Happy New Year!
So I've decided either to get my hand on my ass and start blogging again, or delete it. We'll see how things go over the next couple of weeks and I'll decide then. I have no classes going on at the moment, but lots of projects that need to get done, and maybe I'll be able to juggle them all. Life has been hectic at times, very slow at others.
I'm trying to teach the boy about thinking about others - which is more of a challenge than I expected. He's so self-centered sometimes, and has absolutely no regard of his actions affecting others. Reminds me of someone that I spent a couple of years with that apparently rubbed off more than I thought. Also trying to get him to understand the value of money, and things like when he cooks a whole bagel but only eats half (throwing out the other half) that's wasting money. My money. That I work hard for.
Which brings me to work. I should start a blog called "Shit defendants say".. I have been amazed sometimes at what comes out of people's mouths. And how they smell. Do people not realize that they smell like an onion pizza (or worse) after not showering for weeks on end? And really? Don't call your son's father your "baby-daddy". It only makes you look dumb. Same for your son's mother. "Baby mama" = Dumb.
I'll save more of that for later.
Happy New Year!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Sunday, October 31, 2010
New favorite song? NSFW or kids
This is beyond fabulous!! Love it!
I know - I've been MIA lately. School, work, kid - been busy. :)
I know - I've been MIA lately. School, work, kid - been busy. :)
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Random Sunday...
Just some random Sunday thoughts...
I love having the windows open during the summer. I'd sleep with a fan on me every night if I could - the white noise and blowing air = a great night's sleep. Usually. I live in a house with central air. It's much cooler than a fan. And when it's humid, like it has been for the past 2 weeks? A Godsend. My son, on the other hand, would live his life in AC. Where he came from, I don't know. lol
I had a dream the other night that I was in the hospital for something (not sure - not important to the story) and when I came out of the anesthesia, he told me that #1 he had a girlfriend and #2 she'd just given birth to their baby. WHAAAAAAAAAAA???????? He's 13. He hasn't hit puberty yet. I told him about my dream, and that kids his age were having sex and that if he had any questions about it all, he could ask me. His response? "Well this isn't awkward at all!". Hey - at least I put it out there.
I decided to give match.com a try. For the 3 days free. So I have to remember to cancel it tomorrow or I get charged for 3 months (or 6, I'm not sure which one I clicked). A lot of people have viewed my profile. One even contacted me about coffee. Which wouldn't be bad. But I viewed his profile, and while he is blind, that's no excuse for having a professional picture taken of yourself wearing the American flag in not only your shirt and shorts, but the cowboy hat to match. I politely declined. Which could be one of two things. Either a sign that I've not yet reached that point of desperation yet, or that I'm too picky. I'm thinking that it's the former, not the latter.
I drop the boy off for a week at camp in about an hour. While I will miss him, the house will be a lot cleaner when he comes home, and I will have had a week of peace. Both he and my "other" kid will be gone all week. We're hosting a player for the local minor-league baseball team and they're on a road trip until the 19th. I'm determined NOT to go food shopping while they're gone. LOL
Happy Sunday! I'm off to read my latest book "Eat, Pray, Love" I've been wanting to read it ever since my friend Erin talked about it. Maybe it'll give me some insight into the meaning of life. You never know!
Kathy :)
I love having the windows open during the summer. I'd sleep with a fan on me every night if I could - the white noise and blowing air = a great night's sleep. Usually. I live in a house with central air. It's much cooler than a fan. And when it's humid, like it has been for the past 2 weeks? A Godsend. My son, on the other hand, would live his life in AC. Where he came from, I don't know. lol
I had a dream the other night that I was in the hospital for something (not sure - not important to the story) and when I came out of the anesthesia, he told me that #1 he had a girlfriend and #2 she'd just given birth to their baby. WHAAAAAAAAAAA???????? He's 13. He hasn't hit puberty yet. I told him about my dream, and that kids his age were having sex and that if he had any questions about it all, he could ask me. His response? "Well this isn't awkward at all!". Hey - at least I put it out there.
I decided to give match.com a try. For the 3 days free. So I have to remember to cancel it tomorrow or I get charged for 3 months (or 6, I'm not sure which one I clicked). A lot of people have viewed my profile. One even contacted me about coffee. Which wouldn't be bad. But I viewed his profile, and while he is blind, that's no excuse for having a professional picture taken of yourself wearing the American flag in not only your shirt and shorts, but the cowboy hat to match. I politely declined. Which could be one of two things. Either a sign that I've not yet reached that point of desperation yet, or that I'm too picky. I'm thinking that it's the former, not the latter.
I drop the boy off for a week at camp in about an hour. While I will miss him, the house will be a lot cleaner when he comes home, and I will have had a week of peace. Both he and my "other" kid will be gone all week. We're hosting a player for the local minor-league baseball team and they're on a road trip until the 19th. I'm determined NOT to go food shopping while they're gone. LOL
Happy Sunday! I'm off to read my latest book "Eat, Pray, Love" I've been wanting to read it ever since my friend Erin talked about it. Maybe it'll give me some insight into the meaning of life. You never know!
Kathy :)
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Happy 4th of July!
Ooooh - new stuff with the blogs, now I can *see* the picture before posting the blog. Love it!
Hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th. A great quote I found - You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck
On tap for today? Sangria - the white one. Only I couldn't find frozen peaches so I threw in frozen mangos and a couple of fresh peaches cut up. And 2 bottles of wine. The container had extra room, what can I say? LOL Will get back on how it tastes. A cookout with some friends. Maybe some baseball. More baseball. We are hosting a local minor-league team's player. He's awesome - and the boy is loving having a "big brother" around for the summer. I think tomorrow I will have a cookout. Invite some friends. Drink more Sangria. Ahhhhhhhhhhh, summer. Gotta love it!
K
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Mmmmmmmm
What a delightfully tasty weekend!
Yesterday I had to bake a banana cake with cream cheese frosting AND a chocolate cake that looked and smelled to die for. The banana one was specifically requested by the 16 year old birthday girl - and I know that one is really good. The chocolate was a new recipe that I tried out. I made it all pretty, too. And so ends the "a cake a month for a year" that was auctioned off at last year's relay. Thank GOD! LOL
Last weekend, I made Sangria for a graduation party. The guys were drinking it, it was so tasty. Last night we had a "Sangria Saturday" on my friend Kim's deck. Who, by the way - now has hair again. It's gray and really short - but it's hair! She said she actually had to shave her legs, too! Woot!
The Sangria? Deeeeeeeeelightful. Of course I'll share. Silly. LOL
Peachy White Wine Sangria:
* 1 big ass bottle dry white wine
* 3/4 cup peach flavored schnapps
* 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1 package frozen peaches
* 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
* 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
Put together and let it sit at least overnight. We added ginger ale to cut it because it was strong. And for those that don't like peaches? I can't stand peaches and absolutely loved this.
Red Wine Sangria
1 large bottle of red wine (I got the extra large one) - and it doesn't have to be expensive wine, get something middle of the road
1 2 liter bottle of ginger ale
2 limes
2 lemons
1 orange
1 can frozen lemonade
1 big can of pineapple chunks in juice
pour the wine into a container (I bought a 2 gallon cooler with a spout just for this stuff). Add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Add 1/2 cup of orange juice if you have it. Cut the limes, lemons and oranges - squeeze the juice into the wine and then toss in what's left of them so the rest can seep out. Put in the pineapples. I put a couple of shots of raspberry vodka in also. Let it all sit overnight (at the very least).
When you're ready to serve it - add the can of frozen lemonade, a 2 liter bottle of ginger ale and I also threw in a package of frozen raspberries.
Drink up and enjoy! The girl that brought the red last night made ice cubes with raspberries in them - they were awesome in both the red and white. No clogging of the spout - still get the flavor!
The only issue with the closed containers is that nobody can see the fruit or add it to their drinks. Which some may consider an issue - but if you're the owner of said container - you get to EAT the fruit. LOL
Hope all is well with everyone - new class starts tomorrow (Environmental studies or something like that). I'm off to read, catch up some, and enjoy the morning. :)
K
Yesterday I had to bake a banana cake with cream cheese frosting AND a chocolate cake that looked and smelled to die for. The banana one was specifically requested by the 16 year old birthday girl - and I know that one is really good. The chocolate was a new recipe that I tried out. I made it all pretty, too. And so ends the "a cake a month for a year" that was auctioned off at last year's relay. Thank GOD! LOL
Last weekend, I made Sangria for a graduation party. The guys were drinking it, it was so tasty. Last night we had a "Sangria Saturday" on my friend Kim's deck. Who, by the way - now has hair again. It's gray and really short - but it's hair! She said she actually had to shave her legs, too! Woot!
The Sangria? Deeeeeeeeelightful. Of course I'll share. Silly. LOL
Peachy White Wine Sangria:
* 1 big ass bottle dry white wine
* 3/4 cup peach flavored schnapps
* 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1 package frozen peaches
* 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
* 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
Put together and let it sit at least overnight. We added ginger ale to cut it because it was strong. And for those that don't like peaches? I can't stand peaches and absolutely loved this.
Red Wine Sangria
1 large bottle of red wine (I got the extra large one) - and it doesn't have to be expensive wine, get something middle of the road
1 2 liter bottle of ginger ale
2 limes
2 lemons
1 orange
1 can frozen lemonade
1 big can of pineapple chunks in juice
pour the wine into a container (I bought a 2 gallon cooler with a spout just for this stuff). Add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Add 1/2 cup of orange juice if you have it. Cut the limes, lemons and oranges - squeeze the juice into the wine and then toss in what's left of them so the rest can seep out. Put in the pineapples. I put a couple of shots of raspberry vodka in also. Let it all sit overnight (at the very least).
When you're ready to serve it - add the can of frozen lemonade, a 2 liter bottle of ginger ale and I also threw in a package of frozen raspberries.
Drink up and enjoy! The girl that brought the red last night made ice cubes with raspberries in them - they were awesome in both the red and white. No clogging of the spout - still get the flavor!
The only issue with the closed containers is that nobody can see the fruit or add it to their drinks. Which some may consider an issue - but if you're the owner of said container - you get to EAT the fruit. LOL
Hope all is well with everyone - new class starts tomorrow (Environmental studies or something like that). I'm off to read, catch up some, and enjoy the morning. :)
K
Sunday, June 13, 2010
The last you ever hear.....
Yup. This could be it. My last post ever on the Fuckwit. Hee heee hee - on his wedding day, no less. Because it's come around, as it should have.
Apparently the fuckwit presented the fiancee with a prenup - a little over a week ago. It was the same prenup that his brother had HIS wife sign, so what could possibly be the problem? It left her with nothing. N O T H I N G. Not after 1, 5, 10, 20 or even 50 years. And if he died - she got nothing. She refused to sign it, he refused to budge. She refused to budge. And then told him to screw and moved back to California. Of course he's telling people that he broke it off - but that's not what really happened from what I understand. Another twisted reality to make himself look the victim when he's really not.
She saw the *TRUE* Fuckwit - and his siblings, and what they are all about. Thank goodness for her! I just hope if the whole virgin thing was true that she didn't give it up for him before the wedding.
I'm sorry, but REALLY??? NOTHING? I wouldn't have signed it either. And while that may initially look like it's about the money, it's really not. She gave up her life in California, her family and friends - moved to Michigan - and granted, they wouldn't last for more than a year or two - but she didn't know that. She was expecting to spend the rest of her life with this person. So imagine 30 years down the road something happens to him. They've got 3-4 kids. What is she left with to show of 30 years of marriage? Nothing. Not the house she'd lived in, the job was long gone because he needs full time care (as do those kids!) - that's not worth anything? Really? Even if it was 2-3 years. That's worth nothing? I would think that her virginity at least would be worth something.
So anyway - he showed his selfish, disgusting fuckwit self. His siblings showed that they are all about the money and keeping it close. It's only money. It's unfortunate that to them, it's more important than real relationships with people that don't give a shit about the money. But when it comes down to it - that is what it's all about - to them. Live your lonely lives and wonder why you are all so socially retarded and don't have any *real* friends other than the ones who live in the same bubble you're in and the Fuckwit will continue with ones like, oh... I don't know - the FFW? She's a great example. LOL
Karma. Gotta love it. I know I do!
Apparently the fuckwit presented the fiancee with a prenup - a little over a week ago. It was the same prenup that his brother had HIS wife sign, so what could possibly be the problem? It left her with nothing. N O T H I N G. Not after 1, 5, 10, 20 or even 50 years. And if he died - she got nothing. She refused to sign it, he refused to budge. She refused to budge. And then told him to screw and moved back to California. Of course he's telling people that he broke it off - but that's not what really happened from what I understand. Another twisted reality to make himself look the victim when he's really not.
She saw the *TRUE* Fuckwit - and his siblings, and what they are all about. Thank goodness for her! I just hope if the whole virgin thing was true that she didn't give it up for him before the wedding.
I'm sorry, but REALLY??? NOTHING? I wouldn't have signed it either. And while that may initially look like it's about the money, it's really not. She gave up her life in California, her family and friends - moved to Michigan - and granted, they wouldn't last for more than a year or two - but she didn't know that. She was expecting to spend the rest of her life with this person. So imagine 30 years down the road something happens to him. They've got 3-4 kids. What is she left with to show of 30 years of marriage? Nothing. Not the house she'd lived in, the job was long gone because he needs full time care (as do those kids!) - that's not worth anything? Really? Even if it was 2-3 years. That's worth nothing? I would think that her virginity at least would be worth something.
So anyway - he showed his selfish, disgusting fuckwit self. His siblings showed that they are all about the money and keeping it close. It's only money. It's unfortunate that to them, it's more important than real relationships with people that don't give a shit about the money. But when it comes down to it - that is what it's all about - to them. Live your lonely lives and wonder why you are all so socially retarded and don't have any *real* friends other than the ones who live in the same bubble you're in and the Fuckwit will continue with ones like, oh... I don't know - the FFW? She's a great example. LOL
Karma. Gotta love it. I know I do!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Where a kid can be a kid.....
My buddy Chrissy wrote a post today about her neighborhood growing up. They lived in a house that I swear would be my dream house if I could have it. Someone commented about her mother that "I wonder if she realizes the she mothered the last generation of kids who would experience that kind of childhood." She wasn't. Mine does. Granted, I'm not a stay at home mom, but my son is 13. He IS 13. He's not going on 16, 17 or older. His friends in the neighborhood aren't delinquents. I know all of them. There is one that's got a little Eddie Haskell in him, but that's just Drew. He's a good kid, just a little Eddie Haskell-ish. If there's any trouble, he's usually involved. All the parents know all the kids. We know which parents are cool, which ones are cuckoo for cocoa puffs, which ones are strict and which ones are not. During the summer, the kids are outside playing until 10:00 or sometimes later. Michigan really should be in CST, because it's still light out at 10 some nights. They play on their skateboards, bikes, roller blades, with their nerf guns, air-soft guns and bar one emergency (whoops!) no damage is done. I don't worry about mine. In fact, on occasion, the moms go out for a cocktail down the road and leave the kids outside playing, because we know they're OK.
Could I have this in MA? Maybe. Do I have it in MI? Absolutely.
Many of you don't know, but I moved here a little over 6 years ago. My reasoning? My son needed me more than my friends & family did. They would hopefully still be there, but he wasn't always going to be 6. He needed ME. He needed to feel safe. He needed to be out of an environment where drugs, gangs and nonsense were the norm.
Now his biggest worry is not getting his homework done. Not if the kid next door is going to ask him to smoke pot. Or steal something. Or how much trouble he can get into before I get home from work. I'm only 20 min. away. Not an hour and a half. He lives where a kid can be a kid.
I like that.
Happy Mother's Day to all!
Could I have this in MA? Maybe. Do I have it in MI? Absolutely.
Many of you don't know, but I moved here a little over 6 years ago. My reasoning? My son needed me more than my friends & family did. They would hopefully still be there, but he wasn't always going to be 6. He needed ME. He needed to feel safe. He needed to be out of an environment where drugs, gangs and nonsense were the norm.
Now his biggest worry is not getting his homework done. Not if the kid next door is going to ask him to smoke pot. Or steal something. Or how much trouble he can get into before I get home from work. I'm only 20 min. away. Not an hour and a half. He lives where a kid can be a kid.
I like that.
Happy Mother's Day to all!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
I think
that macroeconomics may kick my butt... I get some of it, but not all of it. And the whole math aspects of it? Eeeeesh...
Shoot me now.
Here's something fun - see if you can figure out the "DUH" part of this Marquee...
Frost warning for tonight. Can we be over winter already? I'm over IT, why can't it just be done? Cheez luiz!
Nothing else really happening this week. Iris' are up and starting to bloom. All the other seeds/bulbs I planted are starting to sprout - and the fun thing? I don't remember what I planted, so it'll be exciting to see what comes up!
Happy weekend!
Shoot me now.
Here's something fun - see if you can figure out the "DUH" part of this Marquee...
Frost warning for tonight. Can we be over winter already? I'm over IT, why can't it just be done? Cheez luiz!
Nothing else really happening this week. Iris' are up and starting to bloom. All the other seeds/bulbs I planted are starting to sprout - and the fun thing? I don't remember what I planted, so it'll be exciting to see what comes up!
Happy weekend!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
ahhhhh weekend
I love the weekends. I have decided to stay (for now) at my job because even though it's slow as shit, I can get homework done there that I wouldn't be able to do at another job. And with macroeconomics starting this week, I think I'll need the down time! LOL
My friend Lesley came and hung out at the house yesterday - her youngest is adorable, and apparently wants me to kiss her ass. See? Isn't that what she's saying? LOL
Then it started downpouring. I had told a story earlier in the day how during the summer, my mother used to put us into our bathing suits and let us go out and play in the rain (actually I think she used to lock us out of the house, but that's another story LOL). So once we made sure that there wasn't any lightning - we let the older two do this:
A lot of fun was had - and they all slept well last night.
My back yard has been taken over by crabgrass - any hints are welcome. I've tried the Weed & Feed, Crabgrass Killer and now am almost resigned to it taking over - it's green, right?
The front, however - that's all mine.... I've got iris', gladioli, zinnias, when everything comes up it should be a color explosion at the front of the house! I can't wait. :)
Happy Sunday!
My friend Lesley came and hung out at the house yesterday - her youngest is adorable, and apparently wants me to kiss her ass. See? Isn't that what she's saying? LOL
Then it started downpouring. I had told a story earlier in the day how during the summer, my mother used to put us into our bathing suits and let us go out and play in the rain (actually I think she used to lock us out of the house, but that's another story LOL). So once we made sure that there wasn't any lightning - we let the older two do this:
A lot of fun was had - and they all slept well last night.
My back yard has been taken over by crabgrass - any hints are welcome. I've tried the Weed & Feed, Crabgrass Killer and now am almost resigned to it taking over - it's green, right?
The front, however - that's all mine.... I've got iris', gladioli, zinnias, when everything comes up it should be a color explosion at the front of the house! I can't wait. :)
Happy Sunday!
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