September

Wow it's September already?? It's still 90 degrees here so I just don't feel like it's September yet. I'm still "computerless". I just can't decide what I want to get. So I'm waiting and borrowing the kids computer until I figure out what I want to buy.

The kids started their second week of school, and everything is going well. I think we're getting back into our routine. I hate to say it, but I'm kind of bored. I have no friends that can hang out during the day. I can only do so much cleaning and laundry. I'm seriously considering going back to work, maybe not full time though. Next year the kids will be in private school, so the extra income would help out. We'll see, I'm still weighing the pros and cons.

Oh yeah, total weight loss for July 3-September 3 is 35 Pounds!! Woohoo!

School Days

Well, the first day of school went well. I knew my daughters would be fine, but my son is in Junior High, and that can be challenging. I can't believe that next year I will have a son in High School!! The poor kid is smaller than his little sister in third grade.

I still don't have a computer, and have to use the kids. (it's old, and SUCKS!) I would never tell them that though, they already think they each need their own laptop.

Well, I knew it was coming. My laptop has died a slow, painful death. I was tempted to ease the pain by throwing the damn thing off the deck. The sad thing is that I can barely function without my computer. I pay bills, do my banking, check the weather, check school schedules and announcements, etc.... Not to mention I have to read TMZ and PerezHilton, and a bunch of blogs. The more I type this, the more pathetic I feel.

So, if you happen to stop by let me know what kind of computer you have and why...please.

I wonder if my husband will notice if I put a brick in his briefcase tonight instead of his laptop?? Might be worth a try.

August

It's August already??

The bad news I guess is that summer will be over soon.
The good news is I'm 23 pounds lighter that I was on July 3!
More bad news....I'm still fat!
More good news.....school starts the 27th.

Hot

It's hot, not just hot, but fucking hot. Oh yeah, and it's humid. I went out this morning and watered the flowers, pulled weeds, cleaned the car, etc... By 10am, I was ready to be in the air conditioning. I live in my childhood home...well I think my dad built this house when I was in 7th grade, but it seems like I've lived here forever. We didn't have air conditioning and it was so miserable. I was a lifeguard and would sit out in the sun all day, and then come home to a sauna. Now we have central air and I love it......and everytime my mom comes over she makes it a point to say she's freezing. I went over to her house today, to take her mail in while she's away, it's over 90 degrees in her house. She had some candles sitting on a table, and guess what? They melted and are bent over and look like I used to feel living without A/C.

The Huffer

Have you heard of the Huffer? He's almost as popular here as Brad Paisley. Well, he got arrested again yesterday for huffing paint. I think this was the 5th time. He got a good deal of publicity when he got arrested in the Dollar General with gold paint all over his face. He had gone in to buy more paint, the clerk was suspicious and called the police. He denied that he was using the paint for huffing.....I guess he never looked in a mirror. He still had the paint on his face in his mugshot. I really can't figure out why he just can't go out, buy the paint and stay home to huff it. Think he's killed a few too many brain cells??
You can read about him here, if your not busy reading the Enquirer or something,LOL!

Alone

I can't remember the last time I had more than a couple hours to myself. The girls left yesterday, and the boys left this evening. It'll be just me and the pets until Sunday night. So what will I do? Tonight I had dinner and cleaned up the kitchen......I love knowing that when I get up in the morning it'll still be clean! I stopped at Walmart for some stuff and picked up the Enquirer and Cosmo, that should entertain me for a while, LOL.

I'm watching Jamboree In The Hills right now, I'm not a country music fan......which is a sin in my small town (home of Brad Paisley), but Jambo is like a car wreck, you can't help but watch. It started yesterday with the "Running of the Rednecks". People wait in line all night, and then they run out on the lawn and claim their spot. Jambo fashion is another thing I enjoy. Flannel shirts with sleeves cut off, wife beaters, camo, and many, many bikini tops and cutoffs. It doesn't matter if you weigh 100 pounds or 250 pounds, you wear a bikini top and cutoff shorts. Plus everyone tops their outfit off with a cowboy hat.

Vacation

So, my girls just left for a little vacation with Nana. They'll be back sometime next week. Tomorrow Dh and son and going camping and fishing. So that means I'll be home ALONE for the whole weekend. Wonder what kind of trouble I can get myself into??

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My future son in law just got a raise! I realize he's 8 years older than my daugher, but that's not a big deal. Right??

A mother can dream...

Change of Luck!



My laptop is fixed! Thankfully I didn't lose all my pictures, and I have everything backed up now....Friday the 13th is on the way! I would have been really sad to lose pictures like this one.

WICKED!!

I took my daughters to see Wicked this weekend. They loved it! They've been counting down the days for months, and I was glad it was a great as they thought it would be. I had seen it about a year ago in Chicago and it was just as good the second time. The girls want to be Elpheba and Galinda for Halloween now. I won't start working on costumes though, because they always change their mind.

Laptop

My laptop is fucked. I almost cried about it, but I'm being strong. I didn't realized how much I relied on it until it broke. From reading blogs, paying bills, finding recipes, etc....my day revolves around my laptop. Is that as pathetic as it sounds?

20 Years???

My 20th high school reunion is in a couple weeks. I graduated from a class of 42 students. The last I heard about 20 were going to the reunion. Out of that 20 there are about 4 people I'd like to see again. I've decided not to go and have my own little reunion. Here's the plan. Meet at my house for Bartles and James Wine coolers. Hubby will then drive us to the Rite Aid parking lot, where we can spy on the real reunion and throw some candy.

When I was a junior in high school, we had gotten out of school to visit the local nursing home. We were riding in my friends car that was about 50 feet long. We were acting like we were in a parade and throwing candy out the windows. Kids were getting out of school and we thought they'd like the candy......I guess some of them didn't. Later that night it was on the news that were some child abduction attempts that afternoon. They gave a description of the car, etc. It took a while, but we realized they were talking about us. The next day, it was in the paper and we started getting nervous. That evening the police called the house, and my Dad took me to the police station where we were questioned. Luckily they realized that the story didn't come out like it really happened. We are still remembered as the child abductors. Many days after that I'd find candy in my car, on my porch, in my locker. There was even some candy thrown at us at graduation.

Here's a video that's going to be shown at our reunion.....my girls said they hope the dress better when they go to high school!

Hi Mom!

My mom and I both hate having our picture taking. My mom has really gotten bad about it though. So, I take her picture every chance I get. This is her favorite pose. She's almost as fast as I am with that finger.

Wifey

Last week we were at the library and my daughter was looking for a book to read. I suggested "Are you there God? It's me Margaret" She was interested until I mentioned I had read it when I was her age. Then I remembered reading Wifey, I think it was the summer before junior high. One of my friends had a copy and we'd hide out in the bedroom and read it. We read that book all summer. We thought we knew it all after that. So while we were at the library I check out Wifey and read it again.......and then hid it from my daughter, LOL!

A Day at the Beach

We took the kids to the beach (in Ohio). It was interesting to say the least. There are no dogs allowed on the beach, but there was one guy there with his dog, who screamed at his kids all day, and let the dog shit in the water. I bet he's alot of fun to live with.

Here are some of the other sites from the beach. It was a good day for people watching.

Hello

Welcome. I've decided to start a new blog. I have one where I talk all nice about my kids and husband, show off things I've made, etc...

There are things I've wanted to blog about, but they just don't seem to fit on my other blog. My friends always say I have 2 different personalities. So I guess I should have 2 blogs.

So, today is the first day of summer vacation. So far I've wasted 2 hours waiting to hear if Paris is going back to jail. WTF? Why do I care? Why does anyone care?