The oddly normal life of Clorie

 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...

 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 o...

 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...

 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 k...

 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 Promis...

 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 s...

 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...

 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. C...

 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 fri...

 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 go...