Monday, January 29, 2007

I have an announcement........

I do not need my penis enlarged. So, please, please, please stop sending me the stupid e-mails guaranteeing me an extra 4 inches. My penis is quite a fine size. And why are these e-mails not being sent right to junk mail???? It's getting old. And I can't believe that there are still people that believe that their penis is going to get bigger when they respond to a spam e-mail.

Ok, enough about the penis I don't even have.

I am terribly disappointed that JT got stabbed on Degrassi. This was such a sad show. Why couldn't they have killed off Jay, he's useless. Or Alex, who cares about her. Why JT???

The only thing I have to say about my job is - IDIOTS!! That's it.

I haven't advised ZickyZou, but when I get my tax refund, Zalyssa and I are journeying out to the Coach outlet and picking out a new handbag. Each one of us. I know that there are more practical things we should do, but don't we deserve it? I have drastically reduced my clothes and accessory spending. I think we need a new handbag.

Ok, I am going to bed early.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Zalyssa's new room....

We painted Zalyssa's room. When she is done organizing it, I will have her take pictures. The color is called Hot Pink Kiss, it is like a bright pink lipstick color, I like it way more on the walls than I did on the little sample card. And she got her new bed. Walmart had a futon that me and her looked at that was $190. So I gave Nick $200 and him and my brother went to pick it up. They brought me back $80 because it was on sale for $100. So I gave him $40 to take my brother out to lunch. Awesome! And Zalyssa also got new shelves. Her room will look really nice when it is all complete.

ZickyZou left this morning at 5:45 am to go and stand in line at Target to get a Wii. He was #4 in line, so he was able to bring home the newest addition to our family. It is pretty cool, but I would have preferred a new Coach. The next time our piggy bank is filled up, we are getting new kitchen flooring.

OK, I am going to go and do laundry....

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Tea Time...

I am drinking a wonderful cup of mint tea and watching the gophers game and reading a book, and now I am typing in my blog. My house smells like yummy pot roast, it is so-so clean, and the Maryland women's team got beat by Duke. What could be better?

Well, if someone went and got the mail for me so I didn't have to go outside, that would be better.

I am reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter. I am having a hard time getting into it, not quite sure why. Maybe the subject? It takes place in 1964, and it's about a doctor who delivers his wife's twins, and one of them is born with Down's Syndrome and he gives it away and tells his wife that she died. Hard subject. But, we'll see where the book goes.

I am happy that Maryland got beat. Nothing against Maryland, I just don't like the coach. I didn't want her to be so successful after abandoning Minnesota. It was a good game and Duke was ahead the whole time.

Last night I went to the grocery store by myself. Alyssa called me today from the grocery store with her dad. She told me that she was looking at fish and she thought that she would eat Gorton's Cajun Blackened fish fillets if I bought them. Freekin' weird because that is the exact kind that I bought yesterday. I had it in my cart, put it back, and then decided I would buy it. It is just so weird because that's the only kind I bought and there were like 5 different kinds.

I also bought some fresh tuna steaks. I slightly overcooked it last night, but it was okay. It didn't kill me. It tasted sort of like a pork chop. But it was EXPENSIVE! Like $7 for two pieces. I am going to need to get a second job to support my healthy eating.

My sister called my dad to say that her deployment was being extended. Thank you, Mr. President. Her deployment has been hard on my family, especially since she lives blocks from my parents house. But it has been especially hard on Alyssa because she is not old enough to fully comprehend what's going. I don't really understand it either. But at least I am able to take the media and news reports with a grain of salt. All kids can really understand is that a lot of soldiers are dying. and how do I explain the risks to a child? There is a risk with being in a war zone. And I don't want to tell Alyssa that my sister, her aunt and Godmother, is 100% safe, because she's not. But I also don't want her scared that something is going to happen. This is not fair!! And it is especially not fair that we thought we only had until March to worry, and now that has been extended for a length of time that we don't know.

Ok, I am going to go get the mail before it gets dark.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Another Christmas....

We celebrated our final Christmas of 2006 today with my aunt and uncle, who are also my Godparents. They came over to my parents house and I brought dinner. I made chili and cornbread muffins yesterday to bring over there. And I got more fantastic presents. My aunt gave me another set of 6 Vikings glasses from the legion up where she lives. I love these things. So I have two sets now. She also gave me one of those sets of food containers that have the three different sizes and lids that fit all three. It spins. I am going to rearrange my cupboards so I can fit it because it is so cool. I was going to buy one but was holding off.

Nick and I went to see Rocky Balboa today. It started off slow, but the ending was excellent. It turned out to be a very good movie.

Ok, I am reading a Jackie Collins book, Lovers and Players, and I would like to get in a few chapters before bed.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

I'm cranky...

OK, here's why I'm cranky today. Zalyssa helped a friend babysit on New Years Eve. The lady they babysat for gave Zalyssa $10 and her friend $12. The friends mom told the friend that the lady should not have paid Zalyssa. She made friend feel bad. She suggested that friend get the $10 and give it back to the lady they babysat for. Friend somehow made Zalyssa feel bad about taking the money, so Zalyssa gave it back to friend. Ok, that's not the problem. Here's the problem. Zalyssa used her gift card to rent two movies for them and the kids to watch. This leaves Zalyssa with a net profit for the night of -$8.00 and some change. This doesn't seem right to me. Had "friend" returned the $10 and then split the $12 with Zalyssa, that'd be okay. Or returned the $12 ands split the $10. Either way. It just does not seem fair to me that they both do the work and only one gets paid and it costs the other one money.

This bothers me even more because over the past four years that they have been friends, I have taken Zalyssa and friend to countless movies and numerous restaurants and paid the bill. Friend has stayed over night at our house more times than I could even count. Eaten our food, used our shower, etc, etc. And this has never been reciprocated. And not once, not once, have either of the parents thanked me. But yet the mom makes a big deal out of the $10 that Zalyssa earned???

And it's not even that. They are continuously telling friend that my child is bad. Smart-mouthed, whatever. And yes, my child is far from perfect. And she would probably kick a person if they deserved it. But she would never kick a cat, and for that, I think she's just fine. In fact, I think she's a great kid. So what if she is failing government and she talks back to me. I still thinks she's great. And it is far from okay for you to say anything bad about her.

And another thing, what do you expect your child to learn when they know that you are ILLEGALLY downloading movies from the internet. In case you don't know, although I am sure you do, THAT IS STEALING. And you can say lots and lots and lots of bad things about me, but I do not steal. And you do. Downloading movies like you do is legally, morally and ethically wrong. What kind of example are you setting?

Ok, that's it.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

It's not Thursday....

but it really feels like Thursday. I can't even say how many times today I have thought "Thankfully tomorrow is Friday". Only tomorrow is not Friday because today is not Thursday.

I am currently reading "Everyone Worth Knowing" by Lauren Weisberger. It is really good so far. I wish I had more time to read.

The gophers are down by 4. I really hope they can win this one.

The football number lady came by my desk today waving cash and telling me I won. Now wouldn't I know if I won since my dad is supposedly writing down the scores as the games happen? She asked me if I had 0 & 5. I said I didn't know, and I didn't think I had won. But she insisted I did. So I took the money and told her I'd let her know. So I called my dad and asked him to grab the numbers and the scorecard. Then I asked him for the scores, and I added them up and it looked like we won. Now my dad is normally the smartest person I know. I asked him what 24 and 26 would be and he said 6. So I asked him to look again. He said 6. I then advised him that according to my calculator it was 10, and so 0 & 5 wins. Then all he said was "What in the hell was I thinking". And I left work with $90.

I gave my dad $60 since I owe him for my tires and my printer. I then had $30. I stopped at Target to get milk, toilet paper, and paper towels. I also got 5 pounds of oranges, 2 pounds of carrots, 2 boxes of Christmas cards for next year and 5 packages of christmas present boxes. My total was $30.02. AWESOME!

Ok, I am going to get back to the game. Maybe my cheering will help.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Now I'm getting super-pissed....

If my sister calls me crying one more time, I am jumping on the next plane east. Hello, Mr. Dumbass, you are the one that got caught cheating. And you don't even have the decency to keep your affair private while you and my sister are working out the details of your split. Please, please, please show some compassion for her and understand how hard this is for her. She wanted to work things out with you. You are the one that wanted out. You should probably expect her to not want you to have her son around your new girlfriend. Hi, what kind of morals can someone possibly have if they are hanging around with a married man. I can understand why she wouldn't want you, your new little girly-girl, and your son to have dinner together. You're an ass and your girlfriend is a tramp.

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year!!

Ok, the new year is not starting out particularly great. Someone (and I am not above airing family drama on the internet- I won't name names, the guilty person knows who he is)related to me by marriage is acting like a blankety-blank towards a person who is closely related to me. And he may soon really, really regret marrying into the family. I can kind of be a b-tch sometimes and I will not hesitate to get on a plane and kick his azz if it comes to that. Maybe I am more mad than I should be, but I guess the bottom line is that I have my sisters back, and if you f--- with her, then you've got to deal with us all. and we will always take our sisters side, so he doesn't really get a chance to tell his side. He is evidently not aware that I got a wonderful Christmas present from ZarahZou that included some neat things to throw at co-workers. These can also be thrown at cheating brother-in-laws. Even if we can only put "cheating" in quotes because he doesn't think he did. He is a dumb, dumb boy. And it just really sucks that my sister has to deal with this. No one should have to. And no matter what my sister decides to do, she is more than welcome to stay at our house if she needs to. ZickyZou even said she could.

Ok, on to my own life. I am 100% caught up on laundry. And my Christmas tree got taken down with a lot of help from Zalyssa's friend, Zemily. Zalyssa didn't want to help, but Zemily helped a lot. My house is almost clean. Too bad I have to go back to work tomorrow, I could use one more day off.

So Maturi fired Mason. Not sure what I think about this yet. I need more time to think about it because it was so unexpected, even if the gophs did blow a 800 point lead in their bowl game. This could have negative implications on recruiting. But Mase looks so confused on the sidelines sometimes. And some of his play calls....

Zalyssa is really upset because K-fed beat John Cena. Does anyone besides her really care????

Me and Zalyssa spent a large part of the afternoon watching VH-'s countdown of the top 100 songs of the 80's. What a nice, relaxing, entertaining waste of an afternoon.

Ok, since I have to get up tomorrow, I am off to bed.