Wrong Number Texts

Another website I have become addicted to is wrongnumbertexts.com. This website is where people can go and put a snapshot of texts that they have received from people who have the wrong number. Some are from people that they don’t know, some are from people that they do know, but have just sent it to the wrong person.


Now imagine your dad sending you something racy meant for your mom. Eww gross, right? Or imagine meaning to text your friend details about something bad you did last night but somehow sending it to your mom. Big oopsie right? We are in a digital age and it makes for lots of cannon fodder!

While I truly enjoy and love to go to the sites and read about peoples interesting failures and mistakes, I do have to say that I think it has brought many bad things our way as well. Boys getting in trouble because girls are sending them dirty pictures of themselves and then the boys pass them around. It’s wrong on both their parts. Pedophiles have more access to our kids and most of our kids just don’t want to believe these things can happen to them, regardless of whether we tell them about it or we keep them sheltered.

We are definitely more aware of what is going on in our world today, and I think that’s a good thing, but I also wonder if it’s a bad thing too? Is ignorance really a good thing for some people? Is there any truth in what they say? That some people would not be doing some of the bad things they do, if it was not first brought to their attention by hearing or seeing it somewhere else? On the other hand I think it’s not fair to punish everyone because a few can’t control themselves? But are we already punishing people because these people end up doing atrocious things anyhow?? What’s the answer? I sure don’t know. I just hope they stay the heck away from me and mine and hope they get caught before they can hurt anybody.

Either way, if you’re bored and want a good laugh check out wrongnumbertexts.com.

~Miss

Impatiently Waiting

This was the Facebook status update of my mom’s cousin today. My response to her, “That’s the story of my life.” On further reflection I have a feeling that it’s probably the story of many people’s lives. With the day to day hustle and bustle of our lives we are always running from one thing to another thing and always in such a hurry. Never leaving much time for us to ‘stop and smell the roses’ so to speak. I tried to think of a time when I am not Impatiently Waiting for something and realized that I’m always waiting for something even if it’s not impatiently. When watching a movie even if I enjoy it, I am still waiting for it to end so I can leave to go do the things I need to get done, or go to sleep. When taking a bath, reading my book, I am waiting to finish the end of the chapter so I can get out of the tub so I can go do whatever needs to be done before I can go to bed for the evening. Whatever it is, whatever the time or day I am always waiting for the next thing to come with no care of how enjoyable a task it is or how appreciative I am for what I am doing or receiving I am always just waiting for the next thing to come along. So now I ask myself how can I change my entire outlook on life to not be just waiting? Is it even possible? Obviously today is one of those days.. LOL

~Miss

Unedited For Your Enjoyment

So I'm reading this article on PoWM.com which is one of my new favorite websites of all time! I have a few of them that I'm sure you'll be reading about soon! Anyhow, the first thing, it totally reminds me of my cousin Kevin he would totally have died if his parents had moved him to a po-dunk town out in the boonies (my daughter says nobody calls it the boonies anymore, well I just did!).
Anyhow, back on topic. It just reminds me how sick people can be. It's bad enough that these people steal things. Go in and trade out their old stuff for new stuff, but to leave poop in the leg of the pants, that takes a whole different kind of sick person to do that. uggh. Nasty!

If you are ever bored or have some time to kill, I definitely recommend checking out the pictures or stories on PeopleofWalmart.com.

Unedited For Your Enjoyment

~Miss

Nails

This is going to be an ongoing quest for me until I can find someone or give up.  I am looking for a place that can do my nails.  I like having the acrylics, but I can’t find a place that can do a fill without leaving the stress marks (or red lines) on my fingernails.  It really irritates me.  I have tried World of Nails in Gilbert, Nailspa Expose in Chandler and today I am going to LeVie Nail in Gilbert.  We will see how they do.  If you know of anyone in the East Valley that can do nails and not have the red lines on my fingernails, PLEASE let me know!

Mean Kids

Kids can be so mean sometimes! My daughter started a new school after winter break. At first it was great! She made new friends and even got a new boyfriend (which I was not all that excited about, since she’s only 13). The new boyfriend thing didn’t last too long and since she’s the one who broke up with him, she was the one who received the backlash. She didn’t want to tell me that she was being taunted, but finally broke down and told me some of the mean things that some of these kids were saying to her. I know that kids can be mean and cruel, but some of these things are totally uncalled for and they weren’t coming from the kid she broke up with, but from his friends.


I have a child who totally loved school, thrives at school and gets good grades. Now she hates going to school. When I told my mother that my answer to the problem is to move her back to her old school, my mother’s response is that I’m teaching her to run from her problems. I don’t think that’s the case. I know that she can be happy at her old school and she can thrive there. Why make her suffer the last month of the year when she can be a good student? Even though my mother dislike’s my choice, she’s my daughter and I think I have to do what I think is best for her in this situation and that is moving her back. Next year she will be going to a new school again, to high school and may have the same problems arise, but I doubt that will be the case. I think the atmosphere here is different than it is out there. Maybe I am wrong? Only time will tell.

Sleep

What is is about sleep that we need? I mean, why is it that I need AT LEAST 8 hours and some people can run on 5 or 6 hours? I am sitting at my desk and I’m almost asleep. I thought I would ponder for just a little while to get me over this extreme tired period. I love my sleep and would be more than willing to get more of it. Every morning when I wake up I say to myself that I am going to bed early tonight and I hardly ever do. I guess I’m too afraid that I’m going to miss something. Not sure what, but I might miss it. Gosh, I need to go to sleep early. It’s not good to be this tired at work. I need to be able to function.


What do you think about massages? I haven’t had one in a long time. I want to go and get one. Man, I sure do need one. I feel so tense. My shoulders are killing me. I’m going to have to seriously look into this again.

~A

Really real or really not?

(cough)..book! Oh boy....excuse me! I feel like choking and this is my first time posting. I know i'll do better...(cough)..book! Man!...something definitely went down wrong. :) Okay so i wont mention the name but hopefully you get the jest of what I'm trying to say. I'm strictly speaking just for myself but how exactly is it i found my way to one of the largest albeit virtual countries known to exist. I packed no bags left no forwarding address and made no reservations with uhaul yet i find myself living quietly (at times) doing chores, sharing goods and building fortunes. What a blissful existence right? For over a year it was and rather than take anyone willing to read this on a 0-100 head rush ill prepare you for it in future posts. The stage is being set and the characters are waiting in the hall ready to audition. So until then have a wonderful day.

That’s Italiano and more!

I had an Italian Party this past weekend. It was really fun and we had some good food! Thanks to Johnsonville for sending me free coupons for Italian Sausage. Good food and good friends and family. I made my home made Alfredo sauce, dang it was good!


So, a couple of weekends ago, Carl and I watched Paranormal Activity 2. We had already seen the first one, and it was spooky, so we rented the second one. Let me just say that this one freaked me the hell out! I think it was because the demon was after the little baby and me having 3 small children, man, it scared me. For those who haven’t seen it, they tie it to the first one in a well done way. It sure was freaky though. I don’t think I need to be watching anymore paranormal stuff. It is starting to get to me as I get older.

~A

I'm Back Too!

Ok, so it’s been a long time for me too. I swear I will try and get better about writing. Life just gets in the way sometimes. So, I’ve been really busy with work. Had a couple of major things on my plate and I’m going on vacation in 15 days so I’m trying to push them through. I’ve done pretty well with them too. And then there is the family. My girls seem to be growing so fast now! It gets faster as we get older I think. I took the twins to see Body World 3 and Makenna loved it. She didn’t want to leave. She is enthralled with the body and how it works. Shelby on the other hand thought it was cool, but was ready to leave about 2/3 of the way through. Makenna might be a doctor when she grows up. 


In a coule of weeks we are going to Texas to see family. We will be there for Easter, which will be nice. Spending the first couple of days with my mom and then on to my grandparents for about 9 days. We will be driving, so that will be fun with 2 5 year olds and an almost 3 year old. Hopefully it won’t be too bad. I am really looking forward to seeing my grandparents. We haven’t seen them since Thanksgiving of 2009. It’s been way too long.

To piggyback on something Melissa was talking about. Arguing with her daughter. My 5 year olds have started this. Shelby has started her own version of negotiation. She wants what she wants and will do what she can to get it. Last night for example. We had chicken and green beans for dinner. She ate it all and then wanted some cereal or a cake pop. I told her if she was still hungry she could have more chicken and/or green beans. No, she wanted cereal or a cake pop. I asked her if she was really hungry. She said yes, then I told her again, chicken and/or green beans. She threw herself on the couch and said she didn’t’ want that. After they had their shower a little later (and it was my turn) she came into the bathroom and said that she wanted a PB&J. I told her her we didn’t have any bread. So, her next choice was an apple. I finally relented. Fine, have the apple. I mean, my goodness. It wears you out. I can only imagine what my hubby goes through on a daily basis since he stays home with them. God bless him.

~A

The Bachelor Show

So, my aunt got me hooked on the bachelor for the last few episodes.  Last night, I sat with her and watched the 2 hour finale to see he picked the girl that we liked and then watched the ‘after show’ for an hour afterwards to see how everything was going, only to find out that they had broken up and then gotten back together, but weren’t getting married quite yet.  Everyone was stunned, but I don’t see why everyone was so shocked.  These people haven’t been living a normal life.  They’ve been on a vacation for most of their dating experience and usually when you first start dating someone, it’s lala land for the first couple of months.  Now this girl has to watch him on tv making out with other girls and saying things to other girls that can only make her wonder what his true feelings are for him.  Not to mention all the speculation and lies all over the tabloids.  Really, how long does it take to get to know someone?  A couple months and a normal person runs away and gets married and everyone says they jumped in too fast, but when it’s a tv dating game, everyone expects them to marry right out of the gate?  It’s crazy.  I hope things work out for them, she seems like a sweet heart and he’s very handsome.  I’m sure we will be kept updated, through the tabloids, tv shows and programs and I’m sure many will be waiting with baited breath to see what happens.  I know I’m curious!

Beastly Movie

So this weekend, I went to see Beastly with a friend. It’s a modern day teen Beauty and the Beast. I thought it was actually pretty good. It’s definitely geared towards the teen/tween female audiences, while they try to put in some more adult situations to bring in the older crowd, but it was pretty well done. I think it’s helpful to sometimes remind kids that being a brat or stuck up, does have consequences. But to also let them see that people aren’t always what they seem and there may actually be other factors at play behind the scenes that can cause someone to be or act the way they do. Definitely a movie that I’ll take my daughter to see, as I’m sure she’ll like the beast who likes to walk around a lot with his shirt off. =)


The teenager in this movie is actually almost 21, so it’s a little less annoying to me that Hollywood keeps putting these ‘boys’ into movies while having them wear less clothes. (Jacob in Twilight?) I wonder if this causes boys of this age to think that they must look like these boys, as you know many girls have that problem, while seeing so many of TV’s actresses who have that perfect body? Having these boys that are ripped like an adult and walking around with no shirts on, does that cause boys to worry about how they look with their shirts off? Just another thing for today’s youth to worry about.

Anyhow, I would recommend it for mommies with teen girls, as it’s not over the top about sexuality. For those girls who love Twilight, I think this goes along the same lines.

~Miss

Working Mom vs. Stay at Home Mom

So I’ve been back to work for a full week now (after my 4 month hiatus). At first it started out REALLY slow and boring, which for someone with ADHD, is a really bad thing. I didn’t have enough to do and the things that I was given to do were done in a very short amount of time. Yesterday was the first day that I felt truly back to work. (Other than the getting up early and getting ready every day in order to be at work by 7:30 and being stuck in a cubicle for 8 hours a day.) I finally had enough of the programs that I need to do my job, installed on my computer and I actually had some work to do. My boss had given me another project and the people I was waiting on for my first project, finally responded. Finally a busy day where I actually worked for most of the day! =)


As surprising as it is to me, you can only do so much internet surfing in a day without being totally bored out of your mind. (Most of the good sites are blocked anyway.)

I hear lots of people say that stay at home moms have it easy, the proverbial sitting on the couch eating bon-bons and watching soap operas is a total misnomer. I found much to do while I was not working. I didn’t sleep in ‘til noon, as I had to be up early and take my daughter to school. Granted, I usually didn’t take my shower until after I dropped her off, I was still up early. Then there’s the cleaning, the shopping, the errands and doctor appointments all before 2:30 when you have to race to the school and sit in line to pick up your child and then sit in chaos while everyone tries to leave the school at the same time. Kids running across the street (of course not in the crosswalk), parents zooming by in the school zone, busses stopping and putting out there little stop sign and holding up traffic and then the crossing guards. What should be a couple minute excursion turns into a 30+ minute war. Only to come home and have to feed your kid, take them to whatever practice’s they have and home from said practice. Then come home and make sure they start on their homework, and let’s be honest I don’t think I learned half the stuff my 8th grader is learning in school. Then the dinner and taking care of the animals. Finally winding down to go to sleep, only to start the whole process again the next day. Stay at home mom’s I salute you!

Now as a working mom, you still have a lot of the same duties (if not all) and let’s be honest there are some things that just wait until the weekend. But the plus side is that at least you pull in a paycheck. =)

Anyhow, time to get back to work. Have a great day everyone, it’s Friday!

~Miss

Joys of a Deranged Teenager!

So as many of you know, I have a TEENAGER! She’s 13 going on 30! It is constant chaos and she’s not even here right now! I understand that the hormones are going nuts inside her body and maybe that causes her to do and say things she shouldn’t, but Dang, sometimes I just wanna throttle her! I just keep telling myself, go to your happy place, over and over. =)


I was never really close with my mom, as I was more of a daddy’s girl and I definitely didn’t tell him about things going on in my everyday life. But being a single mom, I’d like to think that she and I are pretty close. Not that we don’t have others to rely on, but we are usually together all the time (wanting it or not).

Our most recent argument is about boys. My daughter has a boyfriend (well had because they recently broke up). Anyhow, I was talking with a friend of mine (who is also her friend’s mom) and telling her about my daughter’s boyfriend. When we got in the car to leave our ‘play date’, my daughter was furious that I told her about her boyfriend. ??? As I tried to calm her down and tell her that I didn’t know it was a secret, she was still very angry with me for telling my friend. I told her I wouldn’t tell anyone else, her big secret and left it at that. I understand it can be a little embarrassing for a teenager to talk about her boyfriend, but Sheesh!

Well a couple weeks later, I walked into it again. Without mentioning her boyfriend, I asked her what it is that boyfriends and girlfriends do at her age. The problem was that I asked her while we were in the car with my best friend and we were talking about how times have changed. Now let me be the first to say, that I have definitely been up front to my daughter about how things work and am always an open book about answering her questions and telling her that she can come to me with any questions. I also made sure to tell her that if a girl is too embarrassed to talk about the big SEX topic, then she’s definitely not ready to do it. Anyhow, she was really ticked off and wouldn’t talk to me for the whole time we were with my friend, unless it was a one word answer and it was in a very annoyed and rude tone.

Of course when we got home that evening, she ranted and raved about me talking about her boyfriend again to my friends, even though neither of us said anything about said boyfriend. When I tried to point that out, she just got more upset. I just don’t understand what the big deal is. It’s not as if I was teasing her about him, or anything mischievous. I don’t get her or her annoyance at the whole subject. Which makes me wonder what is going on that she’s not telling me?

Aargh. I am totally hating this stage of the game in raising a girl!

Back Again!

So it's been forever, I know!  But what can I say, I had stuff going on.  Amie had stuff going on, as we all do, but I think it's time to get this baby going again.. Stay Tuned. 

Miss