Today I Shall Be Called:

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

4:54 pm

Oh, and I think that weight loss I mentioned was legitimate! I'm so happy..now I only need to do that like 5 more times and problem solved!

That's an exaggeration for effect, btw. I'm slowly getting some of my flexibility back which makes me very happy. I'm also thinking of working fast food for several reasons.

1. That's my skill set. Sad but true.
2. Free lunches.
3. Flexible hours. I asked Molly the other day how she would feel if Mommy was at work instead of with her. I asked if that would be all right. She said 'no!' hugged me really tight and cried a little. She hasn't let me out of her sight since.
4. It's darn hard work! I lost 60 lbs working at a sandwich shop 8 years ago. (Yes, I gained it all back when I quit. sheesh) I need to MOOOOVE. I'm tired of sitting on my butt all day. I never liked any job that required 8 hours of sitting. Hard to believe? :P

Downside, there's no money in it. If I have to put Molly in daycare then it's not worth it. If we could get her into a good preschool that would be different. We shall see. I still have no car of my own so it's all still academic.

current mood:

bouncy

3:50 pm - Weirdness

I just had the absolute worst dream EVER. Never mind that there was a strange couple in it and our apartments were separated by a common living room so I had to see them to get to my own bathroom. Never mind the weird landlord and my mom's dogs. The absolute worst part of the whole dream was that I made fun of myself in it! I mentioned to the couple that I needed a job and asked if they knew of any openings. She gave me a very bitchy look and said she was looking for work too. I said 'oh' and told her about a local pizza place and a sandwich shop that was hiring. She looked down her nose at me and said she was an ADULT and that was beneath her, I mean, don't you have any SKILLS? I kind of stammered and said well..I had a Mac and then went right to using windows XP (I called it X in my dream like I know everything) so I kind of skipped all the other bits. I was mocking myself for not knowing excel or office or any of those things. And I don't. If I just knew Excel I could do dozens of jobs. I'm very depressed now.

In other news, I started to post about this weekend but Molly decided that she wanted to play Noggin so she closed mommy's window. I screamed. I'd written quite a lot. So I will sum up:

Friday: Very very strange incident at my front door. Black kids singing 'We wish you a merry christmas' at 10 pm.

Saturday: Simon's last tae kwon do. :( His first birthday party! Alex is great and they had a great time. jtn took him and they stayed until about 8. Brought home chinese food. Curtis was here, he had soup. I love spring rolls and mmmm...moo shu pork! Even though I don't eat pork normally it's better than moo shu chicken. I was very lonely without my simon but molly had a great time.

Sunday: Dad brought Grandma over. I had a lovely visit with her. Found out my aunt's disease is caused by candida yeast and that the tests were sent to the mayo clinic. Something about it being in Stage 4. She's still seeing the alternative doctor and taking herbal supplements. Remember, this is only what I was told. Dad is taking grandma out to st louis for a few weeks. My mom is not happy. She doesn't like my grandmother very much. After they left, Molly and I went to Sam's and Walmart. I did a very good job sticking to my lists and still I spent too much. :( Simon read a book to me! It was so cute. :) He gets his 'd' and 'b' mixed up though. I'd be worried but I remember doing that at his age. Molly loves when Simon reads to her. :)

Monday: My brother was supposed to drop his dog off. He had food poisoning though so he missed work and didn't show. I watched Puddle Cruiser. It's a movie from Broken Lizard-the guys who brought you Super Troopers. It was AWFUL. Skip it. Run screaming. Avoid likes it's toxic.

Tuesday: Jason finally shows around 6 am. Takes Buffy in to get fixed. Just another boring day at home. I had to send jtn to the grocery store 'cause I can't get all our groceries at just sam's and wal-mart. I want to make a lasagna and chicken enchiladas. I had all the ingredients except the chicken and the lasagna noodles. I hate that. Just to get basic necessities we have to go 3 different places. We're getting a supercenter..but not until this November.

Molly quote: Us: Molly, you are supposed to eat that chicken with rice and sauce!
Molly: WhatEVer! Sheesh. *stomp back up the stairs with a plain sweet and sour chicken nugget*

She will kill me. I will die of a stress induced heart attack all because of her. Just you wait. Place your bets now. Great odds for anyone choosing 40+.

Also, I HATE WINTER. I loathe and detest cold weather. Anything under 40 degrees is torture. My whole body hurts and my eyes keep drying out and giving me these awful headaches. Stupid snow. Why would anyone LIKE this? Plus, it's a great time of year to eat soup. I hate soup. I like stews but not soups. I don't drink hot water. No tea, coffee, broth..ick. Hate it. That being said, I will likely make beef stew for dinner tonight. Probably make a nice potato soup later this week. My kind of soup..with none of that damn broth in it. THICKENED. Thank you very much. I must go take more tylenol and hope that stretches will work out the knot of tension in my bad shoulder.

current mood:

rejuvenated

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

8:00 pm - I'm having a very odd year..

I've never mentioned Margie here before have I? She's been my BFF! Okay, we met in first grade and have been best friends ever since even though we have NOTHING in common. For example, Marg was on about 6 sports teams all through school and was a cheerleader in Middle School, too. She's in the National Honors Society and volunteered with DARE and the local old folks home. She was very active in the youth group at church and with various church groups and activities. She was class secretary and the first chair flautist for nearly 6 years in the school band. I can't even begin to list all her high school activities here. Her family took many vacations to Cancun, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Florida..etc. She's a lawyer and owns her own home in Indianapolis. She's got a Little Sister and is still very active in her church. She went to Biloxi for hurricane clean up. She's been to Swaziland as a personal friend of one of the Princes'. She's been to New York for New Year's Eve and nearly every weekend she goes to a basketball game somewhere. Last weekend it was Michigan..after she went to Chicago for something. Are you tired yet? I've barely gotten started. She wears me out. But we're best friends and always will be. Sometimes it's like that. :) Anyway, we don't communicate often but that's okay. She tried to call me on my birthday last year but what with jason being in jail and getting ready for WDW I didn't get back in touch with her. She called me two weekends ago. We talked for a couple hours. I miss her. She said something though, that I'm finding upsetting. Almost hurtful. I mentioned that I was looking for a job but was discouraged because I've no real qualifications. I mentioned the possibility of going back to school and maybe studying nursing. She bust out laughing. Apparently, I'd make a crap nurse because I'm terrible with people. That's what she said. 'Stace, you are NOT a ppl person. Please.' She wasn't trying to be hurtful but I like to think I'm at least not offensive in work or social situations. Now I'm not sure. I feel shaken and disoriented. I wish I was more sure that she was wrong.

Last weekend, Tei called me! Hurray! I havne't talked to him since August. He's doing well. Talking to him calms me. We talked for several hours and mentioned the possibility of him visiting but I won't hold my breath. He's kind of..timid..doesn't like to travel places he's never been. Hopefully I'll be able to see him one of these weekends. He seemed to agree with Margie.

Anyway, it was nice talking to my two BFF even if a bit confusing. Also, my sister-in-law made a surprise announcement. I am thrilled for them but also very disturbed and confuzzled.

My brother called. Word is, my aunt Penny is likely dying. She's a hypochondriac who enjoys the attention. But being paranoid doesn't always mean nothing is chasing you. She's taken too many antibiotics over the years and has killed all the good bacteria in her body allowing the bad kind of yeast to spread voraciously. The release of toxic chemicals and the spread of the yeast is literally disintegrating the organs inside her body. Fatal if undetected and untreated. I don't know what stage it's in or even if this is an actual disease. The last doctor she went to (that I heard of) was a holistic type healer trying to get her to buy herbal remedies for everything. I don't know where this most recent diagnosis came from because I don't like calling my grandma. I'm not close enough to Penny to call her directly.

I think I've lost 25 pounds this year. I don't know how. I've made only minor changes to my diet and routine. My scale might be broken. My clothes ARE looser and more comfortable, however. I'm mystified and distrusting of the evidence. I'm THRILLED if it's true, however. Still, in the grand scheme of things, it's like losing a deck chair off the Titanic. But it's a start.

Simon my have to quit tae kwon do. I'm a bit saddended by this but I'm hoping to find another discipline that's a better fit. These classes were too big for individual attention.

current mood:

content

Friday, January 20th, 2006

5:56 pm - Laurell K. Hamilton and Anita Blake

They're like crack. Literary CRACK. I couldn't stop. I was compelled by some force beyond my control to read them all. I put one book down and immediately picked up the next one. I read for 5 sometimes 6 hours in a row. My eyes hurt. My house looks even worse than usual. I watched almost no tv. But I read them all. All 12 Anita Blake Vampire Hunter books. In about 11 days. Some of the later books are over 600 pages long. Wow. I wanna pick them up and read them again. I'm forcing myself not to. I'm forcing myself to read a book by someone else, anyone else. But I don't want to..I want to start over. The next book isn't out until the first of March. I will try to contain myself until then. But. Man. What a story! Part of the problem is that it all takes place in the course of about 3 years so there's no real down time between stories. It's like one continuous book. The first few books are gory murder mysteries and the last few books are more like really nasty porn with a gory murder mystery. I do not recommend them to anyone who likes vanilla sex and candlelight and romance. I want to be Anita. Where's my male harem? I used to have one but none of them looked like Jean-Claude ;-) Anyway, that's where I've been. Now I'm just basking in the afterglow.

Black Books is finally out on DVD. I heart Dylan Moran. He's my new favorite crush. It's a crush because it's purely platonic and I don't fancy him drinking and smoking anywhere near my bed. Ben Browder, OTOH, could cover the sheets in cherry soda and spill crumbs down his front and I'd still want to lick it off of him. TMI? :) Anyway, Black Books is great and I can't wait until it gets here. I'm dying to watch it without the weird buzzing BBC America gives off. I also ordered Men Behaving Badly seasons 3&4.

Looking over this list I have to wonder, has the world really been waiting for Full House on dvd? What about Saved by the Bell? WHY??? yes, there are tv shows I love but I don't see the need to buy the dvd version. Unless of course, I was going to be stranded on a desert isle somewhere. Trapped in a lonely lighthouse with only a tv/dvd combo and the occassional sea lion for company. Then there's lots of shows I'd want with me. Scrubs, Newsradio, Friends, That '70's Show, The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, Cheers, The Office (US), Drew Carey, The X-Files, Remington Steele, Moonlighting..heck, I'd even take The Golden Girls and The Cosby Show.. then there are shows I've not watched yet 24, Lost, Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, Tru Calling, Gilmore Girls..etc. I just can't see paying that much for shows that are on in reruns everywhere. But if I was stuck without network access I would totally want them.

current mood:

confused

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

5:47 pm

FYI, my last two WDW update posts have been updated. I suddenly remembered what night we went swimming and to Wal-mart. Not vital info but without it you wouldn't be reading the TRUE story!! :P Still trying to remember what happened on Thursday. It's all kind of blurry. I will perservere. Stupid memory. Lots of days with nothing different makes it hard to remember anything specific. My brain hurts.

4:14 pm - More about that darn WDW trip..updated..

I'm writing this in my journal for posterity. ha! Okay, it's so I'll remember it 'cause I'm rapidly forgetting and it's only been 3 weeks!

Tuesday: Disney MGM Studios I love this place. My favorite rides and shows are all here. ( Read more... )

Wednesday: Epcot World Showcase ( Read more... )

Thursday: Magic Kingdom I cannot remember what we did here on Thursday! We were here on Friday too so it's all confused. I will think more and finish this later. :)

current mood:

blank

4:07 pm - SPOOOOOOOON!!!!!!

Isn't it interesting that no matter how intensely you scour your kitchen for dirty dishes and how rarely you actually USE spoons..there's always one in the sink after you've started the dishwasher?

I would also like to know why so many ppl have just one utensil that doesn't match the others and no one has any idea how it got there.

Hello, my name is Stacey and I have a 'Mystery Spoon'.

current mood:

curious

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

4:18 pm - Important tips:

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3:31 pm - Disneyworld update! This has been modified from its original version.

We learned some very important lessons during our recent trip that would make any future trip more enjoyable. Not that we didnt' have a great time, 'cause we totally did, but some things could have been less bothersome. :)

Friday, Dec 16th: Got up super early to finish packing and get the rental car. We got a Dodge Grand Caravan and it was like a dream come true! Lots of space and I was able to stretch out in the back during the boring bits like all of Georgia and Florida. We left later than I wanted because we were trying to get my brother his meds in jail. Found out we couldn't do it. Still pissed about it..no more comments. We drove from about 1:15 until close to 1 am. HORRIBLE traffic and even worse weather for about 90% of the trip. It was a nightmare. The hotel in Macon was very nice though. We left by about 9 am Saturday morning to bad weather and even worse traffic and were all generally in a bad mood by the time we got to Orlando. Our 15 hour drive took nearly 21 hours. Did I mention that molly threw up several times the first day?

Molly quote: 'I'm gonna tell Mickey that I threw up.'

Saturday: Disneyworld! WOOO! ( Read more... )

Sunday: Magic Kingdom! We got a late start because it's like herding cats to get 6 ppl ready at the same time. I hate it. We take the bus which is lovely. Great advantage to staying at a WDW Resort is taking the bus to the Magic Kingdom. Straight to the entrance, no monorail or ferry needed. Very nice. Super crowded day and unseasonably humid. We started at Adventureland and skipped Frontierland. Our guide on The Jungle Cruise was hilarious and very natural. Best start to the day. :) Ate at the Liberty Inn which has fantastic tuna sandwiches but horrible fried fish. They went to Haunted Mansion and I went potty. :( Next was Fantasyland and long long lines. Saw Philharmagic. Fantastic. Best thing we did all day. Still haven't seen Peter Pan's Flight. Snow White scared Molly silly. Walked over to Tomorrowland. Realised it was getting dark so we decided to skip things we could take the train to next time like Frontierland and Toontown Fair. Walked back through Tomorrowland and saw Stitch's Great Escape. It was okay but there's this smell they squirt at you that I swear I can still smell today. Very unsettling and I'd skip it if you don't love Stitch. Ick. I think we just ate dinner at the hotel. It was pretty awful.

Monday: Got up early to get to the Contemporary for breakfast at Chef Mickey's. ( Read more... )

Anyway, more later..

current mood:

exhausted

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Friday, December 30th, 2005

1:00 pm

This will be short because I'm not up to sitting here for long

Disneyworld report will come at another time

Since we've gotten back, enjoyed xmas and been home the kids have been sick. Horrible horrible tummy sickness sick. All over the place. between the kids and the cat I've spent most of the week up to the elbows in horribleness. Now of course, I feel sick myself so things are just about to get interesting. ha.

I'm so so sorry marci! We all had fevers in the 100 range yesterday..and just when I think the kids are getting better they aren't. Usually all over me and my furnishings. Last night, right before he went to bed, Simon was sick all over the living room carpet. Hurray. I was worried that it was a bit too red but jtn talked me out of panicking. Later that night, right before Molly fell asleep (in bed between us, naturally) she was sick all over herself, and consequently, my bed. Yippee.

I've been so sick that I actually took a nap yesterday evening..with the lights on.

Keep your fingers crossed that we're better for tomorrow. Kristi leaves right after New Year's and I'll be sad if I don't get to go to the party and visit. :( She'll be starting a new job when she gets back to CA so won't have a chance to visit us for a while.

Btw, I really really hate the fuckers jtn works with and if something really horrible doesn't happen to them soon then there's no such thing as kharma.

current mood:

sick

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

2:39 pm

Thanks guys, for the b'day wishes :)

My Simon remembered this morning. I came in the room and he goes 'Happy Birthday, Mommy! and tomorrow we go to Disneyworld!!!!' I'm impressed he remembered :) he hasn't shown much aptitude for the calendar up to this point..

Papa Ward called to sing me the traditional 'happy birthday'. I was on the phone with jason's lawyers so I missed it. :( I hate voicemail, btw.

I guess I should have kept call waiting..

Still working on springing my brother..or at least getting him transferred (he's the jason mentioned above I call my husband jtn in this journal for clarity)..not having much luck. He hasn't called yet today I'm hoping that means he's on the move.

Still got clothes to pack but they're all folded and where I can go through them so that shouldn't take too long. I want to dress the kids alike as much as possible and in bright colors so finding that may take longer.

Mom and Dad are on their way..late. Of course. We have a bunch of stuff to do for Jason today and I would have liked to start ohh sayy...before 5 pm? *sigh*

Btw, I still need new emoticon thingies if anyone knows a reputable and safe site..

current mood:

anxious

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

4:20 pm - In my mind, I'm hitting the wall and banging my head against it.

I've had just a fantastic day.

Molly refused to sleep again last night. While I was occupied she was upstairs dumping out shampoo bottles and messing with my alarm clock. I finally found her asleep on the stairs. As soon as I figure out how to get pics out of my camera I'll show you how I found her.

I neglected to double check my alarm clock. I assumed the cats had just knocked it over. Next thing I know it's 8:51 and simon has less than two minutes if he hopes to make the bus. He had his coat on and we were looking for his backpack when it pulled away. Fuck. He's missed his first day of school. I really didn't want him to miss any 'cause we're taking a week for vacation starting on friday. I'm very pissed at myself.

1:30 I get a call. Monroe County Prison. Hurray, my brother is in jail again. Apparently, 'they' decided to press charges for Class A Misdemeanor Battery after the fight he had with his friend Joe back in August. Nice of them to tell ppl. Jason had NO idea if charges were ever filed and he's been looking for a warrant ever since. Jason didn't file a police report because he was concussed and confused. The cops let him drive himself home. His head was so covered in blood he had to wash it twice and there were still bloodstains. His friend, of course, hasn't been charged. I will work to correct that if possible. The penalty for this is five days in jail and fines and things. We still don't know where the car is. We can't get in to feed the dog or even let her out because they changed the lock on the house last time dad was here.

Beyond anything else, jason is our house/cat/dog sitter while we're gone! We leave in 2 days and don't even know if he'll be out by then. We certainly don't have $300+ in cash to bail his butt out. He's still in Monroe county but he has to be sent to Jackson county before anything can happen. I'm so mad right now I'm surprised my ears aren't smoking.

My stomach has hurt like hell the last couple of days. I thought it was just menstrual cramps but so far, nothing. Hooray. I've accomplished nothing on my goal list and now my list has changed to include this mess with jason. I wish I could cry.

jtn will be home after 9 pm tonight. So yay.

current mood:

enraged

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Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

8:12 pm - A few questions..

Anyone along I-75 got any unusual weather or traffic patterns to report? Bowling Green, Memphis, Atlanta..

What do you think the odds are of me actually doing any of the dozen things I want to get done before Thursday? If you said 'slim to none' I'd say yer prolly right.

jtn just left to go to Chicago..he'll be back late tomorrow night. I hate his work. HATE it. I told him that there was no way in hell I would be going to his work's xmas party this year. Thankfully, it's on Friday so I can't go anyway. I don't advocate hating ppl but the loathing I have for his bosses is virulent and verging on violent. They are hypocrites in the truest sense of the word and they are liars. I understand that 'misdirection' can be useful in business but they are outright liars and aren't even apologetic about it. Very god-fearing. Assholes.

Oh my god Molly is hilarious

Molly: I took Junior's pink collar off of her!
Me: why? she needs that collar on
Molly: I took it off because I need to touch her on her neck.
Me: silent hysterical laughter

Molly: I jumped on the turtles!
Me: Good job! Have you jumped on the alligators yet?
Molly: *holding up a hand and shaking her head, very serious* The alligators is too dangerous.

She was playing Dora the Explorer on the gameboy.

Simon was red again today. That's two days in a row. Molly kept him up until nearly 10:30 last night. I thought he was asleep. jtn and I were watching the Sci-Fi miniseries 'The Triangle'. It was better than 'The Poseidon Adventure'. PA sucked even though it had Adam Baldwin. I kept saying, 'I really wish Adam Baldwin wasn't in this. For his sake and for mine 'cause I wouldn't have watched it.' The Triangle was okay..a bit too long and kind of predictable but I've paid money to see worse movies. Well, I haven't but jtn has..anyone remember Battlefield Earth? Suckers :)

I've got lots of laundry to do and much thinking, planning, and prepacking. I've got all the snacks we're taking in one place. Not sure how to pack them. We're still not sure if we're getting a large car or a minivan. That makes a huge difference, ya know. :) The rental company will hold a minivan for us if one becomes available. I need to find out if jtn wants to take a suitcase with him or have us cart all the luggage. I think I'll make him take one. Not like it'll cost anything and it'll free up some space in the trunk.

I broke the upstairs computer chair. In my defense, I think the arms had been overtightened. Darn armrest just snapped right in half. I'm sure I can get a replacement arm. I'm just pretty sure that I don't have the manufacturers info anymore. We haven't even had that chair six months. I'm pretty ticked. We've had the downstairs chair for over 3 years now. Not a problem with it. Stupid cheap chair.

Btw, to fellow TiVO users..I'm sure you know already but if you don't..I've been going through and cleaning up our To Do list so we don't lose programs we care about in favor of crap the kids watch..I tried going through the actual To Do list itself which is tedious, confusing, and requires much back/forward tracking..if you have to cancel large portions of your to do list go to Season Pass : View upcoming episodes. Wow was that easier! If you have to jump out of the Season Pass list it marks your place and you can pick and choose much easier. I'm so glad I realised that. I'm cancelling most things through the 26th 'cause we won't be watching tv before then.

Anyone got a recommendation about restaurants/counter service at WDW? We're pretty open for lunch and most dinners. Did I ever thank mdyesowitch for telling me about www.wdwinfo.com? That site is great. It's even got menus!

I'm working on getting the xmas cards out. I don't have stamps and since jtn's gone the next two days, no way of getting any, so I'm not rushing. I just hope I don't forget!

current mood:

energetic

Monday, December 12th, 2005

4:48 pm - I am doing excellent shopping..

Spent the weekend shopping again. I think I'm done with xmas though. I need to get something for Kristi, who I've just discovered is coming!, and something else for my brother but I'm not worried. I wimped out and went the gift card route. I hate doing it but I'm planning on making candies again this year so candies and a gift card isn't a bad thing.

Bought almost all the stuff we'll need for the trip. I still need to get to Sam's Club and buy paper bowls for cereal. We're hoping to eat breakfast in the room as much as possible and it's always nice to have bowls and things for takeout or leftovers. I think we'll be having lots of leftovers. The dining plan is gonna give you just way too much food. I know we won't fully do it justice. I mean, appetiser, entree, dessert with every meal at a real restaurant? I never eat that much. I can't even remember the last time I got dessert. Oh wait! Yes I can..it was back in April when we went out for dad's b'day. I only ate that becuase I took most of my meal home.

I got new glasses on Saturday. I like them..you can actually SEE my eyes! They're only half rimmed and it's weird 'cause you can see mroe of my face. I feel kinda naked.

We went to the mall yesterday. I really wanted to go to a bookstore but that didn't happen. I got my hair done. Not just cut, but colored. It's super spiffy. Very very red..my grey went weird and gave me sort of plum highlights. I love it. I'd dye my hair blue though..just for fun. I really wanted to look the best I could in any pics we took..and having a sort of mousey glow off the top of my head wasn't gonna cut it. Now I just have to figure out how to only get in pics from my nose up..and I'll be happy. stupid fat cow.

Simon had a snow day on Friday..there was a bit of drama getting him home on Thursday which I'd prefer not to get into.

After his nearly 3 week green streak he's suddenly red every other day. I don't know if his teacher is getting less tolerant or Simon's getting meaner but I had 2 notes home last week and I got one today! Something about hitting another kid with a snowball and then fighting over a pencil that stabbed his opponent when he let go. *sigh*

Molly's being an annoying little umm..thing. She won't do anything I ask of her at all. Fighting or forcing her just makes her worse. She won't even blow her nose! How hard is that?? She's also gone back to just pissing on herself. I don't know what to do with her. I'm not sleeping again and just past the end of my rope.

Watched The Dukes of Hazzard this weekend. Not a horrible movie. Not a new favorite but I'd watch it again. Willie Nelson made me wet myself a little. He should have been in it more. Jessica Simpson makes good scenery but she's about as charismatic as wet paint. I loved all the cameos from the boys in Broken Lizard. Jason's got their first movie at the video store now. I'm dying to see it but it's always out.

I've been working on cleaning the house more. Obviously, this is why it's filthier than usual. I wish I could cry. I've been so mentally and emotionally numb lately that it's just not gonna happen. I have to clean though 'cause the dogs will be here while my brother housesits and I don't want them eating or pooping on the kids stuff. Hooray. I hate living with animals. It's hard enough to clean up after ppl. I don't like living with ppl much, either.

Simon had a Santa's Secret Workshop dealie at his school. He bought 2 little things for his 'baby sister' and something for nana and papa. Very cute. he's so so proud. :) He made molly go upstairs to bed so he and I could wrap them. *grin* He's such a sweetie.

I came downstairs today to find Molly hiding under the kitchen table. She'd spilled an entire brand new container of pepper. Half of the salt and the rest of the cinnamon and sugar shaker all over the kitchen floor. Why? Damned if I know. She said it tasted good. I made her clean it up..but it took so long that the dirt devil battery died and needed recharging. She will be the reason I have my first heart attack before I'm 40.

Speaking of old age..my birthday is Thursday. I will be 33. 33 seems old to me. I still think of myself as youngish. I dunno. I hate it. Another year gone by with f*ckall being done about my health. yippee.

We're leaving for Disneyworld on Friday. I'm picking Simon up around 12:15 although I hate for him to miss his Friday party. I just don't like the idea of leaving at 3 pm. We've got to get to Macon, GA that night. Could be difficult.

current mood: overwhelmed

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

4:59 pm

Still haven't gotten the kids pics back..hopefully we can do that tonight.

I have the worst headache ever. I've had it since yesterday and it feels like someone has stabbed a knitting needle through my left eye. It's not so bad if I don't move at all. I literally would have fell to my knees this morning when I turned over in bed too quickly. It was weird sleeping last night because I usually toss and turn alot and last night I tried to stay very still which is hard for me. I hope it goes away soon or I might have to do something drastic.

Went back to Edinburgh Outlet Mall this weekend and returned a bunch of stuff. Had a very nice dinner at Red Lobster. Molly eats fish like most ppl eat chips. She's insatiable. Silly girl. We got Simon's visa gift card from the local mall. It was a $2 fee but we got it immediately and we can use it anywhere. The cards from our bank would take 2 weeks to arrive. Very cute irony, the mall is a 'Simon Mall' (I dunno some company) so the card actually says 'Simon' on it several times. :) They managed to save $110 in change since march this year! Lots of money for the kids to spend.

I've updated the wishlist for Simon and Molly on amazon.com. I haven't deleted old things off of it though. I'm needing to lie down now. I think we'll all go to simon's class tonight so I can run into wal-mart and get our pics..maybe see if my glasses are in yet. I'm sure the eye place is closed by then.

Okay..lots of pain..

jtn took the kids to Chicken Little Sunday. They all had a great time. I had 2 hours alone, which is priceless.

i go now

current mood:

exhausted

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

4:28 pm - Movie Updates..possible spoilers

I've seen a few movies lately that I have thoughts about..jtn's tired of hearing it so I thought I'd share here. Aren't you lucky?

War of the Worlds: What a piece of overpriced crap. This is an AWFUL movie. It makes no sense from start to finish. Characters appear and disappear with no real explanation. The aliens attack us NOW? But why? No idea. What do they really want? Also, no idea. Why do they die? Hrm. Not entirely sure. The main characters were incredibly unsympathetic and irritating. I *wanted* them to die. Please god, kill the shrill little girl before she cries again. It was, without doubt, the worst alien movie I've seen in years. Horrible. I would say without artistic merit but the aliens were very cool. Quite a few nice special effects. Not enough to make it worth watching, though. Day After Tomorrow was a crap movie too, but the special effects made it worth seeing.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: I really liked it. Very cool effects. The kids looked exactly how I pictured they should and the Oompa Loompas were mega cool. Willy Wonka was a bit super creepy but he was funny so it's okay, I guess. Silly happy Disney ending. Love that Augustus Gloop song! Mom bought the kids the movie from Sam's Club and it had a bonus cd in it. Can't wait until xmas! Btw, I liked the elevator effect better in HHGttG.

Polar Express: Also awful. Not sure if it's really a kids film. Horrible dead things sing and dance and make no sense. I don't recommend it.

Madagascar: I've definitely seen worse. I don't care for Dreamworks animated films. Shrek reminded me of something a 12 yr old would write. If he'd just discovered puns and other plays on words. Madagascar was better than that. Great voice acting and the sets were neat. Oh, the irony! The Lion and the Giraffe are friends at the Zoo but in the Wild the lion EATS giraffes! And there was much hilarity. The lemurs amused me.

Shaun of the Dead: I love this movie. Totally heart it. I wouldnt change anything. Well, the way one of the guys dies at the end is kind of weird and makes little sense..not quite sure it's anatomically possible. However, he had it coming! It's very funny, extremely smart in very subtle ways, and it has some of my faves from Great Britain in it so how bad could it be? I think they should do a sequel focusing on the other group. That would rock. Watch it, learn it, live it, love it!

Serenity: Great movie. Ultra violence. Lots of things blow up, lots of things die, lots of heroics ensue. I now have a t-shirt that reads 'Joss Whedon is my Master now' in Star Wars style script. Got it at Thinkgeek. I need to see more. RIP. Stupid pointless death at the end that makes me angry. But still, great movie.

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: I suppose this was a good movie. Great effects. Lots of weird things that make little sense in the context of the universe. Too many to enumerate here. Molly and Simon thought it was funny. Simon did get ticked that they killed Anakin. He gets very emotionally invested in his favorite characters. Wonder where he gets that from?

I saw some really really horrible Korean movie about this guy who kidnaps a businessman 'cause he thinks he's an alien and then tortures him HORRIBLY for the next hour. It was awful. Do not watch. I'll find out the title later.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: I've seen it twice now so I feel qualified to render my opinion free of first impressions. The first time I watch these movies I'm too preoccupied with what happens in the book so the second time is more 'honest'. I really liked it. I did have a few questions/problems with it. Who won the Quidditch World Cup? Why did Rita Skeeter say that Hermione was all about famous wizards BEFORE anyone knew about the Yule Ball? Umm, didn't Sirius appear in the fire like an apparition with Floo Powder and NOT as burning embers? Wasn't the whole benefit of Harry defeating Avada Kedavra through the magic of love the fact that Voldemort didn't KNOW that? I will reread but that still bugs me. Fantastic special effects (the fire scene is amazing if completely wrong) and incredible performances from the cast. I miss the Dursleys and Mrs. Weasley though. Voldemort was super creepy and better than I imagined. Nice effort squeezing the meat of the story into 2 1/2 hours but it really should have been longer. You'll almost never hear me say that! Simon was terrified. Still not sure why. He was also super pissed when someone died at the end. Poor kid. I may try taking him again. If we wants to go.

Kicking and Screaming: Never again. Awful.

There are others..obviously very memorable.

current mood: critical

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Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

3:36 pm

Simon is so darn sweet. He's so excited about being 6. He thinks he's all grown up. :) It's like the world has finally started for him.

Best quote:

(on the phone with kristi after he's opened his presents)

Simon: I got money and dinosaurs..and I got a bug town from kristi.
(pause for nearly audible thought) Oh! That's from YOU. *giggle*

Silly boy. :)

btw, he was green today AND he brought a peanut butter cookie home for his sister. ahhh..he's so sweet. :)

current mood:

amused

2:56 pm - yes, yes, I know, I know! sheesh

Been very lax about updating recently..not because stuff hasn't been happening but because it HAS.

Simon had another tae kwon do graduation. jtn missed it completely. We thought it was at 6 pm and it was at 5 pm! Of course, I didn't know that until about 4:25. Eep! I called jtn frantically trying to tell him but no one would answer..even tried calling the office but nothing. I was super pissed by this point and left a screaming voicemail laced with lots of profanity. Turns out I was definitely premenstrual so I overreacted alot. Anyway, I managed to get Curtis to take us. He had to take Simon illegally (no booster seat) but we got there. Late, but we were there. I got some pretty nice pics.. www.jtn.cx/gallery/ jtn arrived just as it was ending so I decided we'd go out to eat at MCL. It's a cafeteria. Not brilliant food but always good, very consistent. Plus, it's fast, you go through the line, get your food, sit down, and eat. Kids aren't good at waiting around. I used to always get the roast beef but I really like their fried chicken now. Molly and Simon always get the fish. The kids portion isn't enough for them! Silly kids.

Lessee, this was last Monday..Wednesday, Mom calls me around 3:30 to tell me that Dad was leaving work early and then they'd be driving out. So I'm expecting them around 10 pm. They finally showed up around 3 am. I, of course, was a bit worried by then so I had stayed up waiting on them. By the time I fell asleep it was time to wake up. We had to leave by about 10 am to get to jtn's Aunt's house. It's about a 4 hour drive with no stops. Same as going to St. Louis even though it's just in northern Indiana. We had to stop for lunch at Denny's..every place else was super packed or closed. (this was thanksgiving, ya know) Got ther in pretty good time. I was massively car sick. Had a horrible sick headache 'cause of the wind. Very strong and blew the car across the road every few seconds. Needless to say, I didn't eat much.

We stayed with his grandma Bushie that night. She loves having us stay. The kids were great and Molly slept like a log so that was wonderful. She has two dogs now both are 'puppies'..both are bigger than Molly. Molly loved them. Simon is more cautious since the last time we were out there he got bit in the head. Or was it the time before? Anyway, that dog is gone now but I'm still super paranoid. well, wouldn't you be?

Friday, we were gonna go see Katherine but it was getting late and we hadn't called her and ya know..long drive..and stuff. So we had a very nice day with Bushie and Nancy bought the kids some nice presents when she went to Wal-mart. We tried to leave around 3 pm but Bushie steamrolled us into staying for dinner at her club. It was nice though to have time to actually visit and it made her happy. :) We got home around 2 am. We would have been home sooner but I was starving so we ate at a Flying J truck stop off of I 465 and SR 37. Man was that good! Hell of a lot of food and even at midnight it was hot and fresh..the salad bar was fresh, too. Anyway..

Saturday, Dad and jtn took Simon to see Harry Potter and I took Mom and Molly shopping. I wanted to use my credit at Bed Bath & Beyond to get an extra bowl for my mixer. Of course they didn't HAVE the one I needed so I had to order it. But that was fine 'cause I used my credit to buy a couple new knives, a cutting board, and a candy making/chocolate fondue pot. It was $14.99! Has all the little candy making things for coating them, ya see. The kids and I made buckeyes last year and ppl loved them so I thought I'd do that again this year. They freeze great so we'll be doing that soon.

Sunday I got up extra early again and made some sidedishes to take to Brenda's. We had Simon's birthday party with a huge thanksgiving type meal. It was very good. I made macaroni and cheese and a salad. I was gonna bring devilled eggs but the eggs weren't done. hrm. Never had that happen before. That's what comes of rushing, I guess. Simon had a Star Wars cake. He got some very nice presents and lots of cash. He's super excited about this Bug Town Kristi sent him. I keep trying to explain that you won't find many bugs in December but he keeps trying. You put the bugs in and then you give them food and water and watch them umm..live. He also got this really cool Explore Dinosaurs software activity thing but we haven't opened it yet. Oh! And my favorite store in Brownstown is closing! Dangit. It's called the Country Mansion and it sells ya know country type stuff but also nicer things too. I managed to find about 4 pictures that go with the 2 I already had up on the stairwell so I'm super happy. Also got the kids these really cool 3-D type glasses that make xmas lights look like Santa Claus! They're very very cool. :)

We got back way too late on Sunday night so Simon was up until about 10 pm. Naturally, he was Red at school on Monday. Something about talking and saying inappropriate things. jtn and I reckon he was taking about poop again. *sigh* We'd been yelling at him for that the week before. He was green yesterday so I'm happy.

Tonight, my brother and I are going to see harry potter. I've still got about $60 worth of tickets to use by December 31st. Did I mention that Simon was terrified? he spent most of the movie hiding his eyes! I was shocked. I honestly thought it was fine. We talked about it though so now he remembers the funny bits and the cool bits and not the scary parts. If he's had nightmares he hasn't mentioned them.

Rented the Polar Express. I watched parts of it with Molly. Still not sure what the appeal is. The ppl have no expressions and the story is creepy and very dark. I dont like it.

Simon quote: It's me, playing cards with a tornado. I think the tornado is cheating.

Molly quote: *sigh* I'm bored now.

current mood:

complacent