<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774</id><updated>2011-04-21T23:06:42.623-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hide and Seek</title><subtitle type='html'>The mild rantings of a wife, mother and grandmother</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-115251159978181443</id><published>2006-07-10T01:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-07-10T02:06:39.800-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Smelly Fish</title><summary type='text'>My brother's family decided to sell everything they owned, buy an RV, and travel the US promoting the 17 year old daughter's talent.  She sings Christian songs and is truly talented.  My husband and I went over to their house to help clean up, clean out, and get ready for the big ole' "selling my life" yard sale.  The rain poured down, things got wet, and we ended up with a sad, sad mess.  I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/115251159978181443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=115251159978181443' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/115251159978181443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/115251159978181443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2006/07/smelly-fish.html' title='Smelly Fish'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-113798857370013927</id><published>2006-01-22T22:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-22T22:56:13.716-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Death</title><summary type='text'>In the past 10 days, three deaths have deeply affected me.One, January 12th, a high school friend died.  I don't live in my hometown, so I read about it a week late.  Then, Friday January 13th a former student was killed in a car accident.  He was a big troublemaker in 7th and 8th grade, and I had some ill feelings for him every once in a while, but now he was 28 and had turned into a very nice, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/113798857370013927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=113798857370013927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/113798857370013927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/113798857370013927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2006/01/death.html' title='Death'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112879702022478696</id><published>2005-10-08T14:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-08T14:43:40.230-04:00</updated><title type='text'>OPB</title><summary type='text'>I have been reading other people's blogs and it just amazes me how angry, deep, pissed off, all knowing, rude, some people can be.  I know it is their own blog, but really.  People read them.  I think a lot of it is for attention.  I think a lot of those writers are young and looking for something.  I am so glad I wasn't an angry, twenty something year old that didn't believe in God.  I have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112879702022478696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112879702022478696' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112879702022478696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112879702022478696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/10/opb.html' title='OPB'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112725223426895393</id><published>2005-09-20T17:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-20T17:37:14.270-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The War At Home</title><summary type='text'>I know this is really stupid, but I watched a show called, The War At Home Sunday night. I have never seen it, so I didn't know what it was about. I was extremely upset after watching it. It is a Sit Com, but was very inappropriate. The husband was having cybersex and thought it was okay, and bribed his youngest son not to tell the mom. When she hugged him he had a hardon from the cybersex and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112725223426895393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112725223426895393' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112725223426895393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112725223426895393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/09/war-at-home_112725223426895393.html' title='The War At Home'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112632539964928314</id><published>2005-09-10T00:03:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-10T00:09:59.656-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Balls</title><summary type='text'>I hate when guys put their foot up on something and stand there talking. Everytime I see this I just think about their balls hanging in mid air. I know I shouldn't, but gosh. Why do they do this? I hardly ever, if ever, see a woman put her foot up on something and stand there talking. What is it? Do guys think they look cool? Do they actually think they are sexy like that? I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112632539964928314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112632539964928314' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112632539964928314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112632539964928314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/09/balls.html' title='Balls'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112597210400914354</id><published>2005-09-05T21:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-05T22:01:44.013-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sadness</title><summary type='text'>I have really been having a hard time with all of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.  It has literally made me depressed.  There is  not much I can do, except send money, which I have.  I try not to watch the coverage, but I can't help it.  Those poor people.  I know they are so disheartened.  Who wouldn't be.  Especially with the looting and shooting.  What the heck?  How can that even be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112597210400914354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112597210400914354' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112597210400914354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112597210400914354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/09/sadness.html' title='Sadness'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112553518008910717</id><published>2005-08-31T20:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-31T20:39:40.096-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Time</title><summary type='text'>I can't believe that it has been one month since I posted.  I keep meaning to come here!  I think of things to write about, then forget. Right now I am worried about the stupid gas prices. What is wrong with me?  There are thousands of people without everything because of the hurricane, and I am worried about gas.  Our stations are shut down here, because they are out.  We got to fill up, but I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112553518008910717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112553518008910717' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112553518008910717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112553518008910717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/08/time.html' title='Time'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112278373704161734</id><published>2005-07-31T00:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T00:22:17.046-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Church</title><summary type='text'>I have been an Episcopalian for 44 years. I left the church two years ago because of some national controversy. Finding another church has given me a lot to think about. I have always believed in God, Jesus, resurrection and the Ten Commandments. I have no doubt, no question, no thoughts of non belief.For two years I have searched for a church to fullfill our need for God. The local Methodist </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112278373704161734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112278373704161734' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112278373704161734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112278373704161734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/church.html' title='Church'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112266955992133690</id><published>2005-07-29T16:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T00:07:42.463-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Forwarding Email</title><summary type='text'>Why on earth my friends and relatives over the age of 50 forward useless information and cute pictures to me, I will never know. Every single day there they are, sitting in my email folder waiting for me. Just because something comes in your e-mail doesn't automatically make it true (well, unless it's from me :-) Before you forward it to everyone in your address book, do five minutes of research.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112266955992133690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112266955992133690' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112266955992133690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112266955992133690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/forwarding-email.html' title='Forwarding Email'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112266879611925240</id><published>2005-07-28T16:18:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-10T00:15:44.413-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Results are In:  You are NOT the father</title><summary type='text'>border="0" /&gt;10 Ways for a Woman to Get on the Maury Povich Show1. Not know who your baby's father is and be 100% positive about every one you have tested.2. Sleep with at least 20 different, ugly assed people.3. Not value your family at all.4. Sleep with your daughter's boyfriend5. Never see the dentist6. Make sure Jenny Craig has never visited your house7. Your tattoos should be numerous and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112266879611925240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112266879611925240' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112266879611925240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112266879611925240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/results-are-in-you-are-not-father.html' title='The Results are In:  You are NOT the father'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112199266963289586</id><published>2005-07-21T20:25:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-22T23:52:11.726-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Beach!</title><summary type='text'>Coming home from Myrtle Beach today, I realized I was old. The beach was very nice; lots of stuff to do, lots of people and good food. However, the drunk 18 year olds got on my nerves! They were out until 3 in the morning, honking, yelling and having a good time, while this old body was trying to sleep. I remember being one of those drunks, having a good time, spreading the joy, etc. I also hated</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112199266963289586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112199266963289586' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112199266963289586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112199266963289586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/beach.html' title='The Beach!'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112155762923434996</id><published>2005-07-16T19:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-22T23:51:53.440-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hair</title><summary type='text'>I love my animals!For the past 19 years we have been host to many cats and dogs. We love them and they seem happy enough. Every once in a while one of the cats will come up missing and sometimes they never show back up. Makes me sad.HOWEVER, I am becoming more and more pissy about the amount of dog and cat hair in our house. We vacuum twice a day and I still pick up little tumble weeds of hair </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112155762923434996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112155762923434996' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112155762923434996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112155762923434996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/hair.html' title='Hair'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112149301574923521</id><published>2005-07-16T01:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-22T23:51:36.476-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WalMart = Hate</title><summary type='text'>My husband has always hated WalMart and I love it! Today I went shopping and wanted to say bad things to people and smack them out of the way. It seems as if the last few times I have gone have been like this. I told my hubby, I hate WalMart. He just smiled.What the heck is wrong with people? NOONE says excuse me, pardon me or anything of the like. I went at 11 pm Friday night, so how the fuzzle </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112149301574923521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112149301574923521' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112149301574923521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112149301574923521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/walmart-hate.html' title='WalMart = Hate'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112095617214678488</id><published>2005-07-09T20:35:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-22T23:50:59.670-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sis</title><summary type='text'>I have been thinking of my sister a lot lately. She died on Christmas Eve of this year and I still have a hard time thinking that it is true. It also sucks that the most recent picture I have of her is her obit picture! She was just one year older than I am, and we were really close. I miss her. I talked to my aunt today and she said my sister's husband was talking to an old high school </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/feeds/112095617214678488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5870774&amp;postID=112095617214678488' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112095617214678488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5870774/posts/default/112095617214678488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://effie1960.blogspot.com/2005/07/sis.html' title='Sis'/><author><name>Stephaney</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870774.post-112079699897111499</id><published>2005-07-08T00:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-22T23:50:39.416-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Republican?</title><summary type='text'>So I am a Republican. What if I like being conservative? Why question every single thing that happens, just so I can be unhappy? Nope, not me. Life is too short to try to stir up shit with everyone. What is wrong with having faith? I had so much faith as a child, and I was very happy. I still have it. My faith serves me well. I have faith in God, my family, my community and my country. 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