Friday Feast #150

Appetizer How many pieces of jewelry do you wear most days? Four actual pieces - My wedding band, ingagement ring, earrings, and an

Amyethist necklace. I also wear to rubbber bracelets, a "livestrong" yellow bracelet and a purple "I'm Flying" bracelet
Soup What is your favorite instrumental song? It's more like an album than a song - I like Joe Satriani, Flying in a Blue Dream
Salad Who has a last name that you like? That's a difficult question....and I have no idea how to answer it.
Main Course Name a popular movie you’ve never seen. I have a two year old daughter and a sitter that only works during the week. What's a movie???
Dessert Fill in the blank:

Nothing makes me hopeful like lottery numbers.

Evil Thoughts

7. Gee I wish I worked third shift, I sure would love to sleep all day in an empty house. It must be nice to sit around whenever you want and surf porn, jerk off to whom ever strikes your fancy, and pretend to sleep all day.


8. Why am I wrapping myself with a towel after I shower now, well, I wouldn't want you to lose your erection from the site of me. Heaven knows your sex chat sluts will be disappointed with that.

Wordless Wednesday #5

Great News!!!

Hubby posted for a new job.. It's a different schedule - so we hope to have more time together (at least on the weekend) and mandatory overtime is always good for the checkbook.

RMM's TMI

After reading his questions I couldn't help but to play along.... so without further delay..

1. Where were you when you lost your virginity? In my best friend's bed in her mom's apartment... (way too young)

2. Is there a lover that if you met/have met again you know that the electricity would still be there? Explain. Well, I have two. No chance that I would see them again - I live in a different city now and I would literally have to go looking for either of them... so Ladies first. My lovely Ms M. Good lord - I would have sparks I've always said she's bad for me - would make me wish to be 16 again..Would I act on it? If she would allow Hubby to watch or participate - HELL YEAH! and THE GUY - calling him that makes me laugh - I still remember THE Dude from 6 years ago. There could possibly be sparks - he was a total ass but simply beautiful. Would I act on it? ... After thinking about it, probably not. That's not something I want rekindled or relived.

3.What is the #1 thing that you love to have done to your body that drives you wild or puts you over the edge? What drives me wild is hubby not letting me kiss him. He'll approach me as if we're going to kiss, like before he goes to work. Then right before our lips would touch, he'll move just enough that I can't reach him. OMG! that starts it! What puts me over the edge filthy talk during sex.. Hubby is a quiet man. When he TELLS me who/where/when/how it wants it... OH. MY. F'ING. GOD. Yep, that'll do it.

4. What is THAT thing your lover constantly does that THEY think is great but you could do without? It's not constant but if he "Finishes" before I get started that's something I could do without.

5. What is that thing you think is just too freaky to ask your lover to do to you but you really wanna try? B&D - I seriously don't believe he would have anything to do with it.

Bonus (Optional) Any place that you have had sex and now looking back you say "What in the HELL was I/we thinking doing it THERE?" The library auditory room in my high school. Wasn't worth it either.

TMI Tuesday #89

1. Does the carpet match the drapes? I prefer "bare floors" myself, Hubby prefers a landing strip - So... my little strip matches the drapes

2. Have you ever used personal information about someone to blackmail them? Not really unless you count forcing my ex to be truthful to his parents about his lies

3. What is your favorite thing to lick? Well, Hubby of course... a girlfriend would run a damn close second but there's a bit of a drought going on here.

4. Have you ever had sex in a place of worship? (i.e., church, temple, mosque, etc) Public place, yes - Place of Worship, no - Unless you worship the great outdoors or golf courses - hee hee

5. If you watch video porn, do you buy it in a store, from a catalog, online or download it? LINK!!!;) I am interested in exploring this with hubby, I've mentioned it. Hubby likes http://www.thehun.com/

Bonus (as in optional): How often, if ever, do you "fake it?" I haven't needed to fake anything - I'm always supercharged - haha

Tina's Tuesdays

1. What are some of your hobbies? I like crafting and interior design
2. Is there another hobby you wish you had? I'm interested in jewelry making - there's a bead store in the market that
I've stopped into
3. Are you a collector? If so, what do you collect? (ex: stamps, coins, postcards, etc.) I collect Willow Tree Angels and ticket stubs to events that the family has gone to

Rambles

Nothing much going on today... You know how it is when the little one is sick all weekend, you've spent all the time that you remember catering to the desires of someone who can neither tell you what they want nor wants what you offer and now they are better but not enough to play in the next room.

I went to the house of a neighborhood friend who lost her mother a couple of weeks ago. They came from overseas and in their religion, I'm told, you are buried before the sunsets on the day that you die. Talk about quick... She got to spend about a month with her family and her mother before she went home. At any rate she was having friends and family over for a sort of memorial for her mother. It was nice. I didn't stay long, probably should have.

Last night I ordered the trailer hitch for my SUV. And got an email today that it was shipped. I had it shipped ground because the charge was only $.99 cents. I can't wait til it gets here. I'm gonna do my level best to have it put on the weekend that it gets here... I may even take the next day off just to drive it to my dad and have him put it on. I wanna get the camper out as soon as possible.

I took LuLu to the mall today. She is such a girlie girl. She has little habits built in already. When she gets out of the bath.. she likes to have lotion put on and her ears cleaned. She wants to brush her teeth and fix her hair. When she sees me putting makeup on she says "eye, mommy". I rub a empty eye brush across her eyelids and she runs to show daddy how pretty she is.. batting her eyes saying "pitty, daddy" So, today I decided that since we really hadn't gotten her anything for her birthday I would take her to the mall and buy her some lotion in tiny little bottles. When we got there I also to her to Claire's and she picked out two beaded necklaces that came with bracelets. She looked so cute carrying her little bag of jewelry to the next store. Walking with her little "this is my world" stomp.

This month's goals at work were far from being met. But I'm well on my way to next month's goals. I'm only hoping that I'll be able to work there for long enough to get a position that doesn't require "luck of the call"

I'm looking for a new template to switch to.. I like the picture that I use on top but I'd lile to have it skinnier or just change all together... I've looked around but I keep looking.

Welcome to week 26

A short post for anyone following along. Today began week 26 of my countdown.

I have taken on a change in my roll at work. I was working internet requests - which for lack of a better term was always near a complete waste of time. I've gone back to full on phone requests, of course there are always out bound calls to be done but they are always with clients that know me.

LuLu had a temperature this weekend - some sort of viral thing that I've been told is running around at daycares (how lucky are we?) She's some better now but was startled from sound sleep by huge claps of thunder. Sometimes its like sleeping in the Adams Family house - all of a sudden something starts screaming...

good night - happy week

Friday Feast #149

Appetizer Name a funny habit you have. I drink lots of water - out of bottles or glasses but I always have several cups in our bedroom that I bring down to the kitchen on Saturday.
Soup If you could instantly know how to play a musical instrument, which one would you pick? Guitar

Salad How long is your hair? About four inches past my shoulders & all one length

Main Course When was the last time you forgave someone, and who was it? Not that he knows it but I had reason to be upset with my husband yesterdsy & forgave him.

Dessert What is your favorite kitchen appliance? I love my double oven!!

Paint Shop

I messed around with Paint Shop last night- Look what I did

The color of her eyes is the same color it was in the color picture that I took I just "cloned" the color!

Foto Pherrets #77 - Summer

This weeks theme is: Summer
I took the liberty to share with you something that reminds me of summer.
My daughter, LuLu, was born the first day of summer two years ago.
This is one of her first "icky" pictures when she was still "fresh"

I still cry when I see her.. in that picture - UGH! She was so little and .... WEEP!!
And this is a picture of my sweet little girl now..

Wordless Wednesday #4

Treasure Hunt #1

So, while Punk is away at his Dad's I've decided to go through his room for trash. I found this today in one hour:

1. Seven pair of underwear stuffed under two bookcases and on shelves behind school papers from 9/06 - 2/07
2. a BOX OF CHICKEN NUGGETS - yes I'm serious
3. two bags of scrap paper
4. 250 appx. assorted Yu Gi Oh, Pokemon, etc playing cards (just scattered around)
5. a small gift bag full of broken crayons and pencils that had been sharpened to the width of his hand or less.
6. 5 socks with no match
7. 6 notebooks completely full of only answers to last years schoolwork - no way to study for anything using it

Did You know??

I took yesterday off from work. Party because I'm sick to death of being there six days a week and partly because I wanted to spend some time with the family.
I've also been slacking on my blog becaue last week Hubby was on vacation and let's face it... there are simply more important things to do with my man around. =) At any rate, He's back at work again and I'm back online blowing off steam.

For those of you who may not read my page alot or at all - let me catch you up. Punk is spending the SUMMER at his dad's house - 80 miles away from the confusion and hardship that is a preteen's life with chores. Or at least chores from me. He seems to do well if his dad or my hubby gives him chores but me - yea... whatever!?!
Today I get a phonecall from Ex. "So, Punk told that you drink when you drive." My gut reaction - Are you f**king kidding me?? The only damn thing I drink is water! - Unless I'm already at a party... drink when I drive I wanna talk to him...
There should be an olympic event for lying. My son would take the gold and lie about it. Needless to say It was probably the "I've got you now, you bitch" in his voice that pissed me off as much as the lie that Punk told in the first place. His tone was just so..."prove me wrong"
I spoke with Punk... He kept trying to invent the one time that he said that I had drank on the way home. Unsuccessfully, but he tried. 'You did on the way home from the store? No I didn't. You did on the way to Uncle B's graduation? No, I didn't. You did on the way back then? No I didn't. Then what were you drinking that was blue? The label on my water was blue. I told him that he needed to tell his dad the truth and that he owed me an apology. Finally he did apolgize but I can't for the life of me understand why he would say such a thing.

Manic Monday #2

Do you listen to music regularly? What's your favorite way to listen -- radio, CD, Ipod?
I'm a music junkie. My favorite would be my XM radio.
When listening to music do you tend to focus more on the lyrics or the melody?
The Lyrics
If you had to pick a theme song to sum up your life right now, what woud it be?
I'll stand by you.

Unconscious Mutterings #2

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Riding:: Horses
2. Actress:: Beautiful
3. Flowers:: Lillies
4. Making:: Memories
5. Robot:: Help
6. Enjoy:: Smile
7. Identify:: Claim
8. 22:: Young
9. Busy:: Work
10. Forward:: Fast

Sunday's 7 #2

This week's Question: Name seven TV shows you're ready to see the new episodes of:

1. The New Adventures of Old Christine
2. 'Til Death
3. The Closer
4. Heros
5. Amazing Race
6. NCIS
7. any CSI (I'm a CSI junkie)

Thursday Thirteen #3

Thirteen Different Hats I Wear:

1. Daughter
2. Grand Daughter
3. Neice
4. Cousin
5. Sister
6. Wife
7. Daughter-in-Law
8. Ex-Wife
9. Mother
10. Aunt
11. Friend
12. Neighbor
13. Employee
    
    I have a couple more but... we'll leave it at that... How many hats do you wear?

Foto Pherrets #76 - Sky

It could be said that our topic is over everyone's head.... Our work for this week is: SKY

This photo was taken while we were going through a corn maize near our town. It was a very chilly October night. But the moon was beautiful.

Todays "You Suck" Meeting

Don't you just love a good 'chewing out". I know I do. especially when I can look around at the other people in the room and see irony dripping from everyones gaping mouths. What do you mean it's "our fault"? What do you mean we have to find a way to meet the goals?

We have a meeting on my team at work every Wednesday. Today we had a guy that works as a credit consultant come in. Told us in no uncertain terms that we have to step it up. Meet these goals or else. They keep trying to blame us for mistakes that the company overall has made rather than making exceptions for people and being understanding. The company itself has changed the way that each individual sales person does business.

It's kinda like working in a salon for years.. you build up a clientle you have people that know you, they know your schedule, etc. The suddenly the salon owner decides to move your station from where you've sat for 5 years to a station in another section of the building. Now the walkins that knew you can't see you so they use whomever they see first. And your normal clientle thinks if he can't reach you the first time that you don't want his business and takes it somewhere else.

Meanwhile, We don't want to hear excuses. We want to know what you WILL do.

I have booked a certain amount of loans this month - not nearly enough - and was told in a monthly meeting with my manager that I need to bring in $xxx,xxx more in loans before the end of the month or people are going to be put on inital warning. Geesh! I'm sick of it. So, today I told my manager that I'm no longer going to do the requests that were coming in from the internet (it was a wild goose chase 95% of the time anyway). I'm gonna buckle down. Not that I wasn't buckled down but I'm going to do whatever they tell me and keep track of it. I'm going to show them that I'm doing everything they say should work

28 weeks part 2

I called to check on the job posting I mentioned yesterday - Gone!
Somehow they've already filled it.. There's another out there but I won't be applying for it. The hours are never the same -
You have to be available anywhere between 8 am and 8 pm. I just can't do anything like that with the kids and Hubby's schedule.

Must be a sign... (smile)

Wordless Wednesday #3

Ten On Tuesday #1

Time to Brag: 10 Awesome Things About Me

1. I love to laugh
2. I met Matt Damon & George Clooney at a premiere for Ocean's 11
3. I try to keep everyone happy
4. I love music and to sing along with the radio
5. I have two children I love dearly - and am thinking about another
6. I have been working/supporting myself since I was 14 years old
7. I have one tattoo - but want more
8. I have blog induced insomnia
9. I help carry on a family tradition by making christmas ornaments
10. I just had a 10 year anniversary - at work!

Summer Already?!

Today was Punk's last baseball game. His last day here with us too. At least for the summer. He's off to his dad's house for a summer of no rules, no accountability, no responsibility. UGH! I miss him already.
The team won their last minor league game - 20 to 5. He scored this time. He'd been walked the majority of the season. Hubby pointed out that at least he wasn't striking out at every at bat. I agreed, but I would still have liked for him to have felt the thrill of knocking the ball into the field a few times.
Two weeks ago I made a small list of things for him to do (on a write on wipe off board) before he left for the summer. Yesterday he still hadn't begun it. His dad came down to the game and to pick him up for the summer. Punk had packed a small suitcase and a bookbag.. turned out that the suitcase had mostly games in it. After the game we had to come back to the house and Punk and his dad went into his room to find other things to take to his dad's house. He hugged me tight before he left, at the direction of his dad. I almost cried. I dread the type of child I'll get back after a summer of COMPLETE FREEDOM FROM RULES!!
I went into his room looking for Antibiotic stuff to put on LuLu's knee because she fell. In his desk drawers I found two boxe of broken crayons that he hadn't thrown away (something from the list) and in his closet an open bag of Ruffles potato chips.
I'm going to devote some of my time this summer to throwing away some things that should have already been thrown away. I may put up a list of the strangest things I found in my 10 year olds room.
I'm going to try to get some things done this year.

28 weeks to go!

It's that time again ladies and gentlemen!! For any of you who are watching as I try to get out of this schedule.

I normally don't look at job postings within the building. Last week there was a rumor that a number of people are leaving the same position that I have. I started wondering if there was anything out there for me. I looked first inside the bank I still haven't really looked outside the bank yet. There was one job open in a department that a friend of mine works in. So, I sent her an email to make sure. (Keeping in mind of course that I'm counting down the weeks til the end of the year) Her response?

"Yep, that's what I do, same position. I didn't realize they had posted for another position."
"I'd take advantage of the opportunity now if I was you. It was the best move I ever made. We were supprised they posted for another job down here. There is no where near the stress here, it's easy to get time off too. Let me know if you decide to post, I'll put in a good word for you. I helped get another person hired here a few mths ago. She absolutely loves it!"

Intriguing, Yes!!! I would love to work 5 days a week
Do I think that I should change now... Um,... I really don't know - I think that would be wishful thinking.

Meanwhile I'm using a bankrate.com calculator to see how soon I can pay off some debt that I shouldn't even have in the first place. - needless to say... It doesn't look good.

Mommy Goddess

Hubby went to baseball with us today. When we got there I noticed we were sitting on the "other team's side" not a biggie but a wierd thing to do. At any rate, there was a mom there. She was undoubtly there watching her son. But then she had a little girl go to her and a set of girl twins also... Four.
I'm not sure that I've mentioned it before but my husband has the power to read my mind. NO, Really He DOES. I started thinking..."FOUR kids"... "holy crap!" "She's suprisingly put together!" "How in God's name does she do that?" "What does she drive? I bet its some sort of freaking cargo van or something!" "I should go ask her what it's like" My husband noticed I was looking at her/them and said "Why don't you go ask her how she does it? Tell her you're thinking of having another but you're scared." Well, Why didn't I?? I dunno. Thought of it, YES! Ready to do it, Not quite.
After a little back and forth between Hubby and me - - - "She's got all of her hair!" "Yes, honey she does" etc. I worked the nerve up to go talk to her... not really the nerve but just what was I going to say to this "Mommy Goddess" ?? Just as I stood to walk over two boys walked over to her and one said "Mom.... (after that I didn't hear anything but the sound of my jaw pop as my chin fell)" so, I'm counting... cause I lost count...

1. son playing ball (I think) probably 10 or 11 yo
2. daughter, maybe 4 or 5
3. twin A, 3
4. twin B, 3
5. .... another Boy, maybe 11 or 12
6. .... another Boy, maybe 10 or 11

I think my mouth was still opened as I put my foot back in place on the ground and turned to look at my husband in disbelief. WHAT THE??? SIX - is that SIX kids she's got.... He laughed.

More back and forth.... "Are they hers?" .... "They could be"..."Maybe some of them are foster kids?"... "Maybe" ... "Maybe one of these boys and the boy playing ball is another set of twins?" .... "Maybe"..... "What do they drive a cargo van or something?" "Honey, Be nice." ..... "What does He do, Does she work?" "She probably can't" "Go talk to her"

Finally 10 minutes later.. I go over... ask her questions... how many are hers?... "only 5" (ONLY 5... my mouth is still hanging open in my mind) How do you do that? "I'm very laid back." (to pop out 5 kids you must be laid back) I've got two and I'd like to have another.. but I'm scared to death. "The jump from 1 to 2 is the biggest.. I think the more you have the easier it gets" (Did she just say that)... She seemed nice, calm. Like my hubby only a woman. Hubby is a very laid back, everything will be fine kind of guy. I wish I was more like that... maybe that's why we found each other.

I can't help but to wonder - should I have another? or two more?... I'm young. well, sort of. I'm not getting any younger that's for sure.

After talking with the "Mommy Goddess" today I wondered. Punk is almost 11. LuLu is almost 2. They are from different marriages. Does that mean they are two first kids. You know how they label you with your birth order.. Yet another label ... as if there aren't enough. But since they are from two different dads does that mean that I really haven't had a 2nd child yet. Punk has his own personality and isn't very interested in helping me with LuLu .. but if I have another child soon... she would have the benefit (if you can call it a benefit) of being a older sister...

Comments, Questions, Ideas, Remarks??? Mommy's ...I'm listening!

Friday Feast #147

Appetizer - What do you consider the Ultimate Snack Food? I think it almost depends on where you are... like at a hockey game I want nachos. I guess I would have to say.. Kettle Corn. It's delicious and if I had access to it I would have it anytime I wanted a quick snack.

Soup - On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), about how popular is your last name? -25

Salad - Who is your all-time favorite sitcom character, and why? Kramer from Seinfeld - because that character is so freakin' cool, Kramer was always in his own element. For that matter, on his own planet! haha!

Main Course - Do you shop online? If so, name some sites you like to browse for goodies. Yes, I shop online one of the places that I shop is chefscatalog.com I also get stocking stuffers at perpetualkid.com

Dessert - Fill in the blank: I think______should be_______. (wow, I didn't realize I would have so many for this one til I started to type it) Let's go with. I think the next few years should be interesting.

Thursday Thirteen #2

Thirteen Jobs I’ve had:

1. Dishwasher @ a small town resturant
2. Clerk @ McDonald's
3. Shoeshine person @ a Travel Plaza ( the $$ in that is crazy)
4. Assistant Manager @ a theatre
5. Security Guard
6. Clerk @ a Travel Plaza
7. Waitress @ a seafood restaurant
8. Clerk @ a concession stand at a race track
9. Ticket clerk @ a Theatre
10. Clerk & Food Prep @ a Taco Bell
11. Customer Service Rep @ a Bank
12. Loan Rep @ a Bank
13. MOM

Wordless Wednesday #2

Foto Pherrets #75 - Drink

My son is always saying 'They grow up so fast' when someone comments on how much his sister has grown. Truth is they truly do. He is graduating from 5th grade today.
so, today for my first Foto Pherret... the word is 'Drink'

My daughter, Olivia, at 5 months old. Drinking Mama's milk, even while mama is at work. Thank heaven for breast pumps!!

TMI Tuesday #86 (my first)

1. should guys wear pink? Sure, if they can look good in it

2. Do you kiss with your eyes open or closed? closed

3. What is the first "non-physical" feature you tend to notice about a person you find attractive? Tone of their voice

4. Have you ever showered with someone of the opposite sex? Yes, Hubby and I shower together all the time.

5. Would you rather received amazing oral sex or have amazing sex?Why not both??? okay if I have to choose .... having amazing sex

Mundane Monday #1

10 Changes In My Life

1. I wouldn't have gotten married at 19
2. I would have continued in college
3. I would have insisted on playing sports in school
4. I would have been closer to my mother
5. I wouldn't have gotten a job at 14
6. I would've waited til at least 26 to have my first child
(instead of 20)
7. I would've gotten a second job when my husband was out of
work two years ago.
8. If there was a way to also know then what I know now... I would've
married my 2nd husband instead of my first.
9. Carrying on with the same "known then" concept.. I wouldn't have dated
a couple of the guys that I dated.
10. I would've kept in touch with childhood friends

Manic Monday #1

Manic Monday for June 4,2007

1. How do you learn best? Watch and learn? Participation? Reading directions or technical manuals?

I learn better by participating.

2. Is one of your senses more highly developed than another? If so, which one?

Not that I'm aware of

3. Summer is almost upon us, What says summer to you?

Longer days, The end of my kids' school, Trees full of green leaves, and bonfire partys at our friends house

Punk has a GirlFriend!!

Today was the fifth grade picnic at my son's school. Two more days a school is over. One of those days is a graduation that the fifth grade is having and it will last only half of the day.
At any rate I found out today that Punk has a girlfriend!! And she is just adorable! I took the camera to try to get some pics of Punk and his friends. He wound up taking pictures of his girlfriend! Wow!!! can i just say that again

A Girlfriend!!

Yes I know summer's coming and he'll be 80 miles away spending the summer at his dad's but maybe it'll last through the summer.



You've just gotta see how cute she is... don't tell him I showed you.. LOL!

Sunday's 7 #1

Seven things I fear most:

1. My Children Growing up to Hate Me.
2. Not being "there" for my kids
3. Being Alone
4. Bankruptcy/Homelessness
5. Ants
6. another Divorce
7. Being lied to by the people I trust most.

Sunday's Unconsicous Mutterings #1

1. Savage :: native
   
2. Warrior :: fight
   
3. Daisy :: Fuentes
   
4. Schedule :: Strict
   
5. Rock, paper, scissors :: game
   
6. Medical :: Doctor
   
7. Jade :: green
   
8. Elevator :: up
   
9. Drain :: water
   
10. Goldfish :: crackers
    

29 weeks...

It's just 29 weeks to go. Til (hopefully) I can stop working six freakin' days a week. I'm tired of it. Five years is too long to do this. I rant & rave and piss & moan but I keep doing it..
Truth of the matter is I started doing this because it allowed me to help Punk with his homework. He was horrible about needing to be "retaught" everyday after school; it would take til 10pm every night to get the simplest things done. Until his teachers finally agreed to have him tested. Turns out he's ADHD and probably several other acronyms that I haven't discovered yet. We've finally gotten him on a medication that helps to calm and focus him. In fact he's so calm and focused that he's been a A/B honor roll student this year all but one grading period.
When I seperated from his dad, I was given a solemn promise that I would never receive a dime of child support. And to this day I haven't. Suffice to say that if I call and say "Punk needs *insert item here*" the money is in my account by at least the end of the week. But with Ex it's always that little bit of control that keeps happy. Being that I couldn't afford daycare I decided to just work a unique schedule that would allow me to be home when Punk needed me most. It worked.
So every Sunday I go into to work with the expectation that I'm going to have a good day. And every Sunday about 3 hours into my day it happens - my fourth "I know you can't help this guy but can you ..... " or " I have a lady on the phone whose negative $39 in her checking account but she wants to apply for a credit card for overdraft protection." or even worse they've told this client that they should put a credit line on their home and use it for overdraft protection. I am just sick of it. My sales goals keep going up and my pay keeps going down. And if that isn't enough, I'm doing applications off our internet site for everything under the sun. Now that isn't the bad part... the bad part is that people actually go to our website (the company that I work for will forever remain nameless) and apply for "you name it". The application or request downloads to me and I spend the next godknowshowlong trying to call, email, write and send smoke signals back to the client to make sure said request is complete to their preference. I don't get paid for goose chases but I sure as hell run about a dozen of them a freakin' day.
So, now I'm waiting patiently - or at least as patiently as I get - until the end of the year. Then if all the stars are aligned and a pink poodle with a blue collar barks under the moonlight on a beach in the south of Ohio I just might be able to start working only 5 days a week. I only hope that the shock of working eight hour days instead of six hour days won't piss me off to the point that I just keep working six days... I've got to admit the whole eight hour day thing is a little daunting after five years of six hour days.

It's Saturday... Time for:

Fill in the blank.


The next person to ring my doorbell had better ____________.
not be trying to convert me.

Friday Feast #146

Appetizer
Name something you think is “the best.” : My husband's French Fries. I bought him a deep fryer for Christmas - Man! His fries are ... well THE BEST!!!

Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 highest), how stressed are you today? About a 4

Salad
What kind of cleanser do you use to wash your face? Cetaphil

Main Course
Tonight is a blue moon! What is something that you believe only happens “once in a blue moon.” A day that my son and I get along.. We are so much alike and yet... not.

Dessert
When was the last time it rained where you live? The last time it rained here was May 26th.