Two in one week???  REALLY????

First, I got a save the date for my 20th HS reunion. 
I HATED HS.  I've done all I can to forget it.  At best I was a non-entity.  At worst I was a punching bag.
Can't say I condoned what happened at Columbine.... but I certainly understand being that kid who was always on the outside looking in.
So, do I want to go ( Read more... )

Cause, you know, I can't ever be too confident in my parenting skills ( Read more... )

EDIT:  6pm
Child is sitting up and conversing with me.
I think the worst has passed.

Hello?  Hello?  Is this thing on?

For reasons only known to you, you decided I needed to deal w/ a sick kid today, hence making me cancel my plans w/ my family.  A somewhat mixed blessing, I will admit.

But since I am handling this as best I can.... could you also ( Read more... )

it's hot.

it's damn hot, like Africa hot.... (what the hell movie is that from, anyway?)

We've hot a road block in painting.  This is our last full day to do any work on the house.  Realtor is coming Friday, apparently has sellers to show house to.  house is a wreck.  Child is BORED.  Nothing to do for it ATM.   Three rooms to paint yet, and edges to ( Read more... )

You know?

The one where you make everyone around you upset, or mad?
The one where there is not a BLESSED thing that you can do right?
The one where life seems to be making you it's hackey sack?

Yeah, one of those...

This weekend has been a complete wash.

Got dragged to a halloween party for the local wiccan kids', only to find out there was a guest speaker that the HUSBAND wanted to hear, and I got stuck with a whiny five year old for two hours.  Felt very anti-social, did not really want to be there, and every one is so HUGGY.  There's nothing worse than a ( Read more... )

My husband, working with someone else, came up with a concept for a dinner theatre show ( Read more... )

Talked to mom last night.

Needless to say... I am in a grey funk today.  I even had to turn off the NIN, it made it worse.

I am trying not to let her get to me, to ruin my first vacation in years, but when she's talking about skipping her 60th birthday all together because 'no one can make the time'  (there is another valid reason, but that isn't the ( Read more... )