The F Word

It's ..........FRIDAY!

I slept horribly last night. Marriott pillows are not all that comfortable. Needed Hunter's help as I changed lanes on the drive to school. My neck and back were in terrible pain and I couldn't even turn my head!


I was cut in half at a magic show last night, so maybe that had something to do with it. Who knows....magic, I don't get it.
**Hunter was freaked out...I don't think he was too fond of me being cut in half**




However, a Simplicity Massage at The Breakers in Cabana 19 with the ocean breeze cured me! FABULOUS!


Thank you Nature!

BAD MOOD

I'm broke.

How can I be broke if I'm on salary and have been getting the same amount in every check?

I can't go to our station Halloween party because I can't afford to get an extra sitter - I already have one 5 days a week...can't afford 6.
I don't know if I will be able to afford plane tix to go home for Christmas.
I don't know if I will be able to continue living where I live.
I don't know if I can even keep the car I'm driving.

One thing I do know, even broke I look fabulous.

Carry on with your day, I'm sure it's better than mine.

COMMENTS:

JANUARY: Fortune Cookie Says: Never let an opportunity pass you by

Mission: FISH.....Accomplished!

Yes, I am happy to say I have Silver 3 in the tank and he is swimming around swimmingly! He and Mr. Eelers appear to be getting along very nicely. We'll see if they are both alive when I come home from work tonight.


Hunter didn't notice at all that Silver 2 was missing last night. This morning at breakfast I thought I was gonna get busted, but he didn't notice then either! PHEW!

I hightailed it over to PetSmart today and they didn't seem to find it odd that I was replacing a fish to cover up the death of another. Apparently parents all over town, the state and the country are doing this too. I felt better about my deception at the realization of that fact.

I forgot to tell you about 3 other fish I killed a long time ago. I was cleaning the tank over my Grandma's kitchen sink - 1 fell out...turned on the disposal.....water was too cold when I put the remaining 2 back in...shock immediatley killed #2 (he curled up like the letter "c") , then there was only #3 left in the tank. He swam sideways for a few days, then floated gracefully to the top. Whoops.

Maybe I'm not a pet person.

.Comments:

TAMI - Dude, I had no idea the trail of fish death you have left behind....Do you watch Finding Nemo and feel guilty? You need the Fish Whisperer. I think his number is on the back of the Gordon Fisherman's box. When H Pizzle starts reading the blogs you are so screwed. I am concerned....what happened to the cat Tracy?




***For the record, Sweetie Cat ran away, Tiki the Cat was NUTS and we gave him to the cleaning lady***



JANUARY: when are you ever going to tell him the truth??
JANUARY: Silver can't live forever!!!
TRACY: Silver will go to college with Hunter
JANUARY: and you'll have to sneak in his dorm room and replace him every few months






KT - get him something that doesn't die, like a puppy!!!! Those are harder to kill. Or a pet sibling like Angelina. You can pick one up in Thailand or Africa!




TAMI - Maybe you should start slow..buy him a picture of a puppy...then a stuffed puppy





ADI - how did he not notice a missing shark last night?

I killed AGAIN....

Sadly, Hunter's fish Silver died.....again. See this is actually Silver 2. Silver 1 died when H was up in Wisconsin for his summer vacation. I fed the thing all the time and it still died. We fed this guy all the time and he died. Now don't say - maybe you fed him too much. It was a little shark and it said to feed it every 3 days. That is exactly what we did. The problem I THINK may have been when we went on the nightmare camping trip, I put one of those 3 day feeder pyramids in the tank and I don't think it dissolved correctly to disperse the food.

So before Hunter came back from WI, I bought a Silver look alike and he was none the wiser and didn't have to deal with the heart ache of a dead fish.

The last fish I killed - yes, I have a talent at this - was Neal. I changed the water one day and Hunter came home from school.....Neal was floating. I think the water change was a shock and he croaked. Neal, to this day, resides in my freezer. He was in the freezer at our old place and had to be moved to our new residence.

I consulted God on what to do with this one. Do I tell H that he died, or do I blame in on the eel in the tank. We thought it best to flush Silver 2 and blame it on the eel.

I am crossing my fingers that he doesn't notice tonight so I can make a trip to the store tomorrow morning to buy Silver 3....poor guy...he doesn't know he's going to death row.

Comments:

TAMI - maybe it is time to say if you love neal so much lets stuff him and you can sleep with him, but he is creeping the hell out of the fish stick...neal has to go.

Can you believe that?!?

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TODAY!!! What is up with that?

I guess I'll tell you about what I'm wearing. It's my 3rd outfit of the day.

1st outfit - Puma track suit to drop Hunter off at school. I don't get out of the car, but have to at least change out of my pajamas.

2nd outfit - I was so excited it felt like fall this morning! So I put on some jeans, tucked them into some sweet high heeled black boots and put on a black long sleeved top with a deep V in the back. Then after wearing it for a few hours, realized I was hot and it wasn't that cool outside

3rd outfit - same jeans, gold high heeled sandal things and a sweet goldish type top that matches perfectly with my purse. Yep, this outfit change also required a purse change. So I switched from the purple Prada to the goldish Versace. FABULOUS!

It was then I truely knew I was ready to sit in a room where no one sees me.

Camping

The WORST thing that could happen to a single parent happened to me the other day. I woke up feeling AWFUL the day before a HUGE event in a kids life - 1st Cub Scout Campout of the year! I was mortified I was going to let my son down by being sick and us not being able to go. We were planning on going on Friday night after I got off the air, but I didn't even feel well enough to go to work, much less able to drive a vehicle the way I felt. So between in and out of consiousness, I told Hunter that we would be able to meet up with the scouts around lunch time on Saturday **crossing my fingers and praying that I would feel better in the morning**.

Well, I woke up Saturday not feeling like Death's older brother and felt a little better. We loaded the car with our gear (and loads of Vitamin C and tissues and saltines) and headed up to meet the rest of his buddies and families. We got there just in time for Hunter to shoot bb guns, do archery and play flag football. I laid in the tent on the air mattress which I swear was leaking air by the minute. Few things I could have done without on the trip:

1 - An encounter with a scout wielding his pocket knife like a real weapon - in the state I was in I didn't feel like playing along, so I told on him. Yeah, he was like 8 or 9, but if you don't teach them playing with knives is BAD, someone was going to lose an eye over the weekend or sometime soon in a neighborhood near you.

2 - Fort Wars between the Tigers, Wolves, Bears and Webelo's. For some reason, I thought the scouts was a brotherhood of sorts. Well not when territories are being threatened by other dens. So there was stealing of walking sticks, sticks being used as swords and weapons etc etc etc. Yes, boys will be boys, but jeez louise, they were like wild banshees.

3 - The showers. I guess boys just don't need a nice place to get clean. I didn't want to shower, but due to the fever and 90 degree heat, I was sweating like a pig and really needed to cool off. I shared my shower with a tree frog. Yes, a frog was clinging to the wall right above the shower head. It was the fastest shower in THE WORLD. Seriously, I would have won the Gold if it were an Olympic event.

I am now home and happy to say took a loooong shower. I have never felt so clean. Hunter is out skateboarding with his pals that live here. I don't know how he has any energy left at all!

Overall, I'm going to have to say this weekend was fun though. Even though I was not feeling that great, any weekend spent with my son is the very best!

Food Shopping is Puzzling

I hate grocery shopping. To me a grocery store is just a HUUUUGE room of ingredients that I have no clue what to do with. And I always end up coming home with snacks and soda even when I do have a list. But since I have cut out soda, coffee and snacks from my diet, this should be an easier event than usual. I just won't go up those aisles. Why did I cut out soda, coffee and snacks? I don't know. I miss you Dr. Pepper.....I long for your cheesy taste Nacho Cheesier Doritos.....ohhh Starbucks....if I could only come in just ONCE more.......

GROCERY LIST

Raspberries

Blueberries

Bananas

Bag of cut up apples

Hot dog

Hot dog buns

Lemon water

Raspberry water

Pizza...numerous kinds

Marie Calendar frozen dinner things

Attune Probiotic Wellness Bars - Chocolate Crisp

Doritos - just for camping trip...if I'm going to be in the wilderness I might as well enjoy it

Oreos - again, just for the cub scout camping trip.....won't eat after Sunday

Starbucks bottled Frappacino's - I'M IN THE FREAKIN WOODS....come on!

Publix cake cookies - they're HALLOWEEN THEMED! won't eat after the 31st

Sunchips - they are better for me than Doritos...practically a health food

OK, are you noticing how I really don't have FOOD on here? I honestly don't know how to grocery shop. I am stuck. What else do people buy at the store? I am more of a go-out-to-eat person. They always cook it correctly, they supply me with the right amount of vegetables. I try to buy vegetables. Always have the intention to eat them. But I put them in the drawer in the fridge and the next time I see them they are being thrown away. Can't shopping be as easy as riding your bike with a loaf of bread sticking out of the bag?


Ya know what I need? An Alice. I need someone to come and make me food. I actually tried to do one of those food programs where they make homemade food for you, they freeze it, and you just take them out one by one and warm them up in the microwave....nope, couldn't stick to that either. Even that was too bothersome for me.



The last time I ate healthy on a normal/daily basis - High School when I was still living with my parents and brother.