In Rememberance

Madge(Mom,Nan, Grandma) Merry went home to be with Our Lord 12 yrs. ago on the 17th of Feb.

You Are Always In Our Hearts And Prayers!

February Anniversaries

Eddie and Sherry Muller 41 yrs. on the 18th of Feb.

May God Bless You With Many More Years!

February Birthdays'

Abby Yauch 12 on the 7th of Feb.

Jonathan Muller 13 on the 10th of Feb.

Zach Roeck 9 on the 21st of Feb.

Danielle Guard 29 on the 22nd of Feb.

Jim Muller 48 on the 26th of Feb.

May Your Birthday Be As Special As You Are!

The New Guess Who Game

Queen Gnome and mountainwitchgnome would like you to join us in this new game. When someone says or does something that is really funny or really dumb( like dumb blonde or here's your sign dumb or funny) just blog what was said or done and then everyone tries to guess who it is. Your prize will be the knowledge of knowing you know the family better than anyone else.

So the first guess who question is: Guess who tried to play a DVD in their CD player?

Hint: It's not Teresa

Good luck and have fun with the game.

We know you all will participate or you will feel the wrath of the Queen Gnome.

Love All Ya All,
Queen Gnome and mountainwitchgnome

QueenGnome's Domain

QueenGnome's Domain FROM QMG. GNOME FACTS.
I have added two more Gnomes to my collection."WoodyJr." and "Adam".
This is the Woodland Gnome Story...The first W.G's arrived in North America along with Christopher Columbus and his crew on the "Santa Maria" in 1492. These Gnomes were in search of new land and great adventure, which they found upon arrival in N.A. They were amazed at the abundance of land and plant life they found in their travels across this new land.
Woodland Gnomes make it a life practice to do good deeds without recognition and they are ardent protectors of the enviroment and care givers to the animals. Some of their daily activites include rescuing animals from traps, removing splinters from paws and feeding animals that did not put away enough food for winter.
They do not like greedy land developers or litterers or people who are mean to animals or nasty people that start fires.
Gnomes believe that you can give without loving but you cannot love without giving.
God Bless our little Gnomes.

HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY JARED

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JARED! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

May your day be full of surprises!

Love from,
Big Nan, Papa Bill, All Your Aunts, Uncles and Cousins

El Nin'o - by itsallaboutmegnome

For once, and only this once, the liberals are right. We do have a situation causing havoc on the weather around the world. However (comma) the cause of this havoc is not "Global Warning" as most liberals claim. Nay I say, Nay. The real issue is "illegal aliens". No, really. You have all these mexicans coming into our country. Where does the word El Nin'o originate? Hmmm? And La Nin'a? What about her? All these illegals are rushing in, bringing in all kinds of foreign plants, animals, insects, who knows what else, and our eco system as we know it in North America is just not used to these foreign objects invading the land.

You've all heard about how a butterfly's wings can cause a hurricane thousands of miles away. Just think of what a Tequila Worm can do!

The end is nigh! We must stop this invasion, we must stop it now, before our ice caps melt. Before our crops die. Before "Old Faithful" is no longer faithful. For your children, your mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, WE MUST STOP THIS EL NIN'O! And his sister too!

QueenGnome's Domain

QueenGnome's Domain QMG's great winter nightcap recipe..
Put one shot glass of Baily's Irish Cream in a mug of milk. Heat in microwave
for approx. 2 mins. Stir in 4 teaspoons Ovaltine. Snuggle up in bed with a good
book and sip contentedly (Cookies are good with this also if you don't
mind crumbs in bed) Guarenteed to give you lovely dreams. E Enjoy my little Gnomekins.

Quote for the week from mountainwitchgnome

Never give a party if you will be the most interesting person there.


Have A Great Week!

Love All Ya All,
Barb

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY LOGAN for 1/28/07

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LOGAN! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Hope your day was a good one!

Love from,
Big Nan, Papa Bill and All your Aunts, Uncles and Cousins

Happy 5th Birthday Jessica Rae

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JESSICA RAE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Hope you have a great birthday party.

Love from, Big Nan, Papa Bill, Bammaw and All your Aunts and Uncles and Cousins

Weekend quote from mountainwitchgnome

Many people think if they were only in some other place, or had some other job they would be happy. Well that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and dont put off being happy until some future date.

Have A Great Weekend!

Love All Ya All,
Barb

something to think about by MADELINE MULLER

this is about a conversation i had with one of my friends the other day and i thought i'd share, and hopefully it will make everyone a little more appreciative of the wonderous country we live in.

my friend hugh is 22 years old with no real direction in life, and the other day, his parents finally told him to leave their house. they only way he can stay is if he joins the military, and let me tell you, he threw the biggest fit i have ever seen.

this guy is so 100% anti-military and anti-war. he wants there to be peace and love and pot smoking since that will obviously solve all of our problems. we sat in a restaurant together and he whined to me for a good half hour about how he didn't want to join the military and how it was nothing but a last resort to him.

i realize all of you know the entire situation with my dad and his iraq adventures but i want you all to see it from my perspective. here's what i told my friend hugh:

my dad didn't have to go to iraq. i'm sure he never actually wanted to. i mean, he probably thought it was badass to go over there, but who actually WANTS to be in the middle of gunfire? however, he went anyway with no complaints, even though he wasn't active duty for years. i remember one day my dad called me from iraq and it just so happened that i had stayed home from school that day... i only talked to him for 10 minutes or so and he sounded so far away. i cried miserably for the rest of the day, but i knew why my dad, the person i love more than anyone else in the entire universe (with the exception of my mother and brother), was in iraq. he was protecting me, protecting my family, and protecting every single other person in the country.

my dad was gone for, what, a month? before he was hurt. he wasn't just hurt. he almost died. i will never, EVER forget the day i went to bethesda to visit him on his death bed. it was the most horrific thing i have ever seen. i truly wanted to die. the nurse woke my dad up and he was kind of startled and looked around, and he said my name, and i went to his bedside and cried and cried, and the FIRST thing he said to me was, "i can still do the squirrel." my dad would always do that stupid squirrel dance for me to make me laugh. and there he was, left to die, still promising me that he would dance for me.

my dad never had to go. he could have said, "forget this" and just quit. but he didn't. he went to iraq to defend something that every single one of us (except for me, because i am perfect) americans takes for granted- our freedom. he still went over there and fought and watched his friends die in his arms so that liberals can still take our money and our overweight population can stuff their fat asses with ho-ho's. how can those people tell us what's important and what's not; how can they tell us this war is BAD; how can they tell us the united states of america is ceasing to exist; they CAN'T. they don't know. but my dad does. does he EVER.

my dad thinks this is the greatest country in the world. he fought for it with every ounce of integrity and passion in his body. the iraqis tried to MURDER MY DAD. but they didn't. even if they did, i know he would have left this world in a blaze of glory. but they didn't get to. we know what we're doing. just ask my dad.

people like my friend hugh don't appreciate what this country has to offer. they don't try to look past the media facade and see what the real story is. this country IS worth fighting for. our freedom is worth fighting for. and if you don't think so, you should probably just leave. i don't understand how joining the military could be a "last resort" for anyone. the american military is PHENOMENAL and being a part of it is something you can't experience every day. it should be an honor to be a part of it.

i hope my friend realizes this and i hope others do too. i just wanted everyone to know that america is something to be proud of. my daddy is my hero and nothing in this world means more to me than the fact that he is willing to die so i can be happy.

thanks for reading-
maddie

Quote for the week from mountainwitchgnome

The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination.

Have A Great Week!!!

Love All Ya All,
Barb

Emily's Winter Wonderland

This is for all you "warmer climate" dwellers.
I know I always say I hate winter
but with a view like this in my backyard
I think I can live with it (for today anyway)!

Weekend Quote from mountainwitchgnome

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.


Have A Great Weekend!

Love All Ya All,
Barb

Newest addition to the Guard Family

Welcome to the family Victoria Lynn (Tori Lynn) Guard..........Isn't she beautiful!!!!!!!!! Love ya all, Barb

Something to think about... by itsallaboutmegnome

Kim, I bet you rue the day you started this blog.

I have an idea. I have been bantering around with it for quite some time, and finally, after reading my lovely brother Tony’s message, the idea grew and grew and grew. Three times larger it grew!

Some say there is a problem in this country regarding the liberals and their lack of interest to work for a living, because it’s just as easy to let the government take care of them. And, some will argue, that is neither fair nor accurate. Actually, both sides are correct. Alas, there are some people in our country, in every country really, that do not have the drive to make something on their own. Then there are those unfortunates that cannot work due to illnesses and/or handicaps.

My idea is to have the people who rely on welfare or disability to be obligated to volunteer for their local charities and neighborhoods. Here’s how it works:

If a person receives any type of subsidy from any branch of the government, i.e., food stamps, welfare, disability, that person must donate 10 hours each week at a charity, cleaning up the streets, church of their choice, etc. You might argue the cost to track these hours and volunteers would be too costly, well, that’s where the volunteers come in. Train the volunteers to help monitor the volunteers.

Some will argue they cannot volunteer due to lack of child care. You can earn your volunteer hours by watching other children of volunteers. Some will argue they cannot volunteer due to a physical disability. Most disabled, excluding the severely handicapped can stuff envelopes. Some will argue they cannot volunteer due to lack of transportation. Help clean up your neighborhoods.

I truly believe if we give a person a purpose, this person will eventually gain the confidence and drive it takes to better themselves. Everyone wants to be needed. Their children will see their parents giving back to their communities and learn to respect their fellowman as well.

Ninety three percent of volunteers around the nation are senior citizens. We have millions of capable young men and women who do absolutely nothing for themselves or their country. Let’s give them a purpose and a reason to want to give back.

Such a Pollyannaish idea? Maybe, but who knows, it could work. There will still be those who will beat the system, and argue about their rights, and some will even bring up the “NEW SLAVERY” of the U.S. Government, but I think it could work.

What do you think?

Mea Culpa from itsallaboutmegnome

Contrary to what some of my siblings think, Tony and I absolutely love each other. Our similar ideals and beliefs allow us to goad the other without the worry of hurting the others feelings. We are both confident enough of ourselves to not take the other’s comments too seriously. In fact, the goading of my sibling Tony acts only as encouragement for me to better myself. The comments some of you see as criticism are just the opposite. I for one wholly support my brother and his values. Tony’s vast knowledge of our government, its history and its functioning are to be admired. His strong political views are not just ramblings, they are full of insights one should definitely take time to consider and reflect upon. Tony is not just another “pretty face”. He has many talents, values his fellow man, and would, without hesitation, “die for his cause”.

Ok mom, I apologized……now, will you please unground me?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Happy Happy birthday!
Happy Happy Happy birthday!
Happy Happy Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday to You!!!!!!!!!!!
Love ya big guy! - Em

Happy Birthday Vinnie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR VINNIE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Hope you have a great day!

Love from queengnome, papagnome and all your gnome siblings

For 1/17/07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR RON!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Hope your day was a good one!

Love from the gnome family

Absolute Truths from Brother Anthony

World History - as it Really Happened
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1. Liberals; and
2. Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.
Other men, who were weaker and less skilled at hunting, learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these Liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie men. Some noteworthy Liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that Conservatives provided.
Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.
Modern Liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard Liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, veterinarians, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are Liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines, and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other Conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the Liberals remained in Europe when Conservatives were coming to America. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.

God Bless America!

Brother Anthony, Dir. of Mutant Affairs
The Gnome Institute for Human Oddities

Quote for the week from mountainwitchgnome

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored..

Have A Great Week!

Love All Ya All,
Barb

Weekend quote from mountainwitchgnome

The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.

Have A Great Weekend!

Love All Ya All,

Barb

itsallaboutmegnome ponitificates

It's Monday, I'm bloated, I'm pmsing, I'm tired from dreaming about demons all night (blame this one on Stephen King's "The Stand") and all I wanted to do was come home, eat my soup my loving husband made and relax. But nooooooooo.......

My husband made the mistake of turning on the news. Maddie, I mean you no disrespect, but Journalists should be tarred, feathered, hung by their toe nails, and force fed the "BULLSHIT" they dish out every day. If you want to report the war, I say, ENLIST FIRST! The media has never been so biased as it is today. How DARE you say you are a journalist and not give the whole story? How DARE you be-little our leader? How DARE you be-little our soldiers?

I love my country. I respect my president. I absolutely 100 percent stand by our American Soldiers where ever they serve. These men and women VOLUNTEER their LIVES for ME. Volunteer!

I am so very sick of the "fart smellers" er, excuse me, smart fellows and think tankers and whiny, selfish, fat, lazy, snot nosed, bratty politicians putting their "ignorant" two cents in where they have absolutely no idea they belong. How dare a retired general disrepect our CHIEF? How dare you whine. Our young hero's in WWI & the great II, did not complain they did not have the supplies needed. They went over there, kicked some Commie ass, and came home. Worked 2 & 3 jobs to make a home for their family. Had 1 car. No TV. Women darned, yes darned socks. Children went to school in the same shoes all year, the same clothes all year, and WALKED! No cell phones, no mps'3, shared a bed w/ 3 other siblings. And by God, they were PROUD. They saluted their flag. They sang out loudly and proud the National Anthem.

What the hell happened? How did we all become so selfish and lazy and greedy? We have 3 TV's in our home! 3! There's only 3 of us living here. We have 3 vehicles. Only 2 of us drive.

A little over 5 years ago, our country was attacked. We banned together, vowed to make justice, and now, 5 years later, we don't care anymore. How did this happen? How did our nation become so divided so fast? How can we have such little respect for our families, our neighbors, our country, to forget so fast? Where are the heros? Where are the proud Americans saluting our soldiers?

Life is not a Norman Rockwell painting, but we can try can't we? What happened to baseball being the greatest game instead of a money making scandal filled industry?

Tony, please, explain the latest to me. How could someone state "the President is not taking this war seriously, 20,000 additional troops are not enough" and then turn around in the next sentence and say, and I quote "we are cutting back funding for this war"? Who the hell did we elect? What the hell are they saying? I'm not making this up.

I am so damned sick of the whining. Stand up you idiots, be proud of what we have. Where else in this world could you get fired from a company for "running it into the ground" and get a $205,000,000 (yes that is millions) in your severance package? You sit on your FAT ASSES, getting FATTER and slimier by the minute (have you noticed our lovely Senator from Massachusetts? God, is he GROSS) and complain about how the country is run! If you don't like it, get off your FAT ASS and go over to Iraq! Fight with our men and women. Stand next to them, tell them you are proud they are serving our country while you sit on your high horse and tell us little people what we need.

And our loverly new Congress. 5 day work week. Well, now that's great Nancy, however, it "really doesn't start today, there's a football game on". Oh, absolutely, EVERYONE take the day off. IT'S A NIGHT GAME! Who the hell voted for these people?

Stand up my brothers and sisters. RISE UP! Tell the soldiers, you are so very proud and so very thankful for them. Stand behind your President. Give him support. Stand up for what our country is. THE GREATEST COUNTRY on this earth!

God Bless America, where's the Midol?

Quote for the week from mountainwitchgnome

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.

Have A Great Week!

Love All Ya All!

Barb

Weekend quote from mountainwitchgnome

" But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers, But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."

Have A Great Weekend!
Keep on laughing!

Love All Ya All,
Barb

Dream Girls

By far the best movie of the year (2006). Little Miss Sunshine is still a great favorite but it's hard to compare the two. Jennifer can sing. She will make you cry. And Beyonce has to be the most beautiful woman. (besides Queen Gnome). Go see it.

Why being single is the best by mountainwitchgnome

You can eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner and not feel guilty for not cooking.
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You dont have to pretend to be in a good mood when you had a bad day.
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On Your day off you can stay in your pj's all day without someone making any comments.
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You only buy food you like.
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You can watch your favorite shows without interuption.
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You can read all day if you want and not worry about ignoring anyone.
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The bathroom is always free.
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You can soak in the tub as long as you want without someone saying they need to use the bathroom.
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You dont have to decide which side of the bed to sleep on cause you get the whole bed.
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You can go where you want and do what you want and you dont have to worry about someone getting mad at you.
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And now for the best reason of all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can eat bean soup and fart all you want cause no one knows but you.
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Feel free to add to this if you have a good reason.