Katherine.

Vince, grow a pair, will you? You know you're going to piss off half the house either way, so why not take the opportunity to get Rachel OUT OF THE HOUSE???  She's acting like a damn bully, and you're kowtowing to her.  At this point, you've lost your 'man card', dude.  If someone else doesn't do it, you just handed her the win.  Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Wow, Mickey took her braids out!  Pretty:)

Rachel, are you on the rag?  "Just turn around Keanu, and leave me alone. You don't cook or clean."

BB Blockbuster:  Kelley wins!

Eviction:  Katherine is evicted 7-1.  The only vote she got was Lauren's.

Mickey, what are you wearing?  You look like you're wearing a shower curtain.

Lauren.....a bustier and denim skirt???  Skanky.

Rachel, your hair do-dad is falling off the side of your head.

OMG....ANGELA (crazy b**ch) is coming back on Wed??? *gag*

BB Unlocked:  None this week?  Did they realize it wasn't working??  Or worth watching?

From The Stupid Files: Y7, W27

 Day 99: Cool, mid-70s; 83 t/a

ASM:  Maria

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Kaleb, Jack (called in); Conrad

1) Jack was MIA, due to injury last night

2) Kaleb went home around 6:30, due to family issues

3) Had a new LU....did half of it.

4) My feet hurt while standing

5) Got to see former loader Vince!  He got taller over the summer, ha ha....

Outfit:  Blue LU tee, long capris, small gold hoops

Day 100: Cool, mid-70s; 87 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC:  Austin

Loaders:  Kaleb (left early); Isaiah, Conrad

1) Customer didn't understand the tool special and kept insisting the tool 'was free'. It SPLITS THE COST, YOU MORON!

2) Wire's barcode was damaged, and couldn't find it in item look up. Fortunately, Josh was there and was able to go get the item #.

3) Kaleb left early, this time due to dropping concrete off forklift tines, and running into a pallet of lumber.

4) Called and paged tools twice and still had to call ASM Dan to unlock the cage.

Outfit:  Dept of having fun tee, long capris, small textured hoops

Off the next two days, to go to Lafayette!

Day 101:  Warmer, low 80s; 90 t/a

ASM:  Alex

HC:  Kaitlyn

Loaders:  Jaxon, Kaleb (called in??), Conrad

1) Kaleb was a no-show

2) Customer bought 30 sheets of plywood, then was horrified by the cost ($30/sheet)...."They were $10 earlier this year!", so returned them. But since he'd paid with a check, was given the $$ on a merch card. He wasn't happy about it.

3) Forgot to take my pain meds at lunch, and by 9, my feet were throbbing!

4) Went to put trash in hopper, but Jax had just left with it.  Conrad said he'd take care of it.

Outfit:  Kind People tee, long capris, brace, sapphire hoops

Off tomorrow; hoping to attend Kenny Stevenson's Celebration of Life.

Day 102:  Rare Sun warmer, low 80s; 110 t/a

ASM:  Daniel

HC: Isaac

Loaders:  Jax, Isaiah

1) My feet were killing me, so secured permission to wear my slippers.  I'll wear my shoe on the left, since that's the one which bothered me the most.

2) Customer arrived at close with the wrong battery. Isaac found the correct one.

3) Ran out of $5s and $10s, and low on $1s, but fortunately didn't have to jump to #2.

4) Think loader Kaleb qut....

Outfit:  Gold tee, long capris, brace, small diamond flower posts