I was in craft heaven
I am insane. I just spend roughly an hour and a half at Walmart. My MIL got her really late stimulus payment in and gave us some money (gotta love those in laws). I was already planning on going for groceries, but we decided to take the money that my MIL gave us to invest in a vacuum cleaner. I was in dire need of one, since the motor in my old one was about shot.
Since I was there, I decided to just walk around for a bit. I haven’t been out of the house in a while. I wandered though the craft department for the longest. I am making a tool belt for my friend Wendy’s little boy for Halloween, so I needed the fabric. I got that then browsed around the crib bedding stuff. I want to make a quilt and one of my niece’s is having a baby in December. If I hadn’t of needed that vacuum so darn bad, I probably would have spent the entire money in the craft department. I love it there.
Some crafting stuff is too expensive though. I was looking at the quilting supplies. Some of them are a little pricey. I want to take my time and maybe pick up a little here and there and make my first quilt. But hopefully tonight I can sew a toddler’s tool belt together and get it shipped off tomorrow.
I knew I was forgetting something. I wanted to ask to see if anyone out there knew a place (or maybe you might have some) that sells xbox 360 games pretty cheap? I need them to be rated teen and under. Since we got the game unit form my nephew, we haven’t had any games. He is older and I told him he could keep the games since they were too violent for the girls. We have played the demo games on there ( I really love the Tomb Raider). I can’t afford to go out and buy new games. They are quite expensive. So any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cleaning away
It’s cool today. I am loving it. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer and I can tolerate the heat. I just like the coolness and the crisp feeling in the air. I love it when the air is just the right temp and you can get up and move about and do housework and not break into a sweat like you’re in the gym from hell. I have been quite productive this morning.
I have cooked supper, cleaned the kitchen, and even baked cookies. That’s a lot for me. But I have a problem. I have ideas that run through my head of things I need to get done. When I finish one project I have already forgotten what else I wanted to do. It would be so handy to have one of those talking watches that I could record my thoughts down on. But it would be my luck that I would record myself in my sleep. That wouldn’t be good would it? LOL
I do know though that the floors need to be swept. I hate sweeping, but loathe mopping. I’m on my way. Slowly but surely. And before you ask, no I’m not on any drugs. LOL If I come up missing, just send the blood hounds to search for me. I will be in the vicinity of a mop or broom.
Time heals all wounds. Some wounds are deeper than others and can’t be mended. But I’m fortunate enough to be surrounded by enough support and love that I can make it through. I feel much better. What ever funk I was in is slowly disappearing. I’m actually cleaning today. Surprise, surprise. I was going to post last night, but I was way too tired. The night before the hound from hell traipsed across the field and came back for an encore presentation.
At 1 am Sunday night, I had just crawled up into the comforts of my bed. Gidget was going insane so I got up to check it out. I thought the thugs in da’ hood were out prowling around. Nope. As soon as I opened the door I see a massive bulldog charging at the front door. She managed to get the glass out again, but she didn’t make it in the house. You see this particular dog is a love bug. But she’s afraid of the dark and tries anyway possible to get inside. We took her back home yesterday and asked my niece to please keep her pet home. LOL. She didn’t return last night.
I have a post I want to do later about this awesome and funny invention. I seen it on Chelsea Lately last night and knew I had to blog about it. I absolutely love Chelsea Handler. I have to watch it every night. Chuey, her assistant is just a love bug.
Anyways, I’m off for a bit to clean house. Anyone wanna join me? Oh come on, you know you wanna help me fight the dust bunnies from hell right? The dishes are done, so you wouldn’t have to do that. LOL
I have been deemed as a lame parent. Oh well. Life sucks and then we get over it right? My girls aren’t allowed to have a cell phone. I don’t even have one. Well I do, but it’s prepaid and it hasn’t had minutes in ages. Anyways, the girls are dying for one. One of Wild Child’s friends is getting an upgrade and wanted to give her old one to Wild Child. I told her nope. She’s not to get it. First off, I wouldn’t want my girls giving a cell phone away. They aren’t cheap.
Plus I factor in whether or not her parents know. I just don’t feel that my girls are responsible enough or old enough to have a cell phone. Therefore, I have been labeled a lame Mother. Do I care? Nope, not one bit. I have told them when they get old enough to get a job and they can pay the bill, they are more than welcome to get one. Until then, they aren’t getting one. Am I the only parent that thinks this way?
I want to Thank everyone for their well wishes. I still don’t feel 100%, but it seems like it’s passing for now. Depression does hurt. I felt like someone stuck a colon cleanse and just left it there. My body hurts. My fingers feel like they are swollen. My joints ache beyond belief. I actually broke down and took a pain pill last night. Something I rarely do.
Last night I felt well enough to take the girls out to McDonald’s in the small town. Never again will I step foot in that place. We walked in and sat down to eat. Everyone was almost finished when behind hubby’s head crawled a cockroach the size of Texas. Hubby gets up (after we move) and tells the manager. She said she would tell the main manager and walked off. Oh hell no. So sometime today we will be putting in a call to the McDonald’s corporate office to file a complaint. That’s insane and that’s just nasty to be in a restaurant establishment.
I’m excited a little though. Tonight Alabama plays Georgia. Woo Hoo. Georgia has decided to try to psych out Alabama by doing a Black Out. I’m hoping our players have enough sense to look passed the jersey’s and get the job done. It’s going to be a great game since both teams are undefeated this season. All I have to say is Roll Tide!! (Paige, I still love ya girl).
Why Should We Pay?
The economy is insane right now. We have the government bailing out big companies. But what gets me is, why do I have to pay for it? My girls will most likely have to pay for the Bail Out of the Century. Bush is wanting to implement a bail out of $700 BILLION dollars to help big corporations out that are over burdened. Well hello, I’m over burdened is anyone gonna send me a couple of millions to help me out. I don’t think so.
I’m not the only person in this country suffering. There’s people who can’t put food on the tables. There are folks out there having to chose between a bill or eating. Families can not go out and enjoy a fun night on the town. Why you ask? Well gas prices has sky rocketed and the big oil money grubbers are getting their pockets filled with our pennies that we work hard for.
The job market sucks. There’s no Philadelphia jobs. There’s no Alabama jobs. There’s just simply no jobs. You hear every day of a company closing down and sending their manufacturing to other countries that can get cheap labor. I guess I’m just confused as to why those of us who have a hard enough time making ends meet have to pay for a bail out. Our country is in enough debt as it is and our future generations will be paying for it. I just don’t know anymore.
Bubble Me Up
Ugh. Seasonal allergies sucks big time. Stuffy noses. Watering eyes. Scratchy throats. Sneezing and wheezing. It’s a never ending story around here. Every time I go outside I have to come in and take some kind of allergy tablet. I was talking to Wendy the other night and she was telling me that they control allergies around here house with some air cleaners. It was funny she said that because we have been wanting to get some. They get quite expensive though for a really good one. I mean Austin Air air purifiers are really good purifiers, but there’s no way I could afford one.
Around here, we have to deal with allergies and asthma. It gets so dry and dusty and it just kills everyone’s allergies. We are surrounded by cotton fields, corn fields, and soybeans. Not to mention everyone cutting their yards and baling hay. I think I just need to walk around in a bubble for a while.
I see shades of blue. I see shades of red. There’s no in between. Nothing make sense anymore. I want to cry. I want to hide away in my bedroom away from the world. Away from my children. Away from life. I have a million thoughts running through my brain. Some good. Some not.
I battle depression. It comes and it goes. Some times better than others. Some not so great. I let the girls get away with way too much. I could care less right now. I could just go to my bedroom and stay there indefinitely.
I want to curl up in the fetal position, cry and rock myself back and forth. To all my online friends, if I don’t talk to you or seem short, please understand. I’m just not myself right now. To those who read this blog and thing get over it, that is easier said than done. I will be back in a day or so. I just need to get through what ever is bringing me down. Until then my friends…. bye 4 now!!
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