Overtly Trite

the family picture conundrum

2012-01-23T12:17:00.005-05:00

It has been many years since we have had a family portrait, maybe only 3 years or so but the kid changes almost on a daily basis so this is something we should do more frequently. David has agreed so it is on me to settle in on a appointment except I still have no hair so I am unsure I really want a family picture just now. I could wear a wig I suppose, I have 2 and I wear one to the p/t job as a necessity but in the rest of my everyday life I wear hats and I am more comfortable with hat wearing me. And at the end of the day this is me my hair loss is not such a big deal, for the most part although sometimes I do get twingy & really really miss having a head full of hair. Guess I need to suck it up & just make an appointment huh?!

when in doubt

2012-01-22T11:19:00.001-05:00

I do not sniff the kiddo's clothes to see if they are dirty I just throw them in the laundry

why no access to twitter could be a good thing

2012-01-22T11:08:00.003-05:00

p/t job has no computer/phone access thank goodness because this would have probably been my timeline earlier this week

-5 hour shift easy peasy
-should have brought more coffee
-lord it is boring working alone
-is it too early to break
-are there enough people working that I can take a break
-only 3 hours & 45 minutes to go
-where are all the customers
-I may have to break down & dust
-a 5 hour shift with only a 15 min break
-I brought a snack bar with me to register should I eat is now?
-sounds like other side of store is busy
-send some customers my way!
-2 hours & 54 minutes to go
-a project or two done
-10:10 reminds me of the radio station up north 1010 wins
-still no break
-getting busier
-music loop is awful
-1 hour 34 minutes
-oh good gravy busy
-finally end of shift never got a break but at least last hour was busy
-now off to other job
-fun fun

the average customers

2012-01-16T10:15:00.002-05:00

usually very nice people, understanding when a mistake happens etc etc etc you as an employee want to go the extra mile for a person but every now & again you get one that makes you want to remind them that you are being paid $7.50 an hour to wait on them and what in the high holy heck do they expect for that exactly? Please be kind when out & about shopping.

the funniest thing you have ever said to me

2012-01-14T12:14:00.002-05:00

"do your parents eat Indian food"
alright if you don't know my folks maybe it is not nearly as hysterical as I may think but my Dad is a fairly strict meat & potatoes kind of menu sort and Indian food is so completely out of the realm of possibility so when David asked me this I thought it the funniest thing I had ever heard.

I can't wait till I'm a grown-up.....

2012-01-07T11:44:00.002-05:00

and I can do whatever I want. Ok we've all said it or at the very least thought that but does anyone know when it starts exactly?

tibits from the trip home

2012-01-04T10:52:00.003-05:00

-I wish I lived closer to my folks
-I have lived more years away from this house than in this house at this point in my life
-although it's currently an office I still love the purple paint in my old bedroom
-Danbury meh still would not want to live here
-did enjoy seeing some old friends I wish we could get togther more often
-I really want an old english sheepdog as our next dog, so does C & David is amenable to the idea
-we need a larger house before that happens
-it's is colder up here than I remember
-not a trip to CT without some kind of adventure this time it was baatery & connection problems with our car, fingers crossed that is completely fixed
-bagels are better up here
-buying long grain rice I had one option but the choice of pastas at the grocery store is ridiculous some I don't think I had even heard of before

am I really going to bring dirty laundry home with me

2011-12-29T17:35:00.001-05:00

we in fact yes this time I am workimg two jobs over the holiday season has left me with little time for anything let alone road trip prepping. My father gives both myself & SIL grief because we do our laundry at the house when visiting but come on why wouldn't we? who wants to bring dirty clothes home from vacation??? and I might add I did see him do several loads of his laundry at my house last time they visited...so anywho he teases that we bring dirty laundry with us and this time well I am in fact traveling a couple of dirty sweaters & shirts that I do not dry because I would rather travel with dirty clothes rather than wet clothes.

not just a pj day

2011-12-27T11:02:00.002-05:00

but I am thinking about spending the next week at my folk's house lounging in my pjs..I might not even get out of bed except for meals and that could be up for discussion.

random cuteness memories

2011-12-23T07:37:00.002-05:00

-I do miss going to see santa followed by a trip to build a bear during the holiday season
-C used to get into to his "jamamas" every night before bed time
-he would also "lebel" up on his video games

nothing like waiting till the last minute

2011-12-21T14:12:00.003-05:00

yeah that's me still not finished Christmas shopping, mostly finished but there are some odds & ends oh and something for David who is impossible to buy for! We are doing out standard not buying for each other which means we really do buy gifts but just not extravagant but extravagant or not who the hell knows what to buy the man?! Generally he will buy what he wants, he is not particularly geeky with gadgets, his taste in scotch is particular, watches & cologne the same so I usually buy him some clothes which is kinda boring or I perceive that he finds that boring...sigh...anyone have any great ideas? quick ideas?

the one where I talk about my hair...

2011-12-20T12:50:00.002-05:00

yeah talking about my hair or lack of once again.....there are still some serious bald patches so I think I'm gonna shave bald at least one more time

holiday tip #2072

2011-12-19T15:41:00.002-05:00

if there is something really specific your Uncle Blah or Aunt What's her name wanted for Christmas perhaps you should have started looking before December 19th....just a a helpful suggestion

Gesundheit

2011-12-15T12:02:00.004-05:00

of course yes there is a proper sneezing etiquette. We have one particular someone in our office that never can manage a "bless you" when anyone sneezes an amusingly enough wiothout any discussion or forethought none of the rest of us say bless you to him when he sneezes

to-do-list

2011-12-15T10:28:00.002-05:00

Christmas cookies are the plan for this weekend well that and at least 16 hours of retail!

where exactly do I lodge this complaint?

2011-12-11T15:16:00.001-05:00

the giant zit on my cheek....seriously I am frickin 44 I should no longer be getting pimples in my opinion

new levels of exhaustion

2011-12-09T15:34:00.002-05:00

working retail christmas was much easier in my 20s compared to my 30s and well in my 40s it may very well kill me!

currently keeping me awake at night....

2011-12-08T10:29:00.002-05:00

what exactly constitutes "mom jeans" and because I do not know have I been unwittingly wearing them all these years?

going to out on a limb here

2011-12-05T13:34:00.005-05:00

but I am gonna say that as long as I don't wind up in a neurosurgeon's office with David my birthday tomorrow will be totally awesome and better than last year even if I am working retail x2 tomorrow.

hair today, gone tomorrow update

2011-11-30T09:09:00.007-05:00

hair is growing back-all white although there are still bald spots

when I first shaved my head in April the hair I had was still a dark brown

however lets put the positive spin on this:
over the past year I have saved a fortune in hair care products
I have decided I do look fabulous in hats

I hope the porridge is just right

2011-11-28T14:17:00.001-05:00

one job is entirely too hot the other too cold...it'll be a miracle if I don't come down with pneumonia this holiday season

yeah I married mine

2011-11-27T18:24:00.005-05:00

not quite sure how it came up in conversation but I was ringing an elderly lady up at the register when at some point she annouced that she had a black cook that had been with her family for years now. I thought it might be awkward to let her know I had one too but he doesn't cook nearly as much as I would like him too, and technically he is my husband not necessarily the cook

black Friday shopping

2011-11-24T21:08:00.003-05:00

I do not for the life of me understand the appeal of black Friday shopping.....spoken like a woman who has worked in retail for 20+ years. At midnight my plans are to be fast asleep.

I'm most thankful

2011-11-24T10:10:00.003-05:00

that this year is almost over! It has most certainly been a bumpy one to say the least. I am estatic that the most pressing issue of the week thus far has been running out of dog food. I am thankful as we head into this holiday season for my family and friends without them I am nothing and not have pushed through this year. I understand feeling truly blessed

busking

2011-11-22T16:30:00.002-05:00

evidently C's music teacher introduced them to the concept this week so of course C is all in and and ready to try his hand at street performing. His plans were to dive in this weekend but I have suggested he work on his Christmas tunes a little more and I would take him to market square at least once this holiday season.

are herbal supplements & energy drinks a load of bull?

2011-11-21T09:51:00.002-05:00

yeah probably but I have a favorite, a favorite that I cannot not currently find which is tragic as I head into my first week or 50+ hours of Christmas retail hell spread out over 2 jobs. I found a hopefully suitable replacement & picked up some ginseng tablets this weekend. It is probably a placebo effect but the ginseng seems to be working this morning or maybe I just got a decent night of sleep either way I am feeling particularly alert this morning. We shall see how it goes by next Monday morning

remind my to cross that off my craving list

2011-11-20T08:53:00.005-05:00

my food cravings are pretty basic chocolate & salt, pizza at 8 in the morning, coffee,nothing exciting nothing fancy so I thought it odd this morning that I was craving chocolate chip pancakes but there it was. I used some higher end dark chocolate that we had on hand for some baking project or another and I settled down to eat and after a few bites remembered I can't stand chocolate chip pancakes they are just gross why on earth do you need chocolate in a pancake?! Like chocolate,like pancakes but the twain shold never meet on the same plate. Now blueberries are a differnt story entirely I wish we had some blueberries on hand

we have about run out of punishments

2011-11-15T07:23:00.002-05:00

this school year has started out much in the same way the transition to intermediate school did so we are to the point just shy of waterboarding the kid..please those with DHS on speed dial put your phone down we wouldn't waterboard...I could only imagine the utility bill that would create for the month. We have run thin on the punishments you can only take away so much and quite frankly grounding becomes just as much a punishment for the parents as the kid. So we have moved onto the book report scenario, over Thanksgiving break C is going to read & write me a book report on Animal Farm heck I think I might just re-read it myself it has been nearly a zillion years since I read it. It will also tie into some extra credit offered by his reading teacher so win win and more productive than limiting gaming time....although he still has not earned that back yet at all

it's not the trip to the gas pumps

2011-11-14T12:39:00.003-05:00

that have me up in arms it's the trip to the grocery store! I blogged about this several years back but it has gotten so much worse over time. I coupon (in a reasonable fashion not like the nut jobs on tv), have forsaken most name brands for their generic counter parts and largely base our weekly menu on what is on sale at the grocery store but that weekly trek to the store is just painful on the bank account, and heaven forbid we need to stock up on paper goods, cleaning materials or laundry detergent. And it's not like we are eating filet mignon & lobster on a weekly basis far from it I do not know how larger families manage there are only 3 of us although C eats like 2 quite frankly and let's not forget the dog with his vegetarian kibble. There are several blogs & web sites I have become fans of for decent recipe ideas:
http://www.5dollardinners.com/
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/budget/budget-dinners.aspx
http://brokeassgourmet.com/

con artist or early onset alzheimers?

2011-11-11T19:43:00.003-05:00

Oscar, you know his pugness, trying desperately on a daily basis to convince me he still has not had his meal. This starts within minutes after he finishes his meal we might have to refer to him as his pigness rather than pugness....can dogs even get alzheimers?

when the news makes you sick to your stomach

2011-11-10T09:24:00.002-05:00

the entire scandal at Penn State, I was glad to see the university came to their senses & fired Paterno last night but I am curious when do the arrests start happening? seems to me quite a few people need to be charged in this horrible horrible circumstance. And the stupid kids that were rioting last night...be very ashamed at yourselves in the light of day are you that frickin stupid? can they fire the students too?

random factoid about me #822

2011-11-05T12:07:00.002-04:00

I love have my nails polished. Must be something I picked up from my grandmother she always had her nails done and that was one form of "make-up" that did not seem to fall under the strictly forbidden rules of the parochial school I attended from 5th thur 8th grades. Sidebar: the no make-up rule no joke I once I had to throw out chapstick after being caught as part of a gaggle of girls hanging out in the bathroom by Sister Janice. So this morning I painted the nails orange to support UT this evening C is going to his first ever Vols game, it should be a fun night!

is it just my kid?

2011-11-02T09:26:00.002-04:00

he is racking up the demerits in his first few months as a middle schooler and we have dealt with the scholastic type of demerits and I would like to think he is more on track with what is expected of him...his grade being evidence of that. The next issue he is having would be OMG he acts like an 11 year old boy. Recess gets ditched once you hit middle school and gym, excuse me PE is taught in some sort of block format, last term he had it every day and now he is done for the year?! So yes he was caught caught horsing around running in the halls with his buddies, was it wrong yes and yes he knows better but in my opinion he is an 11 year old boy where is that energy supposed to be released? I mean he like math but physically invigorating it is not-of course my mother & aunt both math geeks extraordinaire would probably beg to differ on that front. Would these kids not be better served by some sort of PE each week on a regular basis rather than every day for 9 weeks?

mean mommy

2011-10-31T18:41:00.002-04:00

from the unpopular mommy files no I am not letting C head out trick or treating on his own

evidently Candyman is scary enough

2011-10-29T08:02:00.003-04:00

this is the year C has discover "scary" movies and has caught up many of the oldies but goodies from our youth Halloween, Nightmare on Elm St, the horrible Chucky movie which I will not watch because dolls/puppets creep me the hell out. So far each film has been declared "well that was so not scary" that is until...
Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman....we didn't even make it through to the end & C asked if we could turn it off. Personally I found all the cigarette smoking scary, good grief it certainly dates it as an older movie. It was evidently scary enough to go to sleep with the light on LOL guess we won't have to break out the Exorcist to freak him out just yet

sunday disocvery: it was also too scary to bring the garbage to the garbage can in the dark, so guess who has trash to clean up when they get home today

things that make you go hmmmm

2011-10-28T21:18:00.003-04:00

as C's phone began to ring he ran flying down the hallway with so he could take the call in his room......WTH? momma is sooo very not ready for the teen years, I may need smelling salts

weird craving

2011-10-28T08:50:00.002-04:00

I am so very NOT with child I am however having the weird apple juice craving this morning...last time I had that was just before we knew I was incubating

maybe it is a small world after all

2011-10-27T14:54:00.003-04:00

I rarely look at my stats any longer I suspect I have very few consistent readers and I am related to 2 of them, but every once in awhile I have a peek to see who in Russia is reading me this week although quite frankly I'm about to hit it big in India & Argentina. Anywhoodles today I saw a visit from Elmendorf Afb which in a weird coincidence is exactly where my army brat of a husband was born! So welcome Alaska reader.

chill out already

2011-10-24T11:48:00.002-04:00

the amount of time I spend stressing myself out over something that may or may not require stressing out over is ridiculous....some days it's a wonder I don't stroke out or give myself heart attack. Watching my phone and my inbox does not make a response appear oddly enough, although I appear to working under the assumption it will.

let me tell you

2011-10-20T14:57:00.002-04:00

it is exhausting being wrong all the time...

the phone being still just a phone

2011-10-19T10:52:00.004-04:00

we still have unlimited texting which means I can still attempt some of my online stuff via SMS. Needless to say it is a wee bit trickier and I continue to check into some pretty darn wacky stuff on foursquare. I am still fixing it when I get to a computer or wifi accessibility for my ipod touch but I am considering just letting it go and seeing the weird adventures I can dredge up with SMS

just sayin...

2011-10-19T10:50:00.005-04:00

the song might rainy days & Mondays but a rainy Wed is pretty miserable too

when a phone is just a phone

2011-10-16T09:44:00.002-04:00

oh the horrors....my not so very smart phone to begin with is back to being just a phone due to budgetary demands I can still text and of course you know call people but who does that anymore?

the help seeing The Help

2011-10-15T11:47:00.003-04:00

yes I should have blogged this months ago when I saw the movie but well I just didn't for whatever reason...at the cinema I found it ironic to be sitting next to someone who very much seemed like "the help" with her two rather youngish(read as annoying at an adult film)charges. as soon as I heard the youngest complain of an upset stomach I carefully move my Coach bag out of puking range and had the theatre not been so crowded I would have changed seats as it was the three wound up leaving abour half way through having climbed over our row back & forth a couple of times.

hate it when Tuesday feels like a Monday

2011-10-11T09:31:00.002-04:00

today is a little grey, damp & rainy with a fall chill in the air and I am wishing I could have spent the day snuggled up in bed under the covers.

hypothetically speaking

2011-10-05T16:53:00.003-04:00

is it ok to glue a pencil on my son's hand? For some bizarre reason in science his teacher wants the student's work on test & quizzes done in pencil and my numskull of a son consistently loses a single point each and every time for doing his work in pen.

first cold of the season

2011-10-04T09:42:00.002-04:00

or just allergies? Either way I am pretty much over it. I picked up some generic store band sinus type meds which are flavored but I am not quite sure why...they are to be swallowed why bother with flavoring that you can't taste?

real world problems

2011-10-02T10:31:00.002-04:00

letting the kiddo spend the day & night at a friend's house means
-I had to carry the groceries in yesterday
-I have to take the garbage out this morning
-depending on what time I fetch him I might get stuck vacuuming today as well
oh the horror I knew we should have had a ~~second endangered ser~~...I mean kid

oops I did in fact mean indentured not endangered LOL guess I should not blog until I am fully caffeinated

standard date night

2011-10-02T09:42:00.002-04:00

more often than not it usually involves Chinese take-out beer or maybe a bottle of wine and watching a bad movie in the living room. And I love it that way!

coming out of the closet

2011-09-26T09:32:00.003-04:00

no no the real closet not the proverbial one. I am not known for particularly waking up gracefully and alert or for seeing well in the dark....and I do not see so great in the light either but that is a different story for another time. Saturday night we went out with friends it was a late night..late for us anyway we got in after midnight, I had a beer or three also not typical for me these days and capped off the evening with a hamburger & fried cauliflower just before going to bed. All of these factors in play around 4 am I woke up decided I needed to go to the bathroom and switch rooms..again another story but the short version is I would rather switch beds than toss & turn and wake up David. It would seem that I apparently got lost trying to head out of the bedroom winding up in David's closet I was unaware at the time but I was also providing a running monologue about being lost and at one point I even said "help I'm lost" in what David is calling my 7 year old Paula voice at which point he turned on the flashlight and helped me out of the closet so the speak.

here we are at fall again

2011-09-21T08:58:00.002-04:00

my favorite season & the kick-off to the biggies as far as holidays go for our family plus birthdays..and while C's birthday technically a summer birthday he starts planning around October. Last year is pretty much a blur of doctors, hospitals, ambulance rides, stress & sheer panic. I am hoping to enjoy the holiday season a little bit more this year..a trip to the corn maze on tap, pumpkin carving maybe a few halloween decorations I need a costume, rumor has it C will not be trick or treating now that he is the ripe old age of 11 but I have a feeling that may change as the 31st draws a little closer. Thanksgiving, Christmas cards, decorations, baking and perhaps I will finally have that cookie swap party I have wanted to have for forever now! Also on tap will be the plans for a proper garden in the spring. Lots on my to-accomplish list!

awesome day at the fair

2011-09-18T07:00:00.003-04:00

a gorgeous sunny day, not too crowded, plenty of fun and plenty of funfair food to be had!

However next year we bring along a friend for C to hang with the only child thing bites at certain times and this would be one of those. He still had a great time overall but I think that was more to do with winning an air soft gun than anything else. He also won a little stuffed frog or something that we were trying to convince him would be smart to give to the girl he likes at school but I don't think he was quiet buying into the whole idea.

fair day is here

2011-09-17T08:34:00.001-04:00

squeeeeee I love the fair!

the nerf gun ban

2011-09-13T19:48:00.003-04:00

I am seriously considering it not because of any morality I don't want my kid to play with guns qualms but because I am sick to death of hearing the stupid things being fired, hearing about nerf guns, hearing about nerf gun wars on youtube, seeing an amazon cart full of nerf guns he would like to purchase, walking through a nerf gun war etc etc etc

9-11-11

2011-09-11T17:41:00.004-04:00

I saw a lot of where were you what were you doing sorts of post on social media today and parts of that day I recall vividly while parts seem to be a blur of tears, horror, fear for my brother serving in the navy, fear for family in the tri-state areas surely targets if something more was going to happen, fear for ourselves because perhaps Oak Ridge would be a target? What else was going to happen that day? Remember the goofy ass movie with Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen, um wolverines oh yeah Red Dawn....
We at some point reached news saturation that night or maybe it was the 12th but I remember David turning the television off and putting on some music as a distraction. The footage is just as disturbing today as it was 10 years ago and the body count of 2976 did not stop there for such a defining moment in this nation's history it still leaves so many unanswered questions

fashionable as always

2011-09-08T08:51:00.002-04:00

dropping the kiddo off in my hello kitty pj pants, an over sized Las Vegas shirt and a bright blue bandana...thank God there was no need to get out of the car

operation green thumb update!!!!!

2011-09-06T17:53:00.003-04:00

hooray for all the rain we have had over the past 2 days I have tomatoes, cucumbers and one lone green pepper! Not living off the land quite yet but who knows what the future will bring. Now I kinda want to go get some chickens and maybe a goat

operation green thumb update

2011-09-06T11:57:00.000-04:00

the teenie tinest of cucumbers appears to be growing!

not exactly gourmet grub

2011-09-06T09:24:00.003-04:00

but it was scour the freezer night last night the resulting menu consisted of fish sticks, wings and spaghetti with meatballs. No one starved is my thumbs up review of the meal.

Conversation around my house this morning

2011-09-05T12:20:00.002-04:00

-is that Running Scared?
-yes great movie wonder why they never made a sequel
-guess they can't now
-well they could but it would be a little more Weekend at Bernie's

mandatory service job

2011-08-30T11:40:00.003-04:00

either retail or a food service job should mandatory for all people, all walks of life for a period of time, no less than a single year. As someone who has worked retail for a zillion and one years now I can tell the folks that have never once had to work a single day of retail in their entire life.

they might make a Southerner out of me yet

2011-08-29T14:53:00.001-04:00

I am going to attempt fried green tomatoes with dinner tonight

when dirt is not dirt

2011-08-29T11:04:00.002-04:00

my vegetable plants are still growing, green and pretty and I am continually teased with the possibility of a vegetable here & there but nothing has grown to fruition as of yet. Disappointing to be sure however I am not ready to through in the "yes I too can garden towel". I have plans to start a compost pike for next spring and hope to get the raised plot that must have been a garden at one time in our yard cleaned off this winter. In the meantime I bought a few mums already started for the flower planter out front that never quite managed to grow any of the flowers seeds planted. As I grabbed my potting soil I noticed in big letters on back "not for containers" has that been my problem all along I bought the wrong dirt?! who knew there was a right & wrong kind of dirt?

missed the bus...

2011-08-29T10:36:00.003-04:00

because it was too early?! since when are school buses early? but score one for modern technology the girl at the bus stop with C got a phone call from a friend already on the bus at a later stop informing girl & C that that had in fact missed the bus. Kiddo called me & headed back to the house I think under the impression he was gonna be in trouble (which he was not). Luckily timing was such that the drop off lines at school had not hit the maximum insanity levels quite yet and drop off occurred with little muss & fuss.

and so it begins

2011-08-23T07:49:00.002-04:00

there is a girl....he's likes her but won't give up anymore information other than she is nice.
In the meantime I am trying my damnedest not to pepper him with a zillion questions

a spot of heavy breathing

2011-08-19T07:08:00.003-04:00

the dog has started this new thing where he exhales loudly at the base of the door to signal when he wants in the house or in a room. I think I might actually prefer him jumping on the door to get my attention

and I thought Paranormal Activity was a bad movie

2011-08-14T14:00:00.001-04:00

well Paranormal activity 2 was even worse....
and not bad in a oh this is so bad it's good sort of way

middle school here we come

2011-08-12T09:29:00.001-04:00

giving the kiddo the middle school pep talk with the slap in the face that these three years will fly by too and the high school pep talk is so much closer than I realize.

where did the summer go?

2011-08-10T09:46:00.002-04:00

technically it's still summertime by the boy's summer vacation pretty much over he starts back to school with a 1/2 day on Friday! there was all sorts of plans for summer break and poof it's over we did none of them..oh well next summer will be here before we know it I suppose

operation green thumb update

2011-07-30T14:58:00.004-04:00

things are still alive yet no actual vegetables seem to be growing per se...ah well trying some miracle grow today let's see if that helps, fingers crossed I am not ready to throw in the towel just yet!

now I remember why I hate wearing glasses

2011-07-22T09:13:00.002-04:00

I got my first pair of contacts when I graduate high school in um well 1985 and have not worn glasses with any sort of regularity since then. Last year I did get a updated pair of back up glasses but since insurance wasn't paying I went for cheap cheap cheap which meant basically coke bottle glasses but I like the frames a bunch and they were just for emergency purposes. Right in the middle of the holidays and David's medical crises my contacts were giving me fits and I could not wear them for much longer than an hour or two at a time and time was not something I had a lot of so I quit wearing contacts altogether. The glasses oddly do not bother like they did years ago except the whole fogging up when you come in & out of a building in the heat or cold it drives me nuts! Can't they invent glasses that don't do that?

garden is not the only thing growing

2011-07-14T08:24:00.003-04:00

my hair is starting to grow back in, kind of anyway....
not all over & it is of course all white growing in the bald patches but it is hair and that is why hair color was invented. I won't be hat or wig free for some time but at least things seem to be moving in the right direction.

operation green thumb update

2011-07-14T07:03:00.002-04:00

the spices have seen better times so I am not expecting much out of those, tomato plant is growing & looks good but nothing that looks like a tomato is happening, cucumber bush the same look good no actual vegetables in sight but the pepper plants I see a tiny pepper starting to sprout!!

not quite 23 anymore

2011-07-13T08:47:00.003-04:00

hell not even 33 for that matter but the Psychedelic Furs show last night was fun! What was not smart was to be standing & dancing in front of the speaker I am so hoping the ringing in my right ear goes away soon, and someone remind me to buy ear plugs before I go to another show!

too much social media?

2011-07-08T09:01:00.003-04:00

the blog, facebook, twitter and now google+ ?! It's too much pressure trying to not repeat myself in one or more of the outlets, let alone to try and be witty. I'd stress about myspace too it I could recall the last time I actually logged onto myspace or if I could even remember my password.

operation green thumb:progress report

2011-07-08T08:58:00.002-04:00

everything still alive & well & growing!

executive decision

2011-07-07T10:04:00.003-04:00

was made to go to the healthy kids cooking class at our local Earth Fare. C was a bit peeved with me at first but he spends more than enough time with his head in video games, the television and the computer so an hour at free cooking class was an idea I was insisting upon. Going in I told him if he had a horrible time that he would never have to go again....minutes in he decided he had was having a great time and would like to go again! It's an every other week thing so I have already entered it onto my calendar, I also discovered the alternate weeks there is a class for adults so I have entered those into my calendar as well. Earth Fare is indeed an awesome grocery!

the three day weekend

2011-07-01T09:26:00.003-04:00

oh thank God we have one I love when holidays fall correctly...in fact can we just change the dates on all holidays so they always coincide with a weekend?

well I hate to see the moving truck in the driveway

2011-06-28T17:55:00.003-04:00

next door is a rental property and for the past year we have been fortunate to have friendly, quiet, well mannered neighbors who most importantly have a son just a few years younger than C. They were fast & furious friends and playmates we will be sad to see them leave. And sit in fear of the next family that might move in....ya never know with rentals!

no worries I'd facebook funeral arrangements

2011-06-28T09:31:00.002-04:00

a friend was over last night and was mentioning an odd text he got last weekend from a number he did not recognized that "David had passed away funeral arrangements and the Obituarie was going to be in Saturday's paper"...I saw the text and yes obituary was spelled wrong & everything but the disturbing part for S was David who?! He called a mutual friend to make sure it was not my David and figured he would watch for Saturday's paper. Who on earth would send out such a text without at the very least giving out a full name, David is a fairly common name more than likely a person might know more than 1 and for that matter who the hell would send that information out in a text?! clearly social media would be a better place for that sort of info!

operation green thumb:progress report

2011-06-27T10:32:00.004-04:00

the spices are rocking & rolling and the cucumber bush appears to have sprouted!!! Tomato & pepper plants still alive and looking better every day!

unfortunate edit

2011-06-27T10:17:00.003-04:00

my phone while smart has a smaller screen and emails that come through have a condensed subject field.
Earth Fare-the healthy supermarket is edited down to the
healthy superm
which I always read as healthy sperm
and I generally think of that as an email I would not want to open

operation green thumb:progress report

2011-06-23T08:31:00.002-04:00

spices are growing!
of course the tomato plant & pepper plants sitting in my garage are dying as we speak I really need to stop and get some containers and get those planted this afternoon! The cucumber bush was seeds so I would like to get those started soon as well.

shhhhhh

2011-06-22T11:35:00.001-04:00

oddly enough it was husband fussing at son to keep it quiet Mommy is sleeping that woke me....

file under things my mom never cooked

2011-06-20T18:12:00.003-04:00

sloppy joe's and I love them as an adult!

operation green thumb

2011-06-18T07:40:00.002-04:00

step one spices planted: oregano, basil, chives, parsely and more oregano for good measure

does anyone ever win those things?

2011-06-15T11:55:00.001-04:00

you know sweepstakes, contests those online survey things claiming you can win a year worth of groceries? I never do and I have no idea why I bother still trying, hope springs eternal I suppose

made my list checked it twice

2011-06-13T09:04:00.004-04:00

and then checked it again, shopped at different grocery establishments this weekend and I am hoping that we have everything we need to make it through the week! I hate having to stop mid-week because I forgot one or two items. My new goal is to try and avoid those because I am incapable of just buying one or two items anywhere.

he's looking more & more like a teen everyday

2011-06-12T09:35:00.001-04:00

the summer I finally try to grow something

2011-06-11T08:38:00.003-04:00

my mother's black thumb is notorious in our family she may have even killed a plastic plant or two at one time or another. I have had a houseplant or two along the years only one, a christmas cactus that has survived, only bloomed once but it's still alive. I've wanted to have a garden for forever now but don't really know much about getting that started so after much deliberation I ordered some plants as well as some seeds and after trip to the store this weekend will hopefully have a few container gardens started, some peppers, a tomato plant, cucumber bush and several spices. Fingers crossed and all that thankfully the farmer's market is not far from the house! Who knows maybe one of these years I'll get a real garden growing out in the backyard.

why I am not a Bonnaroo

2011-06-10T13:33:00.002-04:00

-I'm 43
-I really really really like my mattress
-I like air conditioning
-I like running water
-I'm not a fan of large crowds
but honestly 20 years ago I so would have been there!

43 year old skin

2011-06-10T09:59:00.004-04:00

I must admit to a fairly lackadaisical approach to my skin care regime throughout the year mostly involving a wash cloth maybe some soap and infrequently some face cream, but upon closer inspection last night I believe it's time to actually start a skin care regime these days you know astringent and maybe some of that heavy duty facial cream...

it's the grown-up boys that are silly

2011-06-09T13:07:00.003-04:00

the paintball party for C seems to be drawing great interest from some of David's friends with one even trying to figure out how to come up from Florida for the weekend to attend. I am considering booking a paintball party for David...and I'm not sure if I am kidding or not just yet

birthday countdown

2011-06-08T06:37:00.003-04:00

C is less than a week away from officially and legally being 11 and bouncing off the walls about it I might add..of course the multiple opportunities for cupcakes might have something to do with that. At Meatfest I was fortunate to get some cuddle time with Danger (not his real name but his nickname for quite a few folks in our group) almost 2 months old cute as can be & a snuggle bug that can still fit across your chest. Looking down at such a little guy then looking over at the big lug my own baby has become it is hard to remember him as a baby!

where did my year go?

2011-06-07T04:54:00.004-04:00

hard to believe David's neck surgery was just a year ago it seemed to be the catalyst in a very odd doctor/hospital/medical malady filled year for the family. Fingers crossed things have been fairly quiet as of late and hopefully they will stay that way!

Meatfest recap

2011-06-05T08:10:00.003-04:00

it was the best ever!
but don't we say that every year? and every year it is pretty much true we had a great gaggle of folks attend and they all brought something yummy food items to eat and oddly enough for the first year that I can recall we had no meat leftover the next day, luckily the chicken leg quarters never left the fridge so David manned the grill early on Memorial Day & grilled those bad boys right up. As usual my panic was for naught & everything came together well at the end..except for my ugly pie which baked perhaps 10 minutes too long and just did not make it....

truly amazing what a good night of sleep will do for your mood

2011-06-01T09:03:00.003-04:00

a solid 9 hours and dare I say I'm feeling down right perky this morning...but I'm at work now so I am fairly certain it won't last. I work in an older building and the owner is an air conditioning or rather lack of air conditioning crazed lunatic so work is unpleasantly sweltering at times.

just how rough is middle school?

2011-05-28T15:47:00.005-04:00

my son, my soon to be 11 year old son got an NRA membership card in the mail today....
I do not have a problem having a gun in out house nor do I have issue with my son being taught how to fire & care for and respect a weapon when he is older, when my husband decides it's time to take him to the gun range. I am however not so thrilled with the NRA soliciting my son especially not at the age of 11.

Meatfest panic sets in

2011-05-28T15:30:00.002-04:00

uh huh it's tomorrow and did I get my to-do list done slow & steady all week as planned? Why of course not hell I still have to run to the grocery store & finish picking up a few things or maybe I just wait and go first thing in the morning...nothing like waiting till the absolute last minute is there?

some days it's like working for your grandparents

2011-05-26T12:03:00.001-04:00

the music is too loud
the music is too rock 'n' roll
the music is too weird......
did I mention I work at a record store?