Monday, February 27, 2006

Is anyone out there??!!!!!!!

I am wondering if there is anyone out there reading me???? Please come out from hiding if you are! I know my blog is sooo boring, but there has to be at least one person out there reading. Maybe even enjoying my rants and boring life...maybe someone who is so greatful their life is more exciting...lol. It makes it hard to blog when i feel like im typing to myself...cmon out whereever you are....yooohooooo!

Anyway, damn it, now i lost my thought. See, thats my problem. I think i have adult ADD or something. I have a hard time keeping grip of thoughts. They are there one minute n gone the next. I have no idea how i graduated with honors from high school, bc i just suck at remember shit and focusing. Thats mostly why my blog is so boring. I will be in bed or driving in my car and Ill think...wow, that there is some interesting shit. I need to blog about that. But low n behold, i get in front of this damn computer and it all vanishes. Then I sit here like a brainless numbskull trying to think of something even remotely blogworthy. Usually just end up saying what is going on in my dull life. But, don't fear; my life isnt nearly as boring as i portray on here. IN fact, sometimes, its just down right hilarious, crazy and out of control. Ok, so thats if you take into account, chasing kids, watching the same kid movie over and over and over, washing the same dishes over and over, doing the laundry...u know, i think my hamper is one of those perpetual deals..i mean, i will no sooner get to what i think is the bottom and POOF!!! There are more clothes to be washed. Where in the hell do they come from? And the dishes seem to be the same way...they are just never done!!!! YOu know, jeremy went to the drawer to get out a spoon to take some medicine and guess what? Wasnt a piece of silverware to be found. Well, you can find them....if you look in the sink. LMAO. So, i decided it was high time to wash them. Its not that i had sinks and counters full of dishes. I just washed most of them earlier and was then sidetracked before i got to the silverware. Seems to happen a lot around here. Something about toddlers getting into stuff constantly. Cant trust em alone for one minute. Specially Lil Boy! He puts every damn thing he can find in his mouth. The kid has a major oral fixation. NO not like that folks. But seriously, he will put paper (which is his absolute favorite food group btw), toys, dirt, money(i told him that unless he can ingest coins and shit out twenties, he can't eat money), cat food, lint balls, hair accessories, cat shit (ok that only happened once....)...anyway, the point here, is there is nothing he is afraid to taste. And his latest fascination is with the trash. He will climb up to the trash bin and open it up and reach in. He has no fear of what may be in there...he wants to check it out...and guess what? IF he gets ahold of anything...u know it..it goes in his mouth. That is so disgusting. But at 11 months old, what do you care? I now refer to him as the garbage pail kid. Remember those ugly ass dolls?? The evil twins to the cabbage patch dolls? Well, if you get a pack of those trading cards now, you will find my ever sweet looking, blue eyed, blonde haired lil man on one of them...he is there...check it out. By far the cutest of the bunch, but a garbage fan nonetheless. His bday is coming up March 30th..im thinking i should get him a garbage pail and deck it all for him. It could be he lil hang out. Then, maybe get him a pet worm, named slimey. But, sissy would take over the pet worm, bc she loves urms. She can't wait for spring when they come out. everytime we are outside, she will tell me she wants an urm. I had to explain to her that the urms go deep into the ground for the winter. (thats right isnt it?..lol) and that you can't get any until spring. Hey, winter sucks kid...deal with it. LOL.

So, about the sickies....Sebastian got a good report at the docs today. He is all clear from Pnuemonia(sp). Thank God. The doc was soo glad that he was cleared up bc he has to leave the office for a few days and was worried about lil guy being ok. He was also glad that we were able to kick it without a hospital stay. I think he was much more worried than he let on. He did tell me one day last week that he wasnt going to downplay it....the kid is sick. But, daddy on the other hand thinks he is dying. Its amazing how these kids dealt with being sick...they still played, got into mischief, etc. but daddy gets sick and well, just hook him to an iv in a hospital bed and spoon feed him. LOL. But, he is quite sick..has the bronchitis type virus as well as a stomach virus. Doc wanted to give him antibiotics for the throat issue, but hesitated bc of the diarhea (i know i am botching some of these words). SO, he has to tough it out with robitussin. I think its funny bc jeremy actually thinks that robitussin is gonna help....lmao. i hate that stuff...i swear it is useless as tits on a boar hog. But, it humors him to have some meds to take...that with the motrin to keep the fever down. Hopefully he gets better soon bc i will have no choice but to have him admitted to the hospital for complete and total bedrest and full service (food, meds, etc). And hey, he may even get a pan for pissin in...save him that extra few steps to the bathroom. LOL. I really shouldnt rag him, bc even though the doc wanted him to take some days off work, he said he cant bc we cant afford it...he gets no paid days off. BUt then again, i don't get any paid days period and surely don't get any paid sick days. I don't even get sick days. LOL. Thats why i pray to God to continue blessing me with the means to keep fighting this shit off. I really can't afford to get sick. Physically or mentally.

Well, i am done rambling on....if you continued to read this far, leave me a note in the comment section to let me know you are out there. I will try to spice things up a bit. But, have to keep it somewhat clean...one person I know that reads this is my Aunt. I am quite sure she doesn't want to read some, well, spicy stuff on her neices blog. I will spare her.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

WHen will it end.......


Well, we are still dealing with viruses! Nasty coughs, runny noses, sore throats, sounds of misery, red eyes....Yesterday took the kids to the doc and got some antibiotics though, bc this is 2 weeks that they have been sick and no improvement, and they both have red throats and have been exposes to strep throat. UGH!

I bought popsicles yesterday for Makenneh bc i know they help the throat. Well, today, i gave her one and told her she could let brother have a lick. She offered it to him and he tried to grab the popsicle with his hands, so she said, no brother, like this...and showed him how to lick it. It was just so cute. She is so wonderful with her baby brother. I want to bottle it all up and save it for later when they are fighting over every little thing. Mom, he looked at me funny....Mom, she won't let me have____, Mom, Mom, MOMMMMMMM!!!!! LOL. Then, I could retreat to the quiet serenity of my bedroom and uncork the loving innocence of these early years. I could breath it in and remember what it was like when they got along and enjoyed each others company. Makenneh teaching him things, him laughing in her presence....aaahhhhhh!

I went to nickjr.com last night and found some great ideas for their bday party. I finally decided to do it together. I wanted to do them seperate so that Sebastian could have his own special 1st bday celebration...but its just not feasable when their bdays are 2 weeks apart. I decided, with some help from the ladies on my messageboard, to go with a Dora/boots/Diego theme. I wanted Dora for Makenneh, bc she loves Dora, but I didn't know how to pull off decor for both bdays. So, we will do Dora, Diego, Boots and tie in First Birthday decor for Sebastian. Perfect! I was stewing over bday ideas for some time now. I didn't know if i should hav e a big bday party for SEbastian, and just parents, grandparents, and our siblings for Makenneh or what. But, here is the happy medium! I think im going to do a Fiesta type party, with Mexican style food. I feel so much better now that I have a plan down. Of course, next obstacle is finding a place to have it, bc April can bring any and all kinds of weather here in the land of MI.

Friday, February 17, 2006

No more eye boogies


that's right. Sebastian's eyes seem to have cleared up finally. I thought for sure he was going to have to have that surgical procedure done to open his tear ducts. But, for the past few days, we have had goober free eyes and it is wonderful. Bout damn time too.

Of course, at nearly 11 months old, he has become quite the lil monster. Thankfully he is a very cute monster. Last night, he hit the switch on the power cord controlling the tv and its electronics....well, the vcr power button is broke and the remote is lost at the moment and now i have no way to turn it on....and that controls our cable. So, no tv. It's not that big of a deal, until Makenneh decides she wants to watch a movie or something. OH well. She does have a tv/vcr in her bedroom, thats where she will have ot hang out if she wants to watch something.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Valentine's Day!!!!!


Happy Valentine's Day to everyone out there in blogland!!! I had planned on cooking Jeremy a nice steak dinner. I even splurged on Emmeril's Steak Marinade. I also planned on doing Chocolate covered strawberries and making him some brownies. But, knowing that he is sick, Im not sure he will enjoy all the effort and I also feel blah myself. So, i already decided to skip the strawberries...as they would need to sit in fridge for 6-8 hours meaning i would have had to do them much earlier, when i was so dead tired and shitty feeling, it took everything to keep up with the kids here. I had also planned on making sugar cookies with the kids so they could decorate them, but again, just didn't feel up to it, plus Ariel was sick with the fever bit and really just laid around. So, oh well.

I woke up this morning to a card from Jeremy and one from the kids and he bought me the Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants movie that I had told him awhile back that I wanted. So, that's good for me! I didn't expect anything. I didn't get him anything, but planned on doing the nice dinner. Well, I guess he will live huh?

I also didn't get him a card from the kids, bc i hate to pay grocery store prices for cards when the dollar stores have them so much cheaper. So, I will make one on the computer I suppose. But i had better get with it, as he will be home before I know it....
I want my nuts!!!!!!


Yes, that's what my daughter told me today. Get your heads out of the gutter people. LOL. She asked for nuts the other day. She loves all kinds...cashews, peanuts, pistachios....Anyway, when i went to the store yesterday, I bought her some. Well, they were gone this afternoon and she comes up to me, Mom, i want my nuts. I had to laugh hysterically. She is getting so good at forming complete sentences now and it was just funny. It wasn't funny however when i had to tell her that they were all gone. She was a bit upset. But, she quickly forgot about the nuts and went about her business. This is the same kid who got extremely mad when i wouldn't buy her an $8 bag of pistachios a few weeks ago. At Christmastime, my dad had bought some and she just loved them. So now when she sees the pistachio stand at our grocery store, she thinks she needs that giant bag. I am sorry lil darlin, but momma is not spending $8 on a bag of nuts for myself, much less for my little girl.

Well, the sickies are still going on around here. In the middle of the night, jeremy woke up with a fever. He was miserable. When it was time for him to get up for work he didn't even want to get out of bed. He did because even if he were to call in, he has to be up to let his driver know. So, he sat here, contemplating calling in, wincing in pain from body aches. I told him it wouldn't matter to me, as I understand he doesn't feel good and my friend Tiffney just had this stuff (still does) and its from these snotty nosed little kids of ours. She was miserable and so i know that its not just hubby being a baby. LOL. But, anyway, he didn't want to call in because it's Valentine's Day and he didn't want his employer to think that was the real reason. So, he got himself ready and went to work, where he is probably sharing his germs with the other 2 guys he is working with at this building. Which means, the bug is gonna go round and round there too probably. But, what can you do? Can't really afford the time off not to mention, employers don't like when you take time off. I really expected him to call for me to come pick him up. But he has stuck it out and should be home in an hour. I don't know what tomorrow will bring as he probably should have been home resting today to try to get over it. Not to mention, he is at work with a fever (it gets quite high with this sickness) and no meds to take to bring it down.


Monday, February 13, 2006

What a Weekend!!!!

Well, saturday we went to a Valentine's Dance with my parents, brother and his gf, sis and her fiance, my friend Tiff and her husband and parents, friends Mandy and Ronnie and her dad, my cousin ashley and her bf joe. The dance in and of itself was quite lame. They had a live band which im not a fan of. They played a lot of music that just isn't the get-up-and-dance-and-have-a-blast kind of music. They were also supposed to serve a light meal which wasn't put on until around 10pm. by then i was very hungry. All they served was sloppy joes and nasty tasting macaroni salad and some veggies. So i was kinda disappointed there, as we paid 25.00 per couple for the tickets. Oh well, we got out and we had fun playing Euchre at the table while we drank. But man we coulda did that at home. They only provided draft beer, so other than that, we had to bring our own drinks. So, i mean, it was a lot of out of pocket expense. But, anyway, we left there around 1130 12 and went to Clio Bowling Alley lounge. We had a good time there. Carrie and Mandy's dad sang some Karaoke and we just sat and bullshitted. I got quite drunk by the time we left there. Not to the point i was obnoxious, but to the point i was laughin and having a good time. Of course, I paid dearly for this yesterday. I had a killer headache and just felt blah. But nothing compared to dad's. He got sooo drunk, he puked for 2 hours after they got home. He puked to the point that he popped blood vessels in his eye. My mom was ready to call someone bc he was puking, coughing, choking so bad. But he had a great time. He was the life of the party. He got everyone at our tables up and dancing. He spent the whole evening on the dance floor himself. When i went over there yesterday, he was on the couch with ice on his knee and had it wrapped in an ace bandage.

Oh and about the Euchre....ME AND TIFFNEY BEAT JEREMY AND MANDY!!!!!! I am proud of this, bc i cannot play that good and both mandy and jeremy are very good. Jeremy is very very good. So i can't believe we beat them, not once, but TWICE!!!!! LOL. He knows already that he will never live that down.

well, that's all for me folks!

Friday, February 10, 2006

No new news!!!!



It seems that my life has just gotten extremely boring. Well, that and the fact that I now watch Tiffney's two youngest 2-3 times per week, leaves little blog about. I could blog about the fact that they are always fighting, laughing, or getting into mischief, but i think that's just a given when you have 4 kids all under 3. They keep me quite busy. I could also blog about the fact that they all have snotty, running noses that are just disgusting. Oh, and a not so nice sounding cough to go along with the snotty noses. God help me. I could also mention the fact that Makenneh saw this as an opportunity to zip Sebastian's skin up in his zipper. The poor guy. I have no idea why she felt compelled to unzip and rezip his pjs, but then again, who knows what 3 yr olds think when they do the silly things they do.

anyway, thats life for me right now. Snotty noses, dirty diapers and lots of laundry and dishes. Who has time to think of anything sensible, much less interesting to blog about.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

The Bus Stops HERE!!!!!!



yeah, I watched the Superbowl tonight! Of course I did. God knows that's the closest the Detroit Lions will ever get to the Superbowl. LOL. But anyway, I was cheering for the Steelers and was so happy to see them win! I think its just so wonderful that Jerome Bettis won the Superbowl, played in his hometown! And I loved the response he gave regarding his retirement. I can't remember the exact quote (for the strange ones who didn't watch the game...lol), but something to the affect of Ive played my whole career to win a championship and now im a champion. The Bus stops here in my hometown of Detroit. Something close. Anyway, I just thought it was so spectacular. He also said that he is proud of where he came from because he started out humble, knows the value of a dollar and appreciates it more because of his childhood.

Yeah, I know, im weird. I am a married woman and I love football. Im as bad as the guys when it comes to football. I will watch the game, nobody interrupt me, stay out from in front of the TV and Yes, i even scream at the tv!!

Saturday, February 04, 2006

IM slacking......


I know, its getting slow on this blog. but, been busy babysitting for my friend...giving me 4 kids all under 3 and there just isnt much time for blogging. Not to mention, my 2 havent been sleeping for shit lately and I have to get sleep when i can. I should be in bed right now, but cant sleep. Too much going on in my head to sleep.

My uncle's wife did it today....she left this afternoon to go meet a guy she talks to online. She drove over an hour and half to meet him. The marriage has been bad for some time, she has internet boyfriends with whom she spends all of her time, neglecting her family. It's just gotten out of hand and right now, they are in the process of divorce...well, it hasnt been filed yet i guess, but its in the works. Money being a big issue. Anyway, my uncle is a wreck. I mean, she has been talking about doing this for some time now, but to have her actually do it rips out the heart ya know. And her kids all hate her and love her at the same time and htey are just torn to pieces. its just a sad situation. I feel so bad. I talked to my uncle today when he called and he just cried. He is scared for her despite the ill feelings, bc she went to meet this guy, gave nobody any info as to where she was going or anything...Not to mention, the reality that there is nothing salvagable from his marriage. The last 18 yrs mean nothing to her when the chips are down. I just have lost all respect for her. The fact that she went up to meet this guy and Lord knows, screw him, then thinks she can come "home" to hang out until she decides to move the hell out. that is just awful. how does she suppose my uncle is supposed to look at her and not want to either puke, beat the shit out of her or whatever? I know, i don't want to have to see her, bc i don't htink i can be nice anymore. Its just gross, its pathetic and its just downright horrible. the kids know ...they have begged her to stop, told her she is selfish, not a mother, as well as called her some well, colorful names. Her 17 yr old daughter asked her....what if one of these guys you go meet pull a gun or knife on you? Her response (to her 17 yr old daughter, no less): Thats a chance Ill take. Daughter's reply: I graduate in a year, K in 4 yrs and you have a little boy who needs you to take care of him.....AND THATS A RISK YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE???? Kinda makes you wonder who the adult is huh? surely doesnt seem to be the parent. That said to the daughter that the kids mean nothing to her. Of course, this thought proccess isnt at all surprising, coming from her, as she has repeatedly, through the years, proven that she is number one and comes first and if anything is left, the kids and her husband get the leftovers. THis whole mess just frustrates me and pisses me off....

Ok enough on that tangent. I should be utilizing this time to clean...for some reason, i have this feeling of energy...i should put it to good use. But part of me figures, ill get engrossed in something only to get tired and not have it finished. Not to mention, i do need some sleep. At some point.

Oh, on a good note, Jeremy's friend, Ryan is selling his house to move out of state...and we both really really want the house. We figured it would be out of our price range.....wrong!!! Found out wed night that it is within our reach. The prob though is that they want to move in June and we wont be able to get the loan til aug. But, its a nice 3 bedroom house...full basement, garage, fenced back yard, enclosed porch wiht wood stove, wood floors throughout entire house, newly remodeled....very nice. I so hope it works out. There is also another house i found, 3 bedrooms (big rooms i may add), 2 full baths, basement, garage, newer kitchen, wood floors in kitchen/dining room....for less money. But im sure it wont be on the market when we are able to buy. But i can hope. Plus, if its still on market then, we could prob offer less and get it. So, who knows what the future holds, but i am ready to pack tonight...lol.

anyway, im off for now...