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Saturday, August 20, 2005
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Night at the theater
Tonight I went to see Guys and Dolls with my niece at the local theatre...http://www.thecarriagehousetheatre.com/. It was a really good show and it was nice to get out for a couple hours!
Today wasn't an overly productive day since I haven't been sleeping well, so today I took a nap for 2 hours! I did buy a couple sheets of Bazzill and some ribbon at the local craft store, and managed to get a couple things printed ... maybe tomorrow I can actually sit down and put some of these ATC's together! I also need to start a LO about my Family and one about the puppy...of course I'll probably spend two hours browsing online for ideas first! lol
My best friend has been gone on holidays for the last 12 days, and she is FINALLY coming home tomorrow! Yay! We've talked on the phone a couple times since she's been gone and chatted online a few times, but usually we talk or chat daily and I've really missed that! We've been best friends for about 25 years now and there is NOTHING we can't talk about....everyone needs a friend like that! One of these days I'll even get a LO done about her too, but I just haven't found all the right words yet to describe what she means to me...it's one of those LO's that needs to stew in my brain for a few months before it'll be ready to try to put on paper!
Nothing else too exciting to say right now, cold & rainy here today, so the weather is kinda depressing, but it is supposed to be nice for the weekend. Here's hoping I get a good night sleep tonight!
Today wasn't an overly productive day since I haven't been sleeping well, so today I took a nap for 2 hours! I did buy a couple sheets of Bazzill and some ribbon at the local craft store, and managed to get a couple things printed ... maybe tomorrow I can actually sit down and put some of these ATC's together! I also need to start a LO about my Family and one about the puppy...of course I'll probably spend two hours browsing online for ideas first! lol
My best friend has been gone on holidays for the last 12 days, and she is FINALLY coming home tomorrow! Yay! We've talked on the phone a couple times since she's been gone and chatted online a few times, but usually we talk or chat daily and I've really missed that! We've been best friends for about 25 years now and there is NOTHING we can't talk about....everyone needs a friend like that! One of these days I'll even get a LO done about her too, but I just haven't found all the right words yet to describe what she means to me...it's one of those LO's that needs to stew in my brain for a few months before it'll be ready to try to put on paper!
Nothing else too exciting to say right now, cold & rainy here today, so the weather is kinda depressing, but it is supposed to be nice for the weekend. Here's hoping I get a good night sleep tonight!
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Some things never change...
I've had my suspicions for the last few days that my soon to be ex-husband did not have a job. Today I found out that I was right! He had told me he was still working, but I didn't believe him so I called his work and sure enough, he doesn't work there anymore! So I called his parents house and talked to him, and told him I knew he didn't have a job...another job lost because of his crack problem. He tries to tell me that he lost his job cause my lawyer faxed papers to his work...I reminded him that if he hadn't dodged the process server for three weeks, my lawyer wouldn't have needed to fax papers to his work! Besides I think his work was pretty fed up when he kept missing days at a time and then when he did show up, he loaded a truck with glue
INSTEAD of acid! Pretty sure it's not my fault he lost his job!
Anyways he talked to Mercedes for a few minutes and then he told me that he wants to come down to visit soon. I said that would be fine but I want 24 hours notice and he has to call if he's not coming...I'm not sitting around all day waiting for him to show up...like last time when he didn't bother showing up at all! He told me that he needed to come down soon cause he had to talk to me. I asked why and he said cause he's missed his best friend & thought we could at least be friends. I said I would be happy to be friends for Mercedes sake, but we are still getting a divorce and there was nothing left between us. He told me that he has some major shit going on right now and he needs to talk to me face to face. Whatever. I said that was fine as long as he could be satisfied with us ONLY being friends...we are still getting a divorce! He said he could...we will see.
I doubt that he'll even bother coming down soon, but one never knows with him! Mercedes would love it though, so for her sake I hope he does. I'm a tiny bit curious as to what he needs to talk about, but not overly. I'm pretty sure it's just some bullshit about how he's gonna change or something...maybe he'll tell me he's dying or something...I'd put nothing past him at this point. Doesn't matter what he says though, I will never go back to him. He's starting to really even LOOK like a crackhead. He's lost a bunch of weight and he just looks slimy! When he was down to visit a couple weeks ago I just felt pity for him, but no feelings of desire or even missing him! Once again I've been reminded of how right my decision to leave him was! Anyways without a job, I guess I won't be seeing any child support anytime soon....not like I've seen any yet, or expected too!
Some good news today though, I got a great package in the mail from one of the girls on a scrapbook message board that I hang at. It was so awesome! She sent me the recipe pages from a swap I was in, plus a ton of fun RAK's! I truly think that scrapbookers are some of the best people on earth...so caring and thoughtful and just wonderful people! It truly was the highlight of my day!
I also did a little playing with some ATC's...I could maybe, actually finish one if I got a chance to work on it for more than 3 or 4 minutes at a time, but that doesn't seem to be happening lately. Mercedes must not be feeling well cause she's just been clinging to me like crazy and oh, so whiny! She's over at grandma's for a few minutes right now, so I should get off the 'puter and try to get some art done! :)
INSTEAD of acid! Pretty sure it's not my fault he lost his job!
Anyways he talked to Mercedes for a few minutes and then he told me that he wants to come down to visit soon. I said that would be fine but I want 24 hours notice and he has to call if he's not coming...I'm not sitting around all day waiting for him to show up...like last time when he didn't bother showing up at all! He told me that he needed to come down soon cause he had to talk to me. I asked why and he said cause he's missed his best friend & thought we could at least be friends. I said I would be happy to be friends for Mercedes sake, but we are still getting a divorce and there was nothing left between us. He told me that he has some major shit going on right now and he needs to talk to me face to face. Whatever. I said that was fine as long as he could be satisfied with us ONLY being friends...we are still getting a divorce! He said he could...we will see.
I doubt that he'll even bother coming down soon, but one never knows with him! Mercedes would love it though, so for her sake I hope he does. I'm a tiny bit curious as to what he needs to talk about, but not overly. I'm pretty sure it's just some bullshit about how he's gonna change or something...maybe he'll tell me he's dying or something...I'd put nothing past him at this point. Doesn't matter what he says though, I will never go back to him. He's starting to really even LOOK like a crackhead. He's lost a bunch of weight and he just looks slimy! When he was down to visit a couple weeks ago I just felt pity for him, but no feelings of desire or even missing him! Once again I've been reminded of how right my decision to leave him was! Anyways without a job, I guess I won't be seeing any child support anytime soon....not like I've seen any yet, or expected too!
Some good news today though, I got a great package in the mail from one of the girls on a scrapbook message board that I hang at. It was so awesome! She sent me the recipe pages from a swap I was in, plus a ton of fun RAK's! I truly think that scrapbookers are some of the best people on earth...so caring and thoughtful and just wonderful people! It truly was the highlight of my day!
I also did a little playing with some ATC's...I could maybe, actually finish one if I got a chance to work on it for more than 3 or 4 minutes at a time, but that doesn't seem to be happening lately. Mercedes must not be feeling well cause she's just been clinging to me like crazy and oh, so whiny! She's over at grandma's for a few minutes right now, so I should get off the 'puter and try to get some art done! :)
Monday, August 15, 2005
Pain & Creativity do not mix
Today was a long day! I had a tooth pulled last week and on Saturday I realized that I had dry socket. Of course the dentist wasn't working on the weekend so I just suffered with it. First thing this morning I called to make an appointment and much to my dismay the dentist won't be in until tomorrow! Ow, ow, owwwwwww! I finally went to the dr. just to get something for the pain and luckily I have an appointment with the dentist tomorrow morning!
After the doctor I just wanted to come home and lay down, but I needed a few groceries & to get my prescription filled. So I go to start the car...it's my mom's 1986 Toyota Camry...I don't have my own car right now. Anyways her car has this problem where you can put the key in, but it won't turn! I sat there for over 10 minutes trying to get the key to turn...and the car was hot...and I was in pain...and in a hurry! Finally I just walked down to the dollar store cause I was so frustrated. Wandered around the dollar store for a few minutes, picked up a few things, replenished my tootsie roll supply and then walked back to the car. Again I sat there for 10 minutes trying to get the stupid key to turn. By now I was starting to get a blister on my thumb. Finally I go back into the dr.'s office to use their phone...all their lines are busy, so AGAIN I go try to start the car. FINALLY after another 5 minutes I get it started! Now I'm really annoyed!
I drive to Extra Foods, drop off the prescriptions and they say it will be 20-25 minutes...which means it will be at least 40 minutes! My mouth was aching, my head was throbbing, my thumb was blistering and I was hot as hell. So I came home, smoked two cigarettes (ya, I know, really good for the sore mouth!), popped an Ativan and finally calmed down enough to go get some groceries. After all that I went over and helped my mom can some peaches and then came home to work on some ATC's I need to make for a swap.
I have a few general ideas of what I'd like to do, but nothing specific...so I did some experimenting. Usually when I experiment I get MOSTLY good results...not so much tonight...not sure if it was the pain or the help of a four year old, but I finally packed it in and I'm calling it a night!
Did manage to get the money sent up for my son's birthday on the 21st and found out that my oldest dd got her learner's liscense yesterday...Congrats, Jessi! I also started trying to figure out some good music to use with slide shows...I want to make one for my mom & stepdad with some of the pics I've been taking of all their grandkids...and I will probably make one of Mercedes for Brad & his mom & dad.
Tomorrow I will be trying to get some cute pics of Braya with her new puppy, Muffy.
After the doctor I just wanted to come home and lay down, but I needed a few groceries & to get my prescription filled. So I go to start the car...it's my mom's 1986 Toyota Camry...I don't have my own car right now. Anyways her car has this problem where you can put the key in, but it won't turn! I sat there for over 10 minutes trying to get the key to turn...and the car was hot...and I was in pain...and in a hurry! Finally I just walked down to the dollar store cause I was so frustrated. Wandered around the dollar store for a few minutes, picked up a few things, replenished my tootsie roll supply and then walked back to the car. Again I sat there for 10 minutes trying to get the stupid key to turn. By now I was starting to get a blister on my thumb. Finally I go back into the dr.'s office to use their phone...all their lines are busy, so AGAIN I go try to start the car. FINALLY after another 5 minutes I get it started! Now I'm really annoyed!
I drive to Extra Foods, drop off the prescriptions and they say it will be 20-25 minutes...which means it will be at least 40 minutes! My mouth was aching, my head was throbbing, my thumb was blistering and I was hot as hell. So I came home, smoked two cigarettes (ya, I know, really good for the sore mouth!), popped an Ativan and finally calmed down enough to go get some groceries. After all that I went over and helped my mom can some peaches and then came home to work on some ATC's I need to make for a swap.
I have a few general ideas of what I'd like to do, but nothing specific...so I did some experimenting. Usually when I experiment I get MOSTLY good results...not so much tonight...not sure if it was the pain or the help of a four year old, but I finally packed it in and I'm calling it a night!
Did manage to get the money sent up for my son's birthday on the 21st and found out that my oldest dd got her learner's liscense yesterday...Congrats, Jessi! I also started trying to figure out some good music to use with slide shows...I want to make one for my mom & stepdad with some of the pics I've been taking of all their grandkids...and I will probably make one of Mercedes for Brad & his mom & dad.
Tomorrow I will be trying to get some cute pics of Braya with her new puppy, Muffy.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Idiosyncracies...
Ok, I don't have a list of blogger friends yet, and maybe this isn't 'allowed', but I stole this meme off another scrapper's blog...justfivemoreminutes... I don't know her, but she's on the scrapper's blog ring list...and I thought it would be interesting to do...
idiosyncracy: structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. write down five of your idiosyncracies. then, if you wish, tag five people. so here we go:
1. I have specific cups/glasses depending on what I'm drinking...I have certain cups that I use for water, different glasses that I only use for juice and yet another kind of glass I use for pop...I even have a specific mug that I MUST use to melt butter.
2. I take way more books out of the library than I can read, and then I start about 3 different books within a two day period...but I can't take the books back until I've read them all...and no skipping ahead! lol
3. I cannot leave a scrapbook LO 'almost' finished and start another one. I HAVE to completely finish one LO before I can start the next...this does NOT apply to cards or altered items however, only LO's!
4. I always have a glass of juice or pop AND a glass of water around...ALL day long!
5. I have to have the tv or music on to fall asleep...volume down low, but it has to be on...thank goodness for the sleep feature on my tv...which is always set for 2 hours...not 30 minutes (which is probably when I'm asleep) but 2 hours! lol
idiosyncracy: structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. write down five of your idiosyncracies. then, if you wish, tag five people. so here we go:
1. I have specific cups/glasses depending on what I'm drinking...I have certain cups that I use for water, different glasses that I only use for juice and yet another kind of glass I use for pop...I even have a specific mug that I MUST use to melt butter.
2. I take way more books out of the library than I can read, and then I start about 3 different books within a two day period...but I can't take the books back until I've read them all...and no skipping ahead! lol
3. I cannot leave a scrapbook LO 'almost' finished and start another one. I HAVE to completely finish one LO before I can start the next...this does NOT apply to cards or altered items however, only LO's!
4. I always have a glass of juice or pop AND a glass of water around...ALL day long!
5. I have to have the tv or music on to fall asleep...volume down low, but it has to be on...thank goodness for the sleep feature on my tv...which is always set for 2 hours...not 30 minutes (which is probably when I'm asleep) but 2 hours! lol
Again at 3am...
Here I sit, finally with a couple minutes to actually spend on my blog. I came by earlier, but discovered that for me to make any manual changes to my template, is NOT a five minute job...for me it's more like an hour job! Ugh!
Today has not been the best of days, but then again it could have been worse. Mercedes is sick with something and has been complaining of headache for the last 2 days and today she had a fever, so not much private Tania time today...lots of hugging, snuggling and trying to bribe her to take some Tylenol...apparently a spoonful of sugar DOES make the medicine go down...in the most delightful way! Sugar, honey, candy, pop...we tried it all over the last couple days! Mercedes apparently does not approve of the grape flavor of children's acetaminophen chewables...guess I'll have to get bubblegum next time. Anyways having a sick child when you yourself don't feel that great (it's so delightful to be a woman, some months!), and especially when only running on 4 hours sleep, well it just doesn't make for the most productive of days.
I did however get ALL the digital pictures on my computer organized...All of them, all 1376 of them! This is also NOT a five or ten minute job...suffice it to say that my butt fell asleep on more than one occasion! But now it's done...I still have some sub-topics of sub-topics to do, but as it stands I can push one button and see all my pictures of Mercedes, or my scrapbook pages, or cards...you get the idea!
I also was playing around with the slide show feature, and I started thinking what great Christmas gifts those would make for the people that don't get to see Mercedes that often...like her loser father...so I thought it would be nice of me to make him a disk full of pics of him & his daughter and lots of pics of just Mercedes....but I don't feel the need to be too nice, so I'm thinking I'll add some sappy song like "Daddy's Little Girl" or "Butterfly kisses" or something that will hopefully make him feel bad for not calling or visiting his daughter except for when his parents make him!!!!
K, I'm starting to taste a touch of bitterness here, so it must be time for me to hit the hay and quit thinking about Mr. Crack-in-the-box...Sorry so unexciting today & no new pics or projects, but hopefully I'll get something worked on tomorrow! See ya then...shall we say around 3am! lol
Today has not been the best of days, but then again it could have been worse. Mercedes is sick with something and has been complaining of headache for the last 2 days and today she had a fever, so not much private Tania time today...lots of hugging, snuggling and trying to bribe her to take some Tylenol...apparently a spoonful of sugar DOES make the medicine go down...in the most delightful way! Sugar, honey, candy, pop...we tried it all over the last couple days! Mercedes apparently does not approve of the grape flavor of children's acetaminophen chewables...guess I'll have to get bubblegum next time. Anyways having a sick child when you yourself don't feel that great (it's so delightful to be a woman, some months!), and especially when only running on 4 hours sleep, well it just doesn't make for the most productive of days.
I did however get ALL the digital pictures on my computer organized...All of them, all 1376 of them! This is also NOT a five or ten minute job...suffice it to say that my butt fell asleep on more than one occasion! But now it's done...I still have some sub-topics of sub-topics to do, but as it stands I can push one button and see all my pictures of Mercedes, or my scrapbook pages, or cards...you get the idea!
I also was playing around with the slide show feature, and I started thinking what great Christmas gifts those would make for the people that don't get to see Mercedes that often...like her loser father...so I thought it would be nice of me to make him a disk full of pics of him & his daughter and lots of pics of just Mercedes....but I don't feel the need to be too nice, so I'm thinking I'll add some sappy song like "Daddy's Little Girl" or "Butterfly kisses" or something that will hopefully make him feel bad for not calling or visiting his daughter except for when his parents make him!!!!
K, I'm starting to taste a touch of bitterness here, so it must be time for me to hit the hay and quit thinking about Mr. Crack-in-the-box...Sorry so unexciting today & no new pics or projects, but hopefully I'll get something worked on tomorrow! See ya then...shall we say around 3am! lol
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