It is voting day for us

Well today is voting day here. Rusty is going to blow that vein in this head. I vote by mail. I hate getting dressed and leaving the house just so I can drive to the high school to vote. Rusty refuses to vote by mail.

So this morning Rusty leaves early so that he can get to the polls. Then it turns out that the polls are not set up yet. So Rusty calls me and complains. Then they finally get the polls set up and the ballots are not there. So Rusty calls me back and asks me for the number of the register of voters so that he can complain. I find that number for him and then ask him why he just does not vote by mail. Boy did I get an ear full on that one!

Nikki is doing good. Her super glue has turned hot pink! It looks kinda cool. I am also glad to know that I am not the only mom who has spent countless hours in the er.

I was reading another journal and that journal lead me to another journal where there are asking a question for anyone to answer. The question is "what is your favorite family spot to visit"

This is an easy one for me. I love going down to Point Loma and walking on the cliffs. All of the children even Ryan like going down there. Rusty does not walk down to the cliffs with us, but he does stand at the top and laugh at us!

There is something about standing on the edge of a huge rock and looking down into the swirling ocean that just give me a thrill. I really like it when the waves come up and hit us.

I do not have a fear of being knocked into the ocean or being eaten by a shark. I could spend hours just watching the waves.

Lyn from the ukgal, the next time you are in San Diego I would love to take you to the cliffs. I know why don't you just ask hubby to getstationed out here!

I reposted some pictures of the cliffs.

Berkly has always been one of those places that try's to push the envelope as far as they can. Well the city of Berkly has banned the Marines for going to the college to recruit. Berkly also gave a permit for people to block and protest outside of the Marine Corps recruiting office. So the federal government has decided to pull all of the federal funding for the city of Berkly. There will be not money for school lunch's, for roads, no money for anything. The city of Berkly is now rethinking their ban against the marines.

Today I have some more cleaning to get done and then I will need to cook some dead cow for dinner. I am actually thinking about starting to walk the dogs. I know that it would do both of us some good, but I so hate cold weather and it is still cold here. Well cold for us.

I swear I was interviewed for this video. It speaks volumes and I so agree with the words to this song.

 

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more Saturdat, Aids and friends

Saturday night Rusty and I went out to dinner. Nothing fancy, just a little local place. All we wanted to do was chill and spend a little time together. Then Rusty's phone rings. It is Nikki, she cut her face and needs to go get stitches. So much for dinner.

We get home and Nikki has this nice cut on her face. Nikki was sitting on the floor and one of the dogs jumped off the sofa and bumped Nikki's face right into the corner of the coffee table.

I made Rusty take Nikki to the hospital. Oh Rusty was so pissed off, he said that Nikki would be fine and that I was over reacting. He took Nikki. They ended up super gluing her face and gave her an antibiotic.

Rusty and I continued to argue over weather or not Nikki needed to go to the hospital. I finally gave up the fight and said " Well tell you what I will take care of the girls and you can tell Ryan to suck it every time he gets sick". Why are moms the one who have to take children to the hospital.

Just in the last five years I swear I have spent years just sitting in the e.r.

Sunday came and I had to run and pick up a few more donations and then I headed home. It was very cold and wet here, so I just wanted to stay locked in the house.

Rusty ordered some pizza for lunch and we just chilled for the rest of the day.

I did have to run to walmart to pick up a few things. I ran into Lyn there.

Lyn has gotten two quilt tops done and I have gotten one quilt all the way done. I need to go over to Lyns house and pick up the quilt tops so that I can get them quilted. Then we have come to the conclusion that if we do not get that fourth quilt done then it can be mailed to whomever.

Lyn told me that I look like shit and that I should go home and go to bed. Now only a friends can tell you that! LOL I told her that I agreed with her, but that we had better get some sun soon. I am so sick of this rain and of the cloudy sky. I need my sun! If the sun comes out at all today I am going to go sit in it.

Then Lyn tells me that one of our friends was catching a lot shit today. Warren, our friend, has aids. Whatever, I knew that. Well it seems that several people down at the post do not want Warren doing anything down there because they are scared that he spread his aids.

People are so stupid. I hate stupid people. I told Rusty last night that I was sick of the way people treated Warren. The last time Warren was in the hospital I was the only one who went to see him!

So today I am going to open the house u and air it out. I have dinner in the crock pot, and brownies in the oven. I am on my third load of laundry for the day. So I guess I am off to a good start.

Before I forget I would like to give a shout out to Gerry who commented on me in her blog. Thanks for thinking of me and giving me an award! Here is the link, so everyone can check it out!

http://journals.aol.com/gehi6/daughters-of-the-shadow-men/entries/2008/02/03/nice-matters-most.../1889

back away from the swarovski

Yesterday was a very interesting day. Yes I think interesting would be a good word. Oh where do I start.

Yesterday I needed to up and moving, I had so much to do. I hit the ground at 4 a.m.

Rusty and I are standing in kitchen hugging each other and talking about what we each had to do. I ran down my list and then I mentioned that I had to drive the car that was not registered, had no brake lights or tail lights, no horn and no gas.

Amber suggested that I just coast down hill and wave my middle finger as I coast through the intersection to the gas station. I thought it sounded like a good idea. I thought Rusty was going to have a heart attack.

My first was the dmv. That was very interesting. I got a one day temp pass to drive the car. O.K. to be technical  the pass says that I can drive it to shop to get the car smogged. Yea whatever.

I did a few more little things and then it was time to head down to base.

I get to base and the first stop is going to be McDonalds. I was starving. That place was packed! What marines have to eat? I thought they ran on motivation.

Then it was off to the commissary. One the way to the commissary Rusty called me and asked me what I was doing, and i told him I was driving. Duh.

So Rusty wanted to meet and have lunch. Cool. So I kept driving since now I have to drive all the way through base! I told Rusty that I needed to get off the phone because I was about to get pulled over.

Sure enough I got pulled over by an MP! Do you want to guess for what?! LOL Yep, everything that Rusty and I talked about. This poor MP. He was pulling a double and he looked so confused that I had a retired air force sticker and a dav dependent id card on a marine base. I think he was scared to ask.

Then Rusty said that he would go to the commissary with me. Rusty can find up front parking because he has handi cap plates. I had to park in the back 40! So I was walking up to meet Rusty and I yelled " hey sugar daddy wait for me!". Rusty just gave me the look of "I can't believe you said that.

Then I had to go to the home store and look at the Swarovski. The store use to have a graduation set that I wanted to get for Amber. They still had it! I was so excited. The exchange even said that they had another one in the back, so I thinking about going and buying it and putting it up for Nikki. I know my luck and I don't want that piece to be retired.

I love Swarovski more then anything. I have several pieces and even jewelry by them!, Anyway I got to the check out lane I am not kidding you EVERYONE asked to see what piece I had bought. Am I the only one who buys crystal? I thought I was being mobbed.

Then it was off to the shelter to pick up the kittens! They were so happy to see me, and I was so happy to see them.

Then I had to go get CJ. I must have seen five cops! I thought about just holding the ticket out the window, so that all the mp's would know that I had already been ticketed!

I was worn out when I got home.

Then Deb ( Nikki's other mom) calls me. There is a church yard sale tomorrow and then a tail gating party on Sunday! All of the money will go to the mission trips. So I was on the phone for almost 2 hours trying to get donations for the tail gating party. I did get a lot donated! I was kinda shocked at how nice the community was.

Now I am planning on doing helping them organize a spaghetti dinner. Why do I do this to myself. I will run myself ragged before this mission trip is paid for.

I was up early today because we did have a lot of stuff to take down to the church and then I had to run around and pick up some donations.

Tomorrow I still need to go get a few more donations and then I am going to fall into bed and crash.

I thought a stay at home mom stayed at home!

 

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different mood.

Today I am so full of energy. So what was the funk about yesterday? Oh well.

My goals for today are to clean the children bathroom, and do yet more laundry. I am also going to finish the quilt that I have been working on.

My girlfriend Lyn said that she has another friend coming over on Saturday and the two of them are going to do three quilts! They are amazing.

So I must wonder. Do they have more hours in a day? Do they have cats and dogs that love to help them with everything? HMM I will have to ask them.

Earlier this week we took the kittens in to get them fixed and they will be coming home tomorrow. I can't believe how strange it is to not have the babies running around.

Here is a list of yet some more ying and yang on Rusty and I.

1. Rusty gets made when I take my own bags to go shopping with. Rusty thinks we just get the plastic bags and then throw them away. I buy the bags that have been made out of recycled stuff and use them.

2. Rusty listens to the same music all the time. He is very predictable. I like everything from country, to 80's, to insane clown posse.

3. I do not mind picking clean clothes out of the laundry basket. Rusty does not like this.

4. Rysty loves his sifi and I can't stand sifi!

I guess you could say that we have had some rather interesting topics to talk about this week.

I need to get busy and get the house cleaned up. I swear that one day I am going to be able to hire a cleaning lady. I so can't wait for that day!

 

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two choices

Well I found some gray hair this morning. The way I see it is that I have two choices. 1. keep plucking them or 2. get rid of the children. The jury is still out on what I want to do.

I am waiting to hear from George. She has some type of infection and is at the hospital right now.

Rusty found out yesterday that he will not be going to shot show in Vegas. Rusty says that he is happy about that. I however think that he is a little disappointed. After all he won't be able to fondle all the weapons! LOL

I am in such a funk today. I have a ton of stuff that I need to get done, but all I want to do is take a nap. I have ben going non stop all week and I am just so worn out. Oh well, I can sleep when I am dead.

Rusty and I decided to keep Nikki in the same high school that she is in now. So I had to go down to the district office and deal with those people today. I swear in order to work there you must be half dead. I know that the lady that was trying to help me was trying, but man she was about on my last nerve. So I got the transfer taken care of. We will have to pay to bus Nikki to the other high school, but it beats th other option.

The other option would be going to the same school that her so called boyfriend goes to. I am so not in the mood to deal with that drama. The other reason is that Nikki has all of her ap classes picked out and is signed up for them. I will be damned if I am going to let some snot nosed little boy distract Nikki from her dream.

I am about sick of Ambers boyfriend....Sam. Sam is a good kid, but he has been out of work for over two weeks now. Sam said I will not work for min. wage. Oh so you would rather be broke then work for min. wage until something else comes along. Maybe it is just his age? Even Amber is sick of listening to him bitch.

Amber named her sack of flour Hunter. She actually did a really good job of dressing this child. I think it is funny. The last time Amber wanted to take this class I just sent Amber over to baby sit for the triplets. That cured her. But now the triplets live in Iowa.

I talked to Lyn last night and this lady is very quickly becoming a mentor for me. I know Lyn was sent to me. Anyway we both found some more people who are willing to help with the going away party.

I was asked why more people would not help. Maybe it is because they can't see past their nose? Or the thought of doing something nice for someone else never crossed their minds? I do not know why some people are so shallow.

O.K. it is time to get out of my funk and get on with my day. I have to get some sewing done. Cook dinner, clean two more bathrooms.....

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wheres the hot water?

So here is sit wrapped in a bath towel and in Rusty's rode. I am freezing. I swear if we ever build a house our bathroom is going to have its own hot water heater! So now I am waiting for some hot water.

Ryan's IEP meeting was such a joke today. The computers would not let anyone in, so we did not actually have the meeting. OP is going to come evaluate Ryan and I am still pushing for services for him. On a good note Ryan is now reading at a third grade level as long as it is not a history or science book. All other subjects are still in the second grade range.

Today has been a very busy day. I had to do just a lot of the same old boring stuff. I did however make a pot of chili and some home made bread. There were no left overs.

Tomorrow the kittens go back to the shelter so they can get fixed. It is going to be strange to not have those little guys running around for a few days. I am ready to foster another litter.

I have been trying to get a going away party organized for the boys, and man it has not come easy. My girlfriend Lynn and I have been told that we are wrong for doing this and that we should not ask people to pitch in. I am so sick of people that I want to scream.

Over the past few day I found out exactly how hard some of the boys are taking this war. One of them is having a hard time adjusting back to this life. I have no idea what to say to him, so I just sit and listen.

I asked Rusty if he had any advice for me and said that he did not have that problem. The problem Rusty had was not being able to shoot people that he saw as a threat.

Another marine is having a hard time accepting the fact that he lost his friend. This marine did manage to save two other people, but can't handle the fact that the could not save the third person. This marine keeps thinking that he should have trained harder, or been quicker.

I just wish I could help these guys, but instead I will just be here and cook for them.

George just told me that her unit will be deploying to Afghanistan in September or August. Not only does life go on but so does this war.

My friend Lynn came me a huge black furry purse. Not I love this purse, because I am sure that no one else has one like it. However today I had three people tell me that they thought it was one of my cats!

I am going to go try to take a bath. This time I am going to drain all the hot water! LOL

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sunday night

Well I made it through the weekend with no drama...except from Rusty! LOL

I swear this weekend just flew by. I got some sewing done, and I have so much more to do. I have to keep on task or I will never get all of the quilts done on time. So every day I have to sew.

Friday night I had to run out to 29 palms and pick George up. She called about noon and said " I just got orders back to Pendleton and I have to check back in by 11:59 tonight. I told not to worry that I would come get her.

C.J. showed up as I was getting ready to leave so we drove out there together. Let's see. 2 1/2 hours out there another 2 hours to load her stuff and take her to check out and get gas. Another 2 1/2 hours back to our place. We took a thirty min. break so the guys could unload her stuff and we could pee. Another hour down to Pendleton and another hour back home. How many hours was I in the car? Man my ass was numb!

We got a lot of rain over the weekend so everyone just hung here and we had a very low key weekend. Rusty was picking on me so I grabbed the staple gun and tried to staple him to the cabinets. Now ladies before you try this make sure that your man is wearing baggy jeans. They don't like to have their skin stapled. Then later on that day Rusty was picking on me again so I threw a pair of scissors at him! Don't you just love the way we show our love for each other!

Tomorrow morning is Ryan's IEP. I told Rusty that I am going in there prepared to fight. Let me translate.... I am going to be a bitch until we get what we want. Rusty told me to go for it. I still wonder if Ryan will ever know how hard we fight for him?

Rusty will be leaving for Vegas either later this week or early next week. I think he said that he will be gone for a week. Cool that means that the children and I will be eating cereal for dinner! LOL I did want to go to Vegas with Rusty but there is no one here to keep the children, so no can do.

I think it is time for me to go to bed. The coffee pot is set, my purse is by the door, and my clothes are all laid out. Everyone has clean clothes for the morning, and all of the cars have gas. Ryan's IEP is at 7:15 a.m.! I am so not a morning person so I had to prepare myself tonight! LOL

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