but can't.
The last few days I have not been able to get any rest at all. Like zero naps.
That sucks.
I usually get a nap every single day but the last few, my body just won't chill out and my mind won't let me.
Oh well.
So we cleaned the house and made cookies, did the laundry and dishes and I took down all the xmas decorations. I hate leaving them up too long.
It's nice and clean and comfy in here. I love it when it's like this.
It's very relaxing to me to have a clean home.
I can't explain it but it is.

Tonight I am going out to a new years party, one last big hurrah before all the crazy medical stuff begins starting on the 5th.
This party is going to be insane from what I've gathered from the last few years pics that have been shown but it looks like it will be a lot of fun.
The boys have tons of food to eat and snacks and games and movies to keep them busy.
I'll call them all the time like I always do just to say hello.
They are so awesome.

We will be super careful on the roads, we have a designated driver and all that jazz. I won't be drinking much, maybe one or two, gotta keep myself fairly clean anyway for all the upcoming blood donations and stuff. I go out just to go out basically and like I said, last big hurrah for me so I'm gonna go and enjoy myself.
And again, Happy New Years everyone and please, if you are going to be on the road tonight and you're drinking, check to see if AAA has a Tow to go program in your state, it's 1-800-AAA-HELP here in Florida.

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 3:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

and the night before the beginning of so many new things to come.
I generally don't make resolutions because I tend to break them the next day, some cases, the very next hour after making them.
I resolved one year to stop swearing. I failed at it within seconds when I stubbed and fractured my big toe on the end of the coffee table.
I took it as a sign to just keep being me.

Another year I resolved to stop smoking while I was smoking. I just kept smoking too. Heck, if I couldn't put the damn thing out while trying to make a resolution, what good was I going to be the next day?

This year, I resolve to become more patient, spend more time actually paying attention, open myself up just a little bit more to new things and to just be me.
I spend far too much time thinking about what other people think of me. Clothes, hair, attitude. I don't care what others think of me but I spend far too much time giving them my time if that makes sense.
Rude comments left will be ignored, I'm done wasting my time on negativity. I just have so much to do and so much to look forward to that I don't want to waste a single second of it letting the negativity of others invade me. Trust me, I can be pretty damn negative without anyone's help.

So there ya go, that's what I plan on doing for the new year. Not really resolutions, more like plans. I'm a better planner than I am a resolution maker anyway.

Happy New Years everyone and please, if you are going to be on the road tonight and you're drinking, check to see if AAA has a Tow to go program in your state, it's 1-800-AAA-HELP here in Florida.

Later days!

Posted by Kat at 9:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

This week's Fandango is courtesy of the lovely Miss Carla. ( Thank you!! )

For $500 would you have a Harry Met Sally moment and fake an orgasm in public?
Yes. That was easy. It'd actually be pretty funny.
I've done some really stupid things for laughs for free so sure, $500 to fake one, no problem.

Last night Mikey slept over and the kids and I stayed up super late watching movies.
I'm going to watch one of the movies he brought over, again before he leaves. Unleashed (Unrated Widescreen Edition) is an excellent movie.
Awesome fighting sequences, I loved it! Good story too for being a fighting movie.
Then we watched Scarface (Widescreen Anniversary Edition).
The boys actually watched the whole thing. Sebastian was glued to it.
He found it fascinating and didn't move a muscle through the whole movie.
I love getting them into really old movies (old to them of course...lol) and having them enjoy it.
A few weeks ago, we watched Fright Night and they loved it! It's such a cheesy movie but it has it's place in classic horror movies.

Today is paperwork day.
I have a mountain of papers to fill out. It seems the mailman decided to bring me tons of stuff to fill out and return ASAP to the senders, mostly doctors and stuff along those lines.

The kids are all still sleeping and I'm just gonna let them stay that way for a bit more, it's quiet, no one is fighting over video games or beating each other with light sabers.
Those things are cool but I might just have to not buy any more batteries. Those suckers are loud when used indoors..lol

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 9:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Thirteen Things about Kat's 2005 1. 2005 was a hard year both financially and physically. 2. Had a dog barking/fish war with the neighbors behind me. I won. They moved. 3. I had serious net/phone issues with Verizon for almost 3 months. They finally fixed it and gave me 2 months free. 4. The neighbor I hated and argued with every single day, died. 5. My roommate moved out and I was finally able to rest a bit easier in my own home and skin. 6. The court case with Sebastian's broken arm is finally over. 7. I got my hopes up and down many times in regards to back surgery. 8. I finally got a yes from an amazingly skilled surgeon. 9. We had a great thanksgiving, just us 3 sitting around doing our thing. 10. Quitting smoking is teh suck. 11. Yeah, I'm still battling the nicotine and it keeps winning. 12. I will kick it's ass. You just wait and see. 13. The new year is going to be great. I am getting my surgery, my finances are going to be ok, luck has finally come my way after years of struggling. It's gonna start off kinda rough but I'm ready. I've been ready. Things are gonna be ok. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Christie 2. JK 3. Karri 4. Karen 5. Straddling the line 6. Peris Postings 7. Veronika 8. Leanne 9. Whisky talking 10. Judy

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Posted by Kat at 10:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

yeah, didn't happen today.
I got sidetracked with phone calls.
It is amazing me just how much planning has to go into this surgery.
Labs here, blood draws there, blood donations over there, IVC filter install here, meet surgeon here, meet sleepy doc man over that-a-way.
Ugh. Holy shit this is a lot of planning and crap.

Every time i got started cleaning something, the phone rang. I never even got to figure out dinner tonight and everything frigging frozen.
Hope they don't mind cereal...lol

Posted by Kat at 5:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Today we begin the cleaning of the house. All the closets and junk must go.
I'm going to toss all the old garage sale crap today, get it all gone.
I want this house easier to deal with.
I have a plan for the next year of my life and to make that happen, this house needs to be clean and tidy.
The boys room is a major one. It's trashed in there.
They are slobs...lol
We need to go through all their old clothes and get rid of them and organize all the stuff they are going to keep.
Then the computer room, then my room and closets, under the sinks and cupboards and everything.
I know we won't be able to get it all done today but we're gonna try to tackle at least half of it.

I just started the laundry, need to start the dishes and at some point, pack up all the Christmas decorations.

Have a good day everyone.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 9:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Wtf?.jpg
That is what I just saw when I opened the fridge. I think a teenage son is about to get his ass kicked. That's chicken wing bones and dumped blue cheese on top of the butter container.

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This is my table. Otherwise known as where I work.
Notice how little work I've been doing due to everything else I've had to do.
Crap. I really need to get that cleaned off soon.
I got another bead organizer for xmas and yes, I do have more than enough beads to fill both of them but damn, I need to get cleaning that thing off before I can't do it for a few months.
It's just collecting a mountain of my junk and mail and bills.
Ugh.

Posted by Kat at 9:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

I'll be happier when they have spent all their gift cards man.
Boys are the worst shoppers ever.
They can never ever decide what they want. They suck at shopping!
Me? I go in, pick out what I want within minutes, pay and am done.
Them? An hour and a half debating between which color light saber to buy.
Then they forgot these ones take batteries so I said gimme the damn gift cards, I'll go back in for batteries.
Went in, went to electronics, grabbed batteries, paid and was out in under 3 minutes.
I have a screaming headache now.
Then Mark says the funniest thing to the bus driver as we were getting off at our stop.
I get off, Sebastian gets off, Mark leans into the bus driver and says, "Help, she's gonna kill us" with the most serious face ever.
The driver looks at me like is he serious? I just started laughing, Mark starts laughing, Sebastian starts freaking out on Mark.
It was funny as hell man...lol
My kids crack me up.

I used the money remaining on my Visa gift card to get a new toaster. It's purty, it matches my new cookware set and my crock pot perfectly.
Black and silver. I love kitchen stuff man. I also dug through the 2 for $11 DVD bin they always have and grabbed Steel Magnolias cuz I love a good cry fest no matter how old that movie is, and The Omen. Heh. I'm gonna make the boys watch that one.
hehe hehehe.

They each just have Toys R Us cards left now. I am not going to that store alone with them on the bus. I am gonna see if sis will take us. It's just too damn far by bus and I have some major long bus rides coming up next month every single week so no, no hour long bus ride to Toys R Us this week. They can chillax with what they already bought.

I had an annoying cashier experience at Wal*mart too. What is it with cashiers these days.
I knew exactly down to the penny how much was left on my Visa gift card and I told the cashier this.
She was new, in training but she knew what she was doing, she typed the amount in and hit the credit card button, it popped up on my little screen pad to sign for it. Then Josie who apparently is a "star cashier" at Wal*mart, stuck her two cents in and told the cashier to delete that.
Then she told her a different way to enter it because the card says the word debit on it. Debit means you must have a pin number. This gift card has no pin number therefore you run it as credit which the cashier did but Josie had to try and be right but she was wrong.
She made the poor cashier try it her way 3 times.
3 fucking times.
I was trying to tell her that it has no pin number, that she was doing it wrong, that the original cashier was right and she kept saying "no no ma'am, it says debit."
It wouldn't go through all 3 times.
I finally said to her to be quiet. Just be quiet Josie. Shh. Zip it.
I told the cashier, "run it as credit like you originally tried to do and it will go through. I've used this card at 4 other stores since I got it, it works as a credit, not debit. Please, just do it the way you were going to do it."
She did and it went through all the while Josie is running her mouth that I'm wrong.
It went through and the cashier turns around and looks at Josie and says the customer was right.
Josie started flapping her mouth again that her till is gonna be messed up etc etc.
She handed my receipt to me and apologized and I walked over to the service desk and told them what happened and said to them, "Look, Josie may be "star cashier" whatever that means, but she was wrong and she wasted my time, the cashiers time and every other person stuck in line behind me and she was teaching the cashier in training the wrong thing which will screw up her till at the end of the day and will waste her time and you'll get complaints from people that the cashier doesn't know how to do her job."
She apologized, said she was going to talk to Josie about it.
I hate crappy customer service and I hate know it all cashiers who are wrong and will argue with you.
I was a cashier for like 17 damn years, I know how to use the cards and obviously so does the cashier who tried to do it right the first time. Grrr, people piss me off man...lol

Came home, my "approval" letter from my attorney was in my mailbox along with some more Christmas cards.
So a good ending to a long day out anyway.
Now I'm gonna chill out, find some food and watch a movie.
Horror or tear jerker? hmmmm...

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 2:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Posted by Kat at 12:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Today, the boys want to go to Wal*mart and spend their gift cards and in a sleepy haze last night, I agreed. I must be crazy.
They will probably buy more video games that they will spend hour upon hour playing and laughing and then, yup, fighting over.
It got a bit nuts in there last night.
So nutty in fact that I made them close the door to that room.
They weren't fighting fighting, they were video game fighting but you'd think they were kicking the physical crap out of each other.
They were loud and and nuts.
What game were they playing that was causing such a ruckus?
The Sims 2 for the PS2.
How the hell you could get the obnoxious playing a Sims game is beyond me but apparently in dual mode, if one person is socializing, the other person can't build their house up because it gets blurry on their half of the screen.
I heard some words come out of each of their mouths like "jerk", "creep", "assmunch" and others.
Teens are hysterical.

Again yesterday, I was in a debate over "foul words".
It amuses me so I engage these people who get hell bent upset over words.
The argument was something along the same lines as the other day, bad momma, bad words, but this time, the backlash was coming from someone, a single mom who sleeps around and drives super fast buzzed with no seat belt.
Hi pot, meet kettle.
I laughed like a loon reading this argument over words coming from someone like her.
She's raising her child the same way she was raised, strict religious teachings and hard rules. It did wonders for her was all I could think ya know?
hahahaha
People judge others like they have this authority from god yet they forget what they themselves do.
It's highly entertaining.
Oh well, keep bringing it, I enjoy it.

Ok, time to answer emails, wake the boys so we can go. Or, I could let them sleep half the day away and not have to go.
Ah! Genius plan! I'll turn the TV down, stay quiet and maybe I won't have to go today.

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

First, an update to this entry.
Shahiro seems to be ok. I can't tell if it's broken but it's definitely swollen. My sis says it doesn't look broken at all but is pretty sore.
I feel fucking horrible man.

The boys and I ventured out to the mall today so they could spend their gift cards and some of their cash on stuff they wanted.
They got video games and some movies and treated us all to lunch. Mark got me a pretty pink and tattoo-ish looking faceplate for my phone.
I went to VS with my gift cards and they were having an awesome sale.
Buy one body by Victoria bra, get one half off and if you've ever bought these ones, you know they are $45 each so half off is an awesome deal. They also had panties on sale, 5 pairs for $25. Sweet!
We went to the Disney store and they got some stuff there too.

Came home and now we're all too tired to move.
I need a nap...lol
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 2:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

My kitten has this habit of climbing the door and sleeping on top of it see,

Well she was up there just now and this dog came running for my screen door and barking at my other cats so I ran and closed the inside door not even thinking to look up and check for the kitten.
Yeah, I slammed her front paw in teh door and it's swollen and I think it's broken.
Oh fuck.
I feel horrible.
The kids are gonna be so pissed when they come home tomorrow, I hurt the baby kitty.

Shit.

Posted by Kat at 9:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

We have had such a good day. The kids got some of the gifts I mentioned earlier at my sisters house and are sleeping over there for the night. They love being there.
I also got a set of Chicago Metallic Professional Baking Products.
So sweet!
I love to cook and bake and today I got some awesome stuff. I am so excited about that.
I also got $100 to go to Victoria's Secret with. Yee haw! I love those bras man. I can't wait to go spend it...lol

Here's some pics from today.
This Santa was driving his truck as we drove to my sisters house. Had to do a double take because I wasn't sure I really saw him..lol

This is my baby girl Skye, she says cheese when she sees a camera phone..lol

My Susan girlie. I loves this little girl. She's so awesome. :)

Susan and Sebastian playing with her new tinker toys.

We had both ham and turkey from Honeybaked Ham Company. mmm.
Potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce and for desert, death by chocolate cake.
We cut the cake in half and left half there and I brought half home cuz we were still stuffed from dinner.

I cleaned out my kitchen cupboards and got rid of all my old junky mismatched cookware and put all my new stuff down there. I can't wait to use it all.
I need a bigger kitchen...lol
I have so many cookware items and gadgets now, I love it.
Oh, and I got another jesus candle...lmao
I love these things. Tall, candles in glass jars. They all have different pictures on them of jesus in some horrible pose.
I'm gonna get a whole set of these someday.

It's been such a good day, I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday with family and friends as well.

Merry Christmas!

Posted by Kat at 7:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

The boys had a good Christmas, they each got gift cards to Wal*mart and toys r us, teens are so hard to buy for, it's easier to let them shop for themselves.
They got new sneaks, Sebastian got some new von dutch skater shoes and Mark got some new adidas high tops.
Mark got Star Wars PS2 Star Wars Battlefront II and some dvds he wanted.
Sebastian got a bunch of dvds he wanted and tons of art supplies and some star wars toys.
They each got new backpacks for school and some cash to spend on whatever they want.

I got another bead drawer organizer, some new Bialetti pots and pans and a whole new set of Corning ware. Oh my god, kitchen geeky heaven...lol
I also got tons of cleaning stuff. Yes, I'm a practical gift person. Get me some cleaning supplies or household needs and I will squeal like a little girl with the new Barbie town home...lmao
Seriously, I am just one of those easy to buy for, easy to please, practical people. I love useful stuff more than anything else.
I also got some new candles. I love me some purty candles.

Sebastian also got a brand new mountain bike because he outgrew his old one ages ago and Mark is getting something he's been bugging for us for for years, a collectible Boba Fett helmet.
He's in total heaven.

They also got a ton of other cool small stuff that is just fun to play with like RC spaceships and stuff. And I know this is going to sound so silly and stupid but when Mark was little, all he wanted every year for Christmas or a birthday, was an easy bake oven.
It's at my sisters house. He's finally getting one...lmao
It's sort of a gag gift but every single year from as soon as he could talk to about age 10, he wanted an easy bake oven. He wants to bake cakes by lightbulbs...lol

Ok, sis is here, gotta run.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

Posted by Kat at 9:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (7)

Oh, I forgot, yesterday when my sis came back to drop off the kiddos, she brought me some new fishies for the tank. Some more neon tetras and a couple of guppies, some split tail tetras and a golden tailed guppy. They are all very pretty although the silver gourami is not a fan of the golden tail. It keeps nipping at it.

Posted by Kat at 9:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I got my moms box today. Oh yummy!
Home made cookies and some chocolates and some fudge. Oh god yum!

I got an xmas card from Kim today, and cards from Kate and Jenni yesterday.
I love Christmas cards. We hang them on the wall all above and around the tree. Marks says today, look at all that love and wishes, that's so comforting.
He's right, it is.

I cheated and opened one small present today. Sue me.
Inside was a Bed, Bath and Beyond gift card.
Perfect!
So we went out and got what we needed and some stuff I wanted.
What did we need?
A new toilet seat...lol
Yeah, I bought a new pooper seat with my gift card. I also picked up some new sateen bed sheets in dark, royal purple.
It's been like 3 years or longer since I bought new sheets for my bed. I just wash the same two sets over and over all the time so that was cool.
I loves them. So soft and slidey...lol

I installed the new seat and put my new sheets on my bed and started a load of laundry.
Now I'm tired...lol

Later days.

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When we went out this afternoon, Mark and Sebastian wanted hooters wings so we walked over there and they bought the wings with their own money.
It's funny how embarrassed they both were with all the hooters gals dressed up in little Santa dress and cleavage. Give 'em a few more years, they'll eat there just for the boobs.

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Last night was a good time.
First, Mark did an amazing job babysitting all 3 kids. They were well behaved and listened to him and the house was clean when we all got back here.
They all had such a good time eating snacks and playing video games and watching movies and stuff.
Poor Olivia got scratched by mean kitty Christine but we did warn her not to go near that one. She's just a hateful mean cat but she loves Sebastian so, what can ya do?

We had such a good time last night out with everyone.
People were laughing and I even heard a love song in Spanish from a funny as hell guy. What a hoot!
We laughed about so much stuff.
Got to see and give a hug to this guy who almost died the other night. His car clipped an SUV that cut him off and his stang rolled like 3 times and is completely totalled.
He was wearing his seatbelt thank goodness.
He's ok but what a scary thing to go through.
His car can be replaced, he can't.

We went to Kmart on the way there cuz Chelley needed a Santa hat and I grabbed our new ornament for this year. i finally found one. It's a Harry Potter playing quidditch one.
I also got a new jesus candle for .49 cents.
It's like a running joke in my house about the jesus candles.
People who come here and know me and know what I believe look and then look again. They have to do a double take because sitting dead center on my tv is a tall blood red candle with jesus on it.
I got a white one last night.
I want to go back and grab like every color. I think they even had a virgin Mary one but t was so busy in there that we needed to get our stuff and get out.

Jimmy gave all the kids presents last night too. Thanks Jimmy. You rock but I am so not going to the mall today so they can spend it...lol
I am not stepping a single foot in any store today no matter what.
Kmart was insane last night, I can just picture stores today.

Ok, I have some stuff to do and then just chill out and watch every Christmas movie we own because there's only 1 more sleep till Christmas and I love how excited the kids get on the last night before.

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 10:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Ok, it seems that I'm on a trend here, start posts on a down note and end them on a high note.

If you leave a comment here telling me off, how about using a real email address. You take all that time to tell me what a horrible mother I am cuz oh my gosh! I curse! Then don't even have the balls to leave a working email addy so we can correspond?
What is wrong with you?
These aren't toddlers. These are teenagers who have come home and told me some words I have never even heard of. Do I get mad at them? No.
Why? Because they are just words. They are just words.
Repeat that. They are just words.

I have two amazing sons and no amount of cursing is going to turn them into serial killers ok?
My sons don't smoke, don't drink, don't do drugs, stay out of trouble, get awesome grades in school. My oldest is studying to become a lawyer and my youngest is in advanced studies for the second year in a row but hasn't decided what he wants to be yet.
They are honor roll students.
They help me around the house, they work mowing lawns to earn their own money, they babysit to earn money, they are extremely helpful and charitable.
They both got some Christmas money early last week and after spending what they wanted to on stuff they wanted, they stopped at the Salvation Army's red kettle and tossed in what they had left. Not just change either. They threw in dollar bills and that dearest Mel, is what is important.
My sons rock in so many ways.
You don't know us, you don't know how our household runs, you just read me saying the word fuck and get your nose all bent out of shape.
You tell me and I quote; "I cant beleive you cuss in front of your kids! You really need to learn to be a good and hmmm...mayby mature mom! God You Are So Rude!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Mayby? Where'd you learn to spell? Mature? Mature is having the balls to go with that attitude of yours honey.
You wanna tell me off and call me immature, grow up and leave a working email addy so I can send you my response and then we can both start being mature.

You don't like all the cursing I do on here, don't read it.
This is my site, I own it, I paid for it, I will say what I want, when I want.

Just because I'm a 35 year old mom doesn't mean I have to wear stretch pants and put my hair in a bun and go to church and be all prissy.
For being the very unconventional mother that I am, I have the most awesome kids around.
All the people who meet them remark on how polite they are and how well behaved they are and guess who taught them those things? Me. All by myself.
I have raised these fine young men by myself and taught them right from wrong and how to be good people and cursing doesn't make you a bad person Mel because they are just words.
Yes they are words that offend some people but that is because people are so uptight and think that words are gonna send them to hell or some shit.
They won't.

Next time you want to tell someone off, use a real email address and be mature about it.
Being mature is not just about words, it's about actions and my actions speak far louder than any words ever could.
Your cowardly actions speak volumes about you.

Ok, now that that is over with, I'm going out tonight with some friends for a Christmas party.
Mark and Sebastian are babysitting 3 kids while we are gone.
They have food and games and plenty of things to do.
They have telephone numbers to call in case of emergencies and I will of course, call to check in every hour like I always do.
We won't be out late at all because it is Christmas weekend and we all have kids to spend time with.
It's a just a get together of friends before we all go our separate ways for the weekend.

Hope you all have a good one.
Later days.

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I was reading Karen's blog this morning about how she goes shopping with her mom but instead of being cranky like everyone else in the store, she just smiled and said Merry Christmas to everyone.
I love people like that.
But anyway, I want to know where manners have gone.
Sure, I'm a foul mouthed loud type person but only if you piss me off first.
How do you piss me off when shopping?
When you slam your cart into me or one of my kids, or elbow us out of the way, or just reach above or around me while shopping.
What happened to excuse me?

The other day for instance, we were at the store and I had stopped near the entrance to glance at the sale flier but not blocking it in anyway, I was actually standing next to the huge Christmas display they have.
There was more than enough room to get around me because several people already had, but this old lady stood behind me hemming and hawing.
I ignored it for a minute.
Do you hear something that sounds like throat clearing? I don't.
She kept this up and then finally rammed my ass with her cart.
There was at least 8 feet to go around me. The entrance display to Publix is big but they make sure there's plenty of room around it on both sides.
I turned around and said excuse me?
She glared at me.
I said again, excuse me.
She continued to stare.
The boys started getting that oh god mom please don't look on their faces but ya know what? This is an old woman, someone who I know was raised in the time when you said please and thank you and excuse me. I know people were taught manners and just because you're 90 doesn't give you the right to just ignore proper human interaction and hit people.

She continued to stare and I continued to say excuse me.
She started getting mad.
She went to ram me with her cart again and I stopped it with my hand and said can you say excuse me? Can you go around? Is there a problem with asking someone to please get out of your way? Am I blocking your view of the Christmas piano display and you'd like to see it? Then say excuse me or pardon me or could you please move ma'am and I will be happy to but instead you've chosen to be rude and make guterl throat noises and then take the ultimate step in trying to get your way and hitting me with your cart. This is unacceptable behavior from anyone and it's especially disturbing coming from someone of your age who should know so much better and I am willing to bet that you would expect me and my kids to say please and excuse me if we needed to get around you.
She shot me the look of death and then spun her cart around and went around me.
Like how hard was that?
There was plenty of room obviously because she just did it, but apparently, she just felt like throwing her age and her cart around.

I don't tolerate rudeness at all. Karen has great spirit and handles things so humorously but rudeness bothers me to no end.
I will say merry Christmas and happy holidays and talk with complete strangers at the deli about silly stuff but don't be rude to me because when you are, you will get a mouth full back.
Maybe talking back is rude too but I'm tired of people being rude like this and getting away with it and maybe if we remind people that simple things like manners will make everyone's day go better, the rude people would stop.
Just smiling at people is passive aggressive in my opinion. It's like saying fuck you without saying it. It's not teaching those people to not be rude, it's just letting them get away with it.

Things to do today:
Fold last load of laundry
Finish dishes
Vac the floors again
do a once over of the bathroom

Later days.

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While I have the boys home this winter break and before I head off in February, i want to give this house a thorough cleaning.
I mean top to bottom, every closet, every shelf, every drawer.
Everywhere.
I want to get rid of as much junk and clutter and ill fitting clothes as possible.
It can be done, it will be done.
I'm tired of the clutter and just feel like a real good deep clean is in order.
Also, people are coming in February.
Good motive to de-clutter the house...lol

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This is our little charlie brown tree with presents all under it and around it and stacked almost higher than it. The boys are off to my sisters for the night so I will have a nice quiet night here to try and catch up with everyone who came by and check in on all the Thursday 13'ers. It was just so hectic around here today. Phone calls going out, coming in, laundry, cleaning and just crazy bored kids on vacation. It's going to be so nice to just be able to quietly catch up with everyone.

It's a bit chilly out there too so I might just have to make some cocoa and lay my blanket across my legs.

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Today is my sisters birthday.
Happy birthday Joey!

My sister and I have had our moments where we have wanted to rip each others hair out and times where we haven't spoken to each other for months but she is my sister and like all sisters, we always work through our problems.

Over the last year, my sister has been there for me in ways you can't even imagine and even though I've always said thank you for all the things she has done, it always felt like it wasn't enough.
In the coming months, it is my sister who will be by my side every step of the way in regards to doctor visits and road trips to go to those doctors and taking care of my kids for two weeks while I'm away and helping me with all the small things that need to be done.
I feel like a huge burden but she's never said anything to make me feel that way, I just have.
I cannot even begin to thank her enough for everything she has done and everything she will do.
She goes out of her way almost every single day for me and how do you thank someone for that?

I've seen her already this morning and now spoken on the phone at least 4 times and not once did I say happy birthday.
I didn't forget it.
I was just so wrapped up in my own planning and phone calls, that it didn't find it's way out of my mouth.

She's the first person I call when I have good news or bad. She always answers and always listens and has been there for me time and again.
I wish I could buy her a big enough gift that says thank you but I can't.
I do have a gift for her that I will give her when she comes back over at 5 to pick the kids up for the night but it still feels so small in comparison to everything she has done for me.

So I have this blog and it's seen by people from all over the world and I figured I'd tell her happy birthday here, to tell her how much she means to me.
neither one of us are sappy people and I can't even tell you the last time we physically hugged, so this is my hug to her.
This is my happy birthday and my thank you.

Thank you Joey for always being there for me.
For the last almost 9 years since I moved here, you have been here to support me and encourage me and keep me going.
You kept me up when I didn't think I could stand another second.
You make sacrifices at your job to help me get where I need to go, you take care of my kids when I'm not able to, you have helped me provide when I had nothing.
I haven't been able to tell you what that means to me, but it means the world.
Thank you Joey.
Happy birthday.

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Thirteen Things about Kat 1. First, Merry Christmas! 2. I got the best phone call ever this morning!!!! 3. Go read about it privately. 4. I made all my appointments for my blood donations. 5. They will be every Wednesday starting January 5th. 6. My sis dropped off a ton of presents for us from a wonderful group of people. 7. Thank you! 8. I got my appointment with the neurosurgeon who will be doing the nerve work during surgery. 9. I see him January 25th at 11am. 10. I got a beautiful hand made card from the talented Christine. 11. Thank you!! 12. My kids are happy, healthy and the best kids ever! 13. This is truly the best Christmas I have ever had. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! I haven't had time to update my links so I cheated and put the whole roll here. Sorry.

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I was so tired and sore, I was asleep by 10pm on the couch and then woke up around 11 and went to bed.
I have been resting pretty much all day and feel so much better.
Thanks for all the emails and comments, you guys are so great and supportive.

I am so thankful everyday for awesome friends who send me little emails to cheer me up, it really does work. I was feeling so bad yesterday when I got home and teary and my face and eyes were all puffy from crying, and I started reading comments and emails and immediately felt better.

I'm going to start answering all those emails and comments in a little bit here and then get started on dinner.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 4:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

A myelogram is not a fun test/procedure/whatever they want to call it.
It hurts, it's long, they hang you upside down.
It hurt so bad and then after that wonderful torture fest, I had to do the CT scan which thank god, was easy and comfortable.
The hardest part was having to lay perfectly flat for 6 hours on a hard hospital bed.
My body does not lay flat.
It is painful and massively uncomfortable.
I was in tears the whole 6 hours.
It hurt so bad.
I had to pee and they tried to make me pee in this female urinal type thingy.
I cannot pee laying down. Can not do it.
But, I wasn't allowed to sit up or use a bathroom at all until the 6 hours were up.
It sucked so bad.
Lunch was this awful sandwich thingy but because I was not allowed to eat anything after dinner last night, I was starving by the time they brought it to me.

I was finally allowed to get up and use the bathroom and get my own clothes on and then wait another hour before I could go home.

I'm home and am supposed to be laying down.
A myelogram is a test where they remove some spinal fluid and inject dye.
The fluid you lose causes severe headaches if you sit up too long which I have now experienced twice.
Plus, if you stay sitting up, your spinal fluid can drain out of the hole in your back and cause major problems.

I'm ok, I'm happy to be home, I will be laying down and not answering the phone.
I have a headache and I'm sore and so damn tired.
I just wanted to let you all know that I'm home and ok.
Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow.
They said it takes about 24 hours or so before you can actually feel like sitting up for more than a few minutes at a time.

Later days.

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Ok, getting ready to go for my tests.
I'm quite nervous.
I hate having big needles jabbed into my spine and I hate the claustrophobic machines they use.
I will try to get on line when I get home if I'm feeling ok.
They say that this dye they inject into you makes you kinda icky so we'll see.

Hope you all have a great day and I'll do my best to answer emails and stuff when I get home.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 7:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I will be gone all day tomorrow to do the myelogram and CT scan and I'm just not looking forward to it at all.
I have to take all my jewelry out. Again. That is getting really annoying.
I know I'm just gonna have to take everything out eventually for a very long period of time but I feel so naked without them. It's weird.
Anyway, I need to get up at a reasonable hour tomorrow, like 6am, not the 10:30 I slept until today, and take a shower and get going up to SMH.

I got some nice cards today from Dawn, Krix and Shell. Thank you. :)

Ok, I have stuff to do like answer emails and check blogs and stuff.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 8:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

to pick up my myelogram and ct orders for tomorrow. I completely forgot to pick them up on Friday.
Sis was able to ride us out there but we had to take the buses home.
It's not too bad out there, I think Sebastian just felt like complaining about something because c'mon, this is Florida, it doesn't get cold enough to truly complain about it. Chilly yes, brutally cold to the point your lungs feel frozen, no.

We stopped at the whole foods store downtown cuz we had like a half hour to kill, picked up some bread and a cookie for him to eat while we passed the time.

The last bus home that last pic I posted from my phone, was awful.
Oh my god, I swear it was the worst shit ever. It was like a combo of poop mixed with perfume mixed with body odor. I thought I was gonna hurl.
So glad to be home now.
Making blue cheese burgers for dinner and I guess Mikey is sleeping over tonight.
I need a nap man..lol
Later days.

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My life is crazy complicated right now. I know it doesn't seem that way if you read these cryptic blogs daily, you see and read snippets of things I do every day or some days, I don't post at all.
Like yesterday, I did stuff, went out to the mall, played at Livingstons with the kids, a duck crashed into us on the way home, but when I got back home, I didn't feel like doing anything but surfing blindly around the net and messaging people that caught me with it on.

But back to the topic.
Things are complicated beyond anything I feel like posting publicly or even privately. A few really good friends know details but I have chosen to keep a lot of stuff as private as possible.
But this is something I feel like posting only because I get emails from people who are just dying to know, must know, curiosity will kill them if they don't know, am I dating anyone? Have I been seeing anyone?
The answer is no.
For the last few years, I have known what was eventually going to happen so I chose not to, I actually pushed people away from me because I didn't want anyone to say they could handle it and when it came right down to it, not be able to handle it.

I'm sure many of you know about the ladder theory but if you don't, let me break it down.

The ladder theory is basically this; women have two ladders, one ladder is strictly friends only and the other ladder is possible mates.
Men have one ladder and on the rungs, they place women in order of wanting to mate fuck.
That is the basic gist of the ladder theory whether you agree with it or not. Go ahead women, argue it all you want but when you think about it really good and long, you know it to be true, men cannot be just friends with women, they simply can't. You are either low rung or high rung but in the end, they do want to fuck you at some point.

Ok, back to the question most asked in emails, am I dating or seeing anyone.
No, but here we go with the ladder theory in effect for me.
I have a great guy friend, an awesome guy friend. I totally enjoy hanging out with him. Is he date-able? Maybe, but not right now.
Lately, this great guy friend has been saying off beat comments hinting at possible romantic feelings. Now, nothing wrong with that at all but, (I will always have a few buts here simply because I'm a total skeptic and know what my future holds) I am facing some heavy duty shit.
I spoke with my gal Jenni today about all of this, about everything going on with me.
No matter what she is going through and vice versa, she and I have this way of listening and totally 100% supporting and validating each others feelings. There's no "Kat, you can do it" shit, no "Kat, quit worrying, it will all work out" shit, it's "Kat, I hear you" shit and in the end, that is all any of us really want, to be heard, to be validated.

So I tell her all of this shit, everything, pain, worry, fear, stupid thoughts like oh my god, I can't take a shower for like 4 weeks and if some nurse tries to sponge bathe me, I may hurt someone regardless of how much morphine they got me hopped up on.
I hate being touched. I have this thing about total strangers touching me and she gets it, totally gets it. Thank you.

So this really great guy friend who's been dropping hints lately, said he would come visit me in the hospital and take days off of work so he can sit and wait in the waiting room while I get surgery. Well naturally, my mind began racing, worrying, wondering and yes, panicking.
Panicking because I am not ready for any of that. I am not ready to possibly be hurt emotionally while I am in pain physically from surgery. I am not ready for someone to come see me in the hospital with my hair all frizzed and unclean and have wires and scars and stitches and a back brace and all kinds of crazy shit attached to me.
Not that it wouldn't be nice to have someone by my side as I go through my equivalent of hell, (being touched by strangers and poked and prodded and helped to the bathroom) but what if it's too much for that person to deal with?
What if they say they can handle it and when it comes right down to it and they have to see me that way, they can't?
What if as much as they totally like being with me and say how great of a person I am, once they see all of this, hear me cry from intense pain, they realize they bit off more they can chew?

I tried explaining to another friend how I am not ready for this yet no matter what those around us think. Pretty much everyone who knows us says we are like perfect for each other, he accepts me for me, knows I curse like a sailor and actually is ok with it, knows that I am a metal head and no amount of trying to teach me who who is in the world of country can change that fact, likes me anyway. He is totally ok with everything in my closet being black. He is totally ok with my awesome teens and loves their senses of humor. People actually have been hoping we'd get together and encouraging this.
I tried explaining my fears, my thoughts, my feelings and no amount of buts could discourage her from seeing it (us) any different.

So anyway, here I am with this dilemma. This place of not wanting to have someone see me at my absolute worst but at the same time, making plans to have someone do my hair and making sure I pack basic make-up needs so when/if he does show up, I am the Kat he knows.
Call it vanity, call it whatever you want, but for me, this is a new version of hell.
This is something I am not ready for, this is something I don't want to deal with on top of everything else I am going through and about to face.
But at the same time, it's kinda nice having a little attention.
I am a conundrum wrapped in confusion.

Posted by Kat at 8:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

I have this idea for the two weeks I am gone, I am going to be spending a great deal of time listening to music but I would like some more music.

What I would like is to send people blank cds and they can burn me a cd of stuff to listen to. It can be anything except for country and rap. Sorry, but that shit will cause my head to explode, and then you send the cd back to me. Oh yeah, cds can be in regular 17-18 song format or mp3 format, makes no diff, my player will play either.

If you want to do this for me, shoot me an email with your name and mailing addy and I'll send out a blank cd to you.

All cds would need to be returned no later than February 3rd to make sure I have them in time to take with me.

Thanks ahead of time to anyone who wants to do this!

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Holiday Survey swiped from Diane

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
There is no Santa Claus so I do them myself.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
My blue lights died so it's just white this year.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Nope. It's a symbol of fertility not love and I certainly don't need to be getting knocked up for xmas.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
I put them up the first week of December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Cookies.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?
Making all those home made cookies as a family. We kinda screwed it up one year cuz mom was busy and left us 3 teens to do them and Mike and Jo deserted me for other things to do and I was high so I just threw the icing on them and left. Yes, my parents do know what happened and yes, they forgave me but still, it was shitty that I got left to do like 120 cookies by myself.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I don't remember when I learned the truth but my kids have known since about 7-8 years old and only because other people wouldn't let me tell them the truth. I hate lying to my kids about even simple things like this. There's no easter bunny or tooth fairy either folks. Quit lying to your kids.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
We open one Christmas eve and teh rest Christmas morning.

10. What kind of cookies does Santa get set out for him?
None, there is no Santa Claus.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
I like the way it looks but ever so happy to be living in Florida where we don't get it and have to shovel it and trudge through it and scrape it off of cars and wear boots to go out in it. Yeah, I hate it.

12. Can you ice skate?
No.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Yes, it was a Baby Beth doll that in later years my sister painted "hooker" make up on.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being with my little family and seeing them be happy.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Cookies. I hate pie.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Watching horror movies all day with the teens and laughing.

17. What tops your tree?
This year it's a lighthouse that lights up.

18. Which do you prefer Giving or Receiving?
Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Carol?
It changes year to year but this year I am playing Carol of the bells by the Trans Siberian Orchestra with Metallica. Don't be a dick, always right click or Santa will leave deer turds in your stocking.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Yuck.

Posted by Kat at 9:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I am a demo religious meme which has been replicated here.
You will be blessed if you copy me and pass me on to infect the next mind.
And damned if you don't.

What do you truly belive in?

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got my visitor sticker and headed off towards Sebastian's classrooms.
This security guard kept following me around. He stopped me twice on my way to the stairs to ask me if I signed in.

The second time he asked me, I said did you forget you already stopped me? Here's my sticker, here's my ID, I'm on my way up to AOT7 in building 3 for the party.
Uh, sorry ma'am, so many people walking around here today.
Well yeah, cuz AOT7 is having a party.

The classrooms were cool, all decked out in decorations and the projects they had been working on. It was a spanish/mexican themed party so there was tons of food.
This one caught my eye and so I had to take a pic of it.
Politically correct cake...lmao

The food was pretty good. The cheese quesadillas were awesome. There was some hot sauce that wasn't too tasty. It was like BBQ sauce mixed with piss. Really gross.

I got a pic of Sebastian with his tree and his pinata he made and then we left.
We stopped at the grocery store to grab some stuff we forgot yesterday and then sis called and picked us up and brought us home.
I'm wiped out now.

Later days.

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Sebastian's class is having an end of quarter fair/parents day thingy at 11am.
I need to get myself moving and take a shower and get up there. I promised.
It's about an hour long and it's for AOT so I'm going.
He's doing so well this year.
He's getting good grades and working hard despite all the crazy things that have been going on here at home.
They both have really.
They haven't let the stress of all of this effect their schoolwork and I need to keep that up while I'm gone.

Mark will only be at school until 11:30 again and then he'll come home and probably take a nap while he waits for us to get back home.
"School vacations are for sleeping" he said yesterday.
"To a point" I said.
I will let him sleep later than his usual 5:30 wake up for school no doubt about that, but he is not going to sleep until 1 or 2 like he did all summer vacation.

This morning as they are leaving Sebastian comes to me and holds out his hand so I hold out mine and he plops a tooth in my hand.
"That tooth that was loose, it fell out. Stick it in the box please ok?"
"Uh, it's a molar dude but ok."
They each have these little boxes and in them are their first haircuts and their first teeth they lost.
Well it was supposed to just be first teeth they lost but Sebastian decided that every tooth that he loses will go in it.
It's getting kinda weird and gross now. His habit of keeping every single tooth that falls out.
I just wanted first teeth from my babies, all those little ones, to remember milestones but no, not him, he wants them all.
I asked what he's going to do with them once he's done losing teeth.
He said; "make a necklace or bracelet."
Ok dude, whatever.
He's such a weird kid.

The pics in this post are from the other day but the behavior is typical brotherly love.
They fight all the damn time. Like throw blows at each other.
I know this is totally normal of boys and brothers though. As long as no bones get broke in the process of this, I'm happy.
I remember when I was married still and my ex-hubbys cousins, 3 brothers, would fight non-stop, full out physical death matches.
Aunt Sherry spent so much time in the ER for broken fingers, toes, noses, legs etc etc. They would actually maim each other.
I tend to stop it long before it gets to that point but boys will be boys, brothers will be brothers and I guess it is a way to test themselves against bullies or whatever. I really don't know or get it. I'm not a boy so I have no idea why most brothers do this shit.
Jo and I used to fight but not like this. We used to just pull hair or throw shit at each other, but every other mom of boys I know says this is what happens with their sons too so I'm going to go ahead and say it's normal behavior.

I finally figured out flickr. What a pain in the ass but after many blingo and google searches, I found that flickr was going to be the easiest way to update shit while I'm gone.
Post a pic, type in small letters, bad punctuation, no spell check.
This should be interesting doncha think?
I'll be hopped up on a personal morphine pump for a few days blogging on a phone keypad...lmao
I thought about just sending pics and posts to Jenni by phone, let her upload them and edit (spell check and capitalize shit) but I figure this way, you'll get the full on Kat on lots of serious drugs and being totally loopy effect.
I'll come home and be all wtf did I type?...lmao
This was basically what I did this week aside from getting the boys school shit worked out.
Figure out how to post by phone.
I have so much to do and I did the easiest two things of all of it...lol
The other shit was stressing me out too much to even think about.

Ok, so I just typed a book here when I should be in the shower and getting dressed and stuff.
Later days.

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That sucked. There was no one there when mark and I got there but as soon as I grabbed my number from the deli counter, like a million people showed up.
People started pushing and being grumpy.
What is it about my particular Publix that attracts the mean people?

Anyway, it's all done now for at least 2 weeks. Or at least I hope 2 weeks.
School vacation starts tomorrow and that means 2 very bored, very hungry teenage sons home all day, all night, all the time.
I will be out of food faster than I can blink.

Tuesday will be the fun day with food.
I will be gone from like 8:30am until about 6pm for those tests at the hospital to get ready for the surgery so they will be here and bored and eating.

I did the laundry, still need to do the dishes, waiting on a call back from my PCP and all I want to do is take a nap now..lol
Oh well.
Time to get cracking answering emails and then dishes.
I need to rest a bit here before I get doing stuff again.
Later days.

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Thirteen Things about Kat 1. I have to go do the dreaded grocery shopping today. 2. Mark gets out at 11:30am for today and tomorrow because of finals. 3. Tomorrow is the last day of school until January 3rd. 4. I need to write the high school and middle school a letter over Christmas break outlining the plans for February. 5. I am getting really nervous about it. 6. I need to clean and straighten the house. Again. 7. I have dishes to do. 8. Laundry too. 9. I need to get some more Christmas cards and mail them ASAP. Got a few unexpected ones. 10. I need to call my PCP. 11. I have a lot on my mind. 12. I still need to make my grocery list. (didn't do it last night) 13. This is my first Thursday 13. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Better safe than sorry 2. Chickadee 3. Karen 4. Ivoryfrog 5. Dawn 6. Veronika 7. Jen 8. Running2ks 9. YellowRose 10. SquashedToad 11. Peri 12. D 13. Leanne 14. Renee 15. Christie

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Sometimes I need to just have a freak out moment but I get over it.
Yesterday and this morning was that time.

In today's mail, I got some xmas cards from Robyn, and Sol.
Yesterday I got cards from my Aunt Kathy and Mike who also sent me the Boondock Saints. I watched it today. Great movie. Thanks!

I need to sit down tonight and write out my shopping list for tomorrow. Need to plan the menu and get it all organized and stuff so I can go food shopping.
Friday is the teens last day of school till January 3rd. That's a long time to be home man.
Especially the way they have been fighting lately. Frustrating.
Today was a bad one. They got into with the kid from next door pretty bad so I grounded them from playing outside for the rest of the week.
If they can't play nicely outside, they can't play outside.
Too damn bad.

Ok, need to go get cracking on stuff and other stuff.
Later days.

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I can barely breathe.
I have major tests next tuesday and blood draws and filter thingies coming up and Christmas and peoples vacations and school and kids and ACCCCKKKK!
Stressed the fuck out is the phrase of the day.

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I have a date scheduled, stuff is moving. :)

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I have to leave in like 20 minutes to go to the docs and I'm not even dressed yet.
I woke up late, had to have a drink and read emails which I will try to respond to when I get home.
I have been so bad about that lately.
I am reading them but just not responding as quick as I should.
Like days go by...lol
Oops.
Crap.
It's kinda chilly too.
This is gonna suck. Sorta.
Oh well.
Later days.

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I am finding myself becoming more and more anxious, semi-depressed, really fucking angry lately.
I just went to the store with the boys and I must have told off at least 3 people.
I didn't mean to. It just sort of happened that way.
People got in my way, hit my cart, almost hit me with their cars and then asked for directions.
Hello? You just came within inches of my leg and and yelled at me for being in the store crosswalk and now you wanna say please tell me how to get to the mall?
No, fucking no!
Drive around and search for it you ignorant old fuck from out of state with your out of state plates. Go fucking fuck yourself.
I told off some lady in the store for ramming me with her cart. She was all pissy trying to get in to the store and rammed me with it.
I turned around and looked at her, she says "move your ass".
There were three old bitties in front of me yammering about something or other and I went off.
I told her to shut the fuck up. The store is loaded with food. There's plenty of it you fucking bitch.
Yeah, I'm in a great fucking mood today.
I knew I shouldn't have left the house.
I'm just having one of those days.
I know someone else out there knows exactly what I mean and you've done this kind of shit too.
Right?

But, things to be thankful for today.
The boys got their xmas card from aunty Heather, I got cards from Terry, Christie, and Kirsi.
Thank you. You should all have gotten yours or they will be getting there soon.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 5:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

I have a bruise, a big one, on my lower back.
All day long I'm like why the fuck does this hurt so frigging bad and what did I do to it?
So I looked in the mirror and I have this huge bruise just above my tailbone.
Fuck it hurts.
But, see these poles?

Yeah, those ones behind Chelleys head?
Yeah, those ones.
The benches we stood on are in front of those and they are up against the bench and there was a tree. Perfect position for me cuz Jannus Landing has no seating folks. Yeah, old school concerts..lmao
So anyway, we stood on those benches and I leaned up against the tree all night except between bands when we all sat down on the benches sort of guarding them like vultures over a fresh death.

Chelley got a bit uh, tipsy (?) and almost tried to kick some girls ass.
Kind of amusing cuz I tried telling her that fights generally don't break out at these kinds of shows. People are there to hear and see the show, too busy listening and shit to fight.
She had a wicked good time though. Totally not her scene at all but once she started watching the show, she got into it.

The other two bands were Irrational and Wednesday 13.
I really liked Wednesday 13. They were definitely interesting.

It was a really good show. The pain I'm in was well worth it...lol
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 3:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Holy shit that was fucking awesome!
Gen is the fucking bitch! Damn. Killer fucking show!
I'll post more pics tomorrow.
Kinda crappy, camera phone but, we were pretty fucking close.
Had these tall benches and a tree to lean on so it was all good. We had like the clearest shot of the stage all night. Above everyone else. It was killer.
They put on an amazing show so if they ever fucking come near you, you better go.
The opening bands were really good too.
I can't recall their names right now but I'll post them tomorrow.
Chelly was fucking whacked man.
She's all hip hop and rap so I had to swear that the next rap concert that comes around, I'd go.
Yeah...lol Me at a rap show? Bwahaha fucking hahahahaha!
I'll pay for this tomorrow no doubt about it, but fuck, that was so damn awesome.

Posted by Kat at 1:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

I was trying to figure out why the blue lights on the damn tree weren't on and noticed a broken bulb. I twisted it and then blammo! Shock!
Wee!
Yeah, I'm ready to start my night now...lmfao
Ok, gotta start getting ready for the show tonight.
This is gonna be cool.
I will try and get some pics. (shhhh)
I'll post whenever I get home.
No worrying Jenni.
I haven't evacuated or left the state...lmao
Just going to St. Pete.
Talk to ya laters!

Posted by Kat at 4:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

We went to McCurdys and saw Ken Sons. He was good.
Lots of laughs, it was good times.

Tonight should be interesting. I'm like the only one out of us going that likes this type of music. Everyone else is just going for the sake of going...lol
Hahah! Boy are they in for it...lmfao

In the be careful what you type on the net category, we have this.

The jury, after deliberating for three hours, found that the defendant intended to threaten her victims when she posted the following message on an AOL Message Board dedicated to the Terri Schiavo case: "IF SHE DIES, I WILL KILL MICHAEL SCHIAVO AND THE JUDGE THIS IS FOR REAL!!".

The maximum statutory penalty for a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c) is five years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

I guess that's all for now. I have laundry and stuff to do and some dishes I think.
The teens did really well last night with Chelley's kids. It was clean and quiet when we got home at 10:30 so good job boys!
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 8:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

the phone will ring?
It happened to me no less than 6 times today.
Why was I trying to sleep all day long?
Cuz I didn't sleep all night long.
Being out of pain meds is shitty.
I took to taking Nyquil for the maybe I'll fall asleep factor. Nope, didn't work but damn if the phone didn't keep waking me up today.
They scheduled my appointment this month a few days later than last months so that is why I ran out for inquiring minds.

This weekend is going to be fun but painful.
I am going to do all the things I said I was going to do simply because in a few months, I won't be doing much of anything at all except wearing that lovely back brace.

I won 8 tickets to a comedy show tonight and some friends and I are going and then I'll come home and collapse until tomorrow nights concert.
I have never been to Janus Landings before so I hope they have seats of some kind.
Jimmy wants to go mosh and sad to say my moshing days are long over anyway, so he can mosh and Chelley and I will watch the theatrics from seats.
Mark and Sebastian are legally old enough to babysit and so they are going to watch Chelleys' kids both nights.
After what he last babysitter did to her checkbook, she's in good hands with the boys.
A person she trusted stole some checks and then wrote them out to cash at Amscot.
Nice huh?
I'd want to beat her head in but Chelley is calling the cops and letting them handle it.
I will have my cell, Chelley has hers, Ian has his, it's all good. Plenty of ways to contact us if the need should arise.
The boys are super responsible too.
They've babysat for other people quite a few times now and even my sisters girls.
They are awesome sitters.
I will survive this weekend one way or another.
I am determined to have as much fun as possible between now and surgery.

We got xmas cards from grammy today and hung them on the wall like we do with all the cards.
Ugh, I need to do some cleaning, I hate having people come to my house when it's even a little bit dirty.
The boys are home and eating snacks and when they are done, we're gonna clean as team.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 2:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I'm in horrid pain and that is why I haven't been blogging much at all.
The weather is wreaking havoc on my joints and I have so much I was supposed to do and just can't do more than get off the couch for a few minutes at a time.

I'm calling doc tomorrow cuz if this keeps up the way it is, Saturday is going to suck big time. :(

Posted by Kat at 8:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

he has to take them down.

Williams' holiday light show drew national media coverage because the 25,000 lights are synched by computer with music beamed to car radios.

"I do a frosty song, 'God Bless the USA,' and then 'Wizards of Winter,'" as the three songs in the 12-minute show, Williams told Cincinnati's Local 12 News.

Around 7:30 p.m. near Williams' dancing-light display, two cars collided but there were no injuries.

"I told the neighbors, I told the sheriff, if they get any complaints, I'll shut it down, because the neighbors are more important to me than the Christmas lights," Williams said on NBC's "Today" show on Monday.

For now, Williams' eccentric light show will only be viewable on the Internet, motorists have been lining up between 6 and 10 p.m. since the display kicked off the week of Thanksgiving.

Posted by Kat at 11:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

He's a little sore and rightly so.
I do feel bad but his text was just kinda funny followed by how he looked when I walked through the door. Just this funny oh my god face.
So it's a quiet resting day for us and he gets to take a note to school tomorrow explaining why he was absent.
heh.
I could be mean mommy and say why he was actually absent or make something up.
I guess it will depend on if he bugs the crap outta me today or not.

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 7:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I'm walking back from 7-11 with Sebastian just now, we needed some stuff, damn I miss Pete's prices, but anyway, I get a text from Mark that says the above.
Crashed bike hurt.
We walk back as fast as we can. He's ok. Just a few scrapes here and there. But his handlebars connected with his his nuts.
Ouch.
He said he would have called but he couldn't breathe never mind actually speak, so he just texted.
Heh.
Poor kid.
I don't mean to laugh but he's too funny sometimes.

Posted by Kat at 5:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

I was super cranky today and I apologize to most everyone I was short with.
The weather affects my joints in a bad way and it's cold plus damp so yeah, good times.

I got my first Christmas card today from the always funny, Karen.
She makes me giggle.
I sent her one of those straws. Yeah, if you know Karen, you know that those straws are right up her alley.
Karen, I tucked it in your xmas card. Careful who you open that in front of...lol ;)

I made a few calls that I needed to make, I laid down a good portion of the day under warm blankets and curled up with kitties.
They all love my bed except for Christine. Little bitch. I hate that cat. She likes no one but Sebastian. No one can touch her or get within 10 feet of that horrid meowing monster.
Skinny, mean bitch. Off with her head!
Kidding PETA people. I won't actually kill her but come Christmas, she is not getting any kitty treats in her kitty stocking. She can suck it.

I was asked in a comment why I call Kali, Kali. She is named after an Indian goddess.
Her name is quite fitting to her personality too. Like she grew into it because I got her as a kitten and had no idea what type of personality she had.
Kali invokes either fear of death or removes the ignorance of it, the basic insecurity in the primitive brain.
My cat Kali knows when I am in pain or sad. She will come to me in those times without me calling her to my side and she will lay with me and lick my hands and snuggle as close as she can.
To the other cats, they fear her. She is the queen of this household. She does not meow ever and if she does, it is a low mew, barely audible.
She simply stands tall to the other cats and raises one paw and they will back away from her. No noise, no attack. It's like she has mind powers or some shit.
Like she's saying to them by raising one paw and in cat language, back the fuck off of me or die.
They always back away.
Shahiro tries to attack her but she will usually just swoop down one paw on it's head and the kitten seems to know that this is over. Touching her again would mean certain death.
Heh. I love her. Big fuzzy princess.

I started decorating for Christmas the other day. We have our Charlie Brown tree up.

I do love that little tree. It's perfect size. All our fave ornaments on it again this year. The boys put them all on last night and hung the stockings and put up the lighted garland over the front window.
It looks semi-festive in here.
I need to find the perfect ornament to buy this year. I buy one new ornament every year and not the traditional stuff.
Last years was Yukon Cornelious from Rudolph.
I need something new this year but so far nothing has caught my eye.
I have like 3 more boxes of decorations to go through and put out but I just don't feel like it today. Maybe tomorrow while I wait for call backs.

My sister is so funny. We are both atheist and I take a lot of shit for it. I get comments here on my blog, I get people trying to save me at bus stops etc. But sis gets no shit for it ever which makes what she has been doing all the funnier.
I do wish she'd take pics though.
On her way to and from work everyday, she sees these signs on big white boards nailed to trees or telephone polls that have painted in red lettering the words; "Repent to Jesus" or some other religious sayings.
She snapped yesterday.
She pulled her van over at every single one she saw and yanked them all down.
She did it again this morning while I was out too.
I came home to a message on my machine where she's telling me she got two more.
She now has like 5-6 signs in the back of her van....lmao
It cracks me up cuz I so wish I could see them or take pics of her doing it. It would be funny.
Now, before anyone gets their panties all in a wad, these signs are posted on public property. Trees or poles along side the roads.
If it's ok for someone to nail them up on public property, it's ok for someone else to come a long and take them down off public property.
She is not going on someones private property and removing them.
I find it amusing when she does it.
I used to tell her about my bus stop run ins with the Jehovah's all the time and how I would take their pics or get into huge arguments on the validity of their claims and how they think it's ok to harass people who are basically trapped at bus stops and she would crack up. Heck, she's the one who gave me the air horn to blow in their faces when they do it. I used to just use a regular whistle but the air horn was so much more effective...lmao
Hehe hehe.
So sis, next time you see a sign, take a pic before you yank it down and then take a pic of the signs in the back of your van for me. I want them...lol

Ok, I need to go do my dishes and start dinner.
Last night the boys were cool enough to fend for themselves cuz my back was sucking in a major way so tonight I'll cook.
They deserve it. Mark mowed the lawn without me asking, Sebastian cleaned the litter boxes and brought in the trash cans and recycle bins from the curb without me asking.
Wait a minute, what do they want?
They never do stuff without me asking!

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 4:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

The rain hasn't totally kicked in yet but you can see that the skies are going to open up soon.
Right now, it's just really moist out there.

I've already been up and out taking care of paperwork that needed to go off to all the correct offices.
I need to go to the store but don't feel like it right now.
Sorta feeling like bed again. It's just that kind of day.
It's the kind of day where dumb fucks are going to annoy the crap out of me.
It started 2 seconds after logging into yahoo.
Hi. Yeah. Go away.
Good fucking lord, go the fuck away.

I completely edited this. I wrote this big long thing and then deleted it cuz I've fucking had enough.
Whatever happens happens and I stopped giving a fuck really. I got angry and wrote and then said fuck it, not worth my anger. Not worth it at all.
Just go the flying fuck away from me.
Go get a new hobby.

So I'm gonna go find stuff to do around here, maybe read or something.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 9:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Ok, yes, it's very, very, cool. It took tons of time and creativity and I bet his electric company loves him, but I swear by all that's holy, this man would be getting egged every Halloween if he was my neighbor.
But at least it's a Trans Siberian Orchestra tune and not some gay ass Christmas carol.
Fun to watch a few times but can you imagine living across the street from him all Christmas season? *bang*

I sat down tonight and wrote out my xmas cards and they are on the way out tomorrow morning and guess what?
They say Merry Christmas.
I'm sure you've all heard by now that some group is trying to make it politically correct by trying to get everyone to say Happy Holidays or Seasons Greetings.
Fuck that shit. It's Christmas. Always has been, always will be. Why change it?
I really don't get people sometimes.
It's not like changing it to happy holidays is going to stop it from being so commercialized anyway so what's the big deal? Why all the fuss and hoopla?
Shut up, go buy presents, drink eggnog, be merry.

Posted by Kat at 11:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

I went and laid down at 12:45ish or so. I passed out and just woke up at 4pm.
Guess I was tired, but I hate it when that happens.
I left a load of clothes in the dryer and one in the washer. Crap.

I've officially had the most unproductive day ever.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 4:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I take gobs of pain killers, shit tons actually, but what I find utterly amusing is that they don't touch a headache.
They work good on body pain, most of the time, but a headache, not at all.
So I go looking around the house for Tylenol or something. None.
Off to 7-11 where they will charge me $8 for 24 pills. Over priced greedy fucknuts.
So I go up, grab something that semi-resembles food cuz I'm hungry and have a headache and having to cook would just suck and then look for Tylenol.
Hrm sign says behind the counter now, ask clerk.
Are people stealing Tylenol? :/
I get up to the counter and ask her about the Tylenol, can I see what you have cuz tylenol may not be what I want. Advil? Aleve? Whatcha got?
So I'm looking at what they have and this guy behind me is on his cell phone talking to someone about a job.
He needs a job. bad. This job that he applied for. This job he's going to an interview at 10am. Bad. Must have job. Broke. No other jobs he's applied for have panned out.
I pay for my Advil and I'm putting my change in my purse and he sets his purchase on the counter still talking about how he needs this job in the worst fucking way man. You just have no idea how broke he is.
What's he buying at 8:45am?
A 40 ouncer.
Yup. A big ass mother fucking 40 ounce beer.
I leave, go stand at the corner and wait for the light to change so I don't get smushed trying to cross 8 lanes of traffic and the guy comes to the corner as well.
Opens his 7-11 paper bag, twists the cap and takes a huge drink.

Good luck getting that job buddy.

Posted by Kat at 9:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Do not leave patches on for longer than the box says. They lose effectiveness and you get mad cravings again.

That is all.

Posted by Kat at 7:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This Saturday the 10th, I'm going to see the Genitorturers!
I'm so excited!
I have never been to one of their live shows but am a fan. Only $15 a ticket too.
Rock.
My friend Jimmy wants to go mosh and he grabbed 4 tickets this morning. Awesome.
We're gonna see if Chelley wants to go even though she's more rap/hip hop, she might get a kick out of the stage show.
I hear it's wild.
I've seen pics, I've heard the tales and now I get to see for myself what it's like.
Everyone I talk to says it's an experience everyone should have at least once, twice if you like it, more if you're a sadist...lol
Weeeeeee!!!

I want to hit as many shows and do as much as I can before I go under the knife. It's going to be at least 3-4 months of recovery time so I need to go live it up now...lmao
If Chelley won't go, I'm going to try and talk Savita into going. Take the night off of work, come play with me, you will love it. I know she would too cuz she's just as sick as I am...lol

Ok, getting to excited. A whole week away and I'm ready to go now.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 12:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

I believe that there is no God. I'm beyond atheism. Atheism is not believing in God. Not believing in God is easy -- you can't prove a negative, so there's no work to do. You can't prove that there isn't an elephant inside the trunk of my car. You sure? How about now? Maybe he was just hiding before. Check again. Did I mention that my personal heartfelt definition of the word "elephant" includes mystery, order, goodness, love and a spare tire?

So, anyone with a love for truth outside of herself has to start with no belief in God and then look for evidence of God. She needs to search for some objective evidence of a supernatural power. All the people I write e-mails to often are still stuck at this searching stage. The atheism part is easy.

But, this "This I Believe" thing seems to demand something more personal, some leap of faith that helps one see life's big picture, some rules to live by. So, I'm saying, "This I believe: I believe there is no God."

Having taken that step, it informs every moment of my life. I'm not greedy. I have love, blue skies, rainbows and Hallmark cards, and that has to be enough. It has to be enough, but it's everything in the world and everything in the world is plenty for me. It seems just rude to beg the invisible for more. Just the love of my family that raised me and the family I'm raising now is enough that I don't need heaven. I won the huge genetic lottery and I get joy every day.

Believing there's no God means I can't really be forgiven except by kindness and faulty memories. That's good; it makes me want to be more thoughtful. I have to try to treat people right the first time around.

Believing there's no God stops me from being solipsistic. I can read ideas from all different people from all different cultures. Without God, we can agree on reality, and I can keep learning where I'm wrong. We can all keep adjusting, so we can really communicate. I don't travel in circles where people say, "I have faith, I believe this in my heart and nothing you can say or do can shake my faith." That's just a long-winded religious way to say, "shut up," or another two words that the FCC likes less. But all obscenity is less insulting than, "How I was brought up and my imaginary friend means more to me than anything you can ever say or do." So, believing there is no God lets me be proven wrong and that's always fun. It means I'm learning something.

Believing there is no God means the suffering I've seen in my family, and indeed all the suffering in the world, isn't caused by an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent force that isn't bothered to help or is just testing us, but rather something we all may be able to help others with in the future. No God means the possibility of less suffering in the future.

Believing there is no God gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-O and all the other things I can prove and that make this life the best life I will ever have. - Penn Jillette

Posted by Kat at 7:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

While at Publix this morning, they had Dino the dinosaur, their children's store mascot, there.
Just some guy dressed up in a gay furry suit.

Me: Hey Mark, I'll give you a dollar if you pose with him.
Mark: $2.
Me: Deal.
Sebastian: I want in on this!
Me: Deal.

Posted by Kat at 12:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

It was sisters after the fact bachelorette party with a bunch of girls she knows and me.
It was crazy. Her friends are like nuts in a good way. Had me laughing all night long.

We went to Mattison's for dinner which was incredible. I tend to stick to food I know cuz I hate getting food poisoning, (shad up, it's happened to me quite a bit for some reason) so I ordered the burger they make with bleu cheese. Oh my god. They even cooked it medium rare which like no restaurant does anymore.
You say bloody and they say ok and bring a medium well burger or steak . They brought me a bloody burger. I was in love...lol
It was so so good.
Vikki had like some sort of stuffed salmon or something and sis had sushi, some of the other girls split this incredible looking pizza.
There were about 9 of us all together and between food and a lot of drinks, the bill was still extremely reasonable considering just how many drinks were on it.

Why yes, that is a penis straw.

We had the best waiter on the planet.
No matter how many people kept showing up at our table to say hello, (seems sis and her friends know half the city) he kept finding a way to squeeze more and more chairs around that table and kept tabs straight. He rocked. The place was packed to.

Then we headed across the street to The Gator Club which I am not a huge fan of. It's small, overly crowded and just too loud and far too many people for it's size. It's like the size of my duplex and they fit 300 people in it. Not a good scene.
But, one of my fave local bands was playing, Life On Mars.

They were tearing up the place with their 80's shit.
They really are an awesome 80's band. The place was moving from every wall.

Now, with me being a just starting to quit smoker, it was hell in there.
Hell.
It's a bar. People can smoke and smoke they did.
Oh my god. I spent a lot of time outside trying to get away from it all because I was dying. I had gone to wal*greens and picked up my lovely maximum strength patches and had slapped one on before getting to dinner, but holy fuck, I had the words, can I bum a smoke? on my lips all night long. I didn't do it. I just wanted to really bad.

We left around 1ish due to the flowage of alcohol. I only had one drink. I just wasn't in the mood to do more than that cuz drinking and cigs go hand in hand and I would have caved and bummed for sure or put money in the handy dandy cig vending machine at like $6.00 a pack but ya know, it would have been worth it if I was seriously jonesing...lol
$6.00? Sure! Gimme.

Ok, I need to get moving here. Need to go grocery shopping and mail out a money order.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 7:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

The teens are set up with what they need and I'm freshly showered and messing with my hair.
At some point, I am going to have to get a haircut.
It's becoming a lot of hair. Like so much hair, all I can do is put it up mostly.
I do leave it down when I go out but holy hotness, it's just a lot of hair...lol

Talked to my gal Savita tonight! Oh my god, I'm so excited for her to get her ass at least to Tampa.
Ocala is a bit far to get to on short notice but meet up in Ybor? Hells yeah babe!
She and her bf moved here from Kentucky and want to hit Ybor in a week or so. They heard about the Castle, Masquerade and Czar and want to go.
I'm all for that.
I can't wait to meet them in person.
Yeah, the people you meet on line, you eventually, if you're lucky, get to meet in real life.
I consider myself lucky to have met so many cool people and cannot wait to meet her and Five.
Simply stoked.

Oh and I talked to Shell last night. She's coming down to see me in February! Woo hoo!
About the right time too. I should be just done with surgery hopefully and at least able to hang. Push me in a chair at Disney again? ;) bwahahahaha

Ok, I need to finish my hair and stuff.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Later days!

Posted by Kat at 7:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Got all my errands done and now I'm tackling the laundry.
Must have clean clothes and stuff.

Doc finally called me back.
Scheduling the myelogram and the CT scans for me and also calling in a script for quit smoking meds.
I have no idea what it's going to be as long as it works, I don't care.
I goofed last night.
Yes, I had a setback.
I smoked 4 cigs last night and threw the rest of the pack away.
I know, I suck, but I kept trying to tell everyone that this was too fucking hard to do cold turkey.
And it certainly doesn't help when a certain person on yahoo actually told me to go for it. Damn you C. ;)
He just gives me shit for the fun of it. I know he didn't mean it when he said Kat, go to the store, but I did cuz I was weak to the nicotine man...lol
It called me and I followed it all the way up to the corner store.

Speaking of corner stores, Pete's is closing.
He was bought out finally, he held off as long as he could and the other night he gave me and the boys a shitload of stuff. Just getting rid of inventory.
Need any diet soda girl? Uh, when do I not need diet soda Pete?
Here ya go. Gave me 12 1 liters of diet coke, 3 boxes of candy bars, 2 boxes of gum and a shitload of chips.
I am so sad to see him go.
He has been there since I moved in, probably long before I moved in. I have lived in this house for almost 9 years now and I watched his family grow up and he watched mine. He gave my boys odd jobs over the summer and was always asking how they did in school and when the hell I was gonna get my surgery.
If they took him their report cards and had good grades, he'd give them a liter of soda and a bag of chips. His whole family was just awesome.
The whole neighborhood is going to miss him.
Me and my neighbor stopped in on our way home this morning to say goodbye.
The phone lines have been turned off, he's closing the drive-thru and taking everything apart.
It's sad, like a piece of our neighborhood is leaving for good today.
The boys will totally miss him and his little pink store.
He's the only store that carried hot fries and giant slabs of beef jerky...lol

Ok, have some stuff to do around here and then get some rest before tonight.
I'm looking forward to it.
I know most of my sisters friends and they are a crazy bunch so it should be a good time.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 10:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

I got some errands to run this morning and then come home, do laundry, get in a quick nap and head out with sis tonight for a late/after the fact bachelorette party.
She got married Friday night in Key West.
Congrats sis!
It won't be your standard bachelorette party, more like just a group of girls hanging out having dinner and then some drinks.
She's married now, we can't be doing that other stuff. ;)

I do have to call doc back when I get back. He never called me back yesterday.
I need to talk about some other stuff with him too.
Need to take my movies back too.
I'm like not fully awake here so I'm having scattered thoughts of stuff I'm supposed to do today.

Local news which I'm happy to report, Joseph Smith, the man who killed Carlie Bruscia last year, gets the death sentence.
I know he gets to appeal and all that jazz but I doubt it will ever amount to anything. All the evidence is against him and no mater how many trials he gets, that evidence is still there.
May that poor little girl rest in peace and I hope her mother can find some too. I know his sentence isn't going to be carried out immediately and I can only imagine how much her mom hurts, but justice will be carried out for this bastard eventually.

Later days.

Posted by Kat at 7:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Found at Jenni's.

Posted by Kat at 12:06 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Oh my god.
Shoot me now. Holy shit I'm dying.
Do you have any idea how close the corner store is?
Ok, so it's a little walk up the street but when I need a smoke, it's like so close I could skip there.
Dayum this is sucking donkey balls.
I have a million lollipops sitting here and I just made this frantic dear doc help me phone call.
Please, please please doc help me. I am itching for a cig, almost put my shoes on 6 times in the last hour. Counted my money at least 9 times.
Ate about 10 lollipops in an hour.
You must help me.
Help me. Ack!
Ok, says his charge nurse, I feel for ya, I need to quit myself. I'll go back o his office right now and give him the message.
Oh please please please call in something, anything. Ziban or whatever the fuck it is. I am psychotic.

I pity the person who decides to come unannounced to my door today.
Actually, that would be quite amusing.
Jehovah's would never ever come here again. They would scratch me off the list of must save souls permanently.

Crap, call me back doc.

Posted by Kat at 1:49 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Not super cold but chilly. It's kinda nice.

Not much going on today, just more phone calls to get the ball rolling in the right direction and keep it moving.
Hope you're all doing good. I'm going to make an attempt to come visit you as soon as I can and get caught up with all of you.
Things have just been crazy for awhile around here.
Later days.

Posted by Kat at 9:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)