Light at the end

of my bad mood tunnel. I'm not really in much better of a mood but I promise not to take it out on you today. The weather is still over cast, I woke up at the time I normally leave the house but I'll try not to let that effect my musings. LOL. Sounds like it already did.....

DS came home last night. YEAH!!! He didn't get a haircut while he was gone. YEAH!!! I owe him 10 bucks for that. I went by his dads and picked him up after work and we went straight to Karate. He doesn't know it but I went back out to the car after class started and took a 40 minute nap. I woke up and went back inside just in time to see him sparing. During his last match his opponent kicked him right in the chest. He stood there for a few seconds and then the doubled over. The teacher went over to him and talked him through the pain. He stood back up and continued sparing. The teacher told me after class that he was proud of the way he handled the kick. He said he tried to hold on and then finally couldn't stand the pain & doubled over. He recovered quickly and continued on. That is what they are taught to do. It's hard for a mother to watch that but I know it is something they need to learn for a life lesson. Take the blows but recover quickly and move on. On the way home we talked about the kick and what he needed to do the next time to avoid getting kicked. He knew he didn't block the kid because he kicked him right after DS had done one of his moves. He admitted it was one of his weak spots in sparing and he needed to recover from his own move quicker and get ready for the opponents next move.

I got several emails & comments telling me they had updated their blogs because I made my "those people" reference yesterday. I better go check them out. Short post today but at least it's not to pissy.

Til later........................

House & moods

Quick post so I won't be one of those people that do not post to their blogs for days. It always ticks me off to see the same post day after day so...here ya go. I'm in a pissy mood so you may wish I hadn't bothered.

HOUSE season finale last night. WOW. So do we get all new people next year? DH & I just watched a movie from about 5-6 years ago starring Omar Epps as an undercover cop. It had at least 6-8 people that are in shows we watch now. It was very violent and had alot of cussing..surprise..a cop movie..an UNDERCOVER cop movie..anyway...it will be hard to look at Mr. Epps for awhile without thinking about that movie. Maybe I need him to go away for awhile.

Yes, it is all about me today.

DS is due back tonight. The cat and I have really missed him. The cat hasn't had anyone to sleep with and I've missed screwing with his head. LOL. Just kidding. Well, maybe a little.

This funky weather is really giving me a head ache and my coffee is to hot to take any medicine. If I wasn't a lazy bum I'd get up and go get a drink so I can take the pills. Man, I am a pisser today. Warned you.

UPDATE...my scraproom still looks like a bomb went off, Baby scrapbook finished and delivered-my friend loved it-me..not perfect but ok, Storage unit still not resolved, sun burn from Saturday is killing me, NONE of my jeans fit, my nephews birthday is Saturday and I wish I could be there, promised to help a friend move this weekend...they are calling for rain..of course.

Man, waaaaaaaah. I would erase this and start over but sometimes you need to see I'm not always the cheery person I portray on TV. No, it's not "that time" but thanks for asking.

On a brighter note, for those people that are still watching this train wreck...Beryl has rescheduled her crop. It is now JUNE 30 in Dunedin. Check out her link for more details and to sign up. Cari's crop is filling fast so head to her link to sign up for the crop on the 23rd. EXPO is the 8-9th. The scrapyard gals are croppin on Saturday. That reminds me, I need to order my Scrapyard shirt.

I'll try to post a brighter musing tomorrow. I can't guarentee so I beg forgiveness in advance.

Til later...............

The boy

How is your holiday shaping up? I spent 6 hours going through the stuff in my storage unit and only made a slight dent. I threw away papers and memories dating back to 1978. Wow, I AM a pack rat. I left the rest of the stuff in the unit since by then I was SUN BURNT and tired and some how had lost or not brought lids for the storage containers. I woke up this morning before 7am and lay in bed for an hour trying to convince myself to go back and finish the job. The thought of being in the sun again and all the work it would be to to do it all by myself convinced me otherwise. I'll either pay another months rent or get someone/bodies to help me. It wouldn't take long with several people and a rental truck but forever with me, myself & I.

We got a chance to see DH's youngest boy Saturday night. Met him for dinner at Outback and then drove him to his hotel in downtown Tampa. He should be well on his way to sea since the boat was leaving sometime yesterday. He wasn't sure what time but we figure he's gone as we didn't hear from him again. The picture was taken outside his hotel, in the pitch darkness. Not the best lighting but it's a shot of father & son. Can you tell DH's back was DONE for the night by the time it was taken? I have another picture that shows it better but it would have frightened small children & this is a "family blog".

I guess I will go balance my check book for the first time since the wedding and file away the stack of paper/receipts I have been setting aside for months. Then maybe I'll clean up my scrap room. It's gotten totally out of hand. I need to finish the baby book I've made so I can take it to work tomorrow.

So much to do...so little energy.

Til later........................

PS. I know you will never see this but..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my stepson-JH!!!!!

One of three

days off!! Wahoo. I'm so excited to have three days off and the fact that the holiday is PAID. It is my first Paid holiday in 4 years. WAHOO two!!!

I wasn't going to post today but just catch up on my fellow bloggers. I (may have) been tagged by a fellow blogger & friend..Kip. You won't find her on my links because she asked us all a while ago to remove her since she was being harassed by a reader. I did what she asked but always read her daily postings. Today she had a little "game" so I thought I'd share with my reader(s).

The game is SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Here are the rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person before you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

Your Name: Cheryl

1. Famous Singer/Band: Chicago

2. 4 letter word: Crab

3. Street: Canal

4. Color: Cream

5. Gifts/Presents: Crystal

6. Vehicle: Corvette

7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: Candles

8. Boy Name: Craig

9. Girl Name: Cathy

10. movie title: Coma

11.Drink: Cosmopolitan

12. Occupation: Chef

13. Flower: Carnation

14. Celebrity: Cher

15. Magazine: Creative Keepsakes

16. U.S. City: Cincinnati

17. Pro Sports Teams: Chicago Bears

18. Fruit: Cantaloupe

19. Reason for Being Late for Work: Caught in traffic

20. Something You Throw Away: (milk) cartons

21. Things You Shout: Come here!

22. Cartoon Character: Casper the friendly ghost

OK...tag time....CAMI & Cari (mostly so Cari will post something!)


DH's son is due in town in a couple hours. We are going to meet him for dinner and a visit before taking him to his hotel. I'm looking forward to seeing the boy again. His birthday is Monday but he'll be on the high sea. Glad we will be able to hook up for a little while.

Have a great rest of the weekend. Today was a lazy day so tomorrow I should try & do something....maybe.

AMY...Hang in there. You are RIGHT!!!

Til later.............

Sparks fly and I'm "LOST"

So, who thought last nights show could have been 15 minutes long instead of two hours? Every year they make us sit through crap until the announcement of the IDOL. Last nights announcement didn't even come in the allotted time. Thankfully we were recording the news show following Idol-just in case. Sure enough, we had to go to the next show to see the end. At least they gave her a few minutes and didn't cut it short like they have done.

My run down of the show....

Kelly Clarkson....like her but wonder if she was forced to perform. ? DH said her first song was scary. Angry woman!! LOL.

Sanjya...good grief...PLEASE cut off his 15 minutes. It is about 14 1/2 minutes past due. OMG!!!

Carrie Underwood...nice

Taylor...everyone knows we "love" Taylor. He is not the best singer on the planet, he sound OK last night, but he always makes us smile. LOVE the "mouth harp".

Bette Midler......a moment of silence for the thing that was once her career. They have hired her to replace Celene Dion? OMG. Maybe Sanjya can open for her.

LOVED the Blake "beat boxing" with the DZ person. Great hat.

Really glad Jordin won as she is the best singer. I'm worried for her as a 17 year old child. Hopefully her parents will not turn into Stage moms/dads and that someone with sense will be guiding her career. Which musical path do you think they will go with her? She can do all kinds except maybe hard rock. She's to young/fresh to pull off the "Joan Jett" look. (sorry for the really old reference...it's morning..cut me some slack!)

OK, now for LOST. Holy CRAP!!!! Did anyone think they ANSWERED anything? NOT me. I'm more confused than ever. Ok, so it looks like they get off the island and Jack turns into a Drunk-pill popping has been...and his father is ALIVE?? Is Kate with Sawyer? Who died? Ben? Locke? Who would die that NO ONE would attend the service? It has to be someone associated with the flight or it wouldn't effect Jack like it did. Jacks ex is preggers. Did they get back together and then he drove her away with his drinking or did she marry the guy she left Jack for? ARG!!!!!!!! Why didn't Charlie swim out of the window after it blew? He's skinny enough. WHY doesn't the ONE EYED guy ever die? How did Walt get so big? They have only been on the Island for 3-4 months! Crime-in-knee what the heck? What did you think?

Big party at work today. The monthly excuse to eat and goof off. Wahoo!! Before then I better get my insurance stuff filled out and sent so I can start going to the Dr.

DS is leaving for his dads tonight. His sister got her hair done Tuesday night. SO CUTE. I'll have to get a picture. The relatives will love it.

Speaking of hair, got mine done last night. It doesn't look nearly as cute as DD's but then I'm not 19, thin and BEAUTIFUL. It's cut & colored and my eyebrows are separated again so I'm happy. My hair dryer didn't want to work this morning so I had to use the "open car window" method of hair styling. Looks ok but not the effect I wanted.

My friend Jessie G is scheduled to return to work today for the first time since her surgery. Of course she is coming back on FOOD DAY!! LOL. Just kidding Jessie. Can't wait to see you & your new tummy.

Til later.................

NO HOUSE

Why didn't anyone tell me that HOUSE season finale wasn't until NEXT WEEK?? Arg. I was all set for Dr. House and then....let down.

So, what did you think about the IDOLs? It is just like last year. Guy vs Girl. Girl is MUCH better singer but guy is a better performer. Who do you choose? Like Paula said, it doesn't really matter since they will BOTH do alright after the show ends. Is a 17 year old ready for the crazy things that will happen if she wins tonight? I believe Blake is ready and is the better entertainer but I'm not sure that's enough. We'll know in a few hours. If you read something, don't tell me. I didn't come this far to find out before Ryan announces it tonight.

BTW, Chris D.....................smoken hot last night. Great way to end the show. Thank goodness we had set the next show to tape or we'd have missed it. DARN shows that run over!!

Well I may have pissed my DS off to no end today. It is the last day of school. His last chance to talk to the kid at the bus stop. The last chance to get his phone number so they can get together during the summer. Since I knew he'd never do it, I took the lead and got out of the car this morning and gave the kid a TLC catalog with my phone number on it. I asked him if his mom liked to scrapbook and he said she used to. I told him we get together at the clubhouse once a month and to have her call me if she was interested.

DS about crapped his britches when I got out of the car. He was very upset with me when he found out what I'd done. He was afraid I had invited them over to our house. I told him just because he doesn't want to make a friend that-that doesn't mean the kids mom should suffer if SHE wants to meet people. We'll see. They could be dope sellers or mob killers in witness protection. You can say I told you so if this ends badly.

GUESS WHAT?????? When I got home last night, DH had put his truck in the garage...in the spot where I'd had the car. It fit. WOW!!! I took the trash MOUND out to the road this morning and it looks like there may be room for my car in the garage too. !!!!!! We'll see. I still want to empty the storage unit so not sure how that's all going to fit. Guess there is alot of purging in my future. How long should you keep records & papers from 1988???

Looks like we may get to see DH's son this weekend as he passes through on his way to a cruise. He is leaving out of Tampa and called to see if we could meet for dinner Saturday night. That would be great. I really adore the boy and wish he lived closer. I love to see him and his dad together. They have such a beautiful relationship. I'm glad things turned out the way they did so they could have a bond that will never be broken. I would have loved to get back together with my sweetheart YEARS before we did but it would have sacrificed the boys happiness and that would have been a mistake. Now, if we had gotten together in 1980 like we should have, maybe that boy would be OURS but....no sense in going down that mental path.

OK, I'm digressing and starting to get way to serious. Time to close and get to work.

OH...I forgot about HERO's. Watched the finale. Kinda a let down. Syler is apparently still alive. The Pitrelli boys are now "stars"??? Will the cop live? Does the little girl go off and live with Mohindar? Hiro is now in the 1640's?? Goodness.

Til later......................

MUST stay awake

tonight!!! House season finale. AI. Can't wait to see what the kids do. So exciting!! Paula and her broken nose. OH my. We also need to watch HERO's as we missed it last night. "Action Jack with life like hair" was on and to exciting to miss so we saved the world for later.

So Cami, what did you think about the ending? We wanted to see Jack find out Josh is his son. Or have Audrey's dad hit Jack over the head and cause him to drop to the cliffs below. Kinda ended....wimpy. Cloie pregers? Arg. That's a child that they should sign up for Therapy RIGHT NOW.

Between going to sleep after midnight, hubby waking me up when he went to the potty sometime later (made me realize I had to go too and then had to wait until he came out...TMI..sorry) and then the stupid cat knocked a basket off the top of the refridge-breaking a cake cutter and waking me up 15 minutes before the alarm was scheduled to go off, ( I HATE when that happens) I'm a walking zombie. MUST not fall asleep and miss anything tonight.

What are every ones plans for the Memorial Day weekend? Travel? Picnic. SLEEP? My DD & DS are going to S.C. with their dad so the DH & I are alone. Now that my Vendor event has been postponed I may sleep all day Saturday. Yeah-right. Never happen unless I'm severely medicated. Hmmmmmm. I need to clear out the storage unit and bring it home to the newly cleaned out garage. And try not to fill it up so the car doesn't fit again.

Speaking of the car, I backed into the garage last night. It drove right out this morning. Amazing.

((EDIT**I just reread that and cracked myself up. I did not HIT the garage, I backed the car into the garage space. IT didn't drive it's self out this morning. I actually did the driving. Wouldn't have to put it into the garage if the stupid car could drive its self. It would probably be able to manuver the driveway better than I can. ))

OH......I almost forgot....HOUSE & Nip Tuck fans......do you know which two actors appeared in the " Jeff Daniels" movie version of 101 Dalmations? I watched half of it last night at Karate and was surprised to see two of my new favs as characters in the children's movie from years ago. Guess Who???

Til later...............