Mountain Bound

Well I just did it.....been contemplating heading to the Mountains of NC for a little while now and I just booked our rooms for this weekend.  WOOOO HOOOO.  Now I'm not a mountain girl, but Miss Tara wants to visit, so, why not.  Everyone needs a little get away every now and then.  Boone here we come!

Not sure where we'll start....Grandfather Mountain is a beautiful site and so is Blowing Rock.  Also Linville Caverns are just up the road and so is Tweetsie Railroad.  Gonna leave early enough Friday morning to be able to get there and still have time to take in the area.  It's about 6 hours from home.  Up 40 to Winston Salem (RJR Tobacco country and home of the Wake Forest Deacons) then hit 421 to Boone (Appalachian State Univ.).

I said a while back that we needed to quit lazying around and take little get aways.  That's what I'm gonna plan to do.  We'll see how it goes.

September I'm thinking of a trip either to Charlotte, Richmond or Williamsburg to one of the theme parks.

October & November will be busy weekends with Nutcracker Ballet practice.

December of course is Christmas, that will be a trip to TAMPA!  I've always wanted to see the Biltmore House in Asheville NC all decorated for Christmas, but....I'll be glad to have my weekends back in Dec after Nutcracker!

Let's see how many of these things I actually accomplish!

Some things just stick with you!

Seinfeld is not my favorite watch.  Elaine just gets under my skin sometimes.  However, they keep running clips on a channel where George turns around to a lady who has just walked in on him and, to his and her surprise, he says in sheer embarassment "I was in the pool!".

DH was just out of the shower and putting on his pantaloons and says to me, in humor, (and in truth) "but I was in the pool!".  My quick wit comes back with "and what's your excuse in December?" ROFL!!! 

He said "shower".

Another clip is when Raymond's Mom tells him "one day you're gonna turn around and I won't be here"...he does a spin and says "not today!".

I tell Tom "you're gonna miss me when I'm gone" he says "so leave already".  I get no respect!

My little nephew was a hoot last night.  He calls Tara "ta-ta" and so loves her.  She was a big help.  His mom still has him in a baby tub (!) but Auntie Sharon took it out!  His daddy came in and said "look at you in the big tub!" and me and my mouth of course says "Daddy, we're a big boy now and we don't need a baby's tub - we're Big Timers!"

Chase peed on his carpet while running around nude after his bath.  When you ask him where is the flower, he sniffs like he's smelling it.  It is tooooo cute.  I remember these things from when Tara was a baby.  We used to tell her "smell my nose" and she would press her nose to mine and sniff like it was a flower! LOL!!!  Chase calls shoes "hats" because POOP (for you LisaJo) is shoo shoo...and you don't walk in your shoooshooo. 

Because we had to be there so early Tom brought us a Pizza.  I was sure he'd go out somewhere after leaving us, but he came on home.  ?????  What's up with that?  No wife, no kid till who knows when.  Free opportunity to go out.  He'd even said he was.  Hmmmmm, guess your comments worked!  Amazing what a sober mind will decide.

When he was abusing drugs, he told me his "mind" told him "let's just go out for a hit, no one will know".......how backwards is that?  Um #1 where've you been all night; #2 why do you stink; #3 where's your money? ALL OF IT?   Thank GOD I kicked ass upon ass and showed mine a couple of times and got this taken care of.  Whew what a long battle.

Anyway......

I tend to remember a lot of the bad times, and I'm bad about bringing it up.  Tom will say "I'd wouldn't...." and I'd say, "well what about the time...." and he'll say "that was a long time ago" and I'll say "it was last month/year" or "you did one time".  I should just let it go.  But I can't.  I see patterns and sometimes they scare me.  Luckily now I don't see a lot of patterns.  I want to give Tom the pat on the back, but sometimes even praises caused him to "celebrate".  See my problem?  Guess it's the once scorned twice shy theory. 

Things just stick with me.

 

It's Saturday!

Thank you all for your comments last night and this morning regarind the DFH.......fill in the F for whatever you will.

Trouble with this guy is he goes off on a tangent......alcohol affects the brain and body functions.  But he says "it's just as bad to be on a cell phone or eating ..."  Yeah right!  So there is no rationalizing with him at that moment.  I will however print out or re-read the comments to him.  I am all for "learning your lesson" - get caught now sucka and spend time in jail like you say you don't want to do....then HELLO! don't put yourself in the position.  Ugh!  Unfortunately pictures of events or stories about "other" people have no affect on alcoholics.  Sometimes even destroying yourself (financially, mentally etc) or others (mangled, death) doesn't always make a difference for some.  Yet each time he's been stopped for the DUI, he's nervous, scared he's going to jail.......not, "OMG, what was I thinking?  I could have killed someone......".

The kicker is ........he IS and ex-cop!  Go figure.

Last night Tom was so annoying to the girls, loud....aggravating.  They don't understand.  I do....I know the alk affects your whole demeanor.  Gives you the superman (woman) syndrome; invincible; untouchable; funny (not); you think people are hard of hearing so you speak loudly.  I for one was glad when he went to bed.  It so frustrates me when he won't listen to reason, then I have to remind myself HE CAN'T.  And no, AA won't work for him, because he won't allow it to.  Been there, done that.  Been twice to "drunk school" to get the license back in the  9+ years I've known him.  Oh well..........enough of that!

Anyway, the girls are up and in the pool early.  I've made them come out because, well DUH, it is hotter than h-e-l-l and I don't need them getting sick!  They need showers and lunch and Savanna's Mom will come up here to pick her up.  This kid has been an awesome guest.  She is a good kid.  We met her early last dance season, her Mom is a single mom and thank goodness has a decent ex where the kid is concerned.

Lemme say that there is such a GREAT difference in this kid and the other friends Tara has had over.....my house is NOT trashed! Not one bit.  She asks before she does anything or eats anything which is a good trait.  But when you are a guest at my house, you are welcomed to 75% of everything....just stay outta my bed/bathroom and living room and don't touch my piano or the drums.  You can eat/drink anything you find except for my SUNDROP.....u toucha that and I breaka u fingas! 

I will have the joy of hanging out with my nephew tonight.  His Mom is in a wedding and I'm going over to his house about 4:30pm.....best be taking me a good book.  Speaking of books, I'm becoming addicted to SUDOKU.......it's quite challenging, not to mention aggravating!

Guess I'll save laundry and ironing till Sunday.  Tom did a real good job cleaning up the house this week while Tara was at dance camp.  Let's see how long it lasts LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frunk Dingers & Post Card Friday!

As I noted above, my fingers may be a bit inebriated so forgive me if I go astray.  Hot HOT HOT! today and I do hate to sweat.  Had to pick up Miss T and a friend Savanna from the waterpark and I must say it was just toooooooooooooo damn hot.

I cannot believe DH is standing here asking me if he can go out with THAT look on his face.........you know the one.....the "I've had one too many already" but I still wanna go out and DRIVE even though I don't have a license and still waiting on DUI decision from MAY!  Is the "stupid" moon out tonight?  After dinner I had 3 small Dak's and I have 2 10 year old's in the pool....I'm done. 

HELLO!

Awwww, now he's upset....he said he wanted to hear other people's answers to his question about going out.  So I just scrolled through some of my archives.  John & Lanny you say it best and you are guys.  Dwana too - when you drink you have a driver.

OK guys, time to do your best.....give him HELL!  He wants comments let him have them.  Yes, he read what I was typing above and was laughing about it........that is until I went to the archives.  Guess he realized what a bozo is.

Ahem......ohmmmmmmmm....calming down now.   Ahhhh.

Where was I?

Ah.  Yes, Post Cards.  I've been slack in posting but I'm putting my pictures in.  I am having a blast with this.   So far Florida is in the lead, with PA in 2nd and WA & OH are tied for third.  I think....remember, dingers are frunk, so mind may be a bit foggy too.  Now the cards have had some awesome pictures and information on them and it makes me want to visit each and everyone of these places.  Guess I should head down to the local B&N or Books Gazillion and get travel info.....better yet AAA will give you stuff for free if you're a member!

What?  What are the girls doing in from the pool so early??  Guess I'd better see what the plans are for the rest of the night where these 2 are concerned.  Talking them into getting into the shower right now is probably out of the question.  They've been watered down since about 11:30am....they should be prunes by now!  Ah the life of a kid.....

Have a great weekend gang!

 

Still Laughing! & Birthday Wishes

I am so bad.........still laughing at that lady wadding up a piece of 3x3 paper and throwing at me with all her might across a counter.  It was right out of a Chevy Chase movie!

This is for YOU John!  (my brain is in pain)  I am sure there is a party going on in your backyard!  Wish I could join y'all!  Anytime I need a good chuckle or common sense kick in the ass, John is there!

 And because I may be amiss on Saturday a big HAPPY DAY to Dwana  Moonlight Drive ......oh talk about a party to be had!  If I was living near you I'd be in sooooooooooooooo much trouble this weekend!  Live it up babe!  Hope you don't have to work!

This is day 4 of dance camp....today they will pick out their audition number for tomorrow and then go to the skating rink.  I'm letting Savanna come home with us tonight so her Mom can have a night alone and sleep in.  Miss T seems to be in a better mood today, didn't wake up cranky like M-W.  Boy was I ready to trade in a kid!  Nasty!  I know it was because she's been real tired since Sunday...you could see it in her eyes.  I had Tom pick her up at 2pm yesterday and take her home & confine her to her room so that she could just chill out!

Tara picked out Sloppy Joe's for dinner and invited my Nanny to come over and try them.  Later we practiced letting her put on her competition makeup by herself.  She battles with me most every time so at least this way she can see IT'S NOT as EASY as she THINKS! 

Then I cleaned her room!  Made her put all the stuffed stuff away and took out a lot of trash....where does it come from?

OK, now I'm back in bitch mode.....work related....gotta go kick some arse..............................Sharon

Bitch slappin!

 

Whatta day!  Dropped Tara off at dance camp and had a run in with the lady in the building next to dance....she was upset because I was parked in HER spot.....HELLO!  There are not assigned parking places in public venues......plus I had a handicap plackard in my window, so for all SHE knew she was discriminating against a disabled person.  Anyway, she called me "bitchy" (yep that's me) and wadded up a piece of paper and threw it at me!

 Oh yes she did!  I said "girlfriend, I KNOW you didn't just call me that and you can keep your trash to yourself"

She went on about how "SHE" (dance owner) doesn't have "authority" to have that many cars in the parking lot.  I told her "you need to check your property owners documents because YOU are in violation of them, trying to assign parking" plus she didn't need to be coming into another business harrassing the owner or her customers (me).  I said "besides, you saw me sitting there when you put out your little no parking sign and you didn't even bother to ask me to move; and furthermore, I was HERE before your operating hours; and why would you bother with us anyway when we're just dropping off kids?"

She ranted a little more about the excess of cars at the dance studio.  That's when I just looked at her and said.............

..............get yer GD head out of your ass lady! and left.  Whatta bitch!  Not me, HER!  Well, yes, me too, but HER MOST!

And Day 2's Inspriation Quote said:

The future is something wonderful waiting to happen!

Well, being August 2nd started out with a fight I wonder where the wonderful is?

         

Bossman arrived at work and wanted something off the wall done by one of our super's and I said "super said HELL NO" and told him why.  We have a landscaper that is just refusing to show up and we have a closing scheduled.  I said to bossman that WE were not going to pay for any related costs if the owner couldn't move in....I was taking that expense out of the landscapers check!  He quickly decided he'd let me deal with the landscaper, since I'm in such a good mood today LOL!!!

H a Ha Ha....Day 3's inspriation says

You are known for your compassion!

On that note, I think I'd just better stay in bed tomorrow!

       

Welcome to the Dog Days

  Here we go, another month and August to boot!  Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer.  We are expecting 108 heat index today and 111 tomorrow!  Joy, joy!  This is the only part of Summer that I dislike.  The intense heat.  The inability to do ANYTHING but sweat!  However, I'll take this over ice cold freezing any day!

I haven't mentioned much about Miss T's panic attacks of late because it's just been the normal "having trouble getting to sleep" kind.  And I know a lot of the intensity of them comes from diet and sleep/lack of sleep.  Like today for instance.  Late to bed last night, calling me from dance camp at 11am today with troubles.  So I head over there to talk with her......I gave her 1/2 of a Xanax just to cut the edge for her.  Dropped off her Gameboy so she could occupy her mind when not participating.  Showed her the "breathing in the paper bag" trick, to see if this would help some too.  So far so good.

 I'm getting a bit frustrated with the therapy for Tara....just because I want immediate solutions.  Just not gonna happen.  I know this takes time, but I don't SEE progress. 

I had lunch with my friend Ray today...he's a sweetie.  He reminds me of a teddy bear.  He also needs a good woman, but I don't know any!  He said I should have called him to swim with me the other night!!!!  I told him the offer was always open!

I have a "7 Days of Inspiration" list on my computer.  Since today is August 1, I'll leave y'all with Day 1's comment:

Think good things about yourself - other people do!