My Thoughts Exactly by Annette Kniola

So are you over it or what?  Have you come to the conclusion our new President is a nut case and hopefully they can find a way to impeach him?  I'm dead serious. Just read this recent tweet by a Trump analyst Daniel Dale; So true.   By the way, a gaffe is a blunder.  And yes, many Americans have become numb.  Wanna know why?  Because they voted for him and are too much in shock to realize what a horrible mistake they made. Reminds me of that blog I wrote some time ago.  No, not a blunder, but the fact that he's insulting and crazy.  Go ahead and read it.   I'm a Democrat. So shoot me! And the lies folks!  Can you believe there is actually a list in detail , showing true lies versus the real facts.  All 129 of them as of March 17, 2017.  Again, Daniel Dale doing a fine job keeping us informed.  You should follow him on Twitter and learn a few things.  Lol! Here's the site to all the lies; ...

Hmmm, where do I begin...? This story is about my dog named Duma.  A dog that has been with me for quite some time and has done nothing but strain this household each and every way.  Why do I keep him?  Because I love him and he would just move on to the next family and take his bad habits with him.  So, I live with it. It all started almost 11 years ago when we were just finishing up on building the house. Two big scary looking dogs showed up out of the blue and start hanging around. They looked like large pit bull mixes. Well, next thing you know, I started to feed them.  Probably the biggest mistake I ever made.  Anyway, before you know it, they continued to lounge around the pool, the driveway, under trees, and where-ever else they desired.  Eventually taking off for hours, then only to come back again.  This went on for days and no one seemed to care nor be looking for them.  Gypsies they were. The last thing I wanted was another d...

Happy New Year 2016!  (Yeah, I know it’s 2017) This is my yearly recap of my past year and blogs throughout 2016.  I am seriously lagging here. It's already the 30th of January.  So today, I write! If interested in my 2015 blog, you can find it here and on my blogspot site:  “2015″ http://kniola.blogs.naplesnews.com/2016/01/06/2015-by-annette-kniola/ To begin, I definitely will say, the year 2016 was the most trying year I ever had since my divorce.  I did the best I could to hide it throughout the year, because I am the positive happy type and I hate writing about dreary bad things.  That's just not who I am and never will be. But in a nut shell,  I was pretty much in bed sick for half the year.  There was still many good times and bad, but let's just say I'm glad it's over.    My family 2016                    ...

So we think it's gets easier the older our children get, right? WRONG! I will start with a little background of my four boys and end with how it all stands today.  I keep going back to to time when I was a young mother with only one child.  That child, now my 19 year old Daniel. We lived in Aspen at the time and I will admit, it was a bit tough.  Daniel was born with a cleft lip and palate, so most of our time during his first 9 months was spent in and out of Denver Hospital with surgeries and then some.  What a toll that took on us but we were still very proud to have our new son.  But boy, was he a handful! A hellion was more like it. 👿 Soon after, we left Aspen and off to Orlando's Disney World. Yay!                                          ...

 "And what have you done?" I say that to myself everyday.  Especially when you have four adorable faces looking at you each and every day.  I find myself blessed more and more having four boys. And they are great kids, thankfully. So right there goes to show you, I have done alot, as have they. We are probably the luckiest family on Earth! I write today because this time of year it's amazing to see the spirit that comes out of them when Thanksgiving is over and Christmas season has begun. But nothing like getting half the Christmas decorations up prior to Thanksgiving. Lol!  Hey, there is alot I want to put out and between the knickknacks in the house and the lights outside, it takes a couple of weeks. As of today, we are pretty much done.Yay! Throughout this week, my boys have been putting their Christmas lists together.  I have asked them for weeks now and finally they are working hard at it. They getting a bit frustrated in the meantime too. Reason ...

Holy Smokes!  Has the campaign for our local candidates started or what?  Signs are out, meetings held, and flyers piling up in my mailbox.  Along with that, quite a few giggles too! I have been very quiet in the recent election because I am simply overwhelmed with my kids!  BUT, I certainly don't miss a beat when it comes to attending meetings and staying on top of the never ending games people play when it comes time to WIN an election.  And what they will do to win.  We have mainly 5 most important seats, okay 6 if you want to add the Presidential election. Well, come to think of it, really 8. Lol!  (Forget the Presidential. Hillary is going to win anyway). I want to bring in the Mosquito Control guys too.  Mosquitoes are a big deal lately and we need the right one for those seats. So 7 it is. (Confused yet?) :) The seats are for District 5 County Commissioner , Seats 1,2,3, and 4 for the North Collier Fire Commission, and...