Barnacles!

Taking from our little bottom of the sea friend, Mr. Spongebob Squarepants, I have decided to use this word to let loose my frustration on society - just those freaking idiots that can not learn how to use a turning lane.

I mean come on! What is the point of having the turning lane if people don’t plan to use it to turn? There is one location this happens at a lot as I am driving and one day someone is gonna get their ass hit.

I drive the highway in the AM into my office and the off ramp I use goes directly into the road to continue driving - there is no stop or yield. The downfall of this is that there are several locations right off the highway this road services with a turning lane for drivers to move into. Do you think they actually use it? Heck no!

This morning, on my way in, another smart driver that I am following goes on the off ramp, follows it around and then I would say at least a half mile after this conversion decided to stop in the driving lane and then proceeds into the turning lane to turn. What is up with that? Do drivers like this understand what a turning lane is for?

If you plan to move into the turning lane, use your signal, let others know this is happening, then move into the lane, slowing down or stopping to make your turn. DON’T STOP IN THE DRIVING LANE! Um, why? Well, it is called an ACCIDENT!

Dumbass! Barnacles!

TTFN ~

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Mad Dayz

There were three posts I could do today for you - a cute meme I had completely done, then it vanished on me; tell you my pain as I try to buy a new laptop with no money; or, figure out how to pimp myself for a new iPhone 3G. Well, the meme is gone, I’m always a whiny butt, so how about the pimping? Hey, 2 for 1 - laptop and iPhone!

So, how does one pimp to get what they want? Yea, I know that. Trust me that is what my Twitter friends suggested. I might be desperate, but not THAT desperate. I can try what my daughter does to get her way. Those cute little puppy dog eyes. Doesn’t work on mom, but she has her dad wrapped around her little finger!

Hmm… maybe get down on my hands and knees and beg? Beg until the sun comes up, goes down, comes up… you get the picture. My goal for the begging forever - they will get tired of listening to me and just give my the laptop and iPhone to shut up! I am good at talking and I even will throw my hands in for special effects. Hey, who can resist?

Then there was this post! Pimp myself out by basically saying, “Hey, I’m not above begging on an open forum to get what I want.” So, that sounds like it’s the one! I’m begging on my lil ‘ole me blog because I’m a heel and I want an iPhone 3G and a laptop. Well I want the phone, but I need the laptop.

Please? Pretty please? With whipped cream on top? And a cherry!? I mean heck, stick a pull string in my back and I’ll pimp myself out for Apple.

“Buy an iPhone. They Rock.”

“Buy an iPhone. They’re Awesome.”

“Buy an iPhone. They’re smack your grammy good.”

You get the picture

TTFN ~

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moon wonder

I survived MONDAY!!!

I thought there was no way my dragging butt was gonna get through it, but I did, I’m here! The only thing off about today so far… rain. It is raining, so if you want it, take it. It’s free!

HAHAHA! Oh that’s funny. I’m writing this post and looking out the window as some idiot driver turns the corner, clearly has time to see their is a garden-type island in the parking lot and drives right up on it. Must have done something because he doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. And I’m the one that has to go to defensive driving class!

Ahhh… the joys of having a nice big window to watch the world. And, I often wonder, “What the heck was that person thinking?”

So, back to my Monday.

To cap off the night, Miss K asked me this questions, “Do they make moon block?”

Now mind you I was writing up an article since she was actually suppose to be in bed, so I really didn’t catch what she said.

“Now, what did you ask?”

She said it again, “Do they make moon block?”

“Moon block? What do you mean baby?”

She looks at me with her hands moving all over - hand talker # 2 in our family - “You know. They make sun block for you in the sun. Do they make moon block for you at night?”

And that made my Monday

TTFN ~

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Is It Tuesday Yet?

I have Monday Syndrome.

Monday’s have never been my day. With the day job I still have, I have to have sales / budget reports to our account customer no later than 9 AM on Mondays, so that means I work about six hours on Sunday to get them done. Those are a long six hours, trust me!

So, I don’t take time from the kiddos on Sunday, I wait until they are in bed - and the fifty times they get out only to forget what they wanted - to start working on them. On a good Sunday night, I can get them all done by 2 AM Monday - 2 AM is good. The down fall is I have to be up by 7:30 AM to get updates to finalize one of the reports to send out.

This is just summer @ 7:30. Forget when school starts back up. Up no later than 6 AM. Trying to get kids motivated when you’re not. Not the greatest of mornings does that make! Just the thought gives me the willy shivers. YUCK!

See the other part to it all is after getting the 7:30 AM updates done, I am so out of routine. Every other day - wake up, shower, kids, breakfast, blah, blah, blah. Clockwork. Mondays are late mornings, never get into the office until 10 or 11 AM, and I’m out of it.

I don’t like Mondays. The day just throws me off completely! Skip to Tuesday because I can start like clockwork.

TTFN ~

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Looking for guest posts

Not here, but at another one of my blogs, Simple Home Basics. I have actually asked a few blog friends that I follow on Twitter and Mom Bloggers Club and to my amazement they have said YES! Which makes me giddy with excitement to read others tips and ideas! We also have one recurring blogger, Natalie @ Hot Off the Garlic Press, that will be joining me in keeping readers up to date..

Over the next few weeks I hope to have a lot of change @ SHB. We will have our guest posts, hopefully bring on a few new recurring bloggers, and I have a few giveaways in mind! So keep checking back.

So, go check out the blog and if you are interested in doing a guest post or coming on board as a weekly contributor, let me know. I would love to have you!

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the black hole named f*ck this

Sorry, if you are offended by the title, but that is what I have said about fifty times already. You’ll understand.

I must have been given a life of doom in this life from something I did in a previous one. Can’t think of what that might be, but it must have been BAD! I just can’t figure out what I have done to be the idiot having to deal with all the shit this week.

Last week we successfully got through the first week of braces with Mr. C and also started his new training program, Learning RX, to help get him over some hurdles that he suffered in school. I want him to have a better start to the new school year coming up. So, all is good there.

Now, last week ended ok for me. I went to the Doctor on Thursday to talk about my struggle with not losing any weight and now I am on an appetite suppressant, Phentermine. So far, it works. I am never hungry it seems like. No jitters or weird anything yet. Doc wanted some blood work done. OK. Got that done on Friday.

Well, Monday, I received a phone call that explained that my thyroid is under-active - duh! - so I am now on a thyroid medication, but I also found out that I have Type 2 Diabetes - which is due to me basically being overweight and my body being insulin-resistant. So, I now take a pill that makes my body actually use the insulin it has. My week didn’t start off great.

Now, right now actually, as I write this post I am on the phone with ticket agents because I have tried to purchase plain tickets to go home in September. Well, I tried on-line and I kept being told that my address did not match my card. Bull!

Like the good little calm girl I am, I called my bank, verified with them my correct address and made sure that is what was on the account. It is. Again, I tried again. Still on-line, telling me it was gonna be a no-go! Fine. Forget it.

I called the airline - after forever talking this and that - I had tickets for us to fly home. One catch - not all of the tickets were authorized. My daughter’s ticket did not authorize. Yes, I did confirm the money was in there before purchasing. Time to call the bank, again!

On the phone with the bank, going though all of the authorizations for the airline, three did go through, but apparently so did ten others. WTF? Yes, a total of 13 authorizations went through on my account for ticket purchases. No freaking way!

Now, leads me to my current call - on hold - with the airline. I have to figure out what they did and get it fixed.

Got a headache, I’m pissed, irritated, and my level of niceness has gone to ZERO. The next person that apologizes to me from the airline or my bank, is gonna get an earful!!

Wish me luck with my crap of a week so far!

TTFN ~

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