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Thursday, July 03, 2003

Thu, 03 Jul 2003 05:03:54 GMT

Well, the new alarm system is installed and working. Things are quiet again.
And as usual, I'm sick again. It seems that everytime I go somewhere and get around other people, I catch some bug or something. This time, I think I even know who I got it from.

Doug and I went to Walmart and there was this lady behind me in line who struck up a conversation. Trying to be nice, I politely listened, but she kept getting closer and closer, like she needed to whisper something to me. In fact, she got so close that she was talking to my nose, I think. lol I kept trying to back off from her, but I didn't have much room to move around in without knocking someone else over. And all that time, I was thinking about how I hoped she didn't have anything contagious. lol And now here I am with another nasty virus.

Oh well, at least now I can rest. My alarm system is working really, really well. Don't have to worry about any little girls sneaking in or out of the house while I'm hacking and coughing and feeling miserable.

Thursday, June 26, 2003

Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:47:54 GMT

Update on my little car thief:
The night after she pulled that stunt...(and if you don't know what I'm talking about, see the post below this.) ...there was a car that kept cruising up and down our road over and over, even stopped right in front of our house several times. I had a feeling that it was probably one of Amber's friends coming by to pick her up for another joy ride....so it didn't happen. I ended up staying awake all night, worrying about it, so then I thought this is NOT going to keep happening. Oh, and since there are only 2 houses on this road, the vehicle had only two places to go. We live way out in the boonies here, not much else around us.

First, to combat the problem, I had bought a little key box with a combination lock on it and a bell inside it, and hung it right over my head above the bed. So no, she couldn't take my keys without me knowing it even when I was sleeping. She doesn't have the combination.

Next, we are having a Brinks Alarm System installed that will announce loudly whenever anyone comes in or goes out any window or door. Besides that, we replaced our bolt lock with one that has to be opened and closed with a key. And the key is in that little box...right where I can get to it.

I decided that I'd rather have Huntsville Prison right here at my house then have her kill herself or me worry all night long and go without sleep. Ain't happenin'.

On top of all that, I've promised her the joys of boot camp if she does anything like that ever again....and I meant it! I also reminded her that I have a gun in my room and that if someone was sneaking in one of my windows, then they might just get shot, since anyone sneaking in would be considered a burglar or a rapist or a murderer....and not a friend. Friends call before they come and DO NOT sneak in windows.

I think she got the point.

Oh, and to answer some of the questions:

How did Doug take it? *snorts* you don't want to know.

Was it the same little friend she always gets into trouble with? Yep.....the same one that she left skateland with and walked a mile in the dark with. Now, THAT friend is off limits.

Sunday, June 22, 2003

Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:49:53 GMT

I know it's been awhile since I've posted. Just feeling like hell, to tell you the truth. A little too much excitement after having none for so long. I still can't believe what happened. I was sleeping peacefully one night after having unexpected company for a week. I was exhausted. Well, my sweet little daughter and one of her friends snuck in my room and took my car keys. They took my car out at 3 am and wrecked it. Neither girl even has a permit. So now she's on restriction for life. Might get off for good behavior at age 30, but that's only after years of hard labor around here. I just sit here, imagining what could've happened. Luckily, only the car and our fence post was hurt. They didn't even get the thing out of the driveway before they wrecked it. lol Think they had sense enough then to put the car back and forget it? Nah....they still took it into town for a little joy ride.
So now, I have to hide my car keys...just in case she decides to have another brain fart. It upset me so much that I think every muscle in my body is aching...acheing? ...hurting. :D I tense up just thinking about it.

Know what I'm going to do to relax? Sit back while she is cleaning and cooking and doing yard work and paying me for the damage to my car. It's so nice to have a maid for a change. :D See where boredom gets you?

I don't know when I'll get around to everybody. Probably not for a few days now. But in the meantime, here's a fun link for you. This is really weird. :D

http://www.lebonze.co.uk/stuff/move.htm

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:31:01 GMT

Okay, maybe I spoke too soon. I ended up still winning 2nd place and Most Creative in that contest, even with the dolly judges. lol
Not much to tell you guys on this end. Everything's still peaceful here. No excitement whatsoever. It's way too quiet.

I've lost my computer to Amber most of the time, now that she's home for the summer. But I'm going to try and take it away from her for awhile tonight if I can. Maybe I'll get to visit for awhile. I am so tired of hearing, "Mom, I'm bored" that it's unreal. I'm going to have to put her to work or something. There's all kinds of interesting stuff to do around here.....dishes, laundry, cooking, cleaning. That should fix the problem. lol

See you soon....I hope.

Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Wed, 04 Jun 2003 14:46:14 GMT

Well, I almost got 2nd place in the contest (below), but the girl running the contest decided the voting wasn't fair and is now going to start it all over. She's going to have her own judges, I think. Maybe one people's choice award. She waited until everyone finished voting and then decided this. Oh well...

Sunday, May 25, 2003

Sun, 25 May 2003 05:31:34 GMT

Doll contest: Go vote, please...for the best doll.
http://www.emeraldeyesdollz.com/Contest2.htm

Thanks to all of you that voted. I don't know when this contests ends yet, but I keep waiting. lol I wanted to take a minute and tell you that even though there's not much of a post here and you may see me commenting, I figured that my time would be better spent visiting and reading than writing when I really have nothing to tell. Everything's way too normal for us for a change. No disasters or anything happening for me right now. So I'm just relaxing when I'm not drawing. I miss you all.

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Thu, 15 May 2003 05:41:40 GMT

Just stopping in to read all the comments from everyone. I'm doing a little better, still sleeping a lot but it seems to be helping. My doctors tell me that my immune system is shot, so I'm working on that first of all, taking lots of vitamins, trying to eat right for a change. I've been using some herbal remedies that seem to be helping, but it seems that the rest I'm getting is doing more than anything. My family has been really great about helping out around the house.
A little bit of news since the last time I was here:

1:) For those of you that remember my dog, Wolf...he got snake bit and died last week. We never found the snake but it must've been huge. It bit him in the face and the fang marks were at least a hand width apart. Well, that's going by the size of my hand. I wear a size 4 ring...if that tells you anything. I don't think I'm going to adopt any more pets.

2:) I went to watch Amber in JROTC on Monday. They had award ceremonies for the kids and Amber got a medal. She has decided to stick with it next year, and said she wants to join the military when she graduates. Her gunnery sargeant talked to me about it while I was there. I asked him if she wasn't too little to join the military, because she still looks like a 5th grader. lol Very short and very tiny.

He said that yes, she really was too small but that he was going to recommend her and could probably get her in. He also said that she could do anything that any of the other girls could do despite her size and usually do it twice as well. He told me that all he had to do was tell her that she was probably too small to do something and she'd go right to it and prove him wrong. lol That's my Amber all right. lol

3:) I finished that website on the Sequani Calendar (ancient celtic calendar) that I was working on and they decided to have me change the graphics, so it looks much better now. here's the link:

http://www.angelfire.com/art2/sequani/index.html

Other than that, I really don't have much to tell you. Everything has been really peaceful for a change. Hopefully it stays that way. :) I miss you all very much and want to catch up a bit tonight. I still don't know if I'll be on much, but I do think of you all very often.

Friday, April 04, 2003

Fri, 04 Apr 2003 03:54:26 GMT

I'm too tired to do this anymore. Sorry guys, but I probably won't be on xanga much at all anymore. I still have that website to finish and will post it when I'm done with it, but most of my days are spent doing nothing more than sleeping right now. I go to bed tired and wake up tired. I may have an hour or two, if that, when I feel up to doing anything, and it has to be spent here at home for the most part.
I'll miss you all, and may drop in from time to time. No promises though. I feel lucky to have met you all and have enjoyed my time here very much. Who knows? Maybe I'll have a miracle and be back after all. My love to each and every one of you.

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:16:06 GMT

If you haven't read Charlie Daniels Soapbox articles yet on this war, then here's the link:
Charlie's Soapbox
Good going, Charlie!! I especially liked the ones To The Hollywood Bunch, and Baghdad Sean Penn. They're kind of long, but well worth reading.

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Wed, 26 Mar 2003 01:38:42 GMT

I'm finally feeling like a human being again, but I still feel swamped with things to do, and I don't know if you remember me telling you about this website that I had to build for the people that founded the ancient sequani calendar or not, but it seems that they are finally ready for me to start on it. I've just been waiting for the disc with the graphics. They have their own artist, and I got that a few days ago. So I'll be extra busy for awhile. If you don't see much of me, that's why. I'm working.
And I'm a mess. I've been sitting here, worrying because Nathan went in the military. I know he has to do what he thinks is right, but he's my baby. If anything happens to him, then it would kill me. So I'm going to worry until the war is over. It was bad enough seeing how they tortured our people, and what a piece of shit Saddam Hussein is. But if anything happens to my son, then I'll personally fly over there and blow them to pieces myself!!

If you can't tell, I'm in a mood, and it's not a good one. I can only imagine how those parents and family felt, seeing that on television. I hope President Bush creams them!! And that's all I have to say on the subject.

Except to ask all of you to say an extra prayer or two for the rest of our people over there. A friend of mine has several friends, a boyfriend and a brother overseas right now. And she's worried sick. A lot of Doug's friends are there too. He's done nothing but sit in front of the tv, watching the war, since it started. I think he'd go himself, if he weren't too old. He's said as much.

Okay, enough on that. I need to quit thinking about it for awhile. And I want to visit everybody that I can tonight. See ya'.

Okay, I'm posting this late, but this is one of my latest, along with the two at the top.