October 24, 2004
Paul's Birthday Cake
The cake I am the most proud of, yet it took no time to decorate! My mom gave me these little alcohol chocolate drinks last month and I threw them on as a after thought! I am really proud of this one!!! It is so Paul!
October 23, 2004
Happy Birthday, Baby!
PICTURE TIME!!! You guys thought it would be awhile before I tortured you all again, right? WRONG!!! Enjoy! Today is my baby's 26th birthday (boy, we are getting OLD!) so he gets the honor of being the first picture!
Please do it again!!!!
Shanna....PLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE DOOOOO ITTTT AGAIN!!!
Bliss
This group of women is PURE happiness for me! I love them all so much!
Scary Blue Thing
What the hell is this thing and why does it exist?!?
Good Shot
Playing with my camera. I like this shot. I laid on the floor to get it....I really need to take photography classes. I just need the money and time!
61" of BIG POWERFUL FUN!
I like this picture for some strange reason. Maynard was enthralled....when we left my neighbor's and came back for a second he ran in and plopped on the couch, making himself at home! Even 2 1/2 year olds know the power of a 61" TV!
October 20, 2004
I Use the Word Shit A Lot in this Entry
I suppose I should be working right now, but this week has been pretty much shit for me. Clifford had a great Monday and then a crappy Tuesday. His new thing is to put his hands around his neck and tell me he is going to kill himself. Apparentally being treated like a normal kid and having discipline is making him depressed. His mom rarely calls anymore and shit...I think the only reason she is coming this weekend is because Friday is Paul's birthday. The school has already said that if he threatens to kill himself one more time he will have to be sent home until he is completely evaluated. Paul and I sat down and explained to him why saying that is wrong and how deeply it affect me because of Bonnie.
Yesterday I had to bring my computer up here at work and once I got it connected (because J's is eaten up with viruses) her monitor went dead. Then I had two spend two hours (which I did not have) finding and connecting monitors that would work. Finally W. and I had to take a new one out of the box and I am afraid J. is not going to like it because it is too big. All in all I have had a pretty shitty week of running around and trying to get things done at home and at work.
Flip (the bird) hit the fan the other night and we thought she broke her leg, but fortunately she only had a concussion and the doc gave her some good birdie pain medicine.
Sometimes I wonder if people call each other to come to the library at the same time. We can be slow as hell and then all of a sudden a ton of people come filing in asking stupid ass questions.
I got a bill for $1380 from my pain doc. and freaked the hell out. It turns out they messed up and I only owed them $15.00. Since I already paid $60.00 I get a credit and most of the money goes to my next visit.
Like you all care.
Sometimes I look at Kat going to Phoenix and the Vampire Ball and I wish I could be like that with no worries. Sometimes when she is pushing me to go do stuff with her and some of the kids (the ones from DW's....I know I should not call them that, but they are still "the kids" to me) I get angry and just want to yell at her that she has to understand I have responabilities right now and I really don't want to get involved with all that drama.
It seems there is a play practice here for the kids and I had no idea. They are downstairs playing with the lights and moving them. Shit. Gotta run down there now and get on to them and then back up here to get everything turned off. Josh was not suppossed to leave until 5 today, but instead left at 4:30 so there is only three of us here.
After work is the best time in the world. I get to make Cliff's lunch, lay out clothes for all three of us, sign papers and get his bookbag together and FINALLY I get to relax and paint or scrapbook. That is my time and DAMMIT and housework (even though my house stinks right now) will not stop me!
Gotta go...Cliff is throwing a fit about homework and I need to get shit done around here.
BTW....Summer is engaged!!! How happy am I?????
October 02, 2004
Lucky bamboo
I'm lucky.
I thought about that last night.
I told my neighbor I had a friend coming in from out of town and she laughed and said "you always have friends coming in from out of town!".
After thinking about it I realized she was right. I do have quite a few friends who live out of town :
Sara and Jo
Summer
Stephen
Christian
Mandy and Syn
Diane and Jason
Jeff
Terri
Zac
This is not counting the countless family members I have that live out of town.
I love weekends when they come to visit. About a month ago it was Sara, Jo and Jeff (with her comes K. and Susan), about two weeks ago it was Stephen, last week Christian visited and this week Summer and her new boyfriend are coming (with her comes Chancey).
If I ever feel unloved I need to remember all these people who actually go out of there way to travel and visit me. I feel so selfish because I never travel to see them, even with my brother being a manager of a airline. I am just such a homebody, though. I am sure that is a "trait" of me being a Capricorn. I like MY home, MY bed, MY animals, MY livingroom, MY kitchen and MY garden. I have never been on a airplane (except as a baby when mom and I flew back from Germany), I have never been out of the southern states and I am one of those wierd people who really don't like tourist attractions like theme parks and famous places.
I think that is why I "nest" as much as I do in my own home.
My mom says she hates vacations with me because I am always complaining about wanting to go home. The first few days are alright, but I reach my limit once I notice my cats are not around and I want MY home. I went to Six Flags once and hated it. I never want to go back. On the flip side I went to "Rock City" and "Ruby Falls" the next day and LOVED it. Maybe I am just a nature person.
In February Paul, I and his whole family are venturing out to Disney World in Flordia (if it is still there and only if Jess will be a love and feed my babies) for a whole week! I have never been away from home that long! The only thing I am interested in there is the "Haunted Mansion" and the animal one...I can't remember the name.
Anyhow...the point of this entry is to brag about how lucky I am for having so many great friends that come to visit me.
Not to leave you homebodies out either...I also have:
Jessica and Joel
Shanna and Brad
Jimbo
Katie
Kevin
Travis
Krik and Chris
Cindy, Tim and the boys
Renee
Gina and the girls
Kat
I hope I remembered everyone and just so you all know "I love you all!"