Well it's Friday morning and i'm sitting here with absolutely NO ambition. Theres so many things that need to be done and I just don't seem to be able to bring myself to care.
Thought i'd beaten the whole psycho doc thing yesterday. A good friend of mine gave me the name of a nutritionist here in the area and told me to call, so I called first thing yesterday morning.
The doctor is taking new patients but refuses to work with anyone who has medicare. Now I have insurance thru hubby's work, but have medicare as a secondary. The doctor's office wouldn't EVER have to even think about dealing with medicare, but I was still refused as a patient. Make sense to you? It sure as hell didn't me! So i'm back to dealing with psycho-diet-doc. *sighs*
I had a bit of a chuckle yesterday. Earlier in the week my cable modem wasn't working properly so I called the cable company and they walked me thru fixing it over the phone. Well they decided to send a tech out yesterday to check and make sure it was still running properly.
This poor man was standing in the doorway looking like the hound of hell was going to swallow him whole when he saw Kodi! I told him it was ok, he could come in and look that Kodi wouldn't bite, but the man was literally frozen to the spot!
So I kennelled the mutt, and by the time i'd gotten back to the front door this man had unfroze, and was running to his truck parked at the curb. He never did check my modem! LOL
This morning monster mutt is going ballistic at the windows to my backyard. Now last night I heard something going thru the underbrush in the wood right behind my house, so i'm thinking he's going nuts at a stray cat or something.
And when I say nuts, I mean NUTS! He is barking and growling, nearly foaming at the mouth. His hair is raised all the way down his back and tail, and his ears are flat against his head. He actually looked pretty impressive!
So I slap the leash on him and take him out to deal with whatever is sending him over the edge.........
Sorry about the lapse in posting....life caught up with me recently. It sucks when that happens!
A few new things going on here. First off........ I got the plates for the Jeep!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!! It goes to the mechanic on monday for the state inspection/tuneup/oilchan ge/and fix the rear main seal and then it'll be MINE!!! ALLLLL MIIIIINNNEEEEE!!!!! Bwahhahahahahahaaaaa!!!!!
PHew! Sorry.... just a moment there. It's been TEN long years since i've had a vehicle all to myself. We've just never needed a second vehicle up till Amanda started school last week. So we've always made do with one. But I finally have my own!!! I feel like a kid in a candy store!
What is it with men and gravity????? They can't seem to get their eyes up past nipple height! It's like the weight of the world is too heavy for them to manage it any higher. But my chest has had some interresting conversations over the years! (maybe thats why they're so...well......generously endowed.......)(little snicker) Maybe mammaries are like houseplants! The more they're spoken to by men the larger they grow!!!!
OMG! I went to the auto parts store today to get a new battery for the Jeep. The man behind the counter needed an "yes i'm stupid" sign around his neck! When I told him the year and make of the Jeep he informs me they never made those........so I show him the title (i was on my way to the dmv so I had it on me) and he insists that they didn't make that year and model AFTER looking at the title! So next he asks me if i'd be willing to "pop the hood" so he could take a peek..
Since he was staring at my boobs i'm still not sure if he meant the vehicle or my shirt!
When I explained to him that the battery is dead therefore the Jeep no go so it isn't in the parking lot he had this look of utter confusion. But before he could open his mouth (again) to look like a total idiot (again) I took pity on him and went to talk to the WOMAN manager next to him! She found what I needed and had me cashed out in under five minutes.
I get home, and call hubby to tell him that i'd managed to tie up the loose ends he'd been fiddling with for WEEKS, in a matter of an hour and half, and he has the nerve to ask me if I was going to wait on him to change the battery and put the new plates on the Jeep. ( HEL-LO....I've been doing this for many years! I think I can handle it.) So he gets a ride home from work on his lunch break, and has the nerve to check everything under the hood before taking off in MY Jeep!!! What a "richard cranium"!!! Thats ok, though. He has to come home sometime....(evil grin)
Ever have a day you wake up lonely? I woke up that way this morning. I know i'm just being silly, but can't seem to shake the melancholy.
I have a good life here. A very good life, actually. I have a beautiful child, a husband that loves me no matter what silly things I may do, a nice home in a nice neighborhood, and no real major issues to deal with. I should be thanking the powers that be for all my blessings and most days I do! Just an off day I guess.
My husband can be an autocratic, demanding person, and a real richard cranium to work for...(so i've been told by his employees) but he's always loved me with everything he has. He takes care of me when i'm sick as well as when i'm well and makes sure that I can have the blessing of being a stay at home mommy. He's always supported whatever hairbrained ideas I may have had and helped me to do whatever I set my mind on. He keeps my feet on the ground while making it possible to let my ideas soar the clouds.
I've been thinking alot lately of a very special person in my life. A friend that is above and beyond what most friends are. If you've had a friend like this you'll know instantly what i'm talking about.
This person has been around for many, MANY years. He has helped me through so many changes in my life and helped to carry me over the potholes and celebrate the good things. He would sit with me whenever I was crying and just hold me tight and let me sob, then when I was done he'd kiss my tears away and make me smile.
I could call him any time I needed to hear his voice...day or night, he didn't care. He'd even sit with me and help me find all the reasons why the opposite sex was such a group of pigs when I was hurt.
But more than that.......he loved me for who I was and who I am now. He taught me so much, but mostly self forgiveness and self worth. He was just so comfortable, but there was still an edge to make it exciting to be around him. A little tingle in the tummy like a fine champagne making me light headed.
I miss his laugh, his smiles, his hugs, his kisses and touches and most of all, I miss HIM! Throughout our friendship we've always seem to be opposite eachother.......one on the east coast one on the west (as it is now).....one of us with someone special the other not, etc....but now we've both got someone special and life seems to have settled in for both of us. For that i'm truly happy.
He has a woman in his life now that makes him feel like the special person he truly is and for her i'm grateful. He surely deserves a truly loving person to take care of him. I don't hear from him much anymore. The friendship is still there, just life seems to have gotten so busy for the two of us that we're always on the go. We email eachother and keep up on whats going on in eachother's life. I just miss his voice some days, and today is one of those days.
First off i'd like to thank everyone who takes the time to read and respond. It's so much fun to pop on here each morning to see if i've got any new messages....(yes, I know i'm pathetic.......but hey! Someday i'll get a life!)
I had this phone conversation yesterday and it's still got me scratching my head and wondering if I missed something.
Yesterday afternoon I went to the local drug store with the one hour photo lab in it and dropped off the second roll of film from Amanda's birthday party. After waiting in line for twenty minutes or so I finally get up to the counter and grab the little film "envelope". Now there were a grand total of three of them on the counter and they were all EXACTLY the same. After filling it out, I had it to the counter person and tell her i'll be back in a couple of hours, then leave to go pick up the kidlet from school.
A couple of hours go by and I call the store to see if the film is done. I get a young lady (judging by her voice) and this is the conversation......
(me) Hi. I'm calling to check on my film please. Is it finished?
(clerk) Sure thing maam. What was the name on it?
So I tell her and she puts me on hold for five minutes. After having enough time to remember why I hate muzak she finally comes on again....
(clerk) Maam? Are you sure you dropped it off? I'm not seeing anything here with your name on it.
(me) Yes, i'm positive I dropped it off! (how does one forget that?)
(clerk) Ok, then let me check again. What was the name again? And did you say it was for one hour developing?
So I give her the information again and she again puts me on hold. This time no muzak.....just silence and the occasional crackle of the phone line to let me know i've not been cut off.
(clerk) Maam? I'm still not able to find it....let me just check one other thing....
(assorted noises of cash register ringing and paper being shuffled....muffled voices)
(clerk) Oh! Here it is! You didn't put it in for one hour developing. The envelope you filled out is for over night developing. You filled out the wrong one.
(me~grinding my teeth) Uhhh.......i'm sorry, but there were only three envelopes there and they ALL were the same.
(clerk) No maam.....this is an overnight envelope.
(me) Ok, since you've got it in your hand can you just put it thru the one hour developing then?
(clerk) Oh i'm sorry I can't do that. It'll have to go to overnight developing.
(me~migraine incoming) Ok, fine. Then could you tell me about what time it'll be ready tomorrow?
(clerk) Oh, i'm sorry but it won't be in until Monday morning about 9am.
(me~really confuzed now) But you just said it was overnight.
(clerk) Well yes maam, it is......but it won't be here until Monday morning.
(me~starting to get irritated) But you're looking at the envelope right now and you can't develop it there and you TELL me it's overnight...which is twentyfour hours later last I knew, and it'll not be done until MONDAY?? Am I missing something here?
(clerk) Oh no maam. You've got it right. It'll be here Monday morning. If you had filled out the right envelope then it'd be done today but you did the overnight envelope.
(me~p*ssed) There were only three envelopes on the counter and they were all the same!
(clerk) Well yes maam, they do all look alike. You should have asked the counter person which one was for the one hour development.
(me~planning a suicide bombing mission) So...let me get this straight. I filled out the wrong envelope, even though they're all the same....and didn't specify to the clerk on duty, even though I told them what time i'd be back, and now it's in overnight development which you can't change even though you're holding the film in your little hands, and the overnight is actually three days?????
(clerk) Yes maam. Is that a problem?
Makes you wonder how they dress themselves some days doesn't it?
After dropping Amanda off at school and relaxing this morning with my caffeine infusion and the computer I decided to take stock of my household chores. Thats when I discovered.......
I'd been invaded!!!
It seems Napole-ant decided to muster the troops and invade my living room via an unseen subterranean route. Upon discovery of the mini-terrorists I went in to full stage war!!
My first assault was aerial. Consisting of a large, atomic "Raid" bomb. The arsenal was emptied onto the marching column of troops.
TAKE THAT!!!!
After the bombing, I called in the "foot patrol" to ruthlessly stamp out any visible survivors. There was much pleading for mercy, but it fell on deaf ears.
AND THAT!!!!
AFter the thorough sweep by said troops it was time to bring in the mopup squad in the SuperSuckerTank! The remains were dealt with post haste and the battle area cleared in minutes. ( I love my hoover!)
BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Take no prisoners! And send out the battle cry! There will be NO mercy for critters bearing more than four legs in THIS household!!!
Dropping my daughter off at school yesterday morning the little monster about made me drop my chin to the ground! And she did it again this morning!
Let me explain.....
While parking the truck yesterday morning, and again today, to walk my baby to the school building she tells me that I can wait in the truck and she'll "do it herself". I very nicely tell her that it'll be a cold day in h*ll before I let her walk across the parking lot by herself at five years old. So she graciously allows me to accompany her to the school steps. Then turns and putting out a hand stops me in my tracks and informs me that I "don't need to walk up the stairs" as she is a big girl now and can do it herself. Then turns and marches away.
*sniff* Dissed by my own kid!
This morning was quite funny though..........after her usual "dismissal" she turns around and theres this annoying little kid standing in her way. Every step she takes to get around him he matches. Now shes trying very politely to get by and he is having none of it, so finally she just walks right over him!!!!
For whatever reason my computer has decided to go on strike today!
I'm telling you......it's a conspiracy of electronical proportions!!! (that was supposed to be funny :roll: )
I can't access ANY of my d*amn bookmarks today! I've managed to get into one blog and that was Kim's (http://fourt9rkim.blogspot.co...) Waaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
On a brighter note, Amanda is doing well in school and i'm absolutely LOVING my free time! For the first time in years i'm able to sit in my favorite spot in the morning and drink my coffee and watch the birds out in my back yard and hear......nothing........It's bliss.......
There is a big brouhaha going on in the little corner of the online world I generally hang out in, and for the most part I just read about whatever the local dummies are up to and leave it at that. But today is different.....let me tell you why.....
There is a person (no point in naming names as it does no good) who supposedly has several "terminal" illnesses. Now since she's told everyone she's going to die in a short amount of time she has managed to manipulate her way into many areas and situations that most "normal" people would never get to, using her supposed illnesses to get there. Now for someone who was terminal over two years ago with "kidney failure" she's alive and kicking and doing great today. A miracle....maybe.........but consider the fact that she's NEVER (to the best of my knowledge) gotten any kind of formal treatment and she just woke up one day and was 100% better! At least when it suits her. If she's in a bind though, all of a sudden these disabilites come back into play and she goes out of remission. Still believe in that miracle? I sure as heck don't.
It really makes me angry that people use their so-called "disabilities" to get them things in life. To use their health to manipulate and use the populous in general, and make life miserable for as many people as they can along the way. They make it nearly impossible for persons with the real diseases to get any kind of help or consideration because those with the power and position to help have been burned so many times by this and other charlitans.
It's just not right and if I should ever get a chance to confront one of these people in general or the one in specific that i'm thinking of at the moment.......don't think i'll hesistate to b*tchslap the woman!
Just my two pennies......I now return you to the regularly scheduled day.....
Wouldn't you just know it! I had one roll of film developed and after i'm all done hubby informs me there were two!!! :?
Anyways.........i've added two new albums with the pictures I do have from Amanda's birthday and her first day of school.
I added the link to my online photo album on the left...hopefully that will take care of the problems seeing the pictures!
The "album names" are pretty self explanatory.
She had an absolute blast at school today. She is really excited about going again tomorrow.....now lets hope this keeps up till she graduates!!! :D
She made some new friends and got into trouble already for talking and "wiggling" in her seat. But the daily progress report from her teacher said it was a great first day. Major relief for me!
Well I dropped Amanda off at 7:30 this morning for her very first day of kindergarten. She was so excited! I asked her if she was scared, even just a little and she told me.....
"No mom! I'm gonna go right in there and tell them all my name and learn lots of new things!"
I'm so proud of her! She handled it like a trooper and it was mommy who had butterflies. I did NOT cry however...even though i fully expected to!
So daddy and I are hanging out today and getting some organization and cleaning done that we couldn't do last week. Oh! And on a side note....it was daddy who was crying this morning! He kept sniffling while getting Amanda dressed in her little uniform.
We took lots of pictures and finished off the role of film so i'm going to get it developed today (it has the birthday pictures on it too) and hopefully tomorrow I can put some pictures up.
What a busy day! Last minute details for the first day of school to take care of...saying goodbye to family as they leave to go back to Michigan...and cleaning up the mess from the weekend invaders! Phew!
Took Amanda shopping today with her birthday money. She is a Toys-R-Us junkie and had a blast walking the aisles. She gets into shopping mode and just goes non-stop. I'd probably find it pretty funny if it didn't make me think of when she gets older and is wanting to go to the mall with her buddies....(mental image of HUGE bills going through my head) ACK!
Hubby is staying home with me tomorrow to see her off and be there when it's time to pick her up. We're going to see how long it takes until we get the call that she's already gotten her first detention! :lol: I'm saying before lunch and hubby says after....
Well the birthday party went off really well. Most of the invited guests showed up and everyone enjoyed the company and the food. Amanda got very spoiled and loved every minute of it.
I have a complaint though. All my life i've been a good daughter. I've always kept in touch with my parents and enjoyed (what I thought to be) a close relationship with them. I wasn't one of those hellraising kids that broke all the rules, and made life miserable. Having said that I gotta ask.......
WHY THE DRUMS????
Grandpa and Grandma got Amanda one of those "bands in a drum" things.......you know the one.........with a drum, sticks, whistle, recorder, castinets, moroccas and kazoo. Major noise maker! When I asked them why.......my dad tells me that it's "what comes around goes around". Huh? I wasn't the wild child growing up so WHY ME??????
At 7am this morning Amanda is wanting to play the little drum cadet! UGH!
We did get some good pictures though, so as soon as we get them developed i'll post them.
Yay it's finally here! It's my baby's fifth birthday. WooHOOO! Now I can finally relax and enjoy the day.........riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. :roll:
The day started off with a 5am wake up call to take hubby to work, then a 9am doc appointment followed by a superquick trip to the grocery store for last minute things. Rush from the store to a 11am hair appointment then off to pick up the birthday cake. (nope, didn't do it myself.....bad me I know!)
Finally get home just in time to start the rest of the prep work for the upcoming dinner and guests. Sheesh! I need a twelve hour nap! All I can say is thank heavens this only happens once a year!
I've been working in the health care field for many, MANY years. I've done everything from nursing homes to in home care for the terminally ill to the developmentally disabled. If it's health concearned i've probably seen it. I'm also a full time mommy with a five year old that has been thru her fair share of sickies and ickies.
Now with all that experience I can honestly say it's hard to give me the oogies. Even harder to gross me out. But I had both the oogies and grossies at 6:30 this morning! What could make a veteran of the disgusting actually cringe?
There was a dead chameleon in my washing machine. :shock:
Yep, you read that right. A good sized black one with stripes and half of a tail. (the other half evidently got caught in one of the holes in the washtub during one of the cycles) I gotta tell ya....that early in the morning, with NO caffeine in my system....*shudders*
Well it's Wed morning and ALL the spastic cleaning has come to a halt. Thank God we're done!
Hey Kim, I think your pups sent their tummy bug to mine! Kodi has been sick all morning starting about 5am! (So much for my clean carpets!)
Today is orientation for the kiddo. I don't know who's more excited! Her or Mom and Dad! But she'll get to meet her teacher and other classmates today. Should be fun.
Good news on the Jeep front!!! Looks like we FINALLY got all the knots out of the title mess and it'll be plated and on the road today or tomorrow! Cross your fingers (and toes!) that nothing goes wrong!!!!! Then next week it's into the shop for the oil leak and a new radio system and it'll be done!!!!!! YES!!!!!!
I woke up psycho woman today on a cleaning vengeance today. I am a woman on a mission!!!!
My daughter turns five this week so i'm wanting to make the house sparkle before her grandparents show up from out of state! so break out the Rug Doctor and the dust mops!
I'm going to get her a special treat this year for the big occasion.......an ice cream cake from DQ. I can't wait already!!!!!
We got new dishes, silverware and cups this weekend. Now I know that sounds like a real yawn for most people, but we're kitchen nuts here so it was exciting for us. Ok, I know..........I need a life! :D Anyways, now when you open the cupboards its a rainbow of colors!
Well it's another hot, rainy Sunday. Bleah! Our lawn looks like the amazon jungle but it's too wet to mow! But Kodi and the kid are having fun chasing bugs out there so I guess not all is lost! :wink:
I managed to snap an (almost) recognizable picture of the ankle bracelet I made, with my webcam. So It's here...
if you'd like to go look at it. Please give me an honest opinion!
We finally broke down and got a little smoothie maker last night. We had a blast trying to think up new kinds of fruit drinks! My daughter would wait until we'd start mixing it and then she'd spin around yelling "go oozie! go oozie!" until the blender would stop. Then she'd fall to her but just grinning like a mad thing!
Today is mom's day of escape. I'm leaving the kids behind to fend for themselves (poor Dad! LOL) and i'm going to go haunt some of my favorite bead stores and craft shops. I'm hoping to find some inspirational pieces to work with, or some new books for ideas.
The traditional day of grocery shopping and errand running for me. *yawn* I'm so excited. :?
Well after a week of biting my nails, and sitting on my enthusiasm so I wouldn't bug the h*ll out of everyone (mainly my husband) I head off yesterday to the DMV.
Now I got directions from hubby, so feeling fairly confident I grab his cell phone (just in case) and head off down the road with the child in tow. 45 minutes later i'm calling him asking for directions--again--as his didn't work for me! Finally I get a workable address and plug it into the dashtop gps and we're off. 30 minutes, and two stops for more directions, after that I finally find it!
Dragging the now bored child behind me I dash into the DMV to avoid the lightning and rain clouds coming in really quickly from the coast and stand in line for another 20 minutes.
My excitement raging (or is that my temper? LOL) it's finally my turn. I get up to the deadwoman behind the counter (which is six foot tall and I only stand 5'4") and standing on tiptoe I slap the title down and make my request. Madame Cadaver pulls out her trusty highlighter and starts telling me all the things that were missed on the filling out of the title.
Did you know in the state of NC you have to have TWO notary signatures? Well I didn't, so now i'm back at home with NO Jeep, NO working title and NO plates. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! Now i've got to figure out how to get back in touch with the guy, from whom we bought the Jeep. He was selling it for his uncle, whom came out to our little town to sign the title over when we bought it, but other than that i've NO idea where this man lives or how to get in touch with him.
Somebody just shoot me now..........please!?!
So now I have till the 18th of this month to track the title owner down, get it transferred, get the plates, get the small oil leak fixed (not a biggie THAT I can do myself) get my kiddo's birthday taken care of, all the last minute school shopping done and prepare for visitors for the last part of next week and the first part of the week after. And do it with one vehicle to share with hubby while he works all day.
Oh, and just throw in two doctor's appointments, blood work and a possible MRI. YUCK!
After a fairly sleepless night i'm psyched, pumped and sooooo ready to go get the plates for my Jeep!!!! I've got all my papers in order, and even pulled the old battery out of the remote door lock thingy! To quote Spongebob...."I'm READY!"
But aparrently the vehicle isn't. I jumped in it this morning to fire it up and the battery is D E A D! Oh well, not a problem. I'm going to be in town anyways so i'll just get a new one.
Kim and LS9 thank you so much for your supportive comments!! It's good to know that i'm not going crazy! LOL
Well, i'm off to tackle the DMV and the rest of humanity!
Ok, I am SO confused! Or not confused, so much as frustrated!
I went to the weight doc today, and i've lost another six pounds in two weeks. (yay me) And this man tells me that i'm still not losing it fast enough! I've lost nearly 20lbs in six weeks and its not fast enough!???
To top that off he wants to up the diet pill dosage i'm on, which gives me headaches as it is, to the highest dosage as possible and add to it ANOTHER pill that is known for causing extreme exhaustion, migraines, and cataracts!!!! I've already turned this med down and he's pushing to get me on it. UGH!!!! I've HAD it with him!
I told him I was planning on going to a women's gym and working out after my daughter starts school and he told me that it won't help me lose any more weight. I am so confuddled!
Well we're on day three of heat warnings and nasty hot weather. I feel sorry for hubby as he is working in a metal building, with no shade, with heat causing chemicals and machinery and his office a/c was hit by lightining a few nights ago so he has NO break! Yesterday it was 115 in the building. Ugh!
I get to go see the psycho doc today. Yeehaaa. I can't wait to see what he has to offer today. I've been a bad girl these past two weeks....i've not kept up on my calorie sheets..........my diet hasn't changed I've just not documented it much. *rolling eyes*
I heard this song yesterday and it really hit a soft spot for me so I wanted to share the lyrics.
In My Daughter's Eyes
In my daughter's eyes I am a hero I am strong and wise and I know no fear But the truth is plain to see She was sent to rescue me I see who I wanna be In my daughter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal Darkness turns to light and the world is at peace This miracle God gave to me gives me strength when I am weak I find reason to believe In my daughter's eyes
And when she wraps her hand around my finger Oh it puts a smile in my heart Everything becomes a little clearer I realize what life is all about
It's hangin' on when your heart has had enough It's giving more when you feel like giving up I've seen the light It's in my daugter's eyes
In my daughter's eyes I can see the future A reflection of who I am and what will be Though she'll grow and someday leave Maybe raise a family When I'm gone I hope you see how happy she made me For I'll be there In my daughter's eyes
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! Personally I did absolutely NOTHING all weekend and loved it! I do have to admit though, i'm about video game'd out. Ugh! I have dreams of Scooby Doo and ghosts now! LOL
Its so nice to see that more people have left feedback. I love the comments so please keep them coming!
This week is going to be a busy one! I go see psycho doc this week and I get my jeep on the road! WooHOOO! I can't wait! It's been TEN long years since i've had a vehicle all for myself! We've never been in a situation where we actually [i][b]needed[/b][/i] a second vehicle, but with monster kid going to school it's now a necessity.
Anywho, by the end of this week i'll be the driver of a mint condition '91 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. I can't wait!!!! I've been looking for the perfect "personalization" items.........floormats , seat covers and a steering wheel cover with dragons!
I have been an avid dragon collector for most of my life. One of my first tattoos was a dragon. Just as Orion as he has a car protector dragon from me! (you had to know i'd tuck you in there somewhere! ;-) )
Anyways, i'll keep y'all up to date on the saga of the Jeep and all that good stuff!
Hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th celebration. We spent the day as a family unit hanging at the house watching the RAIN!!! :?
Have you ever watched someone who's really into a game or a movie? The kind of "into" it where they've totally blocked the world out? I watched my daughter playing her video game this weekend (Scooby Doo) and it was absolutely hilarious! When she wanted the dog to jump SHE would jump, when she wanted him to run she'd run in place, etc.... My bed will never be the same due to this goofy game, but she's having a blast! The best part is when she's trying to make Scooby swing from one object to the next....she usually wound up falling off the bed or pulling the controller cord right out of the gamebox!
Speaking of my daughter...the little terrorist turns five in less than two weeks! I can't believe it. She's gone thru so many stages in her little life, and i'm loving watching every one. We haven't really decided what we want to get her for her birthday, but i'm leaning towards a big ol' sandbox or maybe a kidde pool. She's been dying for both of them.
And three days after her birthday she starts school!!! NOW i'm feeling old! I feel sorry for the kindergarten teachers. During the registration process they gave me a paper asking for any specific information to help them get to know the child and to make it easier for them to settle into the new routine. When the woman behind the desk read mine I got the raised eyebrows and the censorous shaking of the head. It read something like...
"Amanda is extremely self directed and plays well with others as long as she's in charge. In short she's going to be the first successful world dictator."
They didn't believe me! I guess they'll just have to figure it out on their own! :wink:
Well it's a Saturday morning and once again i'm up WAY too early! Those of you with small children or early morning jobs can appreciate this....will I ever get to sleep past the crack of dawn again??????
I've recently started a new hobby, making wire wrapped jewelry. I'm still new at it, but i'm pretty excited about the results. My husband likes to joke that one day i'll be good enough to make us money from ebay!
I'm wanting to start a special project for my mother in law, but i'm kinda unsure how to go about it. She's a very religous woman who's got cancer and isn't doing very well. I wanted to make her a special rosary, but don't know how she'd feel about it. Also, since i'm fairly ignorant of the whole religion aspect of things i'm not sure about any rules as to what it has to look like, what it can be made of, etc... other than the number of beads, spacers, medallions. But i'll figure it out one way or another.
I'm planning on upgrading my site eventually and making it so I can post pictures and whatnot on it. When I do i'll snap a pic and y'all can see the results.
On the lighter side....yesterday my daughter disappeared for awhile. At first I didn't think much of it as she was in the bathroom and I figured she was doing her thing. About ten minutes later, still no kid....so I knock on the door and I heard lots of thumping and banging and a very nervous "just a minute mommy". Opening the door I find blue/green foam EVERYWHERE. When I asked her what she did she tells me that she was pretending that the bathroom had been invaded by aliens and she was using the special "raygun" (Lysol foaming brush) to "shoot" (spray the foam) all over and kill the invaders.
Ah well........I guess it needed to be cleaned again anyways! :roll:
After a sleepless night, this morning is looking mighty dull and grey outside. It's the rainy time of year here in N.C., but if I wait an hour or so the sun will be out.
I am a member of the Def Leppard on line community and though I don't participate as much anymore I still enjoy reading what a lot of the people involved there have to say. So I added links to some blogs of the people I enjoyed reading and communicating with. Theres lots more out there so i'll be adding more as I get them.
Also, feel free to add me to your blogger list! I enjoy the company! :D
This is a big holiday weekend coming up, so I just want to say to everyone, have a great weekend and play safe and play SMART!
Ever have one of those things happen in your home town that make you really glad you're not there anymore? This is one of those things....it's strange and a bit disgusting so if you've a weak tummy you might not want to read it!
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently released its decision on the case, in which the man poured urine into a bag of pretzels.
The case stems from a April 20, 2002 incident that began when Michael David Guthrie, 30, was using a neighboring pet groomer's phone lines to test modems at a computer shop. He also slept in a back room at the computer shop on occasion.
He also kept a "two-liter soda bottle filled with stale urine to wreak vengeance on people who 'disrespected' him," the opinion states.
The grooming shop's owner twice went to the computer shop to wake up Guthrie, asking him to fix the phone lines because they weren't working.
Guthrie eventually, and irately, went next door and worked on the phone line -- in the process damaging ceiling tiles and shouting that the problem wasn't his fault.
The victim closed the shop Saturday, and it was opened again on Tuesday; there were no pets boarded while the shop was closed. The victim found stale urine covering the floor, carpets and dog crates. While cleaning the mess, she grabbed a bag of pretzels from a 6-foot shelf, and began eating one.
It was wet. The victim stated she immediately knew Guthrie had tampered with the pretzels.
A jury convicted Guthrie in Midland County Circuit Court.
On appeal, Guthrie and his attorney argued there was not enough evidence to prove he intended to harm the victim, to prove the substance on the pretzels was urine or to show urine is a harmful substance.
The appeals judges saw things differently, ruling Guthrie's possession of a bottle filled with urine and leaving pretzels on a shelf where they would be eaten showed his intent to harm the woman; they also cited an expert witness called by the prosecution testifying the substance on the pretzels contained two main ingredients of urine -- creatine and urea.
An expert witness also testified urine can transmit disease through viruses or bacteria it might contain, and that a sample of the urine from the pretzel bag contained bacteria.
First off let me just say i'm so excited to hear from people and glad you're enjoying reading my ramblings. It's exciting, but a little scary too......but I think i can handle it! :D :wink:
Have you ever got one of "those" calls. You know the ones. late at night from old friends or family you've not heard from in [u][b]AGES[/b][/u]? Well I got one of those last night.
I've not heard from this friend in almost two years, since i've moved down here to be with hubby. And it was soooo wonderful to hear her voice again. It brought back so many fun and warm memories, but at the same time it was sad too. She has a daughter that i'd been involved with so much when she was a newborn and the last time i'd saw her she was just starting to walk. Last night she was talking to me and telling me about being a big girl and and all the things that go along with that. *sighs*
But my friend is doing so well, going to school, got rid of a bad relationship and is much more grounded now. I'm so proud and happy for her! Just miss the hell out of her.
