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It's Hump Day Already?

[ 1 ] September 30, 2009

Wow… it’s amazing how fast the weeks are going by lately and let me tell you, if I didn’t have an EXCITING package coming at the end of this week or the beginning of next week I would totally not be excited about this. I got a very disterbing email from Dell earlier this week that told me my amazing new PRETTY pink laptop order was being delayed and the arrival date of 10/5 was going to be delayed. I cried. Then I woke up this morning to find another email from Dell that said, your order has been shipped and will arrive in 3-5 days. Yes, I cried that hard. Dell heard and managed to find a way to fix whatever it was that was happening to delay my order. Whoever told them it was funny to play with a girl’s emotions is just plan wrong. Let alone play with her PINK laptop. I am not amused. None the less, I am anxiously awaiting my package. I suspect that it will arrive on Friday. Why? Because I have a full day of CRAP on my calendar which requires me to be in and out of the house, mostly out. I won’t be around to catch the FedEx man. Luckily for me, the FedEx man and I are like *this*. You see I live on a street where there are businesses and the FedEx man makes SEVERAL trips past my house, so he will just stop more then once, he always does. I know this because I am the QUEEN of ordering by mail! I mail order more then anyone you’ve probably ever met in your life. It’s sad when the UPS man, FedEx man and Mail man are so comfortable with me they ask to use my restroom! Yes, be jealous. My package delivery service is A+

On another note, Fall is creeping its merry way right on into town. I not in the least bit excited about this. I know what comes after this. S.N.O.W. Yes each letter deserves it’s own sentence. That white stuff could not for a minute be welcomed anywhere NEAR my house. Readers, someday, someday I will move to a place that is warm all year and I can lay on the beach and blog all day while sipping umbrella drinks. But until then I will forever dislike snow. It will never be something I like. Yes, I was told never say never, but I am saying never. However, there is one thing I like about Fall…

Oh sweet Mary Jane peanut butter candies! These simple delicious candies are everything I could hope for and make fall worthwhile! I will be reading weight loss supplements reviews in the next couple months with my food addictions that is for sure. By the time I get past the season if Mary Jane candies, the Sonic will be open in my area and I will be driving through there are least once a day for a Cherry Limeade treat. I guess it just means that whenever EXTRA time DOES allow I will be at the gym. Oh well, things could be SO much worse!

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Yes, it's like THAT!

[ 1 ] September 28, 2009

Before I start, let me just say… Yes, it’s that time… time for my sexy pink undie blog wear. Yes, it’s PINK for October. I am a little early this year, but hey… I am a busy lady dammit. Support Breast Cancer Awareness, feel your boobies, do your checks, ladies, this IS something we can do!

It’s been a crazy busy last week here. Aside from the usual drama of a household with 2 kids, a dog that thinks he’s a cat, a husband that is forever starting project after project and my busy ole self, it appears it was “Spring Cleaning” time here. We all decided it would be great to get rid of all the clutter that was in this house as we prepare to pack in like a herd of hibernating bears for the winter months. So we got several rubber maid containers and proceeded to pack the dog’s delicate headless treats from the yard crap from the basement in there, and de-cluttered several cupboards of things and relocated them to the basement only to throw them out next year. We couldn’t possibly part with them this year… They need to spend their time in the basement first. The kids had to clean their rooms, they hated every minute of it while I enjoyed every minute of it. Nothing is better then the memory of my mom standing there with the garbage bag saying “I’ll do it. I’ll throw it all away.” In honor of that, I’m choosing to teach them early. It’s best to just clean it before you CAN’T see the floor. Really, it is.

Of course fall TV is back, so that pretty much sums up my night. I can’t be bothered with any of the small stuff like making supper or finishing laundry. The DVR only has so much room and really, I wouldn’t want to hear an accidental slippage from someone on Facebook or Twitter so it’s really best that I don’t DVR and just catch the episodes live. Just as a teenager with clear acne from eating pizza, I am SURE that I can not hear a slippage. Nothing is worse then hearing the thriller before you watch the episode. Nothing.

I’ve also decided that I am tired of this crappy laptop. Yes, it’s like that. The hard drive failed. Dell promptly replaced it with a new one. However, since then I can not get my Yahoo messenger to load, my DVD’s and CD’s only burn when they feel the need, and a few other things have issues too. It’s still over heating despite the new fan. I think it’s just an Inspiron thing, because honestly the last Inspiron that we had did it too. I’ve decided I hate it. It’s no longer my best friend and I am going to go ahead and launch it directly out the window. But not a moment before the new one arrives and is safely sitting on my lap. I’m going to spare this one the death the last one had. I am just going to reformat this one and allow the kids to play with it. Eventually I fear it will have the death of the last one… which bloggers if you remember was something like “NOOOOO don’t move! Crash! BANG! Shhhiiiiiitttttt! Why did you move?!!??!!!” As the LCD monitor was cracked and no longer able to be seen. So since it over heated all the time I decided to do all the things I always wanted to do to a computer that pissed me off, and I did! It felt some kind of wonderful… and then it ended, and I moved on.

Have I told you how much I HATE Amazon? Because, I do. I ordered Dooce’s book. I ordered it on September 14 folks. 14 days ago. It says it was shipped just 2 days ago! Are you freaking kidding me? It took 12 days to do what? Put it in an envelope? I am excited to get the book and read it but let me tell you, I will NEVER order ANYTHING from Amazon again. My husband ordered something from Amazon last week and it arrived yesterday. Not happy folks. NOT happy!

Shit. There goes my calendar alarm, apparently I have a date with the telephone. Conference calls. Oh how I love you.

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Quite Possibly the WORST Day EVER!

[ 5 ] September 19, 2009

I think today was quite possibly the worst day ever in my life’s history. Yes, I am serious and what I am about to tell you may make you think twice about dinner, so just beware! First let me start out by saying, I love my dog with all my heart, but today he questioned that love within a milli-second of living at the pound! He pushed my buttons farther then he ever has before and created a situation I was NEVER prepared to deal with and found out I couldn’t deal with! Here’s that face I speak of:

He looks innocent huh? Well he’s not. Not by a long shot. You see today, he proceeded to dig up 5… not 1, not 2… but FIVE mice from the garden and kill them in the front lawn. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he proceeded to leave them scattered about the lawn for ME to find. Oh wait it gets better. He brought one in my HOUSE!!!! Oh yes… Can you feel his life getting shorter? At this point, we haven’t noticed his devastation in the front yard and we haven’t discovered he’s brought a treasure in the house yet either. Why? Because I was napping and the kids let him inside. Hubby is doing some home improvement project in and out of the basement. So they are at the table eating dinner, pizza and I can’t for the life of me understand why the dog is NOT at the table. I find him… in his kennel, with his treasure… EWWW!!! I screamed, so loud I am sure the neighbors BLOCKS away heard me. My hubby was in the garage and comes running. Can you feel his life getting shorter yet? My scream clearly let’s the dog know that his treasure is now no longer welcome, and he takes off running THROUGH my HOUSE with it!!!! Can you feel his life getting shorter yet? As my husband comes in I am standing on the chair, in case by some means it still has a last breath and manages to escape… I won’t be the victim… No way no how… and I scream “He’s got a mouse in his mouth!” He yells for him at which point the dog JUMPS ON MY COUCH!!! Can you feel his life getting shorter yet? He quickly tries to bury his treasure. Oh lord! Please if there was EVER a God he would help me at this very moment. I am about to rip all the carpet out, throw the couch out, and the dog is gone. It’s either that or I keep him and build a cage of glass tiles that he can just be seen all pretty but can’t cause any more destruction! I can’t handle this a moment more. My husband manages to calm the situation… he scoops up the treasure and disposes. It was still warm… EWWW!!! Then he scrubs the couch with the Bissell Steam Cleaner. I have to give the dog a bath, and hubby brushes his teeth. I still haven’t allowed him back on my lap. I am so overly grossed out by the situation I just know nightmares are in my future!! I think the dog has safely earned his right into the dog house for the next couple days!! This is quite possibly one of the WORST days ever our household… *shudders*

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A Day in the life of…

[ 0 ] September 17, 2009

Yes our life always seems to find some sort of entertainment value that would shock even the most open minded people. I am thoroughly not kidding when I say this. It doesn’t matter if I am leaving the house to head to Wal-mart to buy a pack of Kleenex and returning home, I never happens without a hitch. Believe me when I say this. In fact, before I leave the house, I brace myself, prepare for the fun adventure about to happen. I even call my BFF, Liz and let her know I am headed out of the house and to keep all lines of communication free, let the call center services be aware, notify the media, etc… just in case I need to share a story or 2.

So last night about 7pm my loving adoring family discovered there is no bread to make sandwiches for lunches today. “Mom, there’s no bread.”
“Great, and we just noticed this now. We have a deal, lunches get made after dinner. What happened?”
“Well my sister was in the shower and I need to wait for her.”
“Why did you need to wait for your sister to make YOUR lunch?”
“Because I can’t reach the juice boxes on the top shelf.”

Oh yes, he’s witty. Contrary, doesn’t answer why SHE hasn’t made her own lunch! But none the less. I proceed to go get bread. I go to this little grocery store near the house, it’s small, but it works… It’s not far. I get there, park, run in to grab bread. Guess what, they are OUT of wheat bread. My kids won’t even entertain the thought of white bread. Only *I* would run to the grocery store that is out of white bread. Annoyed, I go to leave, and there is a guy standing at the doors begging for a dollar. He’s not asking for change, he straight up wants a dollar. AND he asks if he can borrow it. Like I am some how going to give this idiot my number so he can “pay me back” someday… ummm no. He’s wearing top notch clothes and he not starving… sorry buddy, not on my watch, I just need bread.

So I go to the gas station, and get bread… I didn’t want to pay $3.50 a loaf but I did… and arrived home, without a further problem. Really THIS is the stuff that happens EVERY time I leave the house… it’s like some type of comical relief. Sometimes I leave the house *just* to see what could possibly happen in a trip to Walgreens and back. You’d be amazed! You really would be!!

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