Random and varied thoughts from a slightly sane woman. 

Mrs. Moore....I choose to believe these kind of things happen to other people.....its just that nobody else will admit to it.   At least thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

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Role Playing at least the version I do.   We are writers and we write stories together in character.  I got addicted to it compliments of GrannyDee.   *giggles*   I think I'm currently writing 8 charries.   Some of those more then others.   Its been a lot of fun, and is a lovely escape from reality for this crazy mommy of five.    If anybody's intrested in a link leave a comment and I'll give you the "safest" place to try out your wings, or your ears as the case may be.   Most people on the boards I write, write elves/half elves.    My main charrie is half elf half pixie.    Some of the writing is extremely good.   Some of it is just intensely funny.      And as well as writing I've made some very good friends.  Points to Cris, and Emma, and Misty, and Jenny.    Only Jenny did I know pre-r/p  the others I have met on my rather intriguing journey into fantasy.  Other questions?  I'm still a newbie...but I can probably invent a answer.  *giggles*  Well then again after a year am I still a newbie??????

I had my year anniversary of r/p about 2 weeks ago.     And rather amazed at the diversity of my characters now.  Stares at Sharee's character and shakes her head and mutters. 

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Crazy things my kids are saying these days.

I bought some loverly nectarines.   Still shocked how good they are.  The only reason I even considered them was the produce guy gave me a sample.   Cause I was mocking out loud how awful they must taste in January.  *snicker*

We went through umm 15 of them in two hours.  (3 a piece or so giggles)   Kaylin really really likes them.

So when i woke up she wanted her second one.  But just couldn't remember what they were called.     "Mommy can I have a succerine???"    I think thats what they will always be called from now on 'cause its just too cute.

Mari's goofy story.  Mari got interupted in a mommy conversation by daddy kissing mommy.   "Mommy, thats disgustin."  (He's not even 3 yet)   "Disgusting???"  I said with mock terror.   "Yes, and yucky!"     Oh but my lad some day you will not think so.  *giggles*

Rainee's semi-goofy semi-grose story.   Rainee has had a snotty nose all week.  And her 20 month old language has picked up a new sentence.  Icky in no'  (icky in nose).   Great, just what I wanted to hear coming from this adorable kiddo.  *giggles madly*

The older two don't do goofy stories near as frequently anymore.  *sniff*   But Zeri has been entertaining me....

Zeria's entertainment comes in her ability to create new and wondrous reasons for getting out of bed.   My latest favorite???

"Mommy my hair is itching my face every time I roll over and I can't sleep." 

*sigh*    I love hearing this at 2 am.

Oh and then there was the 2 am visit.  "Whats wrong?"   "Umm, umm, umm, ummm, umm,   I forgot."  "Goodnight."

Sam's funny?  Well I guess its actually more of a Rob funny.  But I served a lovely day-before-payday-pasta.  It was actually quite nummy.  None of my kids thought so.  Sam made some of the most entertaining faces of disgust.   Until we sent him upstairs to wait until breakfast for more food.     The entertaining part?    Rob immitating those faces for the last three days......he really does a good impression. 

And thats life from this house.  *grin*

Have a day all.   We're headed into a Missoula Childrens Theater production this afternoon, and other then that who knows.

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Oh have you seen my period?????  Its been missing for about 4 days. 

You all need a laugh right?  At my expense??

Well tonight was our date night.

NOthing romantic planned, just time away from the kids as per usual.

We ate had lovely conversation, discussed where we were headed next.   and so on.   We're ready to leave...Rob sits back and reaches for his wallet.  Its not there.  "Oh, don't worry its in the Geo."

"We didn't take the Geo."

"What about your purse?"

"Its in the Geo too."

"Do you have any money?"

"No."

"How about you?"

$3.00

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

40 minutes later (20 minutes each way)  while Rob sat in the restaurant drinking water.  (He informs he's now well hydrated.)

We paid.

It was a lovely date....me and the radio on the highway.

And just too much fun.    Sharee has a face finally.   What do you think is it her???

a hour of sheer terror.

So, the first day of being house-bound we got our adoption respite check.  I placed it where I always did, and figured I'd deposit it when the roads cleared.  Our balance was enough to be able to do this.

Today I went to find it, and it was gone.  

Turned the house upside down.  Rob went through the last weeks garbage (eww).   And we prayed.

I kept looking, cleaned off the top of my fridge...(maybe a babysitter put it up their and forgot to tell us)  continued to do things like that.  But I KNEW I had put it on my puter desk,  and I've really worked at keeping it cleaned off. 

Rob finally headed to bed for the day, and I continued to scramble.  Finally I started looking through the wardrobe where my school stuff, craft stuff etc is stored.   As I was puttering through their, and its really quite organized due to my cleaning frenzy I remember putting all those broken picture frames on my desk and sorting through them.....

I went to the shelf where I'd put the pictures I'd kept from inside them, and wa-la one check.  

PHEW..........

And the saga to get rid of junk continues.   I just spent $10 at biglots and now have all of my pictures that aren't in albums sorted by year in plastic containers.   They were already sorted, just needed a easy to grab home, so I can get them into albums.   (some day)  The containers also hold my scrapbooking stuffies.   Its nice to be able to go to a cupboard and immediately grab what you want.

It also helps avoid the whole search the house for a check thing. 

(ha)

I also re-sorted my wardrobe and was even more ruthless then I was 3 months ago.  Why am I keeping those old calendars with the pretty pictures????   And some art work of the kiddos that was just cluttering up space, and even some art work of mine, that I just don't like.  Gone, gone, gone. 

I'm ruthless, I'm on a mission.  *snigger*

I have two shelves of Star Trek Generation books in my van to go to charity.  and two shelves of heart song romance books.....haven't reread them in two years, have no intention of ever rereading them.  Gone, gone, gone!

Look out,  I'm purging.  *giggles* 

The next purge will be my china cabinet, and some cheapy nic-naks that have no sentimental value.....and collect a ton of dust.

It feels good to simplify!

DH made it home after all.  And sent me to bed.  And then kicked me out of the house when I woke up.

I'm just a spoiled princess. 

I wasn't gone long.  Just long enough to get salt and flour.   A quick buzz into Goodwill, where I found a Tweety bird costume for Rainee (she can use it as pj's very soft).   And then to another Thrift store where I found two pairs of rubber boots for $2.00

Its warmed up considerably.  And my house is gasp actually hot.   The roads are nasty.  Slush, and rain, and ice such a loverly combination.  The kids are supposed to go to Awana tonight.  Rather amazed it wasn't cancelled.  I'm cancelling it at this house.  As much as it upsets Zeria.  15 passenger vans just don't do well in these kind of conditions.   Not counting the bald tire thingy.  All in all, one more day stuck at home suits me just fine.

Rainee has "itchy" skin today.  And is rather resenting clothes.  She's taken them off twice.  Gets cold has me dress her, and then takes them off........

Her diaper rash got ahead of us again due to not being able to find the only creme that works...it had walked off.  So she's resenting the diapy too.  *giggles*  Oh and the snotty nose she has.  I'll say "You have a dirty nose...and she'll pick up my shirt and wipe it with it!"  EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Our dog has begun to bite.  *sigh*  She is so good with my kids.   But when I got her they told me she'd be small...she's not.  Shes a large lab/rotweiler cross instead.   And that big of a dog can NOT be allowed to bite.   We're trying to break her, but if she breaks skin once she will have to go.  I can't risk my kids.     We've had such a bad run on dogs lately.   I'm a dog person.   I competed in dog obedience, I've raised Guide Dog puppies, but oh my am I bombing in picking out a good dog recently.......

So, we've decided we're on the look for a "truely" small dog like we tried for last time.  Nothing done in a rush, just looking.  That way if Sweetie continues her pattern, the kids won't be quite so heart broken if she has to go......

The problem is I suppose is I always get dogs from the humane society.  Their is such a risk involved in this, but I've also had some life-long lovely companions from their.   If only we could figure out how to nip this biting thing.  (pun sort-of-intended)

And yup their goes another diapy.  I guess she'll just run nekky.

Morning.

Just another day in paradise. 

And man I can't wait 'til payday!  I hate the first couple weeks of January cause paydays on the 10th and 25th and in December they make it the 24th so you can get last minute Christmas stuffies, and its a LONG haul to the 10th in January as a result...especially considering how much money you end up spending on "extra" food. 

Eyes cupboards, and gets creative.

Of course it would be easier to get creative if Rainee hadn't dumped the salt yesterday....ALL of it.  *sigh*

Do you know how many things require salt????  I really don't want to drag the kids out, but I'm thinking for salt we will have to.....

And yes, I'm on my own again today.  DH started for home, but the roads were so bad he took a motel.  *sigh*   And he has no idea when he's coming home...........

He woke me up to tell me this last night.  I was so frustrated.   I told him "I'm not angry at you, your making the right choice, but I'm sooooooooooo frustrated."  I so wanted to bawl.   And got off the phone and never got back to sleep completely after that.

I don't return to sleep very easily.  Which is NOT a good thing when theirs as many little ones in this house as their are.  God's sense of humour. 

So, my first thought was..."Oh, this sucks, this is so bad this is the worst day of..."  And then I stopped.  Cause there were many  more worse days last year.  Points to the day found out about Rainee's heart, or Rainee's apnea, or many other such terrible things.    And remembers this isn't the worst day.  Its just a kink in the plans.   I can do this.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Guess what??????????????

I have water again!!!

eyes 3 days worth of dishes and laundry, and wonders how good of a thing this is.

snigger.

Thank you God

So any suggestions as to how I survive this day????

Its continuing to snow.  I can't kick my kids outside, as they get instantly cold, and the crying just isn't worth it.  We've been trapped in here since Saturday.  No working vehicle, do to bad tires.   And no water, so I can't even get clean....

I'm gonna do something bad....how bout burn the house down?  That would unfreeze the pipes.  *snigger*  Orrr ummm  hang my kids up by their toe nails.  with gags on of course so i can't listen to them whine.

No?  is that illegal?  Can't even do a posting frenzy, 'cause nobody's online.

Breathe in, Breathe out.

And oh yeah, did I mention no DH to relieve me 'cause he's doing o/t????  Its a great day.

Breathes in, Breathes out....

And just what the r/p world needed.....another charrie. 

Why napping in my house is just a really really big joke!  and yes that's Rainee's head my hand is holding.  She didn't want to smile at the camera........