Back to Being

One of my cousins is a stage actor and last year he had an accident. It was really scary because he was hooked up to those wire things and fell or something and hurt his back. Everyone was really worried that he'd become paralysed or something awful. He lives in New York so he didn't even have family there to take care of him. My aunt was beside herself knowing something could be seriously wrong and there was nothing she could do about it. I don't blame her, I'd be in a panic too. It came down to him considering other alternatives if he didn't heal properly. So many people go outside the country to get surgeries that he considered doing the same thing and started looking at the options of spine surgery Mexico has. Thank God he didn't need to do all that but he is still in pain and will never be the same after that. We're all just glad that it wasn't more serious.

Starting Over

Since we've been kicked off of our crummy insurance I've been looking at free insurance quotes hoping that there's something out there that we can afford. We didn't have great coverage to begin with. I always worry that something bad is going to happen and we won't be able to afford what ever it is. Well, we can't afford anything now either so...LOL. Even with my new job things are still so tight that trying to cover everything we need is difficult. We've always been okay but over the last year like so many others things have gotten really bad. I swear this year will be different because I'm not sure how much more of this we can take!

Irritated

There's this chick i used to be friends with but I got really tired of her and her antics. She's one of those "one upper" people that can't stand it when the attention isn't on her. There's nothing that this girl won't try to "up" you on. Happy, sad, poor or lucky she always has to top you with some story that's more than likely made up. It's really annoying. For some reason I'm still "friends" with her on Facebook and I'm constantly reminded of what an irritating idiot she is. When there's a status game going on she can't ever play or just ignore it, she has to go all out saying crap about it and the people playing before she eventually plays herself so others will laugh or comment making her feel superior. I don't know why I torture myself by still having a connection to her, I think it's time for her to go.

Aging

There are all these products for colon cleansing and I really haven't understood it all yet. My stepdad read a few colon cleansing reviews and thought about trying it so he doesn't have to worry so much about that stuff but I don't get it really. Does stuff really just stay in there or does it get trapped and you have to clean it out? Does it really work? I thought that stuff that got stuck in there had to be removed by a doctor because it wouldn't just sit on the surface, right? See, I don't know much about that part of the body. LOL I'm reaching the age where I'll have to start worrying about all this stuff so my curiousity is starting to perk up a bit.

Biggest Loser

I was so excited when I heard that the new season of The Biggest Loser would be starting not long after the last but I haven't hardly been able to sit down and watch it much. It drives me nuts that it takes a whole week for them to release the last episode so I can catch up. I was thinking about it earlier and I think it's kind of funny that Ally is the host when only a few years ago she was doing fat burner commercials herself. It's cool that the she's been able to keep the weight off but isn't that going against what they preach? I can't wait for the weather to get better so I can get out and start running and stuff. I feel like such a lump of flab sitting in the house and not moving much.

High School Here We Come

I just enrolled DS into our local high school and really can't believe how old he is. I feel like it wasn't that long ago when I was in high school myself! Well, I guess it wasn't THAT long ago since I'm pretty young but wow, high school! I'm not really looking forward to another school change though. It seems like once we get on the right page with one it's time to move onto another already. The nice part is that the school is blocks away from here so there's no need for transportation worries and stuff. I'm really looking forward to that since his school now is miles away and he has to take a bus home. I know he's torn about the whole thing because his friends will get split up again. He really only has a few close ones so it's sad when he has to start over again.

Personal Chef

I know I'm the one that likes to cook in the family, or has any talent at doing it but some times I think I get taken advantage of because of it. The other night I got called down three times to help my mom make a dinner that didn't require any help at all. Then once she was done prepping she said she didn't know how to cook it and left me to do it. Now correct me if I'm wrong but not only was this a retarded excuse she could have just said I don't want to cook and that could have been the end of it. I just wanted to scream. Once I went to get everything together I found that she had cut everything so big that it would take hours to cook it so I couldn't even do it the way you're supposed to and it tasted like crap. Then when I tell her to just tell me from the beginning next time she had to ask why! Ugh, people...

Cut Off

I need a new hair style. Well really, a style period. I never know what to do with my hair and eventually it just gets long and blah. I haven't even been in for a quick trim in a long time because I don't really care for the stylist that i've been going to. She lost a lot of my trust with each cut because I would tell her to leave some length and it'd end up almost five inches shorter than what I said. I think I could appreciate it if she were changing my style but she does it all the same each time and it doesn't even look right when she does it. I've had to start telling her not to dry my hair after cutting it. I think it's time to move on and get a new person.

Super Kid

When I was working and pregnant there was another girl that was too. She already had three or four kids and I was kind of surprised when she said that she wasn't taking prenatal vitamins. She couldn't take them with any of her pregnancies because of some weird reaction that she would have. I always thought everyone had to take them and never realized that people could have bad reactions. The funny thing is that I think she ended up popping out super kids. One of them was walking by eight or nine months and talking at the same time! I know I was by 11 months but man, can you imagine this kid that's like a foot tall walking around and stuff?! LOL!

Delayed

I had a feeling that DD would turn out like her brother and dad, she has the same speech delay that they did. Of course she babbles a whole lot more than her brother did but he actually had said more before he decided not to talk much more than she does. She makes a great effort but still isn't there yet. So because of this she still has some fits out of frustration and stuff. I really would like to get her in therapy but right now we aren't insured again and I'm not sure if the program that we were on even covers that anyway. I kind of wish things were different but at least she's happy and healthy, that's what matters.

Vacation Advertising

I never knew until we got cable that there were commercials for different states and cities like there are for Las Vegas. It was kind of weird seeing the ones for my state at first since it's a different picture from what I see every day. I had a giggle when I saw the ones for Branson since I remember my parents going there and thought there was nothing there really. I had no idea that over the years it turned into a Vegas in the middle of the country. There's even Branson vacation package choices now. I don't think there was much of that when I was young. Things sure do change.

Children's Shows

I know that it's a good thing to be showing that happy family on kid's shows but is it really realistic? I don't think so. DD really likes watching one show that has this ultra perfect family where everyone's always giggling and no one's ever really upset. It makes me wonder what kids that are in really bad situations think of these shows. Does it give them and escape? Is it fair to show them what life would be like in an idealw orld when their's is far from it? I'm sure I'm reading into this too much butI can't help but wonder what must be going through those little heads.

Teen Acne

I guess I never really knew what to expect when DS got to be a teenager. Since he's a boy I don't think I thought about it much but I forgot about acne and all the other questions that they have at that age. The other day he was asking me how to get rid of blackheads, of course my first answer was "wash your face" since he tends to forget about doing that. The poor kid has started breaking out and I just keep reminding him that it's better to have it now and hope it goes away when he's older because I ended up backwards and still break out pretty badly now. I hope he ends up with his dad's skin and not mine.

Mommy Time

One of my friends and I were fantisising about taking a vacation alone. *sigh* That would be SO nice! No kids, no husbands just us and lots of sun. We narrowed it down to Hawaii and caribbean vacations. How awesome would it be to do both?! It sure would be nice to get out of this weather and be on a beach some where. I think it should be a standing rule for humans as well as animals that we all go wouth for the winter. LOL

Rain, Rain...AGAIN

We've been having storm after storm here and as much as we need the rain I wish it would stop already. I'm tired of being couped up in the house all the time. Yeah, I probably wouldn't go out even if it was sunny and warm but at least I would have more energy rather than just wanting to stay in bed all day. Even with all the rain I wouldn't doubt that we will be hearing that there isn't enough water this summer anyway. This weather does help me enjoy my bath time more though.

Resolutions

I think it's funny how so many people make resolutions for the new year. I mean, how many of us actually stick with the things we say? Especially when it comes to eating. I love how in the last week of December all the store ads will start having a sale on organizing things and say they have the best weight loss products. I've never followed through with any of the things that I said I would so I stopped putting that extra pressure on myself. Now I like to make a projection of sorts and say what I would like to accomplish or how I can better myself by the end of the year. I think that's a lot more realistic.

Spring...Please!

I cannot wait to be able to get into the garden and start planting stuff. I always love to frequent the nurseries and see what new things I can find for the garden. I get a lot of catalogs and am always kind of wary about ordering from them. I finally did last year and was highly disappointed. My strawberries came and they were moldy and barely had any root stock to go off of. Some plants only had one root and that was it! You know, I never thought about not being able to take your plants with you when you move. I always forget that there are plant restrictions until I see the notes in the catalogs. That came in handy for my neighbors when they moved because they didn't know either. Then I found out that just about all cross country moving companies have a policy of not shipping live plants, which totally makes sense. I'd be sad to leave my plants behind, especially if it was something that wasn't allowed in that state.

Golden Curry

Making a one pot meal is always a great idea for dinner and in this house it's a must. Feeding seven people is not an easy feat and gets especially expensive when you factor in meat. Almost every night we end up asking each other what to do for dinner and when "I don't know" comes out of everyone's mouths we tend to throw on a pot of curry. Being Asian we've made curry every which way but using Golden Curry is one of the fastest ways there is. All you have to do is cut up potatoes, carrots, a couple onions and the chicken. Then you saute it, add water and drop in the sauce mix. In no time you have a big pot of curry waiting to go over rice. I'm sure you can even do it in a crock pot so you don't have to constantly stir, I keep meaning to try that. LOL

Shop Till You Drop

I really miss being able to shop. Since Christmas it's been so tight around here that we can't afford anything extra. Then came birthdays and now we're really busted. I can't wait for the money sitation to get back to some what normal.

I'm always "window" shopping online but I never really buy anything unless I can find the item with free shipping. The thing that I never realized is that buying things online is a form of green shopping. Buy having stuff shipped it's like a form of saving pollution since there aren't hundreds of us drving around trying to price check and buy things. Instead we can use the Internet to do that and have multiple packages shipped from one truck to many of us at one time. That makes me feel like buying things online more often, if I can get it with free shipping that is.