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21/07/2007

An Award, and a Social Life, All In One Day!

Zephyr at ClimateOfOurFuture.org has awarded me the Creative Blogger Award! I am so flattered and touched, thank you so much! To see the link and rules go here.... I need to award it to five people, which is going to take some thought, so I'll have to get back to ya'll on that one. I don't know how well the pic is going to show up on my blog, but I'm giving it a try.

I had a wonderful day yesterday. I think I may have found my social life, at least for a day. It was buried under all the laundry, go figure. It was a bit wrinkled and stinky, but a little Febreeze took care of that. Despite the fact that I'm still not feeling the best, I went out with a guy I met online in the afternoon, then I went out with my gf for a few drinks and some karaoke last night. It was the first time I'd been able to go out on a girls' night in ages and ages, we had so much fun. I just wish that I could have stayed out longer, but by the time I got there I only had a couple hours before I had to pick up the youngest Drunken Midget at my bro's house. It was so nice of him to watch her for me. Well, them, cuz my sister-in-law was there too, but I think she went to bed early.

Yes, I know I blogged about that on my other blog, but it's so rare that I get to go out, especially twice in one day, so I had to share it again.

In other news, I have not done any homework yet this weekend, I'm probably going to do it tomorrow. Or Monday if I don't go see my nephew. As usual I'll put it off as long as I can. But, it will get done. Eventually. It's not going to be very hard, just time consuming.

I am so bad, I have postcards I have to send to all my friends from when I was on vacation and I still haven't gotten up to the post office to send them yet. I hate the post office and generally avoid it like the plague, but I have a few things I have to put in the mail. Sorry guys that it's taking so long. I haven't forgotten about you.

I am so freaking bored right now. No one is up yet and I have nothing to do. I tried writing, I'm coming up on the tail end of what I have written of my book so far on my writing blog, and I want to add more, but I just can't seem to get it out. I'm so tired of having writer's block and no amount of blunt force trauma to the head seems to be dislodging anything.

I could read Dead and Unwed, but I'm so hopped up on caffiene I don't think I could focus on it. That's what I get for having four cups of coffee as opposed to my usual two. But, I was so tired when I woke up today I had to do something. I was up later than usual, way past my bedtime, so I needed something to wake me up. Now I'm definitely awake!! Though I've got coffee gut somethin' fierce.

And, D, I just have to say thanks so much for last night, I had so much fun. We have to do it again soon!

K, I'm off to find a way to entertain myself.

Laters!

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17/07/2007

Anxious

I'm feeling particularly anxious today. Partly, I'm sure, cuz I start class today, but also partly because my nurse comes today and I hate it when she comes, especially since my kitchen is a mess. Well, my whole house really, but she generally only goes into the kitchen.

I have to put the Drunken Midgets to work today when I get home from school. I can't wait to get to school and be around adults again!!

I had such a fanastic time with my nephew yesterday, I hope to do it again soon. My sister-in-law said she was able to get so much done, so I was happy about that. I'm glad I was able to help, I remember how hard it is to have a new baby.

The eldest Drunken Midget leaves tomorrow for Girl Scout Jamboree, and she'll be away for five days. Then my uncle and grandma come into town from California on Friday. I'm excited about that. And they are very excited to see my nephew. My youngest was complaining because she didn't get to come with me yesterday to see Will and when grandma and Sean are in town, they will hog him. I tried to explain that Will isn't going anywhere, but that didn't seem to help.

She loves her new cousin very much.

I suppose, I had better go, Angel is starting in a minute.

Laters!

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16/07/2007

Long Day

What a day I've had so far. I went over to my sister-in-law's to help her with the baby so she could take a nap and get some stuff done around the house, and I really loved that, cuz I adore my nephew. Unfortunately the youngest Drunken Midget sobbed hysterically for an hour after I left, most of it with me on my cell phone, and in general threw a huge fit about me leaving. And she's 12. I thought we were past the whole separation anxiety thing.

I know part of it was she wanted to go with me, but she just lost it completely and was so hysterical all she could say was, "I need  you. I need you. I need you." Over and over again. I thought I was going to lose it myself. But finally she calmed down. Thank Goddess, I would have been pissed if I had to leave my nephew cuz my 12 year old was flipping out and induced an asthma attack.

So, I am very tired, and I have so much to do and no money with which to do it. I'm going to have to ask my mom if we can forgoe the normal cash she gives me every Friday so I can use her credit card now. The eldest is going to Jamboree with her Girl Scout troop and needs a bunch of girly crap at Target. Plus I need gas and laundry money so I can actually get to school tomorrow in clean clothes.

I start school tomorrow! Yay! I am so excited, and hardly nervous at all. I have to get all my stuff together tonight so I can be sure I have everything.

K, well I'm off to Target.

Laters!

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05/07/2007

I've Fallen and I Can't Reach My Beer!

I can't believe our vacation is almost over. I'm starting to get a little anxious about having to go back home and face all the stress again. I'm trying to be mindful and just enjoy my last couple days here, but there is an undercurrent of anxiety I just can't get rid of.

The Drunken Midgets are having an especially good time. The youngest had a great time in the boat parade, she was the loudest one on the boat!

We've been spending quite a bit of time down at the neighbors so that my Drunken Midgets can play with their Monkeys on Acid and it's been quite fun. They are a gregarious group of people and they sure love their cocktails! Every time we go down there they are making margaritas or what have you.

I'm not looking forward to heading home. The drive back always sucks cuz the closer to home we get, the more anxious I get. There is so much that I have to deal with at home that I don't want to deal with. And Monday is going to be a very busy day as we have not one but two orthodontist appointments and.... now all of a sudden I can't remember what else. It must be bad if I've blocked it out of my memory! But, the point is I will be running from the second I get up to when I go to bed and I hate days like that.

But, I'm going to stop thinking about that cuz it's starting to stress me out and I'm working hard on my Mindfullness. Out of all the things I learned in the many years of therapy I underwent, Mindfullness was the most helpful. It's a great struggle for me to stay in the moment and not worry about the past or the future, but it sure helps my anxiety when I can do it.

It is going to be another beautiful day today. We've been so lucky with the weather, it's been just gorgeous most days. And the sunsets have been spectacular. I have quite a few pics of them, but I don't think my camera does them justice. As soon as I get home I'll be posting my pics.

What else? What else?........

I'm hoping we go into town today cuz I really, really need a haircut. It's really long right now, and I'm going to get more than a trim, but I don't know how much I want to cut off. My mom keeps telling me to get it shoulder length, but I like it longer than that. Right now it goes almost down to my ass but my hair is so thin that it's starting to look a little stringy. Plus it's been so long since I've had a haircut it's just looking rough all around.

I'm going to dye my hair before school starts too, and I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with my normal black or if I want something a little more funky. Like purple, or bright red. I told my mom that and she was like "What am I going to do with you?" She just doesn't get me, but that's okay.

And I can't wait until I can get my next tattoo. It might be my last, I don't know. If I get one more I'll have three, but they are all small. I have the wrist tattoo, the Yin Yang on fire on my back, and for my third one I want to get a flowered anklet.

I've thought about getting a wolf tattooed onto my low back, cuz the wolf is my Spirit Animal, but I don't know if I want something that big. Plus, I'm having a hard time finding a design that I like. If I can find a good design I'll do that one once I'm working and can afford a bigger, more expensive tattoo.

I'm sure I'll end up getting the wolf though. I just don't know what it is about getting tattos, but it's almost addictive. I love getting them. When go in for my next tatt, I also have to get the one on my wrist filled in a bit, I lost some of it during the healing process cuz it was winter and my coat kept brushing up against it. Plus, I don't think she went deep enough, cuz the first one I got hurt a lot more and I didn't lose any of that one during the healing process.

I just wish I didn't have to drive to Bumfuck Egypt West to get a tattoo. The first place I went to was in St. Paul, Acme Tatto and the second one I got at Tatts By Zapp in Stillwater. They are both pretty far from where I live. I wish the burbs had a tatto parlor! I think I like Acme better, and it's a bit closer than Stillwater, so I'll probably go back there for my third one.

I have finished Mr. Murder, which was absolutely fantabulous, and am now reading The Taking, also by Dean Koontz. I'm only a couple of pages into it, but it's already really good.

Well, I'm off to veg in front of the tv for a while

Laters!

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04/07/2007

No Title Ideas

My mom's dog Trixie is sooooo funny. She loves my youngest's rat, Sophie. She'll sit at the cage and whine for it to be taken out. Then the youngest puts the rat on the dog's back and Trixie walks around and gives the rat a ride. It is so hilarious and I'll post a pic of it here when we get back.

We are continuing to have a wonderful Holiday. It rained for a bit yesterday but that was good cuz it cooled off after the rain and the humidity dropped about 20%. We had a great campfire at the neighbors last night and the youngest had fun playing with all the kids that were there. The weather is supposed to be beautiful until we leave, so that's good. There's nothing worse than being stuck in the cabin cuz it's raining on your Holiday.

Tonight we will be lighting off our fireworks and the Drunken Midgets are so very excited about that. The youngest wants to light them herself, but I'm not so sure about that. I think we'll let grandpa handle that one.

When we went into town the other day, I bought a book for my nephew called I'll Love You Forever. It was my favorite book to read to the Drunken Midgets and always brought tears to my eyes. I hope my bro and sister-in-law like it. Will is a bit young to appreciate it yet, but hopefully he'll like it when he gets a little older.

I can't believe how lucky we've been weather wise. With the exception of yesterday's rain it has been beautiful every day. That's pretty damn rare in Minnesota when in the summer it's usually hot and humid and windy as hell.

My dad's birthday is coming up and I have no damn idea what to get him. He is so hard to buy for. He always says he doesn't want or need anything, but I feel bad not getting him something. So, I have no idea what I'll get him. I'll have to ask my mom for some ideas, but then she usually doesn't know either.

I am just exhausted today. We were up until about 1:oo last night and I woke up about 4:30 today, which is a little later than I usually sleep, but not by much. And I'm still really sore cuz it's so damp up here and it's throwing my fibromyalgia into high gear. Walking around town yesterday was torture and I thought I was going to have to tell them to go on without me. You know, like in the movies when the hero gets shot and he's all dramatic and self-sacrificing and tells his buddies to go on and finish the mission without him. It was like that. And I didn't even find anything to buy. Bummer.

Well, Buffy is going to be on soon so I'm gonna go.

Laters!

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20/06/2007

AHHHHHHHH!!!!

Last night was a mixed bag of events, both good and bad. We had some family time for the first time in a long time. We were going to have a picnic on the deck with hamburgers and corn on the cob, but there were too many bees so we ended up on a blanket on the living room floor, which was still fun. Then we went to Half Price Books, where the evening took a turn for the worse with a flat tire and running into an old friend of mine, a very unsavory character, that I've been trying desperately to avoid for the last two years.

My poor mother had to come out to us with her AAA card so we could get the tire changed. She looked so tired and I felt so bad, but very thankful she was able to help us, otherwise we would have been screwed. My mom believes my eldest's father would have come out and changed it for us, but I'm a bit more skeptical on that one. I don't think he merits that much credit. If it was just my daughter, he would have helped her I'm sure, but I doubt he would have come out to help me, even though my daughter was with me.

And, if he did his bitch wife would surely have something to say about it, and it wouldn't be good. She used to be so nice to me and my daughter, but once they got married she turned into a troll and has been openly hostile to me ever since. And she can be a bitch to my daughter a lot of the time, which pisses me off.

So far today has been a good day. Of course it's only 8:30 in the morning and the kids aren't up yet, so that could change at any moment. I'm not sure what we're going to do today. I'm going to try and overcome my laziness and dye my hair, but I don't know if I'll be able to do defeat the extreme unmotivation I'm feeling right now. The Drunken Midgets will probably want to go to the pool as usual. I don't mind that so much, but can only go there for so long.

I have to call today to get Sally in for a tune up, which means I have to clean her out cuz I'm embarrased for anyone to see the inside of her, she's a mess. And I have to get that tire fixed too. Then we'll be all ready to head up to the cabin for the week of the 4th. I am so excited!

Of course, I have so much to do between now and then, cleaning, laundry, packing, getting ready for the youngest's birthday party on the 28th (which I'm dreading), and all that fun stuff.

The youngest is very excited for her bday party, however, like I said, I'm dreading it. Five Drunken Midgets hyped up on sugar and running loose in my mom's immaculate house filled with white carpet and very breakable things, not my idea of a good time. But, my place is just too small to have more than one kid over. My mom is being very gracious in allowing us to use her home, I know she thought she'd be done with having bday parties for kids by now.

Despite the flat tire at the bookstore and running into the spawn of Satan, the evening was not a total waste as I got some good books. Three by Dean Koontz, and one by John Sandford, who is a Minnesota author. I've heard his books are really, really good so I'm looking forward to reading that after I finish False Memory.

That's about all I got for now!

Laters!

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19/06/2007

He's an Action Transvestite

The eldest Drunken Midget finally gets her permit on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on when I get paid. She's wanted me to get it for her for a while now but I've been too broke. I'm still too broke, but feel bad for her, and can't put it off any longer. Luckily it's only $10, but when you are living from paycheck to paycheck, that's a lot of money. That is so sad. I can't wait to be financially stable and independent.

I'm sure she'll want to go driving as soon as she gets her permit. The youngest has already announced that she will not be in the car when the eldest is driving. She reminds me of my uncle Dan, he used to wear a football helmet everytime he got in the car with my aunt Patty.

In other news, we have all been hot and miserable in the heat and humidity. Did I move to a tropical rain forest, and someone forgot to tell me? I mean, this is ridiculous. My electric bill is going to be HUGE from running the air nonstop. We just have two window units, and neither one of them reaches into the other rooms, so usually we have them both on. Oh man, I'm going to cry when I get that bill.

I totally double booked myself today and have two appointments at 11:30. Too bad I can't split myself into two different people like that one Smallville episode. I'm going to have to cancel on my Independent Living Services Coordinator, which will suck cuz I just had to cancel on her two weeks ago. But the youngest DM has an ortho appointment that I made like two months ago that she can't miss.

I really hope that her braces won't cost $5,000 like the eldest's did. At least with the eldest, her dad payed half (of course, I had to argue with him forever and threaten to take him to court before he finally said yes. What a wanker) but the youngest's dad isn't in the picture so I'm responsible for the whole bill. I'm sure my parents will end up paying for most of it, if not all of it. I hate having to ask them to do that, but I don't have 5 grand, that's for sure. My checking account has $1.05 in it, and my savings account, 14 cents.

I'm just rolling in the dough aren't I?

I have to get over this writer's block and finish my book, it's the only way I'm going to make enough to live in the lavish lifestyle I want. Medical Assisstants don't make much, so though I'll be more financially independent, I'll still be scraping by, check to check. Two years of school and $40,000 just so I can live check to check. Well, four years of school if you count the first two times I went to college and had to withdraw due to health problems.

But, at least I won't have to depend on my parents for money. That will be wonderful.

I got to see my new nephew on Father's Day. I was so excited to get to hold him for more than a few minutes. I hope my sister-in-law takes me up on my offer to help once my bro goes back to work. I want to see that little peanut as much as possible. I am going to spoil him rotten!!

I was pretty bummed to hear they wouldn't be coming up to the cabin with us the week of the 4th of July. They have a wedding to go to. Who the hell gets married on a holiday week? Don't they realize that people go on vacation during holidays?

K, well I'm off to do.... something until Angel comes on. Thank Goddess there's not another Closer marathon today!

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18/06/2007

Run Away! Run Away!

Wow, I don't know if it's going to rain, or it's just the humidity, but I am in excruciating pain today. I was really sore yesterday too, making it hard for me to hold my nephew, but I wasn't about to give up my Auntie time!! I got to hold him for a long time at the 'rent's house yesterday, I was in heaven!!

I have no idea what I'm going to do today. I'm sure the youngest Drunken Midget will want to go swimming. The eldest is still at her dad's so I'll have to entertain her myself. Unless she happens to find a friend who is free, which doesn't happen very often. I'd take her somewhere but I am totally dead broke, don't even have enough gas in my car to get anywhere, and I will stay that way until Wednesday or Thursday. Goddess, that sucks! Of course, as soon as I get my checks, I'll be dead broke again within about fifteen seconds since I'm behind on my bills. There will be no entertainment money this week.

I can't believe how hot and humid it's been here. It's only June too. I can only imagine what the rest of the summer is going to be like.

 Gazoo!

I have to get in to the doc soon. I have to get my Hep B shots for school, and eventually work, and I need to talk to the doc again about my back, it's just not getting any better, and the past few days it's been a lot worse than usual.

I'm asking for a Minnesota Zoo Membership for my birthday, which is coming up next month, so I can take the Drunken Midgets there. Of course, that doesn't help me now, but at least it will give us something to do in August. Which is okay cuz in a couple weeks we'll be on vacation at the cabin then we have my grandma and uncle coming into town, so really I just have to get through the next couple of weeks and it should all be good.

Oh, I am so pissed, Angel isn't on today, TNT is running The Closer instead. I hate that show. That chick really bugs me. It had better not be some kind of marathon, preempting all my shows or I'll be ticked off. When people mess with my morning routine, it just throws me off all day. Just like yesterday when my internet was down for the morning.

So, people have been talking about the 08 elections, deciding who they are going to back, and speculating on who will run, and all that. I have no idea who I want to run for the Dems. I've been so disgusted with the state of the world today I've been avoiding the news lately, except for what I read on blogs. And I'm damn disappointed in the Dems for having no spine. Someone needs to stand up to Bush and they obviously aren't the party that is going to do that, despite all of their recent grandstanding. However, I don't vote third party either, cuz that just splinters the liberal vote and makes it easier for the Repubs to win. So, I'm torn and have no idea who I want to run yet. If I had to give an answer now I'd say John Edwards, but I'm not firm on that.  

I know a lot of Dems are hoping Al Gore will throw his hat in the ring, but in the interviews I've heard with him on NPR (National Public Radio) he has no presidential ambitions. His focus the next elecion is going to be making sure the state of our environment is addressed.

I got to meet Al Gore and see him speak at the Minnesota State Fair when I was working for Wellstone, nothing big, just a handshake and a hello, but he seems like a really nice guy, if a bit stiff and wooden. I have to say, it was so cool cuz I got to the Fair right before he was going to speak and was escorted by Secret Service to the front rows, and all these people that had been waiting since the stone age to see him were so pissed.

Despite the subsequent disillusionment I experienced after working in politics for a year, I do miss the political arena, in a way. Not that I'd want to run for office, but it is fun and exciting working behind the scenes on a political campaign. And being escorted to Al Gore by secret service was a pretty cool perk. I got VIP tickets to see Clinton speak too, I was in like the 8th row, it was pretty cool. Didn't get to meet him though.

Well, I guess that's enough rambling for now.

Laters!

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17/06/2007

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Even though I don't think my family reads this blog, I wanted to take a minute to wish my Dad a Happy Father's Day. This pic is one I stole off my bro's site and posted here cuz I don't have any pics of my dad on my puter. I really need to charge my camera more!!!

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