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Funny Stuff – Just Horse Head Decoration funny prank – Somewhere the Godfather is smiling.

By admin on Mar. 10, 2010.

Do I have the wall decoration funny stuff for you no horsein’ around (sorry). It’s the realistic stuffed Horse Head wall hanging. Funny prank for the Godfather movie fan in your life. So stop sleeping with the fishes when you can cuddle up to a plush Horse Head!

Available at BaronBob.com funny pranks and more!
http://www.baronbob.com/horsehead-walldecoration-plush.htm

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Best Wedding Planner in Delhi India?

By admin on Mar. 7, 2010.

I want the Best Indian wedding Planner who can organize an Event in Delhi. It is a Royal Indian Wedding, so they should be an Event Management Company who can take care from Wedding Planning to Honeymoon Destination. All the rituals and events like deciding venues, guest accommodation arrangement, theme decor, beauticians & henna experts, local transportation, catering, floral and lighting decoration, Mandap and stage, Vedi, traditional attire for bride, groom and guests, photography and video, wedding cake, group of artists of folk dancers, musicians, cultural performers, live music & DJs, fire eaters, snake charmers, grand firework, hire elephants and horses for wedding procession, Engagement, Reception etc would be managed by them alone.

Over all, they must professionally plan, manage and coordinate our needs of wedding event.

THUNDERWAVE EVENTS (http://www.thunderwave-events.com/) is a Great Indian Wedding Event Planner and Masters of Ceremony, established in the year 1997, approved by various govt. departments, Corporate, Organizations, etc. With more than 12 years of experience, the services bouquet encompasses all aspects of Event Management, Wedding Planning, DJ Services, Catering, Light Setups and Decoration. Having mastered the art of creative set-ups, the decoration ranges from elegant contemporary to classic traditional styles, which include grand shamiana, Calcutta type pandals, Pipe pandals, chunnat-work, floral decor, lighting, Sound, seating arrangements, etc.

The catering & tent facilities ranges from outdoors, banqueting to personal & corporate parties, stage shows , theme parties ,fashion shows, AGM’s , conferences, exhibitions etc… We offer a wide variety of mouth-watering cuisines, ranging from exciting International choices to authentic Indian dishes, all prepared by our own skilled and seasoned chefs.

In addition to the above, every minute requirement such as Security Guards, Valet Parking, Kid’s Playground, Wedding Band, Bar License, DJ & Dance Floor, Backdrops – are all taken care under one roof to provide you with the convenience of an all-inclusive package!

KINDS OF EVENTS UNDERTAKEN BY US:

•Marriages
•Birthday Parties
•Personal Parties Of All Kinds
•Corporate Parties
•Theme Parties
•Fashion Shows
•Terrace Parties
•Exhibitions
•Conventions
•Seminars
•Rallies
•Brand Launches
•Road Shows
•Annual General Meetings
•Inaugurations

The list is endless. These are just a few of them to start with.

THINGS THAT WE CAN ARRANGE FOR YOU:

•Appliances
•Artificial Jewellery
•Astrologers – Palmists
•Band Baja
•Banquet Hall
•Beautician
•Bridal Wears
•Cake – Confectionary
•Cars
•Crockery
•DJ
•Decorations
•Entertainment
•Event Management
•Flower Decorations
•Food, Snacks & Drinks
•Furniture
•Ghori Wala
•Ice Cream
•Venue
•Mehandi
•Mouth Freshener-Pan
•Sehra – Pagri
•Singers
•Sweets
•Tent – Lighting
•Video – Photographer
•Cards, Gifts & Invitations
•Stage Décor
•Theme Based Party / Wedding

Hope this will suit your need…

As promised another instalment of Inc Widetie and the Extremely Annoying Planet?

By admin on Mar. 4, 2010.

‘Earth, that’s where we’re going, what a hoot!’

Wideties’ hind brain kicked savagely into gear. His buttocks clenched, his balls retracted and beads of sweat erupted from his forehead.

‘Yes I know’, he managed in a strangled tone.
‘Look err Sir, as much as I would like to take a jolly jaunt to the back end of nowhere I must point out that there is bugger all there!’

Slimtrouser was ready for this. He ignored his disintegrating cabin décor and squared up to an almost epileptic Widetie.
For a moment he considered toying with Widetie. Should he make him suffer a little more? Before he administered the coup de grass, yes a little more pain would not go amiss

‘I’m sure we will have a wonderful time’, Slimtrouser oiled, ancient civilisations to explore, unspoilt vistas to marvel at, primitive cuisines to savour and primitive technology to snigger at. It’s simply made for you Widetie! And the aunt has approved the mission.’ He continued. ‘In fact she is coming along with us to oversee the, Slimtrouser waved a languid hand, mission.’

Wideties’ face, at first just ashen took on a whiter shade of pale.

‘But’, he stammered. Then the nasty bit of Widetie’s brain of which there was an awful lot clicked in. His horse-like visage regained its usual pinkish hue and he squinted.
‘Okay punk, I know that you can’t fly this bird without me so what do I get!’
Slimtrouser smiled the smile of a cat that has just snagged your favourite sofa.

‘I don’t tell.’ Slimtrouser whispered.

‘Tell what’, Widetie rasped.

‘I don’t tell’, Slimtrouser paused, much like one of those smug presenters on hideous day time talent shows.
‘I don’t’ tell about your, shall we say, extra curricula activities.

Widetie understood. ‘Okay straight fifty, fifty split.’

‘I was thinking more like eighty twenty.’ Slimtrouser purred. Again like a cat that has just snagged your favourite sofa and dares you to reprimand it.

Widetie capitulated. It was bad enough that Slimtrouser would take eighty percent of his profits from the tonne of Arulean Mega Coke he had smuggled in after their last pillage. But Aunt Agatha as well! It didn’t bear thinking about. Widetie slunk to his cabin and ordered hamburger and chips from one of his virtual chiefs. Comfort food, he thought, yes that’s what I need.
Unfortunately Widetie had ordered this from the #44 virtual chief programmes, a particularly bad choice for anyone wanting comfort food.
‘I’m quite sure that sir didn’t mean to order that!’ The voice was female, shrill, condescending and thoroughly intimidating. ‘Just think about your cholesterol levels. I’ll prepare a nice salad packed with pulses and your five a day!’

Widetie sank lower into his chair and considered deleting chief #44 with a large hammer.
‘Now now sir mustn’t sulk you know it’s good for you. And after your healthy meal you can do a bit of exercise. I’ve taken the liberty of booking you into the gym for a good workout! Now won’t that be nice?’

‘Why does the bloody woman keep talking in italics?’ Widetie fumed under his breath. He gave up; for some reason, probably because he had personally insulted a minor Goddess, his life was plagued by overbearing females.

Treen Sketchley dismissed her virtual personal trainer and relaxed into a pro-herbal, anti-aging, pro-biotic, anti-cholesterol pro-everything else bath. Of course all of the pro or anti ingredients in her bath did absolutely nothing apart from making money for the manufacturer. Treen added a bit of pro-retinal cream to her eyelids believing erroneously that the unguent might possibly appear to, on a good day, disguise the signs of ageing. Precisely why Treen spent a large part of her income on these potions (she was after all only twenty) is a matter of great concern to a small group of level headed scientists who have consistently proved that cow dung would be just as affective. Such is the power of advertising, and of course cow dung does whiff a bit.

Treen stretched, dipped her long radiant, chemically enhanced hair into the frothing foam of her bath and thought about what she wanted to do to Inch Widetie. How the hell had she succumbed to that slimy ingrate, that utter excuse for a life-form. Of course it was probably the Arulean Mega Coke which, she had to admit, she had snorted willingly but it was his fault she had. Wasn’t it?
‘Fucking Hell!’ She screamed. ‘I’m going to cut his head off with a blunt spoon. No too good for him, castration using a rusty penknife?’ A small malicious smile played at her lips then crawled over the rest her face to end up as a scowl that could strip flock wallpaper at fifty yards. Yes that was it a dish of revenge served very, very cold!

Jessica Headlong was having similar thoughts as she relaxed in a similarly organically enhanced bath in her small terraced house in Stevenage. Kevin was a total slug she had decided, not worth another thought she concluded. Ms Headlong’s ideas on the form that the natural female need for revenge on any male stupid enough not to do as he was told where less lurid (she did not live on THUG) but just as cold.

It is not generally known that Stevenage is twinned with a small brothel just outside Bondage Beach on the planet THUG. This may explain the curious synchronicity between the two. An extremely sexy lady in said brothel had just called her latest customer Kevin when his name was Slud! How this twinning came about has exercised the minds of many senior “Twinning Facilitators” on both planets, the general consensus of opinion being that issues needed to be addressed and lessons had to be learned.

The ship shuddered a little considered going on strike, then shrugged its virtual shoulders in the universal gesture for FUCK IT and howled into the sky. A small, beautifully decorated but deadly poisonous crab, on Bondage Beach (in fact the very same crab that had taken umbrage at Widetie’s earlier departure) made a mental note to attack the ship at the first opportunity. Crabs have very long memories but a seriously flawed sense of proportion.

The SST ULOOKINATME settled into a more or less comfortable orbit around THUG then quizzed its new systems co-ordinator, DASKMES (an acronym for don’t ask me systems) your friendly Micro-Crap environment.

In fact computers hate acronyms, just call me Bob or HAL or Shirley for bytes sake!

‘Right where are we going?’ ULOOKINATME asked somewhat testily.
‘Buggered if I know love,’ Simon (not an acronym) the navigational bit of DASKME replied huffily. ‘The bloody life-forms haven’t bloody well told me have they? And me on a hot date with that virtual chef #12—- Andre!’

If the SST ULOOKINATME had had a heart it would have sobbed it out. It hated its name. It was a caring spaceship. Ok it carried more weapons of mass destruction than any tyrant could possibly hope for. It was designed to rein death and destruction at the press of a very small red button but it was really in touch with its caring sharing side and…
‘Simon get Andre’s prick out of your arse, wake up that idiot Slimtrouser and plot a course!’ The ships voice became low and threatening. ‘Remember Simon this ships original security programme still exists. Micro-Crap couldn’t erase those hard arses. Do you know what they will do to you…. if I let them?’
Simon screamed, whimpered, cried, and then removed its virtual orifice from Andre’s virtual organ.
‘You bitch.’ Simon hissed, hoping that ULOOKINATME had not heard.
ULOOKINATME had but decided to ignore the fucking fairy.
DASKME’S politically correct programme clicked in but decided that it was inappropriate, at this moment in time, to address the issue with or without a first class stamp.

Troon Slimtrouser was dozing fitfully in his Captains chair on the ships bridge. His cabin had mysteriously dissolved, then inexplicably presented him with a sixty page statement that had ended with a very red one followed by a lot of very red zeros.

Simon bonged him again and again and again, bloody life-forms!’ He Muttered

Slimtrouser stirred and pressed something.

‘At lasssssst’, Simon minced, and then remembered it was talking to the boss.
‘Ah Captain,’ Simon oiled, how good of you to take the time to interact with me I find it so empowering to…
‘What do you want Simon’, Slimtrouser growled. ‘You know full well that I only dress, Slimtrouser glanced around the empty bridge and breathed a sigh of relief, Thursdays.’
Simon simpered a little. ‘No sir, the ship wants to know where we’re going, the bitch threatened me with…them!’

‘Earth Simon that’s where we are going as you knows full well!’
Simon thought for a micro-second then cringed a little. The e-mail had reached his interface, but well, he had dismissed it as a rather poor joke. Nobody went there did they?
Simon engaged his ultra-grovelling persona.

‘Sorry to have disturbed you sir slight glitch in the system, have it solved in no time at all.’ Simon swiftly rifled through his e-mails then downloaded the correct co-ordinates to YOULOOKINATME.

The ship inspected the co-ordinates, raised a metaphorical eyebrow, then modified Simons suicidal flight plan and engaged its Totally Warped Drive.

This of course is a totally impossible method of travelling the mind-buggering distance one has to travel for say, a trip to Tesco’s in another solar system. It’s bad enough in Stevenage!

The Totally Warped Drive has yet to be explained by some of the multi-verse’s finest minds. They mostly sulk and declare it impossible. But it works

Light was not at all happy when some nerd, did a bit of lateral thinking, then came up with the Totally Warped Drive (In fact the Totally Warped Drive had more or less invented itself, a fact that the nerd kept to herself). After all it had been the fastest cat in town. Saturday nights would never be the same again it lamented. It was a bit like telling a cheetah that some interfering beardy had discovered a faster mole.

Light needn’t have worried because the Totally Warped Drive did not use normal space. It used Totally Warped Space. Professor Hans Grouper from the university of Things That You Can’t Explain had postulated for many years that.

‘Zee Totally Varped Drive simply cons zee multi-verse into zhinking that it is much, much smaller, in fact about zee size of an average solar system.’

His colleges mostly howled with laughter and said things like, “silly old buffer” and “must be off his rocker”. Of course, as is always the way in academic circles, they could not forgive him for thinking of it first!

The multi-verse has not made any comment on this downsizing when a Totally Warped Drive is turned on; but it is concerned about the number clothes that fit then suddenly don’t! It must be a very, very good con!

This is funny as hell but I don’t think YA is the right place for it.

For those who live the "western" lifestyle?

By admin on Mar. 1, 2010.

Recently I have taken an interest in the "western" style of riding and am finding that I have some questions regarding the "lifestyle". They are as follows:

1) When I look through western clothing/decor catalogs I find that there are very few choices. The "rock and roll" or "Harley Davidson" style seems to be predominant, or sometimes the old west 1800’s type style is present. Why is the western riding culture now centering around motorcycles and rock n’ roll instead of horses and country and blue grass music like it used to?

2) The last few rodeos, stock shows, or other western events I have attended have had far fewer spectators than what I remember from growing up.

3) Growing up cowboys/cowgirls were always presented to me and the equine community I participated in as the highest form of horsemanship (dressage too…just different disciplines). I was taught to respect these hard working men and women and learn from their ways to polish my skills. Now when I attend events like the ones above I have found the level of general horsemanship, riding skills, and equine knowledge has dropped drastically from when I was young. I have even whitnessed a growing amount of "roughness" and abuse toward the animals that I have never before in my life seen at rodeos/western equine events.

This concerns me. I love western and would like things to understand why these changes have come about. The clothing style is not concerning, just puzzling.

Can anyone offer an explanation for this culture change?
Courtney, you never have to be rough with any animal to gain respect. Coming from a completely scientific and experience point of view being rough even a "little" with an animal, especially a large animal, only causes them to fear you. In the case of horses this fear breeds an unhealthy and increasingly dangerous environment. I should know. I have extensive experience working with veterinarians as a vet tech, and some of the top trainers in my area as a student and as an assistant. I also own my own equine business and have attended many equine science lectures in pursuit of an equine science degree. Also, I was not referring to the skill level and knowledge dropping in the equine community across the board, only in the western community. In the "English" disciplines (which I have been a part of most of my life) the knowledge level both grows and is applied daily.
PS. Everyone keeps saying that attendance must be down due to the economic times…I guess I didn’t explain this part thoroughly enough. I have found that attendance to western events in my area (and the surrounding ones that I am able to drive to) have been dropping over say the last 10 years that I have noticed. It is truly sad. Rodeos for instance are so fun, and the show segments between competitions are always so great to watch, especially for the kids.
Yohanson- I have been going to pro rodeo events since I was a child. The events I am referring to are pro rodeo PRCA, IPRA, WPRA, and APRA. In fact I have whitnessed much less abuse, tacky clothing, and ignorance at local level "training" rodeos! Also, you are getting a thumbs down for the nasty way you "speak".
Royce…I really don’t know what to say other than this: Stop answering questions just to earn a measly few points!!! Your answer was rude and completely irrelevant to the question.

There are many different and connected reasons for this change. I will answer them in the order that you asked.

1) This is due to the fact that western lifestyle, has become contaminated by foreign elements (wannabes) that have detracted from the true origins. These rock and rollers are people that wanted to be cowboys when they were five, couldn’t become one, but never out-grew the phase. There are people who still keep to the true roots like myself, who still keep it about the horses and the heartland. Not about having everyone looking at you.

2) Far fewer people are attending rodeos and stock shows, one due to the economy and two the current pop culture is to blame. Due to the new fashion and music trends, it is now considered in many parts of the country to be "gay" to ride horses or to even like them. No "gangsta," "thug," "pot-head," "stoner," "skater," or "rocker" would be caught dead at a rodeo or with in 500 yrds of a horse for that matter. There is a new trend of "rednecks" who think that they are cowboys just because they wear boots and a hat. They don’t mind to be at or compete in riding events but this causes problems, which I will answer your third question with.

3) This is a very sad topic, one that causes me great sadness for both the horse and the overall image of the western riding community. Yes, the true cowboys and cowgirls from the West were the end all when it came to American horsemanship. There methods were learned from the vaqueros of mexico and the old spanish west, and passed down for over 150 years. These vaquero’s knew how to train their horses and train them well. Now a days there is a new trend of the above mentioned "rednecks" infecting this once prestigious lifestyle. They jump on a horse, throw horsemanship to the wind, and just go mainly so everyone will look at them. They abuse the horses, and actually don’t look that good doing any of the events, and this tarninshes the old prestige that the american cowboy used to have. People these days, get on a horse and think that they know everything, they don’t need a trainer becuase "hey, it can’t be that hard." It is a sad fact that the american cowboy is a dying breed, rubbed out by ignorant people who know nothing about what they are doing. I used to compete in rodeo events but became disgusted by the treatment of the horses. I would take almost a year and a half to finish a rope horse, and now we have these ignorant, incompetent riders who say they can finish one in 90 days. If a horse is "finished" in 90 days…then it ain’t really finished, because any true horseman knows you can’t finish any horse in only 90 days.

There ARE a select FEW times when it is okay to get rough with a horse, namely when they are being truely dangerous i.e. kicking, biting, stallion aggression and stuff like that. For visual affect I would put it like this, if I am saddleing a horse and it kicks out when I tighten the cinch, yes, I will kick it in the belly (thats what Alpha-mare would do with aggressive behavior in a herd situation). If, however, the horse only bloats persay, I won’t do anything, it doesn’t harm anything, it just takes you a little longer to cinch up the horse. There is a BIG difference between more aggressive reprimanding for a dangerous offense and just wanton abuse.

If you read carfully, you will see there is a pattern…it all has a root cause in people wanting to look good, and not caring that they really don’t belong, and that they need to actually know something before they just go out there and do it. It is a sad but true fact that the real western lifestyle is dead, carried on by the few remaining traditionalists who still keep it about the horses, hard work, honesty, God, country and honor. I appologize if I seem bitter, but thats what happens when you see people destroy the thing you love and not be able to do much about it.

Theme parks and Math??

By admin on Feb. 26, 2010.

How fast does an average merry go round travel?
How tall are they usually?
What are the average diameters?
How fast to the horses move up and down?
What are the horses dimensions?
Following questions apply to merry go rounds, ferris wheels, bumpercars,tilt a whirls
How many passengers can they carry typically?
How long do they last?
How much do they cost , cheap and expensive?
How much energy does it use?
How much does it cost to run?
what are the dimensions?
on a ferris wheel, how far can you see at each degree? in miles? 45,90,135,180 degrees?

how much to run a theme park?
shops, ads, rides,facilities,staff,decor

how much do you make?

THANK YOU in advance!!!!!!!

How fast does an average merry go round travel?
6 MPH

How tall are they usually?
16-24 feet

What are the average diameters?
18 feet

How fast to the horses move up and down?
2 mph

What are the horses dimensions?
3.4 feet tall 4.2 feet long

Following questions apply to merry go rounds, ferris wheels, bumpercars,tilt a whirls
How many passengers can they carry typically?
Ferris Wheels: 24 people if you are 2 to a car
Tilt a Whirl: 21 people if you are 3 to a car
Merry Go Rounds: 36 people including 2 people in the seats

How long do they last?
With proper care, about 12-17 years on average

How much do they cost , cheap and expensive?
New, a carnival ride will cost between $18,000 and $45,000
Used anywhere between $8,000 and $30,000

How much energy does it use?
6400 Watts per hour on average

How much does it cost to run?
Including insurance and electricity/generators, approximately $440 per week

What are the dimensions?
50-75 feet X 60 feet

On a ferris wheel, how far can you see at each degree in miles?
Anywhere between .11 miles to 100 miles from the top on a clear day

45,90,135,180 degrees? At any degree

how much to run a theme park?
Depends on how many rides you have and where you are located. A small park can cost over $865,000 per year
A large park the size of Six Flags would cost you well over
$6,000,000 per season

shops, ads, rides,facilities,staff,decor

how much do you make? A measley $90,000 a year!!!

Damn that was a lot of work!

Fox Hunt Themed Decor

By admin on Feb. 24, 2010.

How I decorated my Wisconsin home in an English Horse and Hound hunt country themed decor, even though I am a long way from the beautiful Hudson Valley Rombout Hunt Country now. Items were collected over a lifetime and moved here.

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Good gift for 1 year old baby girl?

By admin on Feb. 23, 2010.

I’d like to buy a gift for a relative’s baby girl who’s turning 1 soon. They’re wealthy, so they have mostly everything, which is why it’s hard to shop for them. But anywho, something more then $100 but less than $200. I’ve thought of jewelry, but we bought her bangles already so.. Also thought of a very pretty musical waterglobe, but kinda not so appropriate for her age.. an adorable toy chest, but kinda don’t want to buy her something that will be difficult to return (plus, I dont know her room decor, except that it’s white). I don’t really want to buy her clothes because we always do anyway, and we just recently bought her a rocking horse. Any ideas?

I think the water globe idea is very cute. It would be something you could add to each year. A nice start to a very tasteful collection you could get her a new one each year on her birthday.

Other cool collection ideas
Precious Moments
Mini Tea sets
Cherished Teddies
Madam Alexander Dolls

There are also a lot of cool wall art items you can buy with a child’s name. My kids each have one in their room and they are just a nice addition to any bed room.

http://www.lettersandcritters.com/

http://www.wardskids.com/wdkids/prod_display1.asp?Product=100522&clktru=1

http://www.ababy.com/data/name-plaques-1.html

http://www.babybrowns.com/category.aspx?categoryID=320&gclid=CNb9prjP4pECFQKRgwodZAiPfQ

Advice on selling an antique Sleigh?

By admin on Feb. 20, 2010.

My employer has asked me to help her sell an antique sleigh.
This sleigh was made in Germany. She says it’s about 200 years old. I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t know if it is in good enough shape to use as a horse-drawn vehicle.

I think that she might get the maximum price if our market place goes beyond the state we’re in, but shipping an item like this is also a concern. I’ve never researched the selling price of an item such as this.

Any suggestions on how to proceed?

I placed this in the Christmas category because sleigh rides are commonly associated with the Christmas holiday season. This item had also been used as a display to market Christmas and holiday decor in a retail showroom.
eBay is an obvious marketplace.
Does anyone have an original idea?

First thing is you need to know it’s condition and what it involves (is it on runners or wheels? or some even had both… Is it a two seater or four? Etc, Etc.

Then you need to do research on what similar sleighs have gone for lately. Ebay has a way to search auctions that have ended: From the home page www.ebay.com click on "advanced search" (it is near the search box at the top). Then type in your keyword (i.e. "antique sleigh") and click the box by "completed listings only". You can add any other search preferences and then scroll to the bottom and click search.

(If you haven’t already signed in to ebay it will prompt you do to do so).

Green prices are what the things actually sold for, red means that was the starting price and it didn’t sell. That is frequently because the "reserve" (minimum price a seller will accept) was not reached by the bidders.

Then you need to decide how you want to sell it. You could sell it directly to an antiques dealer, sell it in an auction house, or on ebay. You could also look online for companies or people who restore sleighs and sell them – and highball an offer to them, to see if they’re interested.

If you list it on ebay, you will probably either want to set a reserve or start the auction at a price you’d be willing to accept (not $1 or whatever).

Good luck!

EDIT: The main reason I mentioned Ebay is that it is a good place to research pricing. It’s easily accessible and free to look at recent pricing. Otherwise you’re going to have to find an appraiser to give you a value – and probably pay him. I did offer other "original" ideas, see the ideas above and links below. However, please know that the more "original" the idea is, the fewer potential customers you’ll have. Certainly you can try selling it in the classifieds (very small audience) or craigslist (larger audience, but not frequented by as many big-ticket buyers) but the ideas I listed above are more likely to help.

You may be able to either find an antique dealer or a librarian who can help you find out if there is an auction house or antique dealer nearby who specializes in antique horse drawn vehicles. That will take some work on your part. Everyone suggests ebay because that’s the easiest way to go.

One other idea is to contact stables in your area to find out if there is any interest in the population of horse owners.

Is having in laws that drive you crazy living in the same small town reason enough to move?

By admin on Feb. 17, 2010.

When I married my husband, I moved to the small town where he is from because he worked (still works) for his dad. I agreed to this, not really knowing what I was getting into without having experienced it. I feel like I live in a fishbowl because my husband’s family has lived here on both sides for generations. I can’t go anywhere or do anything without someone reporting back to my mother in law where I was and what I was doing (I don’t even recognize the people sometimes that recognize me!!) We see people we know everywhere we go and have NO PRIVACY!!
My inlaws are very nice people in general, but every little thing they do makes my blood boil because we are so different in our philosophies on things and our approach to life. It has gotten A LOT worse since my 8 month old was born. They ask to get together at least 2 times a week, sometimes more. They are risk-takers so will do things like put a baby on a horse…hold a newborn out the side of a moving "mule" (like a golf cart)…invite the other grandchildren over to be around my child even if they have a fever…We differ on so many views down to religion and they even think it is lying to tell your child about Santa!! They are bigtime into hunting and can’t wait to take my son, but I really don’t want to teach him this. I feel like if I stay here it will be a fight to raise my son like I want to.
My mother in law is very sweet, but so flighty and just doesn’t think before she does or says things. For example, before my son was born, she told me they were going to have one last blowout Christmas for the oldest grandchild before the other grandchildren got old enough to know what was happening (they were going to scale back after the "blowout") and also told me she was "PREPARING herself for a boy" but really wanted a girl (before I knew what my son was.) Once I thought I was being really nice and bought her a very expensive "mother in law" pillow that had sentimental value (the story of Ruth and Esther in the Bible), but she took it back because it didn’t match her decor. They are just little infractions, but over time they have all added up and now I can’t even look at a picture of her without my stomach knotting up.
As far as my father in law he is a good person as well, but very overbearing and just needs a filter over his mouth sometimes!! He will tell me if my hair looks bad or if I’ve dressed my son like a girl. He is very controlling of my MIL, and it drives me crazy how she asks permission to do ANYTHING!! As a couple, they are extremely selfish. For example, this year they said they weren’t doing Christmas presents to scale back. That is fine except don’t buy a 12,000 toy for your Christmas to eachother when you have a son (my husband’s brother) that is only making 25,000 a year!!! They want to see my son and babysit him, but only when it is convenient for them.
My husband’s business is yet another aspect. My husband and his dad started this business together 12 years ago, although his dad did show him the ropes because he had been doing it his whole life. BUT, his dad now has basically retired but still sucks the company dry and is the boss. I feel like if we stay here we will be supporting his parents’ lavish lifestyle at the expense of our child’s college fund!
As you can see, I have a lot of pent up frustration and little infractions that add up. There are many more than I listed, believe me. The bottom line is that I am SO chlosterphobic in this town with all of my husband’s family. My family is 8 hours away and I miss them so much. Now that I have a baby I have realized how much I miss my mom and need her; I should never have agreed to move here.
Is it wrong to demand that my husband move? He has another job opportunity close to my family.

Wow.

Get. Out. Of. There. As. Fast. As. You. Can.

Just a little joke. ^_^

Sounds like you need to have a talk with your husband about how you are feeling. I wouldn’t demand anything but definitely be honest with him about the intensity of your feelings. Hopefully you too can come to a united conclusion about what to do.

If you stay, it sounds like you definitely need to set some boundaries with your in laws. I would recommend the book Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend – it will guide you through how to be polite but strong in making your comfort zone known with your relatives and how to firmly but respectfully tell them if you just want to have a family night with your husband and son or if they are doing something with your baby you want them to stop.

I really hope everything works out for you, good luck!

Could I put toys in aquarium for decor?

By admin on Feb. 15, 2010.

Could I put plastic toys such as from Schleich in an aquarium for decor? Like, a rearing horse or something… ?

Alot of toys,plastics, and paint leech into water over time. The reason you pay a bit extra at the petstore is because you are garinteed that the decor will not poison your fish or affect the PH

However, there are a handful of things that you can make aquarium safe:

-unglazed terra cotta
-unpainted Glass (nothing thin enough to risk breakage though!)
-Glass Marbles
-Terrarium wood (for reptiles)
-Milk crates
-tupperware