Fail day!

Totally diet fail today. Ate JELLYBEANS for fuck's sake. I may pay hardily for it later. Last time I did this, I passed out in the shower the next morning. Still the year that I get it right. It is just one day it is just one day it is just one day. Tomorrow is another day, Scarlet. Off to plan my menu!

Knee deep in 2012

So 2012 is off to a good start...I guess. I have already had one major faux pas moment. I sent an e-mail to reply all instead of just reply. Yep. Not good, and the women about whom I was saying somewhat derogatory things was VERY confrontational and rightly so. If it had been me, I would have been mortified. The worst part of it is that she is my coordinator....kinda my boss. She got me back though. Says she told me about a meeting, when where etc. but did not. She sends e-mails out the ass about everything, so she casually mentioned a meeting...not where or when and never followed up. Of course I did not know, but the meeting was going on they were waiting on me...why didn't she call? Because she was getting me back. That is the way she plays. Nice, eh?

You gotta spend to save

I am going to try to coupon this year. It is becoming a necessity. We had to buy a car. We have not had a car payment in quite some time and boy is it going to hurt. So in order to maintain the lifestyle to which we have become accustom, I will now coupon.

I had my first coupon grocery shopping experience today. I must say I felt pretty good about it. I saved a little over $40. How you say? I checked all the Sunday coupons, made lists and stocked up on stuff that was on sale.

I want a deep freeze...

2011...The Fat Lady Sang

But that fat lady is not me.

2011:

Lots of trips to lots of different doctors.

The Boy reads and writes.

The Boy gets better in many ways.

I finally said enough is enough.

Kept my job.

Nobody died.

I raked the yard.

We bought a 'new' car.

Offended more people than usual.

Got de-friended by people I love.

Glad it is over.

Hello 2012!

I would like for this to be "The Year That Jen Gets It Right."

Max

will be three on Thursday. My sweet precious baby boy. If you don't know what is going on with him, e-mail I will let you know. I can't make myself type it for now.

I don't know why....

my son smells so good.

I love to sleep so much.

I have a hard time paying attention while driving.

I love Silly Putty.

I get so excited when people win on Jeopardy.

ma jolie as a nickname would not be capitalized and would be in italics in a poem.

the German language has so many 'words used for emphasis.'

there are stem vowel change verbs.

I can't stop singing "Murray had a little lamb."

La La

La la la la la....fall is coming fall is coming! Maybe it will finally stop raining.

Some people

think they are so enlightened but are really really just fooling themselves. I wish I could continue to be nice and just smile at them, but they are going too far, really.

Amazing

I can only shake my head at people and chuckle, otherwise I would want to poke my eyeball out.

Oh look.....

a butterfly.....

Sick

I am sure it will take you guys weeks to realize that I have posted, but we are so freaking sick here. I started with a stomach virus on Saturday night/Sunday morning with Max and Tim quickly following. I took Max to the ER for fluids Tuesday night (by myself because Tim was so sick). At this moment, I cannot be out of the bathroom for more than 10 minutes. Putting Max to bed took longer than usual because he had two huge blowout brown water with tiny particle shooshies just as I was getting him settled. We had to change pj's twice. I could tell you more but it would only gross you out. Thanks, Chris for bringing us Gatorade and popsicles.

Friends

I have been in contact with a handful of old friends lately. It is very odd, as when I 'left' this group of friends it was with some hard feelings, but I really want to know what is going on with them. It is hard to keep friends close sometimes. If I have 'left' you.....I'm sorry.

Exclamation points

As a fairly new parent I am starting to think in exclamation points.

Max does not eat enough vegetables!

He is almost 17 months and still takes 3 bottles a day!

He is supposed to be drinking 48 oz. of water a day plus 24 oz. of milk!

He won't let me brush his teeth!

He can SO climb!

This is not the time to cut back on the anti-depressants.

Long time coming

So I guess most of you know my dad died on May 29. I was right there with him. It was a surreal experience. My dad's side of the family came in. They are a hoot. We have a couple of zingers:

peace corps volunteer (spent much time in Africa, is going back soon)
lesbian mother of two special needs African American children
lesbian mother of bi-racial child
Sikh convert who no longer cuts his hair or shaves to honor his wife's religion


Absolutely lovely people who I don't get to spend near enough time with.

Life has been a blur and now summer is almost half way over. I go back August 4 I think.

Still can't think straight for long periods of time.

Check back soon. Love you all.

Update on Dad

He is now semi-comatose and responds only with grunts or a slight shake of his head. He does not seem to know who I am. This is torture. I can;t think straight, can't make the simplest of decisions.

Worse than difficult

So fucking hard. Can't think straight. So many feelings, so many of them selfish.

Emotions

are running the gamut. One minute I am fine and the next I am so angry I can barely stand it.

Dad

My dad is dying.

I finally found the list

of my movies on my desk, so here they are.

1. Gone with the Wind
2. Grapes of Wrath
3. Shining Through
4. It's a Wonderful Life
5. Grinch (old caroon version)
6. Elf
7. Sunset Boulevard
8. Serendipity
9. Overboard
10. Notting Hill
11. Christmas Story
12. To Kill a Mockingbird
13. Heathers
14. Pretty in Pink
15. Sound of Music

Tagged for movie quotes

So Mathman http://www.mathman6293.blogspot.com tagged me with a movie quotes meme.

1. Here are quotes from 15 of my favourite movies.
2. See if you can name the films from whence they were lifted. [“From whence.” Don’t you just love it?]
3. No googling or IMDBing; I'm trusting you on this.
4. I'll post the film names as they’re correctly identified


1. Did you ever think to marry just for fun?

2. I wouldn't pray just for a old man that's dead, 'cause he's all right. If I was to pray, I'd pray for folks that's alive and don't know which way to turn.

3. I’ve never been to the opera.

4. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath? Anyway, my father didn't think so.

5. If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead

6. Wow, you're fast. I'm glad I caught up to you. I waited 5 hours for you. Why is your coat so big? So, good news - I saw a dog today. Have you seen a dog? You probably have. How was school? Was it fun? Did you get a lot of homework? Huh? Do you have any friends? Do you have a best friend? Does he have a big coat, too?

7. Oh, wake up, Norma, you'd be killing yourself to an empty house. The audience left twenty years ago.

8. It's such a nice sounding word for what it means: a fortunate accident.

9. Halt. You treasonous tramp. Conspiring with the enemy at sea is MUTINY.

10. I've been on a diet every day since I was nineteen, which basically means I've been hungry for a decade.

11. How are they going to deliver a bowling alley here tonight?

12. Jean Louise. Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passing

13. Dear Diary, my teen-angst bullshit now has a body count.

14. Listen, it's after 7:00. Don't waste good lip gloss.

15. I forgot the other boy. Oh, what's his name. Oh, well, God bless What's-his-name


Consider yourself tagged:

Dawnia
Tammy
Rachel