So my company has instated a no-smoking policy at work. I’m not a smoker, but many of my friends/co-workers are. Basically they are no longer allowed to smoke on the work premises, or adjacent locations either. This has caused some people to quit smoking (at least while at work), but from what I see, the majority take longer breaks in order to leave the property. Some drive a little way down and smoke in another company’s parking lot, others just drive around the block.
One of my co-workers brought up that maybe the company saves money on their insurance policy by instituting a no smoking policy. But I wonder the amount of time that others take in order to get their fix, does it really even itself out? I guess some who are walking a short distance are getting exercise? But what other benefit does the company get from this?
On another note… Amie told me today that she read yesterday in Phoenix there were 7 pedestrians hit. Now while I think it’s great that some people are riding their bikes and walking now to help cut costs and some in order to try to save the planet, I have to say I’m not sure I’d want to do it.
You always have to fear that there is some driver out there not paying attention. I see it so many times, every day. I hear the argument that it’s mainly people on the phone, but I don’t agree with that. I think it’s usually the person who is in a hurry, or looking for something in their car, eating… Personally, I’m more aware of what’s going on around me when I’m on my phone. I don’t have to look at it to talk on it. The whole debate on hands free vs. holding your phone to talk on it… I don’t usually drive with my hands on 10 and 2. I usually only drive with one hand anyway. I’m not saying that everyone is adept at driving while talking on the phone, but I am saying that it’s not always the reason people have accidents. That would be like banning smoking because you have to use one of your hands to do that.
Pedestrians, beware… Many drivers just have too many things going on in their car, or in their brain and are not really paying attention to make sure you are not walking in their path. Don’t go by the thought that ‘pedestrians have the right of way’, because even though that might be the rule, it doesn’t mean that a couple ton vehicle will stop for you because you are right. What’s more important, being right about who was following the rules, or being alive, and whole?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, Monday...
Well, another weekend has flown by. I need a weekend rewind remote. They go by way too fast. Who decided in the first place that we needed to work 5 days a week??? I really want to go back in time and meet that person face to face and smack them!
Shelby lost her first tooth last night. She will be 5 October 13th, so I guess it's about time. They were all in bed and I heard a lot of commotion. I went in to their room (which all 3 of my girls now sleep in the same room since we have moved) and Shelby was in her bed and Mady (my 2 year old) had climbed into bed with her. I asked Shelby what was going on as I was trying to tell Mady to get in her own bed. Shelby looked at me and said "My tooth is gone!" She was very upset by this. When I really looked at her I could see the blood. OK, so then I was very upset because I didn't know what was going on. "What do you mean your tooth is gone?!?" She said, "It just fell out! I can't find it!" So I grabbed Mady's feet to get her out of the bed and the tooth was stuck to the bottom of her foot. I thought, OMG she kicked Shelby's tooth out! "Found the tooth Shelby." "I WANT TO SEE IT!!" She was all panicked about it. I told her to get up and go into my bathroom. I put Mady back in her bed and went into the bathroom. I looked in Shelby's mouth and it was bleeding pretty good. I asked her what happened and she said that she was trying to pull the tag off of one of the new pillows we bought. The tag with that little plastic thing attached and when she bit on it and pulled it popped her tooth out. It must have already been loose and thank goodness it wasn't Mady that had kicked it out. I calmed down at this point knowing that she was OK. We went into the kitchen and I got some warm salt water to rinse her mouth out. While she did that I went and got the Tooth Fairy Pillow. We went back into her room, showed everyone the tooth and Shelby got back in bed. Oh, she was so excited now. The Tooth Fairy was going to bring her some money! My only thought at that point was thank good the "Tooth Fairy" has cash tonight! :)
I'm going to start going to the gym today. I have 25 personal training sessions and I want my trainer to show me what I can do with the free weights. After I have used my training sessions I am going to cancel my membership and work out at home. I've gotta save money somehow. I'm going to go three times a week and get familiar with the free weights. After we get our check from moving out of the house (the cash for keys thing) we are going to go to the used sporting equipment store called Play it Again Sports and get what we need. I'm kind of excited about working out again. It's been a while, but this is something that I do want to do. We'll see how it goes. No Pain (there will be plenty of that tomorrow), No Gain!
Shelby lost her first tooth last night. She will be 5 October 13th, so I guess it's about time. They were all in bed and I heard a lot of commotion. I went in to their room (which all 3 of my girls now sleep in the same room since we have moved) and Shelby was in her bed and Mady (my 2 year old) had climbed into bed with her. I asked Shelby what was going on as I was trying to tell Mady to get in her own bed. Shelby looked at me and said "My tooth is gone!" She was very upset by this. When I really looked at her I could see the blood. OK, so then I was very upset because I didn't know what was going on. "What do you mean your tooth is gone?!?" She said, "It just fell out! I can't find it!" So I grabbed Mady's feet to get her out of the bed and the tooth was stuck to the bottom of her foot. I thought, OMG she kicked Shelby's tooth out! "Found the tooth Shelby." "I WANT TO SEE IT!!" She was all panicked about it. I told her to get up and go into my bathroom. I put Mady back in her bed and went into the bathroom. I looked in Shelby's mouth and it was bleeding pretty good. I asked her what happened and she said that she was trying to pull the tag off of one of the new pillows we bought. The tag with that little plastic thing attached and when she bit on it and pulled it popped her tooth out. It must have already been loose and thank goodness it wasn't Mady that had kicked it out. I calmed down at this point knowing that she was OK. We went into the kitchen and I got some warm salt water to rinse her mouth out. While she did that I went and got the Tooth Fairy Pillow. We went back into her room, showed everyone the tooth and Shelby got back in bed. Oh, she was so excited now. The Tooth Fairy was going to bring her some money! My only thought at that point was thank good the "Tooth Fairy" has cash tonight! :)
I'm going to start going to the gym today. I have 25 personal training sessions and I want my trainer to show me what I can do with the free weights. After I have used my training sessions I am going to cancel my membership and work out at home. I've gotta save money somehow. I'm going to go three times a week and get familiar with the free weights. After we get our check from moving out of the house (the cash for keys thing) we are going to go to the used sporting equipment store called Play it Again Sports and get what we need. I'm kind of excited about working out again. It's been a while, but this is something that I do want to do. We'll see how it goes. No Pain (there will be plenty of that tomorrow), No Gain!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Moving....
Sorry I haven't been writing for a while. I have been so busy trying to pack, move and then unpack just like Melissa. What an ordeal! I had pretty much forgotten how much crap I really have. But, we are in our new place and now we just need to find a place for everything. I think that is the hardest part, especially since our new house is about 400 square feet smaller. Man, it's time to downsize!
On the other hand, my girls love the new house. It was very exciting for them to move from their "stinky" old one to a new one. I had to laugh at that. And, me and my girls met my best friend 2 weekends ago so I could borrow some furniture movers from her. One of my 4-year-olds said: "Guess what? We are moving to a new house!" My best friend: "I know! Isn't that exciting?" My 4-year-old: "Yes, and we are even going to bring Mady (my 2 year old) with us!" Where do kids come up with this stuff? I'm going to write that down and tell her about that when she gets older. I hope she gets a kick out of it. :)
Well, I really have to get to work now, but I will try my best to write more. Hopefully now that we are in the new house things will calm down just a little.
~Amie
On the other hand, my girls love the new house. It was very exciting for them to move from their "stinky" old one to a new one. I had to laugh at that. And, me and my girls met my best friend 2 weekends ago so I could borrow some furniture movers from her. One of my 4-year-olds said: "Guess what? We are moving to a new house!" My best friend: "I know! Isn't that exciting?" My 4-year-old: "Yes, and we are even going to bring Mady (my 2 year old) with us!" Where do kids come up with this stuff? I'm going to write that down and tell her about that when she gets older. I hope she gets a kick out of it. :)
Well, I really have to get to work now, but I will try my best to write more. Hopefully now that we are in the new house things will calm down just a little.
~Amie
Monday, September 20, 2010
If it’s not one thing it’s another
Sorry, it's been a while. Lots going on with moving and all. Crazy thing that both Amie and I moved about the same time, for the same reasons. Darn Banks! Darn Economy! Darn Money!
At least I know that we aren't the only ones. I know so many people in the same boat as us. Heck, they tried to sell my house for $120k less than I bought it for and nobody bought it! If they would have just lowered the payments to the amount they tried to sell it for, life would have been easier on all involved. Oh well, we love our new place, so I guess it all worked out for the best, right?
So for those of you who know me, you know that I’m always getting myself involved in one thing or another. The last 3 years, it was the PTO board (PTA for my Cali Friends) for Kirstyn’s school. Last year, I was the PTO Co-President and it was a huge task, because we didn’t have a Fund Raising Coordinator (which I was the previous 2 years) so really I did both. So this year, I decided to step down and take a break.
Yeah right! So this year, Kirstyn has a Washington DC trip that costs $1900. In order to see that she goes on this trip, I am organizing a Booster Club to help the kids fundraise for the trip. Of course this means that I’m getting into a whole lot of things, once again! Oh me, oh my, when will I ever learn? LOL
So for ideas on things to do we have family dinner nights at local restaurants/take out places, car washes, a swap meet and a concert. All should be fairly easy to coordinate and plan, right? We’ll see and I’ll keep you informed. First is to get approval from the powers that be that we can move forward with our ideas.
The fun starts here, Right?
~Miss
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At least I know that we aren't the only ones. I know so many people in the same boat as us. Heck, they tried to sell my house for $120k less than I bought it for and nobody bought it! If they would have just lowered the payments to the amount they tried to sell it for, life would have been easier on all involved. Oh well, we love our new place, so I guess it all worked out for the best, right?
So for those of you who know me, you know that I’m always getting myself involved in one thing or another. The last 3 years, it was the PTO board (PTA for my Cali Friends) for Kirstyn’s school. Last year, I was the PTO Co-President and it was a huge task, because we didn’t have a Fund Raising Coordinator (which I was the previous 2 years) so really I did both. So this year, I decided to step down and take a break.
Yeah right! So this year, Kirstyn has a Washington DC trip that costs $1900. In order to see that she goes on this trip, I am organizing a Booster Club to help the kids fundraise for the trip. Of course this means that I’m getting into a whole lot of things, once again! Oh me, oh my, when will I ever learn? LOL
So for ideas on things to do we have family dinner nights at local restaurants/take out places, car washes, a swap meet and a concert. All should be fairly easy to coordinate and plan, right? We’ll see and I’ll keep you informed. First is to get approval from the powers that be that we can move forward with our ideas.
The fun starts here, Right?
~Miss
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Procrastination…
Ok, so I have to say, that I am probably one of the biggest procrastinators that I know. If I can procrastinate on something, I will. Does anyone else have this problem? It really doesn’t matter what it is.. I will procrastinate until the very last minute for whatever it is!
It really drives me nuts that I do this, but I do it every time! You would think that after the first few times I would actually start doing things before the last darn minute, but NO! Go figure!
So this weekend, I went to the movies with my daughter (love finding movie tickets I forgot we had!). We went and saw the movie Inception. It was actually a pretty good movie. It had to do with the whole Matrix type of thing, are we really living in this world, etc. But the movie itself was pretty good. I have to say, Leonardo Dicaprio is a pretty good actor. Another thing I really like about him, is he pretty much stays out of the spot light. You really don’t hear about him doing anything totally out of the ordinary. (like hiring hookers, etc.) I’m sure he does his share of crazy stuff, but he keeps it on the down low.)
Well that’s it for now. Lots of work to get done, as I said before I’ve been procrastinating. LOL. More later!
-Miss
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It really drives me nuts that I do this, but I do it every time! You would think that after the first few times I would actually start doing things before the last darn minute, but NO! Go figure!
So this weekend, I went to the movies with my daughter (love finding movie tickets I forgot we had!). We went and saw the movie Inception. It was actually a pretty good movie. It had to do with the whole Matrix type of thing, are we really living in this world, etc. But the movie itself was pretty good. I have to say, Leonardo Dicaprio is a pretty good actor. Another thing I really like about him, is he pretty much stays out of the spot light. You really don’t hear about him doing anything totally out of the ordinary. (like hiring hookers, etc.) I’m sure he does his share of crazy stuff, but he keeps it on the down low.)
Well that’s it for now. Lots of work to get done, as I said before I’ve been procrastinating. LOL. More later!
-Miss
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Back from vacation - Drama
So this weekend was the big birthday bonanza for my daughter. Long 6 hour drive to and from California from Arizona. For the most part it wasn’t too bad, except for my daughter being a little mouthy and me forgetting to bring the tub of stuff which included the clothing of one of the girls, which led to me having to buy clothes and other necessities for her, but other than that. Not too horrible. LOL
Disneyland was ok. Didn’t go on as many rides as they would have liked to have gone on. The World of Color show was pretty cool, we lined up almost 2 hours before the show and still didn’t get front row seats, so the kids still missed some the stuff lower to the water and unfortunately, we were right behind a pillar, which impeded some of our view too, but it was still worth it (I thought anyhow). Next time though, I would spend the money to buy the dinner tickets and get the good seats, instead of doing Goofy’s Kitchen in the morning.
I have to ask… Why do your kids have to act up, when you are doing something nice for them? And when there are a million people around? I’m telling you, Kirstyn was in top form this weekend. To say that she is on restriction is an understatement. I’m actually cutting out her singing and piano lessons for a month for her acting up. Maybe longer, because she has to earn them back. I’m tired of the attitude. 13 or not, it’s time to shape up that ‘tude and realize that you have to earn respect to be given it!
I have been talking with some of my other mommy friends and we thought we should institute a 6 month trade program, since other people’s kids always seem to behave when they are with you. So we will switch kids every six months, so they will behave well. =) Think it will work?
~Miss
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Disneyland was ok. Didn’t go on as many rides as they would have liked to have gone on. The World of Color show was pretty cool, we lined up almost 2 hours before the show and still didn’t get front row seats, so the kids still missed some the stuff lower to the water and unfortunately, we were right behind a pillar, which impeded some of our view too, but it was still worth it (I thought anyhow). Next time though, I would spend the money to buy the dinner tickets and get the good seats, instead of doing Goofy’s Kitchen in the morning.
I have to ask… Why do your kids have to act up, when you are doing something nice for them? And when there are a million people around? I’m telling you, Kirstyn was in top form this weekend. To say that she is on restriction is an understatement. I’m actually cutting out her singing and piano lessons for a month for her acting up. Maybe longer, because she has to earn them back. I’m tired of the attitude. 13 or not, it’s time to shape up that ‘tude and realize that you have to earn respect to be given it!
I have been talking with some of my other mommy friends and we thought we should institute a 6 month trade program, since other people’s kids always seem to behave when they are with you. So we will switch kids every six months, so they will behave well. =) Think it will work?
~Miss
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Labor Day Laziness
I took off Thursday and Friday to give me a 5 day weekend over the Labor Day Weekend. All this has accomplished is that I really don't want to go back to work. :( I really don't mind my job, it's just that I like being home more. And let's face it, who wouldn't want to quit working and do whatever they wanted to. I just need the money to be able to do that, and with the way the economy is going (and the money I have lost in my 401) I feel like I will never be able to retire.
This weekend has been ok. I don't feel like I got done what I wanted to get done, or do what I wanted to do. I did get to read some, and that was nice. I miss reading a lot. With 3 small children there isn't a whole lot of time to do what you want to do. I am already looking forward to the time I am taking off in October around my birthday. A whole week! I can't wait!
I don't feel like me and my hubby are getting along very well right now. I'm hoping it's just the stress of trying to find a place to move to and then the inevitable move. I will be glad when we find something and get the process started. Right now with the not knowing what is going to happen, I can feel the pressure and it's very uncomfortable. So, this stresses both of us (because he did tell me he can feel the pressure too) and we aren't getting along. It's kinda sad really. You would think this would bring us closer together, but it really doesn't. He said that he wouldn't have a problem with me looking for a rental by myself. This puts added pressure on me. I looked for the houses and sent them to my realtor friend so that we could see them and when my hubby wound up going with me, he didn't like the area around all but 1 of them. If he had been more involved when I was looking online, that wouldn't have happened. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle and it's a little depressing.
I have to keep telling myself that this too shall pass. I must remain positive. So, here I am spilling into my blog instead of fighting about it with my hubby. I hope I'm making the right decision. Mainly because I'm so tired of fighting.
Hope everyone has a great week!
This weekend has been ok. I don't feel like I got done what I wanted to get done, or do what I wanted to do. I did get to read some, and that was nice. I miss reading a lot. With 3 small children there isn't a whole lot of time to do what you want to do. I am already looking forward to the time I am taking off in October around my birthday. A whole week! I can't wait!
I don't feel like me and my hubby are getting along very well right now. I'm hoping it's just the stress of trying to find a place to move to and then the inevitable move. I will be glad when we find something and get the process started. Right now with the not knowing what is going to happen, I can feel the pressure and it's very uncomfortable. So, this stresses both of us (because he did tell me he can feel the pressure too) and we aren't getting along. It's kinda sad really. You would think this would bring us closer together, but it really doesn't. He said that he wouldn't have a problem with me looking for a rental by myself. This puts added pressure on me. I looked for the houses and sent them to my realtor friend so that we could see them and when my hubby wound up going with me, he didn't like the area around all but 1 of them. If he had been more involved when I was looking online, that wouldn't have happened. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle and it's a little depressing.
I have to keep telling myself that this too shall pass. I must remain positive. So, here I am spilling into my blog instead of fighting about it with my hubby. I hope I'm making the right decision. Mainly because I'm so tired of fighting.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Today is one of those days where I feel like telling everyone to go to He double hockey sticks
I am having one of those days where everyone is pissing me off. It really wouldn't take much, but I'll be honest, my day really started off pretty crappy.
My boss moved my seat to one that is at the front of the rows, which means everyone walks past my desk. (I'm ADD, so I HAVE to look when someone walks by!) and it seems that my desk is the magnet for the loudest people in the whole damn place! Our loudest employee sits 3 desks back, and fortunately he's on vacation, but I am sure that will drive me nuts when he gets back.
AAaarrgghh. I know this is going to drive me absolutely nuts. I'm wearing my headphones (the ones that cover my entire head) and I can still hear the lady in the office next to my desk. Because they built these 'soft offices' for people that don't even go all the way to the ceiling and they have cubicle walls. But the people inside of them don't seem to realize that they don't really have an office, they have a cubicle with a door on it. I'm going to go insane! honestly insane! No amount of crazy pills can keep me from going nuts. LOL.
The weekend is getting closer and Kirstyn's bday is closer. Maybe my hearing will go as I keep feeling like I am getting older and older by the second. lol. I still can't believe she'll be 13.
Kinda bummed that we didn't get a new car last night, but glad that I didn't jump into a new car just because I wanted a new car. Hopefully we'll have something new before the weekend. we'll see. Happy hump day everyone!
~Manic Miss
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My boss moved my seat to one that is at the front of the rows, which means everyone walks past my desk. (I'm ADD, so I HAVE to look when someone walks by!) and it seems that my desk is the magnet for the loudest people in the whole damn place! Our loudest employee sits 3 desks back, and fortunately he's on vacation, but I am sure that will drive me nuts when he gets back.
AAaarrgghh. I know this is going to drive me absolutely nuts. I'm wearing my headphones (the ones that cover my entire head) and I can still hear the lady in the office next to my desk. Because they built these 'soft offices' for people that don't even go all the way to the ceiling and they have cubicle walls. But the people inside of them don't seem to realize that they don't really have an office, they have a cubicle with a door on it. I'm going to go insane! honestly insane! No amount of crazy pills can keep me from going nuts. LOL.
The weekend is getting closer and Kirstyn's bday is closer. Maybe my hearing will go as I keep feeling like I am getting older and older by the second. lol. I still can't believe she'll be 13.
Kinda bummed that we didn't get a new car last night, but glad that I didn't jump into a new car just because I wanted a new car. Hopefully we'll have something new before the weekend. we'll see. Happy hump day everyone!
~Manic Miss
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Things that make you go: What the Heck????
My last post I talked about trying to stay positive, well, that crap don’t work all the time! You will remember that we were frantically packing and trying to find a rental home. Well, the I talked to Tiffany & Bosco, law firm for our house, and they told me that we still might have a chance to keep our home. That Freddie Mac is now working with this 3rd party company and they were going to come to our house and try to work out a modification with us! Yeah!!! So, we stopped packing (didn’t unpacked, just stoped where we were) and waited to hear from this other company, only to find out 8 days later that Tiffany & Bosco is now telling us that Freddie Mac has changed their mind and the next communication we get will be them telling us about our relocation options. What a crock of crap!! I mean, this is a law firm! How do these people sleep at night? Needless to say we are getting back into the packing mode and resuming our search for a rental. Wish us luck!
Ok, I totally love David Zinczenko! He is the Eat This, Not That writer! I love his articles. I always learn something and since I have been losing weight I am always paying attention to articles like these. I absolutely had to share this one with you though. Scariest New Restaurant Foods Anyone looking to watch what they eat will totally appreciate this link. I also have 2 of the Eat This, Not That books and I recommend those too. I have the Kids guide and the Supermarket Guide. Both well worth it.
Ok, one last thing before I go. I wanted to give the parenting award of the day to…..drumroll please…… 18-year-old Christy A. Smullen!!! Please go here to read the full story, but let me just say, she didn’t sound like she cared a whole lot that her child of 3 years old just shot a shotgun. Thank the Good Lord that no one was hurt!
Ok, I totally love David Zinczenko! He is the Eat This, Not That writer! I love his articles. I always learn something and since I have been losing weight I am always paying attention to articles like these. I absolutely had to share this one with you though. Scariest New Restaurant Foods Anyone looking to watch what they eat will totally appreciate this link. I also have 2 of the Eat This, Not That books and I recommend those too. I have the Kids guide and the Supermarket Guide. Both well worth it.
Ok, one last thing before I go. I wanted to give the parenting award of the day to…..drumroll please…… 18-year-old Christy A. Smullen!!! Please go here to read the full story, but let me just say, she didn’t sound like she cared a whole lot that her child of 3 years old just shot a shotgun. Thank the Good Lord that no one was hurt!
Weekend Update - Weeks gonna be busy
Spent an awesome weekend at the Colorado River with some of my cousins and their family. It would be nice if we could get the whole family out there (but probably very expensive too!). We just relaxed, spent the day by the river, let the kids play in the water. It was a great Saturday, finished up with BBQing back at the house. I’ll be honest, I was the first to pass out and I was out early! (I was the youngest cousin there does that still count?). Being used to getting up at the crack of dawn really plays havoc on the senses when you’re trying to party it up with the big dawgs. =) I’m used to going to bed early and getting up early. I stayed up late the night before and got up early that morning, then stayed out in the sun all day. By the time we got back to the trailer and ate, I was ready for bed! LOL and when I went and laid down, it only took seconds for me to pass out. Sorry Chris, I tried to get back up and play with the big boys and just almost fell back asleep in the chairs outside. =)
Well, my little one will be 13 in 5 days! Gosh I can’t believe time has passed by so quickly. It seems just like yesterday I was putting her hair in pig tails and buying her Bratz dolls for her birthday. Now it’s new $300 phones she wants and laptops. (I’ll be honest, I’d rather buy the Bratz doll. LOL)
Wednesday is an early release day, so I have to leave work early to get her and Hannah from school. Friday I work from home, but right after school, we leave to California for her Birthday celebration! It’s going to be a busy week! Lots to do!
Hope everyone has a great week!
~Miss
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Well, my little one will be 13 in 5 days! Gosh I can’t believe time has passed by so quickly. It seems just like yesterday I was putting her hair in pig tails and buying her Bratz dolls for her birthday. Now it’s new $300 phones she wants and laptops. (I’ll be honest, I’d rather buy the Bratz doll. LOL)
Wednesday is an early release day, so I have to leave work early to get her and Hannah from school. Friday I work from home, but right after school, we leave to California for her Birthday celebration! It’s going to be a busy week! Lots to do!
Hope everyone has a great week!
~Miss
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Totally Peeved~
As an update to yesterday’s post on going overboard on my daughter’s birthday parties. I have to say… I’m a little annoyed today.
A friend of mine made a few comments to me yesterday, after she read yesterday’s blog. In a round-about way, she was saying that everyone knows that I am a single mother and that I don’t have to keep trying to have these amazingly extravagant parties for my daughter and even went as far as to say that I’m doing her a disservice by doing so. Her daughter wasn’t invited to Kirstyn’s birthday parties the past couple of years (they aren’t the same age and my Kirstyn doesn’t have that much in common with her, so chose other friends to go). She said that it hurts the feelings of others who can’t go and celebrate with us and even makes some of the other kids feel disappointed that they don’t get the same kind of parties. THEN to follow that up. She had the nerve to follow that up with the age old, ‘You don’t have to make up for the fact that her Dad isn’t really in the picture.”
OK.. Now let me get this off my chest, because I know this person will read this blog today and I know you will know I am talking about you. Even though I didn’t have the balls to say it then, because I do count you as a friend, I’m saying it now. You are WAY off course here! I felt completely railroaded with this conversation yesterday. While I generally have no problem sticking up for other people, or something that I full heartedly believe in, I often have a hard time in sticking up for myself, so I walked away, keeping my mouth shut and avoiding the confrontation that I am sure would have ensued. I will be nice and not give out too many personal details about you, so that others also know who you are, because just you knowing is enough.
First… Kirstyn is very bright and works very hard in school every day, even goes to an elite school in the area, to which she had to apply to get into. So I feel that going a little farther for her sometimes, is a good thing, to show that her efforts are rewarded. Second, the fact that we have these parties that are cool and the kids love coming to them, isn’t necessarily due to the amount of money I spend on them. It’s more due to the planning and connections I have in putting them together. I may have a lot of really cool things going on at really cool places, but I do my research and I make sure to get the best deal and most of all, I do have quite a few connections in lots of areas! Including California, which we stay for free with my parents and my best friend is able to get us awesome discounts because she works at Disneyland. Being that we are like family and have known each other since 5th grade, this trip to Disneyland is her birthday gift to Kirstyn.
Lastly, I won’t say that I have never tried to make up for the things her dad has or hasn’t done, because that would be a lie. She didn’t pick him, I did. But I can honestly say that I have never tried to bribe her by giving her extravagant gifts. That’s his game, not mine. I can’t afford that. So the next time you think you have me pegged as the mom who is spoiling her daughter to make up for Daddy issues or because she feels like she needs to make up for something. Think again..
~Aggravated Miss
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A friend of mine made a few comments to me yesterday, after she read yesterday’s blog. In a round-about way, she was saying that everyone knows that I am a single mother and that I don’t have to keep trying to have these amazingly extravagant parties for my daughter and even went as far as to say that I’m doing her a disservice by doing so. Her daughter wasn’t invited to Kirstyn’s birthday parties the past couple of years (they aren’t the same age and my Kirstyn doesn’t have that much in common with her, so chose other friends to go). She said that it hurts the feelings of others who can’t go and celebrate with us and even makes some of the other kids feel disappointed that they don’t get the same kind of parties. THEN to follow that up. She had the nerve to follow that up with the age old, ‘You don’t have to make up for the fact that her Dad isn’t really in the picture.”
OK.. Now let me get this off my chest, because I know this person will read this blog today and I know you will know I am talking about you. Even though I didn’t have the balls to say it then, because I do count you as a friend, I’m saying it now. You are WAY off course here! I felt completely railroaded with this conversation yesterday. While I generally have no problem sticking up for other people, or something that I full heartedly believe in, I often have a hard time in sticking up for myself, so I walked away, keeping my mouth shut and avoiding the confrontation that I am sure would have ensued. I will be nice and not give out too many personal details about you, so that others also know who you are, because just you knowing is enough.
First… Kirstyn is very bright and works very hard in school every day, even goes to an elite school in the area, to which she had to apply to get into. So I feel that going a little farther for her sometimes, is a good thing, to show that her efforts are rewarded. Second, the fact that we have these parties that are cool and the kids love coming to them, isn’t necessarily due to the amount of money I spend on them. It’s more due to the planning and connections I have in putting them together. I may have a lot of really cool things going on at really cool places, but I do my research and I make sure to get the best deal and most of all, I do have quite a few connections in lots of areas! Including California, which we stay for free with my parents and my best friend is able to get us awesome discounts because she works at Disneyland. Being that we are like family and have known each other since 5th grade, this trip to Disneyland is her birthday gift to Kirstyn.
Lastly, I won’t say that I have never tried to make up for the things her dad has or hasn’t done, because that would be a lie. She didn’t pick him, I did. But I can honestly say that I have never tried to bribe her by giving her extravagant gifts. That’s his game, not mine. I can’t afford that. So the next time you think you have me pegged as the mom who is spoiling her daughter to make up for Daddy issues or because she feels like she needs to make up for something. Think again..
~Aggravated Miss
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Birthday Bash Extravaganza
So.. My daughter’s 13th birthday is next weekend. Labor day weekend.
13 is a big deal! She’s finally a teenager! I’ll be honest, I usually tend to go overboard on her birthday’s anyhow, but this year, especially since it’s her 13th birthday, I feel that I definitely must do something to show it’s a big deal that she’s 13.
A large part of my family lives in Southern California, so we often head that way for her birthday, with a friend or two of hers. For her 11th birthday we took her best friend with us to Cali and made a stop at Disneyland. Last year, we took 2 of her friends to Cali and went to Universal Studios. I keep making these really big deals out of her birthday and it’s going to be hard for me to stop and make her realize that it’s not always going to be a Rock Star party for her. Generally, we head to Cali so we can visit with family and it’s on a holiday weekend, so it just works out that way.
As I said in a previous post, this year, we’ll stay with my parents in Huntington Beach. It’s a 6 hour drive, so not too bad of a drive and much cheaper than flights for 5 people, so we will definitely be driving. They can relax and watch movies, play games, whatever they like. After school Friday, we’ll stop by our house so they can change into comfy clothes for driving and hit the road.
Luckily, my best friend works at Disneyland, so we’ll head to Disneyland with her and 2 of her friends for the day (Thanks again Dona!). We’ll start off the day at Goofy’s kitchen (which she loves). It’s a buffet style breakfast, with lots of fun kids stuff. Not that the average person won’t like it, but it’s definitely geared towards the kids. Next we head to California Disney and get our fastpass for the new Colors of the World attraction (this will be a first for us) and her It’s my birthday tag! I think I might even get the girls all a Mickey/Minnie hat with their names embroidered on it. That will take up all day Saturday.
Sunday we will maybe head to the Bella Terra mall in HB for a movie in the morning and then back to grandma’s for a BBQ in the early afternoon. Complete with cake and ice cream! Monday we’ll head back to California. Probably stopping at Ruby’s diner (that’s her favorite) for lunch and if we didn’t get to do the movie on Sunday, maybe we’ll hit a movie on Monday. She wants to see the Vampire spoof movie, so that’s probably what we’ll see. But not for sure.
Anyhow.. Back to the issue at hand. If I keep doing these outstanding parties, she’s always expect them. I think next year, we’ll have a sleepover with 3 girls and maybe Skateland. LOL.. We’ll see how that works. Especially since it falls on Labor Day weekend. She’ll just have to have her party the week before or after! Darn it!
13 is a big deal! She’s finally a teenager! I’ll be honest, I usually tend to go overboard on her birthday’s anyhow, but this year, especially since it’s her 13th birthday, I feel that I definitely must do something to show it’s a big deal that she’s 13.
A large part of my family lives in Southern California, so we often head that way for her birthday, with a friend or two of hers. For her 11th birthday we took her best friend with us to Cali and made a stop at Disneyland. Last year, we took 2 of her friends to Cali and went to Universal Studios. I keep making these really big deals out of her birthday and it’s going to be hard for me to stop and make her realize that it’s not always going to be a Rock Star party for her. Generally, we head to Cali so we can visit with family and it’s on a holiday weekend, so it just works out that way.
As I said in a previous post, this year, we’ll stay with my parents in Huntington Beach. It’s a 6 hour drive, so not too bad of a drive and much cheaper than flights for 5 people, so we will definitely be driving. They can relax and watch movies, play games, whatever they like. After school Friday, we’ll stop by our house so they can change into comfy clothes for driving and hit the road.
Luckily, my best friend works at Disneyland, so we’ll head to Disneyland with her and 2 of her friends for the day (Thanks again Dona!). We’ll start off the day at Goofy’s kitchen (which she loves). It’s a buffet style breakfast, with lots of fun kids stuff. Not that the average person won’t like it, but it’s definitely geared towards the kids. Next we head to California Disney and get our fastpass for the new Colors of the World attraction (this will be a first for us) and her It’s my birthday tag! I think I might even get the girls all a Mickey/Minnie hat with their names embroidered on it. That will take up all day Saturday.
Sunday we will maybe head to the Bella Terra mall in HB for a movie in the morning and then back to grandma’s for a BBQ in the early afternoon. Complete with cake and ice cream! Monday we’ll head back to California. Probably stopping at Ruby’s diner (that’s her favorite) for lunch and if we didn’t get to do the movie on Sunday, maybe we’ll hit a movie on Monday. She wants to see the Vampire spoof movie, so that’s probably what we’ll see. But not for sure.
Anyhow.. Back to the issue at hand. If I keep doing these outstanding parties, she’s always expect them. I think next year, we’ll have a sleepover with 3 girls and maybe Skateland. LOL.. We’ll see how that works. Especially since it falls on Labor Day weekend. She’ll just have to have her party the week before or after! Darn it!
Schedule Conflicts! Aaargghh...
I remember in school, it was so nice to get out early, or have a day off. Now that I’m a mom, I realize what a pain in the butt that can be on the other end! If you are not a teacher you have to work out a plan to make sure that your kid can get home early that day, or someone is able to keep them for the day off. It can be quite perplexing!
For me, my daughter is almost 13 (gosh, she’s making me old) and she is a very mature 13, so being home alone while I am at work for the day is not a problem. However, due to our new home being in a location where the school bus does not run, I now have to find a way to get her home. The other mother, who takes her home in the afternoon also works. (Thanks Amy! You’re a lifesaver!) So she also has the same problem for her daughter. Now I find myself needing to go to my boss to request yet again, to leave work early to go pick up the girls.
While this really shouldn’t be a problem, because I can work from home, without issue, and do work from home on Fridays… I know that it may be an annoyance to this particular boss. Sometimes, I can really relate to that sign that says ‘Bang Head Here’. LOL
Other than that, I am totally loving the new house. The stairs are definitely providing me with some much needed cardio and some help in brain exercises (to remember to grab everything before I go up the stairs). LOL Coco loves running up and down the stairs, and we have yet to bring our cat, Miko over. Which we will do after the weekend. Since we are going out of town, I don’t want to bring her over until we can be there with her for a long period of time, while she gets used to the place. Right now, I think she’s probably in heaven having the old place to herself, and we pay tons of attention to her for a couple hours every day when we go over to get things done/boxed at the old place. Plus she doesn’t have to deal with the dog. =)
Enough for now. It’s time to get some work done. I have a deadline to meet for real work. LOL Maybe one day my writing will pay off and I can consider this my real work. =) Wouldn’t that be nice!
~Miss
For me, my daughter is almost 13 (gosh, she’s making me old) and she is a very mature 13, so being home alone while I am at work for the day is not a problem. However, due to our new home being in a location where the school bus does not run, I now have to find a way to get her home. The other mother, who takes her home in the afternoon also works. (Thanks Amy! You’re a lifesaver!) So she also has the same problem for her daughter. Now I find myself needing to go to my boss to request yet again, to leave work early to go pick up the girls.
While this really shouldn’t be a problem, because I can work from home, without issue, and do work from home on Fridays… I know that it may be an annoyance to this particular boss. Sometimes, I can really relate to that sign that says ‘Bang Head Here’. LOL
Other than that, I am totally loving the new house. The stairs are definitely providing me with some much needed cardio and some help in brain exercises (to remember to grab everything before I go up the stairs). LOL Coco loves running up and down the stairs, and we have yet to bring our cat, Miko over. Which we will do after the weekend. Since we are going out of town, I don’t want to bring her over until we can be there with her for a long period of time, while she gets used to the place. Right now, I think she’s probably in heaven having the old place to herself, and we pay tons of attention to her for a couple hours every day when we go over to get things done/boxed at the old place. Plus she doesn’t have to deal with the dog. =)
Enough for now. It’s time to get some work done. I have a deadline to meet for real work. LOL Maybe one day my writing will pay off and I can consider this my real work. =) Wouldn’t that be nice!
~Miss
Monday, August 23, 2010
Settlin' In
So I moved into our new place this weekend. We still have some stuff to move over, but we got a lot done this weekend. My daughter is loving it. I'm loving it. Our little 5 year old, 5 lb poodle-bichon doggy, Coco is loving it. She loves running up and down the stairs..
We had my Aunt and Uncle, and my cousin Erin and her husband over last night (needed help getting the TV up the stairs. Thanks guys! There's no way I would have been able to get it up those stairs!
I'm happy to say that they even liked the place! My Uncle kept saying that he could totally live there. I just kept telling him that I'd keep my eyes open for another rental in the neighborhood. =) They are looking for a smaller place to rent. The 4 bedroom is just too big for them and my little 2 bedroom plus a den is perfect size!
Last night, even though my daughter has her own room and it was ready for her to sleep in, somehow... I ended up with both her and the dog perched in my bed. LOL. Really I didn't mind. Waking up this morning, however was not so much fun. Someday.. I really do want to be independently wealthy. Seriously. I have been waiting my turn and I'm tired of people cutting in front of the line. LOL.
Hope everyone has a marvelous Monday!
~Miss
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We had my Aunt and Uncle, and my cousin Erin and her husband over last night (needed help getting the TV up the stairs. Thanks guys! There's no way I would have been able to get it up those stairs!
I'm happy to say that they even liked the place! My Uncle kept saying that he could totally live there. I just kept telling him that I'd keep my eyes open for another rental in the neighborhood. =) They are looking for a smaller place to rent. The 4 bedroom is just too big for them and my little 2 bedroom plus a den is perfect size!
Last night, even though my daughter has her own room and it was ready for her to sleep in, somehow... I ended up with both her and the dog perched in my bed. LOL. Really I didn't mind. Waking up this morning, however was not so much fun. Someday.. I really do want to be independently wealthy. Seriously. I have been waiting my turn and I'm tired of people cutting in front of the line. LOL.
Hope everyone has a marvelous Monday!
~Miss
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Things are looking Up!
So to add to Amie's Be Positive..
Things seem to be looking up for me. I have found a place to move. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 story town home. My daughter is absolutely ecstatic! She has ALWAYS wanted something with stairs. (I guess it’s a kid thing.) I can’t say that I’m too upset about it either, as I think that with her turning 13 next month, the additional levels will help us to be able to have our own space from one another.
I have finally gotten off my butt and done my taxes. Yay for me. Yes, I mean my 2009 taxes. And yes, I had filed an extension… I am getting back enough to pay the deposit and first month rent on the townhome, so that’s a plus. So far so good.
Next weekend is vacation weekend at Lost Lake with the cousins, for Christopher’s Birthday. Boy is he getting old. Sometimes it’s nice to be the youngest of the older set of cousins. =) We’re taking our families and it will be a great time. Fun in the sun at the resort. Drinking and more fun. Hopefully nobody falls out of the golf cart this time. LOL. Chances are nobody will want to ride with me after they’ve been drinking. Lol
The weekend after that is Labor Day weekend and I’m off to California for my daughter’s 13th Birthday! I can’t believe she’s so old! Ok, well really I’m the old one, but she’s the one making me feel old. She’s invited 2 of her friends to join us at Grandma’s house in Huntington Beach. We’ll spend Saturday at Disneyland with my Best Friend and her family (thanks Dona!) as her present. And BBQ/pool party Sunday with Grandma and Grandpa, where we’ll have cake and ice cream. Then back to good old Arizona.
See. Things are looking up. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they keep going this way for us. I’m excited and feelin good! =)
Hope everyone’s Thursday is going Terrific!
~Mirthful Melissa
**Seriously I just couldn’t do merry Melissa because it reminded me of santa clause..
Things seem to be looking up for me. I have found a place to move. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 story town home. My daughter is absolutely ecstatic! She has ALWAYS wanted something with stairs. (I guess it’s a kid thing.) I can’t say that I’m too upset about it either, as I think that with her turning 13 next month, the additional levels will help us to be able to have our own space from one another.
I have finally gotten off my butt and done my taxes. Yay for me. Yes, I mean my 2009 taxes. And yes, I had filed an extension… I am getting back enough to pay the deposit and first month rent on the townhome, so that’s a plus. So far so good.
Next weekend is vacation weekend at Lost Lake with the cousins, for Christopher’s Birthday. Boy is he getting old. Sometimes it’s nice to be the youngest of the older set of cousins. =) We’re taking our families and it will be a great time. Fun in the sun at the resort. Drinking and more fun. Hopefully nobody falls out of the golf cart this time. LOL. Chances are nobody will want to ride with me after they’ve been drinking. Lol
The weekend after that is Labor Day weekend and I’m off to California for my daughter’s 13th Birthday! I can’t believe she’s so old! Ok, well really I’m the old one, but she’s the one making me feel old. She’s invited 2 of her friends to join us at Grandma’s house in Huntington Beach. We’ll spend Saturday at Disneyland with my Best Friend and her family (thanks Dona!) as her present. And BBQ/pool party Sunday with Grandma and Grandpa, where we’ll have cake and ice cream. Then back to good old Arizona.
See. Things are looking up. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that they keep going this way for us. I’m excited and feelin good! =)
Hope everyone’s Thursday is going Terrific!
~Mirthful Melissa
**Seriously I just couldn’t do merry Melissa because it reminded me of santa clause..
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Be Positive!
Sorry for my lack of posting. With trying to pack quickly and find a rental home to move to, there isn't a whole lot of time to get to my blog. I would much rather be on here than doing that other stuff, but I am trying to be positive! Be positive on the fact that we will find a great house to rent and that we will be able to move in before the bank kicks us out of our home. Be positive that this move will not be too hard on my 3 girls. Be positive that this move will not be too hard on me and my hubby. It's really hard to be positive when I just want to crawl into bed and be depressed. We went to look at rentals last night. We saw 2 of them. These are the first ones we have looked at. When we got to the first one, my gut instinct was, NO, and we hadn't even gone inside yet. I asked my hubby and his was NO also. Once my friend (the realtor) got there and we went in, I was just ready to cry. We are being forced out of our wonderful, beautiful, big home and I might have to settle for this little one? OMG, I wanted to stay positive, but this house, there was just no way. After we left, I don't know that I said a word until we got to the second house. This one was still smaller than the one we live in (but not by much), and at least it had a much better floor plan than the first one. It would fit most of our furniture and it is a 4 bedroom so we would have an office. Much better. THe drawback is that it adds about 12 more miles to my drive to work. Oh well, at least the house itself is something I can live with.
Today we will be looking at a couple of more houses. We were trying to stay away from a 2 story but to stay within our price range, we may not be able to do that. We will have to be really careful with the girls in a 2 story, and carting the laundry up and down will be so much fun, but maybe it will allow us to be in a bigger home which will be nice. See, trying to stay positive!
And, on a side note, we had a (according to the weather guy this morning) huge weather event last night! That actually cracked me up when he said it like that. A huge weather event! It was the first storm of our monsoon season and it was a pretty good one. Anyway, it rained really bad and this morning when I was leaving we found that 2 of our bushes in the front of the house had been knocked over from the wind and rain. I laughed when I saw that and it lifted my spirit. That is something we are not going to fix before we leave!
Today we will be looking at a couple of more houses. We were trying to stay away from a 2 story but to stay within our price range, we may not be able to do that. We will have to be really careful with the girls in a 2 story, and carting the laundry up and down will be so much fun, but maybe it will allow us to be in a bigger home which will be nice. See, trying to stay positive!
And, on a side note, we had a (according to the weather guy this morning) huge weather event last night! That actually cracked me up when he said it like that. A huge weather event! It was the first storm of our monsoon season and it was a pretty good one. Anyway, it rained really bad and this morning when I was leaving we found that 2 of our bushes in the front of the house had been knocked over from the wind and rain. I laughed when I saw that and it lifted my spirit. That is something we are not going to fix before we leave!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
When do I get to be the boss?
For so many of us, we grow up and go to college, then we go to work and we work for other people. There is always someone who is our boss..
I just want to know when do I get to be the boss? I go home and I'm a single mom and you would think that I would get to be the boss, but it's really not the way it works. My daughter has many things that need to be done for her and I need to make sure her stuff is done at home and she's fed. So really, I'm not the boss. My world revolves around her. Which I don't mind. I love her to death. Really I do.
At work, I have a boss, who has a boss.. And so on. But today, I was so worried about getting my hand slapped for doing something wrong that I just want to know... When the heck do I get to be the darn boss? I'm just so tired of this crap. One way or another someone else always gets to be the boss.
I honestly fear that if I had a day of me being the boss, I'd love it so much, that I'd want it all the time and I wouldn't be able to give it up. LOL..
Well that's it for my Tuesday Tirade.. Hope everyone else's week is going better than mine!
I just want to know when do I get to be the boss? I go home and I'm a single mom and you would think that I would get to be the boss, but it's really not the way it works. My daughter has many things that need to be done for her and I need to make sure her stuff is done at home and she's fed. So really, I'm not the boss. My world revolves around her. Which I don't mind. I love her to death. Really I do.
At work, I have a boss, who has a boss.. And so on. But today, I was so worried about getting my hand slapped for doing something wrong that I just want to know... When the heck do I get to be the darn boss? I'm just so tired of this crap. One way or another someone else always gets to be the boss.
I honestly fear that if I had a day of me being the boss, I'd love it so much, that I'd want it all the time and I wouldn't be able to give it up. LOL..
Well that's it for my Tuesday Tirade.. Hope everyone else's week is going better than mine!
Monday, August 16, 2010
It's just not right!!! Seriously. It's Wrong.
Why do boys think they need to share their grossness with us? I know that girls can be gross too, but I really don’t think that girls came up with some of the things that boys tend to do, and think is SO funny. Case in point… My brother thinks it’s absolutely hilarious to (ok I was going to write pass gas here, but let’s be honest this post is all about boys, so I’m just going to lay it all out) fart in our dad’s or brother’s trucks, roll up the window and turn on the heater. Apparantly, this helps keep the ‘freshness’ of the smell for the next person who dares to turn on the heater/air conditioner/vent in the vehicle. GROSS!
But he’s not the only offender. I’ve heard other male friends joking with their buddies of how they’ve given their wives/girlfriends the ‘dutchoven’ treatment. This is when you fart under the covers in bed and the pull the covers over their head so that they have to smell it. Charming isn’t it? NOT!
As I said before, it’s not all on the boys. I work in an office building and there are many times where I’m in the bathroom, where there are people in the other stalls who have no idea what a courtesy flush is, and it leaves me wanting to help them out when they are in dire need (you know who I’m talking about). There are groaners, the conversationalists who talk about anyone and everyone while their on the pot, with their friend who’s in the next stall or waiting at the vanity.
But my alltime favorites are the cellphone users! Seriously, put down the phone! At least have the decency to text instead of talk. Nobody needs to know that you are going number 2. You can’t tell me that your conversation couldn’t wait a mere 2 minutes until you went to the bathroom. Now you might not mind doing your business and chatting on the phone, but others (like me) find it very uncomfortable. Have some class, wait until you are done going to the bathroom and have washed your hands until you start touching the phone that you put your mouth on/near to make your call. It may save you from having to explain to your doctor how you got ecoli, in the future.
There’s my rant for the day.. Hope everyone’s day is going better than mine.
But he’s not the only offender. I’ve heard other male friends joking with their buddies of how they’ve given their wives/girlfriends the ‘dutchoven’ treatment. This is when you fart under the covers in bed and the pull the covers over their head so that they have to smell it. Charming isn’t it? NOT!
As I said before, it’s not all on the boys. I work in an office building and there are many times where I’m in the bathroom, where there are people in the other stalls who have no idea what a courtesy flush is, and it leaves me wanting to help them out when they are in dire need (you know who I’m talking about). There are groaners, the conversationalists who talk about anyone and everyone while their on the pot, with their friend who’s in the next stall or waiting at the vanity.
But my alltime favorites are the cellphone users! Seriously, put down the phone! At least have the decency to text instead of talk. Nobody needs to know that you are going number 2. You can’t tell me that your conversation couldn’t wait a mere 2 minutes until you went to the bathroom. Now you might not mind doing your business and chatting on the phone, but others (like me) find it very uncomfortable. Have some class, wait until you are done going to the bathroom and have washed your hands until you start touching the phone that you put your mouth on/near to make your call. It may save you from having to explain to your doctor how you got ecoli, in the future.
There’s my rant for the day.. Hope everyone’s day is going better than mine.
Banks Suck - Polish Blunder
I can really relate to Amie’s story about the house. I’ve been dealing with US Bank for the last year trying to work out a trial modification to bring my payments down to where I can afford them, since losing my job about 2 years ago now. It’s insane. They really don’t have much incentive to work with the common person to keep them in their houses. It’s the run around for several months and then if you do work and you are trying, you usually end up out on your arse!
We aren’t the only ones. I know so many people struggling right now and even more who got into mortgages that didn’t have fixed APRs and are now dealing with a climbing payment that they can’t afford. The banks just don’t seem to care and I guess they’d rather have the house sit empty than give someone a break. It’s just ridiculous! On my street alone, there are 3 houses that have already been foreclosed on and in this market, they are going for $55k less than what I owe. The bank would rather auction my house for $80k less than I owe (and they might not even get that) than try to work something out with me, so that I can afford the payments. Go figure!
Anyhow.. On to a lighter note… I decided to paint my toe nails last night.. All by myself. For anyone who knows me, you know this is a large feat for me. Usually I go to have my pedicure done once a month and they do all the scrubbing and pampering and then they paint my nails a pretty shade of red or wine or sometimes burgundy. This time I went all out. First, I picked a teal color nail polish (for those of you who tease me because I never use colors that aren’t what I consider normal nail polish colors). I made sure I started with the base coat, applied two coats of the teal nail polish and then a top coat. I only had to fully remove the polish and start over twice on two different nails.
But let’s be honest here. It looks like I had a seizure while painting most of my nails and the other ones it looks like I sneezed while I was applying the polish! LOL. I cleaned it up ok, I guess, but now I have teal nail polish under my finger nails. =) To be honest, I probably could have done a better job by pouring the nail polish onto my toes and using the nail polish remover to get it off of my skin. LOL. Maybe next time I’ll stick to painting my daughter’s nails and teach her to paint mine?
Hope everyone has a great week. It’s only Monday and I’m already dreading the week!
We aren’t the only ones. I know so many people struggling right now and even more who got into mortgages that didn’t have fixed APRs and are now dealing with a climbing payment that they can’t afford. The banks just don’t seem to care and I guess they’d rather have the house sit empty than give someone a break. It’s just ridiculous! On my street alone, there are 3 houses that have already been foreclosed on and in this market, they are going for $55k less than what I owe. The bank would rather auction my house for $80k less than I owe (and they might not even get that) than try to work something out with me, so that I can afford the payments. Go figure!
Anyhow.. On to a lighter note… I decided to paint my toe nails last night.. All by myself. For anyone who knows me, you know this is a large feat for me. Usually I go to have my pedicure done once a month and they do all the scrubbing and pampering and then they paint my nails a pretty shade of red or wine or sometimes burgundy. This time I went all out. First, I picked a teal color nail polish (for those of you who tease me because I never use colors that aren’t what I consider normal nail polish colors). I made sure I started with the base coat, applied two coats of the teal nail polish and then a top coat. I only had to fully remove the polish and start over twice on two different nails.
But let’s be honest here. It looks like I had a seizure while painting most of my nails and the other ones it looks like I sneezed while I was applying the polish! LOL. I cleaned it up ok, I guess, but now I have teal nail polish under my finger nails. =) To be honest, I probably could have done a better job by pouring the nail polish onto my toes and using the nail polish remover to get it off of my skin. LOL. Maybe next time I’ll stick to painting my daughter’s nails and teach her to paint mine?
Hope everyone has a great week. It’s only Monday and I’m already dreading the week!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Crap Day So Far
I have been in a struggle with Wells Fargo for about 16 months now trying to get them to give me a modification on my home. Well, as I write this right now my home is being auctioned. I am very sad and just don't know what my next move will be. Obviously moving is in the near future, but to where I have no idea. I gues in my heart I never really thought it would come to this. I was trying to be optimistic that everything would work out and we would keep the house.
Well, let me just say for the record that Wells Fargo SUCKS the big one. We have had 2 full trial modifications and comleted both of them and they still wouldn't work with us. What is that all about. We have too much outgoing and not enough incoming. Ok, so we filed bankruptcy to get rid of debt. That still wasn't good enough.
So again, what do we do now. I am going to have to move my girls from the only home they have known. Find something else to rent and then have to move again in another year or two and maybe again after that. This is just so stressful. The banks got all of the bailout money, why don't we see any of it??? I just don't understand.
Well, let me just say for the record that Wells Fargo SUCKS the big one. We have had 2 full trial modifications and comleted both of them and they still wouldn't work with us. What is that all about. We have too much outgoing and not enough incoming. Ok, so we filed bankruptcy to get rid of debt. That still wasn't good enough.
So again, what do we do now. I am going to have to move my girls from the only home they have known. Find something else to rent and then have to move again in another year or two and maybe again after that. This is just so stressful. The banks got all of the bailout money, why don't we see any of it??? I just don't understand.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Gadget Geekdom...
So, I got a new phone yesterday. I was really excited about it. It has so many cool features. It's red like Dorothy's Slippers (yes, the guy sold me on that one LOL). I can get on the internet, take pictures, text and it has a keyboard to make texting much faster... You name it this phone can do it. It's one of the new Android phones, so it has an app for just about everything.
Bring me to today. I’ve been ‘playing’ with my phone for a good portion of the day. Going on facebook and checking my email (yes I can do that from my computer, but it’s more exciting from my phone, and it beeps when I get a new one!). I managed to somehow turn on my music player (it was very loud) and couldn’t get it to go off. Had to enlist the aid of one of the guys in the office to pry off the back cover of the phone to remove the battery to shut the darn thing off. At this point, not only was my pretty little phone red like Dorothy’s slippers, but so was my face! Apparently I am not as tech savvy as I had thought. This must be how my grandmother feels when she calls me asking questions about her computer. =)
Now I’m at the end of the day. About the only thing I know how to do on my phone is send text messages (which takes me a minute or 2 to get to the right screen first), make calls, get on the internet/facebook. Which were all things I could actually do on my previous phone. I’m wondering at the intelligence of my decision to upgrade to this new Android phone and if I will ever learn how to use it properly.
Oh yeah.. and the darn thing keeps beeping because the battery is now dead because I have ‘played’ with it all day.. AArrgghhh
Bring me to today. I’ve been ‘playing’ with my phone for a good portion of the day. Going on facebook and checking my email (yes I can do that from my computer, but it’s more exciting from my phone, and it beeps when I get a new one!). I managed to somehow turn on my music player (it was very loud) and couldn’t get it to go off. Had to enlist the aid of one of the guys in the office to pry off the back cover of the phone to remove the battery to shut the darn thing off. At this point, not only was my pretty little phone red like Dorothy’s slippers, but so was my face! Apparently I am not as tech savvy as I had thought. This must be how my grandmother feels when she calls me asking questions about her computer. =)
Now I’m at the end of the day. About the only thing I know how to do on my phone is send text messages (which takes me a minute or 2 to get to the right screen first), make calls, get on the internet/facebook. Which were all things I could actually do on my previous phone. I’m wondering at the intelligence of my decision to upgrade to this new Android phone and if I will ever learn how to use it properly.
Oh yeah.. and the darn thing keeps beeping because the battery is now dead because I have ‘played’ with it all day.. AArrgghhh
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
School of Rocks..
Way to go Amie! I am so proud of you! Hitting your weight loss goals at such an amazing pace! It sucks that everything else is going so crappy. At least it’s one thing to look forward to!
In reference to the hard economic times, I hate to say it, but I feel that it’s only going to get worse in the coming days. At my daughter’s school, the teachers are being made to work so many unpaid days this year and they have also implemented 30 minute early release Wednesdays. This coming from a school that is set up for advanced students, and made it known that there would be longer school days, etc. I find it a little irritating, to say the least. To be honest, I think that instead of starting a 30 minute early release schedule, they should just add less days to the school year. In a nut shell, that’s what they are doing. If you figure it out throughout the year, I’m sure it would cover at least a few of the days that the teachers are being made to work unpaid and probably keep everyone happy in the end.
Today is the first day of school for our city. With budget cuts and other changes, school closures, and everything else hitting us financially (that the government says is getting better), I don’t see a positive change yet for our kids’ education. While I believe we do have a lot of options educationally speaking, I also believe it has been proven that most of our children in America are behind the bar so to speak when it comes to education.
What are the differences? Where does America’s education lack? Many other countries teach their students many different languages, etc. Which I think is a definite positive, but not a necessity. But when it comes to the everyday knowledge that is needed in life, are American kids lacking? Personally, I don’t have that answer. I think every kid is different and learns at different levels and speeds. Being that I don’t have much knowledge of the education systems in these other countries, I can’t really say. I wonder if these other countries have programs in place to take care of the students who need extra help, such as our ‘no child left behind’? Are the children that can’t meet the expectations ostracized? Who knows? I’m just glad that my daughter is getting the best education available to her and taking advantage of the programs she is eligible for (educationally speaking).
Let’s just hope the funding doesn’t run out and in order to send our kids to school we have to pay for it. Because I don’t know that I would be able to afford the type of education that she deserves or gets now.
In reference to the hard economic times, I hate to say it, but I feel that it’s only going to get worse in the coming days. At my daughter’s school, the teachers are being made to work so many unpaid days this year and they have also implemented 30 minute early release Wednesdays. This coming from a school that is set up for advanced students, and made it known that there would be longer school days, etc. I find it a little irritating, to say the least. To be honest, I think that instead of starting a 30 minute early release schedule, they should just add less days to the school year. In a nut shell, that’s what they are doing. If you figure it out throughout the year, I’m sure it would cover at least a few of the days that the teachers are being made to work unpaid and probably keep everyone happy in the end.
Today is the first day of school for our city. With budget cuts and other changes, school closures, and everything else hitting us financially (that the government says is getting better), I don’t see a positive change yet for our kids’ education. While I believe we do have a lot of options educationally speaking, I also believe it has been proven that most of our children in America are behind the bar so to speak when it comes to education.
What are the differences? Where does America’s education lack? Many other countries teach their students many different languages, etc. Which I think is a definite positive, but not a necessity. But when it comes to the everyday knowledge that is needed in life, are American kids lacking? Personally, I don’t have that answer. I think every kid is different and learns at different levels and speeds. Being that I don’t have much knowledge of the education systems in these other countries, I can’t really say. I wonder if these other countries have programs in place to take care of the students who need extra help, such as our ‘no child left behind’? Are the children that can’t meet the expectations ostracized? Who knows? I’m just glad that my daughter is getting the best education available to her and taking advantage of the programs she is eligible for (educationally speaking).
Let’s just hope the funding doesn’t run out and in order to send our kids to school we have to pay for it. Because I don’t know that I would be able to afford the type of education that she deserves or gets now.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Dating Game
So I have gone on 2 dates since this whole dating thing has started. Honestly one of them was a guy I knew from before (so that’s kinda cheating, I know…).
We’ll call guy 1 Bob. Bob is a nice guy, and we have been on 2 dates. The second date, he got, because I felt kinda bad for him and because everyone keeps telling me that I don’t give guys a chance. So in fairness I decided that maybe on the first date, I didn’t allow him a fair shot, because I had went out with a guy from around the block which I really had my sights set on (which I totally bailed on and is a story for another time). Anyhow, Bob and I went out to dinner this time. It was nice, he’s a nice guy. There just aren’t any sparks on my end. He’s a guy that I wouldn’t mind having for a friend, but nothing more. Sorry Bob! I feel even worse, because he keeps texting me and I can tell even he knows it but he’s trying real hard to deny it. I’m such a sissy and don’t want to hurt his feelings that I can’t just be honest and tell him the truth that I’m really not interested in a relationship with him. =( ARGGHH.
Guy #2, we’ll call Bill. Now he’s another story. Bill is a couple years younger than I am (I know, I’m a cougar! j/k). Honestly, it’s less than 2 years difference. He’s funny, we have LOTS in common, we like the same kind of things/activities, he’s cute in a teddy bear kind of way; he’s tall (and I like tall guys)… There are a lot of things that click with Bill. We have lots to talk about and even enjoy talking to each other. It seems to be mutual because we are evenly contacting one another. It doesn’t feel forced and I don’t feel that annoyance of having to respond only so I don’t hurt his feelings. Again, I’m not putting all of my eggs in one basket! I’m just feeling that there may be some potential here. There’s definitely some room for a couple more dates to get to know each other more. This is where being a single mom is a little tricky. I refuse to leave my daughter home alone at night, and school just started back up… So not dates on week nights. He usually works weekends. So this may be over before it starts…
See, the dating thing is no fun. No wonder I married my high school boyfriend. It was a no-brainer! LOL.. Which is what brought me to present day; 32 years old, single mom and dating. I wouldn’t really say again, because in high school, I don’t really think what we did would be considered dating? It was SO much easier than this! Argghh..
We’ll call guy 1 Bob. Bob is a nice guy, and we have been on 2 dates. The second date, he got, because I felt kinda bad for him and because everyone keeps telling me that I don’t give guys a chance. So in fairness I decided that maybe on the first date, I didn’t allow him a fair shot, because I had went out with a guy from around the block which I really had my sights set on (which I totally bailed on and is a story for another time). Anyhow, Bob and I went out to dinner this time. It was nice, he’s a nice guy. There just aren’t any sparks on my end. He’s a guy that I wouldn’t mind having for a friend, but nothing more. Sorry Bob! I feel even worse, because he keeps texting me and I can tell even he knows it but he’s trying real hard to deny it. I’m such a sissy and don’t want to hurt his feelings that I can’t just be honest and tell him the truth that I’m really not interested in a relationship with him. =( ARGGHH.
Guy #2, we’ll call Bill. Now he’s another story. Bill is a couple years younger than I am (I know, I’m a cougar! j/k). Honestly, it’s less than 2 years difference. He’s funny, we have LOTS in common, we like the same kind of things/activities, he’s cute in a teddy bear kind of way; he’s tall (and I like tall guys)… There are a lot of things that click with Bill. We have lots to talk about and even enjoy talking to each other. It seems to be mutual because we are evenly contacting one another. It doesn’t feel forced and I don’t feel that annoyance of having to respond only so I don’t hurt his feelings. Again, I’m not putting all of my eggs in one basket! I’m just feeling that there may be some potential here. There’s definitely some room for a couple more dates to get to know each other more. This is where being a single mom is a little tricky. I refuse to leave my daughter home alone at night, and school just started back up… So not dates on week nights. He usually works weekends. So this may be over before it starts…
See, the dating thing is no fun. No wonder I married my high school boyfriend. It was a no-brainer! LOL.. Which is what brought me to present day; 32 years old, single mom and dating. I wouldn’t really say again, because in high school, I don’t really think what we did would be considered dating? It was SO much easier than this! Argghh..
Monday, August 9, 2010
Tired but Triumphant
There are days that I absolutely don’t want to do anything. Today is one of them. I want to leave work, go back home, and crawl back into bed. I feel so tired and worn down. I wish I could take some B12 or something that would give me some energy, but I can’t right now because of the diet I’m on.
Moving onto a happy note. I got a Nook this weekend! Yeah!! Just in case you don’t know what a Nook is, it’s an e-book reader. I really like it. It is very easy on the eyes (not like looking at a computer for a long time). I am overall impressed with it. I got it on Friday and played with it all weekend. If you enjoy reading, I would recommend it. I mean, this thing holds like 1500 books! And, each Friday you can get a free book. It’s a book of Barnes and Nobles choosing, but hey, free is free!
On another happy note, I just got back from my doctor and I have gotten rid of 100 pounds!!! Notice I say, gotten rid of instead of lost. I was told about 4 months ago that lost implies that it can be found again. I sure as hell do NOT want to find this weight again, therefore, it has been gotten rid of! Yay me! So, I now have between 60 and 70 to get rid of and then I will be done. I can’t wait! I’m hoping to be done by Christmas, but if that doesn’t happen then it will be shortly after that. Hey, I can see the finish line and it isn’t a mirage!
So, here’s my political thing for today. I copied this right out of the article from the Associated Press on Yahoo. I will put the link below. “ Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military.” Isn’t it the government that keeps telling us the recession is getting better? That they are creating more jobs? That we just need to be patient? That everything is going to be OK? Well, it doesn’t look like it’s getting better, not if the defense secretary is getting ready to cut approximately 5200 (after reading the article and counting the numbers) jobs. Hey, look at the bright side, at least the government extended the unemployment insurance benefits! (Please note: that last line was my attempt at a “dripping with sarcasm” sentence.)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_pentagon_budget_cuts
Moving onto a happy note. I got a Nook this weekend! Yeah!! Just in case you don’t know what a Nook is, it’s an e-book reader. I really like it. It is very easy on the eyes (not like looking at a computer for a long time). I am overall impressed with it. I got it on Friday and played with it all weekend. If you enjoy reading, I would recommend it. I mean, this thing holds like 1500 books! And, each Friday you can get a free book. It’s a book of Barnes and Nobles choosing, but hey, free is free!
On another happy note, I just got back from my doctor and I have gotten rid of 100 pounds!!! Notice I say, gotten rid of instead of lost. I was told about 4 months ago that lost implies that it can be found again. I sure as hell do NOT want to find this weight again, therefore, it has been gotten rid of! Yay me! So, I now have between 60 and 70 to get rid of and then I will be done. I can’t wait! I’m hoping to be done by Christmas, but if that doesn’t happen then it will be shortly after that. Hey, I can see the finish line and it isn’t a mirage!
So, here’s my political thing for today. I copied this right out of the article from the Associated Press on Yahoo. I will put the link below. “ Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military.” Isn’t it the government that keeps telling us the recession is getting better? That they are creating more jobs? That we just need to be patient? That everything is going to be OK? Well, it doesn’t look like it’s getting better, not if the defense secretary is getting ready to cut approximately 5200 (after reading the article and counting the numbers) jobs. Hey, look at the bright side, at least the government extended the unemployment insurance benefits! (Please note: that last line was my attempt at a “dripping with sarcasm” sentence.)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_pentagon_budget_cuts
Seriously Crazy..
Ok… So I'm not sure this online thing is for me. While I have met one guy, who I think may have some potential... (Let's be honest, I'm not putting all of my ‘monkey's’ into one barrel here!) There seem to be some nice guys out there, but there are a whole lot to weed out of.
While I look through these guys, they range from the normal guy to one’s sleeping on mom’s couch. Who know’s which one you are getting! And are they going to tell the truth about themselves anyhow? I’m reading through the profiles and a lot of the guys say, “The women on here have all the power”. Really? So basically they are saying they aren’t going to make the first move and send the first communication. Argghh…
I have gotten quite a few guys contact me first though. One guy even looks like Borat! (HONESTLY!) And he keeps inviting me to come visit him at his store! LOL.. Seriously, I think it’s just too much with some of these guys! I get offers of ‘intimate encounters’ even though my profile says I’m not interested in that. I get married guys who are telling me they are bored and ready to leave their wives.. Seriously.. No lie!
So where do I go to meet normal guys? I’m a single mom who spends most of my time working or doing stuff with my daughter. So most of the guys I meet are married, or much older!
I don’t want to meet a guy who’s an alcoholic, and to be honest, the bar really isn’t my scene, unless you count team trivia night, but often we go to a local bar/grill where we take our kids. I’m not a huge church goer, but I’d even be willing to start going, but then I wouldn’t want to meet someone who expected to meet someone that was going to be a total holy roller. I just don’t know anymore. Frusterating is what it is, I tell ya!
~Manic Miss
While I look through these guys, they range from the normal guy to one’s sleeping on mom’s couch. Who know’s which one you are getting! And are they going to tell the truth about themselves anyhow? I’m reading through the profiles and a lot of the guys say, “The women on here have all the power”. Really? So basically they are saying they aren’t going to make the first move and send the first communication. Argghh…
I have gotten quite a few guys contact me first though. One guy even looks like Borat! (HONESTLY!) And he keeps inviting me to come visit him at his store! LOL.. Seriously, I think it’s just too much with some of these guys! I get offers of ‘intimate encounters’ even though my profile says I’m not interested in that. I get married guys who are telling me they are bored and ready to leave their wives.. Seriously.. No lie!
So where do I go to meet normal guys? I’m a single mom who spends most of my time working or doing stuff with my daughter. So most of the guys I meet are married, or much older!
I don’t want to meet a guy who’s an alcoholic, and to be honest, the bar really isn’t my scene, unless you count team trivia night, but often we go to a local bar/grill where we take our kids. I’m not a huge church goer, but I’d even be willing to start going, but then I wouldn’t want to meet someone who expected to meet someone that was going to be a total holy roller. I just don’t know anymore. Frusterating is what it is, I tell ya!
~Manic Miss
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Online Dating Craze...
Ok.. as I've said before, I'm a single mom. So needless to say, I don't have much time to get out. But with technology today, that doesn't stop people from being able to date... There's the internet! LOL. People have been meeting online for years. Over the years, I have dabbled in the online dating market, but nothing really serious. To be honest, I usually start talking to guys and don't get much further than that. I could count the number of guys I have met online on one hand. (I think.)
Well... With my new found confidence (my weight loss). Has me exploring new avenues of dating. So I have decided to start taking an active approach to dating. But again, being a single mom, I don't have the advantage of going out often to meet guys the 'normal' way. But even with that, I don't know if going out is the 'normal' way any longer. The online avenue seems to be a very popular approach to meeting people now.
So here I am in the first stages of wanting to pursue a possible relationship and trying to decide where to go to find said man.. I am woman.. hear me roar.. Hahahaha. There are so many websites out there!!! At first, you think of the ones that are advertised on TV, match.com and eharmony were the first two that came to my mind. These things are like $30 a month. Now if I was going to find the love of my life, I wouldn't mind paying the $30 bucks.. But lets be honest, I'm new to this and not ready to start at that level. I want to check out how this works first. So I found a site that is free to start off with. Plentyoffish. Which I have used once before, a while back. And it's FREE.. So we'll see how it goes.. I'll keep you posted. So far it's been interesting.
~Mystified Miss
Well... With my new found confidence (my weight loss). Has me exploring new avenues of dating. So I have decided to start taking an active approach to dating. But again, being a single mom, I don't have the advantage of going out often to meet guys the 'normal' way. But even with that, I don't know if going out is the 'normal' way any longer. The online avenue seems to be a very popular approach to meeting people now.
So here I am in the first stages of wanting to pursue a possible relationship and trying to decide where to go to find said man.. I am woman.. hear me roar.. Hahahaha. There are so many websites out there!!! At first, you think of the ones that are advertised on TV, match.com and eharmony were the first two that came to my mind. These things are like $30 a month. Now if I was going to find the love of my life, I wouldn't mind paying the $30 bucks.. But lets be honest, I'm new to this and not ready to start at that level. I want to check out how this works first. So I found a site that is free to start off with. Plentyoffish. Which I have used once before, a while back. And it's FREE.. So we'll see how it goes.. I'll keep you posted. So far it's been interesting.
~Mystified Miss
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Weddings, Funerals or Family Reunions
I drove out to California this weekend for my cousins wedding. It was a beautiful wedding. She looked beautiful, everything seemed to go perfectly and I'm sure it was a night she'll never forget. She'll have pictures and memorabilia that will last a lifetime. I was able to see family and friends I hadn't seen in years.
The event took place on a 4 floor yacht in Newport Harbor, with the sunset as a backdrop, and lasted 5 hours. Once the boat left the dock, we were on for the duration, but let me tell you, 5 hours went by like nothing and then it was time for everyone to head home. While many headed to a local bar to hang out longer, many of us headed back to our hotels/homes and places we were staying at while we were down for the wedding.
All in all it was a magical evening and the bride and groom couldn't have asked for a better send off as husband and wife.
It's sad when the only time we get to see each other is at a wedding or a funeral. We sometimes have Family Reunions, but it seems that each year the amount of people who seem to make it down each year are less and less.
At funerals it's a time for grieving, but yet we are glad that we are getting to see each other when it has been so long since we last saw each other.
Life is so short.. It's sad that we don't get to see each other but for these few times a year even though we are family.
The event took place on a 4 floor yacht in Newport Harbor, with the sunset as a backdrop, and lasted 5 hours. Once the boat left the dock, we were on for the duration, but let me tell you, 5 hours went by like nothing and then it was time for everyone to head home. While many headed to a local bar to hang out longer, many of us headed back to our hotels/homes and places we were staying at while we were down for the wedding.
All in all it was a magical evening and the bride and groom couldn't have asked for a better send off as husband and wife.
It's sad when the only time we get to see each other is at a wedding or a funeral. We sometimes have Family Reunions, but it seems that each year the amount of people who seem to make it down each year are less and less.
At funerals it's a time for grieving, but yet we are glad that we are getting to see each other when it has been so long since we last saw each other.
Life is so short.. It's sad that we don't get to see each other but for these few times a year even though we are family.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Milestones and Forgiveness vs. Permission
Yesterday I hit a milestone for me. I have lost 101 pounds so far on my diet! I was very excited when I stepped on the scale yesterday morning. It has been a very hard journey, but I am so happy that it totally makes up for the hard parts. Yay me!
OK, I know that I have done this (although I think I can honestly say I try not to because it isn't fair to my hubby) and I'm pretty sure that you have too. You go do something without "asking for permission" (not that we really have to ask, but saying something to our significant other would probably have been a better choice) so now you ask for forgiveness (because you should have said something to begin with and your spouses feeling are hurt). Knowing that I have done it doesn't make it right and having it done to me really sucks! Last night my hubby was on his way home and it started raining really bad. He called a friend and he said to stop on by and wait the weather out so my hubby did. Did it ever cross my hubby's mind to give me a call, text, anything? Nope. Bad storm and all. I got tired of waiting and went to bed. I figured if something happened to him that I would get a phone call eventually. I was tired and have to get up early for work. When my alarm clock went off this morning, low and behold, there he was in bed with me. I got up, went into the kitchen and made up both a cup of coffee and checked my phone. He had written me a text at 9:38 saying he was sorry, had stopped at a friends and is now on his way home. He had gotten there about 8:10 and I went to bed at 8:45 or so. He was really sorry this morning and I said, you know, you should have let me know at 8:10 so I would have at least known he was OK. Oh, I know, I know, came his reply. Well, if you know then why don't you do it??? It really hurts my feelings that I wasn't even a thought to him until after he had done what he wanted to do. And, he knows me, so he knew that I would have already been in bed by the time he sent the text. I am so irritated!
Another thing. I really don't want this to be a political blog, but I have to throw my 2 cents worth out there over SB1070 (Arizona's New Immigration Law). I live in Arizona. I have lived here for about 15 years or so. I have absolutely no problem with immigrants coming here and making a living going through the proper channels. As a matter of fact, I have a couple of friends that are here on work visa's. They are doing it the right way and they are also in the process of becoming citizen's. What I do have a problem with is someone "hoping the fence" and setting up camp. I wouldn't allow a stranger to hop my fence and set up camp in my backyard, so why should the United States of America do this? I do not understand why this concept is so hard for some people to understand. The news media was showing people who are against SB1070 picketing in downtown, holding signs that read "We Have Rights". NO YOU DON'T! If you are here illegally, you don't have any rights! I am just perplexed by this whole situation. If any of us went to another country and refused to leave they would forcefully make us leave. Why can't we do that?
OK, I know that I have done this (although I think I can honestly say I try not to because it isn't fair to my hubby) and I'm pretty sure that you have too. You go do something without "asking for permission" (not that we really have to ask, but saying something to our significant other would probably have been a better choice) so now you ask for forgiveness (because you should have said something to begin with and your spouses feeling are hurt). Knowing that I have done it doesn't make it right and having it done to me really sucks! Last night my hubby was on his way home and it started raining really bad. He called a friend and he said to stop on by and wait the weather out so my hubby did. Did it ever cross my hubby's mind to give me a call, text, anything? Nope. Bad storm and all. I got tired of waiting and went to bed. I figured if something happened to him that I would get a phone call eventually. I was tired and have to get up early for work. When my alarm clock went off this morning, low and behold, there he was in bed with me. I got up, went into the kitchen and made up both a cup of coffee and checked my phone. He had written me a text at 9:38 saying he was sorry, had stopped at a friends and is now on his way home. He had gotten there about 8:10 and I went to bed at 8:45 or so. He was really sorry this morning and I said, you know, you should have let me know at 8:10 so I would have at least known he was OK. Oh, I know, I know, came his reply. Well, if you know then why don't you do it??? It really hurts my feelings that I wasn't even a thought to him until after he had done what he wanted to do. And, he knows me, so he knew that I would have already been in bed by the time he sent the text. I am so irritated!
Another thing. I really don't want this to be a political blog, but I have to throw my 2 cents worth out there over SB1070 (Arizona's New Immigration Law). I live in Arizona. I have lived here for about 15 years or so. I have absolutely no problem with immigrants coming here and making a living going through the proper channels. As a matter of fact, I have a couple of friends that are here on work visa's. They are doing it the right way and they are also in the process of becoming citizen's. What I do have a problem with is someone "hoping the fence" and setting up camp. I wouldn't allow a stranger to hop my fence and set up camp in my backyard, so why should the United States of America do this? I do not understand why this concept is so hard for some people to understand. The news media was showing people who are against SB1070 picketing in downtown, holding signs that read "We Have Rights". NO YOU DON'T! If you are here illegally, you don't have any rights! I am just perplexed by this whole situation. If any of us went to another country and refused to leave they would forcefully make us leave. Why can't we do that?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Is it just a girl thing?
So this morning, as I was getting ready for work, I was trying to find something to wear.. Now I do know some guys who take longer to get ready than I do, but I have always been a tom-boy, so I don't generally take time to do the make-up and hair and what not. But since I have lost over 65 lbs lets just say that I have lots of clothes that don't fit and find a self confidence that has me putting a little more effort into my appearance.
Anyhow, I have had this pair of jeans in my closet that I bought on sale, that were a couple (that's putting it nicely) sizes too small. God only knows how long ago. They were my 'inspiration jeans'. Not necessarily the size I want to be, but a 'stepping stone' to lose weight. Anyhow, these jeans have just sat in my closet for a very long time. I am talking years! As I put on my other jeans this morning and grabbed my belt, since they are too big (and I refuse to buy more until I lose some more or stay at this size for a while) I saw the jeans just hanging there and decided why not try them on.
Expecting disappointment, I took them off the hanger, started sliding them them up my hips. I'll admit, I almost stopped at one point, when they seemed like they might be a little snug when I got to my hips (as I have been wearing pants about 2 sizes big for the last month and a half). They slid into place. Still skeptical that I could actually zip them up, I started the zipper up the track, only to find that it slid into place smoothly!
My day has started off GREAT! I will be in a great mood (at least until someone pisses me off). I feel an amazing amount of confidence in myself.
Is this just a girl thing to buy a pair of pants or outfit as inspiration to lose weight? I'll be honest, until they fit, for the most part, they really annoyed me and got pushed into the back of the closet really quickly! But today, it really made my day!
Anyhow, I have had this pair of jeans in my closet that I bought on sale, that were a couple (that's putting it nicely) sizes too small. God only knows how long ago. They were my 'inspiration jeans'. Not necessarily the size I want to be, but a 'stepping stone' to lose weight. Anyhow, these jeans have just sat in my closet for a very long time. I am talking years! As I put on my other jeans this morning and grabbed my belt, since they are too big (and I refuse to buy more until I lose some more or stay at this size for a while) I saw the jeans just hanging there and decided why not try them on.
Expecting disappointment, I took them off the hanger, started sliding them them up my hips. I'll admit, I almost stopped at one point, when they seemed like they might be a little snug when I got to my hips (as I have been wearing pants about 2 sizes big for the last month and a half). They slid into place. Still skeptical that I could actually zip them up, I started the zipper up the track, only to find that it slid into place smoothly!
My day has started off GREAT! I will be in a great mood (at least until someone pisses me off). I feel an amazing amount of confidence in myself.
Is this just a girl thing to buy a pair of pants or outfit as inspiration to lose weight? I'll be honest, until they fit, for the most part, they really annoyed me and got pushed into the back of the closet really quickly! But today, it really made my day!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Just not enough to go around...
Reading Amie's post, I find myself thinking... There's just not enough.. Not enough time, not enough money, not enough of ourselves to go around. I'm sure we are not the only ones with these problems. Whether you are a single mom, or a married wife, or a single lady, or a married lady without kids, there's just so many things in a day to do so many responsibilites and never enough time to get it all done. I'm sure guys have the same issues, but being a woman, I definitely can't understand.
Is that we as women obsess over the things we can't get done, or want to get done, that aren't getting done? Who knows? Right now, I can assure you, there are a million thing I should be doing other than this, but this seems much more interesting right now. =)
Ok.. on to my dating experience..
So, I'm single.. and I'm dating.. I went on a first date last night, which went well. But I'm not an avid dater, well I haven't been in the past, but like Amie, I've lost quite a bit of weight recently and have gained a lot of self confidence (which seems to have guys asking me out more often, who knew confidence was the key?). Before the date was even over, he was asking about a next date. He's a nice guy, but I'm not sure if there are any sparks there.. So do I go again or let it go?
There was a guy from around the block that had asked me out about 2 weeks ago, we had went on a date before my daughter came home, but I accidently stood him up after my daughter came home (again see the first part of the post) and then had to cancel the rescheduled date. He seems kinda respondent now. I think that ship has sailed. =( I think Dating sucks. =(
Miss
Is that we as women obsess over the things we can't get done, or want to get done, that aren't getting done? Who knows? Right now, I can assure you, there are a million thing I should be doing other than this, but this seems much more interesting right now. =)
Ok.. on to my dating experience..
So, I'm single.. and I'm dating.. I went on a first date last night, which went well. But I'm not an avid dater, well I haven't been in the past, but like Amie, I've lost quite a bit of weight recently and have gained a lot of self confidence (which seems to have guys asking me out more often, who knew confidence was the key?). Before the date was even over, he was asking about a next date. He's a nice guy, but I'm not sure if there are any sparks there.. So do I go again or let it go?
There was a guy from around the block that had asked me out about 2 weeks ago, we had went on a date before my daughter came home, but I accidently stood him up after my daughter came home (again see the first part of the post) and then had to cancel the rescheduled date. He seems kinda respondent now. I think that ship has sailed. =( I think Dating sucks. =(
Miss
Obsessions
Why is it we obsess about the things that we can't have, even if it's just for a little while? Case and point, I'm on a diet. The diet is, so far, working very well. I'm seeing a doctor and I started January 25, 2010. So far I have lost about 95 pounds. My diet is a very low calorie intake diet. I'm on the diet for 4 months then I come off for a 21 day break and then repeat until I hit my goal weight. So, I had my first break in June. It was a very nice break. Going back on the diet this time round has been pretty hard. I'm still losing weight but at a much slower pace than the first round and it is frustrating to me. I have 3 more months until my next break and all I can think about is food. It is my new obsession. I never used to think about food the way I do now. What is that about? I need to not obsess because I don't want to gain all the weight back once I'm done. I have to keep reminding myself that this is only temporary and once I'm done I can have the things I want, just in moderation. Man, this really is harder than I thought it would be.
Another one of my obsessions is time. There is never enough of it. If I'm not at work then I am at home trying to raise 3 girls and me a wife. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't give up my family for anything and can't give up my job because of the money, but I wish there was a little time in there just for me. Yes, my hubby let's me sleep late on the weekends (which is wonderful), and I do get to steal moments to do things like this, but I wish I could string more of the moments together. I love to read and only do that a few paragraphs at a time. I don't want to ignore my responsibilities or not do something I'm supposed to. I need to learn to prioritize things that are important in my life. Obviously family and work, but I need to fit just things for me in there somewhere. I need to work on this. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Another one of my obsessions is time. There is never enough of it. If I'm not at work then I am at home trying to raise 3 girls and me a wife. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't give up my family for anything and can't give up my job because of the money, but I wish there was a little time in there just for me. Yes, my hubby let's me sleep late on the weekends (which is wonderful), and I do get to steal moments to do things like this, but I wish I could string more of the moments together. I love to read and only do that a few paragraphs at a time. I don't want to ignore my responsibilities or not do something I'm supposed to. I need to learn to prioritize things that are important in my life. Obviously family and work, but I need to fit just things for me in there somewhere. I need to work on this. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Love......
What is love? What do we really want from our spouse? Is it to understand them or to be understood? I've been married now for 12 years and still don't think I have this figured out yet. My hubby and I were talking this evening and I was telling him that I want him to be more romantic. I'm afraid that this is an unrealistic goal because it just isn't who he is. Am I supposed to be ok with this? I guess so. I know that I don't want him to do it because I ask him to. I don't want him to resent me. I want him to do it because that what he wants to do. But, now that I've brought it up, again,if something changes, is he doing it because he wants to or because I guilted him into it? Oh the complexities of marriage.
In the news today I saw that our nation is 1.47 (I think that was the number) trillion dollars in debt! A trillion! That's 1000 billion! I mean, I sit and dream about winning the lottery when it's a couple of million. We the people have not seen any of this trillion dollar debt. I sure know I haven't. I'm still fighting with my bank (it's been 15 months now) to get a home loan modification. The banks got a bail out. When will the people get a bail out? Something has to give in this economy. It's terrible for a lot of people. And yes, I am a little bitter about the runaround I keep getting with the bank. I mean, come on and just give me the permanent modification instead of keeping me hanging on with my "trial modification". I am beginning to think there will be no good outcome and I am going to lose my home anyway. Hey, Mr. President, help the little people stay in their homes like you said you would.
Ok, enough ranting for now. Everyone have a good night!
In the news today I saw that our nation is 1.47 (I think that was the number) trillion dollars in debt! A trillion! That's 1000 billion! I mean, I sit and dream about winning the lottery when it's a couple of million. We the people have not seen any of this trillion dollar debt. I sure know I haven't. I'm still fighting with my bank (it's been 15 months now) to get a home loan modification. The banks got a bail out. When will the people get a bail out? Something has to give in this economy. It's terrible for a lot of people. And yes, I am a little bitter about the runaround I keep getting with the bank. I mean, come on and just give me the permanent modification instead of keeping me hanging on with my "trial modification". I am beginning to think there will be no good outcome and I am going to lose my home anyway. Hey, Mr. President, help the little people stay in their homes like you said you would.
Ok, enough ranting for now. Everyone have a good night!
No, you don't know...
So, a friend of mine is going through a rough spot right now and I continually hear people telling her that they 'understand what she's going through'. 'They've been there before'. 'They know how she feels.'
While I can totally understand and empathize with people wanting to be there for her and showing their support and care for her, it annoys me that they continually try to tell her that they know what she's going through. With the situation such as it is, they can't! (I can't give details, as it would definitely identify my friend, I can give an example.) I'm a single mother, my parents like to tell me that they know what I'm going through with raising my daughter who is VERY head strung and opionionated (wonder where she gets that from). While I know they have a little bit of understanding (they raised me), but they can't understand completely, because they raised me together and I'm doing this on my own and it's a totally different experience.
Another example, someone who's always had money can't understand how it is to have always gone without. It's just impossible, even if that person is to lose all their money, they will learn the loss of the money, but will never understood what it was to have never had it to begin with.
It is good to care for your friends and family. It is even better to be there for them. But a word to the wise.. You don't have to understand them to do either of those things for them. Listen to them, be a shoulder to cry on for them, help them if you can. But don't tell them you know what they are going through, unless you have had the EXACT same experience. If you were 20 and they are 25, it's different. Believe me.. It is. It is a similar experience, but not the same. you can understand they are going through a tough time, but everyone is made differently.
I say this, as I am often the one people come to with their problems and more often than not it is because they just want someone to listen to THEIR story, not tell them about the experience they had. Just sayin..
Manic Miss
While I can totally understand and empathize with people wanting to be there for her and showing their support and care for her, it annoys me that they continually try to tell her that they know what she's going through. With the situation such as it is, they can't! (I can't give details, as it would definitely identify my friend, I can give an example.) I'm a single mother, my parents like to tell me that they know what I'm going through with raising my daughter who is VERY head strung and opionionated (wonder where she gets that from). While I know they have a little bit of understanding (they raised me), but they can't understand completely, because they raised me together and I'm doing this on my own and it's a totally different experience.
Another example, someone who's always had money can't understand how it is to have always gone without. It's just impossible, even if that person is to lose all their money, they will learn the loss of the money, but will never understood what it was to have never had it to begin with.
It is good to care for your friends and family. It is even better to be there for them. But a word to the wise.. You don't have to understand them to do either of those things for them. Listen to them, be a shoulder to cry on for them, help them if you can. But don't tell them you know what they are going through, unless you have had the EXACT same experience. If you were 20 and they are 25, it's different. Believe me.. It is. It is a similar experience, but not the same. you can understand they are going through a tough time, but everyone is made differently.
I say this, as I am often the one people come to with their problems and more often than not it is because they just want someone to listen to THEIR story, not tell them about the experience they had. Just sayin..
Manic Miss
Thursday, July 22, 2010
My Turn, My Turn!
Hello All! I'm Melissa. I guess I'll start off by commenting on Amie's post, since this blog was all her idea. Please be forewarned, I am the smart-Alec (90%-98%) of the time. =)
As to the story on parents poisoning their children as punishments, that's down right hideous! People are so stupid. A thought for the ignorant people: if you give your children laxatives, (those are the things that make them go poopy) chances are you are going to have to clean up after them at some point. Personally, that's not something I would look forward to.
I have my own child, who is going on 13 very soon, but even at a younger age I would not say that cleaning up those messes were brighter memories of her growing up. Please save the anti-depressants, pain relievers and sleep aids for yourselves, because apparently you are the ones with the problems.
I completely understand that raising kids is an enormous task. I know that I never could have imagined it would have been this hard, but I would NEVER stoop to going as far as poisoning my daughter! If you decide you can't handle it anymore, there are SO many outlets and so many people out there willing to help, or even wanting to help. So many families that want children that can't have children. Do everyone a favor, do the right thing. Ask for help!
On Amie's lighter note.. =) (So I can cheer up darn it!)
I'm a total movie buff, so I've heard of most of these names. (Did I mention that I'm a single mom? So I have lots of time to watch TV/Movies.)
Tenley I haven't heard too much recently, but it was in the movie Summer Catch (Jessica Biel), and Sookie (DUH! HBO-True Blood), Ursula (I feel sorry for the little girls with this name) but I think of The Little Mermaid, Ever is in the new Vampire book series called Evernight. The others, I have no idea.
On the side of the boys Castiel is a guy on the show Supernatural, Lucian (King of the Lycans) is from the movie Underworld, Amie is right Zion is from Matrix, Kaiden is Will Smith's son who is now acting (Karate Kid remake), Sterling Knight is a Disney Channel star.
The lists go on and on but lets be honest the names that people choose for their children get more far fetched every day. It used to be that you could look at a name on a list and say, "Oh, that's a typo." Now it's more likely that it's spelled correctly.
These strange new names range from people stringing letters together to form sounds they say is a name to others picking normal every day words and saying it's what they want their child's name to be. Then you have those who take a name and change the spelling of it to make it 'unique' only to leave the person reading it wondering if it is a. misspelled, b. pronounced differently or c. just a parent trying to be difficult. (LIKE ME who blames it on the epidural) lol. But my ultimate favorites are the parents who using their kids as billboard ads when naming them. See below if you don't believe me!
Let me give you a few examples (I got these off a list):
Diabolos (doesn't that mean devil?), Demontay, Goar, Kal-El, Pilot Inspektor, Apple, Coco, Fifi Trixibelle, Kyd, Destry, Memphis Eve, Ocean, Rocket, Audio Science, Sunday Sunshine, Moxie Crimefighter, Moon Unit, Diva Thin Muffin, Jermajesty, Urhines Kendall Icy Eight Special K, GoldenPalaceDotCom Silverman, Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (Pronounced "albin"), Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon, God Shammgod, Batman Bin Suparman, Ciamohe (Kiva), A'lyvya (Olivia), Disstinee (Destiny), Brittnii (Britany), Ja'aimee (Jamie), Jewlea (Julia) well you get the picture.. (**on a side note spellcheck had a field day with this paragraph.)
In all honesty, I don't mind the use of uncommon names. I do however think it's a little ridiculous to go overboard. I think that parents should think a little when they are naming their children, that when their child does go to school, they will be with other children and other kids are just down right MEAN! If there is anyway to make their child's name rhyme with something bad or anyway to make fun of it, no matter who their parents are, these kids will probably use it, if the kid is in any way unable to hold their own. This doesn't mean your kid has to be goofy looking, or poor, or fat, or too skinny, or dumb. This just has to mean that your kid has to get on the wrong side, or on the jealous side of one kid who's mean enough or has friends mean enough to pick on them. Parents.. Remember that. And remember to teach your kids to not only stand up for themselves and others, but also not to one of the bullies that likes to pick on the other kids.
OK.. enough 'Mommy Talk' Enjoy the rest of your day, while I go pick up my monster from music lessons!
I think I need a handle something like Manic Miss or Melodramatic Maven?? Hmmm...
As to the story on parents poisoning their children as punishments, that's down right hideous! People are so stupid. A thought for the ignorant people: if you give your children laxatives, (those are the things that make them go poopy) chances are you are going to have to clean up after them at some point. Personally, that's not something I would look forward to.
I have my own child, who is going on 13 very soon, but even at a younger age I would not say that cleaning up those messes were brighter memories of her growing up. Please save the anti-depressants, pain relievers and sleep aids for yourselves, because apparently you are the ones with the problems.
I completely understand that raising kids is an enormous task. I know that I never could have imagined it would have been this hard, but I would NEVER stoop to going as far as poisoning my daughter! If you decide you can't handle it anymore, there are SO many outlets and so many people out there willing to help, or even wanting to help. So many families that want children that can't have children. Do everyone a favor, do the right thing. Ask for help!
On Amie's lighter note.. =) (So I can cheer up darn it!)
I'm a total movie buff, so I've heard of most of these names. (Did I mention that I'm a single mom? So I have lots of time to watch TV/Movies.)
Tenley I haven't heard too much recently, but it was in the movie Summer Catch (Jessica Biel), and Sookie (DUH! HBO-True Blood), Ursula (I feel sorry for the little girls with this name) but I think of The Little Mermaid, Ever is in the new Vampire book series called Evernight. The others, I have no idea.
On the side of the boys Castiel is a guy on the show Supernatural, Lucian (King of the Lycans) is from the movie Underworld, Amie is right Zion is from Matrix, Kaiden is Will Smith's son who is now acting (Karate Kid remake), Sterling Knight is a Disney Channel star.
The lists go on and on but lets be honest the names that people choose for their children get more far fetched every day. It used to be that you could look at a name on a list and say, "Oh, that's a typo." Now it's more likely that it's spelled correctly.
These strange new names range from people stringing letters together to form sounds they say is a name to others picking normal every day words and saying it's what they want their child's name to be. Then you have those who take a name and change the spelling of it to make it 'unique' only to leave the person reading it wondering if it is a. misspelled, b. pronounced differently or c. just a parent trying to be difficult. (LIKE ME who blames it on the epidural) lol. But my ultimate favorites are the parents who using their kids as billboard ads when naming them. See below if you don't believe me!
Let me give you a few examples (I got these off a list):
Diabolos (doesn't that mean devil?), Demontay, Goar, Kal-El, Pilot Inspektor, Apple, Coco, Fifi Trixibelle, Kyd, Destry, Memphis Eve, Ocean, Rocket, Audio Science, Sunday Sunshine, Moxie Crimefighter, Moon Unit, Diva Thin Muffin, Jermajesty, Urhines Kendall Icy Eight Special K, GoldenPalaceDotCom Silverman, Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (Pronounced "albin"), Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon, God Shammgod, Batman Bin Suparman, Ciamohe (Kiva), A'lyvya (Olivia), Disstinee (Destiny), Brittnii (Britany), Ja'aimee (Jamie), Jewlea (Julia) well you get the picture.. (**on a side note spellcheck had a field day with this paragraph.)
In all honesty, I don't mind the use of uncommon names. I do however think it's a little ridiculous to go overboard. I think that parents should think a little when they are naming their children, that when their child does go to school, they will be with other children and other kids are just down right MEAN! If there is anyway to make their child's name rhyme with something bad or anyway to make fun of it, no matter who their parents are, these kids will probably use it, if the kid is in any way unable to hold their own. This doesn't mean your kid has to be goofy looking, or poor, or fat, or too skinny, or dumb. This just has to mean that your kid has to get on the wrong side, or on the jealous side of one kid who's mean enough or has friends mean enough to pick on them. Parents.. Remember that. And remember to teach your kids to not only stand up for themselves and others, but also not to one of the bullies that likes to pick on the other kids.
OK.. enough 'Mommy Talk' Enjoy the rest of your day, while I go pick up my monster from music lessons!
I think I need a handle something like Manic Miss or Melodramatic Maven?? Hmmm...
And the Blogging Begins!
Good Afternoon! Here is my first perplexing thought. I just read an article where more and more parents are using over-the-counter medications to “punish” their children. For instance, this man poisened his 3-year-old-son and 18-month-old daughter by feeding them canned soup laced with hot peppers and lighter fluid and later with prescription antidepressants in 2006. He was sentenced to 100 years in prison last year, according to news reports. Other forms of abuse in this article were laxatives, anti-depresants, pain relievers and sleep aids. Really? Who thinks up this stuff? The laxative one really throws me for a loop! I can’t even fathom the thought and yet people are out there doing these kinds of things to their children. I just don’t get it. I have 3 children of my own, 4 ½ year-old twin girls and a 2 year old. I know I’m not the most perfect mommy, I get upset when they don’t listen, yell when I probably shouldn’t, things like that. But come on, laxatives and lighter fluid? Sick!
On a lighter note, baby names. This is the fastest rising names list from Babyname Wizard. For the girls: Tenley (never heard of that one), Sookie(poor thing), Ursula(watched the show Friends too much), Mhairi and Maelle(not sure how to pronounce), Ever(Why?) and Lux(Isn’t that from Superman? Oh wait, that was Lex. Still too close for a girls name).
FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
For the boys: Castiel(doesn’t even sound like a name), Eoin(from an elf in Lord of the Rings maybe), Aarav(???), Zion(I know what it means, but all I can think of is Matrix), St. John(Really? A St. already? You don’t have other children), Dashiell(I just don’t get this one).
FASTEST-RISING BOY'S NAMES
1. Castiel
2. Bentley
3. Eoin
4. Easton
5. Lucian
6. Aarav
7. Zion
8. St. John
9. Kaiden
10. Sterling
11. Callan
12. Leland
13. Harper
14. Mikah
15. Dashiell
16. Eliah
17. Dawson
18. Kayden
19. Lennon
20. Dorian
I get that parents want their little ones to have names that stand out (I did), but what are some of these parent’s thinking? Not only are some of these names going to make their kids stand out, they will be an outcast. Don’t be cruel to your children, different is ok as long as it isn’t so different that people give your kids “the look” when they introduce themselves.
Stay tuned for more….
On a lighter note, baby names. This is the fastest rising names list from Babyname Wizard. For the girls: Tenley (never heard of that one), Sookie(poor thing), Ursula(watched the show Friends too much), Mhairi and Maelle(not sure how to pronounce), Ever(Why?) and Lux(Isn’t that from Superman? Oh wait, that was Lex. Still too close for a girls name).
FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
For the boys: Castiel(doesn’t even sound like a name), Eoin(from an elf in Lord of the Rings maybe), Aarav(???), Zion(I know what it means, but all I can think of is Matrix), St. John(Really? A St. already? You don’t have other children), Dashiell(I just don’t get this one).
FASTEST-RISING BOY'S NAMES
1. Castiel
2. Bentley
3. Eoin
4. Easton
5. Lucian
6. Aarav
7. Zion
8. St. John
9. Kaiden
10. Sterling
11. Callan
12. Leland
13. Harper
14. Mikah
15. Dashiell
16. Eliah
17. Dawson
18. Kayden
19. Lennon
20. Dorian
I get that parents want their little ones to have names that stand out (I did), but what are some of these parent’s thinking? Not only are some of these names going to make their kids stand out, they will be an outcast. Don’t be cruel to your children, different is ok as long as it isn’t so different that people give your kids “the look” when they introduce themselves.
Stay tuned for more….
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