Month: May 2011

Just because something is “allowed” or isn’t technically against the rules doesn’t make it morally right. I am so sick of people, and people who have volunteered to protect the rights of others, trampling on those rights! What makes you think we aren’t watching? What makes you think that when you get ready to want bigger things that we will stand behind you? We have watched you, you have not done the right thing where you should have and we will not forget. I will not forget and I will let others know how you have stepped on them in the past and continue to step on them now. Shame on you, you know who you are, no, you and I are not friends, we only travel in one of the same circles together, it is the circle that people are supposed to be able to rely on. But because you have chosen to do something that is not entirely aboveboard. I am ashamed to be associated with you at this point in time. You do not bring honor to your title and I am disgusted that you don’t seem to understand how you are trampling on people.
I know you will never read this, but just know, others will, they will ask who you are and what you did, I will tell them. I will be very vocal about it due to the fact you have been spoken to about the situation and continue to behave in the same manner. Shame on you.

Today is May 13th, Friday the 13th to be exact, most people count this as a bad luck day, in my family it is a good luck day. My parents were married on a Friday the 13th and were married for 59 years before my dad passed away. Mary Kay opened her business on a Friday the 13th; we all know how that is going. So happy Friday the 13th, may everyone have as good a day as my parents had on their wedding day!
Summer is almost upon us and it is the time of questionable fashion choices, I want to tackle the sleeveless shirt. Now I do not wear sleeveless things, if my dress or top is sleeveless I wear a sweater to cover the upper part of my arms as they are hideous. I look like I have two ham hocks hanging off of my shoulders. I in no way shape or form want people seeing those things without covering on them. I marvel at the confidence of women who don’t see to care that those things are showing. They just walk about as if they don’t have a care in the world. I do not know how they do it. No mirror? Healthy self esteem? What? Tell me! I want that kind of freedom! I will begin my workout next week, could not this week due to injury on my knee. But next week, cardio and weights here I come! No more ham hocks will be my chant during my work out.
Starbucks has thwarted me again, it has a new tasty treat, coconut mocha frappucino, darn you Starbucks and your tasty treats! You beckon me with your sirens call, promises of caffeine surrounded by tasty goodness. You are my nemesis, my friend and my weakness all rolled into one giant confusing emotional mess.

Yesterday I made an amazing discovery, Scott Baio is on twitter! Yes ladies our teenage dream is on twitter and we can hang on his every word! I know you are wondering what I did with that information, well I did the only thing I could. I hit the follow button, then proceeded to tell the world via twitter that @ScottBaio was on! This morning I woke to the amazing thing of being retweeted by Scott!!! I am living the teenage dream ladies!
I understand he has a new sitcom coming out on Nick at Night, their first original program ever. I will be watching, or if it is past my bedtime, setting the DVR!
Here is my question, who has retweeted you? Anyone interesting? Anyone famous? I would love to know.
Well for Mother’s Day Elizabeth gave me workout clothes, so now I will have to go to the gym, I do have to get new shoes first, which Alex gave me a gift certificate, so tomorrow I will be shopping for those. Why not today you ask, well I forgot the gift certificate at home. So I will put it in my purse tonight that way I am not fumbling in the morning to find it.
I got a good nights sleep last night so I am wide awake and ready to go, go where you ask, well that remains to be seen. I have found the day can take you anywhere.
Yesterday my friend told me that she and her husband welcomed their baby boy into the world! To quote Melanie from Gone with the Wind: “The best days are the days that babies are born” I am so happy for you guys, I know you are going to be amazing parents.
Today is Wednesday, it is almost Thursday then Friday then the weekend! WoooHooo! I have plans this weekend, so excited! and no, they do not involve stalking Scott Baio on Twitter, that is just a hobby, not a way of life, I know you were thinking it Jess.

The day has not started off well, I fell in the parking lot outside of work, I am wearing a dress and my knees are all scraped up. Not a good look, I was going to the bank and to the store after work, but will be going home to change into something that will hide my knees first. At least I can sit at my desk and hide my offensive appendages while here. My left knee is really beginning to hurt. But after all of that I got some news that was not only welcomed but very celebrated. I cannot say as of yet, it is not my news to tell and I don’t have permission to say anything. Just know it is very good news.
Well, remember last week when I said I was proud of a certain female for putting her children first, I spoke too soon. She has decided man chasing is the way to go, who cares about the kids, let’s just go out and party on the weekends to meet some random man. Then announce she took a risk and is proud of herself. REALLY? I am sorry, but when you become a mother, taking risks are out of the question. I am disgusted and done.
I am in desperate need of Starbucks; I wish they opened at 4:30.

Well, I have a terrific does that make my dog crazy story for you all. This morning, when I woke, Chewie wanted his food, immediately, could not wait. I fed him, then opened the back patio door for him, went back into the bedroom to begin preparations to face my day. Pretty soon Chewie comes in, goes to the door in my bedroom and indicates he wants out, so I open the door and he goes from that door into the open door leading to the dining room. He didn’t want outside he was just too lazy to walk to the bedroom door leading back to the rest of the apartment! He wanted to take the shortcut. So does that make my dog crazy, or clever?
I spent the day with Elizabeth Anne yesterday, I missed Jeffrey, he was busy, I saw Alex of course, he lives with us so he cannot get out of seeing his mother on Mothers Day. It was a good day, Elizabeth and I went to see a movie, Water for Elephants, I highly recommend the movie. Excellent acting, riveting story telling, great writing, all in all a great movie going experience.
Saturday night was spent in the company of my friend Linda and her family minus one, her son Billy had to stay in Tulsa and work. It was so much fun, I have not laughed that much in a long time, it was also the first time the Irishman met them. I think he is a little in love with all of them. He could not say enough good things about them, he did say he could see why Linda and I are such good friends, peas in a pod he called us.
Friday night was date night with the Irishman; we went to see Thor, a movie we have both been wanting to see. I love superhero lore, I think you all know that by now, and Thor is a particular favorite, not only is he a comic book hero, he is a legend in Norse Mythology, double whammy. I loved the movie, it was laced with humor, action and a good storyline, how much more could one ask for? It was good loud fun!
Well I am exhausted and need a nap now; I have a dental appointment this afternoon, perhaps I can sleep while they are replacing my filling.

It being Mother’s Day of course I sit here and contemplate my own mother, whom I miss tremendously. My mom was an amazing woman, wise, kind, loving, huge heart and a wicked sense of humor. I would love to be like her, have her quiet strength, her understanding, her way of making everyone around her feel loved, important and welcome. She had warmth about her that just drew people to her, it was natural, it wasn’t something she worked on, or perfected, it was who she was. She didn’t think about it, she just was this person.
At times I feel cheated, that my mom was so much older, I feel I should still have a mother at my age, but most of the time I just feel lucky. Downright lucky, see it wasn’t chance that made her my mother, it was purpose. I was adopted; she chose to raise me, to love me and to be my mother.
I would always tell her she was my favorite mother, and she would laugh and say well I guess I will take that as I am not the first mother you had, I would say, no you are the one that counts. It was our thing. We like so many of the same things; she used to tell me that I got those things from her by osmosis. I don’t care how I got those likes, I am just glad I acquired them, every time one of those tiny habits rears its head, I smile, because I am reminded of her, an amazing, wonderful woman who was my mother by choice.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there, whether you are a mother by nature or by paper, you are amazing and the job you do never ends. This is your one day to rest! Take advantage!!

Today is Thursday, yay, as we all know, Thursdays are the gateway to Fridays, so I love Thursday! This weekend is shaping up to be very busy indeed. I have plans for Saturday afternoon and if Linda is in town hopefully Saturday night, Sunday is Mother’s Day, so I will get to see my children, score! I also need to do some shoe shopping somewhere in there and also some grocery shopping.
Today I will pick up the Irishman’s daughters from school, I do believe this is a day that requires a little pick me up. Last time we went to Sonic for our pick me up, it was nice and we had snacks out at the picnic tables there. I don’t know where we will go today; I will have to think on it. It is supposed to be pretty so somewhere that has outdoor tables, I am not a huge fan of McDonalds, and however, they do have this one that is on Custer that has a great outdoor playground. Perhaps there, where they can run around and scream and wave their arms and just tire themselves out! Get some energy out from the yucky weather earlier in the week and from sitting in school all day. I do believe I have a plan in place.
Tomorrow will be my Mother’s Day entry; we all know what that means, I will be crying while writing about my mom, whom I still miss every day.
There is so much rattling around in my head that cannot go out to the public, perhaps I shall write it down to be published after my death. Most of you will be gone by then; women in my family live a long time, like 100 and beyond.
I have asked my children for work out things for Mother’s Day, I hope that will inspire me, new shoes, and new outfits, ready to go! Wish me luck!

There is a show on ABC Family Chanel that is called Melissa and Joey; it stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. It looks cute, cute premise, modern day take on Who’s the Boss, I have seen a few episodes here and there. Well a line was said on there that struck a chord with me, the little boy said to Joey, what did you do before Twitter, Facebook and MySpace? Joey replied we didn’t feel the need to tell the world every mundane thought in our head.
Wow, Joey was right; we never felt the need to put out there every single thought in our head back in the day. Pre-internet access, I take that back some of us felt the need; however we did not have the format.
We all know that I get a lot of my topics for rants from inane things said on Facebook; I have to tell you if I chose all my topics from FB, well I would never have time to write about myself. Having said that, I have a topic from FB to discuss today.
A young mother who has been going through a rough time in the romance department finally said she is going to focus on her children instead of her love life. Halleluiah, seriously, I know she is young so I can cut a little slack there, but to just come to that conclusion? Here is the thing, if you are a single parent, especially a single mother, stop, take a moment and ask yourself if your actions benefit your children in any way. If you are dating man after man and bringing them home, stop it, immediately. My best advice for single parents everywhere is to plug into a church with a singles group, not for dating purposes, but for the purpose of building a support system. The important thing is not to focus on your love life, but to focus on your responsibilities. Getting into a good singles group in a church will put you with hopefully likeminded people. You will find a group to have fun outings that include the children and sometimes outings that do not include children. You will find parents willing to trade babysitting duties, you will find other moms and dads that are going through what you are, you will be able to vent to someone who truly understands. Someone when they say it will get better; you know it will because that person has been in your situation. Then if you are like some of my friends you might even meet your love match. Just please don’t go into it with that intention, that turns into a disaster.
So I tip my hat, lift my glass and pour some out for my homies for the single mom on Facebook who made the conscious decision to put her children first and herself after that. I lift up prayers for your continued courage and strength.

I am not going to apologize for anything I wrote yesterday, I meant every word. I am not sad that this man is gone from this earth. Just like I am not sad Hitler is gone from this earth, and yes I do equate him with Hitler. I stand by what I said, especially the words directed to a certain relative. I stand by what I said and if you ever want to have a real conversation with me I will expound on why exactly I am so very disappointed by the things you chose to say.
Moving on, I read this series of books known as Earth’s Children, they are written by Jean M. Auel, I love these books. They are few and far between, there are only six of them, the first one written in 1980, the last just came out. She says this is the last one of the series, if that is the case I am very saddened as I am not happy with how it ended. More questions than answers. I want to know what happens to Ayla and Jondalar, will they go on to have the son she dreams of? Will he be in conflict with her first son? Ugh, I hate having more questions than answers.
Reading these books makes me wish I could go back to cave man times, for about two days, after that I would really want a house again and safety from the elements and wild beasts. Plus I don’t think I could cook the way they did. Ok, any cooking escapes me, but seriously, no microwave? I don’t think I could go long without my popcorn. OMG, I just thought of something, they didn’t have coffee! Oh yeah switch that 2 days to maybe 2 hours. No way am I going back to a time before coffee was discovered.
It is cold here today, again, it has been cold since Sunday, I don’t understand, and yes I know, I love the cold, however this is May 3rd, not February 3rd, when the cold is supposed to happen. I love cold weather but in context, when we are supposed to have it and when it is accompanied by snow, not rain. This weather is crazy; I hope we are not in for another ice age. If we have an ice age would it freeze the coffee beans? Would it freeze the chocolate plants? I could not take that.

Last night the world learned the news that a madman no longer walks among us. I for one can sleep a little easier. The bible tells us “When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers” Proverbs 21:15 I fully believe the evildoers a little afraid today. Not just of the United States, but of the people who believe in good everywhere. Every news account that is being posted tells us that every nation is grateful this man is no longer walking the earth.
I have read a post of facebook today that just hit me the wrong way, someone said “thinks it is crappy the US must kill someone for people to gt patriotic!” He is wrong. We have all been patriotic for a long time, he must be hanging out with the wrong crowd. because I am here to tell this particular person, that his family line is beyond patriotic. I have said it before and I will say it again for his benefit this time, there has been a member of this family in the military in this country since 1774. there has not been a conflict or war that has gone without one of us sacrificing for this country. I would ask him, what do you do for your country? How do you show your patriotism?
I am infuriated by the people in this country that are sorry to see this man go, really? really? you wonder how we could be joyous due to this development? I suggest you go live with these people, perhaps get a true sense of what we have been fighting so valiantly for.
Perhaps you do not have the family history with this country that I and so many of us have. Perhaps you lost no one in the Oklahoma City bombing, or 9-1-1, perhaps you didn’t see the horrific news stories, the tales of final minutes. Or the tales of complete heroism that these people displayed.
Perhaps those of you who are confused by our joyful relief at this man’s demise should go back and watch the attacks again. Perhaps you will “get” it then. Perhaps not, I cannot answer for you. All I can tell you is that I am embarrassed you are an American at this point.