Pack Rat Exposed!

There are some people in this world who keep things because "Someday I MIGHT need it". My Father is one of those people. After going to my Great Uncle's house this weekend to help my brother prepair his room for moving in, I see where he gets it from. The cool thing about my Uncle's house is that is is the one he grew up in. That means there is stuff in there from the very early 1920's and on. While cleaning out the room my brother will be living in we found over $20,000 in savings bonds that my other Great Uncle Bill had stashed away. The funny part is my Great Uncle Bill passed away nearly 2 years ago and these were not known to be in existance when his estate was settled. Apparently G. Uncle Bill was a bit paranoid and my G.Uncle Jack keeps finding money, pictures, and other small items in strange places, like the top of a basement closet, or a sock stuffed away with over $200 in SILVER dollars in it, pictures in a cigar box behind a dresser (no they werent indecent ones, just random family pics), bank statements from 20 years ago!

That being said, onto my Dad. We found his secret box collection while looking for something for one of my nieces. I had to shimmy up to our "attic" space above the garage. In order to get there, I have to climb onto whats left of the hood of my Dad's prize, broken, 1932 Ford Model A (its the last pic), and hoist my huge butt up! No easy task I tell you! While up there, I found boxes to a computer that we threw away over 8 years ago! I should also tell you that my Dad hopes to ge the car running again in his retirement days. He used to drag race it in Beat the Heat races. He even won a few of them! The last time this car was running was 1984 (No Im not kidding!). You can see evidence of that in the cob webs on whats left of the engine up therein pic #2. I dont think there is supposed to be that huge gap there, but Im no mechanic. He also finds it necessary to keep broken radios to cars we dont own anymore, and light fixtures that dont fit or work (1st pic). Dont even ask me where we got a horse blanket. We dont live on a farm & we've never owned horses. I have been accused of being a pack rat by many people. Here is evidence that I am NOT!


 

Falling apart @ 29!

I am only in the midst of celebrating the 5th anniversary of my 29th B-day (Its a year long thing!) and I am already falling apart! This here is my collection. From left to right we have, a muscle relaxer for my back that I just strained this week, next to him we have anitbiotics for my tooth followed by pain killer also for my tooth. And bringing up the rear we have 800mg Ibuprofin for my plantar fasciitis (thats in my foot tendon in case your wondering) AND carpal tunnel! THIS is nuts! I need a vacation! Oh wait, Im going on a mini one in like 2-3 weeks! What I really need is a HOT TUB! Man those hot jets would feel FANTABULOUSIO right about now! SOrrty for the short post, it hurts my back to sit here too long! 

Goin to Tahoe!

Im excited! In a mere 20 days I will be going to Tahoe for a weekend of fun! Originally, I was going with 3 other people. Then, of them backed out! So now, its just myself and one other girl. ITs cool though, its the same girl that Im going to Disney World with. She decided that she wanted to stay at a super nice hotel and booked Embassy Suites! I told her that there was NO WAY I can afford that! She says "well hey thats how much I was planning on spending anyway, so just pay me what you originally were, and I'll cover the difference. NO ARGUING, subject closed" I was like, uhm okay. So the first picture you see, is the hotel we will be staying at. Apparently, we get a cooked to order breakfast included in our room price every morning we are there! Ive never stayed in a suite before, this outta be fun! Picture number 2 is Lake Tahoe, CA itself. Pertty isnt it! It will be a nice weekend getaway. There is not a lot to do in Tahoe, so Im looking foreword to doing a TON of nothing! Take in some scenery, snap a few pics (K, I will TRY to do you proud!) maybe look for some interesting locals to make fun of, I mean meet. And probably being the TOTAL and complete Disney nerd I am, plan some details of my Up & comming Disney trip!
 

The D word!

Yes folks, today I went to the dentist. While my teeth are in slightly better condition than my friends here <--- I had to have an emergency temporary crown put in. Keep in mind that I have not beet to the dentist in oh, 10 yrs at least. I didnt have any insurance for at least 10 yrs. I never went unless I was in pain, which is exactly what prompted this trip. I knew I was gonna have to have some type of drill or extraction done. Now my jaw is sore, my face is numb, and my bank account is empty! Even with insurance (HA!) I still had to pay $468! I HATE THE DENTIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Had to share this one!

CIGARETTES AND TAMPONS

A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up & down the aisles.The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him.He answers that he is looking for a box of tampons for his wife.She directs him down the correct aisle.A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter.She says, confused, "Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife?"He answers, "You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent my wife to the store to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco and some rolling papers; cause it's sooo-ooo--oo-ooo much cheaper. So, I figure if I have to roll my own .......... so does she."(I figure this guy is the one on the milk carton!)

Broken Heart

Sometimes I wonder why and how I get myself so deep. I thought I was doing good by putting my trust in my own niece. Boy, was I wrong. I have defended her, covered for her, been there for her, only to get stepped on, talked nasty about and too, snubbed, lied to, and stolen from. I have given her everything and more and shes not even my daughter. The thanks I get? I get my credit cards stolen and used. I get what little money I have stolen so she can buy a baby gift her white trash friend who was stupid and got knocked up. I get her a job at my Best friends wedding as a server which she was WAAAAAAAAY over paid for (Love you for it Sh), she takes my car and disappears for 3 hours and rumor tells me that she lifted 2-3 bottles of wine. That is unconfirmed because I didnt get a chance to talk to the bar tender, and I dont know for sure. At this point, it wouldnt surprise me. She has stolen from my mother, her grandmother, as well. Do I plan to tell my sister, no. My sister did the same things, where do you think my niece learned it from. Everytime she does something wrong like this, she gets caught, we confront her, she appoligises and life goes on. I cant trust her! That breaks my heart. I dont want her here if Im not here. My mothers hearing is not that great and she could easily lift things without her knowledge. It pisses me off that she knows better, and has constantly chosen not to do better. I know that when I confront her she will do 1 of 2 things. COMPLETELY deny it and shut down like her mother, or put on the oh Im so sorry it will never happen again face. She is in for a surprise though, I will be in on this talk with my mother. She knows that I dont buy her crap and I dont fall for her puppy eyes like my mom. My days as a door mat are long over. I will NOT let her get away with this. I WILL force her to pay me back every penny she stole from me. I didnt deserve this, I didnt ask for this, and I dont want it. I wish I could just leave here, go into a bubble and disappear where this kind of pain cannot reach me. Its not fair.

142 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes

Yes, that is the exact countdown until I leave on the best vacation I have had in my life thus far! Thats right folks, Im goin to DISNEYWORLD!! I booked my trip yesterday at AAA. I will be staying at Disneys Beach Club Resort! Here are a couple pic I "found" online. One is of the inside of a standard room, another is of the outside of the hotel. The last is of course, the best mouse in the entire world! Im going to see him at his winter home! I cannot WAIT!!!!!!! 

HUGE HUGE HUGE THANK you!

A HUGE thank you to Emma Sometimes! If it werent for her, I would not have gotten my picture onto my blog! So you have her to blame, er thank for now seeing my picture EVERYTIME you visit me! I dont know how to link, so Im copying her blog address into here, so visit her! http://gingerbeethebusybee.blogspot.com/

A gripe for us BEAUTIFUL fat chicks!

I NEED to give props to fat chicks EVERYWHERE! We are amazing strong beautiful women. We are, in fact, a majority holder in the population of America. ou hear reports & read stories of how being fat is okay now. Its being skinny that is the taboo now right? You see it on tabloids "Nicole Richie at 85 pounds! Stars wasting away! So thin you can see her ribs!" Here is the flip side. I have to drive 15 miles to the nearest mall. In that mall is about 100 stores give or take. Out of 100 stores only 2, yes 2, have fat chick clothes. A neighboring city to me has a population that is prodominately African American. The African American woman is known to not always be built like a sting bean. They have meat on their bones. In this city of oh about 200,000 there is ONE fat chick clothing store. So, if our nation is "getting bigger" and its "okay to be fat", why is everyone on TV, in movies, and EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, still so thin you can see through them? And of the 3 fat chick clothing stores in a 20 miles radius, only one of them actually carries cute trendy clothes. At one of the stores, everything in it is either a solid color or stripes, THATS IT. AND, they charge you like $60 for a cotton tank top! At the skinny chick clothes stores, they can get a tank top for $5. This is NOT OKAY with me. In fact, it pisses me off! The illusive THEY, are trying to tell us one thing, but are really saying another. Its like telling someone that their kid is cute while your gaging from the mere sight of them. Yeah they are gonna know your not super sincere. We fat chicks are fun! We are smart, confident, we can wrestle and you wont break us. We will NOT order a tiny salad and pretend we arent hungry on a date just to impress a guy. We are honest , fun & strong, but we crack too. We are aware of the snears and snide comments from small minded people. We get embarrased silently when the chair looks a little wobbly, and we opt to stand in discomfort rather than chance the humiliation of busting it. You thin people have NO CLUE what its like to have to not be too picky about your clothes because you happy to find a few shirts that fit you in an okay way. It pisses me off when tiny little people wont buy a tshirt because it doesnt cling to their body enough. Im happy when a shirt buttons across my chest properly. We have the upper hand in some areas. Yes I am talking about boobs! We fat chicks have them ALL, and we didnt have pay thousands of dollars and go under a knife and risk our lives to get them! I LOVE it when someone comes in to my store and askes me if we sell 34 A's. Yes in the KIDS departemnt!!! I laugh when I see a bra size that says NEARLY A. Im sorry if your that tiny, here is a band aid! Make way for those of us who God blessed with boobs for men to gawk at. Yes, I relish in that secretly. They may not like the rest of my body but by gosh they LOVE the boobs that giggle!

Welcome little Logan James!

Okay, I may be a tad bit late on this one, but better late than never! This is Logan James! He is the son of one my girls! One of my employees that is. He was born on July 1 and weighed in at a hearty 8 Lbs and some odd oz's. He is SOOOOOOO adorable, he snorts when he is hungry its the cutest thing! I just had to share his cute lil mug with you all. I hope everyone had a good weekend, I worked :( 

AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHH!!!

I am so miffed at my computer! So I got a new anti-virus program, Norton. Here is the problem; I cannot connect to the internet unless I totally disable the new security program that is supposed to protect me while I am online. THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRUSTRATING!!!!!! I spent 4 hours on it today when I got home from working 8 hours at work. And of course, nobody else in the house makes an effort to fix the problem, they just bitch to me about it. GRRRRRRRRRR! I need my own personal coputer geek to be available at my beck and call to fix my stupid computer when it goes all cookey! (Hush up K) I am soooooooooo ready to just delete the program and surf w/o protection!

Mini Confession

Okay, I have to confess, the picture on my last post was not of the car actually going 328 MPH. You see, by the time my camera snapped the pic, all I had was smoke and the strip. The pic was actually of the very same car, later that day, backing up! That was the only way I could snap the shot! Before the cars race, they do a burn out to warm up their tires and other such stuff that is too technicall or boring for me to go into at this moment. Anyway, I just had to get that off my chest. PHEW! I feel better now!