No movie night for Mom

So last night my 8year old wants to spend the night at her friends house and my 13 yo. wants to spend the night at her friends house. This is also the weekend that my son goes to J.O's house and we don't have my step-son. That leaves our 6 yo. here with us, crying. I tell her that we were going to have a nice mom, dad and JJ movie night with popcorn. This is GREAT, she loves the idea. In the middle of our movie and popcorn the phone rings, its our 8 yo. I hear from my husband " What's the matter?, What?" then, " she wants to talk to you".
" Mom I smashed my finger in the garage door and it hurts really bad. Jen's mom thinks it's broken." I say " ok be right there"
I drive up in my pj's and Fuzz (my 8yo) is sitting on the porch and I can hear her crying as soon as I turn off the engine. We go inside. The mom says Jen is hideing and crying because she thinks it is all her fault. My daughter pipes up and says " it was my fault for not paying attention". I tell her it is no ones fault it was just an accident. I look at the very white,pretty flat middle finger. I can tell that the nail will be black in the moring and her first knuckle is probley broken. No point in taking her to the hosp. because what they will do for her there I can do just as well and quicker at home. Before we leave her friend comes out of hideing, I thank her for being such a big help to my fuzz and say that if she is feeling better they can play the next day.
I get home, clean up the dirt on it, get two popsickle sticks ( thank you son for bringing home a box of them), medical tape, tape the sticks to the top and bottom of her finger so it can't move, give 3 advil and now I am tired. Never did finish movie night.

Wheels out, Legs in

The price of gas is getting out of control! It is about $3.55 here. Pretty soon I am going to have to do grocery shopping on the way home from work and then park it. We may have to cancel some things that we had planned to do in May and June and save the gas for work only! Maybe we should buy a horse, I think it would be cheaper. The Amish are probley laughing at us because they will be going more palces than us "English". Maybe I'll buy a horse and buggy off them and build a stable where my garden is and then instead of mowing the lawn the horse can eat my grass. That just may work! LOL! The good thing is that the more I walk and ride my bike the thinner I will be. Did you know that for every hour of exercise you will gain 2 hours of life. Talk about a good return on your investment!! Happy Spring!

DONE DONE DONE

My kitchen is done! It looks good. My husband says why don't you paint this ( in the kitchen ), I told him to be my guest. When it comes to paint I don't want anything to do with it for a while. I am going to be working a lot so I won't have time to blog.
My husband statrs his internship in two weeks! He is at the top of his class so he should get a good internship.
My oldest daughter has just turned 13! God save us all!
I must go my six year old is crying because she has nothing to do. I have plenty for her!!

No Title

Every muscle in my body hurts, even the entire bottom of my feet. I think I have a touch of the flu. I have felt like this for 3 days and the only thing that makes it better is Advil.
Since I am unwell we did not go try out for Deal or No Deal. My husband did obtain, through school, a free ticket to tonights Pirates vs. Reds game tonight. He is sitting in the FSN ( Fox Sports Net work) box!! I think that is so cool! I am so proud of him taking the chance and going to school. He is really opening up major doors for himself!!

Finds

I found some interesting things this weekend. One of those things was an under ground bumblebee nest in my garden. The good thing was that they were still dormint so they didn't fight back when I beat them. Then I poured boinling water over the area that I had found them. I hopeing that that will take care of them.
At the thrift store I found a doll that had a few scuff marks on her, other than that she was in perfect condition. I brought her home cleaned her up and added her to my collection. I love thrift stores.
I also seen an ad on tv that Deal or No Deal is coming to Pittsburgh for audtions and I am making my husband try out. I am excited!!! You may see us on tv in a few months.I'll let you know!!

A fishy named Felicity

I am so proud of my 8 yr. old daughter, her name is Felicity. She has found her sport, swimming. Last year when she took swim lessons she was moved up a group in the middle of the lessons. This year she has been moved up two groups in two days, which now puts her in the top group. Since she is doing so well, if she would like, I will put her on the swim team next year. She had wanted to join this past year but I din't think she was ready. Now I am excited for her because I know she will have fun. Her brother will be joining the jr. high team next year, which he will enjoy better because he won't have to give up an entire Sat. for the events. Now I have two fishies in the family!
P.S My youngest wants to be a REAL mermaid.

Emergency chicken

In Case Of Emergency, Break Glass.

Complaining

I just needed a place to bitch for a minute. I had called a friend so I could bitch to her, she is always bitching to me, but as always she is busy ( like I 'm not).
First it started when we paid our township taxes in full. They charged us $40 becuase we didn't pay this year quarterly, we just gave it all at once. Yes, folks we were penilized for paying the town early!!
Next I am one week late with payment on my dishnetwork and they shut off everything but the shopping channels. WTF do I want those for? I can't win!!
I am sure that in the next week or two the lady I work with will be in the hospital and that means I get to go there to sit. Quick someone give me a book to read!!

I've been tagged

Yes, I would rather do this than paint my kitchen! 4 1/2 cubboards left.
I've never been tagged before so I really am not sure what I am doing. Big surpise there, do I ever know what I am doing?
Ok here goes. Six words that describe my self.
1. Busy
2. creative
3. Sorceress ( see itisi blog to find out about that )
4. Fun
5. Busy
6. busy

ok, for those that I tag see fizzys website to get the rules.

Remoldeling the Kitchen

I started last month painting my kitchen, I am still at it. I am getting closer to the finish, but still have some painting left. One thing that I painted I accidently painted upside down, so I have to do it over. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I started this because I had left over paint and it was not going to cost me anything. Well, I ran out of that paint so, it cost me a gallon of paint. Still not a bad deal for a good size kitchen. It is the time that it is taking that is killing me. I may or may not have it done by April. I do work 3 long days a week , atleast that seems like a good excuse as to why it is taking so long.


HAPPY EASTER!!!

Entertain me

Often I think about what I'd like to post about and then I sit down to post and poof my head is empty.

I haven't talked to my good friend in weeks.I mean I have called her and we spoke briefly but, not our usal. We have both been so very busy. Things don't look like they will be letting up any time soon either. My husband has his first day of school in the morning!! I am just as excited as he is! He goes 4 days a week from 9-1.
I went to NY State this weekend to see my family. I had a nice time, just me, my girls and the dog. I always bring my dog even if there will be someone at my house to take care of him. Eddie really enjoys going to play with the other dogs and he has a lot of room to run at my grandma's house. Going up there always make me feel strange because they are so much further behind Pitt. in tech. I am always glad to return back here where businesses and such are up to date. However, I am ready to move. I want a new adventure. Another words, I'm bored!! Atleast I had people to entertain me in NY, only because I don't live there though. Entertain me someone!!

A Must Read

I Have read thousands of books and there are few that really move me. I mean not just do I crawl into the book or can't put it down. But, I in a way, become that character. My Enemy's Cradle is one of those rare books. It is by Sara Young and it feels so real that you feel like you are in Holland in the 1940's. A young blond girl who is half Jewish and half Dutch. You want to yell at her for being naive, but then you remember that it is 2008 and the only reason you know the truth is because the war has long since been over. You feel the hunger that everyone felt, when there wasn't enough food to go around. You feel your heart pound everytime hers does.
I feel a releif knowing that my grandparents lived in the United States during this time and although there were hardships here, they were nothing comapred to Europe. Sure we rationed here, still it was nothing like the fear and hunger felt by thousands of people across the ocean. You just have to read the book...

Good wife or Fool?

Some would say that I am a fool, others would say that I am a good wife, I say I am a good wife.
A year ago this month I told my husband to go ahead and trade in his perfectly good car, that had been paid off, and buy his dream car, a Mustange. I just wanted him to be happy.
This month, this year, his supervisors are really giving him a hard time at a job that he only trained for a week on, they expect him to be an expert. He asked for more training and didn't get an answer. Out of the blue one day a Broadcasting School calls him to see if he was still interested in them , classes were starting soon. ( he had gotten some info about it months ago. )
I told him that if he wasn't happy with what he was doing now, then go ahead and leave your good paying job, with good health insurance and follow your dream to be in broadcasting. The school is only 4 months long and I can get health insurance through my job. Between my job and my child support I think we can make it for 4 months. It will be tight but hey, I have been in tighter. I want my husband to be happy. Going to school will also give him the oppertunity to try out for some differnt bands that play at local clubs, another thing he has always wanted to do. That is why I bought him a drum set, after all. So call me a fool, call me a dreamer, but I think everyone should enjoy what they do. It does make the world a nicer place to live in when you are happy. " You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one..."

Believeit or Not

My husband has to take pictures everynight at work of freight that he inspects. Work gave him a digital camera to do this with. While takeing a picture the other night he caught something on camera that wasn't visable before he took it. Could it be a ghost? It is really hard to tell. This is the first time it has happened to him and he takes these kinds of pics. 5 days a week, in the same general area.

Still painting and more

I have a headache from painting, the last 3 days. I wanted to be done by this weekend, HA that will be a miracle. I did enlist my youngest daughters to take the hardware off the cubboards. They thought it was cool because they learned how to use a screwdriver. Then I let them put down a base coat of paint on a few items. They were thrilled but soon got bored and left me. ait was fine that they went and played because then I could paint the hardware that they took off and touch up the base coat. I even got 2 more cubboards ready to hang!! So I felt that I was very productive.
My oldest daughter had court this afternoon for the fight she was in last month. The judge gave them both 100 hours of community service. I thought my daughter would get less because the judge asked us parents if the girls had been punished at home. My daughter had been grounded for one month and the other girl wasn't punished at home. Still, they both got the same punishment from the judge. What was the point in her asking us then? They have 90 days to complete the community service. Tomarrow I will call the local nursing homes and see if my daughter can do her service there. I hope this is a lesson to all my childeren to keep their fights out of school.

Where to start...?

There is so much going on right now, I don't know where to begin. Lets start with my kitchen. I got tired of looking at my gross brown cuboards. I don't know if they are papered or what the heck is on them but they are gross. So I started painting them white with the left over paint we had. Then I got a great idea from Design on a Dime and bought a stencil and stated to stencil. There was too much white in the kitchen for my husband, so he wanted it to be sponged red. Ofcoarse then it has to be sealed so we can wipe them down. This makeover is turning into a huge deal!! I have six cuboards drying right now and can hopefully put them up tonight. Then there is my friend that had her daughter put in the mental ward today to have her evaulated because the girl threw my friend around, and this isn't the first time. To me this doesn't make a lot of sense. She will have her daughter 302ed but keeps hopes alive that the judge won't put her husband in jail for almost killing her. I feel for the women she goes through so much but, why not keep the husband far away also???It is not my place, I know but I am the one who lends the ear and shoulder when this stuff happens. Where is Dr. Phil?

More wolves

For anyone that hasn't read itisi posts, here is a little catch up. She had blogged about dreaming about wolves. I had told her that I had been signing petitions to help save the wolves. Then last night I dreamt about tons of wolves, along with a bear and its cub. This morning I realiezed that last night hadn't been the first time this month that I dreamt of wovles. In fact I have been dreaming of wild animals on a regular basis, from mt. lions to bears to wolves. Sometimes they are all in the same dream. In one dream my pscho x-babysitter showed up at my grandma's house. Yikes!
Anyway, in my dreams my dog chases away the mt. lions, but the wolves are roaming my grandma's yard. We stay away from them and when they get too close we go in the house ( dog too). The bear cub, the kids in the dream always want to play with, but I won't let them get close because Mommy bear isn't too far behind. Sure would like to know if all this means anything or if it is just something my weird mind thought up. Maybe I'm suppose to go to my grandma's house to be protected, but from what? I don't know. Maybe it isn't even really about me. Who knows.

Shiny things

I work in this place where the walls are shiny in almost every room. Even the ceiling in one of the bathrooms looks like someone outlined it in glitter. It is the shinest place I have ever worked at. There is a giant Dalmation that lives there, but he thinks he is a lap dog. When I come home at night my dog has a sniffing fest with my pants. Jealous!!!
I got really lost going to a different place to work the other morning. It was dark and the wind and snow were blowing me all over the road, it was scary. By the time I made it back home I had been on the road for 3 hours!! Needless to say I never made it there!!
Will now has the flu. I had LB call the dr. to see if he should be seen because he did just have surgery and now he is throwing up. She got a hold of a forgien MD that basically didn't know. Well, we could have told HIM that!! Dumb Ass!


PS You may want to read a book called Speak. It really hit home.

Jumping beans

My nerves are soo jumpy today. There seems like so much to do, but there isn't. My brain is racing a 110 miles a min. Am I this jumpy because I work the rest of the week? Maybe it is that Will is having his surgery today. That would make anyone jumpy. I don't know. Must take a shower and get the day going before I go bannanas. How exactly do you go bananans(?) any way?? If I don't shower I will find out. Bye Bye

All alone

I really don't like the schedule my husband is working. I feel so alone. I am finally back to work during the day and am feeling more lonely than ever. My son is happy because daddy is home when he gets home. He really missed seeing him everyday. I will only be able to see my husband a few days a week because I will be working 12 hour shifts.
I have one friend in this big city, I keep telling my self that is all I have time for. Well, that is the truth, no one who has less than 3 kids understand what it is like to walk in my shoes. Some days the chaos makes you want to scream until your voice is gone. Then their is other days where they get along so well you wonder why everyone doesn't have this many. I tell people that it is always a party! When it comes to the holidays and birthdays we have enough people that we don't need to invite anyone. I try to let them ask one special friend over though.
Am I just babbling on and on? Can you tell I am lonely? I am babysitting, which is even easier than what I do when I am at work. Ok I'll stop. TTFN