Good Monday Morning Everyone
Okay, don't die from shock with seeing this. Honestly, I've tried to sit down numerous times to post and SOMETHING always gets in the way or comes up. I could of easily posted a quick "Hello" many times, and maybe that would of been better than nothing (as I've told so many others in the past) but I didn't because I REALLY wanted to post a normal post - so here I am, at least as best I can be.
Seriously, my life is so mundane! Anyone who really knows me knows, normally, my life is uneventful and quite boring. It just seems within the last year that things turned around, and frankly, I'm not crazy about all this. I don't like, or take well, to change easily. I liked being able to come on the computer, posting numerous times a day, surfing the web for great information to share, exercising 6 days a week, etc. etc.
Anyhow, I can't really turn back the hands of time, and now, have to deal with life as the cards are dealt to me, and do what has to be done. I thought life after MICHAEL left for school would be different - darn tootin right, they're different, but not the way I had thought. With all that happened with my parents property, that REALLY threw me for a big loop. They have been home for a couple weeks now, thank goodness, but I continue to help in this area, but thankfully, nowhere as when all this crap took place. I thank G-D they are home, so many other things have transpired between then and now. I'm glad they weren't home when it happened and I think they came back at the right time. So, this is one of those things that I am still working with.
In the interm, this has taken away time, not only from being on the board, but getting my house in order as I had planned and making some funds doing Ebay. I am now trying to find the time to work on the house. I've been working in MICHAEL'S disaster, I mean room
, and it's "getting there" but still have a lot to do. For me, it's detail that bothers me the most. To explain a little...MICHAEL has a LOT of furniture in his bedroom, queen size bed, nightstand, 2 large dressers that all match & a large mirror (a desk and cubby shelving are there too, but not part of the set). MICHAEL has ruined many parts of this set, wet cups on the wood, broken drawers from stuffing too many clothes in them, finish being taken off because of wet towels, gosh knows what the **** he did to other parts! Anyhow, as part of my CLEANING his room, I had these wood markers that help fill/hide many of these blemishes and I've been in there for hours trying to fix all these problems. Things you wouldn't notice or ever bother fixing drives me batty. It drives LAUREN batty that I do these things when there's so many other things people do take notice of that should be done. BUT, this is me and I'm doing it. We won't even talk about dusting, which isn't completed in there yet, but boy, let me tell you in one word from what I have done - GROSS!!!!!!!!
I have probably another full 8-10 hours in there, but there too is another problem, I get bored easily and don't finish anything in one shot, I move around and do other things. Like last night, I was cleaning the panes from the door going in to the family room (those of you who've come to visit know what I'm talking about). LAUREN just rolled her eyes and laughed at me, that I was doing this, when, once again, there were more important things to do. So, there's not one room in my house completed, so it looks like nothing is really done, or that I haven't done much. But, in actuality, I've done a lot, just not stuff you would see.
My cabinets in my kitchen have NEVER been cleaner. I discovered the MR. CLEAN MAGIC ERASERS! OMG, if you haven't tried them, you MUST! Go to this link and sign up for a
FREE SAMPLE! http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrclean/index.shtml I'm hooked for sure! I've been cleaning everything imaginable in my home! The walls look like they've been repainted without being so, the scum on my glass shower door, GONE! I love these.
I'm on a roll and hope to continue my cleaning job, but it's taking time. I guess, if I really think about it, I haven't done deep cleaning in.....in....um, NEVER! So this is not going to be an overnight job, that's for sure.
Ebay, what's Ebay? That fell to the wayside too. I need to get back in to this, and this too takes up a lot of time. I need the money, at least to pay for my storage fees. I'm hoping to get back in to it next week, at least until early December. I won't do it during the holidays - I'm not standing in those dang PO lines!!!!
In the meantime, I thought I'd make a little money trying to do some mystery shopping jobs. I got my foot in the door with one company, the pay sucks, but I figured I'd take what they offered just so they could see I was reliable. Was a bit worried when they stated that you needed to have great grammar and punctuation - never did well in punctuation 101, grammar is okay. I guess they were happy with my first shop evaluation because they immediately asked me to do another, and then two more. I did two for a high end stereo company and 2 for Cingular. Wasn't worth the time for the money though and think this time would be better spent doing Ebay instead. They asked me to do a steak house this Sun or Mon - seems soooo much more work that I'm just not comfortable in taking the assignment and may decline it.
I haven't had any time to read the boards, so I'm definitely out of touch with what's been going on. Even the other evening, just called MONET to say hello and thank her for doing the boards, only to find out, the next day she was having surgery!
Glad I called, but felt awful I didn't know what was going on. I'm sure there's been so much happening with you all that I haven't known, and I'm sorry for that. Sorry for missing anyone's birthday too.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes sent. Again, I thought I'd have time on my birthday to get on the board, was going to be a present to myself - time to get on the board. Well, THAT didn't happen either! I got, once again, sidetracked with all the telephone calls that started early that morning. Then, my MOM came over to give me my card a we decided to spend the day together, and went out to lunch. I thought I wasn't going to do anything that day - LAUREN was at school, ELI was at work, but nope, was wrong. Birthday was uneventful. Got $$$ from MOM & DAD, always helps to pay the bills with. LAUREN got me a nice I LOVE MOM frame and ELI got me gorgeous flowers, a STARBUCKS giftcard and two pedicure with foot-rub sessions that I have yet to make an appointment to get done - just haven't had the time, but have to make it because it expires in 90 days. MICHAEL, I got a phone call-was just happy he remembered.
Speaking of talking with MONET, I mentioned to her the other day that it use to be that I would have all this time in the morning, esp. on Mondays to start the board, before taking the kids to school. I'd wake up and work on the board, throw on a housecoat or jacket over my nightie and take them to school and come back. Well, with my car having almost 111K miles on it and it acting up a lot, my morning time I use to have is spent taking a shower and getting fully dressed for the day. I explained to MONET that I was afraid that my car would break down and I'd get stuck on the side of the road in my nightie!!!!
Not a pretty sight, that's for sure. People would hear there was a UFO sighted on the side of the road- someone from the UGLY FEMALE ORGANIZATION - and it's NOT a pretty sight!
Well, wouldn't you know my luck! I put a kunahora (Jewish word for curse) on myself! The next day, (thankfully, this was AFTER I dropped LAUREN off at school,) my car broke down!
It had been making a "new" funky noise the day before and I had wanted to take it in to be serviced, but once again, things didn't go as I had planned and I didn't get it in. Anyhow, I hear a "pop" and I see some circular piece, red from it being so hot, I guess, roll out across the street from my car. I pulled over to the side of the road and called ELI, who thankfully, was home. I restarted the car and realized it was able to be driven, just didn't have any power steering. Luckily, I was only 4 short blocks from home, less than a half-mile, so I made my way home. My MOM came over after the traffic died down because she has AAA, and I don't. We had the car towed to my mechanic (who knows my car, all too well) and it was there until Friday. A pulley and belt needed to be replaced, along with some power steering fluid. So, $200 later, I have my car back.
Of course, this all has to take place the day after I had my tooth pulled!
I'm a blue-light special, a freak of nature. Not only did I keep my baby fat, but one baby tooth as well. I never had a big tooth under my baby tooth to push it out, so this just stayed. With time, it started to rot and almost a month ago, I started to get an infection. At first, it wasn't too bad, really didn't bother me, but then I noticed my gum was REALLY red and ummmm, there was pus. OMG, I have NEVER smelled anything so bad in my entire life (sorry if you are munching on something, don't mean to ruin anyones meal). I finally called the dentist, I was scheduled for a cleaning the following week, but explained my problem. They had a cancellation for the following day, so I went. They cleaned my teeth, as gross as it was, and scheduled me to come in last Wednesday to pull my tooth. Boy, that baby was gross! The dentist told me usually, something like this takes him about a half-hour - I was there for 1 1/2 hours! He said I made him work
There was so much to do, he had to stitch up my gum. I have to go back next week for him to check it - feel like I have a crater in my mouth, and you can drive a Mack truck through it! Of course, the bigger shocker was that for him to put in an implant will cost me between $2500-$3000
I may have to get use to this space - insurance doesn't cover this and I sure don't have the money to do this - heck - I'd much rather do a face lift!!!!
Eating has been great, have no complaints. Haven't lost any weight in well over a month, but that's okay. If I was able to get in some exercise, I'm sure it would move, but not only do I not have the time, I honestly have no desire. My right knee is so stiff at times, though I'd probably find walking would help. I need to get back in to it again!
ELI, let's see, not sure what I posted last, but since his heart problems, he has found he's borderline diabetic. He has all these prescriptions to take, it looks like a pharmacy in our house. He has to go for another stress test and eventually, have the other 2 arteries that are at 40% taken care of, but hopefully, that won't be in the very near future. He's eating a lot better and taking better care of himself. Sucks that it takes something like this to make someone turn things around.
LAUREN is doing well. She's so busy it's not funny. I thought I was carting her here and there before, that was nothing! She's in to so many things, if I told them all to you, it would make your head spin. It seems each day there's something new, or someplace new to take her. Just last week she was inducted in to the National Honor Society. She tells me the day before about the ceremony, says she was too busy to tell me before that - PALEESE! She just got the part of the Queen of Hearts for Alice in Wonderland at the Children's Theater which will be in December.
MICHAEL seems to be doing well at school. I didn't hear from him this weekend. I try not to call him as he calls me enough. His father is going up there to see him for parents weekend this week. My MOM and LAUREN are making cookies for him. I just sent him a box about a week and a half ago with lots of goodies. Sent a bunch of Halloween decorations that I got at the dollar store - he said everyone loved them, and no one else had any decorations up - their dorm is the first one you see as you enter the building. He's had mid-terms last week and this week, so he's been busy. I hope he can take some time while his father is there, he's only going to be there for 48 hours. He's complaining it's getting cold up there - as the song goes "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!" He's going to find out what cold REALLY is!!!!!
I have been in touch via e-mail with SEF. She's still away and wanted to let everyone know she's been thinking about them. Also, TRANQUIL has been busy too. I've spoken to SOLSHINE a time or two, and of course, BOB, I speak to her-when she's off the computer!
Anyhow, I will try to make an effort to get on a little more. I hate when I can't reply to everyone, but again, will just have to wing it and do what I can, when I can. I wish I could do more, or promise more, I just can't, at least not at this time.
MONET, thank you once again for all you've done for me, and for the board. I'm glad to know you are doing better and are feeling good. So, did those fibroids weigh at least 10lbs???? Sorry to hear about your sisters husband, had he been ill? That must of been a terrible experience for her.
Everyone else, I send you lots of hugs and good wishes. I hope to get on here and see what's been going on with you later on today. I don't have to p/u LAUREN from school today, so I plan to get on here and take the time I would of been driving to get her, to get on the board.
{{{HUGS}}}
Debbie