I frigging HATE this weather!
This winter has been absolutely awful. I can't tell you how many 2 to 4 hour trips to and from work I have had. My normal drive time is around an hour. I take Emily to see her dad for the weekend and what do you know... IT STARTS SNOWING ON THE WAY HOME!!! *sigh* Spring can't come soon enough for this girl! At least it's a little warmer than Thursday and Friday. It was so cold they canceled school both days. Of course I still had to work. Hmmph. Thursday morning I woke up to -17 degree weather. About 30 miles west of here it was about -30 not including wind chill.
Does anyone else in the midwest remember back in 95 or 06 when it got so cold that when you tossed a glass of water in the air it hit the ground frozen? Yep. I do. If it weren't for kids and family I'd totally move somewhere warmer. Not to warm though, I think I prefer cold to huge ass bugs! And snakes.
So... my cat scan revealed a "mass" in my liver and the veins in my ovaries are 4 times the size they should be. They said the "mass" was benign but they need to run more tests. Yep. Little bit broke here lately so the test will have to wait a bit. Doc says it's nothing too bad, yet. Yeah, the "yet" part scares me.
The hubby has been confirmed as having diverticulitis. It is draining into his urinary tract therefore causing major problems. More tests and doctor visits to come! This getting older sucks ass, I tell you.
Emily has been moved to 8th grade advanced math and is still maintaining a B+ grade. I think we have a math wiz on our hands considering she's only in 6th grade. Her last report card was friggin' awesome. So proud of that little stinker. She has really come out of her shell lately. So entertaining with all her little stories. I've never encountered a child with such an imagination as her. The stories she writes are amazingly detailed. She also reads constantly. Something I never really did as a kid. Probably because I was too busy with sports, band, vocal, cheerleading and all that fun stuff.
So tonight I stopped to drop off an energy drink to the hubby at work. I had to drive around the parking lot 3 times to find a place to park. Thank God he works for the one restaurant chain that is actually not being affected by this economic downturn. They're actually expanding. I don't expect to be picking him up until around midnight or so since they were so busy. The wait was over an hour when I was there at 6:30. Guess people like their unlimited salad and bread sticks.
I've been reminiscing lately about people I have known in my life. Have actually caught back up with a few people from high school. The cool ones anyway. Not the stuck up people that now have no life. Homecoming Queen is now 4 of what she used to be. Homecoming King is now unhappily married from what I hear. *shrug* I miss some of the people I used to talk to a lot, others not so much. It sucks when politics ruin things. Oh well. Life goes on. I'm basically happy with life as it is. I could stand having a little more money. In a few weeks my eldest daughter turns 18. I feel really old now! But, it does mean the end of the $87 a week child support. Of course I'll send money if she needs it, but that will definitely help the household finances.
On the new apartment, I HATE IT!!! Dining room and hallway lights won't work. They just make this buzzing sound when you turn them on and the lights flicker on and off. We can't control the temperature so it's either way too hot or way too cold, like now. We have zero water pressure so showers suck. Have you ever tried rinsing shampoo and conditioner out of your hair with barely a trickle? Trust me, it's not fun. The downstairs neighbors are constantly having parties into the wee hours of the morning. Yeah, makes me a little tired and grumpy the next day after getting no sleep and getting up at 5am to start my morning commute. There is vomit on the stairs that has been there for 2 days now. Now, if me or one of my family had an accident on the stairs I'd clean it up right away. That's just me though. Bah, enough of the complaining. We'll get out of here soon. Very soon, hopefully. Just have to talk the landlord out of our lease.
Sheesh. It's been a while since I've written anything on here and look what I did... I wrote a novel! Sorry for rambling on and boring you.
I'm going to go veg out on the couch and see what's on the TV until he calls for me to pick him up. Life sucks when you only have 1 car!
Hasta lasagna, don't get any on ya'!
<3
Does anyone else in the midwest remember back in 95 or 06 when it got so cold that when you tossed a glass of water in the air it hit the ground frozen? Yep. I do. If it weren't for kids and family I'd totally move somewhere warmer. Not to warm though, I think I prefer cold to huge ass bugs! And snakes.
So... my cat scan revealed a "mass" in my liver and the veins in my ovaries are 4 times the size they should be. They said the "mass" was benign but they need to run more tests. Yep. Little bit broke here lately so the test will have to wait a bit. Doc says it's nothing too bad, yet. Yeah, the "yet" part scares me.
The hubby has been confirmed as having diverticulitis. It is draining into his urinary tract therefore causing major problems. More tests and doctor visits to come! This getting older sucks ass, I tell you.
Emily has been moved to 8th grade advanced math and is still maintaining a B+ grade. I think we have a math wiz on our hands considering she's only in 6th grade. Her last report card was friggin' awesome. So proud of that little stinker. She has really come out of her shell lately. So entertaining with all her little stories. I've never encountered a child with such an imagination as her. The stories she writes are amazingly detailed. She also reads constantly. Something I never really did as a kid. Probably because I was too busy with sports, band, vocal, cheerleading and all that fun stuff.
So tonight I stopped to drop off an energy drink to the hubby at work. I had to drive around the parking lot 3 times to find a place to park. Thank God he works for the one restaurant chain that is actually not being affected by this economic downturn. They're actually expanding. I don't expect to be picking him up until around midnight or so since they were so busy. The wait was over an hour when I was there at 6:30. Guess people like their unlimited salad and bread sticks.
I've been reminiscing lately about people I have known in my life. Have actually caught back up with a few people from high school. The cool ones anyway. Not the stuck up people that now have no life. Homecoming Queen is now 4 of what she used to be. Homecoming King is now unhappily married from what I hear. *shrug* I miss some of the people I used to talk to a lot, others not so much. It sucks when politics ruin things. Oh well. Life goes on. I'm basically happy with life as it is. I could stand having a little more money. In a few weeks my eldest daughter turns 18. I feel really old now! But, it does mean the end of the $87 a week child support. Of course I'll send money if she needs it, but that will definitely help the household finances.
On the new apartment, I HATE IT!!! Dining room and hallway lights won't work. They just make this buzzing sound when you turn them on and the lights flicker on and off. We can't control the temperature so it's either way too hot or way too cold, like now. We have zero water pressure so showers suck. Have you ever tried rinsing shampoo and conditioner out of your hair with barely a trickle? Trust me, it's not fun. The downstairs neighbors are constantly having parties into the wee hours of the morning. Yeah, makes me a little tired and grumpy the next day after getting no sleep and getting up at 5am to start my morning commute. There is vomit on the stairs that has been there for 2 days now. Now, if me or one of my family had an accident on the stairs I'd clean it up right away. That's just me though. Bah, enough of the complaining. We'll get out of here soon. Very soon, hopefully. Just have to talk the landlord out of our lease.
Sheesh. It's been a while since I've written anything on here and look what I did... I wrote a novel! Sorry for rambling on and boring you.
I'm going to go veg out on the couch and see what's on the TV until he calls for me to pick him up. Life sucks when you only have 1 car!
Hasta lasagna, don't get any on ya'!
<3