Captain Haddock: I thought you were an optimist. 
Tintin: You were wrong, weren't you? I'm a realist. 
Captain Haddock: Ah, it's just another name for a quitter. 
Tintin: You can call me what you like. Don't you get it? We failed. 
Captain Haddock: Failed. There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A fool. A loser. A hopeless souse. Don' ( Read more... )

Kelsey got a letter from Germany this week - it had a notification that the girl who they think stole Kelsey's bag is going to court for the crime.  No more detail than that, she even brought it to school to have her German teacher read through it.  Who knows what this will bring...but it made me remember I never turned in the theft against our ( Read more... )

Night to myself, feeling a bit down, so figured I'd do a pedicure and watch a chick flick.  Except I don't know how to do a pedicure and the chick flick is depressing when I thought it would be funny - "He's Just Not That Into You", with Drew Barrimore, Scarlett Johannsen, Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Anniston, Ben Affleck,...you'd think with such a ( Read more... )

Kelsey called today when the package arrived at Luisa's house that contained her replacement debit card as well as an iPhone 3Gs I got as a surprise to replace the phone and iPod that was stolen 2 weeks ago. She was so excited, and got even more excited when I explained I had synced all her music and threw a few movies on there as well for her ( Read more... )

Stop screwing with me ( Read more... )

A light at the end of the tunnel, just heard from my friend that she accepted a job here - that does two amazing things - takes a lot of pressure off me doing a job I only partially understand and hope I'm not screwing up, and more importantly, puts her back in my life on a very regular basis, which is making me so happy I could cry.  So at most, ( Read more... )

It's amazing what I internalize even when I think I'm fine with everything.  Yesterday around 11:30, my cell phone rang with a number I didn't recognize and I was in a meeting so I ignored it.  It was followed by a text saying "Mom it's Kelsey my bag got stolen, can you cancel my bank account immediately ( Read more... )

I miss my kid.  It's been one week.  It feels like a year.  I'd worry about college, but at least there I can pick up the phone and call, and she'd not have dropped off the face of the earth the way she has now that she's in Germany ( Read more... )

Flare in every sense of the word.  Pain, fog, and IBS all going nuts.  Lots going on this week between meeting my new boss (it was finally officially declared), working through refinancing, and getting Kelsey ready for both her 18th birthday and her pending trip.  Will say that this weekend she showed thoughtfulness wiht lots of requests, including ( Read more... )

Holy crap can't move.  Body is in immense pain.  Joints AND bruised feeling - even clothing hurts.  But at least for the most part I feel clear headed.  Tired tho ( Read more... )