Best News I've Had in a Looooooong Time!

First - my boy is home on 15 days of leave from Afghanistan. I hope to have some pics to post.

Second - I just got the word that the Park is starting eviction proceedings against my Neighbors From Hell!!!!! Can you believe it??? - 16 years I've put up with this shit. I need to update on some of the stuff that has been going on. All of the children are in foster care and the Mom is becoming more and more unstable. Will try and update soon.

At last though - light at the end of the tunnel. Looks like I might have to post that dancing jig video after all!!!

Awkward Family Photos

Santa's Little Goths


SCREW JOLLY!

Need a laugh?

We've all seen the People of Walmart, right?

I discovered a new site last night: Awkward Family Photos
Huge spew factor involved - do not drink when looking. Pee first cuz you'll piss yourself laughing.!

Leaving on a Big Ass Jetplane!

 

This is the plane he left on. He left about 3:30 AM EST May 2nd. I just received an e-mail and a phone call from him! It's now May 3rd, 11:30AM EST. The time change is tough but he says the country is beautiful and the people are great. He is going to learn so much and hopefully grow so much.

Rox commented on my last post about 2 years ago he was driving me crazy......Rox - that hasn't changed much. Try 4 weeks ago! He did great after basic but over the last few months reverted back to his immature ways - especially his last visit home at Easter. I wanted to smack him for his crappy attitude and disrespectful words to me. Pefect strangers wanted to smack him!!!!!

I hope the next year will make him realize just how lucky he is and help him grow into the man I hope he will become.

He's Off

 

He left for deployment 3:30 EST this morning.
Godspeed Baby. You're in my prayers.

Totally Relevant

The Universe is Poking Me

I get this Healthy Reflections newsletter from Sparkpeople today. This is definitely relevant to my post last night that had me balling in my Cherrios again. I think the Universe is poking me (with help from my Dad) and reminding me of what my father told me so often - "All you have is today, so get off your ass........What the hell are you waiting for?" Message Received. If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin. - Ivan Turgenev, novelist, poet, playwright Living Within Today Sometimes it seems like we're always putting off our goals until some vague time in the future called "Once". "Once the New Year rolls around...", "Once I have my new job...", "Once I retire...", "Once the kids are in school...", "Once the kids are OUT of school..." Sound familiar? By waiting for Once to get here, we waste time and frustrate our desire to do what we really want. It's a fact of life that every time one potential distraction disappears, it's quickly replaced with a new one. There will always be something that can stand in your way - if you let it. Ask yourself: are these distractions real reasons, or just good excuses for putting something off? Goals cannot be started in the future. The laws of time and nature dictate that you can only act in the present. You are here, today. So are your goals. The only good time to start is right now.

3 Years

Today marks 3 years since I lost my Dad. In some ways I am still so lost. In other ways life has forced me to move forward, at times, kicking and screaming. My lack of blogging is just another symptom of my grief. I don't have the words or the desire to write the words. It's a slow process, creating a new life without a loved one in it. There is no timetable or schedule to follow. Each person recovers and adapts at their own pace. The emptiness and loss does not lessen with time. We just build up a tolerance for it.

My intention is to Blog more often, not just pictures and quips but actual blogs. I think writing will help me on my path back to truly living instead of existing and enduring each day. I'm going to try. I know he would want me too. Just be patient with me. I do still check your blogs even if I don't comment, I stop by to visit.

I know there are things that I've done that he's disappointed in and others he is proud of or at least he would be if he was still here. I know that he has moved beyond such petty things as pride and disappointment-where he is, there is only love, no judgement. I know he sends me signs that he is still watching over me and although I want so much more, it will have to do.

I love you Daddy with all my heart and I miss you every single day of my life. Please continue to guide me and let me know you're around. Some days that's all that keeps me going.

What is she thinking?

Cat Scratch Fever

i bought one of those new "As Seen on TV Emery Cat" scratching pad thingies. I didn't even get it out of the wrapping before the cats were all over it. The cat nip was irresistible.

Dusty broke the toy within 5 minutes from rolling her fat ass over it. The furry end was soaked with saliva as well.

"I know that catnip she sprinkled on here went somewhere!"

Within an hour Tabitha was sharpening her claws on it. We will see if it actually files them down so I don't have to clip them anymore. It's worth the $20 if they leave my couch alone!