Rambles

wow, 22 more weeks left in the year. Hopefully only 22 more weeks that I will be working 6 days a week. I never in a million years thought that I would have let this schedule go on for 5 solid years... it's ridiculous. But there have been some things that have had their hand in and forced me to continue.

I drove my Mom and step-Dad home today. He is very sore and in some pain from the triple by-pass that he had last Thursday. But, that's to be expected, right?! It's not everyday your chest gets cracked open. I'm just tired from the drive.. 80 miles each way... and to think that I drove it for 5 years! WOW!

Friday Feast #152

WOW, I can't believe it's Friday already!!!

Appetizer : On a Scale on 1 to 10 (with 10 being the highest) how much do you enjoy watching sports on television?

Depends on the sport, usually a 6 I can always find something else to do besides sitting 'round watching tv.

Soup: If you could completely memorize any one work of fiction, which on would you pick?

That's a toughy.. since we're so close to THE DAY - I'll say the Harry Potter novels.. there are some very good lines in there.

Salad: What is your favorite breakfast food?

Hubby's Chocolate Chip Waffles

Main Course: Name something fun you can do for less than $10.00

Sidewalk coloring is fun... was fun with my two year old.. I made "thank you" cards for her birthday presents..

Dessert: How long does it usually take you to fall asleep?

I don't sleep well, so when I get into bed it usually doesn't take very long... .say 15 minutes tops.. But I'm normally up til 1am

New Poll

I added my first poll to the page.. check it out - more to come!

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Family Matters

On Sunday I got a text message from my sister - "are you still at work", I replied "no', the response that came back was "call me" So, I did. Kim had gotten a call from someone that works with our mom, Debbie, and stepdad. Our stepdad, Bobby, had had a heartattack at 1230pm that day while at work. The way the story has been told and retold to me is After the first heart attack Mom took Bobby to the hospital in their town. While he was there he had three more heart attacks before 6:30pm. It was at that time that he was airlifted to my small city 80 miles away. Bobby's daughter brought Mom here and after a while left.
Since then of course has been a difficult week. I've not really spoken to my mother since I was 14, when I moved out.. just off and on... more of a mutual thing really. In any case, she doesn't have a cell phone, the same girl that brought Mom here ran her cell phone bill up to over $1,200 from calling, texting and downloading.. then proceeded to steal the bill out of the box so Mom wouldn't know. Anyway, I digress.... so she doesn't have a cell phone, left in such a hurry that she didn't get any clothes for herself, they live on very little means so she didn't have any money to eat here. I offered repeatedly for her to stay here or shower here or whatever... I took her to Wal-mart a few times whatever she wanted I bought. Gave her money just in case. and while she was at my house taking a shower I gave her clothes to wear. I just tried to do anything I thought would help her.
I've learned that Bobby has no medical insurance. I just can't understand how that's going to work... two hospital bills - two surgeries (one being a triple bypass) yadda, yadda, yadda.. Now he's partially disabled...
She's upstairs now.. just went up to bed. Monday she came here took a shower and asked to go back to stay there that night.. she was able to stay with him. They opened him up on Tuesday to look around... found 7 blockages. They started prep'ing him for surgery on Wednesday and then at some point found another blockage in his neck. So they pushed the surgery to today, Thursday.
His surgery went well. The blockages were corrected and he was in his room resting when we came here tonight. I stayed out of work today to go sit with mom and keep her company.. She did well too. She came back here tonight to rest, she wasn't allowed in his recovery room so hopefully a good night's sleep in an actual bed will do her good.

Wordless Wednesday #8

Yummy to my Tummy!

Nothing like a Sweet Treat!!

23 weeks....

Wow, they're drippin' along kinda fast now..

Today was kind of a good day at work, not much going on. Opened a few accounts. Took a couple of worthless loan applications.. worthless meaning didn't have a chance in hell of working... credit card applications too, never really know what are going to happen to those.

So, my ex just called - Punk told him and the new wife that he thinks I don't love him. That I love LuLu more. Of course they were in a bad area for cell phone service and I couldn't talk to him. But I'll talk to him later. I understand how he could think that... I'm constantly at her beck and call... and the only time we really sit down and talk is when I'm telling him how to stay out of trouble. Does that make me a bad mom? I hope not - 50% of the time he's with me, he's in school... 30% - he's with his friends - 15% he's asleep - the rest... isn't very much...

oh well

Foto Pherrets #80 - Sing

Punk is in the front in Yellow and Blue in 5th grade school choir.. He loves to Sing

Wordless Wednesday #7

My Littlest Helper

As you know I'm a mother. If you're a mother, or maybe even a father, you know that there is no way possible for you to have anytime alone. For example... let's say a quick, very needed trip to "the potty"..... Yea, if you're not a mom yet.. I beg you relish the time you spend in the bathroom! Go there now... I'll wait.....

Oh back so soon... were you followed? No... you lucky ass thang!
Okay so a couple of weeks ago I shacked up with the queen of all bummers... PMS. And of course my darling LuLu toddles into the bathroom with me. Minding her own business of course.. She had no idea what wonders were to come next. When I walked into the bathroom I grabbed a tampon from under my sink, sat down and started talking with her about her day.

Were you good a maw-maw & paw-paw's today? (not family, but conviently trained to be called it)
Yesh
Did you play with the babies?
Yesh
Did you have fun?
NO...Whas sat? (I'm not paying attention to her at the moment, I'm doing my business. She's walked over to me, is standing in front of me, looking betwen my legs, with her little forefinger pointing..)
What's what? ( I'm not going to try to make a big deal out of anything that happens in that area - the last thing I need is a teenage mother on my hands in 11 years or so.. give or take)
Whas sat? (I'll spare you the total details but let's just say she watched with amazement)
That's mommy's lily
Why?
Because mommy had to pee? (As I throw away the trash)
Whas sat?
Trash
Tra? (as she walks over to the trash can with her arm stretched out)
No, that's not for you. Trash is nasty. Please leave the trash in the can.
Na-ey?
Yes, nasty
Why?
Because that's mommy's tampon and you don't need to mess with it.
P-pon???
Yes mommy's P-pon.
Okay...
And that was that...

Now on the other hand EVERY time I go to this particular bathroom... she of course toddles along with me and offers me a P-pon. She's even handed me one a couple of times, Once she handed me one in an orange wrapper and when I told her No, I didn't need it and to please put it back. She did but got out one in a purple wrapper and said "Purpa P-pon?" Ah, my little helper... and so smart!!
She's such a big help, She's even offered her daddy a P-pon - HA!

24 weeks and counting...

So far so good.. I've been "giving the opportunity" to change seating arrangements. So, I'll be moving my belongings to another cube in the farm. My manager accepted another position a few weeks ago and is transitioning to that position. Meanwhile, my team has no manager but half the team has put in a request to move to a different floor of the building to do the same job.. others have decided to move to this floor and four of my teammates have applied to be the manager of this team.

There is one piece of further disturbing news, one of the people (if I can call him a person) that has applied for the manager position is known by most women, including myself, for sexual harrassment. So, needless to say I will not be happy if/when he gets the job.

There's A Change A Comin'

Ten years ago you were hired to do a job.. say it's oh, I don't know working in a cube farm for a bank open checking accounts, doing loans and selling various other products. 40 hours a week - "bankers hours" as they say.... low and behold the need for you to make the almighty dollar forces you to begin to work six days a week. (24 weeks to go ;-) bitheway)

Now, Suddenly the bank also needs to bring in more of said almighty dollar - So... guess what they want you to do. "We're going to start out bound calling after business hours" Basically they want me to now be a telemarketer. Please, oh Please won't you bring your money to MY BANK.. or if you already bank here WHY NOT BRING MORE MONEY HERE?????

okay I understand - I'm no dolt.. but come on?! I work six days a week now.. From 5pm to 6am, roughly, I am the only one with my children. I do not have access to a sitter for me and Hubby to go to the damn movies let alone for me to work til 8pm. UGH!

Friday Feast - Waitress Filling in for Chef...

Friday Feast -

Appetizer - Name a favorite place to visit in the Summer. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is always fun. Haven't been in a few years though.

Soup - Name one of your favorite blogs to visit. http://boobsinjuriesanddrpepper.blogspot.com/

Salad - What has been your longest relationship? my longest marriage was with my ex (so far) 8 years. my longest working relationship is with my current job - I've been there 10 years.

Main Course - You just won the lottery!! Congrats, Now what?! We daydream about this a bit... Get a lump sum payout... pay off the house.. invest, invest, invest, and I would try to get one of my business ideas off the ground..

Dessert - Describe the best vacation you've been on. May not seem like much (before my current husband I never really had a vacation) But my best so far would be five years ago.. (GAWD! has it been that long?!) Hubby, was soon-to-be-Hubby then, and I went to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca Cola 600 (I'm a fan by marriage) was cool to see it in person - I would rather sleep than watch it on tv... anyway I digress... we spent the weekend camping there at the track then loaded up and I took him to see the Braves play in Atlanta for an early birthday present. The weekend was full of just us being us..... It was great! On a do it again scale it would get a Hell Yea!

Thursday Thirteen #4

Thirteen More Things About Me

1. I am 5' 6"


2. My hair is naturally dark brown & stick straight, although grey is creeping in


3. I have hazel eyes, that are normally covered with contacts


4. My ears have been pierced twice


5. I'm a jeans and tee-shirt kind of girl


6. I don't like to sit still very much - I have to keep busy all the time


7. I have three sisters and no brothers


8. My parents divorced, mom got remarried - dad didn't


9. I'm allergic to my dogs


10. I love music


11. My English teacher in high school described me as boisterous - no one in the class believed her (her daughter was my best friend so she knew better than them)


12. I'm a do it yourself'er


13. I go to the gym four to five times a week

woo hoo!!! nice to have you all here... feel free to browse around please leave a comment - and for heavens sake ----- come back again!!

Foto Pherrets #78 - Time (make up posting)

Foto Pherrets #79 - Flag

Wordless Wednesday #6

I know this is Wordless Wednesday, but this pic needs a little explaining... It was taken at a Pig Roast two years ago.. My dad (in the blue) and Hubby (in white) were asked to roast the main course. We were there all day and most of the night. After the food and fun the people that organized it put on one heck of a fireworks display. It was great! I wish I had been able to video it.

Tina's Tuesdays

1. When did you start blogging? A few months ago
2. What did you blog about? Did you enjoy it? Family life here in puppet theatre. Yes, I enjoyed it. I like to blog and read about other families. I feel so alone sometimes but not to much when I can "connect" with other families.
3. List all of your current active blogs that you update regularly. Fingerprints on My Walls is the only one that I update regularly. I started another one but it is basicly were I can put my rants and raves without cluttering up my happy blog.

Ants, Everywhere

My kitchen is being taken over at the moment by ants...

UGH.. I hate the little things... I have the hardest time with them. I freak completely out. I feel them crawling all over me. When I close my eyes, I see them running. UGH!!! shiver!!

Hubby had to sleep today because he had to work tonight, I had to stay home because the sitter wanted today and tomorrow off, So while he was asleep I put out some bait for the little creatons and waited. The guy at Lowes said "You'll have to go out to eat for a week and just let 'em have your kitchen" "It'll look like a party in there but this is the best stuff on the market. I've used it in my homes."
When I first put it out, I was doubtful. Bi the time an hour had gone by there were ants all over that little piece of cardboard. I fixed supper and it was nearly done when Hubby woke up for work. I was so freaked out. I tried not to look in the direction of the ants (just above my kitchen sink in the window there) but I couldn't help it. He saw how much I was freaked and kept telling me how proud he was of me.