Waste of Space Monday.... Mel Gibson

Tammy does this Waste of Space blog thingy. I play sometime... this week, I was compelled to play.

I admit it. I'm a former Mel Gibson fan. He lost me when he did that whole "God told me to make this movie" thing with that Passion film he did.

I could MAYBE even forgive that... but not THIS news story.

Seriously, You have a gazillion dollars. CALL A FRICKIN' TAXI. And while I'm at it he sounds like a real "nice guy" doesn't he? What a jackarse. Drinking while intoxicated just isn't cool, my friend. I don't care how much of a "problem" you have. We all got problems, dude.

Update: Another news story about it and looks like he's in Rehab according to this one.

Whatever, seriously, how many times do these people go to "rehab" (which I'm convinced is just some resort in the middle of the bahamas where they can drink without geting caught) and come back and do stupid crap like this all over again.

Moblog: When a good day goes bad

The kids got their allowance yesterday ($2 each) and wanted to go to the mall to spend it. The deal was, they got to pick 2 toys at the dollar store (we gave them an extra quarter each for the tax) and I would pay for the ice cream and the rides. They each got a pack of playdoh and a playdoh ice cream molder thingy.

My kids love Dippin' Dots ice cream

At this point, I decided to stop and get Tom some chocolate covered coffee beans - just because. I got the kids each a chocolate sucker. Everything was fine until Jamie opened his wallet. He had $.08 left and I asked him to put it in the charity thing near the rides. He said no and then handed me his wallet - I figured he wantd me to do it and tossed it in. At this point, he started SCREAMING. I take his hand and start walking out across the street. He's screaming "You're hurting me" and everyone is staring at me like I'm Mommy Dearest because Cassie (who is holding my finger, I'm not touching her) is screaming that I'm hurting her too (What?). Yikes.

Holy crap... Who are these demon children

So... now they aren't allowed to play with their playdoh stuff until tomorrow for acting like little heathen children. I'm so not cut out for this.

WoW Widows Unite...

You MUST go to this site and read this comic - if you are a WoW widow (like I am, although Tom swears I'm not - uh huh), you will die laughing...

Moblog: Crap food, but at least it's cool!

Tom has some all weekend computer game tournament. I escaped to BK with the kids. I am thinking he got the better end of this deal.

Yes, I know, crap food, but hey, it was cool inside there... it's so hot that the kids don't even want to stay outside to play for too long :(

Heh... everytime I go by a BK, I'm reminded of my "baby" sister - she used to call it King-a-Burger :-)

We Will, We Will....

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Yeah, so we had NO clue where this came from until he started talking about the movie... it's from Kicking & Screaming - this movie with Will Ferrell. I watched it last year, I don't think he did, it was cute. I guess he saw it somewhere at some point... *shrug* Maybe I'll rent it again and let him watch it or maybe I'll figure out where he saw it. Is this song even IN the movie?

Funny Stuff For The Ladies

Someone sent this to me this afternoon and I nearly died laughing... enjoy!

WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST
She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee. Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box. Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week. And her husband is on the back of the milk carton.

WOMEN'S REVENGE
"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."

UNDERSTANDING WOMEN (A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider.

MARRIAGE SEMINAR
While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes." He addressed the man, "Can you name your wife's favorite flower?" Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it ?

WIFE VS. HUSBAND
A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."

W O R D
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...The husband then turned to hi s wife and asked, "What?"

CREATION
A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. " The wife responded, "Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee." The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should
do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee." Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee." Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me." So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says........."HEBREWS"

THE SILENT TREATMENT
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it. The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."

Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

Moblog: American Idol Hopeful

I'm sitting at the Sonic drive-thru and there's this very nice looking Irish Lad (*ahem*probablejailbait*ahem*) playing the guitar and singing one the only country songs I can stand (probably because I remember the original) - Best I Ever Had by Veritcal Horizon/Gary Allen. The guy sounds really good, so I snapped a picture. Hey, nothing like being sung to while you are waiting in line :-)

Of course, I snuck the picture through the windshield because hello, it's kind of creepy. Anyway, when we pulled up, I spoke to him for a moment, he's going to be trying out for American Idol in San Antonio next month. I didn't even think to ask his name... so... Irish Dude with the guitar at Sonic with the angelic voice... best of luck to you!

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As a side note, Jamie is such a freak. He heard the word Irish and asked me to ask the guy if he had any Irish Gold (yes, I know) so of course the guy wants to know what he said... so I tell him, and he laughs and says "No, I'm not a wee leprechaun"... and Jamie gets this look on his face, eyes bugged out and says "Mommy! He SOUNDS like a leprechaun"... Great. Just Great.

Is this love? You decide....

So during my usual morning random search for crap I come across THIS:

That Girl Emily

Now I admit, this guy Steve deserves everything he gets. But mutilate his tebby bear? I think that is perhaps a bit much!

You can go to her blog to watch her 14 days of revenge!

Cassie's "Hide-Out"

So there I am, walking down the hallway with a HUGE load of clothes...and I stumble upon THIS:

Ok, so I can't get around it, so I decide to take a look and see what the kids are up to:

Hmmm..I think I see something in there. What is this thing? A beaver dam to keep the laundry from getting done?

Ahhh, so there is the little culprit! She was so proud of herself. She build it "by mySELF" haha

He Loves ME!!! :-)

So, with all the crap that's been going on around here, Tom did something really nice, so I gotta give him his due... he got me some flowers... they aren't some fancy thing (heck, they die anyway), but they are SO pretty and bright that I have to show them off here! :-) :-) :-) He got them a few days ago, but they still look great. I took the pictures the same day he got them. He even arranged them himself (they came in 3 bunches) :-) :-) :-)

A whiney post from me...

First, apologies for me not commenting on other's blogs the past couple of weeks... needless to say, it's been crazy around here... I have been reading them!

I will seriously give birth again if my mouth will stop hurting. It's been a hellish few days... grab a cup of coffee and read or just ignore this... either way I feel like whining...

Right around the time we found out about Cassie's hernia and needing surgery, my tooth started hurting. I had a crown put on this tooth about 9 months ago, for those that have the photographic memories. I've been back to the dentist several times because it bugs me from time to time. Usually they adjust the bite, saying that's what it is. Once they did a deep clean, blaming build up (ummm... what build up, I seriously am freaky about cleaning my teeth). So, with everything going on with Cassie, I just ignored it, knowing I could have the bite adjusted AGAIN later. Last week, I went to a new dentist (same chain, just the location closer to my house). They did an xray. He says that one of the roots of that tooth looks infected or cracked, he can't tell without a better xray, but either way, I'm going to have to see an Endo(something or another) because it needs a root canal.

I've NEVER had a root canal, so I'm freaking out. It's still sore, but nothing I can't handle, so I make the appointment for this morning (Monday). Saturday my tooth hurt so bad I was taking 4 advil just to get through the day and still felt like crying it was hurting so much. Sunday I woke up and the entire gum around the tooth was swollen. Sunday night all the swelling went down except for in the back (where my wisdom tooth used to be - it was like this ball of tissue hanging off back there). But the major pain was GONE. It was weird.

So off I go to the dentist at SEVEN AM - who opens at 7am? LOL! He thinks that it's been absessed for a while. The tooth was loose and the absess had been sitting under the tooth and pushing it out, so the the tooth is actually slightly out of it's socket. Great. It all came to a head on Sunday and the absess worked it's way out from under the tooth and now was sitting behind it. Great. Just great. So that's why it wasn't hurting AS MUCH...

So, he shoots me numb and starts drilling. Gets the first two roots dug out and whatever they do and then spends 30 minutes trying to get to the other one. Then I feel him digging around in there. I can tell at this point he's frustrated. He packs the tooth and takes an xray. Comes back 5 minutes later and digs some more then sighs and fills it with a temporary. He gave up on the 3rd root for now. Apparently, when they placed the crown, they placed it badly and the edge (which is made out of metal and coated with enamel or whatever) is sitting on top of that root. He can get in a little bit, but he can't get to that nerve to kill it and he said he was just getting too frustrated with it. So, I go back next week after the swelling is down to try again. If he can't get to the root, he's going to have to take the crown off to get to it.

To make matters worse, the back of the crown is open - it's hanging off of the existing tooth so for the past 9 months, calcium has been building up - this is also why I have an infection and although he didn't actually say it, I think it's also why I need the root canal, all those germs can get right into the structure of the freaking tooth!

He said that if he can get to the root next week and kill the nerve, he's going to try to repair all the damage they did to the crown with all the 'adjusting the bite' and try to fill in where they left it hanging off. Ugh. He said they SHOULD redo that crown at no cost to me though.

The guy did a great job with me though. I'm terrified of dentists and even more afraid of needles. He was really great about not telling me every little thing he was doing and reminding me to breath (I literally just stop breathing - I've actually passed out at the dentist before because I just refuse to breathe).

He told me that he was digging around in there pretty good and with the infection, I was probably going to be really sore. Man, he was NOT kidding. I'm on antibiotics to kill the infection and vicodin for the pain. I'm DYING. I'm taking those suckers every 4 hours and still hurting come hour 3. It's BAD.

Why does this crap always happen to me? I don't get it. I take such good care of my teeth. I'm not kidding when I say I'm obsessive about brushing. I have soft teeth so I have to take care of them. My husband has diamond hard teeth and he never has any problems - yet he doesn't take care of his like I do mine. ARGH!!!!

I know I should have went in when it first started hurting. I'm such an IDIOT for not, but I just assumed it was the bite again and I was more worried about Cassie. Gawd, I suck.

In the mean time it's

(that's me just throwing money around because apparently it grows on trees).

Thank goodness all this is tax deductible... *grumble*

Waste of Space Monday....

So, I get this "Odd News" on my desktop because I love reading about weird things people do... this one came up a few days ago and I laughed so hard, I mean really, this dude isn't just a Waste of Space, he's also an idiot!

Source

BERLIN (Reuters) - A 61-year-old German on trial for theft got himself into more trouble when he stole from the judge during his court hearing, police said Thursday.

Police in the central town of Coburg said that while facing her at the bench, the man pocketed a bunch of keys from the judge, who did not notice until he had left the room.

When confronted by court officials in the toilet, the man, who had a string of convictions for theft, told them he had been shocked to discover the keys in his pocket.

"He told them he realized how suspicious his story would sound and that he had therefore hidden the keys under a toilet brush," said police spokesman Bernhard Schmitt. "He'd been stealing all his life so it was probably just an intuitive act."

While the court officials decided what to do next, the man wrote a written confession to the deed. The theft meant the initial trial had to be temporarily suspended on legal grounds in case the judge showed bias in the case.

Rock-a-Bye, Daddy!

Hehehehe... my kids are SO cute!

Is it 2008 yet?

I'm really starting to worry that the leader of the free world is losing his mind... I found this under my "odd news" reading today...

Roast pig guest-stars on Bush visit to Germany

What? I'm sorry, dude, but there are way more important matters at this moment than your stomach. Whatever.

The Hoff!

Will this guy NEVER GO AWAY!?!?!?!

haha, Seriously, I was huge Night Rider fan, and apparently the Hoffmeister is a huge celebrity overseas (You'll notice in the video he is driving on the right hand side).

Joke: Even God Enjoys A Good Laugh!

This was in my inbox from Tom's Mom (Hi Jennifer!):

There were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black:

1. He called everyone brother.
2. He liked Gospel.
3. He couldn't get a fair trial.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish:
1. He went into His Father's business.
2. He lived at home until he was 33.
3. He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his Mother was sure he was God.

Then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Italian:
1. He talked with His hands.
2. He had wine with His meals.
3. He used olive oil.

Then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was a Californian:
1. He never cut His hair.
2. He walked around barefoot all the time.
3. He started a new religion.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was an American Indian:
1. He was at peace with nature.
2. He ate a lot of fish.
3. He talked about the Great Spirit.

But then there were 3 equally good arguments the Jesus was Irish:
1. He never got married.
2. He was always telling stories.
3. He loved green pastures.

But the most compelling evidence of all - 3 proofs that Jesus was a WOMAN:
1. He fed a crowd at a moment's notice when there was no food.
2. He kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just didn't get it.
3. And even when He was dead, He had to get up because there was work to do.

AMEN

Sunday Six: Names

Kelly does this little game each Sunday where we try to get our kids to answer six questions. This is week 3 that Cassie has refused to cooperate. So, of course, being the great mother that I am, I chased her down and badgered her until she gave me an answer (and took a picture of her giving me that "eat doggie doo and die mommy" look).


First up is Jamie (in video form):

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Cassie's Q&A (little miss negative aren't we?) which were usually screamed at me. You know, I'm committed to ya, Kelly, when I risk my eardrums!
1. Why do people have names?
Nothing!!!

2. Can boy names and girl names be the same?
No!!!

3. Who named you?
Nobody!!!

4. What is your best friend's name?
Nothing!!!

5. Do you like your name?
No!!!

6. If you could have a different name, what would it be?
Nothing!!!

And a bonus pic because Jamie wanted me to take a pic of he and nis snake... (it's not real, it just looks real - and feels real, it's really icky)

Just Jamie Being Silly...

I was playing with Jamie a few days ago and he was being silly... this little dude has quite the prankster in him...

I don't wanna do that ever EVER again...

Oh man, I got exactly 1.5 hours of sleep last night. I couldn't get to sleep, and finally passed out last night around 4am. Jamie comes in at 4:30 whining that his sippy cup is out of ice (What?), I couldn't move so I told him if he didn't stop it he wasn't going to his friend's house today. LOL! Evil mommy, but he ended up sleeping with me and letting me go back to sleep. Anyway, we got up at 6am, got ourselves dressed, Jamie fed, dressed and took him next door (seriously, my neighbor rocks!!)... then we woke up Cassie. We left her in her PJs because we didn't feel like dealing with it.

We leave here at 7am and arrive at the hospital at 7:35am. The Children's Hospital of Austin is AWESOME, don't get me wrong, but dude... the waiting sucks when you have a little one and anxious parents. We sat in the main waiting room for an hour, then they took us back and we sat in that room for over an hour (Cassie got to watch and entire Barbie movie). About 300 people come by asking questions and wanting my signature. Cassie was really getting whiney because she hadn't had anything to drink or eat since before bed last night... she's my drinker, she drinks a LOT on average. So, she was getting a little pissy about the whole thing.

I finally went and found a car and let her play with it in the little room and told her she was going to get to take it for a long ride when they came to get her. Finally they show up and she rides a little trike, following the nurse, didn't look back, but Tom and I kind of hid just in case so she wouldn't realize we weren't coming too - and no, I didn't cry, but I sure felt like it! Then back to the main waiting area for about 35 minutes, they call us again to talk to the surgeon. She repaired the hernia on the right side and used one of those cameras to look at the left and that side was fine, so hopefully this is it. Then back to the main waiting area for another 15 minutes, then one of us could go back (sorry, Tom). She was sitting up in bed not exactly smiling, but not even upset. She was a little drugged out and after a few minutes started to get anxious because there was a kid a few curtains down that was really having a hard time and completely melting down (the kid was probably 6 or 7). So the nurse decided quickly that she was well enough to go back to the main holding area... off we go, her with a popsicle and a big cup of apple juice. She ate that popsicle in record time, got another one and then got a little upset and wanted me to pick her up once we got into the new room. I picked her up and noticed she didn't have on a pull up anymore right about the time Tom came in, so we got a new one on her (poor baby was a little sore). Anyway, we hung around there for another hour, she had yet another popsicle and another cup of juice... she was still saying she was hungry and begging for a McDonald's burger, so that's what she got. We grabbed Jamie from next door.

She has a little dressing (the doctor cut the sterile pad into a heart... LOL!) that has to stay on for a week. No baths or swimming for 2 weeks, she can have quick showers or sponge baths. Good thing I kept forgetting to sign up for swimming lessons!

Cassie was a trooper. When we got home, she kept wanting to walk, but they did a codder(?) - basically kind of like an epidural to help with the initial pain management. So while she could feel her legs, they weren't exactly all that sturdy. She kept trying and we kept grabbing her and enticing her to sit still for a while longer. She finally got really tired and we had to fight her a bit to get her to go to sleep - like I told Tom, the last nap she took, she woke up in a strange place, not able to feel her legs, and an ouchie on her side. Well, Duh! I wouldn't wanna go to sleep ever again myself! LOL.

Anyway, she's sleeping now. I have a huge headache. Tom and Jamie are watching Wallace and Grommet.

I'm told she'll be a little more like normal tomorrow and should be fine by Monday, but not to let her do any gymnastics or anything like that. (Good luck!) We are alternating Tylenol with Codeine and regular Tylenol for today and part of tomorrow and then we'll see how she's feeling.

I'm just glad it's over. REALLY glad they were able to do everything pretty quickly, I can't imagine dealing with the anxiety for weeks. Yikes. I'm so no cut out for that part!

Moblog: After...

All done. She did not even really cry... She is downing popsciles like crazy.

Moblog: Before...

Moblog from hospital waiting room. Cassie is actually in good spirits and thinks its silly she gets to wear her ducky PJs. We will see how she feels afterwards.

I just got back with Cassie from the appointment with the surgeon. It is indeed a hernia. Surgery is going to be Friday morning. I realize that this is "no big deal" in the medical community, but someone wants to come near my child with a very sharp object... on purpose. So yeah, this is a big deal to me.

My neighbor is going to watch Jamie for us that day so we don't have to deal with him at the hospital; which is good because Jamie really wanted to go there.

It's a common surgery, outpaitent, at the Children's Hospital. We have to be there a couple of hours before, the surgery itself takes about an hour and then we have to hang around for a couple of hours afterwards. It's okay. I'm okay. We'll be okay. Right?

Happy 4th of July!

We had a great 4th! We went over to our friends, Robin and Danielle's house and had pizza and Tom and I made this really good dessert called Red, White and Blue Trifle (CLICK to get recipe). Very yummy. We did some fireworks (in between rain!), stayed too late, laughed too much and then came home where the kids saw the neighbors were doing fireworks, so they got to do MORE because we had sparklers left over... they basically passed out after their bath.

Happy 4th of July everyone!


... and the dessert... yum!

Super Mario Bros, Baby!!!

This is probably the only video game I've ever really liked (sad, isn't it?).... watch this... it's some college kids putting on a play... I almost peed my pants about 3 minutes in...