Monday, December 31, 2007

Finally! The month is almost over!

December seemed to last forever this year. Chanukah was dreadfully early. Then there was the get together out of state with my family. Then came hubbies b-day, swiftly followed by J's. Then, gasp, Christmas with hubbies family. TWICE!

I still cannot find the living room, as it is buried under new items and wrapping paper scraps. (They seem to be mating.) I need to back the girl's room up to the dump and just tip it over.

J never sleeps, so is in charge of waking the rest of us at midnight:)

Happy New Year's to everyone!

Saturday, December 22, 2007

The littlest jailbird.

My little B, only 5. We apparently left the drug store with a pack of gum she had "borrowed". After the tell tale smell of mint hit the air all it took was a stare down to induce hysterics. You should have seen her have to march back into the store, confess, and ask for forgiveness. She really thought she was going to go to jail:)

I love the manager of this store. He took her "mugshot" (pretend), and kept the gum for "evidence".

Hopefully, thus ends her life of crime.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Rising from the dead...

at least that's what this feels like. Poor hubby had the week off on vacation for his birthday. I spent it all sleeping and whining. (And sneezing, coughing, hacking, etc.)

Today J turned 10. Had to drag my butt out, paint on a happy face and go to the Children's Museum and That Rat Place. Whee, haw, having some fun now!

Add in a trip to the store on the way home and I am ready to sleep for about 16 hours.

Going to take off the happy paint now...............

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Whisper...........moan.

Too ill for words. Stupid ENT on vacation, stupid Doc not the one of the group on call. I have a history of sinus infections, surgery, losing voice and I/he knows what antibiotic I need.

So, through the snow and slush to the Doc in a Box so that he can check me out and give me the EXACT scrip I wanted someone else to call in.

I know that antibiotics can be overused, but believe me, when I get like this, I will not get better without them.

Feel like crap.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Squeak squeak.

I have that cold again. The one that leaves me sounding like Minnie Mouse. Last time I got it I was supposed to go have my throat looked at. Did I go? Hey, home schooling Mom of 3 with all of their various stuff, like I have time to go to the specialist. Let alone want sit in the waiting room with them.

The other day I was sure J had pink eye and S had ooey ears. I was right about the ears, but either J stayed up all night, or something was irritating them. They looked like someone had drawn around them with red pen or something. My bet is on the kid staying up all night. Here is your money Doc.

Now, of course, I am the sickest in the house. I got up yesterday, showered, than gave up and spent the day in jammies with my bathrobe on.

Cough, sneeze, squeak.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Too tired to write.

So why am I, huh?

Visit home went well. Much better than the last couple. Kids didn't break anything, at least that I know of yet.

Nasty storm all the way back from Ohio Like driving through soup. I could hardly see the road, jsut aimed my eyes at the back of the truck in front of me and sped merrily along. Somehow, as soon as we hit the border, driving became much easier and I could actually see the freeway.....

Kids got so many gifts I don't know where to put anything. I am also ready to cancel the rest of Hanukah..............enough is enough already.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

No title applies.

Too many little things.

S went to the eye doc today and it was discover that she "over focuses". I am still not quite sure what this means, but it makes it difficult to read at times as the words are all a blur and make no sense. I feel bad. Last years appt was fine, so I thought she was making this up. Special glasses will be ready in a couple of weeks. Speech therapy to start soon also.

J's foot is taking forever to heal. I think he will probably end up missing the entire competative gymnastics season. Bummer.

B is driving me bonky, I think she really is related to Stitch. "Cousin".

Unexpected trip home to see the parents for Chanukah this weekend. They don't really care if I come. My sole purpose is to keep the kids *in line* after they have been sugared up and spoiled rotton.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Hi, my name is...................

Loryn and I am a bookaholic. Some of you know this, some of you don't care. I am the one you see reading at red lights. My book is always somewhere within arms reach. I have a panic attack if I am almost out of book.

Even homeschooling 3 hooligans, I manage to read about a book a day.

Today was a *lost* day. The book I was reading was so good that I actually did dishes with the book open on the counter. Same for drying hair, etc.

Now I am bumming because I am done with it and I know the next book I will start just won't quite measure up.......................

The Color of Law by Mark Gimenez. I would suggest that anyone looking to *lose* a day pick this one up.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wednesdays...........

Wednesdays are when my wonderful hs group meets. I truly do mean the wonderful part.

We have a local church that lets us use there basement/play area in the winter.

It takes a day or two to decompress after 4 hours of the joyful sounds of happy kids in an area with really bad accoustics. Seriously, I can still hear all of them.

I also have to bring 3 of them home with me, geez, can't get a break.

Winter has barely begun and I am already seriously looking forward to park days!

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Still lacking a spreadsheet.

However, Chris did manage to get home early enough for me to get some Hanukah shopping done. The kids still believe in the Hanukah Fairy, so it makes it a bit hard. I think I got about 3/4 of the way done. How's that for power shopping?

I guess I won't have to dump my kids on the hs group tomorrow after all;)

Monday, November 26, 2007

Pooey on Cyber Monday!

I had really hoped that I would have oodles of order from my Amazon storefront today. Not only did I have no orders, I had to rip out about half a skein from my Dad's scarf.

Note to self: do not crochet while seriously involved in a movie.

Poor hubby does not have a day off until December 3rd. Hanukah starts on the night of the 4th. I still have to shop. This so sucks!

WARNING: I might have to abandon them at HS group. (To sneak out and shop). Guess I won't see Renee or Christine this week:)

Sunday, November 25, 2007

A skein a day

is going to drive me crazy.

This is the amount I have to crochet per day if I am going to get all these holiday projects done in time. Hanukah is the first week of December this year. My in-laws decided, just this week, to have the family get together on December 15th. Then there is the rest of the people who I need gifts for on the actual week of Christmas.

Top that by being sickish all this week.

This year I was very thankful that, for the first time in 8 years, Thanksgiving dinner was not at my house! I drug myself to our friends house, sat around, and fell asleep on the couch.

I am thankful for a wonderful husband who did the cooking that I was supposed to, loaded all up, and basically took care of everything, kids included, without instructions. That is truly hard to find.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

This day SO sucks.

That said, I won't go into gory details. I don't even know that I can right now.

Lets just say that I have no alcohol in the house, tomorrow is my birthday, and my neighbors dog died in my lap about an hour ago.

I guess I never should have asked for the milk.

Also, to follow a friend's brilliant idea: Tampax, Always, Bandaid, Coors Light, Jose Ceurvo, Puffs Plus. Send away folks, I have a need for all of these!

If this post makes sense to you, you must know how I think.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Hmmmm, methinks there is an issue here......

So, I added AdSense to The Blog. Somehow some super computer somewhere is churning out advertisers and scanning your/my blog for relevant content and matching the two. So, on my 2 ads that are showing has there been anything about headaches, books, milk..........

Nope, they have all been about ways to relieve anxiety.

Ready for that Jack and Diet now!

Friday, November 16, 2007

Edgar Allen Poe Day

My head has been thumping along all day. I keep waiting for the raven to land.

I watched a couple of girls from homeschool group for several hours this morning. It looked like my living room had thrown up. Worse than usual even. (I did not even realize that was possible!) They became amazingly deaf when asked to clean up before they left. S declared herself "Mom's Maid" and did clear through most of the mess.

Thump, thump.

I would endorse some wonderful headache curing treatment, but since I have not found it yet today, thump, thump.

My morning was saved last night when the neighbor let us know they would be gone for the next 5 days. Yep, I asked for her milk! No manners here. Just cereal with milk.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

The new definition of lazy........

We are almost out of milk. Yet, even knowing what a huge ordeal it will be in the morning for the kids to have to eat actual food, not cereal, I am too lazy to go get some milk. The idea of traipsing 3 kids into this lovely wind, driving to the gas station, herding them all in, etc, etc. Not gonna happen.

Of course, if it was say............coffee..............we would be hitting the road!

I am sure I will deeply regret this in the morning as I am cooking the actual food.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

I am The Queen

of NOT quitting. I give. I have been trying and failing miserably, although I have cut down to less than 1/2 a pack a day. Today was going to be THE DAY..................again. I made it 22 hours. My head is going to explode. I could not take a deep breathe. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Can you say major panic attack?? Can you say "it's all in my mind"?

Yeah, but don't, I will break your fingers;)

So, I give. I am a smoker.

It's really a good thing I never tried hard drugs, I could be a poster child by now.

Congrats to my friends that have quit. For those that are in the area and have not, see you on the steps tomorrow!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

You mean, she is actually serious?

Yes, tonight I was brave and energetic. I also felt like pissing off the troops. After the third warning of "If it's on the floor or one of the end tables, it must not be important to you and it's going away", it actually went away. One large bag of trash. Another large bag that needs sorted into age appropriate groupings to Freecycle.

They hate me. Chris caught J actually flipping me off behind my back. BOY, that outcome was alot of fun!

I can see the floor. That is the only down side right now. That means there is some serious corner dusting and general mopping that needs done.....................crap.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Belonephobia

Sounds like a bunch of baloney, but I guess not, since J suffers from it.


He had a wart on his foot that defied gravity. The doc tried to remove it with a local, scaring the crap out of j and prompting extreme fear of both the doc and needles. Actually, I think its more like hatred of the doc.


Yesterday they had to sedate him to remove it. Which was a blast. Over confident nurse assures me that she will insert the IV, no problem. Yeah, you haven't met my son before right? When I say he is terrified, I mean it.


Nurse tries to approach with IV needle. J's blood pressure drops, heart beat rises to dangerous levels and he vomits.

See nurse, I told you!

Surprise, they decide to take him back and use inhalation gas priot to the iv. Great idea, until they get him in the back and tell him this. I am now waiting in the waiting area and hear the story later.

Once they told him the NEEDLE would be inserted after he falls asleep from the gas, J jumps off the table and says that he is going home now. One large male nurse and 2 smaller females wreste him back onto the table and hold him down for the gas. 1/2 of me is pissed, the other 1/2 is thinking thanks for getting this over with!

Wart was apparently ginormous. In need of its own zip code. J was scared enough that he was willing to give up his gymnastics team and just live with wart foot forever. Is there a wart colony lurking somewhere?


This is either the wart, or J on Halloween, I have forgotten.......






So much for those dreams of his as a career as a stunt man. I think that would require a needle or two on occasion.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Contemplating my naval.

Ex still pursuing the issue. Grandfather spoke with him today. Kind of. No calls since, so that's a good thing. I think.


Need to calm. Really need to sleep!


Tuesday, November 6, 2007

My life is a really bad made for TV movie........................

So, I had a husband previous to the sane one I have now. I have not seen this other guy in, oh, 15 years?

I do not live in the same state anymore. (Mentally or physically).

Now, he is stalking me through my Grandfather and parents.

Started Saturday with a polite call.

Now it has escalated to calls every 5 minutes. Threatening calls, calls where only old 80's music is played, calls where its dead air. Calls where I want someone to reach through the phone and strangle him. Only, my family is too civilized for that.

The guy is 43 years old.

My Pop-pop is 87. He very recently had back surgery. He cannot get up yet unassisted. He is scared for his life.

I think I am too.

Pop-pop called the police. Woo-hoo.

I called past friends and tracked down a cell number which I turned over to parents for their police report.

It only takes 3 1/2 hours to get to this state from that one............................

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Today's peeves

Apparently I cannot get as good as I give.

It appears as if I only have one friend who actually reads this boring blog.

My tazer did not arrive in time.

I started smoking again last night, so I would unpack.

My clutter is mating.

My kids are old enough to realize that I am actually eating all of their Haloween candy.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Pet peeves of the day.........

Things seem to be annoying me today...........

My city has no laudromat.

My city has no corned beef and rye.

My kids never want to eat any of the $600 worth of food we happen to have in the house currently.

Dishes and laundry actually have to be done EVERY DAY.

Kids selling things door to door that live no where near this neighborhood.

My son's new *tone of voice*.

People's cruelity and inflexibility in the name of religious superiority.

The headache I have had for I forget how many days now.

No does not actually mean no to my kids. It means "I am going to ask you 72 more times", until the screaming starts.

No matter what time I get up, as soon as I hit the shower there is a child on the other side of the curtain wanting something...........right now.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

WHERE'S MINE?

If yiu are addicted to alcohol, herion, crack..............you get an inpatient program lovingly payed for by your insurance where you are sedated for several days and kept locked up.

Quit smoking? (Which is supposed to be more addictive than Herion) good luck, tough out those cravings. Rah, rah, crap.

I want my 3 days in lock down with tons of Ativan pumping through me.

24 plus hours in. I feel like some strange combo of Michael Myers/Jack Nicholson and Sylvia Plathe. I wonder what my kids would look like duct taped to the wall. And the dogs. How many shots of tequila will it take to knock me out? Why isn't hubby home from work yet? (Probably intentional after speaking to me a couple of times today.)

Who stole my willpower? Cause I really need it back. NOW!

Wonder if I will get kicked out of homeschool group tomorrow..............................

Monday, October 29, 2007

Birthday'd to death

Sunday was baby B's 5th birthday. Not so much a baby anymore, I guess. However, I am completely celebrated out!

We had another party to attend Saturday afternoon, which was a blast for the kids. Then we headed to the Cheese Man's for B's desired birthday activity. Sunday was her actual birthday, so she thought she was a princess for the day.

Today we got to go to Target so she could spend her gift card from her grandparents. Unfortunately, she got a bit confused between a gift card with a limit and a Credit Card, Platinum probably. Much time, headache and choices later, we finally escaped the store. With, of course, a High School Musical shirt..............................OY!

So goes the start of the season!

Friday, October 26, 2007

Lunchable................bane or boon?


The familiar cry of "please, please, please, please, please may we have Lunchables today?" Well, from the girls at least. J wanted a grapefruit?????


Of course B did not actually eat any of hers. So we spent the afternoon with her complaining of hunger and me ignoring her pleas. At least after about the 50th explanation of how she will wait for dinner. She begs, she pouts, she cries....................she reminds me it's her birthday on Sunday. Ah, the reasoning of children..........................and their ability to infuriate me!


Let's not even talk about the not smoking thing............trying to think of sunnier thoughts!

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Rainy days and Mondays..................




Okay, so it's Thursday, big deal.
Waiting for hubby to get home so I can go meet at least one friend for Mom's Night Out. I thought more people were coming, but no one seems to have hit the database... The hightlight of my month. Although, since I have not made it in several months, its just a big highlight.

Have not had a smoke in over 24 hours. I think I am going to have a psychotic break. Maybe a couple of margs will sedate me enough not to snap. Or they will just screw up my judgement and I will buy a pack. I am hoping for the first response.

Lovely day to quit. Windy, grey, rainy and cold. I sure miss looking out my window and seeing my garden.















Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Figuring my way around

Okay, I had to move over to Blogger. Hopefully this site is idiot proof enough for me, as the prior one was not.

I guess you should label this: currently under construction.........................

boring posts fron *other* site

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Rational thought of the month club
Okay, for all of you who either have quit smoking, or plan to at some point, or are just reading this because you are bored:
When you make your "plan" to quit, carefully check your calendar first! If your official QUIT date falls about when your period will start STOP NOW and rethink this. I forgot this important step. "I quit" does not go well with, "oh crud, where are those tampons"?
Guess which mood wins?
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Willpower anyone?
If anyone has any extra, send it on my way! Day 2 of *The Quitting*. 3 1/2 cigs later, better than a bit over a pack a day, but still not the 0 cigs I am shooting for.
I have a sore on the side of my tongue. Now, smoking sucks the vitamin C from you. So why am I getting scurvy now? I do know I would like to kill anytone within reach. Poor kids. Poor dogs. Ha ha hubby on the way home!
Brain fog.

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Thursday, October 18, 2007
"Avoiding" habits
Apparently when one quits smoking, they should avoid those regular habits that usualy lead to having a cigarette. So, I am trying to figure out how NOT to get out of bed in the morning, NOT to eat a meal and NOT to interact with my kids.
Anyone have a solution? Cause I sure cannot figure this one out. Although I have only had 3 1/2 today. So far. And they did taste like doo-doo.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
My life
Apparently my life is so dull that I have not made an entry for a week. Amazing, I was too busy to notice how dull things are around here!
J's wart will soon have its own zip, as he is determined that the Doc is absolutely not removing it. We tried Monday. As soon as he saw the needle he kicked the Dr. Nice doc, willing to try again. This morning he actually got 3/4 of the novacain in..............then J freaked. He is a smart kid, yet refused to believe that the hard part was over. Home again, wart intact. Now we have to spend a huge amount of money for him to be sedated for this very simple procedure. He was freaked enough that he doesn't care that he will miss the first of his gymnastic meets. For this kid, that is freaked.
I thought I had an eye infection. Throw out the contacts, mascara and eye liner and rush to the eye Dr. Somehow I scratched the inside of my upper eyelid. How? No clue. No infection either.
I have a friend who quit smoking (YAY). Now she seems to be painting/staining her home in colors that all have to do with food. Chocolate stain? Really.
I *plan* to quit soon. I will be at her house eating her projects






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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
We seem to have misplaced an entire season??
Here in our lovely state, we seem to have *lost* Fall somewhere. It was almost 90 on Monday and a lovely, brisk, 50 something today. I was so looking forward to Homeschool Group at the park. We were colded out. Way too many kids who have not yet settled into the sedentary Winter, franctically running, in park mode, through the small area a local church lets us use when park day is out.
My yard needs mowed, but first I have to find my winter coat. And my sinuses. My head feels like they just gave up and went south.
There is a potential FROST warning in a couple of days. So much for watching the leaves turn. Another year of just watching the poor dead things slough to the ground.