Monday, October 20, 2008

100 Things

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
Ran into a brick wall on a bike with no breaks

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
Picture of my grandmother

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
Grind my teeth.

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Anything except gangster rap and old country bluegrass

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
7:15 AM

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
A vacation

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
Independence to come and go as I please

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
My camera and my collection of JFK memorabilia

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5′6

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOIA?

YES

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
YES

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
My children

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME FOR A GIRL?
.Sweet Honesty

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Brown hair/green eyes

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF GETTING PROPOSED TO?
Been there, done that

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
Coffee

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
Extra cheese

18. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Fried cheddar cheese balls

19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Spaghetti

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
EW

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
A Cabbage Patch Doll

22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
I hate everyone right at this moment

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
Yes

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Levis

25. WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?
Knit, crocheted and sewed

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
Yup!

27. WHAT KIND IS IT?
One puppy, two kitties

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
It’d be hard not to if it was true love..

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Tell them.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
31

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Brunettes

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN
My mommy

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?

People who chew with their mouth open

37. FIRST JOB?
Intern at Dep

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
No

39. FIRST VACATION YOU EVER TOOK?
Canada

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE DOING THIS?
Crying to my husband about my shitty day

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
Yes

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
My kids curly hair

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
No

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
A gift certificate to my LYS

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
Have 3....NO MORE

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Nope

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Not anymore

48. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CUSS WORD?
I like to use them all equally....but fuck comes out alot

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
Pantene

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Eh, it’s ok.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
Who's judging?

53. WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASING CD ON YOUR SHELF?
Shania Twain

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes

55. FAVORITE FLAVOR OF GUM?
juicy Fruit.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Not so much.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
I cry

58. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
In my house.

59. WHAT KIND OF PANTS ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?
Jammie pants!

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Ask my mother

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
25

62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A KID?
Barney wasn’t around when I was a kid.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Entirely too often.

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
Both

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
A down to earth, intelligent human being with a heart and a sense of humor.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Any variation of my name.

67. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE BAND/SINGER?
Van Morrison, Christopher Cross.

68. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW

Brothers And Sisters

69. WHAT WAS YOUR ACT/SAT SCORE?
1380

70. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Vanilla

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
Uhh… yes…

72. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
1996

73. DID YOU NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO #64?
No, and I really don’t care.

74. WHATS THE FASTEST YOU HAVE GONE IN A CAR?
120

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
Why not.

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING To

My stomach growl

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Wine

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Mom

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Eyes

80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG?

Sailing by Christopher Cross

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?
Republicans

82. FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR?
November

83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN?
Scorpio

84. IF YOU COULD DATE ANY CELEB WHICH WOULD IT BE?
Halle Berry (Yes, I'm straight).

85. WHAT IS YOUR NATURAL HAIR COLOR?
Reeeeeeally dark brown (not black)

86. EYE COLOR?
Reeeeeeally dark brown

87. SHOE SIZE?
11

88. DO YOU BELIEVE IN KARMA?
You betcha

89. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTURANT?
Captain D's.

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
No.

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
Noggin

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Thanksgiving

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Not well

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
Liberal Democrat.

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
Hugs

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
Relationships.

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
smokes.

98. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
An overpriced, gas hogging one.

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Sold

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE:
Chaotic.

Monday, October 6, 2008

His bit*h? Um, I don't think so

It's Monday. I hate Mondays. The reason I hate Mondays is because I always let myself down. I always say that I am going to start this week on a positive note and accomplish everything that I set out to do. I even wrote a to-do list this morning:

1) Finish and put away laundry
2) Call in and pick up RXs
3) Pick up garbage out front (thanks to a neighborhood dog)
4) Clean all 3 bathrooms
5) Put Kota's clothes away (even at 10, she thinks everything fits in her underwear drawer)
6) Write this here blog

So far, as of 1:10 pm, I have put the whites in the dryer, driven PASSED the pharmacy AND the bank, put the dirty clothes on the floor of 2 of the 3 bathrooms and shut the door to Kota's room to avoid looking at the mess. BUT, I have begun to write this blog...but who knows when I will finish it.

Something is on my mind these days that I would like to share will all of you. Recently, my husband and I attended a fundraising function here in Charleston with some of his friends from work. One "gentleman" decided that he needed me to admit that I was my husband's bit*h. Now, anyone who knows me is probably rolling on the floor in a puddle of their own urine laughing till they cry at this thought. I am no one's anything. EVER. Especially that. BUT, I am extremely dedicated to my husband and his needs. I make is coffee in the morning for work (I drink some of it too), I pack his lunch, I do his laundry, I make his favorite dinners. Does that make me his bit*h? No. That makes me a loving and caring stay at home mommy and wife who's husband works two jobs and is too tired to deal with the everyday meanderings of this household. My husband is forever telling me how much he appreciates everything that I do and that I don't really need to do it. I say to him that while I do not leave the house to work, it is MY JOB to make sure that this household runs as smoothly as possibly with 3 children, a very naughty dog, and him working most of the time. I just wonder why so many people still have that "June Cleaver" mind-set that if a wife takes care of her husband and children the way that I do, that means that that is all that they are...nothing else. We all should be thankful that there are still marriages that exist this way.

Those of you who are ready to call Gloria Steinham on me and have my WOMAN card revoked please take note: MY HUSBAND WILL DO ANYTHING THAT I ASK HIM, INCLUDING RUB MY FEET AFTER HE GETS HOME FROM WORKING TWO JOBS.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Any Ideas??

It is beautiful day here in Charleston. Sun is shining. Sky is blue. Air is chilly, but not cold. Very fall-like. The smell of baby poo in the air....HUH??? Yes, that smell is one that I have been accustomed to since having children. BUT, the smell somewhat changes dramatically when the "product" is smeared all over flat paint walls. My son will not keep his diaper on during nap time and it NEVER FAILS that he must clear his system during this time. Why? I ask you. I have tried putting big boy panties on him over his diaper. Nope. I have tried getting him fully dressed. Nope. I have tried putting sleeper jammies on him (you know, complete with zipper and snap). Nope..except in this case, he had the jammies on when I got him up (yeah!!!) but had somehow taken the diaper off from under the jammies so I was left with an even more interesting mess. I will spare you the details of what happens after the diaper comes off, but please, if you have any suggestions, make haste and let me know. The walls are stripped to the wood. We need help. FAST.

On a cleaner, and better smelling, note, my husband and I have been invited to a United Way fundraiser this evening complete with eats and drinks. Should be lots of fun. I had to find a bratsitter, I mean babysitter, for the evening. SO, I asked my sister. The kids LOVE their Aunt Katie. She's fun. She lets them crawl on her and beat her up. She makes funny faces. She's the BEST!!!She also wanted to know how much I was going to pay her. (If you know my children, you will understand why). Since funds are limited, I offered to make her a cake. Since she does that for a living, that did not go over well. I asked her price. And this is the reponse I got...and I quote "HOMEMADE peanut butter cookies and HOMEMADE Russian Teacakes, no nuts. They better be homemade, I WILL know the difference." Do you KNOW what a pain in the ass these 2 kinds of cookies are???? BOTH have to be made ahead of time, chilled, then rolled into balls. I don't roll
balls, just ask my husband. (He-he). I don't have the time, strength or stamina to stand at my counter and roll 3 trillion little balls THEN roll them in sugar and powdered sugar. Um, no. Not gonna happen. I am STANDING UP TO THIS NONSENSE!!! WHO WAS I IN A FORMER LIFE....HITLER????? WHY CAN'T I CATCH A BREAK??? BABY POO. ROLLED BALLS. I AM UP TO MY EARS IN BULLSHIT!!!

Sorry, got a little upset. I am off to put on my girl face and get ready to go meet my husband for some adult, wine enjoying fun....and roll 3 trillion balls....