The oddly normal life of Clorie

 Apparently I did. Apparently that, is funny.  Tim says to me this afternoon "This morning, I heard you fart in the bathroom." Is that not the place, if your going to fart, you should do it??? He farts anywhere, everywhere, and often! Why bring up the fact that I did so, while using the toilet this morning!? "Its just funny, when girls do it." That is what my apparent middle school age husband responded with. LOL!  So what, so I farted. Sheesh!

 And then I realize I am doing something right! I love it when that happens.  Being a mom is rough. You make choices for your kids, and those choices can change and shape your childs life. Its hard to know, in the heat of things if your making the choice that will mold your child the right way, or not. Half the time I am certain I am doing it wrong... Then a kid does a good deed, or makes an awesome choice that makes me so proud I could burst!   Over the weekend, Destiny made a bad choice, but, she afterward did the right thing by calling home and getting a ride back to the house. She knew she would probably get into trouble but she called anyway. This made me mad, that she had made the wrong choice in the first place, but then at the same time I felt like I did something right for her to know, no matter what she could call home.  A couple nights ago she made me a book. She told me she loves me even when she's mad, and even wrote me a poem, and put a picture of her and I in t

 May break my bones, but words, they can never hurt me.  This old kindergarten rhyme came to my mind today. Mostly because others around me are acting as if they are in kindergarten. Sad, really. Grown adults calling people names. The old poem is not really quite true though. I think, personally sometimes words hurt worse than sticks and stones. Bruises and even broken bones heal, but sometimes feelings, friendships, whatever, sometimes they just can't go back to the way they were... All because of some words.  I guess that is why you should think, before you speak. Lesson learned for myself as well. I did not call anyone names, and am pretty sure I would not stoop to such a level as a 30 year old woman... but I do not always say nice things and I always should. You shouldn't say something about someone if its something you would not say to their faces. I get annoyed sometimes but that is no reason to run my mouth. I get it.  So sticks and stones and broken bones, words a

 I just wanted to say that. No matter what I am a very lucky person. I have a wonderful husband, beautiful healthy children. My mom is the most wonderful and generous mom anyone could ask for, My in laws are always there for us, no matter how needy we have been. My friend Pam is the bestest friend, always there to listen and take my side, or tell me I am wrong if I am (which I am usually not) Its awesome to know that I am surrounded by this awesome set of people. How did I get so lucky?  Christmas weekend was wonderful. We had three days in reality, and still have to see my mom tomorrow! Friday I made dinner at home, a turkey and several sides. The kids opened the gifts they got each other, and went to bed early waiting for Santa!  They were up at 3am and sent back to bed. 9 was when they got up to open gifts. Everyone got something on the list that they wanted, which was awesome! Santa did good! Christmas afternoon we had Linner at Pams house with her family and some friends. It w

 Tis the season. Right?  Tracking where Santa is, the kids are ready for him to come! I cannot wait until tomorrow myself! YAY!  Happy Birthday Jesus!!

 Oh today has been a day. I am upset with just everything in general. Craptastic would describe today very well to me.  That is really all I can say about today I guess. I work tomorrow, yep on Christmas eve. I get to sit there and do nothing or maybe she will have me scrub chair legs like last year... Either way I am sure it will be a slower then slow day at work. Cheers and Merry Christmas!

 Not for certain, but when you walk through the door after work and the first words spoken to you from one child are:  "Promise is a big fat JERK today!" You can be pretty sure, that the kids, are feeling better.  Oh yes, antibiotics, how quickly you work. Had I have known I might have waited just a while before giving them to the kids! So life, as we know it, has returned to its normal, busy, argumentative self. Fighting, yelling, even a few Hannah screams have been seen and heard today. Joy.  I am exhausted today. EXHAUSTED. When I set my alarm last night it told me I had 5 hours and 27 min until it would go off. Then I did not get right to sleep, and then, I was woken up several times through out the night. To pee, to tell husband he forgot to turn off the TV,  to nicely ask my snoring husband to roll over, to suffocate my snoring husband, and then to chase a cat who wanted to sharpen claws on the corner of my bed, right near my head away... I am not sure why but I do

  I got a Christmas card from my very first best friend today. Awesome. A card she drew, because she is a wonderful artist! She always sends a cool thing in her cards, I have noticed. Last year I think it was, she sent a crossword to the kids, the crossword had THEIR names in it to find!  This year she sent stickers. For the kids. I remember when I loved stickers. I had a sticker book. I pretty much LIVED for that sticker at the dr. office.... I wonder if that is why kids like the doctor? Anyway. I got stickers in my Christmas card, er, I mean the kids did.... In OUR Christmas card... I have awesome friends :)

 To be bitchy falalalala, lala la la.  Stores are crowded with grumpy last moment shoppers. My best friend is suffering PMS. I think the whole wide world around me has just gone crazy.  I am about ready to find another job. Maybe that should be my new years resolution for myself. Its been almost 8 years at that place. Finally maybe getting health insurance, and I want to quit. I love my job. I just hate the drama. Drama with the boss, Drama with the co-worker. Drama drama drama. I am sick and tired of it. I go to work to make money. That is the reason I am there. Not be be friends, not to chit chat, not to be a backstabbing bitch. I go to work with ONE thing on my mind... Make money, Support your family. Yes I try to have fun and enjoy myself while I do it, because its much better if you can...  At home. All of my kids are sick. Strep, and for Mr. Bailey, strep AND an ear infections, so I am dealing with that at home, then shit drama at work. I am honestly loving life right now.

 I guess I had forgotten about it. Yes Destiny and Promise have drama with friends but for the most part now its "none of my business" they deal with it on their own and I really do not hear much about it. It used to be fighting with friends, broken hearts and all that stuff. For the most part now they are able to get along with people for an entire sleepover.  Then I have a newly turned 8 year old. Well almost. Hannah's birthday is Sunday, but last night, Friday, she invited a few friends over for a sleepover party. No sooner than they had finished doing shrinky dinks and eating did the drama start. Someone didn't want to play what someone else wanted to play... or something. Promise tried to fix the drama which only made it worse, because Hannah did not like Promise taking her friends sides. So then Hannah got all pouty then one kid wanted to go home, then one kid did not want to play anymore, then Hannah got Poutier, then we ended up sending Promise to MY friends

So add marshmallow making to my list of things I am capable of! I love marshmallows. Peeps are my joy. No seriously, I was SO thrilled when they started making peeps for occasions other than Easter. Now I can enjoy peeps nearly year round!  So the other day I was looking at the blogs I often look at http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2010/12/peppermint-marshmallows-258-recipe-022.html   She made peppermint marshmallows and of course, I went right out to get the things I needed to make it. Only Geletine, and corn syrup (mine expired in 06, apparently) Everything else, I had on hand.  After making I bragged around here and there, and heard a few people say they thought marshmallows were hard to make, or that they couldn't make them. I got nervous, but when I pulled mine from the pan, they were set! A bit softer than store bought but set none the less. Tasted good, really pepperminty. I can't wait to try different flavors! Bailey wants to do a "rocky road" he said, and

 This evening while I cooked dinner the kids were playing restaurant. First Hannah waited on Bailey bringing him his order of five cheeseballs and a cup of "coffee" (hot cocoa). When his food was taking too long he would say "cmon waitress!". So once Bailey got his order it was Hannah's turn to be the customer, Bailey the waiter.  When he was giving Hannah her bill and collecting the 4.36 that was owed. He looks over at her and he says "Uh! TOOTHPICKS as my tip! I at least left you a cheeseball!"  This is SO what I feel so many times when I am given a crappy tip to the most annoying "wanty" customer. Oh and Hannah was that customer. "Chop-Chop waiter" She even told him at one point. All that work, running his butt off for a measly toothpick . Heh.

 Not sure if that will work, but it should take you to a youtube video of my kids. This is what we did over the weekend. It was about the only time they got along, but hey... At least I caught it on tape. I am not sure WHERE Hannah came up with the story, or accent! :)

Promise wass here(: Mom, you should learn to close ur blog when ur finished hehe  I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I guess I have to keep up with this better. My friend tells me she feels like a stalker for coming here and then there are no new posts. So I figured the funny crap I usually just update my facebook status with, I should blog instead.  So I had a pretty good weekend so far. Got baking supplies and I think the rest of my Christmas stuff Friday. Saturday I baked cookies and today we had friends over and we decorated them! It is our annual tradtition and I think its a lot of fun. A big mess afterwards, but a lot of fun.  I was in the kitchen making duplings for tonights dinner. Bailey gets the flour out for me he says "What is the difference between cornstarch, and flour?" I tell him not a lot, they are both used as a thickener and so on... "Are they both good on butts?" LOL. No they are not both good on butts. He is the funniest boy ever.  Chicken and dumplings turned out fantastic... Again. I will post the recipe on my other blog. The kids have had like 2 bowl

 This weekend was a pretty good one. I spent some quality time with the kids. Got some Christmas shopping done, got groceries in the house and that house is for the most part, clean. Feels pretty okay.  Hannah spent her allowance and got Shirnky dinks. Remember those? Anyone? Children of the 80's? Surly you do! Anyway the kids are ALL about shrinky dinks now... I might have to check out hobby lobby to see what they have that I could tell santa about... For the kids, of course!  Since the weekend went by so smoothly I am actually not so much looking forward to Monday. Its supposed to be really cold, and of course, its the Christmas Parade. Its always frost bite weather when the parade comes. Bailey is in it, so of course, we have to go! Brrrrrrr.  Other than that nothing really new. I notice the stores being so much busier crowded and annoying. I understand but when your just there for groceries its annoying. One of the things about the season I do not enjoy.

 Really, honesty is almost always the best policy. If you lie, you normally get caught in that lie. So just tell the truth. Don't make an excuse, dont dilly dally around. Just say what you do or dont want to do, say no and say it without explanation. then you don't have to make up some damn excuse. Its much easier.  Anyway on that note, after a week off of school I am super happy the kids go back tomorrow. YAY! I am ready for work again too. I think. I say that now anyway.  I am starting the Couch to 5K thing tomorrow. I found an app for it on my phone, and I am thinking that is pretty awesome. I don't really believe I would or could ever run an entire 5K but this program says I can, and I really really want to. I see people jogging down my road in the spring/summer and I actually feel JEALOUS of them. I want to be the one running past THEIR house!  Got the carpet out of my bathroom finally. Tile is down, well linolium stuff that looks like tile. I still need to stick

 You know. I think even the best of moms have tantrums. After a full day of kids having them, being treated like crap, cleaning the same thing 20 times and it still being dirty again when you leave and come back.... Well its stressful and I think I am allowed to feel, stressed.  So today the stress hit. Christmas is almost here. I want to be able to get my children everything they ever wanted, and more. I know this is not possible. I want them to be able to appreciate that I do what I can do, and above. I want them to realize Christmas is not about presents, but about giving and sharing and love and so much more.  My kids thought throwing things would be awesome today. They threw a permanent marker and then it got on my wall. This set me off. My living room was trashed, after I had it vacuumed and picked up, my kitchen looks as though no one ever cleans it although I had been in there 10 times or more today. I just lost it. I have that right to lose it now and then. I told them I w

   Sometimes my family drives me crazy... Sometimes they make me laugh. Sometimes they make me do both at the same time.  Lets see. Over the weekend we watched "The Wizard of Oz" Somehow my son, has never seen this show. He's seen "parodies" of it on cartoons and such, so he knew the just of the movie, but had never seen it. I am depriving him I suppose.  Anyway were watching and Hannah keeps saying how she likes the show when it turns color "It does turn color, right?" Yes. It turns color :OP~ Then were at the part where the Scarecrow needs a brain, and the Tin Man is wanting his heart... Bailey says "who do they meet next, the lion?" Yes, the Lion... "What does HE want from the Wizard.... A KIDNEY ?" That was some good stuff!  The weekend was a busy one, and Sunday... My housecleaning day was interrupted by Pam, needing me to take pictures of her kid... Well first off pretty much ANYTHING can distract me from house cleanin

 That is what Tim always calls me. Never no Clorie. I let myself get lured into things I don't really want to do, because I feel badly saying no. I have gotten better, honestly I have gotten SO much better... I still have the nickname.  I was supposed to have tomorrow off, think I blogged about that. Yeah. I am working now. She begged, I need the money anyway, I will probably be bored.... at home... with no kids or husband... Yeah, sure I would have just been bored, and I need the money anyway! So I said yes. Blah.  Went to Kohles today and got some really good deals :) I love that place. They picked up my trash, finally. I have had this ANNOYING twitch in my eye, off and on ALL day. That is annoying. So there was my day. Hannah was feeling better today. That was good. Hopefully she's all on the mend.  Bailey and Tim leave tomorrow afternoon, so I am praying for a safe trip, and being thankful to the best father in law ever, for the use of his more reliable, truck. Have I

 I guess you just cannot understand it. I have tried to understand it, and I think I have only made myself go crazy in the process. So I will stop trying to understand it, I will also try to stop walking on eggshells to avoid crazy from going off though. If crazy goes crazy, then that is what happens. I do not understand it, I do not control it, and I cannot prevent it. I will also NOT make myself crazy over it. So there ya have it! My baby girl is under the weather today. Well she was stuffy last night and this morning, Tim asked her if she wanted to stay home from school. Her response "NO!" LOL. That's my girl! She's not feverish, just stuffy head... So I thought she was fine to go anyway. She came home and pretty much crashed, now she has a tummy ache, and that means, she wants to waller all over mommy. Nice kisses and snuggles from my sick germy baby.  I get a day off this week. My boys are going to Little Rock for an ENT appointment. I took the day off sin

 That is all I have for today. A big fat Whatever.

 Life. That is how it usually is. Crazy. There might be some down times, but they are usually far and few between. Life is crazy but you still need to make time for the important things, the things that really matter.  I will always take the time,  to hold your hand when you cross the street.  There will always be a moment,  To hear about things you think are pretty neat.  Life is never to crazy,  To hear what you might have to say I will never be too busy, to not talk to you today. its never to late, For another kiss goodnight  I will never regret,  doing what is right.  Taking the time,   to watch you sleep and dream  So many of the moments,  forever ago they seem.  Time passes to quickly,  to not make each second matter.  Ill never be too busy,  to hear your pitter patter.  As long as my heart beats,  love for you will flow   And as each day passes,  That love will only grow.  So I'll  take the time,  to smell the roses. Take that extra

 Oh this time of the month. I know that 90% of the reason I feel this way is because of the time of the month it is. I know this. Does it make me feel any better? Nope.  I am bitchy. Why? Because I am a mom. I love being a mom. I love my kids. I love my husband and my life, animals, house, yard, job ect. I do. I honestly with all my heart do. Sometimes, however I do not so much love being a mom. Not today.  Mom is the one that everyone comes to. She (I) can be doing 12 different things at once, or heck She (I) does not even have to be HOME and she is supposed to somehow solve the problems of the world in the household. WHY does it always have to be mom? Why can't we take care of it ourselves? WHY cant we ask DAD for once?  I swear there is a button on my butt, as soon as I sit, the button is pressed and my kids MOM me. It never fails, it always pushes in, every time I sit... Sometimes it does get stuck in, and I get MOMMED even when standing, but it never fails to work when I

 Today was the school mother daughter tea party. I took miss Hannah Bear. She had a good time. A few of her friends were there. They got to get their nails painted, some make up on... There was a stack of dresses to try on and then model on a "runway" oh and of course some tea and snacks! (my favorite part of course)  The kids school had a scare today. It was locked down and police were called after a man was seen just wondering around the playground at recess time. Again it makes me SO glad they go to a small school where teachers know parents and know when someone who does not belong, is there. No one was hurt, and the man just walked off when a teacher asked him his reasons for being there... Scary anyway.  This week has been slower than the last, for that I am thankful. I am still busy don't get me wrong, but I am able to keep my head above water with just a minimal tread. Not having to do the backstroke all week is nice!  It is nearly "my time" S

 Sometimes one person has to hold up more weight than the other does. Lately I feel as though I am that person holding the extra weight. Lately I have been wishing I was not that person. I feel like I am being spread a bit too thin... I also feel like no matter how many times I try to explain myself, it does not matter.  So I will just keep waiting, and hopefully eventually someone will come and take a few books off of my stack. Take a load off. Help me out. Chip in. You get it? I am sure you do. Now if only other people did as well.  God doesnt give you more than you can handle. I wonder sometimes if He thinks the load he's giving me is being more evenly distributed than it is... Maybe he can review my case :)

It is Monday. Daylight savings gave me this extra hour of sleep and a bright sunny morning to wake up to. The weekend is behind me now along with that UNGODLY busy week. My best friend is home from her camping trip, I have learned how to use, and LOVE my new phone... All feels right with the world!  Over the weekend Destiny was gone. It was kind of quiet around here, but Promise made sure to make up for the crankiness and teenager (esq) that might be lacking in the household. Thank you Promise. Your just too kind.  Rooster boy came and stayed the night. Not sure why but my son always has these strange thoughts he thinks are good ideas when rooster boy stays... Not saying its rooster boy, my son even admitted it was his own idea, I just think when boys get together, they lose all ability to ration out what is a good and what is a bad idea.  So what was the bright idea this weekend? To "splatter paint" A bowling pin . I guess I should be happy, that at least they

 People have just been crazy!  I had my nurses group at work today. They came in when we were quite busy, or I was anyway... Took me a while to get back to them, but they were kinda rude about it, and then when the food was done, they had to have it boxed up and leave... She told me that they waited FIFTEEN minuets for me to get to the table... They did wait a while, but there was NO way they waited 15 min before i got to them... Not to mention the one who got rude, was not even there first, others sat down before her. NO way did they wait 15 min. I told them about our call ahead option, although I wanted to say STFU and don't go to a DINE IN restraunt when you have a limited amount of time for lunch... At least not if the place is busy... I mean HELLOOOOO???  I did not make it to the gym AGAIN today. That makes all week. No workouts. I was on a roll last week, but that roll has now, well, rolled down hill. I wanted to go, I did, I honestly just did not have the time to. Sucked

 I might just lose my mind this week... I thought I was going to be busy but I really had NO idea how much so.  All I can really say is it REALLY only Wednesday???  I am super mom, was able to be 2 places at once (nearly) today. I have worked a double this week, already got in the hours I normally have a whole week, in just the last 3 days... Hurt my foot, fell and banged my knee. Thought I lost my 2 youngest children for about 30 min yesterday...  To put it quickly I have been so busy I have forgotten to eat. ME forgotten to eat. You just don't understand. I am headed for a shower, then bed. Night night. Sweet dreams dear neglected blog o mine.

 Its always fun to dress up, to pretend. So on Halloween I like to dress up too!  Every year, since I have lived in Arkansas I have taken the kids to "trunk or treat" At the church in Lowell.  Its usually a good time. Candy, not to mention free corn dogs, soda and popcorn while you wait in line. Free is always awesome.  Oh and for some reason one of the dogs keeps taking a crap in the house... I guess its too cold to go outside. This morning one had done it and when Tim was cleaning it all the kids were screatching so he chased them around a little with a pile of poo... that is a man for you....   So fast forward to later in the day when I am cleaning the kitchen... All of a sudden, near my microwave cart, on a shelf, up about waist level, is a turd. A dog turd. For a moment I sit and wonder HOW the hell the dog got up there, and then I realize it must have fallen while my husband was chasing girls with it. Lovely right? Do boys ever really grow into men?  So Hallowee

 To use a self cleaning oven takes 2 hours MINIMUM. I will remember that for future reference. I started the cleaning process because well, my oven is dirty, and also I thought it being 900 degrees might just warm the house up a tad bit (its chilly out today!) I was right, it did warm the house. It also made my plan for dinner go down the tube, so Chinese it was. It also foiled my plan to bake bread, well I still baked bread, but now because I started so late here I am... Up still at midnight waiting for the last loaf to finish.  Oh, and for some reason my Amish Friendship bread thought it would be a great idea to REALLY rise this go around... It rose right out of the pans, you guessed it, onto the floor of my nice, newly cleaned oven. If that isn't ironic I am not sure what is!  Before you decide to make 6 loaves of bread, you should also have 6 loaf pans. I have a loaf of bread, a pan of BIG muffins, a pan of TINY muffins, an 8 inch square pan, and also a 9x13 pan of "br

 I think Monday I said this was going to be a slow week. Boy was I wrong. Another busy day today. I think I need to learn to use my calender a bit better, and know this stuff is coming up. Although half the stuff, the kids bring home from school states: Tomorrow! ACK!  So today it was work as usual. Kiwana day Wednesday. I love those guys, they are almost like my family, I know their names, orders, and where they sit. Its nice to have them there, Mr. Curtis, he is getting so old, and some times I just wonder how much longer he's going to be around, and that, makes me sad.  Besides them, we got fairly busy. One of those ALL then nothing days. It came at one time, and then it was over... I think the new guy pissed off my co worker a few times today. The boss exclaimed she was drugged up and ready to make it through her day. I guess she has the flu. Sure hope I don't get it. Bleh.  So after work my day was nowhere near over. Like a good girl, I once again, hit the gym. 3 for

 If not for them what the heck would I blog about, well besides my (occasional) bitch about husbands and or work of course!  Today we were on the subject of so many things. First off periods, and if boys had them, "I wish" Bailey announced when I had said no. Does he even know what he is wishing for? Then Hannah said she did not know that grown ups got periods, she thought they were only for teenagers!  Boys take such a short time to pee, because they do not have to sit down or wipe. This was brought up at no better time than during dinner. Appetizing subject.  Speaking of appetizing the kids all enjoyed my home made mac and cheese tonight! YAY! Finally a dinner no one complained about.  All in all today was a nice day. Not too stressful. Not too loud, not too anything really. I wish more days were like today was. Just simple.

 I'm going to be a busy mama!  I thought my week was pretty much empty, besides the weekend trick or treating. Boy was I wrong. I forgot about parent teacher conferences! Promise and Destiny both have them this week.  My day, because your so interested in my life:  Up, kids up, breakfast made (eggs on biscuits w/ turkey bacon)  Hubby takes kids to school, I get ready for work  Work where boss sleeps and hacks on me telling me she is "So sick" for the 30th time this month  Gym, for 45 min. Tanned and worked out, thought I was going back w/ kids THOUGHT WRONG!  Get kids from school  Orthodontist, promise had a wire poking her!  Drop kids off at home, by this time Destiny is home to watch the little ones  Destiny's school for parent teacher meetings... SO proud I was able to (mostly) find my way around!  Get Tim who sat at work WAITING for me, rather than walking home (he waited 1.5 hours)  Start dinner, have kids up my ass, throw a GIANT tantrum at them,

 Got the house clean. I thought it would take all day, and it did. I waited until the last min to do the kitchen, since I was making homemade buttermilk biscuits for dinner... It was a good idea, but then of course I thought I would pre prep dinner for tomorrow, and so I have dishes in the sink anyway.  Thank God its Monday. This weekend was not so bad. Got rid of 2 kids, and acquired one extra. One day I want to be as good as Pam and somehow get rid of all four kids in the same night and have an evening to myself with my wonderful husband.... One day I will figure that out.   What does the week hold for me? Well, I have to make an orthodontist appointment for Promise, a wire is poking her. I want to hit the gym after work each day, Halloween is Sunday, and I think there is something else to beg free candy going on on Friday as well. The more candy the better right?  My main goal for this week though, is to NOT let my kids drive me insane. Especially not Promise, with her new fam

 Something happens that flips my feelings upside down and I think maybe, just maybe I am doing at least a few things right. Being a mom is hard. That is for sure. Someone should have warned me about that. I think of those sweet babies, sleepless nights, teething, wanting to be held 24/7 and I think of how hard I thought that was...  Now what I wouldn't do for a sleepless night and a baby on my hip instead of what goes on most days in this house in place of that now. Wow. Is all I can say. If your currently expecting, do yourself a favor and just keep the baby inside :)  Seriously though, life is good. For the most part. Today I took off Pawlies Ecollar he's been wearing for the last 3 weeks. He's happy about that. So am I. He looks almost like a normal cat again, well except that he has half his fur missing along with one leg. Other than that, he looks normal. He is happy to be able to clean himself again.  So the weekends nearly over.... As happy as I was to see it h

 I am not sure why I look forward to the weekends. Its not like I get time "off" in any way. Still I do normally get to sleep in, somewhat anyway.  I worked this evening a party of people with kids on their way to the corn maze. I am glad I did. It was fun, they were all really nice, and generous. Generous is always nice. I took my hubby and 2 of the kids I have tonight to "golden corral" my favorite place of all for dinner.   So what's in store for the weekend? Clean house, clean house... and Oh yeah... Clean house!  I would love to get the bushes trimmed up and things done outside as well, but I think it is supposed to rain. We'll see I guess.  I wish I had better, more exciting plans, but well... I don't.  Pawlie the 3 legged cat is healing nice and lovely now. He's still wearing the cone, but I think only a while longer... He's scabbed up and pretty much all healed. He can jump onto the bed like a champ. He goes all over the house a

 Fall is in the air, the leaves are all changing colors and looking BEAUTIFUL. I love when its all nice and cold in the room and all nice and cozy under the covers. I just love fall. This weekend its supposed to rain, I really hope I can get out and get a few pictures of the lovely artwork God has made for us before that happens.  Work has been, well work this week. My co-worker apparently still has said stick up her rear end. I am not sure if its still the "dan" thing or if I've done something else to upset her... I guess it really doesn't matter, not worth worrying over.  Friday is here tomorrow. I have offered my assistance with a party Friday evening, wonder why I did that now? LOL!  Destiny has homecoming this weekend. She dumped her boyfriend right before hand. Part of me is sad, he's a nice kid but part of me is happy, as he's an "older boy" and also because they were together nearly 2 months and at 14 that seems pretty serious. I am not

 I am not sure why... Well yes I am.  I opened at work. There at 9AM alone, because PAM did not call and chit chat with me while I worked (I put her in my ear while I work) Boss shows up and she is "sick" and there for not chatty. I Just kept my MP3 player in and jammed a bit.  Then its freaking HOT in there. AC is not working for some reason. Not sure why. Even with the cold shoulder I received by my co-worker (yes apparently that .55 cent discount is still pissing her off) It was also DEAD at work. I think I waited on 7 tables total. I am glad though because I thought I might die from heat exhaustion.  Got home and made dinner, and my Amish Friendship bread/muffins, went to the store real quickly and then watched a movie with the kids. Marmaduke. Good movie highly recommended. Now its bedtime for the kiddoes, and I am ready to start another new day. Hopefully in this new day I do not eat too many muffins. I am really trying to be good. Really.  To look forward to to

 So there is this man that comes into my work. I will call him "Dan" because, well that is his name!  Dan is a, simple man. I am not sure what exactly is wrong with him, but he is a few cards short of a full deck, and that is obvious. He lives alone in an apartment near my work. He walks to get where he needs to go. Often times he needs to go to the grocery store. Between the store and his home, is my pizza place. So he will stop in, with a bag or two of his groceries, and sit and drink a diet coke, watch TV, use the bathroom, pay then leave.  Dan has always left a tip. Normally a dollar. There have been a few times Dan has been out of line. Wanting to have possession of the remote is the main one. He wants to change the channel which is not supposed to be changed. Sometimes he wants a refill RIGHT THEN and we are busy and he acts a little impatient, but he's not the only customer to do that.  Dan has come in a few times without buying anything. Just to sit. Cool o

 I get on kicks where I blog my little head off and then I have times where I just don't. I guess lately its been one of the "don't" times.  Lets see. Today is week 2 since my kitty has had his leg amputation done. He went to the vet yesterday to have the staples taken out. He has a bit of a complication and infection on his insision and it is being treated with a washing and antibiotics each day. If it gets worse, or does not get better, he may need another surgery. When we told the vet there was no possible way we could afford that he promised he would work with us, to get Pawlie better, even if he had to "Drastically" reduce the price to get it affordable for us. I found this very awesome of him. Hopefully though it does not come down to that anyway.  The kids:  Destiny has been being amazingly good. She has turned in all her school work so far this year, and although she does not do great on tests, she is keeping her grades at an acceptable level.

 Wow. Life is just amazing right now. I might be broke, but I have got my family, good friends, a home, and laughter. That is really what makes the world go round right?  First off Family: The kids all got along today. Destiny has been just amazing here lately. Getting along with the siblings, allowing them even to come into her room, touch things, and being nice. She has done her homework, brought up her grades, gone to bed at the time she is supposed to and gotten up and out the door to the bus in the mornings before I can even remind her its time to get out to the stop! I am really really happy with the relationship we have shared this past week... Although I know its bipolar and could change at any moment.  She has kind of almost wanted to hang out with me. Going to the gym, asking when we could go again... Doing a pilates tape with me this evening, tagging along to the grocery store. Even mapping out her plans for me, and ASKING me if its okay before inviting friends over and

 Are days like today. When my kids get along. When they are funny. When they show love to each other and when we seem like a real family! We even all sat at the table together, normally someone sits up at the bar. Not today, today everyone was at the table!  I took the kids to the gym this afternoon. Destiny was my fitness couch :) On our way home I stopped by Subway for dinner. We sat eating subway at the table together and Promise farts. Nice. This is usual I am used to it. Hannah explains that her farts are "pokie" and that her poops sometimes are as well. "That is because there is tonails in it!" Destiny almost choked on her sandwich and I immediately got on facebook to make it my status. You know its funny when you make facebook status!  So here's to days like today. Days when I dont wonder what the hell I was thinking. Days when most things seem to go right, and when they don't its not a bad thing and I am able to laugh at it. Here's to more

Here in Arkansas we do not really have four seasons. We have 2. Summer, and winter. There is no fall or spring, if there is, its maybe a week long. So fall is not quite even here, the leaves have just started changing colors... and were already down into freezing temperatures at night! Crazy Arkansas!  Paulie is now on what day 4 after surgery... He is doing really well. He has to wear a cone collar because he's been pulling his staples out. He hates the cone but he's making do. He's jumped up onto the bed, and onto a kitchen chair, and he's walked down the hallway using the wall for balance. He's a trooper that is for sure. Today I think he might have realized he's done a bit too much... Mostly sleeping all day but of course he is a cat, after all.  The kids are being kids. The littlest ones are out of school for the week. Fall break. Wooo. They are already at each others throats and its only Monday. Here's to a great rest of the week. Cheers.

MOV02598 Originally uploaded by Clorissasue Pawlie day 2 after amputation surgery. His first walk out of the bedroom. He's doing really well.

 I was at work, and we were not very busy. A regular came in and I was a bit loopy from lack of sleep last night. They asked me what was going on because of my loopiness and I told them about my kitty cat and his leg... The lady has a 3 legged dog, due to a lawn mower accident... So I was showing her pictures. I totally missed a customer of mine checking out and the other girl had done it for me. I appologized to her for missing the customer checking out...  "That's okay, you were showing off pictures of your shaved pussy to customers"  OMG I almost died!!!! Good stuff... Good stuff.  On the plus side, Pawlie is doing much better today than he was last night. He has been resting quite a bit. Eaten, drank water and even urinated. He hobbled over and tried to get under the bed, but I would not let him. So he laid back down.  We have very high hopes for his speedy recovery. After last night I was not so sure, but today he is already so much better. Thank goodness.

Pawlie had his surgery today. Well this afternoon actually. There was bad nerve damage, so that the dr. said we might the right choice with amputation rather than reconstruction (which was unaffordable anyway) He got the leg off, and sewed him all back up.  I am not sure what Tim and I were expecting, but when they brought Pawlie out to us (he comes home today w/ pain meds) we both started to cry. The insision is HUGE 26 staples I do believe, the entire lower half of his body is shaved and he just looks pitiful... It was hard to take in.  So Pawlie is home now, not feeling great. He has eaten a bit of food, but he is in a lot of pain... They said the first 2 days are the worst. So hopefully this will be over for him soon. Poor kitty.

Pawlie goes in tomorrow for his big surgery. His rear left leg is going to be amputated. I never in my life thought I would agree to spend so much damn money on an animal, but besides his leg he is JUST fine. He's not a horse! He should not have to be put down because of a bum leg right? It just seemed wrong. So luckily we were able to put this on credit and get it done and save his life.  Tomorrow at 7:30 if you can, think of Mr. Pawlie and the Dr. doing his amputation. I hope it all goes well, and he can bounce back to the damn cat that only loves Tim and not me :OP~~

 That is what I have had. No it has not been continuous but it goes and comes right back. I think its stress. 99% positive its stress. Money issues suck. Especially when I am the only one dealing with them. The kids "need" new clothes, and bobby pins, and headbands and this silly band, and new mattresses. The car needs new tires and brakes, preferably before winter hits.  Then what happens? The rat dies, Baileys last rat. Then... Just to top things off, the cat comes in the house, and its apparent something is wrong with him. That something... He's been hit by a car. Of course its after hours for the Vet so ER vet it is. and 700.00 dollars later, its take him to your vet, now that we have stabalized him you... Gee thanks. Are vet bills tax deductible?  So after we cough up another 600-700 dollars we do not have (thank god for care credit http://www.carecredit.com) Paulie will be having his back leg amputated come Thursday morning. He's lucky I suppose, that the le

 My sons friend. Probably his best friend, is Jimmy. Jimmy is younger than Bailey, he is six, Bailey is 9. Jimmy and Hannah DO.NOT.GET.ALONG. Its like we just inherited an extra brother when he comes over. Needless to say, being Baileys best bud, he's here pretty often.  This weekend I was really looking forward to a little bit of sleeping in. You see I am now the official "opener" at work, 5 days a week so I will not get to go back to bed after the kids leave for school... Not that I need to do that anyway, sometimes its just a good feeling. Anyway. Saturday my mom was ringing the phone by 8am. We had to go pick up a bed, but the place did not open until 10. She was here, ringing the bell by 9:15?  Saturday night Jimmy stayed over. Jimmy likes to wake up at the crack of dawn, which is why he is now a rooster in my book. Today though he woke up because my angelic daughter thought it would be funny to do the shaving cream trick to him: shaving cream in the hand, tickle

 This is what my oldest said to my husband (her step dad) today.  First off, yes, her father he is not. She is not part of his DNA make up. He did not help me create her himself. So technically she is correct. He is not her dad.  Since the time she was three. Tim has been there, been here. In our house, helping to raise her. Telling her right from wrong, yes and no. Correcting her wrongs, when she was little she played horsey on his back, he has been the one who took them trick or treat went to birthday parties, shared holidays and supported her through the last eleven years.  Now she does have a father. Her father however, does not really tell her right from wrong he's not here to do that. He is not here to share the holidays or birthday celebrations. The joys and the hard times she goes through, he does not really know much about those. He is not here for those. I am not saying that is through any fault of his. He cannot be here, he has a separate life... But here, he is no

 Yesterday Destiny wanted to go to the school football game. Middle school football. Destiny is in Highschool but her boyfriends brother, is in middle and on the football team. Promises school was playing Destiny's boyfriends brothers team. So Promise wanted to go to the game as well.  Destiny had a bit of a hissy, when I reminded her it was PROMISES schools game!? So I drop them off, worried that Destiny and Promise will not meet up when its over, and I will be left trying to find not one but 2 of my children in a sea of thousands of them. I asked Destiny to please meet up with Promise towards the end, and come to find me.  So what do I hear when I pick them up? Destiny let Promise hang with her the WHOLE TIME at the game. With Destiny AND her boyfriend (josh, for the second time) They actually got along, and Destiny and the boy only made out when Promise was not looking. (barf)  Anyway I figured one good turn deserved another and so I ran Josh to his house instead of him ha

Despite the fact that I worked out over 800 min last month and despite the fact that I have been watching what I eat more closely I have lost and gained the same 3 pounds through out the month. Not only that but I had a "blow out" we'll call it in both (only) pair of jeans that still fit me. I had to go out today to Goodwill, and buy myself 2 (larger) pair.  Depressing.  Gah. Something has got to give. I am focusing this month on eating smaller, yet more frequent meals that are hopefully well balanced. Oh well onward and upward. I have a gym membership and I am not afraid to use it!!! :)

For my daughter? She was picked top 40 for a smile contest her orthodontist has every year. If she becomes one of the top 12 then she gets to be in all the printed ads and commercials. Some former "idol smiles" winners are even featured on billboards and the ortho's hummer!   http://razorbraces.com/index.php?subcat=idolsmilesform2011  Her name is Destiny  

  Sitting around the dinner table Hannah had to tell us about her new AWESOME class pet. We got a Wooly mammoth! We all just sort of sit there, and Destiny is all Uh NO you didn't! I ask her if the new class pet is a stuffed animal, or is it real. "Its real, a wooly mammoth, you know mama!" We are kind of thinking she has maybe gone crazy when Hannah holds her arms out a certain way and it hits me...  Do you mean a PRAYING MANTIS hannah? Yes that's what it is! A praying mantis! We were trying to picture this giant hairy elephant with tusks in Hannah's' classroom. LOL. When I told her what a wooly mammoth was, she understood how that was so funny!  

 Yes sir. I know this. I have told myself this before. Made this mistake before. Silly me.  Its just us girls tonight. Daddy and the littlest 2 went to grandpas and ended up staying the night. Lots of work to get done... The best grandpa/father in law ever, recently loaned us a nice amount of money to continue our home warranty for another year. In return Tim is to work his ass off!  So with just us girls, we did what girls do best. Blared the radio, cleaned (well I did) and baked! Destiny made brownies, which I am proud to say I have only had ONE of. Promise and I made the dough for Cinnamon rolls. So after making the dough I was tired of reading the recipe online so I just wrote down the ingredients needed for the middle and for the icing.  Dough done. I mix the brown sugar, Cinnamon and... butter. I look at it, its thin and water. Now I have never made from scratch cinnamon rolls, but I have seen it done, and the middle part, its normally much drier... Then it hits me. The but

 Being a mom. No one ever told me it was going to be easy. Of course I don' think I even had time to ask, in my defense. I knew it would not be easy, I knew there would be stinky diapers and teething and tummy troubles... What I did not know was that my child(ren) would turn into teenagers and have to deal with real world problems that would then become my problems as well. No one even tells you about things that far ahead, when they give you the "warnings" they warn of things that happen within the first year of life, or maybe the "terrible twos". Yeah. I am saying give me a room full of those so called "terrible" two year old's. I can deal with that no problem.  The teenage years, which might I mention I am JUST starting to go through, and with only my first... Have already got me craving a padded white room and straight jacket. Its so bi polar the relationship between a teen and her mother. One day were friends, we laugh, we joke, she will eve