.....having a roof over my head and food to eat ( Read more... )

I don't get it. Why would you put your baby/toddler on some stranger's lap that a THOUSAND other children have sat on when your child is petrified of strangers ( Read more... )

The days are beginning when Jo is starting to mimic what we say more and more. The other day, she grabbed her pooh pillow and got all excited and when I asked her if she liked her Winnie the Pooh pillow....out came something that resembled, "inne da poooooh". Very cute, especially since the cartoon just came on and she kept repeating it. The funny ( Read more... )

Last night was a lot of fun. After the intense 4 hours of baking cookies and making sugar cookies for the VERY FIRST TIME, the actual party was better than I expected. We played bingo, ate a BUNCH of yummy food, had free drinks, (everyone limited to 2, after all, we don't need any drunks driving!), had a raffle and just got to relax and mingle ( Read more... )

A little Christmas joy to those who worked in Oregon last year ( Read more... )

My last car payment is due on the 10th...!!! And it's gonna be bout 80 bucks less than normal! Merry Christmas to me ( Read more... )

It's been windy the past few days but apparently last night it decided to go crazy. Of course I have a metal wind chime in the backyard that WOULD NOT SHUT UP and hearing the  wind "whipping" through the air actually kept me up a bit. Come to find out this morning that on the coast there were winds up to 129 mph..?!?! A little crazy. Not to mention ( Read more... )

Larry just took off. He came by for a few minutes to bull shit and what not. Larry is one of the best friends that I've got. And no, Larry is not someone that I want to fool around with. Sorry folks, ever heard of the thing called "Just friends ( Read more... )

Last night was the best night I've had in a few weeks. Jo went to bed at a decent hour, Dave and I cuddled on the couch watching Fantastic 4 "Rise of the Silver Surfer" and Jo only woke up once. ONCE! A ha! It's like I was spoiled beyond recognition. And it's Dave's Friday today which means I get him for 2 whole days. Heaven ( Read more... )

A quick salute to:

- not being able to go to bed till 4 in the morning due to a certain little girl

- having an injured cat and feeling helpless because of financial reasons

- to applying for jobs via internet in hopes to get out of the house, feel productive and bring in some extra cash*

Here is to taking charge of my life and DOING ( Read more... )