Society for the Preservation of My Sanity

I want to tell you about The Shower. A few interesting things happened, but I just haven't had time. My head has been hurting really bad again, the ears are still roaring...doing that tea-kettle-whistling-in-a-small-echoing-room thing. I'm going mad, people. I gotta get some relief or I'm gonna lose it!!!

I called Dr. K's office today just to see about getting some more narc pain meds, but the nurse was busy, so the receptionist put me down for a 3:30 appointment today. Please God, let him do something to relieve this pain!!!

So until I can get a breather here (Casey's brithday is this weekend, y'nkow) I'll give ya this...the results of my dating quizzie thing like the one Chrysalis has on his blog. No! Of course I'm not planning on dating. Whaddaya take me for? An idiot?? (don't answer that!!!!!) I was just curious about the results I'd get.

So here::::

Did you notice that "Appearance" is my #1 "dating weakness"??? Sheesh!

Well, Buddy, if you had these blasted headaches everyday and a tea kettle whistling in your head and kids you had to tell a dozen times to do the same thing and a poodle that whines and barks and a phone that rings and groceries to buy and all you wanted to do was sleep? Well, you'd look pretty crappy too!

So there. Hmph!

New results:::

There...how'dya like them taters?

Posted by subject G~ at 11:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (0)

I'd like to thank Mr. Merle Haggard for helpin' me write this here song. It later led to his writing of this song.

If I Make It Through This April

*ahem* *cough* Uh, hello ladies and gentlemen, my name's Nervous Nelliy, and I'm gonna sang you a song. *cough, cough* *ahem*

If I make it through this April
Everything's gonna be alright I know
It's the most hectic time of my whole year
When Sis weds in the midst, even more so

If I make it through this April
And survive both of my kids' birthdays
If their growing up don't kill me
And twist my guts a million ways

I got the idea to have my babies
both in the same month of the year
the first one came when it was all sunny
the other saw snow fly in mama's ear
when they were little it was fine and dandy
for them to share a bash for their birthdays
when all they cared for was cake and candy
but now they're going their own ways...

If I make it through this April
I think it'll be alright, don't you?
I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
Never mind, your answer could make me blue.

If I make it through this April
There's the possibility that I will
But you never know about that
In my condition, this April could kill.

Someone should kick my little sister
right in her big behind
what was she thinking with this wedding
tax day, Easter, birthdays? She's lost her mind!
Doctor appointments, cakes and headaches
how do I get all of it done?
I need a sci-fi channel stop watch
or maybe a submachine gun.

If I make it through this April
I don't think it's likely that I will
Don't weep or bring me flowers
Just make sure I'm dressed to kill

If I make it through this April
I think we've established that I'll not
Please take names of those who don't show
At my wake and have them shot.

© § ® ¶ ♫ ♀ Geannie "the G~" 2006

Posted by subject G~ at 09:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (13) | TrackBacks (0)

I cooked carrots for the dog.

What? They're GOOD for you, right? Full of vitamins and stuff?

Oh just shut up!!

Posted by subject G~ at 11:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (12) | TrackBacks (0)

...I DO live right beside, within a mere rock's throw, of a cemetery y'know. So it's really, really not that far.

But I'm not there yet.

Had a couple of posts started, but didn't get to finish either of them. Lemme give you a rundown of the highlights...

Corey's 'Stang was delivered yesterday evening, so I gotta get ya some pix up of that (not to mention, he's dying to post some on his site, too!)

I went to the sleep disorder eval yesterday. Disliked the doc immediately. He was rude and rushy. And of course, he recommended that I have an overnight sleep study done. I told him I wanted to wait til after I saw the ENT guy to see what he said about the sinus, headaches/migraines and tinnitus stuff first.

I got my endo appointment moved from the day before Sis's wedding to March 31st. That's great in a way, but it's right before Casey's bday and that's not good. The appointment is for late in the afternoon, which also stinks. He wanted to invited a couple of buds over that evening to sleep over, so I gotta find out if Mom wants to go (in which case we'll be gone a long time & I gotta get Tommy lined out with what to do, etc.) or if Tommy goes with me, then Mom may have to come stay with them til we can get home. Gah.

I still haven't got hold of the ENT place to change that appointment. It's freaky that they don't answer the daggone phone!! I think I may get the main number and try getting through that way. Gah!

I see Dr. K about 6 days before the wedding, which is no biggie since he's right here in town. I plan to tell Dr. G, my endo, exactly how I'm feeling re: more fatigue, more lightheadedness, more trouble concentrating and staying focused... I am about to just toss all the meds, but I'm still hurting. The stiffness and tension is still here in my neck and shoulders, and now it's making a big knot right in the center top of my spine. I can almost feel it inching down sometimes. Sheesh! Something's gotta make this stuff better. And I firmly believe that it's all connected....the ringing, the headaches, the tiredness, the fogginess....it's ALL connected. Just gotta find someone who will see that and investigate. *sigh* I probably shouldn't hold my breath for that.

After Casey's bday, it's going to be rush, rush, rush getting ready for the wedding. Her shower is this Saturday and to top that off, my grand-aunt Mayme passed away night before last. *slight grin* No, I know she didn't do it on purpose. Mayme would have been 105 years old this summer had she lived. She was always smartly dressed and always accompanied by her smartly dressed grandaughter, who's a few years younger than me. I'll have to tell you more about sweet Aunt Mayme later, but the world has surely lost a real cracker jack in that lady. Her funeral is going to be Saturday. !!!!!!

So, during all this rushing to get funerals over with and showers and weddings prepared for, there will be b-ball practices and games, and the constant attempts to keep up with the whereabouts of The New Driver. He's still dong great, very safe, so I am very thankful for that. His 'Stang will need some work before it's drivable. The driver's side strut is bent and that wheel is busted, so that's gotta be taken care of first. He's SO anxious!!!

I'm worried about Mom handling all this stuff. I think I already mentioned it. She's started hacking and just sounds unbelievably tired. She even actually admitted to me this morning that she was worn out. !!! So, it's serious. Casey is with her today. I told him to help her ALL he could!! He's a really good worker when he's down there with her. With me, he tends to fiddle (and I don't mean play a violin!)

Anyhows, Corey's working today. My dad, FIL and Corey just brought me three huge shrubs from a job they're working on. They all have to be moved, so.... I have some big healthy shrubbery!! If I can just get 'em in the ground, we'll be "cookin' with gas" as my daddy used to say. Actually, he still says it, but he always burns stuff when he cooks on the gas grill. LOL.

Okay. I gotta git. I need to get all I can done today. I thought it was gonna be a really bad day because by 10am, I felt like a ton of lead and could have just napped for a few hours, but I didn't. I kept repeating Phillipians 4:13 to myself...."I can do all thiings through Christ who strengthens me..."

I may not be posting much for awhile. You never know, but it's a possibility, unless something happens that throws me into a psychotic rant....oh GOODY! Ha!

Have a glorious and blessed day, friends!

Posted by subject G~ at 12:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0)

Okay, okay....first? Didja know today is the first day of spring?

Here's what it looked like at my house:

Second? After doing so wonderfully splendidly well coping with my first-born son getting his driver's license last week ... (REALLY!), today, he went and signed papers on this:

I Am Serious!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks almost exactly like this. The paint is this sharp (& this color). It has damage to driver's side where it's met up with a guard rail and will need a new door and front wheel. The rest is minor body work. The insides are almost pristine. Leather with all the goodies. The two front seats need some leather dye to bring them back to life (that soft leather shows wear WAY quick!!!) and the V8 engine runs like a dream! Anywhere they've looked for this model car it has run in the area of DOUBLE what the guy wants for it. With approximately $500 in repairs, it would easily sell for double if Corey chose to do that. But the boy's in love.

*sigh*

I know, I know. A SPORTS CAR!!!!! But isn't a Must@ng every boys' dream? (around here it sure is)

We've never been able to help Corey get most of what he has in his young life, and he likes to get the best quality and will shop, research and compare for a long time before making a purchase. He's a wise buyer. I've been worried about what replacing the Intrepld with one of these babies would do to the cost of insurance, but it doesn't change it at all!!! Who knew?!?! Corey was able, by borrowing $200 from his grandfather (T's dad) and getting the $500 T got from selling his old Jeep (we're giving him that money as a gift) and adding that to what he had saved up, to get together half of the original price the guy was asking. We were hoping and praying he would allow Corey to take at least 3 months to pay the rest. Amazingly he was, but he wanted an additional $400. *sigh* Not too bad, really. So, Corey signed the paper and is going to start working full time for my dad til he gets it paid off.

They (Corey and Tommy) started this here dealie Saturday night. Saturday night. Sunday afternoon at 2pm, Tommy had to leave for a two-day continuing education thing in western Kentucky. So guess who's been doing all these deals all by ourselves. The car's from a "buildable wrecks" lot, so they can get gone before you turn around.

Which means....we've been driving around in some slickery snow today!!! I mean, COREY'S been driving in it and I've been riding with him.

Third? He did really well for his first time really driving in bad snowy weather, but we almost had a wreck....TWICE!

Sheesh! Neither time was his fault, by the way! Once, we almost slid right off a steep hill trying to avoid the mess of schools letting out early.

The second time? Gah!! We were like two miles from the house at a stop sign. The stop sign is right in a curve of the road we were turning onto. I was telling Corey he should take the Explorer out of 4WD, so I had him put it in neutral and let it roll backwards a bit before putting it in park...next thing we knew, this idiot who was smoking AND on a cell phone slides right off the road missing the curve completely and ends up sitting right where we'd just been....and I mean just mere inches away.

*pant, gasp, holding heart*

Scared the berjeebers right outta us both! God is WAY WAAAAY good!!!! :)

Oh...and here's a quick pic of the dawgies...

Chubby's doing lots better and is getting acclimated to not being the doormat all the time. He's getting pretty rotten about coming inside, though. *sigh* We're gonna have a tough time teaching him to stop coming in without an invitation!

As you can see, he and Tucker are getting along better. Actually, here they're both looking for stray crumbs from a bone-bone fest. LOL! Poor Chubs. He has this tongue-in-nose disorder. Every time I've snapped a shot of him, his tongue's been right up there just like this. It has to be some sort of syndrome. I mean, we see him all the time without his tongue in his nose. But snap the camera, and voila! there that sucker is....right up his schnozola! What gives?!?!!?

I dunno.

One more thing...you probably can't tell from this angle, but Chub is completely black from his nose alll the way past the corners of his mouth. From there, it kinda flairs and disburses a little. A friend of mine said he looks like something's blown up in his face, like on the cartoons, and he's still surprised about it.

ROFLOL! That is SO accurate!! Poor little huggable Chubsy. ;)

Posted by subject G~ at 03:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (10) | TrackBacks (0)

...give a dog a bone.

...and then another one, and another one, and another one....

That's what we've been doing for the past three days. I know some of you will probably be very disappointed in me, but we couldn't handle it anymore and had to do something about the situation.

So on Friday, we took Lucy and Li'l Girl to the county animal shelter. *sigh*

I really hated to do it, but we've been trying for months to find someone who would take either of them. Lucy has always been pretty hateful with other dogs. She's like jealous and wants to let them know she's the one who deserves alllll the attention. She'd never even think of biting someone, but another dog? Even her own pups? She was just wearin' 'em out every time we let them out of the pen, or came out the door, or got out of the vehicle or other random times. We'd hear her growl so hatefully, then hear one of the pups, usually Chubs, squawl. *sigh*

Li'l Girl was almost as bad. We realized that Lucy was not allowing the pups to sleep in the roomy doghouse, so we moved another one into the pen. Wanna know what happened? Lucy kept hers, Li'l Girl took the new one, and Chubsly would be out in the dirt/mud/rain curled up tiny as he could get on a little scrap of old towel.

I was just sick of them treating him so bad!!! If you put the two pups in the pen alone with two bowls of food set at a good distance apart, Li'l Girl would keep Chubs out of BOTH of them. She could be a real terror when it came to poor Chubsy.

So anyhow, we took them, Case and I. Corey was working and I needed help getting them there. Li'l Girl puked twice before we got there. Gag! Casey was a little torn up about it already, so after we'd got them out of the car and the guy put them in a pen I had to go sign some papers. I never thought about Casey staying where he was at all....but I should have.

I'm a terrible mother.

When I came back, he was sitting in the front of the Explorer bawling his eyes out.

I am SUCH a bad mother. *sigh*

If' I'd been THINKING, I could have gotten Mom's huge dog crate and put them both in that and taken them myself, but it never entered my mind til after the fact. Then, I shouldn't have left him there where he could hear the dogs whining.

I felt like crap for putting him through that. Crap. :(

*siiiiiiiigggh*

Anyhow, poor Chubs. We put him in the pen before we left just to make sure he didn't run off looknig for the others or anything. When we got back, he was crying somethin' awful. We let him out and loved on him for a long time. He just ate it up since he's always been a lovey-dovey, but never really got a chance to BE loved up becase of the other two jumping all over the place.

He is really a babydoll, with such long soft hair! I don't know how he stays so clean with such long hair, but he does. I know he's only 6 months old, but I've never seen him with a burr or matt in his hair ever. I hope it stays that way.

So about that paddy-wack stuff....I bought a bag of those huge bone-shaped biscuits just for him and we'd been giving them to him in pretty quick succession. It made The Little Thing so dadgone tickled, we couldn't help it!! He'd grab it, and go kinda like doggy-skipping across the yard, then plop down with this doggy-grin and kinda toss it around a bit, then chomp down and devour it....doing the doggy-grin the whole time.

He pretty much stays on the porch, never runs out into the road like the other two did, he stops before he gets to my mom and dad's driveway (in the field0 and sits for awhile, then turns to go back home. Tucker's got to where he doesn't pick up his own chewies and walk over, practically rub them in Chub's face, then growl like a grisly at him like You see this, Punk? THIS is M I N E !!!! And you'd best not forget it! Now he just walks up to Chub and kinda whirls his butt around in Chub's face.

What is it with dogs and their butts?!?! Lucy used to always sit on any dog that was smaller or younger than her. That was her dominatrix thing, ya know? It was hilarious, too. But she took it veeeerry seriously! Of course, Tucker's way too short to actually sit on Chub, but he keeps whirlin' that tail around in his face.

We're not sure if he's like saying See MY tail? It's lots prettier and fluffier than yours. But that doesn't make me less macho than you. And don't you forget it!! or is it more like Get a whiff of THIS, Buddy! Now THIS is some R E A L dawg butt right cheer! Yay-uh!

*shrugs with hands in air* WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?!?!

The world may never know....

Posted by subject G~ at 04:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBacks (0)

This is an official statement of thanks to the not one, not two, but THREE WHOLE PEOPLE who went and did the adjective descriptive thingie I requested of ya'll two posts down. (now I have that Dolly Parton song in my head!! Two Doors Down, they're laughin' and drinkin' and havin' a -- party...)

So anyhow, thank you muchly to Mr. Paul and Mrs. Linda and Mrs. Sandy for taking the time (or feeling enough pity, perhaps?) to go pick a few words. :)

And they ddin't even do the critcal one. Maybe they were afraid to? Hmmm.....???

Any of you other loveless louts who are now embarassed enough to do the right thing....go here.

No pressure, though. No guilt. It's just a SUGGESTION!!!

Posted by subject G~ at 03:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBacks (0)

....I'm not going to post anything else until you guys do that 'describe me' thing down in the previous entry!!!

*stomps foot & cross arms*

No. Uh-uh.

I'm mean...not after this, I'm not. Nope.

Not after I tell you that I'm feeling WAY LOTS better today. It's amazing!!

And not after I tell you that we're still doing our morning devotion as a family. There's been a morning or two that I would almost have just said Let's don't and say we did but I rolled over and out of the bed (literally!) and even though we were all droopy-eyed, we were obedient. Nothing spectacular has come of it, ya know. None of us has been set on spiritual fire, etc. but it's been awesome. After so many years of being out of touch with God, and really, out of touch with each other...this has just been a wonderful experience...IS a wonderful experience.

Oh and not after I tell you that things are starting to get crazy with all Sis's wedding-slash-shower plans. The shower is next Saturday at Mom's. That won't be so terrible except Mom's insisting on making those blasted rollup sandwiches. You know, with tortillas? They're really yummy, but they're the devil to make....especially if you're making like 100 or so! GAH!

Otherwise, Mom is doing okay. She's got decorations and flowers scattered all over the house, meaning in several areas of her pristine dwelling. She has netting, ribbon, little figurings, banners, table cloths, etc., etc., etc.

I have a doctor appointment in Lex the day before the wedding. If I don't keep it, my good ol' g0vm'+ insur@nce won't ship my pump supplies. And you can't just go by them off the pharmacy shelf, ya know? So, I gotta keep it. That's the day we have to decorate for the wedding. Urgh. There's really no one who can help Mom do it without making her go nuts. No, I'm not bragging. It's just a fact. If either of her sisters come, they'll boss her and try to change the tentative plans we have measured for and discussed. Anyone else won't have a clue. *sigh*

So, the plan is to rush up there (appt is at 10 am) and rush back asap. My endo appointments usually take no more than 30 minutes total when I make them early in the day, so I should be back in plenty of time to help.

*sigh* It's just becoming tiring to think about, ya know?

But I'm posting nothing after this.

Not after I tell you that Dr. K's office got me in with the ENT guy. (ear, nose, throat) And you wanna take a guess when the date is? It's TWO days before the wedding! GAH!!!

So, I'm on hold right now waiting to change that one. Sheesh, people!!

Alright. I'm not posting after telling you Corey's working today with my dad and Casey and I are burning up the place getting stuff cleaned around here.

I know, I know. Unbelievable!!!

Okay. Not posting. (go do the thing!!!)

Posted by subject G~ at 09:31 AM | Permalink | Comments (10) | TrackBacks (0)

I'm copyin' this from another blog site, but that's okay. What's she gonna do? Sue me?!? ;)

Go here and follow the simple directions to describe me.

I know, I know. I'm openin' up a big ol' can-a worms here, but what can I say? Among other things, I'm just a glutton for punishment! Ha!

Oh? Say what? That was way too easy? Not nearly enough punishment for the ol' G~??

Well then, go here and do the same thing, only ..... different.

Yeah, I'm most definitely a glutton for punishment, eh?

Oh, and I'm freezing. Yeah, even though this isn't Finland, I'M FREEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZING!!!!

Posted by subject G~ at 03:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)

Well, I made it. I didn't roll around in the parking lot crying and kicking while Corey took (and passed!) his driver's test on Monday. I was calm when he went in to get his picture taken. I was cool while he drove us around for the rest of the errands we had to do...namely check insurance prices and options. *whew*

Doin' good, right?! Right!

Yesterday, I went to see Doc K again. He's setting an appointment for me to see an Ear, Nose & Throat doc. I guess that's good since surely a specialist will be better equipped to deal with this tinnitus thing. Aside from checking on how the new anti-depressants were doing, he put me on Ske|@xin for the constant muscle spasms in my neck and shoulders. I can already tell it's helping. Praise the Lord for that! WOO! He also put me on Top@m@x for the headaches.

I haven't had time to research these new ones yet, although I do know a bit about how the S works. My sis takes that often (fibromyalgia) and she has taken the T as well...I don't know if she's still using that or not, though. Anyhow, I don't quite understand how the T is supposed to work because he has me taking one at night for a week, then two at night til...? Next time I see him, I guess.

After having about three days with barely any problem from the nasty headaches, they came back as vile as ever. *sigh* It hasn't been constant, but definitely multiple times a day. Gah.

Anyhoo...so today. Today I lived through my New Driver going on a grocery run for me. He also stopped at a place where he'd put in an application to find out if they were going to be hiring or not. He called to tell me he'd be putting in at W@lm@rt, but when he got there, their application machine was broken (duh...when it's sitting out where every little kid or malicious teen has access to it??!) so he didn't do that. So, they didn't have ANY ice cream at The W except for the outrageously expensive kind, so he made another stop at the little grocery near the house and picked that up there.

It's hard to describe the feeling of seeing him come up the drive all by himself, even though he's done it a million times after trips to my mom's and back. Just knowing he'd been in The Belly of The Beast, right in the middle of downtown traffic....during Spring Break!! (why did noone tell me it was spring break?!? I never know this stuff!) Well, obviously, I was relieved, proud, melancholy and a bit frightened.

By the way...now he's gone over to his buddy's house. *sigh* I dunno if I'm gonna like this New Driver thing or not.

One thing's for sure....I surely don't like the insurance bill we'll be getting. OUCH!!!! But at least It didn't kill me.....yet.

Posted by subject G~ at 02:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (12) | TrackBacks (0)

Okay. I'm still alive, sorta, so I shouldn't be complaining too much.

Had major problems with my site, obviously. All because one of the three domains on my account hadn't been paid. I dunno what happened because two of them come out automatically with P@yP@l. How was I to know?!?!

I had gotten NO notice of the problem, nothing. Just those nasty suspended and unavailable messages!!

Grrr. Then there was this one good thing. At least some folks think it's good....Corey got his driver's license today.

He aced it, of course. I'm really proud of him and glad for him to have it over with. That just leaves me to now endure the worrying every time he leaves the house!

Well, that is AFTER all the blasted insurance crap is sorted out. We're transfering Tommy's old pickup over to his dad and then having to add Corey to the policy....YE--OW--CH! Lordy, what a beatin' we're gonna take on this!! Even with him as a secondary driver. Hmph!

Anyhows, so now we're rushing around trying to figure out where's the cheapest place to get the insurance. We have auto insurance at one place and homeowner's at another. Why? Well, we got the auto where we did because it was cheaper, but then when we needed to get homeowner's, one of the owners was really just a jerk about it. I mean like he told me he couldn't do anything for us and would have to put us on some kind of special policy that would cost about $700 MORE because we'd let it expire (long painful story there...just don't ask)

So this other place, we've done business with before and they got us BACK up with a policy at a very reasonable price. We're just not sure if they can match the auto premiums or not. It's possible, but we won't know for a bit.

For some unknown reason, this state doesn't send out invites to the young driver's course for about 3 months after they've gotten their license!!! That's about the dumbest thing I ever heard!!

That means we'll have to wait that long to get the letter and then go to the four hour course which can get you even more insurance discounts. However, they are now fussing about this practice since apparently one of the high schools has a driver's ed course and the other doesn't. Seems the kids and/or their parents who are taking a 9weeks' course in driver's ed don't think that's fair. *sheesh!!*

I get sick of all this school board crap. If they make it so that the Saturday course is no longer honored by insurance companies, I'm going to find me a bunch of other homeschoolers to demand that they allow us to get into the driver's ed classes. We'll see how they like that!! (they wouldn't believe me... the school system here wants nothing to do with homeschoolers except sign your kids up on Ti+|e 1 for delayed learning children or whatever it is and invite you to spelling bees. Gah!

On top of that?? I canNOT find our vehicle titles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can't imagine how MAD I am about this!!! I've kept them for YEARS in a file folder in the file drawer in the kitchen. But now? It's nowhere to be found. I have NO CLUE WHATSOEVER as to what might have happened to it. No idea where to else to look. No options are opening other than tearing the house apart and praying to God that it didn't accidentally end up in the trash.

*WHIMPER*

*MOOOAN*

*WAAAAIL*

And ice cream on the cake? I have been stiff as a board all day and it's just getting worse. It's drizzled rain all day and my joints are screaming for mercy. I even took an extra dose of Ce|ebReX today and can't tell it's done a single thing.

Okay, so to close with something very positive, despite all my crying and growling? Yesterday, we missed church again. Seems we really all tend to catch up on sleep on Sundays and are getting pretty good (bad?!?) about waking up around 11am or later!

Anyhow, so we watched our favorite preacher on TV and the Holy Spirit just got on my so heavy!!! The sermon was great, but I can't tell you what it was primarily about right now. I just cried and prayed through the whole thing. Corey had gone to help Dad do a repair at the local big-chain dairy while the lines were shut down, so it was just me, Tommy and Casey.

I just asked forgivness for all the failures I've orchestrated, for getting so far away from God and letting our family get into such a shape. I just made Tommy answer my questions about what we're going to do to rectify the situation. I'd mentioned it casually several times, and he'd never done anything but agree with me that something needed to be done.

Between the three of us, and later with Corey, too, we decided we were going to have a family prayer and devotional time in the mornings. Of course, that alone will require major changes in our usual quasi-routine. But change is good, right? ;)

All I know is I'm hopeful....just right now? I hope it stops being whatever kinda weather this is that makes me wanna curl up and die.

I really hurt, people!!!

If you think of it...will you pray that #1 - we continue with the prayer time...that Tommy will get a desire for it for Its own sake and #2 - that I can find those +itles!!!!! Wah!

Thank you!

~gentle, whimpery hugs~

Posted by subject G~ at 05:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (12) | TrackBacks (0)

Okay, so in order to bring some decorum and sanctity back to The Society after an unfortunate rash of psycho-posts, here is a list of particulars I found over at Claire's. [NOTE: several of these questions had to do with emailing and tagging, etc...I changed those, just fyi]

1. What time did you get up this morning? Around 7 am (shock, I know!)
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds, baybay. DIAMONDS!
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Chonicles of Narnia
4. What is your favorite TV Show? Lost, Monk, Dirty Jobs, CSI & Mythbusters
5. What did you have for breakfast? Coffee
6. What is your middle name? Carol
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Chinese & Suth'un
8. What foods do you dislike? brussel sprouts, canned hash, liver, clams
9. Favorite Potato Chip? Cool Ranch Doritoes
10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? I can't listen to music. It's constantly blaring out of 1 if not 2 of the kids' rooms. Gah!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Ford Explorer
12. Favorite sandwich? BLT or a juicy tomato & mayo sandwich on fresh bread
13. What characteristics do you despise? whiney/lazy, coniving/manipulative, dishonesty
14. What are your favorite clothes? jeans, comfy casual top and comfy, VERY comfy shoes
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Europe
16. What color are your eyes? blue
17. Favorite Brand of Clothes? I don't do brands. If it's comfy and fits, I'll take it. ;)
18. Where do you want to retire to? A motorhome so we could travel all over.
19. Favorite time of day? evenings when Tommy's home and the kids are quiet (which means I seldom have a 'favorite' time of day!! LOL!)
20. Where were you born? Kentucky!
21. Favorite sport to watch? whatever my kid is playing!
22. How tall are you? five feet and some fraction of an inch (SHUP!)
23. What size shoe do you wear? 5.5.
24. Coke or Pepsi? If my sugar's low, gimme a Coke, please! (I prefer Diet Coke to Diet Pepsi, too, but Fresca over them both!)
25. Are you a morning person or night owl? I'm a night owl, but not hard core. Heh.
26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? Hmm...possibly I have some exciting news, but sharing it? Nope. Not right now. Sorry.
27. What did you want to be when you were little? I don't recall thinking about that a whole lot. Dumb kid, eh?
28. What is your best childhood memory? getting caught out in the barn during a thunderstorm -- all of us, me, Mom, Dad & my sister. That was very unusual but so much fun. And singing in the car as we travelled.
29. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? wife, hostess, cashier, invoice clerk, bookkeeper, mom, health food store manager - in that order
30. Nicknames: Mommy-Fwommy, Gean-Gean, and honey (had to throw in a non-hyphenated name! LOL!)
31. Piercings? Two in each ear
32. Ever been to Africa? No
33. Ever been toilet papering? Nope. Although I do use it daily. ;Þ
34. Been in a car accident? Unbelievably, no.
35. Favorite day of the week? Friday because it begins the weekend when at least Tommy isn't at work.
36. Favorite restaurants? Cracker Barrel and China Town
37. Favorite flower? I love all kinds of flowers, but am partial to daisies, black-eyed Susans and Sunflowers
38. Favorite flavor of ice cream? chocolate with corn flakes--duh!
39. How many times did you fail your driver's license? none
40. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? some spamming dude. GRR!
41. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? ok, if I had the moolah to pay it off immediately? I'd go to a furniture store or an outdoor/garden store...then if there was anything left over (must be somebody else's card, huh?) I'd go to Dell. LOL!
42. Bedtime? midnight usually with an occasional 9pm and 2am thrown in just for fun. Gah!
43. What is your usual sleeping position? curled on my side, a king-sized pillow for my legs, one queen pillow and one (flat) standard pillow for my head & neck and my favorite squishy pillow to hug. (SHUP!)
44. Last person you went to dinner with? my Birthday Club gals
45. What are you listening to right now? the clicking of my keyboard, a video game, heat pump running and the constant tea kettle whistling in my ears *sigh*
46. What is your favorite color? green. I love green! (Claire! You stole my color! LOL! I love a mossy green with purple accent -- nyah!)
47. How many tattoos do you have? NONE!! No way, no how. (any idea how many needles I've dealt with in my lifetime? Gimme a press-on job, thank you very much. LOL!)
48. How many people will comment on this post? ummm....if I give a number, some smarty pants will post a bunch OR someone won't post just to keep from going over that number...so I'm gonna say....300!!!! Nyah!
49. What time did you finish this post? around 4pm
{why is there no #50?!?! how silly! I'm going to make one up!}
50. What will you do as soon as you're done here? go put on a load of laundry and clean in the kitchen..maybe work on The Giant Paper Pile...or just take a nap....

Hmm. A nap. Sounds like the best idea to me. ;)

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Considering the topic and/or tone of the last couple of posts...THIS was just more fuel on the fire.

NOTE: Emptying the bladder and...er...anything else that is...um....full, is necessary before continuing to the linked post.

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But not necessarily a good image inducement. Um. No.

However, when you are the sole female in a houseful of males, you tend to eventually pick up on their crude and nasty language usages.

Yup. Sheesh.

The other day, one of my guys, who shall remain nameless, came up with a new one. CrackMuffin

Don't ask me, okay?

There was also this time, probably 6 or 8 years ago when Poop-Obssessed Child had hopped out of the car to get the mail from the box. When he came back, his sibling had taken his shotgun position in the car. He stretched his neck so as to speak over the partially down window and struggled and stuttered for words.

It went something like: "You...you....you.....NUGGET BUTT!"

As he stomped around to get in the back seat, said sibling and I just kinda looked at each other in dumbfoundation and I said, "Well, I guess that's better than being called a...

The simple fact is, I have a child who is just gleeful over any use of the word poop and will replace the most unlikely words in songs with it.

Like Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Poop Up to be Cowboys and Don't Poop My Heart, My Poopy Breaky Heart... You get the idea, no?

*sigh*

So, now you may understand a bit better why I so desperately need my new jacket...

And why sometimes I say things that sound like some pesty little third grade boy.

We remember these bozos from elementary school, don't we girls??

So, I'll just say it.......aww..

There ya have it. I have mentioned, repeatedly, the word "POOP", for no reason at all, and not only that, I've posted P I C T U R E S O F P O O P!!! right here, right on the whole entire internet. See?

*gasp!* EEEeeeewwww.....

*shrugs* Hey. Poop happens!

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Yep. Still have dead-brain syndrome. Just kinda stumbling through my days it seems.

Although, I have to say today, at least so far, I've felt better than I have in quite awhile. Thank God for that!! Yes I do!

And y'know what? While I sit here and fiddle the hours away, I somehow feel "okay"....and yet very NOT okay, too. It's just a very strange feeling and I can't express what it's really like.

Then when I look around me at what I need and have to do, I just kinda lose it.

ALL the piles of paper to deal with!!!!!! (see? SIX exclamation points! it's BAD!) I did get all the '05 t@x stuff gathered up, PTL!-- but there are just TONS of papers, etc. piled up on the kitchen desk and a basketful on the bar and now they've spilled over onto the bar and ...well, they're just out of control. It makes me nuts when I think about going through all that stuff because I tend to be lots more hesitant or maybe "worried" is the better word...about making the decision to toss or keep, and if I keep it WHERE do I put it?!?!?

Gah.

So anyhow...in the meantime I've been shopping around for a nice jacket....

...to wear when I go on vacation. I found a wonderful place that sounds just right for me....

...right next door is a very cool gathering spot for folks like me. It's called...

The Nut House

I think til my brain is located....

you knew it was tiny, didn't you?

...I might have to just hang up this li'l sign....

*sigh*

But y'know? Sure as I do that, I'll have a whole buttload of stuff to write about.

Sheesh.

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I have not been a good entry poster blogger person lately. *sigh*

That's due to a combination of things....

Being too busy (starting a new b-ball league for Case before the first one's quite finished!)

Still feeling pretty zapped (have I told you lately that I am sick of being tired?!?!)

Just flat not having enough brain cells to post anything really in-depth (more "sick of being tired" thing)

*pththt*

I have lots of thoughts rolling around, knocking against each other like billiard balls inside my head, but I can't seem to catch one long enough to flesh it out in a post.

And my head hurts. Yeah. I'm still having the headaches, although not to the extent it was when I went to Doc with it. But they're still hanging around. With the pain med he gave me, if I take it before the pain gets unbearable, I can live through it without too much trouble. But it does tend to make me a tad drowsy...add that to the lethargy I feel constantly, and you might as well just tuck me in because I'm not worth two cents!

*blech*

Anyhow, after having the one Rx for 20 tabs last me a month, he didn't have a problem with calling in a refill for me. I just hope the blasted things will go away once the weather decides whether it wants to be 70+ degrees or 30-ish degrees.

Seriously! When it's above 70 one day and hovering in the mid-30's the next? Well....it's just not good!! If it doesn't make your joints scream in protest, it wreaks havoc with your sinuses or bronchials...or for the lucky few, it does both. Oh, joy!! GAH!

Alrighty then, enough with the whining.

Casey had his first ballgame in the Y league last night. His last game with Upward is tonight. I'm not sure I'm going to like the Y league. (you know...that Vill@ge Pe0ple song? It's THAT "Y")

We saw three of the other teams last night. It seems that they signed up, not as individuals, but as teams...middle school teams, church league teams. Then there's Case's team...made up of individuals, not a draft team. GAH!

The team they played last night is some kind of church team made up of hot-shot school players. One of the kids we know from Upward. And now we know where he learned his unChristlike attitude....from church! The coach, IMO, was a real jerk.

Our coach is so layed back and good with the kids. This other coach screamed and yelled the whole time. Everytime the kids did something wrong, he'd make a comment, etc. I know you have to "coach" the kids, but I thought he was out of line. Maybe I just don't know much about sports. But I still think it was inappropriate behavior.

After that, we watched two more teams play. The one had played an earlier game and had beat the tar out of the other team. By like 40+ points!!! And they were a really good team. (from a school in next county, I found out!)

So then they played this other team that was some school team, too. This time their team was getting whomped by the new team. I hadn't been watching too closely, but close enough to see that I didn't really want Casey out there with EITHER team because they were really ACE players!!! Fast and furious and hard as nails! At one point, I did see the first team get called for reaching around. Then their coach, an older man, probably pushing 70, but big and loud...he got up in the ref's face and said something about not calling fouls or something. Then he said he wasn't going to let his boys get beat like that, told them to pack up, and they walked out!!!

Good grief! I don't know that I'm ready for this kind of crap. First of all, it appears that our team is highly disadvantaged because of the other teams being "teams" already! I don't think any of our kids have ever played any organized basketball. Then there's this one hot-dogging kid. When you go down the court doing that between-the-legs dribbling thing, etc...we call 'em hot dogs. And usually, hot dogs will cause problems. Especially when they're also ball-hogs (won't pass to other players) and they take long shots....and miss....and allow the other team to get possession.

Gah. I just hate to see Casey get all upset over this kinda thing. I mean he's just coming off a season with a similarly disadvantaged team (no players with experience) and now this? And I swear, I just don't know if I can watch him out there against those other two teams from last night.

Those boys were ALL very tall, not just a few of them, and they were SO FAST and really talented ball handlers, too. There's no way, at least as it currently stands, that our team can stand a chance against that kind of experience and sheer size!

*sigh*

So....that's a worry now. This is why I never signed my kids up for Optimist leagues. I'd heard too many horror stories about parents acting horrible, about coaches cussing the players, about only the top players ever getting to participate, etc., etc.

I really didn't wanna deal with that kinda thing. And didn't think I was going to have to with the Y's program.

Ugh.

Well, I guess I am done. I can't think of anything else right now. My head is hurting...and not getting better, so I'd better go take some blasted medicine before it gets worse.

And I have to go to town today, too. WAH! (I hates going to town!)

You have a fabu Friday!!!

~hugs~

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Run out to your newstand and pick up a copy of each today!!!

GO NOW!

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...that I'm coming to grips with the fact that my sister is marrying this guy.

Or that I'm just resigned to it. Sheesh. Who knows?

All I know is this is the invite jiggy they wanted to post at work. Worked my butt off on it. I will kill the person who tears it down.

Oh yes, I will!

*nods*

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I thought this was hilarious. Got it my email a few months ago....

Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of T@mp@x
and proceeded to the checkout counter.
The man at the counter asked the older boy, "Son, how old are you?"
"Eight," the boy replied.
The man continued, "Do you know how these are used?"
The boy replied, "Not exactly, but they ain't for me. They're for him. He's my little brother. He's four.
We saw on TV that if you use these, you would be able to swim and ride a bike. He can't do either one. "

That's really odd....they've never helped me do those things either.

Hmm.....

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Which Flower are You?

You are a Carnation:You are friendly, energetic, cheerful, and bubbly. You love being around people. Outgoing and talkative, you rarely meet a stranger. Others feel at ease around you because of your playful nature.Symbolism: In Victorian times carnations were given to show fascination with another. They also symbolize friendship and whimsicalness.
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Hmmm...I dunno about this one. I haven't felt "friendly, energetic, cheerful, and bubbly" for ages. Although, when I AM feeling good, I do so enjoy a good laugh/joke-making session.

I also haven't "loved being around people" in quite awhile either. I mean "people" in general, as in "the masses". Crowds bother me more at times, and this has been "times" for a good while now. Certain selected people? Yes, I love being around as long as I'm not in misery. :)

"outgoing and talkative"...MAYbe....but "rarely meet a stranger"??? Um, no. I will talk with people, most often when they start the conversation or in rare instances when I'm feeling better than usual. But other than that, I'm not big on starting conversations with total strangers. Not because I don't like them or am afraid or whatever, but because folks who start "yakking" at you and I mean ENDLESSLY about all sorts of stuff that has nothing at all to do with anything at all....they do make me extremely uncomfortable.

So...um, I'm not sure this one fits me completely. As for the flowers part...I like just about any kinda flower there is, so carnations will do just fine. ;)

Caring: Your love is caring. You are constantly worrying about the well being of your partner (if you don't have a partner, this will apply when you DO get one,) to the point where you almost mother him/her. You care deeply, and would hate yourself if anything were to happen to your partner. People love the fact that you go out of your way to help others, but don't let this allow them to control you. You only strive for long term relationships, and you excel in relationships that require you to help, or give advice. The world needs more people like you!

Element: Earth

What you look for in love: Someone with a heart, or someone who is troubled.

(Personality) What kind of LOVE are you? (With great pix)
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Huh? Well, MAYBE. I don't LOOK for people who are troubled necessarily, but even in my life's current state/status, I do tend to feel deeply for people facing trials. And I think you can definitely toss out that "mothering" thing. Just ask my hubby!!! He'll set you straight real quick! LOL!

[NOTE: this one's kinda strange, and just fyi, I corrected MULTIPLE grammar/spelling errors in the result]
You're the happy/hyper angel! You are a very sweet angel, you love sweets especially sugar! You have a very child-like attitude towards life. You always have a smile on your face and you're always perky and happy. You love to hang out with your friends and family, because you have the most fun with them! You also have TONS of friends! Some people think you're a little too happy and they say you're annoying. Just ignore them, 'kay? Just keep being your happy self!
Favorite color: All the colors of the rainbow!!
Favorie animal: Butterflies!
Favorie flowers: Daisies
Favorite sweets: SUGAR!!!
Favorite number: 7
Element: Wind
What angel represents you? (Breathtaking pics, and long results.)
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Um....no. This one is really strange because SOME of the things listed here were specifically asked in the quiz and these are NOT my answers. Weird. Anyhow, I think ya'll can figure out how badly this one missed the mark. But who can resist posting a cutsie angel thingie? Huh?

[NOTE: This one will shock you, folks!!! Brace yourselves.....]

You aren't Asian at all! (0% Asian)


^How Asian are you?^
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ROFLOL! I am just SO bummed! I thought for SURE I was Asian!! LOL! Never mind that I need two hands to use chopsticks, dislike the anime and while I do have little eyes, they sure don't look anything like Asian at all.
*snap* I can't believe this!! ;)

[NOTE: this one is TOTALLY, SEVERELY and UBELIEVABLY WRONG!!]

You are THE MOST POPULAR GIRL IN SCHOOL!!! You get straight A's, you like shopping and talking on your mobile phone.

Which highschool stereotype are you! (with pics)
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Whoever thunk this'un up musta been suckin' helium balloons too long!! NEVER any straight A's; NEVER a shopper (hated it, matter of fact and still do to this day!); and not EVER EVER in your wildest dreams was I the most popular girl in school!!! I wasn't even in the top 100, for goo'niss sakes!

Spring


What season are you?
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Pretty well on target here. I have favorite things about ALL seasons, so my 'faves' when asked to pick are usually divided between spring and autumn. *sigh*

Have to add this one cuz I saw it over at Linda's.

The Noble Princess

You are just and fair, a perfectionist with a strong sense of proper decorum. You are very attracted to chivalry, ceremony and dignity. For the most part you are rather sensible, but you are also very idealistic.
Role Models: Guinevere, Princess Fiona (of Shrek)
You are most likely to: Get kidnapped by a stray dragon.

What Kind of Princess are You? - Beautiful Artwork (Original Music is BACK!!!)
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Completely on target right down to the "most likely to be kidnapped by a stray dragon" part! Sheesh!

Your Spy Type is: Jet-Setter

You're always on the go and like for everything to be fast-paced and exciting. Which is why you took up espionage in the first place. You're a regular Jane Bond.

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept it: Head to the alps and tackle the evil Dr. Nefarious in his secret lab. Intercept the secret formula and return it to the secret headquarters.

What Kind of Spy are You? (For Hip Chicks)
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Obviously, I've been watching those Alias DVDs too much! LOL!

Okay...now I'm totally bored with quizzes. It seems I've taken all that are even halfway sensible (and obviously, a few that aren't!) Sorry not to have anything more enjoyable to post today. I've been SO busy....

* Got our t@x-es done and transmitted. PTL!
* Got Corey's t@X-es done and sent. YEAH!
* My laundry's unbelievably behind, but I've still been feeling pretty zapped energy-wise. BLECH!
* I'm working on a wedding shower flyer thingie for SIs to put up at work. March 25th and I'm SO not looking forward to all the hub-bub that is shortly to ensue. WAH!
* The wedding's April 15th. Yeah, D-Day and the day before Corey's 17th and almost two weeks after Casey's 13th. Don't I already have enough trauma in that month!?!? URGH!
* Happliy, Sis is doing pretty good re: her health issues. PTL!
* I'm trying hard (& doing fairly well) accepting the fact that she's going to marry this guy. Praying he's good to and for her. PLEASE?!
* Dealing with some possible changes in the household right now. HELP!
* So unorganized and chaotic around here, I'm on the edge of losing it. ARGH!!
* Need desperately to find some focus. PRAY?!!

Okay. There you go. Heh.

~hugs~

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