The oddly normal life of Clorie

The facts of life! Thats right. Totally quoting an 80's sitcom! LOL.  Its true though, you have to take the good with the bad. Because life does not just give you good. If it did, I would have nothing to bitch/blog about now would I?  I have 2 teenage daughters, enough said if you have your own. If you don't let me just say, act now so that you never will... ha!  Last week the girls had their father down for a visit. That was nice. He took them to his hotel and kept them, which was REALLY nice, for both me and them I am sure. Its been far and few between with his visits.  We all went to the zoo yesterday and got our sex education as well. We learned how to do it "turtle style" and saw a monky's manhood. Got to love the zoo!  Oh and Tim was FINE with leaving MY window open for the camel to stuff its head in... but when a camel came to his side it "Looked mean" and so he kept his window up. What a baby! LOL!

We've had some issues with our produce deliveries at work recently, and I've complained. So our produce came earlier than usual and my boss was commenting. I said it must have been that they didn't want to hear me complain anymore. His words of wisdom: "the squeaky wheel gets the grease....and I'm sorry to say it, but your one squeaky wheel."

Friday night at work. I had a little boy and his dad at my table. They got.some stuff off of the salad bar while they waited for pizza. When I went over to ask how everything was, the little boy held up the plate pictured below.... And said, "I don't really like them grapes."

 Today has been a really rough day for our family. We just found out that my moms' ex boyfriend (of like 14 years) has passed away. Not only that, but he passed away 18 days ago and were just now finding out, not from family but from a random stranger basically. That sucks.  Let me start near the end I guess. When my mom broke up with Don, it was not because he harmed her or was hurtful or a bad person. She put up with a lot of things from him. His drinking being a big one. She was no longer in love for whatever reason and I respect that. I think her staying was maybe worse than her sticking around when she no longer had the feelings he thought she did.  When my mom left Don, she did so quickly. She just up and left, got things that were important to her, leaving the rest for him. She told him she wanted to remain friends, but he called 12 times a day and cried, or begged for her to come back, she just stopped answering her phone. Then he started leaving message after...

I don't even know what day I am supposed to be on. To Hell with it. LOL. So teenagers. Someone shoot me now. One moment alls well, the next she's calling my husband a douche. I wouldn't have dared call any adult a name like that.... Two nights ago pms hit I was mean and hateful so I hid in my room. I come out to a cleaned up kitchen. She can be so good, and so helpful when its really needed. She is certainly growing and maturing so much in the past year. I am really proud of who she is becoming. Then she comes home (i let her stay out an hour later)  bitching about a soggy sandwich, and calling my husband a douche for "looking at her like that" really? Dude. So thats life right now. Teenagers. Promise is hitting teenage too. Can't walk home anymore....attitude from Hell....and all I keep thinking is how I still have 2 more, and they will only be better at this, since they are getting free lessons. YAY!

Today was SO spring-like. Trees budding, flowers bloomed, 70 degrees, blue skies, sunshine. Sent the kids outside and they played together, nicely. The hard of hearing boy heard an icecream truck miles away....after a long hunt, dollars in hand, they gave up and came home empty handed... But more awesome, the icecream man song always means summer! Oh, and daylight savings spring forward....DIDN'T EVEN MESS ME UP THIS YEAR! WOOT GO SPRING! AFFE

When your family, and with each other day in and day out without breaks....all those bad habits get in your nerves....and because your family you voice your opinions. It's just not usually pretty.   Life was rough today, but in the end it all turned out better. Although now that its bedtime....well were back to square one. Loving life baby.