*insert country music here*

Ever seen a 12 lb calf? Amber Dawn was barely 10lb when she was born a week ago Saturday. She's so freaking cute! And TINY!!! OMG....she's no heavier than a 1 month old infant. And barely knee high on my fil. She doesn't even come up to Rotten2's waist. This is her standing next to my 75lb Yellow Lab...

Sooooooooo cute. I wanted to bring her home so badly. However, I cannot bottle feed her every 5 hours like she needs right now. *pout* She'll be in the pen at the farm for at least 6 months.
As promised, pictures. Of course, it's morning, but...better late than never, right? And as an added bonus for waiting oh so patiently....Rotten1 and Trouble on the go kart.

Pooty Cabbage Girl

Bravie has her own website.

Look. It even has a picture of her.

Am I being weird?

Background: When we go to the farm, we typically all load up in one vehicle. Up until recently, that has been my vehicle because it was the most spacious. Now, that DH has the big extended cab truck that will haul the kids' go cart and I have the itsy bitsy little car, we load up his truck and go.

Selfish Momma: I want MY vehicle to drive should I choose to go somewhere without everyone (or with only a person or two).

Sane Momma: There are a grand total of 6 vehicles (cars, trucks, Jeeps, and I'm not counting the two four wheelers, Ranger, or farm truck) to drive at any given moment at the farm. I could drive something different constantly, if I wanted to. I wouldn't really even have to ask "permission" to drive one of them.

So why do I want to spend twice as much as necessary in gas this weeked to take my car, that I may or may not even drive while I'm there? Am I that much of a control freak that I have to have my car or I'll feel "trapped"? Even though, rationally, I know that is so far from the truth it's not funny.

Three Cheers for Spring!

Yay! This weekend made an amazing difference in my overall mood and general crappiness. It wasn't great weather, but it was enough. The yard is green, flowers are on sale at the nurseries, and heavy coats have been put away. Feels like life is coming back to my little corner of the world.

Hung out with a couple of friends after work Friday, which was desperately needed. I just haven't had the .... energy or desire, I guess ... to be a good friend to much of anyone in the last few months. This winter seemed to hit me pretty hard. We had several drinks, some fajitas and just had fun. Saturday and Sunday were consumed by a craptastic garage sale. Didn't make much and didn't get rid of much. :( Oh well. What was left is in storage and I'll probably take it to the flea market in a few weeks.

*smooches* to all my bloggy buddies!

I wanna.....

I wanna go shopping! I don't really need anything, I don't even really want anything. I just wanna go shopping.

I wanna nap! I slept lots the last few nights, but I don't feel rested.

I wanna cook a gourmet meal (or at least a really good meal), but with only DH and I at home and him being in a "simple" mode this week...it's just not worth it.

What about you? What do you wanna do?

*whine*

My back fvcking hurts! Still. If this doesn't start getting better soon, I will have to go to the doctor. Uck. I hate doctors.

In other news, it's Spring Break. The kids are with the ex-in-laws at the lake for the better part of the week, then with their dad for the weekend. I guess it's Spring Break for us, too! Sure doesn't feel like it with the rain, thunder, back issues, and work to deal with though.

Gee. My life is downright exciting, huh?

ETA: I've watched bits and pieces of AI this season, the first I've really paid any attention too. Damn, the boys SUCK. They have all butchered their songs tonight. So did most of the girls tonight. What was up with forgetting the lyrics? Although, I did kinda like Hayley. Melinda is amazing. Wow.

Part Two of AI: Lakeisha was okay, not her best that I've seen. Jordin did pretty well. In fact, it was enough to make me stop what I was doing and turn around. And there was one guy that I forgot his name that did pretty decent. I think Randy liked him, too. Phil was ... okay. That's the best I can do. I have the top 5 figured out, I think.

%#$*#()!*@#

OW! OW! OOOOOOOOOOOW!

Fvcking rain! Fvcking wooden deck steps!

Walking out to the car this morning, on my way to work. I busted my ass on the middle step and went down. Bump, Bump, Slam!

I've got a 1 1/2" x 3" swollen bruise on my back where I hit the steps. I had to change my jeans because my butt was soaked. And I hurt. Very much.

Happy Oreo Day!

On this day in 1912, the first Oreo cookies were sold.

If you took all the Oreos sold in the last 95 years and stacked them on top of each other, you'd be able to make 12 trips to the moon and back.

Oreos and milk for all of blogland today!

*sticks out tongue*

So.There.

I'm in an ornery mood today.

My hand has a blister.

My desk looks like a grocery store. I have Cheez-It White Cheddar snacks, Cape Cod potato chips, French onion dip, and corn and flour tortillas. All brought in by my employees. I think they are trying to bribe me. For what, I don't know.

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Jeff Foxworthy's new show on Fox is absolutely hilarious. DH called from work halfway through the show to tell me to turn it on. You have to know the answer, there is no multiple choice. However, you are given two cheats - to peek at the student's paper or to copy a student's answer. Some of the questions included:

*What is the longest bone in the body?

*What element on the periodic table is Na?

*What is the largest species of bear?

*How many states border the Pacific Ocean?

Without googling, do you know the answers?

I wanna be like you.......

Create your own Friend Test here

Fvck!

Friday night I got home, got the kids home. Turned on my computer and checked my email. Left the computer on, as always. Made dinner and decided to go ahead and give the dog her shower early. I'd finished bathing her and was about to turn of the water when it happened. At first, I thought it was the Rottens. Rotten2 had been in the bathroom for just a moment.

Lights on. Lights off. Lights on. Lights off. Lights on. Lights off. For two hours. Apparently our entire grid had a minor meltdown. And so did my computer, which was "protected" by a brand fvcking new surge protector.

So now, I'm on the hunt for a new power supply. And I have no computer of my own at home. DH and Rotten1 have theirs. But it's not the same, dammit.

*waves*

Sorry I've been slightly non-existant lately. Between Rotten1's birthday and being sick with the cold/flu bug, I've been about useless lately.

Happy Birth Day to Miss Kennedy! I'm so very happy for the Monsty family. I wish them all lots of love and joy.

For anyone who's news I've missed, point me in the direction of your blog and I'll get there soon, I promise.

*smoooooooooooch*

Kids are EXPENSIVE!

Rotten1's birthday is Monday. I took Rotten2 shopping last night for her brother's birthday. Total cost: $35.00 and some change.

Rotten1 needed lunch money. So did Rotten2. Of course, this is for two weeks. Total Cost: $50.00

The kids' school is selling tshirts, necklaces, and earrings to raise money for something or other. Today is the last day. Total cost (for now): $14.00

Our company is working with our sister company, Heely's. Two kids, a pair each. Total Cost: $60.00

All in all, in less than 24 hours, my kids cost me over $150. Damn.

Observations of a WalMart shopper

I went to the store tonight, partially for a Valentine's card for DH, partly because I needed a few miscellaneous household items, and partly because I had time to kill. The kids are at their dad's for the night, DH is at work. So I browsed through the store to see if anything caught my eye. And I learned a few things.

One man bought his wife's Valentine's card/gift a week ago. But he forgot his mother-in-law. The selection of mother-in-law Valentine's cards is nil on Valentine's Day.

Two men were shopping together and trying to find the "right" romantic card for their wives while proclaiming how cheesy the cards really are.

One woman and her daughter stood in the same spot, looking at the same card for five full minutes. And discussed what Jason did not do for Valentine's Day. If I am guessing correctly, no one really expected Jason to do anything, so it was not a great shock he did nothing. But they were still disappointed.

Another woman picked up a card, placed it in her basket, rolled off. Came back with Valentine's wrapping paper. Put back the card she originally had and took another. Left. Apparently put up the wrapping paper. Put back the card. Got another. Left. Came back with the paper, stared at the cards again. And left.

A man, staring at the cards for as long as I watched the people from the safety of the men's clothing area, remarked that it was his own fault there were no cards to choose from. If only he'd learned the last 23 years not to put off shopping til the very last minute.

And this? is part of the reason I just don't like Valentine's Day. Entirely too stressful to make sure you get the right card, gift and wrapping paper for everyone so they know they are loved by Hallmark and their family.

Survivor

Besides Boo, who is with me watching this season of Survivor? Seems a bit....interesting, I suppose. I'm tired of the Exile Island gimmick, but, who knows. Maybe it will be okay. *shrug*

I have.......

a new hobby/job! Yay me!

I'm making stethoscope covers! DH started this whole idea when he went into a medical supply/uniform store over in Dallas several months ago. Found one he liked and it cost $7. Okay. Let's dissect this thing - it's a piece of material, folded in half, with velcro at top and bottom. It takes 5 minutes to make. Costs so very, very little to make.

So. I found some kickass firefighter material for him and made one a week or so ago. He loved it. So. I went to Walmart and bought some Valentine's, St Patrick's Day, and just medical type stuff materials. And I'm sewing my little fingers right off. Ebay, here I come! I think I may tack a notice up on the bulletin boards at the hospital, too.

*sigh*

This has not been a good week in the Momma house. Rotten1 has gotten in trouble again at school for saying something he shouldn't. And this time, the punishment at school is much more severe than any of us feel it should be. So, I'm fighting hard for a reduced punishment. So far I've met with a stubborn, disrespectful principal and a professional, semi-open assistant superintendant. We'll see what happens, but .... the fight is no where near over. So if I'm a bit closed off or disappear for a bit, I'm probably too damn stressed to think straight.

Edited to add: Not 30 minutes after posting this, the assistant superintendant called me back. She'd concluded her investigation, spoken to the hard-ass principal and come up with a compromise that, while I'm not thrilled with it, definitely addresses my two main concerns. My son's quality of education will not suffer and he will be removed from the classroom where he is continually causing or getting in trouble with a certain group of children. It's not the best case, but it's workable. Unfortunatly, this is his last chance this school year. If he screws up like this again, there's not much we can do but deal with what the school hands out.

Lunch Dilemmas

Or, why I still haven't eaten my lunch from Monday.

See, I brought my Lean Cuisine chicken/pasta something or other Monday. But then we ate a huge department breakfast and I wasn't hungry, so one of the other girls and I split a roast beef sandwich. Then, yesterday, a girl from another department didn't bring her lunch and didn't have her car. She offered to buy my lunch if I took her to get something. Hmmm...okay. So I ate out. Today, I didn't bring a new lunch because Monday's lunch is still sitting in the freezer. And one of the girls who works for me brought in a huge Italian sausage casserole thing for everyone to share. Looks like Monday's lunch will continue to freeze.

What about you? What are you eating today?

Shame on Momma!

Rotten2 lost her second tooth yesterday at school. At lunch. While eating the ham out of her ham sandwich. She was so proud of that little envelope that the nurse gave her to keep her tooth in. She even drew a picture during free time that said "I'm gunna see the toth farey. Yes! Yes! Yes!" She put the tooth under her pillow. She fell asleep in record time.

And I forgot.

I fucking forgot.

So I made up a story about how busy the tooth fairy must have been, since she had to visit another girl in Rotten2's class last night. And while she was brushing her teeth, the tooth fairy made a quick appearance.

All was well in Rotten2's world and now she has a story to tell her class today. I'm feeling absolutely horrid. The look on her face when she realized the tooth fairy didn't come....OMG. Never again. Never. Ever. Ever!