Main Page Blog Getting Pregnant Articles Pregnancy Articles Parenting Articles TLOL Article Directory Chinese Gender Chart Pregnancy and Parenting Journals	Spam by Ashley Ocampo I just received the following e-mail quoted, in part, below: > Dear Candidate, > > You were recently selected by The Office of the Managing > Director for a free listing on The International Executive > Guild's Who's Who CD-ROM. > > Our Researchers gather information from many recognized > sources, including professional associations and societies, > trade organizations, newspaper and magazine articles, > professional reference publications, web presence, and > referrals from existing members. > > As a highly respected professional in your field of > expertise, we believe your contributions merit very > serious consideration for inclusion on The International > Executive Guild's Who's Who CD-ROM. I thought I would respond back with something like this - Dear Sir/Madam - I am truly honored to be considered as candidate. No doubt through your extensive search of professional associations, societies, etc., etc., etc., you have obtained just a mere taste of my remarkable skills. For instance, just today I managed to do seven loads of laundry, sing "Mr. Golden Sun" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" a record breaking twenty two times while simultaneously catching the pitcher of orange juice before it dumped on a two year old head. You will be further amazed to note that I successfully was able to catch the cat before she ran out of the garage, rescue a toddler who was determined to eat dirt and clean a major poopy with the single remaining wipe!!! And all that? Well, that was just in the AM!!! This afternoon I was able (with my superior negotiation facilties) to avert a bloodbath and contribute to world peace when my 7 year old discovered that her 14 year old sister was playing with her Pokemon cards With my exceptional medical skills, I saved a two year old from a full blown seizure right in the middle of my kitchen floor with a mere wave of a graham cracker - oh, and that was after I retrieved Barney, Pooh, Buzz and several other action figures from certain drowning in the toilet. We haven't even touched my executive accounting expertise! This is the champagne life on a beer budget!! As a matter of fact, just this evening I was able to to fool the troops into believing they were getting extra perks with a sensational casserole. Only you and I know it was Sunday night's sauce that I simply mixed with macaroni and topped with cheese. I know you are bound to be impressed by my additional talents, so feel free to make further inquires. And if I don't hear back from you, I'll hold out for the Nobel Prize. Thanks again for that wonderful spam! Ashley is a WAHM to 4 wonderful, wacky, and exhausting children. They are Courtney, 14, a teen girl in EVERY sense of the word..(moms of teens, you KNOW what I mean...LOL); Lanie, the budding gymnast and Brownie Scout, 7; Cameron, aka, "Messy Boy" ,who has language delays and sensory integration dysfunction, 2 1/2; and Nicholas, 15 months, he's the quiet one, probably because he spends alot of time wondering just what kind of a crazy family he was born into. Ashley 's biggest accomplishement to date is her proud mastery of being able to clean a major poopy with the single remaining wipe! She is also known for her superior negotiation abilities, and contributes to world peace daily by helping to avert bloodbaths between fighting siblings. Ashley, her DH, Nels, their kids, the cat and the dog, all live in the Panhandle of FL. Ashley is a Site Administrator at http://www.thelaboroflove.com .