It’s My Life

A few laws that obviously wasn’t covered in Drivers Ed.

1. Its a turn signal- Which means you use it to turn or when changing lanes. I swear on all that is holy, the next fucking moron that whips over without using a signal is going to get hit on purpose and I will tell the cop that when he is writing me the ticket
2. Green lights- Green means GO. Hit the gas pedal and push it down fuckwad.
3. Speed Limits- I understand if you don’t want to speed, Really I do but would it be too much to ask for you to stop doing 25 in a 45. I am going to have a stroke from yelling so hard at you. Also when I pass and flip you off don’t get pissed at me. You deserve it, be glad I didn’t rearend you on purpose.
4.Cell phones- If you can’t manage to drive, talk on the phone and go the speed limit I am going to have to take your license and shove it up your ass. I’m sorry but those are the rules people.

It’s 10 am and it’s been raining since last night. Seriously? This is the SUNSHINE State. Growing up here I don’t ever recall it raining so much. It has rained almost everyday since we moved here. FCOL enough with all the damn rain

That’s what I am. I am tired of being sick and I am sick of being tired. I don’t know what it is lately but for the past couple weeks I can’t get enough sleep and I have had a stuffy nose and feel achy all over. Plus I have been running a fever on and off. So please whatever has invaded my body, I would like for you to leave.

Yes, I know it’s still October. Granted it irritates me when the stores are shoving Christmas stuff down your throat the beginning of October but I love Christmas. I always have. Decorating and baking and cooking. I love shopping to begin with, So the day after Turkey Day is like crack for me. My mom and I use to get up at 4 am to be to JC Pennys by 5 to get the early bird deals. Seriously- Even if I don’t need anything I will be in the stores on Christmas Eve just looking. I love everything about Christmas. I love the music and decorating and how most people seem to be in a nicer mood and are more willing to help others. I also LURVE me some TSO. If you don’t know who TSO is then – 1. GOOGLE and 2. Go here
I love Christmas music. I love the movies and Santa. I love wrapping presents and having a huge real tree that smells so good. I love everything about Christmas.
My problem this year is that we are in Florida. Now I grew up in Florida and didn’t know any other kind of Christmas except 80 degree weather and going to Disney. Then I moved to Wisconsin. The snow and the cold. Driving around Olin park to see it lit up in lights. Going to the Capitol and hearing the choirs that play. *sigh* You never know what you got until it’s gone.

I will do my best to celebrate Christmas here in Mouse Country. Somehow I don’t think it will be the same.

I woke up in a pissy mood today, maybe because I am still sick or maybe because I couldn’t get Gordon Ramsey out of my dreams last night. Either way, I woke up cranky as fuck.
So as you can imagine, Lots of things have pissed me off today. In no specific order they are

1. Women who smoke in a car with a child/baby/ infant/whatever. Have you ever heard of second hand smoke?? WTF is wrong with you. Do you think your child likes ashes being flicked on it.
2. The speed limit on the road in front of our house is 45. 45 PEOPLE, not 30. For the love of Christ does no one in this God Forsaken city know how to do the speed limit or at least keep up to the car in front of you. One day you will read about the bitch that lost her fucking mind and was randomly running into people who drive slow. You have been warned.
3. How long does it take to get my son’s ADD meds refilled?? 1 day? 2 days? 3 days?
Oh no- You have to make an appointment for him to be seen, Does tomorrow work?? DO I have a fucking choice?? SO now that my son has been without meds for 4 days, Will he have any adverse side effects? The fucking nurse tells me I don’t know. WHAT- You don’t know? Can you fucking find out for me.
I swear on my love of Limon and shoes that this is the WORST FUCKING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, I have ever seen. Now remember people, I use to work for Humana so I know what I am talking about. Dr.s don’t give a shit, nurses don’t return calls, they miscode everything.
I am almost to the point that I would fly back to MSN to get healthcare for our family.
4. Does ANYONE in the customer service industry speak English anymore?? ATT reps- NOPE
Dell- NOPE. Don’t get me started on the whole Spanish thing here. I’m treated like an idiot for not knowing fluent Spanish. Seriously- I applied for a PT job at Macy’s. I thought it would be fun for the holidays, Some extra money plus the kick ass discount right? WRONG- you HAVE to know Spanish to work there. I wanted to scream. So it doesn’t matter that I owned my own business for years or have tons of CS skills. If I can’t say Hola and Gracias I don’t get to buy your shit at a discount?? Well FUCK YOU.
5. People who stop liking someone for no fucking reason. Really when did we all become high schools again? Susie- I don’t like you because you wear red, Sorry that’s how it goes.
I swear- If you don’t like someone or they did something, Own up and fucking tell them.
6. Taking my truck in to have work done, Shitting out $1658.38 and still having it not run right. Call them up, OH we’ll take a look at it- No charge. REALLY- you think? I just picked it up Thursday night, Didn’t drive it until today and you aren’t going to charge me to fix your fuck up?? Well how nice of you.

Ok I am done – For now. I am off to drink this piss poor mood away.

Last night we went to the Citrus Club for a charity auction and dinner. It was a 9 course dinner with different wines for each course. Now, I am not a wine drinker but I tried them and found out that I don’t like reds or ports but I did find a Bexs’ German Reisling that I liked.
I also found out that while duck tastes good, It’s really hard to get Daisy and Donald out of your head while eating it. Also lobster pot pie is quite yummy.
So all that yummy gourmet food inspired me to cook something special this evening. What we had was, Blue Cheese Crusted Filets , Grilled Sea Bass and 3 Cheese Risotto . I also made a knock off version of the Cheddar Bay biscuits from Red Lobster. I am such a damn good cook.
I have to say I was very impressed with how everything turned out, My husband was also very pleased. So pleased he cleaned the entire kitchen. I might start cooking more often.

Ok- Now I am off to take one for the team. (which means I have to drink for a friend who can’t.)

My husbands’ mother died of ALS. Him and his siblings have had genetic testing to determine what the chances are of them acquiring this disease. My husband has a 60% chance of getting ALS.
Did I know this when I married him? No. Would it change my answer? NO, Not by any means.
It would be like him not wanting to marry me because Alcoholism runs in my family. I would never consider leaving my husband because of a genetic disease. Granted, With both of our sick sense of humors this could turn out to be quite comical. Now, Please don’t for a minute think I take this lightly. I met my husband as his mother was in her last stages, He was there for her to the end. Taking care of her day and night, Which is one of the many reasons that I married him. However- Now that I know this info on my man, I can threaten him with a very crappy nursing home if he doesn’t supply me with the jewelry or shoes that I demand, A girl has to look good strolling into the nursing facility right????

http://www.ocpnet.org/

Ok I dont know if any of you clip coupons but I became a member of grocerygame.com and I realized I have a ton of expired coupons, So I adopted an Army base in Yokohama Japan and we can send them our expired coupons b/c they can use them at their commissary for 6 months after the expiration date. If you want to participate what you do is.

1. Separate the coupons into food and non food categories and stick them in rubber bands.

2. Send them to: COMFLEACT DETFSCPSC472 Box 8FPO AP 96348-1150

3. Send an email to : contributions@ocpnet.orgAnd fill out your name, the organization name (Knotties for Solidiers) and, the amount that the coupon total came to.
That’s it.The reason I adopted the Yokohama one is they have less than a dozen people/orgs. sending them coupons.
So if you want to help out-
I am sure our armed forces would appreciate it.

On a daily basis I find myself irritated at one or a hundred different things.
People who drive with their blinker on- Can’t they hear it??
People who can’t keep up to the car in front of them- Seriously is it that fucking hard to do 45 mph???
Don’t get me started on stupid people. People who cross 3 lanes of traffic to turn right- Did you not know that you were turning you moron.
Customer Service- Banking CS sucks ass. I didn’t have a problem in WI but I swear people in FL just don’t give a shit. No one says thank you or your welcome.
I hate the way people park, I hate how they talk. You realize ain’t really isn’t a word right? Would you mind putting your teeth in before you leave the house? Also slap on a bra NO ONE needs to see that.
*sigh* I HATE to generalize but there is lots of trash here and I don’t think I can find a big enough dump truck for it all.

Psst- Can you tell it’s PMS week? Good, I thought so

I love the NuvaRing. My new OBGYN, Dr. Mark, put me on this last month. It’s not for BC purposes but because I have endometriosis. I was 1st diganosed when I was 22. I tried for a year before I became pregnant with my son. I have since have failed pregnancies. It’s not a huge deal. I dealt with it and moved on. The problem I continue to have is pain during sex. We aren’t talking discomfort, we are talking DEAR GOD get away from me pain. So last year I had to do the Lupron Shot. Which sent me into medical menopause for 6 months. Dear god.. Menopause is a nightmare. Night sweats, hot flashes and mood swings in the blink of an eye. The upside however was I wasn’t in pain having sex, Which made my husband very happy. So fast forward to this summer. I was beginning to feel pain again, Went to see Dr. Mark who I was referred to by a nestie (Thanks Erica!!). Dr. Mark, *sigh* Dr. Mark is hot. We are talking McSteamy hot. Do you KNOW how hard it is when he is asking you questions about what you are experiencing and all you can think of is – A little to the left, No almost there… DAMMIT. “What I’m sorry, Did you say something Dr. Mark?”
Anywho… NuvaRing. It’s awesome. I take it out once a month and slide another one in and BINGO, I am good to go.
Now I know a few people who have gotten pregnant and it doesn’t protect against STD’s, Both of which are no concern for me. Also I took it out last night cause I was thinking, Ok I will just put it back in 7 days from now. Umm yeah- I felt my mood change and I started to get short and cranky with people. Shoved the new one in today and VOILA! back to my normal sarcastic, witty, sometimes bitchy self.

Seriously ladies- Consider the Ring. I can’t imagine not having one.
Psst- It also stays in the refrig until needed. Nice little surprise when inserting.

OK TMI OVER

So, here goes..THE RULES:
1. Post these rules before you give you the facts.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. At the end of your post, choose (tag) someone and list their name (linking to their page).
4. Leave them a comment on their blog letting them know they’ve been tagged!

Random Facts-
1. When I was younger (high school) I always pictured myself as a single mom living in NYC , Doing hair and make up for a living. Well, That didn’t pan out.
2. I have been to France twice and I LOVED it. If I could live there I would. I can’t begin to explain my obsession with France.
3. When I was 17 I danced with 2 Live Crew. Shhh I told them I was 19. It was fun, but God was I stupid
4. I am terrified of heights and elevators. I am also scared of those grates on the sidewalk where you can see the sewer underneath. I refuse to walk over them, I always go around.
5. My biggest regret so far in life is not talking to my brother for 2 years before he died. I had so much guilt for so long, it was unbearable.
6. I would give up anything except my son to be able to see my father and talk to him again. The pain and loss never ever goes away.
7. I am a label whore and my husband is ok with it.
8. I want to be disgustingly wealthy, so I can have a housekeeper and a real live hot pool boy.

Ok so there, Now you know more about me. I am off to tell Jess that I tagged them…