I am taking a Challenge

I am taking the 60 Scaves in 60 Days challenge. Wish me luck, I will post a picture of the scaves as soon as they are complete.

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Today was my nephews graduation party. In his invitation for the party he forgot to let everyone know that there would be a swimming pool for evryone to use. (I should have kept the bathing suits in the trunk of my car). It was very hot today and my youngest was overheated and she wanted to go swimming in the pool. I was up in the front of the house when she came to me and said" mom, look my dress got wet". I told her that it would be ok and that it would dry up. After I made my plate of food, I went to the backyard, I sat down next to my brother-n-law and

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The day my Laptop broke

Back in January 09 - I broke my Laptop, like a STUPID IDIOT!!
I have been out of the loop for 3 months, BUT NOW I AM BACK!!

Here's my story and I am sticking to it.
My oldest daughter was using the Internet on my Laptop and listening to some music with her ear buds in her ears, my youngest daughter was trying to move her mattress into the living room for the sleepover that she was going to have with her cousins when they came over, I was in the kitchen cooking some very hot deep fried chicken and my husband was at work.

My youngest got herself caught in between the mattress and the bedroom door, I tried to get my oldest daughter's attention, but I had forgotten that she had the ear buds in her ears with the music up kind of high. I had a very hot plate in my hand almost droppimg and breaking the plate, well stupid me, didn't put the plate down to help my youngest get UN-stuck, but I instead seen a small piece of candy cane left over from the holiday's, I picked it up and threw it at my oldest - hoping to hit her in her head to get her attention, well yes sir!! I did get her attention, the candy cane flew past her head and HIT MY LAPTOP SCREEN INSTEAD!!! The plasma on that thing spread so fast across it, that it looked like a frozen lake thawing out for springtime.
Oh, did that make me sick to my stomach! I felt like I was going to physically throw up. Boy did she turn her head with the "O" expression on her face and my youngest stop screaming for help. I felt like I was going to get into trouble when my husband came home from work.

All the old memories of my young childhood came rushing back. All I seen was my mom coming home from my Aunt Elma's house and I had broke a dish while I was doing my chores. I had to hurry and hide the broken pieces or it was gonna be my ass for the night.

So instead of hiding my Laptop I called my husband right away on his cell phone, but he didn't answer. When Scott came home from work, I stopped him right on the porch and told him that before he would be able to step foot in the house, I had something very important to tell him. I didn't want him to try and blame the kids before he knew the whole story. Before he came into the house I had explained to him exactly what had happened, and I was right he would have blamed my girls, but I nipped that in the bud. So 3 months later, I have a new Computer and I am back online again.

But no-one will ever let me live it down. Yes, I am reminded everyday what I did to the Laptop and how much it COST to replace it.

What happens when you can's sleep?

Your husband and your dog are having a snoring contest? What do you do? Do you get up and go into the other room or do you stuff cotton balls in your ears and try to ignore them? Well my friends, I left the room!! I can't take it anymore. I need something to stop them from snoring in my ears all night. I need a solution, can anyone help with this issue of mine?

I went to my computer to try and blog something up, but instead I went to the fridge and made me a small bowl of chocolate ice cream. There is nothing like eating a bowl of ice cream to yourself with out the little children around and asking for a bite of yours. My nieces are always asking for a bite of my food. They seem to want to eat all of your food, but not what is on their plates. Even though it is the exact same thing. How funny children can be when they are that young.

So its 5am now and I have to get in the shower before everyone else wakes up. My shoulder is burning from sitting in this seat for so long. I had to put my earphones on just to listen to my music so that I don't wake everyone else up like my dog and husband did by snoring in my ear. Now I won't be able to go to bed until after 3pm today. I have too much that needs to get done.

I have to get the kids up at 6:30, they won't climb out of bed until 7, then I have to rush them out the door and take them to school by 7:30, go back home for about 3 hours, take my mom to her doctor appointment by 11, then be back at my house by 1pm to watch my brothers 2 babies, then leave to pick up my girls by 2:40pm, come back home by 3:15pm, get them started on their homework and after that they have to get their chores done. My sister comes by at 6:30pm to pick up her kids and then by 7pm sit and have dinner. Then maybe I will go and lay down by 8 or 9pm. First I need to make sure my girls have their showers before they go to bed. Then its lights out for me for the night, if I don't wake up to SNORING again!

What happens when you lose your job?

So what really happens to you and your family when you lose your job?
I thought I would be ok after getting laid off, but after all the holidays that have past us by, I don't feel so good now that Monday has arrived. I am all alone this Monday afternoon. There's no-one to talk to in the office, there's no-one to joke around with, the phones are not ringing off the hook and I don't have 10 people coming to me with questions looking for answers.
I miss the chaos, I miss my at work family, I miss the arguements, the laughter, the lunchens, the hanging in the office and just shooting the breeze.

You know, I have always wanted to have my own business, maybe that's what I will start to do. I will do alot of research on what business will be good for me. I really don't mind staying home, but I just need to do something, I need to make some extra money.

First you need to call the Unemployment line and open your case, the 2 weeks later you will need to call MARVIN, which stands for - Michigan Automated Response Voice Interactive Network. Then you have to wait another 2 days for your money to be either in your bank account of on the stupid Debit card that the unemployment issues to you. My family and I are not going to be able to just make it on $600.00 every 2 weeks. I need to come up with something fast. Maybe I should start a home business or maybe I should go back to the catering that I used to do.

How are you suppose to save money if everything you essentially need are too expensive!!

What really happens when you are the first born?

Here's a question that I am asked all the time.... how does it feel to be the oldest of four?
My answer has always been I hate it, but now that I am older and have been through some experience and a whole lot of good and bad memories. I feel that I don't have a right or wrong answer to that question, but I do know this....everyone depends on you for everything.

When your siblings need to borrow money, you are the first person they call or come to. (Of course I open my wallet and give them $20 here and there) Or when they get into an arguement with their spouses, they call you in the middle of the night to see if they can crash on your couch. (Of course I go and pick them up and bring them back home) Or how about when they need a sitter because no-one else will watch their crazy kids because no-one knows how to handle them but you. So who has to watch the crazy kids? ((I do))

I am the security blanket, I am the one that they depend on, I am the shoulder they cry on when needed. I don't mind, I have always been the protector, but who can I depend on? I don't really have anyone that I can talk with about my problems or what I am thinking or how I am feeling. I can really afford to get sick or take a day off because they all depend on me.

I had to be the one to get into the fights with the school bully's because my little brother's had said something stupid to them. I was the one who had to stand up to the teacher for my little sister because the teacher did not understand where my sister was coming from.

I had to stop the fights between my two brothers, they would fight until blood was dripping. Those fights were very ugly. I remember when my youngest brother threw a wrench at the middle of my other brothers back and he went down hard. My mom wasn't home at the time so I had to be the one to stop the fight. When I turned around to look at my brother who was laying on the floor, he jumped up and grabbed the hammer and ran towards my younger brother with it LIKE SOME CRAZY MANIAC. I had to grab the hammer out of his hand before he hit my younger brother in the head with it. That would have been really ugly and hard to explain.

I don't know if I am making any sense in this blog, but I am sure you all will let me know.