Gadgets

I wanted to funky up my page for 2011 but I cannot figure out these gadget thingies. The ones that seem easy to add I don't want. I don't know what I want. *sigh* Guess I will leave it alone. Hungry. Hey! I'm hungry! Perhaps the bug is gone! Yeah!

Happy New Years Eve

Happy Dec 31, 2010. The last day of 2010. Sheesh. I'm so glad this year is OVER! Ha. 2011. Should be another kick you in the gut, punch you in the neck, fantastical year. I need club soda. It's about the only thing I can drink right now. Still have gut pain from the norovirus. Whee.

Norovirus

I told you I was sick. Norovirus aka norwalk. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/norovirus-eng.php in case you're curious. Diagnosed Mon night at ER. Down side, liquid diet for a few more days. Up side, no urge to smoke since Sunday. I have quit smoking many times and some lasted longer than others, but none have been permanent. I have decided not to quit smoking. I will simply be a smoking that is not having a cig right now. Let's see how long it can last. If alkies take it one day at a time, smokers take it 1 min at a time. I'm sure that's what it will feel like in a couple days when this illness has run its course.

Dec 25

Merry Christmas! Hubby and I are waiting for children to awake.

Christmas Eve Eve

HOLY MOLY! 23 December already? Grrr. Why can't my love and unending sacrifice be enough? Presents, turkey dinner, desserts, too? Merry Christmas mommy.

Do you know the story of stone soup? If not, http://www.extremelinux.info/stonesoup/stonesoup.html

I was thinking of having a stone soup Sunday someday. Would you come if I did? I think it would be fun. Everyone that comes would bring 1 ingredient for the soup and we could visit while it cooks and then we'd eat it all up. I have the huge pot. I shall mull this over. Feedback?

The Moon

Anybody go outside tonight. Or last night for most of you. I had to get #1 son from work at 11pm. When I first looked outside I thought what a beautiful night. Kinda foggy but pretty. Then I stepped out side. First thought.... oooohhh look at the moon. A huge, full, luminescent ball in the sky. What a perfect night for a walk in the woods.....or a sleigh ride!! Any one got a sleigh. Then I realized my face hurt. Fog isn't supposed to hurt. So I stopped staring at the moon and realized the air was full of teeny tiny dancing ice crystals. Cool. Then I realized it was kinda cold. So instead of a walk in the woods I get to walk around the jeep, brushing off teeny, tiny, ice crystals. Now I'm getting frozen. Jump into jeep. Now dancing ice crystals are very pretty when your just standing there..... driving...whole nother can of worms. But we've arrived alive.

Of all that wanted to watch the eclipse, only #1 son and I are left. I've seen these things before but it's still pretty cool. I Tried to convince #3 son to wake up and see the last of it.... but he said "I just want to sleep, like normal people do". What you trying to say, dude? Going to check the progress of moon now.

AAck. Too much ice/fog in the air. We saw the first 25% turn red but then it became to grey to see it all. Bummer.

2010 - what the h e double hockey sticks

2010. I should have stayed in bed. Had I known what kind of year 2010 would turn out to be... I'd have skipped it. 2011 has got to be better. "because I said so". One side of me wants to pour it ALL out, right here, right know. The other side (the one that usually wins) says sssshhhhh, you never know who's looking. BAH! One of these days the fingers are gonna fly. Then you will know all.

Stay tuned until further notice.

Huh?

I came on tonight to write something (very profound I'm sure) but I went and read some blogs I follow first and now have no idea what I wanted to say.

Deck the halls

I have decided I will NOT live in fear. I will NOT let my life be controlled by any one but me. I'm taking back my house and my family. I am NOT a victim. I WILL protect those I love. I am not ignorant nor naive. I am strong and determined.

Wow. As I write that a beautiful golden light has suddenly illuminated my room from the window.

I can't seem to find the words to explain how warm and wonderful the light felt. It's gone now, but tears are running down my face. Not of sadness but of joy.

I am going to decorate my house today. I am going to create warmth and festivity for my family. I am going to DECK THE HALLS!!

Delete?

Due some unfortunate events that have occurred I may have to remove my blog. I don't really want to. I like talking to myself here. And sometimes, just maybe, someone looks at it. I am going to attempt to make it as private as possible but who knows if or how that works. I really, really, am angry that I must change my life because of the actions of a bitter, unstable, violent person. That I must wake up every day in fear for myself and my children/grandchild. Someday, I may post the events of the past 5 days but I will wait until all court proceedings are finished. Oh, in case any one is wondering it's not my hubby. We are hanging on through this crisis together.


Stress: the desire to choke the living crap out of someone that desperately deserves, but can't. Because I was not raised by wolves.

Coffee Mug

Today I morn the loss my coffee cup. Calling it a cup is sorta minimizing the gloriousness of the coffee mug. It was a purple travel mug. It was big. It held the perfect amount of wake me up juice. That mug had travelled everywhere with me. I've had it for more years than I can remember. I left it in the court house yesterday. After getting the run around for 30 min and no one able to help me with getting a restraining order, I was soooo frustrated I marched out of that building and forgot my mug. I don't even know where. I may have left it with security. I may have left it sitting at one of the many windows I was left standing at. Doesn't really matter. It's gone. Wahhhhh! I shall now be on the hunt for another perfect coffee mug. Until I find one I guess I'll have to make do with one of these lame, little, teeny, mugs. So, please, while you enjoy your morning cup of joe, tea, juice, power drink, or whatever, raise your glass and say "To the mug!!" Thank you.

The tangled web

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

*sigh* remember that screw I mentioned was loosening. I'm pretty sure I heard it fall out today, but with all the CRAP going on I didn't have time to look for  it. On the up side, 'cause there has to be one, I've had my beautiful grandbaby here for about 36 hours now. I'm very sure she is the only reason no one has been punched in the neck. Hubby has been dealing with the parents of said baby as I "don't have a good enough filter on my mouth". Bah! Sometimes times things need to said even if the truth hurts. And seriously. If you're going to keep putting me in the middle of your drama I'm going to tell it like it is. I don't sugar coat to grown adults, raising a child. But as Doris Day sang, Que Sera Sera, Whatever will be will be.

K+I+D+S = STRESS

Today we (hubby and I) shall be dealing with our children. It will take an inhumane amount of will power to not freak out. I did rant and rave for a couple hours last night so I hope I will be able to maintain some rationality today. Seriously though, I still want to punch someone in the neck. Any volunteers??

The silver lining? When I get stressed like this I get hyper organized. OCD organized. My linen closet is now a thing of beauty.



my t-shirts


















I usually have my stuff a certain way already but when I get hyper I things become even more sorted/cleaned/organized/ etc. Clutter drives me nuts. Therefore my unorganized children drive me nuts. And why when I compose a post it looks a certain way but when I preview it changes. More arrgh. TTFN

Hmm. 1 day later, I've decided the t-shirts aren't straighten enough, and the edges aren't even. Must fix.

craptastic

Using GREAT restraint here. Daught #1 and I.S. did not pay their rent. 14 day eviction notice. Hmmm. 3 guesses as to where they are going to go and the first two don't count. We (the parents) were going to pick them up this evening to discuss the future but #1 mommy needs time for the urge to punch people in the neck to pass. #1 mommy also discovered some other things about #1 daught and I.S. that shall not be repeated here but make #1 mommy require those lovely meds #1 doctor has perscribed. #1 mommies' screws are loosening by the moment. What do you do when you want to hug someone and never let go and punch them out at the same time?

Nuthin'

So hubby didn't get the job. They wanted someone with more boiler experience. AAARRRRGGGGHHH!
He says 'dont worry, lot's of people are hiring'.      Really??? Where????    Poop.

Call me!!

ACK! Still waiting on pins and needles for this company to call. If you say you're gonna call ... CALL! If you think my hubby is one of those doomahickies you throw in a drawer and forget about, then don't say you'll call. If you want to hire him CALL. Sheesh. I feel like one of those teenagers that sits by the phone going will he call, should I call him, maybe he doesn't like me..blah blah blah.

I seem to be in a good mood today. I wonder if this will last. Maybe the new pills?? Naw, I don't think they work after 2 days.

Does any one even read this thing anymore? Whatever. It's mine to do with as I see fit.

waiting

So hubby had his interview yesterday. Of 100 applicants for the position only 5 were interviewed. We are supposed to hear back this afternoon. I am thinking of reeducating myself. I haven't had 1 interview all year. Obviously my qualifications aren't cutting it. Now I just have to figure out what I want to do. I've heard there are some agencies out there that will do apptitude tests to see what I'd be good at. Guess I'll troll around the net for that. This is if hubby gets employed. If he doesn't I guess I'll be looking for whatever min wage job I can find. *sigh*

reactions

I've discovered these little reaction buttons I can put at the end of the post. Any choices you'd like to see? I don't know how many I can have or how they work but click one so I can find out.

invasion

So  #3 son and I are home alone. All is very quiet while I'm upstairs folding laundry. I go downstairs to see this.

DUDE! What have you done?!? "SSHHHH mom. I'm playing a trick on #2 son. Don't worry, I'll put it back when I'm done." (you bet your bippy you will) Mom "what is the trick?" Son " We've been attacked by zombies" Yeah, sure, okay. Did I really need to ask. So being the cool mom I am, I do this to #3 son. 

Haha, kids crafting glue and water based paint.

Lint invasion

Why are there little, plastic, green army men in the laundry?? Is there a lint invasion I am unaware of?? Looking at my lint trap, I think I'm about to be over run.

bummer

Bummer. No coffee delivery this morning. #3 son comes in and says " No hurry mom, It's pretty yucky out so I don't think I'll have to patrol today" Way to go dude. No coffee delivery and yucky weather out. Hooray for command start. No scraping of window today. It's not to cold out but very foggy.

I had to read the warnings on this new prescription I got, only to discover my arms aren't long enough. Yeah, I've been doing that thing my gramma used to do where you pick up something to read, then slowly move it away from your face till you can see it. I ended up using my reading glasses. Bah. I've had a pair of reading glasses for about 10 yrs but rarely used them. I'm wearing them now. Stupid old eyes. SHEESH!

Perhaps it's time to get an eye appt. Oh yeah, that is not covered by healthcare, so I will not be getting the old eyes checked any time soon. Kids are still covered though. Did I mention #3 son started wearing glasses last year. He hates them. "They make everything too close" We (myself and his teacher) have convinced him to wear them in class, but he will not wear them outside of the classroom. I guess some is better than none but it goes a long way to explaining many of his childhood injuries. He has very poor depth perception without them. He has knocked himself out on the play ground twice. Split his head open twice (seperate from the knocking out). He's broken his elbow, seperated his shoulder, and had more lumps and bruises then I can count. I used to watch him walk across a bare floor and fall or fall off a chair for no reason. His doc thought his hips had a problem when he was little, turned out to be his eyes. He also has MHE. http://www.radix.net/~hogue/mhe.htm Here is a little blurb. #3 son has inhereted this from his dad. Luckily his dad's is very mild, and so is #3 son. So far we have only found 1 growth in his hand but I suspect more as he has been mentioning pain in his legs and knees more often. I'm guessing another x-ray will be on order soon. Well, I'm done for now. #3 son has more stuff but another day. TTFN

wake up

So yesterday I woke up late. This morning #3 son creeps into my room at 730 and says in a soft sing song "good morning mom, wake up, I brought you coffee, we don't want to be late." What a sweetie. (I guess I can forgive the whole dismemberment thing) We weren't late yesterday by the way, but when he's on school patrol he worries he'll be late. I usually drag my carcass out at 8 to make sure everyone is running smooth. Went to the walk in this morn. 90 min wait. Good thing I have nothing to do all day. Haha. Saw the doc, got my prescription filled and was home in 26 min. Bleah. Happy Dec 1. 24 days to Christmas. Will I find my happy by then????