Friday, April 28, 2006

TGIF!!!!

Okay, Today has just been a busy day from hell!  I haven’t had time to breathe let alone get anything done!  I really don’t want to take work home but I think this is the only way I will not fall desperately behind.  I am about ready to put a sign on my door that reads “Cash payments are not accepted after I have already gone to the bank!”  

I had to go to a client’s house today and get some pictures.  I don’t think they have ever thrown anything away!  They had all kinds of stuff.  They even had a mannequin sitting in a chair in their living room!  She was holding a sign of some sort.  I was a little overwhelmed when  I walked in the door.  They had a stand up doll in the dining room dressed in a U of M cheerleading outfit, they had a taller than life sized wooden Indian in the side room, next to a bunch of “trees”.  It was quite the experience.  

Okay, I’ve really got to get some stuff done before I try to get out of here.  I really need to go out tonight too.  This week has been very stressful.  I didn’t even mention all of the crap that has gone on this week.  A very brief rundown:  City didn’t notate that I had mailed in a payment (I called & told them) they shut off my water anyway (it was off for less than 12 hours), couldn’t find the dog, couldn’t find my oldest daughter (she wasn’t where she told me she would be)- this was all within 2 hours on Wednesday.  Thursday was pretty normal- extremely busy at work though. Today- our other office is moving today.  The oh so lovely phone company messed up the moving order!  Surprise surprise!  They have no phone, internet or fax til Monday afternoon now.  Boss is pissed!  I have had a stream of people coming into my office today, all after I got back for the before mentioned clients- all paying cash.  I went to the bank while I was out driving back from the clients.  Now Dork is back in town & wants me to pick him up on my way home.  Well that is only 15 miles or so out of my way and gas isn’t cheap ya know!    & He is whining because I want to go out tonight.  It’s not my fault he has been gone for 7 days.  I’m not the one that left.  

Okay day from Hell is almost over.  It is 3 minutes to 5 right now.  I have 5 files to take home to work on.  I hate homework!

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Oh, some of the answers I get!

One of the questions I have to ask my clients is “Do you have any animals?”  I had a couple in today, they are in their 80’s.  
Her: No we don’t have any animals.  (pause)  Just him. (pats hubby on the arm)
Him:  I knew you were going to say that!  You want to see an animal?  You just wait until tonight!  

I hope I am that active when I am 80!

Is this right?

Just a little somethin’ I heard at Awana’s last night when I was picking up Beanie:

“Boys- put your balls in your pocket and play with them later!”

Down

Well, by the time you read this my internet connect will have been restored.  Seeing how I can not complete any work without an internet connection and I am expecting a client to walk through the door at any minute (that means I can’t go into the back room to work on files- oh shucks!)  I will just work on my blog in Word and then publish it after they have fixed whatever problem has caused massive internet shortage throughout the Greater Great Lakes Area.  

Okay do I start with the crazy dream I had last night or the thing my dog did.  I guess I will start with the dog cuz to everyone else it is super funny.  Gomer I-M-ed me yesterday afternoon and informed me that she LITTERLEY (her spelling) scared the crap out of the dog.  The dog was sleeping on the couch and she started banging on the door, the dog jumped off of the couch and pooped on my floor!  Then Gomer stepped in it, all over her overly priced tennis shoes that she got Gma to buy her.  When I got home the dog was very happy to see me, she stuck by my side the entire time.  That is until I started heading for my bedroom.  I close my bedroom door every morning before I leave for work.  I don’t want her sleeping on my bed (my comforter has a layer of netting on top and I don’t want her nails ripping it).  My door was open; I walk in and find poo on my floor- in 3 places.  Then I look on my bed.  I find more poo!  THE DOG CRAPPED ON MY BED!    I was so ticked!  The dog was called by her entire name:  “KOTTA MAE!!!!!  YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!!!”
See when she is naughty her name is Kotta Mae(be trouble), when she is good her name is Kotta Marie.  I was so ticked!  I cleaned up the pieces, stripped my comforter off of my bed (I do make it every morning- thank goodness!) and tossed it in the washer.  I go back to my room and discover the stink made it all the way to the mattress!  It went through the comforter, 2 blankets, top sheet, fitted sheet, & 2 mattress pads!  At this point I decided it was just time to have a drink and give myself a pedicure.  I was stressed beyond stressed.  I was ready to cry.  So I drank instead.  I felt better after my drink.  I did manage to get all of my bedding cleaned and dried before I went to bed.  & my mother in law rocks!  Not only did she get me some money for gas this week, she gave me from fabric refresher for my bed.  From Yankee Candle, my favorite scent- Clean Cotton.  I not only sprayed my bed, I sprayed my carpet, my curtains (all 6 of them- that includes the ones on the doors), my comforter, my blankets, my sheets and my pillows.  I would have sprayed the dog too if she had stood still long enough!  I love that smell!

Okay, now onto the crazy dream.  I dreamt I was getting married again- to Dork again.  I told you it was a crazy dream.  Okay, apparently I decided to walk to my wedding cuz in my dream I was walking down the street in my gown and everyone else was already there.  The guy that lived next door to where ever it was that the wedding was taking place was doing that MTV show called Next (or some version of it).  The entire time I was walking to the wedding I kept asking myself “What are you doing?  Do you really think this is a wise thing?  Why are you doing this?  Do you really want to do this?”  I didn’t want to do it, yet I kept walking to the wedding.  I was dressed for it, in a white (yes white) beaded gown.  When I got there the bridesmaids were waiting for me, and the pews were full of guests.  My bridesmaids didn’t have any flowers and I didn’t have any either.  Dorks one job was to get the flowers and he didn’t do it.  I didn’t want to go through with the wedding.  The guy next door came over with a bunch of flowers for me, cuz he didn’t want me to walk down the aisle without any.  While I was talking to the guy & the bridesmaids, Dork walks up to me.  He has some red drink in his hand and he manages to spill it on my dress.  The next thing I remember is I am in the bathroom trying to remove the strain and the wedding was off.  Next thing I am back at the dress store returning the dress and a guy is with me (not sure if it was Dork or the MTV neighbor guy) and he is telling the sales lady that I called off the wedding and  how everyone is supporting me in my decision.  I think it was Dork with me cuz he was ticked that everyone was supporting me and not him.

I have some crazy messed up dreams.  I have no idea why I dreamt that, I would not remarry Dork- ever.  At this point I don’t know if I would ever get remarried to anyone.  It is such a hassle!  Living in sin is so much easier and it is so much cheaper to get rid of the guy!   My divorce was cheap, but it still was about two grand, that’s two grand I could have spent somewhere else!  Besides I get a HUGE tax refund for being a poverty stricken single mom.   The government is good for at least some things.  

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Why is it only Tuesday?

It’s Tuesday, wish it were Friday.  Friday is pay day, my favorite day!  I am thinking about rally the girls and doing lunch & pedicures.   My feet need the attention, heck I need the attention!  I haven’t seen Dork (Jeff’s new name) in 4 days.  I don’t really miss him, but I have been horny & well he works well in that department.  I have too many morals to go “get some strange” & quite frankly that sounds disgusting!   I wanted to go out on Saturday night but figured it would be in my best interest to stay home, so I stayed home and watched TLC most of the night- anything that would take my mind off of the before mentioned condition.  

Gomer was gone all weekend at a church retreat; Lil’Man left Saturday morning and returned Sunday afternoon. He and his cousin went to Caleb’s with their Grandparents.  They spent the night at a hotel and swam too.  He had been looking so forward to this trip too; it made a great weapon to get him to clean his room!  Beanie & I were home all weekend, together.  Have I ever mentioned that the girl never stops talking?  It’s like she is afraid of a little quiet, she is rarely ever quiet, and she even talks in her sleep.  

Saturday early evening we had to go feed my brother’s horses.  They have a small farm going on at their place, 4 dogs, many cats, 5 horses, a pot bellied pig and chickens.  The chickens and cats are free to roam, the rest are contained.   The chickens, however, are not allowed into the barn.  So when I opened the barn door to get the horse food, guess who made a bee-line to the door?  Yep, those chickens.  I was trying to figure out how I was to get 4 bales of hay out of the barn without letting the chickens in, I’d have Beanie stand guard and keep them out!  Sounded like a good plan to me and Beanie wanted to help.  So I yelled for her to get out of the truck & told her what I wanted her to do.  Well, she started walking towards me and the chickens decided to go to her.  She wasn’t going to have any of that!  She ran back to the truck and started crying.  I’m still over by the barn, I start telling her that they can’t hurt her- she is bigger than they are.  That didn’t work.  So I told her if they get to close to her then she should kick her legs and flap her arms around- I even demo-ed for her (sure I looked really nice dancing & flapping around the yard!).  She still wouldn’t have anything to do with it.  I had to go retrieve her and hold her hand.  I got her to the barn and showed her how to keep the chickens away, she calmed down when she saw she could bully them around.  She is all about controlling others (I think that has something to do with her being the youngest & all).   I just had to laugh and remember what Diva wrote about with her rooster experience when I saw my child crying at the back of the truck.  I know, what a horrible mother, laughing at her child.   But hey, I earned that right- just like my mother did.  I am sure I made great comic relief for her in my younger days.  And then lots of stress in my teen years!
****sidenote regarding the chickens: the next day I took my dog, a blue heeler, over and as soon as she got out of the truck she started chasing the chickens around**********

Speaking of stress, Gomer has learned that stress kills.  Now she is overly worried about me.  She knows the amount of stress I am under and how cranky I can be when I get home after work.  She learned some mediation that she wants me to do, twice a day.   She told me last night that she doesn’t want me to die first; she doesn’t want to live with her dad.   She also stated if one of us has to die first it had better be her dad so we can collect on his social security!  Dork has made that comment on more than one occasion, that if he were dead he would be making more of a contribution to his kids (financially speaking).  
Okay, I am very hungry now and I am going to go get some food as soon as my boss gets back.  I am getting light headed and the M&M’s aren’t cutting it anymore, they are just making my stomach hurt.

Catch ya later!

Friday, April 21, 2006

Hey!!

Something new & exciting happened last night, but to find out you have to go to the other blog and read all about it!
Your Power Color Is Indigo
At Your Highest:
You are on a fast track to success - and others believe in you.
At Your Lowest:
You require a lot of attention and praise.
In Love:
You see people as how you want them to be, not as how they are.
How You're Attractive:
You're dramatic flair makes others see you as mysterious and romantic.
Your Eternal Question:
"Does This Work Into My Future Plans?"

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Just a quickie.....

I am so sticking busy at work this week that I don't have time to read everyone's blog, much less update mine!

Had another run in the the Nasty Neighbors yesterday. She threated to call the police if my daughter and the other neighbor's kids didn't stop calling her daughter names. She has the story a little backwards, it was her kids calling my kid & other neighbor's kids names. & I don't think she wants to call the police, they might then find out about her husband's "dealings" out of his house. Hey when someone has a lot of short-term visitors at their house, what would you think of? Back to yesterday, I don't care for some hot headed female swearing at my 12 year old daughter who was just defending her little sister. My kids may not always get along with each other, but they'll be damned it anyone else picks on their sibling! The Nasty Female Neighbor told Gomer that she was going to watch for me to come home and then come over & set me straight. Gomer told her to go ahead, we didn't care. She never showed up. The Great Neighbor & I were outside for almost an hour after I got home and then she came in and was over for about another hour. The Nasty Neighbor never showed up. The Great Neighbor's hubby called me last night to tell me if I have any problems with the Nasty Neighbors to send them next door & he would handle it all for me.

Gotta get back to work!

Saturday, April 15, 2006

You have been tagged: Anyone that is reading this!
1.Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?: Yep, pretty much every day- that's what happens when you live with him!
2. What would you do with 1,000 plastic spoons?: Not have to wash another spoon for quite a while!
3.What kind of music did you listen to in elementary school?: Whatever was the Top 40 at the time & my Dad's old reel to reel's of the Beach Boys!
4. What kind of music do you listen to now?: Everything
5. What is the best thing about your current job?: I don't have anyone watching me all the time, I run the office all by myself.
6. Are you against same sex marriage?: Honestly, it doesn't effect me so I have no opinion on the matter.
7. Have you been on a date in the past week?: no
8. Where are you going on your next vacation?: Okalahoma, I hope!
9. Quote a song lyric: Sorry, I've got nothin! A few lyric's from the Violent Femmes are floating through my brain but I can't print those!
10. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?: What do you consider old? Old I would guess.
11. Do you own any furniture from Ikea?: No but I like their stuff.
12. Do you like your parents?: Yes, I love them! I just wish Mom was still alive.
13. Do you live with them?: Nope
14. Where are you from?: Michigan
15. Tell us about the last conversation you had?: discussing hard boiled eggs with my 8yr old daughter.
16. Where do you see yourself in one month: same place that I am now. How sad!
17. What is your favorite smell?: Spring
18. Do you consider yourself bi-polar?: no, & I know what bi-polar is & it aint me!
19. What is the time and the outside temperature right now?: 9:45am & I haven't a clue- it's sunny & cloudless- I could go out in shorts.
20. Have you ever done anything vindictive to your coworker: Not an purpose.
21. Have you ever gone to therapy?: Why, do you think I should? I should have after my mom died.
22. Have you ever Played Spin the Bottle?: yep
23. Have you ever Toilet Papered someone's house?: yep
24. Have you ever liked someone but never told them?: yep
26. Have you ever had a crush on your brother or sister's friend?: Yep, hey my brother had some pretty hot friends!
27. Have you ever been to a nude beach?: No
28. Have you ever drank Jack Daniels?: Not that I am aware of.
29. Have you ever had sex on the beach?: Yes, the drink.
30. Have you ever had a stalker?:Yes, it was very scary! I was 16 when that happened!
31. Have you ever been in love?: yes
32. Have you ever gone skinny dipping?: yes
33. Have you ever laughed so hard you cried?: yes
34. Have you ever gone to a party where you were the only sober one? Yes, someone has to drive home.
35. Have you ever been cheated on?: YES
36. Have you ever had sex with one of your MySpace friends?: Seeing how I have no MySpace friends, I'd have to say No.
37. Have you ever felt betrayed by your best friend?: not by my best friends
38. Have you ever felt like you were just completely rhino raped?: Give me a definition & I'll let you know.
39. Have you ever lied to your parents?: Um, what teanager didn't?
40. Have you ever been out of the country?: Canada
41. Have you ever thrown up from working out?: No
42. Have you ever gotten a haircut so bad that you wore a hat for a month?: No
43. Have you ever eaten three meals from three different fast food places in one day?: Yes, while traveling
44. Have you ever gotten so wasted you didnt know what was going on? NO
45. Have you ever spied on someone you had a crush on?: No
47. Have you ever seen your best friend naked?: Maybe not my best friend, but I have seen some of my friends in a certain state of undress (yes naked, but not by my choice!)
48. Have you ever fell in love with someone elses partner?: No
49. Have you ever had your heartbroken by someone you love?: Yes, see #35
50. If you could change anything that has happened in the last six months would you?: Yes, I would not have stopped working out, and I would have saved more of my tax refund.
51. Favorite time of day: early evening when the sun goes down
52. Favorite thing to do: relax in a quiet area, spend time with family & friends
53. Favorite food: pot roast

Mood: good, it's sunny outside!
Drinking: Nothing yet today.
Eating: already finished a bowl of Lucky Charms
Listening To: Alladin on TV. was listening to the dog run around the house in celebration of FINALLY having pooped! Shouldn't have eaten that maxi pad, huh there dumb dog?!
Hair: not combed, pulled back in a pony.
Clothing: boxer shorts & a tee shirt
Reading: The Duchess' Blog
Plans for the Weekend: coloring eggs with the kids, then church on Sunday.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Saturday we (my girls & I) drove to Fremont to get gas, yes I drive 15 miles to the next town to get gas- it's cheaper other there like 15 cents per gallon cheaper!, and I had a few things at Wal*Mart to pick up. As always I am looking around while driving- I like to check out the landscape. We had just gotten into Fremont, we were on the same road as the Fairgrounds, just before the High School. On the west side of the road there is an old brick church- very nice looking. I'm driving along, looking around and just what do my eyes behold? An old man dropping trou! His pants were around his knees and he was squatting in front of the bushes! This man was pooing on the church's bushes! I couldn't believe it. All I could do was point and say " EEEWWW", Beanie saw it too and her reaction was the same. Gomer totally missed it. When Beanie & I finally recovered from the initial shock, all we could do was laugh. I told Gomer "He must have thought God pooed on his day so he was going to poo on God's bushes!" That sent Beanie into more fits of laughter. Then on our way to church that night, driving through Newaygo I see a guy in a parking lot doing up his pants. I tell my girls "Geeze, I've seen way too many men either in the process of taking down or putting on their pants today!" Gomer's reply "Gee, I miss everything!"

Tuesday, April 11, 2006


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUCHESS!!!

Here is your birthday cake I would have made for you if we lived closer together. Let me tell you it is yummy! I really did make it this weekend and it is all gone. My boss ate the last piece yesterday. It's made with brownies, cream cheese & strawberries. All my favorites! But it's not nearly as yummy as the Black Bottom Peanut Butter Pie I made for Sunday (atleast that is what Sherry says). Sherry literaly licked her plate clean! Her son gave her the strangest look too, it was pretty funny!

Anyways, I hope your day is a good one. Have fun tonight with the girls, I really wish I could have made it. But I'm telling ya- the commute to work tomorrow would have been a bitch!

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Fortune Cookie Fortune

You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world’s happiness now.

WTF?  What kind of fortune cookie fortune is this?  If you add the traditional “In Bed” to it then I sound like a slut!

Lucky numbers are 35,14,35,8,19,3.  Maybe I will try those for the Mega Million tomorrow night.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Today I am feeling sad.

I don’t know why the news Sherry gave me yesterday is affecting me as much as it is. Sherry’s 5 year old niece passed away yesterday. She had cerebral palsy and was sick a lot. They had her tonsils and adenoids removed last week, hoping that would help her. Yesterday around noon she stopped breathing. Her mother tried CPR on her until the ambulance got there, but it was too late. The mom is pregnant right now for their sixth child. It’s all so sad. She was a beautiful child, happy, full of life. Now she is gone. I know she is in a better place, no pain, no sickness, but I just can’t imagine the pain and grieve her family is going through.

When Sherry was telling me the news last night on the phone I volunteered Gomer as a sitter for her incase she needed one. Gomer had no idea who I was talking to and was being a pain in my rear the rest of the time I was on the phone. When I told her it was Sherry and that I had volunteered her to sit for Timmy she had second thoughts (she was actually being a royal pain by this time) until I told her why Sherry might need someone. Then she slapped her hand over her gapping mouth and said she was sorry, she’ll do whatever Sherry needs her to do.

My Dad is going to be depressed this week, I can already tell. He doesn’t do well when it’s a child that dies. He is ready to sell the business already, I’m sure this will push him more to that point. (Incase anyone is reading this that doesn’t know me or my family, my family’s business for over the past 100 years have been owning and operating a funeral home.)

My prayers and thoughts have been with Sherry’s family almost every minute since she told me the news. Please take a moment and send prayers too.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Here is a quick recap of my weekend.

Friday: Gomer went to a lock-in/Dance at a church with one of her friends. This friend also spent the night at our house on Thursday night. Jeff drove to Detroit with his brother, wife & 2 kids. They purchased a vehicle off of Ebay and went to go get it. They are not comfortable driving in Detroit so they took Jeff with them. On their way home they discovered that the vehicle (purchased through a dealership) has a faulty gas gauge. It said they had a ¼ tank left, but the Expedition wouldn’t move, wouldn’t start, and wouldn’t do anything that required gas. So they had to go to the nearest station, purchase a gas can and do the usually things you do when you run out of gas. They ended up paying $2.75 a gallon for the gas too. They got Jeff home after I had fallen asleep, so when he got back he woke me up so I could go out & see the Expedition. It is really nice. Leather interior, 3rd row seat, alike my Durango only a year newer.

Saturday: Beanie had a Girl Scout outing. They went to Home Depot to do a kid’s workshop of building a bird house. They also had tickets to see Disney on Ice. They didn’t have enough time to build the houses at Home Depot so one of the troop leaders picked up the stuff and they will be doing it during their meeting. After Disney they went to McDonald’s in Newaygo before the parents were to pick up the girls. Keep in mind that my Beanie is tall and very very skinny. She needs a size 8 in length of pants but needs a size 5 for her waist. She order and finished a Happy Meal then went back up for 2 apple pies. She ate both of the pies, all of them! The Leaders couldn’t believe she ate all of that. I had made her french toast for breakfast too. They wondered where she put all of that food! I wondered too cuz when we take her there she can hardly finish her fries let alone the fries, burger & 2 apple pies! BTW, Gomer spent the entire day sleeping on the couch. And then she slept all night too!

Saturday night Jeff & I and Travis & Duke went out. We meet up with Melanie and some of her friends at the bar. We did leave there before closing, I was surprised. Travis came out to the dance floor & asked me if I was ready to go. They never leave for the lights come on! Melanie went with us, we went to breakfast. The gal that owns the restaurant is one of the girls that wanted Jeff when we first started dating. She is a very heavy set gal. She still wants him I have been told. She wants his brother Jason too, Melanie’s husband. I told the guys that I had better sit between Duke & Travis so she wouldn’t spit on my food! We all ordered omelets and all of us, except for the one that ordered it that way, got burnt toast.

Sunday: We went to church and then stayed for the surprise birthday party for our minister. After we got home, Jeff & I took naps. Yes I know, we are wussies and can’t handle the time change anymore! After our naps both of our stomach’s hurt and we decided that the restaurant owner poisoned our food and made us sick. We both had sour stomach. I hate sour stomach! I would rather have the throwing up a lung cuz I puked so much flu than to have sour stomach. I stayed in bed for most of the day. Hey I had to have a nap before my shows came on. Oh, by the way, if I were to ever give up men I wouldn’t have a chance at knitting a sweater (or a scarf- cuz that is what Meredith’s sweater looked like). I can’t knit, not at all. I think I would bake. I love to bake.

This morning it was so hard to get out of bed. Here it is the perfect kind of day to just stay in bed and read or sleep. It is cold, rainy and gray outside. And my bed, is as Gomer says, the Snizzle! As soon as I am done feeding my kids tonight I am climbing back into it. I have to get out of it earlier tomorrow so I can go work out again. I lost 5 pounds last week and I want to lose about 30 more!