I feel no older, wiser nor any worse for the wear. *shrug* Not at all what I thought.
Rotten1 has been at Grandma's since Wednesday. He may come home today.
Rotten2 and DH went shopping for my birthday. I got a pair of Happy Bunny jammies, a pair of Betty Boop jammies, a Hello Kitty journal, some smart ass buttons, a small jewelry box, and some Hello Kitty stickers. *grin* Can you guess who did the shopping?
I scrubbed the front deck last night, to prep it for painting today. Now it looks like it's going to rain. It rained yesterday morning too.
And that? is my first exciting weekend at the age of thirty.
Sunday, July 29
Thursday, July 26
Show some love....
to our wonderful, funny, witty, sarcastic, loveable, sometimes mistreated, frustratingly adorable very own.........
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Carey!
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Carey!
**#( *$%&@ (#$@)* !!!!!!!!!
I carry my cell phone in my back pocket when I wear jeans. I wear jeans most days. This morning, for the first time in the two or more years I've carried my phone this way, my phone fell out of my pocket. And landed.in.the.toilet.
*#($&(*#$*/(**$%!!!!!!!!!
It is now sitting in the warehouse in pieces while I pray that it dries out and comes back to life.
*#($&(*#$*/(**$%!!!!!!!!!
It is now sitting in the warehouse in pieces while I pray that it dries out and comes back to life.
Friday, July 20
Friday Night Randoms
1. 5 lottery tickets and $10 later, I'm in the hole $8. Now I remember why I never buy scratch off tickets.
2. I'm exhausted, flat worn out. And I couldn't begin to tell you why.
3. Work has picked up, emotions are a bit wild, but all in all, things are good.
4. I'm loving the summer clearance sales for the kids - $3-5 for shirts, polos, capris and shorts at Old Navy, Kohl's and Walmart. Can't beat that!
5. School supplies are on sale! I've yet to pay more than $1 for the basics, with some stuff as cheap as 10cents each. Spirals, folders, notebook paper, markers, crayons, and much more! Yay!
6. I've actually gotten child support, again. I'm in shock.
7. 7 more days. Yikes.
2. I'm exhausted, flat worn out. And I couldn't begin to tell you why.
3. Work has picked up, emotions are a bit wild, but all in all, things are good.
4. I'm loving the summer clearance sales for the kids - $3-5 for shirts, polos, capris and shorts at Old Navy, Kohl's and Walmart. Can't beat that!
5. School supplies are on sale! I've yet to pay more than $1 for the basics, with some stuff as cheap as 10cents each. Spirals, folders, notebook paper, markers, crayons, and much more! Yay!
6. I've actually gotten child support, again. I'm in shock.
7. 7 more days. Yikes.
Tuesday, July 17
kitty parents, please help
i'm at my wit's end with belle. she's about 15 months old. she's been with us since she was 13 weeks. never before have we had any litter box issues. for the last couple of weeks, we have a new habit that i cannot stand. her litter box lives in the laundry room, where it has been since she moved in with us. same brand of litter, same box. nothing new. at.all. still cleaned at least once a day. yet, belle insists on taking a dump on the floor, right outside the litter box at least once every 2 days. and most of the time, there are only 1-2 things in the litter box.
i've tested her, i've gone over 24 hours without touching the litter box. it was effing full of stuff. and she shit on the floor. i've cleaned it after every pee and poop. and she's shit on the floor. what is going on with her?
oh. and she knows what she's doing, too. she will scoop litter out of the litter box and try to cover up her shit on the floor. and then she will pee in the litter box not long after.
i'm about to boot her shitty ass outside.
i've tested her, i've gone over 24 hours without touching the litter box. it was effing full of stuff. and she shit on the floor. i've cleaned it after every pee and poop. and she's shit on the floor. what is going on with her?
oh. and she knows what she's doing, too. she will scoop litter out of the litter box and try to cover up her shit on the floor. and then she will pee in the litter box not long after.
i'm about to boot her shitty ass outside.
Saturday, July 14
Today, barely a cloud in sight after 10amWednesday, July 11
whew. *shakes head*
who knew cancelling internet service could take 11 minutes and 12 seconds? and that was only the time spent actually speaking to someone! i called to cancel our lovely peoplepc - dh found a better deal and i really wasn't thrilled with (okay, i hated) the software you are supposed to use. reminds me too much of the old aol. so i call to cancel. she asks why. i tell her because i want to. she offers me 30 days free. no, thank you. just cancel it. well, blah, blah, blah-bitty-blah...she can give me 60 days free. no, thank you. i appreciate it, but just cancel the account. well, they can host my old/new email addys for half price without any internet access - only $1.49/month. now, why the hell would i do that when i can get a bazillion email addys for free?! no, thanks. just cancel all services. thank you. okay, she's really really sorry to hear that i'm leaving, please hold for the 45 digit cancellation number. okay...so it was only 17 digits long. shit! who the hell gives out 17 digit cancellation numbers??? that ought to tell you something, if they started at 1. or even 1000.
*sigh* why do the simple things in life have to be so difficult? and did i mention i made this phone call with the cat in my lap and the dog on my feet freaking out because it's effing storming complete with cloud to ground lightening strikes within a mile of the house? gah.
*sigh* why do the simple things in life have to be so difficult? and did i mention i made this phone call with the cat in my lap and the dog on my feet freaking out because it's effing storming complete with cloud to ground lightening strikes within a mile of the house? gah.
Tuesday, July 10
hi - updated
i got nuthin'.
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updated to say: i got somethin'.
Rain - July 10th - 1 inch in under 45 minutes
Rottens - still at the lake with the ex-in-laws
Child Support -i actually got 2 weeks worth of payments in a row. this is worth noting. i'll probably go into cardiac arrest if we go a full month.
Telephone Service - phone went out yesterday. by the time the verizon man came, it miraculously started working again. went out again tonight during the rain/thunder/lightening storm. miraculously started working when i unplugged the brand new phone line from the back of my computer. hm. is my modem dying a slow painful death? or is it the rain, as previously thought? dh ran all new phone lines in the house this morning.
bb8 - hm. i kinda like it. i kinda don't. it's still early. however, i'm favoring dani and dick. joe is the love to hate. jen is a whiny baby wannabe porn star. the rest? meh. i don't know who they are really. and dammit. i don't get showtime and don't have tivo. and i'm sure not going to buy either for this bunch. and what's up with hamsterwatch and rtvw feed updates? this svcks.
Rain - again. now. and tomorrow. and 30-50% chances from now til sunday. WTF? when did texas move to seattle and the rest of the country move to texas?
okay. so that's all i got at the moment. *waves*
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updated to say: i got somethin'.
Rain - July 10th - 1 inch in under 45 minutes
Rottens - still at the lake with the ex-in-laws
Child Support -i actually got 2 weeks worth of payments in a row. this is worth noting. i'll probably go into cardiac arrest if we go a full month.
Telephone Service - phone went out yesterday. by the time the verizon man came, it miraculously started working again. went out again tonight during the rain/thunder/lightening storm. miraculously started working when i unplugged the brand new phone line from the back of my computer. hm. is my modem dying a slow painful death? or is it the rain, as previously thought? dh ran all new phone lines in the house this morning.
bb8 - hm. i kinda like it. i kinda don't. it's still early. however, i'm favoring dani and dick. joe is the love to hate. jen is a whiny baby wannabe porn star. the rest? meh. i don't know who they are really. and dammit. i don't get showtime and don't have tivo. and i'm sure not going to buy either for this bunch. and what's up with hamsterwatch and rtvw feed updates? this svcks.
Rain - again. now. and tomorrow. and 30-50% chances from now til sunday. WTF? when did texas move to seattle and the rest of the country move to texas?
okay. so that's all i got at the moment. *waves*
Friday, July 6
*shakes off water*
July 2 - 3.5 inches
July 4 - 0.25 inches
July 5 - 2.75 inches
July 6 - 0.25 inches
July 10 - 1.25 inches
July 11 - 0.25 inches
July 13 - 1.25 inches
July 28 - 0.5 inches
July 29 - 2 inches
And it's still freaking raining. But there may be an end in sight - Monday and Tuesday show only partly cloudy - no rain! Yay!
I need to learn Spanish again. I now have three fluent Spanish/English speaking employees. And I only know bits and pieces of what they are saying.
Frito Lay Munchies are the perfect breakfast/snack food. Today's bag is cheese flavored with Doritos (no peas), cheetos, sun chips and pretzels. Yum!
The Rottens leave tonight for 8 days and nights at their grandparents'! Yay! A whole week of quiet. I only wish I'd planned a couple vacation days in there.
July 4 - 0.25 inches
July 5 - 2.75 inches
July 6 - 0.25 inches
July 10 - 1.25 inches
July 11 - 0.25 inches
July 13 - 1.25 inches
July 28 - 0.5 inches
July 29 - 2 inches
And it's still freaking raining. But there may be an end in sight - Monday and Tuesday show only partly cloudy - no rain! Yay!
I need to learn Spanish again. I now have three fluent Spanish/English speaking employees. And I only know bits and pieces of what they are saying.
Frito Lay Munchies are the perfect breakfast/snack food. Today's bag is cheese flavored with Doritos (no peas), cheetos, sun chips and pretzels. Yum!
The Rottens leave tonight for 8 days and nights at their grandparents'! Yay! A whole week of quiet. I only wish I'd planned a couple vacation days in there.
Tuesday, July 3
rain, rain go away
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day,
If you don't, I will say,
Rain, rain go away.
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again some other day,
We want to go outside and play,
Come again some other day.
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again some other day,
If you don't, I don't care,
I'll pull down your underwear!
In the last month, we've had well over a foot of rain - 14.3 inches according to the flood control district. And it's supposed to continue raining.all.effing.week.
Come again another day,
If you don't, I will say,
Rain, rain go away.
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again some other day,
We want to go outside and play,
Come again some other day.
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again some other day,
If you don't, I don't care,
I'll pull down your underwear!
In the last month, we've had well over a foot of rain - 14.3 inches according to the flood control district. And it's supposed to continue raining.all.effing.week.
Monday, July 2
Yay!
Apparently, I'm not the anti-parent that I thought I was. Thank you.
So, does anyone have any extra plywood or 2x4s that are not being used? I think we are going to need to build an ark.
In other news, DH thinks I've lost my mind. The Rottens each had a friend come over Saturday and spend the night. They were all there til afternoon yesterday. They had fun with their sleepover "party" playing Uno, swimming, watching movies and eating cake. To me, this is the stuff of summer. DH thinks I'm nuts for dealing with that many kids for that long. *snort* I just think he doesn't remember what being a kid is like.
So, does anyone have any extra plywood or 2x4s that are not being used? I think we are going to need to build an ark.
In other news, DH thinks I've lost my mind. The Rottens each had a friend come over Saturday and spend the night. They were all there til afternoon yesterday. They had fun with their sleepover "party" playing Uno, swimming, watching movies and eating cake. To me, this is the stuff of summer. DH thinks I'm nuts for dealing with that many kids for that long. *snort* I just think he doesn't remember what being a kid is like.
Thursday, June 28
Am I the Anti-Parent?
The present suggestion thread on OT got me to thinking again about something that has come up in my world many times before. I'm starting to think I'm the weird anti-parent or something. I seem to be the ONLY parent I know (IRL and online) that buys her own kids markers (washable, of course), acrylic and watercolor paints, glue, stickers, play-doh, googly eyes, construction paper, scissors, beads, legos and the like.
Yeah, it could lead to a disaster. Yeah, I could probably kill myself on beads or legos. Yeah, I might end up with my hall walls painted or something.
But you know what, even though my kids have most of this stuff in their own rooms, I've only had two what-you-could-possibly-call-problems in all these years. Rotten1 made a sticker frame around his tv once and Rotten2 drew on her white wood dresser. The stickers came off with minimal effort, and I even let them stay there for a good while. The dresser is still drawn on a year later, primarily because I haven't redecorated and repainted her room.
So I guess I'm just the bizarro parent for letting my kids have this stuff, buying it myself, and letting them keep most of it in their rooms so it's accessible to them.
Yeah, it could lead to a disaster. Yeah, I could probably kill myself on beads or legos. Yeah, I might end up with my hall walls painted or something.
But you know what, even though my kids have most of this stuff in their own rooms, I've only had two what-you-could-possibly-call-problems in all these years. Rotten1 made a sticker frame around his tv once and Rotten2 drew on her white wood dresser. The stickers came off with minimal effort, and I even let them stay there for a good while. The dresser is still drawn on a year later, primarily because I haven't redecorated and repainted her room.
So I guess I'm just the bizarro parent for letting my kids have this stuff, buying it myself, and letting them keep most of it in their rooms so it's accessible to them.
Wednesday, June 27
Monday, June 25
Gmail
Okay, with the sale of our current ISP to People PC, DH and I are on the hunt for new internet. In doing so, I've gone to gmail so hopefully I don't lose anything. Eep. Anyway, if you have my email address, it still works - for now. But you can go ahead and change it in your address books to txmomma26@gmail.com
Saturday, June 23
Ramblings from Grandma's
* Spent the day with my aunt and uncle today going thru what's left of Grandma and Grandpa's stuff. Next weekend is supposed to be the "garage sale" and shelter donations.
* WTF are people supposed to do with 87 bazillion sets of Corning Ware? You know what I'm talking about. White plates, gold leafy type funky pattern around the edges. Everybody's Grandma (and probably many of us) had them at some point. Just when I get rid of all of my paternal Grandma's, someone wants me to take the maternal Grandma's. Ack!
* Does anyone still use a steel colander? What about wool blankets?
* I am now the proud owner of two sets of china and two sets of crystal - my mom's that I got last summer and now my grandparents'. I have no where to put or display these beautiful pieces of dinnerware. I feel totally guilty for stacking the boxes in the laundry room.
* At what point does the couch that's been around for 30+ years finally get disposed of? It's been recovered and re-fluffed at least once that I can remember. And it's still trying to stay in the family. As is the freaking console tv that I watched Captain Kangaroo on as a child.
It's been a long ass day. And maybe, just maybe, now I'm okay with my aunt and uncle buying Grandma's house and making changes. Maybe. I'm glad I went down, feels sort of like I closed another chapter. And I'm glad I decided to go down there alone.
* WTF are people supposed to do with 87 bazillion sets of Corning Ware? You know what I'm talking about. White plates, gold leafy type funky pattern around the edges. Everybody's Grandma (and probably many of us) had them at some point. Just when I get rid of all of my paternal Grandma's, someone wants me to take the maternal Grandma's. Ack!
* Does anyone still use a steel colander? What about wool blankets?
* I am now the proud owner of two sets of china and two sets of crystal - my mom's that I got last summer and now my grandparents'. I have no where to put or display these beautiful pieces of dinnerware. I feel totally guilty for stacking the boxes in the laundry room.
* At what point does the couch that's been around for 30+ years finally get disposed of? It's been recovered and re-fluffed at least once that I can remember. And it's still trying to stay in the family. As is the freaking console tv that I watched Captain Kangaroo on as a child.
It's been a long ass day. And maybe, just maybe, now I'm okay with my aunt and uncle buying Grandma's house and making changes. Maybe. I'm glad I went down, feels sort of like I closed another chapter. And I'm glad I decided to go down there alone.
Wednesday, June 20
The Rottens
*shakes head*
Today they are spending the day with my ex-sil and 13 mo old niece. They've packed chocolate donuts for breakfast, peaches and jello for snacks, movies, Magnetix and workbooks. Totally normal stuff, for the most part. However, Rotten2 is wearing my black heeled dress shoes. *sigh* Why? Because she didn't want to wear her black flip flops with her black skirt. The shoes are way too big for her. *shrug*
What are you wearing for Hump Day/Pantsless Wednesday/today?
Today they are spending the day with my ex-sil and 13 mo old niece. They've packed chocolate donuts for breakfast, peaches and jello for snacks, movies, Magnetix and workbooks. Totally normal stuff, for the most part. However, Rotten2 is wearing my black heeled dress shoes. *sigh* Why? Because she didn't want to wear her black flip flops with her black skirt. The shoes are way too big for her. *shrug*
What are you wearing for Hump Day/Pantsless Wednesday/today?
Tuesday, June 19
New Day, New Post
I had a "Carey" moment last night. DH *pooted* while playing Playstation with Rotten1 last night. This led to Rotten1 running thru the house complaining about the smell. To which I replied, I'm the one who has to sleep with DH. Rotten1's response? I feel sorry for you. My response - Everyone farts. Rotten1 - You don't. *snort* This led to a 5 minute hilarious conversation involving the entire household about who farts and who doesn't. And according to DH, girls don't fart. They *poot*. Rotten2 says she does fart.
Welcome to my house. Isn't it fun?
Welcome to my house. Isn't it fun?
Monday, June 18
Grrrrrrr! It's Monday
And what a Monday it's starting out to be. DH and I are primed for our first very large fight - on our 2nd anniversary, no less. Well, I'm not sure he knows what's coming, honestly. But it won't be pretty. Two of my four employees called in today for bogus reasons. I have a very large list of work related crap to do that will not be worked on at all today due to missing half of my staff. We are under severe storm and flash flooding warnings. Oh, and I have no phone at the house again due to the massive rains this weekend. Which means no internet since Saturday.
How's YOUR Monday?
How's YOUR Monday?
Wednesday, June 13
One Word Answers
One word responses: copied from Bravie
1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. You're single/taken?taken
3. Your hair? blond
4. Your mother? Dead
5. Your father? Gone
6. Your favorite thing? Rottens
7. Your dream last night? Forgotten
8. Your favorite drink? Jack
9. Your dream car? Mustang
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your ex? fuckingdumbassmoron
12. Your fear? death
13. Where were you last night? garden
14. What you're not? Awake
15. Muffins? Yes
16. One of your wish list items? Lottery
17. The last thing you did? Blogs
18.What are you wearing? Jeans
19. Your pet or pets? crackheads
20. Your computer? old
21. Your life? crazy
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing some one? Yes
24. Your car? Shiny!
25. Your work? work
26.Like someone? Yes
27. Your favorite color? pink
28. When is the last time you laughed real hard? Saturday
29. Crush's first name? who?
30. Dream job? counselor
1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. You're single/taken?taken
3. Your hair? blond
4. Your mother? Dead
5. Your father? Gone
6. Your favorite thing? Rottens
7. Your dream last night? Forgotten
8. Your favorite drink? Jack
9. Your dream car? Mustang
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your ex? fuckingdumbassmoron
12. Your fear? death
13. Where were you last night? garden
14. What you're not? Awake
15. Muffins? Yes
16. One of your wish list items? Lottery
17. The last thing you did? Blogs
18.What are you wearing? Jeans
19. Your pet or pets? crackheads
20. Your computer? old
21. Your life? crazy
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing some one? Yes
24. Your car? Shiny!
25. Your work? work
26.Like someone? Yes
27. Your favorite color? pink
28. When is the last time you laughed real hard? Saturday
29. Crush's first name? who?
30. Dream job? counselor
Monday, June 11
Vacation: The Farm Finale
I'd show you a few pictures of the car show and much of my hard work, but I have yet to figure out how to get pictures off my Razr. So, if you know how, tell me and I'll share. *grin*
Day 8 - The car show went well - DH was the only one out of our three cars to win in his class. Ah well, FIL and I had stiff competition with many other gorgeous Mustangs. And all proceeds went to benefit the community center. Fun, fun day.
Day 9 - We came home Sunday morning. I dropped the Rottens off at their dad's on the way in. Then DH and I spent half the day baling our own hay. Okay, not really, but that's sure as hell what our yard looked like. Ugh.
All in all, even with the pissed off bitch crackhead attack cat, we're glad to be home.
Day 8 - The car show went well - DH was the only one out of our three cars to win in his class. Ah well, FIL and I had stiff competition with many other gorgeous Mustangs. And all proceeds went to benefit the community center. Fun, fun day.
Day 9 - We came home Sunday morning. I dropped the Rottens off at their dad's on the way in. Then DH and I spent half the day baling our own hay. Okay, not really, but that's sure as hell what our yard looked like. Ugh.
All in all, even with the pissed off bitch crackhead attack cat, we're glad to be home.
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